The Seventh Base

Capítulo 1216: Chapter 259: War Begins

Asgard, the major factions didn’t have the patience to wait for the Star Ring to slowly prepare. After the Church summoned powerful figures from the Asa Star Domain and other places in the Emperor River, they surrounded the Star Ring Laboratory.

On this day, above the surface laboratory of the Star Ring, the fleet arrived, along with many fully armed Transcendents. They hovered in the air, standing at different positions. In one place, a gigantic warship appeared, like a Star Sky Giant Beast looming over everyone’s heads, pressing down on this world.

In the central region of Asgard, countless people looked up in that direction, all feeling a doomsday-like crisis, black clouds overshadowing the city.

Numerous news agencies frantically reported on this matter, and the electronic screens of skyscrapers in Asgard all displayed images from here.

Around the giant starship, a complete interstellar fleet surrounded it, the scene was terrifying. Ordinary civilians frantically evacuated the area, fearing that if war broke out, this place would be flattened in an instant.

The entire region was plunged into chaos, with constant screams.

When one faction decided to act, other factions also couldn’t hold back and wouldn’t calmly wait.

Soon, warships began to appear from high above, and top-tier Transcendents from various sides converged on this area. Among them, three forces were the most powerful.

Among them, the forces led by the Church and the Duffy Family were the largest in number, seemingly determined to succeed in this action.

Then there’s the Shenluo Group and behind them, Saint Tiya Star.

Also, the Hakenan Family and the ancient family forces behind them in the Odyssey Star Domain.

These three forces were the strongest; they themselves are distributed in the Emperor River, O’Brian Republic, and the Kales Empire. Their forces are not in the Emperor River, and are relatively far away, so they didn’t come here.

Of course, besides these few powerful forces, there were many other forces as well. However, these forces were basically just here for the spectacle, not able to contend with the three strongest forces.

The Odin Family and Thunder God Technology also brought many strong members, but they weren’t here to fight against the Star Ring, just to observe the situation here.

This battle will have a huge impact on Asgard, potentially affecting the future structure of Asgard.

On the Star Ring Laboratory side, many people started running towards the same direction, most headed towards the gigantic warship anchored in the central area of the Star Ring Laboratory.

Some others boarded the surrounding starships and combat formations.

However, the primary group from the Star Ring didn’t board the interstellar battleship. Led by Fred, they walked out from the Star Ring Laboratory, their bodies floating upwards into the air, appearing in the sky.

Xu Mo was also present, his gaze directed at various fleet positions, feeling a sense of being in a sci-fi war scene. An individual seemed extraordinarily small before the interstellar fleet, yet in this cosmic world, human power could rival starships.

Characters of Destroyer Level, if they charged into a starship’s interior, nobody could stop them.

It seemed that seeing Fred and Xu Mo appear, figures from different positions floated towards them, all fully armed, approaching Fred and his group. They stopped at a distance, seemingly preparing to negotiate.

Their goal wasn’t to destroy the Star Ring, but to claim it for their use. The top scientific research team holds immense value for top factions; they are actually restricted in their development in Asgard, only by joining the top cosmic forces could they truly unleash their abilities.

Therefore, if negotiations could take place, they absolutely didn’t want to take action, they wanted these people to work for them, rather than making enemies.

“I am Fred of the Star Ring. How has the Star Ring offended everyone to warrant sending such an array against us?” Fred said, nowadays, the major factions actually suspected him of being formerly from the Empire, and thus, there was no need to hide anymore.

Of course, even knowing he was from the Empire and publicizing his name, very few actually knew the name Fred, perhaps only the current Lin family might have veteran members who had heard of it.

“Mr. Fred, I am Wallace, the Church’s Red-clothed Archbishop.” The leader from the Church, slightly plump, was Asgard’s Red-clothed Archbishop. He gazed at Fred and said, “For Mr. Fred, the Church holds great respect. Prior to this, Mr. Schlei, the person responsible for the Star Ring, had agreed to collaborate with our Church. However, Mr. Schlei later disappeared, I wonder if Mr. Fred knows where he went?”

“Schlei is a member of our Star Ring, but he doesn’t represent the Star Ring’s stance. He previously privately contacted the parties, made a mistake, and has been relieved of all duties by the Star Ring. I apologize to the Church for the misunderstandings caused.” Fred said.

“Mr. Fred, the Church does not require your apology. Since Schlei has already reached an agreement with us, even if he is dismissed, we can continue the negotiations with you, Fred. All the conditions promised by the Church remain unchanged, and we hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you, Fred, for the universe and the benefit of human civilization,” said Wallace.

“Sorry, Mr. Red-clothed Archbishop, we at Star Ring have our own ideas and will not join any forces. We plan to leave Asgard and not participate in the cosmic forces’ disputes. I hope Mr. Wallace can understand,” Fred said in a consistently calm and friendly manner. He tried to avoid any friction as much as possible. Although it was unlikely, he still wanted to give it a try as long as there was a glimmer of hope.

After all, once a war starts, people will die. Who will die and how many will perish is unknown.

But Fred did not want anyone in Star Ring to get into trouble.

“We are very sorry, Mr. Fred. We believe that Star Ring’s technological level has reached a very high standard, and the departure of Star Ring could be exploited by those with ill intentions, bringing disaster to the universe. The Church cannot allow Star Ring to leave Asgard,” Wallace continued. “Especially those in contact with Star Ring, Gaia and Zeus, they are very likely to be used by the Abyss, and in the future, they could initiate a war for the Abyss. The Church is obliged to prevent this from happening. Therefore, if Mr. Fred cannot cooperate, then the Church can only offend.”

The hypocritical Church always seemed able to stand on the moral high ground. Xu Mo could not help but admire how the Church could always find such ‘righteous’ reasons.

“Yes,” Fred nodded, choosing not to explain further. The Church’s stance was already very clear, and continuing to waste words was meaningless.

“Star Ring is not affiliated with any forces and is not under the jurisdiction of the Church. What Star Ring decides to do, no one, no force can interfere with,” Fred slowly stated. As he spoke, he waved his hand, and immediately, the massive starship’s location beneath Star Ring emitted a tremendous booming sound and then began to launch skywards. The fleet surrounding the giant starship also began to move along with it, gradually ascending.

Seeing this scene, the fleets of various major forces also moved simultaneously, slowly shifting positions. The terrifying energy lights flickered, ready to launch an attack at any time.

“Mr. Fred, is there really no room for negotiation?” Wallace asked.

“Proceed,” Fred responded.

“The Church undoubtedly intends to retaliate against Star Ring,” Wallace said, “Try not to activate starship weapons, though.”

The Church’s top transcendents advanced simultaneously, and terrifying energy waves enveloped the boundless space.

In other directions, the strong figures from the Shenluo Group and the Hakenan Family also moved. Their actions actually represented the ancient family forces of the Odyssey Star Domain and Saint Tiya Star taking action.

In an instant, a storm of destruction pressed toward Fred’s position. Coupled with the pressure exerted by the interstellar fleet, this region of Asgard was suffocating.

“Boom…”

At the Church fleet’s direction, an incomparably large monster appeared, heading their way—a terrifying Star Sky Giant Beast, the Star Spine Beast, a race rumored to be extinct in the cosmos, yet the Church had managed to breed one.

The Star Spine Beast appeared incredibly ferocious, with a huge body and a mountain-like spine, which glistened with numerous points of energy light on its back.

A deep roar echoed as the Star Spine Beast opened its large mouth and unleashed a mighty yell, and in no time, a terrifying energy storm surged forth. All the energy points on its back lit up simultaneously, transforming the entire area into a destructive Thunder Domain, as if intent on demolishing this world. One blue “sword” after another shot out, targeting Fred’s position. Each “sword” was a column of destructive energy light.

Fred and the others swiftly evaded the Star Spine Beast’s attack. The Light of Destruction descended upon the Star Ring Laboratory’s location, causing the laboratory to frantically explode and be destroyed in an instant.

At the same moment, a bolt of lightning surged at extreme speed toward the Star Spine Beast, it was the ‘Hunter,’ previously tasked with pursuing Xu Mo, known as the Skywalker Killer.

“Buzz…” The Hunter emitted beams of destructive ‘light swords’ from its eyes, shooting directly at the Star Spine Beast. The Star Spine Beast’s back similarly unleashed energy light swords to collide with them, and the destructive beams merged, illuminating the skies with a dazzling light.

The Hunter’s chest erupted with a fearsome light column, while the energy light from the Star Spine Beast’s back also gathered into a giant light column. When the two collided in the high sky, the storm swept across the surrounding regions.

Fred’s gaze was fixed on the battlefield. Beside him, along with Xu Mo, appeared two fully-armed figures.

One of them had an extremely large build—a Heavy Mecha, though it was unclear if it was fully mechanical or manned.

The Heavy Mecha stepped forward, its colossal eyes glowing with a fearsome light.

One of Star Ring’s most powerful weapons, the ‘Destroyer.’