Chapter 1351: Chapter 1351

"What’s happening, is it an earthquake?" The trembling of the ground caught the attention of many.

"How could that be possible? Our planet is a transformed interstellar fortress; it can’t possibly be an earthquake." Since they had come to this planet, there had not been any natural disasters.

With the technological capability to transform planets, natural disasters were not supposed to happen.

Suddenly, someone pointed toward the distance and said, "Quick, look, what is that?"

It turned out that in the far distance, a vast shadow was rising continuously, getting higher and higher. It resembled a mountain, and even from a great distance, they could feel the immense oppressive force.

On the surface of the planet, countless folding floors opened at that moment, flipping over around the sides, revealing intricate yet massive tracks.

Du You, situated in the distant starry sky, could vaguely see that these tracks crisscrossed, forming two cross-like rings arranged around each other, dividing the entire planet from the surface as if a watermelon sliced with two cuts.

Streams of special force converged within, and the light gradually circulated, but it was very unstable.

"I remember my grandfather saying that something had happened before," someone said hesitantly.

"Isn’t your grandfather a senior technical staff member? Since he mentioned it, it’s probably true. What in the world is happening?" The scale of these changes was too great, filling the hearts of those who had lived here for many years with unease and anxiety.

"I remember my grandfather telling me a story when I was a child. He said that when the strongest weapon of our interstellar fortress, the Planetary Compression Cannon, was activated, this would happen. The tracks would open, the muzzle would adjust, and the whole planet would start to shake. But it seems like we don’t have any targets to strike at the moment."

"Could it be the interstellar fortress of the opposing side? Are we about to engage in all-out war?" Someone began to speculate.

However, the tone of their voice seemed almost eager, as if they wished for chaos to reign.

"Impossible. The enemy’s interstellar fortress is far beyond our shooting range, and we wouldn’t use such an attack for that. And once such a weapon is used, it would mean total war, with unimaginable consequences." Official source ıs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝙣𝙚𝙩

The starry sky is vast, and each power possesses many planets. The destruction of one planet might seem trivial, but its impact is significant. After all, there are not many heavily populated planets to begin with.

If such weapons were to be used on a large scale, it wouldn’t take long before humanity was drastically reduced in number. Most planets had not undergone transformation and were not so densely inhabited.

"Quick, look, why are there so many ships flying up? Has a major war really broken out? There are shuttles too; what on earth is going on?" someone said, controlling a machine.

Through this machine’s screen, everyone could clearly see the ships and shuttles taking flight. With their speed, the naked eye could not see them clearly, after all, they were just ordinary people.

The crowd was in the dark, unaware of what had happened. By this time, many people had already quietly left, and chaos had begun to erupt in many areas on the planet. Most people still knew nothing.

The unrest spread incredibly fast, but unfortunately, there was so little time. In less than half an hour, the commotion had yet to spread to many regions before time ran out.

Inside the planet, the enormous force of the core compression converged in the core’s center, but the surrounding channels had been destroyed.

The energy had no way to be guided out timely and began to accumulate in the core’s center, more and more, becoming increasingly violent. White bolts of lightning-like energy burst around, growing more intense.

When the time reached a critical point, the force could no longer be sustained. A powerful fission occurred, bursting forth from the center of the core. Cracks appeared in the core, which continued to expand. The movement of the massive core became chaotic, unleashing even greater forces, causing the entire planet to start shaking.

The planet, which had never experienced a disaster, began to crack. It started internally and gradually spread outward. By the time people on the outermost layer noticed the cracks, there was no chance to escape.

In the sky, countless ships and shuttles frantically fled, all trying to leave the area in the shortest time possible.

Behind them, the fortress transformed from the planet shook more and more violently; those nearby could clearly see it. Dust was stirred, and the whole planet appeared hazy.

Although the Compression Cannon’s tracks had opened, the energy had not been channeled into them, rendering them useless. Instead, light burst from within, with the tracks nearby as the weak points.

Near the tracks, the scars were the most numerous and conspicuous. Suddenly, in Du You’s eyes, the massive interstellar fortress fell apart at the center of the tracks, splitting into four pieces.

This change was like a watermelon truly cut into four sections. People on the planet wailed, and even the most naive now realized that something was terribly wrong. This was not a disaster but the end of the world.

The splintered planet chunks did not fly far, the vast energy in the core, no longer compressed, detonated completely.

In the distant starry sky, a white light burst forth, like a massive flash of light flickering once. Even from so far away, Du You could feel that terrifying force. The explosion of a planet’s energy was far beyond what the current Du You could withstand. Luckily, the distance was vast, and such an explosion could not reach him.

But it was different for the interstellar fortress; the massive explosion spread outward, and the warships at the rear, no matter how fast they accelerated, could not escape. The spatial gate did not have time to open before being hit.

Under such tremendous force, even the sixth-tier main battle warships could not withstand it and were destroyed after only a moment. Some acted faster, opened spatial channels, and fled, the outcome unknown.

The first shuttles to fly out, though constantly shaken by the aftermath, assured their safety.

From a great distance, Du You estimated roughly that no more than one hundred ships and shuttles managed to escape the interstellar fortress. It seemed like a lot, but compared to the overall force of a military fortress, it was far too little.

This operation was a complete success; an interstellar fortress had been destroyed under Du You’s hands, a task thought impossible. The explosion had not ended; it was just the beginning and would continue for a long time.