Chapter 94#
March 30, 2402 AD, Sunday.
Rose Square.
The square was very dilapidated, with large areas of ruins and broken walls shrouded in the shadow of the massive starship in the sky.
A year ago, after Fu Yucheng opened the “Tower of Light,” he went quite mad in this huge Rose Square due to a mental breakdown. Even now, the collapsed parts of the square had not been repaired, and Rong Qian’s broken white marble statue still stood silently in the center of the square.
Half of a white stone-carved head rolled at the foot of the statue.
At this moment, one eye on the head was silently watching Fu Yucheng.
For a moment, Fu Yucheng almost felt that his great-great-grandfather, who had passed away many years ago—the founding monarch of the Central Empire, the Commander-in-Chief of the Deep Space Fleet who had broken with his best friend, a predecessor he found hard to forgive yet impossible to judge… seemed to be quietly gazing at him from the far shore of time and space.
He paused slightly, nodded gently to the broken statue, and then, without further hesitation, walked straight towards the “Tower of Light” behind the square.
Only Bai Mo entered the “Tower of Light” with Fu Yucheng.
Six Light Realm Knights, some members of the Royal Guard who refused to leave, several loyal cabinet ministers… and other scattered crowds stood silently beneath this giant white tower, quietly watching Fu Yucheng and Bai Mo enter, without a single extra word.
These people did not know what the former Crown Prince Fu Yucheng and the newly crowned Emperor Bai Mo intended to do in such a desperate situation. But they knew it must be something very important.
After the two entered the “Tower of Light,” they went straight to the underground control center.
Fu Yucheng’s gaze slowly swept across the large glass jars on the walls, passing over those shocking, living human brains. Compared to his breakdown and loss of control back then, his eyes were now cold and calm, without a ripple.
…I will avenge you, brother.
I will avenge all of you. I will protect this place at all costs.
Then, without a hint of hesitation, Fu Yucheng sat down directly in front of the console.
He quickly clicked on the pale blue virtual screen, his movements so fast they were almost a blur. Soon, the original console slowly descended, and a brand-new one rose up.
This new console appeared to be just a floating silver circular platform, but there were no buttons on it—only an extremely exquisite relief: a “Grim Reaper Holding a Blade.”
This relief was lifelike, with every detail perfect, but the positions of the Reaper’s wings and the scimitar in his hand were unnaturally recessed.
Fu Yucheng took out the “Death’s Wings” and “Calamity Blue Moon” and slowly embedded them into the recesses.
They fit perfectly, without a single gap.
Bai Mo stood behind him, watching everything silently without asking any questions.
Fu Yucheng looked down at the relief and said softly, “Xiao Mo, this is the master control console for the entire Dyson Cloud weapon system… The name of this weapon system is—Perseus.”
Bai Mo nodded gently: “I understand.”
Perseus was the human hero in Greek mythology who slew the Gorgon Medusa—he was Medusa’s reaper.
Fu Yucheng took a deep breath, slowly pressed his right hand onto the center of the relief, then closed his eyes and began to gather his spiritual power.
With the fluctuations of an S-class all-around spiritual field, “Calamity Blue Moon” and “Death’s Wings” gradually emitted a faint blue light… Then, the lines on the relief slowly lit up one by one.
At the same time, the floor beneath their feet began to make ear-piercing “creaking” sounds and shook slightly—the twenty-three giant Dyson Clouds were moving slowly.
Fu Yucheng’s eyes were tightly shut, and beads of sweat quickly seeped out on his smooth forehead. His dark eyelashes trembled slightly… Within moments, his spiritual power had boiled to its limit.
Work harder… just a little harder.
Don’t shrink back…
Exert every ounce of strength…
The blue light on the relief flickered, and the vibrations of the earth beneath them were intermittent.
Suddenly, a loud “BOOM!!” was heard. The control room abruptly lit up with a row of piercing bright red lights, and alarms clamored with sharp screams.
“Beep, beep, beep—Abnormal attack, abnormal attack—Damage range: White Rose Palace… Damage range: Rose Square…”
Fu Yucheng’s eyelashes trembled violently a few times. He opened his eyes with great effort, his originally pleasant, low voice now incredibly hoarse: “Cough… It seems Medusa has detected the movement of the weapon system and acted directly. However, they haven’t yet grasped the scale of Perseus… That round of attacks just now was only a warning. But we don’t have any more time. We must activate Perseus immediately.”
Bai Mo said in a deep voice, “Is there anything I need to do?”
Fu Yucheng looked at him silently for a moment, then suddenly said, “Kill me.”
Bai Mo was stunned.
His mind went blank, almost wondering if he had misheard.
“Xiao Mo, I once told you that in this confrontation with Medusa, I might lose my life… and now, that time has come.” Fu Yucheng pressed hard against the relief, his face very pale, sweat rolling down his forehead.
His vision was blurred by sweat, but his low voice was very clear: “Xiao Mo, use your ice blade to kill me… At the moment of death, I can burst forth with super S-class all-around spiritual power. Only then can Perseus be fully activated.”
Bai Mo stared blankly at him, shaking his head unconsciously.
Fu Yucheng swayed slightly. He knew his physical strength was overdrawn and there wasn’t much time to waste, so he gritted his teeth hard: “I have no strength left… Xiao Mo, do it.”
Bai Mo’s lips trembled violently: “I, I won’t… I won’t…”
Fu Yucheng felt his physical strength rapidly draining away. An indescribable anxiety rose in his heart, and he suddenly roared: “Do it! What are you afraid of! I’ll still be with you in the next life!”
Just then, another series of massive explosions sounded. The basement shook violently, making it almost impossible to stand.
“Beep, beep, beep—Abnormal attack, abnormal attack… Damage range: Tower of Light…”
Fu Yucheng panted lowly: “If you don’t do it, I’ll do it myself.”
In truth, he no longer had the strength.
Bai Mo looked at him blankly, and tears suddenly fell: “Alright, I’ll listen to you.”
The young man closed his eyes, and a sharp ice blade gradually formed from his slender, fair fingertips. Unlike before, this ice blade was bright red—he had used his own blood to form it.
Bai Mo slowly raised his hand, the cold and sharp ice blade resting gently against Fu Yucheng’s neck.
Fu Yucheng nodded slightly: “Yes, just like that. Don’t be afraid. Find the position of the carotid artery. It’ll be over soon.”
Bai Mo looked at him, his voice hoarse yet calm: “Yu-ge, bear with it for a moment… I’ll join you soon.”
Fu Yucheng knew that saying anything else at this moment was superfluous, so he nodded gently: “Okay.”
They gazed at each other, their hearts filled with tranquility.
Then, Bai Mo suddenly applied force!
“BOOM—BOOM—” Suddenly, another series of explosions!
Several massive ring beams and pillars fell, and the large glass jars on the wall slid to the floor, smashing into pieces! The earth shook violently, and Bai Mo lost his footing. As he fell forward, the ice blade narrowly brushed past Fu Yucheng’s neck, drawing a string of blood!
At the same time, a gentle yet powerful wave of spiritual power rippled through the air. This spiritual fluctuation was so gentle, yet so vast… Like a tide, it rapidly spread throughout the entire underground control room.
The two fell to the ground, both somewhat dazed for a moment.
Fu Yucheng felt the gentle washing of spiritual power in his mind. The feeling was very distant yet very familiar… He murmured, “Brother?”
That incredibly familiar spiritual power belonging to his elder brother brought with it the spiritual power of thousands of victims. Like rivers converging into the sea, they surged through Fu Yucheng’s mind, merging into his spiritual field…
“Brother, you all…” Fu Yucheng closed his eyes, his voice choked.
Under the rapid merging of these thousands of spiritual powers, his spiritual threshold constantly broke through its peak…
S-class… Super S-class…
Suddenly, the entire relief flashed with a dazzling blue light!
The super S-class all-around spiritual field finally activated Perseus!
Then, massive “rumbling” sounds continued to echo as the twenty-three Dyson Clouds integrated with one another.
At this moment, if someone were observing from space, they would witness a grand spectacle—on that massive honeycomb-like Dyson Cloud assembly, the intersection points between each Dyson Cloud shone with a blindingly bright light.
The Dyson Cloud weapon system, Perseus, was fully activated.
In the next instant, the red giant sun actually dimmed for a moment.
Its energy in that moment was seized by Perseus.
On the Dyson Cloud assembly, the clusters of light at dozens of intersection points grew brighter and brighter… The colors changed from orange-yellow to deep red, then to light blue, and finally became a pure, dazzling white.
Then, dozens of massive energy pillars suddenly pierced through the deep space of the solar system!
Unerringly, they struck Medusa’s twelve giant ships with brute force!
…
Fu Yucheng kept his eyes tightly shut, his right hand still firmly pressing on the relief.
At this moment, all of his spiritual power was closely linked with the entire Dyson Cloud… In this instant, he was Perseus; he was the god and ruler of all things.
After a long time, Fu Yucheng slowly opened his eyes.
His voice was soft and hoarse: “We succeeded.”
The people of the Twilight Belt and Titan witnessed this miracle—the Medusa starships above them were ruthlessly pierced by a massive white light pillar. The people in the industrial zones also saw the grand scene of the twelve giant ships being pierced by light pillars through limited broadcast screens.
“We… we won!”
“We won! We won!”
“We’re saved! Damned aliens!”
People cheered and jumped, hugged and kissed, cried and laughed… In this moment, humanity, regardless of race, belief, or class… laid down all hatred, all prejudice, and all narrow-mindedness…
Fu Yucheng breathed a long sigh of relief, removed his hand from the relief, and turned around: “Xiao Mo, we…”
Before he could finish, the basement shook violently again! The two of them immediately fell to the ground, tumbling together!
Bai Mo protected Fu Yucheng with his body as much as possible, saying urgently, “Yu-ge, what’s going on?”
The semi-damaged virtual screen flickered wildly, only returning to a steady image after a long time—the twelve Medusa giant ships were actually unscathed.
Or rather, they weren’t entirely unscathed. The largest flagship and eight starships were now completely intact. The bellies of the other three starships still had holes from being pierced, but they were gradually recovering.
…Liquid-state solid morphing metal.
Fu Yucheng’s heart slowly sank.
The people who were celebrating also seemed to sense something and gradually quieted down. For a moment, the entire Dyson Cloud, the entire Twilight Belt, the entire Titan, the entire solar system… became terrifyingly silent.
Fu Yucheng closed his eyes.
The situation he feared most had happened after all.
Could technology from two centuries ago handle the Medusa of two centuries later?
As if completely enraged, the eleven Medusa starships slowly turned their directions. Simultaneously, dazzling energy pillars lit up at their prows, gradually converging in front of the massive flagship… Then, a dazzling halo burst from the flagship, transforming the dozens of energy pillars into a single, incredibly massive blue light pillar!
The people in the industrial zones watched through screens of various sizes as that bright blue light pillar pointed directly at the Dyson Cloud—
Many people closed their eyes in unison.
“BOOM!!!”
What followed was a violent, earth-shaking vibration!
The expected heat, pain, and death did not arrive. Instead, there was an eerie silence.
Someone secretly opened their eyes.
The Dyson Cloud was not destroyed.
Bai Mo gritted his teeth so hard he didn’t even notice the metallic taste of blood in his mouth. His super S-class special-type spiritual field was almost boiling—he had forcibly propped up an absolute zero ice barrier over this massive Dyson Cloud assembly!
The hardness of ice is inversely proportional to its temperature. This ice barrier was extremely hard, enough to withstand most impacts, but the temperature of that blue light pillar was simply too high. It constantly melted the ice barrier, while the ice barrier constantly refroze…
Bai Mo’s face became extremely pale, and a thin layer of cold sweat quickly covered his forehead.
Fu Yucheng stared blankly at the image on the virtual screen, finally seeming to understand something. His expression gradually shifted from daze to clarity.
He whispered, “Xiao Mo, hold on… wait for me to come back.”
Bai Mo’s eyes were somewhat unfocused. He didn’t seem to hear Fu Yucheng’s words clearly and only nodded slightly out of instinct: “Mhm.”
Fu Yucheng didn’t hesitate any longer, turned around, and ran out.
After leaving the “Tower of Light,” Fu Yucheng discovered it was actually raining outside. The entire ruined Rose Square and the distant White Rose Palace were shrouded in a misty rain.
Yao Ning and several Light Realm Knights were staring blankly at the sky.
Fu Yucheng also looked up and saw a massive transparent ice screen above his head. Outside this ice screen was a dazzling blue halo. The halo was so blinding, it was as if a raging blue fire was burning across the entire sky!
The ice screen melted rapidly and then refroze just as quickly… Gradually, the entire ecological zone was enveloped in a hazy rain.
Fu Yucheng bypassed Yao Ning and ran toward a small aircraft nearby.
Yao Ning hurriedly chased after him: “Your Highness, what are you going to do?”
Fu Yucheng quickly climbed the gangway without looking back: “I’m going to the Medusa flagship. I want to meet their supreme commander.”
Yao Ning immediately grew anxious: “They’ll kill you!”
Fu Yucheng suddenly turned around and roared: “Then I’ll die there!”