A Colossus rushes in at the start

Chapter 46 The Star River Alliance: Full of Dignity

Because it was a surprise attack, those administrative stars capable of faster-than-light travel had no time to react and were immediately drawn into the psionic field by the planetary creatures.

The simulated gravitational waves from the gravitational barrier ship directly blocked the possibility of the administrative star escaping faster than light.

The Star Alliance has urgently notified nearby fleets to rush over and kill the planetary creatures.

Lu Shang was not worried at all. With the dark curtain created by psionic energy, no matter what kind of attack it was, it would not be able to harm the planetary creatures for a while.

In his own residence, Lu Shang picked up a glass of plain water from the table, took a sip as if savoring wine, and asked a meaningful question.

"You don't really think that once you develop faster-than-light travel, the swarms will no longer pose a threat to your administrative planet, do you?"

The representatives of the Star River Civilization remained silent.

Representatives from the Dias Empire, the Banner Union, the Kingdom of Inlunhai, the Manft Star Cluster, and the Transa Alliance trembled with extreme rage.

Lu Shang glanced at the representatives who were on the verge of losing their minds due to despair and anger, and said calmly, "Don't get so agitated. The swarm will follow my command. They will only attack the moment this cup hits the ground."

As he spoke, Lu Shang shook the cup in his hand, then let go, allowing the cup to fall naturally.

"Don't!"

"don't want!"

Representatives from the Dias Empire, the Banner Union, the Kingdom of Inlunhai, the Manft Star Cluster, and the Transa Alliance stared in horror at the falling cup.

They had a strong urge to rush forward and catch the cup, but their reason told them that it was just a virtual projection.

Just as the cup was about to hit the ground, and the hearts of the delegates were pounding in their chests, they were astonished to see the cup hovering about six decimeters above the ground.

Lu Shang had the planetary creatures use their psionic energy to support the cup.

"What did you just say?" Lu Shang looked at the representatives with a puzzled expression.

Representatives from the Dias Empire, the Banner Union, the Kingdom of Inlunhai, the Manft Star Cluster, and the Transa Alliance were about to reply when they were interrupted by Lu Shang.

"Alright, you don't need to say anything, I understand, I understand everything."

"For the sake of the sacred and inviolable honor and dignity of civilization, I know that you civilizations will absolutely not agree to the previously proposed full-scale infection, so I won't waste everyone's time. The sooner you die, the sooner you'll be reincarnated; the later you die, the more suffering you'll endure. This is just a small token of my goodwill towards you," Lu Shang said.

"Who said we disagreed!" the representative of the Dias Empire said anxiously.

Lu Shang was taken aback, recalling the question the other party had asked him not long ago, and couldn't help but ask back with a hint of amusement, "So, you can surrender on behalf of your civilization?"

"I will try to persuade the Imperial Council! It won't be long, just a little while!" the representative of the Dias Empire said anxiously.

"We still need to persuade them? That's too troublesome. It'll probably lead to endless wrangling." Lu Shang took out an hourglass that was custom-made from the infected planet and placed it in front of the representatives.

This is a one-minute hourglass.

With a kind smile, Lu Shang said to the five representatives, "When all the sand in this little object falls to the ground, the swarm of bees will destroy one of the administrative planets of each of your five civilizations."

"Then I'll flip it over and let the sand fall to the bottom, repeatedly destroying the planet."

So, five minutes after the swarm destroyed twenty-five planets, the five civilizations successively announced their surrender to the Tower of Babel swarm.

This day is also regarded by the Star River Alliance as the most humiliating moment since its establishment.

The fact that the five member factions were forced to surrender to the Babel Swarm under such public scrutiny was a greater blow to the Star River Alliance than if the five member factions were destroyed by the Babel Swarm.

The reason for forming the Star Alliance is that survival is the primary need of civilization, and the terrifying threat brought together civilizations of different races.

But if this alliance cannot protect any of its members, then what is the point of its existence?

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The surface is covered with thick snow; this is a cold planet orbiting a white dwarf star.

Beneath the snow and glaciers lie countless architectural ruins.

This place was once a planet teeming with life, until the catastrophe that struck civilization.

Glaciers and snow cover the city, but that doesn't mean it's a desolate place; there are always people who enjoy such harsh and frigid environments.

Caves in the massive ice wall extend all the way to a base frozen in ice.

In this long-abandoned base, which has been renovated by later generations, the Star Alliance fleet commander, Tern, and Laner sat facing each other, drinking Alliance liquor to their hearts' content.

"Listen to this! Listen to this! Incompetent!"

"We've become a laughingstock, the embodiment of incompetence in this world!"

Tern pointed at the news displayed on the projector and laughed heartily without any regard for his image. As he laughed, he began to hiss, a way for his race to express sadness, much like the weeping of humans.

Lan'er took a big gulp of Alliance wine and said sadly, "But what they say is true. The swarm of creatures has the strongest shield, while we do not have the sharpest spear to break through the enemy's shield."

"A warrior who can't protect anyone is simply incompetent, isn't he? Another twenty-five planets that were supposed to be protected by us are gone! And the people on them are all gone too..."

Lan's words drew another burst of laughter from Tern.

"Hahaha! Cheers to our incompetence! Incompetence!"

"Incompetent! Cheers!"

They desperately wanted to save them, but they were powerless to do anything, watching helplessly as the people they were trying to save were destroyed in fear and despair...

Nothing could be more disheartening than this; the sense of defeat was suffocating them...

They were clearly the protectors of those people; they should have fulfilled their duty to protect them, keeping them away from war and danger...

The two commanders, who were constantly venting their emotions, did not notice that new visitors had entered the base.

"What are you doing here?"

The two commanders turned around and immediately recognized the newcomer as the head of Alliance Laboratory No. 7743.

"Hosty?"

Laner looked at Hoshti and said sadly, "It's simple. The Alliance is beyond saving. We are useless and can only stay here and be good for nothing."

"Yes! Useless! Hahahaha!" Turn laughed loudly.

"Don't you want the absolute spear?" Hosty asked abruptly, looking at the two despairing figures.

Turn, who had been dazed by the Alliance liquor, immediately cleared his head. "...What did you say?"

Lan'er also looked at Hoshti without saying a word.

Hosty pulled out a projector from his person, displaying a giant structure, and said to the two, "I have some research data here, information about the sharpest spear. Are you sure you don't want to take a look?"

"The sharpest spear..." Turner pondered Hosty's words, then realized what he meant and looked excitedly at the projection, exclaiming, "Something capable of breaking through the biological defenses of a swarm of bees?!"

"To be more precise, it's not about breaking through, it's about bypassing the enemy's defenses..." Hosty corrected.

"As long as we can accomplish it, nothing in this world, except the rules, can stop our attack."

(End of this chapter)