A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 855

Chapter 855: Chapter 598: Shattered Galaxy Chapter 855: Chapter 598: Shattered Galaxy For Jiezi and the others, their first battle after joining the Tribunal left a deep impression.

The entire universe was flashing. Waves of light, like unending fireworks, illuminated the dark cosmos; beams of light crisscrossed without any deafening sounds of cannonade, but the shock of seeing warships' Macro Cannons fire simultaneously was not diminished.

Not only that…
“It's really annoying everywhere, up, down, left, and right! These guys are also so fast, how are we supposed to fight this! Can't even catch them, it's really bothersome.”

As Yaz piloted the mecha and took down a small monster, she loudly complained. Although the massive cosmic monsters were defeated under the bombardment of the Tribunal Fleet, the smaller ones grouped together like schools of fish darting towards the Wan Yi battleship. Although the Wan Yi battleship itself also had decent antiair capabilities, it was not invincible.

“And what's with these monsters? Knowing they can't break through, shouldn't they be running away?”

The aspect that puzzled Yaz was the monsters' heedless demeanor, which she found rather surprising; three minutes had passed, and the cosmic monsters still hadn't broken through the Tribunal's defenses. With massive firepower, the Tribunal set up a protective net made of endless violence, mercilessly annihilating most enemies who dared approach. Only the smaller monsters had slipped through.

In such a situation, Yaz thought at least they would retreat… Why rush in like a suicidal charge? Are these cosmic monsters not intelligent? Yaz had seen reports about cosmic monsters before; clearly, if they couldn't win they would flee. So why weren't they fleeing now?

“Oh, they can't run.”

Duanmu Huai kindly answered Yaz's question. Of course, this wasn't the answer Yaz wanted to hear.

“Because this star is also their hatching ground.”

“What do you mean?”

“Simply put, the reproductive method of cosmic monsters involves laying eggs in stars, using the power of the star to incubate and multiply.”

“Wait, so you mean…”
Hearing this, Yaz turned pale, finally understanding the implications behind Duanmu Huai's words.

“Exactly, we're about to blow up their home and destroy all their alien offspring. Do you understand now?”

No wonder the aliens were going mad!

At that moment, Yaz finally understood why this group of cosmic monsters was fighting to the death; coming to eliminate their nest and the cosmic monster eggs within!

Any species would fight to the death in such a situation!

What else could be done? Just fight!

“Oh, and by the way, because these aliens have absorbed the star's energy, causing a decrease in energy efficiency, the detonation time has been increased to half an hour. Good luck.”

“Ah———-!?”

At that moment, Yaz felt this would probably be the longest half hour of her life.

Plans not keeping up with changes was nothing new for the Tribunal, or perhaps for Duanmu Huai executing any plan; generally, it was just a rough determination of the target, with the process subject to change anytime. On one hand, he was not good at intricate operations; on the other hand, it was to prevent Cunning Deception from causing trouble. After all, the more meticulous the plan, the more likely it was to invoke unexpected problems.

In fact, in the game there were players who wanted to pull off high IQ moves, thinking of themselves as a Zhuge Liang without fail, but they were directly ruined by Cunning Deception… Yeah, that was really tragic.

So, for Duanmu Huai, as long as the plan achieved the final goal, it was acceptable, and any mishaps along the way… well, they would figure it out then.

After all, he didn't need to command himself right now.

“The patrol fleet's firepower needs to be strengthened, forget about that side, try to maintain as much distance as possible from them! Ugh…… Area B-3 is somewhat threatening…”

How to put it, sitting in the chair and watching Aikute bustling about, Duanmu Huai just felt… so idle.

In the game, Duanmu Huai had participated in quite a few guild wars and similar events, of course, being hired to do so. Back then his role was to be the vanguard, simply charging forward following the commands. Actually, Duanmu Huai himself liked this position; not thinking too much and just fighting directly, whether winning or losing would be considered later. Perhaps in the guild war, the backline command like Aikute managed the overall situation, but for Duanmu Huai, he still preferred leading the fleet charge.

But to think about it… Aikute's social anxiety-induced tactics were indeed unusual.

Looking at the star map before him, Duanmu Huai sighed slightly, even in a static defense battle, Aikute chose to enhance the firepower linkage to enforce zone denial tactics, keeping the cosmic monster army firmly at bay. It seemed she really didn't like close combat.

On the other hand, Duanmu Huai rather enjoyed it; in the game, he would often lead the warships directly into the enemy's forces, stirring up chaos, then crashing through for a skirmish, which was incredibly thrilling.

But there wasn't anything worthwhile to skirmish against these broken things.

“Aikute, how are things currently?”

“Yes, Uncle Judge, the situation is generally smooth, but in the final phase, we might face insufficient firepower…”

“Keep holding on, don't worry about the detonation phase; I'll handle it when the time comes.”

“Ah, okay, I understand,” Ann replied.

Although she didn't know how Duanmu Huai planned to resolve the situation, Aikute obediently nodded and then readjusted the combat plan.

“It's truly spectacular.”

Meanwhile, Captain Tashiro of the Exelion also looked forward, his expression one of utter amazement.

“The universe is burning. Honestly, I never thought I would witness such a scene…”

The Exelion's position was actually a bit awkward. In terms of firepower, it couldn't compare to the Tribunal's warships or the Steel Bastar. But dealing with the smaller monsters, Exelion's armament was too large, not as practical as the VF Fighter Squadron and Jiezi's Mecha Squad. Therefore, they were more like sitting in premium seats watching a sci-fi blockbuster, merely making up the numbers nearby.

Time ticked away by the second.

The Tribunal's bombardment didn't stop, but the squads were already beginning to tire. Typically, their battles lasted longer, but a high-intensity conflict of this duration was too much for anyone to bear.

Luckily, Duanmu Huai was continuously aiding them, summoning numerous Creation Cards like “Guard's Creature,” “Sharp Creature,” and “Swift Attack Creature” to join the fight. Although these Creation Cards themselves had low combat strength and even weaker defenses, they could at least serve as shields and had other more useful effects.

By the way, Ann was unable to participate in the battle. The reason was simple; she had never received training to fight in space, to the extent that when she first went out, she couldn't even distinguish up from down and nearly dashed straight into the army of cosmic monsters.

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai, unable to stand it, ordered Amari to bring her back… You better train some more first.

After all, combat in space isn't as simple as on the ground.

Despite their efforts, the vast Wan Yi battleship was, after all, huge and indeed came under attack from the cosmic monsters. Fortunately, the core areas were unharmed, and it was about time.

“Report to Uncle Judge, we have reached the scheduled time!”

“Very well, notify all combat squads to immediately return to the ship. Miss Fa Zi, ask the Steel Bastar to launch an attack that damages all enemies!”

“Eh? But in doing so, the damage will be hard to ensure…”

“We don't need to break through; just hinder their movements!”

“Okay, I understand!”

Although she didn't know what Duanmu Huai was up to, Fa Zi still followed his order. Soon, Steel Bastar raised its arms, and numerous beams of light burst forth, sweeping the battlefield in a 360-degree radius like lasers at a concert, hitting almost all nearby cosmic monsters. Some of the monsters were annihilated instantly, but the majority, though injured, persisted in their attack.

“Very good, return immediately!”

“Yes!”

Quickly, the mecha squads on the battlefield returned to the warship, and even the Exelion returned to the flagship hangar.

Meanwhile, the Tribunal Fleet began its slow retreat under Duanmu Huai's direction, seemingly showing a lack of firepower–indeed, it was genuinely underpowered.

“Uncle Judge, we've reached our limit!”

“I know, leave it to me,” Duanmu Huai said, lifting his hand. Quickly, two Soul Cards appeared in his hand.

First, summon “Sky City,” then “Divine Relic!”

Activate “Divine Relic” on-play effect!

“Divine Relic: Inflict damage equal to (the Creation Cards destroyed in this battle with oneself) to all enemy Servants.”

Dazzling thunder turned into the Milky Way, piercing through the galaxy in a flash of light. In that instant, the radiant brilliance burst forth like lightning, utterly piercing the cosmic monster army. Wherever it went, those cosmic monsters were obliterated, swallowed by the pure white dazzling light.

Simultaneously, the countdown reached its end.

“Retreat!”

In an instant, the Tribunal Fleet transformed into a shooting star and silently disappeared into the distance. The following moment, the entire star exploded, a massive shockwave sweeping across the galaxy.

Thus, a dazzling galaxy was completely lost to the universe.

Chapter end

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