Starting from the Planetary Governor-Chapter 1644 - 932
When demons are slain by the Emperor’s Sword, their subspace essence is annihilated alongside them.
That signifies true extermination.
After realizing this, the number of demons daring to cause trouble drastically reduced.
Of course, there are always those not afraid of death who will come knocking, or those under the guidance of higher-level demon lords or even Evil Gods, attempting to capture the position of the Expeditionary Force to intercept them.
The arrival of demons not only sparks a battle but also makes the waves of subspace more malicious, causing the fleet to lose its way.
If it weren’t for some divine protection, they would’ve been lost long ago.
Who is the protector?
It is naturally the Divine Emperor taking the lead.
However, Gu Hang also offers some minor assistance.
Logically, with help, the Expeditionary Force clears away wave after wave of approaching demons, and in most cases, the course is secretive and not detected, so they should have long reached Holy Terra.
Even if it’s slower than subspace travel by 2-4 years, with 6-8 years, they should have arrived.
As for why it has been delayed for so long?
To put it simply, if everything were normal, that would indeed be the case.
However, another force has acted at this stage.
That is the Dark Spirit Race.
These troublesome creatures suddenly made a move.
The Spirit Race, whether their skin is white or black, typically won’t enter subspace. For them, it’s extremely risky; even a small mistake can lead to their downfall.
What could make them take this risk must be a matter of great importance.
In fact, Gu Hang knows exactly why.
The prophecy known to every Spirit Race force, about a prophecy child who will utterly decide the future of the entire Spirit Race, all the crucial interpretations are within this fleet.
If the youngest Evil God refers to Gu Hang, then it’s Gu Jing; if it refers to the Divine Emperor, then it’s Robert.
What’s most precious is that for a long time in the past, Robert was in a static field, in the Divine Successor Hall of the Super Sea Star, tightly protected by one of the most powerful corps, the Infinite Corps.
And Gu Jing was also within a powerful alliance, right under Gu Hang’s eyes.
Making a move on either of these two was exceedingly challenging.
But now, this truly is a heaven-sent opportunity!
They’ve all plunged into a life-or-death voyage in subspace.
No one can protect them now, not to mention they are constantly threatened by both demons and the inherent dangers of subspace travel.
Despite still retaining some of the powerful and mysterious methods from the glorious era of the Spirit Race Empire, the Dark Spirit Race individuals still possess excellent strength. However, their dwindling population and the race eternally on the brink of extinction remain unsolved issues.
As pirates in the universe, they leverage the Spirit Race’s webway for unpredictable movements, supported by Comoros, the Veil City, situated in the void between the real universe and subspace, allowing them a defensive or offensive stance. Coupled with their formidable single combat ability and advanced technology, they hold advantages in some small-scale battles, making them some of the most feared pirates.
But... that’s where their limits lie.
Why be pirates? Why not dominate the universe? Is it because they don’t like it?
Clearly not.
Strength is the key.
In any human world, when you look up to the starry sky, each visible star belongs to humans!
The Ark Eldar only have their so-called ’World Ark’ as their home; the Dark Spirit Race only have their infinitely vast Comoros as their home.
How could they possibly compare to the Human Empire, which truly owns the entire star cluster?
Not to mention compared to humans, even against the endlessly multiplying and fiercely combative Green Skin Orcs, or the Void Insect Species intent on devouring the entire universe, they stand no comparison.
The Spirit Race has only a glorious past.
Looking to the future, there is only darkness.
This is a race with no future.
In the grand scheme of the universe as a chessboard, the Spirit Race has never been a major force.
They are merely the scraps.
At least, in terms of overall strength, they are ’scraps’. Compared to the main players like humans, Chaos Rebel Army, the Four Gods’ followers, Green Skin Orcs, and the Void Insect Species, they can’t defeat any of them or even wage a frontal battle.
But the Spirit Race themselves don’t see it that way.
Though they cannot wage a frontal war, in certain key places and events, they can exert crucial influence and guide the cosmic trend toward their desired direction.
There’s no need for overwhelming overall strength, nor a need for a full-scale war, just a particularly elite force, or some critical technology and methods, and the goal can be achieved.
An excellent example is the team led by Divine Envoy-Meifenier, which revived the Son of God, Robert.
This is evidently an event with significant impact on the cosmic situation.
And now, the Dark Spirit Race intends to do something similar.
They have received the same prophecy, but their interpretation of it is different.
To help the ’person of prophecy’ and then hope that the ’person of prophecy’ makes a decision beneficial to them regarding some future event that will determine the fate of the Spirit Race?
That’s far too passive.
Placing the fate of the entire race in the whims of others?
It’s simply laughable!
Absolutely unacceptable!
Instead, the Dark Spirit Race prefers to control the initiative themselves.
Now, they have the opportunity to ’invite’ those two to Comoros as guests, so why not do it?
Comoros has long been ready to welcome them with open arms.
However, even against a force that’s not the entire Human Empire but just an expeditionary force summoned by Robert, strictly speaking, a force of only the Infinite Starfield.
Yet, engaging in direct conflict with this expeditionary force, the Dark Elves still aren’t confident in a guaranteed victory.
If it were in the real universe, perhaps they would try.
But in subspace? They’d rather not.
Subspace is hazardous for human fleets and even more so for the Spirit Race.
They are patiently waiting.
They are making preparations, and for a Dark Spirit Race army to venture into subspace without being spotted by their great enemy, Slaanesh, much preparation is required.
Meanwhile, during their preparations, they are also waiting for the expeditionary force, or those bothersome subspace demons,
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But in subspace? They’d rather not.
Subspace is hazardous for human fleets and even more so for the Spirit Race.
They are patiently waiting.
They are making preparations, and for a Dark Spirit Race army to venture into subspace without being spotted by their great enemy, Slaanesh, much preparation is required.
Meanwhile, during their preparations, they are also waiting for the expeditionary force, or those bothersome subspace demons,
