The high combat ability and survivability of the Exos, as well as the hardness of the shell of the starship and the fragility of the interior, decided the importance of the Crystal Suit in a head-on battle.
Both the shield starships that were responsible for defense and the arsenal starships that were responsible for attack, after they were installed with enormous spiritual shields and interferential force field generators, as well as the warehouses of crystals that powered the behemoths, there was little room for more Exos.
Besides, even if a lot of Exos were deployed inside the starship, the overwhelming spiritual energy that the two parties unleashed during the battle would still cause serious damage to the starship.
Therefore, it would be very troublesome if the hostile Exos invaded the starship. Before the enemy was completely annihilated, it was possible for them to destroy more than 50% of the combat ability of the starship from the inside!
Besides, the Exos, who seemed to be lightly armed, could also carry lethal weapons such as' Cosmos Rings'. Who knew what kind of deadly weapons could be retrieved from the Cosmos Rings?
Once such Exos reached the engine compartment, the warehouses of crystals, or the warehouses of ammunition, a tiny Crystal Suit would be enough to blow up an enormous starship. It was a fact that had been proven time and time again in the history of space wars in the past ten thousand years.
Therefore, the outcome of a space battle did not depend on the bombardment of the cannons but on the passionate collisions of the Exos. The group of Exos on one side could invade the enemy's starship against the barrage of the enemy's cannons, destroy the enemy's spiritual shields, blow up the enemy's warehouses of crystals and ammunition, or even attack the bridge of the starship for the 'decapitation strategy'. The cannons on the other side would be more likely to carry out 120% of the power of the enemy's starship!
If the bombardment of the cannons was like 'line up and shoot' in the classical war era, the competition of Exos was an out-and-out 'bayonet charge'. It was more gory, more exciting, and required more courage and courage. It was also more moving!
The moment the two torrents of steel and flames collided, thousands of fireballs and arcs of brilliance burst out from between them.
No sound could be heard in the vacuum, which made the soundless battlefield even crueler.
Chainswords tore flesh apart, vibration sabers ground bones, and scorching axes burned the internal organs into ashes. Blood swallowed blood, and limbs entangled each other. Crimson flowers blossomed like poppies of death, only to be obliterated into nothingness the moment they touched one of the hundred thousand spears of flames that were triggered by the starships of the two parties!
In such a vast and gory battle, in the vacuum hell where hundreds of thousands of Exos were engaged with space shuttles, Cultivation, level, and techniques meant nothing.
Even an expert at the peak of the Core Formation Stage such as the 'Rabid Dog', when he watched the ten thousand destructive pillars of light smashing at his head overwhelmingly and the boundless universe that had been turned into complete darkness under the illumination of the pillars of light, deeply sensed the insignificance of himself as a human being, and he was infuriated by the insignificance!
"Kill them all!"
Rabid Dog was knocked here and there by the broken limbs that were flying quickly on the battlefield. The screams and moans in the communication channel were too upsetting for him. He simply turned off the intermittent communication and activated the power rune arrays of the 'Yaksha' Crystal Suit, lunging at the area where the Exos of the Imperium were densest. He waved the dragon-slaying sabers in his hands and slashed an aura in the shape of a whip more than ten meters long brutally on an Exo of the Imperium who was wearing a Black Mirror Crystal Suit!
The Mirror Crystal Suit of the Exo of the Imperium boasted a very high defense ability, but it could not resist Rabid Dog's life energy that had been burnt to the maximum. The saber and the shield were at an impasse for a moment before the saber slashed down unstoppably, cutting the Immortal Cultivator in half!
The body that had been cut in half was pushed to two sides by the magnetic force, revealing five Immortal Cultivators behind it who were pouring their most ferocious firepower at Rabid Dog at the same time. Rabid Dog, however, did not dodge at all but lunged at them in weird laughter.
"It's been a hundred years, and the wretched heavens have failed to kill me. Scumbags like you are not qualified to do so!"
Monsters who were as tough as Jin Dan's Cultivation such as Rabid Dog were few and far between in the Heaven's Origin Fleet after all. Compared to the Exos of the Federation who were somewhat immature, the natives of the Black Wind Fleet, who had received the cruelest training since childhood and enjoyed killing for fun, were obviously more skilled.
Not far away behind Rabid Dog, the Exos of the Imperium, who were grouped into a cone-shaped battle unit of four, gradually gained the upper hand. The space shuttles of the Federation were enshrouded in flames one after another, and the Exos of the Federation were blown apart one after another.
Further away, an overwhelming fireball finally expanded from the depths of the Heaven's Origin Fleet. Violent and violent storms of spiritual energy surged out of the fireball, as if they had received the blood sacrifices of a thousand lives. Satisfied, they waved their hideous tentacles. The starships nearby were all affected, and their battle formation was disrupted for a moment. In the space battle, the first starship to be completely destroyed finally appeared, but it was far, far, far away from being the last one!
…
Seventy light seconds away from the battlefield, the Great White Fleet was marching forward as fast as lightning in a cone-shaped battle formation.
On the bridge of 'Infinite Fire', the flagship, the picture of the Heaven's Origin Fleet struggling under the crushing of the Black Wind Fleet was transmitted to the spherical light beam through the reconnaissance crystal cameras that had been released a long time ago.
It was like a brilliant and yet cruel firework that was being set off with the lives of millions of people as the fuel.
Bai Xingjian was sitting cross-legged on the command chair like a statue made of cold steel. His usual carefree and cynical demeanor was gone, replaced by excitement, expectation, and hunger.
"Even with the support of the 'Wall of Heaven's Origin', the Heaven's Origin Fleet won't be able to persist for long."
Xiao Lishui, his chief of staff, frowned and said, "It is just a regional garrison fleet after all. Compared to a deep-sky fleet such as the Black Wind Fleet, it is far from the Heaven's Origin Fleet in terms of armor, firepower, speed, and the quality of the Exos on board.
"If we don't provide reinforcements in time, they will probably be completely crushed in three hours!"
Right then, the signaller received an order from the Defense Counsel of the Federation. Xiao Lishui was slightly dazed by the order. Then, he was overjoyed.
"The order from the Defense Counsel demands that we go to the space zone immediately, consolidate the airspace around the No. 2 and No. 3 space gates, and wait for the arrival of the Burning Prairie Fleet. The first attack group of the Burning Prairie Fleet will complete the jump in two hours!
"If — if — if so, the situation will be completely reversed!
"But how is it possible? The Burning Prairie Fleet can't be so fast, unless …"
Xiao Lishui's eyes were glittering. Every wrinkle on his face was jumping up and down.
He was an old man who had been on the battlefield for a long time. He immediately grasped the anomaly.
The Black Wind Fleet launched a desperate assault on the central space zone of the Federation precisely because of the time difference when the Burning Prairie Fleet was not in the Tian Yuan Realm. As long as the defense system around the Tian Yuan Realm was destroyed and all the space gates were controlled before the Burning Prairie Fleet arrived in time, the Black Wind Fleet would completely occupy the Tian Yuan Realm.
By then, even if the Burning Prairie Fleet jumped over in waves, they would only be getting killed in batches.
However, right now, the Black Wind Fleet had only teleported half of its vanguard troops over, and it was still bogged down by the Heaven's Origin Fleet. It was like a fishbone that was stuck in its throat.
If the Burning Prairie Fleet could arrive in time before they completely finished off the Heaven's Origin Fleet, the situation would be completely reversed. The assault of the Black Wind Fleet would turn into the annihilation of the Federation!
But how was it possible?
A large-scale space jump of a main-force fleet was like a full-scale attack of an army of a million soldiers. It was definitely not an easy task. It often took weeks of assembly, preparation, organization, and surveying!
It had only been several hours since the ripples of the Black Wind Fleet tore apart the stars appeared on the surveillance light beam of the Federation. The Burning Prairie Fleet, which was dozens of lightyears away, might still be carrying out cruises and drills, might be performing routine maintenance in the mother port, or might be scattered in various parts of the vast sea of stars. How could it have been so easy to assemble and prepare for the jump?
Unless …
Unless the Burning Prairie Fleet had been secretly preparing for the jump since a long time ago. They knew that the Black Wind Fleet was coming!
It was not an unexpected assault but a well-designed trap of the Federation. It was a great trap and a great opportunity to annihilate the Black Wind Fleet once and for all!
"That explains a lot!"
Xiao Lishui thought that he had completely figured it out. "It — it's our plan to lure the snake out of its hole! Understood. Everyone, speed up and head for Stargate No. 2 and No. 3! "
"Wait."
The order, however, made the mysterious fire that covered Bai Xingjian's eyes even more intense. Staring at the colorful swirls on the light beam for a long time, he said, one word after another, "The target space zone will be in a triangular battle formation. Move forward at one percent of the speed of light and try to circle to the rear of the Black Wind Fleet."
"What!"
Xiao Lishui was stunned. Glancing at the situation on the battlefield, he said affirmatively, "The order is very clear. We are asked to guard the other two space gates. You are not thinking of disobeying the highest military order at such a moment, are you? The Heaven's Origin Fleet is already hopeless. It will not help even if we join the battlefield. It is also possible that the Black Wind Fleet will crush us one after another. It is better to wait for the Burning Prairie Fleet to jump over and attack them from two sides! "
"Carry out my order."
Bai Xingjian said in a low but firm voice. Seeing that the chief of staff next to him did not move at all for a long time, he added, "Forget the Burning Prairie Fleet. They will not show up. At the very least, not right now."
Xiao Lishui bulged his eyes, not understanding why Bai Xingjian was so certain that he was even more certain than the leadership of the Defense Counsel of the Federation, parliament, the military, and the Association of Cultivators.
"Also …"
Bai Xingjian said casually, "Enter the silent state of the Spiritual Nexus and block all the messages from the outside world, including those from the Defense Counsel of the Federation. From this moment on, I do not want any telepathic thoughts from the outside world to leak into my fleet."
Before the chief of staff realized what was going on, he had already jumped off the command chair and warmed up his muscles. Cracking noises echoed inside his body, and he seemed to have turned into a different person. With hunger beaming out of his face, he patted Xiao Lishui's shoulder and said, "From now on, we can only do it on our own. Circle to the rear of the Black Wind Fleet and try to shoot them!"
"Old Bai, what exactly are you …"
Xiao Lishui vaguely realized what was going on. "What do you know exactly?"
"The old fart did not lie to me after all …"
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