CHAPTER 861: ARRIVED

Ten days later.

The journey to the Fallen Star Cluster went on without trouble. Normally, at this time, the people inside the vessels would be doing their daily activities as usual.

However, they were already preparing themselves with their armor and forming lines in the vast halls that each vessel had. The scene was truly busy, as they had just received an announcement from the control room that their arrival time was near.

The moment they heard it, they immediately left everything they were doing and began preparing for the coming war.

After they finished getting ready, they lined up in an orderly manner in the large hall, waiting for the time to disembark.

Aldrian was also ready, standing in the control room with Baek Jimin, Angelica, and Xin Haotian. After a few moments, one of the operators reported,

"We will leave the wormhole in five, four, three, two, one."

A split second later, Aldrian felt the sudden deceleration, pushing him slightly forward. The screens showing the outside scenery now displayed the dark space, distant stars, and planets.

One by one, the alliance vessels started appearing as they exited the wormhole until all of them had emerged. The once lonely space suddenly became filled with hundreds of vessels.

After leaving the wormhole, many of the vessels began taking different paths. They were divided into large groups, and each already had its assigned destination, the worlds they were to attack.

For the devils in this star cluster, it was a surprise attack. They never expected to face an invasion from the central star cluster. There were no sentries patrolling this space, since most of them had followed Rulleus’s lead to attack the central star cluster.

Although the devils here might be confused by the lack of information coming from the surprise attack in the central star cluster, they would never expect to face a counterattack.

"Good luck, ladies and gentlemen. May you succeed." Aldrian’s voice resounded inside the control rooms of all vessels. After that, some vessels vanished as they activated their booster speed, propelling them forward at incredible velocity. To an ordinary mortal, an interstellar vessel using boosters would appear only as a flash of something massive crossing the void.

Aldrian watched the outside space from the screen and looked at the nearest world to them. The nearest world was quite large, though not as big as the Ancient Blue Gate World. It was one of the habitable worlds in this star cluster and one of the targets to be attacked.

However, this particular world was not for him or the troops from the Ancient Blue Gate World to attack. He shifted his gaze to another world that could still be seen from the vessel’s current position. It was a red planet that looked no larger than an apple because of the distance.

"Activating booster in three, two, one," one of the operators said before the vessel accelerated again for a few minutes, then gradually decelerated.

When they slowed down, the scenery outside had already changed. The red giant world now filled the view ahead. This was the main world of the Fallen Star Cluster—the Red Mist Star. Its size was equal to that of the Ancient Blue Gate World.

This was the world assigned to the Ancient Blue Gate World’s forces. It was the strongest world in the cluster, as it housed the central command of all devils within this star cluster.

There were dozens of vessels from other powers of the Ancient Blue Gate World that followed Aldrian’s vessel. The moment they arrived, they spread out to various positions outside the world’s atmosphere. They were preparing to surround the world and attack it from multiple directions once Aldrian gave the signal.

Looking at the massive world before them, many hearts trembled. Normally, they would never think they could attack this famous world. This was the world where the leader of the devils in this cluster resided, and there were many things that could easily kill them.

But that same leader had already surrendered and fallen into the hands of Aldrian the Great.

Aldrian was still watching the Red Mist Star on the screen when Xarz was brought into the control room by two guards. He was chained, and his cultivation had been sealed. He was treated as a prisoner, as he should have been all along. There was a prison area inside the vessel, and that was where he had stayed throughout the journey.

He was brought along because of his valuable information. Since his surrender, he had cooperated with Aldrian, providing important details about the Fallen Star Cluster that had not been known before. Because of that, Xarz was still alive, and Aldrian had not made things difficult for him.

Xarz gazed at Aldrian for a moment before looking at the screens showing the Red Mist Star. He knew that the time had come. He would watch the place that had been his "home" for years be destroyed.

However, there was no emotion in his gaze. In fact, he did not feel anything at this moment. He knew that the devils had occupied this world, they were the invaders.

He did not care if Aldrian attacked this world and killed all the devils on it. He simply felt no attachment to this place. The only thing that mattered to him was that he was still alive, nothing more.

"Where is your place? Can you see your region from here?" Aldrian suddenly asked. Most of the planet’s surface was slightly obscured by the red mist. The mist was a natural phenomenon on this world, caused by the concentrated negative energy.

That mist, saturated with negative energy, was dangerous for anyone other than devil cultivators to enter. Without proper measures to block its effects, even someone at the pseudo-immortal foundation stage would lose their mind under its influence.

Xarz continued looking at the screen. "You can see it, on the west side from our position. Move a kilometer to the west."

Aldrian then gave his order. "Move a kilometre to the west side."

"Move a kilometre to the west side," one of the operators repeated before the vessel moved according to the order.

After the vessel stopped, Xarz pointed at the screen.

"That is the place where I lived in this world. There is a giant city from the past that functioned as our headquarters."

Aldrian looked at the screen for a moment.

"Are there any people other than devil cultivators there? Any innocents in this region, whatsoever?" he asked.

"There is no one, only devil cultivators at this moment. We usually kidnapped many people from the smaller worlds to bring here as supplies. There are many devils that need to cultivate, after all."

"However, all of them were already dead before we departed for the surprise attack on the central star cluster. Initially, we planned to use the Ancient Blue Gate World as a place to resupply, but... well..." Xarz answered.

The others who heard this felt fury in their hearts. These devils truly did not regard any other cultivators as anything other than objects to use however they pleased. They could use them to raise their own cultivation or as tools to satisfy the deranged desires of their character.

After hearing the answer, Aldrian instantly stood up.

"Open the hatch to the outside," he ordered.

"Yes, Your Majesty," answered one of the operators. Aldrian then walked out of the control room toward one side of the vessel. Once he arrived, a large hatch was already open, and he immediately floated outside into the void of space.

Baek Jimin, Angelica, and Xin Haotian remained inside the control room, and from one of the screens, they could see Aldrian exit the vessel and float toward its front.

From the other vessels that followed, figures began emerging one by one. Many cruisers and troops floated toward him, while others spread out in multiple directions.

Emperor Rozwald, his son, and a few figures from the Orian Continent were among those approaching Aldrian.

Aldrian stopped right in front of his interstellar vessel and observed the massive world before him for a few seconds. He then closed his eyes briefly before opening them again. His domain here had already been created.

Emperor Rozwald and the others finally arrived near Aldrian. Without looking at them, Aldrian spoke,

"Get ready. I will give the signal."

The others solemnly nodded and spread the information that the signal will be shown shortly to other alliance troops. After the message spread, something suddenly manifested in front of Aldrian.

It was just a small rock.

Those who saw it were confused, wondering what Aldrian intended to do with a single rock. But then their confusion vanished as many more began appearing, spreading before Aldrian, right outside the atmosphere of the Red Mist Star.

The rocks quickly grew in size, and as they continued expanding, the others were left truly shocked.

Their hearts trembled as they suddenly understood what Aldrian intended to do!