The Harvesters Have Arrived

The human scientific research team encountered problems again, but they did not give up. They continued to explore that boundary space day after day using every method they could think of.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Milky Way Galaxy, a completely different scene unfolds.

At the junction of the Orion Arm and Carina Arm, about 20,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, it's considered relatively close to the Galactic Center, and therefore, the starry sky here is exceptionally brilliant. Compared to the edges of the Milky Way Galaxy, the distances between stars here are shorter, and the density of stars is greater, making the entire expanse of stars dazzling as far as the eye can see.

In this brilliant galaxy, countless technological creations invisible to the naked eye are rapidly traversing the galaxy, and beyond the distant stars, countless other technological creations are approaching this place.

The Awakeners's 'Illusion' had arrived in this star system long ago, and other individual Awakeners, some earlier and some later, followed one after another. Because their goal was clear, they arrived earlier than other civilizations, and as a result, they gained a certain advantage in time allocation, allowing them to formulate plans such as battle strategies during this period.

Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit.

The Awakeners are proud. Whether it is 'Illusion', 'You' at that time, or other individual Awakeners, they are very confident in their own power. They all firmly believe that their civilization can defeat the so-called most powerful civilization Harvesters in the Milky Way Galaxy in one fell swoop.

But while confidence is important, we still need to take the battle seriously.

Before anyone knew it, the starry sky was filled with warships. Those Rectangular Warship were clearly the warships of the Awakeners. These warships spread outward in a spherical shape with a certain point in the starry sky as the core, but their formation was not dense, or perhaps there was no formation at all.

Because there are just too many Awakener Warships, and their distribution area is just too large.

Judging from the relative distances between the stars, the Awakeners' warships cover a star field of approximately two hundred light-years, a Three-Dimensional Space, not a planar three hundred light-years. The Awakeners' warships are also numerous, all Rectangular Warship, arranged in groups of three or five, distributed across the starry sky, numbering approximately 1.7 billion.

For a Level Six Civilization, this number isn't large; the Silver Heart Alliance, for example, has far more warships than the Awakeners. However, perhaps their individual ship combat power gives them great confidence, and the Awakeners don't seem to be worried about the number of ships.

"It has been so many years since our civilization has gathered together like this."

A communication message rang out in the Awakeners's channel, followed by responses from other Awakeners in the combat channel.

"It has been a long time indeed. I remember the last time was when we single-handedly took on the entire Triangulum Galaxy. Thinking about it now, it really feels like it was just yesterday!"

"Hahaha, this time we will crush the invading enemy in one fell swoop, just like we did back then. We will let the entire Milky Way Galaxy know that numbers are not everything."

"That's right, 'You', this time I'm going to break your record for single-ship kills. After this battle, the title of the Awakener Civilization's number one combat genius will change hands."

"Instead of talking big here, let's set a small goal first: let's see who can destroy 100 million Harvesters warships first."

"Alright! One hundred million ships, please!"

The Awakeners's claim of being able to destroy a hundred million warships is not merely a matter of feigned confidence, but rather a genuine display of unwavering confidence.

It seems that during the battle between 'You' and the Harvesters warship squadron, he had not yet unleashed the full technological power of the Awakeners.

Just as the individual lives of the Awakeners were communicating through the internal channel, a black dot suddenly appeared in the starry sky that had previously only contained brilliant stars.

In less than a second, a second, a third, and a fourth hundred million black dots appeared, countless black dots darker than the dark background of the universe.

The Harvesters's fleet has appeared.

Their fleet reached a scale of hundreds of billions, and the starry sky instantly became their domain. Formations of Black Warship blotted out the sun and, well, obscured the starry sky, breaking free from Warp and entering the world within the light cone.

Their appearance was very similar to how they emerge from Star Gate in movies, approaching from afar and then seemingly pausing there. The dark background paired with the massive Black Warship, numbering in the hundreds of billions, instantly imbued the entire starry sky with a certain atmosphere, and from a distance, it seemed as if a chilling aura of killing intent emanated from the fleet.

At one end of the starry sky, there were only these Rectangular Warships. At the other end, there were rows of Black Warship.

War is imminent.

Compared to the Awakeners, the Harvesters' fleet appeared more normal. They were clearly divided into combat formations, with each formation consisting of approximately one hundred million or several hundred million ships. The entire civilization's warship cluster was also relatively compact, a clear difference from the Awakeners' dispersed distribution.

The two civilizations' fleets were less than ten light-years apart.

Ten light-years is only a matter of half a month for Level Six Civilization to travel at that speed; they're practically face-to-face.

After the Harvesters's fleet appeared, it did not take any other action immediately, but hovered quietly in the starry sky, as if waiting for something.

"They've arrived!" A slight spacetime tremor occurred in a hidden space within this star field. The tremor was so weak that it couldn't be detected in the space where the hidden entity was located.

"You guys are being too cautious. But never mind, I'll take care of the Electron Warship later. You just need to eliminate the Harvesters's conventional forces." In response, another vibration signal appeared in this hidden space, the vibration was also very slight, as if it were whispering.

"No need to rush. Let the Awakeners from the Triangulum Galaxy show its skills first. Whether the Harvesters or the Awakeners suffers losses, it won't harm us." The first 'speaking' voice then emitted a slight spacetime oscillation.

"Hmph, sneaking around."

"Don't forget our agreement. Our waiting is part of the plan. If you break the plan, then our agreement will be null and void."

"Snort!"

After a seemingly dissatisfied interjection, the response disappeared, and the space seemed to return to its original, very hidden state.

It seems that the Awakeners and Harvesters civilizations are not the only ones to have come to this starry sky; they have simply hidden themselves somewhere in the cosmos beforehand.

It's clear that these hidden opinions are now divided on whether or not to watch the show first.

The dialogue between the two entities had just ended when the Harvesters fleet, which had been lingering in the starry sky, waiting for something, began to move. Their detection methods Beyond the Light Cone could clearly see that the massive Great Fleet, numbering in the hundreds of billions, instantly entered Warp mode.

Those warship formations, each worth one hundred million or two or three hundred million, resembled well-trained soldiers, their movements perfectly synchronized.

Unlike other civilizations that engage in verbal sparring before taking action, the Harvesters resort to force directly.