Meanwhile, the fleet led by Ship Secretary Fenjiemusi suddenly changed direction.
It was as if he had given up on his previous do-or-die attitude.
This was, in fact, the original plan.
"Ship Secretary, the enemy warship is following us!" reported Observer Biyoulei.
Fenjiemusi felt a release of tension and took in the expressions of everyone in the command cabin.
"I know that the orders I'm giving are sending us to our deaths; some of you must hate me."
"But I have to do this."
"Hate me if you must."
If they had evacuated immediately, they might have had a chance to escape.
It was only because Fenjiemusi wanted to protect the scholars that they had reached this predicament.
Not everyone possesses a spirit of sacrifice, something Fenjiemusi understood very well.
No one spoke.
Fenjiemusi thought to himself that this silence was probably their form of resistance.
He was actually a little moved.
Although these people hadn't agreed, no one had objected either.
Silence, sometimes, truly weighs a thousand pounds.
"All units, follow the original plan!"
"Reaching the destination is our victory!"
"We are fighting for the future of the Federal Fleet; history will remember us!"
The fleet's speed was already fast enough, but the enemy warship behind them was even faster.
Initially, to attract attention, Fenjiemusi had the fleet fly close to the enemy warship; when they turned, the distance between the two sides was only 1500 astronomical units.
Now, the pursuing enemy warship had already begun firing.
Each attack sent shivers down the spine of the Federal Fleet.
It was also very frustrating.
The enemy had traveled tens of light-years to get here and had abundant energy.
Meanwhile, they had been adjusting within the Jinlan Star System, yet they were "strapped for cash."
This was the gap brought about by technology!
The enemy warship's teasing eventually yielded results; a few hours later, the first warship was hit and destroyed!
It seemed a valve had been opened.
Subsequently, more and more warships were destroyed.
The enemy warship also got closer and closer.
Fenjiemusi gritted his teeth.
"Separate!"
His eyes were filled with immense grief and indignation; as the signal was sent, nearly half of the warships detached and turned back to engage the enemy warship.
"Take care, everyone!"
Fenjiemusi saluted those warships.
The time these warships could hold out was very limited, but for them, it was already enough.
…
On the other side.
On an asteroid floating in Deep Space.
Shu Rui carefully observed the Starry Sky.
When she saw half of the warships detach from the fleet, she bit her lip until it bled.
Composing herself, she transmitted information to other units.
"Attention, all units, the enemy fleet is about to enter the designated area."
This asteroid was an ambush point.
Fenjiemusi had Shu Rui integrate all usable energy within the Jinlan Star System for this very purpose.
Seven days passed.
One Federal warship after another flew through this area.
Shu Rui touched her chest, feeling her heart pounding wildly, too intensely, a feeling she had never experienced before.
She had never known that she could actually hear the sound of her own heartbeat.
Another four days passed.
"They're too slow!"
"Attention, all units, the enemy warship has entered the designated range, preparing countdown, 30 seconds!"
Shu Rui provided information to others through her own observations.
In fact, Shu Rui didn't even know if anyone could receive this information; those people were not in the world she could traditionally reach.
She was very nervous.
She wondered if their side could seize this window.
If the enemy warship had already passed through this area, then all their preparations would be in vain.
She silently counted the numbers in her heart.
After 30 seconds.
Nothing happened.
Shu Rui's heart sank; they really missed it!
Another 7 seconds passed.
The asteroid she was on vibrated from a particle flow; only then did Shu Rui suddenly remember that there was a distance.
"Ha, so that's it!"
She laughed at her own foolishness.
Immediately after, her expression became calm, and her wildly pounding heart suddenly quieted down.
She lay on the ground, not looking at what was happening, but closing her eyes to enjoy this hard-won quiet.
Immediately after.
The asteroid she was on was shattered by the particle flow, and even she, covered in her mecha, was not spared.
This energy was too immense.
Her position was only 7 light-seconds, or 2.1 million kilometers, from the core of the energy burst.
Too close.
She couldn't escape.
Not only her, but everyone else involved in the ambush around her also couldn't escape.
They were directly vaporized in the massive energy.
Of course, along with the enemy!
…
Destiny Ring Star Combined Fleet.
Xinghui observed an asteroid.
asteroids are not common in Deep Space, but they are not rare either.
Normally, it would not observe them.
However, the Human Civilization fleet they were pursuing had been acting strangely from the very beginning, which made Xinghui think more deeply.
It had been guessing whether Human Civilization would have an ambush.
If so, where would this ambush be?
Clearly.
An asteroid was a perfect coordinate.
"Beware of an ambush."
Xinghui reminded the other commanders not to fall for Human Civilization's trick.
From the perspective of the entire war, Human Civilization was cunning and had many trump cards.
Although they still couldn't stop them, they had caused them very significant losses.
Xinghui did not want to be one of them.
But the other commanders didn't seem to think so.
"It's just an asteroid, you're too sensitive, Xinghui."
"That's right, that's right, what can an asteroid do? This is Deep Space. To ambush using an asteroid, you think it's us? Human Civilization doesn't have small technology."
Xinghui heard the lax replies from the other commanders; it was actually only slightly suspicious and couldn't be sure.
And indeed.
Human Civilization did not have super-micro technology; they simply couldn't hide.
If it was just a simple macroscopic world shrinking, then immense energy would inevitably cause gravitational curvature.
And that asteroid seemed to be just an asteroid.
The fleet passed the asteroid.
Nothing happened.
Xinghui wondered if it was being too cautious; this was not good, it should learn from the other commanders and relax!
As it was thinking this.
Suddenly, the entire warship began to vibrate, and the warship's energy shield was passively activated.
Vast and boundless energy continuously impacted the warship, making it sway like a small boat in a storm.
Around them.
Some of the other "small boats" were not so lucky and were directly shattered by the giant waves of energy.
Xinghui saw the shadowy Federal warships around it in the massive energy; those warships were just afterimages, already gone.
Not gone, but destroyed under this energy.
Xinghui knew it had been careless!
"This is evasion!"
It felt some regret; it should have thought of it earlier.
Human Civilization possessed the technology to evade the Four Fundamental Forces; it should have investigated the super-micro world to prevent this from happening.
The previous battles had been too smooth!
The wave of energy impact was not long, lasting only a dozen minutes.
But when they reacted, they found that their own losses in warships exceeded seventy thousand.
"A bunch of low-grade insects!"
"Damn it, damn it!"
Xinghui heard the roaring sound.
It was a commander.
The strength of the Combined Fleet was uneven.
Although this attack was sudden and the energy was strong, for Advancing Civilization, it could still be withstood.
Xinghui looked at the losses, only over a hundred warships.
The Cai Yu Three Civilizations combined had only over a thousand warships, and that was with Flying Civilization accounting for the majority.
After all, the Cai Yu Three Civilizations were considered ancient in the entire Milky Way, and their technology was considered powerful.
The fleets of the other several Civilizations were not so fortunate, bearing most of the losses.
Especially some Civilizations that were not at 2.7 level, even more so.
No wonder they were angry.
Xinghui felt a bit of schadenfreude; these guys, who usually dared to call themselves brothers with it, resulting in disrespectful language towards it.
They deserved a lesson!
"I must kill them, these damned Human Civilization!"
One commander led his fleet to pursue faster, completely taking the lead.
The other commanders were happy to see it.
This was even better; let that guy scout ahead.
However, to their disappointment, Human Civilization seemed to have no more tricks up their sleeves; until they caught up and reached the optimal attack range, they did not encounter a second ambush.
In fact, all the Human Civilization warships directly turned back and charged towards them as if unafraid of death.
This was truly the end of their tricks; they were fighting for their lives!
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