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Vajra's world is full of mystery and the unknown, which aroused Hiruko's great curiosity.

Soon, they arrived at a spacious cave.

In the center of the cave, a huge crystal floats, emitting a dazzling light.

"This is the gift I have prepared for you," the Queen's voice said. "This is a Queen's egg that I gave birth to. I hope you will take it back and care for it so that the Vajra race can also thrive in other universes."

Muv world...

On April 19, 1973, a space life form from the moon landed on Earth.

Years later, a full-scale war broke out between humanity and these extraterrestrial life forms.

The Earth's population has plummeted to just over a billion. These invaders from outer space are called "Beta" by humans, meaning "cosmic origin species hostile to humanity."

In 2001, three years had passed since the fall of Sado Island, and the entire Eurasian continent had also fallen.

The remaining humans are barely surviving, mainly concentrated in North America and island nations.

Centered on the eastern island nation, humanity built the last line of defense, stubbornly resisting the invasion of Beta from Eurasia.

The Alternative Project is a strategic plan devised by humanity in the Muv world in response to the BETA invasion, in order to find a way to defeat the BETA or achieve peaceful coexistence.

The entire plan is divided into five phases, and it is currently in the Alternative 4 phase.

The progress of Alternative 4 has stalled, and humanity is suffering repeated defeats in its fight against the BETA.

According to the plan, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Alternative project will enter Alternative 5 phase on December 25, 2001.

At that time, humanity will be forced to abandon Earth, and hundreds of thousands of elites will escape their home planet in spaceships to venture into the vast universe in an attempt to preserve the flame of human civilization.

The remaining billion or so humans will be abandoned on Earth to fight a final, desperate battle against the Beta.

However, this plan, which seemed to be "preserving the flame," was actually a "scorched earth policy" formulated by the ruling class to protect itself.

They plan to completely destroy Earth's ecosystem in order to weaken Beta's ability to survive.

The price was abandoning the remaining billions of humans, making them victims of the Beta.

This is an era filled with despair and betrayal.

If the history of this world continues to unfold, this will be the outcome.

……

October 2001, Muv World.

Just as humanity was about to execute the Alternative 5 plan and abandon Earth to escape into space, a massive spacetime rift suddenly appeared above the Earth.

A massive fleet slowly emerged from the crack, led by a colossal warship over 1600 meters long—the "Void Diva".

It was once the Macross-class flagship of the Galaxy fleet in the Macross world, and now, after being modified by Hiruko, it exudes an even more powerful aura.

On either side of the "Void Diva" were two 400-meter-class Macross warships and one 900-meter-class Macross warship.

These four warships formed the main force of Otemetta's expeditionary force.

On the bridge of the "Void Diva," Hiruko stood before a huge porthole, looking down at the Earth below, his eyes gleaming.

Even in the world of Macross, a fleet composed entirely of Macross ships is considered top-tier, and now, it has appeared in the skies of the Muv world.

When this fleet appeared in the skies above the Earth, the humans of the Muv world immediately discovered their presence.

Or rather, the Otemetta Expedition never intended to conceal its arrival.

This enormous fleet, which appeared out of nowhere, was like a silent steel behemoth, casting its shadow over the atmosphere of the Muv world and plunging the barely surviving humans on this planet into unprecedented panic.

After a 30-year-long Beta invasion war, the people of this world are already on edge.

Whether survivors in the ruins or soldiers barely clinging to life on the front lines, they are filled with a morbid fear of any external disturbance.

"Could they be new invaders?"

"We haven't even dealt with the Beta yet, and now new aliens have arrived!"

"Do we still have hope?" Desperate whispers echoed through the radio channels and trenches.

Led by the "Void Diva," the Otemeta Expeditionary Fleet plunged into the atmosphere of the Muv world like a meteorite, its target the airspace above the island nation.

Faced with this "visitor from outer space," not only were humans on high alert, but even the BETA swarms that occupied most of the Earth instinctively felt threatened by the apex predator.

In Gwangju, on Sado Island, countless Betas are swarming around their nest like ants.

In the center of the nest, thousands of light-level Betas sensed the anomaly in the air. They adjusted their sunflower-like heads, gathering destructive energy.

The instant the Otemeta fleet entered visual range of the atmosphere, the Beta-class Betas in the Beta Nest immediately launched a salvo.

"Sizzle—!!!"

Beams of intense white high-energy light ripped through the sky, accompanied by piercing whistles, hurtling towards the fleet like the scythe of death.

The Light-class BETA is the root of the nightmare that has caused humanity in the Muv world to suffer repeated defeats in wars and be forced to huddle in half an island nation and the Americas, barely surviving.

They possess devastating long-range targeting capabilities. The ordinary beam-type laser can accurately detect flying objects 380 kilometers away and 10,000 meters above sea level, with a maximum irradiation interval of only about 12 seconds. The even more terrifying heavy beam-type laser has enough power to instantly melt through the heat-resistant and bulletproof armor of a warship. Even the warships that the Muv world is proud of can only withstand that laser for a meager 10 seconds, and the interval between irradiations is 36 seconds.

It is this dense network of firepower that has created a death zone that humanity cannot cross.

However, these beam-class attacks, which terrified the humans of the Muv world and reduced countless fleets to ashes, were like a gentle breeze to Otemetta's Macross-class battleships, barely even a tickle.

A pale blue halo emanated from the surface of the "Void Diva," and the warship's energy shield intercepted all of Beta's beam attacks.

The high-energy laser struck the shield, creating only insignificant ripples; it didn't even produce a spark on the warship's outer composite armor plate.

Hiruko was not the kind of person who would not fight back or would passively accept whatever came his way.

Sitting in the flagship's command seat, he looked at the densely packed red dots attacking the screen, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips, and immediately issued a counterattack order.

Inside the bridge of the "Void Diva," Hiruko stood expressionless, her voice cold and authoritative: "All warships, charge your main guns, prepare to attack."

Target: Beta cluster.

Erase them from the map.

As the command was given, the armor plates on the bellies of the four Macross warships slid open to the sides simultaneously, revealing the massive, dark muzzles of their main guns that emitted chilling energy fluctuations.

The blue high-energy particle stream was rapidly compressed and accumulated at the muzzle, emitting a dazzling light that was too bright to look at directly.

"Fire".

Accompanied by a deafening roar that seemed to shatter space itself, more than a dozen enormous beams of light, hundreds of meters in diameter, descended from the sky!

That wasn't a battle; it was a one-sided massacre.

The beam of light, like a glass cutter in God's hand, slashed precisely and coldly across the Beta's lair.

On the battlefields of the Muv world, humans often need to sacrifice hundreds of lives and consume countless rounds of ammunition to barely eliminate a single BETA.

Now, in front of Otemetta's Macross battleship, these once invincible monsters are like paper, easily evaporated and vaporized, leaving not a trace behind.

The previously overwhelming BETA beam attacks vanished completely the moment the beam swept across them.

The scavenged ground was left with only a patch of charred, vitrified crystals, emitting wisps of smoke, and no signs of life.

This scene was clearly presented to the people of the Muv world through satellites and various observation equipment.

Inside the command center of the Yokohama military base, a giant screen was displaying footage of the Otemeta fleet destroying the Beta cluster.

Whether they were ordinary soldiers covered in gunpowder smoke or seasoned senior officers, they all stared in disbelief at this scene, their throats dry, unable to believe that the BETA that had caused them so much suffering and were like a nightmare had been wiped out as easily as swatting flies.

……

After sweeping away the Beta cluster that was blocking the fleet from entering the atmosphere, the "Void Diva" led the expeditionary fleet, slowly slowing down and finally coming to rest over Yokohama, Japan.

Yokohama, home to the Yokohama Military Base directly under the Muv World Federation, is one of humanity's last strongholds in the Far East.

The moment the fleet's massive shadow loomed over the city, the entire island nation's military—both its native troops and the League of Nations forces—entered the highest level of red alert.

Apart from the soldiers still holding the front lines, all forces, including the humanoid weapons unique to the Muv world—tactical machines—were urgently deployed to their designated defensive positions, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Having witnessed the fleet's miraculous attack, the humans of the Muv world knew very well that those warships in the sky possessed an overwhelming power that they could not match or even comprehend.

The Yokohama base commander's face was ashen, his fingers white from gripping the communicator too tightly. He issued a death order to all channels: "No one is allowed to attack those warships! Repeat, no one is allowed to fire! Anyone who disobeys this order will be severely punished according to military law!"

He did not specify the punishment because it was unnecessary.

The image of the instantaneous destruction caused by the BETA's proactive attack was still vividly imprinted in his mind. If he were to attack those warships now, everyone present, along with the city, would probably be reduced to cosmic dust in the next second.

The guards (the world's term for mech pilots) sitting in the tactical cockpit watched the warship slowly descending from the sky through the main display of their mechs.

It was a shiver that came from a biological instinct.

Some people had beads of cold sweat the size of soybeans on their foreheads, some people's hands were trembling so much that the control stick was shaking, and some people were constantly swallowing their saliva.

Some of the guards, especially the newly recruited soldiers, were so frightened that they lost control of their bladders, and the cabin was filled with an unpleasant odor.

Fear and despair enveloped the entire Yokohama base as if they were a tangible reality.

When Otemetta's fleet came to a complete stop over Yokohama, the humans of the Muv world truly realized the meaning of the word "huge".

Even the two smallest frigates in the fleet are twice the size of their proudest, largest naval warships.

The giant warship located in the center of the fleet, the "Void Diva," was so enormous it was breathtaking.

Its towering hull cast a shadow over almost the entire city of Yokohama.

On the ground, a tactical aircraft that had not yet taken off was parked on the maintenance rack. Compared to the "Void Diva" above, it looked like a tiny ant gazing up at the sacred mountain.

Despite the clear blue sky, the soldiers and tactical aircraft pilots below the warship felt as if they were in eternal night.

Looking up, all one could see were the endless hulls of the warships, the cold metallic gleam shimmering on their surfaces, and all sorts of neon lights never before seen.

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The sun was completely blocked.

This oppressive feeling from another dimension caused many soldiers to have difficulty breathing, as if their lungs were being crushed by a large rock, and some even experienced hallucinations and mental breakdowns.

The Yokohama base now resembled a giant prison, and imprisoning them was a "god" from another world.

Under the despairing shadow of the "Void Diva," some weak-willed tactical pilots were so frightened that their bodies stiffened, their limbs became unresponsive, and they could only watch helplessly as their tactical aircraft slowly retreated in terror.

Inside the cockpit of a tactical aircraft, a young female guard was as pale as a sheet, her lips trembling violently, and tears streaming down her face.

Her hands hung limply on the control stick as the tactical aircraft retreated uncontrollably.

Over the past 30 years, humanity in the Muv world has paid a heavy price in its fight against the BETA.