Ark Crystal

Ark Planet was now nothing but fragments scattered everywhere, a side completely unlike the once-prosperous and mysterious Yake Planet. As they looked upon the devastation and the Ark People who had died at the hands of the Mysterious Person, the entire planet sank into endless grief and despair.

Inside a building that was barely still standing, a mysterious high-ranking official stared fixedly at the shattered images on the screen, his eyes filled with pain and fury. His hands were clenched so tightly that his knuckles had turned white. The other high-ranking officials around him wore equally grave expressions. One of them asked in a trembling voice, "Who is this person? Where did he come from? Why is he destroying our planet?" His words were filled with confusion and bewilderment. These questions weighed on them like heavy shackles, leaving them barely able to breathe.

"We have to do something. We can't just watch our home being destroyed and our people slaughtered!" another high-ranking official shouted, clenching his fists.

"But our army has already suffered heavy losses. Against his terrifying power, we seem completely helpless," a young high-ranking official said, his face etched with helplessness and his voice catching in his throat.

The Mysterious Person was still wreaking destruction everywhere. Wherever he went, the streets lay in ruins and buildings leaned in tatters, as if they might collapse at any moment. He mercilessly fired beams of light at the Ark People fleeing in every direction. Cries of agony filled the air. The Ark People ran about in terror, the crowds in disarray. Bodies lay strewn across the ground. The prosperity of the past had become nothing but a fleeting dream.

Suddenly, a figure burst out from the crowd. It was the army's commander.

Covered in smoke and dust, he gripped an energy gun tightly in his hand and shouted angrily at the Mysterious Person, "You demon! Stop this slaughter!"

Hearing the voice, the Mysterious Person slowly turned around, a mocking smile appearing on his face. "You? You think you can stop me?"

"Even if there's only the slightest chance, I'll fight to give my people a chance to survive!" With a resolute gaze, the commander pulled the trigger without hesitation. A beam of energy shot toward the Mysterious Person.

The Mysterious Person simply raised a hand. The beam vanished the instant it touched his palm. "Know your place." He spat out the four words coldly, then fired a beam of light at the commander.

At that critical moment, a figure rushed over at top speed and knocked the commander aside. The beam struck him. He let out a scream and fell to the ground.

"No!" the commander cried in anguish, rushing to the man's side. He discovered that it was his own adjutant.

"Commander... you have to... protect everyone..." the adjutant said weakly. Then he closed his eyes.

The commander slowly rose to his feet, hatred burning in his eyes. "I'll make you pay!" At that moment, the high-ranking officials inside the command building witnessed the scene, their hearts torn with conflicting emotions.

"We can't let any more people die. We have to find his weakness," the mysterious high-ranking official said through gritted teeth.

"Activate every sensor and scan his energy fluctuations from all directions. Even if there's only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, we have to find a way to defeat him!" another high-ranking official quickly ordered.

Outside, the Mysterious Person continued his rampage. The fate of Ark Planet hung by a thread. Everyone hoped for a miracle, for something to turn the tide and save their home and loved ones.

Though the Ark People were filled with grief and resentment, they had not abandoned their last hope. They gathered from all directions and launched their fiercest counterattack. Their advanced laser weapons flashed once more, while small airships darted through the sky, trying to disrupt the Mysterious Person's attacks. The army commander, eyes bloodshot, roared out orders to his soldiers to change tactics. He had only one conviction: protect their home and avenge their fallen compatriots.

Yet faced with this seemingly fierce assault, the Mysterious Person merely gave a contemptuous smile. The energy surging around him suddenly intensified. He swept his hands through the air, sending out wave after wave of even more powerful beams of light. The Ark People's attacks were like guttering candles in a gale, easily dispelled in an instant. The laser beams disintegrated before they could even reach him, shaken apart by his overwhelming energy. The small airships were struck by the beams and exploded one after another in midair, turning into balls of fire as their wreckage rained down.

Inside the command building, the high-ranking officials watched helplessly, their expressions shifting from tension and hope to despair. The mysterious high-ranking official's eyes widened as his body trembled. He kept murmuring, "How could this happen? How could this happen? Why is none of it working? We're... we're the Ark People, a highly advanced civilization!" His voice was filled with disbelief and deep defeat.

"Are we really going to perish here?" one high-ranking official asked, slumping helplessly into a chair and clutching his head in pain.

"No, we can't give up! There must be a way!" Another, younger high-ranking official still had a glimmer of defiance in his eyes. He frantically worked at the control console, trying to find a flaw in the Mysterious Person by searching through the available data.

On the battlefield outside, the Mysterious Person let out a hearty laugh. "Your resistance is futile. Today marks the end of the Ark People!" As he spoke, he intensified his attacks. Beams of light spread outward like a rising tide, flattening everything in their path.

Watching his comrades fall one by one, the army commander was consumed by grief and fury. He knew they had no chance in a direct confrontation, but he refused to surrender. Suddenly, a bold idea flashed through his mind. The odds of success were tiny, but it might be their last hope.

"All soldiers, listen up! Stop attacking head-on. Spread out and draw his attention from different directions!" the commander ordered over the communications channel. Though puzzled, the Ark soldiers carried out the order without hesitation. They scattered and fired at the Mysterious Person from every corner. Gunshots and explosions rang out one after another.

The Mysterious Person was angered by this sudden change. He turned repeatedly, firing beams of light in every direction in an attempt to wipe out the annoying Ark People, who were like ants. The instant his attention was divided, the commander piloted a specially modified small airship and shot toward the Mysterious Person like an arrow loosed from a bow.

He gripped an energy compression device tightly in his hand. It was the culmination of Ark technology and contained immense energy. If detonated, it would be powerful enough to destroy a city. The commander intended to wager his own life and perish alongside the Mysterious Person.

"For Ark!" the commander roared, determination blazing in his eyes as he charged toward the Mysterious Person... Inside the command building, the high-ranking officials watched, their hearts tightening. They all understood that this was a life-or-death gamble, and the fate of Ark Planet rested on this single moment.