It felt like a thunderclap went off inside my head.
For a brief moment, everything around me slowed down. The movement of soldiers, the flicker of teleportation gates, even the drifting debris outside the asteroid, all of it seemed to fall into a strange stillness. My body reacted on its own, instinctively pushing outward, and for that split second, it was as if time itself had paused across the entire base.
Then I snapped out of it. The world rushed back.
My focus sharpened instantly.
"Who?" I asked.
The demon soldier didn’t hesitate. He stepped forward slightly, speaking quickly, trying to get everything out clearly.
"Three underworld organizations, Lord Billion," he said. "Commander Primus sent out an emergency order about an hour ago to all relay bases. Every available force has been instructed to move and provide support to Abor."
I narrowed my eyes slightly. He swallowed before adding,
"The demon headquarters has already deployed their forces as well. Reinforcements are still arriving."
So it wasn’t a small attack. This was planned and coordinated.
"Thanks for the information," I said, giving him a short nod.
I didn’t waste another second and stepped toward the teleportation gate. Steve, North, and all my summons followed immediately.
In a flash of light, we arrived back on Abor.
The moment my feet touched the ground, my perception expanded outward without restraint, spreading across the entire planet in a single breath. Every city, every battlefield, every movement fell into place instantly.
My eyes narrowed.
There were thousands of ships positioned in orbit, hovering above Abor like a swarm. They were continuously firing at the massive violet shield that surrounded the planet. Each strike carried enough force to damage a lesser world, but the shield held firm, rippling with each impact yet refusing to break.
In a burst of violet flame, Vivi appeared in front of me.
"Where were you?" she asked, her voice sharp.
"I was busy with something," I replied calmly. "How bad is it?"
She shrank slightly and settled onto my shoulder.
"It’s under control now," she said. "But I arrived late. I was on Vaythos when they attacked. I only realized something was wrong when they launched a large strike. I came here immediately after that."
I nodded, my attention still scanning the battlefield.
Across Abor, I could see thousands of enemies spread out. They were a mix of races, divided into three distinct groups, each wearing different uniforms. They were engaged in combat with the demon forces and our stationed troops, pushing into multiple cities at once.
They hadn’t found the capital. That was because I had hidden it.
So instead, they were attacking everything else.
I relaxed slightly.
The damage was limited.
"How many casualties?" I asked.
"Not many," Vivi replied. "None of the important ones. Your grandmother is safe as well. I sent her back to Vaythos."
"Good," I said.
Just then, I felt a disturbance.
A streak of fire cut through the sky and landed in front of us, dispersing into flames as a figure stepped out.
Primus.
"Finally," he said, looking at me. "We seriously need to fix communication between us. How do I reach you when you are all over the galaxy?"
I nodded.
"Agreed," I said. "We’ll handle that. Now tell me, who is attacking us, and how did they even find Abor?"
Primus’s expression turned serious immediately.
"There are three underworld organizations involved," he said. "The first is Blood Covenant. The second is Void Serpents. And the third is Limitless Desire."
I listened carefully.
"They used to operate alongside Hollow Star," he continued. "Not directly under them, but closely aligned. When Hollow Star fell, these groups went quiet for a while. We thought they were regrouping."
He exhaled slightly.
"Looks like they were preparing for this."
I glanced at the sky again, watching the ships continue their assault.
"How did they reach here?" I asked. "The shield should have blocked direct teleportation."
"It does," Primus replied. "They can’t teleport inside."
"Then how—"
"They came earlier," he cut in. "Disguised."
I frowned slightly.
"Disguised as what?"
"As helpers," he said. "Construction workers. Engineers. People sent to assist in building the new cities you ordered."
My expression hardened.
"They infiltrated slowly," Primus continued. "Blended in with the workforce. But they couldn’t open portals from inside because of Vivi’s shield. So once they realized that wouldn’t work..."
"They attacked directly," I finished.
He nodded.
"They signaled their fleets. The ships you see now are trying to breach the shield from outside while their ground forces create chaos inside."
I looked at the battlefield again. Everything made sense now.
"They already knew about Abor," I said quietly.
"Yes," Primus replied. "That’s the problem. They must have had information from Hollow Star before its fall. And it’s not just them, there are surviving members of Hollow Star among their ranks as well."
I clenched my jaw, irritation rising sharply.
How had I not considered this? If Hollow Star had created Abor, then of course others connected to them could have known as well. This was not an unexpected attack.
It was a delayed one.
"Do we have information on their bases?" Knight asked calmly.
"Yeah," Primus replied with a grin that carried no humor. "We do."
"Good," I said. "You handle everything inside."
I turned slightly.
"I’ll take care of the ships outside."
There was no delay. Everyone behind me vanished at once, moving to handle the invaders.
I looked back at Primus briefly.
"Prepare everything you have on these organizations," I said. "Not just them, anyone connected to them."
He nodded.
"I’ll have it ready."
I didn’t say anything else.
I stepped forward and shot upward.
The atmosphere tore apart around me as I accelerated, my body cutting through layers of air and energy in a straight line toward the fleet above. The pressure built instantly, the silver glow around me beginning to form again as I pushed higher.
Vivi’s voice came through the link from my shoulder.
"Go slower."
"No, Vivi," I replied, my tone cold. "I’m not in the mood for that right now."
In the next instant, I broke past the atmosphere. The fleet came into full view.
Thousands of ships, spread across the void, all focused on one thing, breaking the shield of Abor. Energy blasts continued to strike the barrier, each impact sending ripples across its surface.
I slowed. I hovered there for a moment, looking at them.
Then I raised my hand. My arm cut across the void in a single horizontal motion.
A ripple passed and then space followed.
It split.
A thin line appeared where my hand had passed, barely visible at first, like a scratch across reality itself. Then it expanded into something deeper, a spatial tear, sharp and absolute, stretching across the entire formation of ships.
It moved instantly, tearing through them.
For a fraction of a second, nothing happened.
Then the fleet exploded.
One after another, the ships split apart from the inside, their structures failing instantly as the spatial tear completed its path. Fire and debris filled the void, chain reactions spreading across the entire formation as thousands of ships were torn apart in a single moment.
The sky above Abor lit up.
What had been an organized assault turned into nothing but scattered destruction.
I lowered my hand slowly. And watched the rest burn as my anger did not subside but increased instead. I was so damn powerful that one hand movement was enough to erase them and they still dared to attack me. I wanted to go on a rampage.
"Wow, fireworks." Vivi exclaimed.