14) Touch of the Creator (Part 10)

Amid the rolling yellow sand, Shaya was driving the [Turtle], rapidly approaching the [Great Wall].

Near her, Brigade was following on the Iron Wolf Artamis, jumping across the terrain of the plain from time to time, searching for information.

At this time, Shaya, who had taken off her headphones and opened her hearing to the fullest, had already noticed several small herds nearby. About 500 meters ahead, she sensed a [Black Tide Knight].

There is no doubt that it is a formation of the army of the Lord of the Black Tide.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and it would soon be the last day of the countdown for the arrival of the Lord of the Black Tide. Seeing a formation at this point in time undoubtedly made Shaya feel relieved.

This means that the main force of the Lord of the Black Tide is nearby.

“Ground call [Inverted Sword], target information has been sent, please confirm.”

Shaya quickly sent the location information in the form of factor energy waves to the Sky Eye Facility Zero, where Facility Zero would transmit the information directly to low-Earth orbit.

All we have to do now is wait.

About half a minute later, Carly’s voice came from the communication channel:

“Received, the target has been locked.”

……

At this time, in the main control room of [Inverted Sword], Carly had input all the received location information into the control system.

A huge roar was heard, and the factor energy light sail on the back of the [Inverted Sword] was rapidly spitting out fleeting blue light one after another, adjusting the position of the satellite and aiming the sword-like launch orbit at the ground.

Soon, the aperture in the center of the panoramic window covered the outline of the eastern continent on the dust star, and the aperture quickly became finer and was constantly fine-tuned.

The whole process lasted about ten seconds, and then the words “Launch protocol ready” appeared on the screen.

“Fire.” Carly gave the order.

“boom–“

A circular blue light wave burst out, and the shock wave was transmitted through the star structure of the [Inverted Sword]. The entire main control hall trembled slightly at the moment of launch. At the same time, a blue light slid across the space-based weapon launch track on one side of the satellite.

“Buzzing—”

A transparent crystal column with a blue tail flame quickly passed by the side of the panoramic window and flew towards the dust star like an arrow.

After it flew away, it became a small blue dot against the background of dust stars, flying quickly towards the marked area.

“Buzzing…”

Watching the blue light fly away, Carly took a deep breath and said softly:

“Next, it depends on the effect.”

…….

After issuing the command, Shaya kept a certain distance from the target according to the standards provided by the Sky Eye Facility No. 0 and stopped the Tortoise.

At first, she didn’t feel anything strange, but at a certain moment, a strange whistling sound came from above her head.

“Ok?”

Saya left the RV cockpit, got out of the car and stood on the plain.

She looked up and was surprised to see a blue meteor falling from the sky.

“Buzzing…”

When the meteor broke through the atmosphere, it was covered with a layer of fiery halo and fell straight to the ground.

Shaya had seen a shooting star before. It was one night when she was traveling on the Kuroshio land. She saw a star streaking across the sky, which was extremely rare. Just as she excitedly made a wish, her master, who did not understand the world, directly explained to her what a shooting star was in essence – a piece of stone caught by the gravity of a planet.

After that, Shaya rarely placed her wishes on external things.

However, when she saw the meteor shot out by the [Inverted Sword], Shaya suddenly felt that it could really fulfill her wish –

——Let humans regain ownership of the earth.

“Buzzing—”

The meteors of the [Inverted Sword] were falling rapidly towards the Black Tide Herd in the distance. In that army, the leading [Black Tide Knight] seemed to realize something and slowly raised his head.

When it saw the terrifying existence of azure and fire, it was too late –

“boom——“

The needle-thin meteor landed precisely on the ground, followed by a huge shock wave and dust that was inconsistent with its shape. A storm swept across, and the ground collapsed, turning into a sinking hell.

[Inverted Sword] succeeded.

“Buzzing—”

The terrifying shock wave almost knocked Saya down. She staggered back a few steps and a big hand embraced her.

It was Buriged. He held Shaya steady while looking into the distance and reported to the communication channel:

“The target has been destroyed. Repeat, the target has been destroyed.”

On the eve of the arrival of the Lord of the Black Tide, humans finally retrieved their most powerful weapon.

……

Gravel Mound – Graveyard Wasteland

“Ugh——”

The armored train was running on the track in the wilderness. The ugly steel dragon rolled up waves of dust, like a dragon crossing the sea.

On the small walkway at the side of the train head, Pace Monarch was holding the railing, watching the wasteland scene passing by quickly.

This was the first time that an armored train went to Aston Plains for reconnaissance. Although it was called “reconnaissance”, this operation was of extraordinary significance to the coalition forces.

After all, the [Admir Sky Eye] is currently hovering around the Aston Plain and the western border of I-Tran, and this reconnaissance is likely to escalate into a conflict.

Pace felt that it was about time.

According to information from the other side, the [Lord of the Black Tide] will reach Qilang in just over a day. According to the “destruction deterrence” model, that is the most likely time for the Federation to take action.

The armored train’s final destination this time is Aston Plains. If the federals really choose to take action at this critical juncture, they can at least have an advance warning.

Besides, the armored train is equipped with the Dila people’s [God-strike Cannon], which has the potential to pose a threat to the Federation’s skyship.

“…”

“My Lord, I have your briefing. Is it convenient now?”

A familiar voice came, and Pace turned around and found Vasily standing behind him.

“Of course,” Pace nodded, “Let’s go.”

Pace and Vasily entered the front of the train together, then walked along the train carriages towards the control room in the middle carriage.

However, before he could pass through the entire carriage, the lights in the entire carriage suddenly began to flicker –

“…!”

Pace immediately became alert. He pulled out a cold steel knife, held it tightly, and looked to the end of the corridor.

Beside him, Vasily drew his pistol and called out:

“Control room, is there something wrong with the lighting system? Or…”

“No,” Pace said softly, “I’m familiar with this feeling. He’s here.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the lights at the end of the carriage dimmed one by one. In just a dozen seconds, the front of Pace and Vasily was shrouded in shadow.

A certain roar hidden in space sounded, and at the same time, Pace saw a figure in the darkness—

“Lord Laplace has a letter for you, Pace Monarch, the Tyrant of Thebeth.”

The lights came on, and [Black Cape] Mercury was already standing at the end of the corridor with an indifferent expression.

At the same time, a burst of explosions sounded, and Pace subconsciously turned his head to look out the window, only to see a huge skyship covering half of the sky, casting a shadow on the border between Aston Plain and Gravel Hill.

——[Admir Sky Eye] appeared during a short-distance jump.

The war has begun.

…END…

15) The Watcher – 4k chapter –

[Inverted Sword] – Dust Star Near Earth Orbit

With the precise hit on the ground target, the space-based weapon module of [Inverted Sword] was successfully calibrated.

After learning the news, Qilang officials immediately connected the vision of the [Eye of the Sky] to the [Inverted Sword]. Soon, many details were added to the virtual dust star model in front of Perlis and Carly.

“The next step is to wait for Shaya to find the exact location of the Lord of the Black Tide,” Carly said, staring at the map, “This map is really exquisite…”

“Um…”

Perlis stared at the map thoughtfully, but she was not looking at the Eastern Continent, but at the Admir Continent.

On that continent, there is a faint small number showing 50%.

what does that mean?

When Perlis was about to ask Carly, the number increased from 50% to 70%.

Why did it suddenly improve? Perlis suddenly felt something was wrong.

Carly obviously noticed the situation here. She quickly pressed a few buttons on the terminal and then exclaimed:

“…Ah! Damn it…”

“What’s wrong?” Perlis turned to Carly, “What does that number mean?”

“That’s the ‘destruction deterrence’ index,” Carly said, “If that number increases, it means that the Federation and the World Alliance have…joined forces…”

Is it really about to begin? Perlis looked towards the Admir continent and secretly clenched her fists.

Young Master…Aisheliya…Don’t be in trouble…

……

Gravel Mound – Kingdom of Grau Yad

The armored train stopped in the wilderness, motionless, as if it had lost its vitality.

[The Federal “Condemnation-class” Admir Sky Eye mothership] was covering the sky at this time, and more than a dozen factor energy nozzles below were spewing out blue halos, and each nozzle was as big as several locomotives of an armored train stacked together.

“…”

Pace slowly stepped off the train, and when he stepped onto the wasteland, he raised his head and looked at the huge ship covering the sky.

Once, he took this giant ship to the territory of [Competition] and almost lost his life.

Went around in a circle and came back again.

“Lord, are you sure we want to talk to them?”

Behind Pace, Vasily spoke while looking vigilantly at the wasteland not far away.

Under the shadow of the giant ship, a table was placed, which was out of tune with the scorched earth of the wasteland. Behind the table, [Black Cape] Mercury was sitting upright, his light green eyes staring at the two people not far away.

“We have to talk,” Pace whispered. “If we open fire directly, we will just give them what they want.”

As soon as the first shot of the World Alliance at the Federation is fired, the Federation will immediately take the initiative.

Meanwhile, Qi Lang on the other side is currently under the threat of the approaching [Lord of the Black Tide], and it is unlikely that the firepower of [Sky Eye] can be allocated here.

For Pace, the longer the delay, the better.

And he also knew that for the Federals, angering the World Alliance was the most important thing.

Once the fight starts, during the window period when [Sky Eye] cannot pose a threat to the other side, [Tower of Babel] can easily wipe out the entire Ademir continent.

Therefore, the purpose of the current negotiations should be to delay further developments.

“…”

Under the escort of the soldiers, Pace slowly walked to the negotiation table in the wasteland and sat down opposite Mercury.

He looked into Mercury’s light green eyes and said:

“What do you want?”