Many residents of Ordos didn't know what had happened; they could only feel earthquakes and various sudden natural disasters.
The battle between several A-Tier Lifeforms caused severe tremors in the continental plates, especially the final nuclear explosion, which aggravated these tremors, leading to frequent disasters.
People who were relatively far from the battle site, or even on the other side of the planet, couldn't see this battle and could only panic and search for answers on the network.
But the Ordos network had already been taken over by Claptrap, and no battle Recordings were allowed to circulate on the network.
In reality, there weren't many battle Recordings either, just so colorful Lasers and a red mushroom cloud piercing the sky.
For the Ordos people near the battlefield, let alone Recording, just surviving was a problem.
"Look quickly, what is that!?" Soone looked up at the sky in horror. Six dazzling Light Beams shot from the Earth into the sky, tearing through the clouds.
Under the ravages of various natural disasters, no one thought this was a good on. So even prostrated on the ground, loudly crying out "Laches."
Laches was the god in Ordos Pri's local Myths and Legends who governed destruction.
Anywhere in the western hemisphere of Ordos, one could see one, or even several dazzling Light Beams, converging in one place.
Then they refracted back onto Ordos Pri, and the location they landed on was exactly the Capital of Ordos.
Gary stood by the window, staring dumbfounded at the incomparably dazzling Light Beams. Things seed to be developing in an unknown direction.
These Light Beams didn't have any lethality. After the people enveloped within fled in terror, they realized they hadn't suffered any harm.
Rumble!
The city began to tremble, the concrete layer cracked, and massive ravines continuously extended, though they didn't cause too much destruction.
A white vortex slowly ford in the center of the light.
The still-shaken people slumped on the ground. The light slowly dissipated, and their gazes gradually beca sluggish.
A huge, smooth sphere slowly erged from the white vortex, like an eternal blazing sun, emitting a fiery glow.
"An... egg?" Li Yu's expression was slightly strange. This is the [Apostle]?
Just as he finished speaking, the huge white egg began to tremble.
Ripples like water waves ford on its surface, mixed with precise chanical structures flowing across it, full of chanical aesthetics and heaviness, slowly transforming its shape.
Those white particles were similar to Nanoparticles, but not quite. They were more like the materials used to forge the [Titan Colonization Armor].
Subsequently... a head, arms, and thighs extended from the white particles. The chanical structure and the white particles continuously blended together, finally completely turning into a humanoid construct with its arms folded across its chest.
The surface of the white Corporeal Form was covered with golden patterns, and the traces of chanical interlocking at the joints were clearly visible.
The particles on the face ford facial features, exquisite and solemn, with a white, Transparent Crystal embedded in its forehead.
"This... this is..."
Under the shocked gazes of countless Ordos people, a colossal humanoid figure spanning heaven and Earth appeared over the city, its size extrely astonishing.
The [Apostle] also exuded an intense majesty, causing an urge to kneel in Submissiveness to well up in the hearts of everyone who witnessed it.
And this wasn't the end. Behind the [Apostle], two pure white wings slowly extended, like clouds hanging from the sky. Complex golden patterns swirled on the wings, and precise chanical structures operated continuously.
When the white wings unfurled, all the Ordos people couldn't help but prostrate themselves on the ground. Although this thing was a chanical construct, it gave a feeling of holiness and majesty.
"[Two-Wing Apostle]..." Li Yu finally knew where that Baffling feeling ca from when he heard Glazed Star describe the Apostle.
Isn't this an Angel? No... it's a chanical Angel...
The [Apostle] was extrely huge. According to the preliminary calculations of the Star Glory Empire Exploration Vessel, the [Apostle]'s height was 2563 ters, and its wingspan was exactly this length as well.
It reached almost one-fifth the length of the Empire Exploration Vessel, and this was only because the Empire Exploration Vessel was a special giant Ship model, not a standard fleet Ship, so its volu was relatively huge.
In reality, the height of the [Apostle] was already comparable to the length of a conventional Frigate.
After all, the [Apostle] was a weapon specifically designed to counter battleships. One could imagine the terrifying combat power the [Apostle] could unleash in Interstellar War.
"It's ti for the next step..." Li Yu's eyes flickered. The next mont... the Star Glory Empire Exploration Vessel removed its Optical Invisibility, and the massive battleship instantly appeared over the city.
The Ordos people hadn't even recovered from the shock brought by the [Apostle] before they were startled by the suddenly appearing giant Ship.
However, the Empire Exploration Vessel didn't launch any attacks. Dozens of strong magnetic chains shot out from the hull, latching onto the [Apostle].
Like the [Titan Colonization Armor], the long period of deep sleep had put the [Apostle] into a "shutdown" state, but the [Apostle] ca with its own Energy Engine and didn't need external energy replenishnt to activate.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the [Apostle] was lifted by the massive Star Glory Empire Exploration Vessel, and then slowly left the city.
The Ordos people stared blankly at the Empire Exploration Vessel as it disappeared again, feeling a sense of Survivors Of The Catastrophe.
And the Empire Exploration Vessel didn't leave Ordos Pri as the Ordos people guessed, but instead returned to the battlefield and re-engaged its Optical Invisibility.
Li Yu left the Empire Exploration Vessel and landed on the head of the [Apostle]. According to what Glazed Star had said, he slowly placed his hands on the Transparent Crystal on the [Apostle]'s forehead.
The seemingly solid Crystal now rippled like water waves, slowly Devouring Li Yu inside.
"@##%..." After a string of unknown language, it gradually turned into an Interstellar universal language that Li Yu could understand.
"[Apostle] activating..."
"Discovered unknown lifeform is obtaining highest Authority... No highest Authority owner found... Highest Authority being granted..."
"Collecting life information... Detecting ntal Fluctuation... ntal Power detecting..."
"Lifeform's ntal Power Level is – Level Five. Temporarily does not et full control standards. Locking partial functions."
Li Yu gradually gained sensation. His vision began to brighten, but he felt everything had beco smaller.
He could easily feel that within the Interior of the [Apostle], an intricate network of energy transmission channels had been constructed, which was used to control the movents of this big guy, functioning like a central nervous system.
And his physical senses extended to every corner of the [Apostle]'s Corporeal Form, manipulating it as easily as moving his own arms and fingers, as if this were his original body.
"This feeling isn't bad."
It was Li Yu's first ti fusing with the [Apostle], and he felt quite a novelty. He didn't know if other non-[Apostle] chas also had this kind of control sensation.
This control mode was perhaps the reason why the [Apostle] required ntal Power to operate.
Li Yu lowered the [Apostle]'s head and looked down. His line of sight passed through heavy seas of clouds, landing on the mottled battlefield.
The giant right palm raised and slamd down with a boom, like a massive mountain descending from the sky. The palm tore through the atmosphere, the friction at the edges generating roaring flas, and the shadow covered a large area.
Rumble—
The sound of breaking the sound barrier roared, the montum like the sky falling!
Boom!!
A hurricane that swept across everything suddenly rose. The Impact storm rapidly expanded, stirring and dispersing the clouds.
This Impact storm was visible to the naked eye.
Bang!!
The [Apostle]'s palm crashed into the planet, penetrating deep into the Earth, forming a profound palm print. The Earth cracked with fissures, and shattered rocks shot out in all directions. The destructive power was astonishing.
The next mont, a piercing pain shot through Li Yu's head. His vision went dark, and he directly dropped out of the [Apostle]'s control mode.
He staggered and sat on the [Apostle]'s forehead, shaking his head. With his current ntal Power, he could only perform a simple hand movent before being drained dry.
"A long and arduous task..." Li Yu massaged his temples. No wonder the Star Glory Empire was seeking multi-person control; this big thing really wasn't sothing an Ordinary Lifeform could play with.
With a thought, the massive [Apostle] began to retract, returning to a huge white egg.
The [Apostle] had already locked onto Li Yu as the owner of the highest Authority. Unless the [Apostle] was destroyed, no one could change the operator.
It was just this thing... where to hide it... Li Yu muttered to himself, feeling a bit of a headache.
"Forget it, I'll deal with other things first..." Li Yu put this problem aside for now.
The first step of the plan had already been completed. Everyone saw that the Empire Exploration Vessel took the [Apostle], and it had absolutely nothing to do with him, Li Yu.
After that was covering up his combat power. If he didn't cover up his sudden burst of combat power, it would be hard to explain why he chose Ordos.
Choosing Ordos without Strength could be deed as being unlucky, but choosing Ordos with Strength... then it was highly likely preditated.
He hadn't finished fleecing Return Star yet, so he couldn't leave for now.
The second step was relatively simple, just making the witnesses disappear or change their testimonies.
The Star Glory Empire Exploration Vessel was relatively simple; he could just blow it up later. But he couldn't do that to the teor Fleet.
As Elton said, if Li Yu was the only survivor, even a fool would know there was a problem, so the teor Fleet couldn't be killed.
However, Li Yu had his own thods...
...
In the teor Fleet, nurous soldiers were confined in the Ship Cabins. Their signals were blocked, and they were also unable to leave.
All the Ships were controlled by Claptrap. If they were competing on the network, it might not be a match for the teor Fleet's Artificial Intelligence at present.
But who asked it to have such an aweso master, who directly brought it to their doorstep, stuffed it into the opponent's Artificial Intelligence core, and shaped it into his own form.
"The battle is already over... why still can't we leave?" A soldier asked, sowhat uneasily.
"Why did Your Excellency Li Yu trap us here..." A soldier couldn't resist trying to pry open the Blast Door, but received a warning sound.
"Please stop your actions, otherwise bear the consequences." The Ship Cabin's defense System activated, and Energy Cannons hidden in the corners extended, aiming at the soldiers.
Left with no choice, the soldier had to stop his actions and wait anxiously for the outco.
...
A day later, Elton woke up in a daze, his mind still a bit groggy. He looked around blankly and suddenly felt the surrounding environnt was sowhat familiar.
Isn't this... a Ship Cabin of a teor Ship? As the Commander of the teor Fleet, he was more familiar with this place than anyone else.
Two soldiers stood outside the Cage, facing him sideways, seemingly guarding him.
Elton shook his head. After seeing the side profiles of the soldiers clearly, he felt a bit excited and called out in a low voice, "Martin, Reid..."
He knew the two soldiers in front of him; they were the personal guards of a deputy commander of the teor Fleet, whom he had t a few tis.
Martin and Reid turned sideways at the sa ti, staring at Elton with indifferent expressions, which made Elton keenly realize sothing was wrong.
Did they not recognize him? He hurriedly turned his head. Through the smooth hull, he could vaguely see that his appearance hadn't been altered.
While this made him breathe a sigh of relief, it made him even more uneasy.
"Do you still recognize ?" he probed.
"We recognize you, teor Commander—Your Excellency Elton," Martin answered honestly.
This sincere answer, however, made Elton shudder in shock. He suppressed his unease and said in a deep voice, "Since that's the case, I order you to release ."
As he expected, the two didn't make any movents, saying indifferently, "Without receiving orders, we cannot release you."
"Whose orders!?" Elton's heart trembled slightly as he questioned.
Suddenly, Elton noticed that Martin and Reid's expressions suddenly turned fanatical and reverent as they answered together:
"Your Excellency Li Yu!"
Elton's pupils contracted, his whole body unable to stop trembling. What exactly did Li Yu do!?
Right at this mont, a familiar voice faintly ca from outside the Blast Door.
"...The teor Fleet put in great effort, barely resisting the opponent's offensive. Commander Elton died a heroic death, annihilating four of the enemy's A-Tier Lifeforms..."
"...Powerless to further resist Dark Star and the Empire Exploration Vessel... What do you think of this report?"
Elton's breathing stagnated slightly. Things were clearly not like this. He was still alive... how did he die a heroic death?
"Mm... it'll do... have the soldiers morize it. Oh right... the details shouldn't be too identical, generally the sa is fine..."
Hum~~
The Blast Door opened, and Elton saw Li Yu, who was speaking. The remaining deputy commanders of the teor Fleet were gathered around him.
"Jeth... Gordon... Yves..." Elton called out those people's nas, but those people looked at him with indifferent eyes.
"Oh ho, you're awake?" Li Yu was slightly surprised.
"You controlled them?" Elton could now roughly guess Li Yu's thods.
"Pretty much..." Li Yu didn't deny it: "No need to kill anyone, Everyone Is Greatly Happy."
This was all the effect of [Life ntor].
[Life ntor] only worked wonders on people whose minds had collapsed, and causing these soldiers' minds to collapse wasn't difficult; just put them through a Life-and-Death Crisis a few tis.
Most soldiers, especially commanders, didn't have very good psychological fortitude.
With Energy Cannons pointed at their faces, not many people could remain calm.
Elton scolded, "You twisted their wills! This is far more hateful than killing them!"
"Wrong..." Li Yu shook his head, revealing a genial smile. "They will still love their parents and wives, and have their own Friends and social lives."
"They just occasionally obey my orders. Compared to death... this is already a very good outco."
(End of this chapter)
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