Chapter 284: Return to the Alert Star

The Alert Star surface, completely melted by the extermination weapon.

The towering, magnificent boundless mirrored ground; Xisi stood upon it, gazing at the mirror world identical beneath his feet, feeling as if the world were inverted.

At the same time, looking at the equally dazzling starry sky in the mirror, he finally realized that he had never stayed in a star system where a star had completely died.

Why, then, does it feel so familiar?

Because that utterly dead black dwarf should have been the Alert Star's star in its prime.

It was merely forcibly extinguished by the Dead Spirits using their near‑mythical technology.

Thus, on the Alert Star surface now, aside from Sakan and Danika's fully sealed Power Armor, refugees must don outdoor survival suits to move.

At this moment, Danika and Sakan beside him had completely come to believe that Xisi is the legendary First Saint.

Because, besides Xisi being able to easily kill them yet not doing so, he also gave the refugee children the ultimate luxury item, a "cherry".

Another, most important reason is that this is a Spirit‑Banishing Dead Zone.

It is a region that completely blocks Subspace, even the Seven Great Evil Gods are almost entirely cut off.

In this world, any demons, any corruption, any desecration are all covered by absolute physical laws.

No Subspace power could possibly reach here to cause any mischief.

At this moment, Xisi stood in place, Sakan and Danika respectfully watching him, while the few dozen refugees nearby knelt together, anxiously and cautiously staring at Xisi.

"So the Silent King's Spirit‑Banishing Dead Zone project has been extremely successful."

"It not only successfully sealed the Eye of Fear, but also seized the momentum to expand the area, nearly covering the entire Eastern Star Region?"

Xisi withdrew his gaze from the mirrored ground beneath his feet, frowning slightly as he looked toward Sakan and Danika.

Sakan remained silent, while Danika's face was full of devotion:

"Yes, sir, the Alert Star now is not only the most important gateway fortress connecting the Empire's Dark Side and the Empire's Holy Frontier."

"It is also the gateway fortress resisting the Spirit‑Banishing Dead Zone's expansion toward the Empire's core."

When Danika said this, her face, filled with grief over failing to protect the holy land, oddly showed a hint of pride.

A State Church Priest among the refugees, perhaps emboldened by Xisi's unexpected kindness in giving a refugee child a cherry, mustered the courage to speak up:

"Precisely, both enemy factions were advancing like a breaking bamboo, yet in the end they were all halted by your world at the city gates."

Xisi glanced briefly at the priest, then, without harshness, gave a light laugh and a nod, acknowledging the priest's explanation.

Seeing Xisi respond that way, the priest's face showed great honor, his expression becoming even more devout.

But although Xisi smiled lightly at the priest, he could not truly feel joy inside.

Because this deed truly deserved the Alert Star mortals' pride, yet now, with the ground covered in glass, it has become completely past.

"The Dead Spirits' extermination weapon either reduces the entire surface to mere rock layers."

"Or it renders the entire planet utterly dead and silent."

"Now, with the ground littered with glass, who exterminated the Alert Star, the Imperial Troops?"

Xisi asked, and the slight pride that had just appeared on Danika's and the priest's faces froze instantly at this question, leaving them speechless.

Finally, the ever‑silent Sakan spoke up himself:

"Yes, sir, it was the Lord of the Fire Dragon, Lord Vokan himself who led the extermination."

Sakan's words instantly captured Xisi's full attention.

Because the information contained in that sentence was enormous!

"Vokan?"

Xisi asked, then without waiting for Sakan's reply, immediately posed a more core question.

He looked at Danika and Sakan; both were warriors, yet their knowledge of history was not very clear.

Finally, Xisi turned to the State Church Priest beside him, from his own holy world, and after a pause, asked:

"Can you tell me the final outcome of the Terra Siege of that year?"

The State Church Priest was startled, but then dared not question why Xisi asked such a thing, and simply lowered his head to speak:

"It's not a secret."

"Although the Panbian Juntuán were fierce, they were completely repelled by the loyal army represented by the Harbinger, the Extreme Warrior, and the Green Man."

"The rebel leader Helusu later perished together with Makado, and the remaining rebels instantly fell apart."

The priest answered earnestly, and Xisi's eyes grew brighter with each word.

When the priest finished, Xisi could no longer hold back and sat up slightly, his face full of astonishment as he looked at the people before him.

After a long pause, he finally asked a question that was, on others, outright courting death.

"So, Huangpizi, will this sit calmly on the toilet?"

"Not a single injury???"

Huangpizi?!

Danika stared dumbfounded at the First Saint she revered.

Her mouth twitched wildly, then she turned her head away as if she hadn't heard anything.

The State Church Priest on the other side also stared blankly for a long while, wanting to nod in agreement with Xisi, but after lowering his head, he quickly lifted it in panic, wildly shaking his head to indicate he hadn't heard any mention of Huangpizi.

Even Sakan stared blankly for a long time, and faced Xisi's puzzled gaze, speaking in a muffled, hesitant tone:

"The Divine Emperor's valor now is just as it was ten thousand years ago when he first ascended the Golden Throne."

It was fairly diplomatic, and upon learning that this time he had allowed the Divine Emperor to avoid being half‑killed by Helusu,

Xisi's eyes widened slightly.

Then he silently looked toward Terra, realizing why the extermination of the Alert Star could be carried out by an Original Body that should have vanished long ago.

Because the Emperor at his zenith, plus ten thousand years of faith, and Magnus could occasionally sit on the throne for the Divine Emperor.

The current Empire is probably far more powerful than he imagined.

And as a powerful response to humanity, the secret cult that has been lurking behind the scenes turned to support another faction.

Dead Spirits!

Otherwise, following the normal timeline, how could the Silent King's spirit‑driving death domain reach Alert Star?

The extermination carried out by Lord of the Fire Dragon Wokan is not a betrayal; it is a strategy the Empire often employs when confronting a lost world.

It is to annihilate this world, leaving no usable resources for the enemy.

This scorched‑earth tactic has been commonplace for humanity since the Terra Time.

But Xisi, looking at the boundless mirror before him, could not feel any joy.

Because when a world is completely ordered for extermination, it means that this world will not be recoverable in the short term.

Otherwise the Empire could not resort to extermination.

And when Xisi finally understood, he looked directly at the three Sakan.

"What is the current situation of Alert Star?"

The three Sakan exchanged glances at the words, and finally the strongest among them, Sakan, lowered his eyes slightly.

"At present, it is the Empire's Fifth Reconquest Expedition launched after Alert Star fell."

"But the battle situation..."

Sakan did not continue.

There was no need to continue, for as Alert Star slowly rotated, the sky beyond the distant horizon...

its numbers and quality completely crushed humanity's Undead Fleet, right before Xisi, turning the Empire Fleet into green fireworks in the dark void!