After "concentrating" the forces of the entire universe, the Confederacy took on the first great external challenge since their formation, and that was the second expedition of humanity.

In the face of the second great expedition of mankind, the two Kraken fleets, as the absolute main force, became the first line of resistance against human forces.

And then it became clear that they had failed.

In the Battle of Turning Point, which lasted for more than half a year, humanity destroyed the Kraken fleet at the cost of 999 warships, which was more than one and a half strong, and defeated the three large fleets of the Confederacy that had been assembled with all their might at that time.

Although in the end, the human race proved that the Kraken fleet was still fighting in front of the human race, but it could not be denied that these things still had very terrifying power, and even their size comparable to a star system alone was a powerful and incredible thing.

If the Kraken fleet were to pass through a galaxy, the gravitational system of the entire galaxy would probably be affected, even though the human colonization of galaxies had made basic defenses against gravitational weapons.

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if their own size does not affect the human colony, their absolute number is still very dangerous, and in the hundreds of years of fighting humans, the Kraken fleet has improved somewhat.

Therefore, Captain Jack has no complaints about the transfer of troops to deal with the Kraken fleet, but the level of trouble is much higher.

Although a fleet of only twelve battleships was very powerful, it was not necessarily possible to cut melons and vegetables at this time when the enemy was invading on a large scale.

As for the question of being outflanked in the back road, Captain Jack looked at the watch in his hand and then confirmed the message bar. New Texas, which is sure to be a staging post in about ten minutes, will be filled with warships - guarded by fighter formations stationed in Star Ring, even if the Confederate fleet enters the attack just before Task Force 7 leaves. There is also the protection of the edge base and the firepower of the Star Ring, as well as the unmanned fighter planes stationed in the Star Ring, no matter how bad these things are, they should be able to hold out for ten minutes, and then the follow-up troops will enter the field.

As for the power that comes to those things that can't be delayed. Even 12 more battleships won't help, especially since the only standard-class battleship that has undergone the latest modernization is the Texas.

"Looks like we're really the first team to enter."

In the final seconds of the countdown to the jump, Captain Jack muttered to himself, looking at his watch.

As more than twenty minutes passed quickly, and with Task Force 7 only a few seconds left to reach its destination, the flagship Texas released a final probe to confirm the basic safety of the jump site.

A small black shadow about the size of two people was launched from the multi-purpose projectile in the rear of the middle of the Texas, and then immediately disappeared into the jump tunnel.

Then it appeared silently in the predetermined jump out of the New Babylonian galaxy a few light-years away, without a single ripple.

"The battleship Babylon signal detected!"

The Target Identification Officer shouted loudly.

At this time, the CIC and all the relevant crew members in the fleet appeared in front of them with all the information and data they needed. And the most important point is to directly confirm that the orbital fleet of the Neo-Babylon Planetary Defense Force still has ships.

At the same time, in an instant after the information was transmitted, the AI of all ships in the fleet automatically went offline and jumped out of the equipment, and then the whole ship turned red alert.

Under the control of the ship's AI, Task Force 7 jumped out of the jump tunnel at the same time, and the moment the 12 battleships jumped out of the jump channel, the huge electromagnetic shield and the forbidden jump stance began to spread outward at the speed of light with them as the origin.

"I'm glad you're here, if, it's nothing. Thank you again for coming. ”

Captain Jack of the USS Texas received a communication from the captain of the battleship Babylon via the newly built normal space battlefield data connection when he entered normal space.

"I'm sorry, Abam. My brother. ”

Through the optical camera, everyone in the task force can see the bleak state of the Neo-Babylonian system.

In the picture taken by the optical camera, half of the planet Neobabylon behind the fleet has been lost, and a belt of debris composed of the original sphere has appeared on the left side of the planet that was originally as beautiful as the Earth. The scorching inner part of the planet was exposed and eerily cooled.

Naturally, the atmosphere of the planet Neo-Babylon has been completely lost under such an attack, and the destroyed planet is no longer enough to restrain the atmosphere that can keep humanity alive. At the same time, the attack that destroys the planet will inevitably cause the other half of the planet to suffer devastating damage as well - the earth is crumbling and the mountains are sinking. The sea is dissipating

Naturally, the images in the optical cameras also include scenes from outer space.

The artificial star ring that originally surrounded the entire planet has also been shattered in the shattered half of the planet. The debris and debris produced by the shattering of the cup slammed into the ring at a very high speed.

One of the crystallizations of human ingenuity has withstood several hits from the main guns of human interstellar battleships equivalent to hundreds of years ago, and only a trace of structure remains, barely maintaining the original perfect arc shape. A part of the area was even completely lifted out, and only a few skeletons remained, and the wreckage area composed of the debris of the planet was also scattered with a large number of debris and fragments on the star rings that could be seen to be man-made objects.

The impact of the debris and debris did not shift the entire artificial ring anchored by gravity beyond the specified value, so the rings of the other hemisphere are still intact and undamaged, and the simple appearance of the modern sense spontaneously glows softly and dimly in the darkness that is not illuminated by the light of the stars, forming a strong contrast with the tattered rings of wreckage in the other hemisphere.

"Oh my God, this is"

The Texas' target recognition officer found this in the images and information given by detection equipment such as optical cameras and radar.

Dozens of kilometers away from the destroyed hemisphere, a belt of wreckage was automatically magnified by AI, and then another light screen that simulated the picture appeared next to the light screen in front of everyone.

In the simulation, one of the orbital bombers adjusts its angle to the side facing the universe with the thickest and most powerful armor plates and defenses, and two or three seconds later, the same two orbital bombers jump out of the jump space and appear above the first orbital bomber.

The three ships were spaced about five kilometers apart, and then, a beam of light and a meteor rain of fire smashed into the three orbital bombers.

The intense beam was briefly blocked by the armor of the first orbital bomber, but only for a few seconds, then the second, then the third.

When the third orbital bomber was pierced by the beam, the orbital bombs that almost filled that space also made a sieve of the flesh shield barrier formed by the first and second pierced but still able to move, and at the same time, the last orbital bomber was exposed to the rain of kinetic bombs.

In a minute or so, the three orbital bombers were reduced to debris and wreckage without blocking the enemy attack, and the attack they were trying to resist also hit the right hemisphere of Neobabylon a few seconds later, the one that had been destroyed. (To be continued.) )