Starlink Field, in front of the First Sector Defense Line.

"It's almost time."

General Kislev put down his cup and stared at the star map in front of him. According to the news from the Inquisition, just today, the Reaper's fleet will arrive in the human star field.

Putting down the cup and looking at the pale face of the adjutant next to him, Kislev smiled.

"What, are you nervous?"

"When, of course, Captain, that's the Reaper........."

The adjutant swallowed and nodded vigorously. Although they had not encountered the Reaper until now, the images of the previous Turui and other races when they were attacked by the Reapers, also spread to thousands of households in the Star Federation, and they also saw how those terrible warships broke through the defenses of the Divine Citadel race and easily destroyed the entire planet.

The thought of fighting such an enemy in the next place made almost everyone feel stressed.

"Don't worry, haven't we been prepared for this for a long time? And there's a trial court. ”

As he spoke, Kislev looked at the fleet not far ahead, and from a distance, the dense churches rose and fell, giving people the feeling of a city of churches in the universe. I have to say that the warships of the Inquisition are indeed strong, even if the Star Federation prepares for the Reaper, the warships they can build are only two thousand meters long, and there is no way to compare with the Inquisition in terms of firepower——— this is no way, after all, the warships are bigger, and the demand for technology is also high, and the Star Federation currently does not have the technology that is enough to compare with the Inquisition.

To be honest, no matter how many times I watch it, I think it's so exaggerated.

Looking at the golden battleships in front of him, Kislev smiled helplessly. Although there is no air resistance in the universe, it is not surprising that the battleship is strictly made to look like anything, but generally speaking, the size of the battleship is made as small and streamlined as possible, on the one hand, there is also the possibility of forced landing, and on the other hand, if the ship is long and narrow, it is easier to pass through some asteroid groups.

Of course, if you want to be beautiful, this splendid Gothic-style church building is indeed beautiful.

And in terms of firepower, it is also stronger than the battleships of his own and others.

Well, as a companion, it's really reassuring.

"Report!"

Just as Kislev was thinking about it, a sudden and rapid shout rang out.

"An unidentified fleet has been detected, and it is heading towards our location! The number is three thousand eight hundred! ”

“———————！”

Hearing this, the air in the command room suddenly tensed, and Kislev also frowned, fortunately, the Starlink destroyed the mass repeater outside early, so that the Reaper could no longer jump across the galaxy through the mass repeater as they wanted, and could only travel long distances——— the advantage of this is that their position and direction can be locked, which is why the Starlink fleet will wait here.

"Attention, everyone, get ready to fight!"

Kislev stared at the screen and spoke. Then, in the depths of the universe shining with starlight, countless black shadows seemed to come out of the deep sea, quietly and silently appeared in front of everyone——— the brilliance of the stars shone on their metal shells, reflecting the inorganic brilliance, and the eyes that shimmered with dark red brilliance flickered like starlight in the darkness.

Just looking at this dense shadow is enough to make people shudder. It's as if you're in a submarine in the deep sea, and you see countless deep-sea monsters attacking you. Even the battle-hardened Kislev couldn't help but stiffen at this moment——— he didn't have no experience in fighting aliens, but the monster in front of him wasn't even a life at all. It's like a mound, dead thing, lifeless that brings everything to death...............

At the same time, there was a flash of fire.

The Inquisition warships in front of them attacked without hesitation, and flames erupted from both sides of their hulls, whistling forward, instantly enveloping those Reaper ships in bursting flames. The next moment, I saw those octopus-shaped Reaper battleships directly explode under the fierce attack of the Inquisition, turning into pieces of burning metal fragments, tumbling and disappearing into the universe.

However, such an attack did not waver the Reapers, and they continued to move forward, undaunted by the fire of the Inquisition, like puppets with no emotion or feeling——— continuing to advance forward.

However, the trial court didn't care.

Beams of light shot out, accompanied by the fire of the cannon eruption, the reapers, were blown to pieces by the relentless cannon fire, although in the previous rounds of confrontation, the range of the Inquisition battleships was long enough, and it was easy to destroy many reapers, but the reapers from the rear were like waves, overwhelmingly blasting towards the enemy in front of them.

But even so, the warships of the Inquisition had no intention of backing down or getting out of the way, as if they were a wall of warships standing in front of the waves of the Reapers.

Then, the two sides collided directly with each other.

Seeing this, Kislev shuddered suddenly, and then came back to his senses.

I'm not here to watch a show!

"Everyone prepare, the target ——— Reaper, attack!!"

Soon, with Kislev's order, the United Fleet joined the battle against the Reapers.

Compared to Kislev, who has already joined the battle, Duanmu locust they ......... Well, I'm really here to see the show.

"Come on, come on, blow these guys away!"

Standing on the bridge of the ship, looking at the firelight around her, Ann jumped and jumped excitedly. It's no wonder she's so excited, after all, it's a stateroom, and there's no sound in the universe. But watching the huge metal monster being directly blown to pieces under a round of shelling, and the fragments were released everywhere, and the fierce fire everywhere was everywhere, it really made people's blood run high, so that Ann was a little excited that she wanted to rush up to fight——— of course this is impossible.

No matter how powerful her magic was, Ann couldn't have cleaned up a Reaper ship by herself.

Most of the people who followed Duanmu Huai were not experiencing a cosmic war for the first time, and they were just observing the battlefield in front of them with excitement and curiosity. Only Mary's hands and feet were cold, standing in place, not daring to move——— although she had seen similar situations in movies or TV before, but now her own experience brought her a completely different feeling.

Without the sound of bombing and the sound of shooting beams of light in movies and television, standing behind a window and looking at the battlefield makes people feel like they are watching a silent black-and-white movie. However, every time the light of the fire emerges, watching the metal-like horror monster not far away being blown apart, Mary feels more oppressive than watching a movie in the cinema.

The Reapers' offensive was almost non-stop, and the Inquisition and the Star Alliance did not flinch, after all, they knew that if the Reapers' defenses were allowed to break through the defenses, once they landed on any planet, it would be a disaster. So no matter what, they have to be here, to intercept the reapers!

Of course, strictly speaking, the number of reapers is more than that of the Inquisition and the Star Alliance fleet combined, but Duanmu Huai has also been prepared for this, in addition to placing the main fleet in the center of the battlefield, he also deliberately left three sub-fleets to prevent the reapers from building the plank road in the dark.

In fact, the Reapers did use this tactic, launching a fierce attack on the combined forces of the Star Federation and the Inquisition, and then sprang off another fleet while the opposite side was too busy to take care of themselves, trying to bypass them and take the rear, but luckily the Inquisition's patrol fleet spotted and stopped.

It can be seen that these reapers are real thieves.

In fact, only the main fleet of the Inquisition and the first and third fleets of the Star Federation appeared here. The Fifth and Seventh Fleets did not join the fray, but were tasked with roaming the various human systems for defense. After all, no one knows if this group of reapers will engage in any conspiracy.

If you are obsessed with demolishing the tower in front of you, and turn your head and people directly cut down the crystal of your hometown, then there is nowhere to cry.

Of course, the reason why the Star Federation was able to do this was also because the fleet of the Inquisition was strong enough to block the Reaper's fleet, and if other races did so, it would be equivalent to giving the Reaper a chance to break through.

However, the battle did not end quickly.

The reason is simple, there are simply too many reapers.

"Mr. Duanmu, there will be no problem."

Looking at the battlefield in front of her, An, who was originally excited, was also worried at this time——— of course, more because she was tired.

"Hmm......... It's a bit of a hassle, but I didn't expect it to be so much. ”

In the game, there are more players than locusts, so Duanmu Huai didn't consider the number of reapers at that time. But now it seems that this is obviously a big problem——— from the beginning of the battle to the present, they have eliminated tens of thousands of reapers, but the reapers behind are still in a steady stream, and it looks like they are going to rely on the sea of worms tactics to consume them to death, which is a bit like fighting the swarm.

The First Fleet of the Star Alliance was already on the verge of being defeated, and there were even warships that withdrew from the battlefield because they ran out of ammunition......... There's no way around it, after all, even if it's a Star Alliance, I'm afraid I didn't expect it to be so troublesome to fight.

"Ah......... I'm so, I'm going to go out and fight too!! ”

An's anger was about to jump, but Grea helplessly grabbed her.

"Ann, calm down, you can't help when you go out."

"Uh......... I know, but it's just not funny. It's not the same as fighting on our own, and we can only watch from the sidelines..............."

Speaking of this, Ann couldn't help but purse her mouth and complain. In fact, what Ann said is right, if it is a ground battle, in the face of this situation, Ann and Gruya can directly throw a big fireball over, and they can destroy many enemies. But in the universe, there is basically no room for them to play. In addition, the reaper on the other side is not an ordinary enemy, so Duanmu Huai has no intention of engaging in a gang fight, which means that they can't do anything except watch a play here.

This is somewhat unpleasant.

It's cool to watch fleet battles, but it's boring if you don't join in.

"Mr. Duanmu, please give me a battleship, I will also participate in the battle! Assault! All in all, an assault! Rush straight behind each other! ”

Good guys, you're planning an onboard charge too, what's wrong?

Listening to Ann's shout, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes.

"Okay, let's go to sleep when you're tired, this battle won't end for a while."

"Huh? Do you want me to sleep here? Aren't you afraid that you will be blown up when you fall asleep? ”

Not only did Ann say so, but even Mary thought so, it was a mess outside, although there was no sound, but who slept in this situation?

"There's no way, the Inquisition's fleet is currently not as numerous as the Reaper, so it can only fight for firepower and defense."

"Uh......... But if you want me to sleep here..............."

“————————！！”

However, before Ann's words could be finished, suddenly a reaper not far away suddenly opened its claws, and then a dazzling red beam of light shot directly towards the battleship where everyone was, hitting the void shield and disappearing. Immediately after that, a salvo of cannon fire from this side blew the metal octopus to pieces in an instant.

“…………… I'll take another look. ”

"If you're tired, why don't you go to Venus Island and get some rest?"

"Huh? But Mr. Duanmu, you won't go. ”

"Of course I can't go."

After all, the warships of the Inquisition Court are all controlled by puppets, and the puppets are under the control of Duanmu Huai, it can be said that now Duanmu Huai is equivalent to playing real-time strategy with brain control, he is leaving, and the entire fleet will collapse directly.

After all, this is not a game, you can't just press ESC to pause.

"Hey..............."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, An sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, I'll stay here too."

(End of chapter)