Chapter Thirty-Three: The Fleet of Death

The Fang King’s fleet appeared out of nowhere, and we have no idea where they are,” Kaelrit shook her head, clearly unaware. Wells asked several more questions, and after the inquiry, he looked at the exhausted Kaelrit and comforted her, “We will destroy the Fang King and avenge our people. Go rest now.”

He had the Templar Knights escort Kaelrit away, then immediately returned to the bridge. “Deploy all probes at once. I want to know the Fang King’s movements. Since he has already destroyed the Star Spirit Empire of this world, he will undoubtedly go after other races. I need precise intelligence.”

“As you command.” Countless probes soared into the depths of space, and the Star Spirit Empire’s vengeance began from this very moment.

“Executor, should we contact the Council of Light and Shadow?” After relaying the orders, his adjutant inquired. Wells shook his head, “Not yet. We still don’t know the strength of the Fang King in this world. Let’s test him first.”

Days later, Wells’ fleet received information from the probes: the Fang King’s fleet rampaged through the star sector and was now locked in combat against the joint forces of the Milky Way and Asgard. Hearing the name Asgard, Wells paused before realizing the significance.

“Adjust course immediately. We’re going to settle accounts with the Fang King.” Upon receiving the intelligence, Wells ordered, and the fleet traversed the space-time tunnel to the battlefield.

The Fang King’s fleet, alongside the Dark Elves, launched a simultaneous assault on Asgard. The radiance of the Rainbow Bridge flickered in the vacuum of space. Odin, astride his eight-legged steed and wielding the Eternal Spear, battled the Fang King’s fleet. Wherever the Meteor Spear struck, ships plummeted and fell. Hela, wielding Thor’s Hammer, darted through enemy ranks, unleashing powerful lightning that destroyed nearby warships. Valkyries, riding winged steeds, engaged enemy pilots in aerial combat, while Asgard’s shields deflected enemy attacks. Yet, their numbers were overwhelming—a bitter struggle was inevitable.

Wells’ fleet had just arrived when a golden portal opened in the command room of the flagship. Wells raised an eyebrow, “Agamotto?”

The first Sorcerer Supreme, Agamotto, stepped through the portal and bowed slightly to Wells. “I salute you, Executor of the Star Spirit Empire from a parallel universe.”

“Well, it seems there’s not much more to say,” Wells shrugged and glanced at the display, “Can you tell me where the Fang King is?”

“The Time Stone has revealed the answer.” Agamotto nodded. “The Fang King is on the planet Sraen in the Dark Star Sector.”

Wells bowed to Agamotto, “Thank you for your help. We will deal with the Fang King and his minions.”

Agamotto returned the gesture and took his leave. “The Dark God’s minions have spread across the multiverse. This world’s Earth still needs my protection, so I must depart.”

“Open fire immediately. Support Asgard and eliminate the Fang King’s minions.” As the golden circle vanished, Wells ordered the fleet to join the battle.

The sudden arrival of the fleet startled both sides, but soon Asgard received Odin’s message: allies from another world had come to their aid. Asgard’s morale soared, while their foes grew wary.

Blue beams sliced through the darkness of space. The Fang King’s fleet had no resistance before the remote forces. Asgard and the Star Spirit Empire expeditionary force blocked all routes of escape.

The last enemy ship was reduced to fragments. The light of the Rainbow Bridge pierced the void and reached the flagship’s deck.

Wells and Odin met on the deck, exchanged brief words, then Odin returned to his realm, while the expeditionary force set course for Sraen.

Wells looked at the blood-red planet before him. Probes indicated the entire world was shrouded in dark power, with a massive fleet orbiting above.

“Death Fleet? Let them witness the might of the Golden Fleet.” Recalling intelligence from Odin, Wells stared coldly at the fleet that had destroyed countless civilizations. The force that invaded Asgard was only a small part of the Death Fleet, as the Fang King could not defeat Odin and thus only sent minor detachments to harass, while the main fleet attacked other worlds. The Golden Fleet was a name originally given by alien races to the Star Spirit ships, most of which were gold in color.

The Death Fleet never expected another fleet to suddenly appear in their stronghold, but they soon responded and engaged Wells’ forces in fierce combat.

“Warning! Powerful psionic fluctuations detected!” As Wells’ fleet pressed the Death Fleet, the Fang King’s counterattack arrived.

Having studied the videos of Tassadar’s battle with the Fang King, Wells anticipated this attack. Though the Fang King of this parallel universe was not as strong as his counterpart in the main universe, it was still difficult to confront him with only a flagship and several dozen carriers.

“Phase jump evasions, activate temporal field, engage black hole generator.” Wells issued calm orders. The battle with the Death Fleet had merely been a ploy to draw out the Fang King. Now that he had acted, the Death Fleet no longer needed to exist.

A black hole suddenly appeared at the center of the Death Fleet, its immense gravity tearing the entire fleet into fragments.

The Fang King, remaining on the planet, was indeed furious. Though he regarded the Death Fleet as mere servants, they had helped him destroy this universe. Now, annihilated in an instant, he hated this unexpected fleet intensely.

“Damn it! You vermin dare to destroy my fleet! Die!” The Fang King raged, but also wondered when such a fleet had appeared in the stars, and why he had received no news.

Wells ignored the Fang King, knowing that silence was best; his side had only caught them off guard. The next goal was to enrage the Fang King and stall him. Before arriving at Sraen, Wells had already submitted a support request to the Council of Light and Shadow.

Meanwhile, on Adion in the main universe, the Council convened upon receiving the distress signal.

“We must set out at once to avenge our kin!” Though they knew it was a parallel world, the enraged councilors clamored for the Fang King to pay.

“Agamotto says the Dark God’s minions now spread through the multiverse. It’s not just this parallel universe that’s suffering,” Elder Kassyn frowned in thought, while Elder Naid was less hesitant. “If the Dark God’s minions are spreading, deploy our fleets and sever them one by one.”

“What Elder Naid says is reasonable, but how many fleets should we send?” Elder Moos questioned, though he strongly supported intervention.

“Let us send our expeditionary corps. The real universe no longer needs them, and their role now overlaps with that of the guardians,” Kassyn offered.

“Yet the expeditionary corps may not suffice,” Moos hesitated.

“Then let our Ark ships go. I recall that the Spear of Aton belongs to the expeditionary corps,” Naid proposed sending the Spear of Aton, which gave the other elders pause.

“If we deploy the Ark ships, it may be too risky. Our enemies might possess Infinity Stones,” Moos objected. The Star Spirit Empire possessed only three Arks, each with incomparable power.

“The Ark’s strength is enough to protect them. Infinity Stones from parallel worlds aren’t as powerful as those in the main universe. Even if the enemy holds them, unless they gather all the Stones, the Ark remains invincible,” Kassyn, having investigated the Infinity Stones of parallel universes, did not believe they could destroy the Ark.

“But what if they are gathered? If an Ark is destroyed, our strength would be greatly diminished,” Moos insisted.

“We can install a dimensional teleport matrix on the Ark, and the energy shockwaves from the Infinity Stones can be detected. If universe-level energy is amassed, the Ark can immediately withdraw all ships from that universe,” Kassyn proposed.

“In that case, I support sending the Ark. The flagship cannot withstand even parallel universe Infinity Stones,” Moos concluded.

The other elders agreed. Thus, Aldaris approved the measure, dispatching the Spear of Aton and the entire expeditionary corps to the parallel universe to eliminate the Fang King and sever the Dark God’s tendrils.

Wells struggled to hold on. The Fang King wielded the Aether Particle and the Mind Stone. Though he could not use multiple stones simultaneously, this made Wells’ resistance exceedingly difficult.

But soon, he received word from the Council of Light and Shadow, and his furrowed brow relaxed. “Fang King, your doom is nigh.”

Near Wells’ fleet, an immense ship suddenly appeared—the Spear of Aton.

Upon arrival, the Spear of Aton immediately fired its main cannon. A silver sphere blossomed outward, its enormous shockwave pulling the entire planet into temporal stasis.

Then dozens of flagships, accompanied by hundreds of carriers, appeared behind the Spear of Aton. At the command, the Fang King, barely freed from the frozen time, was greeted by a dazzling cascade of light.

Sraen was no more, the Fang King reduced to ashes. In the stillness of that frozen space-time, only a yellow and a red gem remained suspended.