The five ships hummed to a stop when they finally landed on the ground.

General Thorn and his band of brainwashed warriors and the Engineers stood, watching as the last spaceship landed.

The moment all five touched ground, General Thorn reported to Yuying, with whom he shared a psychic connection.

Though she was only at the Void stage, her charm ability allowed her to communicate telepathically with her charmed ones over a long distance.

Of course, reporting was useless since Jane could see and manipulate the events from her chambers back on Earth.

But then again, the fact that General Thorn reported was a clear indication of how much he had fallen under Yuying's charm.

The large titanium doors of the five ships hissed open, and the Nethran warriors started coming out.

The doors were large enough to let ten thousand out at once. Some used teleportation, some opted for flight, and others simply walked out.

However, in under ten minutes, warriors filled the dark planet. Of course, the planet's surface was in no way dark.

In fact, it was more like dawn there. There was no sun; however, the moon reflects sunlight for 3 hours a day, allowing the planet's luminous plants to store the light and use it to illuminate the planet for the rest of the day.

Perhaps calling it Dawn Planet would have been great. However, that could be arranged later when a similar planet was found.

This one was soon to go up in flames and devastation, promising to end millions of lives in what could be described as the most harrowing explosion ever.

"Welcome to the Dark Planet, My King." As the blue-horned man walked out of the ship, followed by two Core Formation warriors, General Thorn bowed in greeting to him.

King Ardent smiled, seeing one of his most loyal warriors greet him. "No need to be polite, General Thorn. You have done an amazing job here. Now, once we take that planet and secure the Luminous Crystals, everything will change for us."

"As it should, My King." General Thorn smiled, causing the already happy and unsuspecting King to trust him even more.

The two Core Formation warriors behind the King even smiled, knowing what General Thorn and his team had discovered on their scout mission would change the lives of everyone in their race for hundreds of thousands of years to come.

Perhaps because of the allure of getting their hands on the Luminous Crystal, none of them saw two shadows come out of General Thorn's shadow and slide into theirs.

General Thorn led the King and the two warriors in the direction of his team and the Engineers. Chairs were already arranged, so they sat down, and General Thorn started addressing them.

"Right now, the B-class weapons have been set up on another planet, much closer to the planet we will be attacking.

They also have a B-class weapon, but only one, while we have three. As for the Class A weapon, we have delivered it to the planet, and it is buried where it cannot be found.

Should they prove stubborn, the Engineers will enter the passcode, and it will go boom. Of course, with my King and the two royal guards personally joining the battle, we wouldn't even need the B-class guns."

King Ardent couldn't stop the smile on his face. Right now, he only wanted one thing: to get things over with so he could claim his Luminous Crystals.

The Luminous Crystal was one of the most sought-after minerals used in the manufacture of weapons. It is very durable and ideal for the cores of most weapons, so it is very expensive.

Now, in a strange way, they had discovered three planets that were rich in this mineral. If not for the fact that leaving Earth alone might one day prove dangerous to their mining operations, they wouldn't have even thought about attacking.

However, if they left Earth alone, humans would eventually attack them. This meant they had to eradicate them fast.

General Thorn, who was seated across from King Ardent, smiled and stood up.

Elsewhere on the planet, five shadows appeared around the five ships and drew some runes on them before vanishing away.

King Ardent looked at General Thorn, who took out a bottle of wine from his space ring and three or four cups.

"Before eradicating them, we might as well pay tribute to their hard work in making us discover so much. The humans deserve it, at least." General Thorn poured the drink and handed it to them.

No one could deny his words. The humans had indeed allowed them to discover the best thing ever. So they took their glasses and tossed them to Earth's downfall.

Then, in one gulp, they drank the wine, which tasted better than it should. After they drank the wine, General Thorn looked at the five ships and saw that aside from a few dozen still inside, the majority had come out.

This means the mission is a go.

'My Lady, you are good to go.'

The moment Yuying heard this, she gave Princess Eshira the signal.

Back on the Dark Planet, General Thorn sighed, then an evil smile appeared on his face. "So long, my King. It has been, as the humans say, a blast."

With that final sigh, he vanished, and with him, the five ships, the charmed warriors, and the Engineers.

Right at that moment, the shadows of the two royal guards stirred, and time slowed down around them and King Ardent.

CRACK

Space cracked, and they felt a pull on their bodies.

However, while they could at least try to wiggle their way out of the hold of the Void whirlpool, the entire planet, which was almost dark due to the absence of enough light, suddenly lit up.

Then cracks formed in the sky.

A searing heat permeated the air, tightening everyone's skin. However, that wasn't the worst part.

Just when everyone sensed the heat, a freezing cold aura washed over the entire planet, and then the BOOM happened.

The planet froze into solid ice, freezing everybody. Then, it started breaking, tearing apart, and quickly coming undone.

The mountains, valleys, and everything on the planet were soon engulfed in flames. However, as if that wasn't the most devastating part—

The six C-class guns came online and then exploded alongside three Empyrean Beast cores.

Below the chair where the King and the other two warriors were seated, a mechanism was triggered, and thanks to Nia's shadows slowing time for a split second, they couldn't move.

Naturally, underneath the three chairs, an Empyrean-grade Beast Core was rigged to explode. So when the mechanism triggered, the three went up in flames.

A second later, they were pulled into the Void.

Once they were gone, the final explosion finally shattered the entire planet. The planet came undone, and everything within it was ejected out into space, some flying several miles away.

Millions also died, and everyone was injured. Be it the Monarch or Nirvana stage warriors, everyone who survived was injured.

However, their nightmare hadn't even begun yet.

"AIM!"

Just when they were pulling themselves out of the rubble, a chilling voice filled the space, causing everyone to feel their spines tingle. Those who mapped the direction of the voice saw a young lady holding a spear.

Pickle Berry pointed forward and shouted, "RAIN FIRE!"

Thousands of combat androids unleashed large cannons that were embedded in their chests, raining down fire on their enemies.

And that was how the Nethran Race was greeted by the humans.

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