Rebirth of the Super Battleship

Chapter 816: The Fall of the Small Universe

Hundreds of colossal Space Gates towered in the void, with countless spaceships arrayed in formation, waiting to pass through. There were simply too many ships. Even with hundreds of Space Gates, such a gigantic flow could not be handled in a short time. In this region of space, besides the omnipresent warships, there were also some vast, hazy silhouettes constantly appearing and vanishing.

These were powerful single-entity civilizations. They already possessed the ability to traverse space on their own, so they did not need to rely on the Space Gates built by Technological Civilizations. They opened up their own routes and advanced toward this small universe by far more concealed means.

Technology capable of advancing into the Level 7 civilization category was like a slab of bloody meat that kept exuding the scent of blood. No matter who it was, be it flies or tigers, they all wanted to take a bite. It was an irresistible temptation.

On the small universe’s side, Xiao Yu had similarly constructed hundreds of Space Gates. Hundreds of millions of warships had already set out in various formations. The Space Bridge between the two sides was now in contact, and a fierce battle was on the verge of erupting.

Xiao Yu held an absolute advantage in performance. These clusters of ships were like tigers descending from the mountain, charging ferociously into the warship formations of the Andromeda Galaxy Alliance. Ship after ship was destroyed. The endless explosions turned the entire Space Bridge into a world of illusory light and shadow. Everywhere was raging energy, everywhere chaotic space. The warships were like little wooden boats riding atop a storm-tossed sea, liable to be destroyed at any moment.

In some sectors, Xiao Yu gained the upper hand and ultimately destroyed the enemy routes, burying hundreds of thousands or even millions of enemy warships. In other sectors, Xiao Yu was at a disadvantage and was eventually overwhelmed, losing thousands or tens of thousands of warships at a time. From the very start the war plunged into its most intense state. Here, no individual ship could decide its own fate. Destruction was normal. Survival was the true stroke of luck.

Xiao Yu had far too few ships. On average, each of his warships was simultaneously besieged by more than one hundred enemy warships. If Xiao Yu had intended to flee, then no amount of ships would have been enough, but he had no intention of running. The shortage of warships was not only reflected in insufficient combat strength; more importantly, Xiao Yu simply could not oversee so many battlefields at once.

“I have always relied on numbers to crush other civilizations, yet I never thought there would come a day when other civilizations would use numbers to try and crush me.” Xiao Yu sighed inwardly. “I must admit, this does not feel very pleasant.”

Crisscrossing everywhere, the densely packed Space Bridges were filled with vast enemy fleets. No matter which direction Xiao Yu tried to advance in, he invariably ran into resistance. Among the enemies he faced were peak Level 6 civilizations equipped with advanced shields and ships capable of reaching one hundred and fifty times the speed of light. Sometimes he encountered high-level Level 6 civilizations that had only just built Star-Class battleships and were full of conceit. Even some preliminary civilizations that possessed only Planet-Class battleships were throwing themselves at him in desperate attacks.

Enemies were everywhere, warships everywhere. These ships surged toward Xiao Yu like a tidal wave. Xiao Yu soon realized that it was impossible to hold the small universe, impossible to keep the enemy outside the gate. It was already a foregone conclusion that his outer defenses would be breached.This small universe was simply too large. To defend all of it would require an astronomical amount of force. Even if Xiao Yu devoted all of his computational power, he still could not control enough ships to guard every sector.

“It does not matter. If I cannot hold the entire small universe, then I will just defend these few star systems. As long as my research is not affected, it is fine.” Xiao Yu thought casually.

The Flame Civilization did not see it that way. From within the small universe, they could clearly perceive the overall situation and Xiao Yu’s disadvantage. The situation was now extremely critical, so they felt they had to do something.

“Our civilization may be weak, but at a time like this, we should not continue hiding in the rear like cowards. We will also participate in the battle and contribute our strength to the defense.” the leader of the Flame Civilization said.

Xiao Yu neither agreed nor objected. Thus, after several hundred years of development, the Flame Civilization, which had managed to assemble fewer than ten million warships, also joined the war. They piloted their simple ships and, with a spirit of disregarding life and death, added their nearly negligible contribution to Xiao Yu’s defense.

“The Sweepers Civilization has already shown signs of collapse in its defense.” In the highest council chamber, Ao Tian faced the projections of several hundred Level 6 civilization leaders and said calmly, “This small universe is too large. It is impossible for the Sweepers Civilization to defend the entire thing. Look, even the Flame Civilization has joined the defense. This is the best proof that the Sweepers Civilization is running out of strength.”

“However, during this period of fighting, we have noticed that the number of Sweepers Civilization warships does not seem to be decreasing. But we have clearly paid a huge price and destroyed at least tens of millions of their ships. Have you investigated this?”

“This matches my analysis. Clearly, the Sweepers Civilization is overdrawing its war potential.” Ao Tian said coolly. “If our conjecture is correct, the Sweepers Civilization will not be able to hold out much longer. I suggest we launch a full-scale assault, break the Sweepers Civilization’s defensive line in one stroke, and push the war into its next stage.”

“I have chosen the Flame Civilization as our breakthrough point.”

Enormous numbers of warships began to gather. A far larger Space Gate rose in the dark void, and behind it stretched an extremely solid Space Bridge. Every civilization participating in this engagement possessed Star-Class battleships, and together they had assembled over one billion of their most advanced warships. At the same time, some hidden forces lurked in the void, ready to intervene in the battle at any moment.

The enormous fleet advanced slowly but steadily. Battlefields in other sectors were successfully tying down most of Xiao Yu’s forces, leaving him able to muster only limited resistance against this strongest Space Bridge.

Even if Xiao Yu’s warships plunged into this vast ocean of enemy warships, there was only one outcome, which was to be blasted apart and carve open a path with their deaths.

The Flame Civilization had been struggling bitterly the whole time. They had suffered devastating losses when fleeing the Guardian Alliance and had never recovered since. They had finally managed to regain a bit of strength and form a fleet that could not exactly be called large, and they had now thrown all of it into this defensive war. Although Xiao Yu did not take the Andromeda Galaxy Alliance’s offensive seriously, he did not stop the Flame Civilization from doing this. The Andromeda Galaxy would later be handed over to the Flame Civilization, so they had to pay some price in this war.

The Flame Civilization had fought in disadvantageous conditions all along, maintaining high morale. But when they saw the enemies they now faced, they finally sent a request for aid to Xiao Yu for the first time.

“Leader, our civilization truly cannot hold on any longer. The enemy attacking this time is beyond the limits of what we can handle. At most, we can hold for three hours. After three hours, the defensive line will be broken…”

Xiao Yu assembled a fleet of ten million warships, led by a single Star-Class battleship, and sent it here to reinforce the Flame Civilization. The fighting immediately turned fierce. Ten million warships were absolutely no match for one billion, but in defense, it was not so easy for the enemy fleet to break through.

Yet at this moment, strange fluctuations began to appear along the Space Bridge. Xiao Yu saw that several dozen Level 6 Alien Beasts and several dozen oddly shaped large warships entered the Space Bridge. There was something peculiar about these large warships. Xiao Yu knew these were all Taihao Civilizations.

Thus Xiao Yu knew that this passage could no longer be held. Once the passage fell, it meant the enemy would be free to move in and out of his small universe at will. The war was thus inevitably pushed into its next stage.

In the earlier fighting, Xiao Yu had never encountered any single-entity civilizations. He had suspected that the organizer might have hidden all these powerful single-entity civilizations, intending to catch him off guard at a critical moment. Now, Xiao Yu’s guess was confirmed.

“Fine, you win this battle.” Xiao Yu thought with a hint of mockery. “We will see whether you can also conquer the star systems I am actually defending.”

Escape for these ten million warships was now impossible. In this broad and solid Space Bridge, the last battle before the fall of the small universe began.

A terrifying Alien Beast, somewhat similar to the dinosaurs of ancient Earth but many times larger, was rearing up here and roaring to the heavens. A Nation-Class spaceship failed to dodge in time and was smashed into an explosion with a single sweep of its tail. A warship belonging to a scientific Taihao Civilization had entangled a Planet-Class battleship, the two sides locked in fierce exchange of fire. A Nation-Class spaceship was trapped in an endless encirclement of warships. Although it struggled desperately, in the end it still exhausted all of its energy. Here within the Space Bridge, it was not even possible to flee, so it could only helplessly explode into a ball of fire.

This battle lasted for about three months. After those three months, Xiao Yu’s ten million warships and the Flame Civilization’s remaining five million warships were all annihilated.