Chapter 330: Tairen Inferno

Aolake departs Subspace again.

Then its side is exposed, and a predator bio‑ship that had been gnawing on a Sword‑class Escort Ship is smashed to pieces.

Immediately, assorted close‑range firepower spews fire in all directions, blasting the caught‑off‑guard bio‑ships into chitinous debris.

Accompanying Aolake's massive firepower, more Empire warships surge out, ferociously charging toward the hurriedly gathered enemy vessels ahead.

Aolake bridge.

Xisi stands before the star‑map sand table, ignoring the still‑fierce battle outside the viewport.

He merely frowns as he watches, on the map, another Empire world shift from Occupied to Fallen as he arrives.

Then his gaze shifts slightly, looking at the series of Empire star systems all marked as Fallen, though on the map those worlds are merely a line.

Not to mention Xisi, even the most optimistic Empire‑Fist company commander Laishande does not dare to hold any optimism about the Empire worlds on either side of that line.

The reason the map shows only a line is that Xisi's fleet has crossed that line.

Where the fleet has passed, everything is Fallen; where it hasn't, everything remains Occupied.

One can tell without thinking how dire the situation is in the worlds on either side of Xisi's route!

By contrast, Fanluosi looks at the star map for a moment, then casually glances out at the battlefield where they are exterminating the Tairen bio‑ships.

Then he turns back to Xisi, his face very grim:

"Lord, there are more bio‑ships here than on the previous planet."

Xisi, while studying the star map, casually replies:

"The Sanctuary Star is just ahead; the distance to the battlefield is only one more jump, so it's normal."

After speaking, Xisi does not look at Fanluosi's even grimmer expression.

Although Xisi's words sound reasonable, the problem is...

"Aren't we in the rear now?"

"How can the front line still be fighting while the rear is completely Fallen?"

If it weren't for following Xisi and seeing it firsthand, Fanluosi probably wouldn't know that the Tairen numbers have grown so large they're about to overflow the Sanctuary Star and flood Terra a second time!

"Prepare the ground forces; there are still Empire garrison troops in this star system."

Xisi directly addresses Laishande on the other side.

Volgan, as the Original Body, is currently the most powerful individual combat force in Xisi's hands, so Xisi now entrusts unimportant ground battles to Laishande's command.

Fortunately, although the Empire‑Fist is not as merciful to mortals as the Fire Lizard, it is not overly harsh either; it's within normal standards.

Combined with Xisi's mandatory orders and the Black Watch's steadfast execution and supervision, even the Empire‑Fist can display a 'kindness' not far behind that of the Fire Lizard.

Of course, this kindness is only superficial; how sincere it truly is at heart is another matter.

When Xisi issues the order, Laishande instinctively salutes, about to lead several Empire‑Fist company commanders for a landing, but his rear foot suddenly reacts, and he looks at Xisi with some doubt.

He then glances at Volgan and the others nearby, confirming they have received no information about the ground star system, and his confusion deepens as he fixes his gaze on Xisi.

"Lord, you are......"

Laishande wanted to ask Xisi how he knew there were still living people on the surface, but before he could finish, Xisi, sensing the Green Skin network, became extremely agitated—the Sith Kid.

He raises his hand directly:

"The ground has a Green Corps."

Brief and to the point.

But hearing this, Laishande is momentarily stunned, then with a hint of speechlessness in his eyes, respectfully obeys.

Although Terra has long sought to weaken the various blasphemous ties between Xisi and the Green Skin, any senior like Laishande knows Xisi's relationship with the Green Skin.

If he didn't still have a human appearance, his actions would indeed be from the perspective of human interests.

You could say Xisi is a Green Skin, and probably no one in the galaxy would object!

Of course, the Divine Emperor might have some objections, but the scheming second brother will naturally devise sufficiently cunning methods to silence the Divine Emperor.

Laishande suppresses his speechlessness about Xisi and the Green Skin, respectfully salutes, then decisively turns away.

Soon, a landing force composed of combat corvettes and armed merchant ships, under the escort of the warship fleet, heads toward the planet.

After another half‑day, when Aolake leads the main fleet to clear the space bio‑ships and appears in planetary orbit.

Fanluosi, holding the communication sent by Laishande, walks quickly toward Xisi with a strange expression.

Xisi is leading Volgan and several mechanical sages and star‑speakers, gathering as much information as possible about the nearby Sanctuary Star.

Fanluosi doesn't even have time to salute or wait; he hands over the document and whispers behind Xisi:

"Lord, Laishande says there are some conditions on the ground and wants you to see for yourself."

Xisi, who had been trying to gather information on the Sanctuary Star, frowns slightly at the words and looks over.

Seeing Fanluosi's oddly serious face, Xisi pauses, then stands up.

"You continue."

He addresses Volgan and the others, then without further words, takes Fanluosi and directly transmits down to the surface.

Laishande has long been waiting on the surface; when Xisi descends according to the Coordinates, the surrounding Empire‑Fist and Black Watch immediately stand at attention.

Laishande, seeing Xisi's arrival, quickly waves his hand to have several local Nest City PDF commanders step down.

He directly points Xisi to a massive open Nest City gate.

Those PDF commanders, seeing the supreme saint arrive, with great reverence and curiosity, quickly kneel on one knee and perform a grand salute.

"Lord, the situation inside is probably only you can handle."

Xisi looks at Laishande's awkward, even puzzled face, and can't help but become more curious.

Then, too lazy to ask Laishande what happened, he strides quickly into the gate, ready to see for himself.

But as soon as he steps forward, a strong, oppressive scent of blood and rotting flesh rushes from the shadows deep within the gate.

The odor is so intense that Xisi, after furrowing his brow, has to use his divine power to temporarily envelop himself, isolating him from the outside air.

He only dared to stride inside after that.

Soon, as Xisi entered, the Black Watch who had gone in ahead immediately switched on the searchlights that had just been re‑powered, and with the crackle of electricity the lights flared, swiftly illuminating everything inside Nest City.

Then an endless sea of corpses, entirely composed of shattered limbs and piled up to overflow the high tower, spread before Xisi's eyes!

Xisi was stunned by the sight, turned his head toward Lai Shande, and before Lai Shande could speak, asked directly:

"What is going on?"

Lai Shande's words that were about to come out were swallowed, so he had to answer Xisi first:

"They say it was to isolate the Chicken Thieves, so they gathered the entire Nest City's tens of billions of inhabitants here for confinement."

"And then..."

"The defenses were breached, and amid tens of billions of unarmed mortals, several million Tai Lun Blade Worms surged in."

Tens of billions of mortals, and several million Blade Worms, were locked in a completely sealed space...

After Lai Shande finished speaking, Xisi almost immediately imagined that scene.

But before Xisi could understand why it was necessary for him to descend, Lai Shande hurriedly seized the chance and pointed upward over the sea of corpses:

"But sir, what I actually want you to see is this."

Xisi, puzzled, followed Lai Shande's gaze, and the scene that unfolded made him involuntarily widen his eyes.

"How can there be so many..."

"Beastmen?!"