Everyone's playing Red Giant? I, Black Hole, devour everything!

"Huh? Why?" Su Li's voice immediately rose. "I've fought my way this far, and the final battle is just around the corner. You want me to stay behind? Lin Tian, ​​that's not fair!"

"Su Li." Lu Xuejian's voice rang out, tinged with a hint of helplessness, "Let him finish what he has to say."

"Tell me, tell me, I want to see what reason you can give." Su Li's tone was full of indignation.

"The First Sector is the Achilles' heel of the Sakura Kingdom." Lin Tian's voice was calm. "Their last strength is all here. If I were the commander of the Sakura Kingdom, what would I do when there is no way to retreat? Of course, I would fight to the death."

"Those superneutron stars in Project Amaterasu were destroyed by us once in the Eighth Star Sector, but that was only a small-scale experiment."

"They've kept the real Amaterasu Project all this time."

"I don't know exactly how many superneutron stars they've hidden in the first sector, but one thing is certain: if these superneutron stars were to collapse out of control, they would create a large number of uncontrolled black holes."

"I'm not afraid of ordinary black holes, but you are all Kerr black holes now. Facing the gravitational field collision of runaway black holes is too risky."

"It's safest for me to go alone."

Su Li remained silent for a while.

She's not an unreasonable person; she just doesn't like being left behind.

But Lin Tian's analysis was indeed reasonable, leaving her with no reason to refute it.

"Then promise me," Su Li's voice suddenly became very soft, "You won't get hurt, not even a little bit."

"What kind of damage can a black hole sustain?" Lin Tian asked with a hint of a smile. "A black hole only swallows others."

"That's not what I meant." Su Li's voice lowered a few decibels. "I'm not talking about being injured. I'm talking about... never mind, you know what I mean anyway."

Lu Xuejian's voice rang out, calmer and gentler than Su Li's: "Come back soon, Su Li and I are waiting for you."

"understood."

……

Cherry Blossom Country, the core defense line of the First Star Sector.

The scene here is far more devastating than in other star sectors.

Hundreds of thousands of stars are densely packed in a not-so-spacious star field, their gravitational fields interfering with and pulling at each other.

The entire defensive formation looked like it was about to fall apart, but it didn't.

The voice of the Prime Minister of the Sakura Kingdom rang out in this chaotic starry sky.

His voice was turned up to maximum power, so that the entire Sakura Kingdom's defense line could hear it clearly.

"To all citizens of the Cherry Blossom Country, I am Prime Minister Junichi Hayashizaki."

"Today, the Black Hole Legion of the Great Xia Kingdom has arrived at the outer edge of the First Star Sector. They used more than fifty black holes to crush ten of our star sectors and devour the stars of countless of our compatriots."

"We are still able to stand here because we have no way to retreat."

"The First Star Sector is the last line of defense for the Sakura Kingdom. Tokyo is here, His Majesty the Emperor is here, our families, our children, and our future are all here."

"I know that many of you are newcomers who have just embarked on the path to superstardom. I know that when you face a black hole, you feel fear, despair, and want to run away."

"But please listen to me."

"Our Amaterasu Project is nearing completion. At that time, we will possess the power to turn the tide of the war."

"Please hang in there a little longer, please believe in me one more time."

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor."

"Long live the land of cherry blossoms!"

The broadcast has ended.

Hayashi Junichi took off his headphones, slumped into his chair, and gasped for breath.

"Prime Minister, regarding the Amaterasu Project you mentioned earlier..." the Defense Minister cautiously began, "President Yamamoto Ichiro has indeed made preparations, but those superneutron stars—"

"I know," Hayashi Junichi interrupted him, his voice extremely weak. "Whether a superneutron star can withstand a black hole, I don't know, but besides Project Amaterasu, what other trump cards do we have?"

The Defense Minister opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

"So many years have passed..." Hayashi Junichi suddenly laughed, his laughter carrying a hint of hysteria. "Eighty years ago, we did the same thing during World War II—shouting 'One hundred million die for the Emperor,' chanting 'Kamikaze spirit,' sending a group of young people to the front lines to ram enemy warships."

"Eighty years have passed, and we are still doing the same thing, except this time we're not hitting a warship, we're hitting a black hole."

"prime minister--"

"Stop talking." Hayashi Junichi waved his hand. "Since we've come this far, let's see it through to the end."

"Have President Yamamoto Ichiro prepare all the superneutron stars. This battle, no matter the outcome, will be the last battle for the Sakura Kingdom."

……

The war began that very night.

There was no declaration of war, no ultimatum, and no unnecessary ceremonies.

Because this battle doesn't need those things.

Everyone knows the significance of this battle.

For Japan, this is their last stand.

For the Great Xia Kingdom, this was the end of everything.

The rest of the Black Hole Legion remained on the outskirts of the First Star Sector, as ordered by Lin Tian.

Only one star slowly broke away from the formation and flew towards the last line of defense of the Sakura Kingdom.

Those were primordial quasars.

Lin Tian's quasar.

Its light was still contained by the gravitational lens, so it did not appear dazzling.

But as it began to move forward, the entire starry sky seemed to fall silent for a moment.

The hundreds of thousands of stars floating on the outer edge of the first star sector seemed to be simultaneously held down by an invisible hand.

No one gave the order.

But everyone unanimously pushed their gravitational fields to their limits.

"He's here—! It's that quasar—! Lin Tian's quasar—!"

"All neutron stars, listen up! Kamikaze attacks! Hold him off at all costs!"

"Charge! Long live His Majesty the Emperor!"

On the communication channel, the commander of the Sakura Kingdom's voice almost exploded out of nowhere.

Then, those neutron stars moved.

Thousands of neutron stars simultaneously burst out of the defense line, rushing towards the primordial quasar like moths to a flame.

Their speed was pushed to the limit, and each one was accompanied by a gravitational field powerful enough to tear apart an ordinary star.

Behind them, tens of thousands of red and blue giant stars also began to move forward.

They knew they were no match for the black hole, but they had no other choice.

Rather than waiting to be swallowed up, it's better to rush forward and fight with all your might, even if it's just to live for one more second.

However, in the face of absolute power, giving it your all is always a joke.

The gravitational field of the primordial quasar was released without reservation in that instant.