None of the aliens wanted to be hit by a bastion's main cannon!
They retreated to the side to avoid the brunt of the blast.
Admiral Kang was seated in Tyrannosaurus' control room when he saw the orange light. He shot to his feet.
He knew Lan Qing's plan, but he hadn't expected Lan Qing to attack the planet!
According to the plan, shouldn't they be using their range to create opportunities for themselves, and at the same time weaken the enemy from afar?
Why would Lan Qing suddenly use his main cannon to attack Angel?
Was this completely different from the original plan?
Although he didn't know what Middle Heaven's firepower was capable of, Lan Qing's confidence told him the bastion's main cannons had to be powerful.
Angel was doomed.
Angel wasn't a particularly large planet, and a direct hit from Middle Heaven's main cannon would at least cause a great deal of damage to the planet, even if it didn't blow it up.
It would be impossible for the planet to return to its original state after this shot.
At the very least, it wouldn't be able to serve as an administrative planet.
However, a situation that no one had expected happened.
Middle Heaven's orb of orange light was halfway to its target when something strange happened.
The seemingly solid ball of light began to disperse.
The orange-red light expanded outwards, and it felt like a puff of smoke. At first, it was still condensed together, but it soon dispersed and dissipated into the air.
At this moment, the orange-red light ball naturally disappeared into space.
Impressive, but useless?
Was Middle Heaven really that weak?
Questions popped up in everyone's mind. The aliens hiding in the purple smoke were also confused.
But soon they discovered a problem.
That's right, the ball of light had indeed dispersed. However, in the process of dispersing, it was not weakened at all.
In other words, it had gone from being a ball of orange light to a ring of orange light.
The ring of light was enormous, and had been carefully calculated.
The ring of light was the first to pass through the smoke. A beautiful scene unfolded in front of them.
A large patch of purplish-red smoke was separated into a perfectly round area. Outside this perfectly round area was a patch of orange light that was gradually fading away.
At the next moment, a violent rumble accompanied by a blinding light appeared.
A powerful orange-red light erupted. In that instant, even the purplish-red color of Angel Planet paled in comparison.
What was going on?
The huge explosion caused a large area of turbulence in the purplish-red dance in space. The explosion of the orange-red light appeared behind it. The terrifying explosion caused a huge energy shock wave to appear behind the fog.
The purplish-red smoke quickly dispersed, and they could at least vaguely see the situation behind.
It was a huge orange ring that was exploding. The ring had no effect on Angel Planet at all.
Instead, they all exploded outside Angel Planet.
The aliens had spread out to avoid Middle Heaven's main cannon fire, and now they were right in the path of the orange ring of light.
Chunks of flesh and blood littered the skies as a horde of aliens perished in the explosion.
Although many of the aliens were skilled in defense and managed to deflect most of the attack, this was Middle Heaven's main cannon!
It was inevitable that flesh and blood would splatter after a single shot.
It was impossible to tell how many aliens had fallen to the blast.
The power of the blast shocked everyone present.
Not only did it blow away the purplish-red smoke, but it also dealt a heavy blow to the aliens.
Just as humanity had suffered in the first battle against the alien planets because they didn't know much about them, the aliens were suffering because they didn't know much about Middle Heaven.
In fact, ever since the Northern Alliance's invasion, Lan Qing had seen how the aliens relied on planets to fight. He had been thinking of a countermeasure.
Middle Heaven's power source came from the inky element at its core.
The power of ink was enough to power Middle Heaven's flight, as well as its weapons.
The main cannon was one such example.
Because of the instability of the element, it couldn't be used to create a powerful main cannon.
The Eastern Alliance's scientists came up with another solution.
Their main cannon would be dispersed.
They used the rare metals mined from An Lun, the most suitable for the inky element, to create a honeycomb shaped cannon.
In fact, these barrels could be found all over Middle Heaven. They could be used as cannon fire, or as propellers.
The only difference was the method and intensity of the energy output.
All they had to do was program it in advance.
The attack from the main cannon just now was based on the smoke that humans used when they blew out rings of smoke.
If it had been fired directly, it would have alerted the aliens. It wouldn't have been very effective. At most it would have forced them to concentrate, or forced them to retreat behind the planet.
But this attack was treacherous. When it was fired, it was in the shape of a giant cannonball. It didn't disperse until it was halfway through its flight.
By that time the aliens had already begun to disperse. Where would they find the time to get back?
Catching the enemy off guard and catching them off guard.
Sure enough, it had a huge effect.
The destructive power of this shot had already surpassed the main cannons of the 12 space carriers that day.
At the same time, the aliens surrounding Angel were thrown into chaos.
On the human side, the onslaught picked up speed. Their weapons were charged.
With an unparalleled aura, it pressed down on the Angel Planet.
Was this the power of Middle Heaven?
When Kang Hui saw the power of the blast, he couldn't help but admire it.
Be it the angle, the power, or the range of the blast, everything had been controlled to perfection. It was obvious it had been calculated.
They'd only been here for two short days, and to accomplish all of this in two days was no easy feat.
But Lan Qing had done it in secret.
Not only did this blast destroy the enemy, but it also boosted the morale of the allied forces.
The human ships maintained their formation and flew forward as fast as they could.
The twelve Capital ships spared no effort in firing their main cannons at the aliens in the distance.
They had no intention of holding back.
Tyrannosaurus and Poseidon, however, showed no signs of firing their main cannons. Both were silent.
But their presence alone was enough to put a great deal of pressure on the aliens.
At that moment, a dark purplish-red blob flew out from Angel Planet.
When this ball of purplish-red light first appeared, it was not eye-catching. But soon, it reached space.
It was noticed because it had blocked more than three attacks from the main cannons of the Chieftain class mothership.
It was an enormous alien. It looked like a giant ball, and its body was enormous. After being struck by the Chancellor's main cannon, the only thing that changed was the shape of its body. It went from spherical to flat, and a great deal of the cannon's energy dissipated.
The alien's body was over ten thousand meters in diameter. It was definitely one of the most powerful beings in the universe.
After blocking three of the cannons, the creature's body expanded again, forming a barrier that blocked five more shots. The energy dissipated, but the creature didn't seem to be affected at all.
Then the giant alien spun around like a whirlpool, sucking in a large number of the surrounding aliens into its sphere of influence.
From the moment it appeared until now it had blocked most of the enemy's attacks. Many of the aliens were able to escape the bombardment of the Capital ships' main cannons.
Immediately after, its huge body suddenly shrunk inwards, and then violently spurted out.
Like an exploding tomato, countless aliens sprayed out, heading straight for the human army.
In the blink of an eye, a thousand aliens had reached the human fleet.
The distance between the two sides was quickly closed.
However, the humans were already prepared for battle. When the main cannon of the mothership fired just now, the speed of the human fleet had already begun to slow down.
Lan Qing was well aware of the importance of distance. His side had the advantage in this regard, and he advocated the principle of expanding this advantage into victory.
There was no reason not to take advantage of it.
The human fleet slowed to a halt, then sped up, then stopped again.
Lan Qing was in control of the entire process.
This was the art of battle.
It was precisely because of this last pause that the formation of the fleet did not become chaotic due to the acceleration of the fleet.
It was because of this brief pause that the humans were able to avoid chaos, even though the aliens had been thrown into the fray.
Middle Heaven was the first to react, and was the first to launch an attack.
Beams of orange light shot out from the bastion like they had eyes of their own. They raced toward the aliens.