Chapter 161: Immune to Spiritual Pollution

Silence.

Deathly silence.

When that arrogant and contemptuous thought faded from everyone's minds, the entire Federal command system fell into a silence lasting over ten seconds.

From the soldiers on the first line of defense to the leadership of Blue Star's Supreme Command, on every person's face,

There appeared an expression mixed with shock and absurdity, which eventually turned into extreme anger.

Slaves?

Insects?

Purification?

These words, like resounding slaps, fiercely struck every human face.

Inside the New Sun Chaser command ship.

"Damn it!"

Zhang Xianzhong slammed his fist onto the command table, and the special alloy tabletop emitted a dull thud.

His chest heaved violently, and his eyes turned blood‑red with anger.

"You bunch of bastard! Do you really think you're gods?!"

He is no refined politician; he is a soldier who walked out of a hail of gunfire.

To him, the enemy's insult infuriates him more than opening fire directly.

"Are they… trying to persuade us to surrender?"

A young staff officer said in a dreamy tone.

He simply could not understand why a civilization would make first contact in this way.

"This is not a persuasion to surrender."

Qin Hao's voice was cold.

"This is a notice, a command issued by a higher species to a lower one; they never imagined we would refuse."

In his perception, the other side's mental fluctuations held no trace of negotiation intent, only pure, unquestionable arrogance.

To them, human resistance seemed as ridiculous as meat on a plate letting out a few meaningless howls.

Blue Star, Federal Military Command.

The Rote Commissioner sat silently in his chair, his face as still as water.

His fingers lightly tapped the tabletop, producing a regular "tick, tick" sound.

In the meeting room, all senior officers had gathered, each face grim to the extreme.

"Everyone, you heard that, right?"

Luo Te spoke slowly, his voice not loud but carrying an undeniable authority.

"This is the enemy we are about to face, an empire that regards us as insects and wants to enslave our entire civilization."

He glanced around at everyone present.

"Now I need to hear your opinions."

"What the hell is there left to negotiate?!"

Minister of National Defense Zhou Shaoqing was the first to rise, this usually steady military leader now unable to contain his anger.

"Fight! Fight them to the end! We humans, even if we battle to the last person, will never become slaves!"

"Exactly!"

Zhang Yunfeng also nodded heavily, "Dignity is won through fighting, not by begging on our knees."

"We are no longer the impoverished and weak nation of a century ago; we are the Human Federal!"

"Activate all war plans! There is no option to surrender!"

"I agree! Better to be shattered jade than intact tile!"

In the meeting room, emotions ran high.

No one suggested even the slightest compromise.

Three years of preparation were not only military and technological, but also mental.

Today's human civilization has long shed its former weakness, possessing the courage and confidence to confront any powerful foe.

"Good."

Luo Te rose to his feet, a hint of relief appearing on his face.

"I'm glad that the backbone of our human civilization remains unbroken."

He walked to the holographic communications equipment and took a deep breath.

"Connect the Federal full‑band broadcast, including all frontline units, all rear‑area cities, and all civilians."

A few seconds later, his image appeared before every human in the Solar System.

It appeared on the bridge of the New Sun Chaser, on every warship of the first line of defense, and on every public screen on Blue Star and Mars.

"Citizens, soldiers, and comrades of the Human Federal,"

Luo Te's voice, transmitted via the broadcast, spread throughout the Solar System.

"Just now we received an ultimatum from the alien invaders. They demand we cease resistance, surrender our homeland, and become slaves."

"They call us insects."

Having said that, he paused.

Throughout the Solar System, countless people listening to the broadcast clenched their fists.

"Today I stand here not to ask what we should do, for I know there is only one answer."

Luo Te's gaze seemed to pierce the screen, fixed on each person.

His voice suddenly rose.

"We humans, born here, raised here."

"The starry sky beneath our feet is the homeland where our ancestors have lived and multiplied! The blue planet behind us is the sole cradle of our civilization!"

"Perhaps, in the eyes of those self-righteous invaders, we are weak and insignificant."

"But they will never understand how powerful a civilization can become when it fights to defend its homeland!"

"Now, in my capacity as the military commander of the Human Federal, I issue this order to all Federal citizens and all frontline soldiers!"

"We will wash away the shame they inflicted upon us with their own gunfire!"

"We will forge an indestructible monument of our civilization from their wreckage!"

"For humanity! For freedom! For our civilization's eternal flame!"

"Fire!"

As the last word fell, it was like a thunderclap exploding throughout the Solar System.

At the moment the order was issued.

The first line of defense: three thousand Federal warships, all their main guns simultaneously blazing with brilliant light.

Tens of thousands of automatic defense platforms locked onto the leading bio-warship.

The next second.

Thousands of light pillars containing terrifying energy, and a dense barrage of nuclear missiles and electromagnetic railguns like a violent storm, shot at breakneck speed toward that massive alien fleet.

The roar of human civilization echoed across the starry sea at this moment!

At this moment, the distance between the two sides was only a few million kilometers.

Facing the humans' sudden saturation attack, the fleet named the Mo Yun Empire seemed somewhat surprised.

In front of their vast formation, those slightly smaller, beetle-like warships quickly opened their carapaces, revealing a mucous-like tissue underneath.

Hum—

A layer of dark-red energy field rapidly unfolded before their fleet, forming a massive Energy Shield covering a range of several million kilometers.

At the same time, a mental storm a hundred times stronger than during the previous surrender attempt swept toward the Federal fleet.

"Mental contamination incoming! All personnel activate highest-level mental protection!"

Zhang Xianzhong shouted a reminder.

First, the mental shield on the warships took effect, blocking most of it.

The remainder entered the soldiers' brains.

Everyone immediately felt the terrifying power of that mental consciousness trying to invade their minds and twist their will.

But this time, the situation was completely different from three years ago when facing the scouts.

In the depths of each soldier's consciousness, a mental defense circuit constructed by the ultra-thought gene was instantly activated.

A gentle golden light shone in their consciousness, like an impregnable dam.

The surging mental pollution struck that dam, raising only a few insignificant ripples, and could advance no further.

"Is that it?"

A young soldier felt that mental power raging wildly outside his consciousness, yet unable to break through the defense, and his face showed a look of disdain.

"I thought it would be formidable, but it's just like a tickle."

"Hahaha, three years ago it almost made me kneel, but now it's nothing!"

Upon realizing the mental contamination was ineffective, the soldiers' confidence instantly surged.

And at that moment, the Federal fleet's first volley slammed hard into the massive dark-red shield of the Mo Yun fleet.