In the vast void of the universe, countless lights suddenly flared, and from within them emerged a multitude of Amoeba organisms of every kind.
Some were as immense as stars, while others were as small as stones. Having successfully invaded the star system, they began prioritizing the targets they had marked in advance.
Near-light-speed shells struck and destroyed the large teleportation arrays deployed throughout space and across planetary surfaces. The divine armies stationed within this star system became the next obvious targets after the teleportation arrays.
However, unlike the other territories of the gods' races, the divine army stationed in this star system was far more numerous. Therefore, the Successors did not clear them out in a short time.
In a palace near the star, a cluster of octopus-headed beings gathered around a golden throne.
Seated upon the golden throne, King Yoya had been assigning his subordinates to investigate the mysterious deaths of numerous World Lords when the sounds of battle beyond the palace disturbed him.
"Insolence!"
King Yoya roared. The void tore apart, and hordes of grotesquely misshapen creatures surged forth, joining the clash between the Successors and the divine army.
The divine army, which had essentially been facing a one-sided slaughter, was given a chance to catch its breath, as other deformed monsters were now being destroyed in its place.
However, King Yoya's summons also succeeded in holding back this wave of the Successors' surprise offensive.
A surprise attack relied on suddenness, followed by a fatal blow. If it failed to kill in one strike and the target recovered enough to regroup, the advantage of striking first would begin to vanish.
When they noticed their advantage from the surprise attack fading, the cluster commanders sent requests for aid to nearby colonial populations harvesting mass, ordering them to dispatch