It was like a living hell.
Countless ordinary soldiers were instantly melted into a pool of thick blood by the black smoke.
Even a combat mech pilot who had just awakened his spiritual power and become a martial artist couldn't stop the black smoke for even a moment. In his panicked state, the despair that enveloped his heart descended, and he turned into a pool of blood. Apart from living for a second or two longer, he was no different from an ordinary soldier.
It was truly tragic; the thick smoke caused the deaths of countless soldiers.
Billions of warriors marched in to fight a great battle against the Zerg. Victory seemed imminent, and a peaceful and prosperous era was about to begin. But they would never return!
Soldiers struggled in despair, unable to comprehend what the black smoke was, how it could destroy the warship's energy shield, corrode its hull, and leave them dead in this vast universe.
Suddenly, a black and gold combat mech emerged from the starry sky; it was Mo Tianyun's Divine Mech.
He used his mental energy to probe the thick, billowing black smoke ahead, only to find that the black smoke actually had the effect of blocking mental energy from being seen!
Mo Tianyun was utterly astonished. He knew exactly how strong his own spiritual power was; it was probably close to the "Limitless" level. Yet, he was unable to probe the details within the black mist. This was utterly incomprehensible!
"What on earth is going on? Where did this black smoke come from? Damn it, I can't just stand by and watch the warriors of the Tianyun Empire die one after another!"
Several thick energy shields lit up on the surface of the Miracle Mech, completely enveloping a radius of hundreds of kilometers around it. Then, Mo Tianyun activated the "Mental Protection Barrier" and flashed into the black mist.
This time, Mo Tianyun finally saw the so-called culprit: a huge, elongated monster with a pure black body. Its body was over a hundred million kilometers long, and its long, coiled tail was even longer, slowly wriggling behind it.
Mo Tianyun stared intently at the enormous monster whose surface was constantly emitting black smoke.
Its body surface is magnificent, with a deep dark color and many patterns and cracks, like a small galaxy. The black smoke comes out of the cracks in its skin.
Its skin underneath has many bumps and uneven textures, which look like mountains and canyons intertwined, giving it a very ancient and mysterious feel.
Its tail, winding and coiling for tens of millions of kilometers, undulates in a curved motion. On its head are a pair of mysterious and ancient eyes, gleaming brilliantly from the deep darkness. On its back stretches a massive, coiled tail, several times longer than the monster's entire body. The tail is covered in spikes that emit a black glow; with each writhing movement, these spikes can tear through space at will, triggering spatial storms—truly terrifying!
"Hiss! Insects... Insectoids... Lord!!!"
Mo Tianyun felt a chill run down his spine, and fear gripped his heart.
He felt an instant urge to escape, but reason told him he couldn't run away like that; he couldn't abandon the millions of soldiers of the empire and flee alone.
"So what if you're the Zerg Lord? I'll beat you to a pulp!"
Mo Tianyun controlled the Miracle Mech and used "Where the Mind Leads" to instantly appear in front of all the warriors. His massive mental power suddenly expanded, forming a mental protective barrier to block the thick black smoke from the outside.
The black smoke behind them gradually decreased, and many warriors of the empire, including powerful martial artists and combat mech pilots, survived!
Sure enough, this approach worked.
Mo Tianyun glanced behind him and saw many soldiers quickly retreating, which put his mind at ease.
However, only a very small number of people will survive, and most of them are epic-level combat mech pilots or above whose mental strength has reached the "Spirit Sea" level!
This group only numbers in the hundreds of millions. Although hundreds of millions is a large number, it is less than one ten-thousandth of the total number of soldiers in the entire Tianyun Empire's expeditionary force!
"Get into the fastest star-class interstellar shuttle immediately and get as far away as possible. Don't ever come back here. This is the highest order!"
Mo Tianyun used his mental power to transmit information to all the surviving soldiers.
Although the surface of the star system-class interstellar shuttle was somewhat corroded by the black smoke, the problem was not serious.
The warriors who survived were naturally those with strong mental strength. These people were the backbone of the upper echelons of the Tianyun Empire. They naturally understood the power of the huge monster in the distance. This war was not something they could get involved in, so they could only obey orders and run as far away as possible!
Seeing their civilization's supreme leader, Emperor Tianyun, fiercely guarding the front, the black and gold mechs formed the strongest shield, building a solid barrier to block the invasion of the thick black smoke. All those who survived would forever remember Emperor Tianyun's majestic figure, and they would never forget his kindness.
Some of them, such as the old nobles and former subordinates of the Dylan Empire, may have harbored resentment towards Emperor Tianyun, the leader of civilization, for his previous actions. However, at this moment, with disaster looming, Mo Tianyun did not abandon them. Instead, he stood in front of them and left them with hope of survival. They no longer harbored hatred towards Mo Tianyun for his previous reforms and invasion of the Dylan Empire.
They even transformed their hatred into immense gratitude, causing them to begin to have a different view of Mo Tianyun, the leader of their civilization.
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