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Chapter 1288 - Chapter 1288 Chapter 868 Thats it

Chapter 1288: Chapter 868: That’s it? Chapter 1288: Chapter 868: That’s it? So, how advanced is the civilization of this Galactic Business Alliance?

Honestly, it’s not on par with the Star Union.

Their interstellar technology is quite backward, and Duanmu Huai finds it baffling that to this date, they still rely solely on ballistic shooting as a means of attack. Missiles and shells are fired back and forth, but for civilizations with barriers, this is hardly a threat at all–it’s rather bold to be roaming the streets of the Milky Way without even a barrier.

At least get some lasers or something…

How did this civilization develop into what it is now?

Duanmu Huai reviewed the information Lumiaire hacked from the Rox Clan network, only to find that this was an integrated force similar to the Star Alliance, except the Rox Clan used their technology to bind other alien creatures to serve them.

Hmm… why does this approach feel so familiar?

If they shout something about the Superior Virtue next, Duanmu Huai wouldn’t be surprised.

“Summon the Wan Yi battleship.”

Duanmu Huai didn’t even glance at the Rox Clan fleet that had appeared and surrounded him. The opposing fleet did not attack but tried to communicate with him several times. However, Duanmu Huai had nothing to say to these alien creatures, as he only had one purpose for being here.

As Duanmu Huai gave the command, the massive Wan Yi battleship appeared in front of the star in the blink of an eye. Upon seeing this gigantic warship, the Rox Clan fleet hastily retreated, while Duanmu Huai simply gazed at the star map in front of him and then reached out to remove the Rose Knot pinned to his chest.

“Sympathy is reserved for humans, alien creatures only deserve our contempt. Humanity’s survival necessitates suffering. To save hundreds of millions, I do not mind overlooking those painful, twisted souls.”

At this point, Duanmu Huai paused.

“Next time, when you choose to confront a Judge, perhaps you should at least show the basic respect–remember this, my patience is limited, but my power is exactly the opposite.”

After saying this, Duanmu Huai reached out and stamped the seal on the parchment.

“By the order of Grand Judge Duanmu Huai of the Tribunal, the Extinction Order is issued to the Alpha Triangle Galaxy, effective immediately.”

“Activate the Wan Yi battleship!”

Seeing Duanmu Huai’s seal fall, Aikute quickly issued the command.

A shining beam burst from the center of the Wan Yi battleship and shot directly towards the star in front of them. Watching this scene, the Rox Clan warships fell silent for a moment, then immediately launched a massive attack on the Wan Yi battleship. Numerous missiles were fired from the Rox Clan warships towards the Wan Yi battleship, but their attacks were completely stopped by the deployed Void Shield.

“It’s just this.”

Duanmu Huai leaned back in his chair, watching the scene unfold with a snort.

Standing next to him, Mary had a complex expression.

“I never thought that a thriving interstellar civilization would be destroyed so easily.”

“This is the Milky Way, this is the universe, this is reality.”

Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.

“They should thank me, at least they know who their enemy is.”

“What do you mean?”

“I once heard a very interesting story.”

Duanmu Huai stroked Ogis’s hair who lay in his arms like a little cat, while recounting to Mary and Ann about a mission he once experienced in a game.

“At that time, there was a group of Subhumans whose home planet was destroyed. According to them, they lived a peaceful life, and then one day, their planet was completely destroyed without any warning or reason. Only a few lucky ones survived, and these Subhumans traveled across galaxies to find out who it was and why their planet had been destroyed. After much hardship, they finally found the civilization that had destroyed their planet…”

At this point, Duanmu Huai paused, making a cliffhanger.

“Guess why that civilization destroyed their planet?”

“Was it because they had a grudge against the people on that planet?”

“Was the other party just hired?”

“Perhaps they were just victims of some conspiracy?”

“Hehe.”

Facing the imaginative replies from the girls, Duanmu Huai chuckled.

“In fact, when those survivors appeared, that civilization was very surprised, as they had never heard of that race or even knew where their planet was. Later, the civilization was kind enough to investigate their claims, and only then did they discover the truth–the thing is, hundreds of years ago, that civilization had a major battle nearby with another civilization, and one of their stray shots passed through the battlefield, and… it probably just destroyed the other’s home planet.”

At this point, Duanmu Huai spread his hands, and everyone else was stunned by his explanation.

“Just… like that?”

“Indeed, it’s like you randomly fired a gun in the forest and accidentally killed some unlucky fellow in a city hundreds of kilometers away. In fact, if I fire in any direction now, I might hit a planet in the Milky Way, though I have no clue if there’s life on it.”

“So… it’s just bad luck?”

“It’s just bad luck.”

When faced with Ann’s incredulous inquiry, Duanmu Huai chuckled.

“Who would’ve thought that their home planet would just happen to be in the path of a stray bullet fired unintentionally by that civilization at that time, in that location? If that’s not bad luck, what is it?”

“………”

It must be said, after hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, everyone was at a loss for words, and Greiya silently sighed.

“I think… maybe they would rather believe their home planet was involved in some conspiracy, or at least… it might make them feel a bit better.”

“Correct, but unfortunately, the universe does not reason with you. Not just stray bullets, but meteors as well. Civilizations destroyed by meteors are not few, but what did those civilizations do wrong? Unfortunately, who’s to blame if their home planets happen to be in the path of those meteors? If it can’t be avoided, then the only way is death, regrettable as it is, but that’s just luck.”

Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders; that’s reality. The universe doesn’t reason with you; some are just lucky, others are unlucky, what can you do?

“These Alien Creatures are the same, who asked them to encounter the Tribunal? Sorry, but that’s as far as they go.”

“But I think… Mr. Duanmu, you should at least say something to them.”

Mary hesitated for a moment, but still couldn’t help voicing her thoughts.

“You mean let them die understanding why? Fine.”

Duanmu Huai thought for a moment and snapped his fingers.

“Lumiaire, connect to their communication network.”

“Understood… connection established.”

“Good.”

Duanmu Huai reached out for the microphone nearby, then coughed.

“Ah… mike test, mike test, school broadcast… oh, sorry for the slip, um. Hello, Alien Creatures of the Alpha Triangle Galaxy, please be advised that this is the Subspace Planning Committee of the Milky Way Tribunal. You may already be aware, for the development of remote areas of the Milky Way, we are going to construct a subspace highway through your galaxy. Regrettably, your galaxy falls within the demolition range. The operation will begin in two minutes of your time, thank you.”

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, not only was there dead silence in the Rox Clan’s communication network, but the young women were quite dumbfounded as well, while Duanmu Huai continued to stroke Ogis’s head.

“I think you shouldn’t be shocked about this because the plan has been publicly displayed at the Milky Way Western Spiral Arm Centaurus Planning Hall for the last fifty years, so you have had ample time to file a formal complaint. After all, it’s just tens of light-years away. If you don’t care about local affairs, that’s your problem. My personal suggestion is, please bring your towel, and… don’t panic.”

Having said that, Duanmu Huai cut off the communication.

“Proceed.”

The Tribunal’s warships and the Wan Yi battleships disappeared in front of everyone’s eyes, immediately vanishing.

The next moment, a brilliant flash illuminated the dark universe.

When the brilliance faded, nothing was left there.

Incidentally, if a doctoral student in astronomy nearby was planning to write their dissertation by observing this galaxy, they’d probably have to start over.

That’s also bad luck.

However, for Duanmu Huai it was the same.

“That’s it?”

He opened the system, looking at the Catastrophe progression which had only advanced a step, and was dumbfounded.

Although he knew that the other party might not have countless races joined, at least there would be several dozen, according to Duanmu Huai’s plan, this wipe should’ve maxed out the Catastrophe progression.

So it only moved one step forward?

Perhaps because the other races were vassals of the Rox Clan, so the system counted them as one civilization? Well… this reasoning seems valid, but in that case, his plan was void, and it is still a long way to reach full Catastrophe level… Looks like he’d still need to work harder.

“Better than nothing…”

[Catastrophe Level Raised to (Thorn in the Back LV1)]

[Acquired Trait–Death from Above (Our fleet will blot out the sky, no matter how many suns there are above)]

“Better than nothing.”

Duanmu Huai repeated again, quietly turning off the system.

At least the trip wasn’t for nothing, was it?