The player is playing like a god, and has already advanced to Space Marine level at the start.

When Lei Zhan stormed into the command room, the exhaust grille of the power armor was emitting heat waves.

"Company Commander."

Lei Zhan took off his heavy helmet and slammed it heavily on the table. His skin was rough, as if it had been repeatedly polished by the Gobi Desert winds and sand.

"The Northern Oath is gone."

Three Astartes swept through 100,000 rebels.

No interrogation is needed; leave no survivors.

They were all slaughtered.

Xu Tianlong twisted his neck. He grinned, his teeth gleaming white: "Those cowards, even on their deathbeds they were howling for Morgana to save them."

"And what happened? That demon leader hid in the gutter, not daring to utter a sound."

Lu Xiao didn't turn around.

The holographic tactical diagram was reflected in his eyes. The lives of 100,000 people did not stir the slightest ripple in his heart; they were as insignificant as dust.

On the screen, the entire planet is fragmented by its borders.

Warlords, regimes, and speculators. These colorful blobs huddled together, calculating petty gains on the brink of doom.

"You did a good job."

Lu Xiao's voice was cold and hard. His black armor-like gloves traced the messy lines.

"Thunder Battle".

"arrive."

"Look at this picture," Lu Xiao pointed to the sky over the Pacific Ocean, "What do you see?"

Lei Zhan took two steps forward and replied in a muffled voice, "Report, world map. This is our home, that's North America..."

"fart."

Lu Xiao suddenly turned around.

In the dimly lit hall, the red glow of the goggles was chilling. An overwhelming aura emanated from them, and Xu Tianlong instinctively straightened his back.

"I think this is a complete mess."

Lu Xiao raised his voice, as if a piece of iron was scraping against glass.

"They're all spineless."

"A disorganized mess."

"This ball is like a terminally ill cripple. The wolves outside are about to bite its neck off, and these idiots are still arguing inside, debating whether to put a pink or blue bandage on its wound."

Boom!

An iron fist slammed down.

The alloy control console collapsed on the spot, and the holographic image distorted and swayed, like a funhouse mirror.

More than two hundred countries.

Lu Xiao laughed coldly, her voice chilling to the bone: "Is this something a human being would do?"

"The Taotie fleet hangs overhead, demons grind their teeth in the gutter, and angels point fingers in the sky."

"What are humans doing? Holding meetings, bickering, protesting? Or calculating how many points the stock market will rise after the war?"

"Bullshit."

"Company Commander, you mean..." Lei Zhan's eyelids twitched wildly.

"If a human wants to live, there can only be one voice."

"Only one flag can be hung."

"Only one brain can be kept."

"The time has come."

"Squeeze this ball into a solid iron plate."

……

The order was delivered, and the military-industrial complex descended into complete frenzy.

He has to go crazy. Anyone who dares to stand in Lu Xiao's way will be crushed to dust.

"Quick! Hasn't anyone eaten yet?"

"Line 3 is shut down? Who did this? Throw them out and feed them to the gluttons!"

"If the core is overloaded, pour liquid nitrogen on it! We have to push production up even if it costs us our lives!"

The factory roared, the machines hummed. The workers, shirtless, worked tirelessly, their sweat instantly evaporated by the intense heat, their backs covered in a layer of white salt frost. They didn't understand the principles behind it; they only knew that the contraptions they were making could save the lives of their wives and children.

……

Months passed in the blink of an eye.

Outside Beizhixing, sandstorms raged.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were lined up.

Dark green armor plates formed a forest. Beneath the fully enclosed masks, the goggles were eerily green, exuding a chilling aura of menace.

No coughing, no whispering.

"This is the power of the empire."

Lu Xiao's voice boomed.

He was clad in blue and gold power armor, with a gleaming double-headed eagle emblem on his chest.

Lu Xiaobu stepped to the front of the stage, and the loudspeaker boomed the sound waves for miles around.

"Soldiers."

"Look at the gun in your hand, it's the alien's nightmare."

"Look at the armor on your body; it's humanity's last line of defense."

Clang!

The power sword was drawn, its whirring sound deafening. Its tip pointed straight at the starry sky.

"These alien scum are treating us like insects, trampling on us."

"Tell them who we are!"

Hundreds of thousands of iron boots stomped the ground, causing the earth to shake.

"For humanity! For the Emperor!"

……

"Report! All legions have assembled!"

Lei Zhan roared in the channel.

"The First Army swept across Europe, capturing those ragtag armed forces."

"Second Army, sweep across America, and wipe out any that disobey."

"The Third Army, its target is not Asia..."

Lu Xiao stared at the red arrow that lit up on the map. That was his will, the blade of the war for unification.

"Set off."

The sword swung downwards.

"Kill anyone who blocks your way."

"No surrender, no negotiation."

"What I want is a complete Terra."

The steel torrent rolled forward. Thousands of Leman Russ tanks spewed black smoke, their tracks crushing the remnants of a bygone era. In the sky, Thunderhawk gunboats blotted out the sun.

……

Western Europe, some ruins.

The local militiamen hid behind the wall, watching the smoke and dust in the distance, their legs trembling.

"God... is that the Taotie's new mech?"

The leader held up the binoculars, his hands trembling as if he had Parkinson's disease.

In the footage, massive tanks rampage. Walls crumble, vehicles are crushed. Infantry lines are impeccably orderly, and laser guns gleam with a chilling light.

"No...that's a two-headed eagle."

The leader saw it clearly.

"Where did this monster come from?"

"Boss, the ultimatum has arrived." The communications soldier said with a mournful face.

"read."

"Lay down your weapons and accept reorganization, or... die."

The leader gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with the ruthlessness of a desperate criminal: "Damn it, this territory is mine! Open fire!"

boom!

A shot rang out.

The bullet came from behind.

The leader stared blankly, his head bowed, a bloody hole bursting open in his chest.

The second-in-command put away his pistol, his face pale, but his eyes were unusually fierce.

"Don't be foolish, sir."

He stared at the unstoppable torrent of iron, his eyes filled with awe.

"That is humanity's only hope."

"We surrender."

……

North America.

The gun barrels of the Stars and Stripes carrier strike group were raised.

"This is the Freedom! Warning! You have violated our airspace!"

The captain roared in the channel, with the arrogance of a former overlord.

"Get out of here now, or we'll open fire!"

His answer was a piercing shriek.

The clouds tore apart.

Three Valkyrie fighter jets plunged into the air defense zone.

"What is that...?"

Sizzle—Boom!

The thick laser beam, like a hot knife cutting through butter, pierced through the aircraft carrier deck.

No missiles, no exhaust plumes, just pure energy brute force. In seconds, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier transformed into a torch at sea.

"This is the Terra Empire's First Fleet."

"Your airspace is not on this planet."

"The heavens belong to the Empire."

"Those who disagree, this is their fate."

The remaining destroyers silently changed course and lowered their flags.

……

This battle was a one-sided crushing defeat.

Before the speculators could even issue a statement, Astartes dragged them out of bed.

"You can't do this! This is a violation of human rights!"

The obese gang leader screamed in front of Lu Xiao, his fleshy face trembling.

Lu Xiao sat in the office he had just occupied, clasping his hands together.

Click.

The seal of power turned to dust.

"human rights?"

He looked up, and the fat man's ugly appearance was reflected in the red-rimmed glasses.

"Where were human rights when the gluttonous beast captured people for food?"

"Where was the law when the devil razed the city to the ground?"

Lu Xiao stood up.

"The weak have no right to talk about rights."

"Only those who survive have the right to speak."

He waved.

"Drag it down."

The soldiers rushed forward and dragged him away like a dead dog. Only his pig-like screams echoed in the corridor.