vstars Chapter 155 Cassius's Arrogance Leads to His Death!
Chapter 155 Cassius's Arrogance Leads to His Death!
When news of the annihilation of the Astral Vanguard Fleet reached the main Astral fleet, a deathly silence fell over Marshal Karen's flagship. All the officers bowed their heads, not daring to look at Karen, who sat on the throne. The once arrogant marshal now had a livid face, and the metal scepter in his hand creaked loudly in his grip.
"Useless! A bunch of useless trash! Ten thousand warships were completely annihilated by an inferior civilization!" Karen slammed his scepter to the ground, the massive energy shockwave knocking the surrounding generals to the ground. "Our Starbound has traversed the universe for millions of years, and has never suffered such humiliation! Lu Jingchen, I will tear you to pieces!"
"Marshal, please calm down!" A young general in silver armor stepped forward. He was Cassius, Karen's only son and the strongest of the younger generation in the Astral Realm. "Those inferior civilizations only won by sheer luck. Father, give me 30,000 elite troops and 1,000 assault ships. I will personally go to Earth and guarantee to take the Kunlun Mountain base within an hour, capture Lu Jingchen alive, and bring his head back to you!"
Cassius's face was full of arrogance and disdain: "Those low-level civilizations' crumbling ships can only bully the vanguard's trash. My personal guard consists of the most elite warriors in the astral plane, equipped with the latest Shadow Armor. Their scrap metal is no match for them."
"Alright!" Karen nodded, her eyes fierce. "I'll give you five thousand warships and one hundred thousand elite troops! I want you not only to capture Lu Jingchen alive, but also to destroy their True Dragon Warships and raze their Alliance headquarters to the ground! Let these inferior civilizations know the consequences of offending the Astral Plane!"
"Thank you, Father!" Cassius saluted excitedly and turned to leave. He didn't take humans seriously at all; in his eyes, this mission was nothing more than an easy hunt.
Three hours later, Cassius's fleet silently arrived in Earth's orbit. He activated the cloaking system and said smugly to his adjutant, "See that? These primitive civilizations' radars can't detect us at all. By the time we land directly over the Kunlun Mountain base, they won't even have time to react."
"Young Marshal, you are brilliant!" the adjutant quickly flattered. "Once we capture Lu Jingchen alive, you will be a hero of the Star Boundary!"
Just then, the fleet's alarm suddenly blared out.
"Warning! Warning! You have been locked onto by enemy radar!"
"A large energy reaction detected! It's a defensive weapon!"
Cassius's expression changed: "How is this possible? Our cloaking system is the most advanced in the Astral Plane! How could they possibly have detected us?"
Before he finished speaking, countless golden beams of energy shot down from the ground like a dense meteor shower. It turned out that Lu Jingchen had anticipated Karen's sneak attack and had incorporated anti-stealth technology extracted from the wreckage of the astral reconnaissance ship into the True Dragon Defense Network. Cassius's fleet was locked onto by the defense network the instant it entered Earth's orbit.
"Boom boom boom!"
Explosions erupted one after another. The first few hundred warships were instantly struck by energy beams, their shields unable to withstand the force for even a second before being blasted to pieces.
"Fire! Fire now!" Cassius roared. "Destroy their defensive positions!"
The astral warships opened fire, blue energy projectiles slamming into the ground. However, the upgraded True Dragon Defense Network was exceptionally sturdy; the energy projectiles only created ripples upon impact, unable to penetrate it at all.
Just as the two sides were fiercely exchanging fire, the gates of the Kunlun Mountain base suddenly opened.
A thousand silver-white mechs emerged from the base, like a thousand giant silver dragons, charging towards the Astral Fleet. These mechs stood approximately ten meters tall, their bodies covered in dragon-scale armor, each with a pair of metal wings on its back and wielding a massive dragon-slaying sword. This was none other than Helian Ba's Dragon-Slaying Mech Battalion!
These mechs were crafted using technology from the True Dragon Warships and the wreckage of Astral Mechs, blending technological advancements with the power of the mystical arts. Not only do they possess defensive capabilities far surpassing the Astral Shadow Mechs, but their speed and attack power are also superior.
"Hahaha! It's finally our turn!" Helian Ba shouted excitedly from the cockpit of the flagship mech, "Brothers of the Dragon Slayer Camp, kill them! Let these astral scum see our might!"
"Kill them!"
A thousand Dragon Slayer mechs accelerated simultaneously, charging into the Astral Fleet like silver lightning. The True Dragon Blade flashed, its cold light gleaming, and the armor of the Astral warships was easily cleaved through as if made of paper.
One Dragon Slayer mech cleaved a Starship in two with a single strike, while another mech grabbed the bow of a warship and hurled it, smashing it into three nearby warships.
Cassius stared in disbelief: "Impossible! How could these inferior civilizations possess such advanced mechs?!"
He gritted his teeth and said, "Shadow Mech Battalion, attack! Tear them to pieces!"
Five thousand black Shadow mechs flew out of the Starship and charged toward the Dragon Slayer Mech Camp.
"Well done!" Helian Ba laughed loudly and piloted his mecha to meet them.
He ran head-on into the commander of the Shadow Mech Battalion, and the two instantly engaged in battle.
The Shadow Commander brandished his energy blade, slashing towards Helian Ba's mecha. Helian Ba neither dodged nor evaded, using his dragon scale shield to block the attack while simultaneously sweeping his True Dragon Battle Blade horizontally.
"Snap!"
The Shadow Commander's mech was cut in half and exploded into a fireball.
"Too weak! Are all the mechs in your astral realm just scrap metal?" Helian Ba mocked.
He piloted his mech, weaving through the Shadow Mech horde, causing them to explode wherever he went. In less than ten minutes, all five thousand Shadow Mechs were annihilated.
Cassius was terrified and turned to run away.
"Trying to run? Too late!"
Helian Ba spotted his flagship and immediately gave chase.
Cassius's flagship accelerated desperately, trying to shake off Helian Ba. But the Dragon Slayer mech was much faster and quickly caught up.
Helian Ba slashed at the flagship's engine with his sword, causing the engine to explode instantly. The flagship lost power and began to plummet.
Cassius abandoned the ship and fled, but as soon as he flew out of the cockpit, he was grabbed by Helian Ba.
Helian Ba grabbed Cassius by the neck, pulled him in front of him, and mocked, "Didn't you just say you'd take Kunlun Mountain in an hour? How come you're my prisoner now?"
Cassius, his face deathly pale, said with a fierce but weak voice, "You dare kill me? My father is Marshal Cullen! He won't let you get away with this!"
"Karen?" Helian Ba sneered. "After I kill you, he'll be next!"
After saying that, he exerted a little force and snapped Cassius's neck.
Subsequently, Helian Ba led the Dragon-Slaying Mech Battalion to annihilate the remaining astral warships. Five thousand warships and one hundred thousand elite troops perished without exception.
After the battle, Lu Jingchen picked up Cassius's communicator and dialed Karen's channel.
The communication connected, and Karen's face appeared on the screen. When he saw Lu Jingchen holding Cassius's helmet, his expression instantly turned ferocious.
"Lu Jingchen! Where is my son?!"
Lu Jingchen smiled slightly, threw the helmet on the ground, and stomped on it until it was crushed.
"Your son is too weak; he can't even beat one of my generals," Lu Jingchen said calmly. "Karen, I advise you to take your fleet back to the Astral Plane as soon as possible. Otherwise, next time I'll crush your head like this."
After saying that, he hung up the call immediately.
Karen, sitting in front of the screen, trembled with rage and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Lu Jingchen! I'm going to kill you! I will definitely kill you!"
He abruptly stood up and roared at his men, "Pass on my orders! The main fleet must set sail immediately! Attack Earth ahead of schedule! I will massacre the Kunlun Mountains! I will make all of humanity pay for my son's death!"
On Earth, the live broadcast of this battle has spread across the globe.
Seeing the Dragon Slayer Mech Battalion achieve a great victory, seeing Cassius beheaded, and seeing Lu Jingchen arrogantly mock Karen, people all over the world were thrilled.
"That felt so good! That was so satisfying!"
"General Helian is awesome! The Dragon-Slaying Battalion is awesome!"
"Alliance Leader Lu is so domineering! Karen's face is really slapped now!"
The gloom that had hung over people's hearts was swept away, and everyone was filled with confidence of victory.