Sky Patrol Immortal Boat, Cardinal Hall. The atmosphere was as heavy as the dead silence before a storm. Upon the massive Myriad Stars Mirror, the final—and most harrowing—images transmitted by the reconnaissance fleet from the direction of the "Ruins Corridor" were displayed with crystal clarity—
An endless expanse of dark void was forcibly torn apart, and countless savage warship silhouettes poured forth like a plague of locusts. They were no longer the relatively small "Scavenger" patrol craft or "Hunter" warships encountered before, but colossal warship behemoths with even more complex structures, emanating an aura that froze souls! There were carriers shaped like giant skeletal birds with outspread wings that blotted out the sky; fortress ships resembling crawling star seas, bearing enormous energy arrays upon their backs; and, most numerous of all, main battle warships of every model, like an iron torrent! Their hulls were uniformly a dark metallic gray, their surfaces coursing with cold energy patterns. Their design was simple, efficient, and filled with a frigid aesthetic of slaughter.
This was the true main force dispatched by The Finality Council—the Destroyer Fleet! Its scale and energy signatures far surpassed any enemy the Star Sea Alliance had encountered throughout its history! In the final scene, the reconnaissance fleet was struck with pinpoint accuracy by several dark-red beams spanning entire starfields. Before even the light of their explosions could bloom, they were utterly reduced to nothingness, and even their signals abruptly ceased.
A deathly silence permeated the entire hall.
After a long while, the inspector's hoarse voice rang out, carrying a faint, barely perceptible tremor. "According to analysis of the final data transmitted, the Destroyer Fleet is estimated to comprise more than one hundred thousand vessels! Among them, there are no fewer than ten flagship units with energy signatures at the quasi-Saint