Volume 16: The Wheel of Reincarnation Chapter 87: Blood on My Name
Few people know what the Tenth Crown looks like. His appearance, behavior, and abilities are a very strange mystery to most forces and even his own people. No one knows what level of person this Tenth Crown who seems to have jumped down from the sky is, but what is known is that all the places he has visited are all scorched earth. No living creatures survived from them.
Even some suspicious traces were covered with extremely distorted and terrifying products, which even made people feel a little creepy from the bottom of their hearts. The morbid and twisted texture even made people feel that the essence of their life would be distorted and corrupted overnight.
This was an extremely terrifying and strange leader. His existence allowed the Holy Light to perfect its foundation, and the Pale Expedition to start some time earlier, catching everyone off guard. The entire world was plunged into chaos and strange madness. Some even claimed that the Tenth Crown was not a normal human being at all, but just a collection of consciousness, an incarnation similar to the undead. This bizarre rumor was quickly swept away, but the fact that such news could be spread was enough to prove what attitude others had towards this completely unknown leader.
That is fear. Everyone is afraid. Fear of his unknown, fear of his ability, fear of everything about him. The forces under his command will never die. Even if they are killed over and over again, they will crawl up from every corner of the battlefield with a meaningless smile. The fear carried by the Undead Hall and the Tenth Crown is even far greater than that of the other nine halls. Because only the unknown things are the most shocking and terrifying.
But after witnessing all this, the commander suddenly felt that this kind of multi-faceted cover-up was actually extremely necessary. Because no matter who found out that his immediate superior was such a beautiful creature, as long as he didn't want to sleep with him, he would have some frivolous emotions in his heart.
Fear can not only unite the enemy, but also unite oneself. And beauty can not only paralyze the enemy, but also paralyze oneself.
At least the commander felt that after facing the truth, he really couldn't bring up any specific desire to kill or other similar emotions. Some of them were just an appreciation of beautiful things, and doubts about whether he could do a good job. Generally speaking, such a beautiful creature is just beautiful. Although there are many people who are both beautiful and good at fighting, intelligent life is basically visual creatures, and there won't be too many differences.
However, the commander did not know that, to a certain extent, the war could be won without showing up. Because as long as the power of the conflict spreads thoroughly, what will greet everyone is the same doomsday, not the so-called war.
But it is obvious that an ordinary person cannot comprehend the charm and horror of this magical war.
Although he is an excellent commander, he is just a commander.
"Ah, you are the commander, right?"
Looking at the fawning commander, the glorious figure smiled and nodded, then extended his hand and shook it in a very friendly manner.
"We were ambushed in the void. Although we have killed two gods and some annoying scum on the opposite side, my ship still has to stay in the rear passage, so I have to come alone."
"God? Were you ambushed by a god?"
"That's right. Besieging a point and attacking its reinforcements is a very normal and easy to understand tactic. We had to provide support and then be ambushed."
As the tenth champion, Li Lin did not have too much airs. His smile was warm and his explanations were calm.
"The main force of their fleet is not here. In fact, everything here is intentional. They delayed the subsequent attack echelons so that we can be intercepted while gliding in the subspace. In this way, they can exert their greatest strength. Although I calculated it, it would be a bit troublesome to take a detour. However, it is mainly your credit that we can arrive now. It is really hard for you to hold on until now, Commander."
"No, it's not hard, it's nothing."
If adults want us to hold out longer we can do that.
Faced with the sincere attitude of this important person, the commander even remembered the uneasy feeling he had when facing the elf he had a crush on, and subconsciously lowered his head.
Regarding the commander's rude behavior, this figure who seemed to be in a high position and was actually one of the ten most powerful figures in Holy Light did not have any negative emotions. He just smiled gently and turned to look at the huge light gate in the sky. He still had that kind smile on his face.
"Once again, the Freedom Alliance has betrayed us."
Looking at the light gate that was gradually melting and transforming into a huge teleportation platform, the rumored tenth champion Li Lin stood on the platform with his hands behind his back and whispered:
"To be honest, I really can't understand why some people like to betray their conscience so much. Their actions are uglier than the devil, and their thoughts are even more despicable than sewer worms. I don't know why such things happen again and again."
"They have been thinking about betraying us for a long time. We initially thought that this was just a small disagreement among intelligent life, just a small and insignificant difference on the road to mutual understanding and blessing. But obviously, this group of people did not feel that they were tolerated. On the contrary, they felt that this was their own strength and what they deserved. This is very sad."
"So obviously, this time they have to pay. All of their price. Repayment for what they've done."
The light gate in the sky is shining brightly.
Under the gaze of all the survivors, the sky seemed to be boiling like molten gold. One after another, the warships that looked brilliant and blooming were projected from the void and slowly sailed in the sky. In their shadows, there were more warships lurking behind them.
Faced with this situation, the last remaining members of the Free Alliance began their frantic retreat. They attacked each other, constantly searching for their enemies in the chaotic eyeballs, then chopped off their heads, ate their livers, and walked towards their warships, crying and screaming with blood all over their bodies. Then, they staggered and flew up amid the screams of the people in the protective layer of the fleet, flying the sources of plague infection back to the entire fleet.
No one knew what kind of damage those crying or calm people with countless threads in their eyes could bring. Under the stunned gaze of the survivors, the fleets that were showing off their might suddenly became crooked. At least one-third of the fleets exploded when flying into the sky, or collided with each other and crushed into pieces. Countless armies still on the ground cried and held each other's throats, pulling out teeth or mutated limbs from their internal organs, and fighting each other in every landing and field like a combination of monsters in a nightmare.
This was a purge without mercy. Every betrayer had to pay the price for his actions. They devoured the flesh and blood of their comrades, cried wildly, dug at the ground like crazy, or pierced their own heads with their overly long wrists.
However, amidst the wailing and shouting, the fleet in the sky became clearer and clearer.
"Is that... a swarm?"
Looking at the fleet ships that were gradually emerging, the expression on the commander's face became increasingly strange.
The huge Leviathan Hive Fleet was highly recognizable, and the huge biological structure could be clearly observed even in outer space. The countless compound eyes that served as observation windows blinked under the flesh-colored chitinous carapace, constantly scanning the structure of the ground. The tentacles sliding on the etheric wind created ripples in the air. The huge eyeball at the top was the spread of the great will, staring at every moving object on the ground like a living thing.
It might be the commander's illusion, he even felt that when the huge eyeball swept over him, it even nodded slightly, as if nodding, or as if appreciating what he did. All this made the commander feel that his common sense was constantly being shattered.
And then the fleet that emerged from the light gate filled the commander with fear.
Those fleets and the radiant teleportation array were completely different things, and they made people feel cold. The commander didn't even think that these things could be associated with the Holy Light. How should I put it? The fleets teleported by the so-called Tenth Crown were obviously marked with various evil styles, or products similar to the marks of chaos and madness. In the eyes of intelligent creatures, they were almost like public enemies.
For example, the use of the huge biological Leviathan warship was fine, but the supply ships following behind were obviously not intelligent creatures. There was no life support or protective structure inside. The exposed structural blocks, the flashing electric current, and the mechanized devices without any soul on them. Although the structure that covered the sky and the sun at the beginning had already made people a little uneasy, when seeing such a crazy product officially appear in front of everyone, the commander still had some instinctive discomfort. Not to mention those warships at the back that were filled with darkness and madness.
On the surface, those dark warships looked the same, but the huge skull decorations, the ice-blue flames surrounding them, the pitch-black armor and the spiked structures all proved that these people were from the Undead side. These were dangerous people wanted by the intelligent creatures of the entire universe.
The commander looked at the brilliant Li Lin in bewilderment, hoping that this great man could say something.
But what made the commander feel a little desperate was that the great man only showed a slightly apologetic expression.
"I'm so sorry. We have been rushing here at full speed, so we didn't have time to apply the platinum paint. However, the transformation of the character cores has basically been completed, and it won't cause discomfort to intelligent creatures. These people are actually allies of our Holy Light. We don't need to discriminate against them without reason because of their appearance or some actions. After all, we are all people of the Holy Light, right?"
"Ah, ah, yes..."
Anyway, you are the tenth champion, so whatever you say goes.
If it weren't for the brilliant crown in the sky and the holy light atmosphere surrounding him, the commander would have no doubt that he was facing an evil army. Those who emerged from the portal were all well-known evil species that destroyed countless galaxies and humans.
Although the Holy Light Cult insists that every creature has its own way of life and atmosphere, facing such a large number of evil elements, the gathering places that are not directly under the Holy Light still have various discriminations. They do not think that these things that have been classified as evil creatures are part of nature, nor do they think that these things have any feelings. They just simply think that all insect swarms, machines, and undead should die.
But as to why they deserved to die, many people couldn't explain it clearly. Because many of these species were working for the demons due to the pressure of life, because many people lost their families in the final duel because of their reckless war, because there were too many things to say, and there were countless reasons why intelligent creatures could hate these three types of monsters. But the three types of monsters had never made any sound of resistance. Of course, it was impossible for them to make any sound. Because except for a very small number of individuals, the country would not have any degree of involvement with these monsters.
There might have been some before, but they soon had their homes and paradise destroyed in the endless wars. They had already tasted the taste of having their families torn apart and their people destroyed. So no one would speak for these monsters. And when these monsters arrived, people also showed subtle expressions.
"Is that... the Zerg Fleet?"
"There are even ships with mechanical intelligence and the undead. Is this world finally going to be destroyed?"
"OMG……"
There were still sporadic resistances on the planet Delta. They cheered for the final victory and looked at the reinforcements with joy.
But looking at the huge and eerie structure, everyone's expression froze on their faces. Some even thought that the arrival of these monsters was just a small part of a larger conspiracy, and they kept saying that they wanted to help the Holy Light eliminate the monsters, which caused chaos in the last remaining base.
The commander was just a mortal, he had no way of feeling the disdain and fear of the people around him on the planet. But Li Lin could feel it. As the tenth champion, a human being who was gradually and steadily embarking on the path of godhood, he could feel the fear and anxiety emanating from the remaining victors on the planet. They had a natural fear and panic towards the fleet that came to support them.
If it was the Holy Light headquarters, then naturally there would be no such emotions. But this is just the edge of the territory under the jurisdiction of the Holy Light, and many public opinions are controlled by the Free Alliance. Although this kind of thing will not affect the overall war situation, the public opinion is always unpredictable. This kind of public opinion from countless years of propaganda will definitely not change in a short time. As a race with inherent defects, the fear brought by discrimination is deeply superimposed on the three major races. When they are weak, they will be attacked, and when they are strong, they will be feared. The world is very unfriendly to them.
After feeling the panic that permeated the survivors of the entire planet, Li Lin nodded to Angel. The Valkyrie bowed her head respectfully, and instantly turned into a ray of light and merged into Li Lin's body. The already surging light suddenly had an ethereal aura, allowing his words to spread to the world.
"To all the warriors who fought bravely to the end, I am the tenth champion Li Lin. You have defeated the traitors' attack and crushed their conspiracy."
"I am here to pray for your safety and to praise your lives. Each of you is a great warrior who fought to the last moment of this world. Your courageous struggle has made an indelible contribution to the Holy Light, to this world, and to the countless lives behind you in the Delta sector. You are true heroes and great people. It is because of your heroic deeds that we were able to reach Delta at the last moment and defeat the attacks of these traitors."
"From now on, you can call yourselves Delta combat heroes. You are warriors who deserve the title. I am ashamed that I was not able to arrive at this battlefield in the first place to fight alongside you. So in future battles, you can freely choose to leave or join the war."
"We come here filled with the anger of betrayal. Our war is destined to be bloody and cruel. I hope you are prepared."
The psychic network covered the entire planet Delta in an instant.
All the arrangements and defense facilities seemed to be non-existent. Li Lin's voice resounded in everyone's heart, with an inexplicable magical persuasiveness. Everyone felt that the fear in their hearts had inexplicably dissipated a lot, and what remained was only the fighting spirit as bright as gold.
Although this was not a passionate declaration from Li Lin, everyone recognized it in their hearts. Because at least they were not fools, and they could basically understand the bloody atmosphere contained in it. The Holy Light Sect was no longer the pure dove faction. They had their own complete system and did not need blood transfusions from other worlds and connections. They were already the most complete and powerful war organization in the world. They were destined to shed their last drop of blood for the world.
But the traitors must be dealt with. Unite all forces that can be united to kill those bastards who have betrayed. This is a very pleasant thing for the remaining people of Delta. Because no one can survive all their relatives and friends. The entire Delta planet, including the experimental subjects in the underground dormant device, has no more than 30,000 people alive. Countless living people were torn into pieces by the monsters of the Free Alliance in a short period of time, or made into blood sacrifice materials or bio-bombs, desecrating their bodies.
Compared to the crimes committed by the Free Alliance, joining forces with those legendary monsters was not unacceptable. People who had been blinded by hatred and Li Lin's magic quickly put the legends behind them and prepared to take revenge on the Free Alliance with gnashing teeth.
After feeling everyone's shared hatred for the enemy, Li Lin also breathed a sigh of relief. He shook his head on the platform, looked at the commander and said with a smile:
"It's really difficult to get everyone to accept this. We are all intelligent creatures, but we are still separated by race."
"Ah, well. I welcome these allies, actually."
"That's good. I'll go meet the leaders of these fleets first, and we'll discuss relevant information about the Free Alliance. Some real-time intelligence is only known to you, the commander, because after checking, we found that all the databases have been irreversibly damaged. I hope you can understand."
"I understand. I also look forward to meeting those leaders."
I welcome a ghost.
Meeting a bunch of bug-like mechanical monsters? Who are you welcoming?
With a respectful smile on the surface, the commander secretly complained in his heart.
Look at the Zerglings around, which one of them is not a well-made killing machine? Just looking at the sharp blades on those monsters and the undead magic that spewed out when they gasped, the commander felt that there was no bone in his body that was not painful.
Although it seemed like nothing when saving lives, now that I have some free time, I find that these things are really made up of weapons. Each of them exudes a murderous aura that can kill people at any time. Even though I know that these monsters are my own people, I still feel panic. Because these monsters are suitable for killing, and I can't be at ease just because they belong to a certain camp.
Even though he knew that these monsters would not hurt him at all, and would even protect him, the commander still wanted to stay a little further away from them. How should I put it? It was like suddenly seeing a huge killer whale. Even though he knew that killer whales would never hurt people in the wild, he still felt terrified and wanted to stay away from them. This was a biological instinct, not some other emotion. So the commander just took a deep breath and kept shuffling his feet on the platform, hoping to stay a little further away from those combined monsters.
But before he could even get a meter away, some noisy discussions came from far away and approached him. Some light pillars and doors were spread out around him, and Li Lin, the tenth champion, didn't know when he came to the side of those lights, and walked over with a peaceful face, talking and laughing.
"Your Majesty Li Lin, our army has been assembled."
"Ah, thank you for your hard work. Let's finish the defense on the Delta planet, and then we will march to the Free Alliance in three hours."
"Understood. Who is this person?"
"Have I introduced him? This is the commander who held on to the end and made immortal contributions to our arrival in Delta. Although he does not have any magic power, please do not think that he is a weakling. On the contrary, his wisdom is something we need very much."
"Oh, really?"
“…”
The commander almost popped his eyes out when he saw the leaders of the fleets walking out of the light curtain and coming in front of him.
Those so-called monster leaders were not scary monsters at all. They were all young girls. The girl with two fangs, two pigtails, black skin and a lively middle school look had a badge of the Swarm Supreme Consciousness on her arm. The Gothic Lolita and the girl with long blue hair and a cold face who followed behind had the badges of "Undead Lord" and "Purge Agreement" on their chests respectively. This made the commander feel that his worldview had collapsed.
Could it be that the so-called war was just to snatch girls? Could it be that those disasters and those bizarre legends were just to prevent people in the country from escaping and being deceived by these girls? Wasn't it said that the green-faced and fanged people were extremely terrifying? Why were they all beauties?
Could it be that I haven’t woken up yet?
The commander rubbed his eyes subconsciously and looked at the world in front of him.
However, there was no change. There were still three cute and lovely girls following behind the brilliant Majesty Li Lin.
And as if they had noticed the commander's gaze, the three leaders following Li Lin looked at each other and communicated with each other without any concealment.
"It seems that it is necessary to deliberately create an external container. The previous evolutionary mistake of thinking that humanoid organisms were unnecessary was a truly failed decision. Under the condition of the same aesthetic values, similar high-standard individuals can have very good social advantages in all aspects. His Majesty Li Lin did not deceive us. I thought that deliberately creating some little girls was a special need of His Majesty Li Lin."
"That's right. From the commander's disordered breathing and rising blood pressure, we can see that our form is indeed in line with the aesthetic standards of humanoid creatures. No one will have a strong sense of attack towards cute young women, unless they have some mental problems themselves..."
"What if I was born like this and will be like this even after I die? Won't I still get beaten if I look like this anyway?"
"That must be because you didn't use your main body..."
“…”
Can you guys discuss this from a distance? It's embarrassing for me, okay?
Although he wanted to say so, the commander swallowed his thoughts rationally when he saw the iconic auras left on the chests and bodies of these beautiful girls. However, he still looked over there reluctantly, after all, they were all beautiful girls, and it was particularly pleasing to the eyes.
Even so, he felt that those strange-looking warships seemed to be a little more pleasing to the eye. After all, they were made by beautiful girls, how could they not be good things? Although he was clearly aware that his thoughts were just the fantasy of a dead otaku, when he thought of these beautiful girls sitting on their thrones and commanding the people below, the commander inexplicably felt that he could still accept it... At least he would definitely not be so hostile.
As for several super-standard leaders, the commander's psychological fluctuations naturally could not escape the palm of their hands. The communication started again in private until Li Lin clapped his hands.
"Okay, enough chit-chat. Now we have to discuss our enemies."
Li Lin smiled and clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.
"Then, the measure for the Free Alliance population is to kill all of them, leaving no one alive, regardless of gender, age or youth. What do you think of this move?"
"????"
Listening to Li Lin's suggestion, the commander was stunned, thinking he had heard it wrong.
But looking at the other people's performance, it seemed that he had not heard wrongly at all. The commander who had received a complete education shook his head subconsciously, trying to curb the crazy behavior of His Majesty the Tenth Crown. He looked at the glorious face and subconsciously said:
"This is insane! Your Majesty! What's the difference between us and those monsters?"
"No no, Commander."
Looking at the panicked commander, Li Lin still had a warm smile on his face like the summer sunshine.
"Monsters are monsters, and we are us. Traitors must be eliminated, regardless of gender, age, or seniority. They occupied our territory and thought it was a good thing, so they must pay the price for stealing for so many years. It is unreasonable for them to drink the flesh and blood of the Holy Light and claim to be innocent."
"But this is, this is genocide? The people of Holy Light are carrying out genocide..."
"So what?"
The black-skinned swarm consciousness walked forward and took a look at the commander.
"We should have done this a long time ago, my commander. We should have done this a long time ago, we should have done this several years ago, we should have done this several decades ago, we should have done this hundreds of years ago. Lord Li Lin asked us to come here to curb the unnecessary and boring sense of justice."
"Yes. I agree with this action. Because from the data and history, we accept that the Free Zone may cause huge population casualties and devastating manpower gap in a short period of time. But according to calculations, as long as we reasonably control the fertility rate and release aphrodisiac gases, we will complete the reconstruction of the Free Zone within 200 years. And we will increase the current productivity of the Free Zone to about 125 times in 300 years."
A stream of data flashed across the humanoid girl's eyes, and then she said expressionlessly:
“I think it’s an efficient choice.”
"But--"
"The undead have no objection. No one came from the free sector. There is the most complete undead massacre organization inside the free sector, so no one has come out alive from there. We are not against this kind of massacre. If there is a suitable reason, we also support such a massacre ."
"Reasons? Of course we have reasons."
Looking at the commander who was hesitant to speak, Li Lin had a gentle smile on his face, like a saint.
"The betrayer must pay with blood. Look at this Delta, we must pay with blood. Revenge is the natural and sacred justice, isn't it?"
“…”
Facing the smiling Li Lin, the commander swallowed and fell silent.
