Near the Dimension Door, inside the Dimensional War headquarters on Tuka planet.

At this time, Tang Zhen had just left for a day or so. Suddenly, there was an emergency report from the soldiers. “Reporting, there’s a change in the Cultivator camp!” The soldier sounded very anxious. This change was obviously very different from the previous ones.

“Quick, let’s take a look at the situation!” Lei Zhe heard the soldier’s report and immediately instructed for the holographic projection in the hall. Soon, the area where the change occurred near the Dimension Door was displayed in front of everyone.

On the projection, the Cultivators were retreating in an orderly manner and countless magical ships that could navigate in the universe were leaving the attack range of the Demon race. The strange thing was that the Demon race actually seemed to be cooperating very well. The Robot race’s huge battleship and the Demon race’s interstellar mothership also retreated tens of millions of kilometers away from the Cultivators.

That was the furthest Hong Dali could see. There was no reception deeper into space.

“That’s weird.” Looking at the strange situation displayed on the projection, Lei Zhe frowned and said, “It seems they have reached some sort of agreement to stop fighting and both parties agreed to retreat. What’s going on?”

The Cultivators and the Demon race both ceased fire at the same time. This was clearly unexpected.

“It seems Tang Zhen is really targeting us now.” Hong Dali touched his chin as he looked at the Cultivators’ movements on the projection. “Uncle Lei Zhe, should I take over the command next?”

“Yes.” Facing such an opponent, it did not matter who had the command. Lei Zhe simply handed over the authority to Hong Dali. “Everyone, listen, this is a critical time. I don’t care what everyone thinks. On the battlefield, executing an order will always be a death order! That includes me! Do you understand?!”

He was extremely serious when he said that, and everyone responded loudly and respectfully. “We understand!”

“Alright, Dali, please begin.” Seeing that there were no objections, Lei Zhe prompted Hong Dali to begin.

Hong Dali had always been carefree when he squandered happily previously, but it was important to be serious at this critical time. “Alright, I won’t stand on ceremony, then. At present, Tang Zhen is extremely powerful. There’s no chance of defeating him if we go head-on with him. However, it’s obvious that he will not take part personally in this kind of large-scale battle. That’s to say, such battles may be one of the aspects he is challenging us to. Hence, everyone can rest assured. There’s no need to worry too much. What’s important in this battle is tactics.”

Tang Zhen would not make any move. With this, everyone felt more at ease.

Lei Zhe nodded. “En, if Tang Zhen is not making a move, there’s a chance for us.”

“En, on the premise that Tang Zhen will not take part, next, we need to consider how to reduce battle losses.” Hong Dali asked Ling Xiaoyi who was beside him, “Xiaoyi, how is the matter that I had instructed previously?”

“It’s done.” Ling Xiaoyi smiled. “The Golden Emperor Beetle is on the way. According to my calculation, it should enter Tuka Planet’s atmosphere in about two hours.”

“Good.” Hong Dali nodded, satisfied.

“Dali, do you mean you’re dispatching the Golden Emperor Beetle?” Lei Zhe was shocked. “You actually have something so good? If you can control the Golden Emperor Beetle, does it mean you can transform into the Star Knight?”

The Star Knight transformation was universally known as one of the highest combat powers. Other than Tang Zhen, whom nobody had any idea how he managed to become so strong, anyone who could transform into the Star Knight would stand a chance to win no matter who they fought.

“Golden Emperor Beetle is just one small step to my plan.” Hong Dali shook his head. “Tang Zhen would not sit and watch his army get killed. Hence, the Golden Emperor Beetle can only be regarded as a convening order. My target is to summon the Zergs.”

Zerg! Hearing that, Lei Zhe knew he did not trust the wrong person!

What were the advantages of the Zerg? Quantity! Endless quantity! They were not afraid and they had no fear. They only accepted orders. It was no exaggeration to say that Zergs were the most perfect cannon fodder in this universe, the kind that was inexhaustible.

“When the Golden Emperor Beetle arrives, what we need to do next is to stall for time.” Hong Dali looked at everyone and said, “Their target should be here.” Hong Dali pointed to the ground under his feet. “Whether they conquer this place or not will determine the winner.”

To conquer the enemy’s headquarters, that would indeed be what determined the winner and the loser.

“Casualties are inevitable during the battle. But everyone’s life is precious. What I need to do is to minimize casualties.” Hong Dali smiled. “What do we fight for in a battle? Isn’t it money? I’m not short of money… En, Xiaoyi, contact all the companies that produce space carriers, as well as companies that produce mechanical butlers. How much do I have now?”

“5.5 trillion Astral Dollars, Young Master,” Ling Xiaoyi replied with a smile.

“En, not bad. Buy space carriers and mechanical butlers worth two trillion first. Then, get one trillion worth of mechas—they must be the best kind.” Hong Dali squandered without batting an eyelid. With just a few words, he spent three trillion…

“Yes, Young Master. I’ll go contact them right away.” Ling Xiaoyi left immediately to act on Hong Dali’s instructions.

“You’re really mad…” Lei Zhe was dumbfounded. “You spent three trillion just like that?”

“The money belongs to the Zhu Family, anyway. It doesn’t matter.” It didn’t bother Hong Dali at all. That old guy was rich, anyway.

Purchasing so many space carriers and mechanical butlers, that meant his intent was to replace the soldiers with these lifeless things. He would at least be able to increase the combat power of his army by a few levels. In addition to the Zergs acting as cannon fodder, their battle losses would decrease.

“Of course, this is still not sufficient.” Hong Dali said slowly, “What we need to worry about most is the initial period, which is before the Zergs arrive. Once the Zergs arrive and merge with the space carrier after they evolve, in addition to those mechas, we will be able to relax, then. Before that, we must hold on.”

Everyone remained silent.

That was how powerful Tang Zhen was. All life was just a pawn to him. To him, this was just a game, a real game.

To Hong Dali, it was okay to play the game, but the prerequisite was that casualties must be minimized—one should know that people died in the millions in the Dimensional War. He would even save a stray dog when he saw one…

“Huu…” Hong Dali was stressed up now. “The last thing, Uncle Lei Zhe,” Hong Dali turned to face Lei Zhe. “Help me release a message to say that there is a Tower of Life in my hometown on New Earth. There won’t be any side effects to fuse with the Mutated Zergs there.”

Tower of Life! It was Hong Dali’s ultimate weapon.

Previously, when he spent money to buy space carriers or mechas, it was just to stall time. The ultimate weapon was the Sky Knights formed from the fusion of the Mutated Zergs and the human race!

The vacuum of space was the greatest disadvantage to humans when they battled in space. To fight in such conditions they could only depend on space carriers and mechas. These had no advantages against the Cultivators’ magic spaceships and other powerful magical artifacts. Once the space carriers were blown up, the humans could not escape even if they wanted to.

But it was completely different for the Sky Knight.

Tremendous power, soaring freely in the universe, and powerful weapons. It could be said to be excellent in any way. Once Sky Knights could be mass-produced, it would have a strong advantage against the Cultivators’ army.

“There’s such a thing?!” Hearing that, Lei Zhe was stunned.

He naturally knew what kind of existence the Sky Knights held. If there were no side effects from the fusion…

“I’ll go right away, hahahaha. Battles will be much easier in the future with this!” As Lei Zhe said that, he immediately instructed the orderly to pass down the message. Once Sky Knights were mass-produced, even if there were not a lot of them, they would serve as a deterrent. This was of utmost importance.

“Alright, that’s all that needs to be said. There’s just one last thing.” Hong Dali chuckled and said, “Defend Tuka Planet with all our strength so that they won’t be able to occupy our headquarters!”

Originally, Hong Dali had intended to give this place up. However, since Tang Zhen was able to find them here, it would be the same if they moved somewhere else. They might as well defend with all they had. With the space carriers and the mechas as defense, they should at least be able to defend against the initial attack.

…

In the vast universe, a seemingly endless swarm of magic spaceships controlled by the Cultivators was advancing towards Tuka Planet.

Hong Dali was right. Since the Cultivators had signed a truce agreement with the Demon Race, the humans naturally became their opponents.

“Everyone has rested these past few days.” Jiang Shili was sitting on a fauteuil chair as he commanded the main army. “Master thinks highly of the young man. He should already have realized that they have become our target. Hence, we don’t have to be in too much of a hurry. Let’s go say hello first and get to know each other better. What comes after will depend on our individual abilities.”

“Understand, Venerable Leader.” The Cultivators who had received the order immediately left to inform the rest that there was no need to advance in a hurry.

“Haha, speaking of which, someone who is able to gain Master’s respect should not be too disappointing.” Jiang Shili looked at the vast cosmic starry sky outside the window and muttered, “I hope he is a worthy opponent, hehe.”