It had no choice but to retaliate.

Actually, it didn't want to.

It was just that the Mind Civilization Leader was too aggressive.

"Baseless accusations! How many Devouring Zerg have our Mind Civilization killed on the battlefield, and how many have your Storm Civilization killed?"

"From the very beginning, Storm Civilization didn't join the war, and I felt something was wrong then."

"Our Claw Civilization Alliance prospers and suffers together. If the Sacred Civilization on the front lines falls, what benefits can the other Eight Great Civilizations gain?"

"Storm Civilization, being under the least pressure, should have provided greater assistance, whether in terms of military force or funding."

"However, Storm Civilization did nothing, as if waiting for the Devouring Zerg to wipe us out!"

The Sacred Civilization Leader listened to the Mind Civilization Leader's words with deep emotion.

If Storm Civilization had provided assistance back then, their Sacred Civilization's losses would have been much smaller.

Involuntarily, its gaze towards the Storm Civilization Leader became even sharper.

The Storm Civilization Leader could not refute this point.

When the Devouring Zerg invaded, Storm Civilization, for its own benefit, did not participate in the war and even profited greatly from it, which allowed Storm Civilization to now firmly hold the fourth position among all Civilizations.

One must know that at that time, they were in fifth place, which was not much different from sixth.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to ally with Mind Civilization; it was actually to gain the final say among the Eight Great Civilizations.

There was a significant power gap between the top four Civilizations and the bottom four Civilizations.

Even if Storm Civilization had provided large-scale assistance at that time, its ability to influence the war situation was severely insufficient, and it would have dragged itself to collapse, which was a last resort.

But now, this had become the Mind Civilization Leader's target for attack, and it instantly fell into a disadvantage.

"If Storm Civilization had truly defected to the Devouring Zerg at that time and launched a surprise attack from behind, the entire Claw Star Cluster would probably have become the Devouring Zerg's territory by now."

"And now, the Devouring Zerg have basically left to attack the Gaotan Civilization. What meaning would defecting to the Devouring Zerg have at this point?"

"These are merely means for the Devouring Zerg to divide us. They are not to be trusted!"

Seeing the unfavorable situation, the Storm Civilization Leader immediately softened its stance.

As long as this matter was dragged out long enough and some benefits were given, the other Civilizations would no longer pursue it.

It had originally wanted to preserve this benefit.

However, the situation was too unfavorable now.

The Mind Civilization Leader seemed to have no intention of letting it go.

"Haha, do you think you can just shake off the suspicion like that?"

"The strength of the Devouring Zerg at that time was obvious to all. As long as we paid a sufficient price, the Devouring Zerg would not be able to take down our Claw Star Cluster."

"But now it's different."

All the other Civilization Leaders felt a chill in their hearts.

The Storm Civilization Leader asked, "What do you mean by that?"

The Mind Civilization Leader said coldly.

"Still not admitting it?"

"We are only facing a single tribe of the Devouring Zerg. Wasn't this what you knew first?"

"Actually, at first, I didn't believe it and thought the Devouring Zerg were just trying to divide us."

"However, after combining the many Stellar Systems we previously explored and the Devouring Zerg we have encountered, I found that this is actually true."

The Sacred Civilization Leader urgently asked, "Is what you say true?"

After all, they were already sworn enemies with the Devouring Zerg.

"Yes, see for yourselves!"

The Mind Civilization Leader sent the information it had collected to all the Civilization Leaders.

All the Civilization Leaders fell silent after reading it.

A single Devouring Zerg tribe could put them in such a passive position. If other Devouring Zerg tribes arrived, what kind of doomsday would they face?

At the same time, they also looked at the Storm Civilization Leader.

The Storm Civilization Leader had had contact with the Devouring Zerg. If the Devouring Zerg had already informed it of these things and provided enough evidence, how would Storm Civilization choose?

At least, if the Devouring Zerg had contacted them, with the exception of Sacred Civilization, they would all have wavered without exception.

This was decisive evidence, pushing the Storm Civilization Leader to the edge of the cliff for the first time.

"I didn't know any of this!"

"Although the Devouring Zerg contacted me, they didn't explain any of this to me. I knew at the same time as you."

That was when the Devouring Zerg released the news.

It absolutely could not admit this now.

Even if it hadn't done it, admitting this would make other Civilizations suspicious, which would be no different from having done it.

And the Mind Civilization Leader's heart was now firm, but its face was full of anger.

"Still lying!"

"How many lies will it take to make up for your betrayal!"

"You disappoint me greatly. I thought you were the most trustworthy among us!"

The Mind Civilization Leader continued to throw out evidence.

"You all know that I had deep dealings with this traitor before."

"During one visit to their palace, I left some contingencies there."

"Although doing so was somewhat unethical, I never expected it to uncover such a shocking conspiracy today."

It played a video.

It was precisely the scene of the Storm Civilization Leader contacting the Devouring Zerg.

There were no alterations.

The Storm Civilization Leader's face changed drastically. It stood up directly and cursed at the Mind Civilization Leader.

"What a despicable slander."

"This is not at all what I discussed with it."

"These are all things generated using technology. I will never admit it!"

"Our Storm Civilization has always been a member of the Claw Star Cluster and can never defect to any Devouring Zerg."

"Whether you believe me or not, this is my truest thought."

"Now I am being framed by a villain, but I cannot give you any answer. I can only prove this with time."

The Storm Civilization Leader went offline directly.

The Mind Civilization Leader said coldly, "This is running away!"

The other six Civilization Leaders remained silent until the Stone Sculpture Civilization Leader, the current leader of the Claw Star Cluster, spoke, and the meeting ended.

After leaving the meeting, the Mind Civilization Leader looked at the high-ranking officials sitting around and said firmly:

"We can begin!"

A fleet departing from Storm Civilization crossed the border of Sacred Civilization and attacked many Stellar Systems of Sacred Civilization.

These Stellar Systems were all core factories of Sacred Civilization, producing some warship parts.

Afterward, a large number of Devouring Zerg entered Sacred Civilization through this breach, breaking through more than three hundred Stellar Systems in one fell swoop.

And from the Stellar System that was first attacked by the warships, a clear video was transmitted, showing that it was a warship belonging to Storm Civilization.

Although it had undergone some disguise, the weapon layout on the warship was clearly photographed.

Afterward, an officer who escaped from those Stellar Systems confirmed the authenticity of this video.

Instantly, the Claw Star Cluster was in an uproar.

Sacred Civilization declared war on Storm Civilization.

It denounced Storm Civilization as a shameful traitor, stating that Sacred Civilization would surely make the traitor pay the price.

After clearing out the internal Devouring Zerg, Sacred Civilization's warships crossed the border and entered Storm Civilization's territory.

The war began.

Even with the other six Civilization's attempts to mediate, Sacred Civilization completely ignored them.

Storm Civilization vehemently cried foul, but as the first battle began and a large number of warships and Soldiers fell, nothing else mattered anymore.

And because the war began,

Lishou Civilization, Biyi Civilization, and Stone Sculpture Civilization greatly reduced their defensive investment inside the black hole, turning to external defense instead.

This civil war was likely to give the Devouring Zerg an opportunity to launch an attack.

...

Ella received the news a few years later.

And immediately, she smiled and said to Yan Xia, "The plan succeeded!"

"Now is almost the best time to attack."

Yan Xia glanced at the forces that had already gathered in the wormhole.

"It seems a bit small."

Ella had performed extremely meticulous calculations, hundreds of millions of times.

"The success rate is over 80%. Even for the remaining 20%, it means taking down most of the Claw Star Cluster. The rest are not worth worrying about."

Yan Xia thought for a moment. Since the success rate was so high, it shouldn't be wasted.

"What if you don't participate?"

Ella instantly knew what Yan Xia wanted to do.

"It's also above 65%."

"People's thoughts change over time. Even if I predict, it's just an average."

"If the person assigned is capable enough, the success rate can be similar to, or even higher than, if I participated."

Yan Xia smiled.

"It seems you haven't put too much effort into it."

Ella was noncommittal.

If it truly cared about this war, then in every aspect, the success rate would be 100%, with no other possibility.

However, this was just a small war.

The opponent was a small Civilization that couldn't even deal with a single tribe of the Devouring Zerg.

Plus, they had already prepared so much.

Even if they failed, they wouldn't fail too badly.

"Let the students go."

"There aren't many opportunities for war left now."

"The next war, we'll either be fighting Extraterrestrial Civilization or participating in the Dimension War!"

Perhaps there were other Level 2.7 Civilizations on the other side of the seven passages.

Human Civilization now no longer cared about them.

As time passed,

Human Civilization would grow stronger.

Ultimately, approaching the highest level.

"No problem."

Ella agreed and quickly selected the people.

In fact, even if Yan Xia hadn't said anything, Ella's computing power had already calculated that Yan Xia would make such a choice.

Everything was under Ella's control, and it was ready at any time.