The system handed me over to the state.

The Black Knight General turned his head, his gaze beneath his helmet fixed on Bronya. He sensed a threat emanating from this human woman—a strong threat, but one that made him want to fight.

"The Shadow Empire, isn't that right?"

Standing about 10 meters away from the 10,000-strong army in front of her, Bronya spoke, her voice clear and distinct to everyone present. With her arms crossed, she said, "Shall we talk?"

The Black Knight General placed his hands on the twin swords at his waist, but at that moment, the High Priest pressed down on the general's shoulder and said, "General, please give me a chance, okay?"

The general turned his head, hesitated for a moment, and nodded, saying, "I'll give you... half an hour."

"That's enough. Perhaps this is an opportunity for us to avoid war."

The high priest nodded, bowed slightly in gratitude, then stepped forward and stopped five meters away from Bronya. He placed the book in his right hand against his chest and said devoutly, "Lost believer, the Lord's light protects you."

"Sorry, I don't believe in God, and I don't intend to. By the way, our country has no affection for the existence of gods. If a god were to descend one day and refuse to obey us, we would simply kill him. So, don't try to speak to me in the name of a god, unless... you want to die!"

Bronya took a step forward, and the pressure from the Herrscher and psionic energy instantly pressed down on the High Priest in front of her. The overwhelming and terrifying pressure caused the High Priest to subconsciously take a step back, and his strong body tensed up instantly. The Black Knight General behind him gripped his twin swords tightly with both hands, and his body also subconsciously assumed a defensive posture to deal with the threat.

"I understand... So, what do you want to talk about?"

The High Priest's expression turned serious. Among the dozens of civilizations they had invaded, they had observed a pattern: technological civilizations that excelled at developing various advanced technologies and fighting legions had weak individual strength, but their group combat and fire support were extremely fierce. On the other hand, magical civilizations, like themselves, had limited strength in group combat, but their individual strength often turned the tide of battle.

The terrifying aura emanating from the human woman before him far surpassed that of any other exceptionally powerful individuals from other civilizations he had encountered before.

At this moment, the High Priest felt a little panicked. Could it be... could it be that he had miscalculated? Although he was not the most powerful High Priest in the church, he was still one of the most important forces in the church.

If he could be easily defeated, it would mean that the opponent, with his individual strength alone, was capable of annihilating the vast majority of the Empire's legions.

"Peace talks".

"Peace talks?"

Bronya nodded. "Yes, our country is a peace-loving country. We can return all the prisoners we have captured to you as a condition for this peace talk."

"Of course, if you refuse to negotiate and insist on going your own way, you might want to take a look at this."

Bronya reached out and tossed a pale blue metal ball. The High Priest caught it in confusion. It was some kind of unknown technological product... What was this?

Just as he was confused, he suddenly felt his consciousness being sucked into another space. When he came to his senses, he found himself among endless stars. The High Priest's expression turned to surprise. He was...among the stars?

Just then, a huge shadow suddenly enveloped his entire body. He looked to his side in surprise, his eyes widening in shock, his face filled with unconcealed terror.

A massive, menacing, dark purple construct slowly rotated among the stars. What...what is this?!

This... he had never seen such a huge and ferocious thing before. This was... this was the creation of the civilization they were about to invade?

The next moment, the massive mothership before him, its central crystal-like structure gradually began to glow. The next moment, a scarlet ray shot towards the planet below the mothership. He watched in horror as the planet struck by the scarlet ray was gradually engulfed and decomposed by crimson patterns, and finally, silently... exploded, turning into countless fragments of the star that scattered in all directions.

The next moment, the High Priest regained consciousness. He found himself lying on the ground, breathing heavily, his eyes trembling violently. The General beside him drew his twin swords upon seeing this, but the next moment, the High Priest raised his hand, "Wait! General!"

The High Priest turned his head and stared at Bronya. "What is that...?"

Bronya spoke casually, “The Doomsday Throne, the civilization you invaded, is protected by a terrifying interstellar civilization. What you just saw was a planetary weapon on the Doomsday Throne, the Disintegration Beam, capable of directly disintegrating and destroying a planet from the inside.”

“Countries like yours that hide in the shadows don’t even need a large fleet. A single aircraft carrier is enough to easily wipe you out.”

The High Priest's breathing gradually calmed, and Bronya's expression remained unchanged. "Now, make your choice."

The high priest returned to his general's side, and the general asked in a low voice, "What did you see?"

"A colossal and monstrous creation... This civilization is protected by a far more powerful one... That civilization could easily annihilate us... General, I suggest we retreat immediately and report this to the Emperor."

"Hmph...Are you sure what you saw is real?"

The high priest was stunned. The general gripped his twin swords tightly once more. "Go, high priest. Whether this civilization is protected by a higher civilization will be verified by me. Now, you coward, leave this place! This place has no need for your presence!"

Having said that, the general raised his knight's sword and shouted, "Brothers! A new world awaits us! Destroy the enemies before you and present this new world to the Emperor!"

"Now... get out of here! Cowardly priest!"

After speaking to the High Priest, the General charged directly towards Bronya, while the High Priest gritted his teeth, gripped the blue metal sphere in his hand, and began to teleport back to the Shadow Realm through a secret technique.

Bronya snorted coldly. Sure enough, although the high priest had probably succeeded in persuading him, this general was clearly a warmonger.

Then... she doesn't need to talk about it anymore, she can just crush them!

Chapter 219: Overwhelming Firepower!

"Humans! Let's have a good fight!"

The general headed straight for Bronya, but the next second, Bronya suddenly disappeared. The general immediately stopped and looked around.

"Tsk...did they actually run away?"

"General!"

At that moment, a voice called from behind. The general turned around and saw a soldier behind him, also dressed in full black armor, saying in a panic, "General, we can't break through this barrier. None of our weapons work on it!"

"We're trapped!"

So that's how it is? Their so-called peace talks were actually just a way to buy time and keep them trapped here. They probably never intended to talk at all.

"Use the Emperor's Blade!"

"General... are you sure? This barrier is very small. If something goes wrong, the Emperor's Blade could turn around and wipe us all out!"

"I told you to use this! Leave some people here to assemble the Emperor's Blade, and the rest of you, come with me and find the rats hiding here. Drag them all out and bring them to me... What's that sound?"

Suddenly, the general looked up. The piercing scream in the sky puzzled him. Wait... could it be...?

The general's experience allowed him to quickly determine the enemy's attack method. "Everyone, take cover and get down!"

The general's orders were swiftly carried out by the soldiers, who quickly searched for available cover or pits in the surrounding area. As soldiers who had followed the general through countless battles, they were already familiar with all sorts of his commands.

The next second, a fierce bombardment descended on the area where they had just been. Unlucky soldiers were sent to hell by the terrifying bombardment, while lucky soldiers took cover behind bunkers or in construction pits.

The general clicked his tongue. He realized a problem: this was the enemy's territory. Their original intention was to launch a surprise attack and take down the country's capital directly. With the Emperor's Blade, given enough time, they could even drag the country into the shadows.

However, while such bombings have caused limited casualties, they have hindered the assembly of the Emperor's Blade.

The general raised his hand and gave the order in sign language. The squad leader, who had been observing the general, immediately led his team out of the bombing zone after seeing the sign. In just a moment, the three squads had slipped out of the bombing zone and headed straight for the outer artillery positions.

"Heh... I'm going to cut off your head today and keep it as one of my collectibles."

A chilling laugh emanated from beneath the general's helmet. He then led his squad away from the bombing zone. He wasn't about to sit idly by and wait to die. He had dealt with technological civilizations many times before, and infiltration and sabotage had long been among the Shadow Empire's most proficient techniques.

Sign language, too, developed from the knowledge that the Shadow Empire continuously absorbed from the defeated civilizations.

All sorts of tactics were developed by the Shadow Empire through constant warfare. This is why the Shadow Empire has been able to continue to devour more and more worlds. They are also growing and developing.

They knew very well that clinging to the old ways would only lead to the destruction of their country, the assimilation of their people by the shadows, and the prophetic gaze of that damned god of shadows. No one wanted to die.

Even the general himself did not want to die; he preferred to return to the dark depths of the sea, but also longed for the bright sunshine.

Meanwhile, atop the high-rise, Bronya teleported back to the two of them and immediately ordered the artillery deployed around them to launch a barrage of attacks. However, the army was highly skilled and reacted within seconds, finding cover and craters to protect themselves.

They even used sign language to divide into four small teams to attack her artillery.

However, all of this was within Bronya's sight. Long before they made contact, Bronya and Little Rabbit had already filled all the streets and alleys with secret cameras. They couldn't escape or hide. In addition to capturing their movement trajectory, the special cameras could also detect and record the fluctuation patterns of shadow energy. This is why Shenzhou was able to never let go of any invaders from the shadow kingdoms, because every move and ability they used was within their calculations.

Now that Bronya is facing a legion, she continues to record this data so that in the next battle, every warrior connected to the database can find this data immediately.

This battle is not just about defeating the opponent, but more importantly, about collecting data. So, all three of them will fight the enemy general to gather more data about the powerful figures of the Shadow Empire.

"This guy... I'll handle him. You let that priest go, so I'll leave this guy to you. No objections?"

Hei hope was now eager to try her luck. She really wanted to test the strength of the general in front of her and hopefully have more time to play with him.

"Alright, you go first. Don't kill her. Leave some strength for Seele to practice on, then I'll go and finish her off. Once we've collected the data, everyone can contact him. Pretty good, right?"

Hei hope blinked. "It sounds... like a pretty good plan."

“Then let’s do it. I’ll watch from here. They’re still assembling that machine. I have to keep an eye on it to prevent them from assembling that thing.”

"Alright, then... the game begins, you from another world."

Blackie slipped into the shadows, while Bronya changed the direction of the cannon fire, targeting the squad that was assembling the Emperor's Blade. She didn't know the exact power of the thing they were assembling, but considering that a mistake could kill them all, it was definitely not weak.

The sudden change in artillery fire forced the assembling squad to quickly take cover. However, thanks to Bronya's precise control, the artillery bombardment targeted not the hiding places, but the area where they were storing the Emperor's Blade components.

However, the bombing was not very effective. The soldiers seemed to be very good at dealing with the bombardment, and she didn't even manage to destroy any parts.

For a moment, Bronya fell into deep thought. What should she do next?

Although it couldn't damage the assembled parts, it was enough to stop them from continuing to assemble.

Indeed, it's better to deal with this threat first.

"Seele, I have a task for you."

"Ah, what...what mission?"

"Take care of the squads responsible for assembling the Emperor's Blade. Be careful, they are all professional soldiers. Don't underestimate them. Act cautiously and retreat if you encounter difficulties. Don't be reckless."

"I...I understand! Sister Bronya!"

Chapter 220: Perhaps, the people from another world aren't that strong.

On the other side, the general led his troops through the buildings. During their journey, he noticed something: the items, furnishings, and furniture inside the rooms were perfectly organized, without any signs of disorder. There were no signs of looting or vandalism in the shops either. This clearly indicated one thing...

That means Shenzhou already knew they would come here, and not only set up traps here, but also evacuated the residents living in this area.

This puzzled the general. The teleportation process only took a few dozen seconds. How did they manage to evacuate so many people in such a short time?

Even if the people of a country are obedient and follow the rules, it's still impossible to achieve, right?

"This country... is very troublesome."

The general spoke to his adjutant behind him. The adjutant, also shrouded in black armor, was somewhat surprised. This was the first time he had heard the general describe a country as troublesome since he had followed him.

They have invaded so many civilizations, so many planets and worlds; this is the first time I've heard a general describe a country as troublesome.

Soon, they arrived at their target location. The roar of cannons echoed overhead. The general took the lead, wielding his twin swords to instantly slash a square hole in the ceiling above him, and then jumped up. However, after he steadied himself and saw the scene before him, he realized the seriousness of the situation.

Before him, these blue, alien cannons were completely unmanned. With a single slash of his sword, the blue cannons in front of him instantly turned into blue light and disappeared.

Damn it! Not only are these cannons unmanned, but they are also made of pure energy. Even if they are destroyed, the enemy can rebuild them in other areas immediately.

Meanwhile, the squads communicating with each other via secret methods reported that the cannons had been destroyed, but... the roar of the cannons still did not stop.

On the other side, difficult communications came from the assembly team, whose assembly activities were being made extremely difficult by the bombardment.