Chapter 2566 - 2565: The Queen Mobilizes
This camp is large, with over ten thousand people inside, so Ling Feng and the others spent the most time here.
The habit of the Devil Clan is to consume older individuals, so those left in the camp are mostly young adults and children under forty. Although their minds and consciousness were enslaved by the Devil Clan, it made it easier for Ling Feng to command them to gather.
How to change them in the future is something that will require time and effort; Ling Feng has already thought of finding someone to help, as he certainly wouldn’t do it himself.
After spending some time gathering everyone and bringing them into the Jade Token Space, the rescue mission was considered completely accomplished.
Afterward, everyone wasted no time and directly boarded the spaceship to return to the Lingyun.
Upon reaching the cockpit, the system of the Lingyun reported: "Master, according to the confessions extracted from the captives, the reason for the swift action is that the Demon King and his subordinate generals have all gone to Earth!"
"Oh?"
Ling Feng was taken aback and immediately asked, "Then why didn’t the Empress of Starlight, responsible for monitoring Australia, discover this?"
"Their method of travel is quite outdated, and they are still en route, not yet arrived!" the spaceship system replied.
Ling Feng uttered an "Oh," just about to ask more when the spaceship system added, "Additionally, based on the captives’ testimonies, they have also brought to Earth the weapon that can blast a massive hole in a planet!"
"Damn!"
Ling Feng was stunned upon hearing this, then immediately said, "I was wondering why we didn’t encounter it here, turns out it was taken away!"
After pondering for a moment, he continued, "Where are those guys now, can we pinpoint their exact location?"
"Master, it’s a bit challenging; my detection range is only several hundred thousand kilometers, while the range of light-years is simply too vast!" Lingyun responded.
"I understand."
Ling Feng nodded, squinting his eyes, "The best approach now is to establish a warning post on the Moon, to detect them in advance and intercept them midway!"
"Yes, the best solution I can offer is this!"
The spaceship system said, then continued, "However, Master, you might also consult with the Empress of Starlight; she might have a better idea."
"Hmm!"
Ling Feng nodded, then immediately said, "Alright, let’s not waste time here, let’s return immediately to avoid further delays!"
"Okay, Master!"
The spaceship system acknowledged and gave orders to the other two giant ships, subsequently activating the warp engines on all three ships simultaneously.
After returning to the Moon’s orbit, Ling Feng ordered the ships to stay there, to constantly monitor the forces from the Devil Clan’s home planet. He then took Li Chunxi and Xiangxue back to Earth.
Once there, Ling Feng said to Xiangxue, "There’s a more severe crisis about to erupt here, I need to handle this first!"
"I understand, the number of lives on Earth far exceeds that of our home planet; if the Devil Clan truly causes chaos, the casualties would be enormous, go ahead!" Xiangxue nodded.
Ling Feng gave an affirmative hum, then said to Li Chunxi, "Would you stay as well?"
"Alright!"
Li Chunxi understood his meaning, nodded, and said to Xiangxue, "How about coming with me to the Imperial City? Ling Feng will return soon, we can wait for him there!"
"Well..."
Xiangxue, cognizant of her relationship with Ling Feng, hesitated after hearing this.
Seeing this, Li Chunxi took her hand and said, "What are you hesitating about? You can’t go back to the Arctic right now, and you’ll have to go to Antarctica eventually, right?"
"Okay, fine then."
Xiangxue, with no alternative, agreed with a nod.
With the women’s affairs settled, Ling Feng quickly returned to Lingyun Island and immediately went to the Xuanling Realm.
After contacting the Empress of Starlight, he promptly explained the situation.
Upon hearing this, the Empress of Starlight was somewhat surprised and said, "A weapon capable of blasting a giant hole in a planet shouldn’t be within the capabilities of a cultivator civilization!"
"I found it strange myself, but on the Devil Clan’s home planet, I didn’t find any mechanical equipment, nor any traces of modern technological civilization. I can’t figure out what kind of weapon they’re using," Ling Feng said.
"Now that’s rather interesting!"
The Empress of Starlight remarked, then said, "Wait a moment, I’ll join you to have a look!"
Ling Feng, eager for assistance, quickly nodded, "Alright!"
Thus, the two left together, returning to the parallel Earth’s universe.
Upon arrival, Ling Feng didn’t seek out Li Chunxi and her group; instead, he boarded a spaceship with the Empress of Starlight and headed straight for outer space.
Upon reaching the Moon’s orbit, the Empress of Starlight said to Ling Feng, "Wait for me on the spaceship, I’ll be quick!"
"Hmm!"
Ling Feng nodded, having complete faith in her abilities.
Soon, the Empress of Starlight was out in the vacuum, deploying the high-tech equipment she had brought along.
It was a set of equipment resembling a spider web. Initially compact, it rapidly expanded into what appeared to be an unimaginably gigantic net!
The net’s size was beyond description; Ling Feng couldn’t estimate its dimensions even with the naked eye.
After deploying the net, the Empress of Starlight returned and said to the system of the Lingyun, "You can connect to the external signal now."
"Understood."
The spaceship system acknowledged, and data started flashing on the screen. Within minutes, it reported, "Master, after scanning, there are currently 103 fast-moving targets headed towards Earth!"
"That many?"
Ling Feng was stunned upon hearing this.
"Don’t worry, many of these targets are likely non-essential, possibly just meteors!"
The Empress of Starlight remarked, then instructed the spaceship system, "Continue the analysis."
"Okay!"
The spaceship system resumed its operations while she said to Ling Feng, "Once we’ve locked onto the targets, there won’t be much left for you to worry about, leave it to me!"
"Are you planning a mid-way interception?" Ling Feng asked.
"Yes, in this way, with the lack of support from their home planet, the weapons and personnel sent to Earth will vanish en route, making the Devil Clan on Earth no longer a threat!" the Empress of Starlight stated.
Ling Feng nodded in agreement, "Indeed, that’s a great plan!"
"Rest assured, dealing with those things is easy."
The Empress of Starlight said casually.
Ling Feng looked at her and suddenly chuckled, "It’s a good thing I have you, otherwise, even if I detected them, I wouldn’t know how to intercept them. Those things must be quite fast, right?"
"Hmm, nearly one-tenth the speed of light."
The Empress of Starlight nodded, "Fortunately, you have a warp engine; otherwise, just relying on a spaceship, you’d be unable to catch up with them!"
Upon hearing this, Ling Feng immediately said, "So, they really have some other form of power assisting them!"