Chapter 429: Impact of the Storm
Guixing central galaxy, conference hall.
Ever since the news came back that the parliament had broken the alliance and launched an attack on the Return Star Expeditionary Force, Vimala convened an emergency meeting.
This news caused a sensation among Guixing’s top brass, and almost everyone reacted extremely strongly to it.
"Have the brains of those gods in the council been eaten?"
"What good will it bring them if they break the covenant? They are such a bunch of idiots!"
“…”
No matter what conflicts they have internally, they are united against the outside world at this moment.
This is the first news sent back by the Guixing Expeditionary Force.
The parliament tore up the alliance at the critical moment of Guixing's attack, although the Xingyao Empire sat on the sidelines and watched the fight without taking any further action.
But to some extent, it can be said that it is being attacked from both sides, and the situation is extremely critical.
The high-ranking military officials of Guixing have already analyzed the basic situation, and most of them believe that there is no hope for the Guixing Expeditionary Force.
Even if they can stop the parliament, they cannot stop the Star Empire which is eyeing them covetously, and many senior generals will most likely be captured alive.
What they focused on was what attitude they should express towards this matter.
"The parliament's breach of the covenant has caused us serious damage, and we must not let this go."
"Revenge is necessary, but why would they betray the covenant? Without sufficient interests, they would not do such a thing."
"But the expeditionary force hasn't sent back any valuable intelligence recently."
“…”
Vimala's expression flickered, as if she had thought of something, but she mentioned another topic:
"Yes, this is a serious provocation to us. If we don't retaliate strongly, I'm afraid our prestige will be ruined and the rest of our allies will be in panic."
This is not an ordinary interstellar war. It is normal to have both wins and losses.
As long as the results are not too shocking, they will not cause too much disturbance in the interstellar space.
But this method of tearing up the covenant is extremely despicable and hateful, it is simply slapping Guixing in the face.
If you don't show some reaction, do you still have any face left?
"It's just... this point in time is not a good time for revenge."
“…”
However, different opinions were expressed among senior executives. Many of them believed that before figuring out the other party's purpose, it is better not to retaliate blindly.
Moreover, if the intensity of retaliation is not properly controlled and a large-scale war is triggered, the results will be counterproductive.
While everyone was arguing, a series of urgent intelligence came from the expeditionary force.
The senior executives who were arguing suddenly stopped talking and looked at the latest information.
Emergency intelligence is concise and summarizes the general situation in one sentence.
"The battle is over. The attack on the parliament has failed. The losses are still within controllable range. We have evacuated safely."
After seeing the briefing, the faces of the senior executives changed slightly, showing some surprise.
Damn, is the expeditionary force so powerful?
Not only did you repel the parliament, but you were also able to safely evacuate from the subsequent attack by the Star Empire. Horus, you must have been cheating.
The briefing is just to let everyone know the final result in the shortest time possible.
More specific information will be provided in the subsequent large amount of information.
As the detailed information unfolded, the expressions of many senior executives changed.
Everyone noticed the cause of this battle and the person who played a key role in the battle—Li Yu!
Involving Rohan and cooperating with Horus, the most crucial thing was that the sudden appearance of the interstellar fortress destroyed the Crown of the Sun, which made the council's plan go down the drain.
Forced to cooperate with Guixing again to fight against the possible attack of the Xingyao Empire.
It's him again!
These three words came to the minds of many senior executives. This guy is the focus wherever he goes.
This guy stole the show in the Amethyst Battle not long ago, and he played an even more crucial role this time.
It can be said that if there had not been Li Yu and the interstellar fortress that suddenly appeared, Guixing would have suffered heavy losses and lost face this time.
Sure enough, the recent rumors that Li Yu has an extraordinary status in the alien camp are not groundless.
This interstellar fortress is enough to verify this.
Titus, who had been quite quiet recently, raised his head, looked at the information on the holographic screen, took a deep breath, and his expression looked very complicated.
How come the rumors I spread are becoming more and more true?
However, the eyes of the big guys at the front showed more deep thoughts.
The parliament tore up the alliance and paid such a huge price, showing that it was fully prepared. Was it just for Li Yu?
What do they want from Li Yu?
Vimala narrowed her eyes slightly. She was surprised by the cause and outcome of the battle .
But judging from the current results, the benefits gained by Guixing far outweigh the losses.
Defeated the Parliament and evacuated calmly with the expeditionary force, although no results were achieved on the frontal battlefield against the Star Empire.
But from a side perspective, this is the limit of what an expeditionary force can do.
At the same time, it is also the perfect answer for Horus.
And Li Yu also played a significant role in this, and this is all credit.
This situation has met Vimala's psychological expectations.
Vimala was quite satisfied that she had done the right thing by stopping the loss in time and winning over Li Yu.
And maybe we can really try to cooperate with the camps in different dimensions, of course... not in the name of Guixing.
She thought for a moment, but did not show any emotion. She still looked calm and said in a deep voice:
"Let the expeditionary force prepare to evacuate, and at the same time, launch an inquiry into the parliament and publicize their violation of the covenant."
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When it comes to this battle, some are happy while others are sad.
In the Parliament, the Temple of the Sun, Azkana sat on the throne, surrounded by milky white light balls, from which holy chants could be heard from time to time.
On both sides of the throne stood strange creatures, it was difficult to tell whether they were male or female, their bodies were covered with golden scales and their wings were covered with pure white feathers.
Holding a metal sun disk, he lowered his head without any facial features, looking extremely respectful.
At this moment, he slowly opened his eyes, and a flash of golden light flashed in his eyes.
The crown has been activated, and the battle should be almost over.
No matter who you are, you are useless in the face of absolute power.
The last time he tried to trick Li Yu, his name was revealed, which made him feel uneasy and he always felt that there was some conspiracy behind it.
Although he had temporarily reached a cooperation with the unknown guy, he obtained more information as he investigated more deeply.
Li Yu's never-before-seen magic, gloves, and the people behind him, whether it was the "old days" or the camp in different dimensions, all gave him a very bad feeling.
So his thoughts changed accordingly. He put the issue of opening the veil of the galaxy aside for the time being and just caught Li Yu first.
That old fellow Tigor didn't know how to live or die. He forcibly controlled the power of the Titans and lasted long enough...
No one knew what this great deity was thinking about, but his body was trembling with the power of faith in the void.
A ball of bright fire suddenly rose up from the temple, forming an illusory figure, which was Heward.
The moment he saw Heward, Azkana could feel Heward's complex emotions.
A grand and empty voice came into Heward's ears: "What happened to make your emotions fluctuate so much?"
"My Lord!"
Heward lowered his head in shame: "I didn't complete the task you assigned to me, which makes me embarrassed to say it."
Failed?
Are you waste?
Azkana frowned slightly. He had considered the possibility of failure. After all, the other party had someone behind him.
But it was precisely because of this that he gave his crown to Heward.
He even knew that Nightmare Knight had secretly handed over his shield to the God of Flesh and Blood.
This is to guard against the person behind the other party taking action.
But...it still failed?
"What exactly happened?" Azkana's tone did not reveal any emotion.
"...The means to achieve our goals are endless. After the Sun Crown was destroyed, Rohan believed that we could no longer fight..."
Before Heward could say two words, he was interrupted by Azkana.
"The Sun Crown was destroyed?"
This great god rarely felt a sense of absurdity in his heart.
He had previously anticipated that the people behind Li Yu would intervene forcefully, and there might be a small chance of failure.
But even if that is the case, we can still infer some clues from the way the other party acts, so we won't end up getting nothing.
But he did not expect to lose an interstellar fortress.
Even if they fail to attack, they will definitely have no problem protecting themselves. How could they lose an interstellar fortress?
For him, an interstellar fortress was not worth his anger, but this was a loss that should not have happened.
Large pieces of flames split from Heward's body, forming a screen that played the scene at that time.
"The space blockade device and was operating normally. The only thing that changed was the gravity coefficient." Heward lowered his head and explained with gritted teeth:
"We don't know why this interstellar fortress appeared there."
"I don't know...why..." Azkana looked at Heward. No one knew what the congressman was thinking at the moment.
Even though there was a word "fire" in his own name, Heward now felt a chill.
It seems that this is not the palace of the Sun God, but the execution ground of the Nightmare Knight.
"I understand, you can leave now!"
After a long time, Azkana finally spoke. Although his tone was still cold, it made Heward feel relieved.
After Heward's projection disappeared here, Azkana's expression changed slightly.
The space in front of his face distorted, and an exquisite circular mechanical creation emerged, with an eye-like part embedded in the center.
The outer ring is moving in a unique trajectory, faster and faster.
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Not long after the battle ended, Guixing's expeditionary force was carefully evacuating.
The other senior generals went back to appease their men and count the losses.
Li Yu was left alone by Horus, and they sat opposite each other. Horus took out two glasses from the wine cabinet and poured a glass of turbid black liquid for Li Yu.
"Old Thor?"
Li Yu stared at the mottled wine bottle, on which was a big-headed old man with a red face, a long beard and an exaggerated hairstyle.
"I didn't expect that the famous Black Knight would drink this kind of wine."
This is a specialty wine from a remote galaxy in Guixing. It is not popular because of its rough taste.
If he hadn't been hanging out with Otto for some time, he really wouldn't have recognized the origin of this glass of wine.
"It's not in vain that I drank Alto's wine. You also know this unpopular wine." Horus rarely teased him and coughed twice at the same time. His face was pale and it was obvious that his injuries had not recovered.
"I'm used to drinking it, and I can't change it..." He sat down with the help of the metal chair back, crossed his legs, and slowly poured the liquid into his throat, his eyes a little hazy.
Li Yu took a sip and found that it was indeed a bit hoarse in the throat. The taste was too rough and could not be compared with the one made by Alto.
However, since it was Horus' favorite wine, he did not spit it out directly.
"Are you interested in introducing me to the forces behind you?" Horus asked, shaking his wine glass.
I knew it... Li Yu was speechless. After this battle, the alien latitude camp would definitely be mentioned again.
After careful study, it can be found that the appearance of the [Death Star] is not a means of space teleportation at all.
And that kind of brand new technology that has never appeared before will definitely be coveted by many forces.
Now, Horus has come to test him. This should not be his own intention, but most likely it was instructed by Vimala.
"I can try..." Li Yu knew that explaining now would be useless and he could only put it off for the time being.
"Hmm..." Horus was quite satisfied with Li Yu's answer. After all, it was not an excuse that was obviously a lie, such as "The camp in the different latitude does not exist at all" or "Those are all rumors..."
This shows that he has gradually accepted me, which is a good start.
Horus nodded secretly and decided to return the favor, saying: "You have performed very well in this battle. I will recommend you with all my strength when I return."
"Go back?" Li Yu's heart skipped a beat when he heard the second half of the sentence.
Horus nodded, looking somewhat emotional: "Yes, the queen has announced the order to return, and our battle in the Borderlands is over."
I don't want to go back. Li Yu has not forgotten that a war may break out in the Guixing Central Galaxy at any time. If I go back now, I will be walking into a trap.
Moreover, the situation of the Borderland's Gensokyo is still unknown, and Li Yu is very coveted of this movable base.
"Are we going back so easily?" Li Yu asked tentatively.
"Otherwise, do you want to take revenge?" Horus shook his head: "Revenge is not our mission."
"I understand..." Li Yu nodded, hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that Gensokyo will appear in the Borderlands soon."
"Have you heard? Why does what I know seem to be different..." Horus looked at Li Yu with interest.
Obviously, Horus also knew that Li Yu used his privilege to save people, and that matter was brought up in Gensokyo.
Li Yu was also thick-skinned and looked at Horus frankly.
Horus shook his head and didn't care: "The head of the intelligence organization did talk to me a few times, but no specific orders came down, so I didn't pay much attention to it..."
He is a typical old military leader. He has no shirking his duties. But if it is beyond the scope of his duties, that is another matter.
