45: Chapter 45 The Ownership of Arashiyama Star

Saint Sabbat lifted the tent flap and entered.

Xia Xingchen and his group were staring tensely into the ruins. The troops were divided into two groups: those in front held their guns ready, while those behind gripped grenades tightly, prepared to throw them at any moment.

"What's the situation here?"

Only when Saint Sabbat entered did Xia Xingchen remember. The earlier battle had been too urgent; there had been no time to inform Saint Sabbat.

"Don't ask, Saint Sabbat.

Kross failed. The Dark God's blessing twisted him into a damned, abominable creation. Kross is now a Chaos Spawn."

Hearing this, Saint Sabbat immediately drew her power sword and stood guardedly beside Xia Xingchen.

"What's the current status?"

Xia Xingchen had just finished giving a brief account of what happened.

None of them could be sure whether the Chaos Spawn in the ruins was truly dead or not.

Just as Xia Xingchen was about to order the soldiers forward to investigate, a massive tentacle shot out from the ruins again. Like a freshly caught octopus, it flailed wildly, smashing everything around it.

"All incendiary bombs and high-explosive grenades! Throw everything we have inside! Retreat immediately after throwing!"

Upon hearing Xia Xingchen's command, the soldiers hurled all their explosives into the ruins, then turned and sprinted for their lives.

Xia Xingchen grabbed Saint Sabbat's hand and dashed out with her.

Simultaneously, the communication system of Xia Xingchen's power armor rapidly connected with the dream star in orbit.

"Zheng Hai, I order you to fire an orbital torpedo at the altar at my current coordinates immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Hai quickly pulled up the corresponding feed on the optical screen.

Zheng Hai could clearly see the enormous monster at the center of the altar.

Good heavens, what in the world is that thing?

"I said fire the orbital torpedo now! Why are you hesitating?"

On the ground, Xia Xingchen was running for his life.

"Commander! If we fire the orbital torpedo, the massive blast radius could injure you!"

Xia Xingchen grew frantic upon hearing this. At a time like this, worrying about collateral damage was pointless; killing that Chaos Spawn was all that mattered.

"We can't worry about that now! Anything is worth it if we can take down that Chaos Spawn! Enough talk, fire the torpedo now!"

Hearing this, Zheng Hai made a decisive call.

Since the Commander had given the order, as the ship's captain, Zheng Hai's only duty was to execute it.

"Use the smallest torpedo model for the launch."

The torpedo officer aboard the dream star, receiving the command, immediately began operations. An automated rail retrieved a torpedo from the magazine.

It was then loaded into the launch tube.

The weapons operator confirmed all parameters were correct and immediately reported ready to launch.

The torpedo tube, under the system's calculations and control, swiftly adjusted its firing angle.

As the torpedo officer pressed the launch button, a torpedo tube on the port side of the dream star slid open.

A small torpedo shot out with a shriek, streaking like a meteor straight towards the surface of Lanshan Planet.

On the ground.

"Everyone run! Fall back! Get as far away as you can!"

The moment Xia Xingchen burst out of the tent, he shouted at the top of his lungs to those around him.

The Holy War Army soldiers positioned further out hadn't yet grasped the situation when they saw a crowd of people charging out like madmen.

Xia Xingchen looked up and realized many Holy War Army soldiers had already retreated to positions far in the distance.

Holy shit, did Saint Sabbat arrange this in advance?

Xia Xingchen turned his head and his eyes met Saint Sabbat's.

Saint Sabbat immediately flashed a faint smile, as if asking him:

Did I do well?

Xia Xingchen had no time to praise her. He immediately pulled her behind a section of wall.

It wasn't that Xia Xingchen didn't want to find better cover; the torpedo from above was already clearly visible.

Xia Xingchen quickly pushed Saint Sabbat into a corner, then used his power armor to shield her, wrapping his arms around her and covering her completely with his own body.

The shrieking torpedo, like a deadly sting, struck the target point directly.

The explosion's epicenter instantly erupted in a blinding light, so intense no one could look directly at it. A massive shockwave blasted the entire altar and everything surrounding it into the air.

Poor Kross, having become a Chaos Spawn, had lost all reason and capacity for action.

Even if a torpedo landed right on top of him, he would not have moved or reacted.

Kross's final fate was to be utterly reduced to ashes in the high-temperature inferno of the explosion.

The dust and debris kicked up by the blast threatened to bury everything in the vicinity.

When the explosion's fury finally subsided, the surrounding terrain had been utterly transformed. A massive crater yawned where the altar once stood. Swirling dust and unsettled debris obscured everything in sight.

Just then, a nearby mound of earth shifted.

A figure burst forth from the pile of dirt.

Xia Xingchen shook the dust from his body and immediately looked down at Saint Sabbat, whom he had shielded in his arms.

"Sabat, are you alright?"

Xia Xingchen immediately reached out to check Saint Sabbat for any injuries.

"My lord, I'm fine."

Seeing Xia Xingchen's deep concern, Saint Sabbat quickly responded to reassure him.

Good, she was unharmed.

After confirming Saint Sabbat was safe and sound, Xia Xingchen let himself slump sideways onto the ground.

"My lord!!"

Saint Sabbat was startled.

Xia Xingchen removed the helmet of his power armor to breathe more easily.

"I'm fine. It just feels like someone stomped on my back a few times."

Xia Xingchen glanced at the sky, still tinged with a faint yellow hue, and said softly.

"We won, right?"

Saint Sabbat knelt beside Xia Xingchen and gave a gentle nod.

"Yes, my lord. We won."

Xia Xingchen finally let out a sigh of relief. Now, the entire Lanshan Planet belonged to them.