(Chapter 42) The Legend Reappears (Ask for Follow-up!) )
Now, weeks have passed since the Great Khan's disappearance, and as a result of his disappearance, an unprecedented civil strife has erupted over the succession of the leader to the horde of marauders that had been united by him.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, under the banner of completely eliminating the crisis, a combined fleet led by Emma has set off.
At this moment, this mighty army is rapidly advancing towards the capital of the Marauder Horde, but their real target is actually the Dyson Sphere Device located in the Marauder territory.
Like the goddess of dreams, Emma's mechanical scholars have been coveting that miraculous creation for a long time, and if they can grasp the secrets it contains, the power of the empire will be raised to a whole new level.
Strangely, however, when the Combined Fleet was about to arrive at the heart of the Marauder Horde, the Scouts ahead brought surprising news to Emma's generals.
Someone preemptively destroyed the strongholds of the Marauder Horde and nearly completely annihilated the local defensive fleet.
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In the command room of the flagship Knight's Glory, almost all of Emma's generals couldn't help but be surprised when they saw the news from the reconnaissance ship.
As a gateway system to the core territory, the Great Khan has built as many as four Star Fort Fortresses in it, and with powerful defensive platforms, if you want to force your way through, you will inevitably pay a certain price.
When the Community's combined fleet entered the portal system, as previously reported, they were presented with a withered and dilapidated scene.
The behemoth-like Star Fortress had fallen, and some powerful force had pierced through the heavy shield armor of the fortresses, destroying the core of the fortresses with surgical precision.
Looking at the ruins that could be seen everywhere around him and the completely destroyed defensive platforms, Admiral Emma, who was in charge of the fleet command, couldn't help but mutter.
"It's a massacre ......"
Then he looked to the side and asked Karl, who was a military advisor.
"Who do you think would have done this?"
Hearing the inquiry from his superiors, the young man hesitated for a moment.
"Judging from the situation on the scene, the attacker's attack was very sudden, and the local defense fleet was quickly annihilated before it could even react."
"And there are no wreckage left on the battlefield, which is enough to show that their losses are very small, and it is unlikely that this will happen unless the difference in strength between the two sides is extremely strong."
Looking at Karl, who was seriously expounding his point in front of him, a trace of regret flashed in the general's eyes, as a noble child with royal blood, Karl received a comprehensive military education since he was a child, and as an officer, his talent in fleet command is obvious to all.
However, such a promising young man was grossly negligent in a recent recovery effort against the solar system, and instead of achieving any results for the Empire, he caused heavy losses to the elite recovery fleet.
For this reason, Carl has now been transferred out of his military position, and if nothing else, his career should end here.
"According to you, I'm afraid that the only ones who can do this are those lost civilizations."
"But the question is, why are those old things here? Could it be that they are also targeting the Dyson Ball facility? ”
Just when the general and his officers were still undecided, whether to let the fleet move on, the reconnaissance detachment from the front brought news again.
- A mysterious fleet has gathered near the Dyson Sphere device.
For a moment, I looked at the video provided by the reconnaissance ship, which showed a formation of about 90 warships of various types.
In the center of the team, there were two fortress-like heavy battleships, and a dark green light was shooting out from the bow of one of the giant ships, apparently scanning the Dyson sphere facility in front of them.
If nothing else, they should be the mysterious attackers who destroyed the Marauder's Fortress.
Just as the officers of the Knight Glory were still guessing the identity of the other party, they looked at the black giant ship in the center of the picture, and after a moment, Karl's eyes suddenly widened, and his face immediately showed a look of extreme consternation.
"Queen of Glory? How is this possible?! ”
Facing Karl's exclamation, the old general asked with some curiosity.
"Do you recognize that thing?"
"There will be no mistake, it is one of the main warships of the old human empire, and I have seen its information in the archives of the empire......"
Human, these two words exploded in the ears of those Emma officers like a thunderbolt, and for a moment everyone's faces showed a rather surprised look.
As the former suzerainty of the Empire, the past of the Emma Empire has become a taboo that cannot be easily touched since the Emma people won their independence through warfare.
The materials are heavily regulated by the Anglican Church of Emma, and most people do not even have easy access to this not-so-distant history, except through the canons provided by the Church, which is not uncommon in the entire Galactic Community.
According to some private rumors, this is because the four executive civilizations of the Community have shamefully betrayed humanity, and the alliance they have established has been born of a lie from the beginning.
On the sidelines, it seemed that he was dissatisfied with the current reaction of the people, and only heard a young officer say nonchalantly.
"What are you afraid of, even if it's really human, we have defeated them once, and now we can defeat them a second time."
Although his tone was very relaxed, judging from the expressions of the officers on the scene, it was clear that his words were not supported by too many people, especially for Carl.
As a survivor of a successful escape from a fight with humans, Carl has a deep understanding of the power of that civilization, and since his last return to Emma, he has been using his royal connections to study the old humans.
However, the more he knew, the more confused Carl became, and how the former Emma Empire had driven the humans away, was at a time when the officers were not sure to pay attention.
In the next second, the ship system of the Knight Glory suddenly became abnormal, and with the indoor lights and the continuous flickering of the screen, everyone fell into an inexplicable panic.
"Sir! Someone has hacked into the battleship's systems, and our weapons, communication arrays, and engines are all locked! ”
"What did you say?"
At this moment, the officers on the ship could hardly believe their ears, and at the same time, the system operators on the bridge were busy, but in the face of the strange data that was constantly being injected into the ship's systems, these so-called elite engineers were simply helpless.
At the same moment, Admiral Emma, as the commander, was surprised to find that the battleship he was riding, the Knight Glory, was slowly detaching from the fleet.
"Why is our ship moving! I didn't give the order to move! ”
In the face of the general's questioning, the helmsman not far away, after several attempts, finally had to tell an even more shocking news, this huge battleship was not accepting their orders at the moment.
In this way, under the gaze of the entire combined fleet, the Knight's Glory, as the flagship, actually turned the bow of the ship in an unknown direction in front of them, and then started the jump engine.
Soon, under everyone's bewildered gaze, their commander left the entire fleet without saying a word, and disappeared into the galaxy alone, and no one knew where he was going.
Even the Knight's Flare communications and radar signals disappeared from the fleet's records, disappearing from the sight of an entire combined fleet.