The Countermeasure Bureau had long since entered an arms race phase.

Against the backdrop of everyone awakening Superpowers, the nation's strength could be said to be advancing by leaps and bounds. In terms of technology, it had achieved an unprecedented leap by integrating supernatural physiques.

Many technical difficulties had been overcome.

If humanity were given just a little more time, they might be able to rapidly usher in the interstellar era.

Of course, the prerequisite was that the world-ending crisis could be completely resolved.

Otherwise, entering a new era wouldn't hold much meaning.

A month ago, after Ye Tong's live stream ended, the Countermeasure Bureau naturally issued a notice indirectly acknowledging the situation.

It wasn't that direct, though; instead, they revealed that a disaster might occur soon and told everyone to prepare for evacuation.

This wording made it sound like a warning for a typhoon or an earthquake. There was no sense of urgency regarding an interstellar war at all, as if in the eyes of the nation, this wasn't even a crisis.

Consequently, for the past month, public network channels had been repeating evacuation guidance on a loop, and some places even held drills every day.

It could be said they were fully prepared for battle.

Deep within the Countermeasure Bureau headquarters.

Under the iconic massive dome of the Starry Sky Observation Center.

An unprecedented highest-level alarm suddenly tore through the air.

Crimson light spun and flashed urgently, casting a heavy, iron-like solemnity onto every face looking up at the central holographic star map.

Lou Wei and other key personnel quickly assembled there.

Just moments ago, the sensor array deployed at the edge of the Solar System had captured an anomaly.

A source of Spiritual Power fluctuations so massive it made hearts palpitate had abruptly intruded into the boundaries of the Solar System.

It was like a dark lighthouse suddenly lighting up in the deep sea of the universe; its intense presence was impossible to ignore.

"They're here..."

Director Fu Qi's low voice rang out in the deathly silent command hall.

He stared intently at the highlighted crimson dot on the star map, his gaze as sharp as a blade.

The voice of a staff member, forcing themselves to remain calm, reached everyone's ears.

"The space monitors have detected a massive source of Spiritual Power fluctuations at the edge of the Solar System, suspected to be the starry sky threat mentioned by the Prophet."

No one harbored any illusions.

In the past, they might have thought there were other possibilities.

But after Tu Sheng's prophecy was released, everyone had already identified this as the enemy.

They were attracted by the fluctuations Lou Wei had emitted months ago.

Since the space equipment detected Spiritual Power fluctuations, the reliance they had to dare intrude into the Solar System must also be related to Spiritual Power.

This was also an intelligent civilization chosen by the legacy of civilizations!

This indicated that there might be existences among them similar to Lou Wei.

They absolutely could not let their guard down!

The air seemed to freeze.

Every member of the Countermeasure Bureau High Command present was a battle-hardened decision-maker who controlled the nation's most cutting-edge Superpowers and technological forces.

At this moment, they all felt that immense pressure coming across the sea of stars, invisible yet lethal.

They exchanged looks; without a word, they each read the vigilance and determination in the others' eyes.

"Issue an alert to the public, activate the defense arrays. We cannot let them succeed in a surprise attack!"

The orders were quickly relayed down the chain.

The entire Countermeasure Bureau, like a precision war machine, instantly began operating at high speed.

The tense atmosphere became almost tangible.

Everyone's nerves were taut, fingers hovering over consoles, eyes locked onto the light point representing the unknown threat.

Simultaneously, all network signals were taken over by the state.

Anyone with an electronic device in hand received a shocking message.

It was information telling them to evacuate!

"Holy crap! This isn't a drill! Are they really coming? Why can't I see anything? Where are the aliens?"

"Stop being bloodthirsty spectators! Hurry up and hide! Don't get shaken to death by the aftershocks of the powerhouses' battle!"

"Ugh! To see ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) an exciting battle between powerhouses, it's worth it even if I die!"

Other nations received the news simultaneously and entered alert mode one after another.

At this time, Ye Yao walked to the balcony and looked at the clear blue sky and white clouds.

Actually, she didn't feel that oppressive sense of dark clouds looming over the city.

She had known for a long time that it would be at this hour.

It could only be said to be expected.

The headquarters had already activated the highest defense level. It was estimated that even several nuclear bombs wouldn't be able to blow open a single crack; its defensive power could no longer be measured by science and physics.

The ultimate goal was likely to protect a certain loli within.

Nations across the globe had perhaps already prepared for large-scale military operations.

Regardless of whether it would be effective, the attitude of struggling and resisting was what mattered most.

The Dragon Kingdom had already leaked reliable information that peace talks were impossible. Since that was the case, they could only fight to the bitter end!

Luo Jianhua walked to Ye Yao's side.

"Sister, aren't you worried?"

"It's fine. This is a trial."

Ye Yao's mood was incredibly relaxed.

Tu Sheng had already spoiled everything for her, so what was there to worry about?

Right now, she only wanted to wait for an opportunity to add points and release the mysterious 'Ye Ge'.

These enemies were just one-time disposable tools.

"Sister, do you know what the enemies are here for?"

Luo Jianhua was still unclear about the specifics.

The other lolis didn't know either.

Facing the curious gazes of several lolis, Ye Yao didn't hide it.

"They're here for forced conscription."

"Huh?"

Luo Jianhua's brain almost failed to process that.

Weren't they here to conquer the Blue Planet?

Ye Yao recalled the details Tu Sheng had told her at the time.

"It's just a greedy and tyrannical interstellar overlord. It wants to collect powerful warriors to join it in conquering the universe, while also accumulating strength to find the source of the world-ending fluctuations."

To put it simply, it was a powerhouse in the universe leading their expeditionary force to conscript soldiers along the way.

Any warrior it took a fancy to would be forcibly conquered and taken away.

It was the powerhouse fluctuations emitted by Lou Wei that they had captured.

That's why they had come from afar to try and forcibly subdue him.

For that interstellar overlord, a powerhouse capable of catching its attention was worthy of a long voyage.

As for the source of the world-ending fluctuations it wanted to find...

It was undoubtedly Ye Yao.

However, the Spiritual Power at that time was too high, its intensity enough to shroud the entire Milky Way, and the other party couldn't determine the exact coordinates.

Therefore, it didn't know the final target was right here.

"I see."

Luo Jianhua nodded thoughtfully.

"I thought it would be like in the movies, where they wipe out all of humanity to occupy the planet."

"Then you're quite mistaken. To find qualified warriors, they indeed wipe out the weak. That's the only way to force out warriors who can break through their limits."

A cold light flashed in Ye Yao's eyes.

Sacrificing an entire civilization just to find qualified warriors—the other party's brutality was already comparable to a walking World-Ending Ability.

If they just wanted to come and take Lou Wei away, that would be one thing; if their attitude was gentler, they could even communicate peacefully.

But they would also destroy the warrior's civilization in the process, so the warrior would have no attachments left. They were utterly devoid of humanity.

True.

The thinking of cosmic bumpkins couldn't be described by common logic at all.

Ye Yao's thousands of words converged into a single one.

And that was "Kill"!