Carter had served in the Trad Star Colonial Army for over twenty years, conquering more planets than he could count, yet this was the first time he had encountered something so bizarre. It seemed that although this planet was in the medieval era, it possessed a strange civilization capable of rivaling the mechanical age.

　　With the forces at hand, victory would be difficult to achieve. But having lost contact with the home planet, there was no way to call for reinforcements. Worst of all, the fleet’s energy and food supplies were running low. If they chose to abandon the mission, their chances of survival in the vast universe would be zero.

　　No matter what, they had to take Hailan Star!

　　Carter stood up from the commander’s seat on the bridge. “Transmit the order: energy recharge, prepare to use the antimatter weapon.”

　　“Antimatter weapon, General, this…”

　　“Carry out the order!” A trace of ferocity flashed in Carter’s eyes. “I understand the danger, but to conquer this planet, the antimatter weapon is our only trump card.”

　　“Yes, sir.”

　　The staff officer saluted, and the operators got busy, entering the launch codes into the computer. The battleship began to transform…

　　Meanwhile, in the allied command center, the atmosphere was equally tense. Hailan Star’s civilization had lasted for tens of thousands of years, but this was the first time they had encountered such a situation. Where had those armored monsters come from?

　　The Behemoth King of the orcs was furious. His invincible Behemoth Legion had already lost thousands of soldiers. Those cold monsters could fire strange beams, with destructive power even more terrifying than magic. His warriors were bleeding.

　　And it wasn’t just the orcs—the dwarves’ berserker legions, the elves’ phantom archers, the human royal knights, and the holy paladins, all the most elite units, had suffered heavy losses.

　　This couldn’t go on. The allied marshal, Duke Harrison, summoned the commanders of all races. “Is everyone ready?”

　　“Yes.”

　　“Good. Then as planned, order the mages to prepare forbidden spells and shoot down those flying monsters in the sky for me.”

　　Thousands of mages were assembled—something unprecedented in Hailan Star’s history. In addition to the human empire’s mages, there were holy priests from the church, orc shamans, and elven druids. The elements in the air became unusually active as the mages began preparing powerful destructive magic: the legendary forbidden spells.

　　The Trad Star Colonial Army had already received the commander’s order, recalling the carrier-based fighters and mecha warriors back into the ship. The fleet’s main control computer issued a cold voice: “Antimatter energy core charged to seventy-five percent, eighty percent, ninety-five percent, preparations complete. Now commencing countdown: ten, nine, eight, seven…”

　　At the same time, the super magic of Hailan Star’s mages had also taken shape: the fire forbidden spell, Doomsday Phoenix; the light forbidden spell, Angel’s Judgment; the shaman’s forbidden spell, Wrath of the Beast God; and the elves’ forbidden spell, Salvation of the Nature Goddess…

　　The unprecedented combination of four forbidden spells, with unparalleled and unimaginable power—perhaps even the gods would retreat. Meanwhile, the colonial fleet’s antimatter weapon, with its terrifying destructive force, far surpassed any nuclear weapon we know. The ultimate clash of two civilizations—who would prevail?

　　But just then, an accident occurred…

　　The fourfold forbidden spells and the antimatter weapon, though not yet fired, had already amassed such enormous energy that it caused a spatial disturbance. The accumulation of energy exceeded the limits this plane could withstand, breaking the laws of balance. Crack! An ear-piercing tearing sound, a fissure appeared in space, and then, under the pull of energy, the fissure rapidly expanded.

　　“Oh my god!”

　　“What is that?”

　　…

　　The mages panicked, realizing the elements in their hands were completely out of control. With a “bang,” the crystal balls exploded, wands turned to dust, and the elements forming the four forbidden spells began to be sucked into the rift in space.

　　The situation aboard the battleship was no better. Alarm lights flashed incessantly, and the main control computer’s cold voice sounded: “Antimatter energy core charge dropping: ninety percent, seventy-five percent, sixty percent…”

　　“What on earth is happening?”

　　A soldier must remain calm even if Mount Tai collapses before him; as a commander, one must be even more composed. Yet Carter’s face changed dramatically, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

　　“General, something’s terribly wrong! Not only is the antimatter energy core draining, but the ship’s power system is also losing energy rapidly. The engines are about to shut down!”

　　“What? Quickly, find out what’s going on!”

　　Strings of data were entered into the computer, the screen switched, and seeing the scene before him, Carter’s face turned ashen, his body trembling uncontrollably.

　　My god, what is that? A spatial rift—no, it was no longer just a rift, but—a black hole!

　　A black hole, the most terrifying predator in the universe. All things, even light, cannot escape its pull. The fate of anything sucked into a black hole is the same—destruction!

　　The accumulation of energy from the four forbidden spells and the antimatter weapon had broken the laws of space and created a black hole.

　　“Quick, turn the fleet around, leave this planet, go!”