With the start of live battlefield broadcasts, the public in the rear, who could only obtain information about the front lines from limited images and records, were in an uproar.
Live streaming is completely different from traditional promotional methods.
Frontline battle reports are often just hearsay, fabrications, or AI-generated content. Even recorded footage lacks a real sense of reality; it feels more like watching a movie or scrolling through sophisticated AI videos. But live streaming is entirely different.
Every detail on the front lines, the intensity and cruelty of war, and even the scenes of Church knights sacrificing themselves for righteousness and exploding in flames—the visual and ideological impact of these events is unimaginable.
It represents a complete transformation from concept to reality.
The live broadcast allowed people in the rear to know exactly what kind of enemy they were fighting, what a critical situation the front lines were in, and how countless soldiers were dying on the battlefield to defend a semblance of peace in their rear.
Such a magnificent, fearless, and indomitable battle sparked a huge uproar in public opinion.
Countless people were moved to tears, gathering online and even offline to march in the streets, chanting slogans and showing their spiritual support for the frontline fighters. Celebrities and intellectuals also praised the spirit of sacrifice online, launching online fundraising campaigns to raise funds to support these frontline warriors.
As to where the money ultimately went, it remains unknown, but all these signs demonstrate humanity's current determination to fight.
Therefore, humanity has never been so united as it is now; this is the pinnacle of human history and the only time we have witnessed such high moral standards!
In just three years, human productivity has increased dramatically, and various AI robot production lines have never stopped operating. All kinds of intelligent machines have completely replaced human productivity, becoming the most steadfast support in this war.
However, the vast majority of these AI robots are used for production, with very few being sent to the front lines.
This is because these robots are not made of special materials, and there is a very high probability that they will become corrupted if sent to the front lines.
Therefore, war must still be people-oriented.
But just three years later, the situation on the front lines became critical once again.
One plea for help after another was sent from the front lines and frequently broadcast to the rear.
Even without broadcasting, the 24/7 live streaming ensured that those at the rear were fully aware of the situation on the front lines.
This war between humanity and an alien species is far more terrifying than anyone imagined, even far exceeding the professional analysis of military experts.
The reason for this is that it has become a conflict between races, a conflict between new-era life forms and old-era life forms!
Therefore, it is not like a typical human war, where both sides need to deploy troops, communicate before the war, or develop various equipment formations and carry out various strategic actions, thereby greatly prolonging the cycle and frequency of the war.
This battle between life forms is more like fighting against a strange race called the Zerg in some games today. All lineups, defenses, and technology are useless in this war, and can only slightly delay the collapse.
Because this war, from its very beginning, has been endless. An endless wave of Aberration, like ocean waves, relentlessly sweeps over human positions; death never ceases, and the war never ends.
In such a fierce and large-scale interstellar war, being able to hold out for three years with those hundreds of billions of dollars in support is already an excellent achievement.
Moreover, compared to the rate of human reproduction, hundreds of trillions of newborns have already been born in these three years, so the hundreds of billions of war casualties are negligible.
Upon receiving the order for reinforcements from the front lines, Regent Duoxia waved his hand, and another three years of training and preparation of hundreds of billions of reinforcements were dispatched to the battlefield.
Human society is thriving now. Wartime communism and a large number of intelligent machines have brought production to its peak in all aspects. The expenditure of a mere 100 billion for the army over three years is just a drop in the ocean for the Human Federation.
Even the spaceships piloted by the troops sent to the front lines have futuristic hulls, and the production line even has the time to create more aesthetically pleasing exteriors for these warships.
Even the power armor worn by the Pale Church 'Church knights was meticulously crafted, with numerous seemingly useless superfluous designs added during the later stages of processing. For example, the angle and grooves were designed to better collect and flow water during rain, and the power armor's feet would automatically open vent holes when walking on muddy ground to prevent air from being sucked in and squeezed by mud. These so-called superfluous designs were actually more like works by designers showcasing their technical skills.
Of all this support, the only thing that is somewhat urgent is the substance that can isolate the soul.
This substance was grown on the surface of the bodies of a superhuman race created by His Majesty Norton. Removing this substance would be no less cruel than skinning these people.
Their only advantage is that this extraordinary race can reproduce and continue like Vampire.
Therefore, the materials in various star systems are currently extracted from prisoners in prisons, those who are mentally disabled from birth, and even the nobles who tried to escape and heretical members of the Church who betrayed the church...
Amid such a heightened atmosphere of national fervor, the war continued.
In the first three to five years, human armies still employed tactics, attempting to prolong the war and reduce war damage by using various troop deployment methods and saturation attacks with weapons.
Initially, it was effective. His Majesty Abraham single-handedly fought against the massive Star System Aberration. The rest were just scraps from the radiation. Although they seemed numerous, humanity was able to maintain a steady advantage with its equally large size and advanced weaponry. Not only were they not invaded by the next galaxy, but they also managed to push the battle lines back a little.
This outcome has further boosted the morale of the human forces.
In such an overwhelming situation, time slowly passed, and before anyone knew it, the entire Endless War had lasted for fifty years.
Over the past fifty years, countless people have died or been injured. Although the overall trend of the battlefield is still not bad, the overwhelming advantage of the past has been completely lost.
Because these Aberration are simply impossible to completely eliminate.
Aberration are born from the fusion of matter and soul. While war can destroy the bodies of these Aberration, it cannot destroy their souls. The so-called Angel who can burn souls are a complete lie. The mass of this universe is conserved, which means that no one can completely annihilate matter, not even Norton.
Its powerful nature can actually be seen as changing the state of matter—just as a nuclear explosion vaporizes most matter at high temperatures, seemingly destroying it, but in reality merely changing the state of matter. The essence of matter remains the same; matter is still there, never decreasing or increasing.
The burning of Angel's soul is similar; it merely disperses the condensed soul, but cannot annihilate it.
This means that the number of wandering Soul Particle will not decrease with each battle, but will instead increase with the death of humans!
Fifty years of war have continued, and the scale of the Aberration on the front lines has not only not been suppressed, but has instead increased considerably.
The overall scale of the war, the length of the battle lines, and even the number of Aberration all spread and increased imperceptibly over these fifty years.
The war between humans and Aberration has gradually shifted from an initial advantage to a stalemate.
The war on the front lines continues, and the triennial military support of hundreds of billions of dollars had to be increased to a batch every year, with a single military support of trillions of dollars, a decade ago, to cope with the larger scale of the front lines.
Countless people died in the war, countless newborns grew into adults, and some were even sent to the battlefield.
Amid this escalating tension, the atmosphere in the human rear areas began to shift.
The hymns that once praised frontline soldiers for their selflessness and sacrifice on the battlefield are gradually falling silent. The marches that used to gather daily in Church and streets to call for war and unity are gradually disintegrating. Most people no longer have the same passion, excitement, and vitality as they did fifty years ago. Instead, they are gradually sinking into a strange sense of depression and anxiety. Many people even rush home after work, fearing that they will be recruited into the ranks of new soldiers by Church recruiters.
Even the once futuristic warships are gradually shedding their unnecessary decorations and focusing more on practicality. The power armor worn by Church knights has also shed its cumbersome and impractical designs, adopting a more utilitarian and robust style.
The live broadcasts on various screens and devices, in the streets and alleys and in front of Church, have never stopped. The holy call of the Pale Church is still proclaimed on the streets every day. The magnificent and majestic voice is as powerful as ever, but the effect is far less shocking than it was fifty years ago.
A light drizzle fell on the street, the dense leaves trembled in the cold wind, and the ground was wet with rainwater, reflecting a slightly cold color under the lamplight.
However, at nine o'clock in the evening, the once bustling streets were now deserted. Various screens hanging on the ground floor of the high-rise buildings continued to broadcast the brutal live broadcasts of the front-line battlefield. The noisy and muffled sound flowed through the empty and dark streets, which only made the atmosphere more desolate.
The holy call to prayer continued to resound as always from the Pale Church's broadcasts, causing little to no disturbance except for a few passersby on their way home.
"This mutation, this impurity and filth, is an insult to our Holy Church, a massacre of our human race! We must steadfastly uphold our faith in the Pale God, and vow to defend His Holiness to the death! This is also a matter of life and death for our human race..."
The rousing and inspiring call to action rang out over the radio and echoed through the streets. The massive buildings severely hampered the spread of these sounds, but the dense array of broadcasting equipment effectively compensated for the inability of the sound to travel fully.
However, the people who used to watch the live broadcasts and listen to the sermons are now nowhere to be seen. The noise serves no other purpose than to further highlight the desolation of the neon-lit building.
A cold wind blew, carrying a few small white flowers used to commemorate loved ones on graves. As the wind weakened, they drifted into the shallow puddles between the sidewalk and the road, where they were gradually eroded and soaked by the dirty water before sinking to the bottom.
Only during the occasional, coincident pauses in the broadcast and live stream could one hear a few sobs of longing for loved ones emanating from the cramped apartments within the surrounding neon-lit buildings...
The gradual setbacks at the front lines eventually affected morale at home.
Another gust of cold wind blew up, sweeping away the white flowers in front of the newly built tombstones with great force, scattering them across the street. The Church broadcast, used for sacred proclamations, suddenly stopped, and then the tone changed.
"Breaking news! The war on the front lines is faltering, and the scale of the conflict continues to escalate. To counter the increasing number of Aberration attacks, the Human Federation and the Pale Holy See have unanimously decided, effective immediately, to increase conscription, the scale of aid, and the frequency of assistance..."
As the broadcast began, faint, dense wails could be heard emanating from the surrounding neon-lit buildings.
In Norton 3340, after a defeat in the frontline war, the Adam Two Star System, which had been stationed there for fifty years, was invaded again. Dense Aberration officially entered the Oort Cloud after passing through interstellar dust, which meant that they had reached the gateway to the Adam Two Star System.
Although the inhabitants of the space cities in the Adam Two Star System had long been relocated, this was still a huge defeat for humanity in the frontline war!
If the Adam Two Star System is infected again, there is a very high probability that another Star System-Level Aberration will be born.
At that time, without the restraint of Sixth Stage powerhouse, humanity's survival will truly hang by a thread!
Faced with such a critical situation, Pale Holy See Regent Duoxia had no choice but to reluctantly sign an agreement to expand the army and increase support for the front lines in order to stabilize the situation and prevent true annihilation!
In the year 3341 of Norton, under the decree of Regent Duoxia, a massive support force of trillions of troops was gathered and began to be allocated to the front lines.
While such an army might sound enormous, it's actually far less than the annual human population growth rate, not even a fraction of it. After all, the current massive population adds 200 trillion people every year.
However, the support and death of such a large population led to the massive spread of Soul Particle, much like digging a small hole in the long dike of the Yellow River to allow water to flow out. It may seem like just a hole now, but over hundreds or thousands of years, it may grow into a new river, or even cause the Yellow River to breach its banks and change its course!
To have our men perish on the battlefield is like adding fuel to the fire, leading to utter despair!