The logistics fleet mainly consisted of transport ships, cargo ships, and industrial ships. Although they were also equipped with weapons and shields, their agility and firepower were not comparable to combat spaceships of the same level. Therefore, they stayed in the center of the formation and were protected by the armed fleets outside.
At this time, a portion of the logistics spaceships were Virtual Invaded and rammed into the corvettes from the inside, tearing apart the formation of the Expedition Fleet. The weapons on the ships were not idle either. They attacked the corvettes from the back.
As the armed fleets outside did not inject too much energy into the shields at the back, many of the formations fell into chaos.
"Control those spaceships that have lost control. Steady, steady! The other spaceships, strengthen the artificial defense wall immediately and increase the frequency of system self-checks! "Roddick had no time to think about anything else. He quickly commanded the fleet to deal with the emergency.
Beyond Grade A Virtual Mechanics had always been a killing machine in galactic wars. Any fleet would have a headache if they encountered such an enemy.
The only way to solve this problem was to turn off the artificial intelligence of all spaceships. However, the command system would be paralyzed, which was no different from suicide.
Currently, the spaceship control and communication system based on the quantum network was the best in the universe. Although other artificial intelligence and communication systems such as magic and biological systems existed, they had more shortcomings.
For example, if one used magic to transform a spaceship into an alchemical organism with consciousness, the cost would be many times more expensive. The efficiency of controlling the spaceship would be far lower than quantum network technology, and the communication distance and efficiency would be incomparable. At the same time, there would be more weaknesses. The encryption would not be as good as the firewall of the quantum network, so it would be useless against Mages and Psychics.
All the civilizations in the universe had ways to prevent Virtual Invasions, but the effectiveness of these methods mainly depended on the strength of the opponent.
Facing Han Xiao, who was now a peak Beyond Grade A, the Modo Civilization's artificial intelligence defense methods were obviously not enough. They could only delay the time when the other spaceships were invaded, but they could not really stop Han Xiao. No matter how hard they struggled, their defenses would still be broken through one after another, and Han Xiao would inject data into them.
Furthermore, it was almost impossible to take back the spaceships that Han Xiao had taken control of.
On the battlefield, the Expedition Fleet had no choice but to split off a portion of the fleet to control the chaos caused by the spaceships that had lost control. The situation became very chaotic. With both sides being attacked, the Modo Civilization's fleet gradually could not take it anymore.
A portion of the spaceships that had lost control broke through the formation and ran out. They were seized by the attackers, while the other spaceships that had lost control continued to charge forward, launching suicidal attacks. Not only did they attack the corvettes that had surrounded them, but they also attacked the logistics spaceships that had not lost control.
In order to stop the damage, Roddick had no choice but to get his men to destroy some of the logistics spaceships. Seeing the logistics spaceships carrying a large number of critical resources turn into fireworks in space, his face twisted.
Now that the Flickering World was filled with people, although this route was remote, there were still people passing by it. The energy fluctuations from the battlefield spread out and quickly attracted the attention of many passing fleets.
Most of the people were afraid of getting involved when they saw such a large-scale interstellar war. They didn't dare to stay and quickly took a detour to leave.
However, some organizations approached carefully and watched from afar. When they saw the symbol of the Modo Civilization's fleet, they could not help but discuss in the wide area communication channel.
"The Modo Civilization's fleet was attacked?"
"Who did this? They actually dared to provoke the Supercluster Civilization and seem to have the upper hand. "
"We've only just entered the Flickering World, yet they can mobilize so many troops. We can basically confirm that the attackers are from the dynasty's side."
"The attackers hid the symbol of their organization. We don't know who they are."
"Tsk tsk, they hid their identity to not leave any evidence. Don't talk nonsense. Be careful not to get into trouble."
These passersby were just watching, and no one would interfere. No one wanted to get into trouble.
The battle was intense. Roddick ordered his fleet to move as they fought, and the battlefield moved closer and closer to the next stargate station.
The stargate station was guarded by the dynasty's fleet. Although Roddick knew that the attackers were definitely related to the dynasty, the dynasty could not openly attack the Modo Civilization. Otherwise, the negative impact would be too great. Not only would it violate the dynasty's promise to open the Flickering World freely, but it would also leave a political weakness.
Under the influence of the Super Star Cluster Civilizations, he was very clear about the nature of the three Universal Civilizations. In his eyes, the three Universal Civilizations were not only hooligans but also bitches who had to establish a good reputation, wanting to justify their ruling position.
Now that there were so many onlookers, Roddick knew that the dynasty's fleet at the stargate station would have to come and help. Therefore, as long as he got close to the stargate station, he would be able to force the attackers away.
The fierce battle lasted for a while before the attackers finally stopped attacking and retreated from the battlefield. They entered hyperdrive mode one after another, turning into streams of light and disappearing from the radar.
"The enemy ran away." Seeing this, Lagos' tense body finally relaxed. He hesitated and said, "Should we chase after them?"
"We can't. This isn't our territory."
Roddick's expression was ugly. Although he was furious, he did not lose his rationality. He clenched his teeth and said, "Clean up the battlefield and count the losses."
The losses were calculated very quickly. The adjutant walked to the side and reported carefully, not daring to look at Roddick's face.
"Report, we lost eight percent of our armed frigates. Twenty-nine percent of our armed frigates suffered varying degrees of damage and are undergoing nano repair. The logistics team lost thirty-seven percent of our spaceships, fifteen percent of which were captured by the enemy, mainly transport ships …"
Roddick's vision turned black.
More than a third of the logistics team was gone. They had lost a lot of resources. This ambush had caused them too great a loss!
A huge loss!
"This is outrageous!" The faces of the Modo Three Kings were as dark as the bottom of a pot. They did not hang up the communication the entire time and witnessed how the Expedition Fleet suffered heavy losses.
The three of them had high hopes for the Expedition Fleet and Roddick, but they had suffered such a huge loss right after entering the Flickering World. The Three Kings' disappointment and anger toward Roddick were beyond words.
"I'm sorry, this is my fault." Riddick quickly turned around and gritted his teeth as he took the pot.
As the commander, there was no way Roddick could get rid of this blame. He had fallen into the trap, and he could not blame the enemy for setting up a trap here. No matter how good the reason was, a huge loss was a huge loss. It was a fact that he did not protect the logistics team well. If he still tried to explain, it would easily leave the Three Kings with the impression that he was' shirking responsibility '. Therefore, no matter how frustrated he was, he could only swallow it.
"We let you lead the Expedition Fleet because we trusted your ability, but your current performance makes us wonder if this is the right decision …" The Three Kings scolded sternly.
Roddick did not dare talk back to the leader at all. He stood there and took the scolding like a grandson. He could only promise that he would be more careful in the future.
After a round of scolding, the Three Kings told him to deal with the follow-up problems quickly before hanging up the communication with a dark expression.
Only then did Roddick stand up straight. His face was green, and he was so frustrated that he was about to explode.
He knew that he had already left a bad impression on his superiors. If he could not make up for his mistake, his future would definitely be bleak.
The atmosphere in the room was cold. Everyone looked at Roddick with fear. Originally, they needed Roddick to continue giving orders to the fleet to carry out the next step, but no one dared to take the risk.
Lagos coughed, braced himself, and said, "There are only a handful of Super Mechas in the empire.
Although the other party used Virtual Intrusion, they did not show themselves. Based on the efficiency of the other party's Virtual Intrusion, I think it's most likely Black Star. "
"There's no need to guess. It's him!" Roddick's tone was cold and filled with anger.
"Unfortunately, we have no evidence. He …"
"So what if we have evidence?" Roddick interrupted him and clenched his teeth.
Even though he knew that the attackers were most likely the Black Star Army, it was of no use. The Flickering World was their territory, and with the few people he had, finding trouble with the Black Star Army would be equivalent to sending their heads to their graves.
Earlier, Roddick had tried to board the ship and capture the other party's crew members as evidence, but the attacker had kept a distance and did not allow him to do so. However, in his opinion, even if he had evidence, it would not affect the Black Star Corps much. In the Flickering World, the local tyrant, the Black Star Corps, could do almost anything they wanted!
Although the Modo Civilization was a Supercluster civilization, their base was in the Primeval Star River, far away from the Shattered Star Ring and the Flickering World. No matter how strong they were, they would not be able to do anything to the Black Star Corps. Furthermore, they were not a universal civilization with a bunch of Beyond Grade A allies, so they could not do anything to Black Star himself.
The result was that even though he knew who the enemy was, he could not fight back. He could only watch as the enemy targeted him. Roddick was so frustrated that he was about to explode.
Thinking of this, Roddick's mood worsened. He took a few deep breaths, turned around, stared at Lagos, and said angrily, "Contact Garoze for me. I want to ask him personally why he did not join the battle!"
Now, he could only find someone to vent his anger on. However, Garoze was indeed responsible. He was so close, yet he did not join the battle. Roddick did not know what was wrong with this little brother of his.
Lagos had no choice but to contact Garoze again. The call went through very quickly, and Garoze's figure appeared on the screen.
Roddick roared, "Give me a reason!"
Garoze frowned and said with an expressionless face, "Watch your attitude."
Facing Black Star, who he could not afford to offend, his attitude was filled with respect and without confidence. However, when facing Roddick, he immediately regained his Beyond Grade A status. The only thing missing was the word 'cold' written all over his face.
Just one word, real.
"Why are you watching from the side?"
"When the time comes, I will ask your superior to terminate the employment." Garoze did not explain and hung up the call directly.
When he accepted the employment, he thought that the mission was only to deal with the competition from other external organizations. He did not expect to offend Black Star. This employment became a loss for him, so he did not want to do it anymore. Even if he had to suffer a loss for breaching the contract, it was better than getting involved in the conflict between the Modo Civilization and the Black Star Corps.
Since he was about to terminate the employment, he naturally would not tell anyone about Black Star. Since he had chosen to stand on one side, he would follow through to the end.
Furthermore, he did not want to admit that he was afraid of Black Star, so he did not want to tell anyone the reason.
However, this arrogant attitude made Roddick's blood pressure, which had finally been lowered, soar again!
Oh, do you think my position is not high enough and you don't even want to explain the reason to me?
"A bunch of * ssholes!"
Roddick was shaking with anger. He repeatedly clenched and unclenched his fists with an ugly expression.
Lagos had a worried expression. "We've lost a lot of equipment and resources. We can only mobilize the inventory of the strongholds behind us. This will definitely slow us down and affect our strategy too much …"
All the organizations were competing. How much potential profit would they lose if they fell behind from the very beginning? Lagos did not even dare to think about it. His heart was bleeding.
It could be said that the development plan of the Modo Civilization in the Flickering World was completely messed up by this wave of attacks!
At this time, the dynasty patrol fleet, which was responsible for maintaining law and order, finally arrived. They sent a communication request, and the image of the imperial officer appeared on the screen.
"We detected the energy signature of a battle. What happened here just now?"
Roddick took a deep breath, and with a gloomy expression, he recounted what had just happened.
The imperial officer nodded. "We're aware of the situation. We'll send people to follow up immediately. We'll inform you as soon as we have any news."
Then, the dynasty patrol fleet turned around, spread out, and chased in the direction of the attackers.
It looked like they were following their duty, but both Roddick and Lagos knew that the dynasty's pursuit would not yield any results.
…
At the same time, some of the attackers stopped in a certain area and entered stealth mode. They gathered the captured logistics spaceships and started to move the resources on them.
The captured Modo Civilization crew members were all chased into a spaceship that blocked all communication signals. All of their equipment was confiscated, and they stared at the armored warriors holding weapons around them in fear.
At this time, an armored warrior walked out from the crowd and took off his helmet, revealing a baby face. It was Nero.
Seeing him, the crowd was in an uproar. Some of them had seen Nero's information and immediately understood that the attackers were from the Black Star Corps.
Nero looked around and tried his best to put on a dignified expression, but this only made his baby face look cuter.
"There are two paths in front of you now. First, death. Second, give up your freedom in exchange for life and work for us forever."
The crowd fell silent. At this time, a voice suddenly sounded.
"Aren't you afraid that we'll betray you?"
Nero narrowed his eyes. "Who's speaking?"
As soon as he said that, a short Modo person walked out and said in a low voice, "I'm the deputy logistics manager of this trip, and I'm also the leader of the technical team. I'm a senior engineer."
Nero's eyes sparkled.
He seemed to have caught a senior technical officer of the enemy.
"You don't have to worry about that. You won't have the chance to come into contact with the outside world and will forever be shadows of the army," Nero said slowly. "We won't force those who are unwilling. The hatch is right beside you. Jump into the universe yourself. Now, make your choice."
"It seems like we don't have any other choice." The deputy logistics manager had a helpless expression.
Everyone looked at one another and did not hesitate much. Everyone chose the second path.
Very quickly, Nero picked out some of the technical talents. These people were all useful and would secretly work for the army in the future.
As for the other non-technical crew members, according to Han Xiao's intentions, they would be sent to the Kunde Race's planet. As for whether they would become slaves or be torn apart by the Kunde Race, it did not matter to him. After all, they were just there for the Kunde Race to vent their anger.
These people were able to participate in the expedition of the Modo Civilization, so they were basically soldiers. Perhaps they did not know about the Kunde Race incident, but they were definitely not innocent. It was only right for them to repay the debt of the civilization. Revenge required revenge; there was no such thing as mercy.
…
Han Xiao, who was on his way to Black Star Palace, received the news from Philip and nodded with satisfaction.
"It'll be even more difficult for the Modo Civilization to develop in the Flickering World now."
Han Xiao had ordered his fleet to attack the Modo Civilization's expedition force in disguise. As long as he did not leave behind any concrete evidence, even if the other party knew that he was the one who did it, it would not affect him.
He did not plan to wipe out Roddick's fleet, so he could not completely wipe out the Modo Civilization's hope.
Only by making them continue to invest resources in the Flickering World would he be able to carry out his long-term revenge. Otherwise, if they really did not come to the Flickering World, he would have to go to their territory to deal with the Modo Civilization in the Primeval Star River.
Now that the Modo Civilization would replenish their resources, it would be a long time.
Cutting meat with a blunt knife was the most torturous … Don't ask, you'll be the king of torture if you do.
In his previous life, in Version 4.0, the competition between external organizations would become more and more intense, and there would be more and more incidents of hiding one's identity and attacking other organizations.
Today, I've fired the first shot in the Flickering World …
A gleam flashed across Han Xiao's eyes.
"Just wait. This is just the beginning. There will be plenty of good juice for you in the future."
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