A huge fleet was speeding toward the Solar System.
The fleet was enormous and luxurious.
Even the Star Destroyers could only be found in the fleet's middle class.
At the innermost, most central location was an even more luxurious Cosmic Warship.
It was not a warship, because it had no weapons meant for attacking. It did not even have a shield.
Yet it was the most powerful combat force in the entire fleet!
Its gorgeous, exaggerated exterior, along with the faint traces of gold foil on parts of the ship, made its style completely different from that of the other warships in the fleet.
This was the apostles' vessel.
As the apostles of the Hand of God were themselves the strongest offensive and defensive force, they had no need for Energy Weapons or Energy Shields as means of attack.
Divine arts alone were enough to destroy civilizations!
The apostles were the ultimate weapons of the Octopus civilization!
Four Octopus Monsters of different sizes sat in a cluster of sofas. Sofas existed in many civilizations, and after a valuable civilization was conquered, they had been introduced to Octopus Star.
As Octopus Monsters possessed skeletons but had evolved from mollusks, they did not particularly like hard chairs or stools. They had needs for comfort and enjoyment as well.
This was true of intelligent life in general. Once intelligence was born, desire and laziness would begin to grow.
"A planet that is nurturing a god..." An Octopus Monster in a gorgeous red robe gazed at the starry sky above the domed ceiling and sighed.
"It really makes me jealous!"
"No matter how far we go, we will always fall half a step short in the end. But these beings have already surpassed the lifelong efforts of countless lifeforms from the moment they were