Gabriel knew how much these survivors hated the Pontiff's Citadel. They hadn't been brainwashed, and their memories were still intact.
Because their potential has been developed to a considerable extent.
They were supposed to be the future pillars of the Pontiff's Citadel, but now it was all over, all over …
Lan Jue paid no attention to Gabriel's absent-minded demeanor. He quietly absorbed the energy from the phylactery stone in his left hand.
Every day he cultivated he'd pour some energy into the phylactery stone. But ever since he'd acquired the stone, he'd never filled it to the brim.
Lan Jue felt the same as the rest of Star Division. This battle was going to be easier than they'd imagined.
He couldn't help but think of Su Xiaosu's desolation. If she'd still been in charge of the Moonfiend Pirates, it would've been much more difficult.
They'd been able to take the palace so easily because Su Xiaosu was familiar with the place. Plus, the pirates themselves were like a plate of loose sand.
After Lan Jue killed Redbeard and the others, no one else dared enter the door.
How could they possibly stand up to Star Division?
Space outside the Shattered Starfields.
From Majesty's vantage point, the surface of Moonfiend was littered with fires. It wasn't particularly bright, but it was clear something was going on.
"Main cannon ready!"
When the Accountant heard the voice, his face lit up with excitement. "Target: the Triplets' first auxiliary star.
Airship hangar number one.
Prepare to fire. "
Majesty sped up.
They cruised through the atmosphere of the planet.
With the Blinding Stone, they didn't need to worry about being detected by radar.
The front of Majesty slowly rotated to reveal a fifty meter wide hole in the hull.
Compared to the main cannons of some of the larger ships, Majesty's main cannon wasn't particularly large.
But Majesty's main cannon was different.
Jueti had used a special method to combine antimatter cannons with an insulating energy barrier.
Antimatter cannons, or positron cannons, could only be used in a vacuum.
If they touched anything else, they'd explode.
If it attacked the planet, it would explode upon contact with the atmosphere.
However, with the existence of the isolation energy, this problem was completely solved. The antimatter cannons could directly penetrate the atmosphere and affect every corner of the planet.
"Fire!"
An incandescent beam of light shot out. In a flash, it pierced through the atmosphere and headed straight for the largest spaceship base on the first auxiliary planet.
The Auxiliary Stars were not only small in size.
In terms of development, it was not as complete as the Moonfiend Star.
Each of the two auxiliary stars only had two spaceship bases.
Majesty chose it.
It was the largest spaceship base on the first auxiliary planet.
The easiest way to stop the Auxiliary Stars from rescuing Moonfiend was to destroy their ships and prevent them from heading there. That would be enough.
That was why Majesty's goal was the same.
As soon as the cannon was fired, Majesty shot off into the distance, not bothering to look back.
The planet's defenses were no laughing matter. Stealth didn't mean they'd be discovered, but once they launched an attack, they'd be locked on. Not running meant death. The only way to be safe was to get out of the range of the railgun.
In the distance, a white dot of light suddenly lit up on Auxiliary Star No. 1. Immediately after, this white dot of light rapidly spread and instantly turned into a circular white halo. Even in space, one could clearly see that the entire planet had clearly collapsed. It was as if a huge sinkhole had appeared.
The planet's surface lit up with a golden light. This was the planet's defense system, designed to protect against battleships.
But it was too late. Under Majesty's devastating barrage, the airship base was obliterated.
As for the other airship base, there was no need to fight on the planet's surface. Majesty picked up speed, arced back, and waited patiently in space.
According to their previous reports, there was only one battleship and seven or eight patrol boats stationed at the other hangar. If they dared to come out again, the Accountant wouldn't mind giving them a taste of Majesty's power.
But it was clear that pirates weren't that brave. They were only at their most arrogant when it came to defenseless transports.
The sudden attack left the pirates on the planet dumbfounded. The planet's defenses were at their strongest.
Rescue Moonfiend?
Even though they had received the signal, staying alive was the most important thing to them at this point in time.
"Ah, pirates are so boring.
I wonder what it'd be like if we'd attacked a regular army. "The Accountant cradled his head in his hands, looking smug.
"Come on, let's head to the second planet. We'll pick up the Photographer."
Majesty turned around, leaving only one satellite in the sky to monitor the situation. Then it headed for the second planet.
"Why aren't they here yet? Why aren't they here yet?" Roxanne sat in space, bored out of her mind.
She'd been waiting for half a day.
The moment Lan Jue announced the start of the operation, she'd left Majesty and sat in space.
If anyone could see her now, they'd be shocked beyond words.
The photographer did not even have any protective gear on. She was only wearing a long dress as she sat in the air. She looked as carefree as she could be. She looked at the Second Auxiliary Star in the distance with a resentful look in her eyes. She was getting impatient from waiting.
"It's already started!
Why isn't there any response?
These pirates are so boring. "Roxanne rested her chin on her hand.
"I don't know what Chi Bupang is up to.
Ah Qing, that kid, should have told him about it.
Heh heh.
Chi Bupang, just you wait. You won't be able to escape me.
These two kids are your concern, so I'll make them mine.
Let's see who they'll marry in the future. Hmph! "
Roxanne couldn't help but feel pleased with herself. She was pleased with her plan.
At that moment, there was finally some movement from the secondary planet. More than 20 warships flew out from the surface of the planet.
Roxanne had said she could seal off an entire planet, but Lan Jue and Su Xiaosu had decided that wasn't necessary.
The only threat to Moonfiend's operation were the warships.
As long as they could delay the enemy and prevent them from entering the fray, the problem would be solved.
So.
Roxanne's target was the warships of the second planet.
"These little pirates, they can't even eat hot shit." Luo Xianni muttered in dissatisfaction.
She'd just received word from Lan Jue.
Moonfiend's five airship bases had all been destroyed, and the Moonfiend Palace occupied. It was under fire from the pirates, but it was clear that taking it down wasn't going to be an easy task.
Especially when there weren't any battleship attacks.
The situation was set in stone, while the pirates had only just taken to the skies. They were a bunch of idiots.
Roxanne flicked her wrist and the pink camera appeared in her grasp. She took a step forward and vanished. In the blink of an eye, she was a hundred kilometers away.
In front of her, abilities like shrinking the ground into an inch were simply too weak.
A total of four battleships and twenty-five patrol ships flew out from the second auxiliary planet.
In truth, it wasn't that the pirates were slow.
Warships had to be prepared to take off, especially since the attack would begin before dawn. That was the time when humans slept the most. Waking up, boarding the ships, and then taking off.
Then reorganizing the fleet and flying together would take some time.
Nearly thirty warships soared through the skies, an intimidating sight to behold.
In space, Luo Xianni looked so small and insignificant.
But that was only temporary.
Roxanne's body suddenly swayed, and her petite frame suddenly expanded. In a few breaths, she had become a three-thousand-meter-tall giant.
She'd originally been in between two planets, so she hadn't been conspicuous before. But now that she'd transformed into such a huge figure, she'd immediately entered the radar of the pirate ships.
"W-what's that?"
The pirates were dumbfounded when they saw Roxanne. They couldn't believe their eyes.
Such a huge human?
She couldn't even be described as a giant.
Moreover, this giant was so beautiful.
Could it be that this was the descent of a deity?
Pirates were almost all atheists, but that didn't mean they didn't fear gods.
A fierce pirate leader roared, "Kill her! Prepare the main cannons!"
As soon as he said that, on the other side, they saw the giant pick up a pink camera.
"Kacha!" A crisp sound rang in the ears of every pirate at the same time.
In the next instant, their consciousness, bodies, and everything else froze.
It was as if a pink storm had suddenly appeared in space, and at the center of the storm was the fleet of warships.
The entire space twisted violently, and then the pink sky disappeared without a sound.
The photographer raised her hand, and a huge photo appeared in her hand.
Something as big as the sealed warships needed a certain size photo.
The photo was more than 1,000 meters long and 800 meters wide.
But in the hands of the photographer, who was more than 3,000 meters tall, it didn't seem that big.
Looking at the photo in her hand, Luo Xianni had a satisfied look on her face. She didn't seem to be struggling at all.
(To be continued …)