Chapter 466: Restoring Glory, Stabilization No. 5

Boom!!

Sizzle!!

Lai'ang casually swung his sword, slashing Danfusi diagonally at the waist; his body instantly deflated, emitting a massive energy reaction while continuously spewing radioactive, glowing blood outward.

In an instant, the upper body gripped by Lai'ang's left hand stopped struggling, and the limp lower half on the ground twitched a few times before ceasing all movement.

Shreds.

Lai'ang disdainfully released his left hand, letting Danfusi's upper body fall to the ground, marked the spot with his Lion King armor, ordered the ship's technicians to retrieve the corpse, then activated the teleport device to instantly return to the hall of the palace ruins.

The waiting Dead Wings, without asking anything, silently followed Lai'ang to the front of the gate formed by two massive stones.

They glanced up and down.

Then, Lai'ang gave his left hand a slight swing, releasing a faint Spiritual Energy ripple; a series of "Boom… rumble…" harsh friction sounds followed, and the two stones slowly opened in sync with his motion.

When the motion ceased, the secret chamber beyond the gate revealed a cylindrical, high‑temperature shield field designed to deter intruders, within which a power gem could be easily obtained.

However, because the power gem was housed in a spherical containment vessel, its original appearance could not be exposed to the outside.

Moreover, even Peter Quill, who claims to have annihilated his biological father and future father‑in‑law single‑handedly and calls himself "Star‑Lord", can acquire the power gem unharmed with a simple tool, let alone Lai'ang.

At this moment, Lai'ang, standing outside the secret chamber, raised his left hand again and slowly curled his fingers.

The containment vessel, controlled by Spiritual Energy, attempted to break outward through the shield field's restraints.

"Buzz~!!!" the vessel and the field erupted in a fierce reaction.

But the reaction lasted only a moment; the vessel successfully breached the barrier, flew out of the chamber, and settled smoothly in Lai'ang's left palm.

"Crack!" With a slight squeeze, Lai'ang crushed the vessel.

Boom!!

The moment the vessel shattered, the power gem emitted a wave of radiation across the entire planet Morag, simultaneously releasing an alluring violet glow that illuminated the dim, damp hall of the ruins.

If an ordinary person made direct contact with the power gem, they would instantly vaporize into ash.

But for Lai'ang, the power gem resting in his palm was merely a perfectly clear, exquisite decorative piece.

He pinched it between his index finger and thumb, lifted it to his eyes for a careful look, then placed it straight into the left‑side built‑in compartment of his Lion King armor.

As for how to use the power gem, Lai'ang had no intention of mounting it on his Lion King Great Sword; after all, the great sword was forged by the artisan god Hephestus himself, and his obsessive nature wouldn't allow such casualness.

Not long ago, from interrogations of Asgard survivors, he learned of many things: the "Omnipotent" city built by all the deities of the Zero Five Universe, and Nidawier, the forge that crafted divine weapons such as Mjolnir (Thor's hammer) and Gungnir (the Eternal spear).

That place, renowned for forging weapons and armor, is home to a dwarf race—though each stands over five meters tall—that employs neutron‑star smelting and forging.

It can be said that Nidawier is one of the many divine realms coveted by the majority of stellar civilizations in the Zero Five Primary Universe.

But Lai'ang's thought was that Nidawier, the dwarf race, and neutron‑star forging technology—all of it—belonged to their Dark Angel and to their Umbrella.

Therefore, Lai'ang, having led the entire Dead Wings guard and activated the teleport device to return to the ship Absolute Rationality, prepared to carve out time for a trip to Nidawier, where the dwarves would use the power gem to forge exclusive weapons.

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Within sixty days after the vortex Space Gate opened.

The major interstellar civilizations within the galaxy have already been "handled" by an expeditionary force exceeding 1.2 billion troops.

Especially after massive devices 007, 008, and 009 conducted a single "arms demonstration", these civilizations were either annihilated or chose to submit under military deterrence.

In short, after the expeditionary force led by Lion King Lai'ang as war commander arrived in the Zero Five Universe, it achieved the initial goal of unifying the galaxy in just a month and a half.

Meanwhile, the Dark Angel 1st and 2nd Battalions, temporarily steering Ark 001, relied on Ark's convenient pseudo‑wormhole creation and instant devouring of Earth‑like planets, matching the expeditionary main force's efficiency.

Currently, the Andromeda galaxy has fully fallen under the control of the primary universe's humanity, overseen by over 200,000 combat sisters who assimilate and guide the civilizations and races that submit, such as the Song Empire whose physiology resembles humans.

Moreover, the Dark Angel 1st and 2nd Battalions used Ark 001's devouring ability to annihilate 120 civilization‑bearing Earth‑like planets, repurposing them as material to construct more Titan Class, Olympus Class, and Zeus Class flagships.

War sustains war.

Although the eradication of those 120 planets was exceedingly simple—hardly a battle, let alone a war—it was because the intelligent life on those worlds was particularly hostile, providing the Dark Angel 1st and 2nd Battalions with a pretext for the extermination order.

Furthermore, with Ark 001 participating in the expedition, future expedition models are likely to be rewritten; logistics, weaponry, and warship construction may no longer rely on cumbersome traditional transport.

Of course, Umbrella has only completed Ark 001 and 002, with 002 still under testing, while 003 has just entered the initial construction phase.

After all, unlike the Halo, an Ark's construction cycle requires at least twelve years, so equipping the entire legion with Arks will still take one and a half to two centuries.

Yet after conquering the Andromeda galaxy, Ark 001 did not head to Triangulum or the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds; instead, it opened a pseudo‑wormhole and returned directly to the vicinity of the vortex Space Gate on the outskirts of the Zero Five Solar System.

The reason for this route is that a fleet of over a hundred warships, having just passed through the Space Gate and left the primary universe, arrived within Ark 001's gravitational range.

Looking out, the fleet's flagship is a 25‑kilometer Titan Class vessel, accompanied by three Olympus Class ships and seven Zeus Class ships.

Including carriers, battleships, and other vessels, the fleet's size rivals that of the Extreme Legion's 1st Battalion.

Moreover, the fleet's overall paint scheme is light gray; aside from Umbrella's red‑white emblem, the most conspicuous mark is a roaring wolf head.

Based on other details, the fleet that passed through the Space Gate is the Sparta Corps' non‑organic battalion—

Shadow Moon Grey Wolf.

Shadow Moon Grey Wolf's fleet formed a standard triangular formation, entered the Ark's atmosphere via conventional navigation, and proceeded straight to anchor above the sea surface not far from the central control room.

At this moment.

Helusi, standing on the street outside the central control room, looked up as a large transport vessel departed the Titan Class flagship and gradually approached his position.

Lowering the landing gear.

Slowing down.

Touching down and stabilizing.

As soon as the rear hatch opened…

"Dong! Dong!"

Helusi heard the clatter of powered armor running and also saw a group of Shadow Moon Grey Wolves circle the large transport, nearly rushing to a spot just ahead of him.

There were fifty‑four wolves in total, each with helmets unfolded, appearing to be in their forties or fifties.

At the front, a short‑haired, graying‑bearded man stood as the acting battalion commander of Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, Xiluosa·Xidelie.

And also, the fifty‑four Shadow Moon Grey Wolves, including Xiluosa·Xidelie, are Terra‑descended veterans who have experienced the Great Expedition and Great Rebellion of the Zero Three Universe, and were later rescued by the Sparta Corps.

Just by looking at Xiluosa·Xidelie and the others' demeanor and expression, excitement was hard to hide; they were stunned for a moment, and the group forced themselves to suppress the urge to perform a single‑knee kneeling salute.

Then, representing the Grey Wolves, Xiluosa·Xidelie respectfully addressed Helusi: "The entire surviving personnel of Shadow Moon Grey Wolf's Ninth Company await the return of the commander! Please once again lead us, Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, to become the greatest and most outstanding corps!"

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Upon hearing this, Helusi likewise fell into a brief daze, not responding immediately to the Shadow Moon Grey Wolves who were many heads taller than him.

Although before his rebirth his father had erased the original memories of his soul, when he and his brothers turned fourteen, their father also narrated the rise and fall of the Human Empire of the Zero Three Universe to them.

Regarding the Great Expedition, he and his brothers felt exhilarated, even wishing to take part in that grand war to revive humanity.

But regarding the Great Rebellion…

The nine newly‑born OriginalBodies were left speechless, one by one.

After all, among the nine of them, seven directly participated in the rebellion, and the other two, for illicitly researching the Zero Three Emperor's forbidden technology, were demoted from OriginalBody down to Astate, causing their entire corps to be erased, expunged, and vanished from the history of the Zero Three Universe.

Yet the newborn OriginalBodies only felt guilt, remorse, and remembrance, because they regarded these histories merely as "stories" from which to draw lessons, not experiences they lived through.

Thus Helusi could understand why the Shadow Moon Grey Wolves found it hard to conceal their excitement; unfortunately, he and that so‑called war‑hero were no longer the same person, and deep inside he could not feel the reunion joy and thrill that Xiluosa·Xidelie and the others did.

Nevertheless, as a man of considerable scheming and personal charisma, Helusi was also capable of instantaneous empathy.

At this moment his eyes were slightly reddened, and to the Terra‑descended veterans like Xiluosa·Xidelie, he expressed the highest respect, thanking them: "No, it cannot be said that you welcome my return; rather I thank each of you for your contributions.

If it were not for you, the name Shadow Moon Grey Wolf would have long disappeared into the river of history.

Now, since my father has dispatched you to the Zero Five Universe and appointed me as the supreme commander of the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, I will do everything within my power to let the name Shadow Moon Grey Wolf once again resound across the star‑sea galaxy! Restore the glory!"

"Restore the glory!!" the fifty‑four Terra‑descended veterans shouted in unison.

In fact, not long ago Helusi had a holographic conversation with his father.

The discussion involved his father completely removing the "sub‑camp" title of the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, and transferring the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf to the Zero Five Universe, where he would succeed Xiluosa·Xidelie as "camp commander"…

Or rather, it should be said as the role of "corps supreme commander."

Because the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf is not being expunged; instead it will leave Sparta as a full‑scale corps for independent development.

As for the Terra‑descended veterans like Xiluosa·Xidelie, upon learning that their OriginalBodies had been reborn, they redoubled their efforts, devoting themselves wholly to earning battle merits.

During the past seventeen years, the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, stationed at the frontier fortress star region of the main universe, frequently submitted proactive applications to John for "clearing the fallen Vrilin pirate clans" and "annihilating the insectoid alien home‑star systems," among others.

John would, according to the situation, permit and approve the veterans' requests as much as possible.

Thus, for seventeen years the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf fought almost nonstop, astonishingly expanding from a single old, dilapidated Phoenix‑class support boat to a fleet of a hundred warships, essentially becoming a "small corps."

Moreover, other camps of Sparta also held the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf's seemingly reckless combat in high regard.

Furthermore, using the newborn Helusi's genes, the Terra‑descended veterans who underwent a second surgery could also produce the corresponding G‑glands.

Although the Terra‑descended veterans' G‑gland maturation is much slower than that of native Astates of the main universe, after seventeen years they now number five thousand Astates.

Support troops have swelled to four hundred thousand, combat sisters exceed fifty‑six thousand, and counting engineering, technical, ship‑crew, ground‑crew and other personnel, the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf totals about six million three hundred thousand.

It can be said that the "foundations" the veterans like Xiluosa·Xidelie built over seventeen years make the reconstruction of the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf's corps far smoother than that of other newborn corps.

At the same time.

In a recent conversation, the father mentioned the technical staff of the Shark‑eater camp, who had performed corresponding nanotech surgeries and Spiritual Energy extraction on Wanda and Pietro Maximeov, and arranged for the sibling pair to board a vessel heading to Ark 001 to act together with the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf.

Helusi had no objections to this.

To be honest, after sending Wanda and Piet to the blood‑stained Shack vessel (the Shark‑eater flagship) detention area, Helusi never saw the sibling pair again, but his impression of Wanda was rather deep.

Helusi confidently asserted that Wanda's potential is not inferior to Sarah Kerrigan and X018 NuoWa, and that with a powerful Spiritual User in the Shadow Moon Grey Wolf, the corps' strength will ascend another level.

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Meanwhile.

The interior world of the Terra Shield.

In the top‑level office.

"Chairman." The Red Queen, standing to the left of the desk, reported to her boss: "The Shadow Moon Grey Wolf has already rendezvoused with OriginalBody Helusi; the Maximeov siblings' vessel is expected to exit warp‑travel mode in thirty seconds."

"Very good." Sui Bian, seated in the chair, nodded.

"Chairman," at this moment, the White Queen's pupils flashed a faint blue light, and she said: "BoKen and his wife, along with Dr. Ketch, have successfully developed a stable version of the 24‑hour No. 5 compound."

(End of chapter)