Chapter 596: Unexpected
Chapter 596: Unexpected
In the Dark Nebula, over twenty warships were swiftly flying through the starry skies.
Perhaps due to the need to accommodate more than ten Pursuer Ships, the Annihilator and Dreadnought at the forefront of the fleet were not advancing at a rapid pace.
Indeed, this was the elite support squad of the Song Family.
This time, as multiple teams were clearing the Crimson Disc Galaxy, the Morning Star Family Fleet and the Song Family Joint Fleet were assigned to adjacent star regions. The distance between them was less than 200,000 light-years, which was why the Langya Wang Inspector had sought assistance from the Song Family.
At a distance of less than 200,000 light-years, the elite Song Family fleet could cover the distance in a relatively short time. After all, the general star map of the Crimson Disc Galaxy was not a secret among the various factions.
If the Song Family truly wanted to provide support as quickly as possible, Song Chi's Mirror Battleship could activate the "Crimson Sky Warp," transporting everyone to their destination in one go.
The key was that the Mirror Battleship had no limit on the number of passengers it could carry, and this transportation came at no cost.
However, the "Crimson Sky Warp" ability on the Heaven Ruin Skydome was still unknown to outsiders. Therefore, in the eyes of other captains, the Song Family's support mission seemed flawless.
But even with over ten Pursuer Ships, it was uncertain if they could reach the Morning Star Family Fleet within a month, even at full speed. By the time they arrived, it might already be too late.
...
Two days after the Song Family's support fleet set off, over 100,000 light-years away, the battlefield of the Morning Star Family Fleet.
Outside a 6th Rank Floating Continent, countless Celestial Serpent Warships and Eight-Armed Serpent Demons were engaged in a chaotic battle with over 20 million Flame Civilization Warships.
Two days ago, the Morning Star Family Fleet was leading its forces to attack a 6th Rank Floating Land nearby. However, halfway through their journey, a large number of Celestial Serpent Warships and Eight-Armed Serpent Demons suddenly emerged from within the Floating Land, including two Seventh Rank Serpent Demon Sovereigns.
Caught off guard, the Morning Star Family Fleet was unable to retreat and immediately became embroiled in a fierce battle.
Beyond the battlefield, two Sovereign battlefields were located several light-years away.
It was evident that the two Annihilators had chosen a defensive counterattack against the full-force assault of the two Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereigns.
The seat ship of the Langya Wang Subordinate Inspector was holding its own, as its captain, hailing from a top-tier clan in the Immortal Qin, possessed combat prowess on par with the Seventh Rank Serpent Demon Sovereign, the pinnacle of the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Civilization. However, the Morningstar Traverse was different.
As a newly promoted Annihilator, the Morningstar Traverse's power was restricted by the Silver Flame Seed. Additionally, its hull armor was only of Silver Legendary Quality, and in close-quarters combat with a peer-ranked Serpent Demon Sovereign, the Morningstar Traverse gradually fell into a disadvantage.
As for using the speed advantage of the Flame Warship to execute a kiting strategy?
That was wishful thinking.
This was a medium-sized starry sky battlefield. If the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereign were to leave, the battle situation would immediately shift in favor of the ordinary fleet.
...
Clang!
Another sharp sound of flesh and alloy armor reverberated as the iron fists of the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereign tore open another massive rift in the already battered hull of the Morningstar Traverse.
"Warning, the warship is under external attack. Hull armor is damaged by 72%, and the ship's overall damage is at 47%. Please repair immediately!!!"
In the main control room of the Morningstar Traverse, as the semi-automatic ship AI's warning sounded in his ear, Rosetta Morningstar activated a silver repair module on the ship.
Soon, the hull armor, which had sustained over 70% damage, was almost entirely repaired, along with a significant portion of the ship itself.
At the same time, the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereign, sensing this change, unleashed a torrent of Earth Law from its serpentine eyes. The perfect-stage Earth Law rapidly converged in its vertical pupils.
Before Rosetta Morningstar could react, the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon's inherited supreme spell, Petrification Ray, was unleashed.
However, the Morningstar Traverse was protected by a golden-attribute energy shield of Holy Light quality, which was attuned to its hull. This shield, which had been ineffective in close-quarters combat, now played a significant role.
The Petrification Ray, unleashed by the Seventh Rank Serpent Demon Sovereign, should have petrified the Morningstar Traverse for at least 5 seconds. However, with the golden-attribute energy shield's counteraction, the Morningstar Traverse was only petrified for a little over 2 seconds.
But that was more than enough. On the other side, the seat ship of the Wang Inspector had also been affected by the Petrification Ray, but it was only petrified for a second.
As the two Annihilators broke free from their petrified state, the two Serpent Demon Sovereigns had already disappeared from the starry skies.
"Wait, go back!"
In the ship's communication channel, Rosetta Morningstar's urgent shout echoed, and the next second, both Annihilators initiated a warp.
However, this warp required a certain amount of charging time. At this moment, the importance of comprehending different laws became apparent. If there were an Annihilator captain proficient in the Law of Space, with the support of a perfect-stage Law of Space, even an ordinary orange or red flash-dodge component could easily allow them to escape by several light-years in one go.
In comparison, captains who comprehended other laws would need silver or even golden-quality flash-dodge components to achieve the same effect.
By the time the two Annihilators returned to the fleet battlefield outside the 6th Rank Floating Land, over 90% of the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon army had retreated back into the Floating Land.
Witnessing this, the two Annihilator captains exchanged a glance.
"This is troublesome. They're trying to lure us away. We must inform the Song Family immediately..."
"Rosetta, we must go and provide support now!"
Hearing the grave tone of the Wang Inspector, Rosetta Morningstar, after pretending to carefully consider for a moment, responded, "Inspector, I don't think that's wise. We don't know where those two Serpent Demon Sovereigns went. If we leave, they might suddenly turn back and attack us!"
"Rosetta, you should know that the three families of the Yao Han Kingdom are still pushing forward. Those three 7th Rank Floating Lands require the presence of Serpent Demon Sovereigns. Those two Serpent Demon Sovereigns have likely returned using high-quality teleportation components, and our fleet is no longer in danger."
Before the Wang Inspector could finish, Rosetta Morningstar immediately interjected, "Isn't it better to be safe than sorry?"
"You..."
The Wang Inspector was about to rebuke Rosetta Morningstar, but for some reason, he stared deeply into Rosetta's eyes and decided against saying more. Instead, he immediately logged into the Flame Network and sent a warning message to Song Wujiang.
...
After the departure of Song Wujiang and other top-tier combatants from the Song Family, the joint fleet's overall combat strength was significantly weakened. As a result, the Langya Wang Inspector no longer insisted on targeting the 7th Rank Life Floating Land near the center of the Crimson Disc Galaxy.
The fleet slowly traversed the starry skies, this time setting their sights on a 6th Rank Life Floating Continent.
Just then, a sudden, urgent alarm blared from the center of the fleet, the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
[Warning! Multiple medium-sized Celestial Serpent Mother Ships detected 180 light-years away!]
[Warning, 180...]
[Warning...]
The consecutive alarms left Song Chi's heart racing.
He quickly issued a Level One Alert in the family group chat and then shared the news in the joint fleet chat.
As the entire fleet's upper echelon was in an uproar, an anomaly occurred in the middle of the fleet, spanning billions of miles.
Two towering figures with eight arms tore through space, each over ten thousand kilometers tall. They were Eight-Armed Serpent Demons, and they unleashed a vast energy that converged above the fleet, instantly forming two gigantic energy palms imbued with the might of a Sovereign. With overwhelming force, they struck towards the core battleship group of the Song and Luo families.
Thanks to Song Chi's warning, the Song family battleships had activated their defensive capabilities, and Song Chi had also activated the Darkstar Turtle Armor component he had just unloaded from the Unmoving King of Light.
In an instant, the five million Flame Warships near the Heaven Ruin Skydome were bound, and their energy shield and hull armor values increased significantly.
However, these measures alone were not enough to withstand the full force of a Serpent Demon Sovereign's Law Energy Palm.
In the center of the fleet, Bone-Cracking Luo Clan's Star Annihilator and Song Chi's Tyrant Crab simultaneously soared into the sky, directly confronting the two Law Energy Palms.
Boom!
A terrifying energy storm erupted as the four forces collided, but fortunately, Bone-Cracking Luo Clan's Star Annihilator and the Tyrant Crab took the brunt of the attack, minimizing the damage to the fleet.
What drew everyone's attention was the group of Flame Warships near the Heaven Ruin Skydome. Aside from a dozen unlucky cruisers, the other Flame Ship Captains suffered minimal damage.
In contrast, nearly a thousand ships on the Bone-Cracking Luo Clan's side were lost.
Before the Flame Ship Captains could breathe a sigh of relief, a third towering black shadow suddenly appeared in the energy storm above them.
It was the third Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereign.
"Three Serpent Demon Sovereigns? They seem to hold us in high regard!"
In the control room of the Heaven Ruin Skydome, Song Chi's expression darkened as he witnessed this scene, and then a cold smile appeared on his face.
As expected, the moment the third Serpent Demon Sovereign appeared, an inexplicable oppressive force descended upon the Heaven Ruin Skydome.
Not only the Heaven Ruin Skydome but the entire fleet of nearly a million ships fell under the control of the Eight-Armed Serpent Prison of this Serpent Demon Sovereign.
Song Chi felt his control over the Heaven Ruin Skydome become infinitely more difficult. Every slight movement of the warships drained his mental energy.
The next second, the third Eight-Armed Serpent Demon extended its muscular right arm, pressing down on the Song family's fleet.
Without hesitation, Song Chi activated the "Angelic Dominion Wings" component, unleashing the "Angelic King True Spirit Guard" ability.
With the dual protection of the golden energy shield and the hull armor, along with the Holy Light Shield granted by the Angelic Dominion Wings, the Heaven Ruin Skydome was well-protected against sinking.
However, the tens of thousands of elite Song family members, including a small number of affiliated clans and Luo family members, faced the danger of total annihilation.
Under the complete suppression of the 7th Rank Eight-Armed Serpent Prison, the Angelic King True Spirit Phantom took significantly longer to materialize than usual. Nonetheless, it managed to complete its manifestation just before the Serpent Demon Sovereign's palm strike.
Unfortunately, the Angelic King True Spirit Phantom had barely finished materializing, and it needed a little more time to fully solidify. Under the Serpent Demon Sovereign's palm strike, the Angelic King True Spirit Phantom lasted for less than ten seconds.
However, this was enough time for Song Chi to activate the next component's power.
As the Angelic King True Spirit Phantom faded, a blood-red spear over a million meters long appeared.
Boom!
The blood-red spear collided with the Serpent Demon Sovereign's palm, unleashing a second energy storm. This time, even the terrifying Serpent Demon Sovereign's palm heart was slashed open, and silver blood dripped from the wound.
The third Eight-Armed Serpent Demon Sovereign was filled with uncertainty and hesitated for a moment.
But the attack wasn't over yet. The black hole hidden within the blood-red spear erupted, releasing a singularity formed by the concentrated power of ten thousand black holes. Its might was unimaginable.
The instant the miniature black hole appeared, the Serpent Demon Sovereign's injured palm was completely shattered by the terrifying tearing and crushing force of the black hole, turning it into a bloody mess.
Then, the "Hunter God's Weakness Mark" that had been previously activated exploded, dealing secondary damage.
Under this relentless assault, the Serpent Demon Sovereign's palm shattered completely, turning into a cloud of blood mist from the wrist down.
Roar!
The recently appeared Serpent Demon Sovereign roared in pain and quickly retracted its right arm, enduring the agony.
However, as a Sovereign being with an extraordinary physique, the injury didn't seem as severe as it appeared. With its blood qi boiling and life force burning, the broken right palm began to regenerate at a visible rate.
Soon, the palm grew back.
At the same time, the other two Serpent Demon Sovereigns emerged from the void rift.
Buzz!
The stellar energy in the starry sky buzzed, seemingly aware of the joint fleet's predicament. After their appearance, these two Serpent Demon Sovereigns also immediately activated their Eight-Armed Serpent Prison ability.
The Eight-Armed Serpent Prison was one of the most powerful abilities of the Eight-Armed Serpent Demon civilization and was extremely difficult to comprehend. However, for these Serpent Demon Sovereigns, who had already achieved the Sovereign rank, their bloodlines were extraordinary, and it was not surprising that they could control this ability.
However, this development spelled disaster for the fleet captains.
Under the pressure of three 7th Rank Eight-Armed Serpent Prisons, even the Heaven Ruin Skydome was shaking, let alone the ordinary 3rd and 4th Rank Flame Warships.
(End of Chapter)
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