"All personnel, each lead one thousand Peak Dark Energy Manipulators and form battle formations!"
"Leave the conventional warships to the fleet. We will only be responsible for attacking those self-destruct ships!"
"Although we don't know what these guys are up to, it definitely can't be anything good. We must destroy as many self-destruct ships as possible before they act!"
"Is that understood?"
Within the mental link of the Civilization Guardian squadron, Wang Hai was rearranging the attack plan according to Lin Fan's orders.
Even he could tell by now that the fleet before them was behaving abnormally.
At the same time, aboard the flagship of Avila's Punishment Fleet.
"Commander, the enemy seems to have noticed something. They are concentrating their fire on our Punishment Warships!"
"Our formation is too dense, and all ships have already activated their Black Hole Cavity Armor. Even Black Hole Lifeforms cannot reach the Punishment Warships at the very center of the formation for now!"
"However, if we let them continue attacking like this, fleet casualties will be severe. In less than a minute, they will be able to blast a massive hole through our formation and attack the Punishment Warships at the very center!"
On the bridge, the adjutant reported anxiously.
"Damn it. They reacted fast. Has the synchronization process not been completed yet?"
"Not yet, but it's almost done!"
"Mobilize every warship around their attack points. Have them all fill those gaps. Use the lives of the entire fleet to buy time for the Punishment Ships!"
"Yes, Commander!"
After issuing the latest order, Avila fixed his gaze once more on the number displaying the synchronization rate of all Punishment Ships.
61%
62%
63%
To artificially create a Black Hole Tide, these Punishment Ships first had to achieve complete synchronization.
Otherwise, it would amount to