The job change is a bizarre and calamity; the nation begs me to tone it down.

However, Gu Xu remained completely calm in the face of this catastrophic scene.

He casually raised his hand, stretched his neck, and then muttered to himself in a nonchalant tone, "Want to get through? Then let me see if you bunch of bastards can break through the defenses I personally set up."

The moment the words fell, the calamity domain beneath their feet expanded wildly once more.

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Gu Xu stood alone in the Starfall Rift, desperately blocking the army of the false god's followers.

Meanwhile, the deeper-level agent, Munedimi, was quietly preparing a shocking conspiracy to sacrifice the entire Starfall Divine Realm.

It is located in the heart of the Starfall Divine Realm, countless light-years away from the Starfall Rift.

Ashmerkham's core plane.

The Lucia family's residence is a magnificent manor built on a floating island.

The current head, Terence Lucia, is reviewing several recently delivered trade briefings for the district.

However, it's obvious to everyone.

He didn't focus on those tedious numbers.

A moment later, he put down the documents in his hand, looked up and gazed at his personal assistant, Nader, who was standing not far away.

"Still no news about Anya?"

Nader glanced down at the encrypted communication records on the data panel in his hand, then stepped forward and answered truthfully, "Yes, Chieftain."

"Seven or eight standard hours ago, the young lady sent back a message via the Libra Nexus's dedicated channel, indicating that the fleet was about to arrive in the vicinity of Starfall Rift!"

"We haven't received any new information since."

Upon hearing this answer, Terence's brows furrowed slightly.

After all, this is in accordance with the Ashmerkrin fleet's usual practices.

Upon reaching the edge of the target star system, the fleet must immediately establish a stable two-way communication channel to provide real-time feedback of the initial detection results to the family.

Furthermore, Anya has always been an extremely meticulous person and would never make a mistake in such a basic process as communication.

Furthermore, so much time has passed, and it's unclear what the situation is like on the other side of Starfall Rift.

Did they discover priceless relics of a divine kingdom, or did they detect the presence of other forces?

The initial intelligence should have been sent back long ago.

However, so far, there has been no news or any signal of distress.

This is an unusual situation.

Terence gradually developed a bad feeling.

While the Heart of the Sun could certainly enable a family's foundation to achieve a qualitative leap, another possibility there is a forbidden existence that could drag the entire Ashmerkton into an abyss.

If it really is just a secret realm descending, given the firepower of the Libra Nexus fleet and Anya's personal strength...

Even if there's a little trouble, it shouldn't be to the point where you can't even send a text message.

I thought of the oaths that the knight-errant Lorian had solemnly sworn.

A hint of worry flashed in Terence's eyes.

If the projection of the ancient god Zogra is truly there, then Anya's current situation is likely extremely dangerous.

Terence was repeatedly considering various possibilities in his mind.

While weighing whether to immediately dispatch a second fleet to provide support.

A steady knocking sound came from outside the heavy wooden door of the office.

"Enter."

Terence snapped out of his thoughts and said in a deep voice.

After receiving instructions, the door was pushed open.

A tall man wearing light silver-gray armor and with a pair of long, pointed ears strode in.

The man is Lance, the highest-ranking official in the Lucia family's intelligence and military affairs coordination department.

As a trusted general who had followed Terence for many years, he had experienced countless wars, large and small, across the star system, and had long since reached a point where he could remain calm and composed in the face of any situation.

However, today his brows and eyes revealed an undisguised solemnity.

"Master, there's new information."

Lance walked to the desk, bowed slightly, and spoke in a low voice.

Terence's gaze lingered on the opponent's armor for a moment.

He knew that unless something extremely significant had happened, this key subordinate in charge of military affairs would not have come here in person to report.

Perhaps it was to verify the unease he had felt earlier.

The trouble that was bound to happen eventually did.

"What's going on?"

Terence sat up straight and placed his hands on the table, crossed.

The long-eared man pulled up an intelligence file and projected it into the air in front of Terence.

At the same time, he reported methodically: "This is intelligence that was just sent back by our spies planted within the Seger and Ozheimer families."

"According to intelligence, the private armed forces of these two families were ambushed in a brutal attack not long ago, near several abandoned star systems on the outskirts of Starfall Rift."

Terence's eyes narrowed.

The Seger and Ozheimer family fleets departed later than Anya's, and their speed and warp efficiency were inferior to the Libra Nexus fleet.

They were ambushed as soon as they got close to the outer perimeter?

"Who ambushed them? Star Hunters, or other divine forces that came after hearing the news?"

Upon hearing this, Terence quickly pressed for an answer.

Lance shook his head, his tone becoming more serious: "Neither. According to the battle footage and energy analysis transmitted back by their warships, what attacked them was an overwhelming swarm of Dimension Eaters."

"In short, that's the legion of the Old Gods!"

Upon hearing the words "Dimension Devourers and the Legion of the Old Gods," Terence's expression changed drastically.

However, before Terence could recover, Lance continued, "Not only that, the number of those Old God legions was extremely large, completely exceeding the size of a regular Zerg swarm. The Seger family's vanguard fleet had 30% of its forces torn apart the moment they made contact!"

"The situation is even worse on Ozheimer's side. They haven't even reached the edge of the Starfall Rift! They've been forced into full-scale defense in the outer star system and are currently frantically requesting reinforcements from their family headquarters."

At this point in the report, Lance paused for a moment before giving the intelligence department's final deduction: "Master, judging from the fact that this insect swarm is of such scale and has been systematically ambushed on the periphery, this is definitely not a random gathering of creatures."

"Based on our comprehensive speculation, the entire area of ​​Starfall Rift has likely been completely occupied by the legions of the Old Gods."

After he finished speaking, the office fell into a deathly silence.

It was visibly that Terence's breathing had become somewhat rapid.

Clearly, his worst fears came true; the knight-errant had not lied.

Let's set aside whether the Starfall Rift has seen the descent of a divine realm.

As things stand, that place has indeed become a terrifying lair belonging to the old gods.

Segel and Ozheimer's fleets were thwarted by the insect swarm just as they approached the outer perimeter, and were forced to make no progress.

So what about Anya, who set off earlier, traveled faster, and whose destination was the deepest part of the Rift Abyss?