As Abraham's declaration spread, a tense atmosphere once again swept through human society.
But this time it wasn't just a preview like it was three years ago; it was a real showdown with the end of the world right in front of the people.
The day after the fleet's return, without any time to regroup, Sir Duoxia, who had temporarily assumed the papacy, hastily ascended the throne as regent.
After his ascension to the throne, various images and even pictures of the corpses of bizarre life forms brought back from the front lines by the fleet began to spread wildly on the internet.
This time, the footage is not the same as the previous thirteen-second skirmish; it is battlefield footage shot from a professional perspective.
The planet has fallen, its surface teeming with seemingly endless, densely packed alien life forms, resembling a crimson, bloody tide that has taken over the entire planet's surface, oceans, and even the sky. These life forms are even frantically leaping towards the atmosphere using their individual flight capabilities, converging into a crimson wave, attempting to reach space and corrupt the magnificent warships within.
These alien lifeforms varied in size, some as small as ants, swarming together, while others were as large as mountains, with writhing tentacles that sprayed blood and splattered blood and mud. Hanging from those vine-like, writhing tentacles were countless corpses of Church knights, one after another.
These alien life forms appear to be extremely powerful. A large number of strange, flying creatures gather in swarms and surge into space, engaging in fierce battles with a fleet that resembles a swarm of bees.
They are like a classic villain called the 'Zerg' in movies, piling up in endless numbers, charging towards death as if they have no mind.
Large and small warships densely packed together occupied the entire space, and the cannons and even lasers almost illuminated the universe. Once the war began, it seemed to never stop, because swarms of alien life forms were constantly charging upwards.
This footage reveals the weakness of humanity.
They appeared to be a massive force, occupying space, but the corpses of Church knights hanging from the tentacles of countless enormous individuals on the planets all indicated that the battle had initially taken place on the planets, but now even the planets were difficult to defend, and the ground positions had been completely lost.
The footage even shows Church knights wielding greatswords and engaging in close combat with small life forms on the far-forward decks of warships.
Clearly, the human side is constantly weakening and losing ground.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
In a brief, long-distance shot from outer space, one can see a gigantic, monstrous creature, far larger than the Garden of Eden, colliding with a mutated star in space covered in tentacles and flesh—a truly despairing scene.
However, it only lasted for a dozen seconds before the camera of the recording device seemed to be scorched by solar radiation.
But even that alone is astonishing enough.
At the very least, everyone could tell from his physical appearance and individual strength that the monster, which was far larger than the Garden of Eden and collided with the strange star, was Pope Abraham!
Even the Pope, who was at the Sixth Stage, remained on the battlefield, and had not yet brought the dawn of victory to the entire war.
One can only imagine the horrific scenes being faced on the front lines, and one can only imagine how precarious the current state of humanity has become!
Public opinion exploded.
A panic far exceeding that of three years ago swept through society, and immediately some people began to strike again, go home to enjoy the last moments of their lives, or go back to hide in the shelters they had built, hoping to eke out a living.
Even worse, some begin to indulge themselves, committing crimes, rape, and murder, wanting to unleash their bestial nature before their lives end.
The Holy See had long anticipated the capricious and extremely low moral standards of the people of the Human Federation.
Three years ago, the Church knights who had been sent to various places came out in droves to arrest a large number of lawbreakers and those with ulterior motives who spread fear, suppress social order, and at the same time promote the idea of resistance.
Meanwhile, Regent Duoxia remained calm and composed, sitting in the Holy See and issuing orders one after another.
Firstly, the Pale Church abolished the old laws, completely lifted birth control restrictions, and encouraged people, including believers, to marry and have children, thus providing a foundation for humanity's long-term struggle.
Secondly: Completely lift space jump restrictions, add space jump equipment to all spaceships, and use the real-time nature of space jump to construct space jump signal sources. Use special materials taken from human bodies to construct signal base stations, and use the space jump principle to launch them into Subspace, that is, Heaven. At the same time, set the signal fluctuation frequency, so as to use space jump technology to realize the jump propagation of light signals, thereby achieving the timeliness of information transmission.
Thirdly: terminate all past policies, enter a state of wartime communism, and put all organic life forms and AI robots into production, ensuring logistical support.
Fourthly: Abolish all previous privileged systems and welfare systems, and remove all high-ranking positions. From this day forward, all positions and resources must be obtained through entering the front lines and utilizing military achievements.
Fifth: They recruited and trained soldiers on a large scale, using special materials taken from human bodies to build a brand-new fleet system, and sent them to the front lines.
One order after another, capable of sending shivers down the spines of the Human Federation, was issued, thoroughly demonstrating just how dire the environment humanity was currently facing.
Countless believers responded enthusiastically to this call, roaming the streets daily to spread their devout faith and proclaim the holiness of the Church.
Every day, countless people either voluntarily join or are involuntarily added to the ranks of new recruits due to personal violations, following along in training and preparing to enter the battlefield.
Some even take advantage of the situation to commit crimes or flee, only to be arrested and imprisoned. They are then immersed in a culture medium that causes their body tissues to mutate. They are then sent to clinical dissection, where the special materials produced are used to replace all existing human materials in order to prevent the contamination of Soul Matter.
Even so, a large number of high-ranking personnel still attempted to escape using the resources at their disposal.