Traveler of the River of Time and Space-Chapter 534 - 18: The Moving Calamity

Buzz.

Su Ziyu, who was currently researching the Demon Species of this plane, suddenly heard the sound of an alarm coming from outside.

When he went out to check, he found many people were sticking their heads out of their rooms in panic. A dark-skinned, bald man quickly ran over and said in a deep voice, "Heavy armor formation, follow me."

"Level one combat readiness."

Soon, hundreds of people came out of their rooms, visibly distinct from others in their robust physiques. Some were so muscular that it seemed exaggerated, like small mountains, clearly the result of some level of biological modification.

These individuals entered the equipment depot, and a few minutes later, warriors wearing various types of Exoskeleton Power Armor emerged.

The heavy iron gate slowly closed.

After the inner iron gate closed, another wall descended from the outer layer, appearing like a cliff, sealing off the entrance to the surface perfectly.

"What’s happening?" A woman’s voice sounded behind Su Ziyu.

He turned to see a woman holding a seven or eight-month-old child, about thirty years old, with a pleasant face and wearing a white coat, suggesting she might be a doctor in the underground base.

"I don’t know." Su Ziyu shook his head.

Could it be that my Summon Demon was discovered?

No way.

The demon was killed before it descended, so no one should have noticed.

At this time, Jane emerged from the back of the underground base and flew directly to Su Ziyu’s position. Upon landing, she turned off a device at her feet and said in a low voice, "Abnormality detected outside."

"We have detected a Level 10 Spiritual Fluctuation."

"The entire base is now sealed, and no one is allowed to exit temporarily."

Saying this, she observed Su Ziyu’s expression. Su Ziyu rightly displayed a look of shock, as all Spiritualists understand the significance of a Level 10 Spiritual Fluctuation.

As if to comfort Su Ziyu, Jane added, "However, the underground base has a protective barrier."

"It’s safe inside. No need to worry."

On this planet.

Only one person possesses a Level 10 Spiritual Fluctuation, and that is the first Emperor of the Empire, Edward I, known as ’Cruel Edward,’ ’a Moving Catastrophe,’ ’Executioner,’ and ’Mad Butcher.’ Although he unified the nations to establish a new Empire, he also made the decision for Spiritual Ascendancy, dragging the entire Empire into an Abyss of no return.

After the Empire’s downfall, only one survivor remains, Edward I, reportedly having signed a pact with a Demon to resist the outbreak of Mind Whispers.

This rumor coincides with the fact that the Emperor of the Empire once summoned a Demon, yet there is no evidence, and the Emperor subsequently turned into a terrible monster.

A moving catastrophe.

Over these millennia, gradually, hundreds of thousands have been brutally killed by him. Each move he makes is erratic, most of the time remaining within the palace ruins of the Old Imperial Capital, but whenever he appears outside, it is always accompanied by terrifying slaughter, with tens of thousands being killed each time. The Empire has not failed to try to eliminate him, but defeating a powerful Level 10 Spiritualist is known to be extremely challenging, something the disbanded Knight Orders know all too well.

The Empire launched three extermination campaigns against him, all ending in failure.

They even dropped nuclear bombs on the ruins of the Old Imperial Capital, conducting saturation bombing with Energy Weapons, but still failed to kill the former Emperor of the Empire, who retaliated by massacring several Underground Cities.

The power of this Emperor is unfathomable.

He is the most potent known Spiritualist on this planet. In the initial Spiritual Ascension plans, there was also a concept for a man-made Divine Spirit, the person who wanted to become a god with Spiritual Energy was Edward I.

The Rebel Army’s doors gradually closed.

Teams of soldiers wearing Exoskeleton Power Armor began guarding key paths, and some heavy firepower weapons were activated, all aiming at the entrance.

Although Jane said everything was fine, her expression still betrayed a hint of tension.

"Detected a Spiritual Counter-Barrier!..."

The prompt from the Space-Time Monitor System appeared, and Su Ziyu quickly noticed a slight difficulty in mobilizing his Spiritual Energy. If it were a Low Tier Spiritualist, they probably wouldn’t be able to perform Spiritual Energy at all.

This was somewhat akin to the Forbidden Magic Domain on the Magic Side.

As long as anyone was within the covered range, they would be affected, and only those who were strong enough could break through this counter-barrier.

Time ticked by, minute by minute.

About half an hour later, cheers erupted from the staff in front of the monitoring instruments in the conference room: "The Spiritual Fluctuation is gone!"

"Did it leave?"

The Rebel Army’s underground base is quite concealed, excavated directly to hundreds of meters deep underground, with only two entrances and an emergency evacuation passage, all camouflaged on the periphery, making it difficult to find without careful close-up examination.

"Don’t let your guard down." Dr. Mark’s voice sounded, and he said gravely, "The base remains locked down for a month."

"No one is allowed to go out for the entire month."

"He might still be lurking nearby."

Just as the group relaxed a bit, suddenly, new Spiritual Fluctuations appeared on the detection instruments, and multiple Spiritual Fluctuations emerged.

"Level 7 Spiritualists."

"No, wait!"

"It’s Level 8 Spiritualists." The research staff nearby exclaimed, "Not just one! They’re from the Empire."

"That monster brought the Empire’s people here."

Dr. Mark moved closer for a careful look, then frowned and said, "It’s the Imperial Assassins."

"Those executioners hiding in the shadows."

"They directly serve Empress Isabella, and the Blood Empress might have already noticed the anomaly here."

Saying this, Dr. Mark took a deep breath, seemingly making a difficult decision, and slowly said, "Prepare for evacuation."

"If things go awry, we’ll have to abandon this base."

Hearing his words, everyone present changed their expressions. This underground base took them twelve years to establish, and abandoning it is undoubtedly difficult to accept.

"Only by surviving, can there be a future." Dr. Mark shook his head, sighing, "The Empire has always wanted to destroy him."

"They are likely to take action here."

"Because this is near the equator, where they can mobilize the satellite of the Ancient Lost Empire found, and this area is within the range of orbital strikes from space-based weapons."

Dr. Mark’s words led everyone to silence.

Because everyone present understood what an orbital strike entailed, it was technology left behind by the Ancient Lost Empire.

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