Chapter 299: Why Is the Alert Star So Bright!

Empire Holy Frontier.

On the other side of the Alert Star passage.

The front line, spanning several sub‑star sectors, sees humans and Dead Spirits continuously pulling in more fleets from the rear.

Although the Dead Spirits' reinforcements are clearly far fewer than those of the humans.

Humans not only hold an absolute numerical advantage, but also fight on their own home ground.

Yet the front line still follows each local decisive battle, steadily burning toward the Empire's core.

Only this advance leaves the Empire frazzled, while the Dead Spirits side is no less strained.

At this moment, a recently concluded local battlefield.

The battlefield void, spanning several star systems, is littered with human warship wreckage.

Countless mortal crew members, as well as Astart, drift helplessly in the cold void.

Amid the massive Empire warship wreckage, one must look far to spot a ship or two of the Dead Spirits.

One could say that in a normal combat exchange ratio, humans are at an absolute disadvantage.

Overall, the comparison is only slightly better than being utterly crushed.

Even so, under the premise that Xisi consecutively altered the Great Rebellion twice, unprecedentedly strengthening human power.

Although the Empire is still one final step away from returning to its peak.

But the Dead Spirits Empire's full revival, backed by the Secret Cult, seems to be accelerating wildly.

It should be noted that, unlike Chaos, replenishing mid‑tier warships is extremely difficult.

Space Dead Spirits have perfectly retained their industrial strength from back then.

That is, total dormancy and fragmentation prevent their strength from being fully realized.

Now, with Secret Cult support, the Dead Spirits' industrial power finally begins to take effect.

The warships lost in combat can, behind the Dead Spirits, still be replenished.

Even the opposing humans suspect that the Dead Spirits, who have vastly expanded the Spirit‑driving dead zone, may soon regain the ability to produce main battle ships.

This is why the Empire, at any cost, must retake the Alert Line.

Beyond preventing further expansion of the Spirit‑driving dead zone, it also aims to completely isolate Dead Spirits' threat beyond the Holy Frontier.

Moreover, defending a single Alert Star costs far less than the current all‑out firefight.

Yet the shift in the war situation makes even the most optimistic Empire commander unable to smile.

The battlefield void at this very moment.

Amid the boundless wreckage, a prismatic planet made entirely of living metal glows with a faint green light, silently towering.

Its massive volume generates gravity, pulling the endless debris into a surrounding gravity belt, forming a ring composed entirely of human warships and fallen soldiers.

This ring, born of the defeated, adds yet another epithet to the planet's already lengthy legend.

Because this planet is one of the largest surviving star‑craft of the Dead Spirits, and also the Silent King's long‑sleep sanctuary and command hub:

the "Song of Forgetting"—a super‑massive tomb ship.

Now, within the planet‑sized tomb ship, a mortal corpse drifts quietly past a porthole.

In the dim, silent Dadian, a pair of green, eerie eyes stare silently.

Only after the corpse drifts away do the green eyes calmly retract, turning to look ahead.

Then, the silent Dadian's towering, splendid figure, behind the green eyes, drifts a shadow under the Command Throne and the two "Three Saint Giant Stone Monuments" flanking it.

The Command Throne is the Silent King's "mobility device"; it is not only the supreme symbol of the Silent King's rule over all Dead Spirits, but also houses the Star God Fragment "the Burner" Niadrazasa, enabling the Silent King to wield Star God power.

The two "Three Saint Giant Stone Monuments" are far from mere decoration; a full‑force strike can even cripple warships and Titans.

Beyond that, they possess absolute Subspace suppression, inter‑stellar phase teleportation, temporal force fields, and other exaggerated abilities.

One could say that although the Silent King lacks any faith or divine power, the Star God Fragment endows him with super‑strength far surpassing those so‑called great demons and living saints.

And this is merely one of the Silent King's many artifacts.

This artifact, a top‑tier creation on a galactic scale, is normally used for the Silent King's mobility!

Now the Command Throne carries the Silent King into starlight.

The previously quiet Dadian around it, its darkness on both sides slowly brightens with green light as the Silent King moves.

Then the Silent King gazes at a kneeling figure at the center, remains silent for a moment, then slowly raises his other artifact, the Eternal Radiance Scepter, with the Star God Cloak of star‑god skin behind him, and lightly taps it.

"The fearful dead shall revive; in this process, I am not here to help you eradicate Subspace."

"I am merely clearing away the humans along the way."

The Silent King looks at the Secret Cult envoy who has given the Dead Spirits great aid; his words still retain the regal composure of a supreme ruler.

Yet his tone is far less arrogant than before, after all the Secret Cult truly helped the Silent King accelerate the Dead Spirits' awakening.

Even the Silent King harbors a slight apprehension toward this mysterious organization that operates simultaneously on the 30K and 40K timelines.

Across, hearing the Silent King finally confirm the cooperation, the opposing figure also finally lifts its head.

At that moment, starlight sweeps across, fully exposing the opponent's silhouette.

The kneeling figure opposite is not a human or other alien race, but another Dead Spirit.

Moreover, its rank is only slightly below the Silent King—a legendary Dead Spirit rumored to have vanished long ago.

Now, looking at this former comrade who, even within the Dead Spirits hierarchy, ranks among the absolute high echelons.

Now that this figure has become a Secret Cult envoy, the Silent King's caution intensifies.

"Of course, Lord Silent King."

"Although our goals differ, at least our execution aligns."

Dead Spirits' revival? That first requires eradicating the humans who occupy most of the galaxy.

Eradicating the evil gods? That also demands slaughtering all humans that dominate the galaxy in sheer numbers.

Despite differing goals, the Dead Spirits and the Esoteric Sect still found a place to unite.

Not only do they have no conflict of interest, they are united in absolute positivity.

After saying these words, the Silent King looked at another beneath his feet who had fully joined the Esoteric Sect, a dead spirit legend; after a long silence, he still spoke with the attitude they had when they were both death-fearers.

"Olkan, you are our dynasty's greatest diviner; as long as you are willing, you can return anytime."

The Silent King extended an invitation to this Dead Spirit legend divination master named Olkan, while Olkan seemed not to have heard, still maintaining the respect due as an envoy of the Esoteric Sect.

Seeing Olkan still determined to stay in the Esoteric Sect, the Silent King also completely gave up the idea of winning him over.

After all, if we could pull Olkan back, it would undoubtedly greatly strengthen our understanding of this mysterious organization.

The Silent King was about to change the subject, continuing to draw attention to the campaign against humanity.

But perhaps as if they sensed something, the Silent King and Olkan unexpectedly both turned their heads toward the same direction.

In the Milky Way, there were only endless stars.

But after the two silently looked for a while, Olkan and the Silent King lowered their heads, full of bewilderment, their eyes dim.

"Alert Star......"

"How can it be so bright!!"