Since Norton 3342, thanks to the actions of Regent Duoxia, this war, known as the Endless War, the largest war in human history, has been elevated to a completely new level.
The support of hundreds of billions of troops in the past is a completely different concept from the current surge of trillions of troops. This hundreds-fold increase in personnel brings not only greater strength to the front-line battlefield, but also increased pressure on rear-line support and a surge in soul concentration.
The concentration of souls resulting from the annihilation of an army of hundreds of billions had already permeated the entire front line, causing a continuous Aberration. Now, with an army of trillions, it can be considered a source of Aberration.
Although the sheer size of the operation initially helped in retaking the front lines and achieving some success on the main battlefield, this advantage gradually turned into a disadvantage as time went on.
Norton 3343.
The arrival of trillions of troops played a crucial role on the front lines. Positions that had to be abandoned in the past were recaptured, destroyed fleets were replenished, and even the troop strength was upgraded. They overwhelmed the Aberration hive and forcefully reclaimed the orbit of the invading Adam Two Star System.
Although the casualties were heavy during this period, it must be said that this was an extremely encouraging result.
Even in the cities of various star systems behind, flames were reignited, and the previously disbanded marching groups regrouped, chanting slogans of certain victory as they marched and demonstrated in the streets, proclaiming the holiness of the Pale God.
Unfortunately, this exciting result only lasted for a short ten years.
The Aberration were relentlessly killed, while the frontline troops suffered daily losses. Under this ebb and flow situation, the overwhelming advantage initially achieved by the frontline troops was gradually disintegrated. The previous strategy of encircling and Aberration gradually turned into a battle of equals with the Aberration, with back and forth fighting, and eventually even the loss of the front lines.
In just ten years, the front lines, supported by trillions of troops, have once again fallen into crisis, and the battle lines have begun to collapse across the board.
Less than a month later, the Aberration re-entered the orbit of the Adam Two Star System and entered the Oort Cloud.
One distress call after another was sent to the rear, the urgency was palpable.
This invasion is not on the scale of ten years ago. It is an army that crushes the trillions of troops combined with the expeditionary force that the Holy See did not recall back then. The sheer number of Aberration has almost surrounded the outer edge of the star system, resulting in a complete and overwhelming defeat.
This made the invasion exceptionally fierce. In just a few months, the mutants had occupied the massive planet in outermost orbit, and amidst the extreme fear and unease of the Human Federation, the entire planet underwent a horrific mutation...
This outcome can be said to have completely confirmed the speculation that the Adam Two Star System would be completely distorted if it were breached, causing Human Federation.
The demonstrations that once gathered together to march and protest have disbanded again, the holiness of the Pale God is no longer praised, everyone is in fear and anxiety, and the thought of fleeing has begun to sprout again.
Some people have even started spreading ideas of defection online, or spreading all sorts of crazy rumors.
"Now we have reason to suspect that the so-called 'no escape' theory is a fabricated rumor concocted by the Human Federation Government in collusion with the Pale Church! It's all a man-made lie designed to send us to our deaths! Why this conclusion? First, they only need to construct this lie, and endless people will be willing to die for them, thus perpetuating their exalted status and long-term rule. Consider this: throughout this entire war, who is working tirelessly in the rear? Who is sacrificing their lives on the front lines? And who sits high above, able to send wave after wave of people to the battlefield with just a few words, delaying the arrival of this disaster? Clearly, only we, the vast majority of civilians, are responsible for dying and producing, while those who enjoy the spoils and utter a few words are the high-ranking rulers! It's Regent Duoxia, the high-ranking officials of the Human Federation Government..."
"I have a question for you, brothers. Why can't we all run away? Even the highest concentration of Soul Particle in the universe has its limits, right? Perhaps if groups of powerful and wealthy people flee, their small numbers might lead to Soul Infestation. But what if more of us run away? What if we disperse in large enough numbers?"
If dispersing it to one hundred million locations isn't enough, then let's disperse it to one trillion. It can't possibly be found and attacked by Soul Particle in every hiding place...
Various opinions emerged wildly, as if they had been planned in advance. Those who were not firm in their will, or those who did not trust the Human Federation Government and the Pale Church, seized this opportunity to launch a frenzied attack, or even paid online trolls to do so.
They attempted to incite popular resistance in order to force the Church and the Human Federation Government to lift the blockade on the shipping lanes so that they could escape to human star systems far from the battlefield.
That's right, they just want to escape to a human planet far away from the front lines, not to flee the human star system like the powerful and wealthy of the past. From this point of view, these people are both evil and stupid.
They seem to be a bit smarter than the powerful and wealthy of the past, but in reality, they are forgetful and have forgotten the cold-blooded way the Church handled the conflict with the Human Federation in just a century.
Besides, times have changed.
The pressures of war, the pressures of logistics, and even the moral imperative of racial warfare have all forced the Human Federation into becoming a true War Machine!
In such a critical and urgent moment, no ruler or government would allow dissenting voices within the country, nor would they have the extra energy to harmoniously handle matters that would be considered achievements in peacetime.
Thus, amidst the uproar in public opinion within the Human Federation, a decree from the Pale Holy See swept down from top to bottom.
Anyone spreading rumors online was located online, and then the Church knights mobilized in droves to arrest all those who made statements or simply echoed them. Without trial, all those arrested were sent to a human extraction laboratory, injected with relevant drugs, and transformed into hosts for human growth extracts. They were then confined and raised on the production line, their vital signs maintained by automatic injections of nutrient solution, causing their bodies to grow special Soul Matter material, which was then cut and extracted by machines to fill the shortage of logistical supplies.
Such atrocities almost instantly stirred up the emotions of the people of the Human Federation, and public opinion intensified.
However, the Pale Church really does arrest people.
Given the current state of human health, they not only don't mind having too many noisy people, but actually feel there are too few.
In just three months, the number of people arrested in a city with a population of billions reached one million. The Church knights acted without any concealment. Some people were drinking coffee or walking on the street when they were suddenly attacked by Church knights in flying vehicles and forcibly arrested. Such scenes occurred frequently on the streets, causing a large number of people to live in fear. They deleted their past comments on the Internet, and some people even swiped away or reported related videos, not daring to watch them for long.
The events that have occurred throughout Garden of Eden's history have repeatedly proven that humans can be coerced by violence.
In just six months, public opinion on the Human Federation's network became peaceful and calm. People's conversations were filled with sanctity and God. Comments and videos were all thriving, and no one spoke ill of the situation anymore.