In the flagship bridge of the Alliance's second line of defense.
"Report: Commander Wang Hai's fleet has reached the designated depth. More than a hundred enemy legions have now gathered at the preset location."
"No need to wait any longer. A single Chaos Ray Carrier cannot cover a larger area. Notify Wang Hai to begin the operation as planned in ten seconds!"
"Yes, Commander!"
At the same time, in the center of the Noreya Empire's fleet formation.
"Report: General Lin Yu has sent the third coded instruction!"
"Order the entire fleet to halt its advance and evade to both sides at maximum speed."
"Yes, Commander!"
The situation on the battlefield abruptly changed. The fleet that had been advancing suddenly stopped and turned toward both flanks.
This sudden development alarmed Norea's frontline commanders.
After all, the current formations of both sides had been built directly around using Wang Hai's fleet as hostages.
If Wang Hai's fleet left its current position while the Imperial fleet remained there, wouldn't they become sitting ducks?
After all, the Heretics had attacked six times in a short period earlier, while the previous round had involved only four attacks. That meant—
The Heretics still had the capacity to attack at least twice more.
Without time to think further, they immediately ordered the fleet to follow the Heretics' movements.
However, by the time the Noreya Empire's fleet began moving, it was already more than ten seconds behind Wang Hai. Those ten-odd seconds were enough to be fatal.
Inside the flagship of the second line of defense, Lin Yu had been watching the changes in the real-time battlefield model.
At that moment, it displayed the irradiation range of Chaos Five, as well as the number of fleets within that range.
For Wang Hai's fleet, 17% remained within the