Then let the witch offer her loyalty

The deadbeats who were originally fighting each other for fun in the cabin were attracted by Charles, and they stopped fighting and swarmed at him, wanting to tear him to pieces.

"You think you can defeat a Gifted One?!" Charles sneered, and the black spikes on his back instantly grew larger, shooting out in afterimages.

"Pfft pfft pfft—" The rushing Death Walkers had no time to react before they were torn into pieces by the swift spikes. Their maniacal laughter came to an abrupt halt, limbs and fragments flew everywhere, and blood rained down on the bulkhead, staining the metal deck red.

Charles cleared away the dead men around him while rushing toward the cockpit without stopping.

He didn't understand why these people had suddenly gone mad, but in any case, he had to take control of the entire spaceship first.

Charles killed dozens of Dead Men along the way, and as soon as he rushed to the cockpit, he saw two corpses lying inside.

Both the driver and co-pilot died. Judging from the manner of their deaths, they must have died from a fight. One of them bit the other's neck with his teeth, while the other used a pen to stab the former's brainstem.

Even worse, the spaceship's course had changed. Someone had set the stargate base as the target, and the entire spaceship circled in the air before heading straight for the huge ring-shaped building to the north.

Charles quickly put his hand on the control panel, trying to cancel the current flight path.

[Bioinformation not entered into the system; access control has been denied]

A line of text appeared on the control panel.

Charles then remembered that because the living environment on the interstellar spaceship was very oppressive, and many terrible incidents such as "hijacking" had occurred in the past, each spaceship was equipped with a biometric identification system, which could only be operated by the pilot.

Charles pulled the pilot's body up and pressed the other man's hand onto the screen.

Just as Charles was getting anxious, another red notification appeared:

[Vital signs detected in the person being identified; access denied]

Charles almost cursed.

Who was the idiot who designed this security system? It could be a life-threatening situation in a critical moment!

Now that both pilots are dead, the spaceship's control system is unusable, and in desperation, Charles has no choice but to go to the aft cabin.

We can't worry about the Stargate base anymore; getting into the escape pod to save our lives is the priority.

However, when he finally made it to the back cabin, the scene before him immediately chilled him to the bone.

One of the Dead Apostles had already arrived. He was originally an engineer on the spaceship and had certain operational authority. He was now projecting the escape pods out one by one.

"Stop!" Charles's scream rang out just as the Dead Men were about to launch the last escape pod.

Charles, his hand trembling with fear, said, "Calm down, don't do anything stupid! This spaceship is about to crash! The escape pods can hold several people at once, let's both go in and escape together!"

Dead Apostle glanced at the last remaining escape pod and blinked: "Oh, you want to take the escape pod? Then go ahead and get in."

Charles was somewhat surprised that the madman in front of him was so easy to talk to. He gently calmed the madman down as he slowly moved toward the escape pod.

At the same time, he was secretly using his psionic energy. As soon as he moved close enough to kill the abbot instantly, he would turn him into a pincushion!

Just as Charles was closing in, about to reach the perfect attack range...

"Beep." Without warning, the Dead Apostle pressed the delivery button.

"No!!!" At this moment, Charles's eyes were filled with rage.

"Hahahaha! That's hilarious! Your expression is so funny!!!"

Amidst the Dead Apostle's mocking laughter, Charles roared as he slammed him against the wall, smashing the laughing face with his spiked fists.

But no matter how much Charles vented, the outcome could not be changed.

Minutes later, the interstellar spaceship streaked across the night sky in a dazzling arc of light, crashing directly into the massive ring structure of the stargate base and exploding into a blaze of fire.

Chapter 157 Thank you for killing me

A streak of fire tore through the sky and ripped across the night as the out-of-control interstellar spaceship plummeted like a meteor toward the iconic, massive structure of Cicero—the Stargate.

"boom!!!"

A dozen seconds after the two collided, a violent roar echoed throughout the battlefield, and the ground began to tremble violently.

The planetary defense soldiers all looked north, their eyes filled with fear and horror.

The spaceship's hull slammed into the supporting structure of the outer ring of the stargate. The enormous impact instantly tore apart the metal frame, and various debris fragments were scattered around like a meteor shower, sparking blinding flashes of light during the collision.

The outer ring of the stargate was directly breached, and the automatic sealing system of the ring passage was engulfed by a series of secondary explosions before it could fully deactivate.

The ship's wreckage tumbled along the inside of the ring road, the symphony of iron and fire echoing above the colony. Various arcs of electricity darted about, igniting several backup energy pipelines in the ring road. Billowing flames and black smoke surged out from the damaged areas, like a swarm of fiery snakes devouring everything.

The impact zone collapsed completely amidst the flames, and the ship's wreckage, trailing embers, crashed straight into the core area inside the stargate, tumbling, colliding, and constantly causing explosions, finally creating a hideous and enormous crack in the main protective plate.

The psionic core reactor was directly exposed to the outside world. The originally closed and stable structure began to vibrate violently. Cobalt blue energy surged like thunder, emitting a piercing shriek. Its energy level was so high that the surrounding space began to distort.

At this moment, Alexander and Reilly, who were engaged in fierce battle, also noticed this scene, and both of them had cold hands and feet.

Ensuring the successful completion of the reality veil tearing experiment and obtaining the final data is their last task in this cube resonance experiment.

After all that effort and perseverance, are we going to give up now?

Are all our efforts going to be ruined by that idiot Charles?!

Eager to know the situation at the stargate, Alexander contacted Deng Xuemin via communicator: "Chief Engineer Deng, how are things on your end?!"

The communicator crackled with shrill alarms and screams, and Deng Xuemin's persistent coughing could be heard: "Cough cough... What happened? How could a spaceship have crashed..."

Alexander said unwillingly, "It was Charles. He took off in the spaceship without permission, and it went out of control. The Reality Veil Tearing Experiment... can it continue?"

Deng Xuemin said in a calm voice, "I'm still conducting the inspection. Currently, 47% of the stargate's stabilization device has been damaged, and the outer ring structure has also lost its integrity..."

"Fortunately, the psionic core's protective layer was strong enough that the reactor wasn't directly hit..."

"Hmm...but the cooling system is destroyed..."

Alexander said anxiously, "I don't understand any of this technical stuff! Can the experiment still continue?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communicator.

"It will be a while, please wait a little longer."

"What the hell?... "

Before Alexander could even utter a few words of curse, Deng Xuemin interrupted, "Just stay at your post. We'll take care of things here at Stargate."

The call was abruptly ended after he finished speaking.

Alexander gritted his teeth and looked at the chaotic battlefield.

Both the Dead Apostles and Aberrations that launched the attack and the Planetary Defense Forces that held their ground suffered heavy casualties.

Corpses were piled up everywhere on the defensive positions, some were enemy, some were friendly, and some were even piled up so high they could be used as cover.

They had just fought with all their might to break the enemy's offensive, but Alexander and Reilly both knew that they couldn't hold out for long.

As long as Anies's Dead Zone exists, people will continue to be corrupted and become Dead Apostles, or even Abnormal beings, and will continue to flock to it.

Correspondingly, the Planetary Defense Force is constantly depleting its manpower and ammunition reserves.

The two psionicists who were in control of the situation, and the witch behind them, must have reached her limit as well.

If Anies's Dead Zone continues to expand like this, and an attack of the same intensity were to come again, the defense line would completely collapse.

Thinking of this, Alexander couldn't help but cast his gaze toward the southern sky, clenching his fists and muttering to himself.

"Brother Chen...we can only rely on you now..."

...

"clang!"

The cobalt blue lightsaber collided with the black-purple light blade, scattering sparks that illuminated the darkness.

The steel plant ruins now resembled hell, with glowing red cracks visible everywhere in the steel structure and concrete floor, and billowing black smoke from high-temperature carbonization filling the air.

Anies's wings of light resembled raging flames, and her eyes, surrounded by thorny black marks, were filled with madness. Light blades swept back and forth with her movements, destroying everything around her.

On the other side, Chen Moxin appeared and disappeared intermittently, constantly changing positions like a ghost, maintaining her composure amidst the chaotic battlefield.

Not long ago, a starship crashed and hit a stargate, and he witnessed that scene.

Normally, if the stargate is completely destroyed, the mission would be considered a failure.

But this resonance did not end.

This indicates that the conditions for completing the task still exist in the cube's judgment.

Since that's the case, there's no point in talking about giving up; we must go all the way to the very last moment.

The moment their eyes met, the air seemed to freeze, and then—it exploded!

Anies flapped her light wings, and a light blade slashed across the sky towards Chen Moxin. Just as she was about to be hit, the latter turned into a blur and appeared behind her in the next second.

The lightsaber slashed diagonally, the cobalt blue energy condensed on the blade transforming into a lightning-like trajectory, heading straight for Anies' waist.

Anies laughed wildly, her body flipping in the air, the light blade suddenly spinning back, clashing head-on with the lightsaber.

"clang--"

The clang of metal on metal was deafening, and the shockwaves sent dust and gravel flying in all directions.

Chen Moxin's abilities do not involve physical enhancement. He has been able to hold his own against Annies until now thanks to two things: first, the combat skills he gained from his hunter training, and second, the psychic abilities of Liu Lan and Gu Qiaoqiao.

Human physical limits are about to be exhausted, and Liu Lan and Gu Qiaoqiao's imaginations are about to explode.

Alexander and Reilly are probably not having an easy time either. Although they are not fighting alone like our side, they are facing the pressure of a large-scale frontal battlefield.

If Anies doesn't die, if this most fundamental madman doesn't die, it's only a matter of time before the front lines are overwhelmed by the Dead Apostles and Aberrations.

Since it was a desperate situation, Chen Moxin decided to take a risk.

He estimated that Gu Qiaoqiao's tolerance limit for madness should be able to withstand the last few releases of spiritual energy.

With a thought, Chen Moxin's figure twisted in the air, as if being crushed by an invisible force.

When his figure reappeared, it split in two, resulting in two Chen Moxins.

The Shadow Witch's third-tier awakened ability—Illusory Shadow Transformation!

This was the first time Chen Moxin had demonstrated her ability to create illusory images in front of Anies.

The sudden appearance of "Chen Moxin" surprised Annie Yis for a moment.

But soon, a bloodthirsty smile appeared on her face: "Interesting..."

One of Chen Moxin entered a state of refraction, gradually becoming transparent and disappearing.

The other one attacked from the front, wielding a lightsaber.

"Dang Dang Dang——"

Sparks flew as the two figures clashed back and forth, their weapons exchanging blows dozens of times, each clash accompanied by a deafening clang, leaving fleeting streaks of light in the air.

Anies swung her light blade, creating a high-temperature shockwave. Chen Moxin dodged it using her movement skills, and at the same time, she flicked her light sword back and thrust it straight at her throat at a treacherous angle.

At the critical moment, Anies once again used the pair of psionic wings on her back to adjust her body in a way that ordinary people could not do, and flipped the light blade to block the attack.

A burst of fire erupted, and the two men's weapons were locked in a stalemate, locked in a struggle, neither willing to back down.

Their eyes were inches apart; Anies's eyes were bloodthirsty and crazed, while Chen Moxin's pupils were deep and cold.

"Your trembling limbs betray you, fragile mortal flesh."

Anies's spiritual energy boiled over, her light blade swelled instantly, and the explosive energy surged outwards.

At the same time, the enormous wings flapped, causing Anies's body to press down like a mountain.

The force was too fierce, and Chen Moxin's body could not support it. His knees were bent to the ground, his body trembled under the immense force, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Anies was like a war machine, seemingly possessing inexhaustible power, and the light blade in her hand burned ever brighter.

She kept pressing down on Chen Moxin's lightsaber, and the lightsaber burned through his combat suit, scorching his exposed skin until it turned black.

"die!!!"

A cold glint flashed in Annie's eyes, and with the final flap of those wings of light, the balance of the confrontation was finally broken.

Chen Moxin lost his grip on the weapon, and the lightsaber in his hand was knocked away. The black and purple light blade that had been locked in a stalemate for so long slashed down at him with ferocious force!

Even though Chen Moxin tried to dodge to the side, the slash came too fast, and the black and purple light blade cut straight across his left shoulder.

"laugh--"

Like a hot knife slicing through butter, half of Chen Moxin's shoulder and chest cavity were cut off without any hesitation, yet not a drop of blood could be seen at the cut, because all the flesh and tissue had been carbonized upon contact with the light blade.

Just as Anies was about to continue beheading Chen Moxin, she suddenly felt a surge of pressure behind her.