Chapter 28 Planet Fire
Three ships of the same model, the Reinforcement Fleet, set sail from the Space Port of Yin Yang Star.
Knowing that Tree Demon Star had encountered aliens, the Reinforcement Fleet proceeded at full speed, taking approximately half a year to finally travel from the Mother Star to Tree Demon Star.
Regrettably, by the time of their arrival, Tree Demon Star had long been abandoned.
After a comprehensive reconnaissance in the vicinity, the Reinforcement Fleet found neither the peculiar Demon Star nor any alien spacecraft mentioned in the reports.
After a cautious discussion, they decided to first explore Tree Demon Star and also warn the other colonial planets within the Windmill Star System to be wary of the unknown Demon Star and the presence of Metal Balls.
However, before exploring Tree Demon Star, the Reinforcement Fleet dispatched over ten thousand fighter jets to conduct an all-encompassing bombardment of the planet.
Receiving prior intelligence, they knew that Tree Demon Star was overrun with Cannibal Trees—trees with strong reproductive capabilities and aggressiveness. To avoid casualties during the exploration, it was necessary to incinerate all the Cannibal Trees on the planet's surface.
Of course, these Cannibal Trees did have a certain research value.
So before the bombardment, they excavated five Cannibal Tree saplings, planning to bring them back for research.
The ten thousand fighter jets bombed continuously for three days and three nights. Countless thermobaric bombs were dropped, igniting the trees, sparking a major forest fire with flames reaching over a thousand meters high. The terrifying blaze engulfed Tree Demon Star, burning for over a month, with billowing smoke and scorched earth marking a catastrophic loss of life.
The great fire of Tree Demon Star made the planet resemble a Constant Star, its feeble light visible from light-years away.