Lan Jue sat calmly in his seat, staring out the window at the distant planet.
Zhou Qianlin sat beside him. She was a little dazed, but occasionally she would glance at Lan Jue.
She hadn't yet recovered her senses, but they had spent every day together. She'd come to rely heavily on Lan Jue.
If Lan Jue wasn't by her side, she'd be restless.
Lan Jue's third team was led by the Photographer. The Arhat of the Taming Dragon, the Driver, the Pharmacist, the Infernal Vanguard, the Gourmet, Lan Jue, and Zhou Qianlin.
Seven in all.
Zeus -1 would take them to Angel, then the Terminator and the other Paragons would head to another planet.
Angel was their primary target, so they had to be the first to make their move.
Now all they had to do was wait.
The Driver walked over to Lan Jue's side. "Are you nervous?" he asked.
Lan Jue looked at him. "What about you?"
The Driver chuckled. "Don't forget what I'm called. I'm the Driver. I've always loved the thrill of it. Being able to participate in something as exciting as this is more important to me than anything else.
This is great, and I couldn't be happier.
If you're scared, I can help you. "
"Piss off!" Lan Jue snapped.
The Driver took a seat on his other side. "My only regret is that I still don't have a wife.
I'm too much of a thrill seeker, and many girls keep their distance.
Sigh … "
"Afraid you won't be able to come back?" Lan Jue asked.
The Driver shook his head. "It's not a big deal, but I've always wanted a son. I've been teaching him how to race since he was little. I'll make sure he'll be the best Racer he can be.
I don't know if I'll ever have a chance like this again. "
Lan Jue asked. "Why not?
Of course I will.
Did you ever think you'd be a Paragon?
Aren't you a Paragon now? "
The Driver chuckled. "You're right.
Speaking of which, the girls under you are all very good!
When will you introduce one to me? "
Lan Jue glared at him. "If you have the ability, go after him yourself. I don't care if you introduce him to me." Introduce a boyfriend to Zeus?
Does he want to die?
Originally, these maidservants had a lot of resentment towards him, so Lan Jue didn't dare to offend them at all.
If we win this war, we can think of a way to solve the problem of the girls.
Just thinking about this gave him a headache. It wasn't like they were in the Upper Yuan Era where concubines were common.
He couldn't marry all of them, right?
He wasn't a playboy to begin with.
At this moment, Roxanne also walked over.
"What are you two talking about?" From appearance, Roxanne was about the same age as them, but her tone was different.
When the Driver saw her, he smiled apologetically. "Aunty, we're talking about having children."
Roxanne's eyes lit up. "Give birth?
That's great!
Ah Jue, are you planning on having children?
Hurry up, as many as you want. I'll take care of them for you.
I don't even have children yet, I've always wanted a chance like this. "
Lan Jue looked at his mother, speechless. "Alright, alright. We'll talk about it after the war is over." He didn't dare tell Roxanne that he was worried about her taking care of the children.
If he said that, Luo Xianni would probably turn hostile on the spot.
"Eh?" Roxanne asked. "Are we starting?"
Lan Jue's eyes narrowed and he shot to his feet. He walked over to the porthole and looked out. The first thing he did was look at his own side.
Sure enough, as soon as Roxanne's voice trailed off, the twelve human fleets began to spread out. They didn't move forward, but rather spread out.
Middle Heaven took the lead, its enormous size conspicuous against the night sky.
As it flew forward, the Universe Fleet that had previously dispersed followed and slowly pressed forward.
The other two bastions moved as well. Poseidon and Tyrannosaurus flew forward in a triangular formation. The three bastions flew in the front while the rest of the fleet filled in the gaps between them.
The human fleet didn't move quickly. In fact, it was slow. But they were moving steadily toward Angel.
It was an oppressive feeling, as if they could crush the enemy to pieces at any moment.
The aliens on Angel's side reacted as well. A large number of them began to emerge from the perimeter of the planet and form up in formation.
Then, a strange scene appeared.
A thick cloud of purple smoke billowed out from their midst.
They looked like pufferfish, their bellies bulging as they rose into the air. Then they spat out a cloud of purple smoke.
The purple smoke filled the air and quickly spread out, covering large swathes of space and obscuring the aliens behind them.
The Keeper's brows furrowed. "This smoke isn't just for vision.
It's likely to interfere with our radar. "
Zeus-1 had to remain silent, so the ship's radar couldn't be turned on. But from what he could see, the Keeper was able to come to a conclusion.
Given the cunning of the aliens, they wouldn't do something pointless. The purple smoke would definitely be useful.
It wasn't long before Angel was shrouded in purple and red, and the aliens' movements were no longer visible.
However, the human army did not show any signs of stopping. They continued to advance at a slow pace.
Middle Heaven, at the forefront, revealed its honeycomb cannons. Light flickered from within.
It had already demonstrated this once before. Through these cannons, it was able to accelerate and escape the battlefield.
Behind it was a vast expanse of space. The human fleet was spread out like a swallow, and there were no ships to block its path.
In other words, Middle Heaven could move forward or backward as it pleased.
The purple smoke continued to rise from the aliens, growing thicker and thicker by the minute. It was like a purple cloud had appeared in space, covering the entire planet.
Sure enough, the aliens had a lot of tricks up their sleeves. Nothing like this had ever happened before.
They knew they didn't have an advantage in range. If they didn't, they'd be at a disadvantage.
The humans couldn't see what the aliens were doing, nor could they lock onto their targets.
Their advantage in long-range attacks was greatly diminished.
"Sir!
Admiral, our long-range surveillance equipment has failed. We can't lock onto the enemy. "It wasn't long before Lan Qing received a report from his radar unit.
Lan Qing nodded. "Keep up the surveillance.
Proceed as planned. "
"Yes, sir!"
Lan Qing sat cross-legged behind his control panel. There were over a hundred people bustling about in the control room.
Middle Heaven was different from a traditional bastion ship.
As admiral, he didn't just make the final decision. He was also involved in the finer details of the operation.
The control room was especially large, and contained many of the bastion's functions.
The two sides were closing in on each other. Humanity's ships were beginning to charge up.
Battle was on the verge of breaking out.
The thick purplish-red smoke made it impossible to see the existence of Angel Planet from space.
Lan Qing's deep voice rang out through a special channel. "Begin!"
"Yes, sir!"
The beehive of Middle Heaven's main cannons began to glow with orange light. It was the same as when they'd attacked the aliens last time.
The aliens didn't move. With Angel as their shield, they weren't afraid of the bastion's main cannons.
When the main cannons fired, the planet would be the first to bear the brunt of the blast.
A planet's destruction would affect the rest of the planetary system.
What's more, the aliens were certain humans wouldn't attack their home planet without a good reason.
Middle Heaven's main cannons were strong enough to destroy an entire planet. The aliens had no doubt in their minds about this.
This was why they still used the planet as a shield.
Even if the humans destroyed the planet, they were confident they'd be able to retreat.
The aliens weren't afraid of the humans penetrating this airspace.
He had so many administrative planets to rely on.
Humanity wasn't sure where the home worlds were.
If they went deep into the enemy's rear, they would likely be surrounded and annihilated.
This wasn't the first time the home worlds had demonstrated their power.
Middle Heaven finally came to a stop. It came to a stop a little further from where the twelve capital ships had fired their cannons.
Without a doubt, this distance was within the aliens' attack range.
The aliens were in no hurry to launch an all-out attack. They were waiting for the humans to approach.
It would be even better if the humans retreated because of the purplish-red mist, and they naturally wouldn't be in a hurry to chase after them.
To them, buying time was the most important thing.
This was also why the aliens didn't make any moves when the humans didn't attack.
All of a sudden, Middle Heaven's main cannon lit up with a bright light.
The orange-red light instantly gushed out.
This time, there was no warning.
The beam of light came from the beehive cannons. It wasn't a single beam, but an enormous orange-red ball of light. It shot toward Angel.
From the size of the ball, it had to be a blast from a bastion's main cannon.
Were the humans really going to abandon their home planet?
Zeus -1 was positioned to the side of the planet. From their vantage point they could see what was going on behind the clouds.
As Middle Heaven's beam of orange light burst forth, the aliens on the other side began to move at top speed.