War!
4.9 million lightyears away from the Venal Galaxy, a Caldari Scorpion-class electronic defense battleship was on a routine patrol, searching for any abnormal signals nearby and monitoring the movements of passing ships.
Electronic defense battleships did not have much firepower, and their main function was to disrupt and search for enemy forces. Their advanced electronic systems allowed them to easily discover any suspicious ships within a hundred thousand lightyears or any abnormal energy ripples in the universe.
All of a sudden!
Flashing dots quickly appeared on the radar system, increasing in number. It was as if there was a sudden snowfall in the sky. Within a few seconds, the upper left corner of the radar screen was dyed white.
The warning system let out a sharp cry, and the red indicator light flashed crazily, illuminating the command room of the battleship.
"Captain! A large number of unknown warships have appeared 714 lightyears away from us! "the radar operator shouted in disbelief as he stared at the screen.
"Numbers? Type? Fleet ownership? " The bearded captain, who had been drowsily sitting in his chair, jumped up and walked up to the radar system. He stared at the screen doubtfully and issued a series of orders.
"The radar system shows an unknown signal! We have no way of knowing the information or ownership of the enemy's warships! There are 1139 warships, and it's still increasing! Heavens! This is a super fleet! They even have capital ships! A large number of capital ships! "
The bearded captain was stunned. A large fleet of capital ships had appeared near the capital? Unless it was the military's fleet, there was no way anyone could lead such a large fleet to pass through so many layers of defense without being discovered.
With that thought in mind, he instead felt relaxed. The war in the Death Trio Star Region had yet to settle, and the detestable insectoids were amassing troops at the border. The Alliance's defenses were unprecedentedly tense. Perhaps this was a last-minute military exercise. Only the military had the authority to hide the information of their warships, preventing the radar system from scanning their ship type and registration ID.
After a moment of silence, the bearded captain ordered, "Signal officer, contact the defense headquarters immediately. I want to know if the military is conducting a routine exercise! Everyone, follow my orders. Don't panic. Don't forget, this is near the capital. If it's an enemy, there's no way they can enter the heart of the Alliance without being discovered by friendly forces. "
The young warning system operator nodded firmly, continuing to stare at the screen nervously.
"Captain! The defense headquarters have confirmed that there are no authorized fleets near us, which means that this fleet is not from the Alliance!! " The signaller quickly reported after receiving a response from the headquarters. Even though he was wearing the standard Defense Army uniform, one could still clearly see his heart beating violently, as if it was about to jump out of his chest!
"What?! Say that again!! "The bearded captain's eyes widened. He could not believe the news from the defense headquarters.
"This isn't our fleet!"
In an instant, the bearded man felt his blood boil and his head spin. He staggered two steps back and his face turned paler than snow.
"Captain! The enemy's warships had already exceeded 5000!! What should we do?! "
"What should we do!?"
"Captain! Send a warning to the headquarters! "
Pa! The bearded captain stretched out his thick palm and slapped himself hard in the face, forcing himself to wake up.
"All of you, shut up!" He roared. "Send a full-frequency warning signal to the defense headquarters, the navy headquarters, the military department, and the defense department. SSS-level warning!"
The soldiers were stunned. Under normal circumstances, the highest level of warning for the Defense Army was A-level, codenamed Red Alert. The SSS-level warning signal issued by the captain was not a standard warning level, but the ultimate battle warning for the entire Alliance, codenamed Destruction! One only needed to hear the codename to know that this was the most severe warning level the military had ever issued! It signified the arrival of the apocalypse!
"Connect me to the headquarters." The bearded captain wiped the sweat off his forehead. In just a minute, his entire body was drenched in sweat.
"Headquarters, this is the captain of Guardian 17 Electronic Defense Battleship, Lester. I request to warp to the anomaly and conduct a close-up confirmation," the bearded Lester said in a low voice.
The hearts of all the soldiers in the command room tightened. A close-up confirmation meant that the warship would have to jump directly to the center of the massive fleet. If this really was an enemy fleet, jumping over would only mean death!
"Guardian 17, headquarters has authorized you to conduct a close-up observation. I wish you luck."
Military orders were cold and emotionless. The last line of 'I wish you luck' had been added by the communications officer. Everyone knew that this order was sending a battleship and over a thousand soldiers to hell.
The command room fell into a deathly silence. The air seemed to have frozen at this moment.
"All of you, buck up!" the bearded Lester loudly reprimanded. "Activate the warp! I want to see just what kind of bastard dares to appear so close to the Alliance capital! "
At this moment, the radar officer who had just joined the army reported in a sobbing voice, "The number of unidentified warships has exceeded twenty thousand! The distributed radar has confirmed that the other party is an insectoid warship! They're insectoids! "
"I don't care what race they are! In short, carry out my orders! We want to confirm it with our own eyes! "The bearded Lester's reply was almost hysterical.
A resplendent passage opened up in front of the warship. The dazzling light shone on this Scorpion-class battleship that had served the army for decades. This warship had been well maintained, and it still looked brand new even after serving for so long.
Captain Lester's legs trembled as he returned to his captain's seat. When death was so close, anyone would feel fear. Heroes were no exception. There were all sorts of heroes in the movies. They would disregard life and death in the face of danger without the slightest hint of fear. However, those were ultimately just movies. In truth, heroes were humans too, and they would feel fear. It was just that they were a little more resilient than ordinary people.
"Send an email to those with family near the capital. Tell them to leave as soon as possible," Lester said in a low voice.
The wormhole soon reached its end, and Guardian 17 steadily flew out. Everyone on the warship stared out the porthole, praying to some nonexistent god.
However, they were soon disappointed. No, it was despair!
In the face of tens of thousands of insectoid warships, Captain Lester felt for the first time how insignificant his Scorpion-class battleship was. It was like a drop of water compared to the ocean. There was no comparison at all.
"Send the live feed to headquarters!" Lester ordered. "Activate the full frequency broadcast and send a warning to the enemy forces."
"Lock onto the nearest insectoid warship and prepare to fire the cruise missiles."
The thin soldier in charge of operating the weapons system cried as he directed the weapons system to warm up. He muttered in a hoarse voice, "Sir, this is meaningless."
Lester glared at him fiercely as he roared madly, "There's no need for that! We are soldiers! This is our mission! This is our mission! This is the honor of the Alliance! The 13th rule of the Defense Force patrol! If a patrolling warship discovers an enemy force, it must send a warning! Then, launch a counterattack! "
The soldiers were stunned. Lester was right. Their mission was to annihilate any enemy that dared to invade the Alliance. Regardless of whether there was one enemy or ten thousand, it made no difference.
Four Fury Cruise Missiles flew toward a insectoid battleship, leaving a long trail of flames behind them. It was so weak and powerless, like a baby using its bare fists to fight against a giant. At the same time the missiles were launched, countless gorgeous lasers suddenly bloomed, burning Guardian 17 into powder.
At 6: 08 AM, Venal time, the second war between humans and insectoids had officially begun …
…
In the command deck of the Impaler, Xia Fei was holding a cup of tea as he watched the tens of thousands of insectoid warships in front of him.
All of a sudden, his right hand trembled, and tea spilled out of the cup, spilling all over Xia Fei's pants.
"What are you thinking about?" Phantom mocked Xia Fei in a mocking tone. "Can you even spill a cup of tea on your pants? How can you have the cheek to call yourself a high-end speed ability user?"
Xia Fei put down the cup and took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands, muttering to himself, "I suddenly have a very bad feeling today, as if something is about to happen."
Phantom laughed. "It's that mysterious perception of yours again. You're just an ability user with a fully opened seventh brain region. You're not some prophet."
Xia Fei shrugged and did not say anything, but the pressure in his heart was getting heavier and heavier. It was a very strange feeling, as if he had lost something that he had missed.
Raising his head to look at the time zone clock on the command deck, Xia Fei saw that it was currently six in the morning, Venal time. Avril was probably still asleep, and he had no idea if that lass was sleeping peacefully, kicking off her blanket often, or if she was drooling from the corner of her mouth.
Xia Fei found this idea very interesting, and his lips curled into a smile as he thought to himself, 'A drooling Avril should be very cute, right?'
Suddenly!
The screen automatically turned on! This was an emergency communication signal from the military. The military was using their superior authority to forcibly establish a connection with everyone!
Xia Fei was startled. He walked up to the screen and saw that General Williams had a very serious expression on his face. Xia Fei had known him for so long, but he had never seen him so serious before!
"Three minutes ago, an insectoid fleet suddenly appeared 4.9 million lightyears away from the capital, Venal Galaxy, and destroyed one of our surveillance ships. In fifteen minutes, the president will be giving a speech, officially declaring war on the insectoids! "
Everyone's mouths were agape, speechless. The development of the situation had exceeded everyone's expectations. Who could have imagined that an insectoid fleet would suddenly appear in the Alliance's core region? How did they get there?
4.9 million lightyears sounded like a long time, but to a warship equipped with warp engines, it would only take four days to charge into the capital ring! The Alliance's main fleet was currently defending the border region of Endaro, and the capital's defense force was practically useless!
This was truly a sinister move, one that struck the Alliance's weak spot.
After a pause, Williams did not wait for anyone to ask and hurriedly said, "We've been tricked! The insectoids lured the Alliance's main fleet to the border region, while their main fleet launched a surprise attack on the capital! The military is about to hold an emergency meeting, and no one will care about you at this time. I can only inform you through the Black Bat radar. "
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