[Gatanothor and the Water Emperor Tribe, having consumed the space elixir, also gained the ability to fly.]
[Seeing that Kunpeng could no longer fly, it extended its tentacles, attempting to save Kunpeng. However, this action resulted in its doom.]
[The surrounding firepower engulfed it, and several pieces of broken shells were ejected from the explosion, leaving only a few trembling tentacles behind.]
"There's nothing we can do. It's too late."
"Haipajedon, cover our retreat. Let as many survive as possible!"
"If any of our companions are left behind, don't worry about them. Head back to the home planet for safety!"
With a wave of his hand, Bai Ze issued a decree.
Given the current situation, there was no way they could afford a prolonged battle.
Otherwise, once the effect of the space elixir wore off, all of their creatures would be burned alive by cosmic radiation!
The only solution was to quickly retreat to the home planet and fortify their defenses there.
Moreover, since the Lich had also suffered heavy losses, Bai Ze didn't believe they would continue chasing relentlessly.
Therefore, retreating was the best option.
[Late Third Epoch: Haipajedon, battling three Lich Kings alone, was being pushed back, wounded, and covered in scars.]
[Meanwhile, the remaining creatures, under Bai Ze's command, followed Taotie and broke through the encirclement, drifting through space.]
[However, unexpectedly, the Lich, piloting starships, pursued them relentlessly!]
[Since the starships were much faster than the creatures, they quickly became an inescapable tail, constantly shooting down Bai Ze's creatures from space.]
[Bai Ze attempted to order a counterattack, but he noticed that the protective energy spheres surrounding Taotie and the others were slowly fading, showing signs of vanishing.]
[This meant the effect of the space elixir was wearing off!]
With no other option, Bai Ze abandoned the idea of counterattacking and ordered his creatures to scatter and return to the home planet as quickly as possible.
[After dispersing, casualties increased. Without Taotie as the main force, most of the creatures became lost in space, while the starships, led by the Lich, closed in on them.]
[Finally, Taotie and the last batch of Skywing Tigers were trapped in the storm zone's outskirts. The Skywing Tigers fought back fiercely, destroying several starships before falling.]
[Taotie, severely wounded, was struck by a light cannon and was on the verge of death. In a moment of desperation, it flew toward the storm zone, seeking a possible escape route.]
Bai Ze watched everything unfold before him, nearly at a loss for words.
He fantasized that, even if all his creatures perished, at least the home planet remained.
However, just as he thought that the Lich performed a reversal of fortune!
[As Taotie led a team of Lich starships into the storm zone, a dark red light appeared from the distant stars.]
[Bai Ze zoomed out and saw that Haipajedon had been defeated, having taken down one Lich King in exchange for its death. The remaining two Lich Kings sacrificed themselves directly.]
[They converted their enormous energy into gamma-ray cannons and fired a dark red gamma ray, which landed directly on Bai Ze's planet!]
[In an instant, mountains shattered, the sky collapsed, and everything was engulfed in a blinding light, causing a mass extinction of all life!]
[In Bai Ze's view, the home planet was pierced through the center, splitting into several pieces that scattered in space.]
The only creature left, Taotie, continued moving forward. Once the energy shield around it faded, it could no longer fly. The intense burning sensation took over its entire body.
[Taotie slowly descended, and in its final moments, it opened its eyes one last time, faintly seeing a group of Lich starships approaching a piece of dark ice floating in space.]
[However, this time, instead of dragging the ice away, they changed their strategy. The starships extended sharp gears from their fronts and began cutting the ice block.]
Bai Ze stared wide-eyed, unable to help but stretch his neck as he watched the events unfold in space.
He was eager to find out what exactly was in that ice block that made the Lich pursue it so relentlessly.
They had come from other universes, risking everything to attack, even sacrificing their people.
[Early Fourth Epoch: Under Bai Ze's watch, the ice block was slowly cut open, and first a greenish glow filled space. Then, a golden-haired girl emerged.]
[She was an elf! With golden hair, emerald eyes, and pointed ears, she was not wearing clothes, but was surrounded by vines, caught in a deep sleep.]
[Ding! Divine Eye activated, scanning... ]
[Ding! Scan successful, high-intelligence life form detected!]
[Species: Sacred Wood Elf]
[Rank: Initial Stage of Commander Level!]
"What is this? An elf wrapped in that ice block?" Bai Ze stood up, puzzled.
"But why would the Lich want an elf?"
From his understanding, the elves were a neutral race, not enemies of humans, so there was no reason for the Lich, a race opposed to humanity, to have any connection with them.
In other words, the two races were unrelated.
Yet the Lich had gone to such lengths, risking everything, to capture an elf?
Bai Ze continued to watch.
[After the Sacred Wood Elf was freed from the ice block, the Lich grew cautious. They used special mechanical claws to carefully drag the elf onto their ship, as if she were an invaluable treasure, fearing any harm would come to her.]
[The Lich then returned to their ship, closed the doors, and began their hasty retreat.]
[Floating in space, Taotie's life reached its limit, and it finally closed its eyes for good, vanishing into the depths of space.]
[Thus, the host's creatures were all wiped out, and the home planet was destroyed in a massive explosion. This simulation has ended!]
[Ding! Based on the data, the host has earned 10,000 Genesis Points!]
"..."
"Haah..."
After a long silence, Bai Ze exhaled deeply, slowly calming his emotions.
"It seems the Lich came here for the elf," he said seriously.
"Looks like there are still many mysteries to uncover."
Bai Ze shook his head, his tone stern.
Soon, he decided he needed to contact Professor Zhou and clear up the mysteries regarding the Lich and the Sacred Wood Elf.
Without that, plans would be difficult to execute.
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