Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1518: The Worst Encounter

In a wilderness hundreds of kilometers from Adahua Planet base, a Baltic starship was anchored on the ground. This was just an ordinary high-speed light ship, only thirty to forty meters long. According to Agares's general specifications, it was only a starship that a small noble in the empire would sit on. This inconspicuous starship was surrounded by Night Demon corpses. It could be seen that there had been a battle here. The Night Demon left behind more than a thousand corpses here, and the battle was quite intense. However, there weren't any corpses other than the Night Demon on the battlefield. In other words, this battle was a one-sided massacre. As for which side was the target of the massacre, anyone who wasn't blind would be able to see it. The slightly experienced officers could also see some details. For example, the corpse of the Night Demon, even the one closest to the starship, was fifty meters away. In other words, before Night Demon could even charge into the inner circle of the starship, he was completely slaughtered. If it wasn't for the shocking firepower of this starship, there would have been experts guarding it. If not, its guards would definitely be extraordinary.

At this moment, the cabin doors on the left and right sides of the starship opened, and a deck stretched out from each side. Shadows gushed out of the cabin doors one after another, and they were a group of guards. The soldiers arrived on the ground quietly and quickly, and then the flamethrower dealt with the corpses. The stream of fire that shot out of the ejector was dark green, seemingly without much temperature. However, the Night Demon corpse was quickly ashen after being swept past, and then turned into dust. And during this entire process, there was actually no sign of burning. What was even more special was that these warriors' guards were conspicuously pale golden. The color is unpopular on Agares, where the planet's traditions favor darker colors such as black and dark red. Light golden colors like this were rare, but it didn't mean that they weren't there. In fact, there was only one type of person in Agares who knew how to use light golden armor. It was the Golden Dawn, the Guards Legion in Dubian Imperial City that obeyed Freus' orders.

It could be said that when the army was first established, even in Dobia it was regarded as an anomaly, but Frius insisted on using this name and light golden armor as the symbol of the army. This was symbolic for Frius, who believed that he could bring Agares a new era, and the dawn of this era began. Thus, this army, no matter if it was the color of its armor or its name, was more suited to the people of Adahua Planet. It was born in Bu Luo City just like that.

Normally, the golden dawn would only be stationed in the Black Emperor's dark castle. But now that they were here, it was obvious who was on the starship. In the not-so-spacious command room, Frius was looking at a light screen. Inside the screen was the scene of Adahua Planet's high ground base opening its shield. The Black Emperor's lips curled, "Is Orfasis here?"

Before invading the Garter Domain, Sbernak had sent him to Evernight, claiming to be able to fight Orfasis. Although Frius' ultimate goal was actually Sbernak, it was naturally a good thing for him to be able to fight Orfasis before then. One had to know that at their level, it was already difficult for an opponent to obtain. Otherwise, when he saw that Alan had some potential, Frius would not be happy to see him. But Allen was too young for him. Perhaps he would be a good opponent in the future. But at that time, it was more like he was teaching Allen how to grow into a Paragon than fighting Allen. Of course, Frius was only doing this to find another opponent for himself. With Orfasis, this opponent was evenly matched. How could Frius not be tempted?

He closed the screen and narrowed his eyes. "Let's go to the Adahua Planet base. I hope Orfasis can give me a surprise."

As a result, the warriors who were dealing with the Night Demon corpses hurriedly returned. The deck was put away and the starship slowly lifted into the air. After adjusting his direction in the air, he headed straight for the Adahua Planet Highlands base, leaving behind a black rainbow in the sky.

In the highlands base, Marquis Mainne arranged for the guards to come to the base command center. His deputy, Viscount Annan, delivered a cup of steaming drinks and said, "Your Excellency, rest for a while."

Viscount Annan was a mature and beautiful woman and a member of the Golden Rose Clan. There were quite a few pursuers, but unfortunately, this woman was tied to Marquis Mainne and had yet to marry. Nowadays, she was no longer young, and had already reached marriageable age. A viscount, and a woman, was far too variable for her family. Generally speaking, for such a woman, the clan would find a good partner in advance. Right now, Annan had several choices, but she didn't like any of them. Because of this, he had been in a bad mood with the clan recently. Escorting Lucy to Evernight was not a comfortable journey, but Annan heaved a sigh of relief. He could take this opportunity to leave the clan for a while and think about the path he would take in the future.

Mainne also knew a little about it, so he naturally knew what this assistant meant to him. But he was a family man, and he loved his wife and children very much. Even though his wife had suggested that he accept the baroness, Mainne's feelings for Annan did not reveal the slightest bit of love between men and women. Instead, it was a kind of friendship between superiors and subordinates. He had also talked to Annan about this several times, but it was a pity that he was unable to make Annan give up.

Taking the hot drink from Annan's heart, Mainne took a sip and said, "We have about five hours to rest. You can go down and rest as well."

"No, it's you who should rest. I'll just watch this place. The things below shouldn't come up." Annan insisted.

Mainne did not insist and left after drinking all the drinks. Suddenly, the alarm sounded. Mainne's expression changed immediately and he shouted, "What's going on?"

A soldier observing the radar reported, "I found a starship of unknown origin coming towards us."

"Present the image."

A Baltic starship appeared on the command center's big screen. Seeing the starship, Mainne was really shocked, "How could this be? Why did the Baltics appear on Evernight?"

"Could it be that they are following us?" Annan guessed.

Mainne shouted, "Bring His Highness over. Hurry up and wait for the opportunity to escort His Highness away. Everyone else will check the base's energy and ammunition reserves and raise the shield to its highest level. Prepare for battle!"

Under a series of orders, the alarm sounded in the base, and then a few weapons platforms that could still be used started to operate. However, this base didn't have much energy left, so the firepower it provided was very limited. Mainne's expression was solemn. He had already planned to abandon this base, regardless of any research. As long as the base stalls the Baltic starships, they'll find an opportunity to take Lucy away. Right now, he only hoped that this starship did not have the main fighting strength of the Barbarians. If it was just ordinary officers and soldiers, then they would basically be safe.

Very quickly, Lucy was taken to the starship. Mainne had already gathered his men here, and the defensive and weapons platforms of the base were handed over to Smart Brain for control, so there was no need to waste any manpower. Seeing Lucy, Mainne hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it's an emergency. Please leave immediately."

Lucy thought of Alan and hesitated, "But..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a series of thunderbolts exploded above his head, causing the berth to tremble, shaking down strands of fine dust. A soldier shouted, "Not good, the shield has been broken!"

"Firepower so strong?" Mainne didn't care much and pulled Lucy on the ship. At this moment, a suffocating pressure descended from the sky. The surrounding soldiers immediately fell to the ground and were knocked unconscious by the might in the sky. As for Lucy, golden roses kept growing on her body. The Origin Tool Protector released energy to protect Lucy. As for Mainne and Annan, although they weren't stunned, their faces were terrifyingly pale. Especially Annan. Her body trembled, her pupils shrank, and her heartbeat accelerated. She was like a small beast that exposed its weakness to the eyes of its natural enemies. Mainne had no choice but to struggle against that imposing aura and distract himself from taking care of Annan. The Marquis was shocked. This drama was the first of its kind in his life. He asked himself that even if he faced a super expert, it wouldn't be as bad as it is now.

Then a voice sounded from above, "What's going on, Orfasis isn't here?"

The armor above the berth suddenly split apart. The armor groaned and separated from the two sides. A figure floated down from the gap. The opponent was dressed in black and his cape was scarlet red. Just a simple stop would naturally become the focus of everyone's attention. Mainne's heart skipped a beat and he bitterly said, "Why did the emperor of Dobia appear here?"

He naturally recognized that it was Felius, but he never thought that the Black Emperor would appear on planet Evernight. After all, the Garter Domain was being invaded, so the two Autarchs should be guarding the frontlines instead of visiting a dying planet.

Frius looked coldly at the faces of the crowd, and his gaze finally stopped on Lucy. As his gaze fell, the golden roses on Lucy bloomed with all her might, and for a moment, Lucy was illuminated by the golden light, as dazzling as a goddess of dawn.

"Golden Rose?" Frius said, "Who are you?"

"Lucy, one of the Great Emperor's daughters, heir to the Golden Rose!"

"No wonder." Frius asked again, "What about Orfasis? Why hasn't he come?"

Lucy asked, "Why did he come?"

'"Because Spenak said that I can fight Orfasis here. That bastard is scheming, but he won't talk nonsense. Since he said that, then Orfasis will definitely come. It's just a matter of time." Frius narrowed his eyes and said, "But I was surprised that a royal maiden came here. Well, give me the golden rose and you can leave."

"No," said Lucy decisively, "I can't leave Golden Rose to you no matter what!"

Not to mention whether Felius could use the Golden Rose, it was the symbolic meaning of the Origin Tool, so he couldn't let it fall into the hands of the Barbarians. Besides, that person was Felius. Lucy naturally knew what good it would do to say that, but she had her own pride.

Frius was expressionless, only spitting out two words from his mouth: "You're courting death!"