Captain, your ship has exploded again.

In the shelter beneath Los Angeles, Aria and Hobbs embraced, never imagining that they would one day be saved by their former enemy.

Thanks to Zhang Xun's alien technology, the United States, which had lost its satellites and was unable to conduct global communications, learned about everything that was happening outside of Earth from the very beginning of the space war.

At that time, no one on Earth would have believed that the three-way war in space was caused by other aliens coming to their rescue.

This is not due to Zhang Xun's propaganda; he has no time to care about the thoughts of ants. Nor is it due to the efforts of various governments, because most governments have no idea how many forces are fighting in space.

Isn't it tragic? A flock of lambs to the slaughter, unaware of who is truly responsible for their deaths, because according to experts, any one of the stray beam bullets could completely obliterate a giant city.

The fate of Europe indeed confirmed all of this: an attack launched by a colossal object not only destroyed the planet's outer shield but also took away tens of millions of square kilometers of land from the blue planet.

When two humans clash, they can talk about rules and laws. But when ants and humans clash, what do they talk about? Boiling water?

The people of the United States are both fortunate and unfortunate. Compared to other countries, they have the advantage of kneeling down first. However, they are unfortunate because, unlike the people of China who migrated there, they still have to live in constant fear on Earth.

The people of the United States have a strong sense of apocalyptic crisis, and many of their companies or individuals have some kind of defensive facilities.

But these facilities are only for preventing known human disasters; any human-made shelter seems so pale and powerless in the face of this disaster.

But all that is in the past. The aliens who ruled them won, and humanity thought they would return to peace under alien rule. But a piece of news shattered this not-so-ideal fantasy.

Because of the previous attack, Blue Star was captured by the star's gravity and began to fall rapidly toward the other side, plunging human society into madness once again.

The people of the United States should have gone mad in despair, but the first to dare to stab them discovered that while their gunpowder weapons could destroy some alien robots, flesh and blood could never be stronger than steel with a will, not to mention that their will was not that strong.

The riots that broke out simultaneously across the country lasted only thirty minutes, including five minutes of admonition, five minutes of dispersal, and the final five minutes of cleaning up the battlefield.

As for those who say that if it was such a crushing victory, why did it still take fifteen minutes?

It's very simple. All the vehicles and engineering units that could be recruited went to build shelters. It would still take some time for TX (a type of mobile game) to catch up with the cars on foot.

As the riots were suppressed, the citizens of the former United States found themselves forcibly evicted from their homes, and many refused to cooperate even as the Terminators, with their exposed metal skeletons, came knocking.

However, the Terminators left after issuing three warnings, while those who remained, believing themselves to be victorious, foolishly thought that they could scare away the alien colonists by simply refusing to cooperate.

Just as this foolish trend was spreading across the internet, encouraging all citizens of the United States to believe that aliens would once again take care of everything, a global earthquake occurred.

The city, which was originally half-submerged by seawater, has seen the seawater recede early, revealing the submerged city streets again. However, this is not good news for the survivors of the tsunami.

Soon, an even larger tsunami, accompanied by an earthquake, ravaged the coastline, turning it into scattered reefs.

Arya and Hobbs, who were originally serving time in prison, were pardoned and sent to a refuge in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles.

In addition to complete living facilities, there is also a radio station, internet access, and even a landline telephone.

When the disaster struck, everyone tried every means to contact the outside world, but when one after another so-called refuge for the wealthy went out of contact, they realized that only the refuge of extraterrestrials could allow them to survive the disaster.

Even with alien technology, the outer metal shell of the shelter inevitably creaked. To the people in the shelter, this sound was like a death knell, and as the rhythm quickened, everyone's heart rate increased.

There were no screams or commotion. Under the bright lights, countless fearful eyes stared intently at the wall from which the sound was coming, even though it was two walls away from the outermost layer. The gradually increasing breathing sounds slowly matched the distorting metallic noise.

Just then, a crisp snapping sound shattered the tranquility. Screams and panic sent people rushing toward the gate, while others tried pounding on the walls.

"Quiet! Quiet! I told you to be quiet!"

As expected of someone who had served as an NSA squad leader, Aria noticed that the surrounding robotic guards were not stopping the riot. She immediately grabbed a rifle from one of the nearby robots, but to her surprise, the guard robots did not attack her as they had attacked others.

Arya took the rifle, saw the fire indicator light turn blue, and immediately raised the muzzle and fired a shot at the ceiling.

Because the new phase rifle looks very much like a gunpowder gun (thanks to Kang Yuanhang), Aria misjudged the weapon in her hand.

The expected explosion did not occur. Instead, the gun barrel flashed blue and fired something that looked like lightning, with an extremely short and muffled sound.

In addition to misjudging the gunshot, she also misjudged the properties of the ammunition inside the gun.

All the surveillance robots in the shelters use phase guns primarily for stunning, as their lethality is extremely low. Kang Yuanhang enhanced other performance aspects, including the ability to ricochet and deflect bullets.

The lightning-fast bullet, after hitting the ceiling, did not dissipate upon impact. Instead, it ricocheted and struck a man in front of Aria. His scream before he passed out, fueled by excitement, instantly drew everyone's attention to Aria.

"Um, if I said this was just an accident, would you believe me?"

Everyone in the shelter had their weapons confiscated, not even a nail clipper. The rifle in Arya's hand instantly made the United States people, who were used to carrying guns, envious. In their frenzy, they didn't care whether they would be killed.

Perhaps in their eyes, being shot was better than suffering in the shelter.

In Aria's eyes, everyone rushed over with bloodshot eyes; the scene was even more terrifying than the zombies in a zombie apocalypse.

Just as Arya was stunned, Hobbs rushed in front of her and shouted, "Run!"

Unfortunately, being a hero isn't always easy. A single elbow strike was enough to knock this man who was protecting his childhood sweetheart to the ground.

However, this sound also awakened Aria. Of course, she would not show mercy to her compatriots who had become enemies in front of her, and she managed to fire the rifle in her hand with the effect of a blue flame Gatling gun.

"Stay away from my husband, you bunch of scum!"

The scene shifts from a Los Angeles shelter to hundreds of shelters across the United States, each experiencing different riots. Surprisingly, none of the shelters' surveillance robots manage to quell the unrest.

As the view shifted to space, Zhang Xun was observing the Death Star's charging progress.

"Zhang Xun, there's still a chance, you can't..."

Natal looked at Zhang Xun with some hesitation. Although she was trying to persuade him, she did not stop him. Her duty as his adjutant and her status as his wife prevented her from doing so, even though she felt extremely reluctant at the moment.

"Although I believe in Zhao Wanyang, the consequences of a planetary impact are something that the humans here simply cannot bear."

The two looked at Zhao Wanyang at the same time. Her skin had begun to turn red, and blood was dripping from her nose. Clearly, the high-intensity calculations on both ends had caused her body to break down.

"Zhang Xun, please help Zhao Wanyang. Just as I believe in you, believe in her. She will definitely be able to defeat Yuanshi Tianzun."

Natal looked at Zhang Xun with unwavering determination, and at the same time, Tianwen's cold voice rang out.

"Starkiller Cannon is 50% charged. It is estimated that it will be fully charged in 30 seconds."

Zhang Xun looked at his adjutant's wife. Her military bearing had not been diminished by time, and combined with her gentleness at this moment, it had an indescribable charm.

"Tianwen, reduce the charging speed to the minimum, adjust the maximum charging value to 200%, Natal, take me to Zhao Wanyang's place."

Zhang Xun compromised. He planned to gamble again with his limited divine power, but this time the stake would be their team's most important research backbone. If too much time passed, Zhao Wanyang would be beyond saving, and given her current condition, she would likely not survive.

Natal knew that Zhang Xun was worried that his improper operation would affect Zhao Wanyang, who was completely focused, so she also carefully escorted Zhang Xun over.

Since Zhang Xun has no physical body and cannot transmit divine power through mechanical devices, Natal can only have the two of them face to face.

Zhang Xun felt the intense heat on his face, looked at Zhao Wanyang's bleeding nose and the self-rescue device that automatically activated on her back, and sighed.

"You said you didn't want to destroy Earth with the weapons you made, but now the situation is critical. This is all I can do to help you. I hope you're fully prepared."

Then she had Mari cool down the heads of the two of them.

Previously, due to the limited cooling speed of carbon-based cooling systems, Maki's refrigeration equipment could not operate at full capacity. However, after Zhang Xun used his divine power to protect the two of them, she was finally able to unleash her full potential.

"...Men and women, you should feel the rage of single people!"

Zhang: Σ(?д?lll), did you swallow two words before that?