Thousands of years ago, the second-generation Illuminati had fled Egypt, finally contacted aliens, and obtained the Ark of the Covenant. Then they made a pact with the "Lord."
The pact foretold a Great Judgment: one day, humanity would perish, and they would take 666 survivors with them.
They made it sound as though humanity's destruction was certain. In fact, Betelgeuse had not even exploded back then.
To the Anunnaki, the Great Judgment meant that if humanity could no longer be sold for some reason, or faced extinction, they would cut off this source of merchandise and leave.
Any number of things could cause that. Betelgeuse had exploded centuries ago, for instance, leaving humanity facing destruction by a Gamma-ray Burst. That was a foreseeable day of Great Judgment.
But the Great Judgment was not limited to that. It could happen for any reason. Ultimately, it meant only one thing: they were abandoning Earth.
Without a doubt, Huang Ji's actions had brought that day forward.
When Kabuli received Dulan's order to withdraw from Earth, he was dumbfounded. What? They had ceded it? Ziwei, Light Burst, and the other major powers had beaten the Anunnaki into the ground. Their branch had gone bankrupt, sold off all its assets, and withdrawn from the entire Celestial Region's market—including its covert human-trafficking network.
Just like that, their home was gone! Every employee still in the Bessel Celestial Region was stranded, with orders to return to headquarters one after another and abandon every interest they had here.
What could a low-level employee like him do about it? Withdraw, of course!
After receiving the notice, Kabuli summoned Aomazo and the other Little Greys. "Unleash the Great Judgment upon the Illuminati," he said coldly.
Yes, the real Great Judgment was aimed at the Illuminati.
They had only called it