The three expeditionary forces that had rushed to the frontlines to launch a surprise attack on the Fallen Apostle's scientific research world had already engaged the enemy. They had used the void rifts in those three worlds as a breakthrough point and successfully smashed the enemy's defensive line. The scale of those void rifts was larger than what we had expected, which gave the expeditionary forces a great deal of convenience. According to the feedback from the frontlines, the soldiers could almost imagine how violent that out-of-control experimental body was before it left the Fallen Apostle's territory. 'It' was like an angry bullet, continuously piercing through several worlds, leaving horrifying bloody holes the size of planets in one universe after another. The sovereign world of the Fallen Apostle was thus' bleeding incessantly. 'One planet after another was deleted from history due to the evaporation of information. For the scientific research world, this was a chilling loss. This meant that a lot of new information would disappear from any records in the most thorough way, unless it was stored in the database in the spiritual network beforehand. However, it was obvious that things that were still being researched would not appear in the public database.
At a time that Lin Xue had deliberately chosen (this time might help guide the future in a better direction, but the Missy would never explain why she had chosen such a time. In her words, a certain wooden brain was not enough to understand the power of a butterfly's wings. For this, I express my regret), the Empire Admiral and the Royal Fleet had already left the spaceport. Under the cover of the Courtyard of Death system, we followed the safe and hidden path that the expeditionary forces had previously explored and rapidly approached the Fallen Apostle's territory. However, we did not head towards any of the three scientific research worlds that were currently in the flames of war. Instead, we headed towards a void region that had never appeared in the coordinates library (which might contain void information waves of worlds or other entities). At first, our course was still within the path that the expeditionary forces had explored, but after three jumps, we had entered an unfamiliar territory. As you have guessed, this direction was also indicated by the Missy. Although she did not really understand the things on the navigator, she knew what symbols should be displayed on the navigator in a suitable future. Of course, she could only indicate a vague position. Based on this position, the fleet would not be able to enter any definite orderly world. After all, she could not directly locate the escaped experimental body, and the information obtained through indirect positioning was always very vague. However, this was enough. The fleet had already saved a lot of time because of this.
To be honest, I was very envious of the Missy's ability to operate the navigator in a situation where she could not understand it at all. This would obviously be successful in the examination, and it should be able to replace the 'C method'. After all, to me, both situations were the same: I did not understand what it was, but I could still fill in an answer …
As the fleet advanced, we maintained communication with the three frontline units. The headquarters had already moved to the bridge of the Empire Admiral. Sandora and the senior staff officers were commanding the three simultaneous battles that had broken out in the infinite distance. I was pretending to help with planning. Liliana was pretending to be impressed, and Shallow Shallow was pretending to be very serious. However, other than that, she had was already.
The battle at the frontline had lasted for more than ten minutes. When the Imperial Army and the Fallen Apostle had officially entered into battle, a frontline commander suddenly sent a report. "Your Majesty! The situation here doesn't seem right! "
Sandora's eyes immediately sharpened. "Report your findings."
"Your Majesty, the number of troops stationed here is far lower than expected. I mean, the enemy's mobile troops. The fiercest artillery fire that we encountered came from the semi-fixed sentry fortresses and space fortresses in space. The number of the Fallen Apostle's spaceships is less than half of the former!"
I glanced at Sandora. "Could it be that the experimental body destroyed too many warships when it escaped, resulting in the Fallen Apostle having no ships to use now? You have to know that back in the ruined world, we were the ones who destroyed Halland's main force. "
"Even if they suffered great losses in the battle in the ruined world, the remaining local fleet is not something that a mere half-void creature can deal with," Sandora said quickly. "The Empire's strongest is its fleet, not a single individual. You can't even defeat a fleet, let alone a clone. Who knows where those spaceships are now?"
"At least it seems like a good thing for now," the elder sister interrupted. She asked Sandora, "But shouldn't we be careful of our own rear?"
Sandora narrowed her eyes. "You're saying that the Fallen Apostle might have already noticed the movements of the Empire's fleet. They are acting ignorant in order to deceive others, so that they can launch a surprise attack on the City of Shadows or other Empire territories?"
Shallow Shallow, who was extremely sleepy, got the gist of it. She suddenly opened her mouth and summarized an idiom, "Besiege Shu to save Zhao …"
I thought about it for a long time before I realized that she wanted to say besiege Wei to save Zhao …
Sandora's expression became serious. It was obvious that her sister's worries weren't impossible. The Fallen Apostle was the most dangerous enemy you could imagine. They were as dangerous as the Abyss, but they were much more cunning. You had to guard against their dirty tricks just like how you guarded against Liliana.
I couldn't help but cast my gaze on the young miss. She squinted her eyes slightly, and a white light flickered in her eyes. "50% chance."
I indicated that I needed her to explain.
An apologetic expression appeared on Lin Xue's face. "I've never encountered such a situation when two futures appeared at the same time. In the first future, the Fallen Apostle lost three worlds in this surprise attack. We obtained a complete victory and even found the troublesome 'clone'. In the second future, they launched a surprise attack on the City of Shadows. We almost lost the Revenge Army's base and half of the military factories. The two futures appeared at the same time and completely overlapped with each other. I don't know what happened, but … it seems that a certain prophecy from before triggered a paradox, causing the filtering mechanism in my mind to malfunction. What decision will you make now?"
The young miss' prophecy would never have such a serious contradiction. She always had only two answers: She saw it, or she didn't see it. No matter how strong the interference from the other party was, it would only make her see things a little blurry. But now, she saw two completely opposite directions at the same time. This made the few of us look at each other worriedly. However, Lin Xue remained calm. "It's only temporary. I can feel that this is only temporary. Now, we should think about what we should do. Should we return to defend the City of Shadows, or should we continue to intercept the experimental body? I have to remind you that the experimental body is a rather troublesome fellow. Although I couldn't see the other party's identity clearly in the past few prophecies, as long as that target is involved, I will be in a bad mood and have the urge to beat someone up."
Sandora looked at my reaction. She was a military strategist, but she wasn't good at making decisions based on intuition. At this moment, she wanted to hear my opinion. I pondered for a moment, then waved my hand forcefully. "The fleet continues to advance. Get the City of Shadows to increase its vigilance. Activate the Garden of the Departed at full power. If there's any abnormal information eruption in the void, immediately attack it."
In the end, I shrugged at Sandora. "We can only think of these stupid methods."
"Sometimes, stupid methods are very effective." Sandora nodded. She refocused her attention on the battle report. "The first and third teams have already detonated the 'bombs' near the void fissure. Now, the void corrosion in the target world is rapidly intensifying. The sentry posts that the enemy has set up near the fissure and the facilities that are in the process of repairing the fissure have suffered severe damage. The military objective is halfway completed."
Everything that happened after that seemed to be within our plans. The Fallen Apostles' severely inadequate defenses were quickly breached by the Empire's fleet. Perhaps those fellows who were already out of their minds had never imagined that they would be bombarded by the fleet in their own territory (Of course, they would never have imagined that the Imperial Army already had the conditions to monitor their communications: equipment and experts). Their slow response at the beginning caused them to suffer huge casualties. Then, the surprise attack fleet dropped a 'gift' at the void fissure. These gifts caused the full-dimensional fissure that was originally half the size of the moon to explode to nearly the size of a star in a thousandth of a second. It was faster than light. All of the space fortresses that the Fallen Apostles had set up couldn't escape this calamity. They were torn into pieces by the rampaging void power. Following that, all of the military operations were measured in minutes. The assault landing craft sent the humanoid nukes, trained by Raven, onto the research planet that had already been plowed by the naval cannons several times. After looting some of the databases, the humanoid nukes burned down all of the equipment. Of course, they left behind the outer shell of the research facility.
However, we didn't think that we could seize this opportunity to plunder much technology from the Fallen Apostles' research facility. Everyone knew that the Xiling Empire actually had two types of strongest technology. One was psionic technology, and the other was various self-destruct technology … Those databases that were forcefully taken back were later proven to have been completely wiped clean by their original operators.
Of course, there was another regret. The three worlds that we had the coordinates of were all research centers. For a research base, there was no value in plundering without technological data. The attack carried out by the Imperial Army this time was destined to only cause damage to the enemy and be unable to reap any benefits for the new Empire.
However, it was still better than nothing.
The fast mobile spaceships that charged through the defensive line first drew out spiral trajectories in space at sub-light speed, as if they were outlining large amounts of tangled and complicated lines behind the Fallen Apostles' defensive line. Then, before the enemy's counterattack cannon fire descended, they charged at the enemy from the flank. This was a typical Shiring Apostles style of reckless dispatch. The commander designated a target, and then as long as two conditions were met: the target was not dead, and they themselves were not dead, the assault troops would endlessly charge over. Any methods of stopping them apart from a frontal assault would be futile. The Fallen Apostles, who had already reacted, were clearly aware of the combat style of their former comrades. The frigates at the periphery began to disperse as quickly as they could. Against the assault ships that excelled in high firepower and explosive power, the frigates with weak defensive capabilities gave up on their combined shields, switching to using space and maneuverability to resist the Empire's fleet. Behind the defensive line, a chaotic battle broke out in units of ten thousand kilometers. Battle damage began to frequently appear on both fleets.
After the second wave of assault ships detonated the "bomb" and opened up a gigantic void rift, they chose to form a temporary fortress. Some specially designed devices extended out from the armor plates of the ships, combining three to four ships into a strange-looking space fortress. These building-like structures produced a combined shield that far exceeded the combined power of one family. At the same time, energy rays flowed through the armor plates, focusing into powerful cannons. This was a combination of attack and defense — this structure was produced after Carter's suggestion and Tawil's targeted research. Compared to conventional Empire warships, the most obvious advantage of the Fallen Apostles' warships was that they used the violent power of the Abyss to increase the explosive power of all their equipment. Their attack power in the first three waves would be stronger than any ordinary ship. In response to this situation, the Sixth Fleet experimentally improved their tactics and equipment. The smaller ships greatly increased their explosive speed, while the larger ships worked hard on their combined shields and group cannons. This was to be able to withstand the enemy's firepower in the first wave of fatal attacks. After that, it would be much easier — the power of the Abyss still dealt damage to the Fallen Apostles. Their cannons would not be able to keep firing for long periods of time, and that bunch of bastards would not be able to keep up. Now, the new tactics provided to us by the third intelligence core had already shown results. In a direct confrontation, the Imperial Army appeared to be suppressing us for the first time.
"The enemy's reinforcements will appear in twenty minutes," Lin Xue muttered as she rubbed her aching forehead. Some kind of interference that she could not confirm made it difficult for her to concentrate. "Thirteen minutes later, the gravitational trap they used to seal off the battlefield will begin to weaken periodically. That will be the best time to retreat. Third Team, your time is at the fifteenth minute."
"The fleet understands," the frontline commander immediately replied.
"Their universe appears to be empty." Sandora was already studying the environmental monitoring report sent back from the frontline. The scanning information from 423,000 deep-space probes was gradually outlining the strange scene in the territory of the Fallen Apostles. "Other than those madmen's artificial planets, the number of distant celestial bodies is extremely few. There are almost no formed stars or planets in the deep-space range. Within the ten billion light years that have been scanned, all the mass comes from the clouds that are undergoing chaotic chemical reactions at high speed and the dark mass zone. The former's radius usually reaches millions of light years and looks like a crushed galaxy, while the latter is just some empty space. There is not even dark matter, but it has the attribute of 'mass'. Is this what the worlds destroyed by the Abyss look like after they are pieced together again?"
"This damned place is definitely provoking the dignity of scientists. Tawil will be excited," Lin Xue muttered as she held her head. "There is no need for our soldiers to lose their lives in this kind of place. Prepare to withdraw them."
Sandora stared intently at the information screen in front of her. "No, wait a little longer. They just infiltrated a space fortress that has already been abandoned. They might have discovered something."
Almost as soon as Sandora's voice trailed off, a frontline commander replied, "Your Majesty! We found a log file that was not cleared in time! "
The log file was quickly deciphered. It was a set of conventional information that was not encrypted, and it was a damage report.
"The Experimentals lay low for a short period of time after they lost control. Then, they suddenly launched an attack on multiple worlds. The research institute that was attacked recorded the Experimentals' final movements in hopes of locking onto the target's next move." Sandora flipped through the information transmitted from the frontline. "According to the prediction, the Experimentals might have attacked a window universe called CX-8. From this window universe, they could directly enter an area that the Fallen Apostles are unable to monitor. The Experimentals would have escaped completely … I know where the enemy's battleships have gone!"
Our faces revealed a look of understanding. Without a doubt, the enemy had found clues about the escaped Experimentals. They had sent the remaining garrison troops to capture the target. That was why the defense in these three research worlds was abnormally weak. So, what we had to do next was to race against time!
"The location of CX-8 is recorded in the log file." Sandora glanced at Lin Xue, then nodded at me. "It is on our current course. We can reach it in two jumps."
I lightly touched Lin Xue's arm. "Well done. Go and rest. Leave the rest to us."
The Missy muttered as she left. Before she left, she said, "Hurry up. Don't let the Experimentals be captured by the Fallen Apostles. Otherwise, it will be too troublesome."
The Royal Fleet quickly adjusted their engines. In the next six minutes, the fleet made two final jumps. We had already entered a completely unfamiliar area. The outpost at the edge of the macro world couldn't see the situation here. We had just passed through the last void node of the star field. If the void was a tape, then we had already entered the blank area between two songs. If we were to go any further, it would be the CX-8 that belonged to the Fallen Apostles' territory.
"I never thought that we would be so close to the Fallen Apostles' territory so quickly, even though it is just an isolated island on the border." Sandora sighed. She ordered the fleet to raise their stealth level to the maximum and jump into the main material world.
I shrugged. "But on the other hand, the Fallen Apostles have attacked our territory many times. Azeroth, Kepru, we are practically inland. We should have gotten our revenge long ago."
Even though I said that, I didn't seem to be too nervous. Even though this was a historical moment, the Imperial Army's first attack on the Fallen Apostles' territory, this strangely smooth feeling was extremely strange. It seemed that we should have been more serious and held a meeting in advance to organize a day of swearing to the Fallen Apostles. In any case, I felt that it was a little strange. However, I still didn't feel any sense of danger. This could be because Lin Xue had been acting extremely relaxed from start to finish.
CX-8 was a dark red world.
The entire universe was dark red. This oppressive spectrum filled the entire space. Everything in our line of sight, including the nebula tornadoes that stretched as far as the eye could see, as well as the gigantic red sphere that hung against the dark background of space, had a dark red halo. These colors were caused by the redshift.
The entire universe was redshifting.
However, this wasn't right. The redshift should be based on the existence of light waves. Space should be dark, and only something that existed could be the source of light, such as a star or a blazing cloud. However, in reality, the entire universe was glowing, and the redshift … How was this possible?
Sandora said slowly, "When the Chaos Abyss arrived, it might have been in the midst of a big explosion. At that moment, the universe was a blazing and bright soup. Then, the Chaos Abyss destroyed its development process, and the remaining fragments became a fragmented snapshot. The abnormal physical phenomenon that we are seeing should be the solidified 'scenery'. However, the 'scenery' here is no longer just a picture, it also includes the actual event. The data shows that the edges of CX-8 are still continuously shattering. It will probably be eliminated by the Chaos Abyss in tens of thousands of years. This is an excellent research subject. If only Tawil was here … "
Tawil's projection suddenly appeared next to me. She pushed up her glasses and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. Your subordinate is here."
I smiled at Sandora. "Do you think it's possible that she won't submit an application to accompany us?"
Everyone had a helpless look on their faces. Suddenly, a voice came from the command center. "Your Majesty! A fleet has been detected within the radar range!! "
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