Aurora Soldiers

Chapter 278 Reason
A square in Jingchuan City, Central North Province.

Zhang Chengguang came here alone, stood in the center of the empty square, looked around, and finally his eyes locked on a certain direction.

It was a hundred-meter-high building. At this moment, in a room on the top floor of the building, Grace was standing in front of the window, observing Zhang Chengguang's movements in the square through her spatial ability. At this moment, she also felt Zhang Chengguang's gaze fixed on her.

"Did he find me? We are at least three kilometers apart. The last time he spied on me in the wild, he didn't notice my presence. Has his strength improved in the previous battle?"

Grace whispered to herself. Since Zhang Chengguang had discovered her whereabouts, she stopped observing and jumped out of the window a hundred meters above the ground.

despair! !

When her body fell to 50 meters above the ground, she suddenly took a step in the air, leaped forward again in the air, and after a few flashes, she arrived at the top of another tall building.

Then she kept flying in the air, leaping between buildings, approaching the square at an extremely fast speed.

Before mastering the power of "elephant", there were very few living beings that could master the ability to fly in the air, and she was one of them.

By relying on his own spatial ability to temporarily condense the void, he can achieve void stepping, and the energy consumed is even smaller than that of Akinop who maintains the vacuum effect around him.

However, she does not have the low-cost long-range attack capability of Akinop, and her air-to-ground advantage is not that obvious.

The reason for using this method to travel is to be able to demonstrate one's own strength in front of Zhang Chengguang and prepare for the subsequent conversation.

Flying in the air?
Zhang Chengguang looked at Grace who was approaching quickly, his eyes slightly narrowed, knowing that this person's strength should be no weaker than the several Purple Blood Saint Stars he encountered in the battle of Zhongbei No. 3 Military Town.

blah blah.

About a minute later, Grace fell from mid-air and stood in front of Zhang Chengguang. Her tall height was almost as tall as Zhang Chengguang.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Donghua's strongest human warrior, Mr. Zhang. My name is Grace, and I'm here on behalf of the Purple Cloud Star Old Land Resonance Society."

"After the battle at the Zhongbei No. 3 Military Town, it should have been confirmed that the intelligence we provided was accurate, which is enough to show our sincerity in contacting them."

Grace said to Zhang Chengguang.

Purple Cloud Star? Old Land Resonance Society?
Listening to the other party's fluent Donghua dialect, Zhang Chengguang's heart moved. Just a brief self-introduction had revealed a lot of important information.

"Thank you very much for the information you provided. Our alliance will always remember this favor."

Zhang Chengguang nodded and said very seriously.

This time, the information Grace provided really played a big role. Otherwise, if they were attacked by Akinop and others without any knowledge or preparation, the situation would be very bad.

The information provided by Grace also included an introduction to the abilities of the ten descending holy stars. If it were not for this introduction, Li Hu and the other two would not have been able to identify and choose the right opponents in the first place, and the difficulty of breaking through in battle would have been greatly increased.

For example, if Ning Xiping chose Xikasi as his opponent, the result would most likely be that he would be consumed to death by a large number of flesh and blood flowers without any room for struggle.

It can be said that this intelligence played an indispensable role in the great success achieved in the battle of Zhongbei No. 3 Military Town.

Grace nodded slightly, and was quite satisfied with Zhang Chengguang's attitude.

"Since we already have a foundation of trust, I want to meet with you alone this time to discuss further cooperation between the two sides."

"We can provide you with many things you urgently need, such as intelligence, technology, etc. In addition to direct combat support, we can discuss these things."

"For you, the invasion came very suddenly. Even with your strength, there are still many things that are unclear. I believe you know the value of the conditions I mentioned."

Grace spoke up.

"Your conditions are indeed very tempting, but before that, I need to confirm one thing."

Zhang Chengguang asked in a deep voice as he looked at the purple-blood woman in front of him with impeccable appearance and temperament.

"If you have any questions, you can ask them."

Grace nodded, knowing that this was a topic that could not be avoided.

"Why do you want to cooperate with us humans? What is your purpose?"

Zhang Chengguang said that he must confirm the other party's purpose, otherwise even if there is a huge temptation of benefits, they will not cooperate with the Resonance Society.

No one knows if there will be any traps, but at least we need to know the other party's obvious purpose.

"Then please listen to my story."

Grace nodded, with an inexplicable light flashing in her eyes.

"My hometown, Ziyun Star, is about twice the size of Earth, but the actual habitable area is only one-fifth of Earth's, which results in the total population of our Purple Blood Clan not exceeding 500 million. Most of Ziyun Star's area is covered by natural disasters such as deserts, poisonous swamps, thunderstorms, and devouring rains. These areas are filled with only disasters and destruction, and there is no guarantee that any life will survive."

"This is also why the military launched a war to invade the Earth, and it was supported by most of the ordinary people of the Purple Blood Clan. They want to turn the Earth into their next habitat and the second home of the Purple Blood Clan. There is no doubt that the Earth is a beautiful planet, full of magnificent vitality and potential."

Grace spoke slowly.

Are there only 500 million people of the Purple Blood Clan?
Zhang Chengguang narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard that. This was good news for them. What they were most worried about was that the Purple Blood Clan had a larger population than the Earth, and that every member of the Purple Blood Clan's physical fitness naturally far surpassed that of humans. If the natural disasters progressed in the later stages and the Purple Blood Clan descended on a large scale, humanity's hope of victory would be almost zero.

After all, after experiencing the disaster, it is hard to say whether the total number of survivors in all regions of the world can exceed one billion.

Moreover, they had expected the Purple Blood Clan to have poor living conditions.

"In fact, about a thousand years ago, the situation on Purple Cloud Star was completely different from what it is now. At that time, except for a few small places, the entire Purple Cloud Star was almost entirely habitable. At its peak, the total population exceeded 20 billion. At that time, Purple Cloud Star also had nearly a hundred principalities of various sizes. Above the principalities, there was a royal family that had lasted for thousands of years. It was a dynasty founded by a powerful man who once unified the entire Purple Cloud Star, a great figure known as the 'King of Purple Cloud'. Over the years, the royal family became a symbol, and the principalities competed with each other. Although there were wars and deaths, compared to the entire Purple Blood Clan, our world is free."

Grace continued.

Zhang Chengguang listened carefully and nodded, and also made some guesses about the subsequent development of the situation on Ziyun Star.

Is it likely that the Purple Blood Clan over-exploited the planet, or used high-powered weapons in the war, or simply that a meteorite from outer space struck and caused a huge disaster?
"Whether it is the surviving people of the Purple Blood Clan or the corresponding historical materials and records, they all believe that the Purple Blood Clan's over-exploitation of Purple Cloud Star and the wars between the countries led to the disaster, which caused the planet to change and led to the current situation. However, only a few people know the truth of the year." "It was not the disaster that caused the birth of the planet. The war was just a guide. The real culprit that turned Purple Cloud Star into what it is today was a crack that appeared in the sky of a certain principality thousands of years ago."

Grace's tone and expression seemed a little complicated.

A crack appeared in the sky? ! A crack in the sky? !

Hearing this, Zhang Chengguang's pupils suddenly contracted. What Grace said was far beyond his expectations.

Where did the earth's disasters come from? All human beings will never forget.

It was because of that day that cracks appeared in the sky above the world.

The Purple Blood Clan came and the rules on Earth changed.

Everyone believed that Sky Rift was an advanced technology of the Purple Blood Clan.

But now, Grace actually said that the situation and disaster that the Purple Blood Clan is facing now is actually related to the Sky Crack? !

"What is going on? Isn't Sky Rift a technology developed by your Purple Blood Clan? It is specially used to invade other planets? To plunder the vitality of these planets?"

Zhang Chengguang asked immediately.

"The technology of our Purple Blood Clan?"

Grace shook her head with a smile, and then continued, "When the disaster happened a thousand years ago, we were strong men who had reached the third level of the Wanxiangzang, and our technological development level was also very good. However, in just a thousand years of development, we have lost a large number of people, territories, and resources. Do you think it is possible for us to develop the ability to teleport across endless light years and the terrifying technology that completely changes the rules of a planet?"

"Besides, have you ever considered that if these technologies were truly developed by us, would it really be that difficult for us to invade Earth? And would it give you a chance to fight back?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chengguang fell silent.

Indeed, this is a question that has been raised countless times by researchers.

The combat effectiveness and technological level displayed by the Purple Blood Clan are far from the unimaginable terrifying technologies such as sky rift and long-distance teleportation.

It is hard to imagine that a civilization with this kind of technology would invade the Earth using the current methods and lead to the current situation.

I'm afraid that in less than a week, mankind will be completely extinct.

This is quite unreasonable.

"So, what's going on?"

Zhang Chengguang couldn't help but ask.

"You can understand it as 'God', or some higher existence in the universe that we cannot understand. Generally speaking, we in the Purple Blood Clan currently call this kind of existence 'Celestial Beings'."

"In the eyes of ordinary people, the Celestial Beings are the saviors of Ziyun Star. Some people communicated with them and obtained their gifts and technologies. As a result, the first person to break through the fourth treasure appeared. They used these technologies to stabilize the collapsed situation of Ziyun Star and opened up a space for survival. The people are all praising the merits of the Celestial Beings."

"But that's not the case. During the war between the nations, in the midst of the chaos, in a country that was about to perish, an organization somehow managed to contact these unimaginable and terrifying beings in the universe. In exchange, they gained the power to break through the limits and the technology to crush other nations. But this was a treaty with the devil, and the price was to give 90% of the vitality resources produced by the entire planet to these terrifying beings."

"After ending the war and ruling Ziyun Star, they built 'matrices' in various places, sacrificing most of the planet's vitality and leaving only a small part of the living area to accommodate their own people and confidants. This is how the disaster of Ziyun Star came about, and how the wasteland and desolate areas were created."

"In the process of inheritance from generation to generation, they distorted history and twisted the truth, making everyone live in the lies they wove. The descendants of these people now form the ruling class of the Purple Blood Clan. We are the descendants of various countries who survived the disaster by various means. We have united together to form the Old Land Resonance Society."

"The invasion of Earth was an accidental event. Now the ruling class of the Purple Blood Clan accidentally discovered the coordinates of a life planet, which is Earth. They once again made a request to the Celestial Beings, offering Earth's huge life force resources after the invasion is successful. In return, they obtained some of the Celestial Beings' technology. It was with these technologies that they launched an invasion of Earth."

"You should know what happened next."

Grace said.

Zhang Chengguang couldn't calm down for a long time after hearing this.

"According to what you said, our real opponents are not only the current Purple Blood Clan, but also the 'Heavenly Clan' behind them?"

Zhang Chengguang sorted out his thoughts and asked.

"Tianzhong? Opponents?"

Grace laughed slightly when she heard this and shook her head.

"You don't understand how powerful the Celestial Beings are. With their power, they don't care about the Purple Bloods or even the Earth. Once you attract their attention, there is only one way to go, which is destruction. You and I are not worthy of being each other's opponents."

"You can understand it as, they saw a dog or some other creature begging on the street, and because this dog was different in that it could actually bow or kowtow, they just threw some tools at it, that's all. The life force they asked for was just based on a principle similar to 'equivalent exchange'."

"After all, God will not give gifts to mortals without reason. You must believe in Him, be loyal to Him, and offer Him everything you have, even if these things are like weeds on the roadside to God."

"So you don't have to worry so much. We have never seen the celestial beings. They have never really appeared and only exist in legends. Your real enemy is actually the current military and the powerful people in the ruling class."

Grace said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhang Chengguang's expression did not completely relax.

"So, you still haven't made it clear what the purpose of your cooperation with us is. To overthrow the current Purple Blood Clan regime? Or revenge?"

Zhang Chengguang was silent for a moment and then continued to ask.

"Neither. Our goal is to save the entire planet and find a way to close the crack in the sky."

Grace pointed to the sky and said.

(End of this chapter)