Chapter 42: The Atlantis Prototype and the Awakening of Cosmic War

The holographic projection of Grand Master Arthur De La Croix shines brightly in the center of the Leviathan-X command cabin. The stern old face is adorned with glowing gold burn scars, traces of legendary battles decades ago when he sealed the first underground gateway. Behind his shadow, the background reveals a giant hall with white marble aesthetics and arched mirror metal—the original architecture of the Atlantis Underground Kingdom hidden ten thousand meters beneath the Atlantic Ocean crust.

"Grandfather, you are still alive?!" Genevieve screams, her voice trembling between shock and hope as she tightly holds baby Gabriel, who is now fast asleep inside the protection of the black-gold aura.

"There is no time for long explanations, Genevieve," Arthur interrupts quickly, his eyes sweeping across the medical data projection to inspect the condition of Alexander, who lies severely weak upon the emergency treatment module. "The hundreds of mechanical eyes surrounding you in Sector Acheron belong to the Timekeeper Executor Fleet. The moment they lock onto the Leviathan-X’s frequency field, they will not merely destroy your physical bodies, but erase every trace of our clan’s existence from the universe’s timeline!"

Outside the ship’s viewing glass, hundreds of planet-scale giant mechanical eyes begin gathering cold blue photon radiation at the center of their pupils. Annihilation energy waves accumulate until reaching peak threshold, emitting gravitational pressure capable of obliterating the entire Acheron star system within microseconds!

"Arthur!" Daniel shouts from the helm, his fingers dancing like lightning across the control board that continually sparks with short-circuit flashes. "The Leviathan-X’s pillar thruster system is severely damaged from that earlier energy needle impact! We do not possess enough kinetic power to break through a one-hundred-percent stasis field confinement!"

"Use the remaining fragments of Alexander’s black crystal inside the Secondary Reactor!" Arthur commands firmly. "I have activated the Atlantis Gravity Cannon from the ocean floor of Earth. We will trigger an inverted wormhole rift to forcibly suck your ship home!"

Alexander opens his eyes slowly. Although his pure blood circulation is not yet fully stable, he forces his body to rise and step toward the main reactor console.

"Alex, don’t!" Genevieve warns while holding her husband’s arm.

"This is our only chance, Yev," Alexander says hoarsely, his eyes blazing with a fully controlled black-gold glow. He thrusts his fingers directly into the core myocardium cell of the ship’s reactor, channeling all remaining power of the Transcendental Balance Form straight into the matter combustion chamber!

The Leviathan-X thruster engines roar thunderously!

At the exact same time, from the direction of planet Earth thousands of light-years away, a circular red-golden light beam splits the void of Sector Acheron! The light beam originates from the depths of the Atlantis Kingdom, creating an Omega-Type Wormhole Jump that anchors with precision right in front of the Leviathan-X’s bow!

"Executor System Warning: Detection of Ancient-Class Atlantis Weapon Interference. Firing Annihilation Wave!"

Hundreds of mechanical eyes spew giant blue plasma shots simultaneously!

"LAUNCH!" Alexander roars, pushing the thruster lever to maximum.

The Leviathan-X space cruiser shoots forward into the mouth of the Atlantis wormhole right a thousandth of a second before the blue plasma shot wave destroys the entire area of Sector Acheron into absolute void!

Earth, Central Atlantic Ocean. Ten Thousand Meters Below Sea Level.

A giant whirlpool ten kilometers in diameter splits at the ocean floor as the Leviathan-X exits the dimensional jump. The warship, now covered in scorch marks and radiation scratches, lands smoothly on the marble landing pad of the Atlantis Kingdom.

A giant energy dome holds back the pressure of millions of tons of Pacific seawater above them, revealing a magnificent view of an ancient city with crystal towers breathing organic technology. Thousands of surviving gold-armored De La Croix and Rington soldiers welcome the arrival of the ship with weapons at the ready.

The Leviathan-X’s airlock door opens wide. Alexander steps out guiding Genevieve, Ethan, and Stella, while cradling Gabriel in his embrace.

Grand Master Arthur De La Croix walks closer, leaning on his crystal staff while gazing at his granddaughter and great-grandchildren with a sense of emotion hidden behind his sternness.

"You succeeded in surviving the Executor’s grip, Alexander," Arthur says softly, looking at Alexander’s chest cavity, which has fully recovered. "But our journey has only just entered its true Chapter."

"What do you mean, Grandfather?" Genevieve asks while looking around the Atlantis hall filled with thousands of giant stasis tubes.

Arthur points his staff toward the main stage of Atlantis. There, a Universal Hologram Map stretches out, showing Earth surrounded by giant galaxy-scale seal chains.

"Earth is not merely a planet where humans reside," Arthur reveals in a heavy voice that shakes the soul. "Earth is the Main Prison where the creators locked away the Primordial Core of Immortality, the ultimate resource that serves as the reason why the blood of the Rington and De La Croix clans was created."

He presses an ancient mechanism on top of a marble table.

The giant stasis tubes around the hall suddenly ignite one by one, revealing thousands of human-bodied soldiers possessing flawless black-gold irises.

An Army of Pureblood Clonal Soldiers slept for ten thousand years!

"Arthur..." Daniel hisses, his eyes widening in horror. "You secretly bred tens of thousands of pure blood descendants here?!"

"This is no ordinary clonal breeding, Daniel," Arthur replies coldly. "They are the avenging army prepared by Elias and the De La Croix ancestors to face the final war against the True Creators."

Alexander steps closer to the universal hologram map, feeling a powerful resonance pulse from deep within Earth’s core that connects directly to Gabriel’s and his own bloodstream.

"The True Creators will not stop until Earth is destroyed," Alexander says, his voice calm yet projecting absolute leadership authority. "They know we escaped here."

"Correct," Arthur cuts in. "And they have already sent their strongest fleet."

Arthur points toward the outer atmosphere scanner screen.

Above Earth’s orbit, the void suddenly rips open forcibly! An Asian-Continent-Scale Creator Main Mothership shaped like a black-silver disc slowly emerges from the dimensional rift, blocking all sunlight across the Eastern Hemisphere!

An artificial total solar eclipse suddenly envelops the entire surface of the planet!

However, it is not merely the presence of the Main Mothership that freezes Alexander’s and Genevieve’s blood instantly.

At the peak of the Main Mothership stands a man in a black tactical suit emitting a deeply familiar silver-gold eye glow—a man who was supposed to have died in the reactor room of Valhalla Station.

The man stares straight toward the location of the Atlantis Kingdom through the dimensional scanner, then carves a cold smile filled with infinite hatred.

The man’s voice cuts through all television broadcasts, radio channels, and digital communication networks across the entire world simultaneously.

"Good evening, Alexander. Good evening, Genevieve. Thank you for opening the doors of the Atlantis Kingdom for me. Your father has returned to reclaim his personal property."

Genevieve flinches back, her hands trembling violently as she recognizes the true identity of the man. Sebastian De La Croix, her biological father who was believed dead twenty years ago, now acts as th

e Supreme Commander of the Creator Fleet!