Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1139: 620, Loyalty, or Destruction!

Chapter 1139: Chapter 620, Loyalty, or Destruction!

Wang Mengsong’s offensive immediately caused significant trouble for De la Roche.

This Sage, whose body had been extraordinarily modified for combat, had personally killed over a dozen Interstellar Warriors in the previous hunting operation. To him, the abilities of Interstellar Warriors seemed to be nothing special, nowhere near as exaggerated as the legends claimed.

He, of course, found this very normal.

No matter how formidable Interstellar Warriors are, just look at their Power Armor, isn’t it only fifty thousand tax credits a set? Or a hundred thousand tax credits a set?

What matters is the person inside.

But how much more valuable can that person be?

As for himself, this set of equipment on him, developed from studying the Alien technologies of the Insect Swarm, cost thirty million tax credits just to manufacture.

And that’s just the manufacturing cost, excluding the expenses during the research phase.

Research is an endeavor far more costly than manufacturing.

Moreover, even after it was produced, not just anyone could undergo such modifications; it required someone like him, a Sage with the necessary capability to handle this modification technology.

With such a significant gap, was it not natural for him to crush ordinary Interstellar Warriors?

The concept of a Demigod merely bestowed some peculiar qualities upon Interstellar Warriors within a religious context. Their superhuman bodies are indeed remarkable, able to maximize the value of their Power Armor, but they cannot contend with Sage-level full body modifications that exceed their worth a hundredfold.

Except for the top-notch Interstellar Warriors.

De la Roche felt immense pressure.

He even suffered a loss at the very onset.

Wang Mengsong, relying on his initial sneak attack, had the intention of directly killing him. Therefore, from the first move, he exerted full force. The weapon in his hand had already been switched to a Phase Sword.

Originally, he certainly wasn’t qualified to use such a top weapon, not yet mass-produced by the Alliance. Throughout the entire battle group, there were only a few of them. The one he was using now was entrusted to him by Erich, just to increase his chances of victory.

The Phase Sword truly was top-tier; without the assistance of such a superior weapon, even a Champion Swordsman would find it hard to sever a pair of De la Roche’s limbs in one strike.

Th𝙞ѕ 𝕔h𝑎pƚ𝓮r ɩ𝗌 pՕ𝘴ṯ℮∂ bƴ 𝖪𝒾ṯҽп𝙤ⱴ℮𝐥

Having suffered a loss at the start, under the swift and fierce slashes, De la Roche found it increasingly difficult to contend.

Deeming himself a combat-specialized Sage, he had not, when modifying himself, opted for the typical methods of making himself larger, sturdier, and more fortified with firepower. Instead, he prioritized agility, skill, and strength, maintaining a roughly human-sized form.

But in reality?

At the end of the day, he was still a Sage of the Sect of Mechanics, a non-combatant, a researcher. His so-called training was just that—training, lacking the experience of life-and-death struggles on the front line.

With his advantage in powerful and expensive equipment, he had appeared invincible in the past few sporadic battles. He had even come to believe himself to be a combat master.

But when he truly faced a Champion Swordsman among the Interstellar Warriors, in his first life-and-death battle, he realized what terror was.

Objectively speaking, Wang Mengsong’s various physical attributes were inferior to De la Roche’s.

A champion-level Interstellar Warrior, despite having the same equipment, possessed a bodily strength that far surpassed ordinary Interstellar Warriors.

However, compared to De la Roche’s body, in hard metrics, it still couldn’t compare.

In terms of strength level, speed, and agility, theoretically, he should have been one tier above Wang Mengsong.

However, the reason they were called champions was due to their overwhelming experience, technique, tactical proficiency, and swordsmanship.

And De la Roche, in terms of actual combat skills and experience, was far inferior to even an ordinary Interstellar Warrior.

His abilities and bodily functions in hard metrics could not be utilized more than thirty percent against someone like Wang Mengsong as a champion.

He fought very awkwardly, and several times, even his futile attempts at using a life-risking method were effortlessly neutralized by Wang Mengsong.

After sustaining several cuts, when even the self-healing of the Void electronic tendons began to falter, he finally calmed down.

He began to attempt to escape.

But each time, he was intercepted by Wang Mengsong.

Frantically looking around, he hoped his powerful and luxurious entourage could provide some assistance.

But they could not.

The entourage, which in principle should have been able to crush the remaining nine Interstellar Warriors, though indeed at an advantage, were far from being able to completely resolve their opponents to come to his aid.

The Torches’ warriors participating in this operation were all meticulously selected.

Although the rate at which they produced squadron champions was more than five times less than that of the Phoenix, within five hundred people, they still managed to assemble ten squadron champions.

They certainly didn’t possess the level of Wang Mengsong, but they weren’t weak either.

De la Roche expected others to help him? Impossible. In fact, a Torch Warrior, confident in his skills, even took a shot at him during the battle, unafraid of accidentally injuring Wang Mengsong during the high-speed combat.

The shot did not miss, rather it accurately coordinated with Wang Mengsong’s strike, causing De la Roche to pause and providing the Champion Swordsman a great opportunity to thrust the Phase Sword into De la Roche’s chest.

De la Roche swiftly retreated, the sword withdrawing from his body.

This wasn’t a fatal wound for him; the biological tissue developed from the Void Insect Species technology quickly repaired the damage.

In a moment’s time, he would be restored to health.

However, right at that moment, another sword struck him from behind.

Erich had arrived!

More Interstellar Warriors were converging from behind, but the second company commander of the battlegroup could not wait any more and rushed over immediately upon receiving the message.

With rather strong skills, even among the squadron champions, he was able to play a significant role in the battle!

Receiving several more sword strikes, though the Power Sword was not as fierce as the Phase Sword, De la Roche finally managed to force Erich back slightly by bearing injury, but he couldn’t withstand Wang Mengsong’s swift follow-up.

Under siege, De la Roche became increasingly incapable of resistance.

Ultimately, his quickly repairing body, after being slashed into countless pieces and then burned again by a thermal melter, could no longer reassemble.

…

After De la Roche’s death, although the war did not immediately cease, the intensity significantly decreased.

Until this point, most of the high officials of the Hawk Faction had perished, and the Local Faction and Fence-Sitters, who vastly outnumbered them, recognized the situation more clearly.

Under their exertion, the Protection Army no longer came to court death.

With Sages already dead, why continue fighting?

Indeed, on Alamita, many Dominant Bishops of the Sect of Mechanics had already organized a temporary council and contacted Gu Hang, hoping the Alliance would send an envoy so both sides could discuss matters amicably.

This was an exceedingly clear signal; everything was negotiable, and there was no need to fight anymore.

Unexpectedly, Gu Hang rejected this proposal.

Moreover, the entire Alliance Main Fleet suddenly pressed forward aggressively.

His voice also spread through various channels of Alliance agents, broadcasting publicly to the entire Alamita:

“Unconditional restoration of order, I welcome every individual uprising in battle, you have demonstrated your loyalty to the Empire.”

“And those still oblivious by now, I will, on behalf of The Emperor, on behalf of the God of All Machines, impose the harshest punishment!”

“Loyalty, or destruction! Your choice.”