No one had expected the battle to develop in such a manner. Halland's Glory form had reset the entire battlefield to the state before the battle began. All the results of the battle, including those of both sides, were reset to zero. Now, we were back to square one and had no choice but to prepare for battle again. And the most bitter fact about all of this was that Halland might have achieved this purely out of luck.
Because his Glory starship was different from Sandora's model, which could be activated instantaneously on the battlefield. He was considered a "conventional model," which required half a month or so to activate his Glory form. Based on this deduction, he had already begun to "transform" as soon as he arrived in this world. At that time, he should still be in that strange state from before, so there was no way to deduce why he would run to such a remote place to transform. (Could it be that he wanted to use the Glory starship's common talent, the Tinder Fortress, to rebuild his army?) We could only be sure that he would never have thought that the Imperial Army would appear. To sum up, Halland had accidentally reversed the situation with his Glory form at this crucial moment.
Yes, reversed the situation. The battlefield reset did not mean that both sides had returned to the original state, but it meant that Halland had obtained a huge advantage, while the Imperial Army's tactics suffered a huge blow. Now, we no longer had the advantage of surprise attacks, and the Seventh Fleet had been exposed. The Hessians' wild charge would not have been effective even if the Fallen Apostle was prepared for it. After Halland fully understood the Imperial Army's tactics and trump cards, when he restarted the battlefield when he saw that he was about to lose, he could rearrange his tactics and fine-tune every detail of the battle. It was as if he was using a cheat to put himself in an advantageous position. Even if he was still at a disadvantage, it would not be a problem.
He could restart the battle again. I believe that the Ring of Return was not something that could only be used once. He would continue to load until the time came for him to win.
"For the first time in my life, I hate saving." Bubble's voice rang in the command hall. She grumbled in the ship's broadcast. "The other side is a guy who keeps loading files. Although both sides will recover every time the battle restarts, he can always slowly find a way to win. How are we supposed to fight this battle?"
"Don't be pessimistic. The power of the Ring of Return should be limited." Sandora recovered from her initial surprise. She did not show too much frustration at Halland's reversal. Her eyes were focused on the enemy's King's Landing fleet. "That kind of power does not seem to be effective against high-level units. Icetis's injuries, Ah Jun's physical strength, and Shallow Shallow's spiritual power have not been reset. In addition, the frigates of the battle fleet have recovered, but the damaged King's Landing battleships are still in a damaged state. Perhaps their information is too complicated, or it could be that Ah Jun's Void power has not been able to restore them. In short, Halland cannot reset the most threatening things, so the situation is not as bad as it seems. Halland cannot reset his ace fleet. No matter how many times he restarts, I am confident that I can defeat him again. "
After a pause, Sandora flashed a calm smile. "We just have to destroy his army again and again. He will tire eventually."
The battleships' cannons once again roared soundlessly in space. The psionic torrent tore through the darkness once more, and the fleet's combined shields rippled violently. On the battlefield that had returned to zero, the two armies clashed again as if in a cycle, but it was different from the first battle. We now had no trump cards or tactical advantages, and Halland's reset put both sides on the same starting line. As the battle resumed, I deeply understood the value of the Ring of Return: the person who wields this power would have countless chances to correct his mistakes. He could test every tactic and even every second of action. Even if there was only one chance of victory out of millions of resets, Halland would be undefeatable, and in the process of resetting, he could thoroughly understand the enemy's strength. As long as he did not make a mistake that he could not undo, the process could be repeated: he must have been an extremely powerful and steady person back then.
The Hessian tribe's army fell into a short period of chaos. After all, their knowledge was limited. Although this race had been fortunate enough to come into contact with the Shiring Apostles, it was a pity that they had come into contact with a bunch of lunatics. They were probably the most ignorant of the Empire's spawn. Faced with the strange power that Halland displayed, the Hessian tribe did not know what to do.
But after the short period of chaos, Sandora and I watched in surprise, they launched another attack, and it was just as resolute as the first time. These people did not even know what they were facing. Where did they get this kind of fearless fighting spirit?!
"Their history is very unique." Icetis walked over with her arms crossed. Her wings were still drooping, and the burnt feathers were very eye-catching. "This is an unlucky species. They are always challenging fate beyond their level, and every time they face something that they cannot understand. The Void, the Army of Destruction, the new world, and the Fallen Apostles. Have you ever seen them fight against an opponent of the same level? Their worldview must be very strong. I have seen very few civilizations that are as unlucky as them. This kind of civilization is used to challenging beyond their level, and when faced with unknown and powerful things, they will no longer be afraid. They will only charge forward with their lives on the line. After all, there is no other way. It's rare for such creatures to live for long, but those that do are amazing. "
Perhaps I slightly understood where the Hessians' spirit of disregarding sacrifice came from: it stemmed from their history.
A violent tremor came from all directions. The Empire Admiral was hit by a heavy warhead that pierced through the combined shield. Although the combined shield was quickly repaired, Sandora's expression was still grim. "Halland has changed his tactics. This time, he is ignoring the Hessians' fleet and concentrating all his firepower on the Imperial Army. At the same time, he is protecting the medium gunships. He was hurt by the Ring of Light in the previous battle."
"Isn't the Ring of Return a little too much of a bug?" I felt a headache coming on. I had once thought that Sandora's Ulysses Imperial Power was already at a heaven-defying level, but I never expected to encounter something even more difficult to deal with today. Glory starships. Their direct destructive power might be average, but every Glory starship had a strange unique ability. These abilities were the most difficult to deal with. I felt that this Levalette's Ring of Return seemed to be a little ridiculously strong. A thing that kept SAVE/LOAD. This was specially created to break the balance!
"No, it must have more weaknesses." Sandora had been carefully observing the Fallen Apostle's battle style, especially the movements of the dark planet. She hoped to find the other party's fatal weakness. "There is no such thing as absolute invincibility. No matter how strong Halland is, he is still an emperor on the same level as me. I am very clear about the combat power of an emperor Schilling. Oh, except for you, Ah Jun. In short, that dark planet is not as invulnerable as it looks …"
"It can't reset itself," a voice suddenly interrupted. I turned my head and saw Xiaoxue rubbing her eyes as she greeted me. "Hey, dad, let me tell you a piece of good news. That thing that is clearly a ball but claims to be a ring is bluffing."
"What's going on? What did you see? "
"Shallow Shallow's mother has already said that this type of returning power is not a reversal of time. So, it can't reset everything on the battlefield," Xiaoxue said slowly as she crossed her arms. "It should be reversing the information within a certain area to achieve an S/L effect. So, many spaceships and soldiers have been reset, but the memories of the battle participants have not been reset. Time has not been reset either. The high-level units on the battlefield — "
Xiaoxue's gaze swept across me, Icetis, and Shallow Shallow before finally landing on the image of the enemy's King's Landing. "The high-level units have not been reset either. I followed this clue and realized that the dark planet cannot reset itself either. Although it has not shown it yet, I have definitely seen it."
Noticing that everyone's eyes were focused on her, Dawnxue nodded proudly and said, "Also, the most fatal part is … After the Ring of Return is activated, the dark planet itself can't move. It can't attack or dodge, because it needs to be a 'reference point' to save snapshots of the battlefield and refresh time and space. Also, I found the enemy's weak point. It's in this position …"
As Xiaoxue spoke, she stretched out her hand and drew out a region on the tactical map. "It is here. The enemy's battle strategy leans towards a strong offensive. That is why they have neglected their defensive nodes. If we can destroy these nodes, we will be able to launch a more effective attack on the Glory starship. Based on what I know, the defense of the Glory starship is strong, but it is not invincible. Other than a few types that specialize in defense, most of the Glory starship's strength lies in its special abilities. We can use brute force to break through the defense. By focusing all our firepower on this region, we might have a chance to destroy the dark planet before Halland resets again. Without their leader, the enemy will naturally be unable to do anything. In the end, the dark planet is their final trump card, and also their biggest weakness. "
That's why people say that the Prophet class is a buggy class. Given time and a clear target, the Prophet can see through anyone's weakness. Of course, even without Xiaoxue, Sandora would still be able to slowly analyze the enemy's weakness. However, that would obviously waste a lot of time. In fact, before Sandora could see through the enemy's weakness, Halland would have already tested the path to victory.
"All units, focus your firepower — Glory of the enemy! Attention all units, maintain maximum firepower, "Xi Weis quickly ordered." The Avengers will depart in three minutes. Their target is the marked node of the enemy's shield. "
The Avengers were undoubtedly the best unit in such a situation. They had a high burst of power for a short period of time, and their self-destruction was even more powerful. We needed absolute firepower to settle everything before Halland refreshed the battlefield again. The golden window of opportunity was about ten minutes. Once it was too long, Halland would have to reset everything. Although his main body could not be reset, he could still attack Levalette's Ring of Return (what a long name!). Before that, we had to first deal with the joint shield outside. This shield could be reset, and it would definitely be troublesome.
The Empire's Royal Fleet had a type of mothership that was much smaller than the Eternal-class. This type of mothership did not have heavy cannons, and beneath its thick armor was a rapid factory for the production of the Avengers. This type of mothership was modified from a retired Eternal-class battleship by Tawil based on the data of the Avengers. It could be used as a support-type shield ship, and its powerful communication capabilities also made it suitable for data link missions. But most importantly, it could produce hundreds of units per minute, the unique unit under Sandora: the Avengers. In the previous intense battle, these motherships had already reached the critical point of overloading, and the production lines had basically stopped. However, Halland's "reset" allowed these spaceships to return to their optimal state. Now, after a period of intense production, the brand-new Avengers had boarded the warp projector pods. In the previous battle, they were mainly dealing with the enemy's peripheral forces. This time, their mission was to destroy the enemy's core joint shield.
Several rows of ejection ports opened on both sides of the Avengers mothership, releasing the warp projector pods full of self-destructing warriors. This was an ellipsoidal "spaceship" that looked like a squashed cigar. It was slightly smaller than an ordinary assault ship, and it could accommodate hundreds of Avengers inside, which was equivalent to the production of the mothership in one production cycle. These pods were sent above the enemy's position by warp. Before the enemy could react, they quickly disintegrated, and the Avengers in blood-red armor rushed out. These female warriors were equipped with anti-ship cannons that didn't fit their physique (apart from Pandora, only the Avengers would use these anti-ship cannons as individual equipment). They ignored their own damage and launched a fierce assault on the enemy's shield nodes. While they were physically weak, they were very mobile, and could survive for a few minutes in a hail of bullets to create firepower. In the extreme overload, each Avenger was equivalent to an assault ship equipped with two anti-ship cannons. They were responsible for continuously weakening the enemy's shield nodes (borderline-class warships or bastions) while the Imperial Army fired their cannons in unison.
Reality proved that this tactic was effective. The enemy's joint shield nodes were disrupted, and a weak spot appeared just as Xiaoxue had predicted. Halland's Glory starship instantly took a lot of damage, and the dark planet's shield flickered violently.
"The enemy is shrinking the joint shield. They're concentrating all their defenses around Glory!" Shadora was not moved at all. "They're too late. Xiaoxue is right. The enemy made a tactical mistake." Shadora was not moved at all.
The Avengers had concentrated their attacks on the enemy's main shield nodes, and had successfully bought time for the Imperial Army's cannons. Halland's Glory starship instantly took tons of damage, and while the starship's defence was very strong, it was not invincible. When several armies' firepower is concentrated on a single starship, do you think it can hold out for long?
Levalette activated the Ring of Return again, and it seemed that Halland wanted to reset the joint shield around him to rebuild his defence. Her reaction was indeed correct, but his second reset did not work. The Imperial Army had focused all their firepower on a single point, and that included the Avengers, who had self-destructed far more than they had set!
The Avengers had to self-destruct after fighting for ten minutes. This was their design, and now the overwhelming number of Avengers had reached the critical point of self-destruction. The red-armored female warriors were shrouded in energy sparks and haze as they fell like a meteor shower towards the dark, twisted land of Levalette's Ring of Return. Following that was a violent explosion that spread across the entire planet's crust. The 'return' effect was also disrupted by this last round of powerful self-destruction, and it seemed that the dark planet could not fully unleash its power under such intense attack.
"Before the next wave of reset starts," Sandora ordered, "Attack with all you've got!"
"The General has prepared a big one for that thing!" Sives yelled. "Open the dimensional door to the max! Asida and Asida, we're counting on you! "
Then I saw a gigantic dimensional vortex appear within the Imperial Army's formation. It was bigger than all the hyperspace firepower windows, and the Asida and Asidora sisters appeared before the dimensional vortex and … a … a … a … I can't describe what it was. It looked like a gigantic net filled with various types of dimensional bombs and powerful explosives.
"The two generals have emptied the bomb reserves in their dimensional pockets." Sives smiled at me. "That's thirty-eight million seven hundred and fifty thousand bombs and heavy missile warheads. To ensure that they work even against the Glory starship's mathematical defense system, there are also a large number of subspace generators that are used to distort the order around the target."
We watched in bewilderment as the thing was sent into the dimensional door and then appeared above Halland's Glory starship. The latter's shield was already on the verge of collapse after the storm of Avengers' self-destructions, and the last explosion was the straw that broke the camel's back … Oh, Jingle above, that straw was probably at the level of a stabilizing force. So, even if Halland was a mutant camel, he couldn't withstand it.
This was an … impact of unprecedented power. The reason why I used the word "impact" instead of "explosion" to describe it was because those things were no longer mere bombs. They caused a large-scale spatial collapse and dimensional law distortion. The space within a radius of tens of thousands of kilometers around Levallette's Ring of Return seemed to instantly be compressed into thin sheets and warped. No matter if it was a battleship or anything else, everything was instantly flattened into a flat surface and then rolled up into a cylinder. The spatial collapse and certain "errors" in spatial dimensions caused dim starlight from the distant deep space to be focused on those broken points, igniting a brilliant firework in this starless universe. Meanwhile, that dark planet that seemed to be about to turn the tide of the battle slowly split apart from the impact, revealing its dim core. The impact continued to spread, and soon it also caused damage to the Royal Fleet of Halan. These unlucky spaceships had been too close to protect their emperor, and as a result, none of them managed to escape. All of them were injured by the Chaotic Storm.
Seizing the opportunity, Sives ordered an all-out attack.
"Can we open a bottle of wine to celebrate now?" Icetis flapped her wings as she swam over, carefully watching the dark planet that was slowly splitting apart on the holographic projection. "That fellow is really dead, right? I hate these unkillable fellows the most … "" No, of course not. "
"No, of course he's not dead," Shadora shrugged casually. "Glory can't be 'killed' directly because it's just a spiritual product of the Xi Ling Apostles. It doesn't have the concept of life and death. If I have to describe it, it's just a strengthened 'dream'. Destroying that dark planet is just to wake Halan up. Don't be in such a hurry to howl. The battle is indeed over. Halan is now half-dead, and the Fallen Apostles won't make a comeback."
Icetis let out a long sigh as if she had been granted amnesty, and then she really did open a bottle of wine to celebrate. It took me half a day to convince myself not to fight with that idiot.
"Sis …" I turned to look at my sister, who immediately nodded. "I'll suppress the battlefield and ensure that the enemy's self-destruct system doesn't activate."
Do you still remember that we have a rather ambitious battle goal?
I intend to capture Zadom alive, and if possible, I even plan to capture Halland alive.
"Where will Halland be?"
I looked at Sandora. It was obvious that we needed to capture Halland alive, but ordinary soldiers definitely wouldn't be able to complete this mission. I've already rested for a while, and should be able to return to the battlefield again.
"Inside that thing." Sandora pointed at the dark planet that had already split apart, but was still mostly intact on the holographic projection. "It's best to find Halland before it completely disappears, or else he might escape. I'll go with you. "
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