thefictionvixens Prelude to Chapter 63
Prelude to Chapter 63
From the Snake Abyss, a black rain began to fall from the high sky.
The giant serpent, known as the Elder, split into several enormous shadows, and blood splattered along the severed parts of the corpse.
At this moment, it fell downwards like a spinal worm that he had thrown down.
The difference is that it died before it even hit the ground.
Xu Yang had a smile on his lips.
The next moment, his chilling gaze fell to his feet.
It was a few snakes that were gnawing on the corpse.
They looked up blankly, seemingly unaware of what had happened.
……
The earth's surface.
On the dark earth, metal skeletons eroded by the wind are scattered.
Time leaves behind the scars of bygone civilizations.
Countless black stone buildings are rooted in the ruins, like parasitic abscesses.
Strange, hunched, scaly creatures emerged from it, looking up at the sky.
Beneath the eerie glow of the red star, a hole was pierced through the thick clouds, revealing the almost empty darkness of the universe.
They saw the elder take flight.
Then, in an instant, He turned into several pieces of rotten flesh.
The inferior species stiffly tilted their heads back.
Not moving at all.
Throughout the entire meteorite, all life learned a fact.
Beyond the starry sky lies the enemy.
No one remembers the exact time; it might have been a second, or it might have been a hundred seconds.
Until a low-pressure humming sound appeared in my ears.
Whoosh!
After the spatial fluctuations, a pitch-black ship appeared, stretching across the universe.
Its appearance is cold and austere, with intricate yet orderly lines, and its surface flows with streams of dark golden light.
It shines with a most ferocious beauty of technology and order.
At this moment, on the planet's surface, not a single inferior being would doubt its purpose—it had come for destruction.
The world fell silent.
Inside the ship, at the very center of the command room.
In front of the command platform, several people sat together, with a black power helmet placed on the platform.
A tall, strong man sat in the main seat.
He had a neat black buzz cut, a rugged face, and eyes that seemed to be filled with some kind of fire.
He looked at the screen that appeared on the command platform.
It shows a picture of the planet's surface.
Countless vertical pupils gazed at the sky, and on the barren, cracked ground, gusts of foul-smelling wind stirred up black dust.
He recognized the planet.
"Al'Aimos," the man's voice was rough and deep, "its crimson forests and coral crowns were once famous throughout the Federation."
"I've seen photos; it's an extremely beautiful place."
As he spoke, he stared at the appalling scene on the screen, and at the ugly, inferior creatures one after another.
"But we've lost it for far too long..."
dong dong!
A heavy footstep sounded.
That was the sound of boots stepping on a special alloy floor, each step carrying a sense of decisiveness.
"No need for further discussion."
A woman's voice said firmly, "Send the legion down; I will lead the team myself."
The man looked up upon hearing this.
At the entrance to the command center.
A woman strode forward, clad in sleek, silver-white armor. Beneath her short, platinum-blonde hair were a pair of cold, white eyes. A full-face helmet shaped like a human face was tucked under her arm.
"What are you still doing sitting here? Zuo Xuan, give the order."
She looked at Zuo Xuan, her expression suddenly turning cold, and said, "Could it be that even that second-tier creature made you hesitant and timid?"
"Bullshit!" Zuo Xuan glared, "What's there to be afraid of at the second tier? The key is that thing in the middle of the star core, and also—"
"So what?" the woman interrupted him directly.
"At the peak of the third tier, with stellar symbiosis completed, the biological field can deflect planet-destroying attacks. But—" she paused, her tone hardening, "Don't we have hands? Do we really have to rely on starships for attacks?"
Or perhaps—
She placed her hands on the front of the stage and lowered her body.
Are you scared?
"Afraid?"
"If I were afraid, I wouldn't have come."
Zuo Xuan picked up the helmet on the stage and said in a deep voice, "I'm just thinking about a question."
"What's the problem?"
"Whom is it waiting for by sending out cosmic coordinates?"
The woman paused for a moment.
Then she walked towards the entrance of the command room and put on the silver-white human-faced helmet.
"I don't know, but it seems like this now—"
"It's like waiting to die."
The voice came from inside the helmet, cold and deep, with a metallic quality.
"We just need to thank this coordinate system, otherwise we might never have found this planet."
"I can't control the rest."
The silver figure, with its back to the man, continued, "Crazy Zuo, you weren't always this timid and cowardly. But never mind."
"I don't care what you think, but—"
"I'm going to kill that thing right now!"
She turned to look at Zuo Xuan, her tone resolute: "Acting Legion Commander, if you feel I have violated the regulations..."
Instantly, two cold white lights shone from under the helmet.
"Then see you in court!"
The woman walked out of the command room on her own.
Behind her, Zuo Xuan sat in the main seat. He did not stop her, feeling the cold texture of the helmet in his palm.
For a fleeting moment, I realized.
Then, he tapped the control panel a few times with his finger.
Meanwhile, outside the command center.
Rows of warriors clad in black and gold power armor stood on a specially made alloy floor, resembling timeless statues.
A tall, slender, silver-white figure passed through the black-gold warriors.
No one stopped her.
In the silent air, only the sound of firm, cold footsteps could be heard.
Thump, thump...
The woman remained silent and strode toward the starship's exit.
The face, a human face fully covered by the helmet, appears to be some kind of deity, but it lacks holiness and compassion.
Only the same chilling killing intent emanating from beneath the mask remained.
Inside the command center.
Zuo Xuan shifted his gaze from the silver-white figure on the screen.
Suddenly, I remembered the first time I met Yuan He.
He remembered clearly that a little girl lay on her mother's body, looking up at him.
The eyes that were still shedding tears showed no fear, like a child's.
Her first question was:
"Big guy, can you teach me how to kill all the monsters?"
……
Thinking of this, Zuo Xuan shook his head and smiled.
So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the little girl from back then has become a warrior who can stand on her own.
And he, a man who charged to the front lines to slaughter the alien race, a man called reckless, a madman, has become like this—
Feeling restricted and constrained.
Zuo Xuan was slightly taken aback.
He hadn't lost his edge.
He simply went from being a soldier belonging to a legion to becoming the acting legion commander, and the fate on his shoulders changed from belonging to him alone to belonging to the entire legion.
How can one act impulsively?
However, this time, perhaps he really was wrong.
People shouldn't be stumped by illusory possibilities.
No matter how long he hesitates, the things brought by the coordinates won't reveal their names on their own.
But the aliens must die.
The others—
We'll see what happens when we run into each other.
beep.
A voice rang out, and Zuo Xuan looked down at the command platform—
[Arrived at landing location]
……
Outside, at the legion's assembly point.
Yuan He walked to the cabin door, and a pure white beam of light instantly shone from his palm.
She was preparing to cut a notch.
Suddenly, a voice rang out:
"The Third Legion of the Astral Army is now on standby and will immediately commence ground operations."
"Objective—Annihilation."
Beneath the mask, the woman's lips curled slightly upward.
"receive."
next moment--
boom……
The hatch at the bottom of the starship opened instantly, revealing a vast, dark void in space.
At the very bottom lies Al'Amo, which is occupied by the Serpent race.