The system handed me over to the state.

Bronya smiled and waved her hand, "It's been like that for a long time, but I was just being reserved. Now that being reserved is useless, I might as well just go for it."

The three of them smiled at each other. Xi'er patted her chest. Why did she feel like she was the only normal person among the three of them?

Next, Bronya contacted Lao Yu to inquire about the current nuclear arsenal of the three countries. However, the news she received was not good; they didn't have much left. Without knowing the true size of the Shadow Empire's homeland, a one-sided bombing campaign might not only fail to kill them but could also provoke them into launching a final counterattack.

So... should we still launch our own nuclear nova?

Chapter 358: Big Explosion

"The ceremony is ready, Your Majesty. Have you truly considered this carefully?"

The Prime Minister gazed at the Empress before him, who nodded. "This is the only way. The Shadow Realm is currently linked to the real world, and we have no way to escape it in the short term. The technology of those humans is advancing by leaps and bounds, which clearly indicates that a higher level of civilization is helping them."

"This time, the Empire has run into a brick wall. It was a mistake in my decision-making. For this, I am willing to sacrifice myself to ensure the continuation of the Shadow Realm and the Empire."

"Our curse has not been lifted, we have not yet gained true freedom and life. For this, I offer everything, so that we may have a chance to escape."

"I have left my offspring in the palace. She will be born 10 years after my death and succeed me as the next empress. Prime Minister, I entrust the rest to you."

The Prime Minister was filled with immense grief. He knew very well that this ritual was equivalent to transferring all the curses to the Empress. The power gained from transferring the curses would grant the Empress power comparable to that of a god, and with this power, the Empire and the Shadow Realm could escape this world ahead of time and avoid disaster.

Otherwise, if the people from three countries chased them all the way back to their hometown, and with the powerful civilizations hidden behind them, the empire would definitely be destroyed, with no chance of survival!

This was their only chance: to sacrifice an empress in exchange for the survival of the entire empire. They had already lost too many troops and could no longer continue fighting.

When he saw the enormous, sky-covering warship, he knew this scene was bound to happen, but he was powerless to stop it.

"Let the ceremony begin!"

The Queen resolutely walked towards the altar in front of her, but at that moment, the entire space of the Shadow Realm suddenly trembled slightly. The Queen stopped, raised her head, and her pupils widened sharply.

Above the sky, dozens of spatial rifts opened up overhead, and then cylindrical metal bombs painted with a cute smiling face fell from the sky.

The next moment, a burst of green light suddenly erupted from it!

Compared to tactical nuclear bombs, even more terrifying nuclear novae are exploding one after another in the Shadow Realm!

The prime minister rushed forward and immediately pinned the empress to the ground to protect her, while simultaneously using his power to create a shield against the impending explosion.

The intense light and heat instantly transformed this space, which belonged to darkness and coldness, into a space of light and heat. The people of the Shadow Empire, when illuminated by this beam of light, emitted a sizzling sound as if they were being evaporated. Then, the destructive power of the nuclear nova instantly crushed the remaining shadows.

After several nuclear novae exploded, it wasn't over yet. Dozens more spatial rifts were opened, and another wave of nuclear novae, along with a large number of tactical nuclear missiles, were launched towards the Shadow Empire's stronghold, the Shadow Realm.

The brilliance of the nuclear bomb illuminated the entire Shadow Realm, and countless shadows perished under its light, thus completely transforming the Shadow Realm into the Realm of Light.

Meanwhile, Bronya sat panting on the ground, watching the staff still throwing stored tactical nuclear bombs and nuclear novae into the spatial rift. She had expended too much energy to construct these nuclear novae, and now she was exhausted and just wanted to get a good night's sleep.

Bronya, who had collapsed into Heishi's arms, rolled over and said, "I'm exhausted... I just want to get some sleep."

“Then let Seele take you back. I will go and witness their destruction in your place.”

"I can quantize myself, and the power of the quantum space will protect me from harm in the shadow realm. And I am the most suitable, the Executioner."

Bronya sighed, buried her face in Blackie's chest, and rubbed against her. Blackie then lightly slapped the back of Bronya's head.

"Hmm...then you go and witness their destruction for me...I really want to...get a good night's sleep..."

As she spoke, Bronya closed her eyes and fell asleep on Black Seele's chest. Black Seele looked at Seele beside her, and Seele walked over and took Bronya from Black Seele's arms.

"Little rabbit?"

Seele called out, and Little Rabbit appeared and picked up Seele and Bronya, whom she was holding, and teleported away. Black Seele then contacted Old Yu to ask when they would go in to collect people.

The reply was that we would have to wait a while longer because the Shadow Realm was currently filled with deadly radiation. Even if Paradox went in, it would be difficult for him to withstand all the radiation. So, to be on the safe side, we should wait a little longer.

It took nearly three hours before Lao Yu finally gave the order for the harvesting troops to begin entering.

The Thor gunship escort fleet in the sky activated the pre-installed solar-powered illumination devices, and the Paradox itself had dozens of ultra-high-power solar-powered illumination devices.

Black Hill's paradox teleported him into the ship's interior.

Be prepared for the next landing operation at any time.

The first to enter the Shadow Realm was a Thor squad led by a super Thor gunship. After passing through a stable spatial passage, the first thing they saw upon entering the Shadow Realm was boundless darkness. The next moment, the radiant devices on the top and bottom of the Thor gunship were activated, and light instantly illuminated the darkness.

However, this is still insufficient to observe the situation below, which can only be vaguely seen.

Fortunately, they were not attacked at all; perhaps the local defenses were completely destroyed in the previous bombing.

With this in mind, the squad leader dispatched a landing squad to land and check the situation. After the landing squad landed on the ground formed by the actual shadow, the ground suddenly began to surge. The soldiers were faster and directly activated the flashlight devices on the vehicle body and under the vehicle.

The stirring darkness was immediately suppressed.

"Let's begin the exploration, everyone! Watch out for the Radiant Device. If we don't want to die here, the Radiant Device absolutely cannot be destroyed. Even if it is destroyed, we must stay with our teammates!"

"Yes!"

They then began exploring the landing site below in their powered mechs.

An hour later, the advance team's message returned to the paradox.

"The advance team has completed its exploration. Our main force can now proceed. We have basically confirmed that most of the buildings and enemies in the Shadow Realm have been destroyed, leaving nothing behind. We have also discovered a ruined palace, but we are unsure of the specifics. Our team has not yet gone in to explore."

Old Yu looked at Hei hope, who gave him a knowing look.

Old Yu nodded. "Hei hope, you are in charge of leading a team of psychic abilities into the palace to explore and search for the Prime Minister and the Empress. After discussion among the three of you, we unanimously decided to kill them without mercy!"

A broad smile spread across Hei hope's face. "Leave my favorite decision to me!"

Chapter 359: The End and the Uninvited Guest

"You all better watch out, or I won't have time to save you if anything happens to you!"

In the royal palace of the Shadow Empire's homeland, Hei hope led a four-person team deeper into the territory. This was the second time that a team of psychic ability users had been deployed in this battle.

In the final battle, their squad was finally deployed to the battlefield. Now, the four of them are the elite of the elite, and they will go deep into the Shadow Empire's palace with Black Heath.

The interior of the shattered palace was largely destroyed, but its excellent architectural structure and quality allowed it to retain half of its original integrity after dozens of nuclear explosions.

Looking at the green crystals covering the walls, roads, and ceilings inside the palace—crystals formed by absorbing radiation from the surrounding air—the five of them moved forward cautiously, not stepping on the crystals, but carefully stepping over them. If they accidentally broke them, the sudden release of radiation could instantly kill them, these psychic beings, so they had to be careful.

However, Blackie has no such concerns; her physical strength and quantum abilities will actively protect her from the harm of radiation.

Therefore, while the other team members were still cautiously exploring, Hei hope had already quickly arrived at the depths, and relying on her memory and comparing it with the ruins around her, she tried to find the room where she had last assassinated the queen.

However, Hei hope stopped halfway through the comparison because there was no road ahead; the area above was completely destroyed.

So, did the empress also die in this bombing?

"Tsk...that guy really got off easy. No, we need to keep looking. We're sure we can find him."

Hei hope still couldn't believe that the queen could die so easily, so she continued searching the castle. The psychic team was also exploring. The only girl among the team members looked at the corridor covered with green crystals and asked in confusion, "Strange, why can't we see those guys' corpses after walking so far?"

"Are you stupid? Those guys didn't have bodies when they died; they just turned into black mist and disappeared."

"But we should still be careful, as we're not sure if there are any survivors in this area."

"Wait! Did you guys hear that?"

Suddenly, one of the team members stopped, covered his ears with his hands, and tried to hear something. He heard... crying?

"I think I heard crying, can you hear it?"

"I think I heard that too... It sounded like a woman crying. Could it be haunted? Can the Shadow Realm be haunted?"

"It's hard to say... The Shadow Empire is a magical empire, so maybe they have souls, ghosts, or spirits..."

"Didn't they say that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, beings were not allowed to become spirits?"

The female team member asked with some doubt, and the male team member said speechlessly, "That's our side. We can't control other worlds. You're overthinking it."

"Regardless, let's notify the captain first and see how he handles it."

So, the team members began to notify Hei hope, and upon receiving the communication, Hei hope quickly returned to the four of them and immediately heard their cries, which were very clear.

"I heard you. You stay up here. I'm going down to check."

With that, Hei hope slipped into the shadows and rushed directly towards the area below the palace. The four team members looked at each other, wondering, "So, should we follow her down?"

"Although I was very curious, my intuition told me that it was better to wait here."

"why?"

"I have a feeling that something very brutal is going to happen."

Is war brutal?

"...It seems not."

On the other side, Hei hope quickly followed the sound and moved downwards, soon finding an empty space underground. In the space, there was only one person and a corpse.

Yes, a corpse. This was the first time Hei hope had seen a corpse of a Shadow Empire person. In the past, when Empire people died, they would simply turn into black mist and dissipate. But this time, she saw a corpse.

The only person still alive was someone Hei hope knew: the Empress of the Shadow Empire.

Hei hope walked towards the Empress, the quantum shadows around her began to surge, and the blood-red scythe surged with crimson light as the blade pressed against the back of the Empress's neck.

"Speak your last words."

The empress's clothes were tattered like strips of cloth, her skin had many horrific burns, her face was almost completely destroyed, and what she was holding was an egg, a pitch-black egg.

However, the egg seemed to have lost its vitality and was dull and lifeless.

"You... I hate you! I curse you!"

The Queen's voice became shrill and piercing, devoid of any human quality. Hei hope sneered, "You haven't even lifted your own curses, what right do you have to curse others?"

"What right do you have to hate or curse others when you are a bunch of ghouls who survive by devouring other lives? From the moment you killed your own gods, you became neither human nor ghost."

"What do you know? What do you know! What do you know!"

The queen roared and howled, but all she got in response was Blackie's cold laugh, "Is that all? If that's all the impotent rage you've got, then let it end here."

"I...I curse..."

rub!

A cold glint of light flashed, and the Queen's body collapsed limply, the egg she was holding falling to the ground.

Hei hope snorted coldly. After waiting for a long time, the Empress's corpse did not turn into black mist and dissipate. On the contrary, specks of golden light emerged from the Empress's body and slowly flowed into the black egg.