Tranquility.
This was Xi La Sheng Yi’s first impression upon seeing this world.
Everything was intact, except for the massive hole behind them.
“The Silk Civilization shows no signs of invasion!”
During the numerous regressions, every time Xi La Sheng Yi entered the Dark Matter World, it was always in a dilapidated state.
It felt as if it had undergone an apocalypse.
But here, it was exceptionally peaceful.
This made Xi La Sheng Yi suspect that his time estimation was still far too early.
Perhaps, the Silk Civilization’s problem had already been resolved through countless regressions.
In that case, their entry into the Dark Matter World might very well be them walking straight into a trap.
“Large numbers of warships detected ahead!”
Sure enough, the radar displayed millions of Mirror Civilization warships approaching, forming a fan shape, attempting to swallow them whole with a smaller force.
“Engage!”
Xi La Sheng Yi’s expression turned grim.
“Commander, the hole behind us hasn’t closed yet. Should we retreat? This is, after all, the Mirror Civilization’s home turf.”
Everyone who had entered the Dark Matter World knew this.
In its early stages, the Dark Matter World was already capable of fending off attacks from the Federal Fleet.
And now, a mature Dark Matter World, combined with a vast Mirror Civilization fleet, was not as simple as one plus one equals two.
Xi La Sheng Yi saw the status of the hole transmitted by the detector.
It was slowly healing.
He suddenly laughed.
“Fake!”
“It’s all fake!”
The others were startled to hear the word “fake.” Were they still in a regression?
This was almost a reflex.
“The Mirror Civilization thinks this is a movie.”
“With their control over dark matter, how could they allow the Dark Matter World to heal so slowly?”
“There’s only one reason: they themselves want to drive us out, to make us leave!”
They were an Unknown Civilization.
Controlling such basic matter should be a matter of minutes, shouldn't it?
It was too obvious, this loophole.
However, for them, having just experienced suspicion, facing an intact Dark Matter World and a massive Mirror Civilization fleet, the best decision they could make at this moment was to retreat.
Xi La Sheng Yi believed that 99% of the people on this warship would think the same.
But after so many regressions, Xi La Sheng Yi’s sensitivity had far surpassed what it once was.
Anything would arouse his suspicion.
And once suspicion arose, he had many more avenues of thought than others.
“But what if it’s real?” Some still didn’t believe his judgment.
It was normal.
What they saw ahead – the peaceful Dark Matter World, the massive Mirror Civilization fleet – all seemed real.
No!
Only relatively real.
Moreover, retreating would have no consequences for them.
At worst, they would just enter again.
But that would take too long; this retreat could at least buy the Mirror Civilization a few days.
Xi La Sheng Yi didn’t know what the Mirror Civilization needed these few days for.
But he knew that whatever the enemy wanted to achieve, he just had to stop it!
“There is no ‘what if.’ All warships, engage! Whether it’s real or fake, we’ll pierce it with our weapons.”
Tens of millions of warships.
This was actually a very high-stakes war.
Even including the Dwarf Planet-class Battleship Xi La Sheng Yi was on.
At this moment, Xi La Sheng Yi held nothing back, ordering the Dwarf Planet-class Battleship to unleash unconventional weapons.
“Prepare super-range weapon!”
The super-range weapon actually fell between conventional and unconventional weapons.
Its power was unconventional, but its output method was conventional.
There were also some completely unconventional super-range weapons, but those were not mounted on warships.
Unconventional often didn't mean less energy consumption than conventional weapons; it might also mean that to store the creation particles of those unconventional weapons, the warship would make trade-offs in many aspects.
There were a total of 18 Dwarf Planet-class Battleships in the fleet commanded by Xi La Sheng Yi.
All Dwarf Planet-class Battleships activated their super-range weapon.
Energy charging began.
The laser rain from other warships had already poured forward.
The overwhelming lasers melted before they even touched the Mirror Civilization warships.
The Mirror Civilization warships quickly launched a counterattack.
The two fleets were very close, only a few astronomical units apart.
The Mirror Civilization warships had extremely high accuracy.
Soon, the Federal side lost tens of thousands of warships.
“Humans, retreat!”
The Mirror Civilization also transmitted a message.
“That was merely a warning. If you continue to advance, you will all be destroyed.”
Xi La Sheng Yi’s eyes, however, were exceptionally bright.
“Just a little trick!”
“And you think that will make me retreat?”
It was indeed a trick.
The loss of tens of thousands of warships seemed astonishing, but for a fleet of tens of millions of warships, it was like a drop in the ocean.
For this battlefield, it was even more insignificant.
To use the damage to these 10,000 warships to achieve the result of their retreat, was the Mirror Civilization treating them like fools?
【super-range weapon charged】
“Fire!”
18 super-range beams shot out, piercing through space.
Countless dark matter surged forward, forming layers of shields in front of the Mirror Civilization fleet.
And these super-range weapons themselves were being assimilated by this Dark Matter World, becoming a controllable part of the Mirror Civilization.
By the time the super-range weapon traversed several astronomical units and reached the Mirror Civilization, it had completely vanished.
Everyone in the command cabin showed surprise.
Although this was one of the abilities they already knew the Mirror Civilization could use.
But to actually be blocked, and to be blocked at such a short distance, still shocked these people considerably, even causing a slight wavering in their hearts.
“Hahahahaha!”
“Another trick.”
“If you can even block a super-range weapon, why don’t you just ascend?”
Xi La Sheng Yi laughed loudly.
He seemed to have gone mad.
But Xi La Sheng Yi himself knew he was very clear-headed.
In fact, only he alone saw the truth.
“Continue charging the super-range weapon.”
A Dwarf Planet-class Battleship could fire a super-range weapon 3 to 4 times; this was for current Dwarf Planet-class Battleships.
Charging continued.
Seeing that the Federal Fleet still showed no signs of leaving, the Mirror Civilization issued its final ultimatum.
“Since you refuse to leave, then you shall remain.”
The so-called ultimatum was not giving them a final chance, but rather applying one last pressure.
The Mirror Civilization warships began their counterattack.
Millions of warships attacked in unison, and the surrounding endless dark matter directly pressed in on the Federal Fleet.
The Mirror Civilization at this moment seemed to be in a dark cloud.
Having entered the Dark Matter World and been converted to a dark matter state, they could directly observe the state of dark matter.
Even tens of millions of warships, what were they in the face of dark matter measured in astronomical units?
One astronomical unit is 149 million kilometers. If a warship is 30,000 meters long, then nearly 5 million warships could be laid out horizontally within that distance.
Tens of millions of warships would only span 2 astronomical units.
When truly dispersed, not arranged in a line, they would be very, very few within 1 cubic astronomical unit.
It would even be impossible to find tens of millions of warships without actively searching for them.
Xi La Sheng Yi saw that the energy layers of many basic warship units began to flicker.
And the Host also sent him the internal status of other warships.
All the Soldiers were in a chaotic mess.
The 18 warships’ super-range weapon charging finished again.
“Fire!”
This time it was even more absurd.
Countless swirling dark matter enveloped the super-range weapon, and they ran out of energy after only traveling two-thirds of the way.
The Mirror Civilization’s attack arrived again, destroying tens of thousands more warships, further pressuring the Federal Fleet.
“We are no match for the Mirror Civilization in here.”
“I absolutely still think we should retreat first and plan for the long term.”
“The Silk Civilization hasn’t erupted yet. It’s not too late for us to come back after the Silk Civilization erupts.”
Inside the command cabin, some people began to feel agitated.
“Then it will be too late!”
“Continue charging the super-range weapon, proceed to the third launch.”
Xi La Sheng Yi gave the order, also having other warships continue their assault.
Although it seemed none of these attacks had destroyed a single Mirror Civilization warship.
【super-range weapon third charge complete】
“Fire!”
The third time also failed.
“Proceed to the fourth super-range weapon charge!”
Xi La Sheng Yi still didn’t stop.
This was the final charge.
After firing, even a Dwarf Planet-class Battleship would lose most of its kinetic energy; its forward speed wouldn’t change due to inertia, but it wouldn’t be able to turn.
Other offensive weapons would also become useless.
The others quickly tried to stop Xi La Sheng Yi from doing this.
“If you do this, there’ll be no turning back. What we should do now is wait.”
“Xi La Sheng Yi, you’re too crazy. We’ve suffered enough in countless regressions. We understand your feelings, but this matter cannot be rushed.”
An argument ensued.
Xi La Sheng Yi simply said one sentence.
“I am the Commander!”
The others had no choice but to shut up.
“Can’t you see through this obvious trick?”
“The Mirror Civilization should have absolute control over the Dark Matter World.”
“Look at them now. Although they act very strong, and although they absorbed so many super-range weapons, this is not strong at all.”
It even felt a bit fake.
【Fourth super-range weapon charge complete. Please note, this is the warship’s last energy. After firing, the warship will lose most of its functions.】
“Fire!!”
Xi La Sheng Yi did not hesitate.
The fourth time, 18 beams shot out.
Endless dark matter surged again, and just when everyone thought the previous scenario would repeat.
The dark matter was directly pushed aside by the super-range weapon.
The super-range weapon mercilessly pierced into the Mirror Civilization fleet.
In an instant, blinding white light flashed.
Millions of Mirror Civilization warships were instantly destroyed.
“This…”
Everyone was incredibly surprised.
Only Xi La Sheng Yi had guessed it.
“It was indeed fake.”
Those warships were fake.
Presumably, their simulation capabilities weren’t sufficient, so they had to ensure those warships weren’t hit, otherwise, they would likely be exposed.
And at this moment, the surrounding dark matter instantly disappeared, and the entire world began to feel like a shattering mirror.
Immediately after, the real Dark Matter World appeared before everyone!
