Chapter 594: Daring to run wild on my territory?
"Captain, something rather strange seems to have happened on Earth."
"Hmm? What's going on?" Licum was sitting in the cockpit sipping tea. In his mind, conquering a small planet was no major undertaking. "Is it already in chaos?"
"Captain, according to the intelligence we've gathered, in the country called Huaxia, nearly a million Source Energy Users have appeared. Most of these million are above the seventh rank. Although they are very old, they are still quite a formidable fighting force."
"What? A million Source Energy Users?" Licum's hand trembled violently. They didn't have nearly that many Source Energy Users accompanying the fleet this time. Charging onto Earth rashly without knowing this would have been suicidal!
Although the Source Energy Users in their crew were all of ninth-rank strength, a direct confrontation might still cause some casualties!
"Why didn't we detect this earlier?"
"Captain, their power seems to be sealed by some kind of magic rune, and it cannot be detected unless the seal is lifted by themselves. Only individuals with extremely high strength can sense it, our detectors couldn't do it."
"Additionally, most of their Earth network is impenetrable, yet there are some very private areas, even our systems couldn't break through. In Huaxia, there's an ancient and powerful family, and we can't find any information about them at all!"
"Underestimated them," Licum frowned, initially thinking this was a planet easily taken, but so many unexpected changes had arisen mysteriously, "it seems we need to change our original plan!"
"Captain, Earthlings have now concentrated all their forces in Jiangnan City of Huaxia, and the chaos is gradually being suppressed by those who suddenly appeared. Continuing to wait might be meaningless."
"In that case, let's attack Earth directly!" Licum slapped the table, "So what if there are a million Source Energy Users? Mere flesh and blood. As long as they're not Divine Ability Users, they can't harm our fleet at all!"
"Yes, Captain, we'll begin the assault right away!"
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"Sir, their fleet has started to move!"
As soon as the Joraike Family appeared, they destroyed all Earth's orbital satellites, but in Huaxia, the astronomical telescope purchased by Fang Jueyu from cosmic civilization could still clearly observe all their movements.
"Impulse got the better of them," the leader said, "Are the nuclear weapons ready?"
"Sir, all of the world's stockpile of nuclear warheads is fully prepared. They will give them a real blow!"
"Good, remember, attack in high altitude, absolutely avoid affecting cities on the ground!"
"Yes, we will ensure minimal impact on the ground!"
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"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Guided by signals from Huaxia, nuclear warheads dragged fiery tails as they launched into Earth's high-altitude orbit through a variety of platforms, airborne and shipborne.
That fleet of 200 battleships finally invaded Earth's atmosphere. Their enormous bodies, dark like a massive cloud, dimmed the sky in an instant.
"Come on! It must work!"
Countless spectators halted before their TVs, watching those nuclear warheads that carried their hopes. To ordinary humans, these were the most powerful weapons available. Even an alien civilization couldn't possibly remain unscathed from a nuclear blast.
"Captain, Earthlings have launched a large number of weapons they call nukes at us. Shall we intercept them?"
"Hahaha, a lower-species not even considered a Level 1 civilization trying to damage battleships of a Level 3 civilization with such weapons? Ridiculous," Licum sneered, "No need to intercept, let them witness with their own eyes the gap between us!"
"Boom!" A magnificent mushroom cloud erupted in the high sky, engulfing the entire fleet in violent flames and nuclear radiation, painting the sky a bloody red.
"Direct hit! Hahaha, die already!"
"Did it succeed?"
"It should have worked, right?"
Moments later, with a "whoosh," the intact silver fleet emerged from the flames yet to dissipate. The formation of the fleet was still neat and orderly, surrounded by a light blue shield, the hundreds of nuclear warheads did not even break their shields!
"It's over! We can't win; their technology is far beyond ours."
"Where's the military? Anti-air missiles? Fighter jets?"
"Didn't the last international military exercise showcase a lot of advanced equipment? Why's it all vanished now?"
"Look, there's a squadron of fighter jets coming!"
"And Mobile Soldiers! Huaxia's Mobile Soldiers unit!"
"What is that? How is someone flying on a Flying Broom?"
"Is that Iron Man? And a Green Demon glider! And someone sword-flying!"
"My God, what's going on here? Are there such people on Earth?"
As the fleet descended, nearly all combat forces among humans were thrown into the fray. These forces, hidden among humans for who knows how long, finally emerged in this critical moment of survival.
"Whoosh!" Blazing Particle Cannons weaved an impenetrable net in the sky.
"Boom!" Thousands of Mobile Soldiers fired even more terrifying Particle Cannons into the air.
Flames, lightning, Sword Qi, and more, the entire sky became a dazzling kaleidoscope in an instant.
"This isn't a dream, is it? Why does this scene seem so unreal?" Many watching this battle for human fate at home were left with mouths agape.
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"They're just Cosmic Battleships, powerful yet cumbersome. My modified EXA-07 might not lose to you!" A shadow indiscernible to the naked eye darted from the Mobile Soldiers' ranks.
In the entire Super God Academy, Guo Junyu's piloting skills were among the best. With a Mobile Soldier crafted by a second-rank civilization, he single-handedly charged into the ranks of the 200 Level 3 warships.
"Slash!" That blue membrane was actually torn open by the metal longsword of a Mobile Soldier!
"Hmph, indeed, this shield can only block energy weapons, cannot obstruct physical ones!" Guo Junyu was incredibly thrilled. The warships, though powerful, were most afraid of highly mobile Mobile Soldiers. Plus, the equipment on his mech was fully capable of damaging the warships!
"EXA-07 Mobile Soldier?" Licum, who was observing everything, suddenly showed a peculiar look, "And UC001 Mobile Soldier..."
Although the models and versions of these Mobile Soldiers weren't significantly advanced, they were all universal models among cosmic civilizations. How could a civilization yet to join the Cosmic Federation acquire such equipment?
"Something's definitely wrong, something's absolutely wrong!" Licum immediately connected to the communication systems of all the warships, "No more wasting time, attack now! Deploy the Source Energy User squad, capture Earth's high command immediately!"
"Yes, Captain!"
The fleet, which had been passively enduring, suddenly closed the blue barrier. Their tops, sides, and bottoms extended numerous pitch-black barrels.
"All units, prepare to evade!"
"Whoosh!" A light beam over five meters in diameter shot fiercely toward the squadron of human fighter aircraft.
"Boom, boom, boom!" Under such powerful weaponry, the fighter jets seemed to turn into toys, with just one attack, a dozen jets and pilots vanished entirely into the sky.
Two hundred warships fired simultaneously, making Jiangnan City feel like it had entered an apocalypse.
The military, superpower users, ancient martial artists, even the students from Fang Jueyu's Super God Academy couldn't withstand it!
Tens of thousands dressed in silver combat gear descended from the sky, a scene eerily reminiscent of murals unearthed from ancient Earth civilizations.
At this moment, an exaggeratedly styled spaceship slowly emerged from a deep black rift outside Earth.
"Not good! Host, they have already started attacking Earth!"
"What? Still too late by one step..." An unparalleled fury and intent to kill entwined in the black-haired young man's eyes.
"Got a deathwish? Daring to cause trouble on my turf?"