The Imperial Army's fleet had completely sealed off the Holy Kingdom. Our spaceships had an overwhelming advantage over Barrian's resistance fleet. The disorganized fleet that he had set up in high orbit didn't seem to have any combat power. I even doubted if those fleets, which were obviously put together at the last minute, could withstand a round of attacks from the Imperial Army.
On the surface, this battle seemed to have no suspense at all. The difference in strength between the two sides was obvious, and one side had almost no morale to speak of. But I still knew that Barrian still had one last trump card that he had yet to play. Although no one knew why he had waited until almost all of his people were dead before revealing his trump card, I reckoned that this battle was the limit of what he could endure. If he still didn't reveal the Royal Battleships from the old Empire, he would no longer have the chance to do so.
As expected, the moment the Imperial Army fired their cannons, there was a huge change on the battlefield.
Countless huge dark shadows suddenly appeared in the sky above our original target. The disorganized Mellowa battleships trembled like an unstable video under the cover of these shadows. For a moment, I thought that those spaceships were illusions, and now the illusions were dissipating. But soon, the mainframe of the spaceships determined that those spaceships were real, but they were losing their support in the material world due to the influence of an external force. These spaceships had been destroyed by something that Barrian had summoned!
Those huge dark shadows quickly materialized in a few seconds, and very soon, their true appearance was revealed. I looked at the holographic projection in surprise. These things in front of me were the legendary Royal Battleships of the old days?
The first things that materialized didn't look like spaceships at all. I mean, compared to the Empire's starships that I had come into contact with, they didn't look like traditional starships. These things had strange shapes. They looked like cubes that were placed at an angle, with one vertex at the top and the other vertex at the bottom. This made them look like short and thick rhombus from certain angles. These huge cubes had super smooth surfaces. After zooming in on the surveillance image to the maximum, I confirmed that there were no protrusions or depressions on the "armor" of these things. Their sides were extremely precise, exactly twelve kilometers. In other words, ten thousand Pandora stacked end to end, and there wasn't even a difference of one nanometer. This definitely proved that the Empire's standard unit of measurement was Pandora … Alright, there were some strange things mixed in, but this was mainly because I couldn't help but let my thoughts wander when I saw these strange "spaceships".
Such a large group of smooth, regular cubes that looked like some kind of natural crystal floated eerily two million kilometers away from the Empire's fleet. They were silent, and their surfaces had a strange texture. It was very strange. I couldn't even describe the material of their outer shell. The surface just "existed", and it didn't look like any material, nor did it look like any energy barrier. It didn't have any texture. After zooming in on the image, I found that the surface of these gloomy cubes had reflections of stars in the distance, as well as all kinds of twinkling lights coming from God knows where. After studying them for a long time, I finally realized that these were some "mirrors" that reflected the dimmest light from every corner of the universe.
After these cubes appeared, more things began to appear in the space behind them. They were "spaceships" that were even larger in size: majestic golden rings of light. These golden rings, which were dozens of kilometers in diameter, confirmed the identity of these strange space entities: they were indeed the former Royal Fleet of the Fifteenth Celestial.
Countless strange geometrical objects of various sizes appeared from the glow of the rings, forming an array and looking ready for battle. I had seen some of them in the information provided by Alleria, but there were also some that I had never seen before. Most of the spaceships on the mystical side looked quite strange, and their style was worlds apart from the usual high-tech space battleships. I was tongue-tied for a long time, and could only point at the cubes and ask, "What is this? Is it also a mystical starship? "
"This is the Throne of Judgement … Attention, do not attack, all weapon systems are locked! Do not fire rashly! " Sives replied, at the same time ordering the fleet not to act rashly. In fact, it was reasonable to interfere with the spaceships when they jumped out of the alternate dimension. This could lock them back into the alternate dimension. Although the spaceships in the middle of the jump would be damaged, they had just started the jump, and at most a small portion would be lost. We could still save most of the spaceships. These "spaceships" had opened the jump channel once, which meant that their hiding place had been exposed in front of us. Now that they were locked back in, all we had to do was wait for the battle to end and crack the encrypted space, and then let Sandora regain control of these starships. However, Sives decisively stopped any attack.
My confusion didn't last long, and Sives quickly explained, "The Throne of Judgement is the only starship that cannot be interrupted from jumping. They will reflect attacks, even if they are in the middle of a jump. Apart from their regular magical equipment, the Throne of Judgement's main combat method is their surface. That outer shell has two forms. The first is the current defensive mode. The mirror-like surface can 'reflect' anything that is harmful to them. Although they can still be damaged during the reflection process, the defense of the Throne of Judgement in this state is extremely high. At the same time, in this mode, they also have the ability to attract firepower within a certain range. As long as it is within the protection zone around them, the attacks will be transferred to the Throne of Judgement. Attacking now is not worth it. "
I instantly understood. So this was a type of thing that was good at defense, and then I asked, "It has other forms?"
Sives quietly watched the mystical starships appear one by one, appearing unprecedentedly calm. "Yes, in the second form, its surface will appear to be in a state of absorption, the opposite of full reflection. They will absorb any form of damage into their body. That smooth 'prism' layer is a void crack. As long as it doesn't exceed the stability threshold of this crack, it will be able to release all damage into the void. The second form loses the first form's ability to reflect damage in exchange for stronger survivability. The position of the Throne of Judgement is similar to the borderline class starships of the technological side, but it doesn't have the ability to combine shields. During the process of switching between the two forms, it will also appear to be in a weak state. From this point of view, its defense is slightly weaker. But correspondingly, its attack power is stronger than the borderline class starships … The Throne of Judgement is equipped with powerful magical weapons, and any model can carry out extra-dimensional firepower support. "
At this time, I had already found more information about the Throne of Judgement in the database. I had never had the time to understand these things, and now I realized that I had actually neglected such a powerful unit. According to the information, the Throne of Judgement relied on a strange ability to provide a mathematical level of protection for the fleet and itself. They had their own weakness, which was that the two external forms required the support of a large amount of energy, and could not be maintained for a long time. Thus, during the interval between the two forms, the Throne of Judgement's defensive ability would be as weak as a normal spaceship. In order to make up for this weakness, the Throne of Judgement should move in groups, relying on the first form to provide protection for each other, and the second form to reduce the pressure on the team. Then, they would take turns to switch between the two forms. In an ideal state, they could rely on this cycle to create an indestructible defense. Of course, an indestructible defense didn't exist. Even the borderline class starships with stronger defense than the Throne of Judgement had times of damage. If the Throne of Judgement's reflective state received too much damage, it would still be destroyed. However, due to its powerful "rebound" attribute, when it was destroyed, it would also cause sufficient damage to the enemy. This damage was sometimes even greater than the power of the Throne of Judgement's main magic cannons.
When these mysterious starships appeared in space, the Mellowa spaceships that were originally on the battlefield were destroyed by the space shockwaves created by the former's jump. By the time all the starships appeared on the battlefield, there was not a single Mellowa spaceship left in high orbit. I didn't know if there was anyone in those spaceships — if there was, then Barrian must have gone completely mad!
"Received public broadcast from the planet below. Do you want to transfer?" At this moment, the ship's mainframe suddenly reported. I was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Connect it."
The communication station lit up. What was unexpected, yet reasonable, was that an old man who looked full of pressure and majesty appeared on the holographic projection — this was Barrian himself.
The old man on the holographic projection had a head full of white hair, but he was hale and hearty. He had the same military temperament as Turazzo. His hair was meticulously combed, and he wore a solemn and gorgeous golden robe. From the background, he was sitting on a lonely throne, and there was no one around him. According to the information provided by Turazzo, Barrian had not allowed anyone to get close to him since a long time ago. The closest guards around him were all robots and elemental guards. Now, it seemed that this was probably true.
When I saw Barrian's true appearance, I was surprised. He didn't look like a traitor who was at the end of his rope. Of course, he didn't look like a cruel tyrant either. He looked abnormally calm, not even a trace of panic. This "God Emperor" who had lost all his armies and territories and only had one lonely planet to defend nodded at us. His gaze fell on Pandora, and he said calmly, "General, long time no see."
"You have committed treason," Pandora replied in an even more emotionless voice, without any fluctuation in her voice.
"Yes, I know. So what?" Barrian's tone was indifferent. "It is meaningless to say anything now. It looks like you are still as strong as before … But it doesn't matter, my unreliable servants are all dead. No one can betray me now. Those things … It doesn't matter how many of them die. Now, you are facing the fleet that truly belongs to the God Emperor Barrian. General, aren't you going to express your anger? You should be very familiar with this fleet. But now, they are completely under my control, and there is no possibility of them betraying me … "
"A traitor, and the only thing that worries you every day is that you have been betrayed?" I snorted. "It looks like there aren't many people left alive in the Godly Kingdom. You don't even seem to care about your own people."
"Everyone is a potential traitor," Barrian said calmly, as though he was just chatting with us. The fleet of the Empire and the Royal Fleet of the old Empire seemed to have moved far away from everyone. "Anyone … Mm, I've said too much nonsense. It looks like you want to kill me. Come, live or die, I'm looking forward to it."
The communication was terminated unilaterally. The Mystery System's fleet in the high orbit of the planet was enveloped in light and shadows. The ace starships of the Fifteen Primeval Heavens were activated. Communicating with Barrian was meaningless. What would decide everything in the end was still the artillery fire from both sides.
No, what would decide everything was actually something else …
"Barrian is too confident. Or maybe he's a dead pig that doesn't fear boiling water." I smiled and squinted my eyes, looking at the young star in the background. The Godly Kingdom revolved around this star. Now, the surface of the star was peeling off layer by layer, revealing a golden core that was definitely different from a normal celestial body. "Sandora, I've kept you waiting. Let's do it, you've got gravity all over your face!"
"It's time to take back the assets of the Empire!"
Sandora didn't speak in any channel, but all the intelligent life in the galaxy heard her declaration at the same time. It was majestic, imposing, and carried with it an irresistible might of a ruler. This was the manifestation of Sandora's spiritual power in her Glory form. She had now become the strongest spiritual source in the world. Following her declaration, the entire battlefield was instantly filled with the unique spiritual pressure of the Ulysses Imperial Power. Regardless of friend or foe, strong or weak, the first thing they felt was the presence of a ruler!
Barrian was no longer online, and it was hard for me to see his current expression. Perhaps he was panicking? Perhaps he was trying his best to resist Sandora's spiritual invasion? That wasn't important. Anyway, Sandora wasn't in the mood to deal with a mere Barrian. The latter had nowhere to run now, and it wasn't enough to pique Queen Schilling's interest. So, Sandora focused her attention on the fleet of starships in the high orbit.
The star that the Godly Kingdom originally revolved around had already been tampered with before the Imperial Army marched into this star system. Sandora had distorted the orbit of the star, and without destroying the stability of the star, she had made herself the core of the star. Logically speaking, it was impossible to do this under the eyes of the Melovans. However, Sandora's Glory Starship had a special characteristic: it wasn't material, had no physical body, and had no fixed shape. Her powerful spiritual power could make Ulysses Imperial Power show any characteristics. When Sandora fell directly from the void to the material world, her landing point was the core of the star. In the eyes of the Melovans, the latter might have just experienced a relatively strong flare. Now, the outer layer of the star had completely dissipated, disintegrated by the Ulysses Imperial Power into all kinds of radiation in the universe, leaving only a golden planet that shone brightly. Sandora first applied a gravitational force on the face of the Godly Kingdom to prevent the planet from drifting away due to the disappearance of the star's gravity. Then, the surface of Ulysses Imperial Power began to split into countless small golden light balls.
These were the "sub-gears" of Sandora's Glory Starship, each equivalent to the spiritual spark of a Soul Snatcher's power.
When Ulysses Imperial Power appeared on the battlefield, the Royal Starships that were originally in formation ready to fight against the Imperial Army fell into a state of panic. Barrian never expected that a boss would suddenly spawn next to his own planet. He watched as the star of his own star system shattered like an egg, and then a strange planetary warship broke out of its shell …
Err … just understand the meaning of this metaphor.
The Royal Starships that were controlled by the Melovans' fake mainframe weighed the pros and cons. Two-thirds of them immediately turned around and prepared to fight the new planetary warship that appeared. Right now, Ulysses Imperial Power was still very far away from the battlefield — the distance between it and the "Godly Kingdom" was 1.2 astronomical units. However, for things like planetary warships, this was already within close combat range. Barrian did not know the origin of Ulysses Imperial Power, but he had already regarded it as the biggest threat on the battlefield. Hundreds of Thrones of Judgement formed an array, their surfaces entering reflective mode, neatly arranged around the Halo of Light. The terrifying mirror system in the center of the latter was definitely useless against such a huge target like Ulysses Imperial Power, but their own magic array still had the power of a warship's main cannon. These Mystic-type warships launched a fierce attack on the target — huge and complicated arcane arrays appeared out of thin air around them, and powerful arcane torrents gushed out from the center of these things that looked like magic arrays. Each arcane torrent had the power to destroy the heavens and the earth. I reckon that this scene would make all the mages in all the worlds cry their eyes out. The standard forbidden spells of the conventional high-magic worlds were only at this level, but their strategic-level forbidden spells could be counted on a single hit in this place. Almost any Mystic-type starship had the power to launch a "forbidden spell" level cannon attack, and with the press of a button, we could anger at least a reinforced company of mages to death …
Barrian definitely did not know the nature of Ulysses Imperial Power. Otherwise, he would definitely not let his starships that relied on the arrays of the human brain to directly face the latter. Thousands of arcane torrents bombarded the surface of the Ulysses Imperial Power at an infinite speed, but the latter did not care about this kind of attack at all. Instead, it released even more Spiritual Sparks. Then, the small light balls that covered the sky instantly crossed the 1.2 astronomical units between the two warships, and they directly jumped to the center of the Royal Starship's formation!
The Spiritual Sparks began to search for the nearest controllable target. These powerful units that could transform any conscious activity into their own power, this time used a more violent method of combat: they directly crashed into the nearest enemy starship, and then in a burst of golden halos, they merged with the latter as one.
Every fusion of the light balls would cause an enemy starship to fall silent. These starships were originally very powerful, and the Royal Fleet actually had the power to fight a head-on battle with a Glory starship — or even win a battle. But now, the core of their starships had been replaced by a counterfeit like the array of the human brain, which happened to be fiercely restrained by Sandora's psychic power. It was like an Audi with an Alto engine stuffed inside its shell …
Thus, under the attack of absolute weakness, Barrian's confident ace fleet was disarmed one by one like swatting flies. Soon, there were no more enemy starships that continued to fire on the battlefield.
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