Chapter 66: Green Skin Crown

A huge amount of wreckage, pulled by gravity, pierces the cloud layer and slams into the densely packed, crowded Insect Tide.

A massive number of insects are crushed to death by their own bio-ship, but the insect numbers do not decrease; instead, the huge bio-ship wreckage, under decomposition by Terran spores on the ground, quickly transforms into even more insects.

Then, as if the sea were empowered by a sea breeze, an even more ferocious Insect Tide surged forward, rushing toward Nest City.

Only this time, what meets the Insect Tide is no longer a barrage of cannon fire, but a Light Spear, mounted on a bio-ship siege, forcefully blasting into the ground!

Like a clean sweep, Fanluosi of Oumia No. 3, completely indifferent, unhesitatingly employed a massive extermination weapon against the ground.

Xisi, who had been forced to retreat step by step by the Insect Tide, now watches the last batch of soldiers and civilians board a transport ship, then turns to look at the Insect Tide that keeps climbing madly up along Nest City beneath his feet, drops a beacon, and then boards the Yunxuji.

Accompanied by the roar of jet engines, beneath his feet the howling insects that are wildly flooding the Tower Top of Nest City, while overhead the repaired Sword-class Escort Ship has docked in orbit.

Then, after Xisi's forefoot moves away from Nest City, a row of side‑hull flames appears on the rear‑foot track, and several Macro Cannons fire onto the Tower Top of Nest City.

Violent explosions, accompanied by chitinous insects swirling through the sky, cause the surging Terran Insect Tide to pause; above them the boundless Nest City, sprawling and crashing down, looms overhead.

And with Nest City's collapse, a massive Whirlwind Torpedo crashes into the ground.

When Xisi's transport ship enters orbit, it joins a small fleet composed of one Sword-class ship, one Cobra, four light escort ships, and numerous armed merchant vessels.

The crisp sound of Power Armor boots striking the deck spreads out; on the deck, densely arrayed Black Watch and freshly trained veteran recruits suddenly stand upright with a sharp 'snap'.

Beyond the deck's portholes, under the starry sky, the continent of Oumia No. 3 is continuously fracturing, dense magma spewing from the ground, engulfing the boundless Terran insects above.

"Lord Sisi, the Judge Fanluosi of the Judgment Court is awaiting communication with you."

Upon entering the bridge, Youwa, who had been waiting for a long time, speaks first; now he is no longer wearing the former noble attire, having switched to an officer uniform belonging to the Black Watch, and now holds full responsibility for Xisi's logistical management.

Looking at the Fanluosi who had been waiting early on the other end of the communication, Xisi now also realizes that the other party must know his identity.

After all, as long as the other side can see that Xisi bears both the Divine Emperor's Blessing and Terror's Blessing, they can recall the prophecy that the Divine Emperor deliberately released some time ago.

That prophecy not only serves to back Xisi's identity, preventing his own people from hunting him, but also counts as a form of recognition.

As a Judge, Fanluosi is not unfamiliar with Subspace and Chaos, indeed he is especially familiar with them.

Therefore, unlike Kailuo who needs many clues to infer, Fanluosi reacts almost instantly.

When Xisi appears on the bridge, Youwa's reminder comes through the already‑activated Communicator; Fanluosi, who is on the other side commanding a fleet locked in a deadly clash with the Insect Tide, immediately redirects his attention.

Meanwhile, the various Imperial factions on the opposite bridge watch a noble Judge, who, not even knowing when the other side will return, has already been waiting early, making them even more curious and puzzled about Xisi's identity.

But Fanluosi dares not speak much about Xisi's identity; after all, it's merely the sword on Xisi, and if anyone were to learn exactly what it is, the Judgment Court would almost wish to issue an extermination order for an entire planet.

At this moment, through a screen with a much more stable signal, Fanluosi carefully examines Xisi again, confirming he has not mistaken anything; Xisi truly bears both the Divine Emperor's and Terror's Blessings, and Fanluosi's expression becomes even more cautious.

Once again, amid the surrounding people's bewildered shock, Fanluosi solemnly bows, his words full of respect:

"It must be the Divine Emperor's Blessing that allows me, at the most critical moment of my plan, to meet you."

Fanluosi gets straight to the point, and after a quiet reminder from the Mechanical Priest beside him, with the background's cannon fire booming, he addresses Xisi again:

"We will leave a small fleet as a rear guard; the Leap activation point has been sent to your bridge."

"As long as we rendezvous at the point, after the Leap, following my flagship, Lord Sisi, even without a navigator, can safely traverse Subspace."

After Fanluosi finishes speaking, a subordinate's reminder instantly reaches his ears, accompanied by a rumble that even Xisi's side begins to echo; Fanluosi both directs the fleet toward the Leap point and orders the Political Commissar to execute the rear‑guard captain who dared to dissent.

Then the communication is cut, and in the distance Fanluosi's main fleet begins to turn, moving toward a direction away from the Terran Insect Tide.

And Xisi, without a navigator, though harboring a bad premonition about this Fanluosi, can only, faced with the urgent situation, both command his fleet to converge on the Leap point and fire as much as possible to cover the armed merchant vessels loaded with civilians.

Soon, as the rear‑guard fleet's final sacrificial explosion flashes, after blasting apart a trailing small Terran bio‑ship, on the side wing of Xisi's bridge appears a vessel far larger than his own, like a mountain—a Battleship‑Cruiser.

Beside it are several cruisers and Astarte battle barges, as well as dozens of escort ships and destroyers further out.

At this moment, judging solely by size, Xisi's small fleet actually resembles Fanluosi's escort fleet.

And after arriving at the Leap point, Fanluosi no longer sends any communication to Xisi, directly linking Xisi's warship and, without pause, activates the Subspace engine.

Space violently fluctuates, with a surge of Terran ships behind, and ahead a torn Subspace fissure.

Accompanied by a final flash, the Terran fleet, which can even form a noticeable blemish far from the star, has completely lost its target.

And within Subspace, as the hull plating fully isolates interior from exterior, Xisi—having no idea how long he has been traveling—finally bursts out of Subspace thanks to Fanluosi's flagship.

Only when the porthole opens, the outside is not a busy, safe, unbreakable defense line, but an unfamiliar star system of unknown exact location.

And until this moment, facing the fringe world named 'Verolia' on the star map, Xisi finally recalls why Fanluosi's name seemed familiar.

Because when Fanluosi's comrades were constructing an unbreakable defense line, he chose a more aggressive path to deal with the Imperial nemesis he perceived.

That is to rely on Green Skin technology to counter the insects.

Xisi, facing the surrounding star system that currently still appears tranquil, then shows a displeased reaction set up by Fanluosi, looking at the Battleship‑Cruiser beside him.

Because at this very moment, on Fanluosi's ship there is a Green Skin technological artifact, heavily protected by Astarte and the Mechanical Church.

It is a Green Skin Crown that can be used normally, to suppress the Insect Tide Will's control over the insects.

Fanluosi's plan is, in this seemingly safe, tranquil world, using the Green Skin and insects on the ground of Verolia, to experiment with his control over the Crown.

However, the ultimate result of this aggressive experiment......

Xisi withdraws his gaze, because he remembers clearly that the final outcome was that when the Crown activated, not a single ship......

left this place!