Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1424: Evernight Star (3)

Somewhere in the space of the Mubes Domain, a faint light suddenly appeared in the dull space. The light extended to the left and right until it reached a width of nearly a thousand meters. The light began to rise and fall, forming a regular serrated shape. Then, it opened up and down like a starship cabin door, and a spatial passage appeared in space.

Platinum-colored starships that were as elegant as birds slid out of the passageway. After a total of four Adahua Planet starships jumped out of the passageway, the spatial passageway closed up and down, eventually disappearing.

The starship flew towards Evernight according to its predetermined orbit. A few minutes later, a dim planet appeared in front of the starship. There were no stars like the sun in this space, and the entire space was cold and dark. But in fact, a long time ago, there was actually a sun in this space, and Evernight was not called that name before. It was named after the people of Adahua Planet who discovered it. At that time, the sun had already died. This space seemed to be under the eternal darkness. That was why it was named after Evernight.

Numerous ruins found on Evernight show that the planet once flourished like Adahua Planet. After the sun disappeared, planet civilization could even support the technology of artificial sun. Unfortunately, after a thousand years, there were no resources to support the existence of artificial sun. The planet entered the Evernight Period. Most of the planet's natives left by air, but they didn't know if they had finally found a suitable planet to live on.

Very few of the surviving indigenous peoples survived the massive loss of their lives as a result of environmental change. The surviving natives had become ferocious and evil. These natives, known as "Night Demons", had extraordinary adaptability. Their bodies had become extremely strong, and their sense of danger was exceptionally sensitive. However, the civilization they had once possessed was gone forever. This leaves their researchers wondering whether this phenomenon should be called evolution or degradation.

Inside the starship in front of Lucy was floating a planet, a stereo projection of the Eternal Night Star. She adjusted the angle with both hands, zoomed in and observed the interior of the planet, and written information kept appearing beside her to help Lucy understand the planet more quickly.

The projection suddenly disappeared. Marquis Mainne, who was sitting beside her, said softly, "Your Highness, we are about to enter the planet's atmosphere. Please be prepared for an impact."

Lucy nodded and activated the magnetic system to secure herself to her seat. At this time, the starship began to enter Evernight's atmosphere. The planet's atmosphere was already riddled with holes. This allowed countless deadly cosmic rays to easily enter the planet's interior, exacerbating Evernight's death. When the starship entered the atmosphere, it still wiped out its pair of flaming wings.

After passing through the atmosphere, there was an endless layer of thick clouds in front of the fleet. Before they could enter the clouds, a powerful hurricane swept over, causing the ship's hull to shake endlessly. Only after the golden shields were opened did the starship stabilize.

The starship went into the clouds and Lucy looked out the window. Countless hailstones and lightning kept hitting the shield, creating ripples. The environment inside this planet was indeed harsh. The lightning that fell the thinnest was the size of someone's arm. It was as thick as a bowl's mouth, and it was extremely powerful.

Fortunately, the starship quickly left the thunderclouds, but below was a sea of rage. The sea was turbulent, and waves that were more than ten meters tall were constantly lifted up. Sometimes, when the wave walls collided with each other, a huge wave of a hundred meters would be created. Looking from the sky, huge waves came from the sky, almost as if the entire sea had turned over, extremely frightening!

The starship slid past a huge wave, and the wave head descended behind the ship, sending a flood surging far away. One wave after another came to an end. Suddenly, several water tornadoes rose up from the sea. The water tornadoes connected to the thunderclouds in the sky, becoming increasingly powerful. In the blink of an eye, it was as if five or six giant pillars had been erected between heaven and earth.

The tornado moved towards the starship, and a few starships were as small as insects under the might of the heavens and earth. Lucy's pale complexion eased a little when the starship passed between the two tornadoes in a thrilling manner.

The sea quickly retreated at the high speed of the starship, and a moment later Lucy saw land.

In the blink of an eye, the fleet had already flown above the land. The climate here was relatively stable. Through the portholes, one could see that the land was deserted, and there were large cracks on the ground from time to time. From these cracks, one could see the crisscrossed strata below. Occasionally, earth fire would spurt out from these cracks. When the earth fire landed on the ground, it would emit deadly poisonous smoke. Right now, only the Night Demons were able to operate on the Evernight Planet without protective clothing.

Seeing the shining energy shield on a lonely mountain, Lucy knew that she had finally arrived at Adahua Planet's research facility on the planet. The base was located on a mountain peak, and access to the base could only be made by starships. Apart from that, there was no second passage on the cliff of Lonely Mountain.

At this moment, there were plenty of figures at the foot of the mountain. Those were the planet's native Night Demons. These Night Demons always tried to climb lonely mountains, but the steep mountains always made them return in vain. Even if a particularly strong Night Demon was able to climb to the top of the mountain, the energy turret installed on the outer wall of the base was not a decoration. Furthermore, Night Demon was unable to break through the shield of the base. Even so, they still haunted the base like moths. For many years, this was the case.

The people on the base were used to it, but this was the first time Lucy had seen it, and her expression was a little ugly. "The Night Demons' visual system has deteriorated, but their hearing and smell have become exceptionally sensitive," Mainne said from the side. Wisdom had already vanished from their bodies, leaving only their primitive beast nature. They had an almost abnormal bigotry towards hunting life, but now, there weren't many life forms on Evernight Star anymore. "These Night Demons from the base are probably from other places. I'm afraid that the only planet natives left on planet Evernight have gathered here."

The starship twisted to let Lucy see the terrifying shadows at the foot of the mountain. They opened their arms and screamed, as if they were going to catch the starship flying over their heads. In the next moment, a few Night Demons that had climbed up the mountain pounced towards the starship, then fell into the air, disappearing into the black tide below.

Entering the base through the safe entrance, after the starship landed smoothly, Lucy removed the magnetic system and followed Angeloni to the cabin door behind Mainne. A moment later the cabin door opened, and Lucy walked down the deck, startled by the sudden rise of the Royal Welcome Music, which had been prepared by the men at the base to welcome her.

Lucy winked at Mainne, who understood and smiled as she raised her hand. "Your Highness already knows what you're thinking, but time is running out, so these ceremonies can be omitted. Who is in charge of the base now?"

"Baron Duke is here at His Highness' command," said a man in the line, bowing to Lucy and Mainne.

Mainne turned around and Lucy walked up to him with a smile. "Then I'll have to trouble the Baron to take care of me for the rest of the night."

Baron Duke was flattered and quickly said, "Yes, I don't know what His Highness needs me to do."

Mainne stepped forward and said, "Arrange a place for His Highness to rest first."

"I'm not tired."

Mainne smiled and said, "I know His Highness is in a hurry to find the temple, but for the sake of a smooth journey, we'd better get ready. Please give me six hours and we'll set off immediately in six hours."

Since Mainne said so, Lucy could not hold on any longer and nodded in agreement.

Duke immediately summoned two female soldiers and ordered them to take Lucy to rest first. Only then did Mainne say to him, "I want an assessment of Evernight's current environment, as well as a report on the distribution and evolution of the Night Demons."

"Please give me ten minutes." The baron paused and asked, "Your Excellency, what exactly is the reason for that palace to come down to Evernight? This planet is almost finished. We have already been notified that you will be leaving this planet in a week. I'm afraid you won't be able to stay here for long."

"Understood, we will stay for at most a week. As for the ancient temple that His Highness Lucy is looking for, its name translates into our language, that is Zerka. That's right, that's Zerka Temple."

"Zheka Temple?" Baron Duke's expression was one of astonishment. "You're going to that kind of place. Heavens, it's too dangerous."

"Looks like the Baron knows that place."

"Of course I know. The temple is the oldest temple on Eternal Night. It is located in the obliterated imperial city of Sulaka. Our scholars have studied the imperial city and temple in detail. There are still documents in the base. Oh, right. "Mr. Moroto is still in the base. He was one of the scholars who participated in the research of the ruins back then. I think he can provide you with the necessary information."

"That's great," said Mainne cheerfully. "I hope this gentleman can be a tour guide."

"Then he would be happy. He was still anxious to go back a few days ago to do another investigation. If I hadn't had someone watch him closely all day, I might have stolen the starship and left for him." Duke chuckled.

Just as Lucy and her team were about to head to the temple, a ball of bright light suddenly appeared in space in the Mubes Domain. The intense light radiated for several kilometers. After the light gradually disappeared, there were already more armed starships in space.

"Damn it, can't you open the passageway in a more stable place?"

'"Who knew there was a spatial undercurrent here? After all, this is the oldest of the nine star domains. I wouldn't be surprised even if I bumped into a Universe Star Beast. Captain, you should just let it go."

"Bastards, what is your attitude? I am the captain! Captain!"

"Alright, alright, Captain. I'll be careful next time."

In the control room of the starship, there were six or seven aliens. They were of different shapes, obviously from different planets. Without exception, the auras of these aliens weren't weak. They were interstellar mercenaries, and as long as they were paid, they would receive any mission. The notoriety of the interstellar mercenaries was far greater than that of the people of Nelm. As long as these aliens on Mo Suo were willing, they could do the work of interstellar pirates at any time.

On this starship, the person sitting on the captain's seat was surprisingly a person from Nelm. The metallic skin and purple blood vessels between his lips were the hallmarks of Nelm at all times.