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Chapter 214 One Hundred Million Blue Star Players Left Behind? An Unexpected Gain? Civilization Hunter Reward!
Drake-3 Wasteland Galaxy.

T-1001 star system.

The edge of the star field is desolate and lifeless.

Darkness is the dominant theme of this starry sky.

In the dark nebula, a desolate, unclaimed planet silently hovers in its own orbit.

This planet is not large; it can be considered tiny.

The planet is covered with traces of volcanic eruptions.

This is a young planet, devoid of any life.

but……

A few months ago, this planet welcomed its inhabitants.

Most of them have yellow skin, black hair, and black eyes, while a few have other types of white skin and blonde hair.

From the initial few hundred or a thousand people, it later grew to hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions...

Until today.

Three months passed.

The population of this planet is approaching one hundred million.

They all come from the same place, the same civilization—Blue Star.

They landed here from Earth using the 'internal test helmet' that Ember had unlocked in the Civilization Authority Shop.

Unlike the citizens of Dawn Fortress, or Tang Yunxuan and others from Carol's fleet.

These 100 million players are true newbies.

There was no awakening, no transcendence, and no fleet fortress whatsoever.

Over the past three months.

Taking advantage of their ability to 'resurrect if they don't die during the closed beta', they explored this desolate planet.

Good news—

There are no powerful mutant beasts, and no contaminated infected.

bad news--

There is also no energy crystal that can enable ordinary people to step into the extraordinary and awaken into evolved beings.

Nowadays.

It's been 100 days since the first batch of players logged in.

Nowadays.

This is also the first day that these 100 million players officially traveled from Earth to this place, transforming from beta testers into real players.

The only thing to be thankful for is—

During the 100 days of closed beta testing, these players also found food and water that could sustain their survival.

The food was the fruit of some unknown plant—it was non-toxic and could fill one's stomach.

The water source is a hidden underground river outside the crater.

of course.

Among the 100 million players, there isn't a single evolved being.

A very small number of them, who had already awakened as Evolvers before their transmigration, retained their extraordinary abilities after landing in the galactic wasteland.

This small group of evolved individuals also became the leaders of the 100 million players of the Blue Star civilization.

They led their fellow inhabitants of their civilization to survive tenaciously on this planet.

only……

What will the future hold?

"Are we destined to stay on this planet forever, until we die of old age?"

Countless players on Earth have this thought when they look up at the dark starry sky above.

When faced with the unexpected beta test helmets, they resolutely chose to log in.

But reality...

However, it seems to have deviated quite a bit from their expectations.

This starry sky looked incredibly desolate and lifeless.

Hidden within the desolate and lifeless landscape are countless intangible threats that are actually extremely deadly to them.

a month ago.

They witnessed it with their own eyes—

A vast star fleet, surrounding a massive interstellar fortress, swept past in the distance from the planet.

obviously.

In this vast galactic wasteland, many other powerful civilizations exist.

"Ugh!"

"If only I could meet those players who were among the first to log in..."

"I heard that the planet they landed on not only had energy crystal mines, but they also soon had warships and even became fortress commanders!"

It's no secret on Earth that Tang Yunxuan and five million other Blue Star players traversed the galactic wasteland.

Or.

It was Tang Yunxuan's initial group of players' "wonderful start" that prompted 100 million people to choose to wear helmets instead of staying on Earth.

"Although galaxies are incredibly vast and expansive..."

"But given enough time, perhaps one day they will find this planet and discover our existence?"

Countless players gaze at the starry sky, and such fantasies arise in their hearts.

Everyone knows that the chances of this fantasy coming true are extremely slim.

But on this desolate and lifeless planet, there must be such a belief to sustain their tenacious survival...

……

……

The outer perimeter of the P-8808 star system.

Starry sky battlefield.

at this time.

The fluctuations from the quantum cleavage device have already swept across the entire starry sky.

Where quantum fluctuations pass, almost everything turns to nothingness.

but……

The Hunting Alliance is ultimately composed of nearly a hundred fortress fleets from advanced civilizations of varying sizes.

The brief charge of the pyrolysis device, while possessing devastating power, did not actually annihilate all the fortress fleets.

"Lord Lord!"

"Nearly 30% of the fortress fleet has been destroyed!"

"Most of them are the outermost small and medium-sized escort fleets and fortresses, and there are also dozens of large fortresses!"

Carol's report rang in Ember's ears as expected.

"good."

Yu Jin nodded, indicating his satisfaction with the result.

"continue."

the other side.

Inside the thirteenth fortress of Kloster.

Sheehan Gardner was completely terrified.

Even as a level 17 evolved being, his body was trembling instinctively.

Horrible, absolutely terrifying!
Horror, great horror!
He saw it with his own eyes...

That invisible wave destroyed more than a third of the fortress fleet!
In the Hunter Alliance's wartime communication channel.

Many signals, especially those from weaker civilizations, have completely disappeared...

【Di-】

[Beep beep!]

now.

The mechanical beeping of the communication channel continued incessantly.

Commanders from various advanced civilizations were shouting and yelling at this moment.

"impossible!"

"My God, what kind of weapon is that?!"

"It's over, it's all over. Of all the fortresses our Tarot civilization brought this time, only this one is left..."

"Commander Sheen, we're withdrawing!"

"We're withdrawing too! We're not fighting this war anymore!"

"..."

So-called advanced civilizations are actually not advanced at all.

Like the Celsa civilization, most of them came from a Type II civilization and had cultivated this wasteland star system for a long time before achieving their current scale of power.

but……

They couldn't imagine it.

Faced with a newly promoted player who had just emerged from the newbie village star field, an alliance of hundreds of civilizations was instantly destroyed by a third!

at this time.

Sheehan Gardner gasped for breath, trying to calm himself down.

"no no……"

He stared intently at the vast, silent ring in the distant starry sky.

The rupture fluctuation just now originated from that ring—he, at the seventeenth level, wouldn't misperceive it.

"Although I don't know exactly what kind of weapon it is, but..."

"Such an attack must require a long charging period."

"It cannot be activated again for a short period of time!"

“This is a bluff, an attempt to scare us away!” Sheehan Gardner’s voice, which started low, became increasingly assertive.

He was certain that his guess was correct.

And in the communication channel.

The leaders of the advanced civilizations, who had been terrified, finally came to their senses.

"yes……"

"That seems to make sense..."

"Even the most powerful celestial civilization wouldn't be able to launch such attacks repeatedly; that's terrifying!"

"Idiots! You bunch of idiots! Keep fighting, we, the Tarot Civilization, are withdrawing!"

"..."

Most surviving advanced civilizations agree with Sheehan Gardner's hypothesis.

Only a very few civilizations that suffered heavy losses or were inherently weak remained determined to withdraw from the alliance.

Sheehan Gardner ignored these cowards.

"The spoils of war always belong to the victors."

He simply left that message coldly on the communication channel.

then.

He then issued orders to prepare for the Hunting Alliance's counterattack.

"All energy!"

"Finish all your efforts in one battle!"

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Sheehan Gardner opted to go all in this time.

hum-

buzz-

With his orders issued.

Each of the colossal fortresses unleashed its full power, except for the last remaining emergency jump energy source.

The terrifying energy fluctuations caused the entire starry sky to tremble continuously.

but……

boom--!
Boom——!
Before Sheen Gardner could even complete his all-in attack...

Three loud explosions occurred almost simultaneously.

The loud noises came from three different directions.

To be more precise.

These are the three Odin spaceships that appeared earlier but were not given much attention by civilizations such as Sheen Gardner.

"not good!"

"And these too!"

The moment Sheehan Gardner sensed the threat, his scalp tingled.

But it was all too late.

boom--!
Boom boom——!
The Odin space battleship is a star-field class warship from a Class IV civilization.

Its power far exceeds the level of servers in the galactic wasteland—even though they were significantly weakened after being deployed there.

"Jump!"

"Full speed jump!"

The cockpit where Sheen Gardner was located was completely illuminated by the red warning lights.

If……

The fortress's detection devices had previously detected the energy fluctuations from the cleaver.

So now?

The results displayed on the detection device were all question marks and gibberish!

this means……

These three attacks from the Odin warship were even more terrifying than the previous Disintegrator!
Sheehan Gardner's decision was swift.

Even a second ago, he was determined to launch a counterattack.

"Jump!"

"Mobilize all energy!"

As the commander of the alliance, having temporarily taken over the energy control authority of all civilization fortresses, he made the most selfish choice.

Dead Taoist friend, immortal poor Taoist!

He used all the energy that the other fortresses originally used for charging as the jump energy for the three fortresses of the Krosta civilization!
With such a terrifying influx of energy, this was no longer a complete power leap, but a spatial leap involving extreme overload power.

but……

【Di-】

[Beep!]

[Space has been sealed off; jump failed!]

The sudden mechanical voice was like a bucket of cold water, drenching Sean Gardner's heart.

"how come?"

Sheehan Gardner was bewildered.

He had guessed that the other side might blockade this starry sky, which is why he mobilized the energy of other fortresses to push the power of the Krosta civilization fortress beyond its limit.

It stands to reason.

At that power level, he should have been able to successfully jump even if a celestial civilization were right in front of him...

boom--

Boom——!
Another loud bang exploded in the starry sky.

Sheehan Gardner stared blankly at it.

This time, he finally saw it clearly.

Behind the three massive Odin-class space carriers, an even larger, indescribable colossal interstellar carrier slowly emerged from the void.

Since the start of the war, it has never appeared, nor has it been detected by any of the Hunt Alliance's fortresses or fleets.

And now?
This starship, a wasteland origin worth 500 billion and considered a treasure even by a Level IV civilization, has revealed its true form!
hum-

Buzz—!
The star system mothership continuously emitted spatial fluctuations in all directions.

It is this that has completely locked up this starry sky.

Let alone the Kloster civilization, even if the nineteenth-level evolved beings of the Celestial civilization, or even a super-large interstellar fortress with cheat codes came here, they wouldn't be able to jump half a meter in this starry sky today!

And this is the final step in Carole's plan to annihilate the entire enemy force!
Whoosh-!
Three dazzling beams of light hurtled towards them.

Sheehan Gardner's vision was completely illuminated by the light, obscuring everything else.

in the starry sky.

A deafening explosion followed, and fireworks burst forth in a dazzling display.

Even the P-8808 star system was violently shaken, with endless nebulae boiling and churning within it.

Whether it's the Kloster civilization or the Tarot civilization...

The Hunting Alliance: everything—mega-fortresses, large fortresses, commanders, fleets, evolved beings…

Under the combined attack of the three Odin space battleships, they were all reduced to nothingness!
Dawn Fortress, Sky Tower.

Yu Jin gazed at the dazzling and magnificent starry sky fireworks before him and sighed softly.

"pity."

Despite having made the decision long ago, he still felt some regret when the moment came that these fortress fleets were completely destroyed.

just.

This regret did not last long.

next second.

Swish-!
The Wasteland game panel popped up automatically in front of him.

Swish—!
Lines of reward information then appeared.

Ember cast his gaze listlessly—this kind of reward information had appeared before when the Decomposer destroyed a third of the fortress fleet.

The content is nothing more than providing some civilization origin points and improving the ranking of the galactic wasteland.

But this time, it seems a little different.

"Ok?"

Yu Jin raised an eyebrow as he looked at the last few lines of text that appeared on the panel.

"An unexpected surprise?"

I saw.

At the very bottom of the panel, it was clearly displayed that—

【congratulations!】

[Ember, leader of the Blue Star civilization, lord of Dawn Fortress!]

[Within one year of logging into the intergalactic wasteland server, you have destroyed a total of one hundred fortress fleets (at least mid-level fortresses) from other civilizations!]

[You've unlocked the hidden achievement: Civilization Hunter!]

【Civilization Hunters——】

[Passive Effect: Your coordinates will be actively revealed to other civilizations in the surrounding star systems!]

[Active Effect: You gain one-fifth of the resources from destroying another civilization's fortress/fleet!]

Resources include, but are not limited to: energy, mechs, spaceships, warships, fortresses...

You have destroyed the fortress fleets of 151 civilizations, including the Kloster civilization!

[The "Civilization Hunter" achievement effect will trigger automatically!]

You have received a reward...

[20 Super-Large Interstellar Fortresses!]

[100 large-scale interstellar fortresses!]

【…】

(End of this chapter)