The military could carry out the order to retreat, but the two Citadels and their Western Alliance Adepts were not.
"We have our own airships, we can kill a few more before we leave." The Pontiff ordered.
Satan was on the other side of the planet. His brows were scrunched in anger. "Bastards, these bastards dare disobey my orders.
Are the vital crystals more important than their lives?
Get the hell back here.
I'll give you five more minutes. "
Unlike the Pontiff, the Dark Citadel had not suffered heavy losses. Satan was more sensitive to military orders. Although he was greedy, he knew that his life was more important than his greed.
"Get back here, do you hear me?!" Satan's angry voice was transmitted through the Dark Citadel's special communicator to every leader.
"But, Lord Demon King, the vital crystals …"
"Bastards!
Are the military stupid?
Why would they order a full retreat without a target in mind?
I'm leaving, if you don't, you'll die. "
Satan snorted. There was a sense of unease in his heart, especially when his daughter, who he'd lost contact with for many years, sent him a message with only two words: Run.
The Demon King's heart was in turmoil when he read his daughter's message, but it was also unsettling. If it weren't for that, he wouldn't have acted so decisively.
Satan sent a message to Lucifer, ordering him to assemble the Dark Citadel's forces and retreat. He didn't board his own airship, instead flying through the atmosphere on his own.
…
"What are they doing?" The Violet Prince's brows furrowed. He closed his eyes and tried to probe with his psychic powers.
However, things did not go as he wished. Although his mental strength was strong, he could not sense anything under the effect of the large-scale interference wave. Instead, it gave him an even bigger headache.
The Violet Princess spoke. "Could this be a sign of an all-out attack?
It seems to be something the humans call interference bombs.
Let's not wait any longer, get ready to move. "
The Violet Prince's eyes flashed. "Move. Whether they attack or flee, we can't afford to wait any longer."
They looked at each other, then each turned into a purple whirlwind and disappeared.
Majesty and Zeus-1 shot out of Monteux's atmosphere at an unnatural speed. It was as if they were flying.
As soon as Lan Jue and Lan Qing were done talking, Star Division was the first to return to Monteux.
The construction of the planet's defense systems was not halted. Instead, it was handed over to the robots to confuse the aliens while the army quietly withdrew.
When the interference missile was fired, all the spaceships were manually controlled and took off immediately. They took advantage of this short window of time to escape.
Even if they wanted to detonate a planet, it would take time.
No matter how strong the aliens were, they couldn't control a planet like a bomb. There had to be a process involved.
However, no one knew how long this process would take. This was the scariest thing. If it was a short period of time, then it would be a devastating disaster for the troops that had already landed.
Only the heavens knew how much the explosion of a planet could cover.
No one had ever tried to measure how much energy a planet's core contained, or how hard it was.
Every planet was made up of countless elements.
But without a doubt, the power of a planet's explosion was terrifying.
Lan Jue stood in Zeus -1, her right hand on the controls. She continued to pour energy into the ship.
Zeus -1's main thrusters were now golden in color. Some of the Paragons had gone to Majesty, but a few remained behind.
Lan Jue's face was dark, and not just because of the impending disaster and the planet's explosion.
At the same time, the planet's explosion also reminded him of the greatest pain in his heart.
Back then, didn't Hera fall in the explosion of a planet?
That time could be considered as a fatal blow to him, and he was unable to recover from it for several years. It wasn't easy for him to walk out of the haze.
What a ruthless plot by the aliens!
If they hadn't been discovered, humanity's bastions and fleets would have approached the planets and taken control.
Then they would have detonated the planets.
Even if they couldn't destroy all the bastions, it would still have been a disaster.
Bastions' shields might have been able to minimize damage, but what about battleships?
What about the fleets?
How could their defenses contend against the terrifying explosive force at close range?
The end result was death, destruction, and destruction.
If that were to happen, it would be a catastrophe of unprecedented proportions. Humanity would no longer have the strength to fight the aliens.
Although Lan Jue and the three Major League leaders had a high opinion of the aliens, they hadn't expected them to be so ruthless.
The life energy of these planets wasn't something that could be easily absorbed in a short amount of time.
Detonating a planet also required a great deal of energy.
To be able to prepare in such a short amount of time meant the home worlds had been prepared from the start. That was why they were so well prepared.
For the first time Lan Jue felt fear. She couldn't think of these aliens in the same way humans did.
The alien home worlds weren't among the four planets.
Regardless of whether they escaped through a spatial jump or some other method, they must have some other purpose.
Her premonition had been correct. These aliens were highly intelligent. Even if they chose to evolve, they wouldn't do so in a situation where they were absolutely safe.
Humanity's military was a threat to them. Under these circumstances, the aliens had a simple plan. They would use everything they had, including the detonation of the four planets to inflict a heavy blow on humanity.
They were also sensitive to the emotions of humanity. They knew what the destruction of the four planets meant to the Northern Alliance. The Northern Alliance had no choice but to go all out.
They had even predicted that humanity wouldn't be able to teleport in the short term.
That was why they had set up this trap.
If it weren't for Jun 'er and Jueti's prophecy, they might have succeeded.
If they lost half of their fleets and a third of their bastions, it would be impossible for humanity to mount another all-out attack.
At that time, it was very likely that humans would choose to migrate en masse to avoid this disaster.
The aliens' ability to teleport made them invincible.
When that time came, all they had to do was to continuously hunt humans and obtain enough genes. When the humans were defeated, they would evolve on their own.
However, if that really happened, how many humans would be able to survive?
Would the human race really be destroyed?
No one knew.
The universe wasn't safe. Without enough power to back them up, no one knew what would happen.
The heavens were still looking out for humanity. Fortunately, Jue Di and Jun 'er were there.
And the Clairvoyant …
Zeus-1's speed was so fast that it distorted the view of the outside world. In the blink of an eye, they'd crossed the distance between them.
Majesty followed close behind. Although it was much larger than Zeus -1, it had its advantages.
It had more Paragons, and it was stronger.
With everyone working together, it wasn't any slower than Zeus -1.
However, after this burst of speed, the two ships needed to be repaired.
Under this kind of super speed, even their bodies were greatly impacted.
It was very likely that some parts would be damaged.
It wasn't long before Lan Jue saw Middle Heaven.
It was an eye-catching sight in space. After all, it was a planet!
Middle Heaven sped through space. Xiaosu's ship arced around to the back of the bastion, then slowed down and returned to the ship's interior.
Lan Jue didn't doubt Middle Heaven's defenses. As long as they didn't get too close to a planet's explosion, there was nothing to worry about.
However, Middle Heaven was still heading toward Monteux. It didn't look like it was going to stop.
After a moment of surprise, Lan Jue understood Lan Qing's intentions.
Through the comms system, he could see that six of the eight bastions were doing the same thing. Only the two Western Alliance bastions hadn't made a move.
The Bastion's purpose was, of course, to provide support to its allies.
Bastion ships were without a doubt the strongest defense of any human army. Once the Big Bang happened, they had the highest chance of survival.
Although the ships were making their way back, no one knew when the four planets would explode.
In a situation like this, it would be much safer to have a bastion in front of them and their ships behind.
It was similar to how Admiral Kang Hui had used Tyrannosaurus to fend off an asteroid shower. Tyrannosaurus had been there to protect his fleet.
Lan Qing and the five bastions of the Northern Alliance were doing the same thing.
The bastions were closing in on each other.