173: Drive away the cursed legion

The adjudicator mobilized the concepts of devouring and transformation extracted from the Taotie Prototype, along with the preliminary understanding of time-flow processing techniques from STC-Ω, to provide power and containment for this deconstruction process, accelerating the conversion of these downgraded conceptual fragments into pure information entropy and neutral energy elements that could be absorbed by the abyss of order.

The process was thrilling and slow. Finally, at the edge of the god's bottle unit's overload and failure, the golden psychic energy was completely digested.

It did not turn into energy to nourish order; instead, it consumed a massive amount of the god's bottle unit's computing power and energy reserves, leaving behind conceptual residue that was difficult to clear—a more condensed tendency toward negation, like antibodies produced by an immune system, remaining deep within the unit.

Experiment concluded. Target psychic energy decomposed, downgraded, and absorbed. God's bottle unit delta damaged; requires deep purification and maintenance.

Key data obtained: conceptual structural diagrams of the Binding Legion, resonance frequency models linked to the emperor's will, and a preliminary logic-cracking algorithm for its obsession core.

The adjudicator reported, "Conclusion: Direct devouring is costly and inefficient; it is unsuitable as a large-scale countermeasure. However, the analytical data obtained is extremely valuable for optimizing reality anchoring and information pollution attacks."

Based on the data obtained from the experiment and the continuous pressure applied to the front lines, the Human Federation launched an integrated strike against the Binding Legion in the Broken Spine Sector.

First, the newly deployed Anti-Sacred Reality Stability Anchor network power was maximized and fine-tuned according to the parsed sacred psychic resonance frequencies. Like precise shockwaves, they continuously shook the reality foundations of the Binding Legion's existence. The golden mist was further compressed and solidified, rendering it almost unable to expand outward.

Second, the information pollution attack was upgraded. Utilizing the cracked obsession core algorithm, the Human Federation's information warfare experts wove even more malicious lies.

They forged a psychic broadcast from the Emperor on Terra, filled with exhaustion and self-doubt, in which the Emperor hinted at disappointment with the current state of the Empire, even letting slip a terrifying whisper that perhaps a heretical order was also a possibility for humanity's future.

This forged signal was forcibly injected into the core area of the Binding Legion through specialized transmitters within the psychic vacuum created by the reality anchoring field.

For a Binding Legion that relied purely on fixed beliefs, this was no different from the most potent poison! Large swaths of Binding Legion warriors trembled violently, letting out silent wails full of pain and confusion. The golden soul-fires in their eye sockets flickered uncertainly; many individuals' actions ceased entirely, and some even began to stare at each other as if confirming the information they had received. The entire golden mist began to churn and boil violently, its stable legion structure showing unprecedented instability and cracks.

Finally, the Human Federation fleet, which had been poised for action, led by the strike group of the eternal-class titan ship the judgement and under the command of Alpha-01, launched a thunderous strike at the golden mist's most turbulent moment.

They did not rush into the center of the mist to engage in close-quarters combat with the endless Binding Legion warriors; instead, they stayed at a safe distance protected by the reality anchoring field and utilized their latest equipment.

Time Stasis Projectors fired! Invisible force fields enveloped large areas of the golden mist, and the relative flow of time within the region was forcibly slowed. The movements of the Binding Legion warriors became like slow motion, and the churning of the mist nearly froze.

Disintegration Rays swept across! Optimized rays derived from Crystal Hive technology had an extremely strong deconstructive effect on energy structures. They swept through the stasis-locked mist, and large swaths of golden psychic energy were frozen into fragile crystalline forms before silently collapsing.

Salvos from specialized Reality Reconstruction Cannons! This attack was not for destruction but for overriding and defining. A majestic torrent of dark-gold energy, carrying the Human Federation's definition of extreme order, poured into the time-stasis zones like molten iron into ice cracks, forcibly filling and rewriting the space-time occupied by the Binding Legion. With the assistance of the reality anchoring field, this rewriting became possible.

Under the triple strike, the Binding Legion—already internally unstable due to shaken reality foundations and belief pollution—finally could not hold on.

The golden mist dissipated and disintegrated in large swathes like morning fog blown by a gale. The figures of the Binding Legion warriors turned into specks of light amidst silent screams; some were completely annihilated, while others seemed to be dragged by an invisible force, retracting into the depths of the Warp, perhaps returning to the eternal torment beside the Golden Throne.

The golden mist in the Broken Spine Sector has dissipated! Signs of Binding Legion activity have vanished! Regional reality stability is recovering! Victory reports arrived from the front line.

The Human Federation had once again repelled direct intervention from the Emperor with a combination of cold logic and efficient technology. They had not only driven away the Binding Legion but had also obtained precious data for analyzing sacred psychic energy and the power of faith, accumulating experience for potential higher-level confrontations in the future.

“Report losses and gains,” Han Zhe’s voice was calm and without ripples.

“Losses: Three Anti-Sacred Reality Stability Anchors were overloaded and destroyed, requiring replacement; the energy reserves of the judgement and its escort fleet were consumed by 65%; god's bottle unit delta sustained moderate damage.”

“No permanent ship losses, and personnel casualties were minor,” Alpha-01 reported. “Gains: Successfully expelled the Binding Legion and reclaimed control over the Broken Spine Sector; obtained a large amount of first-hand data regarding the Emperor’s sacred power and the Binding mechanism; verified the feasibility of multi-technology integration against high-dimensional faith entities; the new weapon systems performed well in actual combat.”

“Very good.” Han Zhe’s gaze turned to the star map, looking past the Broken Spine Sector—now covered in dark gold once more—toward Holy Terra, then toward the dark territories of Ouroska and the Thanatos Dynasty, and finally sweeping over the increasingly numerous colonial dots in the Extragalactic systems.

“The Binding Legion is but one of the Emperor’s many tools. After this battle, He will be more vigilant, and perhaps more furious. But we have proven that even the deity’s dead guardians cannot block the Human Federation's light of order.”

“Order: Repair and strengthen the defenses of the Broken Spine Sector, building it into a solid bastion facing the Empire. The technical team is to fully digest the data obtained this time and upgrade our anti-sacred psychic equipment. The Tomb of Time Research Station is to continue deepening the analysis of STC-Ω and time technology under the premise of ensuring safety.”

“And our primary focus remains unchanged.”

Han Zhe’s finger tapped heavily on the eerie green light clusters representing Ouroska and the Thanatos Dynasty.

“The final preparations for the Final Liquidation Plan must be accelerated. We must strike first with the Blade of extinction before the Emperor’s next intervention arrives and before the Necron Dynasty can launch an even more terrifying retaliation!”

“The Human Federation’s path of conquest will not pause for any deity or undead. We will only step over their corpses toward a more powerful future.”

The victory in expelling the Binding Legion brought no relaxation; instead, like a final review before a charge, it caused every gear of the Human Federation’s war machine to mesh tighter and run faster. The countdown to ultimate revenge against the Necron Dynasty had entered its final stage. On the path of confronting divine power, the Human Federation had taken another dangerous yet solid step.