Chapter 452 Punishment From the Heavens

Countless tentacles of the "Firstborn" flailed madly. It realized that a destructive energy from space was gathering above it, an energy sufficient to completely annihilate it. In that instant, it created layers upon layers of defense. The sky was instantly covered with layers of shields and force fields, and the tip of each tentacle burst forth with distorted light and rays. These chaotic things were hurled towards space, and the convergence of powerful energy even completely changed the celestial phenomena of the area: the sunlight suddenly receded, and the sky, which was originally in daylight, actually revealed a sky full of stars.

And in this starry sky, a silver star was rapidly enlarging, eventually transforming into a pillar of light that reached the sky and the earth, crashing down on the "Firstborn."

Countless layers of shields and force fields shattered silently before this blue-white pillar of light. Defenses built on the basis of natural laws were completely ineffective against this power that exceeded the worldview of this universe. As the white light descended, the last roar of the Firstborn almost tore the heavens and the earth apart. The mountain-like giant composite body bulged high in an instant, almost several times higher than the highest peak of the Dragon Spine Mountains, but was then swallowed by the light.

The earth-shattering shockwave then erupted from the core of the "Firstborn." Under the shroud of endless light, the earth and rocks rapidly turned into magma, and were blown thousands of meters high by the shockwave. The plains on the western side of the Dragon Spine Mountains instantly turned into a basin. The entire mountain range under everyone's feet trembled violently as if it were about to collapse, and in the midst of this earth-shattering tremor, a violent torrent of air was carrying high-temperature rock vapor onto the ridge.

Izhaks was already prepared. The moment the rock vapor surged up, he opened a layer of fel energy shield flickering with light green runes, completely sheltering everyone: as a king among demons, dealing with this high-temperature stuff was a piece of cake for him. The place where demons live lacks everything, except for magma and rock vapor.

The high temperature, high pressure, and shock waves caused a violent cyclone, which lasted for more than ten minutes before gradually subsiding. Izhaks removed the shield, and the scorching heat and pungent smell in the air immediately caused everyone to cough. Hao Ren retrieved the spaceship in space and "returned his soul," looking at the sea of magma on the west side of the mountain range with his tongue tied. "I can understand why this thing can't be launched at the surface... This is the lowest output..."

Then he looked at Aufra, and found that the marshal was unsurprisingly rubbing her eyes: the flash just now was too strong, completely exceeding the limit of what the naked eye could withstand, and even Aufra, with her special physique, was badly affected.

Hao Ren waved his hand in front of Aufra: "Your Excellency Marshal, you can say a few last words. Ask whatever you want."

He found that the bodies of his group were gradually fading. This was a sign that the connection with the Dream Plane was weakening due to external influences. It should only be a few minutes before a forced disconnection. He decided to take advantage of this time to explain some things.

Aufra came back to her senses, saw that the "Firstborn" had disappeared, the tide of blood had vanished, and even the entire Beinz Diocese had turned into a sea of magma, and was immediately dumbfounded. Recalling the previous explosion that had terrified even her, she looked at Hao Ren and his group with the same eyes as she looked at the "Firstborn" – even more so. These were an even more insane bunch of guys!

"This..." Aufra pointed to the west side of the mountain range, "You did this?"

"Yes, but I personally hope you don't say that to others," Hao Ren waved his hand. "This is a natural disaster – the Firstborn intended to destroy the ecosystem, which violated the goddess's original intention of creating the First Seed, so it was punished by heaven. That's the explanation for this event. At least on the surface, it's the only explanation."

"Why hide the truth?" Aufra stared at Hao Ren intently. "What are you planning?"

"Because there's an upper limit to the interference in a civilization. When you can avoid affecting the process, try not to interfere," Hao Ren shrugged. "Of course, there's another reason: I still haven't figured out many follow-up matters, and there are many things to investigate. But the time we can stay in this world seems to be running out, so the fewer changes, the better, during the days we're away. And for you, maintaining stability is obviously a good thing – emphasizing divine authority at this time is very helpful for restoring social order."

It was at this time that Aufra noticed that the figures of the group in front of her were gradually fading. She suddenly remembered the silver light that had appeared in the starry sky just now, and thought she had guessed the truth: "You are the 'allies in the stars' mentioned in the message left by the first Pope?!"

"In fact, I don't really think so," Hao Ren thought for a while, suddenly realizing that this statement seemed very useful. "...But everything is based on the facts. Just believe it. Then you should be able to accept my request, right?"

Aufra thought for a while and nodded reluctantly: "I understand. I will publicize this as a miracle, but some news will definitely leak out, and I must report the truth to His Holiness the Pope and His Majesty the King. I hope you can understand."

Hao Ren pondered it over, feeling that this was also okay, so he didn't insist anymore, quietly waiting for the moment of disconnection to arrive. At this time, Aufra suddenly remembered something more important: "Wait a minute! What about the other two 'Firstborn's?!"

"Oh crap, I almost forgot!" Hao Ren quickly slapped his forehead, a move that left Aufra a little dazed. "You should know where the other two are, right?"

The big bearded man, who was closing his eyes and resting his mind, answered on behalf of them: "The other two Firstborns should correspond to the other two sacred caves. The Pope and some high-ranking ascetics naturally know their locations. After Your Excellency Marshal tells His Holiness the Pope the details of what happened here, the Holy See should send people to the other two sealed lands to confirm the truth."

"According to records, the other two 'safety devices' will only fail in one and two years," Hao Ren looked at Aufra. "As long as you don't do something stupid and damage the things in the Holy Coffin, you'll have at least a year. I'll study a more stable solution, at least one that's less polluting than today's. Of course, if there's no other way, we'll have to come in from orbit again in a year, just like today..."

Aufra finally breathed a sigh of relief, and finally noticed that the figures of the four ascetics were also gradually fading, and was greatly surprised: "Four Masters... Are you also leaving? Aren't you..."

"This is the guidance of the goddess," the big bearded man nodded solemnly, sitting cross-legged on the ground. "We have embarked on a special path of trial. Under the guidance of the goddess, we are going to the world of these foreigners."

After speaking, he suddenly remembered something, and quickly took out a cloth bag from his robe and handed it to Aufra. This cloth bag was also slowly fading along with his body, but after being handed over to Aufra, it immediately re-solidified: "We can't personally escort the Holy Hall Pearl back. Your Excellency Marshal, please complete this sacred mission."

Aufra took the pearl and didn't know what she was thinking about, anyway, she frowned and thought about it. Hao Ren and the others saw that it was none of their business, so they sat on the ground with the big bearded man and waited for the connection to be interrupted naturally.

When everyone's figures were almost faded and the touch of the real world gradually became obvious, Becky suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Lord Aufra! Lord Aufra! There's one more thing..."

Aufra immediately looked nervous and serious, thinking that something big had happened: "What is it?"

"Don't forget to keep my manor property..."

The connection was completely interrupted. Becky's last few words slowly dissipated in the air. Aufra looked at this group of mysterious "guests from the stars" leaving this world with solemn expressions one by one (in her perspective), and was stunned: "Huh?"

Kuiper Station, Converter Area.

One hibernation pod after another opened. Hao Ren got up from one of the hibernation pods with a whoosh, shaking his head to shake off the sense of disharmony of returning to the real world.

After a while, the others also woke up one after another, gathering together with a bit of wordless silence: this return was earlier than expected, and what happened in the middle was completely beyond everyone's expectations. The information collected in the Dream Plane probably needs to be carefully studied.

Vivian found Hao Ren touching his chin next to her, wondering what he was thinking, and asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"

Hao Ren pinched his chin and muttered, "I suddenly remembered... When we left just now, the scene was really like a collective nirvana!"

Vivian punched Hao Ren on the shoulder: "You thought about this for a long time!?"

At this time, Lily's voice came from behind: "I'm not, I was squatting at the time! I can't sit cross-legged after transforming..."

Hao Ren turned his head when he heard this and saw Lily standing neatly dressed behind him, having returned to human form. He felt incredible: "So the clothes that are destroyed after transforming in the Dream Plane don't affect the real world?"

"I don't know," Lily twisted her body and looked at herself. "I thought I would be in giant wolf form after I came out. Before I opened my eyes, I simulated for a long time how to get out of the converter, isn't that thing only three meters high..."

Hao Ren patted the data terminal: "Explain the principle."

The data terminal was anxious: "Why don't any of you play by the rules! Can we discuss something related to the main line at this time?"

Hao Ren chuckled and walked towards the exit: "Okay, let's go home!"

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