Chapter 44: Vanished into the Night Sky
15 minutes, what does it mean?
For many people, 15 minutes is the time for breakfast, a family sitting together; the mother peeling an egg asking the child if they've studied well, the father discussing wages and compensation, and then analyzing national affairs with clarity, waving with eloquence, the child happily immersed in such an atmosphere, tidying up their mood, heading into a new day.
But for the people on Azure Star, these fifteen minutes, they are about to witness the most efficient mobilization action in history.
As an advanced interstellar civilization, the professional bureaucrats and military advisers of Baizhu Star quickly sprang into action, even soldiers on vacation immediately found the nearest base.
32 seconds, Azure Star's network defense is established.
—— At the same time, an 11-year-old boy named Frost Plated Lin Minji opened his eyes, turned off the alarm, and began to get dressed.
1 minute 01 second, Baizhu National Defense Forces combat sequence assembly completed.
—— Lin Minji started folding the quilt, outside the window the wake-up call from the social care home sounded, and the air was filled with the scent of toothpaste, shampoo, and facial cleanser, voices buzzed.
1 minute 27 seconds, Baizhu Star's air defense system began to intercept spores launched by the Maxwell Consortium.
—— Lin Minji picked up the terminal, checked today's schedule, and brought the toiletries to the bathroom.
2 minutes 12 seconds, Azure Star Emergency Status Committee established, Li Aozi ascends to combat, soon to arrive at Thor Planet.
—— Lin Minji was brushing his teeth, and the facility started using freshly melted snow water.
3 minutes 55 seconds, the Committee passes the retaliation resolution, Baizhu Star cancels Li Aozi's citizenship.
—— Lin Minji carefully brushed his molars.
4 minutes 02 seconds, Li Aozi encounters a star realm fighter jet from the cult and begins a firefight, an Iota Rank (9) arrives on the battlefield and casts a mind curse on Li Aozi.
—— Lin Minji took a mouthful of water, tilted his head back, puffed up his cheeks, making a 'gurgling' sound to let the water wash away the foam between his teeth.
4 minutes 15 seconds, Maxwell Cult 'Ghost' Emil Mycelium Major General, an Iota Rank (9) [Soul Gatherer] is burned to ashes by flames. All 22 star realm fighter jets were destroyed.
—— Lin Minji spat out the mouthful of water, switched to hot water mode, and started rinsing his hair.
6 minutes 02 seconds, former Red Arrow Empire Emperor was taken out of prison. A large number of Red Arrow Mecha Troops began to gather and move toward the 'Dandelion' rocket launch site.
—— Lin Minji applied shampoo, started to carefully clean the grease and dirt on his scalp, continuously pressing his skull with his knuckles, as if there is scientific research indicating this helps relaxation.
7 minutes 43 seconds, a small group of the Maxwell Cult first orbital assault army successfully folded jumped into Azure Star territory, attempting a surprise attack on Leoz Javca.
—— Lin Minji washed his face clean, revealing a shy smile on his white and clean face.
9 minutes 22 seconds, players discovered the Consortium's assault army and engaged in a field encounter battle, at this moment the players just completed their main quest, with Li Aozi's help, generally reached Delta Rank, effectively delaying battle time, making outstanding contributions for the arrival of the implant gear troops.
—— Lin Minji changed into his student uniform, carrying his phone, started to head towards the cafeteria while browsing the news.
10 minutes 07 seconds, Li Aozi entered the weak gravity zone of the star system boundary and killed an Iota Rank (9) Maxwell Consortium combat general.
—— Lin Minji heard a pleasant song and asked about the song's name in the comments section.
11 minutes 36 seconds, 220 thousand Red Arrow Sergeants assembled before Emperor Rudolf, following His Majesty's last command, initiated the 'Atonement Plan.'
—— Arrived at the cafeteria, began to queue. Someone replied to Lin Minji: 'The song name is "Tomorrow's Tomorrow is Spring."'
11 minutes 59 seconds, 5500 'Hyacinth' nuclear-powered missiles soared into the sky, carrying 220 thousand Red Arrow Soldiers, flying according to a predetermined trajectory, using gravity slingshot to accelerate.
—— Lin Minji was in the queue.
12 minutes 29 seconds, Li Aozi slayed another Iota Rank General. Baizhu Star's Secretary of State Dialan contacted the Hunters Association's Layer Abyss branch at Li Aozi's suggestion.
—— Lin Minji was in the queue.
13 minutes 16 seconds, Li Aozi pressed the cult's last two members onto Hades Planet, his hands exploding with astounding heat.
—— Lin Minji was in the queue.
14 minutes 21 seconds, Hades Planet was destroyed, Li Aozi extracted all the metals from Hades Planet, transformed them into a giant blade reaching from the edge of the star system to Thor Planet (approximately 0.2 light-years).
—— "Auntie, I want this fried spring roll, and two beef buns, a grilled sausage, and a bowl of millet porridge, thank you Auntie! Auntie is so kind."
15 minutes 00 seconds, Li Aozi swung the blade, its body instantly sweeping across 1/15 of the Fairy Galaxy, igniting in fierce friction, slashing straight down upon the Maxwell cult's battle planet.
At this moment, Lin Minji found a seat, the cafeteria television was broadcasting the news:
"Azure Star Guardian——Lady Polina announced: The threat to Azure Star has been lifted."
Lin Minji was eating the buns, drinking porridge, completely unaware of the kind of story that occurred from the time he brushed his teeth and washed his face till he came to the cafeteria.
Many people have just now gotten out of bed, and when they looked at the television, most were puzzled.
Only when they walked to the windowsill and looked up would they see a spectacular sight:
At this moment the sky was dimly lit, and in the crevice of day and night, the dark blue from Starry Abyss still hung high in the sky, while from the ground countless flashing points seemed like waves of the sea, undulating.
Missiles, originally ballistic missiles used by Azure Star for mutual destruction, after modification removing the warhead, carried Red Arrow Soldiers and their Emperor, took off from the ground, heading towards Starry Abyss.
In the eyes of the freshly awakened people, it looked like reverse meteors, going up from below, carrying the roar and growl of the resistors, shining on high in the ninth heaven.
Li Aozi transformed into a Solar Star Spirit, standing at the far edge of the Fairy Galaxy, the remaining Maxwell cult lurking fiercely, yet not daring to attack.
Holding a Burning Sword sweeping the stars in one hand, and brandishing a Scepter of Gravity in the other, blocking the essential pathway to Azure Star alone, he softly said:
「Are there any more?」
15 minutes, 5 Iota Rank kills.
All mind attacks were blocked, the surging Scorching Sun was like a landslide and tsunami, unstoppable.
The slashed battle planet continued to collapse and destroy under the influence of gravity, finally disintegrating into fragments orbiting around the Scorching Sun Monarch, a total of several million Maxwell Pioneers' troops and citizens were trapped in this heated tyrant's orbit.
They were squeezed and twisted in the intense gravity zone, crying, roaring, singing silent ballads in the vacuum, and evaporated in the high temperature of tens of thousands of degrees Celsius.
Eventually, they became insignificant fuel, burning quietly within Li Aozi's heart.
15 minutes.
If dilly-dallying, not enough to eat a meal's time.
Yet the Maxwell cult lost 3.32 million people.
Such astonishing efficiency shook even the last Kappa Rank (10) strong individuals.
"I need support! Lord Shalon, this guy is definitely no ordinary Iota (9), he... He is basically a living sun! Anything close to him is burned to death!"
Kappa Rank strong fighter Cromy Silk desperately sought aid from the Grand Shepherd:
"He killed 3.32 million, 760,000 were Zeta Rank warriors, 32,000 vehicles, 12 starships, 5 Iota including battle planets! We couldn't even fire before he killed them all! This guy is scarier than Kappa Rank! No—Leoz must have concealed it! This is not the power of Pathway!"
Speaking up to the end, Cromy could not hold his nerves anymore, leading his subordinates to retreat directly.