[Faced with such actions, your creatures had no choice but to engage in battle. While they barely managed to defend the mother planet, they suffered devastating losses.]
"This... doesn't make sense..."
Bai Ze stared at the simulation text and let out a long sigh.
For the Liches, they wouldn't know this was just a simulation.
If that's the case, who would be so foolish as to engage in a suicidal assault against their enemies?
It was as if they were racing against something competing with time itself.
Bai Ze couldn't wrap his head around it, so he continued reading.
[Mid-Phase of the Third Era: The most fortunate of your creatures were the Starfall Insects battling the Lich Beasts outside the storm zone. Under Hyper Zetton's command, they managed to annihilate all the Lich Beasts with minimal casualties.]
[Although the battle was won, the cost was staggering. Over half of all forces were lost. Except for the Starfall Insects, the other three races were nearly wiped out.]
[You initially planned for the Starfall Insects to escort the ice block back to the mother planet for recovery and regrouping, preparing for the next step. However, just as they were about to leave, a dazzling light broke the darkness of the distant universe, shattering their hopes.]
[Floating in space, Hyper Zetton's eyes widened in shock, staring straight in that direction. What they saw was staggering over a thousand interstellar battleships were racing toward them at full speed!]
[Before you could react, a torrent of firepower rained down, engulfing the area. The Starfall Insects raised their armored shells in a desperate defense, but the energy beams rivaled the brilliance of the sun perhaps even more scorching.]
[In just a few short minutes, countless Starfall Insects were obliterated into cosmic dust, falling one after another in the void of space.]
[With no alternatives left, you quickly commanded the Starfall Insects to abandon the ice block and scatter in all directions, warning them not to return to the mother planet.]
Bai Ze made this decision to gamble on a chance.
He never expected that after the first wave of Lich forces, such a massive reinforcement would arrive. It left him utterly perplexed.
But since the Liches were after the mysterious ice block south of his planet, perhaps abandoning it would stop their relentless attacks?
After pondering this, Bai Ze gave a command.
"System, activate the Eye of the Deity again!"
[Ding! Command received. The Eye of the Deity has been activated!]
[With the Eye of the Deity, you identified all the weaknesses of the Lich battleships. However, you paid little attention to that and instead focused on what lay beyond the fleet.]
[In the faint, dark expanse of space, a massive, irregular structure slowly revealed itself.]
[To your astonishment, you discovered it was a colossal space station the size of your planet! All the battleships and Liches were departing from there!]
[As you reeled from the shock, the thousand-strong fleet reached the ice block. Just as you suspected, their goal was indeed the ice block. They swiftly surrounded it with multiple battleships and began escorting it back.]
However, the Liches left behind showed no intention of letting Bai Ze's creatures live.
They seemed determined to "silence" them permanently, splitting into several waves and launching devastating assaults.
The largest wave directly invaded Bai Ze's mother planet, unleashing catastrophic destruction.
The already battered three races were no match for the overwhelming forces. Under relentless fire, they were reduced to ashes.
Even the Starfall Insects, despite their resilience, began succumbing to prolonged exposure to space. Their flight speed decreased significantly, and they were soon overtaken by the Liches, suffering annihilation.
The Lich battleships, piloted by creatures at the battlelord level, surrounded Hyper Zetton. Outnumbered and cornered, it had no choice but to flee toward the storm zone, hoping the treacherous environment would deter its pursuers.
But the enemy was relentless.
[Late Phase of the Third Era: Nearly 100 battleships chased Hyper Zetton into the heart of the storm zone! The deeper they went, the greater the dangers became.]
[Countless asteroids were hurled by the storm, smashing into battleships and triggering massive explosions. Unpredictable cosmic currents scattered the Liches, leaving them disoriented.]
[Taking advantage of its agility as a creature, Hyper Zetton managed to evade capture, reaching the very center of the storm zone.]
[Just as it thought it was safe and began laughing at the Liches' incompetence, disaster struck.]
[In the shrouded darkness, a colossal black hole three times the size of Bai Ze's planet suddenly appeared behind Hyper Zetton!]
[With immense gravitational pull, like countless black hands, it dragged Hyper Zetton toward its depths. No matter how much it struggled or resisted, it was futile.]
[Ultimately, Hyper Zetton was swallowed into the abyss of the black hole, vanishing from existence.]
With that, the mother planet was annihilated, Bai Ze's creatures were wiped out, and the simulation ended.
"Black hole?" Bai Ze's jaw dropped.
"What's going on? How could there be a black hole in the center of the storm zone south of my planet?!"
Upon closer reflection, the presence of a black hole could explain the storm zone's peculiar environment.
Black holes are rare phenomena, and in some ways, they can act as semi-portal-like entities, albeit with high uncertainty.
Being sucked into a black hole could result in random teleportation to an unknown location or complete obliteration.
Moreover, the environment of the storm zone might be a result of materials transported from elsewhere through the black hole, including the giant ice block.
"So that's how it is..." Bai Ze sighed, feeling a headache coming on.
This simulation left him in a difficult position.
If he wanted the ice block, he couldn't defeat the Liches.
If he gave up on it, they wouldn't let him live.
The predicament was enough to make anyone miserable.
[Ding! Based on the simulation results, the host has gained 3,000 Creation Points!]
The system's voice suddenly rang in Bai Ze's ear, instantly dispelling his frustration.
"What? You can gain Creation Points through battles too?" Bai Ze asked in surprise.
[Ding! Any achievements related to "creation" will award Creation Points.]
[This includes encountering Liches for the first time or defeating them.]
The system's explanation brought a smile to Bai Ze's face.
If that's the case, he didn't need to worry about running out of Creation Points anytime soon.
"I see." Bai Ze nodded seriously.
[Ding! The simulation is over. Please choose one item from the following options to retain.]
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