"Space Fortress Long Star-18, last transmission. The defense line has been breached. The Vengeance Army is launching an all-out attack on the fortress' armor. The data has been uploaded. The base will self-destruct in ten minutes."
"Space Fortress Long Star-15B, emergency transmission. The mirror fleet has been completely wiped out. The mainframe of the base has been safely evacuated. The Vengeance Army has just penetrated the main armor of the fortress. This is the production center! We need backup! "
"The 47th Fleet of the Civilization Community is calling the Unified Department! We are heading to Sky Guard Jiao-77. We have been intercepted by the Vengeance Army … The main force has safely escaped, but the space bombs we were transporting have been lost! Please resupply Sky Guard Jiao-77! "
"EKT-38 has lit up. We have discovered a large number of Vengeance Army patrols. There is a signal transmitter here! Requesting for an attack from the hyperspace firepower … What? There is no more hyperspace firepower? Alright, send the recyclers over as soon as possible. Who knows, some of us might be revived … Long live the Empire!! "
"Bzzt!"
Sandora raised her hand and turned off the audio connection near the officer's platform. She switched the star map in front of her to global mode. She looked tired, but deep in her eyes, there was a bright sky-blue glow. She opened a time- event table, and there was a number that kept jumping.
"The Celestial System Fleet will arrive in two hours. Half of the Phantom Base has already been dismantled. I have to say, the situation is better than we expected. The Vengeance Army isn't as strong as we thought. More importantly, their luck is really bad. Most of the Vengeance Army patrols were discovered the moment they appeared. Eighty percent of the space cracks they opened were destroyed in time. "
"You need to rest. You haven't slept for almost two days and two nights."
I looked at Sandora worriedly. In the forty hours that we had been waiting for the Celestial System Fleet to jump into this universe, Sandora hadn't rested for even a minute. She had been personally commanding the overall situation. She had even personally participated in the unexpected battle near the Mobrador Star System a few hours ago. Even though the Shiring Apostles had a strong physique, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the lass.
"Which one of you is resting?"
As Sandora spoke, a mischievous smile appeared on her face as she looked around.
I looked around. Shallow Shallow was walking over from the other side of the tunnel. She had just returned from the outpost base, where she had done her best to speed up the teleportation of the celestial system fleet by almost six hours. For a teleportation that spanned across two worlds at once, which was the size of an entire star system, this was practically unheard of. That was why Shallow Shallow was rubbing her forehead as she walked over. His elder sister was still standing beside him with that reassuring and warm smile on her face. Liliana was lying next to her seat, yawning and almost drooling. She had been busy giving us bad ideas just a few minutes ago. Let's just say that she had been helping us all along.
Liliana was the only exception among us. Even though she had the body of a demigod, some of her body indicators seemed to be made according to human habits.
If I took a closer look, it seemed that our group of people hadn't really rested in the past forty hours. Of course, I wasn't that tired to begin with.
"Sleeping is just a habit. I firmly believe that even if you don't sleep for a month, you'll still be able to score ninety marks on your exams." Icetis seemed to be trying to lighten the mood, so she spoke in her usual jesting tone.
I chuckled at that moment. It was obvious that Icetis lacked understanding of us. If it were me and Shallow Shallow, we wouldn't be able to score ninety marks on our exams, regardless of whether we slept or not … Still, Icetis was indeed a clown who could lighten the mood. With Icetis around, I discovered that the atmosphere couldn't be serious anymore.
It had been almost two days since the Avengers had 'surfaced' from the shadow realm. The long standoff between us and the enemy and the large number of troops that we had accumulated had already turned into a barrel of gunpowder. As the enemy began their all-out assault, the situation immediately became unsalvageable. Sandora was right. Our bases wouldn't be able to stay hidden for long under the Avengers, who possessed the technology of the Old Empire. After the previous full-spectrum scan that covered the entire universe, basically all of our space fortresses were exposed. The Avengers used full-spectrum broadcast to mark the locations of these bases in the material plane. Then, they opened up spatial rifts all over the universe, and the enemy fleets swarmed out from these countless spatial rifts. Like a pack of wolves that smelled food, they began to converge on each of our bases.
However, under the cover of these bases, our most important military bases were still safe. One was an outpost base that was more than ten light-years away. This base was currently guiding the celestial system's fleets into this universe, which was why it absolutely couldn't be locked onto by the enemy. Bubble had sent over a hundred mass-produced mainframes over there, and through data modification, the entire outpost base was practically erased from the world's system. If it wasn't for our internal decryption code, even Icetis wouldn't be able to see anything there even if she went there herself. The other base was the Divine Fog planet's defense line. This was the first base to be exposed to the enemy, and it was also the most heavily guarded base. A tremendous number of servant fleets constantly patrolled the perimeter of the defense line. Whenever an enemy patrol team was discovered, they would be eliminated immediately. Then, they would use piles of space implosion bombs to blow up the local space as if a typhoon had passed through. Plus, there were enough gravitational traps to circle the entire solar system, so the enemy would never be able to "float up" from the shadow space to approach the Divine Fog planet. And if the enemy attacked through regular hyperspace jumps or hyperspace travel, they would definitely be detected by the warning system. Pandora and Visca's guns and cannons were already thirsting for blood, and the endless battleship wreckage near the defense line and in high orbit was their example. I had to say, it was a miracle that these two little brats were still in high spirits after two full days of high-intensity combat. Just two hours ago, I had to use twenty heads to forcefully lock the two of them in the lounge.
Pandora and her sister were not suitable for prolonged combat. After repelling several ambushes on the Divine Fog base, their cooling system had seriously overheated. I tried to spread an egg on Visca's face. Then, the pile of carbide that was called a fried egg made me even more determined to lock the two of them up.
A golden light flashed beside me, and Ilson, who was fully armed and wearing a helmet and armor, appeared on the officer's platform. The surface of his golden greatsword was still floating with scorching holy light. Monina also appeared behind him like his shadow, carrying a kind of murderous aura after a battle.
"The ENN-5 Dark Star Cluster has fallen." Ilson threw his heavy shield and greatsword on the ground, and the loud clang woke Liliana up from her sleep. "The Avengers have discovered a production base there. The two of us can't stop an entire army."
"Stalling for time is victory. It's impossible to not lose anything in a war. It's just a production base." Sandora shook her head. "This is how the Avengers fight. As long as it's a target, unless there's an order, they won't stop until they completely destroy the target or the entire army is wiped out. This has nothing to do with whether they have discovered the production base or not."
"In any case, thank you."
Big Sister suddenly said to Monina and her sister.
Ever since the Vengeance Army began their attack, the five Protoss cops had also joined the battle. They weren't just helping out on the battlefield like they did at the beginning. In fact, they had been the main force on several battlefields.
Ilson's full strength was almost equivalent to an entire borderline formation, and Monina was the only one who could ignore any cannon fire and destroy the enemy's flagship. Together with Lin, who was especially good at rampaging in assault ships, and Uncle Kenser, who was a support God similar to the Storm Commander, the combined strength of the four members of Jingle's team was basically equivalent to having another main fleet. They had stalled and even annihilated the Avengers on many battlefields. When the battle entered the stage of stalling for time, the four of them split up and were responsible for the most critical frontlines to provide support. This was another tough job.
Meanwhile, Icetis remained by our side. She was unquestionably the strongest DPS in the team of five. She was a vicious character capable of throwing a brick from half a light-year away to destroy an Eternal rank enemy. That was why she became the most reliable mobile force on the Divine Fog planet's defense line. Whenever the enemy attacked the Divine Fog planet's defense line, she contributed greatly.
The help of this team of five couldn't be underestimated. Even though I had always jokingly called them a rogue team, I had to admit that they were reliable friends who could help me out at critical moments. Icetis had said it well: Fighting a holy war and smashing someone with a brick were two completely different things. At the end of the day, they were both sports that involved smashing someone's brain out. Loyalty was the only thing that couldn't be faked, and I was a loyal person — I was willing to help you smash anyone's brain out at any time.
No matter what, she had done what she had said.
The team of five participated in the battle as individuals. Since this was the territory of the old Empire, and our enemies were Sandora's former bodyguards, strictly speaking, this battle was a civil war to quell a rebellion. That was why the entire situation was a little tricky. For some political reasons that seemed meaningless to me, but to a true leader of the Empire like Sandora, it wasn't appropriate for the Protoss's military forces to directly participate in such matters. Thus, the team of five temporarily declared that they would be relieved of their Divine Duties and entered the battlefield as mercenaries of the Empire. Don't think that this kind of declaration was the kind of thing that humans often said. You should know that when a God used a "declaration" to speak, he couldn't lie. Right now, the five Protoss team really didn't have any Divine Duties.
Even though it was temporary, it didn't affect how moved I was.
"I suggest that Shallow Shallow and Chen Qian, you two go back and rest first."
Icetis suddenly turned her head and said to the two girls. Shallow Shallow immediately waved her hand and shouted, "I'm not tired! I'm in good health! "
The big sister maintained a faint smile and looked at Icetis with a probing gaze.
"The two of you are the most suitable to turn the situation around in an emergency. That super fleet hasn't arrived yet. You should at least keep one or two trump cards, right?"
Shallow Shallow was instantly delighted. She was obviously very satisfied that she was called an ace. So, she went back to rest with the big sister.
My gaze fell back on the star map. The giant holographic projection in the command hall was divided into two main areas. One was the star map of the Milky Way, and the other was the entire universe. Since the Vengeance Army "floated" out of the shadow dimension, this white-hot battle started simultaneously from countless spatial rifts. It was like a piece of white paper placed flat on top of a flame. In the blink of an eye, the sparks on the paper swept across the entire sky. Everything was developing so rapidly. Three days ago, we were still in a state of preparation for war. But today, three days later, the flames of war had already swept across the entire universe.
The Milky Way where Mobrador was located was the main battlefield because it was the ruling center of the old Empire (according to Sandora's memory, this was the former capital star system of Mobrador's colony). Therefore, there were enough ruins of the old Empire to provide vague coordinates for the Vengeance Army. According to the star map, seventy percent of the enemy's forces were gathering in the warring galaxy. In some sky regions, they had even gathered more than a thousand Eternal-class space carriers. This was the foundation of the old Empire. No matter how much manpower we put in over the past two years, no matter how much we worked to build fleets, we couldn't catch up to the fleets stored in a region of the old Empire. I had no idea how powerful Sandora's military might was back then.
The flames from the main Galaxy Cannon had already burned down more than a dozen solar systems and even more space fortresses. Now, the flames were spreading to every corner of the galaxy. Outside the galaxy, although the scale wasn't as concentrated, there were still sporadic battles. Those were outposts that we had sent out when we first explored this universe. The furthest outpost was tens of billions of light years away from the galaxy. These places had only been attacked a few hours ago. It was obvious that the Vengeance Army had only recently discovered these sporadic targets when they randomly "floated up."
After considering the strategic value, Sandora decided to abandon these outposts. In the absence of reinforcements, the automatic cannons at these outposts would probably be extinguished in a few minutes.
Due to the disparity in numbers, the Imperial Army didn't have the capital to fight a direct battle of attrition with the enemy. So, it was more like we were fighting a guerrilla war. Our main forces kept jumping between the more than a hundred space fortresses and only attacked the enemy's weakest points. Apart from a few fortresses that were producing military equipment at full capacity, the other bases could be abandoned. So, for the fortresses that were under heavy attack but of little value, we used the explosive art of Pandora and her sister. Perhaps the Vengeance Army was very depressed. They couldn't tell which fortress was useful and which was just a bomb. In the early stages of the war, they suffered many losses because of this kind of super explosion.
This was the plan that Sandora had come up with from the beginning. Everything was going according to her plan. Although our military strength was insufficient, the Vengeance Army still followed the script that Princess Warsong had set for them step by step. No matter who the enemy "warlord" was, in terms of tactics, he was still no match for the former number one military strategist of the Empire.
But now, the enemy seemed to have learned their lesson. They no longer attempted to take over any of the space fortresses, even if there was a large military city within them. The Vengeance Army began to bombard the suspicious targets with long-range firepower. They didn't even exchange fire with our fleets before destroying their targets, so the threat of the self-destruction of the fortresses was reduced by more than half.
But that didn't matter. We had basically achieved our goal of stalling for time. The Astral System Fleet was a trump card, one that would be very difficult to defeat with a conventional fleet. We had a psionic death star and several dozen planetary fortresses. These things were more than enough to give the Imperial Army an overwhelming advantage. And with Sandora around, this advantage was already half the battle.
"It really seems like they're trying to kill us all."
Icetis was still in the mood to joke at this time. Although no one usually paid attention to her, that didn't stop this female ruffian from blabbering. "By the way, what exactly happened back then? Why would the Vengeance Army have such a huge grudge against their own kind?"
And so, we continued to ignore her.
"Your Majesty, the outpost has sent a message."
Xi Weis suddenly reported.
After receiving the message that came earlier than expected, the holographic projection on the officer's platform immediately switched from the flashing red star map of the Galaxy of War to a vast expanse of outer space. In the dark and deep space background, a majestic silver-gray rhombus-shaped building appeared before everyone's eyes. From afar, we could faintly see a massive ring-shaped structure slowly revolving around the rhombus-shaped building.
The one who appeared in the communication window below wasn't the commander of the outpost, but Gaia.
"Your Majesty, the Astral System Fleet will arrive in three minutes."
"Gaia? So soon? "
I looked at her in shock. I didn't expect her to appear here.
"Yes, Your Majesty. This is a long-distance communication from our home planet." Gaia's light blue translucent image trembled slightly, as though there was some interference. "I have just successfully repaired an ancient data accelerator on our home planet. Now, the 'information' of the Astral System Fleet has been compressed to the extent that it can be sent immediately. Our home planet will be used as a springboard."
"The technology of the old Empire is used to modify a limited number of data on a target, such as the mass and volume of the world system, so that certain things that can't be achieved can happen. It's one of the devices that follows the laws of mathematics. It wasn't originally a very advanced device, but I didn't expect your home planet to have such a powerful one."
Sandora explained as she faced my probing gaze.
"Inform the entire Imperial Army!" I suddenly stood up. "Other than the Third Army, everyone else is to return and prepare to join the Astral System Fleet! They're here! "
The Galaxy of War was still burning, but the Imperial Army was beginning to leave the battlefield. That was because a true war machine had arrived in this world. Now, it was time for it to enter the battlefield.
You see, I can also say some cultured words occasionally!
"There's one more thing," Sandora thought for a while and added. "It's time for our propaganda machine on the three main planets of Mobrador to be active. Let those cowards see a real army. "
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