CHAPTER 771: THE DEVILS ARRIVED!

In outer space, still quite a distance from the Ancient Blue Gate World, interstellar vessels began emerging one by one from the wormhole. At first, there were only ten, but soon they became tens, then hundreds, until the number reached more than two hundred vessels of various sizes. However, all of them were still large enough to carry hundreds of thousands, and even millions, of people.

This was the devils’ armada, finally arriving at the central star cluster after a journey of more than three weeks. At the forefront of the massive armada, Rulleus gazed at the Ancient Blue Gate World, which could already be seen in the distance through his window.

He smiled coldly, knowing the time for war had finally come, before turning his eyes toward a recording crystal that would broadcast his figure to the entire army standing by inside the vessels. The broadcast spread across the armada, and all of the devils could see him.

Rulleus’s figure appeared in projection within every cabin of every vessel before he finally began to speak.

"To my brave warriors! To my great swords and shields that will bring me another thousand victories. In a moment we will enter a war that will carry our great names to the other side of heaven!"

"With war already upon us and our enemies unaware of the danger approaching them, we will catch them off guard and achieve a swift victory!"

"Be brave and do not be afraid. Your glory awaits. Once we seize that victory, no one will dare stand against us. We will be free to do as we please in that world, and each of you will receive the rewards awaiting you there. Seize them and take them, for they are yours to claim!" Rulleus roared.

Clank! Clank!

"UOHH! UOHH!"

The devil troops, already wearing their armor, clashed their weapons against their plates, producing a metallic din as they shouted a war cry to raise their spirits. Yet amidst the fervor, Xarz that stood not far from Rulleus, only glanced at him before turning his gaze to the Ancient Blue Gate World. His anxiety kept rising because they were almost there and his survival would be decided later.

"Take your posts! Be ready to deploy!" the generals of each vessel ordered, and many devils filed into the smaller cruisers. Inside each interstellar vessels were many cruisers that would be dispatched once they drew near the Ancient Blue Gate World.

These cruisers were special cruisers able to travel in space. They could not use warp, but they were still useful for carrying large numbers of troops, as in the current situation. Most of those inside the cruisers were cultivators below the emperor stage who did not have strong ability to fly or could not fly at all.

Rulleus looked forward again at the Ancient Blue Gate World and then gave his command.

"Start the siege!"

After that, the entire vessels moved forward toward the Ancient Blue Gate World, but they began to spread out instead of advancing in one large group. From their movement, it was clear they wanted to trap the entire star with a circling formation. Many vessels pulled away from the main armada, aiming to close in from "behind" the Ancient Blue Gate World.

At this moment, another interstellar vessel appeared in their path. It was actually a patrol ship, monitoring space for irregularities, and it approached to verify the identity of the incoming fleet.

Inside this vessel, the commander, a peak pseudo-immortal establishment stage cultivator, widened his eyes in shock. His heart trembled and his body turned cold. Recognizing many of those vessels, they were the devils’ vessels!

"How the fuck could they get here without any signs?! I haven’t received any news from headquarters either!" he shouted in disbelief.

At first, when he saw hundreds of vessels appear in the distance, he was stunned and felt something strange. Because no news had come from headquarters about these vessels, he decided to approach and check. But the moment his vessel drew nearer, the group suddenly spread out, and at that instant he could clearly see the shapes of most of the vessels.

They were the vessels usually used by the devils!

The commander shouted to the man behind him, "Tell the headquarters! The devils have come—"

Boom!

Suddenly his vessel, right at the commander’s cabin, was struck by a cannon beam from one of the devils’ vessels. The patrolling interstellar vessel was not too large, and the cannon beam pierced through it, blowing apart a great section of the ship in a violent explosion.

Many were instantly killed, while the survivors in other parts of the vessel fell into panic. They did not know what was happening outside, and only a moment later another cannon beam struck, destroying the vessel completely and killing everyone inside.

Other devils’ vessels were also soon spotted by interstellar vessels that happened to be passing by. However, these vessels met the same fate as the earlier patrol vessel. The only difference was that this time, someone finally managed to send a message to warn the nearest star, the Ancient Blue Gate World, about the devils’ approach.

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Thirty minutes later, at the Ancient Blue Gate World, on the Barisan Continent, the sun was almost sunk beneath the horizon. Inside an inn within one of the cities of the Eternal Sanctuary Forest region, Emperor Rozwald sat reading a scroll containing a report from his empire. Even though he was far from his empire, he still bore the responsibilities of an emperor in managing it.

While he was still reading, a sudden, violent knock struck against his door, making him frown as he glanced toward it.

"Come in."

The moment he spoke, Prince Ronwell rushed inside and instantly spoke in a hurried tone.

"Father, they have actually come!" he said, his voice tinged with panic, which deepened Emperor Rozwald’s frown.

"They? Who are they? Why are you panicking? Speak clearly, Ronwell."

"The devils! The devils from other stars! From the direction they are coming, it seems they came from the fallen star cluster, and their vessels number in the hundreds! I got the information from the information department, that every patrol vessel or any vessel that happened to pass by them was destroyed," Ronwell said, his voice steadier now.

"The information came from one vessel before they lost contact with it. And with the strange disappearance of the observer team, they concluded this might be the devils’ strategy. They are launching a surprise attack. With those numbers of vessels, Father, this will be a great war!"

Hearing that, Emperor Rozwald widened his eyes in shock.

"What?!" His body froze and his heart turned cold. He did not think this was just bogus information, the devils’ matter could not be taken lightly. Moreover, with the words "great war" spoken, he knew he had to treat the situation with the utmost seriousness. Gritting his teeth, he instantly gave his order.

"Give the Black Order of War. Prepare all troops to depart," he commanded as he rushed outside.

"I already did that earlier using your name, Father."

"Good. I will go to warn His Majesty Emperor Aldrian. He must know about this."

Ronwell was stunned, but he nodded.

"Alright, Father. Then I will inform the other powers about the devils and coordinate with them in case they have not received any information yet." He then ran toward the opposite direction.

At this moment, scenes of panic like this could be seen across the continent, where many leaders of different powers resided. In fact, across the entire Ancient Blue Gate World, each headquarters fell into panic at the sudden information that the devils were almost upon them. The devils seemed to have come with the intent of a great war, throwing every power in the Ancient Blue Gate World into chaos.

This was because there had been no signs or information from the observer teams, leaving them unprepared. Moreover, with many of the leaders gathered in the Barisan Continent, their responses were delayed as they received orders later than expected. Still, those in the headquarters did their best to prepare for war.

Troops began to gather as quickly as possible, and the interstellar vessels were readied. Not a single moment was wasted.

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At Aldrian’s palace, he was in the garden, quietly observing its beauty. His expression was calm as he touched the petal of a flower. He could clearly sense the intent from the flower, which showed a happy response to his touch, and he couldn’t help but smile.

But while he was still enjoying the flower’s beauty, his domain sense picked up frantic movements from countless figures across the continent, many of them rushing toward his palace.

When he focused his sense on them, he finally understood the cause of their panic. His expression returned to calm, and he lifted his gaze to the sky, which was growing dark as the sun sank completely beneath the horizon.

’They finally came.’