The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 904: The End of the War

The battle across the world continued, and whenever the alliance forces eradicated one batch of devil armies, Aldrian teleported another one in. He kept repeating that method until most of the alliance troops exhausted their energy and stamina.

Although some of the high-ranking cultivators at the immortal transition realm could still continue, Aldrian thought that it was enough for them. They had already killed more than a billion devils, and he could take care of the rest.

He told the alliance troops to take a rest and let him handle the remaining devils. The moment the alliance troops heard Aldrian's announcement, they did not waste any time and immediately rested. Some of the high-ranking cultivators still wanted to fight because they still had energy and stamina, but Aldrian also ordered them to stand down.

After making his troops rest, Aldrian finally began to take action. For the devils still hiding deep underground, he found a way to kill them more effectively.

Aldrian concentrated on several of the devils' bases, then controlled the soil above them. The devils inside suddenly heard a rumbling sound before the soil quickly pressed down. The bases collapsed on them, burying them under the weight of the planet's mantle. It happened so fast that almost none of the devils had time to shout or feel confused.

They were instantly crushed to death, buried deep inside the planet's mantle. There were some pseudo-immortal stage devils who managed to try holding back the collapsing earth for a few seconds.

However, their effort was futile. It was as if the soil was not affected by their earth laws. They simply could not control it. The planet's mantle kept pressing down on them until all of them were crushed beneath its weight.

No matter how strong they were, they died the moment their bodies were pressed by the weight of the thick layer of the planet's ground. It was the force of the world itself, something impossible to withstand even for peak pseudo-immortal stage cultivators.

With Aldrian controlling the planet's mantle, he collapsed many devil bases in one go. He killed tens of millions with that method, yet he was not done. There were still many other bases spread across the world.

He kept controlling the planet's mantle until there were no devils left in Aberon. All of them were buried deep in the subterranean world, a place that might never be discovered unless someone dug deep into the planet's mantle.

Aldrian took a deep breath and looked toward the distant space. He looked toward the area only a few hours away by warp. From his position, he could see numerous rocks of various sizes floating and forming a sort of wall.

There were rocks the size of a continent among other smaller ones, which made this area the perfect place for hiding.

The area was an asteroid belt, the place where many of the devils' interstellar vessels were hiding, waiting an order to attack.

'Well, they can wait for now,' Aldrian thought.

For now, he believed it was enough. His troops needed to rest. Without receiving any command, those vessels would not move anyway, so he would let them keep waiting there, waiting for their doom.

His figure disappeared and reappeared on the surface where the groups of his empire's troops and the Orian continent's forces had gathered. There were still things to do even though the devils in this world had already been eradicated.

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Time passed quickly, and two months had already gone by. In that time, Aldrian had been quite busy eradicating the devils in other worlds as well. Since he was the only one who could sense all of the devils' locations by turning an entire world into his domain, he had to make those other worlds his domain too.

He had already informed the alliance forces in those worlds about the devils' plans, and it made them decide to wait for him to arrive and carry out exactly what he had planned.

Searching for billions of devils hidden deep within a planet's mantle would be difficult. They did not know the devils' positions, and the battle could turn ugly because the battlefield was deep underground.

Many alliance troops could lose their lives due to the unknown terrain and extreme environment, since they would be forced to fight deep beneath the surface.

This was also why the battles for the last three worlds lasted much longer than predicted and longer than any other wars they had experienced in the Fallen Star Cluster. Aldrian had to search for each world's faith gathering place, which could take weeks.

The battles themselves were much shorter, because the devils were gathered in several planned battlefields where the alliance troops were already waiting.

Aldrian was only able to eradicate the devils in the three worlds after two months. He and the alliance forces then moved on to target the devils hiding within the asteroid belt.

The battle in space, which also involved a game of cat and mouse among the numerous asteroids, lasted for five days before all the devils were killed and their interstellar vessels destroyed.

With the devils in the asteroid belt finally eliminated, the war in the Fallen Star Cluster could be considered over.

Therefore, at this time, which was already night, all of the alliance forces that had attacked the last three worlds gathered in Aberon. They gathered to celebrate the end of the war in the Fallen Star Cluster, a war that had lasted for almost four months. That duration was still within their expectations, and they were glad they had reached their target.

More than anything, they had achieved something their ancestors could not. They had taken back the Fallen Star Cluster.

The celebration for the end of the war was held on the vast land where millions of troops could gather together. Forces from different worlds in the central star cluster and from various races assembled here in an amicable atmosphere.

A grand feast and drinks had already been prepared on the many tables spread across the vast land, and all the troops looked toward the high platform that had been erected.

Aldrian stood on top of it with all the leaders of the forces from across the central star cluster. His gaze swept over all the troops below, and he could see their various expressions. Most of them were respect and reverence directed at him.

He lifted his clenched hand.

"We won!"

"UWOOOO!"

All the troops shouted in ecstasy, their voices shaking the space itself. Their roar echoed for kilometres, yet none of them cared if anyone could hear them. At this moment, there was no one else in this world. The devils were no more.

After the boisterous roar from the troops receded, Aldrian continued.

"We finally reached our objective here in the Fallen Star Cluster—No, from this moment, we will call it by its original ancient name, the Northern Star Cluster. This star cluster is no longer under the devils' occupation. We have liberated it!"

Hearing that, the troops returned to their boisterous shouting, but they quickly fell silent again, wanting to hear Aldrian continue.

"However, our achievement today came with a heavy price. Thousands of our comrades lost their lives, a loss that is truly regrettable to me."

Some of the troops's eyes watered, remembering their dead acquaintances. The memory still left them with sadness.

"I truly feel regret for the loss of lives, because I am the one who initiated this war. I am the one who invited all of you to participate, and I feel responsible for every death that occurred. For those who feel sadness because of your loss, I offer you my sincere apology." He slightly lowered his head.

The people who saw it widened their eyes, and some of them instantly shouted to Aldrian.

"Please don't lower your head, Your Majesty! We voluntarily came to this war, and we knew the consequences of it, so you don't have to feel bad for us! Please don't lower yourself before us!"

"Your Majesty, we achieved this glorious victory because of you, and we participated in this war with our own intent! You don't have to feel regret!"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to feel regret! I believe even the dead faced their end with pride because of the glorious moment before they met death. They participated in a war that will be written in history!"

"Your Majesty…"

Aldrian straightened his head and showed a slight smile toward the troops below. He heard all of their support, and he could not help but feel touched.

"I hear all of your support, and I'm truly thankful. To all of you, to everyone here who participated in this war, I have no words that can express my admiration for the bravery you have shown."

The people felt proud hearing that, their faces shining with pride. Aldrian then took a glass of wine from Baek Jimin beside him, followed by the troops, each holding their wooden tankards filled with wine. Seeing that all of them already held their drinks, Aldrian raised his glass into the air.

"For all of us, for the living and the dead, the heroes who will be written in history. The brave warriors who will live glorious lives. For the bright future!"

"For the bright future!" the others replied in unison, before all of them drank their wine in one go.

It was the drink that symbolized the start of the celebration. The celebration that marked the end of the war in the Northern Star Cluster.