Chapter 1698
Chapter 1698 has ended.
The dean immediately stepped out of the office, but he was stopped by another group of people wearing research institute
uniforms.
The leader asked, "Where are you going in such a hurry, Dean?"
The old dean's face was stern. "Haven't you heard the alarm? The Queen has been assassinated and we need to provide rescue!"
The person smiled. "Dean, perhaps you have forgotten that the Queen passed away a year ago. This alarm seems more like
someone's ploy to distract us."
The old dean narrowed his eyes slightly. "Elbert, are you trying to overthrow me?"
Elbert lowered his head and looked at his sleeve with a smile. "Of course not, but the safety of our city center is at stake here. If
there is any mistake made by our research institute, it could be disastrous."
"It is indeed important that we investigate this matter thoroughly," said the old dean coldly.
But twas of essence when it cto rescuing someone who had been attacked like this; if they wasted too much time
investigating first then things might go awry.
"Arrest them!" ordered the old dean immediately.
As bombs exploded all around her and blood flew everywhere Selena felt as though she had been transported back in tto one
of her most brutal battles.
She stood amidst smoke and fire with blackened eyes devoid of stars or moonlight calmly directing those around her as they
attacked Lillian's aircraft.
Another person rushed forward to protect her, their body exploding in front of her eyes and blood mist filling Selena's vision.
Selena's white dress was stained with blood, but her eyes were bright and cold, making it impossible for anyone to look at her
directly.
Little Gaia stood in front of her, its radar fully activated intercepting all large-scale artillery that was being thrown towards them.
Blinding lasers occasionally flashed from the top of the small doll's head, shooting down one fighter jet after another that
attempted to fly over their heads.
In the command room, Robert watched the screen with a tense expression on his face. He had only heard about this artificial god
created by His Majesty before; a creation that made countless geniuses bow down before it at the research institute. But it wasn't
until this moment that he realized why this creation was superior to everyone else.
"I thought Gaia existed only for protection..." After all, this artificial god mainly served as defense for various aspects of the
alliance.
Lillian looked at Selena on the screen with icy eyes. "Robert, you're wrong. The original intention behind Gaia's creation wasn't just
for protection."
Robert turned his gaze towards Lillian.
Lillian finally shifted her gaze away from Selena and onto the delicate little doll in front of them. "Elbert once toldthat Gaia is
actually a war machine with extremely outstanding combat abilities."
Lillian looked back at Selena. "It's just because its owner didn't have too much ambition and feared people within the empire would
have inappropriate thoughts if they knew about it; thus hiding this fact from everyone."
A chill ran down Robert's spine.
"The emperor's mind is truly terrifying," Robert sighed, feeling a tinge of resentment towards Selena.
The emperor had the power to do so much more, yet he was content with being a great ruler during his reign. If only Lillian had
been willing to sacrifice for the empire's prosperity, she wouldn't have ended up on this path.
Robert pushed aside his jumbled thoughts and turned to Gaia. "We don't have much tleft..."
Elbert could hold off the rescue team from the research institute, but within the palace walls, it was certain that the monarch had
already taken action.
Lillian's lips curled into a cold smile. "Don't worry. If it were truly that artificial god you're talking about, we wouldn't stand a
chance. But what Selena brought with her only possesses a small portion of its abilities."
"A wide-scale interception attack like this will quickly drain its energy," Robert added.
And once Gaia ran out of energy, Selena would be left with no options...
Lillian's guess was spot-on; Gaia's energy quickly depleted as bullets rained down upon them. The little body flew through the air
and landed in front of Selena in tatters - clothes torn apart and limbs broken.
Selena bent down and gently picked up Gaia in her arms as tears welled up in her eyes. "Don't be afraid... "Mommy" will make you
even more beautiful."
Gaia made an eerie expression as she cried out in pain sensing mortal danger before jumping out of Selena's embrace once again
to shield her from harm.
The meaning of Gaia's birth was to protect humanity.
And Selena was the one who gave it life, creating it herself.
It would instinctively protect her until the moment it was completely destroyed.
In the driver's seat, Lillian saw this scene and raised her hand to press a launcher button.
A deadly missile shot towards Selena's location and launched into the air.
Selena watched as the missile exploded with tremendous force, countless formula coordinates flashing through her mind in an
instant.
She quickly calculated where the missile would land and rolled with all her might, narrowly avoiding a bone-shattering fate.
But human strength is limited. She dodged once but didn't have enough energy to dodge again.
Selena looked up coldly at all of Lillian's warplanes until she died. Even then, she sat up elegantly and smiled. "The glory and
throne of the empire will never belong to a despicable regicide."
She died but Queen Lillian's body still lived on along with that big brother who had close ties with her.
These embers left behind will eventually spread to Lillian, burning away all her ambitions and sins.
Inside the command room, Lillian raised her hand, stopping everyone else's attacks. She looked at Selena standing amidst a group
of maimed bodies, looking disheveled and defeated. Through the screen she said to her former ruler, "History is written by the
victors, Selena... you never wanted to understand that even until death!"
After speaking, Lillian raised her right hand in front of herself and bowed towards Selena. Robert behind her also made the same
gesture towards those who had cto ambush Selena.
Lillian lowered her hand and stood up straight again. She looked at Selena on the screen with a cold yet respectful tone: "Your
Majesty... it's over."
With no more obstruction from little Gaia or Selena herself, all Lillian needed to do was cross over their corpses and use a fighter
jet to bomb this entire area into ruins - then she would have achieved what she set out for.
The true queen has been killed by her hands; what difficulty is there in killing a little girl who has taken over the queen's body?
Lillian gave a cold smile as she pressed down on one of the shells...
Selena stood in the center of a pile of corpses. Her slender body appeared tiny and pitiful when compared with those tanks around
it; however despite being alone, that aura of cold authority overshadowed everyone else present.