The brilliance of the holographic projection shone in the strategy room, reflecting on the cold metal table. The golden double-headed eagle emblem flickered on and off. The faint mechanical hum echoed in the ears of the many staff members. The words of Hawk, the legendary Imperial commander, made the many military commanders look at each other. The adjutant looked at Hawk, his eyes filled with sorrow.
But he also knew this was the choice of a loyal man.
Hawk had fought for too long.
He was already tired. The strange flow of time exacerbated the weakening of Hawk's soul.
Making this Imperial legend no longer able to command those massive campaigns.
Annihilating these enemies united from parallel universes would be his final swan song.
Exchanging the time he had left in this world for the victory of the Imperium.
His soul would return to the embrace of the Holy Emperor, the man for whom he had given everything.
Hawk no longer paid attention to the adjutant, nor to the astonished commanders.
Instead, he fixed his gaze on the holographic projection in front of him. The strategy meeting was silent, and the big figures with great influence in the Imperial military forces fell into silence.
Letting the data streams flow before them without any action.
Only Hawk alone stared at the holographic projection in front of him, using the multi-threaded core processor implanted in his mind to receive vast battlefield information. The outcome of the war was already predetermined. Those united superheroes were destined to die here.
But this would not put an end to the war; the time and energy the Imperium needed to conquer this universe were immeasurable.
While focused on the war, Hawk also thought of something.
It was something from before he joined the army.
Before the Primarch descended upon Natal and carried out reforms by clearing out the old nobility.
Hawk had tossed and turned countless times in the dead of night, recalling his old friend - Scar.
Scar was an old veteran, stripped of his pension, thrown into the forgotten hive city to become a pathetic vagrant.
He had thought of selling his prosthetics, having one last good time, and then committing suicide. The arrival of the Primarch gave him a chance to live.
However, he was injured for defying the enforcement officers who were trying to expel residents, and ultimately died before dawn.
When he was alone, Hawk had wondered countless times if Scar regretted dedicating his life to the Emperor, only to end up like this.
Had he ever resented the one he served?
Would he feel injustice because his sacrifice was not rewarded?
Unfortunately, Hawk could not get the answer.
He had no way to ask the dead questions. Today, he felt he had found the answer.
Fighting for the Imperium, fighting for humanity, being loyal to the one you are loyal to is not for reward, because loyalty itself is the greatest reward.
"Humanity will triumph, the Imperium will triumph."
Hawk silently recited the last words Scar left in this world, and a smile appeared on his face. The young worker in Natal who had asked the wall what the meaning of his coming to this world was, got his answer today.
Hawk turned to look at the other commanders, his aged face showing authority and a hint of ease.
"Go and perform your duties, I will face the arrival of those guys here."
The battle on Genesis Star had already fallen into a desperate situation.
Superheroes from multiple parallel universes were being pursued and cornered by the Imperium.
Now trapped on Genesis Star, with no way to ascend to the heavens or descend into the earth. The Imperium had set up a large number of strange shining obelisks, cutting off spatial teleportation and causing a group of mages to collapse. The flow of time was also firmly locked. The Flash of the Speed Force family and many superheroes with time manipulation abilities, no matter how hard they tried, could no longer change time.
Many heroes had never fallen into such a desperate and painful situation.
Dream and Death of the Endless Family finally chose to go all out, leading the most elite superheroes to kill the Imperial invaders' commander, hoping to find a way to survive. The Imperium's gigantic battleships were incredibly large, comparable to a planet.
Steel cities and giant sculptures stood on the surface of the ships.
Even superheroes standing in front of those magnificent sculptures would involuntarily feel their own insignificance.
"They have achieved astonishing results." Doctor Fate from parallel universe 048 waved his hand and sent an Imperial soldier flying. The soldier, wearing power armor, directly crashed into a giant building, "Look at these buildings, they are truly magnificent."
Doctor Manhattan from parallel universe 066 casually constructed a quantum chaos barrier, blocking the laser beams and metal fired by the soldiers.
"So what!! They are just a bunch of despicable invaders."
After so many battles, the superheroes also discovered the Imperium's invincibility in frontal combat.
Various transforming Titans, Knights, and force field projections could slaughter them like chicks. The existence of the Primaris Marines also prevented them from gaining an advantage at close range.
As the battlefield expanded and the forces behind the scenes in the Great Universe 02 intervened, those Primaris Marines were sent to perform other tasks.
Only then did the superheroes gain some advantage in close-quarters combat.
Against the Imperium's army composed of ordinary people, they could still gain some advantage at close range and achieved many victories. To resolve the predicament on Genesis Star.
Dream from parallel universe 045 led the top superheroes from different parallel universes to launch an attack on the battleship where the Imperial commander was located. They all carried powerful divine artifacts, willing to pay any price to break through the Imperium's encirclement and allow many heroes to escape. To resist this terrifying invader, the superheroes had already shed too much blood and sacrificed too many people. They must not fail here.
"Don't pay attention to those things, our goal is to capture that damned Imperial commander and let them know that we are not to be trifled with." Said Dream, who was wearing a black robe and was tall and strong.
As a member of the Endless Family, Dream is the embodiment of the universe's most fundamental force - dreams.
He possesses the power to make people fall asleep.
Such power was not considered very powerful in previous eras.
After the Imperial invasion, the powers of many people were affected and weakened by various force fields released by the Imperium.
Doctor Manhattan, who was said to be comparable to God, Doctor Fate, who controlled the power of destiny of the god Nabu, The Flash, who could reverse time, and Superman, who could blow out a star with one breath, were all suppressed to the point of being breathless. The Imperium launched massacres against them in different parallel universes.
If they were to encounter Imperial Primaris units alone, these superheroes could truly be said to be doomed to die. The strength of the invaders was not just their power, but more terrifyingly, their scientific research capabilities. The Imperium would adjust its tactics according to the enemy and develop specialized equipment.
Even against ordinary troops, these superheroes, who were once as powerful as gods, would often flee in disarray.
Dream's power of dreams, on the other hand, had a miraculous effect.
Imperial soldiers found it difficult to resist the sleep induced by Dream's influence.
Even if they didn't fall asleep, they would be drowsy and easily defeated by other superheroes.
Dream's power comes from the universe's most fundamental essential force.
Before, such beings were generally handled by Primaris Marines.
When the Watcher Legion appeared, the Imperium transferred the Primaris Marines and elite troops to fight against them. The Imperial forces surrounding Genesis Star could gain an advantage in frontal combat.
But the superheroes used Mother Boxes containing the Anti-Life Equation to build a teleportation channel.
Using that channel, they boarded the Imperial battleship, bypassing the frontal confrontation with the Imperial forces. The superheroes moved quickly, and Dream's power made the Imperial soldiers drowsy and unable to resist these guys at all.
"Stop them." When the Imperial soldiers appeared in their field of vision. They were wearing mechanical armor etched with the golden double-headed eagle of the Imperium.
Automatic shoulder cannons hummed and rotated on their backs, automatically locking onto targets. They quickly formed combat formations with extremely high military professionalism. The soldiers in the front summoned energy shields and simultaneously activated the melee energy weapons at the front of their arm armor. The soldiers in the back held various weapons.
Dream unleashed his power with a low roar.
Many Imperial soldiers felt their minds go blank.
An unbearable drowsiness emerged, making their eyes hazy.
**Anomaly detected, correcting, injecting stimulants, expelling dormancy effect**
The Imperial military system built into their bodies sensed the abnormality immediately and ordered the armor to inject stimulants into the soldiers, allowing them to shake off Dream's influence. The entire process took less than five seconds. The process was short, but for those superheroes who possessed extraordinary power, it was still enough.
Superman from parallel universe 043, with dark skin, tall and strong, and an S symbol on his chest, launched an attack.
Superman from parallel universe 043 did not land in North America, but in South Africa, where he was regarded as the son of God by the tribe and raised by them.
Superman from 043 leaped up, the Imperial ship suppressed his power.
But as the strongest Kryptonian - Superman - who could be compared to gods and could shatter a star with one punch when he reached his peak, he still retained very strong power.
Although he couldn't shatter a star with one punch, smashing a few heavy tanks was more than enough.
He rushed up and punched the Imperial soldier in the front. The sound of the high-density alloy armor and Superman's fist colliding echoed through the corridor. That soldier was undoubtedly sent flying. The heavy force, enough to crack mountains and rivers and sink aircraft carriers, left a terrifying, shocking fist print on the double-headed eagle emblem on the soldier's chest.
Even with the protection of the high-density alloy, that soldier's bones were probably broken and his muscles torn.
Other superheroes also took action one after another.
Doctor Manhattan, who could reverse the past and future, ignore time and space, and was rumored to be comparable to the Creator, simply squeezed his hand, and the armor on an Imperial soldier let out a groaning cracking sound.
Under the distortion of his powerful force, the soldier's flesh and blood body, along with the armor, was kneaded into a sphere by him.
Crimson blood seeped out from it. Those eyes filled with fear were left behind by Manhattan with malicious intent, as if they were embedded in that disgusting sphere.
Manhattan enjoyed this kind of cruel art. This was the best revenge against the Imperium.
Like the Manhattans of other parallel universes.
Participating in this operation, the power of Manhattan from parallel universe 066 also originated from a quantum conversion experiment.
However, the life trajectories of Manhattans in different parallel universes were not necessarily exactly the same.
He did not sit by and watch the 35th President of the United States be assassinated like those idiots who claimed they could not interfere with people's choices, but instead assisted the other party in unifying the Earth.
Completely destroying the country that was trying to subvert human civilization.
Assisting the United States in winning the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Using his god-like power, he led humanity into a true era of freedom and democracy.
Making the United States a true beacon.
But good times did not last, the arrival of the Imperium destroyed his masterpiece. Those damned barbaric thugs controlled the weak and powerless world, trampling on pure and flawless democracy and peace, injecting their crazy beliefs and terrible tyranny into the entire society.
Manhattan from parallel universe 066 tried to resist.
But the power of the Imperium exceeded all his previous knowledge.
His tricks of controlling time failed in front of the Imperium.
Many seemingly bug-like abilities could not be used against the Imperium. That feeling was like a single-player game suddenly connecting to a server.
All the original abilities were rendered useless.
Seeing the Imperium's transformation of the entire society.
Manhattan, who had originally claimed that he only wanted to lead humanity to peace and had no intention of competing for power and wealth, gradually became insane.
Stubbornly believing that the Imperium, which had destroyed democracy and peace, had a conspiracy.
Just like those rotten guys like Pharaoh.
Stubbornly believing that only he, Manhattan, could bring a true future to humanity. The Imperium was an invader trying to take everything from people.
It invaded this parallel universe, expelled people's heroes, and trampled on people's dignity.
066 Manhattan was like a tsundere young lady who claimed she didn't like it, but always actively sought out the scumbag in private.
He embarked on a determined path against the Imperium, vowing to unite all forces that could be united to defeat the Imperium.
"For the Holy Emperor." An Imperial soldier who had reacted pulled the trigger of the hand-held energy cannon that could release destructive force field brilliance.
All the liquid energy bottles installed in the huge barrel of the energy cannon were injected into the complex and heavy conversion device.
A dazzling blue beam of light erupted from the fist-sized muzzle.
It hit Doctor Fate from parallel universe 048, who had the brilliance of a magic circle appearing in his hand. The eerie blue light enveloped Doctor Fate, penetrating every cell of his body.
Blue light spewed out from Doctor Fate's eyes, nose, ears, and mouth in parallel universe 048.
It was as if a blue sun was bursting forth with intense light inside his body.
Amidst a painful, desperate howl, Doctor Fate's body turned charred, and even the helmet and armor containing the power of the god Nabu turned bone-white, dim and without the special brilliance of divine power contained within.
Before everyone's eyes, Doctor Fate turned into dust scattered by the wind. The aura of his existence was completely erased.
Even the concept of his existence no longer existed.
Accompanied by a roar, Dream attacked in a rage, and the soldier who pulled the trigger had a hazy look in his eyes, falling into a state of stupor and wanting to sleep. The enraged Superman punched the soldier in the helmet.
"Die, you damned invader."
That punch caused the soldier's helmet to dent.
It directly cracked the other party's head.
With the cooperation of the superheroes, this small team was quickly dealt with.
"Go, we're almost there." Dream said, "The location obtained from those guys' subconscious is not far from us, that guy is destined to have no way to escape."
Dream, who could control dreams, could also easily use dreams to extract the information he wanted.
No matter where that Imperial commander fled, they would catch him and force him to stop the destruction of Genesis Star.