Once I land, I shall be your ruler

Yan Xia showed no surprise after seeing Ella's masterpiece. After all, they held an advantage in terms of civilization level, and they had Ella, an aberrant-level artificial intelligence, in full command and control.

The advantage was apparent. The cost of four starships resulted in the destruction of hundreds of enemy warships, which was within an acceptable range.

Observing the current situation, Yan Xia asked, "Can we make the enemy surrender now?"

Ella replied, "I'm afraid not. We have killed over 200 million lives of the enemy within the past thousand years, and they still retain a slight fighting capability. We need to eliminate their military power completely to stabilize the situation."

Yan Xia nodded, a hint of severity flashing in his eyes. "Then let's do it. Wipe out all the warships in outer space and all their anti-aircraft laser weapons on the ground."

Since they had already killed so many, it didn't matter to kill a few more. Yan Xia's intention was not to acquire their civilization but to study these beings.

After receiving Ella's command, the warships began their attack. With the arrival of the escort ships, the battle became even easier as the enemy's laser weapons lost almost all effectiveness.

Once all the warships were assembled, Ella employed a new method of attack. The electromagnetic fields on each warship were pushed to their limits. The magnetic force could attract any charged matter.

"What's happening? Our warships are moving on their own."

"Observe and analyze quickly!"

"The enemy warships are creating magnetic sources. Our warships don't have anti-magnetic devices. We are being pulled in."

"Activate the thrusters! We must break free from the enemy's magnetic force..."

The enemy's communication was under Ella's control. Their methods were too primitive, not using wireless radio transmission but instead using flickering light signals on the surface of their warships to communicate information. It was a clever tactic. Radio signals were too easily intercepted, while light signals were more likely to be ignored.

However, Ella was too comprehensive. It was not a being prone to mistakes. It simulated every possible scenario of this war, and for it, it was simply a matter of presenting the simulated results according to protocol.

The enemy warships began accelerating in the opposite direction. However, the magnetic source acted like a black hole, drawing them in.

The energy of the magnetic source was supplied by all the controllable nuclear fusion devices on 33 warships, outputting at full capacity.

The electrical power it released in one second was enough to supply the Earth for several decades.

Such terrifying energy combined, and only a speed exceeding 840 km/s could escape from it.

However, the enemy civilization's progress in propulsion was too slow, too backward.

Their current maximum speed was only 620 km/s.

...

The doors to the underground space entrance were opened, and some extraterrestrial life forms that were originally underground began to emerge.

When they saw the surface, they were in immense pain. It was the first time the planetary surface, devoid of air movement, experienced the baptism of "wind."

Countless dust particles thrown up by the explosions remained suspended in the air even after several days had passed.

The once bustling cities were razed to the ground, with debris and lifeless bodies everywhere. There was no trace of survival.

In the distance, one could see volcanoes erupting, spewing out a large amount of material, forming mushroom-like clouds hundreds of thousands of meters high, obscuring the sky.

At this moment, the entire planet had no illumination except for the lava from the volcanoes.

Darkness, fragmentation, silence, and utter lifelessness. For them, it was a painful apocalypse, just like hundreds of years ago.

The extraterrestrial beings had no time to mourn again. They hurried towards the anti-aircraft laser weapon platforms that were originally underground.

These defenses were highly fortified and might not have been destroyed by the explosions. There were 580,000 such anti-aircraft laser weapons on the surface of the planet. Soon, some of the life forms that emerged from the ground found one.

They illuminated the building with light, and the building responded. It was still operational!

They happily entered the structure. Suddenly, they felt a slight vibration on the ground and looked up at the sky.

From the cloud of volcanic ash, unfamiliar machines descended like falcons, diving toward the ground. Massive amounts of ammunition were unleashed, and no structure could withstand these giant bullets.

At the same time...

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

On the ground, the sound of explosions

At that moment, a massive hole, hundreds of kilometers wide, suddenly tore through the cloud of volcanic ash, revealing a pristine starry sky. Gigantic

"Surrender or face death!!"

"Surrendering parties must lay down all weapons and reach the surface fleet within one planetary rotation. Failure to comply will result in a new round of cleansing and the implementation of the civilization extermination plan."

The blunt message struck fear into all the extraterrestrial beings. Inside the Hope, Yan Xia asked, "Ella, do you think they will resist to the end or surrender?"

Ella's virtual persona changed into a casual attire. "That depends on their level of intelligence."

"Hiding within a planet's interior is futile under a Level 1 civilization's watchful eye."

"The antimatter planet-killer cannon can destroy more than half of a planet's surface and its inhabitants within just 10 hours of charging. A fully operational antimatter planet-killer cannon can launch one ton of antimatter, something that a Level 1.1 civilization cannot withstand."

Yan Xia nodded. "I hope they are smart enough."

Indeed, civilizations that can develop to such a level are not likely to be foolish. Millions upon millions of lives emerged from underground spaces. Yan Xia observed their forms—sticky and capable of causing discomfort to human physiology. "Indeed, not a likable species."

He put on a spacesuit and walked outside, carrying a belt that provided a magnetic shield within a small range. The power was wirelessly supplied by the warship, and its defense was sufficient to withstand most of the civilization's laser weapons.

The door opened, and Yan Xia stepped out, moving under the gaze of these giant slime-like creatures with numerous eyes. At the same time, a giant holographic projection of himself appeared on top of the spacecraft. Ella controlled the light to transcribe Yan Xia's words.

"From now on, I am your ruler."

"You are all my servants."

Yan Xia heard Ella's comment through his earpiece.

"A bit cheesy!"