Launching an attack when the two super bigwigs, God Father and Huron, were guests in the Empire region, I was certain that this wasn't the Fallen Apostle's original intention. It could only be said that they suffered from the worst joke fate could play on them: they really came at the wrong time.
The two bigwigs boarded the Empire's General with a festive mood …
Lin Xue's prophecy was quickly verified. Almost at the same time as the royal fleet and the largest first army of the Empire set out, intelligence from the border world indicated that a large amount of abyssal reaction had appeared in the void.
It was the great army of the Fallen Apostles, and they would arrive in twenty-four hours.
There was ample time, and we had at least ten hours to arrange a new defensive line. The world at the border of the Empire was heavily guarded to begin with, and together with the two trump card armies of the Empire that were about to arrive, the defensive power was enough to deal with this crisis. However, on the way to the frontlines, I felt that something was wrong.
Of course, I wasn't surprised by the Fallen Apostles' attack. In fact, ever since we successfully attacked three of their research worlds, we had already made preparations to receive the enemy's retaliation at any time. Regardless of whether it was the Fallen Apostles or the Shiring Apostles, it was impossible for them to turn a blind eye to this kind of attack. As long as Halland regrouped her army, and at the same time, with the support of the other Fallen Apostles, the enemy's retaliation attack would definitely arrive. Moreover, in this situation where both sides had already touched each other's territory, the most likely target of this kind of retaliation attack would be the border of the Empire region.
In the previous few deductions, Sandora and the experts of the third intelligence core all believed that the two worlds that were most likely to be attacked were numbered WNN-3 and WEN-116. These two worlds were the worlds on the Empire's border that were most likely to be exposed to the enemy's field of vision. Moreover, as newly discovered worlds, they only maintained a few military stations and three or four colonized planets. They didn't have much significance in terms of strategy, but they were suitable springboards that led deeper into the void. For the Fallen Apostles, these two worlds were easy to attack. Even though they wouldn't be able to deal too great of a blow to the New Empire's military power, they could greatly slow down the expansion of the New Empire's territory. These should be the best targets to attack. It was also based on this deduction that Sandora had recently mobilized troops to strengthen the defense forces of these two worlds that only had numbers but no names.
But according to intelligence from the border, the location of the Abyss reaction was outside another border world: XF-35-A.
According to the Empire's recently revised naming rules for border worlds, newly discovered or uncolonized universes wouldn't have an official name (of course, the local residents might give their own universe a name). They only had a set of codes that consisted of letters and numbers. The first part of the letters represented the world's Void Quadrant and its energy level at the time of discovery (speaking of which, I still didn't know much about the Void Quadrant). The second part was the serial number at the time of registration. Generally, those worlds that weren't valued would use these two parts to name themselves. However, under special circumstances, these border worlds' serial numbers would have a third part: a letter B, A, or S. This meant that they themselves had no important value, but as a springboard, they could lead to an important directly governed world. Universes with a B suffix meant that they had a World Gate that led to a generally governed world, such as a Martian refuge or a certain colony. Universes with a A suffix meant that they led to a military world, such as Azeroth or the Empire of Verdis. There were currently only two or three border universes with a S suffix. This letter meant that they could directly teleport to the capital of the Empire. Usually, such worlds were bordered by the Galactic Divine Realm.
XF-35-A was located at the border, and as a springboard, it led directly to the universe where the Pan-Galactic Civilization Community was located. It was dragged from the depths of the Void by us (which was to modify the information representation of the entire world so that it could obtain new void "coordinates". It was a big project, but it was worth it). It was a desolate world that served as a jump window for the Celestial System Fleet. The reason why we had to set up such a springboard was because the huge size of the Psionic Death Star and the huge information disturbance phenomenon caused by its teleportation would cause damage to the surrounding space. The more urgent the operation, the more obvious the damage would be. So, we connected a springboard to the side of the closed universe where the Celestial System Fleet was located. The Psionic Death Star could first land on this "springboard" in a low-energy manner, and then unscrupulously accelerate towards the battlefield. Anyway, XF-35-A did not have any life in it, so we did not have to worry about the Celestial System Fleet tearing apart many galaxies in the process of forcefully jumping. Moreover, Sandora and I also hoped that this world could become a bridgehead for a larger military operation against the Fallen Apostle in the future. At that time, it might have its own name.
Obviously, such a place was quite heavily guarded.
For the Fallen Apostle to attack such a hard bone was the most abnormal part, let alone the fact that this XF-35-A was connected to a bone even harder than it.
The universe where the Celestial System Fleet was located was heavily guarded and heavily guarded. Not only did it have the Empire's most powerful super-scale fleet, it also had the New Empire's most ferocious servant army. One could only imagine how powerful its military might was. Even if the local Empire fleet was not present, for the Fallen Apostle, the Celestial System Fleet should be an enemy that left a deep impression on them. In the wilderness between the Empire's border and the Fallen Apostle's border, the Imperial Army had already encountered the Fallen Apostle's fleet many times. Basically, it was the kind of blitzkrieg where the Fallen Apostle's fleet was almost as dangerous as the Empire's regular army. They had the best equipment supported by the Empire (almost the best of Schilling's regular army. Those old pilots who had fought with the Shepherdians for countless years were very familiar with these equipment). Apart from the Shiring Apostles, they also had the most reckless mad pilots in the multiverse. When the Fallen Apostle first encountered these mortal fleets, he had taken them lightly. In the end, the places where the Celestial System Fleet frequently appeared would definitely have a group of Empire's fleet stationed. Therefore, even if they did not know the location of the Celestial System Fleet, the Fallen Apostle should not have rashly attacked XF-35-A.
The small troops that the Fallen Apostle had sent to scout for information would always encounter this pack of wolves near XF-35-A. That was why they should know that these servants with abnormal combat strength were stationed near XF-35-A. Furthermore, these special servants would definitely have a group of Empire's regular army stationed nearby. It was just like when you saw a pack of hounds in the forest, you should first guess that there would be a group of hunters with guns nearby. The places where the Celestial System Fleet frequently appeared would definitely have a group of Empire's fleet stationed. Therefore, even if they did not know the location of the Celestial System Fleet, the Fallen Apostle should not have rashly attacked XF-35-A.
"The ship will arrive at the destination in thirty minutes."
The broadcast of the ship's mainframe interrupted my thoughts. Unknowingly, the fleet had already arrived at its destination. Sandora was studying the battle report at the front. She noticed that I had returned from my daydreaming state and waved at me.
"The enemy swaggered over. It wasn't a sneak attack."
Sandora pointed at the battle report and said, "The enemy's Abyss reaction wasn't disguised. Their fleet didn't perform any deceptive jumps either. It could be said that they came straight at us. Currently, there is a large number of signals gathered outside the world barrier of this universe. The number is still increasing rapidly. I don't know how many spaceships they have gathered. This is a forceful attack. They want to take down XF-35-A as a springboard. "
"Why would they attack forcefully?" Shallow Shallow was lying on my arm with a puzzled expression. "Wouldn't we be surrounded by a crowd?"
"Wouldn't they be surrounded if they didn't attack forcefully?" I shrugged. Shallow Shallow instantly bit her tongue. "We have a prophet here. They should have known about it long ago. So, there's no possibility of them launching a sneak attack."
The missy lifted her chin in satisfaction. Shallow Shallow covered her mouth and glared at me angrily.
"I feel that something isn't right." The elder sister looked at the holographic projection worriedly. There were more and more possible breakthroughs marked on it. "XF-35-A isn't an easy place to take down. The Fallen Apostle has been rebuffed here several times. There's no way they wouldn't have thought that it would be heavily guarded."
It seemed that I wasn't the only one who had thought of that. After the elder sister said that, Sandora nodded in agreement. However, who could predict the actions of the Fallen Apostle?
At that moment, all the fleets that had come to reinforce the defense had arrived at their coordinates. The mainframe of the ship turned on the external observation equipment of the Admiral of the Empire. The scene in space was directly transmitted to the giant holographic projection in the center of the command hall.
What appeared in front of us was a steel-gray chaos. Many places in the space of XF-35-A were filled with heavy metals and unstable compounds. They were often hundreds of millions of light years wide. These aerosol clouds were the main celestial system of this universe, which was the steel-gray region that spread out outside the fleet. Due to the differences in some physical constants, the number of planets in this universe with a fixed form was extremely low. Moreover, they were often unable to maintain a stable orbit for long periods of time. The state of the entire space was like a thin and cold pot of soup. In the depths of the steel-gray fog in front of us, there were some purplish-red cracks that were slowly expanding. The radar system marked these cracks with eye-catching colors and words. They were the gradually melting world barriers. The early warning radar's judgment was very accurate. The few main breakthroughs of the Fallen Apostle fleet had already been found.
Looking at the expanding cracks, we did not do nothing. Even though it was not cost-effective to attack the enemy fleet that was still in the void, we could place some Dark Space Mines on the cracks in advance. These Dark Space Mines might not be effective against the enemy's large units, but against the thin defense and low health of the assault fleet, it was almost a guaranteed kill.
"The Garden of the Departed is already online. Ninety-nine percent of the area of this universe is already in a state of complete surveillance," Sandora said softly. "They will be exposed no matter where they come from."
"Just let me know if you need any help." Hilla patted my shoulder. "Xing Chen and I haven't fought in many years."
"Just watch," Shadora said. "This is our fight. We'll deal with it ourselves."
"The barrier is broken. A massive body is being formed in the space." The ship's mainframe sounded an alarm, interrupting their conversation. In an instant, red lights flashed on the bridge as they entered a state of battle. Then, the largest space crack on the holographic screen was enveloped by a series of continuous explosions. It was the activation of the Dark Space Mines. The enemy's vanguard troops had already entered the material plane. The first thing that greeted them was a high-yield bomb.
"It's really a forceful attack." The corners of my sister's lips twitched. She looked at the small black dots that kept charging out from the afterglow of the explosions. They were the assault fleet that had charged through the blockade. Behind them, within the steel-gray fog and the bright light of the explosions, more massive black shadows were gradually peeking out.
"The second wave of Dark Space Mines has been pasted," a commander reported through the communication link. "More enemy ships are taking shape."
"Release the fortress missiles. Don't be stingy with your firepower. They aren't afraid of casualties this time." Sandora immediately ordered the release of the giant warheads specifically for the motherships. The radar showed that the enemy's motherships were following closely behind the assault fleet, and it was a tactic of a large army.
The fortress missile, in the current arsenal of the Imperial Army, specifically referred to two types of warheads. One was the "X3-Gravedigger," a super-heavy warhead with a body length of hundreds of meters. It could warp to the vicinity of the target and then launch terminal guidance. Its warhead contained a high-density psionic "plasma" ball, and it relied on the psionic explosion to produce brutal and effective direct damage. The second type was the recently developed "X4-Death Knell," a sophisticated missile of compound damage. Its propulsion mechanism was the same as the gravedigger, but in addition to the psionic explosion, the warhead could also produce a wide range of mathematical chaos. It could cause the strength of the strong and weak forces in the target area to distort or even disappear for a short period of time. At the same time, it could also cause spatial collapse and even dimensional collapse. For physical units, its damage was almost limitless. The psionic explosion would first destroy the enemy's possible psionic shield, and then the mathematical laws would begin to tear apart their armor and hull. This was an astonishing effect produced by a set of "mathematical law distortion devices." This missile came from the reverse engineering of the Warsong. When Tawil tried to replicate the Warsong's rule weapons, she created this "miniaturized" device. But due to the lack of technology, she couldn't make this thing run stably for a long time after it was activated, and it could only run for a minute. At first, we thought it was a waste product, but the shameless scientists soon discovered that it was perfect for a heavy warhead. After all, the warhead of a warhead only lasted a few seconds.
Thus, the "X4-Death Knell" was born.
However, due to the fact that the manufacturing process required the personal supervision of the Xi Ling mainframe, the war factories that were capable of manufacturing the "X4-Death Knell" were all concentrated in the capital world. The limited production of the fortress missile was only used by the Royal Fleet and the First Army. The defense forces at the borders could not afford to use it yet. The "X3-Gravedigger" was still the mainstay of the Empire's warp missile family.
The huge super-heavy warhead wrapped in dazzling blue light rushed out of the silo, tearing ripples in the air. A few seconds later, it bombarded the enemy formation that was still tens of millions of kilometers away. The follow-up missiles were like a swarm of bees, rushing towards the target in groups to ensure the continuity of firepower. The mothership had thick skin, and the shield could recharge very quickly. If they could not ensure the continuity of firepower, it would be no different from scratching an itch.
At the same time, the galaxy began to recharge, waiting for the best time for a full-scale bombardment: when the enemy's fortress ships were destroyed by the super-heavy warheads.
The local defense forces had already approached the World Cracks from the flank, and behind them was the even larger World Alliance Fleet. The wolf pack was already waiting for an opportunity. When the Fallen Apostle's fleet had to face the Royal Fleet head-on, the wolf pack would bite the enemy from behind. So far, everything seemed to be under control. A frontal assault and a prepared defensive battle were such a boring thing. The tricks that both sides could play were really limited. The frontal confrontation between the mothership formations was a crude and simple contest of firepower. Of course, the defending side should be a little more flexible. After all, we still had the space fortress and cannons to provide support, and the local defense forces and the servant army were also a mobile force that could be mobilized.
"More enemy ships are entering this world." Sandora's expression gradually became serious. "But it's not Halland's army. Look at these images, sent back from the line of fire. These markings are the military insignia of another fallen emperor."
"I'm a little uncomfortable." Lin Xue suddenly covered her head and muttered, "They seem to be trying to interfere with me. These fleets … Is there a strong source of interference in them?"
Sandora quickly searched, and after a moment, she found something and immediately shouted, "Here it is! A type of warship that I've never seen before. The energy response is amazing! "
What appeared on the screen was an abnormally ugly monster. There was no other word to describe it as a warship. It looked like a half-rotten tomato, full of bumps and holes, and its surface was covered with flashing lightning protrusions. When the radar focused on this ugly monster, the image was extremely unstable. The scanning results showed that its energy response exceeded that of any main warship. However, this thing did not seem to have any attack power. Other than constantly releasing messy information pulses and psionic radiation, it calmly hid among the countless motherships' guards and did not participate in the battle.
"The image is starting to blur. Get rid of this thing!" The Missy covered her head and tried to concentrate. "It's interfering with me!"
"Then we have to first get rid of the hundreds of Eternal-class battleships in the middle of the road." Sandora realized that the situation might not be right. However, the ugly monster was protected by layers of defense, and it was impossible to hurt it in a short period of time. "Leave the Garden of the World and see if you can pull it out!"
Leave the Garden of the World has the power to cross the void and manipulate part of the data of another universe. This includes modifying the space coordinates of some places, such as making two galaxies of another world collide. Under the effect of Leave the Garden of the World, the rotten persimmon-shaped thing disappeared for a moment. But just when we thought it would fall into the Imperial Army's net of fire, it reappeared in the same place.
"Alright, space anchor, multiple layers of false coordinates." Sandora slammed the table. "Lin Xue, how are you feeling?"
"My head hurts, my eyes are dizzy, and my vision is blurry when I look into the future." Lin Xue took a few deep breaths. "But I'm fine after I stop the prophecy ability. They're pretty good, creating such a thing to deal with me. "
"I'm more worried about one thing now." Sandora frowned. "What are they trying to do by blocking the prophet's eyes?!"
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