Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 203: The Martian Protoss

"Hello everyone, I am Thomas, the leader of your so-called 'extraterrestrial visitors'. The man to my left is our sage, Zhou Yuan. I think you are very familiar with him."

“I know you have a lot of questions to ask, such as where we come from, where we are going, and what we are doing here.”

“We are human beings just like you, but we come from another world, a parallel world as some of you have guessed.”

"Where we go is not important to you. What is important is why we are here. We see this world as very chaotic and abnormal. Of course, this abnormality is based on our own experience and perception. So we came to this world to explore, save this world, and also save you humans."

"Your neighbors, the Martians, have lain dormant underground on Mars for millions of years, using you as experimental subjects, secretly observing and monitoring you. However, your extraordinary creativity has enabled you to develop rapidly, and the Martians have begun to fear you. With their various advanced technological advantages, they have begun to manipulate you and control your history."

"More than a hundred years ago, Martians created a super robot named James, who descended to Earth and began his journey to build an army of superhumans. At the same time, Martians used genetic technology to cause mutations in the genes of some of you humans, resulting in werewolves and vampire-like beings."

"The reason the Martians did this is simply to use superhumans and werewolves to restrain human development. If necessary, the Martians will even send an army of superhumans and werewolves to wipe you out."

"You might ask, if the Martians have such advanced technology and such great strength, why don't they just wipe us out directly? Why go through all that trouble?"

"You are all intelligent people, so you have naturally thought of this point. However, you have not thought of it. How should I put it? You have never thought that 22 light-years away from your planet, there is a silicon-based civilization that is eyeing your solar system with predatory intent."

"Your fear is normal. That's why Martians have been hiding underground on Mars for millions of years, living and developing without daring to travel through interstellar space or openly attack Earth. So, to a certain extent, you should thank that silicon-based civilization 22 light-years away that has long deterred Martians."

"The appearance of our sage, Zhou Yuan, has disrupted this delicate balance. The Martians, fearing those with superpowers, launched an attack on Earth yesterday at noon. To be honest, the Martians are very clever. They first destroyed all of your planet's satellites, leaving your fighter jets, bombers, and various missiles as scrap metal, hidden in your hangars and deep wells."

"The Martians have launched a massacre against you that resembles the extermination of your race. You humans may be questioning us, so why did you stand idly by and let the Martians slaughter you?"

"Don't forget, 22 light-years away, there exists a silicon-based civilization far more terrifying than the Martians. Their massive fleet has already set sail and is heading this way. If you don't experience the pain of a Martian invasion, how can you, weak, selfish, and disorganized humans, possibly fight against an even more powerful enemy? How can you see a rainbow without going through the storm?"

"A selfish, resource-abusing, and faithless race? Who would be willing to save them?"

"This is my question to your Earthly human civilization, and also my question to the Martian divine civilization. What this universe lacks is not intelligent civilization, nor billions of living beings, but a freely cohesive consciousness, and the faith of the most intelligent of all beings. If it weren't for the mercy of the saints, we would definitely have abandoned you."

"Martian Protoss Civilization, I know you are also watching this live broadcast. I, Thomas, Commander-in-Chief of the Earth Empire Fleet, the 'Extraterrestrial Visitors,' am issuing this final ultimatum: you have one and a half hours, before noon today, to withdraw all armed forces on and above the blue Earth, including fleets, flying saucers, mechanical scorpions, robots, and mechs, back to Mars. Otherwise, you will suffer the same merciless military strikes as those against humanity."

The screen disappeared and then returned to normal.

People pondered Thomas's words deeply, and their souls were tormented.

Many people are watching to see what the Martians will do next.

People witnessed the motherships above the city starting up, and flying saucers, robots, and mechs fighting and patrolling in various places, and even mechanical scorpions emerging from underground, all of these Martian armed forces taking off and converging on the motherships.

More than two hundred motherships moved rapidly above the planetary city, slowly turning into tiny dots and disappearing into the sky. These motherships joined up with the fleet above the planet, then accelerated away from the blue planet, instantly arriving above Mars.

Humanity's liberation from the Martians' brutal annihilation was a source of joy and celebration, making everyone feel as if they had been reborn. People no longer resented Zhou Yuan; instead, they wondered if Thomas's words were true, and if Zhou Yuan hadn't shown compassion, would humanity have truly been wiped out by the Martian civilization?

What would a Martian civilization be like? Humanity's curiosity has been reignited. Unfortunately, the Martians lived underground, and human telescopes cannot penetrate the Martian surface to observe what lies beneath.

Given the serious misjudgments and mistakes made by the Gust government in combating Martians and gun control, a new election was held globally to elect a federal president, vice president, and other officials. Gun control was also relaxed, allowing adults to legally own firearms.

Humans no longer adopt a policy of appeasement towards werewolves and vampires underground, but they are lenient and tolerant towards those with superpowers. However, at the suggestion of the "visitor from outer space," the saint Zhou Yuan, all the people with superpowers were transported away by warships to the Nine Stars Sun-Circling System, which is five light-years away. Professor Huo Jing and her four colleagues also traveled with the people with superpowers.

Humanity is slowly returning to normal.

A luxurious golden spaceship appeared in the Martian sky and, escorted by Martian warships, began its journey towards the Martian surface.

The luxurious golden spaceship slowly landed on the Martian surface, where over a hundred tall, imposing figures clad in armor and wearing iron helmets awaited them. Among these gods, five wore different uniforms from the others; these five wore red robes over their armor, and one god wore an iron helmet adorned with dazzling red ribbons.

Zhou Yuan and Panna got off the spaceship. Under the astonished gazes of the Martian gods, the spaceship slowly shrank and then turned into a small bee. The small bee flew into Zhou Yuan's pocket.

The god with the iron hat and bright red ribbons stepped forward and bowed ninety degrees, saying, "Welcome, Holy Lord and Holy Mother. I am Zeus, the God-King of the Martian Empire." The other gods also bowed respectfully.

"God-King, why isn't Bellona here?"

Zeus, the king of the gods, and the other gods were all shocked. The sage was indeed powerful, as he actually knew about Bellona.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Bellona, ​​a secret weapon is under development in preparation for dealing with the Gliese civilization's fleet, which is 22 light-years away."

"How's the lunar fortress project above Jupiter going? Shouldn't this super weapon be ready to be activated in a year?" Zhou Yuan's question completely stunned the entire Protoss race. They had indeed modified one of Jupiter's moons into a powerful weapon, the Death Star. As the name suggests, the Death Star could destroy a planet; its powerful high-energy particle beams, after acceleration and focusing, could shatter a small asteroid into pieces.

"Reporting to the Holy Lord, the Death Star weapons will indeed be ready for practical use in a year."

"Hmm, not bad. But you underestimated the Gliese civilization."

The gods looked at each other, wondering what the Holy Lord meant.

“Holy Lord, my name is Mars.” A god in a red robe stepped forward. “May I ask a few words?”

"Mars, please speak."

"The Gliese civilization's fleet travels at near the speed of light, which puts our warships at a disadvantage. The Death Star's light-speed particle beams are very effective against enemy fleets traveling at near the speed of light."

"Zeus, how many Death Stars do you have? Four at most?"

"Yes, Holy Lord."

"Mars, with four Death Stars, do you think you can withstand an attack from the Gliese civilization's fleet?"

Mars was speechless. Zeus gestured for Mars to step back, so Mars had no choice but to retreat a few steps.

"Holy Lord, our Scientific Governor, Athena, has devised a method to deal with the Gliese civilization's fleet, but I have rejected it. Athena, please report this to the Holy Lord and the Holy Mother."

“Yes, God-King.” Athena stepped forward and bowed. “Holy Lord, based on the revelation of the Death Star weapon of Bellona, ​​I later suggested to the God-King that we could take warships and escape outside the solar system. When the Gliese civilization fleet arrives in the solar system, we can use the four Death Stars to fire at the sun simultaneously and destroy it. In this way, the Gliese civilization fleet will be destroyed, and we will already be scattered in the stars.”

"Destroy the sun?!" Zhou Yuan and Panna were secretly shocked. This Athena really dared to think that way. However, they guessed that Zeus and the other gods would definitely disagree. Fortunately, Zeus did not approve it, otherwise, wouldn't this small world, or parallel world, also be subject to resource recycling and cleanup in this virtual universe due to the destruction of the sun?

"Athena, you're thinking too simply." Zhou Yuan smiled slightly, then snapped his fingers. More than a hundred gods were startled, thinking that Zhou Yuan was going to manipulate the sun again, and their faces turned pale.

To everyone's surprise, the sun did not disappear, nor did darkness descend. A little bee poked its head out of Zhou Yuan's pocket and asked, "Sage, was that you calling me?"

"Little bee, that's calling you, come out."

"Sage, I thought you were going to play tricks on the sun again." The little bee flew out with a whoosh and landed in front of Zhou Yuan.

"Little bees, let them see that queen bee of the Gliese civilization."

"Yes, sage."

When the little bee opened its tiny mouth, a giant spherical holographic screen appeared. Zeus and the other gods watched the spherical hologram, and from the belly of a large beetle queen, countless tiny beetles kept emerging. These identical, densely packed tiny beetles wriggled layer upon layer on the ground, a sight that terrified the gods.

“Athena, do you know? These metal replicants can self-replicate and reproduce. Their terrifying combat power and strong vitality are beyond your imagination. No matter how far you scatter into the stars, these replicants will never give up hunting you down. Besides, the speed of your warships is much slower than theirs.”

Athena finally lowered her head and remained silent.

None of the Protoss had imagined that their enemy, 22 light-years away, was a self-replicating, self-reproducing replicant. For millennia, all they knew of was that an intelligent civilization existed on the Earth-like planet Gliese, and that this civilization was evolving at an incredibly rapid pace. By the time the Protoss had developed advanced technology, their adversary also possessed numerous advanced warships.