Chapter 164: 164. 5 Year Galactic Revolutionary War
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Even though Supreme Intelligence did not feel ashamed or offended, it did understand emotions. And it knew Hector was making fun of it, "Is this truly what you desire? To bring so much chaos? The Kree Empire spans across the Galaxy, and you can't make them accept defeat just by removing me,"
Hector chuckled, "Haha, you think of me so lowly. Just because you've got that big toad brain doesn't mean you are the smartest. You couldn't stop Ronan from allying with Thanos. Anyway, I know what you said is true. That's why this war isn't supposed to end today. It's just starting, and this is just my first battle.
"I have planned to go on for years, all the way until I have the whole Galaxy as mine. Of course, you won't live to see that day, whatever you are. Nat and Gamora, give me the explosives,"
The two girls started to take out explosive balls from their bags which would turn bigger after a while, thanks to Pym particles. Hector then proceeded to put them on the floor around the tank.
He didn't care at all about this thing anymore, sure, it would create a lot of disarray for the Kree forces and Empire, but he needed that right now. "You should not have become so comfortable with slavery. You are a space civilisation, for hell's sake. Make robots or something."
There was nothing the Supreme Intelligence could say to him that would make him accept slavery. Because Slavery is a choice, never a necessity, not when you are a space civilisation.
After being done with the bombs, he walked a few steps back. "Any last words?"
"My calculations tell me that you will fail,"
Hector scoffed, "And my calculations tell me that your calculations are wrong. Do you know why? That is because you don't even know everything about me. Bye now."
*BOOM*
He didn't wait to press the detonator. The glass broke down first. Then the fire reached the ugly giant toad. It did not scream. Was it even alive? It was unknown. It silently died as the sparks of the machines around it engulfed the body.
Though Hector didn't act like a braindead man and did copy the codes first, they will be helpful later. After all, the Supreme Intelligence was created over a period of thousands of years of upgrades. So maybe he can build an AI later and shove it in Tony's face, telling him how superior his AI is.
But. ~I hope it won't go all Ultron on me,~
"Let's go back, girls. We've won this battle." He turned around to return to the shaft.
"We won? How?" Natasha wondered.
Hector sighed, "Well, Supreme Intelligence is connected to all of the Kree soldiers and their ships. It was the brain behind the muscles, and now, there is only muscle left."
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Wolverine Fleet,
"Sir, they seem to have stopped firing at us all of a sudden,"
"I can see that, kid. The real question is, why? Is this a trap? Keep the guns ready, and do not stop firing. In fact, increase it. I will contact the Central command," Logan quickly contacted the main headquarters to get updates.
But soon, he found out that he was not the only one facing these issues. General Kul, Yondu, Adam, Phong and many others were shocked by the sudden pause of enemy movement.
Then Hector's command came, "Update to all forces. I have won the Battle of Hala, the Supreme Intelligence has been destroyed, the Kree fleets may be temporarily facing some issues, and it's the best time to launch an offensive.
"Go mad, destroy all you can, weaken them beyond restoration. But do not kill all. If you can imprison without losing any forces, do it. Meanwhile, I will handle things here."
As soon as his command ended, all Generals ordered their fleets to go all out and spend most of their bombs and blasters on the enemy fleets.
In a matter of minutes, the most beautiful and deadly fireworks show appeared across the two galaxies and some other places in space. The Kree Empire's fleets found themselves unable to control their ships due to the messed up programming, and to turn manual takes time.
Enough time to turn the enemies into charred bodies. The ships exploded without any sounds, one explosion would hurt those around, and the chain reaction would begin.
Federation fleets silently watched as the deadly soundless space opera played out in front of them. Anyone who was religious about their respective planetary gods prayed for the dying soul.
This was perhaps going to be written as the most deadly battle to ever take place in the Universe for years to come. Hector and his forces made history. With one fast move, they crippled nearly half of the Kree forces and even took over the home planet of the species, Hala.
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Hector quickly returned to Freedom One and checked the damage report. The Kree fleet had already been destroyed, and the war over Hala was over.
"We lost two flagships, 87 warships and 1,200,000 soldiers. But still, we were able to save many, and the injured amounted to 48,000,000 soldiers." the reports came.
Hector sat back in his seat and sighed with a gloomy face. This was an amount unimaginable. He fought in the whole world war, which left 20 million military personnel dead. Here, it was just his first battle, and he lost so many.
He had no records to compare the numbers with, so he had no idea if he should feel good or bad. "The cost of war, it's too heavy."
"Peace always demands blood; sometimes it's yours and sometimes soldiers'." Diana patted his shoulder to comfort him.
Moony nodded and put his head on Hector's lap, cutely staring him into the eyes, "Wuwuu..."
"Yes, son. I'm also tired. We will return home after this war. Kraglin Obfonteri, keep the record of all dead secured, and their families will get compensation. Gather around all forces. We will move to the next campaign." he quickly ordered. It was not time to relax; he had a small window when his enemies were in shock.
So the long and arduous war continued. The two galaxies became completely alert. This kind of war was never seen in space before, one that's all out with no stopping or peace treaties occurred.
As Hector gained more ground in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the previous colonies of the Kree Empire declared freedom and joined Hector. This way, Hector was getting stronger the more he fought.
But the toll on his side was not small, each day, thousands died, and millions of names were recorded each month. The war, which was now being called the Inter-Galactic Revolutionary War, was the talk of the town everywhere. Each species that had any contact with space civilisations knew it.
The Kree Empire had never seen such an attack before. This time they never got a chance to breathe and gather themselves. Not to mention, the Skrull Empire was also there, chewing away territory, even Nova Empire's territory.
Slowly, time passed, and five years went by, and the casualties in the Federation stood at 700 million soldiers. It was undoubtedly a maddening war, but Hector now knew that this number could have been 7 billion.
He involved himself deeply in everything, micro-managing things to ensure the deaths could stay low in all battles. But thankfully, various technologies came to his help as well.
As one would guess, the times of wars are also the times of technological advancements. Sovereign as a planet was now a production house of warships for the federation. They also got a lot of money to research new fighting methods and to protect soldiers. With research, they came up with something called the Instant Rescue Unit (IRU). This was hardware that looked similar to a big headphone that one would put around the neck. In case of an explosion, this unit would let out a piece of cloth that would surround the wearer.
It would become its own living capsule after getting toughened. It would have oxygen and some food pills. It would even save one from explosions. Then at the same time, it would send its location to any nearby federation ship. But Jean was a better option for this. She, along with Moony, could use their teleportation ability to save all these people.
But, after five years, not much of the Kree Empire was left, only Ronan's faction remained, and he was also being hunted. Hector had no idea where he had gone before, but now he had received that Ronan had arrived on the planet of Titan.
Hector quickly gathered all his generals, "Listen up, the fact he called us to Titan, the home of Thanos, there is a possibility that we will be fighting Thanos as well.
"So, I want us to overwhelm them with strength. The current Galactic Federation is far superior to Thanos or Ronan. So when we get there, do not wait. Just start killing. Understood?"
"YES, SIR!" They saluted and rushed to their ships to move the fleet.
"I hope this will be the end of the war," Diana muttered. She looked tired as well. Fighting non-stop for so many years would do that to anyone. Thankfully, he had sent Yelena and Natasha back to Earth after that Hala mission.
Meanwhile, he and Diana had become close friends over the years as they were together at all times. He, Moony and Diana had developed a strange way of fighting where they complemented each other's abilities. They were the ultimate team, and Moony just loved it.
"I want that too, Diana. I'm tired at this point. Let's hope Ronan doesn't do something too dumb." he tiredly responded.
Sadly, Ronan had already done something dumb... or smart. It was subjective.
[A/N: This space arc is coming to an end in two or three more chaps. We'll be heading back to Earth then.]
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