Before Ian embarked on the long journey across dimensions, a horror Cataclysm that could be recorded in history had quietly swept across the entire Milky Way Galaxy.
A Bleach named Guznader, with his endless Undead Calamity, invaded this dazzling galaxy arrogantly. Not only that, this Bleach with supreme power also used the power of rules to completely seal off the entire border of Milky Way Galaxy, turning this place into a cage of despair that cannot be entered or left.
In this vast sea of stars shrouded by the shadow of death, only five peak civilizations that stand at the apex and have reached the "Eighth Tier position" are still struggling to support the order of the universe. They are: Interstellar Federation with profound heritage, Elven Kingdom who advocates nature, and the former famous For the Nightskin Tribe, the mysterious race that has now been renamed Star-Skin Tribe, Machinist Tribe dominated by machinery and logic, and the behemoth that has risen at the most terrifying speed and was created by Ian - Arcane Empire.
Chatia Star Cluster, Bluewater Star System.
This place is a full 24,000 light-years away from Ian's home planet Earth. At this moment, on Blue Sea Star on the edge of Bluewater Star System, a brutal and extremely brutal meat grinder battle is being staged crazily in the deep sea.
In the center of the battlefield, stood a woman with a beautiful appearance but exuding endless majesty. She had skin as blue as the deep sea, and her lower body was a slender snake tail covered with hard scales. What was different was that her upper body had six slender but explosive arms. One of the hands was tightly holding a deep sea trident that exuded terrifying magic waves.
She is none other than the supreme ruler of the Naga Tribe - Queen Naga, Aquafina.
Behind the Queen is an elite Naga army that is fully armed and wearing heavy magic armor. Unlike the royal bloodline which has six arms, most of these ordinary Naga warriors only have four arms. At this moment, this invincible army that once dominated the deep sea is facing an unprecedented Extremis.
Directly in front of them was an endless decaying ocean. It was a Undead Legion that was completely transformed from marine life! Among them were not only the ferocious-looking Zombie but also the beautiful Merpeople, Siren who was covered in ulcers, Deep-Sea Kraken who had only bones left, and even... there were countless Naga compatriots who had fought side by side with them but were now reduced to the walking dead.
"Berserk Waterspout!"
Aquafina's eyes were cold, and he suddenly waved the trident in his hand. In an instant, the undercurrent on the seabed was forcibly pulled away and compressed, turning into a terrifying waterspout that connected the sky and the earth, sweeping up nearly half of the undead army in front with a devastating force. The powerful water pressure was like billions of invisible sharp blades, cutting the enemy's formation crazily.
However, when the violent turbulence gradually subsided, a deep sense of powerlessness flashed in Aquafina's eyes.
Under the devastating blow just now, only a handful of undead were completely incapacitated. The vast majority of monsters, even if half of their bodies had been completely crushed by the water pressure, and even their internal organs and bones were exposed to the sea water, still dragged their incomplete bodies, let out blood-curdling roars, and continued to tirelessly charge towards Naga's front.
'Damn... the water purification magic I have mastered, the effect is too limited when facing this high-level Law of Death!' Aquafina cursed secretly in his heart.
But as the commander-in-chief of an army, she had no time to be frustrated, and immediately issued a stern command for a general attack, "Assault the entire army and kill them all!"
Following the queen's order, the Naga army behind them immediately launched a counterattack. The soldiers charging at the front line uniformly took out a bottle of potion that exuded a strange light from their waists, raised their heads and drank it in one gulp. Then, they swung their powerful snake tails and rushed into the camp of the undead like arrows.
Whenever these Naga warriors who had taken special potions killed an undead with their weapons, an extremely strange arcane light would flash on their blades. Under this light, those who originally possessed The undead soul with an immortal body and the ability to Infinity Resurrection was completely cut off from Law of Death, and turned into a real corpse and sank to the bottom of the sea.
At the same time, the Naga mage group standing behind the queen was not idle. They did not recite lengthy spells, but directly took out a large number of magic scrolls engraved with complex runes from the storage space. With the injection of magic power, countless high-level spells fell on the Undead Legion like a heavy rain, instantly clearing a large area.
Unfortunately, this wealthy style of play did not last long. When the expensive magic scrolls in their hands were exhausted, the mages could only raise their staffs again and cast their best water magic. However, without the special rules attached to the scrolls, the lethality of water magic was greatly reduced. The undead that were torn apart by high-pressure water bombs only twitched in place for a few seconds before standing up again under the nourishment of death energy.
Faced with this stalemate, Aquafina could only step in and make up for it. She was like a blue lightning that shuttled across the battlefield, constantly releasing water purification magic that was extremely draining on the mind, completely saving the undead that had been knocked down by the mages.
As a result, Naga Tribe's tactics were forced to evolve into a tug-of-war that extremely tested endurance: the mage group was responsible for weakening and knocking down the enemy with a wide range of magic, while the queen was responsible for roaming the entire field to complete the final purification and kill.
This suffocating bloody battle lasted for several hours. Just when the physical strength of Naga's army was about to reach its limit, an extremely harsh and strange sound like fingernails scraping metal suddenly came from the rear of the Undead Legion. Upon hearing this signal, the undead who were originally unafraid of death retreated like a tide.
Watching the enemy gradually disappear into the darkness of the deep sea, Aquafina forcibly suppressed her inner impulse to pursue. She knew very well that with the current state of the army, pursuing him would be tantamount to death.
She turned her gaze to the panting Home Secretary beside her and ordered in a hoarse voice, "Go and count the casualties immediately."
After giving the order, Aquafina did not stay in place, but swung its snake tail and rushed straight towards the sea at a terrifying speed that exceeded the speed of sound. In less than ten seconds, she crossed the deep trench, broke through the sea with a bang, and suspended above the clouds at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Looking down from this height, you have a panoramic view of the entire Blue Sea Star. This is an extremely beautiful planet, with an astonishing 95% of its ocean area. In Aquafina's long life, she has ruled her people for hundreds of years, and in her thousands of years of memory, this planet has always been wrapped in pure, clear blue.
She still clearly remembers that when she was young, her late parents often took her to this sea area for vacation. The sunshine, waves and laughter at that time constituted the most precious memories in her life.
However, at this moment, the scene in front of her made the iron-blooded queen feel heartache that penetrated her bones. More than 90% of the blue ocean that once gave birth to countless lives has been transformed into thick, foul-smelling black stagnant water! Bleach Guznader The amount of death Psychic Energy has completely polluted the ecological cycle of the planet, turning it into a dead land that no one can approach.
Aquafina sighed deeply, closed his eyes, completely sealed the weak emotion in his heart, and then turned into a stream of light again and plunged into the deep sea.
After returning to the temporary camp, the Minister of the Interior handed her a long list of casualties with trembling hands. Looking at the shocking numbers above, Aquafina's heart was bleeding.
But fortunately among the misfortunes, because they spent a sky-high price before the war to urgently purchase a batch of "Undead Protection Potion" from the Arcane Empire, those Naga compatriots who died in the war were able to retain their last dignity and did not mutate on the spot and turn into those disgusting undead monsters, swinging the butcher knife at their relatives.
"How is the evacuation of civilians going? Have they all boarded the interstellar Ark?" Aquafina took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.
"Reporting to Her Majesty the Queen, all surviving civilians have boarded the ship." The minister replied respectfully.
Aquafina nodded slightly, turned and walked towards a submarine plain shrouded by a huge magic barrier. There, dozens of behemoths comparable in size to giant interstellar battleships were parked quietly. What is surprising is that these giant ships are actually made of some unknown deep Sea God wood.
Following the Queen's order, these wooden interstellar Ark began to slowly break away from the seabed. At the bottom of Ark, huge high-pressure water masses condensed. These water masses were like some kind of anti-gravity engine, holding up the heavy wooden hull, constantly accelerating in the sea water, and finally broke through the atmosphere of Blue Sea Star, heading towards the vast cold vacuum of space.
Due to the unique physiological structure of the Naga Tribe, they do not need to rely on complex life support systems like humans. Every Naga riding on the deck only needs to maintain a simple water bubble on the head to breathe freely in the vacuum and be safe and sound.
When the fleet completed its formation in the universe, an accompanying military minister swam up to the queen and asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, since we have completely evacuated, do you want to personally destroy this planet?"
In everyone's knowledge, this is by no means a lie. As Naga Tribe's only "Sixth Tier" extremely powerful person, Aquafina fully possesses the world-destroying power to penetrate the earth's core and detonate the core of the star by himself. Rather than leaving this mother star as a breeding ground for the undead, it is better to completely wipe it out.
"That's not necessary." Aquafina looked at the planet that had turned dark, a complicated light flashed in his eyes, and finally coldly rejected the proposal.
Several keen ministers seemed to have guessed the last bit of unrealistic extravagance and reluctance deep in the queen's heart. They looked at each other with understanding but extremely sentimental expressions on their faces. One of them opened his mouth, as if he wanted to dissuade this womanly kindness, but when the words reached his lips, he finally swallowed them.
The huge wooden fleet drew a long trail in the star sea and jumped at full speed towards another planet in Bluewater Star System.
Due to the use of high-level space curvature technology, the fleet arrived at the final destination of the trip - Azure King Star in just a few minutes.
Here is the core political and cultural center of the entire Naga Tribe. The landform of Azure King Star is extremely special. Its outer layer is also covered by the endless ocean, but in the deepest part of the ocean, there is a vast continent hidden. The former king of Naga Shi Shi used the power of his entire family to build a super water-proof barrier above the continent that could cover everything, and forcibly opened up a paradise in the deep sea. Only members of the royal family with noble blood, powerful nobles, and wealthy merchants were qualified to live in this barrier.
After arriving at the King's Planet, Aquafina ignored the hustle and bustle of the outside world and went straight back to the palace that symbolized the highest power. She locked herself alone in the empty throne hall and sat in absolute silence for several hours.
When she opened the door again, she immediately summoned all senior cabinet ministers and held a highest-level meeting concerning the survival of the race.
"To what extent has the current overall situation deteriorated?" Aquafina sat on the throne, scanning the ministers below with burning eyes.
"It's not very optimistic, Her Majesty the Queen." A minister responsible for coordinating the overall situation came forward, his tone was so heavy that it seemed to drip water, "Azure King Star is our last remaining line of defense against Bluewater Star System It's online. It's only a matter of time before the peripheral defense matrix collapses under the constant erosion of the undead. What's even more fatal is that the 'Purification Scroll' and 'Undead Protection Potion' we purchased from the Arcane Empire have completely bottomed out!"
"Is there no funds in the national treasury to purchase another batch of strategic materials?" Aquafina frowned tightly.
"No more, Your Majesty." The Finance Minister shook his head bitterly, "Although Arcane Empire has always adhered to neutrality and given us huge wartime purchase discounts, the long-term war of attrition has completely drained our finances. Now we can't even get the funds to pay the minimum deposit."
The grand throne hall instantly fell into a deathly silence, with only the heavy and rapid breathing of everyone echoing in the air.
"It seems that we have been pushed to the edge of the cliff. There is really no other way out." Aquafina broke the silence. She closed her eyes and sighed deeply, "I have made up my mind to send a surrender statement to the Arcane Empire. Naga Tribe... will be fully integrated into the territory of the Empire."
"Your Majesty the Queen, please think again!"
Before he finished speaking, a radical minister suddenly swam forward and tightly coiled the snake tails on his lower body. In the etiquette of Naga, this is the highest level of death remonstrance etiquette equivalent to kneeling down and kowtowing.
"Everyone with a discerning eye can see that Arcane Empire is taking advantage of the situation! They are relying on themselves not to be invaded by Undead Calamity, and deliberately watch our civilizations bleed and weaken in the war, so as to force us to give up our sovereignty and become their vassals! As noble Naga, how can we easily fall into such a despicable conspiracy of theirs?"
"If you think this is a despicable conspiracy, then I would like to ask this wise minister, do you have any strategies to break the situation that can save the whole family from fire and water?" Aquafina did not get angry, but just looked down at him with an extremely calm, yet extremely cold gaze.
The radical minister was momentarily speechless, and cold sweat fell down his forehead.
On today's Milky Way Galaxy big chessboard, in addition to the unfathomable Arcane Empire, several other veteran Eighth Tier civilizations are also attacking Undead Calamity. Under the circumstances, he was overwhelmed and suffered heavy losses. If he did not choose to cling to the Arcane Empire, the only big tree that could still provide shelter, there would be only one ending waiting for the Naga Tribe: being completely exterminated under the iron hoof of the undead.
"We... we can choose to become a wandering civilization!" The minister gritted his teeth and proposed an extremely crazy idea, "As long as we abandon our home planet and drive all Ark to escape into the depths of the star sea, relying on our heritage, as long as we can survive until a higher civilization outside Milky Way Galaxy intervenes in this war, we will still have hope for restoration!"
Aquafina sneered in the bottom of his heart. Wandering civilization? To put it lightly. After losing the resource supply of a fixed planet, a huge fleet sailing in the cold universe will have to face how many uncontrollable fatal crises? Interstellar pirates raging in the star sea, specializing in hunting The interstellar slave traders who hunt rare races, the Cosmic Rays storm that may be encountered at any time, and the internal unrest that will inevitably break out due to the depletion of resources... each of these are enough to make Naga Tribe completely fall apart in despair.
"The wandering proposal is pure nonsense. I will not change my decision and am ready to submit a letter of surrender to the Arcane Empire." Aquafina ended the debate in an unquestionable tone.
The radical minister gritted his teeth, and although he did not open his mouth to refute, he stubbornly maintained his remonstrating posture with a snake's tail wrapped around his tail to express his strong protest and dissatisfaction with this decision.
Aquafina looked at him expressionlessly. Then, her gaze shifted imperceptibly to a guard in the dark corner of the hall, and she nodded very slightly.
Another veteran minister who was good at observing words and emotions keenly caught the Queen's micro-movement, and he sighed helplessly in his heart. He knew what this nod meant - after nightfall tonight, that stubborn radical colleague would never be able to see the sun tomorrow.
At a historic turning point related to the survival of the race, Aquafina showed the coldness and iron-bloodedness that a ruler should have. She would never allow any internal instability to disrupt the process of the Naga Tribe integrating into the Arcane Empire.
After clearing up the internal noise, a confidant stepped forward respectfully and handed a magical communication stone that exuded strange space fluctuations into the queen's hands.
With the injection of magic power, a clear holographic projection screen unfolded in mid-air - that was the login interface of "Universal Web".
In this Cataclysm called Bleach Calamity, Guznader not only blocked Milky Way Galaxy by physical means, but also destroyed the interstellar communication methods of most civilizations at the legal level. However, what is shocking is that the Arcane Empire led the establishment of This set of Universal Web actually withstood the erosion of the laws of Bleach and is still running smoothly in Milky Way Galaxy! It is precisely because of the existence of this information lifeline that many civilizations struggling in the darkness have not completely fallen into mental collapse, and they firmly believe that external rescue will come one day.
But after waiting to no avail, more and more civilizations like Naga Tribe choose to compromise.
Aquafina skillfully called up the diplomatic communication channel of the Arcane Empire. His finger hovered over the confirmation button of "Send Surrender Statement", but it did not fall down for a long time.
There was still a lingering concern in her heart.
This is not because she is greedy for Authority, but because the system of the Arcane Empire is too special. She knows very well that although this huge Empire across the multiverse is ruled by a human emperor (Ian), the core constitution of the Empire pursues an almost absolute concept of "absolute equality of multiple gods and species".
They tolerate all life forms. It is precisely because of this bottomless tolerance that today's Arcane Empire has openly incorporated and integrated a large number of high-level undead races, and even allowed the undead to hold important positions in the military and political circles of the Empire!
For the Naga Tribe, who had just experienced the death of their family and the massacre of countless compatriots in Undead Calamity, let them serve in the same court or even fight side by side with those disgusting undead creatures in the years to come? Aquafina doesn't know whether his people can emotionally accept this cruel reality.
'But I have no choice...'
Aquafina closed his eyes, and the faces of the people struggling in despair flashed in his mind.
'Furthermore, the highest law of the Arcane Empire stipulates that as long as you are strong enough and can defeat the current ruler with dignity, anyone can become the new emperor of the Empire. This means that as long as we Naga Tribe can stay dormant and become stronger in the Empire's system, we may not be able to control our own destiny in the future.'
After reaffirming his inner determination, Aquafina suddenly opened his eyes and pressed the send button without hesitation.
Just a few minutes later.
In the cosmic vacuum outside Azure King Star, the originally peaceful space suddenly twisted violently like boiling water. With a burst of dazzling blue arcane light, an entire Arcane Empire interstellar expedition fleet exuding terrifying magic power fluctuations and covering the sky, suddenly jumped here like a god tearing through the darkness!
Feeling the pressure coming from space that could easily crush the entire planet, Aquafina took a deep breath, adjusted the crown on his head, and flew toward the sky with all the ministers to meet their future Overlord.