Chapter 52: The Spiral of Death, Section 2

Black Hair did not respond to the monkey’s surprise. In truth, he himself had no answer either. But he knew he had to find one—before something even more terrifying happened.
The fleet traveled at great speed. Perhaps the huge size of the virtual puppets made maneuvering difficult, but in a universe without resistance, their straight-line speed was astonishing. With the use of anti-space technology, their speed was not much different from that of ordinary warships. After ten days of continuous flight, Black Hair and his crew finally arrived near the territory of the Moor Empire.
Or rather, what used to be the Moor Empire.
Due to the rebellion led by Duke Ziyan, the Moor Empire had been split in two. Its vast lands were now fragmented. As a result, many regions that once belonged to the Moor Empire had become part of the Smo Empire’s domain. The same was true of the area where Black Hair was now.
Huge warships sailed through space. Suddenly, a strong signal came into Black Hair’s sight. On Li Feng’s screen, tens of thousands of dim light points appeared.
“What’s this?” The monkey beside him was stunned and then shocked.
“How can there be so many energy reactions?”
“Get closer and bring them within the holographic scanning range,” Black Hair ordered firmly. The entire fleet immediately changed course and headed toward the nearest group of light points. Five minutes later, the true nature of those light points was displayed on Li Feng’s main screen.
“Oh, my God.” Almost all the crew members gasped, except for Black Hair.
Those dense clusters of light points turned out to be warships—all Moor giants!!!
Their massive hulls, huge cannons, and thick armor as solid as mountains clearly indicated their identity. But that wasn’t what shocked the Blood Wolf warriors. What truly amazed them was that these Moor giants were all ruins…
Tens of thousands of ruins of Moor giants!!!
Good heavens, could there be a more terrifying sight? Though they were already accustomed to the brutality of battle, even now, the Blood Wolf warriors were stunned. The once-mighty giants reduced to ruins deeply shocked them, causing many to tremble even in their limbs.

You should know that every wreck here was once a formidable force that dominated the universe. In the human world back then, the Moore Empire managed to defeat them utterly with just one giant ship. If it weren’t for Blackhair’s strong resistance, who knows what kind of losses they would have suffered. And now, how many are there—thousands at least?

Who exactly possesses such terrifying power to wipe out so many Moore giant ships?

No one knows, but everyone suddenly thought of one person: their leader, the Wolf King of the Blood Wolves. That sudden strong premonition wasn’t unfounded. At least here, they had seen signs of disaster. If this terrifying being, which had destroyed nearly ten thousand Moore giant ships, decided to turn its attention to humans, by then they might not even have a chance to resist—they would die in their sleep.

The atmosphere in the cabin became unusually tense as everyone stared at the chaotic battlefield in the distance.

But Blackhair, after witnessing all this, wasn’t surprised like the others. Instead, he sighed in relief and waved his hand gently. “Let’s go.”

“Huh? Where?” Monkey opened his mouth, looking confused.

“To the Smo Empire, to Duke Ziyuan,” Blackhair replied briefly. A faint smile appeared on his resolute face. “If I’m not mistaken, he needs me now.”

“How is that possible? Boss, don’t forget we’ve already killed many of his subordinates. Why would he need you now? That’s like the longest-lived person taking arsenic just because they think they’ve lived too long!” Monkey exclaimed in surprise at Blackhair’s answer.

But Blackhair had no mood to answer him. He just shook his head and closed his eyes again. The massive fleet set off once more, quickly disappearing into the depths of the starry sky. Behind them, the chaotic battlefield floated haphazardly, with cold ship wreckage colliding and crumbling. It was likely that in the near future, this place would become a new cosmic graveyard.

After this small incident, on the early morning of the twentieth day, Blackhair finally arrived at the capital planet of the Smo Empire.

“How could this be!?” As they emerged from the teleportation, everyone was shocked by what they saw. What used to be a planet was now in ruins, with countless pieces of debris, large and small, floating chaotically in space, forming a wide belt of meteorites. And the capital planet of the Smo Empire, as they remembered it, was nowhere to be seen…

In the cabin, the navigator quickly searched for his data terminal. He thought he might have gone to the wrong place. But then, Hei Fa stopped him.
“No need to bother. It’s not your fault.” Looking at the vast asteroid belt, Hei Fa’s expression darkened like storm clouds. “It’s because we arrived too late. The Smo Empire no longer exists.”
“What!?” Hearing Hei Fa’s words, Monkey was stunned. “Boss, are you joking? How is that possible?”
“Yes, boss, it’s absolutely impossible. The navigator must have made a mistake. Let’s correct our course right away,” Blood Pupil interjected. Compared to Monkey, he was calmer, but he too couldn’t believe Hei Fa’s conclusion.
Only Baroka remained silent this time. After so many unexpected sights, he had learned to hold back his reactions. So although he shared the others’ doubts, he preferred to wait for Hei Fa to explain himself.
Sure enough, after Blood Pupil also expressed disagreement, Hei Fa finally gave a bitter smile. He pointed outside at the chaotic asteroid belt.
“What course correction? Haven’t you realized it yet? That’s the former capital planet of the Smo Empire. That’s also our target this time.”
“!!!!”
Hearing Hei Fa’s words, everyone was stunned. Looking at the chaotic starfield outside, fear appeared in everyone’s eyes.
Could it be true what Hei Fa said? Were those messes really the once-prosperous planet of the Smo Empire, the capital of the rebels? How could it have turned into such a sight? If the warship graveyard they saw a few days ago was already the most terrifying place they had ever seen, then this place was simply hell!!
Outside the window, the chaotic rocks were still floating slightly, looking no different from ordinary stones. But the crew members’ expressions had changed completely. Because they knew that these rocks had once been a planet!
A planet!!
How could someone destroy a planet so completely??
If not for their long-standing absolute trust in their leader, the crew members might have burst into laughter. It was simply absurd!!
But now no one could laugh. On the contrary, they all wanted to cry…

Damn God, what kind of enemy is this? Is it these terrifying monsters capable of destroying entire planets that I’ll ultimately have to face? If so, then what’s the use of my warship? After all, no matter how powerful a warship is, it can’t compare to the durability of a planet.

Instantly, the atmosphere in the cabin became eerie, and many crew members even felt depressed. All of this came to the black-haired man’s attention, but he said nothing.

It was normal—without facing setbacks, how could one see a rainbow? Ever since he took charge of these young warriors, they seemed to have suffered no losses yet. It was only right for them to learn a lesson now. Only by recognizing the consequences of their mistakes would they know how to deal with difficulties.

When the chatter in the cabin faded and eventually ceased, the black-haired man finally showed a slight smile. From his vantage point, he could see that after such a short time, many of the crew members who had shown despair had recovered, their eyes once again shining with confidence.

It was a good change. The black-haired man believed that from now on, even if they faced greater setbacks, these young warriors wouldn’t lose confidence. One major blow was enough. A man’s maturity often comes in an instant…

“Alright, let’s get started. Since the enemy has left the battlefield and left us such a mess, it would be a shame not to find something useful from it. Send out search ships—I want the most detailed data on this meteor belt.”

“Understood,” the crew members replied in unison before taking immediate action. Soon, 600 virtual drones opened their engine compartments, releasing tens of thousands of small reconnaissance drones. Like countless bees returning to their hive, they flew toward the chaotic starfield.

The data arrived an hour later. The search had been highly successful. The young warriors lived up to expectations, finding a small sealed chamber in the meteor belt. Soon, this chamber, which had been scanned and disinfected multiple times, was placed before the black-haired man.

Under everyone’s gaze, he pressed the button to unlock the chamber.

“Click…” With a crisp sound, the chamber door split open, and a large amount of white gas rushed out, causing the temperature around to drop sharply. Everyone shivered involuntarily.

Inside the chamber was a pure white square box.