CHAPTER 1053: CHAPTER 1051: NOBODY GETS OFF TODAY

"Commander, the fleet from Universe 19 has been defeated by us. They’ve suffered more than half their casualties and have now retreated from our engagement zone!"

"Hahaha, excellent!" The commander of Universe 20’s fleet was satisfied as he looked at the series of good news reports coming in.

For the sake of this mineral vein, their universe dispatched a full 35 legions, eliminating one competitor after another with their ample forces.

Now only Universe Three and Five remain," his gaze gradually turned serious. Universe Three and Universe Four are among the most powerful universes, and they are their real opponents.

"Recall all battleships," the commander ordered, "let’s minimize our losses. We need to prepare for the final battle!"

As fleets from various universes withdrew from the battlefield, those remaining were only the strong universes and the united legions of several civilizations, ready for the final contest.

"Commander, we’ve deployed 35 legions this time, and so far, our losses amount to less than a legion. All legions’ weapons and energy reserves are exceptionally abundant... wait..."

"What’s wrong? What happened?" The commander’s expression suddenly became somewhat unsettled.

"We’ve lost contact with the Third Legion’s signal!"

"Battleship One, respond! Battleship Two, respond!"

The communicator attempted to contact several battleships, but no message was returned.

"What on earth is Aise doing?" The commander knew that Legion Commander Aise of the Third Legion was very dissatisfied with him assuming the role of commander, but he thought that at least this person would still consider the bigger picture and shouldn’t do anything unreasonable.

"Weren’t they sent to deal with that showboating Universe Seven? Why haven’t they returned yet? Could a minor Universe Seven legion really incapacitate them?"

"It’s not just us; several other universes also sent fleets to find that Universe Seven. I think it’s possible they might have had some conflict with other universe fleets, so they can’t find time to respond to us."

"I’ll contact him personally!"

The commander of Universe 20 began to personally contact Legion Commander Aise of the Third Legion.

However, the communicator was long unresponsive, and the commander’s expression grew increasingly grim. Whether he was intentionally not answering his communication requests or something unexpected had occurred, neither was good news for the current situation.

The Third Legion is one of the strongest legions in their entire army group, possessing 47 powerful Level Eight Life Forms, and outfitted with the most elite equipment in Universe 20. If anything happened to them, it would be a extremely significant loss.

Half a minute later, the communication signal finally connected.

"Aise, what on earth..." The commander was ready to lash out, but at that instant when he saw Aise’s appearance, he froze.

Both of them were elites from Universe 20. Although their ideologies didn’t align, often causing friction, they were both considered mainstays of Universe 20, and their strengths were quite close. In the realm of Level Eight Life Forms, they hardly encountered any rivals.

But now, the Aise in the holographic image was almost unrecognizable as human.

His clothing was almost completely burned away, and his body seemed to have experienced a gamma ray burst from a supernova explosion, as if all the skin was peeled off due to the intense radiation killing off his cells, and the fluids flowing from his body were not just blood but sickening mucus.

His left shoulder and right leg were almost completely gone, and even half of his head was missing. At this moment, even maintaining communication was almost taking all his strength and willpower.

"How did you end up like this?" The commander’s heart quickened. He had never seen this old partner of his suffer such severe trauma. If these injuries were not treated quickly, he might not even make it!

Aise’s vocal cords had been burned, so he could hardly make any sounds. Now, apart from shock and fear, he felt almost no other emotions.

Dozens of super fusion weapons precisely hit his legion, and in an instant, his legion, along with all their battleships and people, seemed to evaporate into thin air.

Moreover, Aise’s main battleship received special attention from Zhang Menglong.

The first super fusion weapon struck the ship, and he only felt some shock, not injured.

But the energy impact deprived him of his external perception, and when he saw that his fleet had almost been wiped out, the second super fusion weapon exploded right beside him.

That time, he was slightly injured, but still within bearable range.

However, the third super fusion weapon hit him squarely, an attack comparable to a power strike from a Level Eight Life Form.

Then, the fourth impact, the fifth...

Among his subcommanders, only two survived the terrifying explosions, and he thought himself lucky just to be alive at all.

"Link Brain Quantum Waves!" the commander immediately ordered.

The entire Third Legion had disappeared, with no data or evidence sent back. He had no idea what happened to the Third Legion and could only rely on the most primitive oral transmission now.

Brain Quantum Wave communication is a very conventional means of communication, similar to the concept of telepathy, but capable of long-distance, instantaneous communication.

"Aise, what happened? Which universe ambushed you?"

"It was Universe Seven! They wiped out over 150 universes’ fleets, including ours."

"How is that possible? How could Universe Seven have such strong combat power? Did they form a united fleet with other civilizations? But that’s impossible; how could we be defeated without even discovering any information about them."

"It’s their new weapon!" Aise said, "That thing can at least destroy tens of thousands of warships with a single shot. Even high-level life forms like us would find it hard to survive a direct hit. If my body weren’t so tough, I’d already be dead!"

"How many did they have?"

"We didn’t even see their fleet," Aise said helplessly. Being annihilated without even seeing the enemy was utterly humiliating.

"How severe was their firepower?"

"A total of only 50 attacks, and our fleet was destroyed within ten seconds," Aise said, "I expect the other universe fleets experienced the same. Nearby, whichever civilization it was, including their legion commanders, were all wiped out!"

"Come back first and recover!" The leader of Universe 20 looked at the coordinates documenting the Seventh Universe fleet’s location. Annihilating 150 legions in just a few minutes—no universe had such capabilities!

Suddenly, he saw a red membrane appear far in the sky, rapidly expanding as if a giant shield had covered the entire battlefield and the mineral region.

"What is that?" Countless people were staring at that barrier.

At this time, the voice of the spokesperson from Universe Seven sounded again.

"Dear comrades, you’ve already been given a chance, but you didn’t cherish it. Since that’s the case, today I will weld this car door shut. No one should even think of getting off today."