Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 672 - 675: Kill Them All

This time, Xiao Yu dispatched a Planet-Class spaceship formation. A third echelon Planet-Class ship built with hydrogen-element polymer material served as the flagship of this fleet. A total of one million ships were taken out of the small universe and placed into observable space, then began advancing toward the Great Emperor Civilization's capital star system.

As if doused head to toe by a bucket of cold water, the leaders of the Supreme Council and the scientists of the Academy of Sciences suddenly fell silent. They stared in disbelief at the massive fleet that had suddenly appeared on the outskirts of the star system. Their thoughts seemed to freeze in that instant.

"What is… going on?" The supreme leader, with some difficulty, shifted his gaze to the scientists standing behind him. "We sacrificed the lives of several hundred billion intelligent beings to finally grant the Star of Hope the ability to act. In three hours, we annihilated all ships of that Level 6 Civilization. But can anyone tell me what these ships appearing here now are about? T-that is a Planet-Class ship? Where did it come from?"

"I do not know, I do not know…" The scientist under the leader's gaze muttered, his features twisting. Suddenly his body went limp and he collapsed to the floor. He had been frightened into unconsciousness.

Falling from heaven to hell is a matter of a single instant. One moment earlier, all members of the Great Emperor Civilization were celebrating their victory. In the next, they suddenly realized how naive they had been.

"Who can tell me where these suddenly appearing ships came from? What about the Star of Hope's power supply? How many intelligent beings do we have left who can serve as driving power? What in the world is happening?" The leader roared in fury. In the grand hall that had been filled with jubilant cheers just a moment ago, there was now no sound other than the leader's angry bellowing.

"N-no, impossible. The Star of Hope only has three hours of power. By now it has already consumed all its energy. Although the number of intelligent beings in our other subordinate civilizations still numbers in the hundreds of billions, there is not enough time. We would need at least one year to kill them all and throw their corpses onto the Star of Hope. We do not have that much time…"

To this answer, the leader seemed deaf. He continued to roar in anger, "Did we not confirm that all the ships of that Level 6 Civilization had joined the battle before launching the Star of Hope? Were not all the ships of that Level 6 Civilization destroyed by the Star of Hope? Where did this fleet come from, where did it come from?"

This time, no one answered the leader's question.

"A Planet-Class spaceship formation… The Star of Hope has no more energy, no more driving power. A Level 6 Civilization's Continent-Class formation alone could have wiped us out. But now a Planet-Class formation has appeared? Heavens, what is happening, what is happening!"

"God, save us, do not abandon us."

"Transmit a message at once. We surrender. We surrender. We are willing to abandon any and all armed forces, so long as we are allowed to live. We surrender to this Level 6 Civilization." the leader practically shouted. "This is the only thing we can do. If this Level 6 Civilization accepts our surrender, then in order to manage the intelligent beings of our civilization, it will certainly need agents. We are the best candidates for such agents. Even if we surrender, even if we must bow and scrape, our lives can at least be preserved, and we may even be able to maintain our current privileged lifestyle. Surrender, surrender immediately."

The leader of the Great Emperor Civilization made this decision with extreme speed, and it received unanimous consent from those present. A surrender declaration with very humble wording was hastily prepared and sent out before Xiao Yu's fleet began its attack.

"Honored Level 6 Civilization, please forgive our earlier minor offense. To make amends for our mistake, we are willing to pay any price. We beg you to allow our civilization to be incorporated into yours, even if only as slaves. We will do our utmost to serve you. We are willing to dedicate everything we possess, only asking that you spare our lives. Our civilization currently has nearly two hundred billion in population. We assure you these two hundred billion are all the best candidates for slaves. So long as you provide the most basic guarantee of survival, these slaves will tirelessly do any dangerous or laborious task for your civilization. Believe us, we pose no threat to you. We beg you, spare us."

"The wording is quite earnest." Xiao Yu glanced at this surrender message with some amusement and shook his head slightly in his heart. "At a moment of danger, you did not hesitate to sell out your own civilization. Would such intelligent beings be loyal to an outside civilization? I fear that at the first opportunity, you would put me to death. Unfortunately, I have no interest in you. The best end for you is to become food for the Specter."

"Specter, depart." Xiao Yu said. "Kill all intelligent beings of the Great Emperor Civilization and its lackey civilizations. Only after we eliminate these vermin can we study the Micron Civilization's corpse in peace."

"Alright, give me one hour." the Specter companion replied. In an instant, it left the small universe and lunged forward. Xiao Yu's fleet remained parked where it was and did not advance further.

"They have stopped, they have stopped." The leader of the Great Emperor Civilization panted heavily, but his heart relaxed a little. "Have they accepted our surrender? So long as they spare our lives, I will agree to any excessive condition."

"Hmm? What is wrong with you?" Just then, under the supreme leader's astonished gaze, within the conference room, a senior councilor suddenly collapsed without warning. The person beside him moved to help him, but before he could act, he too fell. It was as if a poison that kills on contact were spreading through the air. Moments later, more than half the people in the hall had already fallen.

"What is going on…" The supreme leader watched in confusion, muttering. In the next instant, he too collapsed and died.

The aura of death spread rapidly through this star system. Countless ships lost all signs of life in an instant. Without intelligent beings at the controls, only the synthesized mechanical voices of various electronic systems echoed through the empty ships. Cities once crowded and noisy fell silent in an instant. On streets once packed wall to wall with people, large swathes of intelligent beings toppled like wheat in the wind. Certain vehicles, stripped of intelligent control, immediately went out of control, either crashing into each other or into nearby structures. Cities, villages, fields, oceans, ships, bases, everywhere the same scene unfolded.

The star's light remained gentle, the temperature here still pleasant, the sky clear. In broad daylight, tens of billions upon tens of billions of intelligent beings were dying every moment. They died quickly, so in their final moments they felt no pain and had no time to feel fear. Compared with the intelligent beings of other civilizations whom they had cruelly slaughtered, this was quite a humane way to die.

At some unknown point, the Solan Civilization and other alliance member civilizations had also exited the small universe, and some other civilizations had gathered here as well. Many ships waited outside the Great Emperor Civilization's capital star system, quietly watching as the intelligent beings of the Great Emperor Civilization died in swathes.

"Tens of thousands of years of oppression finally end at this moment. From now on we can develop peacefully, no longer fearing senseless attacks."

"The malignant tumor of the Large Magellanic Cloud has finally been excised. From now on, let us put down all hatred and focus on developing ourselves. The measure of a civilization's development is always the quality of life of the intelligent beings within it."

"Divine Ark Civilization, thank you. You saved the fate of our Resistance Alliance. But since the Great Emperor Civilization is gone, our Resistance Alliance is no longer necessary. Perhaps we can change our alliance's name."

"Perhaps we can merge into a single civilization, the Large Magellanic Civilization. We can integrate all resources and scientific research capabilities of all civilizations and develop technology with all our strength."

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There were many such discussions, but Xiao Yu paid them little attention. One hour had passed. The Specter companion had completed its task as agreed. At this moment, within this star system, no hostile intelligent beings remained alive. Xiao Yu's attention finally turned to the nearly perfect spherical planet.

The Micron Civilization's corpse now hung quietly in space, silently reflecting the light of the nearby star. Xiao Yu had already dispatched relevant probe ships to approach it.