Chapter 464: Mouse Utopia: Sacrificing Father?!

Swish~! Swish~!

Hundreds of miniature missiles trailed white exhaust, under the dim light of the red dwarf star, they arced perfectly across the desert, quickly dispersing above Mieba's army.

Click~! Click~!

Immediately after, the warheads and bodies unfolded like scattering, each shooting out more tiny 'spheres', densely falling toward Mieba's army, and at the moment of contact…

Bang~! Bang~!

Almost all the 'spheres' simultaneously detonated in low-intensity blasts, releasing thick green 'mist'.

The green 'mist' that instantly enveloped sixty percent of Mieba's army was precisely made using nanotechnology and highly concentrated alien strong-acid blood.

Sizzle~! Sizzle~!

Howl… howl…

In a brief moment, the entire desert echoed with violent corrosion sounds and the screams of various races such as the Qitari and Vanguard Guard.

Not long after, the sixty percent of the army engulfed by the strong acid was annihilated before the battle even began, leaving none.

Moreover, the acid mist did not evaporate over time; instead, it spread outward from the covered area.

Fortunately, the Judgment Angel Terminators, who essentially did not want to end the battle so soon, controlled via their helmet screens and actively stopped the acid reaction.

!!!

As for Wumu Hou, the Dark Night Adjacent Star, and the Black Dwarf Star, they clearly did not expect that a mere hundred people could deal such a devastating blow to their incomparable legions.

Thus Wumu Hou rose into the air with magic and was the first to charge toward the position where Helusi and over a hundred Terminators stood.

Roar!!!

The Black Dwarf Star followed closely behind.

…

Not to be outdone, the Dark Night Adjacent Star silently sprinted.

Rumble~ rumble~

The surviving army that followed the Three Radiance Commander in launching the charge still could generate a heaven-shaking, earth-moving momentum, fearless of life and death…

Mainly because they barely possess self-consciousness, naturally they do not know what fear is, only knowing to obey the Three Radiance Commander's orders.

However, as the absolute commander of the army, Mieba did not move a single step, just standing there, gazing at the equally motionless Helusi and Terminators.

At this moment.

If viewed from above, one would feel that there were still over twenty thousand of Mieba's army, appearing ready to swallow the 'tiny' Judgment Envoys lined up in a row.

But…

Rat-a-tat-tat!!

The 75-caliber parallel explosive bolts and the 1.0-caliber heavy explosive bolts directly spat out dazzling fire serpents; the crisp, 'pleasant' gunfire instantly drowned out everything.

Pfft! Pfft!

Before the two sides even made contact, Mieba's army, like dominoes falling at over ten times the speed, was blown apart in sheets by the explosive bolts, filling the sky with blood and severed limbs.

At this rate, before Mieba's army could engage the Judgment Envoys in melee, they would be wiped clean by the 'Explosive Bolt Storm'…

How could that be allowed?!

Absolutely not!

After finally being able to 'have some fun', how could we just satisfy the urge to shoot? We must tear and hammer by hand!

Therefore…

"For Father! For the Lion King! Carnage!!"

"Carnage! Carnage!"

Therefore, over a hundred Terminators immediately ceased fire and let out metallic battle cries, launching a counter-charge against Mieba's army.

The two sides were on the verge of clashing.

As Wumu Hou flew in the sky, he used magic to kick up a sandstorm, preparing to transmute fine sand into crystal to turn into blades…

Cough…!!!

But Wumu Hou let out a choked gasp, his originally gray skin beginning to turn purple and red.

Uh…

Next, the top mage of Mieba's legion rolled his eyes, as if suffocating to death, or as if his soul was instantly drained; in short, he completely lost vitality.

Finally falling from the sky with a 'thud', he hit the desert, then with a few 'pfft! pfft!' sounds was trampled to pieces by the still-sprinting Vanguard Guard, torn apart.

Wumu Hou died miserably; it turned out to be a Terminator clad in black robes with a red mark on the helmet's top, who, while punching and crushing a Qitari, casually raised his left hand toward Wumu Hou and released Spiritual Energy to perform a pinching motion, easily finishing him.

By the way…

Easily…

You should know that Wumu Hou is one of the top two mages in the 05 Universe, but against a Terminator skilled in using Spiritual Energy, it's just 'Ah, another ordinary day, ordinary carnage'.

Thud! Thud!

Apart from Leviathan, the largest and foremost charging Black Dwarf Star strode forward, selecting a Terminator wearing a Power Fist on the left hand as his opponent.

"Roar~!!!" It immediately raised its hammer-axe, howling as it swung at the Terminator.

Immediately after…

"Dong~!" With that sound, before Black Dwarf Star could react, its hammer-axe was knocked away.

"Boom~!" In an instant, the Power Fist unleashed a Spiritual Shock strong enough to distort nearby space, immensely powerful.

In contrast, the Black Dwarf Star that took the initiative to attack?

When the Terminator, using what the Astate consider ordinary speed, extended his right index finger and thumb to grab the hammer-axe's blade and pull it away, then clenched his left hand into a fist for a retaliatory strike, he smashed the Black Dwarf Star to pieces.

He couldn't even let out a miserable cry.

As for the surviving Radiant Commander's Dark Night Adjacent Star…

It's a pity that when the Terminators were still willing to pull the trigger, showering Thanos's army with countless explosive arrow projectiles, they didn't regard the Night Neighbor Star as a "boredom‑relieving toy," and thus took it away with a single shot.

Tsk! How can it look so cheerful?!

Rag! Rag!

Ah!! Die!

The clash had only lasted a moment before the entire battlefield began to reverberate with a metallic clang, yet the tone was a rather disappointed, disgruntled battle roar.

There's no way; races like the Zitarri and Vanguard Guard simply can't let the Astates have a satisfying "play."

When support troops, combat sisters, and even some ship‑board engineers arrived at the battlefield via transport planes and boats, there was absolutely no "leftovers" left.

After a few flashes of high‑energy beams and muzzle sparks, the only ones still standing in this desert area were Helusi and the second squad of the Judgment Angel, as well as Thanos, who remained in place having lost all his subordinates and army.

…

Surveying the surrounding severed limbs, broken arms and twisted corpses, Thanos surprisingly showed a hint of compassion, closed his eyes to soothe his mind.

After opening his eyes, Thanos lifted his double‑edged greatsword and walked forward slowly, while the Judgment Angel, receiving Helusi's signal, did not rush to kill him.

When he reached a distance of about ten meters from Helusi, Thanos finally stopped and said, "I don't know where you come from, but I know you possess the power to change a universe, and the resources of a universe are …"

Rou~!

But before Thanos could finish speaking, a rushing sound of breaking the air interrupted him, and instinctively he raised his double‑edged greatsword, attempting a blocking motion.

Unfortunately, as Thanos's hands moved, a "shhh‑la~!" sound was heard.

. Goo…wu…

Thanos tried to speak, but could only emit a whimpering murmur, and then blood surged uncontrollably from his mouth.

At the same time, its head also slid off its neck, falling straight onto the sand in front of it.

And the headless body swayed backward, crashing heavily to the ground, never able to rise on its own again.

In that instant, when Helusi heard Thanos about to expound his "great" ideal, he could not restrain himself and extended his left index finger, using a sharp claw blade to behead Thanos.

The so‑called "great" ideal, in fact Helusi learned from a private email the email their father sent them, that Thanos believes "the universe's resources are limited while life proliferates without bound; if unchecked, imbalance will inevitably arise," and thus seeks to gather infinite gems to slaughter half of the beings in the Zero‑Five universe.

Moreover, Thanos calls his "balanced universe" philosophy absolute fairness, justice, and mercy.

Honestly, regarding the limited resources of the universe, Helusi can't refute much; they and their brothers still haven't figured out what the cosmic origin truly is, so they usually avoid making definitive statements, lest later evidence prove them wrong.

As for unrestricted biological proliferation, judgments vary; Helusi still recalls the story their father told them about a 1960s experiment in the main universe called the "Mouse Utopia" conducted by an ecologist.

The researchers used a farm capable of housing four thousand mice, with abundant food and water, the only limitation being space.

In the end, the utopia did not cause the mouse population to reach four thousand as expected; at its peak there were only about two thousand two hundred.

The results showed that in a resource‑rich environment where food and drink are not a concern, when a society's space and functions become fully occupied, complex behaviors like individual competition and stress cause societal collapse, leading to the extinction of the species.

Plainly put, most civilizations fail to survive the selection stage before leaving their homeworld for interstellar travel and colonization; they essentially annihilate themselves long before the universe's resources run out.

For example, humanity in the main universe, if not for their father's covert coordination, would be wiped out at any slip by a potential nuclear war or biochem crisis.

In short, Thanos's thinking is overly obsessive, imposing the cause of his homeworld's destruction onto the entire Zero‑Five universe.

Some may view Thanos as selfless and absolutely just, but in Helusi's eyes, Thanos's actions are extremely selfish, force‑feeding his own notion of correctness onto every race without regard for right or wrong.

Thus Helusi is too lazy to negotiate much with such guys; after all, you state one principle, and they can find ten to argue back at you.

And solving the problems these guys create is simple: kill!

Don't think you can change their minds with words; only absolute force can correct them.

After dealing with the figure who spanned ninety percent of the major events in the Zero‑Five universe, Helusi waved his hand, signaling the accompanying engineers and technicians to begin retrieving items of research value.

As for Helusi, using Spiritual Perception, they led over ten Terminators to activate a teleportation device, arriving directly at the summit of a mountain.

There, they encountered a "person" cloaked in black, with red skin and a skull‑like face.

That "person" was the original leader of Hydra and Captain America's nemesis, John Schmidt, nicknamed the "Red Skull."

Exiled here by the Space Stone, the Red Skull, forced to accept his bound fate, noticed a group of giants "flashing" into his view, showed no excessive surprise as a normal person would, and spoke:

"Welcome to the Land of Despair, stranger. I know you seek the Soul Gem, but its status among all gems is revered…"

The Red Skull continued his self‑indulgent exposition while leading the silent giants to the sacrificial plaza built on the edge of the peak, gazing at the stone platform below the cliff, and added:

"It is precisely because it contains unique wisdom, ensuring its bearer understands its power, that one must sacrifice the soul of one's dearest loved one."

Beloved??

Upon hearing that, the helmet‑less Helusi was startled, and the Terminators behind him also flinched.

However, after Helusi reflected on the meaning, they realized that "beloved" can take many forms—not just romantic love, but also familial and friendship.

Romance need not be mentioned; the newly born Helusi never focused on it, and moreover, there is no suitable opposite sex that matches their physique and soul.

And family ties…

Could it be that they must sacrifice their father to obtain the Soul Gem??

What a joke!

Even without knowledge of the Zero‑Three universe's past, Helusi could never make a sacrificial, betray‑father move.

Dong, dong!

Thus Helusi, with a scowl, quickened their steps to the edge of the sacrificial plaza and raised their left hand level toward the stone platform below.

Pa~zz~!

Immediately, the Helusi claw on their left hand began to crackle with golden‑black lightning, while a faint Spiritual Energy wave enveloped the entire mountain.

Boom… rumble…

The earth shook and the mountains quivered.

Then, as they made a gathering motion, their five clawed fingers met, and their left hand thrust upward sharply.

With a "Bang!!!" the Soul Gem, emitting dazzling orange light, was somehow yanked out by Helusi's manipulation.

?!

Witnessing this, the Terminators remained utterly calm, while the Red Skull, who had been extremely composed at first, now appeared slightly shocked.

It eased.

Originally, the red skull that had been floating in midair chose to land on the square's tiles, and performed an extremely respectful bow, saying, 'Greetings to the future master of the universe.'

After all, being able to subdue the soul gem with one's own strength absolutely qualifies one to become the master of the universe.

"Master of the universe?"

"But he clenched the soul gem that flew into his palm with his right hand, placed it into the built‑in compartment, and upon hearing the red skull address him as "master of the universe," Helusi turned around and corrected:"

"I am not any master of the universe, not now, not even in the future, but rather the offspring of the OriginalBody of the master of humanity, Helusi·Sui—please keep this in mind."

"May I ask who you are…?"

"I am merely a guilty person making amends; I hope the offspring of the master of humanity can properly use the soul gem."

But the red skull, without revealing its identity, floated again in midair, gradually distancing itself from the sacrificial plaza, hiding its form in darkness, and finally vanished without a trace.

(End of chapter)