Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1487: Starry Sky Interception

The Grand Duke's command hall was spacious and magnificent, inheriting the pursuit of beauty by the people of Adahua Planet. In front of the high portholes were rows of controls, and hundreds of operators were busy in front of them. On the high platform of the bridge, Grand Duke Gulliver sat upright, giving a full view of Adahua Planet's fleet in front of the ship.

The Grand Duke felt that this fleet had finally retained its vitality. Even though he couldn't do anything unscathed, Gulliver's art of command would cost him one or two points. To be able to do this in a war of this level was already precious.

Before supporting the Earth Federation, Gulliver did not expect the Nelm people to be so difficult to deal with. With the addition of a Kidd squadron, the war was prolonged. Finally, it was time for him to return to his home planet. Gulliver believed that the rest of the fleet were like him, reuniting with their relatives on their home planet. They had been fighting for months, but it was as if they hadn't returned home for years. At this moment, a count whispered in his ear, "Archduke, everything is ready."

Gulliver nodded and said loudly, "Open the passageway and sail back."

There was a burst of cheers in the command hall, followed by their respective duties. A moment later, a warp path began to open in front of the fleet, allowing the fleet to return to Garter. The fleet headed towards the passageway like a school of fish. It took half an hour for all the starships to enter the passageway. The passage was closed, and the people of Adahua Planet disappeared into the Milky Way.

The voyage in the warp passageway was dull and monotonous. After entering the passageway, the starship was taken over by Zhi Nao. Apart from the necessary operators, the other crew members were able to free their hands and even leave temporarily. Grand Duke Gulliver was still in his seat, and a communication request was received. When the holographic image appeared in front of the Grand Duke, he saw Orfasis's figure. Grand Duke Gulliver hurriedly stood up and bowed to the King of Justice, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

Orfasis laughed and said, "Old friend, you can finally go home. I'm waiting to have a drink with you."

Gulliver smiled and said, "Then I have to ask His Majesty to forgive me."

"Oh, forgive what sin?"

"After I return, I won't be able to drink with His Majesty immediately. My wife probably won't allow me to do so."

Orfasis smiled and pointed at Gulliver. "That's not simple. I'll just invite you and your wife over."

Gulliver's lips twitched. Orfasis had already shook his head and said, "Alright, alright, I'm just joking with you. Who doesn't know that you and your wife are on good terms? It's been a while since you've seen each other. You must accompany your wife. I haven't been so rude yet, so I'll give you a day off."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gulliver paused for a moment and then asked, "I heard that His Highness Lucy was attacked under Evernight. I wonder who the murderer is."

Orfasis's expression became serious. "I'm sure it's someone from the royal family, but this person is hiding very deeply. We can't find any clues for the time being. However, this matter definitely won't just go away. It's simply unforgivable that he actually attacked the royal daughter!"

Gulliver knew that Orfasis was really angry. This was not only because he loved Lucy very much, but also because he had already stepped on the Emperor's bottom line. Regardless of who he was, that person should be worried about how he would withstand the wrath of Orfasis's lightning when things were revealed.

"Let's not talk about that. Lucy brought back a slab of origin from Eternal Night, saying that it hides the secrets of the twilight of the universe. Now that she has caught a bunch of old men from the Academy of Truth, they are playing with that slab every day, causing the Victory Palace to be thrown into chaos. I wonder when they will be able to solve this great secret." Orfasis said with a troubled expression, "It's fine if she tosses those old men around. Even I won't let them go. Three days or two, she told me to help, saying that it was to stimulate the stone slab. But after so many days, she didn't find anything. I knew that if this continued, the women in the harem would have a problem with me."

Gulliver smiled and said, "If His Majesty had fewer concubines, he would have made time."

"How can that be? I..."

Suddenly, the image blurred and disappeared. Gulliver was stunned by the sudden interruption of the communication. The duke immediately reacted and shouted, "What's going on?"

"Archduke, we are being strongly disturbed." Someone in front of the control console reported: "This is a very strong source of external interference. The warp channel is becoming unstable. We need to leave the channel ahead of time, otherwise the channel will collapse and we will forever be lost!"

Gulliver's expression changed. Of course, he knew what would happen if the passageway collapsed. A lighter fleet would be locked in a subspace forever, unable to return to the main space. Heavier, the entire fleet was shredded by the energy storm when the tunnel collapsed, turning it into dust in the subspace.

Right now, the only thing the fleet could do was to leave the warp channel ahead of time. Gulliver immediately ordered the fleet to use an emergency protocol to leave the spatial channel ahead of time. In an unknown space, a passageway was opened and Adahua Planet's starships left the passageway one after another. Half of the fleet came out, and a scarlet light suddenly lit up from the depths of space. The light quickly grew. A moment later, a dark red ribbon of light passed through the fleet. The starship exploded, forming huge fireballs that illuminated the space.

Gulliver could clearly feel a strong tremor. When he could see the scene of the main space through the porthole in front of him, Gulliver's eyes were stung by the fireball in front of him. Within the flames of the explosion, a section of the starship's body smashed over. Fortunately, the ship had activated its defensive force field and was bounced away by the shield. It slid over from the side in a heart-wrenching manner, but it smashed a starship beside the ship in the right direction. The force field of the starship was far less powerful than that of the Grand Duke. The shield was immediately pierced through, and the damaged hull was stabbed into the front of the ship, exploding along with the hull!

After the ship entered the main space, Gulliver said in a deep voice, "Get everyone into combat. I want to know who the enemy is!"

An ear-piercing alarm sounded in the command hall, and the rest of the operators quickly arrived. A moment later, a scene appeared in front of Gulliver. In the picture, there was a starry sky to the left of the fleet. Black shadows streaked across the starry sky. The scene was enlarged. It turned out that the shadows were all starships. These starships were slender and had red lines on them, making them look mysterious and elegant. Seeing this fleet, Gulliver took a deep breath and said, "This is the Barbarian fleet. Damn it, they're stopping us from returning. I'm afraid they're trying to launch an attack while our home planet's defenses are empty. Quick, contact Golden City!"