The Undead Legion

The purple beam of light from the neutron cannon instantly tore through the darkness of the universe.

The enemy soldiers were indeed experienced in combat, especially since they were not trained in the standard military system; they each had their own methods for avoiding danger.

Apart from a very small number of soldiers who perished in the neutron cannon beam, most of them managed to evade it using their own methods.

However, the neutron cannon on A01 wasn't actually aimed solely at the soldiers.

The beam of light pierced through the enemy soldiers and struck the triangular cone-shaped warship at the head of the enemy ranks.

Although the enemy warships had advantages in defense and speed, they were still only barely up to the standard of medium-sized ships.

There was absolutely no way to dodge the attack from the large ship A01.

In terms of warships, the Galactic Federation's technology is akin to a game-changer.

The energy shield shattered the instant it made contact, and the ship's armor melted through like paper.

The explosion burst silently in the vacuum, and the remaining debris was pushed towards the rear fleet by the shockwave, quickly throwing the enemy fleet, which consisted of only a few aircraft, into chaos.

Seeing their own warships being destroyed one after another, the enemy soldiers quickly rushed towards the Warship A01.

"WARNING: Warships in areas A33, A34, B04, B09, C01, etc. are under attack."

The long-range attacks of countless soldiers covered the entire A01 ship.

Of course, the intensity is not great; it can only cause damage to a few specific areas, and these areas will be quickly restored by the self-repair system of the Ship A01.

"Landing forces, advance!"

Major Zahn's orders were transmitted throughout the Ship A01 via the tactical channel.

A pale blue light flashed within the landing zone.

The teleportation ended, Sariel's First Battalion was already at the forefront.

The players' excited shouts were drowned out by the roar of the engines.

Their interface also prominently displays a notification for the side quest.

"The Merrick Civilization Army's Recruitment Mission - The Battle for the Tantalum Dark Alloy Veins: A struggle between two star systems triggered by Tantalum Dark Alloy veins, a struggle between the Sun Wheel Church from the Maizhe Galaxy and the Galactic Federation Military District."

Notification: You have been automatically assigned to the Federation Military District (Third Central Army Group and Merrick Civilization Army Joint Fleet)

"First Stage: The Battle for RR411 Resource Planet. Mission Rewards: 0-100 Military Merit Points, 0-500,000 Credit Points. (Note: Rewards will be calculated based on the final number of enemies killed.)"

Inside the main control room, Lister watched the ongoing battle with a mix of relief and excitement.

The game of Divine Revelation has progressed to its seventh act. In addition to gaining experience points for his own improvement, he is finally making good use of the players.

This group-based side quest was naturally also issued by him.

Whether it's military merits or credit points, it's all just empty promises.

In the end, he'll be in charge of allocating the profits, so it's fair to say that a new round of exploitation of players has begun.

The moment the two warriors made contact, they created a dazzling spectacle in the dark universe.

Various group attacks are rampant, and a wide range of auras and control skills are employed.

After the first round of coordinated skill-based attacks, the battle was effectively divided into numerous smaller zones.

The Sun Wheel Church was just an ordinary force in the public star system, while the Merrick Civilization Army, although it had gone through recruit camps, had only been trained for a total of six months, and the soldiers on the ships were mainly players.

For fleets like those of the Arcane Civilization Army, coordinated group attacks are simply out of the question.

Both sides maximized their advantages in advanced combat power and squad combat power, resulting in a clash.

However, after two rounds of actual combat, the Merrick Civilization Army was already showing signs of defeat.

The power of the Galactic Federation is actually somewhat separated from the galactic powers within the larger universe.

The Galactic Federation has a large number of Hegemon in its individual star systems, but the overall level of its soldiers is not high.

In a true cosmic era, there are usually only one or two galaxies with Overlord Tier.

In comparison, the Galactic Federation is indeed somewhat unconventional.

The Sun Wheel Church is considered a force within a normal, publicly accessible star system in the universe, but its top combat strength is currently unknown.

However, the combat strength of basic soldiers is indeed not low. Even the personnel stationed on this planet can reach around level 15 on average, with combat strength above level D. They are definitely the core sergeant standard of the Federation Military District Central Army.

Most players' combat power is around level 13, which is two levels lower than the required level.

If it weren't for the overwhelming numerical superiority, the defeat would have been even faster.

"Captain, should we go down to fight?"

Inside the control room, Colonel Sannand made a serious suggestion.

He is currently the only colonel on A01 besides Lister, and also the first officer of A01.

Belonging to the Yalan Civilization, he originally served in the staff department of the Dawn Civilization Army.

Yalan Civilization, and their admiration for Lister as Quasi-Hegemon and their optimism about his future, they were able to achieve their goals.

Finally, they broke away from the Dawn Civilization Army, which had been operating for nearly two hundred years, Merrick Civilization Army.

Of course, there is another, more important reason.

That means that his strength, status, and power have reached their peak in the Dawn Civilization, with no possibility of further advancement.

The Dawn Civilization is a long-established Tier 3 civilization, and Civilization Army top leadership would not even consider officers from other civilizations.

On the contrary, since the Founding of the Merrick Civilization Army, it is possible that a position in the final power structure of the military region headquarters will be reserved for him.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Military Commission of the Merrick Civilization Army Headquarters was not yet fully established, Colonel Sannand naturally wanted to make a good impression.

They watched as the enemy slashed their warships across various local battle zones like a scythe.

Colonel Sannand couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"No rush, this is just for our soldiers to practice."

Lister sat calmly to the side, watching the battle unfold.

It's important to know that the soldiers fighting in the Landing Operations Department at this time are mainly players.

The Class Holder truly recruited from various civilizations, even the elites who had been trained for ten years, were mostly assigned by Lister to various functional departments of the fleet, such as the Radar Department and the Shipboard Artillery Department.

Sure enough, Zahn's communication request came through very quickly.

"Captain~!"

As soon as the call connected, Zahn's expression and voice were somewhat excited.

It was as if I couldn't believe it, but it was also mixed with a sense of surprise.

"What's wrong?"

"They... no... our fallen soldiers have... returned!"

"What's the meaning!?"

Colonel Sannand, who was standing to the side, did not understand what Zahn was saying and asked in confusion.

"It... it came back to life inside our ship!"

"Our soldiers... seem to be... mostly undead?"

"What!?"

"Immortal?"

Not only Colonel Sannand, but also a group of officers who had just joined from other affiliated civilizations exclaimed in surprise.

"Our warship actually has rare undead on board?"

"Could they be warriors of Undying Civilization?"

Among the nearly one million civilizations in the Galactic Federation, there are naturally many unique racial civilizations.

For example, the Whiteman Civilization is famous for the skin of its nobles.

Skin cut from the body does not "die" or lose its vitality; on the contrary, it survives indefinitely.

It can also isolate all Energy Transfer, making it one of the top-tier forging materials within the Galactic Federation.

At the same time, there are several special civilizations, such as the Emonds Civilization, whose royal bloodline beings seem to be protected by a special curse or energy seal, which allows their lives to continue indefinitely.

In addition, several other civilizations also have undead.

However, the Emonds Civilization was considered the strongest among them, and was therefore known within the Galactic Federation as the "Undying Civilization."

Of course, over the years, people have come to know about the "Undying Civilization".

They simply do not die within their natural lifespan; even if they are killed, they will be reborn in the royal palace where they are worshipped.

Furthermore, their combat strength is not high; the strongest member of their royal family is only at the 18th rank, with a combat strength of only B-level.

"Did they even recruit the royal family of the Undying Civilization?"

"That's not right! How could those soldiers respawn inside our ship? Shouldn't they respawn within their own civilization?"

As they discussed, everyone's gaze was focused on Lister.

As the Ship A01, he is also the supreme leader of the Merrick Civilization Army.

They were naturally aware of the situation of the soldiers on their own warships.

Instead of making wild guesses, it's better to get information from our own captain.

Lister had anticipated this and nodded silently to Zahn.

"They are indeed immortals, but not royalty from the 'Undying Civilization'."

"Most of them are special contractors of our Merrick Civilization, and they are not truly immortal."

"Every few years, life enters a long period of dormancy, disappearing from civilization, and then awaits the next revival."

"I see!"

"I didn't expect the Merrick Civilization to be Undying Civilization?"

"Having soldiers who are immortals on the team gives us a huge advantage when carrying out missions!"

"Ta-da!"

Seeing the discussion growing increasingly heated, Lister raised his hand and tapped lightly on the table.

The next moment, the entire control room fell silent again.

"Zahn, you don't need to worry about their resurrection. Just focus on commanding the combat mission."

"Do not reveal any information about the undead on our ship to outsiders for the time being."

Lister's gaze swept calmly over the crowd.

The officers immediately understood and continued to focus on their work.

The players are truly fearless and daring in battle.

At least in the eyes of the opposing Sun Wheel Church warriors, the soldiers of the Merrick Civilization were more Steadfast in their faith than they were.

Many people, though inferior in combat strength and even in combat skills and teamwork, were far less capable than them.

But in their suicidal attacks, they were willing to die to create opportunities for the soldiers behind them to attack.

Such fierce fighting made them somewhat apprehensive, even though they held the advantage in the battle.

Furthermore, as the battle progressed, the warriors of the Sun Wheel Church discovered an anomaly once again.

Despite having killed many enemy soldiers, the enemy's numbers did not decrease; instead, they remained the same as at the beginning.

In fact, I've seen many of these faces several times already.

This strange phenomenon soon caught the attention of the soldiers who were engaged in battle.

"Captain Muya, something's not right with that soldier!"

"They... they seem... they seem to be immortals!"

"The Immortal!"

"They are immortals!"

Several shouts rang out from the warriors of the Sun Wheel Church.

The news that the Merrick Civilization Army were undead quickly spread throughout the entire battlefield.

Only now did the warriors of the Sun Wheel Church truly understand.

It turns out the other person didn't have a strong faith, but was genuinely fearless of death.

For a moment, most of the soldiers were tempted to retreat.

Whether in the Galactic Federation or the vast universe, the civilizations and forces of the undead are among the most troublesome.

Even though most of the undead factions are not very strong.

But the other party was too persistent!

Being indifferent to death is the opponent's strongest trump card.

As players continued to respawn and flood back in, the Sun Wheel Church warriors, relying on their overwhelming numerical advantage, finally suffered heavy casualties.

And the balance of power in the battle finally tilted in favor of the Merrick Civilization Army.

"Retreat!"

The leaders of the Sun Wheel Church finally shouted out the order.

The warriors then ceased their attack and opted for a conservative defense, before preparing to retreat when the opportunity arose.

Inside the control room, Lister looked at the holographic projection, with a Radar Department scan report to his side—[No energy fluctuations detected from a fourth-stage evolved life form].

That's right, the strongest combatant on Planet RR411 is a level 18, B-rank leader.

The entire battle was actually not threatening at all.

In fact, if Lister himself had intervened, it might have been a matter of just a few blows.

However, as the captain, he couldn't easily leave the main ship to take command.

On the other hand, it wouldn't be very meaningful for him to personally kill the enemy.

It would be better to give these experience points to the players to raise their rank and enable them to play a more powerful role.

In the future, he will be able to harvest more experience points from players.

Now that the battle situation had completely changed, Lister issued another military order.

"A01, full speed ahead!"

"Mission objective: Intercept the evacuees."

The large ships actually have astonishing speeds and do not appear cumbersome.

Accelerated by the spatial Twist, they quickly appeared behind the warriors of the Sun Wheel Church.

As for their church's own five warships, they were all destroyed by the Ship A01 in a single encounter.

At this moment, countless cold, near-ground lasers and energy cannons were aimed at the retreating enemy soldiers.

"Boom!"

"Didi~! Da da~ da~!"

Countless munitions unleashed their energy.

For a time, the Sun Wheel Church was completely caught in a dilemma.

Except for a very few soldiers who were resourceful and lucky enough to escape.

The number of soldiers in the battle has been reduced again, leaving only a few hundred.

The leader looked at the Undead Legion before him with a serious expression.

After that massive retreat, the retreat route has been completely blocked by A01.

The outcome of the match was already predetermined, and the last chance for him to survive was to achieve a breakthrough ahead of time.

After all, the Undead Legion's combat strength was too low; the few hundred survivors were all at rank 16 or higher.

They were confident they could break through the Undead Legion's blockade.

Under his mental energy wave, everyone immediately followed him to break through the encirclement.

A team of only a hundred high-level Class Holder was naturally invincible against a mere 13th-level soldier.

Like a sharp dagger, it pierced directly into the entire legion.

Finally, the group successfully broke through the encirclement and plunged into the inner region of the Galactic Federation.

"Whew!"

Seeing that Undead Legion nor the enemy warships were giving chase, the leader of the 18th rank finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they dared not slow down, and the remaining hundred-man team behind them had also relaxed considerably.

However, the next moment, another purple light appeared before their eyes.

"Not good!"

As soon as one of the soldiers shouted, everyone immediately became alert.

But it was too late; SE77, led by Lieutenant Colonel Mika, was already poised to launch.

Under the direct bombardment of a neutron cannon, the already exhausted hundred-man team was reduced to only the 18th-rank leader barely surviving.

Before he could catch his breath, Colonel Deka appeared in front of him.

With a punch that was about to be delivered, the man finally died with a look of utter despair on his face!