Chapter 473: Crises Lurk on All Sides, Reinhardt Makes a Comeback

"Is this person... sick?" Li Yu's expression was strange. Saying a word on the broadcast channel and expecting him to surrender. In these people's eyes, was he really that stupid?

"A simple taunt. The Rule-Level Weapon on you makes them apprehensive, so they hope to deal with you first," Horus said.

Do they have a way to deal with Rule-Level methods?

Li Yu keenly caught the hidden meaning in Horus's words.

That's right... after all, it's the Star Glory Empire. They definitely have Titan Artifacts in reserve.

Along with this thought, another doubt also surfaced in his mind.

The Star Glory Empire seemed to be far ahead of the entire Interstellar.

Not to mention the numerous Colonial Legions, even just the Seven Great Noble Clans' legions seemed capable of sweeping across most civilizations.

Previously, Li Yu didn't understand much, but as he learned more, he increasingly felt that the Star Glory Empire was completely on a different level compared to other civilizations.

"Are they afraid that starting a war will make them enemies of the entire Interstellar, or are they apprehensive of The Council?"

The doubt in Li Yu's mind flashed past. Naturally, he had no reaction to this warning.

Meanwhile, the internal channel of the Resistance Organization United Fleet had already exploded.

"Sure enough, it's an ambush!"

"The Star Glory Empire has already seen through our purpose!"

"We're doomed!"

"..."

Many lower-level Rebel Organization Leaders with insufficient standing were somewhat panicked. They didn't even know this was the Star Glory Empire's Direct Line Legion.

However, just that flashy appearance was enough to make them feel fear.

Meanwhile, the three most powerful Resistance Organizations were discussing secretly.

"It's the Golden Lion Legion. I thought it would be other top-tier Colonial Legions. This is troublesome."

"Don't worry, we already had a contingency plan for this."

"But this is the Golden Lion Legion. Will The Reformers still make a move?"

"They definitely will!"

...

"It's... like this... again..." Raymond looked at the Golden Lion Legion in the far distance, a bitter smile surfacing on his face.

They did all the dirty and tiring work, and when it was time to harvest the Merit, the Direct Line Legion arrived.

Sweeping the Resistance Organization United Fleet and seizing Gensokyo, this Merit was not small.

But the Troll Legion would only appear in the loss report.

Although the original plan was like this, the Troll Legion suffering such severe losses was completely beyond Raymond's expectations.

This unbalanced his mindset, and some deeply hidden little thoughts began to take root and sprout.

………

"The Abyss has entered the Legion's blockade ring!"

Codri's pupils contracted sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "They disguised themselves as people from other organizations. It's just that I could smell that dimensional stench from far away."

What Codri said was naturally just a metaphor. The Abyss Institute specialized in dimensional worlds, and their evolutionary paths were very complex.

After all, every dimensional world with lifeforms had the potential to develop a complete Evolutionary System.

And the Salvation Ark, with its profound attainments in life technology, could easily discover their unusual Evolutionary System.

"Let's go. Once they seize the initiative, the ownership of Gensokyo will be hard to say," Codri said.

The three exchanged glances; their thoughts were clearly aligned.

"Let's go, chase them in and see..."

Before leaving, Li Yu gave the Black Pupil Fleet instructions to stay as far away from the frontal combat zone as possible to avoid friendly fire.

With the protection of the Twelve Golden Immortals, plus Siegel hiding in the dark, as long as they weren't drawn into the frontal battlefield, there shouldn't be any problems.

And in another location, Reinhardt, who had ostensibly evacuated long ago, silently watched Li Yu and the other two, then shifted his gaze to the Black Pupil Fleet.

At the same time, the Golden Lion Legion had already begun its strangulation operation.

A large number of warships opened ejection channels on both sides, releasing drop pods. These were bullet-shaped Spaceships equipped with no attack systems, only Thrusters and defense systems.

These drop pods swiftly charged into the United Fleet's formation and opened quickly before the enemy could react.

Rushing out of them were Ship-Breaking Squads wearing combat armor. These soldiers were equipped with anti-ship Weapons, high-frequency oscillating mechanical knives, dark energy blast Guns, etc. Ignoring their own injuries, they launched a fierce attack on the enemy ships' Shields.

Their mobility was extremely high, enough to survive in the artillery fire for several minutes to deal firepower output.

After entering overload mode, every ship-breaker's attack power was greatly enhanced, continuously weakening the enemy's Shields. Meanwhile, the Golden Lion Legion fired tens of thousands of cannons simultaneously.

With the enemy ships' Shields disrupted, the Golden Lion Legion's artillery fire achieved unexpected results.

Not long after the two sides engaged, the Resistance Organization United Fleet suffered losses far beyond imagination.

………

"Due to loopholes in our defense, quite a few high-tier lifeforms have rushed in and are rapidly approaching Gensokyo's blockade area."

Ted was Muttering Curses, yet methodically issued various commands to deal with the immediate emergency.

"Hmm, it's them!?"

Ted spotted several familiar figures on the screen. It was Li Yu, Horus, and an unfamiliar figure.

"I'll let you off for now. Anyway, with the Golden Lion Legion here, you can't possibly succeed."

Ted pondered for a moment and decided to give up intercepting. Right now, the overall situation on the battlefield was roughly that the Four-Armed Titan Legion and the crippled Troll Legion were surrounded in the center.

On the periphery were the Resistance Organizations, the United Fleet was continuously closing in towards the Interior while launching attacks.

And even further out was the Golden Lion Legion, ambushing at the very end, also attacking the Resistance Organization United Fleet.

Under these circumstances, the United Fleet sandwiched in the middle simply couldn't hold on for long.

Right now, going to Provoke Trouble with Horus was clearly not a wise choice.

It would be better to wait until the United Fleet was completely strangled before slowly dealing with these people.

………

"The appearance of the Golden Lion Legion, although somewhat unexpected, if we swallow them, it will be enough to prevent the Star Glory Empire from recovering for years." Husband watched the entire Interstellar battlefield, his tone flat.

The Four-Armed Titan Legion, the Troll Legion, the Golden Lion Legion. If all three of these top-tier Colonial Legions were lost here, even the Star Glory Empire wouldn't be able to bear it.

"It's very difficult, but we can give it a try." Another voice sounded.

………

"Codri, what exactly are you trying to do!?" Horus could no longer bear it and shouted a question: "Just now, your gaze swept over me at least a hundred times again."

With Horus's perception ability, no matter how covert Codri's actions were, he could still feel them.

Li Yu shot Codri a strange look. Does this guy have some weird fetish?

"Uh..." Caught red-handed twice in a row, Codri also felt a bit embarrassed and forced himself to say: "I'm just worried about whether something might go wrong with Your Excellency Horus's body."

"My body? It's perfectly fine!" Horus said snappily.

Codri chuckled awkwardly, his eyes full of suspicion. Why haven't the side effects flared up yet?

Could it be there are no side effects?

How is that possible? Even with the Ark System, after reconstructing a body, it still takes a period of time for a lifeform to return to its peak.

As they approached the blockade area, everyone also felt a sense of oppression from the Starry Sky. That was caused by the collision between the dimensional world and the Main Universe World.

They could faintly see a massive shadow in the depths of the Starry Sky. The shadow was pulled by countless Chains, making it difficult to leave.

And beneath this shadow, even a standard Interstellar Fortress was just an insignificant speck.

And in the distance, several figures were tinkering with something. Accompanied by the operation of mechanical structures, it rapidly expanded into a massive Mechanical Ring.

This Mechanical Ring trembled slightly, and special Runes emerged on the metal ring's body, flickering with a faint light.

Then, specks of faint light appeared in the center of the ring, and continuously expanded, soon becoming an unstable channel.

Codri looked at that ring and sighed: "Dimensional Ring, Technology of the Abyss Institute. By researching The Council's Divine Realm Technology, it can penetrate the surface barrier of a dimensional world and enter it."

"No matter what kind of dimensional world it is, to completely control it, one basically must enter it first. It's impossible to control it from the outside."

"Good eye, Your Excellency..." An invisible Mental Fluctuation swept past. The expressions of the three changed slightly. Not far from them, a shadow Long Sword attacked.

A cold light flashed in Codri's eyes. In an instant, that shadow Long Sword collapsed into the Void.

"You've been following us secretly for so long. You must have discovered our origins." A figure as pitch-black as ink walked out from the shadows.

"Shadow Demon..." Codri recognized the other party at a glance.

Horus shared the information with Li Yu. Shadow Demon was a powerhouse from the Abyss Institute, controlling a certain dimensional world, skilled in concealment, and exceptionally strong.

"Li Yu, Horus, and this... seems somewhat unfamiliar." The other party also called out the names of the two, only failing to recognize Codri, who had hidden his Identity.

Li Yu's eyes flickered. This Old Fellow Codri was very insidious. He had already tricked him once before and was completely not on the same page as them.

If a battle broke out later, he definitely wouldn't help him either.

Thinking of this, he immediately shouted: "Open your dog eyes and look carefully! This is the Salvation Ark's Deputy Director of Field Operations!"

"So it's surging telekinesis——Codri." Shadow Demon then also called out Codri's Identity.

Codri's gaze swept towards Li Yu, slightly gloomy.

"You guys also want to snatch Gensokyo?" Shadow Demon looked at the three.

None of the three answered, but the answer was self-evident.

Shadow Demon immediately laughed heartily: "Haha, I didn't expect that today I could not only obtain Gensokyo, but also additionally get a Rule-Level Weapon. Quite a bountiful harvest."

The meaning hidden in his words was actually treating the three as a Sure Thing.

Horus's face sank. He suddenly raised his hand, his palm cutting into the Void beside Li Yu, pulling out a shadow sharp blade and directly crushing it.

Li Yu's expression changed slightly. He actually hadn't noticed the other party's sneak attack just now. If this strike had hit, it would probably have triggered his passive.

In the distance, those figures had already entered the Dimensional Ring, and the Dimensional Ring had also begun to close.

Codri's expression changed slightly. Dimensional Technology was the Abyss Institute's profound expertise. If the Dimensional Ring closed, it would probably be difficult to find a way to enter again.

"Stop them!"

Codri shouted. Invisible Telekinesis surged, sweeping the Void in front of him. A large amount of pitch-black liquid flowed out, and from it extended eerie and bizarre black tentacles. Each one was several thousand meters long, like an Evil God from Native civilization mythology.

Horus's eyes narrowed slightly. Black armor covered him, and holding a knight's sword, he unleashed a sweeping slash. Like a descending crescent moon, he severed a large number of black tentacles.

The two rushed up simultaneously, seemingly intending to besiege Shadow Demon.

But just as the three were about to clash, Codri's body suddenly became an illusion. What was left in place was surprisingly only a Psionic Clone.

The Psionic Clone exploded. Terrifying power swept across this Star Sector, forcing both Shadow Demon and Horus to pause momentarily.

And the real Codri had already appeared near the Dimensional Ring.

Clearly, from the very first moment they engaged Shadow Demon, this guy had figured out a countermeasure, letting Horus deal with Shadow Demon.

While he himself stealthily slipped into Gensokyo.

"Sorry, after this is over, I will personally apologize to both of you." Codri's words rang in the ears of Li Yu and Horus, his tone holding deeply hidden smugness.

Horus coldly snorted. Shadow Demon attempted to turn back to intercept, but threw an apprehensive glance at Horus.

If he went back, Horus would inevitably chase after him. That way, there would needlessly be another competitor.

In that moment of hesitation, Codri had already charged into the Dimensional Ring. The psionic seed left outside exploded. The Dimensional Ring was caught in the blast, Electric Arcs flashed, Runes dimmed, and it was completely destroyed.

"Looks like you guys got played." Shadow Demon looked at Li Yu and Horus, mocking them: "I thought he was your Ally."

Li Yu had long anticipated Codri's insidiousness, merely offering a brief greeting to his various relatives and friends.

And right at this time, noisy static electricity sounded in his ear, carrying Siegel's voice:

"Something happened to your fleet. The guy you forced back before has returned with his people. Their Strength is very strong, and they've taken down the Black Pupil Fleet."

Li Yu's expression changed slightly. It's Reinhardt!

He actually returned!

"I'm not confident in dealing with that leader, so I haven't made a move for now... Hmm?" Siegel's voice paused slightly.

"That leader has left there. Looking at the direction, it seems to be the same direction you guys left."

"Are you confident in eliminating the enemies without harming the others?" Li Yu asked coldly.

Siegel was silent for a moment, seemingly estimating, and then said: "Yes."

Hearing this answer, Li Yu's expression relaxed slightly. Fortunately, to prevent accidents, he had left Siegel behind.

Reinhardt, Li Yu's eyes flickered. Is he also coming this way?

This guy still hasn't given up the fight for Gensokyo.

Or perhaps... he is also among his targets.

(End of this chapter)