Arachnid, on the other hand, was a new generation of Bastion ships, built with bionics in mind.
It was no fluke that the Northern Alliance was one of humanity's most technologically advanced alliances.
Arachnid didn't need the support of any fleet to become a terrifying killing machine in the universe.
That was why it didn't have a fleet to protect it.
To Arachnid, having a fleet to support it would only affect its own performance.
It was a true bastion of war.
By the time the eight blades had finished their transformation, Arachnid's seven thousand battleships had been released into the open.
These fighter aircrafts were very scattered, and they did not launch an attack immediately. They were like bystanders, but also like a large net that had been spread out.
Behind Arachnid, eight large, rectangular ports opened. Orange light spat out from them, and it was like a monster in space. Arachnid pounced on the aliens in front of it.
It moved with incredible speed.
The aliens hadn't expected this turn of events. Arachnid's eight blades unsheathed and slashed forward.
It was a simple movement, but a complicated calculation was involved. Arachnid's internal supercomputers spun at top speed, calculating the angles from which the blades would strike, and how they could avoid each other without colliding.
In addition, a layer of light blue light rippled on the surface of the Ares God's Blade. The Super High Frequency Ion Blade instantly revealed its sharp claws.
"Pfff---!" A strange, piercing sound rang out from the blades.
The first blade, three thousand six hundred meters long, slashed through the air.
The turtle-shelled aliens that had been blocking the railguns were sliced through like butter. The umbrella-shaped aliens behind them were sliced through as well. Many of the aliens it carried with it scattered and fell to the ground. Most of them were minced to pieces by the terrifying blades.
Eight terrifying God of War Blades swept past, and the turtle shell defense immediately fell apart.
The railguns and auxiliary cannons fired again. Arachnid was like a porcupine made of light. It slaughtered the aliens in a frenzy, reaping their lives.
From the perspective of the battleships in the distance, it was a sight to behold.
This was a Bastion ship, humanity's most powerful weapon!
The Marauders' battle formation was broken in an instant.
Large numbers of the aliens were exposed to the railguns of Arachnid.
…
Heron soared through the skies like an eagle.
Relatively speaking, it was moving the fastest through the Shattered Starfields.
Heron was different from most Bastion ships. It was more like a warship, magnified several times over.
It had a wingspan of 35,000 meters, a length of 37,000 meters, and a height of 7,100 meters!
It carried ten thousand fighters, but it didn't have Tyrannosaurus or Arachnid's main cannons.
But there were three secondary main cannons.
The power of these three secondary main cannons was equivalent to about ten times the power of the main cannons of the mothership.
Heron was the fastest of all the Bastions in human possession.
According to the Northern Alliance's vision, these new bastions would be tested in a variety of ways.
This would aid in the advancement of science and technology, as well as the exploration of the construction of more powerful war machines.
The Northern Alliance's newest Bastion ship was still in the process of being built, and they were even considering the possibility of a complete transformation.
Arachnid's Wargod Blade, for example, was a partial transformation. It would be much more difficult to transform the entire ship.
Heron was one of these experiments. The Northern Alliance's goal was to create the fastest Bastion ship in human history.
In fact, the Northern Alliance had succeeded. Heron was the Northern Alliance's most used Bastion ship for long-range missions. Its attack and defense were weaker than the other bastions, but it was fast. Paired with its fighter jets, it could be deployed to many battlefields in a short time.
Once a Bastion was added to the mix, it could turn the tide of any war humanity was facing!
Yan Yuan stood proudly in front of the main control room's large porthole. He watched as Heron's shields smashed through the asteroids in the Shattered Starfields. He enjoyed the feeling.
Every time he did this, he felt as if he were the ruler of the world.
As one of the Northern Alliance's younger generation, Yan Yuan was even younger than Kang Hui. He was only two years older than Kang Hui, but was already an admiral.
In contrast to Kang Hui, Yan Yuan came from a large Northern Alliance family. He was one of the best of his generation, and with the help of his family's resources, he had risen to his current position.
He was also the family head's designated successor.
He was the brightest star in the Northern Alliance's military.
Yan Yuan hadn't been required to participate in this war, but he'd volunteered.
He'd always felt it was a disgrace to be slower than Kang Hui's. He wanted to prove himself on the battlefield that he was as strong as Kang Hui.
The battle on Kang Hui's side had begun. He had also received Kang Hui's order for Heron to speed up and carried out the order immediately.
This was a battlefield!
He wouldn't allow any blemish on his record.
Yan Yuan was a perfectionist.
"Sir!"
"Speak."
"Admiral, we're an hour from Tyrannosaurus."
"Move as fast as you can, and prepare for battle." Yan Yuan didn't even turn his head as he gave the order.
"Yes, sir!"
Because of Heron's shape, it was able to withstand much less drag than other bastions.
At the same time, the Goshawk's wings were huge weapons with the sharpest shields.
The Northern Alliance had once proposed sending Heron into the Shattered Starfields to wipe out the pirates.
However, the proposal was scrapped due to the energy costs.
So, when Yan Yuan requested to participate in the war, the North's leaders agreed after some discussion.
It was time to make a name for himself!
Yan Yuan clenched his fists tightly.
He could be described as perfect in all aspects. The only thing he lacked was the experience of large-scale battles.
He treasured this opportunity. He was confident that with his own abilities and Heron's power, they would be able to achieve impressive results.
"Sir!
Arachnid has received a signal. They're under attack. "An urgent report pulled Yan Yuan back from his thoughts.
"Prepare for battle!" Yan Yuan gave the order and returned to his controls.
Heron's radar range expanded as it scanned the surrounding area. The railguns on the surface of the bastion flipped over and began to charge.
Although Yan Yuan had never participated in a real battle, he had a wealth of knowledge and experience in smaller battles.
Tyrannosaurus was facing an alien planet head-on.
Arachnid had been intercepted by an alien planet.
This meant that the Raiders had known about their existence for a long time.
Would Heron be able to escape unscathed under these circumstances?
If the enemy wanted to stop them, they wouldn't have let Heron get close to Tyrannosaurus.
Just as Heron was preparing for battle, a powerful gravitational pull came from the asteroid belt to the ship's flank.
Heron, which was flying at a high speed, jerked violently. Despite its enormous size, it was pulled away from its original flight path by the suction force.
"Slow down!
Prepare for battle! "A blinding white light shot out from Heron's prow.
It was a cluster of long-range explosive detection radars.
When it did explode, it would release a powerful wave of detection that would help Bastion search further away, or in areas affected by the magnetic field.
However, a strange scene appeared. When the white light gradually expanded as it flew further and further away and was about to explode, suddenly, a purplish black light flashed, and the white light disappeared without a sound. It was as if it had been swallowed by space, leaving no trace behind.
That was …
Heron didn't stop to face the enemy. Its tail flared with light, and with a burst of speed, it shook off the gravitational pull and shot off into the distance.
Speed was Heron's greatest advantage. Now that the battle was about to begin, it was best to put some distance between themselves and the enemy.
As the Bastion's commander, Yan Yuan made the right decision.
The Goshawk only turned around after traveling for some distance and faced the place where the suction force appeared earlier.
What greeted them was a sea of purple and red. Who knew how many aliens there were, all of them emerging from the nearby asteroid belt.
The largest of them were as large as a Princess-class Capital ship.
In the middle of the horde of aliens, a purple planet slowly emerged.
The center of the planet collapsed, revealing an enormous vortex of inky black.
Compared to the planet Tyrannosaurus was facing, this one was smaller, but it looked very much the same.
It hadn't made it into the top five, but at least it was back on the list.
Today is the third night, to thank everyone for their support.
Long live the Tang Sect!