Chapter 327: The Transaction That Got the Hell Out, and the Aftermath

Trade?

Sui Bian's expression remained unchanged as he scanned all the evil gods and demons, saying nothing.

Sui Bian knew that since these guys had taken the initiative to appear and even showed a "cooperative intent," it meant his existence was already posing a serious threat to the alternate dimension.

After all, "Spiritual Energy plunder" can truly eradicate the evil gods and demons, and also restore the alternate dimension, which originally belonged to the Sea of Souls, to tranquility.

So…

Sui Bian brandished the Governance Sword and slashed at the lecherous fiend that had been flaunting itself before him.

Boom—!

Golden flames roiled, sweeping everything, dispelling the illusions of the evil gods and demons, and also destroying the dim space.

Clack…! Clack-!

Like a shattered mirror, the area around Sui Bian reverted to the surface of Fenris, ending the "pause" state.

As for the trade proposed by the treacherous representative of the evil gods and demons, Sui Bian's answer was that very sword.

Trade?

Impossible.

The most basic price for dealing with them is to contribute one's own soul.

Even though the evil gods and demons have no way to force his soul, given Sui Bian's temperament, he wouldn't waste a moment negotiating with them.

If it's war, then war; no need for those empty talks. Moreover, the material universe is his and humanity's main arena, and after this alternate‑dimension storm, his Spiritual Energy capacity surged within a short time to an unimaginable level.

In other words, whenever demons dare a large‑scale invasion of the material universe, it directly helps him grow stronger.

Recognizing this, the demons are unlikely to act rashly again in the short term.

Whoa—…

At this moment, a surface breeze brushed Sui Bian and blew away the ash that Zeus had turned into.

However, at the edge of the ash lay a weapon about one and a half meters long, which caught Sui Bian's attention.

He examined it closely.

The weapon resembled a flat, slender, Z‑shaped transparent crystal, its outer facets sharp; from any angle it looked like lightning.

At the same time, Sui Bian heard a system alert stating that the Z‑shaped crystal was called "Thunder" and was Zeus's weapon.

Upon learning this, Sui Bian chose to spend 5,000 points to modify permissions, and additionally spent 14,500 points to claim the trident, Sun Bow and other weapons on the scene as his own.

The permission change completed instantly, and together with the cost of Spiritual Energy plunder, it consumed nearly a million—834,000—points; however, when he and his troops eliminated powerful demons, they would also earn corresponding points.

Especially since he personally struck fallen gods like Zeus, Poseidon, and Apollo, his "wallet" still held over a hundred thousand points, more than enough.

Now he is far richer than a century ago, at least he no longer worries about being unable to afford a Kingfisher‑class "Little Wreck" cruiser.

"Father!"

At this moment, Rus, seeing Sui Bian easily slay Zeus, became somewhat 'stunned', and after sensing the disgusting chaotic Spiritual Energy fluctuations, he quickly walked to Sui Bian's side and asked:

"What just happened?"

"Ah." Sui Bian sheathed the Governance Sword, bent down to pick up Thunder, and without hiding anything from his fourth son, said, "I just had a brief encounter with those evil gods and demons that only dared hide in the alternate dimension."

"Just a glimpse??" Rus exclaimed in shock.

【34】 "Then I swung a single slash that sent them packing." Sui Bian weighed Thunder, glanced around, and with a faint smile said:

At this moment, Rus, seeing Sui Bian easily slay Zeus and feeling a repulsive chaotic Spiritual Energy fluctuation, hurried to Sui Bian's side and asked:

"Child, having you face the entire Olympian pantheon alone was hard work. If my judgment is correct, those evil gods and demons won't trouble humanity again in the short term, but the Oslo Star Region needs rebuilding, and many matters remain to be handled, so you can't relax yet—understood?"

"Don't worry, Father! What's so hard about it? Ha! Hahaha!" Rus scratched his head, then looked toward the sky at the Tutmos flagship Blazing Light, and asked:

"By the way, Father, since Shu Daizi helped complete the transmission, is he on board?"

"Yes." Sui Bian said, handing Thunder to a guard and ordered, "Recover the weapons on the ground that those fallen gods used."

"Understood."

The guard took Thunder and began, together with his comrades, to retrieve the trident, Sun Bow and other weapons.

After giving the guard his orders, Sui Bian continued to Rus: "Magnus still needs to keep the portal open, so he can't leave the flagship for now. Also, once the situation stabilizes, pick a few weapons you like from those and replace your Frost Axe and Frost Sword with them."

"Thanks for the kindness, Father! Hahaha!" Rus replied unabashedly.

"…"

As for his son with the booming voice, Sui Bian merely shook his head lightly, said nothing more, then left with Rus, the guards and the Alpha Wolf, heading toward the trench line.

At this moment.

Half of the Dark Angels and the Tutmos fleet, totaling over seventy warships, had fully passed through the portal and entered Fenris's atmosphere.

Immediately after, the portal, as if having completed its task, rapidly retracted and collapsed, finally restoring the sky to clear calm.

Even though the warships were spaced apart, they still cast a day‑long eclipse.

More transport planes and boats carrying support troops, technicians and rescue personnel arrived on the ground, or headed toward the nearby urban area.

The trench line side.

Officers of all ranks were counting personnel, but this time focusing on the wounded and the fallen.

The surviving soldiers, still able to move, were "piecing together" their former comrades from the ground littered with severed limbs, corpses and piles of flesh.

The ground, dried and cracked after Poseidon drained its moisture, now received nourishment from the blood of human warriors.

Soldiers hit by Spiritual Energy attacks, if lucky, turned into dry corpses, at least allowing living comrades to locate the remains; if unlucky, they simply "evaporated".

In the trench…

"My hand… my hand…"

"Buddy! Hold on! Don't fall asleep!"

"Medic! Medic!!"

Wails and cries of pain filled everywhere.

TPSs clad in white paint, as well as CMC's dedicated medical power‑armor medics, were busy providing emergency treatment to the wounded.

Medical soldiers used dedicated equipment and instruments, first performing scans, then injecting various types of nanorobots that replace oxygen transport function, repair internal organ tissue, fix bones, etc.

If medical personnel judge the situation severe and believe the wounded cannot survive until safe evacuation, they will directly perform on-site surgery.

Meanwhile, more and more rescue boats arrive here, providing better surgical and treatment environments for the wounded.

"Private Lin Hong, your luck is not bad."

A medic equipped with CMC chuckled lightly, then she half-squatted on the ground, operating the two auxiliary mechanical arms on her back, forcibly dismantling Lin Hong's shattered right-arm armor.

"Is… this still considered good luck? Don't tease me, doctor…"

Lin Hong's face was deathly pale, hardly any color at all.

This young paratrooper, who learned of his father's deeds from his mother and thus resolved to join the army, had his right arm as if torn off by a demon, and the ground was covered with large patches of sticky blood.

"Of course."

The medic opened the toolbox on the outer plating of the right leg, took out the corresponding medical tools, treated and bandaged Lin Hong's fractured right arm, then she glanced left and right and said:

"Losing an arm is better than losing half of one's body, right?"

Only seen in the trench, many paratroopers were carrying their comrades' corpses…

part of it.

Most were severed at the waist or hacked by the cold weapons of the god's servants, with hardly any intact corpses.

Indeed, compared to these fallen comrades, losing an arm is hardly anything, even a stroke of luck.

"All right, private, don't move; just sit here for a while. When transferred to the company hospital, specialized personnel will install a prosthetic for you, and you can also try applying for a biological prosthetic. Either way, you are already out of danger."

After finishing her instructions, the medic who had treated the wound stood up and left, hurrying to treat the next wounded soldier.

"…"

Lin Hong looked up at the sky, recalling this war destined for defeat, yet he had obtained a miracle, or rather a turning point like a "divine sign," and in the blink of an eye won victory.

Furthermore, recalling the OriginalBody Rus and Astate shouting the battle cry "For Father," and the "Golden Radiance" that just turned the tide…

Could it be that the "Father" opened a portal and descended upon Finris, assisting them in overcoming this crisis?

Thump, thump…

?

Hearing the sound of magnetic boots, Lin Hong, along with the resting wounded, all turned their heads to look, and saw Sui Bian and two guards walking over here.

Looking at these young soldiers, though Sui Bian knew war inevitably meant casualties and had long grown accustomed to sacrifice, being on the battlefield unleashed a flood of gloom, confusion, and grief into his mind.

"Chairman... is it Chairman Sui?"

"Reinforcements... were they brought by Chairman Sui?!"

"Chairman!"

For those who personally witnessed the 'big shot' they had only seen on screen, who is also the supreme leader of humanity's government, many paratroopers found it unbelievable, with some even wanting to stand and salute.

Sui Bian no longer concealed his identity as a Spiritual User, releasing Spiritual Energy to ease the pain the wounded paratroopers felt from their injuries, and at the same time praised them, saying:

"Soldiers, you're all excellent, you're all true heroes; humanity will not forget your struggle and sacrifice, and fallen comrades will not be forgotten! So heal your wounds, rest well, and await rewards—that is your primary task now!"

"Yes, Chairman!"

———————

…

Not long after the Dark Angel and Tutmos arrived.

The raging interdimensional storm, caused by Zeus being personally slain by Sui Bian, led to the demons' campaign on Finnris ending in defeat, after which they began to retreat voluntarily.

Once the Oslo Star Region returned to tranquility, the portals linking the physical universe to the interdimensional space on all colonized planets also closed.

However, hundreds of millions of demonic beings remained 'stranded' on the various colonized planets due to the closure of the portals.

Therefore, the primary task of the current human forces is to purge and exterminate these demons, preventing them from continuing to cause destruction and corruption on the ground.

However…

Since Sui Bian had arrived at the capital of the star region, Finnris, he naturally would not sit idly in the flagship.

Thus, following his orders, Hong Hou and the White Queen will assist Rus in coordination, beginning postwar statistics and reconstruction work.

Sui Bian and Magnus, meanwhile, will board the Courage Praise and the Myriad Radiance, heading respectively to each colonized planet, using their formidable Spiritual Energy to directly carry out planetary-scale Spiritual Energy purification, minimizing casualties as much as possible.

As beneficiaries of Sui Bian's 'Spiritual Energy Plunder,' each time he plunders, while enhancing his own Spiritual Energy reserves, his ten OriginalBody sons also grow stronger, though their aptitude for using Spiritual Energy varies.

Rus is the least inclined to study Spiritual Energy, Kelakesi has unique insights in stealth operations, while Magnus devotes the vast majority of his time to Spiritual Energy research.

Whenever a test proves viable, Magnus shares it with his father, Sui Bian.

For example, various elemental attacks, or, for instance, a large-scale portal that requires no sacrificial ritual but consumes the user's Spiritual Energy to an extreme degree.

Therefore, when Zeus truly stepped out of the interdimensional space, set foot on Finnris soil, and appeared in Rus's field of view, and in order to ensure Sui Bian could confront Zeus at peak condition, Magnus released nearly all his Spiritual Energy, creating a large-scale portal linking Harvest Star, Mars, and Finnris.

John held the border fortress, Leon had just arrived at Marss, and the Solar System had Rog skilled at defense, so Magnus personally led half of the Tothmos, together with Sui Bian, to support Rus.

Now.

Having gotten sufficient rest, and with his Spiritual Energy reserves increased, Magnus once again joined his father in carrying out the purification.

———————

…

July 15, 2102.

Finnris low orbit.

Inside the dedicated chamber of the Courage Praise…

Chairman, the final death toll has been tallied: a total of 7,232,241,414 people.

Hong Hou reported with a forlorn expression.

The White Queen was the same.

Sui Bian, seated at his fixed desk and using the holographic screen to review data and files, though his expression was equally grim, had long guessed the death toll would be around 7 billion; if placed a century ago…

Humanity has been exterminated.

The fortunate thing amidst misfortune is that Zeus failed to sacrifice the entire human population of the Oslo Star Region as he wished, and humanity thereby won enough breathing time from this battle.

At this moment, one and a half months have passed since he and Magnus completed the purification.

He calmed his mind.

Sui Bian turned to the White Empress and asked, "White Empress, how is the reconstruction work going?"

Hearing this, the White Empress composed herself and then reported in an orderly manner:

"There are engineering teams dispatched from various star regions, and there are spontaneously organized civilian support teams; the Oslo Star Region is gradually returning to normal."

"I have also allocated sufficient supplies from all over, and drafted related welfare and tax policies, thereby stimulating the colonists' enthusiasm to go to the Oslo Star Region to assist the engineering and support teams in the reconstruction work."

"Of course, I promptly implemented compensation and related benefits for fallen and wounded soldiers, and conducted a full screening based on helmet and surveillance footage, also giving all personnel who participated in the battle the most appropriate rewards."

Everyone, the "Interdimensional Storm" is drawing to a close.

Tomorrow I plan to take a day off, accumulate some manuscripts, and write some more outlines.

After all, there are still the Happy Green Skins, the Fallen Spirit Clan, and the problematic "titanium" and the powerful "titanium" that have yet to appear.

Of course, I also need to write about the interesting daily lives of the Astate, hahaha, can't always be fighting.

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