The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 900: Confusion

Aldrian and all the forces of the Ancient Blue Gate World departed from Green Haven, and they were already being waited for by Arantes Star's forces in the space near Green Haven. The Arantes forces were much fewer this time because they had to leave many of their troops to guard their conquered world.

However, the ones heading to attack the next world still consisted of many members of their main force, including powerful cultivators such as the leaders of great sects and families. The famous individuals such as the Sword Maiden and her master were also present.

Their united force together with the Ancient Blue Gate World's numbers reached ten million troops in total. After uniting their forces outside Green Haven's space, they departed toward Aberon.

For a week they spent their time in the wormhole, and nothing much happened. They reached the space near Aberon without much trouble.

The moment they emerged from the wormhole, they finally saw the world that was much smaller than Green Haven.

This world consisted of sixty percent water and a reddish atmosphere, although not as thick as the Red Mist Star in the past. There was no mist covering the entire world, but in some parts there were areas that appeared blackish or greyish from space.

Those areas were dangerous places where deadly poison filled the air, and volcanic regions where volcanoes erupted every week. This world was filled with more dangerous terrains and regions compared to Green Haven despite its smaller size.

The alliance forces kept approaching the world until they were quite close to the atmosphere, and all of them spread out to take their positions surrounding the world according to the plan. The troops disembarked from the interstellar vessels, followed by numerous cruisers that brought troops below the Emperor stage.

Aldrian and the forces from the Orian Continent observed the surface of the world for a moment before Aldrian finally made a move.

Just like when he first attacked the Red Mist Star, he did the same thing again at this moment. He created many large rocks in space before burning them and letting them fall toward the world.

He targeted the region that he believed to be the city serving as their headquarters, the place where the strongest devils might have gathered to manage their troops.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions and shockwaves shook the region as many people watched from space. Clouds were swept away by the impact, and dust rose into the atmosphere, hindering the troops' visibility of the region. Although this was the second time they had witnessed it, they still felt amazed by its power and scale. Waves of flame spread across the region and engulfed everything in their path.

"Attack." Aldrian finally gave his order, and all of the troops began to descend toward the world.

The alliance forces across the space descended toward the world at the same time.

Aldrian also descended, following his troops who excitedly rushed down even faster. As he kept approaching the surface, the dust caused by the impacts began to clear slowly. But then he narrowed his eyes as he drew closer. He sensed something strange.

After he nearly reached the large city that was one of his targets in this region, he finally saw the scenery below as cultivators helped disperse the dust. Once everyone gained a clear view of what had happened on the surface, they were stunned and then confused.

The city was utterly obliterated. The meteors had struck the city's ground directly, wiping it out in one sweep and leaving several massive craters behind. This caused many troops to feel confused because from the scene, it looked as if the devils had not raised any defense at all. They had allowed the meteors to fall into their city without any resistance.

They also did not detect any movement from the devils. The place was completely deserted, as if all the devils had died in the meteor strike.

Aldrian spread his spiritual sense to the maximum, yet he found nothing, not even the slightest movement of a small creature or anything hiding underground. He created his domain, and even when he spread his domain sense, he still did not detect anything unusual.

The alliance forces then spread in all directions to search for any sign of the devils.

However, after they kept searching for more than half an hour, they still did not find anything. The city and its surrounding area did not show any sign of life at all.

"We did not find any devils twenty thousand kilometres south," Emperor Rozwald said to Aldrian after returning from checking the region.

"Same from the north. We did not find anyone or anything. It is as if all the devils just vanished into the air," Queen Revania said.

The other leaders reported the same situation, which made Aldrian touch his chin as he pondered over it. He then received additional reports from other forces across the world, all stating that they also found no devils. The cities, the towns, and all of their strongholds were deserted without a single living being.

But they reported many signs showing that the devils had escaped with some of their belongings. There were traces indicating they had fled in a rush, leaving many places in disarray. There was almost nothing valuable left anywhere, as if the devils had made sure not to leave anything behind.

'Did all of them escape somewhere, or are they planning something?' Aldrian thought as he considered the situation. He knew that with the same situation happening across the world, this was a deliberate and coordinated action. All of the devils had abandoned their strategic cities and strongholds along with every valuable item so the alliance forces could not take advantage of them.

"Well, whatever the case, let's build our basecamp first. After that, we will spread much further to check whether this condition also happened in the places our forces have not yet reached. The devils might be hiding somewhere in this world," Aldrian said to the others.

"Yes, Your Majesty," they replied in unison.

Without waiting any further, all of them began doing their own tasks, and Aldrian continued to stay in contact with the other forces across the world. He also tried to communicate with the forces in other worlds, wondering whether they were experiencing the same situation.

A few hours passed, and the basecamp was already built. Battle groups began to spread in many directions. They wanted to see if there were any signs of the devils in other places. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Time passed, and another week went by. However, they still did not find any sign of the devils. All places remained empty without any living beings. Aldrian also received information from the forces in other worlds that they were facing a similar situation. They, too, found no devils.

But during this time, the alliance forces were not without any findings. They discovered clues about the devils' movements.

As they spread out, they noted that not a single interstellar vessel remained in the special areas where such vessels were usually parked near the cities or major strongholds. From this clue, they concluded that the devils might have used them to escape somewhere into outer space.

If that was the case, then they could not pursue them because they did not know where the devils had gone. But it was also a surprising move by the devils, because everyone thought they would fight to the death in this world.

Since this world had become the last bastion of the devils in the Fallen Star Cluster, they were expected to defend it if they did not want to lose their foothold in this cluster. This star cluster was strategic because it was close to the central star cluster, allowing them to maintain a base if they wanted to attack the central region in the future.

Leaving this world like cowards without putting up even a little resistance did not match the devils' usual character. Aldrian had already asked Xarz about their movement, but Xarz said he did not know. Although he was the leader of the devil troops in the Fallen Star Cluster, he did not always know what kind of strategy the other devils were executing.

Xarz was also quite surprised when he heard about the situation of the world, and he agreed that it was strange. He explained that those devils must know that even if they escaped somewhere, the Vampire King might hunt them down because they had abandoned their posts. That was considered treason and punishable by death, and an unpleasant death at that.

Aldrian sensed that Xarz was genuinely confused, which made him even more certain that the devils on this world were planning something. The question was: what was their plan? And where had all of them gone?

Another week passed, and Aldrian gathered with the leaders of the other powers to discuss the matter.

"Your Majesty, the situation of this world is strange, and I think we need to remain wary until we know what the devils planned or where they went. If we relax ourselves, I am afraid we will be caught off guard if the devils are planning something," Emperor Rozwald said.