Chapter 1 She stood slowly by the window, gazing at the distant scenery, her heart filled with melancholy.

Although tall buildings could be seen in Star Ring City, it was eerily deserted, almost desolate.

The entire Star Ring City had lost its former prosperity and become a cold weapon.

Looking at the cold Star Ring City, Ikaroya's heart grew even colder.

After an unknown amount of time, Ikaroya slowly returned to her seat and sat down.

With a wave of her hand, a series of square images appeared before her, each corresponding to a real-time view of a different area of the various legions.

Through these images, she could see fully armed soldiers rescuing their comrades who were struggling under the influence, and suppressing those who had completely fallen into mutated forms.

From time to time, there were images of intense battles.

The level of chaos showed just how strong this negative energy tide was.

Ikaroya watched these images, her eyes growing colder, feeling like she was running out of time.

The increasing, invisible pressure caused her eyes to flicker slightly.

In fact, Ikaroya had been hiding a shocking secret.

However, due to the effects of the negative energy, she had to explain the situation and eliminate any potential resistance before the operation began. Otherwise, going to the Negative God Star with unresolved emotions would result in a backlash. Yet, she couldn't reveal the specifics, because doing so would lead to obstacles and sabotage, making success virtually impossible.

This left her in a dilemma, forcing her to do her best to soothe concerns and explain the dangers without revealing the full story.

After all, who would willingly go to their death without knowing why?

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Outer space of Sea God Star.

Special fortress-like strongholds, resembling pitted and pockmarked reefs, floated there, surrounded by creatures of various forms.

These creatures all wore spiked collars around their necks, and their eyes were all black, as if stained with ink.

These creatures were none other than the Hermit race, naturally gifted with strong parasitism. When raising their young, they injected them into the bodies of imprisoned monsters. The young would then absorb nutrients from the monsters, eventually bursting out. Some of the young would choose to permanently parasitize the monsters, turning them into their puppet bodies.

As the terrifying negative energy tide swept through, the eyes of those creatures of different forms instantly turned red, and the collars around their necks began to flash with lightning to suppress them. Unfortunately, many collars failed.

Hermit clansmen mutated and lost control, attacking their clansmen and weapons. Beams of light bombarded the area.

At the same time, the Terra race, who were fighting against the Hermit race, were also severely impacted.

Inside crystal fortresses and prism-shaped blue crystal strongholds.

Terra clansmen, three meters tall with crystallized skin and advanced mechanical devices, had red eyes and screamed in agony as the high-intensity energy stored within their bodies instantly went out of control, overflowing outwards.

Some Terra clansmen began to mutate, while others exploded on the spot.

Rumble~

The entire area descended into chaos.

At this moment, the two races, who had been fighting over Sea God Star for thousands of years, simultaneously chose to abandon their mutated clansmen and begin to evacuate.

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Outer space of Tyrant God Star.

Triangular prism-shaped black crystal fortresses, impacted by the negative energy tide, were frozen in space.

Inside, Eternals with square crystals embedded in their foreheads, unique features, golden patterns all over their bodies, and special armor, were writhing in agony on the ground.

The crystals on their foreheads began to turn red at a visible rate, and then their eyes turned red.

The next moment, they let out sharp roars and pounced on their companions.

The entire Eternal race's forces were greatly affected by the terrifying negative energy tide, causing widespread chaos. Many weapons went out of control and attacked each other.

As the Eternal race's mortal enemies, the Evil Eye race fared even worse. Their bloated clansmen instantly mutated into deformed high-level monsters. Even core members lost control and mutated directly into Fallen V-type monsters, unleashing terrifying beams that wiped out their comrades and weapons.

Eventually, large numbers of Eternal race and Evil Eye race forces began to evacuate in a disheveled manner.

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City of Radiance.

A piercing alarm sounded throughout the vast city.

The entire street was in chaos, filled with screams.

Civilians, impacted by the negative energy tide, began to mutate and deform, indiscriminately attacking passersby.

Some civilians, panicked and at a loss, rushed to the side of motionless guards, shouting in fear.

"Help!"

The guards turned their heads slowly, their eyes incredibly bloodshot, their faces twisted and ferocious, their veins bulging.

"Ah~"

Accompanying the screams, flesh and blood flew.

At the same time, an IV-generation Pure Mechanical Night Guard mecha, responsible for guarding West Street, suddenly unleashed its energy cannon, sweeping a beam of light across the area.

Boom~

Buildings exploded, and broken structures crashed down.

"No~"

Looking at the collapsing buildings, the civilians fleeing on the street cried out in despair.

Unfortunately, there were no miracles in this world, and eventually, those people were crushed into paste.

Then, the Night Guard rushed straight towards a tall, undamaged building on the left, crashing into it!

Similar scenes were playing out not only in the City of Radiance, but also in the First Cradle, the Second Cradle, and the Third Cradle of various countries.

Inside the command center of the City of Radiance.

Kunna reported to Gory with a tense expression.

"The intensity of this negative energy tide is much stronger than before. The number of mutations has reached an unprecedented level. Now, there are problems within our own forces."

"How long will it take for the troops to regain mobility and begin the cleanup?"

Gory took a deep breath and asked.

"At least ten hours for our troops to barely regain mobility and send personnel to suppress the mutated individuals,"

Kunna quickly explained.

"Too long. I can't watch them suffer in despair. Pass down my order to send my personal guard down first."

Gory directly issued the order.

"Yes."

Kunna wanted to offer some advice, but in the end, she swallowed the words.

Gory looked at the real-time monitoring images, at the chaotic scenes, her eyes filled with sorrow.

As time passed, with Gory's personal guards entering the fray, the previously chaotic situation in the City of Radiance began to come under control.

Ten hours later, the disrupted forces in the City of Radiance gradually cleared out the mutated personnel within their ranks and began to free up manpower to maintain order.

The chaos in the City of Radiance began to be suppressed.

Kunna, seeing the situation gradually coming under control, breathed a sigh of relief and reported to Gory.

"The situation is under control, but it will still take a long time to completely quell it. After all, some mutated individuals will hide, and there will be a steady stream of people continuing to mutate."

"What about the other countries?"

"Not optimistic, but overall still within a controllable range, but..."

Kunna hesitated before reporting.

"But what?"

Gory asked.

"Over three billion people have launched a petition on the Star Ring Forum, and the number of participants continues to increase."

Kunna took a deep breath and said.

Gory raised her electronic wristband and opened the Star Ring Forum. She was immediately greeted by an eye-catching post. She clicked on it and read the contents.

"Please, Lady Gory, save us."

"We really can't hold on any longer. We can't withstand the constant negative energy tide."

"We don't want to turn into monsters."

.........

Gory became more and more silent as she read the contents of the post.

"Lady Gory, are you alright?"

Kunna asked with some concern.

"I'm fine."

Gory replied, her lips barely moving, her eyes fixed on the presented text, which pierced her heart like sharp thorns.

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Ancient Legendary Star Destroyer.

Su Mo and Korete rushed to the old man's room at the first instance.

This time, no one stopped them from entering. Each were as obedient as lambs.

When they entered, they saw the old man lying on the bed, as withered as a tree.

His aged face was bloodless, his eyes sunken. He could be called a mummy.

Doctor Rohal and the others stood quietly by the bedside.

"Master, you're awake."

Korete and the others greeted him quickly.

Su Mo followed up and said, "Master, are you feeling better?"

The old man lying in bed turned his eyes to look at Su Mo and the others.

Doctor Rohal quickly stepped forward, carefully helped the old man up, and slowly turned his head.

Only then did the old man face Su Mo and the others directly.

Su Mo's heart skipped a beat at the sight. He asked,

"Doctor Rohal, what's wrong with my master?"

"What's wrong with Master?"

Korete and the others also asked with concern.

"Uh, well, the master was too seriously ill this time. Although he survived by chance, unfortunately, his body is paralyzed and he can't move now."

Doctor Rohal quickly explained.

"How could this happen? Doctor Rohal, quickly find a way to cure the master, no matter what method it takes."

Korete said to Doctor Rohal with a surprised and angry expression, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's right, no matter what method it takes, as long as it can cure the master."

Atik and the others expressed their stance one after another.

Katule felt disgusted by the scene, but he couldn't say anything sarcastic.

"I'm not going to die yet, you don't need to worry about my affairs."

The old man said slowly.

Korete and the others' expressions froze when they heard the old man's words. They quickly replied,

"Yes."

At this time, the old man's cold gaze swept over Korete and the others, and Korete and the others felt a little scared, feeling a suffocating sense of oppression.

On the contrary, Su Mo stood there calmly, with a relaxed expression.

After a long time, the old man slowly said, "I heard that you were guarding the door while I was in a coma."

Hearing the old man's words, Korete and the others' expressions changed slightly. They quickly explained,

"Master, we were worried about you, so we guarded day and night."

"You have a heart."

The old man praised them rarely.

But these words of praise made Korete a little uneasy. Although he tried to remain calm, his heart was like a stormy sea.

He had followed the old man for so many years, and the old man had never praised anyone.

These words of praise were more disturbing than scolding, but Korete tried his best to tell himself not to panic!

This old guy is already paralyzed and can't make any waves.

Atik and the others were also sweating profusely. They stood there, not daring to move.

The atmosphere in the room was stagnant for a while.

After a long time, the old man spoke to break the silence and asked,

"Did anything else happen while I was in a coma?"

"Master, three things happened during your coma. One was that we were attacked by a VI-type Hero-class Star Devouring Beast·Gogel, but thanks to Korete and the other masters, it was resolved. The other thing was that the monsters in the isolation room rioted and invaded the laboratory, but fortunately, Master Su Mo resolved it at the last moment. In addition, we entered the Zero Star Territory, but because we didn't know how to get there, the navigation speed wasn't fast."

Butler Anarsen respectfully and objectively said everything.

Korete's heart was raised again when he heard Anarsen's report.

"Prepare a wheelchair and push me to the command room."

The old man said hoarsely.

"Yes!"

Butler Anarsen responded quickly.

Korete also breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the old man didn't dwell on the previous two things. Especially the monster riot, if the old man delved into it, he would know that he wanted to eject the laboratory.

Although he might not be punished for his crimes, he might be targeted by him.

In fact, Korete himself didn't realize one thing, that is, although the old man was paralyzed, he kept telling himself that he had nothing to be afraid of, but subconsciously he was still very afraid and fearful.

Not long after, Su Mo and the others escorted the old man to the command room.

The old man looked at the star map displayed in front of him and said hoarsely,

"First, go to coordinates (3332, 866, 2312)."

"Yes, re-plotting the route."

"Preheating the faster-than-light flight device."

……

The operators present responded respectfully.

At this moment, the ancient legendary star destroyer·Shadow of Disaster embarked on the journey again.

After planning the short-term route, the old man's face flushed, and he began to cough non-stop.

Cough cough~

"Master, are you alright?"

Su Mo asked with concern.

"Can't die."

The old man replied tiredly.

"Why don't you go back to rest? You just woke up, your body can't take it."

Su Mo sighed and persuaded.

The old man was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Okay, I'll go back to rest. As the vice-captain, I'll leave it to you to take care of and command."

Su Mo was also stunned when he heard the old man's words.

He never thought that the old man would transfer the command to him.

In an instant, Korete, Atik, and Adomo all focused their eyes on Su Mo, although they didn't say a word of dissatisfaction.

But their eyes were full of resentment, anger, and unwillingness.

For a time, Su Mo was pushed to the forefront and was hated by everyone.

Su Mo was also very headache, but this time he did not refuse. He was already at odds with these people, so there was no need to worry about their feelings, so he replied.

"Yes, Master."

"Anarsen, push me back to rest."

"Yes!"

Anarsen replied respectfully, then pushed the old man away from the command room.

After the old man left, Atik sneered: "It's really funny, the command is actually handed over to an outsider."

"If you are not convinced, you can go to the old man!"

Su Mo didn't indulge Atik either.

"You, you have the guts, let's wait and see!"

Atik's expression twisted for a while, and he left angrily.

Although Korete and the others didn't mock Su Mo, they all left with unkind expressions.

Su Mo also had a headache looking at this scene.

Little Devourer said in a low voice at this time: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, none of these guys who have followed the old man for so many years are good people. When fighting with them, be as careful as possible, otherwise you won't know how you died."

"Okay, I got it."

Su Mo twisted his neck and replied, then he looked at the navigation star map.

The star map of the entire Zero Star Territory is very blurred, and there are almost no conspicuous marks.

But Su Mo was very interested and went closer to take a closer look. In any case, he is now the acting captain.

The navigation is up to him.

Su Mo looked at the simple star map and couldn't help but stroked his chin in thought.

"Don't look at it, it's like you can understand it."

"Cough cough~ I have to look more if I don't understand it. By the way, Little Devourer, how much do you know about the Zero Star Territory?"

"Not much, but I know that you were pulled out from there, and many civilizations were born from the Zero Star Territory, such as the Gods..."

The Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

Su Mo was even more shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but become very interested in the Zero Star Territory.

"So awesome?"

"It's okay."

"I have another question..."

"Okay, I'm not in the mood to talk nonsense with you, I want to rest, don't call me if there's nothing wrong."

The Creator·Devourer replied a little tiredly.

"Uh, are you okay?"

"Do you think I can be okay? It's because some idiot kept opening the negative energy, which made me go berserk."

"Cough cough, how would I know that you are so weak, look at me, I'm fine."

Su Mo replied a little guilty.

"Wait~ why didn't you hang up?"

The Creator·Devourer suddenly reacted, it remembered very clearly, before it was about to lose control, Su Mo had clearly completely fallen.

"It's too much, you just want me to hang up so much? Am I so easy to hang up? Besides, the medical technology of Star Ring City is there."

"Humph!"

The Creator·Devourer snorted coldly and stopped talking nonsense with Su Mo.

Su Mo also smiled, it's been a long time since he had a fight with Little Devourer, this feeling is really good.

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Two days later.

Anarsen pushed the old man to the laboratory.

Rohal and Jogi followed respectfully behind him.

Dr. Ankeji quickly greeted him and greeted the old man.

"Master, you are here."

"Is the fruit ripe?"

The old man asked hoarsely.

"Master, both Para fruits are ripe and can be taken now."

Ankeji said excitedly.

"Push me to see."

The old man gave the order hoarsely.

"Yes!"

Anarsen quickly pushed the old man to the center of the laboratory.

Soon they came to the huge culture tank.

The Para fruit tree was inside, and the two fruits hanging on it were completely ripe. The color changed from red to purple. Even with the container isolated, you could smell a faint fruity aroma, which made people feel refreshed.

"Take one out!"

The old man gave the order coldly.

"Yes!"

Dr. Ankeji quickly did it himself.

Soon a Para fruit was taken out and carefully delivered to the old man. The entire fruit was not very large.

The old man took it, and without waiting for it to be made into medicine, he opened his mouth and swallowed it directly, without wasting a drop.

After the old man finished eating the Para fruit, the terrifying pollution bloodstains on the surface of his body actually changed slightly. The pollution in his body seemed to be suppressed. A gleam of light suddenly appeared in his eyes. He said to Dr. Rohal,

"Draw blood!"

"Master, what are you doing?"

Doctor Rohal was also slightly stunned.

"Do you want me to say it a second time?"

"Dare not!"

Doctor Rohal quickly went to get professional blood drawing equipment.

Soon everything was ready, and a specially made needle was pierced into the old man's arm.

Dark red blood was drawn out.

Rohal looked at the color of the blood with a look of horror, it was actually dark red.

You must know that the blood drawn in the past was black.

Not long after, the blood draw was completed. The old man, who had regained some energy, instantly looked like a withered tree, and aged again.

The old man slightly raised his head, looked at everyone present, and weakly warned: "If anyone dares to leak a word about today's events, you know the consequences."

"Yes."

Everyone present trembled in their hearts.

Don't look at the old man's words as weak, but they know very well how ruthless his methods are.

At this time, Dr. Rohal said to the old man: "Master, your body is very weak now, quickly eat the other Para fruit too."

"No need."

The old man replied indifferently.

"But."

"There is nothing to but."

The old man replied without容置疑.

Seeing this, Dr. Rohal could only sigh and shut his mouth. At this time, the old man looked at Dr. Ankeji and said calmly,

"Next, you should know what to do, right."

Dr. Ankeji quickly replied: "Master, don't worry, we will definitely live up to your expectations. Give us more time, and the VI-type genetic medicine will be completed."

"Very good."

The old man was very satisfied with this answer.

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Inside the utility room at night.

A figure sneaked in furtively, looking around.

"Jogi."

At this time, Korete emerged from his side.

Jogi was startled, but after seeing Korete's appearance, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Why are you so nervous? And why are you looking for me at this time?"

"A big deal."

Jogi replied quickly.

"Oh, tell me."

Korete was immediately interested.

"The Para fruit is ripe, and the master has gone to the laboratory."

Jogi said to Korete.

Korete's expression changed suddenly when he heard Jogi's words, and he asked, "Did he take it?"

"I took it."

"How was the effect?"

"The effect is not very clear, but I can be sure that the master's body functions are largely necrotic, and it is estimated that it will not get better, it will only get worse."

"That's good."

"It's just that after the master took the Para fruit, he drew blood to make the VI-generation genetic medicine. According to Dr. Ankeji, it seems that the VI-generation genetic medicine will be completed soon."

Jogi said to Korete.

Korete's entire face was distorted when he heard this news.

Obviously, this genetic medicine was not for the old man himself, because it was useless to him. If he guessed correctly, this genetic medicine should be for Su Mo.

Thinking of this, Korete burst out with terrifying murderous intent.

Jogi was so frightened that he kept backing away, with a look of horror on his face.