A black star hung high in the sky, completely blotting out the sun's radiance.
Countless humans calling themselves the Children of the Stars launched war without warning.
There had been no prewar message, no communication whatsoever. Everywhere they passed became a river of blood.
The sudden assault left the many Empires utterly dumbfounded. Only then did they realize Edward had not been wrong—there really were Extraterrestrial Demons.
But it was already too late. Before, they had either dragged their feet or acted indifferent. Now that they wanted cooperation and protection, there was simply no chance.
Even Edward could barely fend for himself. He could only rely on the Aolei Empire to barely hold back the overwhelming offensive.
Although Lu Xingshi called them Interstellar Remnants, their population was anything but small. They numbered eight billion, while the combined population of every Empire was only one-tenth of that.
Furthermore, among the three paths of Transcendents, all but Psionicists could be mass-produced and mass-enhanced. Backed by vast amounts of technology, they wiped out ninety percent of the nations in merely one day.
"Mind correction—no wonder they could turn every citizen into a soldier." Leaning against two enormous shields, Lu Xingshi forcibly tore open a peaceful zone.
What the entire world had to face was not merely eight billion people, but also vast numbers of Intelligent Machines, biological weapons, and Psionic Abominations.
So the true number of enemies was likely at least thirty billion.
And compared with Transcendent individuals, these war machines manufactured by the Stars Alliance were the truly difficult foes to deal with.
They did not fear death, nor did they fear powerful enemies. So long as they received an order, they would carry it out without hesitation, even if it was a suicide order.
More importantly, as long as these war