Chapter 317 Washing, half life
Looking at the robes and armor that the sergeant of the Dark Order placed in front of the stone case, James waved his hands sloppily to signal to step back, and was not in a hurry to change into them.
The craftsmanship of the flagship starship "Sanctuary" is very simple.
The dark and solemn structure inside the spaceship seems to be in a basalt-like mountainside cave. The rough architectural lines and towering columns make James vaguely guess that this starship is probably built by the extinct Titan technology.
The costumes and armors of all levels of the Dark Order have roughly similar styling styles.
The bottom-level cannon fodder miscellaneous soldiers are all naked. They are almost all technologically modified biological weapons, beasts or humanoid animals without thoughts and emotions.
During the time when there was no war, they slept in the culture tanks of triangular pyramid-shaped forts as densely packed as canned food.
Low-level warriors from several different cosmic intelligence groups often only have black and gray armor. These backbone combat forces are well-equipped and have strong individual attributes, which are comparable to the core legions of the Kerry Empire.
Only those who have a certain status, even those who have reached the level of "Five Generals of the Black Glory" can be equipped with part of the armor made of dark gold metal in the dark church.
Just by observing the appearance and attire of the soldiers of the Dark Order, one can clearly distinguish between ranks.
The Sanctuary and the vassal's spacecraft have come to the sky above the largest city on the planet Corbin that "Horse Face Thor" Beta Bill once mentioned to James.
The settlement where Ma Mian was located had been "reduced" by half of its population that night in accordance with the practice of the church.
This so-called indiscriminate massacre regardless of high or low, regardless of age, gender, is still in essence a chaotic and crazy massacre, until it is estimated that about half of the population has died.
If the killings of millions or tens of millions were not included in super intelligent brains such as the "Supreme Intelligence", there would be more and fewer, or the proportion of the killed people would be unevenly distributed, so fine management and calculation would be impossible.
James knew the true purpose of Thanos in his heart, but his minions seemed to regard such killings as a "ritual", which is why the term "religion" appeared.
Everywhere he went, he conquered every place, and demonstrated terror and deterrence by killing half of the lives of civilized countries. The brutal methods of "Mad Titan" Thanos have become his signature feature, and he is the most popular civilization in the universe in the past century. The invincible overlord of fear.
The horse-faced Thor Beta Bill finally obeyed James' warning. Although most of the tribe refused to follow him, they took away most of his relatives.
Hesitating for a long while in the palace arranged by Ebony Throat, James replaced the yellow and black light armor he had been wearing since Saka, and added the gilded dark heavy armor of the Dark Order one by one, striding forward. Walked to the outside of the hall.
Below the starship, Thanos sat on a black stone throne suspended in mid-air, holding his face condescendingly with his fists.
He didn't pay attention to the leader of the Corbins who had already confessed clearly under Ebony Throat's interrogation without any means, as if he was staring at the void in front of him, his lips moved from time to time, as if he was talking silently wearing something.
“.My master, the ‘Legendary Speaker’ left here roughly three times before Corbin’s starlight alternated between light and dark. This is not in line with what he has been saying for several years, that he will wait for his fate to come.”
Ebony Maw's whisper interrupted Thanos' trance. James stood on the hills in the distance, staring at Thanos's deep eyebrows, and vaguely felt that the moment the Titan overlord pulled out of the empty state, it seemed to bring Feeling a little regretful and lonely, he said in a slow and deep voice:
"Where did he go?"
The ebony throat raised its fingertips elegantly and freely, and a pile of old clothes or life samples floated into the air, stroking his chest and bowing his head in response:
"I got the clothes used by the 'Legend Speaker'. The master can rest assured that he will soon find traces of his escape."
Thanos didn't make any reaction, closed his eyes with little interest, and the floating throne under him floated straight to the direction of the Sanctuary, leaving the Corbin natives all over the mountains and plains beyond sight.
General Deathblade and Proxima Centauri waved their hands naturally, and the butcher knives in the hands of the Dark Order were raised above their heads one by one.
Thanos has never paid attention to the method used by the Legion to cleanse the population of each conquered planet. From the perspective of pure efficiency, bombing with large-scale energy weapons is the fastest way.
But if it wasn't time-pressed, the Heiyao generals and the soldiers of the sect would prefer to cut off the heads of these conquered people with cold weapons. The most exhilarating and obsessive relaxation after a war.
James walked indifferently on this wasteland. The huge range of photon chains made it impossible for the Corbins to escape and resist.
"Half life."
If the weight of life is only summarized in extremely light and superficial words, no one can feel the silent sadness behind it.
On the wilderness, which is larger than New York City, the dim yellow color of the earth can hardly be seen from a high altitude.
Uncountable, darkly dressed Corbins and soldiers of the Dark Order filled the entire wilderness. Every time a knife was raised and dropped, more than 100,000 heads rolled to the ground.
That is a sea of corpses that can fill canyons, big rivers, and even pile up a piece of land in the ocean.
Not only in the small and short history of human beings, but also in the evolution of civilization for hundreds of millions of years in the entire universe, it is difficult to replicate such a crazy act of killing tens of millions of people purely with a butcher knife.
Sad.
A kind of unexplainable and painful sadness suddenly entrenched deeply in James' chest.
He is not a sympathetic person, not only the claws in his hands are filled with blood, but he also led the legion under his command to destroy the capital of the Cree planet Hala, killing hundreds of thousands of Cree people.
But at this moment, James's purely instinctive sadness as an intelligent life lingers.
In the ear, I could hear the sound of heavy head-decapitation like raindrops falling, and I could see that the whole continent was dyed **** red in my eyes, and even the sky was a little brighter under the reflection.
James wandered blankly in the wilderness where the ritual continued to advance, and he suddenly felt an inexplicable tremor in his heart, as if he had an extra heart, and two groups of different vibration rhythms drummed alternately on his chest.
I don't know how long I walked, and my feet stood on top of a huge low depression, which seemed to be deliberately picked and stuffed with tens of thousands of Corbin cubs. It seemed that none of them had grown up, and there was only the sound of crying and howling. To the ear.
"Get ready! Get up—"
James' footsteps appeared silently behind a sub-general of the Dark Legion who was shouting orders. The sub-general who looked like a blue-skinned skeleton suddenly turned around and looked at James' armor up and down. He was respectful and pointed. Sound explained:
"Returning to the adults, the cleansing ceremony of the sect is being carried out."
Around the edge of the depression, the surrounding sergeants have all raised their arm-long energy guns. The photons from the muzzles gather together and emit a low hum, but it still cannot cover up the cries of tens of thousands of Corbin cubs. Voice.
"Another place, these are the other half of the population that can survive."
James' voice was extremely deep, but it was transmitted to the other party's ear very clearly, and he stared indifferently at the sub-general's dark gray vertical pupils.
"Master Thanos's order is a random cleanup without any selection distinction, I'm afraid you are not qualified-hoah!"
Plop, James' arm trembled for a moment, and there was almost no lifting movement.
White light flashed, and a bony arm slid down from the shoulder. The soldiers of the religious regiment around saw that the officer was injured, but they didn't respond, and they still stood there with their guns raised.
"That's right, random cleaning, they are randomly selected objects that can survive."
The second general's shoulder was still gushing black and green blood. He bent down tentatively, and seeing that James had no objection, he picked up his arm and quickly retreated away without any thought of excuse.
A dark sect composed of absolute fear and strength, no one dares to question the behavior and orders of those with higher status.
Some of the older Corbin cubs seem to be aware of the change of fate.
They sobbed and gradually stopped crying, blinking their eyes at this bearded man in black and gold heavy armor, he turned and walked away slowly until all the soldiers around him had evacuated.
James stepped on the earth soaked in the blood of tens of millions of people into red mud, step by step alone, gradually disappeared under the glow of stars.
And it is on the hilly **** not far from the depression.
The tall figure with slender black hair and emerald green skin stared at the back of James leaving, but the flat-shouldered heavy armor all made of dark gold metal material, it can be seen that she is even stronger than Hei Yao Si in the Dark Order. It will be a bit higher status.
The woman danced a string of sword flowers casually, and the long sword in her hand stretched and turned into a short blade, which was retracted at the waist. Jumping down from the mountain, he quickly rushed towards the direction of the Sanctuary.
James stood on the side of the temple with his hands behind his back. Like a spectator, he watched Thanos sitting on the Blackstone Throne and the four Hei Yao generals standing next to him. The whole hall was silent for a long time.
Finally, until a pair of crisp footsteps came from the secluded entrance, a tall, bald figure with indigo skin covered with metal armor walked in, strode across Thanos' seat, knelt down and said respectfully :
"Father, I have lived up to your expectations. Nebula has brought back news of the 'Raw Stone of Power'."
"Tell me."
Thanos leaned forward with great interest, his huge body was very different from the blue-skinned woman, like a tiger sniffing a petite civet cat.
"The Milky Way is close to the Morag star of the Xandar galaxy. Thousands of years ago, this planet that bred civilization was swallowed by the vast ocean. Every few hundred years, there will be a short period of time when the tide ebbs and some continents rise. "
The corner of the woman's mouth couldn't restrain a smug smile, she looked up at Thanos obsessively, then quickly lowered her head and continued:
". Legend has it that when the endless waves recede, an ancient temple will appear with the rising continent. The 'Cosmic Orb', the most likely 'Raw Stone of Power' should be stored in it, and the three Titans Years later, it will be the time when Morag ebbs."
Thanos nodded noncommittally, did not encourage any words, but instead looked sideways at Ebony Maw and asked:
"Gamora, are you back?"
As soon as the words fell, there was another sound of footsteps, and before the Sanctuary set sail, the green-skinned figure who had watched James from the hillside appeared boldly.
Nebula, who was still kneeling at Thanos' feet, turned his head and stared at the woman, and James saw all the venomous eyes in his eyes. Thanos was obviously more energetic, nodded slightly and said:
"Gamora, my daughter, Nebula brought back the news of the power stone, the gem that symbolizes the soul, has it been found?"
Tall and slender, Gamora, who is only half a head lower than James, is heroic and vigorous, and seems to be the same group as the "garbage bugs" that Sakar first encountered.
James still remembered that they were from Zehouberg.
"Return to father, I haven't found the whereabouts of the original soul stone."
Nebula cocked her neck proudly when she heard Gamora's pride. If Thanos hadn't been present at this time, the provocative look in her eyes might have turned into vicious words and blurted out.
Gamora casually glanced at James who was standing aside, and lowered her eyebrows to face "Father", waiting quietly.
"Ah, it doesn't matter. The original soul has a unique position among the six infinite gems. Its power is the most unpredictable, and its origin is also the most mysterious. It has never been heard of being owned and controlled by anyone."
James can clearly feel that Thanos' attitude towards his two daughters seems to be particularly biased. Although Gamora, like Nebula, is not the continuation of Thanos, he is more favored.
“. Ebony Maw, on the way to obtain the original soul stone, first conquer the planet of the Chitauri, and the group of militant madmen can be absorbed into the sect’s command. The two original stones have already been found, and then.”
After Thanos said a few words, he fell silent again. Fourth General Hei Yao and his two daughters were already used to the elusive Thanos, until his hoarse voice sounded again, but he turned his gaze to the side james.
"Gamora, Nebula, I have seen your new teacher, Mr. Logan. Step down."
There was no other words to introduce, Thanos just mentioned a word and then waved his hand without interest.
General Deathblade and his partner Proxima Proxima bowed and retreated one step ahead, while Nebula focused more on Gamora, his cheeks tensed coldly.
As everyone in the center of the temple except Thanos left one after another, James walked in the gap between the series of gaps left before the gate finally closed.
"Crazy Titan" opened his hands and faced the empty space beside him, as if he was talking to a figure that didn't exist.
(end of this chapter)