Chapter 406: Self‑Execution and

Bang! Bang!

He aimed the barrel at his own Alphas without any hesitation and instantly pulled the trigger.

Puff! Puff!

Even with helmet protection, the Astate whose physique far exceeds that of ordinary humans, when faced with. 75 cal or 1.0 cal caliber explosive arrow rounds, the Alphas' heads meet the same fate as watermelons smashed on the ground—blood and brain tissue splattering everywhere.

Thump! Thump!

The headless bodies collapsed on the ground one by one; some lay motionless, others twitched their legs and feet a few times.

In an instant, over three thousand Alphas, for unknown reasons, all carried out self‑execution.

?!

Witnessing this scene, the Holy Blood Guard were utterly perplexed, and even their OriginalBody Shengjilesi showed a shocked expression.

Even with Shengjilesi's speed and agility, he could not have anticipated the Alphas' action.

But he was only slightly surprised, and soon fixed his gaze on the prone Alpha Ruesi and Omega before him, stepped forward quickly, and pointed the tip of the Spear of Completion at the two twin OriginalBodies, demanding in a harsh voice:

"What exactly are you trying to do?!"

"Hehe…" one of the twin OriginalBodies chuckled.

"Don't worry, brother." The other, answering Shengjilesi, said: "We two, and our legion, have never rebelled from start to finish, yet our actions have long been linked with the traitors. Moreover, to dispel suspicion and gain trust, we willingly let the chaotic power corrupt us and those veterans' bodies."

Hearing this, Shengjilesi's expression softened, but he still kept all vigilance, and in a deep voice said: "Continue."

"Hehe, of course." The first twin brother smiled again, then disclosed all of their motives.

In the Zero‑Three Universe, the peoples of the old and new Human Empires all believe that when the Human Emperor unified Shensheng Tala and the Solar System and launched the Great Galactic Expedition, the first OriginalBody offspring recovered was Helusi Luperkarl, and the last was Alpha Ruesi.

As for those who know of Omega's existence, they are very few; even the current Emperor Helusi does not know much about Omega or the entire Alpha legion.

In fact, Alpha Ruesi and Omega were the OriginalBodies who first reunited with the Emperor, and the Emperor also instructed them to remain hidden until the most opportune moment to reappear publicly.

Regarding their father's command, the twin brothers chose to obey unconditionally.

Afterwards, as people know, Helusi returned first openly, while Alpha Ruesi was the last.

During the Great Expedition, the Alphas also learned before any other legion that the Empire would fall into civil war.

Two hundred ninety years ago, because they performed excellently in the joint crusade with the Holy Blood Angels and Extreme Warriors, they were invited by Shensheng Tala for a celebration, and at that banquet the Emperor again met secretly with the two twin OriginalBodies.

At that time, the Emperor told them that soon an OriginalBody would choose to rebel, and what they and the Alpha legion were to do was to assist the rebellious OriginalBody as much as possible in overthrowing the existing regime.

When the two twin OriginalBodies learned this from the Emperor, even if they liked mystery and riddles, they could not understand why the Emperor wanted them to rebel.

But the Emperor also deliberately instructed that once the rebellion succeeded, they were to expand the legion and covertly teach new recruits the "Imperial Truth", atheism, and the ideals of loyalty to and service of humanity, without being discovered.

Moreover, within three hundred years after the successful rebellion, another major upheaval would occur, and at that time the Emperor said they would know what to do.

After receiving the Emperor's inexplicable instructions and orders, the entire Alpha legion grew increasingly inexplicable as well, yet regardless, the Alpha legion from top to bottom maintained absolute loyalty to the Emperor.

Thus, since that celebratory gathering, the Alphas have more closely monitored each legion, learning that Loja Aurilian willingly fell, and that Helusi suffered corruption.

Time advanced to the Great Rebellion; to annihilate the loyalists as much as possible, Helusi plotted the Seventh Istvan Massacre, and to fulfill the Emperor's instruction, Alpha Ruesi and Omega chose to join the rebel forces.

All that followed, the Alphas continued to "devote themselves wholeheartedly" to "aiding tyranny", so during the rebellion they often saw the otherwise unskilled Alpha Ruesi and Omega voluntarily choose to duel the loyal OriginalBodies, only to end up severely injured.

Yet it was precisely this impulsive display by the twin brothers, combined with the blessing of chaotic power, that earned Helusi and the rebel OriginalBodies' trust.

Moreover, Alpha Ruesi and Omega have always known that Conrad Koz had secretly met the Emperor, and although the Midnight Lord claimed to have joined the traitors, he refused belief, even hating and despising chaos to the extreme.

Because of this, the two have reason to suspect that Koz received a similar instruction from his father.

Thus, following their indication, the Alpha legion will as much as possible provide cover for the Midnight Lord.

Later, the vortex Space Gate opened, and the New Human Empire clashed with the Primary Universe's humanity; they again received orders from Helusi to harass and attack the logistical supply planets and systems of the Primary Universe's expeditionary forces, and Alpha Ruesi and Omega finally understood what the Emperor wanted them to do…

That is, to ensure the rear of the Primary Universe's expeditionary army is secure, and to help the Primary Universe's humanity completely eradicate the remaining remnants of evil.

As for the reason behind the mass self‑execution, these three thousand Alpha bodies had been tainted by chaotic power; even though they are giants devoted to the Emperor and humanity, there is no luck before chaos—only death can end it.

Moreover, unlike the Midnight Lord who hid behind the lines during the rebellion, supplying logistics and constantly giving leeway, the Alphas had, during that period, done countless fratricidal acts and sacrificed innocents to win the traitors' trust and to operate covertly under the New Human Empire's rule.

Isn't acting with pure intention enough to avoid punishment?

But the facts stand as they are; if not the intention, then what?

Therefore, self‑execution is not only an end, but also an apology to the sacrificed brothers and innocent people; death can also grant them redemption.

After hearing the twin OriginalBodies' account, although Shengjilesi never relaxed his vigilance, he had already sheathed the Spear of Completion, and his expression and demeanor openly displayed respect and admiration.

However, he, whose Spiritual Energy ranks only below his father and Magnus, also sensed Alpha Ruesi and Omega's yearning for death, and his gaze inevitably showed regret.

"Hahaha!"

At this moment, the two twin OriginalBodies laughed in unison, finally releasing the long‑suppressed emotions, and then both said:

"Brother, as we previously agreed, you have defeated us, so we and our legion will surrender, but please respect our choice and allow us to achieve true liberation…

Of course…

Hope…

Perhaps in the next life we can be true brothers… maybe not…"

Seeing Alpha Ruesi and Omega's relief, and hearing the two, once vigorous, gradually become feeble and finally motionless, Shengjilesi realized that their armor had been infused with a potent toxin inside their bodies…

It must have been a specially prepared toxin crafted a hundred years ago, intended to, under the current circumstances, swiftly take the lives of the two.

Indeed, if Alpha Ruesi and Omega begged Shengjilesi for death, he would certainly obey his father's will and capture them alive, so the two likewise chose self‑execution.

"Alas…" Understanding the whole cause and effect, Shengjilesi, with the Spear of Completion attached to his back, let out a heavy sigh and, as if talking to himself, said: "Farewell, brothers."

Having finished speaking, Shengjilesi reunited with the Holy Blood Guard scattered around, opened the armor communication, and contacted the central control room of the City of Angels, ordering:

"Notify our technical staff to retrieve the bodies, implement refrigeration measures, then inform all Holy Blood Angels and clearance personnel: the Alpha legion has chosen to cease resistance, do not attack arbitrarily; I will lead the Holy Blood Guard to take over."

"Yes."

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Soon after.

In the left side of the galaxy, in a region at least thirty thousand light‑years away in a straight line from the Space Gate, there also exists a "barren" star system.

However, the actual condition of this star system is far richer than the one where the traitorous remnants have gathered; it has a yellow dwarf star (similar to the Sun), seven major planets, and two asteroid belts.

It is called barren because the star system is weak in resource development, extraction, and heavy industry.

But there is one aspect that the other territories of the New Human Empire cannot match: every year this place can continuously supply the New Human Empire with tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of high‑level Spiritual Users who can skillfully wield their own chaotic Spiritual Energy, with their potential already developed to the limit.

Although the bodies of high‑level Spiritual Users cannot compare with an Astate, their threat level is often higher than that of a single Astate.

In fact, this star system is the scholar sector capital governed by the Child of Thousand Scars — the Fuzhalei Star System, and the capital planet Prospero of the sector is, of course, also within this star system.

Zoom in.

Observing from within Prospero's gravitational sphere, one can see that in low Earth orbit numerous defense platforms related to Spiritual Energy are deployed, as well as warships belonging to the Child of Thousand Scars.

But…

Rather than being deployments, it is more accurate to say that, due to Prospero's gravity, or aimless drifting near low orbit, or broken platforms and warship wreckage that have broken through the atmosphere and fallen to land and sea.

The mastermind behind this situation is the Glory Iron Fist Legion, which broke out of Rift Space two hours ago, together with the accompanying UNSC elite fleet.

Aside from their numerical advantage, the very existence of the Never‑Fall, this home‑world ship, has already doomed the Child of Thousand Scars.

As for the Spiritual Energy that the Child of Thousand Scars excels at?

To clarify, aboard the Never‑Fall sit not only OriginalBody Rog of the Glory Iron Fist, but also OriginalBody Kelakesi of the Dark Crow Guard, and also Sui Bian, the father of the OriginalBody and a very protective one.

The moment the fleet completed its jump navigation, Sui Bian released a separating barrier that enveloped the entire star system, completely severing the Fuzhalei Star System's connection to the other dimension.

Any divine blessing, any chaotic Blessing—any thing related to the other dimension has lost its support.

If it were only the Glory Iron Fist and the UNSC, dealing with the Child of Thousand Scars would inevitably incur heavy casualties, but Sui Bian is not only a father, he is also a lord of humanity; with him present, how could he stand by and watch heroic warriors sacrifice their lives?

Thus Sui Bian also casually released Spiritual Energy, eliminating all threats on Prospero…

Indeed, all threats, including the Magnus isotopes whose souls are imprisoned and whose flesh is possessed by demons.

At this moment.

Inside the central control room of the Never‑Fall's core world, standing beside the control console are the three—Sui Bian, Rog, and Kelakesi—each clad in their own armor, as well as the White Queen, who always appears dressed in a secretary's attire.

However, the expressions of these four "people" differ: Sui Bian has his hands behind his back, slightly tilting his head to stare at the holographic screen; the White Queen maintains a cold, beautiful visage, but Rog…

"Hey, brother, you know how frustrated I am this time, right?" the OriginalBody of the Glory Iron Fist whispered to his brother beside him: "Did you see? My legion and I didn't get a chance to deploy; we just arrived! The war ended, how are we supposed to fight?"

Listening to his brother's complaints and watching the battle situation displayed on the holographic screen, even Kelakesi, who dislikes showing his emotions, couldn't help but twitch his mouth a few times, gave a slight nod, and replied:

"Hmm… indeed."

As Rog just said, with a father present, how could this battle even be fought?

This time, Kelakesi finally understood why, among the two brothers stationed in the Solar System, one is talkative and the other a bookworm…

Because they cannot fulfill the combat duties their OriginalBodies and Astates should have, they are simply too idle.

Sensing his two sons drifting further off course, Sui Bian said nothing to stop them, instead keeping his attention on the Prospero displayed on the holographic screen, as if searching for something.

A few seconds later, a strand of light flashed through Sui Bian's pupils.

Immediately after, he extended his left hand, and the moment he spread his palm, a pink‑tinged red orb appeared within everyone's view.

Seeing this, Rog promptly fell silent, and Kelakesi no longer echoed; because they both knew that the orb, only slightly larger than a ping‑pong ball, was the soul of a Magnus isotope.

"You two," Sui Bian extinguished the orb, then turned his head toward his sons and asked, "Who will bring back the demon‑possessed body?"

Rog and Kelakesi exchanged a glance, instantly grasping each other's intent, then Rog stepped forward and said, "I'll go, father."

"Alright, go, and be careful not to shatter the body too much," Sui Bian reminded.

"Understood." The obeying Rog turned and left, taking several Iron Fist guards out of the control room.

"Chairman." At this moment, the White Queen interjected, "We have detected a high‑energy other‑dimension reaction."

(End of chapter)