Before long, Holmen noticed a series of data popping up. No gravity?
Gravity didn't exist on the alien planet?
How was that possible?
Gravity was the foundation of a planet. Without it, planets would have been destroyed a long time ago.
Even if a planet's gravity was weaker than that of a star, a white dwarf, or a neutron star, it should still exist!
Arachnid was like a nocked arrow on a bowstring. There was no time to think. Just as the two planets were about to collide, Arachnid's eight swords slashed out.
Arachnid wasn't going to actually collide with the alien planet. The difference in size was too great for Arachnid to gain an advantage.
Holmen's strategy was simple. Strike with the eight swords. Didn't the Eastern Alliance say the planet was alive?
Very well!
Then I'll cut it down.
Once it hit, Arachnid's main cannon was fired.
It pierced through the alien planet, then pulled away to reap the lives on it.
It was Arachnid's most effective tactic when it came to destroying planets.
Holmen had once been known as the Butcher of Planets.
For the benefit of the Northern Alliance, he'd slaughtered more than one planet that had life on it.
Pfft! A direct hit!
Arachnid's eight swords struck the planet's surface at the same time.
However, what surprised Holmen was that the bloody mess, the rolling mud, and the great destruction that he hoped to see did not appear.
When the eight swords struck the planet's surface they were met with a flash of purple light. Arachnid's attack was easily deflected.
Then, huge purple-red tentacles climbed up along the Ares God Blade and wrapped around the Arachnid.
Not good!
They'd been caught.
"Main cannon, fire!" Holmen was shocked, but he didn't panic.
Even Arachnid would be affected if its main cannon were fired so close to the planet's surface.
But Holmen didn't have time to worry about that.
The alien planet's strange behavior had alerted him.
Arachnid's main cannon was ready to fire, but before it could, the tentacles tugged at it. Arachnid's massive ship couldn't withstand the pull. It turned sideways and fired. A beam of blinding white light shot off into the distance, but didn't strike the alien planet.
All of this seemed to have been calculated long ago, and it didn't have any effect at all.
How did it know I was going to fire the main cannon?
Holmen couldn't care less about the intense dizziness that came over him. His heart was already cold.
Seeing that Arachnid was in danger, the fighters couldn't afford to wait any longer. They sprung into action, leaving a trail of light in their wake as they raced toward the alien planet.
Purple ripples spread across the planet's surface. Arachnid's railguns were firing at full force. Wargod's Blade was trying to retract, and its propulsion systems were running at full capacity.
But none of it seemed to have any effect on the surface of the planet.
How could this be?
How could its defense be so terrifying?
That was what Holmen was thinking at the moment.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't change the reality before his eyes.
Tentacle after tentacle burrowed out of the planet's main body. Most of them were aimed at Arachnid, while others shot through the air to attack the fighters.
These tentacles were all more than 3,000 meters long, and the longest was about 10,000 meters long. There were countless small suction cups on them, and as they swept, a large number of Space Combat Jets were sucked into them. The suction cups that were larger than the Space Combat Jets were the end of the Space Combat Jets. These suction cups could easily crush the Space Combat Jets or fling them at other Space Combat Jets.
Arachnid's main body was trapped by the tentacles, unable to free itself.
Although Arachnid's railguns were able to inflict some damage to the tentacles, it didn't help. More and more of the tentacles continued to clamp down on Arachnid's shields.
How could this be?!
Holmen barked out orders as he stared blankly at the data on his monitor.
Under the onslaught of the alien planet's attacks, the shields' power levels were dwindling.
He'd snorted disdainfully at the Eastern Alliance's findings. A planet of its own?
Impossible!
But now it was clear to him that these tentacles had grown out of the planet itself!
And the planet's defenses were even stronger than Arachnid's.
Even Ares' Blade couldn't penetrate its defenses.
"Mecha Squadron, move out!" Holmen's voice was hoarse as he barked out orders.
A moment ago Arachnid seemed to have the upper hand, but now it was at a complete disadvantage.
It was struggling at death's door.
… …
"Take me there!" Roxanne called to the Wine Master at her side.
The Wine Master looked her in the eye. "Aunt, I'll go with you."
"I'll go as well." The Clockmaker chimed in.
There was no time for hesitation in the face of Moonfiend's onslaught. The three Paragons' eyes flashed with determination.
It took a lot of energy to control a planet's trajectory.
Roxanne was confident she could do it, but the price she'd have to pay would be enormous. Perhaps even her life.
After all, behind Moonfiend was an even more terrifying enemy!
Just as the three Sovereigns were about to make their move, Kang Hui suddenly shouted, "Wait a moment!"
Everyone turned to look at him at the same time. What they saw was Kang Hui's reddened eyes.
"First Fleet! First Fleet! Commander Ying Tianlong, please answer me! Ying Tianlong, what are you doing?!"
Only now did the people on Skyfire Avenue notice the enormous battleship on their screens. It was heading for Moonfiend like a moth to a flame.
The beams of light coming from its rear showed the ship's propulsion system was running at maximum capacity.
And it wasn't just the ship. Behind it was a host of other ships. Like moths to a flame, they all headed for Moonfiend.
"Admiral Kang!
I'll take responsibility for my mistake.
For the sake of the Northern Alliance, please protect Tyrannosaurus! "
Ying Tianlong's voice came through the communicator. His voice was calm, without emotion.
However, it was filled with determination.
Kang Hui's hands clenched into fists. Before today he knew Ying Tianlong didn't respect him.
Otherwise he wouldn't have been one step too late to carry out his orders.
At this moment, all of the barriers between the two of them had vanished in an instant.
As a commander, of course, he knew what Ying Tianlong was doing.
He was leading his First Fleet to ram Moonfiend with his own body. He was buying time for Tyrannosaurus to survive.
Facing death with equanimity was easy to say, but how many people could actually do it?
"Ying Tianlong!" Kang Hui roared.
Ying Tianlong roared with laughter. "Kang Hui, I'm not any worse than you are.
Haha, hahahaha! "
Ying Tianlong's laughter crackled through the communicator. He wasn't the only one. Many others were laughing as well.
Lan Jue, the Pharmacist, the Driver and the rest of the Paragons all straightened at the sound of his hearty laughter.
Although the Eastern Alliance and Northern Alliance had always been at odds, in this moment of life and death, they were united.
Boom--! The Northern Alliance's First Fleet's flagship, the First Fleet's Primary-class Capital Ship, charged forward with all its power, all its cannons, and all its own.
Huge flames blossomed in space. The battleships of the 1st Cosmic Fleet, from commander-level battleships to patrol ships, all crashed into it without hesitation.
They were the Northern Alliance's ace of aces. They were a united fleet. They were the heroes of humanity!
The heroes of the Northern Alliance!
At some point, Admiral Hui's face was wet with tears. He pulled off his military cap, then turned to Lan Jue and the others. "Gentlemen, please proceed to the power room. We'll need you to pump more power into the main cannon."
Moonfiend's speed had slowed under the onslaught of the First Fleet.
First Fleet's hundred thousand soldiers had sacrificed their lives and blood to save Tyrannosaurus and the other four fleets.
The Wine Master glanced at the map Kang Hui had pointed out. With a wave of his scepter, there was a flash of light and they were gone from the office.
Kang Hui didn't even bother to wipe the tears from his face. He issued one order after another.
Tyrannosaurus began to veer off course, leading the four fleets in an attempt to avoid Moonfiend.
Just then, the alien planet picked up speed and sped toward Moonfiend. Its body swelled again, and the vortex at its center swallowed up the planet.
Tyrannosaurus' power room!
This was a huge circular open space with two hundred seats inside. Each seat had a metal handle, and there were people standing behind it.
All of them were Adepts from Tyrannosaurus' fifth level or higher. When the battle reached a critical point, they could channel their Disciplines into the bastion and use them to enhance the ship's capabilities.
The combined power of two hundred Adepts couldn't compare to Tyrannosaurus, but it was still significant in one area.
For example, they could increase the attack power of some of the ship's secondary cannons, or increase the defenses of a specific location.