Chapter 83 The Civil War of Denor
Chapter 83 The Civil War of Denor
On this day, a message arrived from afar in the Styx Galaxy, delivered by orcs who had fled from the Styx region.
Fei Dan felt that Zhao Chen might be interested in this, so after making inquiries from various sources and confirming the authenticity of the information, he came to report to him, "Your Majesty, the beast that came to surrender from the direction of the Styx River brought back a message."
What news? Zhao Chen looked up.
A civil war broke out between the Deno civilizations. And it escalated rapidly, becoming a fierce and protracted conflict.
Oh really? So the plot finally unfolded.
Zhao Chen's interest was immediately piqued. This news might seem unremarkable to others and wouldn't cause any stir, but it was a different story for Zhao Chen.
Denor, the planet of Devon and the planet of Promises, is where Kieran has spent the most time and is the birthplace of three major god-making projects. It is the most advanced super-soldier production base in the known universe.
Ultimately, due to the uneven distribution of resources and differences in civilizational ideologies between Dexing and Nuoxing, a protracted arms race ensued.
Dexing emphasizes intellect, while Nuoxing leans towards strength.
This arms race, as the rift between the two sides deepened, was like Pandora's box being opened wider and wider, eventually evolving into a full-blown conflict.
Once the Denosians start fighting, the blazing sun won't just stand by and watch, and the angels might also get dragged into it. The overall situation in the known universe of the East will have to be reshuffled, but Zhao Chen saw an opportunity in it.
Zhao Chen thought to himself, "If we can have a fight between the snipe and the clam, then I can benefit from it all." He was used to advancing through absorption; his own cultivation was simply too slow.
Right now, isn't there a natural experience boost? Moreover, absorbing the Divine River Body can increase comprehension. My comprehension is already monstrous enough; after absorbing the Deno civilization, how intelligent will I become? A humanoid celestial computer?
Moreover, based on memories from my previous life, this protracted war ultimately ended.
The story will end because Di Hongkun, the chief god of Lieyang Star, forcibly detonated the Hengxing star of the Deno Star System without the approval of the Elders' Council, causing the entire star system to be burned by continuous solar flares, leading to the destruction of civilization.
Isn't this a waste? Zhao Chen absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen.
With this in mind, Zhao Chen no longer hesitated and used the Luo Shu to issue commands to the other demon generals: Assemble in the main hall!
Soon everyone had arrived.
Bai Ze spoke first; he was the only one among them who dared to address Zhao Chen as a brother. "What's wrong, Big Brother?"
Zhao Chen didn't answer, but looked to the right end. "Fei Dan, you tell me."
Yes, Fei Dan bowed and stepped out of the queue, arriving at the center of the hall. According to reliable intelligence, a great battle has already broken out between Deno and others.
Deno? Who is that? Fei Lian looked puzzled.
"Foolish! Those are two opposing forces," Shang Yang explained.
Sigh, Zhao Chen sighed, wondering if there was some kind of fate or karma associated with the name. Of the not-so-bright Ci Tie, Fei Lian, Jiu Ying, and Gui Che in the original prehistoric world, only Ge Long, who replaced Ci Tie, escaped the clutches of evil.
"The Demon Cave has been trapped in the north for far too long. Now that the threat from the Void Realm has been eliminated, and the war between angels and demons has entered a stalemate, it's time for a proper war to establish the Demon Cave's reputation," Shang Yang suggested.
The civil war on Deno Star is the best breakthrough point. Bai Ze interjected.
Zhao Chen unfolded the star map, his fingertips tracing the route from the northern demon lair to the Deno star system.
The order is given: Bai Ze appoints you as commander-in-chief, leading seven demon generals—Yingzhao, Citie, Jimeng, Feilian, Jiuying, Qinyuan, and Guiche—with 800,000 demon soldiers. Take a secluded route and infiltrate the vicinity of the Deno star system. Wait for the opportune moment; once they've fought their battles to a standstill, then deal with them.
Yes, everyone obeyed and left.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The war drums of the military camp began to sound, and the army began to assemble and set off.
Meanwhile, the flames of war in Denor began to spread outwards, and the Lieyang civilization was almost drawn into it as well.
Dexing relied on its inside defense to prepare for the attack; while Nuoxing split its forces into three groups, with Dukao personally leading the main force to launch a fierce attack on Dexing, attempting a quick victory.
The space between the two stars of Deno was filled with the fleet's cannon fire and debris, radiation storms obscured most of the nearby star system, and spatial energy fluctuations began to rise and fall.
Meanwhile, Bai Ze led the Demon Cave fleet to the outskirts of the battlefield, hiding in a cloud of interstellar dust, where he remained in hiding for nearly a year. Bai Ze's Luo Shu clone operated day and night, analyzing the troop deployments and combat situation of both sides.
The fleets of Dexing and Nuoxing were locked in a fierce battle on the intergalactic battlefield, with countless warships being reduced to fragments with each charge.
Dukao stood in the control room of the Nors flagship, about to issue the order for a general offensive on the screen in front of him. Suddenly, someone came to report: "General, an envoy from Lieyang Star has arrived."
"No way! Are they going to talk about a ceasefire again? I think they're just lobbyists from Norstar." Dukao looked impatient.
But the messenger insisted on seeing the general, saying it was extremely urgent, which made the subordinates hesitate.
Let's meet him then. I want to see what he has to say.
A moment later, the person came in. Dukao was initially nonchalant, but his expression immediately turned serious upon seeing the newcomer.
Pan Zhen! Is there no one else on your Lieyang Star? Why would Di Hongkun send you here?
Pan Zhen didn't answer. "The situation is extremely dangerous now, so I'll get straight to the point. Have you heard of the Demon's Lair?"
The Demon Cave? Isn't that a force located in the northern part of the universe? What's wrong? Dukao looked puzzled.
Alas, legend has it that the Demon Cave and the Angel Civilization are connected. Tens of thousands of years ago, the founder of the Demon Cave helped Keisha overthrow Hua Ye's rule and establish the Angel Civilization. Later, for unknown reasons, he left the Angel Nebula and went to the northern part of the universe to establish the current Demon Cave force.
"Is that so?" Dukao asked, his face full of surprise.
The Demon Cave is now a top-tier power in the universe. I think you should be aware of the current situation in the universe: the Angels are located at the very center of the universe, promoting their so-called righteous order. Meanwhile, Morgana, located in the western part of the universe, founded the Demon Civilization, which is locked in a constant struggle with the Angel Civilization.
In the Styx civilization south of the universe, the orcs and triangular beings haven't caused any trouble since Karl took over, but I always feel that something is vaguely off.
Furthermore, in the eastern part of our universe, although resources are abundant, it is dominated by three stars: Dexing, Nuoxing, and Lieyangxing. Unlike other places where the regimes are unified.
Finally, there's the Demon Cave in the north of the universe, a once desolate and barren land. Its sole purpose was to defend against invasions from the Void Realm, but now the Demon Cave has risen to prominence and become a top-tier power in the universe.
Who would have thought that the universe is now a five-way power struggle? It's just that we in the East are still fighting amongst ourselves. Pan Zhen looked indignant.
"What does what you're saying have to do with us?" Dukao asked, clenching his fist.
You might not know this, but the Demon Cave has already dispatched 800,000 troops, who are lying in ambush near the battlefield, ready to enter and collect the corpses. Pan Zhen looked on with a smirk, but unfortunately, they overlooked one thing: Lieyang had been watching the battlefield closely.
"What?!" Dukao couldn't sit still any longer, abruptly standing up and staring intently at him. "Is what you're saying true? As far as I know, wasn't the Demon Cave supposed to be defending against the invasion of the Void Realm? Shouldn't it have suffered heavy losses at least?"
I don't know about that. Alright, that's all I wanted to say. I have to go to Dexing, so there's no need to stop me. Take care! Pan Zhen waved his hand and left without looking back.
In the command center of the Demon Cave Fleet, a werewolf general suddenly walked in to report. "Lord Bai Ze, the forces of Deno have reached a ceasefire."
"Oh, what exactly happened?" Bai Ze turned around and asked.
Scouts spotted spaceships from the planet Lieyang entering and exiting both factions' territory, leading subordinates to suspect a connection to Lieyang. The werewolf general responded with a fist salute.
"Hmph! It must be their doing." The metal creaked in a muffled voice.
Bai Ze raised his hand to stop him. "I think we should report this to the King first and let him decide."
On the other side, Zhao Chen received the message and instantly understood that Lie Yang wanted to take his place as the fisherman.
In the original storyline, it was Lieyang who cleaned up the mess in the end. Now, thinking about it, Lieyang's motives seem a bit suspicious. After all, what does their civil war have to do with you? Even if it affected you, there was no need to go so far as to wipe them out, right?
Considering the benefits Lieyang gained in his previous life, he was practically a local tyrant without knowing about Sun Wukong on Earth. Now that I think about it, he was probably just using the guise of justice to eliminate potential rivals.
Hmph, let's see if he has the appetite to be the one to reap the benefits. Bai Ze marches in!
Boom! Eight hundred thousand demon soldiers emerged from the asteroid belt and clashed with the well-prepared Deno allied forces.
The invasion did not go smoothly. Despite a millennium-long arms race, Dexing and Nuoxing had become enemies.
However, when faced with the powerful external enemy, the Demon Cave, the two sides almost immediately reached a consensus.
Cease hostilities and unite against a common enemy.
Although both the Deno and the Norse fleets suffered heavy losses in the long war, the foundation of the Divine River civilization was still there. In terms of the density of firepower of the fleets, the individual ability of the soldiers, and the strength of the fortifications, they were in no way inferior to the army of the Demon Cave.
Bai Ze's all-out attack was fraught with unease from the very beginning. This was the first time the Demon Cave had faced an intelligent civilization, and casualties continued to mount.
Helpless, Bai Ze could only report the battle situation back to the demon's lair and ask Zhao Chen for a decision.
When Zhao Chen appeared in the sky above the Deno star system, a pressure unique to the Mahayana stage enveloped the entire battlefield as if it were a tangible force.
Everyone on the battlefield stopped, and the entire battlefield fell into a deathly silence. Everyone felt an inexplicable pressure, immense and terrifying, rendering them utterly incapable of resisting.
As those dark golden pupils swept across the entire battlefield, everyone felt as if all their secrets were being laid bare before them.
In the command center of the Denor Allied Fleet, Dukao gazed at the figure. It was an orc, but he had never seen an orc like this before: a bird-headed human with hands clasped behind his back, and a pair of dark golden pupils radiating an aura of overwhelming power.
Dukao felt completely paralyzed, a chill running down his spine. Could this be the peak of the fourth-generation divine body? Impossible! How could the difference be so vast?
Quickly prepare your small spaceship to leave, the farther the better!
Zhao Chen stood in the void, when suddenly a bird-shaped phantom appeared behind him with a wingspan of tens of thousands of miles, overlooking the entire battlefield. The phantom's head slowly lowered, its huge mouth opened, and it descended towards the direction of Dexing.
The gigantic maw, spanning thousands of miles, formed a massive vortex within, devouring everything in its path! A domineering gravitational wave began to emanate outwards from the center of the vortex.
The fleet on the battlefield began to collectively lose control. Countless warships, wreckage, floating corpses, and panicked soldiers were slowly swallowed by this vortex and entered the Pot Heaven Space, waiting for Zhao Chen to slowly digest them.
Outside the capital of Dexing, Jarvan IV was held in his father's arms. Jarvan III supported his son's small body with one hand, while the other hand slowly reached towards the sky, directly facing the oncoming giant maw.
Jarvan followed me, extending his hand to unleash the power of the earth within him. As he spoke, earth and stone rose up in front of Jarvan III, slowly coalescing into a solid rock wall.
Jiawen was held in his father's arms, staring blankly at the sky.
Jarvan! Close your eyes. Jarvan III placed his hand on Jarvan's head. "Come with me, try to activate the power of the earth within you."
Jarvan was in tears. He cried and said, "Father, I can't do it."
Ah well, so be it. Perhaps it is fate. Guards, escort the Crown Prince away. Yes, sir. Two guards on either side carried Jiawen away.
Father, no! Father~
On the two planets of Deno, countless spaceships began to scatter and flee. Zhao Chen did not send anyone to chase after them. These small fry would be dealt with by the army of the Demon Cave.
Unexpectedly, this momentary oversight led to the escape of two big fish. One was an escape pod carrying Jarvan, and the other was Dukao's warship.
At this moment, Dukao was standing in front of the observation window of the warship, looking at the two planets in the distance that were shrouded in a dark golden light curtain and then suddenly disappeared.
His face was ashen, veins bulged on his forehead, and he was completely unaware that his fingernails were digging into his palms, with bright red blood dripping from between his fingers.
On the other side, Pan Zhen looked in the direction of the battlefield, his eyes filled with apprehension.
"Withdraw the troops!" "Yes," the lieutenant general was already too frightened to speak.
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