Thousands of small drones that had warped directly from the Proteus aircraft carrier gathered in front of the 'Galaxy' that was gradually brightening like a swarm of angry bees. They completely gave up on conventional attacks and used themselves as bombs, crashing head-on into the ball of light that was spewing out violent energy.
At this moment, I had to admit that Pross was a genius — he could actually think of such a surprise attack tactic.
The experimental energy plundering device was still in a state of cooldown. The anti-phasing device, the ultimate invincible equipment, had a longer cooldown than the energy plundering device. The Galaxy's main cannon was already on the verge of saturation. Under the continuous impact of thousands of suicide drones, the huge energy ball of light was gradually losing stability. But this was not the end. As the halos below the aircraft carriers continued to flicker, more carrier-based interceptors broke through space and warped to the front of our main cannon. In just a few seconds, there were already tens of thousands of small drones gathered there!!
How many of these things can this aircraft carrier actually carry? Isn't it illegal to overload?!
If there was any flaw in such a horrifying Eternal-class warship, it would be its most powerful 'Galaxy' main cannon. Because of the huge psionic interference during the charging phase, that energy charging area was the only place in the entire warship that could not be covered by the psionic shield. But then again — who the hell would have thought of such a stupid tactic of ramming into the enemy's cannon one second before firing!!
Well, Pross thought of it …
Originally, such a flaw would naturally have been anticipated by the Schilling war engineers. They had also set up a series of stabilizing devices near the Galaxy's energy crystal to prevent the main cannon from "exploding" due to external attacks during the charging process. However, any stabilizing device had an upper limit. No matter how powerful the energy control core was, it could not withstand the joint self-destruction of ten thousand fighter jets. Not to mention, the things created by the Proteus were not just for show.
"Warning, the 'Galaxy' energy crystal is being interfered with by unknown energy. The charging stability is declining. Psionic shield activation has failed. Initiating an emergency stop in three seconds …"
Everything sounded complicated, but it all happened in a flash. The enemy's three aircraft carriers had been working hard on building aircraft since the start of the battle. Even though I didn't know what their original strategy was, the enemy's desperate attack was indeed effective. The alarm of the mothership's mainframe gradually became hurried. The huge ball of light at the front of the galaxy was about to go completely out of control.
However, there was not much worry on my face. As the Empire's longest-serving high-tech flagship with the most stable performance, the Eternal Grade's design was so perfect that it was a pain in the ass. All kinds of unexpected situations had been considered by the original designers. Even if the main cannon lost control, it still had the setting of an emergency stop. Even though that would cause the entire main cannon to be unable to be activated again for the next three hours, and even if an emergency stop was useless, we still had the last resort of partial spatial dissociation. The entire 'Galaxy' system operated in a modular manner. It was designed to automatically jump away from the hull in the most urgent situation. One millisecond before the main cannon exploded, we still had time to throw the entire 'Galaxy' into a different dimension. However, if we did that, the mighty and majestic Eternal Grade would be completely ruined …
Well, I did not intend to use the above two methods this time. As the first battle with the enemy, what we needed was an absolute victory. We had to use all methods to leave the other party with the impression that "the Empire was invincible". Even if it was only the loss of one main cannon, that was not within our consideration.
With a gloomy face, I looked at the overwhelming number of drones flying around the Galaxy's light ball like flies on the holographic projection. Then, I stomped my foot hard.
In an instant, I disappeared from the bridge of the spaceship.
Space in the universe … you are so magnificent and beautiful. That brilliant Milky Way seems to be flowing …
It was not easy for me to feel a little poetic when a drone exploded next to me. Although it did not cause any damage to me due to the existence of my mental power shield, it succeeded in giving me a big scare.
Forget it, next time I will find an uninhabited asteroid belt to recite poems. Work is more important now.
My current position was ten meters above the Galaxy's main cannon. In front of me, tens of thousands of Proteos drones were shining brightly.
Even though we were hundreds of thousands of kilometers apart, I knew that with Proteos' technology, it would be easy for Proteos to see even a strand of my hair. Thus, even though I had the urge to rush up and fight with these drones, I tried my best to suppress it and put on a solemn expression. At this moment, other than my image, everything else was just a fleeting cloud!
I suddenly appeared above the Ultimate Cannon that was about to explode and calmly watched as ten thousand unmanned fighter aircrafts crashed into the gigantic ball of energy beneath my feet. My shocking actions immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the battlefield. Zeratul, who was on the bridge, almost exclaimed in shock. He thought that I had gone mad. He had personally witnessed the might of that Ultimate Cannon. Just a sweep of it was enough to turn the advanced fleet that Proteus was so proud of into a series of fireworks in space. And now, this person who was called the Emperor of the Empire … He couldn't possibly be intending to die together with his own fleet, right?
"Don't show a surprised expression." Shallow Shallow, who was telepathically connected with me and was familiar with my special power, had already guessed my intention. She smirked and glanced at Zeratul coldly. "This is just a game to him."
At this moment, under my feet, the enormous starlight had expanded to its maximum. The light sphere that was on the verge of collapse was teetering like a bubble, trembling incessantly. I had previously ordered for the emergency stop of the Galactic Main Cannon and other defensive measures to be taken. Thus, everything was as Prolos had hoped. The Eternal Main Cannon had gone out of control.
The collapsing effect of the huge psionic power caused the beautiful light ball to suddenly shrink until it was less than the size of a basketball. Then, accompanied by the slight distortion of the surrounding space, a dazzling white light spurted out from under my feet.
Now is the time!
Perhaps many people wouldn't have thought that the moment before the light of the "Galaxy" was about to explode, it was also the moment when it was the easiest to control. As long as I could seize this moment of less than a second, I could …
Casually extending my right hand, I stared at the suddenly expanding light under my feet with an indifferent expression. Then, as though it was suddenly sucked in by a black hole, the brilliant light ball that had expanded to a radius of nearly half a kilometer started to distort violently, forming the shape of an extra-large funnel. The tip of the funnel was in my palm.
Let me show you what a humanoid energy-plundering device is. Speaking of which, can this thing be called the Star Sucking Technique?
I thought mischievously as I rapidly used my own power to release the huge amount of energy into the void dimension.
A moment later, the uncontrollable energy that erupted from the front of the main cannon had been completely guided into the other dimension. The remaining energy was compressed into a small ball of light, floating quietly in my hand.
Both sides fell into silence.
Although I couldn't see it, I guessed that the expression on Pross' face must be quite interesting. He probably couldn't understand what spiritual power conduction was, nor did he know what kind of golden finger it was to nullify power attacks. Turning a super laser that was enough to annihilate thousands of Proteus battleships into a light ball the size of an apple with just one hand was definitely beyond his imagination.
I casually crushed the inconspicuous energy ball in my hand. My huge spiritual power suddenly expanded, invading the enemy's communication system without any hindrance. It even roared in everyone's mind. This spiritual invasion method that I learned from Sandora didn't require too much skill. Basically, as long as one's spiritual power was strong enough, it would be effective. Of course, since I wasn't a professional Soul Snatcher like Sandora, I was afraid that Pross and his warriors would suffer from tinnitus and insomnia for a long time.
"Proteus," I directly copied my thoughts into the minds of the Tadalim members. "I'm running out of patience."
Witnessing this scene that could be described as sensational, the impact it had on the Tadalim members was definitely several times more shocking than having them face the bombardment of the Imperial Army for half an hour. The strangeness and power of this power had already exceeded their current understanding of the limits of life. Perhaps the Zerg Overlord was already strong enough to linger at death's door for a while under similar bombardment, but there wasn't any creature in the universe that could wipe out a huge amount of energy that was enough to destroy an entire fleet with just one hand. If the power of a single person could reach this level … then how powerful would the entire mysterious "Xiling Empire" be?!
Unsurprisingly, the Tadalim fleet finally chose to retreat. Although the Proteus weren't afraid of death, not being afraid of death was one thing. A qualified warrior shouldn't be brainless enough to risk their lives against an enemy that was completely irresistible.
Compared to the arrogance when they first appeared, the current Tadalim fleet was extremely pathetic.
The plasma shields of all the battleships had been destroyed by the Empire's artillery fire, and the armor of every spaceship was covered with obvious traces of melting. The Xi Ling soldiers who were in charge of assault and harassment even used their advantage in warp without cooldown to write on the exterior of the enemy's large battleships with psionic energy beams that made people speechless, such as "XX was here", "Pork stewed with vermicelli is the way of the world", "K City's city guards are all pigs", and other words that made people speechless. Who knew what kind of expression these unlucky Tadalim members would have when they returned to their base to repair their spaceships and saw these words written in interstellar languages.
Anyway, now looking at their retreating backs, I felt a sense of vicissitudes that seeped into my bones.
As I still didn't want to start a full-scale war with the entire Proteus race, I didn't completely annihilate the enemy's fleet. If their leader still had some ability to think, he should know what choice to make now. After all, they were also a force that could fight against the Zerg in this Sector. It was always better to preserve some of them.
After returning to the bridge, I came before Zeratul.
"Considering humanitarianism, I have already released their leader. But next time, I will directly start a war against the entire Proteus race."
"Thank you for your kindness, mighty Emperor Schilling."
Zeratul's eyes glinted. In the end, he lowered his head towards me. To a warrior, the strong were always worthy of respect. What was even more worthy of respect was that the strong had a broad heart. If it was anyone else, to be able to release their enemies in the middle of a war in the universe for the sake of humanitarianism, that was already considered a broad heart. Even though Lina kept muttering in our mental connection that I was an incorrigible good person and so on.
Tsk, how could that black-bellied Priestess who only thinks about how to scheme against others understand my great plan! My goal was to make the entire Proteus race willingly walk on the Empire's experimental platform, and they even helped me write the experimental report … Cough cough, I let it slip …
"Do you have something to say?"
I could see that Zeratul had been hesitating to speak, so I couldn't help but ask curiously. Perhaps it was a natural communication habit, but the Proteus were really not good at hiding their emotions in front of strangers. Even with a mask, Uncle Z could almost see the words "I have something to say" written on his face.
"Yes, Emperor Schilling." The Proteus continued to use his awkward way of addressing me. "I am wondering about Tadalim's action this time."
"Huh? What's wrong? Aren't they always so xenophobic … Uh, I got this information from a human friend of mine. He has had many dealings with you. "
Zeratul immediately helped me cover up the lie through his imagination. "Are you referring to my good friend Renault? He is indeed a person who can always get himself involved in all kinds of trouble … "
I didn't expect Uncle Z to have a sense of humor. Or could it be that Renault had really become the second unfortunate amalgamation after the Jōjō youth from another world?
"Tadalim are indeed a group of xenophobic and extreme religious fanatics." Zeratul didn't shy away from criticizing his own race. "But they shouldn't be that blind. Just because you landed on an abandoned planet in Proteus, they sent out tens of thousands of battleships to threaten us. Especially to a foreign force that has just arrived in this Star Zone and hasn't done anything other than dealing with the zergs, it's not our Proteus race's style to take the initiative to provoke a dispute. I suspect … they are under some kind of bewitchment, some kind of bewitchment that is extremely disadvantageous to you …"
I had to admit that Uncle Z was really a person who was quite suitable to tell ghost stories. I didn't feel anything at first, but when he told the story in his low and slow tone, it gave me the feeling that I was watching the Ring at midnight.
I rubbed the space between my eyebrows with my index finger. I was too lazy to think about such troublesome things, so I muttered softly, "Let them be. I'm not good at dealing with conspiracies anyway, and some people's conspiracies can't possibly deal with the Imperial Army."
We didn't spend much time exploring Planet Warty. Everything here had been destroyed beyond recognition by the insectoids, so there wasn't much value left for us to explore. Besides collecting a few new insectoid samples and some research materials on Protoss' buildings, we didn't get much out of it.
Before the last batch of landing troops returned to the mothership, a few druids followed Liliana's instructions and planted the green, non-polluting insecticide on the planet's equator. It was named by Liliana as' Cockroach Nemesis No. 1 'by Liliana. Even though it wasn't complete, this new plant that contained the Divine Power of Life was enough to cleanse the remaining insectoid influence on this planet. In less than a month or two, this planet would become a lush life planet, and the ecosystem would be rebuilt. All the insectoid corpses and the moss that they secreted would become the nutrients needed to rebuild everything. In fact, just a few hours after the druids planted the seed, under the Divine Power of Life, a small green flower gradually bloomed on the surface of Planet Warty. Furthermore, this' flower 'was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye. Through the observation equipment on the spaceship, we witnessed with our own eyes a vibrant green vine quickly breaking through the ground. In a short period of time, it grew into a large, lush plant. Along the way, it continuously decomposed the insectoid remains and covered the entire planet in green. The Protoss's power was enviable, and we couldn't deny the hard work that Liliana had put in to nurture this seed.
"This … this is truly a miracle of life! I've never been as touched as I am today by the scene before my eyes … "Zeratul looked at the vines that were growing rapidly on the screen. His entire body was almost lying on the projector. His voice was trembling. An intense emotion of being touched by life seemed to be stirring the strong heart of this warrior, causing him to even speak incoherently." Life, has been reborn! Hope is surging!! Mighty Emperor, I pay my respects to you! I admit that I had a wrong first impression of your Empire … You are powerful saviors, and not as dangerous as I thought you were … I pay my respects to you! "
In other words, our image has to be redeemed by Liliana, the black-bellied, venomous-tongued loli?
Also, Uncle Z, you're not calm anymore …
"For a long time, we have been monitoring the balance of the world," the playful Shallow Shallow pretended to be deep in thought as she played the role of a savior. "The salvation of the innocent and the judgment of the guilty is our natural mission. Those who disturb the balance of the world will be annihilated by the Empire. We don't mind bearing the burden of salvation for the unfortunate innocent."
Qian Qian, you will make Dingdang have no food to eat.
"We are still cultivating these seeds," I knocked on Shallow Shallow's head to get her to stop pretending to fool Uncle Z. At the same time, I took out a few glowing green seeds. "They have been blessed by the Goddess of Life and possess the ability to purify unclean lifeforms and rebuild the planet. Take these seeds as a greeting gift. Other than those fanatical Tadalim, we are happy to be friends with any race in this world."
Faced with these "incomparably precious" treasures that I suddenly took out, Zeratul immediately revealed a surprised expression. Presumably, in his opinion, these items should be sacred objects that his entire race had sworn to protect with their lives. Who would casually take them out of their pockets and give them away like this? Also, what are those two black and swarthy things mixed in?
I awkwardly picked out the chocolate beans and stuffed them into Liliana's hands. Then, I said solemnly, "This is the proof of our friendship with the Proteus tribe. Although we had an unpleasant encounter with one of your heretical tribes today, I still hope that we can be friends."
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