The 7th System

Chapter 4 - Everyone is a Sinner. Part 2

While Henry was with Little Mark, he called both Mark and his sister and presented him with a locket. It was a lovely silver locket with a small box and a door that could be seen at the end.

"What is this, Grandpa Henry? Why is there a door? Is that a mirror inside the box? But why is this box-shaped? It's oddly shaped, more like a small room. "

Little Mark was overjoyed and continued to investigate the strange-looking locker.

Henry looked at little Mark seriously and said,

"Didn't you hear we had a God-given treasure? This is the treasure. "

Little Mark became stunned for a second. He couldn't believe his ears at all.

"How is that possible? Isn't that just a lie concocted by our adversaries? "

Little Mark looked at Henry with suspicion.

"If it's that legendary treasure, why are you giving this to me, and where is Dad? We didn't see him with you when they returned. What happened to him? "

Little Mark inquired, concerned.

Henry became sad and patted the boy and said,

"Your father went to a faraway place to look for something."

"Oh, is it for sister medicine? Did he discover it?"

He became excited and inquired.

Looking at the little cheerful boy, Henry felt pain. He has no choice but to say no and take the boy and sister somewhere secret.

The majority of the women and children were in a nearby location. Henry looked at them, said nothing, and led them to a strange-looking device.

"It's an old teleportation device that our ancestors built but never finished because our ancestor went missing while working on it. He was the one who started our family. However, he stated that it can only be used for a limited number of people to travel for a short period. It was our last resort as a family. And it will send each of us to a different faraway location, from which we will find it difficult to return.

Henry started to explain things to little Mark. Looking around, he continued,

"Our ancestor claimed it could send us to a faraway place. Even with all of our gateways working together, we won't be able to get close to the range."

Henry looked at little Mark kindly and informed him of their purpose there.

You're going to use it now. "

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"But.."

"We don't have time for questions; please get in line and get going."

"Where is Papa, Mama? Why is he not coming?"

"Why are you crying, Mama? Why are papa and brother saying goodbye while crying? "

"I don't want to go. I don't want to go without my brother. Mama, let's go with brother."

The atmosphere was filled with the voices of weeping and sadness. Children were perplexed, while women were crying. Although the children had no idea what was happening, their mothers did.

Everyone used the machine one by one.

However, it is insufficient for everyone. Mark and his sister's time has come to an end.

Henry patted Mark on the back and said,

"I just hope our family's legacy lives on."

Henry suddenly pointed at the locket in little Mark's neck and said.

"You're going to figure out how to use it because no one in our family could use it except the first family head."

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Meanwhile, at Planet Merck's entrance,

"Are we going to request a meeting, Sir?"

A battleship sent a message to Mr X, but he ignored it. Before others could react, multiple lasers and missiles were fired from Mr X's battleship.

"What are you doing, Mr X? This is not what we agreed to; stop the firing immediately. "

Families with ties to the Mercks screamed. But it was too late; the planet Merck's defence system had already begun to respond. But, strangely, their counterattack was more powerful than they anticipated.

"It doesn't seem right, Mr X. Why are the Mercks using foreign weapons? Isn't it something that only the Gama family has?

Even our organisation must be humbled in front of them; we never had the opportunity to purchase a single weapon, and I believe we made a mistake. "

The white mask became a bit nervous. After all, he never expected to see strong resistance from Merck or the Gama family weapons. Their intelligence never reported it.

"It shouldn't be like this. If the news gets out, we're done,"

Mr X grumbled. How can the Gama family allow someone else to attack a family friend?.

"If we can keep it a secret, steal the weapon, and deliver it to our companions, we may be rewarded handsomely."

Mr X started to get more bold and bold,

"Who would have thought that such a remote galaxy could contain a Gama family weapon? But first and foremost, we must defeat them. Go ahead and carry out our plan. Don't leave any traces that could lead expose us. Let the families perish along with Merck. "

Those families who attacked the Mercks had no idea they were in danger.

The weapon of the Gama family is an offensive weapon. It first raises a shield to protect the host planet, after which it absorbs all attacks aimed at that planet. It will be released toward enemies after a second. It has the disadvantage that it takes some time for the shield to form again after the initial attack. They must defend themselves until the second attack.

The weapon's advantage is that it doesn't require much energy to operate. However, just because it is a good weapon doesn't mean everyone can obtain it. The Gama family only gives it to allies or people in their favour. Possessing the weapon is equivalent to demonstrating that they are under the Gama family's protection; Normally, no one attacks someone who possesses a Gama weapon.

Mr X slowly commanded the battleship to move away from the planet. He used his ship's invisibility feature to well conceal himself in a distant location.

Others were still perplexed by the sudden appearance of a shield. They had never seen a powerful defence shield large enough to cover an entire planet.

Suddenly, the shield produced a heavy roaring sound and attacked everywhere. The enemy was caught off guard; they had not planned for the attack. As a result, the toll was high.

"Captain, our main ship has gone down; the family head was inside; his condition is unknown."

A member of the crew dashed towards the captain to report casualties. Almost all of the remaining ships were seen doing this.

"Can you hear what I'm saying, Ship B763?

Can you hear what I'm saying? ".

The entire battlefield was in a state of disarray.

Suddenly, the shield began to fade.

The enraged families did not wait any longer and launched a full-fledged war.

"Hehe. It appears that we made the Galaxy Zero weaker than we anticipated. Things will be easier to complete now. "

Mr X laughed as he moved slowly towards a specific location on the planet Merck.

"Our plans have changed; once we get our hands on those things, we should leave immediately. The Gama family might send someone here to look into things. Make certain to impersonate death. Make sure they believe we died in the first attack because the war is chaotic. "

"Yes, sir," the white-masked man said as he walked away.

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Meanwhile, somewhere else.

"Do you know who attacked someone with our defence system? I'd like to know who dared to touch someone the Gama protected. "

It was a big hall. An elderly man was sitting in a chair playing chess.

"It's checkmate; no one has ever won against me, not in chess or in war."

Although everyone was nervous, the elderly were calm.

"Sir, we analysed the report using the data sent by the Gama shield. It is a Merck product. According to our analysis and sources, the families in galaxy zero couldn't control their greed and attacked the Merck family. We don't know if there is a hidden hand behind this; we need to send someone to investigate for more information."

A man in a military uniform reported the incident.

"Take our Alpha battleship and investigate the situation. Bring the Almas family back with you; they are a sub-branch of the Merck family. Then reclaim the Gama shield and return. Don't forget to use our galaxy crusher before you leave; the world needs to remember the Gama isn't something they can easily touch. "

He continues to play chess with no expression on his face. It doesn't appear that destroying an entire galaxy is a big deal, nor does it appear to be their first time doing so.

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Henry looked at the battlefield. The Mercks were a rich family with a huge infrastructure, but it's all in ruins now. He felt his heart was stabbed by a knife, but he wasn't sad or angry, but rather excited.

"My Merck family appears to be coming to an end in Galaxy Zero. It doesn't matter right now. All the women and children have escaped, and the Merck family's future is in their hands. It's time to let go of an old bone like me.

"WHO'S COMING TO TAKE SOME ENEMIES TO HELL. LET'S DIE WITH HONOR." He yelled.

There was no longer any life on the planet Merck. Everyone was either killed or escaped.

Mr X was in a foul mood. He couldn't find the treasure, the research lab, or any living Merck family members.

"White mask, go find the Gama shield; we can't return empty-handed."

Mr X yelled.

"Sir, it's already secured; let's go now."

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Just after Mr X left, a huge battleship appeared.

The captain said while waiting for his crew to fetch Almas' members.

"We appear to have arrived a little late, as the Gama shield has vanished. There is nothing left here, so go get the Almas family. "

After a few minutes, a soldier reported him.

"Sir, the task is completed, but is it really necessary to destroy the entire galaxy?" A crew member inquired, puzzled.

The captain looked into the sky and said.

"You don't need to feel pity; they all became sinners; NO, we are all sinners; there is no need for guilt. Only a good man feels guilty and sad. None of us are good men. "

After a pause, the captain decided to leave.

Let us leave; we have no more business here. Let's look into the missing Gama shield. "a