Chapter 367

The vortex dissipated.

The Totem Glory and another fifteen vessels belonging to the 1st, 6th, 7th, 10th, and 12th Departments sailed out of the Rift Space, directly bypassing the Federation's layered defenses and arriving straight at the heart-like Earth.

Inside the bridge of the Tot Glory;

"Detected that the near-Earth orbit defense system is locking onto us…

It has already paralyzed all of the Federation's orbital defenses.

Detected that the main force of the Federation's 1st Fleet is about to assemble…

It has already paralyzed communications between the 1st and 2nd Fleets and Geneva, and taken control of all warships of the 1st and 2nd Fleets.

"Rus, the spatial domain within the Solar System has been cleared; you and your guard can sortie at any time to carry out the "performance," and I have already uploaded the location of the Federation's Star Fleet Marshal."

"The holographic projection "standing" beside the main console, the Red Queen, dismantled the Federation's defenses in an instant; then she slightly raised her head, looking up at Rus opposite her, and continued to urge: "I will assist you with a full live broadcast, and the Chairman also said that from now on it's up to you how you perform, but all decision-making authority rests in your hands."

"Tell Father to rest easy!" Rus hefted the spear in his right hand, which emitted a bluish‑green light all over, twisted his neck producing a "ka‑ba~ ka‑ba" joint sound, wore a confident smile, and said:

"I will let humanity in this world know that humans should not confine themselves to internal strife; instead, they should broaden their vision and horizons, exterminating all alien races except those that are friendly or forced to be friendly."

Saying that, Rus boldly told the Red Queen, "Then leave the other matters to you; I and my brats are ready to go have some fun… cough! cough! … to properly teach those bastards who harm their own kind to maintain power a lesson!"

As his words fell, Rus's Wolf King armor flashed with a blue radiance, completing a short‑range teleport and vanishing from the Red Queen's sight.

At that moment, the bridge's holographic device released many tiny light particles, which coalesced into Sui Bian, sleeves rolled up, standing with arms crossed over his chest.

"This child…" Sui Bian gazed at the spot where Rus had vanished, a helpless smile touching his lips.

Actually, after Rus led the expeditionary force through the Space Gate, Sui Bian shifted his work focus more to the Starship Troopers universe; there was no choice, compared to his eldest son Robert, his fourth son Rus was ultimately a bit "weak."

This "weak" refers not to martial power or Spiritual Energy, but to management and operations; yet as a father, Sui Bian knows that Rus's blunt demeanor is merely superficial, for it is his way of maintaining fraternal bonds, and each Original Body possesses its own manner.

Thus Rus is by no means stupid, and he can also grasp the deeper meaning in his father's words; consequently, Sui Bian can well rely on Rus's "bluntness" to oppose the Federation government, which is likewise human…

After all, everyone in the main universe knows that the Wolf King Rus, while righteous, has an overly "volatile" temper, so it's hardly surprising that the expedition would cause relatively heavy casualties (on the Federation side).

When the galaxy and the Federation's population numbering in the trillions of Starship Troopers were brought under his sway, the newly joined members of the "big family" of humanity, upon learning of Rus and the many Original Bodies, would surely think, "How great it would be if Robert or Shengjilesi led the expeditionary force," and naturally their animosity toward Umbrella, UEG, and UNSC would lessen.

In other words, Rus is being pushed out by his old man Sui Bian to take the fall, and must accept people's blame and curses.

From the moment Sui Bian let him lead the Space Wild Wolves on campaign, Rus already knew his father's intention, and still readily agreed, putting on an act of "I know nothing," "I do whatever Dad says."

"This child truly is… filial; once he finishes the expedition, let the White Queen privately give him and his Space Wild Wolves some more resources." Sui Bian thought.

For this expedition, material clash is secondary; psychological confrontation is primary. Since Rus and the Space Wild Wolves are doing this for him, for humanity, bearing so much, Sui Bian will not be stingy: Thor's Hammer Mark VI and Mark VII, Terminator power armor, as well as Alekxia and Rebecca taking the lead, and with the "Titan" mecha newly developed by Luna Base, plus a series of other costly equipment, will all be sent to the Space Wild Wolves and the Oslo Star Region.

The son and his legion have paid with reputation; as a father, he ought to reward them well.

"Chairman." At that moment, seeing Sui Bian's helpless smile, the Red Queen took the initiative to say: "The performance of Original Body Rus in this expedition has been quite good; he absolutely qualifies as a competent and capable expeditionary commander."

?

Hearing that, Sui Bian blinked slightly; evidently he hadn't expected the Red Queen, as an artificial intelligence, to also have a "maternal outburst," speaking some pleasant words to Rus, as if to prevent him from being scolded or lectured by him.

Hehe, don't worry, I know this kid did well." Sui Bian chuckled, then before proactively dispersing his holographic image, he urged the Red Queen: "Please tell Rus that he did well and keep it up."

"Yes, Chairman." The Red Queen assented.

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Ground.

In the mid‑afternoon of central Europe, the Federation capital, Geneva…

"Executioner!!"

"You bastards!"

"The wronged souls of Buenos Aires will not let you off!!"

Along the main thoroughfare sandwiched between numerous government agencies, the furious crowd protested and hurled abuse at the Federation government.

Obviously, the Red Queen, who controls the network, has been secretly fanning the flames, even "diverting" large sums of money to support the protest organizations.

Thus it is not only the main thoroughfare but all of Geneva that has come to a complete standstill because of the marches; everywhere are people raising fists, using their bodies and shouts to protest—civilians and citizens alike, with even quite a few soldiers and police mixed in.

At the same time, countless fully armed Federation soldiers and gendarmes with live ammunition are dispersing the crowd, and on this side of the main thoroughfare the Federation side will also throw flash‑bangs and tear gas that inflict great bodily harm.

"Bang~! Bang!" Low‑intensity explosions echoed throughout Geneva.

However, the city then began to resound with fierce "Boom! Boom!" noises; it turned out that radical elements among the protesters had started hurling homemade molotov cocktails at the Federation troops and police.

Flames flared up.

Now in Geneva, choking thick smoke and fog gradually rose.

Before the main entrance of the Federation government building.

Hundreds of soldiers equipped similarly to TPS but with an earlier, cruder model of powered armor, holding the latest live‑ammunition firearms, and coordinating with riot‑control armored vehicles parked before the main entrance, stood guard.

These soldiers are the Federation's elite troops and also the guard regiment of the Federation's high command; looking behind this guard detail, one sees the Federation's megastructure building.

"Scum!"

"Down with it! Hurry up and fall!"

Shouts of abuse have already reverberated all around the Federation building; without the layered cordon of guards, police, and soldiers, the crowd might already have stormed it.

And at the very front, the police‑formed cordon is bearing tremendous pressure.

Special police wearing mechanical exoskeletons and blast protection, and holding transparent blast shields, could no longer withstand the crowd's impact; soon the people shoved out a gap, which kept widening until the special police's line collapsed completely.

Seeing this situation, the chief of the Geneva Police Bureau still had not issued an order to fire; but his not issuing it does not mean that nobody else would do so in his stead.

"Chief! Headquarters demands we use live ammo to disperse the rioters! It's a death order; otherwise the troops will expel us too!" a communications officer shouted loudly.

Now, not only the chief and that officer, but everyone present heard the "death" order coming from above.

Hearing that, the chief could only draw his pistol from its holster, almost gritting his teeth, and say: "You've all heard the order! Fire!"

"This… is! Sir!" the officers, though reluctant, had no choice but to obey, raising their weapons and aiming at the crowd.

!!

Seeing the officers preparing to actually fire, the crowd's charge momentum sharply waned.

Because most of the people joining the protests were following the crowd and still held the attitude that "the law does not punish the many," once it came to actual armed conflict, people's instinctive reaction remained to submit, after all, life is more precious.

However, it doesn't matter, because a "regular army" will help them carry out an armed coup.

Swish—! Swish—!

Accompanied by the commotion caused by a Short-Range Teleportation Device and the blue flash upon completing the teleportation, this blockade line gained Rus, who had frost swords and frost axes attached to his waist and held a battle spear in his right hand, as well as, standing behind Rus, thirty head wolves (Wild Wolf Guards) wearing Terminator power armor.

?!!

Suddenly Rus and the head wolves appeared, instantly plunging the blockade line into silence, leaving both the police and the protestors dumbfounded.

"Yes..." a male civilian with flowing long hair and a standard hippie outfit raised his right hand, pointing at the nearest head wolf, panicked and breaking the silence: "Those are the tin cans that can tear apart bugs with bare hands!!"

"What's there to fear!" At that moment, another burly rider wearing leather clothes and pants, with a bald head and full beard, raised his protest sign high and shouted loudly: "They're not tin cans! They're also humans! And they're humans from another universe!"

"Exactly! They are the Astate of the Space Wild Wolves and the Wolf King Rus! With them, what do we have to fear!?"

"Overthrow the Federal Government! Welcome a new and fair order!"

"Overthrow the Federal Government!!"

With that knight and the crowd loudly echoing him, the protesting citizens and civilians realized that Rus and the head wolves were on their side, so their momentum surged to the extreme.

As for the knight, and those who echoed the knight, they were precisely the pawns who accepted the benefits given by the Red Empress and, following the "script" she provided, shouted out the "lines" at the optimal moment.

To be frank, the knight and his group don't even know what an Astate, Space Wild Wolves, or the Wolf King Rus are, but by faithfully performing the "script" provided by the Red Empress, they would receive generous rewards—why not?

Moreover, the Red Empress had already been spreading information on the "parallel universe," "Space Gate," and "The Truth of Humanity," among other popular science facts about the main universe, on the internet as early as ten hours ago.

Naturally, people were skeptical, but those who participated in the Geneva protests, especially those who charged the police blockade, after personally witnessing Rus and the head wolves complete their teleportation and hearing the knights' loud propaganda, began to gradually believe the popular science online.

Beep beep beep!

At that very moment, the chief and the officers, out of fear, immediately aimed their guns at the "unknown" Rus and head wolves and pulled the trigger.

Unfortunately, no bullet of any caliber could pierce the Wolf King's armor or the Terminators' energy shield.

At this moment, the head wolves stood in two rows, remaining still, then actively deployed their energy shields, using themselves to divide the police and the protestors.

Meanwhile, Rus strode forward leisurely, walking straight into the officers' gunfire toward that chief; in the end, the chief who had emptied his magazine seemed to have forgotten to reload, merely lifting his head, opening his mouth, and staring up in disbelief at the Rus approaching five meters in height.

"Anyone who doesn't want to die, get out of my way!!"

Suddenly, Rus released a loud roar of Spiritual Energy, and this voice instantly spread throughout Geneva.

!!!

Hearing the roar, the chief, officers, and special police, as if struck by extreme terror, all dropped their weapons and fled; consequently, the federal soldiers and guards at several subsequent blockade lines also abandoned their posts, no longer guarding the federal building behind them, nor the federal marshal and officials hiding inside.

Just as the Red Empress crushed the network and undermined the federal system, Rus directly used his overbearing Psychic Pressure to shatter the last vestiges of loyalty to the federal government.

Seeing this OriginalBody walk to the front gate of the federal building, he raised his right-hand battle spear and roared again: "Filthy, stupid trash! I am the fourth son of the Master of Humanity! I am the Wolf King Rus of the Space Wild Wolves legion! Your actions disgust me! What kind of cowardice would choose to sacrifice one's own kin to maintain one's own interests and power?!"

Ah?!

While you were thinking about how to conceal the defeat of the Third Fleet, how to conceal our existence, and how to deceive the populace and soldiers, I have already dealt with the insect plague for you! I have destroyed the homeworld of the Arachi Insect Clan and all the insect leaders!

So! I give you ten seconds to consider surrendering and to kneel on the ground, bowing your heads to apologize to your dead comrades!

Ten!

Nine!

At the same time, the Red Empress had already livestreamed Rus's imposing countdown, which instantly spread across the entire federal territory; moreover, she also uploaded to the internet the footage of the captured brain worms hiding on L-03, as well as the stellar bomb destroying the insect homeworld and numerous planets harboring insect leaders, and so on.

"One!" At this moment, Rus also finished the countdown.

However, that dark-skinned stellar marshal and the officials and generals had no intention of surrendering at all… but… there wasn't even enough time for ten seconds!

There was no way; Rus had never intended to spare "them" from the start, so he gripped his battle spear tightly and swung it forward.

Boom—Boom!!

The ground beneath the federal building instantly cracked, even spewing out scorching lava that swallowed the building and the "moth-eaten bugs" hiding inside completely.

Tomorrow we will roll out a new "map," after all, the Arachi Insect Clan has already been wiped out by Rus with ease…

The subsequent conflicts will reach their peak.

(End of Chapter)