Chapter 643: A Pathological Pursuit of

Legion Commander.

At this moment, Kota Na used the OriginalBody armor's projection system to image herself on the left side of the OriginalBody, and continued to maintain a calm demeanor as she reported:

"According to the latest scan results, the Falach named Xun·Barahuer has already transmitted its consciousness to the isolated island, and even if I use the World Engine as a relay, I cannot breach the island's interior.

Furthermore, all landing forces, including the 300 Warriors and the OriginalBody Wokan, An Na Jin and all personnel, are in a state of communication blackout."

At this point, Kota Na added her own insight, reminding: "Legion Commander, after I infiltrated the Opatara Dynasty's internal network and analyzed it, I learned that the Falach possesses an extremely powerful combat body; even if you, Legion Commander, handle it personally, it would still be deemed a thorny problem…"

"So?" John coldly interrupted Kota Na's words and retorted: "What is your viewpoint?"

Hearing this, Kota Na took a deep breath and continued: "So, Legion Commander, if you do not go to the island yourself, the assault faced by the 1st Battalion will increase exponentially.

The most lethal and highly detrimental point for the Legion's development is that the two young OriginalBodies could fall because of your orders, and that…"

Kota Na did not continue.

As a sentient artificial intelligence of Legion-level intellect, Kota Na indeed possesses a considerable degree of "emotion," but she does not feel human-like "pity" or "concern" for the lives of Wokan and An Na Jin.

The main issue is that if those two young OriginalBodies truly perish in this operation, it would become an indelible political blemish for the Sparta Corps.

If there are future grand expeditions or wars waged with the power of the Empire, the position of War Marshal will be completely out of John's reach.

In Kota Na's view, nothing is more important than her Legion Commander and the Sparta Corps; of course, the primary "tenet" of all AIs and the command they must obey is unconditional loyalty to the Emperor.

If the Emperor is absent, a sentient AI will switch its primary "tenet" to its Legion Commander and Legion.

"So?"

John still showed no emotional fluctuation and counter‑asked: "If I, out of concern for their deaths, lead troops to storm the island, overturn the advantageous situation, and consequently, when support arrives and we jointly complete the siege, cause this battle to fail, or if my unit suffers heavy losses, then will that responsibility fall on you, an AI?"

"This… I understand, Legion Commander." Seeing this, Kota Na ceased offering her own opinion and resumed reporting:

"Legion Commander, based on the latest status from the Legion's directly attached regiment, the World Engine is expected to be fully transferred to Sparta in 45 minutes."

John merely nodded, then used the War God Armor's anti‑gravity device to glide straight into the pilot socket, and re‑entered the DivineBody's skull to continue the connection.

Even though the DivineBody's condition is poor, it is still more than sufficient to purge the remaining Space Death Spirit forces of the World Engine.

Moreover, the Lord of Sparta has always known that once the World Engine is claimed, the Xun·Barahuer forced back to the island by Kota Na will inevitably unleash its fury upon Wokan and An Na Jin.

But so what?

John is not the type who would abandon a chance to turn the battlefield around—or even achieve a comeback—just for so‑called brothers.

Even though they are minors, fourteen years old, it is time for them to understand that the Human Empire is not only a dreamlike façade, but also cruelty, ruthlessness, and war.

Before departing from Earth they were "young travelers of mountains and rivers"; after departure, they must shoulder the heavy burden of being OriginalBodies.

Death is nothing to fear.

What is frightening is cowardice and retreat.

John saw these two points in An Na Jin's eyes; even if the younger brother has the potential to surpass Magnus in Spiritual Energy, once his character carries "self‑doubt" or is influenced by the outside world

Although pure Spiritual Energy can safeguard their OriginalBodies, even Astate, from chaotic contamination, the evil god, not yet fully eradicated, is like a fly that always finds a way to appear before them.

Therefore, as an elder brother, John must let them bear the core of the war vortex; as an Imperial OriginalBody, John must correct An Na Jin's "self‑doubt" to prevent the younger brother from repeating past mistakes.

——

…

During the fierce naval battle between Sparta and the Opatara Dynasty fleet.

The five‑dimensional zone at the edge of the isolated island.

Swish-!

Swish-!

"Stretched" and "slender" light trails instantly returned to normal, indicating the 1st Battalion fleet had completed the fold‑jump navigation.

At this moment, compared with the raging naval battle, everything in this five‑dimensional zone was absolutely tranquil.

But the hundred warships that completed the fold‑jump shattered that peace.

The boundless island, whose area is incalculable, resembled the World Engine's surface: the metallic ground featured streets, squares, residential buildings, and various enigmatic commemorative towers or statues.

Although there were numerous colossal metallic pyramids serving as tombs, they were all situated deep within the island, and surprisingly there were metallic greenbelts and metallic vegetation, adding a sense of "life."

And the arrival of the 1st Battalion fleet made the "life" of the island's "residents" pause in astonishment…

No, it should be said that those mechanically moving between buildings and streets, some even circling open‑air tables, "raising cups and eating" together—these Space Death Spirit residents were merely repeating the same motions.

A close observation reveals that the plates and the cups are empty.

Thus, Xun·Barahuer's near‑pathological fixation on everything from his former life explains, in part, why the Opatara Dynasty did not use the Brilliant Star Map to arbitrarily trigger supernovas in the "vibrant" galaxy.

And the arrival of the 1st Battalion caused the vast majority of obedient Space Death Spirits to go offline.

After all, they have never slept, yet have been running for tens of millions of years, so when they see invaders their cognitive logic cannot immediately function properly.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

But that was a malfunction in the low‑grade Death Spirits' logic; the higher‑grade units with a degree of autonomous awareness immediately seized Gauss weapons and, coordinated with automatic anti‑air fire, launched a counterattack.

However, compared with fleet‑scale firepower, the weapons in this zone are merely a "tickle" to the 1st Battalion.

Boom! Boom!

After adjusting angles, a hundred vessels unleashed a synchronized first salvo of artillery onto the surface, while missile bays opened en masse, unleashing tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of missiles of varying yields to "sweep the ground."

Immediately thereafter.

Following the nuclear flash, the ships surged into the tens of thousands of meters of "high altitude" above the surface, deploying countless air‑drop pods that released tens of thousands of carrier aircraft and transport vessels to commence landing.

Among them were OriginalBody Wokan and An Na Jin, soon to be reviled by Xun·Barahuer.

(End of Chapter)