novelraw Chapter 823: This Is Real
Chapter 823: This Is Real
At this moment, the defensive line of the last star system where Xiao Yu was stationed was also breached by the Andromeda Galaxy Alliance. To achieve this, the Andromeda Galaxy Alliance had paid the price of several hundred years of time, more than ten billion warships, and the lives of nearly one trillion intelligent beings from Level 6 Civilizations.
What supported them through such a grievous sacrifice, what made them grit their teeth and press on, was that seemingly distant yet now within-reach prize. That was the technology of a quasi-Level 7 Civilization. As long as they obtained this technology and analyzed it, there was a very high chance of turning it into true Level 7 Civilization technology…
Ao Tian knew very well in his heart how difficult it was to advance to a Level 7 Civilization. Back when they still belonged to the Guardian Alliance, even with the formidable strength of the Guardian Civilization, they had never considered carrying out a super particle acceleration experiment to charge at Level 7 Civilization. Not only that, among the hundreds of Level 6 Civilizations in the entire galaxy, none had such an idea. Of course, there had once been civilizations that entertained it and even put it into practice, but their endings were miserable. More than sixty peak Level 6 Civilizations had become Taihao Civilizations, while those that did not even get the chance to become Taihao Civilizations and were directly erased by the invigilators numbered twice that.
How precious must an existence be that had already successfully conducted a super particle acceleration experiment yet had not truly become a Level 7 Civilization. Thus Ao Tian made his resolve. No matter how terrible the price, he would definitely achieve this goal.
Ao Tian’s plan had proceeded smoothly all along. This was what the facts told him, and this was also what he himself saw. Now, without a doubt, the time had come to reap the fruits of victory. Ao Tian’s mood began to grow excited. It was not only him. All alliance members, all Level 6 civilization leaders, all surviving single-entity civilizations felt an indescribable ecstasy at this moment.
Several hundred years of struggle were finally bearing fruit. At last they could wipe out this damned Sweepers Civilization. At last they could seize its technology and its resources.
It was not only Ao Tian. Many people, many ships, many single-entity civilizations all noticed those small ships emerging from the center of the star system at this moment. The number of those small ships was not large, at least compared with the enormous alliance fleet, they seemed very few, only a bit under ten million. Among these ten million ships, the largest ones were merely Nation-Class spaceships.
Ao Tian issued an order. “All combat units attention. I order two hundred million warships to be organized to engage these ten million ships of the Sweepers Civilization… This is clearly the last of the Sweepers Civilization’s strength. As long as we destroy these ships, we can pluck the fruits of victory without any obstruction… Hm?”
Ao Tian did not take these ten million ships seriously at all. They had already destroyed hundreds of millions of ships, so why would they care about this small number? Yet it was precisely this small group of ships he looked down on that brought him an immense shock.
Ao Tian watched as the lead ship among those ten million small ships suddenly fired a beam of white light from its bow. It looked very similar to a ray-type weapon, such as a laser or high-energy beam. But it was obviously not a ray-type weapon, because its speed of travel, like that of a spatial rift, was faster than light.Faster than light meant it could not be dodged. This was a law. Level 6 Civilizations had long become accustomed to this mode of warfare. When facing attacks of spatial rifts, the universal response of Level 6 Civilizations was to increase the performance of their shields to withstand them. Yet the power of this white light, which resembled a ray-type weapon, was far beyond anyone’s expectations.
A Star-Class battleship was directly pierced through. After piercing that Star-Class battleship, the white light did not lose momentum. It kept traveling forward, continuing on until it had pierced through three Continent-Class spaceships, fifteen Nation-Class spaceships, and even more smaller ships before finally disappearing. At the moment it was first pierced, those ships did not feel any threat, but then this white light began to slowly move sideways, like a sharp sword.
Only then did its immense power reveal itself. The foremost Star-Class battleship was directly cut into two halves. No defensive method and no advanced material had any effect. A Star-Class battleship, with ample energy reserves and fully functioning engines, was cut cleanly in two by a seemingly inconspicuous white light.
This, this was simply unbelievable, incomprehensible. At that moment, Ao Tian practically did not dare believe his own eyes, did not dare believe anything he was seeing.
Yet the facts lay before him with crystal clarity. A Star-Class battleship had died in utter silence. Accompanying it to the grave were dozens of other large ships.
This was the power of a Star-Class battleship forged entirely with Level 7 Civilization technology. Though it was only the size of a Nation-Class spaceship, it was a genuine Star-Class battleship. When there was no longer any need for restraint, the new-type warships built by Xiao Yu could finally bare their fangs completely, revealing their irresistible might to these humble beings before them.
“This must be the Sweepers Civilization’s trump card.” Ao Tian still had not lost his composure, even though this matter was so bizarre and filled with an utterly unbelievable flavor. “A trump card is a trump card. It will not be brought out except at moments of life and death. Now that the Sweepers Civilization has reached its most dangerous moment, it is only natural that they reveal their trump card.”
“Since it is a trump card, its numbers definitely will not be large. Destroy that Nation-Class spaceship. As long as we destroy it, the Sweepers Civilization will no longer have the ability to fight back. Destroy it. We must destroy it. No matter what price we pay, we must destroy it.” Ao Tian immediately made up his mind.
“I order all combat units to attack with full force and encircle this Nation-Class spaceship. You must destroy it. It is the Sweepers Civilization’s trump card. As long as we destroy it, the Sweepers Civilization will never again…”
The scene before him once again exceeded Ao Tian’s expectations, cutting his order off midway and leaving him standing stiffly in the command room, mouth agape, his face filled with disbelief and terror.
Because he saw that it was not just this one ship. On all of the nearly ten million ships following behind that lead ship, the same white light erupted. In an instant, this region of space was filled with clear, brilliant white beams. They were like heralds of death. Under the illumination of this white light, his fleet had no ability to resist at all.
Almost in that very instant, more than thirty million ships in the alliance were destroyed.
Whether Province-Class or Nation-Class spaceships, and even Continent-Class and Planet-Class spaceships, none of them had any power to resist before this terrifying white light. Only Star-Class battleships could hold out a little longer. But even Star-Class battleships would not be able to endure for long, because almost every single Star-Class battleship had a particularly thick band of white light clinging to it like a maggot gnawing on bone.
Ao Tian no longer knew what kind of expression he had on his face. He looked at one command screen and saw his ships being subjected to a one-sided, brutally efficient slaughter. He looked at another command screen and saw a Level 6 Alien Beast fleeing for its life, chased by only a few enemy ships. He switched his view again and saw a Taihao Civilization also retreating in utter panic…
But none of them could escape. Ao Tian watched as the formation of small warships originating from the center of the star system began to spread out. Some of the warships suddenly vanished, and after only the briefest interval, reappeared in another location. With a bit of calculation, Ao Tian arrived at a figure that left him utterly stunned and horrified.
“At least twelve hundred times the speed of light…” Ao Tian murmured to himself.
The conference hall that had moments before been filled with laughter, ready at any time to host a victory celebration, now fell silent. All of the Level 6 civilization leaders stared blankly at the displays, their expressions all different.
“Th-this, what battle is this? It must be some prank video shot by some civilization, right?” One Level 6 civilization leader forced a laugh. “Haha, haha, I knew it, it must be this. We have already forced the Sweepers Civilization into utter desperation. They have been propping themselves up by overdrawing their civilization’s war potential. How could they possibly bring out such powerful warships at this time? Yes, yes, I must have seen wrong, I must have seen wrong.”
“Lord Ao Tian, please stop joking with us. Hurry and switch the image back to the real battle scene. I can hardly wait to see the Sweepers Civilization’s base camp being broken by us.” Another civilization leader laughed.
The atmosphere in the conference hall gradually relaxed. Many people’s expressions loosened, and conversation and laughter returned again. The leaders were talking over one another. “Hey, Lord Ao Tian, that was quite some joke you played on us. You really scared us.”
“Lord Ao Tian, your joke has already been seen through. There is no need to keep it up. Everyone is very anxious. Quickly switch the image to the real battle footage.” Many civilization leaders stood up and urged Ao Tian.
Ao Tian still stood there, looking somewhat stiff. He turned his head with some difficulty, his joints even creaking as they moved. Facing the leaders of all the civilizations in the conference hall, Ao Tian showed a smile uglier than a cry. “Honored leaders, I I did not play a prank on you, nor did I I am not joking with everyone. What you are seeing is all real…”