Chapter 1218: Chapter 624: Borrowing the Power of Eternal Abyss

Heins saw that Heckler had no reaction and immediately said, “If all this manpower and resources are wasted, especially after we’ve been looted once, the Empire must take full responsibility.”

“If it opens, does that mean we can take all the credit?” Costate retorted. Heins was at a loss, but Schmidt said:

“There’s no more time to waste. If we fail this time, we might face the Azure Dragon directly next time. We need confirmation.”

“I’ve told you before,” Heckler said coldly, finally speaking up, “I have absolute assurance that I can open the Holy Castle, but you never believed me.”

Schmidt sighed helplessly. The problem lay in this “absolute assurance.” Heckler’s certainty made him suspicious.

“There’s no need to worry. If we fail, we have other means,” Costate reassured.

Schmidt felt a twinge of curiosity, “Is it a method to kill in Istanbul?”

Heins also looked over. When they first learned of this information, they were initially shocked but quickly relieved. They hadn’t expected there to be such a method.

Heins said, “In my opinion, it would be better to use this method directly, to prevent unnecessary complications.”

“Indeed,” Schmidt agreed, “Once the Holy Castle is fully in our hands, we can turn the situation to our advantage.”

“Recently, even if the news of Istanbul’s demise was out, it wouldn’t affect the Azure Dragon much. This time, we must ensure no mistakes.”

Costate was silent, then shook his head, “The Holy Castle’s external information state communications have been cut off by us. The Azure Dragon cannot contact us from afar, so it’s not a big issue.”

Yet Heckler said, “There are still three days until preheating. Prepare to open the Stargate, and bring some people over for the exploration of the Holy Castle.”

Heckler was indeed confident, everyone couldn’t help but think.

The orders were swiftly issued, and each faction dispatched two additional X Level life forms.

The Empire’s personnel were designated by Heckler, who did not want Adam involved.

In many ways, it was indirectly expressed that Heckler was confident in opening the Holy Castle, which only fueled everyone’s curiosity about the source of his confidence.

Three days flew by, and the Spear of Judgment had entered its pre-launch state.

Costate and others closely monitored from the command room, and there were no anomalies in any of the Spear of Judgment’s parameters, ready to launch at any moment.

Heckler stared at the Holy Castle on the auxiliary screen, a hint of fervor in his eyes, as the image of the Azure Dragon surfaced in his mind, causing a faint smile to appear on his lips.

Azure Dragon, this time I’ll give you a big surprise. When you come from afar, you will find nothing but an empty shell.

Concentrating his mind, Heckler’s eyes gleamed sharply, then he ordered solemnly, “Launch!”

The Spear of Judgment had been in a high-energy operational state, and in the moment the command was given, all restraining measures were lifted.

The rings meant to bind the Energy Core were now spewing liquid lightning, and the golden energy flow within the energy well instantly began boiling.

A vibration somewhere between a hum and a dragon’s roar compressed the electromagnetic storm enveloping the megastructure into a glowing ribbon, and the cooling fins closest to the core turned crimson.

The violent high-energy reaction triggered radar warnings on every warship.

However, watching the skyrocketing energy index on the screen, Costate and others felt no joy. This energy intensity was still not enough.

Furthermore, using so many rare materials to create a super-large Star Annihilation Cannon was truly disappointing.

However, Heckler was extraordinarily excited, squeezing out two words from his throat, “Fire!”

Boom!

The Spear of Judgment shook violently as a golden beam burst from the energy well, surrounded by a glowing blue electromagnetic storm, an awe-inspiring spectacle.

Costate and others frowned, then froze, feeling rather bewildered.

Every commander in the command room was puzzled, eyes wide open, as if they had seen something inexplicable.

“Reverse… direction… fired?” someone said with difficulty.

Indeed, the beam shot out from the opposite end of the Spear of Judgment’s energy well, not aimed at the Holy Castle side.

In that instant, everyone had a bewildering thought—was the launch port installed backward?

“This…” Observers who had been closely monitoring were stunned, “What’s happening? Reverse direction firing?”

Li Ming stared at the virtual screen, also quite surprised. He had already prepared for impact, yet the attack went in the opposite direction.

“Could it be that the launch port is installed backward?” The Observer couldn’t help but think.

“It shouldn’t be that simple…” Li Ming squinted halfway through his words.

Heckler, this guy—he’d had indirect interactions with him—couldn’t possibly make such a low-level mistake.

Sure enough, the beam extended to a certain boundary and then disappeared into the void.

Shortly after, the entire area exploded, unleashing a void storm, but the energy of the golden beam continued unstopped, delving deeper.

“Could it be…” Li Ming’s heart skipped a beat as a thought suddenly occurred to him, his expression changing, “Heckler, you truly dare to think…”

Within the command room, Costate and others were frowning deeply, still not understanding what Heckler was doing.

Heins asked countless times, receiving no response until a certain moment.

Schmidt, watching the screen, suddenly had his face change dramatically, and he exclaimed, “Look!”

Standing beside Heckler, repeatedly questioning, Heins looked up in astonishment, his pupils contracting.