The swarm found it hard to withstand this overwhelming firepower.
In a corner of the stars, they had originally been the group expanding outward. But now, they were being beaten back step by step, shrinking into a corner, as if they were the ones being invaded.
Perhaps only those insect kings capable of easily shattering stars could come here and barely muster a bit of resistance, only to be blasted into fragments under the vast and endless barrage of anti-celestial weaponry.
And what made it even worse for the swarm was that what they had to face wasn't just the Xianzhou Alliance fleet.
What they had to face was… the Xianzhou–Knights of Pure Beauty joint fleet.
The giant ships from the Xianzhou Alliance were the most eye-catching and massive opponents in the swarm's eyes.
Aside from that, the ships of the Knights of Pure Beauty also moved everywhere. Compared to the Xianzhou Alliance's giant vessels, their firepower was somewhat lacking, but…
These knights who roamed the universe righting wrongs were all experts. They received blessings from Pure Beauty and wielded extraordinary power beyond the norm.
You could always see figures moving through the cold starry sky. With their own strength, they easily pierced through those star-devouring insect beasts.
Even when filthy blood splattered all over their magnificent armor, not a single knight looked disheveled. Instead, it only highlighted the resolve and strength of these handsome men and women.
A Foxian pilot driving a star skiff broke away from the battle line and was immediately surrounded by the swarm.
But in the next moment, a flash of light cut through, a crimson spear swept across, severing a True Sting insect in half.
Fiery red hair drifted lightly, silver armor remained bright, and Argenti stood beside the star skiff.
Then, he adjusted his stance and pushed against the skiff. His body, tempered through countless trials, burst out with astonishing strength.
The skiff was shoved forward, propelled by Argenti's power toward the protected fleet.
At this moment, Argenti's will was unshakable.
The swarm tide here was retreating, shrinking. Under that person's lead, more people would be saved.
And the Aeons active within this historical fragment also sensed that something was wrong.
An unexpected change had appeared in this segment of the universe, and this force even had the ability to shake this piece of history.
Equilibrium, HooH, was the first to react. Across countless planets and countless star systems, intelligent beings looked up at the sky.
The sun that illuminated the land vanished, replaced by a pair of strange statues entwined like twins, radiating an ancient and cold glow.
At the same time, countless stars appeared on this battlefield.
Heat and light rose sharply, enveloping the battlefield. The swarm began to melt under these blazing stars, yet a faint, multicolored glow covered the Xianzhou Alliance's giant ships and the Knights of Pure Beauty.
The scorching stars could not break through this veil-like barrier. Inside it, there was neither heat nor cold, only a refreshing temperature like a spring breeze.
Within this universe model constructed by the Simulated Universe's information, the Aeon of Equilibrium, also formed from information, used the borrowed suns as its eyes and quickly locked onto the source of this unexpected power, casting its gaze toward him.
HooH first saw that white-haired youth.
What a beautifully crafted layer of decoration. Its gaze, crossing time and space, quickly pierced through this disguise. It felt a strange pull, and in the next instant arrived within a flowing sea of stars.
What a magnificent galaxy. And then?
Its sight searched through the starry expanse, but there was nothing there. It seemed to be just an ordinary starfield. It failed to find what was hidden within that splendid shell…
But in the next moment, it felt as if its head had been struck heavily. An intense dizziness that should not exist for it swept through its thoughts like a storm.
It failed to see who attacked it, but it sensed gazes, countless gazes from all directions watching it. In the next instant, sharp explosions and howls erupted within its consciousness like thunder.
The suns went dark.
Aha arrived here second. It directly entered the spacecraft, taking the form of a Xianzhou man. The people around didn't notice him.
"Bro! How did you make such a huge commotion?"
Aha walked straight up to Nero, wearing the familiar mask decoration, and greeted him in the familiar way, calling him "bro."
Having already gotten a bit bored from piloting the ship and killing bugs, Nero looked up at this unfamiliar man, blinked, and after a brief moment of confusion recognized him through that familiar "marker."
"I don't know either. I was just playing around and it turned into this!" Nero said innocently.
"Oh my!" Aha covered its mouth and exclaimed, "You can get results like this just messing around? You're unreal, kid."
Clearly, Aha and Nero interacted smoothly.
Even though this Aha was constructed from the Simulated Universe's information, what difference was there between it and Aha?
Maybe in the next second, it would become the real Aha.
Nero shrugged, then his eyes suddenly lit up. He looked at Aha with anticipation and excitement and reached out to grab its hand.
For a brief moment, Aha felt a chill behind its back, as if the Pure Beauty knights around were casting malicious looks at it.
But that had to be an illusion. After all, these people were known as the nicest folks in the universe.
Aha didn't pay it much mind, but what it sensed made it doubt that assumption.
Standing to the side, Stilott let out a soft breath, revealing a look of self-reproach. Suddenly feeling jealousy and even the urge for violence wasn't beautiful. He still needed more training.
Nero didn't care about the knights' reactions. Everyone here treated him well. Of course, he didn't think Aha would be affected by the knights either.
A bit excited, he asked the prank-loving Aeon in front of him, "I'm already getting bored of killing bugs. You know your stuff, so is there anything fun right now?"
"Take me to play? If not, could you go back and hurry things along with Qlipoth, get it to smash Tayzzyronth sooner so I can finish this exploration earlier?"
Hearing Nero's words, Aha narrowed its eyes. "…"
'Killing an Aeon isn't as easy as you make it sound. Just smash it to death like that? And besides, if it dies so early, what am I supposed to play with?'
But after a brief pause, Aha still spoke, "There's definitely something fun. I can take you to see Tayzzyronth."
"Then hurry up!" Nero said.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait!" Herta interrupted Screwllum's narration.
The genius lady stared at the monarch of Planet Screwllum with a strange look. After a brief silence, she confirmed that this colleague wasn't deceiving her, nor was it the work of Ruan Mei or Stephen Lloyd.
But she still couldn't help speaking in a puzzled and shocked tone, "That kid might come into contact with Aha, but you just said Aha is going to take him to the battlefield of the god war?!"