In the deep space, a bright white ball of light was speeding toward the depths of the universe, as dazzling as a meteor.
Behind the meteor, a huge Dragon-Slaying Warrior Planet Destroyer was following closely behind. Ding Meng and the others had been sent to the command hall of the Planet Destroyer. Fu Zhonghui, Xingming, and Zheng Mei were receiving treatment.
Ding Meng and the others came to the main control console. The commander was communicating with Du Peixing on the mothership. "Everyone has safely evacuated. Please give your orders!"
Du Peixing nodded. "Well done. I agree to your weapon authorization request. Prepare to attack!"
The commander immediately turned around and ordered the staff in all areas. "Execute the attack program immediately!"
As soon as the voice fell, the hatches in various ports on the planet destroyer opened, and hundreds of unmanned attack drones flew out in an instant. These attack drones were shaped like bees, densely covering the sky and the sun as they flew towards the SS Expedition in front.
These drones surrounded the SS Expedition according to the preset program and then opened fire at the same time.
Countless particle laser cannons, countless colorful energy beams, and all kinds of conversions, pulses, electromagnetism, and cannonballs greeted the USS Expedition. It was a spectacular scene, as if hundreds of bees were gnawing on a ball of honey and setting off firecrackers …
Looking at the dazzling scene, Meng Yan could not help but sigh. "No one can survive an attack of this level."
Her words made sense. After all, the SS Expedition was a spacecraft from decades ago. It could not withstand the advanced firepower of the Federation's starships.
Fujen Jin also stared at the scene. "That may not be true!"
The attack lasted for three minutes before it ended. Fujen Jin's words came true. The ball of light was still flying forward as if nothing had happened.
The commander suddenly turned his head and said sternly, "What's going on?"
The staff in the weapons area immediately said, "Sir, the defense of the SS Expedition is too strong. Our attack has no effect."
The commander reacted quickly. "Analyze its defense structure immediately and prepare for the second round of attack."
A new screen immediately popped up on the main console. This time, the image was of the white energy wrapped around the Expedition. Now, a green crosshair was locked onto it. Next to it were densely packed data patterns that refreshed rapidly. Not long after, there was a "click" sound. This was the sound of the defense structure being broken.
However, the crosshair did not disappear after it was cracked. Instead, it continued to analyze. This proved that the analysis had only cracked the first layer. Next, it was time to crack the second layer.
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
Crack!
Crack! "
It only took a minute to break through seven layers, but the crosshair was still being analyzed. Everyone was shocked. Even the ordinary starships of the Empire usually only had five layers of protection. How could the USS Expedition have seven layers of protection?
Fujen Zhen suddenly said, "This is not the Expedition. This is Shenguang Technology protecting it."
Sure enough, after the crosshair broke through the tenth layer, a flashing red prompt appeared in the center of the screen. "Unable to execute!
Unable to execute! "
The staff's voice was clearly filled with shock. "Sir, the target's defense is too complex. We can't continue to crack it."
At this time, someone in the communications area exclaimed, "Sir, the target's speed has increased. It has reached the third cosmic speed, and its size has increased by five percent."
The commander was silent for a moment before he contacted Du Peixing again. "The Expedition's defense is too strong. We can't destroy it. Please give us your instructions."
Du Peixing clearly saw the situation of the SS Expedition being attacked. He was also in shock. "I'm requesting authorization from the higher-ups. Prepare to activate the supernova railgun!"
"Wait!" Fujen Zhen decisively stopped him. "It's best not to do that!"
Du Peixing frowned. "Senior Fujen, what do you think?"
Fujen Zhen's tone was agitated.
"Shenguang Technology is not something our human civilization can deal with. Think about it. Why did it change its course halfway when it was flying towards the Sacred Glory System? Instead, it fled towards outer space.
It's because it completely devoured Chu Mingliang, Kun Ping, Ge Ping, and the other masters in the battle just now. It obtained their memories and knowledge. It knows that the Federal Empire still has Warlords and Warsages. It's relatively weak and knows that it's no match for these people. Therefore, I predict that it will find a place to hide and slowly absorb energy to become stronger. It knows the exact coordinates of the Federal Empire in the universe. When it's strong enough, it will come back to devour all life. That will be the real end of mankind … "
Everyone's expression froze. Fujen Zhen's judgment was infinitely close to the truth.
Du Peixing frowned. "Senior Fujen, what's your suggestion?"
Fujen Zhen continued, "I suggest that the patrol fleet follow the Expedition. No matter where it goes, we have to keep an eye on it. Officer Du, it's best if you contact the upper echelons of the military and ask the Federation to send Warsages to destroy it."
Ding Meng sighed. "I'm afraid it's not something that Warsages can destroy. This creature is too scary."
Du Peixing smiled bitterly. "There's not enough time for the Federation to send Warsages. It'll take them at least 12 hours to catch up to you."
Ding Meng said, "I'm afraid 12 hours won't be enough. It's now absorbing the energy from Shenguang Technology's protective command. After 12 hours, no one knows what it will become."
Du Peixing nodded decisively. "Ding Meng's suggestion makes sense."
Fujen Zhen shouted, "Wait, I've repeatedly suggested that we don't do this. We know nothing about Shenguang Technology. If we act rashly, we're afraid we'll bring an even more terrible disaster. Please believe me!"
Du Peixing sighed. "Senior Feng, I'm very willing to believe in you, but if we can destroy it in one go, there won't be any problems in the future. Don't you have confidence in our technology?
The current situation is worth a try. "
The screen disappeared and the communication was cut off. Fujen Zhen was dumbfounded. "This …"
The commander looked at him and said helplessly, "Senior, we're all soldiers. A soldier's duty is to obey orders. Please understand."
Fujen Zhen ignored him. He lowered his head and muttered to himself, "Being weak isn't scary. Ignorance is the most fatal. You … you lack too much understanding of the Great God Civilization …"
Three minutes later, the commander said in a low voice, "Weapon authorization complete. Activate the main cannon of the warship."
The steel plates at the bottom of the starship opened automatically, and a black, square, giant turret was released. This kind of railgun was not comparable to the turrets of ordinary warships. It was a super cannon that had just been developed by the Saint Federation.
Why was it called the Supernova Railgun?
As everyone knew, the supernovas in the universe would often explode violently during their evolution. This kind of power was enough to destroy stars and illuminate galaxies. This type of railgun had almost the same effect. Therefore, it was named the Supernova Railgun.
Although this weapon was installed on the patrol fleet, it would only be used during war. And it would only be used as a last resort. From another point of view, the military officials agreed to authorize it, which was a special situation like this: If you let the Droplet slip away, one day in the future, the human civilization might really be destroyed.
Then, it would be better to destroy the world than to let the tiger return to the mountain.
"10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 …" The attack countdown had started. At this moment, everyone stood up, held their breath, and looked up at the big screen in the center. Life and death, it all depended on this one move!
"Zhng!" A straight, thin blue laser suddenly appeared in space and hit the Expedition very accurately. The bright white light cluster turned blue instantly as if it was injected with energy.
On the decoding screen on the main control console, the crosshair turned green again and continued decoding. This was obviously the effect of the railgun's attack. All kinds of data patterns continued to refresh, and the speed was much faster.
"Ka!
Ka!
Ka!
Ka!
Ka!
Ka! "
The decoding continued. Now, the number of layers decoded could be seen very clearly at the bottom right of the screen. "21, 22, 23, 24 …"
This was almost a countdown, but the Expedition was not affected at all. It was still speeding into the depths of the universe.
"Strengthen the energy attack!"
The commander gritted his teeth and said. He had never seen such a bizarre thing. Under such a powerful attack, the expected explosion did not appear.
With another "zhng", the blue laser quickly doubled in size. Looking from space, it was just a ray of light, but to the people on the starship, it was a super aggregated beam with a diameter of 200 meters.
The energy cluster that enveloped the Expedition only turned dark blue, but it was not affected at all.
"This …" Everyone was dumbfounded.
"Ka!
Ka!
Ka!
Ka!
Ka!
Ka! "
Decoded layers: "97, 98, 99 …"
Originally, it should have shown 100 layers, but the number suddenly changed. "01, 02, 03, 04 …"
The staff's exclamation was extremely nervous. "Its defense composition has returned to zero. Now, it has generated a new unknown defense that we can't break. Our attacks are ineffective."
Someone in the reconnaissance area shouted, "Sir, its volume is expanding. Its speed is faster than the third universe speed. It is now at 18 light speed. In 20 minutes, it will enter the Border Star System."
The commander was sweating profusely. The Expedition had been running away and had not counterattacked. He could not imagine how terrible it would be if it were to be counterattacked.
Du Peixing's projection connected again. "What's the situation?"
The commander said, "Our attacks seem to have no effect."
This time, even Du Peixing was shocked. "What?"
The holographic screen of the main control console changed again. A new voice communication was connected. The voice of Xue Yue Mountain was exasperated. "Are you crazy?
The boson defense force field of Shenguang Technology is not something that can be broken by human weapons. The more you attack, the more it absorbs. You are charging the Expedition with energy. This energy will not be channeled into the Shenguang warehouse. It will be used by the system for the maintenance of the starship's internal facilities. Now, that darn thing is absorbing this energy everywhere. Do you want to destroy yourselves? "
His roar made everyone's hands and feet cold. Du Peixing shouted, "Stop attacking immediately!"