Chapter 300: This Black Stone, So Powerful

The Alert Star lit up?

The Silent King and Ao Likan didn't even react at first.

Their eyes turned toward the Alert Star, and for a long while they did nothing.

The Silent King even subconsciously wanted to ask his subordinates who was so bold as to use the "Brilliant Star Map" to light the star of the Alert Star.

But then the Silent King realized that with the "Governance Accord" about to go fully online, without his own decree, it would be impossible for anyone to operate the Brilliant Star Map.

So if no one is operating the Brilliant Star Map, what exactly is the Alert Star shining as now?

Deep within the Silent King's personality core, a rare, long‑missed doubt surfaced.

Even Ao Likan, after a long silence, surprisingly did not inquire about the secret cult's information channel, but began divination.

There's no way around it; the Alert Star is still far away, and even the secret cult couldn't figure out what happened within just a few minutes.

"Xisi?!"

After pondering for a while, the Silent King suddenly looked up, his eyes blazing, and uttered a long‑unheard name.

Ao Likan, who had been divining below, fully focused as a diviner, couldn't help but pause his limbs when he heard those two words.

Then, surprisingly, he paused for a moment, abandoning the divination, and looked up to respond directly:

"Impossible!"

Ao Likan was adamant; the Silent King, seeing Ao Likan's certainty, found the bright light in his eyes not dimming, but looking at him even more seriously.

Your secret cult was forced by Xisi to support my Dead Spirits; how can you still have the nerve to be so adamant?

Seeing that the Silent King didn't believe his words at all, Ao Likan had to explain directly:

"I'm not saying the Alert Star definitely has no Xisi."

"But even if Xisi truly exists, he couldn't......"

"It couldn't possibly shine like a star!"

"Not even with Black Stone Amplification!"

Ao Likan said Black Stone Amplification without hesitation, after all it is a Dead Spirit Construct specifically used to suppress Subspace.

They naturally knew that since Black Stone can suppress Subspace, it can also inversely enhance Subspace.

That mechanical brain, with a little calculation, would naturally add all prerequisite conditions.

At this moment, the Silent King, listening to Ao Likan's explanation, saw the light in his eyes dim slightly.

Because, thinking it over, even if Xisi truly obtained Black Stone Amplification, he couldn't be that powerful.

Seeing the Silent King temporarily dispel his fear of Xisi, Ao Likan hurriedly continued:

"Rest assured, no matter how strong Xisi is, he's just a human."

"A human, however strong, can......"

Ao Likan's words were cut off, but this time the interruption wasn't from the Silent King—it was an expedited message that traversed the Alert Line across the long galaxy.

The message was simple, containing no extra description, merely presenting the scene witnessed by the Alert Star Dead Spirit Overlord Wu Kaituo directly before the Silent King and Ao Likan.

On the Dead Spirit corpse mountain, three unknown beings clad in human skins continuously unleashed unparalleled attacks amid piles of living metal.

In contrast to those dead Dead Spirit infantry, under Wu Kaituo's focused gaze, the Silent King and Ao Likan's eyes were fixed on the Divine Light that intermittently flashed on Xisi, and on the other side, on Wu Sikeer, whose every step was wrong yet ultimately succeeded.

At the end of the scene, as Wu Sikeer pressed the final button, the first Black Stone Obelisk finally flickered with reverse light.

And as the light representing Subspace amplification lit up, a brilliant sun silently rose in the world seen by the Silent King and Ao Likan.

The scene ends here.

Ao Likan stood quietly in place; even after the scene ended, he gave no response.

Only after a long while did he slowly turn his neck, curiously looking at the Silent King:

"This Black Stone......"

"It's that powerful?!"

The Silent King, watching Ao Likan, who a second ago was solemnly declaring "Xisi impossible" and "Even at his strongest, he's just a human", now turned around and asked himself!

His good expression vanished instantly.

Of course, even the mechanical face showed a change in expression.

The Silent King only wanted the Alert Star to send more information and was too lazy to bother Ao Likan.

Just as he turned to issue a command, his body froze completely.

After a pause, the Silent King suddenly looked back at Ao Likan.

Now he finally understood why Ao Likan's emotions were fluctuating so much.

Because at the moment the Silent King turned, Ao Likan's audio device emitted an even more mechanical voice:

"Otherwise, how could a single Black Stone produce this effect?"

"A single Black Stone?"

The Silent King silently savored the words, then, after another moment of silence, his Prosthetic Eye lit up like a bulb!

"Quick!"

"All forces return to the Alert Star immediately!"

Drive the dead spirit front line.

Several damaged Empire warships, billowing thick smoke, struggled toward a starport.

Within the smoke, occasional self‑detonations lit up, spewing some human silhouettes into the void with flames.

These were the repair crew; a second ago they were frantic, the next second they turned into cold dust in the endless cosmos.

A massive blaze suddenly flared.

In the end they failed to reach the safe starport; a final step before the gate caused a total rupture.

A multitude of Yunxuji converged from all directions, trying to rescue as many personnel as possible.

Of course, even though this is indeed a humanitarian measure, it's under circumstances where everyone has been cast into the void.

Those who can still be rescued are almost all Astartes or Mechanical Priests.

And as for mortals…

In a distant star port, Kiriman silently watches this little episode of warship damage.

No longer solitary as before, Kiriman, after watching, turns his head toward the towering Original Body brother beside him, clad in massive gold‑green Power Armor and with dark skin.

Lord of the Fire Dragon: Volgan!

"That's all there is."

"The Fifth Reconquest Expedition returned with only these few ships…"

Kiriman's expression turns sour, though he wishes to give his Original Body brother, who personally led the Fifth Reconquest Expedition, a pleasant expression.

After holding it in for a while, Kiriman's forehead still furrows with an inescapable gloom.

As the Original Body tasked with governance for the Empire, Kiriman knows all too well how much of the Empire's effort the five consecutive Reconquest Expeditions have consumed.

Mortal soldiers are one thing, but this thing is practically limitless.

Yet warships, even the lowest‑grade escort ships, cannot withstand such depletion.

Volgan watches the few returning ships, his expression equally sour, his brows deeply furrowed, left speechless before Kiriman.

Only after a prolonged silence makes the surroundings hushed does the voice of an Astartes company commander break the two's gloom.

"Frontline report?"

Kiriman glances, his expression showing no sign of cheer.

After all, with the decisive battle lost, the Dead Spirits are advancing rapidly, further expanding the spirit‑driving dead zone.

In humanity's string of defeats, this has almost become the norm.

But faced with Kiriman's sour expression, the company commander pauses, then, with an even more awkward look, shakes his head:

"We're retreating."

"The Dead Spirits army is retreating on all fronts!"