The Prelude to War, Humanity's Roar!

This will be a war between two civilizations in the endless starry sky!

Only one side can survive.

Not only the Devourer Civilization, but also humanity is working diligently to build and modify Planetary Engine.

According to the plan proposed by MOSS, humanity must unite and complete the construction of more than 10,000 Planetary Engine before the arrival of the Devourer Imperium. This also includes modification, which is an extremely large project!

No matter where they are, no matter what difficulties they face, humanity must complete this task in the final 25 days!

To accomplish their tasks, humans began to use fully automated devices on a large scale, including printing and construction, which were also handed over to robots.

This is the first task Alvin has given to humanity, and also a test.

Humanity must rely on itself to overcome this challenge.

He calculated through his AI that, with the cooperation of all humanity and MOSS, such a massive project could be completed in 25 days.

At that moment, an unexpected person came to visit Alvin.

"Mr. Zhou, welcome."

Alvin was in a warm and comfortable villa.

This place boasts Snow Mountain, vast grasslands, and crystal-clear lakes—truly a paradise on earth. With his current power, finding such a place would be easy for him.

Zhou Zhezhi was still in a wheelchair, looking much older, with a few more silver strands in his hair, but also more wise.

He gazed at the mysterious young man before him, with black hair, brown eyes, and a deep understanding of the Xia Kingdom.

It's as if the other party is a person from the Xia Kingdom.

But after a long silence, Zhou Zhezhi wisely refrained from asking that question. Instead, he changed the subject. "Mr. Alvin, I'd like to know, what do I, Hao Xiaoxi, Zhang Peng, Liu Peiqiang, Ma Zhao, and Tu Hengyu mean to you?"

Hearing this, Alvin frowned slightly and looked at Zhou Zhezhi in front of him. "I'm curious, why did you ask this?"

"I remember you specifically sought me out before the Holy Terra Alliance convened."

Zhou Zhezhi half a second before continuing, "It's as if you could foresee the future, allowing us to treat Han Duoduo's cancer in advance, and also ensuring Liu Peiqiang passed the astronaut pre-qualification review. Furthermore, you provided Tu Hengyu's daughter with the more advanced 550C..."

"Then what?"

Alvin remained calm and said indifferently, "What are you trying to say?"

"I want to say, you seem to know the fate of all six of us very well." Zhou Zhezhi at him. "I've thought about it for a long time. Those warriors and warships only appeared after our fates were changed."

"I suspect that perhaps... you already knew our fate, didn't you?"

He took a deep breath and voiced his guess. "It's too much of a coincidence. When you first appeared, you were attacked by MOSS, but you didn't summon those warriors. So I guess... they can't cross time and space; they must meet some kind of condition."

"And all six of us have had extensive contact with you; even Ma Zhao and Tu Hengyu, you have noticed them on several occasions."

"Especially after the last time, the things you asked us to do, which later led to the appearance of warships and those warriors."

"So I speculate that the six of us might be some kind of key, right?"

"After all that you've said, what exactly are you trying to say?"

Alvin slightly raised his eyelids and looked at Zhou Zhezhi: "Stop beating around the bush, Mr. Zhou."

It must be said that Zhou Zhezhi deserves to be the "Swordholder" in the movie; his keen observation skills are indeed impressive!

"I want to tell you, if our fate can save all of humanity..." Zhou Zhezhi voice, "I hope you can give up our lives without hesitation, as long as we can defeat the Devourer Imperium, it will all be worth it!"

"So, you came to see me today just to talk about this?"

Alvin chuckled, shook his head, and got up from the soft sofa. "Do you think humanity's chances of winning are very low?"

Zhou Zhezhi remained silent for a long time, then nodded with a wry smile, "Yes."

"What's the reason?"

Alvin asked curiously.

"I have seen the soldiers you brought, and I have seen your warships," Zhou Zhezhi said bluntly. "But if I may be frank, your methods of warfare are closer to World War I, or even outdated, and completely incapable of dealing with interstellar warfare."

Sorry, this is how the Warhammer universe works.

Although they are still using tactics from World War I, it is undeniable that...:.. this is very effective.

Alvin was slightly speechless, but he also understood Zhou Zhezhi's concerns. After all, if you really analyze it from the paper...

The Devourer could easily defeat the Imperium of Man.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zhou." Alvin patted him on the shoulder, then looked up at space and sneered, "If I told you that if I wanted to, the so-called Devourer Imperium could be destroyed in an instant, would you believe me?"

"Well... Mr. Alvin, perhaps you should consider my suggestion?"

Zhou Zhezhi couldn't bear to discourage him, so he avoided the topic and said tactfully, "Sacrificing the six of us to gain even the slightest chance of victory for humanity is worthwhile; it's a price that must be paid."

Forget it, I can't reason with you.

Alvin was also helpless, glaring at Zhou Zhezhi: "Go back, you don't need to worry about this."

After Zhou Zhezhi left, a suit of metal armor suddenly emerged from the room, its pupils seemingly flickering with flames.

It turned to stare at Alvin, letting out a cold, chilling laugh, "This time, you won't stop me, will you?"

"Of course, Your Majesty, the Great C'tan, Void Dragon Magradros!"

Alvin swirled his wine glass, gazing at the bright red liquid inside, a cold smile playing on his lips.

The Devourer Imperium?

Coincidentally, there happened to be a "C'tan" on his side who controlled the rules of the Materium.

The war, as desired, has finally begun!

The warships of the Devourer Civilization, like raindrops, swept across space and headed towards the human surface.

This was a battle plan carefully considered by Stone Tooth. Because of the problem with the Luna, the Devourer's metal star system could not directly envelop Earth; otherwise, it would be torn apart by the gravity of the two planets, causing the entire Devourer Imperium to disintegrate.

The most conservative approach would be to dispatch Space Fleet to strike the target from space and completely destroy any human resistance.

But soon, this meticulously prepared battle plan was shelved.

On that azure planet, the planet that nurtured their life, dazzling, brilliant rays of light rose from the ground like sharp swords, and terrifying energy shockwaves tore through mountains and valleys, shaking the churning sea of clouds!

It's like a sword drawn by humankind, carrying defiance and a roar, until Devourer Civilization!

Civilization is about devouring, constantly expanding and growing; everything else is secondary.

This should have been a concept that every single person in the Devourer Imperium agreed with every day, a belief upon which they relied for survival, and even something they firmly believed in.

However, at this moment, their ideals seemed to be shaken.

A Planetary Engine standing tall on the earth has transformed into a sharp sword protecting the planet. The high-energy particle streams it spews out are like an indestructible sword, easily destroying their deployed space strike fleet!

One by one, warships were melted into ashes in that stream of intensely hot particles!

In this round, humanity has the upper hand.

As Stone Tooth stood on the bridge in the command center, gazing at the ten thousand dazzling pillars of light rising from Earth, his heart grew increasingly heavy.

But quickly, as the supreme commander, it readjusted its emotions and methodically issued the order, "Execute Plan Two, deploy the 'Time Amber Cage,' target Earth, create a super-massive spacetime bubble, and freeze their time!"