Chapter 412: with translation of chapter title: ，

Boom—

The sky, filled with pink and purple‑light clouds representing another space, flashed with lightning and thunder.

Pop—

Dense pinkish‑purple zigzag lightning, irregular Z‑shaped, poured down like a heavy rain, covering the entire Terra surface except the imperial palace complex, aiding traitors and demons in bombarding humans from the main universe, including Xiluosa and others in the trench area.

Xiluosa, standing atop the Mammoth, looked up at the sky—now utterly unrecognizable—and the dense lightning assault, his expression growing grave.

Hum—hum—

Although the lightning assault was nullified by a golden barrier hovering above them, causing no harm whatsoever, intuition and perception told Xiluosa that the Terra imperial palace side seemed to have endless chaos.

Bluff!

At that moment, Xiluosa heard a loud, resonant roar.

He turned toward the sound and saw a figure wielding a jet‑black spear in his right hand, a massive round shield strapped to his left, clad in a bronze and dark‑green exclusive Terminator armor, standing a terrifying 3.5 meters tall, a dark‑red cape flowing behind him as the Spartan pointed his spear tip at the palace, continuing to bellow in the shortest, coldest tone:

I am Asterthelion Morlock, commander of the 12th Battalion of Sparta—follow me and kill!

Ah—

All of the 12th Battalion's Spartans and support troops responded to Asterthelion Morlock with the Sparta Corps' unique battle cry.

Immediately, Commander Morlock surged forward courageously, becoming a fleeting shadow as the first to burst from the formation, charging toward the bastions and positions where traitors and demons had gathered.

The similarly equipped Terminator‑armed 1st Company, 1st Platoon could barely keep up with their commander; the rest, Spartans wielding Thor's Hammer Mark VI, advanced steadily alongside the 12th Battalion's support troops and ground armor units.

Seeing this, the commanders of Sparta's 13th Battalion and the Glory Fist's 32nd and 37th Battalions likewise raised their battle cries, leading their brothers and support troops to begin preparing to seize in one fell swoop the vital route to the palace's southeast.

Meanwhile, a massive aerial formation provided escort overhead: a thousand Viking fighters, short‑sword bombers, long‑sword attack craft, and Vulture‑class aerial gunboats, unleashing indiscriminate bombardment without regard for remaining ammunition.

As Terrans, how could Xiluosa and his Shadow Moon Grey Wolf comrades possibly miss such a spectacle?

What does it matter that there's endless chaos ahead?

Just kill!

Xiluosa drew his power shortsword, activated the lightning stance to cloak the blade, then he and a few nearby brothers leapt straight from the Mammoth, joining the full Shadow Moon Grey Wolf in the charging surge.

However, the over four thousand siege tanks of the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, Sparta, and Glory Fist did not advance with the main force; instead they spread out, selecting gentle slopes on low hills on either flank to park, then converted into artillery modes capable of firing large‑caliber plasma cannon batteries, massive laser beams, or plasma‑combustion shells.

Not only the siege tanks, but also the over one thousand electromagnetic self‑propelled guns accompanying them selected suitable high ground, with the under‑carriage side brackets locked in place.

Ree—

Whoosh—

Over a thousand 600‑kg tungsten‑iron shells erupted almost silently, instantly forming over a thousand straight blue‑light trajectories that arced above the main forces and slammed into the rebels' rising defensive positions.

Furthermore, many support‑unit observers locked onto the rebels' massed, fiercely fortified zones and called in precise bombardment from their own battalion's fleet.

The combined sea‑land‑air three‑dimensional strike kept the rebels and demons, who outnumbered us several‑fold, from being able to lift their heads.

At this moment.

Morlock, sprinting at the very forefront, had already charged into the forward position teeming with seductive demons, blood‑hounds, and mortal scum.

A graceful, exquisitely beautiful demoness lunged at Morlock with bared teeth and claws, but the commander paid her no heed, merely flicking his left hand…

With a muffled 'Bang!', the demoness was blown away by Morlock's massive shield, blood spurting from her fanged mouth in a faint‑purple arc.

With a 'Thud!', she finally crashed into a heap of mortal trash, landing tens of meters away.

With a 'Ugh…ugh…', her chest caved in and head twisted, the demoness struggled to rise.

Fortunately, its body was far tougher than an Astate; otherwise that shield blow would have shattered it completely.

However…

With each 'Thud! thud!' of Morlock's running came vibrations like a minor earthquake.

With a 'Splurt!', before the demoness could react, her skull was crushed by his magnetic boots, whose force far exceeded mortal scales.

This commander, who had likewise undergone G‑gland implantation and twenty‑five modification surgeries, yet whose height and physique seemed mutated, paid no heed to the filthy thing he'd just stomped, for Morlock was busy swinging his jet‑black spear, disposing of whatever other refuse.

With a 'Sizzle‑sizzle', a mist of blood swirled around him.

In an instant, Morlock, with just spear and shield, broke through the forward position alone and charged into the bunker guarded by the Steel Warriors.

Pop!

Bang!

Boom!!

As the bunker's interior descended into chaos and finally erupted in a violent explosion, with a searing fireball expanding outward to consume everything nearby, Morlock, protected by an energy shield, emerged unscathed before everyone's eyes.

And impaled on the shaft of his jet‑black spear hung a Steel Warrior whose abdomen had been pierced, helmetless, but already on the brink of death.

Morlock glanced at the Steel Warrior, then lightly flicked his right hand gripping the spear, hurling the traitor more than ten meters away and smashing a group of unfortunate wretches who'd just suffered misfortune.

Not only him, but several other battalion commanders, Xiluosa, and the company champions also rushed to the forefront, relying on personal valor to intimidate the enemy and boost morale—yet none matched Morlock's brutality and efficiency.

Furthermore, Xiluosa and the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf were positioned diagonally beside Sparta's 12th Battalion.

Watching Morlock continue to stand out, spear and shield in hand, he moved through the demon horde as if through empty space.

Even Steel Warrior veterans clad in Terminator power armor, or dreadnoughts piloted by dying veterans—threats greater than a Terminator—were no match for this commander whose height and physique had mutated; they were either killed instantly or kicked away and smashed by his shield.

This left Xiluosa, who was simultaneously slaying foes and keeping watch, feeling speechless.

The Shadow Moon Grey Wolf is an external detachment of the Sparta Corps; as its acting commander, Xiluosa naturally conducted a brief review of the Sparta Corps and found that the strength of every other battalion commander, as well as the battalion and company champions, was nearly enough to reliably defeat the platoon leaders and champions of their 03‑Universe.

This was still acceptable, for Xiluosa learned from technicians and from OriginalBody John that the G‑gland is far more stable than the gene‑seed, let alone that Umbrella's modification procedures involve four more steps than theirs.

Initially, the commander of the 16th Battalion, Salzutu, met his unfortunate end when he encountered one of the Expeditionary Trio—Abaddon, who had drawn the gods' attention and received their Blessing.

Yet Morlock, positioned roughly a kilometer away, shattered Xiluosa's understanding and reminded him of the days when the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, lacking an OriginalBody, followed the Emperor in the Solar System's first war.

Because he and his brothers had once witnessed the Emperor's Imperial Guard in battle, Morlock gave Xiluosa the feeling of facing the Imperial Guard itself.

However, before the New Human Empire was founded, the Imperial Guard had already died heroically defending Terra and the Emperor, and was utterly annihilated.

Xiluosa had thought the black‑gold‑white‑tassel guards standing beside Chancellor Sui were comparable to the Imperial Guard, but now he realizes their true strength far surpasses that of the Imperial Guard.

Cast aside distracting thoughts.

Continue the charge.

Helusi, unwilling to fall behind, displayed strength in no way inferior to any battalion commander of the Umbrella Legion; he rose up and surged forward, closely following Morlock and the Sparta 12th Battalion to become the spearhead of the main force's vanguard, forcibly boring through the defensive forces deployed by the Steel Warrior on the ground.

Of course, the aerial combat during this period was also extremely 'spectacular'.

The skull dragons waved their wings, spewing out corrosive pink‑purple flames from their mouths, while the bloody giants used their massive bodies to try to crush the main universe humanity's aerial combat units.

But the Sui Chairman's overly 'rascally' Spiritual Energy protection, which possessed absolute defensive nature, meant that the skull dragons, bloody giants, and any other flying demons could gain no advantage at all…

We can't beat them!

Even though the Spiritual Users of the New Human Empire, by sacrificing to summon a Spiritual Energy lightning storm and more demonic creatures, still could not halt the main universe humanity even a single step.

No way, who let the lord of main universe humanity intervene in the war?

However…

?!!!?

Having just beheaded a fleeing seductive demoness, Helusi, who was preparing to charge out of the position, suddenly sensed something, immediately raised his head, and turned his gaze toward the palace.

Above the palace, countless vortex portals of various sizes suddenly appeared—some with diameters of several kilometers, others only a dozen meters—emitting dazzling pink‑purple light.

The portals themselves were not enough to make Helusi feel threatened; the real reason for his grim expression was that, using the portals, demons could brazenly enter the physical universe—these were far harder to deal with than those summoned via sacrificial rites and possessing mortal bodies.

Among them, demons whose strength was not inferior to that of low‑ and mid‑tier demons such as the Blood Demon Griffin and Samuel made up the majority.

Although high‑ranking demons were said to be 'rare,' Helusi, who was not adept at Spiritual Energy, could still sense that there were at least 150,000 to 200,000 high‑ranking demons hovering above the palace……

This amounted to the traitors and demons gaining, in a short moment, nearly 200,000 reinforcements stronger than the Astate, even capable of exchanging a few blows with the OriginalBody of the Zero‑Three Universe.

Roar!!!

Accompanied by an earth‑shaking roar.

A demon at least 100 meters tall, with a pair of bat‑like bloody wings on its back, resembling an enlarged bloody giant, descended above the southeastern building complex of the palace, looking down on the main force where Helusi was stationed.

This demon not only resembled the bloody giant, but also had a bull's head and horns, wore fine armor adorned with skulls and fang ornaments, wielded in its left hand a giant axe forever burning with flames, and gripped in its right hand a spear gleaming with cold light.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The bull‑headed demon hovering in midair, with each flap of its massive bloody wings, released a Spiritual Energy shock that scattered the souls of ordinary humans and lowly creatures in all directions, and this shock was unintentional on the part of the bull‑headed demon.

Thus, as the Spiritual Energy shock radiated outward, it plundered and killed many ordinary human scum and lowly canine‑beast demons.

Buzz! Buzz!

Fortunately, the golden light barrier remained effective, helping Helusi's main force offset the Spiritual Energy shock and preventing large‑scale casualties among the auxiliary troops and technical personnel.

The main force's offensive stalled.

Helusi, Morlock, and the three other battalion commanders spontaneously gathered at the front line, looking up at the sky as if a 'demon rainstorm' were falling, and at the bull‑headed demon that made them feel suffocatingly oppressed.

It is obvious that the culprit who broke the barrier between the physical universe and other dimensions, opening countless portals, must be Helusi·Lupecal located at the center of the palace.

Hahaha!!

At that moment, the bull‑headed demon laughed loudly: 'I am Kaharande, blessed by my god! An elite of the Cruelty Legion, a world‑destroyer! Tremble, fear, you puny humans!'

His laughter echoed across the entire battlefield, and could be heard clearly throughout the whole continent.

After laughing, the bull‑headed demon remained haughty, looking down on Helusi and the others standing on the ground, as if unwilling to get its own hands dirty, waving its right hand forward to signal the eager demon army to launch an assault.

The so‑called demon army consisted of hundreds of millions of ruddy‑skinned, stout‑built humanoid demons wielding flaming weapons, many with bull heads and horns; at a glance one could tell they were far beyond the seductive demonesses and lowly canine‑beasts previously encountered—they were a genuine threat.

However, Helusi, Morlock, and the three other battalion commanders exchanged a glance; the atmosphere was indeed somewhat solemn, but they felt none of the fear that Kaharande had spoken of.

So what if they are numerous and huge?

Finally, the five battalion commanders all shrugged, turned back to face forward, watched the demon surge coming at them, and each firmly gripped their melee and ranged weapons, ready to lead their brothers and subordinates in a head‑on clash with the demon army.

In terms of strengths, humans may not be number one in everything, but when it comes to whose courage is greater, who dares to confront the supernatural with flesh and blood, humans have never been lacking.

No matter if you are a god or a demon, we'll still fight!

Boom——~!

However, a powerful surge of Spiritual Energy came from behind Helusi and the others.

??

This caused many, including Helusi, to involuntarily turn their heads backward to see what was happening.

Just this look left even Helusi, who had been unflappable since the start of the airdrop operation and through continuous combat to now, showing an expression of utter shock.

Because he possessed vision far surpassing that of ordinary people, he saw that the landing zone had likewise opened a vortex portal……

It was a golden radiance whose edges glowed with the Spiritual Energy of the Lord of Humanity, its diameter likewise reaching several kilometers.

(End of chapter)