Leaving the Blood Cloud Sub-dimension

Thousands of blue-purple energy pillars, each a hundred meters tall, surged upward. The intense radiance forced everyone to squint, and the vast energy tide spread rapidly in all directions before converging.

Any Orc caught within the terrifying energy tide, regardless of their combat strength, was visibly reduced to basic particles in an instant.

Even Orcs further away were shredded by the rapidly expanding infrasonic waves, and after a moment of silence, an even more massive explosion roared to life!

One-third of the Orc army perished in this round of missile strikes; the terrifying lethality of the energy missiles even left a layer of crystallization upon the earth!

High-temperature, high-pressure energy condensates!

Facing such a world-destroying blow, not only were the rampaging Orcs stunned, but even the humans of the Autses Continent were plunged into shock.

"Damn it! What is that?! The intelligence provided by those despicable, cowardly Demons was wrong!"

Even the Orcs realized instantly that something was amiss. How could such an incomparably powerful attack be a human weapon? Another powerful race had definitely joined the battlefield.

The Werewolf Chieftain let out a long howl: "All Orc armies, retreat immediately! Retreat!"

Even the Orc army, which had been driven into a frenzy by the Shaman, fell into chaos. Their savage faces filled with terror, they immediately broke ranks and surged backward.

Countless Orcs were trampled to death.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Feng Xiao watched the Orcs, who had arrived so fiercely only to retreat in a panic, and felt quite bored.

He had expected the Orcs of Western legend to be brave, but was this really all they had?

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Several Star Fighters streaked past Feng Xiao, diving toward the retreating Orc army, followed by hundreds more.

Watching the various formations composed of thousands of fighters head into the distance, Feng Xiao felt rather listless. Facing fighters designed by the Alliance specifically to sweep ground forces, the outcome for these aliens—who were merely physically stronger—was obvious. There was no possibility of any surprises...

Controlling their speed to subsonic levels, the sleek fighters streaked over the Orc army in the blink of an eye, dropping countless points of light before charging straight toward the enemy air force.

Countless points of light connected into a single sheet, and a violent current of tens of thousands of volts spread instantly, causing terrifying arcs of electricity to surge densely throughout the entire Orc army.

In an instant, the Orc army was wiped out!

This was no ordinary lightning, but a highly specialized bio-electricity. Unless one reached the extraordinary life level of lv60 or higher, their neural currents would be disrupted, leading to immediate neural death.

After charging into the Orc air force, the Star Fighters became even more ferocious. With their onboard shields pressed tight against their hulls, they accelerated to Mach 5, weaving through the ranks with extreme agility.

That's right—they used their hulls and speed to physically strike the Orc air force, all while continuously firing particle cannons and pulse cannons.

No matter how the Orc air force dodged or counterattacked, it was useless; flesh and blood rained down like a storm.

Everyone was stunned. Even the reckless Orcs on the ground were dumbfounded, followed by an onset of infinite terror.

The Lion-man Chieftain's face turned grim: "Such powerful alchemical constructs—could it be that the cowards of the Goblin Race have joined the battlefield?"

"Judging by the situation, it's at least the entire Goblin Race's alchemical master corps. We cannot rule out hidden human alchemical masters. The army they've brought is simply impossible to contend with!"

The Werewolf Chieftain began to weigh his options. Abandoning the war was impossible; armies from other powerful races would continue to converge here.

Even with twenty or so alchemical masters, human combat power could not surpass the combined strength of three powerful races.

"Withdraw for now. We will plan our next move once the Demon army arrives. This is no longer a situation that can be solved by brute force," the Werewolf Chieftain decided after consulting with several Fox-man Strategists.

"Agreed."

Feng Xiao watched the Orcs withdraw and helplessly covered his forehead: "I thought this mission would be interesting, but it seems I overthought it. How could a dimensional-reduction-level asymmetric war strike ever be interesting?"

Wang Hao had anticipated this: "I guessed this would happen. It reminds me of the poor Native Americans..."

"Native Americans?" Ilde the scholar raised his head in confusion, his face a mask of bewilderment.

"It's a story from my hometown... a 'glorious victory' of using technological weapons to bully primitive people."

Wang Hao grinned.

"Glorious? Isn't that just shameless?"

Ilde remained perplexed, and Feng Xiao had to step in to smooth things over: "Alright, we'll leave once the military base is built. One hour at most."

He looked at the massive, floating technological fortress rapidly taking shape nearby, then down at the indigenous 'heavy city' below, which wasn't even half the size of the military fortress.

He shook his head helplessly.

As an explorer, the most important thing was the satisfaction of excitement and the unknown. Clearly, the Autses Continent could not provide that at the moment.

"As expected, the starry sky is still more interesting."

As time passed, the military fortress above the eastern front was completely finished, and ten missile bases and mechanical soldier factories had been added to the front line.

The stabilization of the eastern front was fully achieved.

After the Star Origin spent three days specifically scavenging for Life Crystals, it departed rapidly, carrying a full set of military-grade mineral equipment it had purchased.

Elsa had also awakened. After spending two hours in a daze, she finally managed to accept the reality of the universe and immediately became obsessed with the Tianyi Medical Chamber.

Although it was a medical chamber, the various equipment inside was sufficient to handle high-intensity scientific research.

This left Wang Hao deeply disappointed.

"Why is it that the first beautiful woman we find is a tech-freak!"

Turning his head to look at the K180 supercontinent as it gradually receded into the distance, Feng Xiao looked down at the few panoramic photos of the supercontinent and the selfies of the Star Origin in his hands.

After studying them for a moment, he placed them into the Explorer's Diary with satisfaction.

Only a meaningful journey was qualified to serve as an explorer's credential.

Ilde leaned over, full of confusion: "Captain, don't you think the military is being too good to us... or to be precise, to you?"

"Even if they say it's like that, in reality, any starship or even a regular warship could have completed these missions. Why specifically seek us out?"

"And why is the reward so generous?"

Feng Xiao's expression remained calm. In truth, he had been suspicious at the very beginning, but he had quickly ruled out all conspiracy theories.

Then it could only be that for some reason, the military intended to grant him benefits. Within his own social circle, apart from his mysterious father, no one had shown the connections capable of influencing the Alliance military.

Feng Xiao was almost entirely certain that the military's reasons for favoring him definitely had his father's shadow behind them.

Just like the Star-Land Class starship that had inexplicably struck up a conversation before he entered the sub-dimension; it definitely knew his father.

Judging by the tone, his cheap father was likely an existence the other party held in awe; otherwise, there would have been no need to call him "brother."

How exactly were the Mystic Azure Armor, the Fierce Star Main Cannon, and the Titanium armor obtained?

Why did it feel like things were quite complicated...

"I roughly know the reason, but it has nothing to do with us. Once we finish this mission and go to Red Mountain City to obtain the purple main cannon, we will continue our exploration."

"Other matters have nothing to do with us." Feng Xiao shook his head and drifted toward the captain's quarters.

"Understood."

Although the Star Origin no longer cared for the rewards of this rescue mission, such a massive war was the first one the Star Origin had ever participated in.

It was enough to fill the Explorer's Diary.

The Star Origin sailed unhurriedly toward the light curtain that had already been converted into a star gate by technology, mining a large amount of rare metal ores along the way.

However, just as they were about to reach the star gate to leave the sub-dimensional world, it was as if the fundamental law of the protagonist had taken effect.

An accident still occurred.

[Alarm! Alarm!]

[Four starships with unknown Alliance identification codes detected! Suspected space pirates!]

"They actually found a way in?" Wang Hao and Ilde exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with astonishment.