Zero-Point Armament Strike

Humans!

This civilization, which had long been placed on Heg's kill-on-sight list, had now delivered itself right to his doorstep.

In an instant, Heg found those insectoids far less appealing.

"Douglas, continue commanding the main battlefield here. I'll take the royal guard and go meet these humans."

"Commander, should we gather the army before going? The humans' appearance and the insectoids' strange actions—I can't shake the feeling that there's a conspiracy behind this!"

"No need. A Level 8 civilization that can only barely wield Dark Energy poses no threat to me!"

Heg shook his enormous crocodilian head and rejected the suggestion outright.

Although he had let the enemy escape last time, that had been an attack from thirty AU away. Coupled with their rudimentary ability to use Dark Energy for defense, it was not impossible for them to have barely survived by the skin of their teeth.

But that did not mean humans could confront him head-on. On that point, Heg had absolute confidence!

After all, Biological Civilizations of the same level were inherently somewhat stronger than technological civilizations. Now, Heg was also a full civilization level above humanity. That was the source of his absolute confidence.

Seeing Heg insist, Douglas stopped trying to persuade him.

After all, he knew his commander's temperament well. And although he was somewhat worried that the enemy might be planning something, he truly did not believe a Level 8 technological civilization could inflict any substantive harm on Heg.

Very quickly, Heg's personal royal guard, which had not been deployed to the front line, was assembled.

Though there were fewer than five hundred of them, every one was a powerful Biological Civilization individual selected from the various races of the Purgatory Legion's First Legion. Most were at Peak Sixth-order, while some already had one foot