Almost the entire Imperial army at Black Mountain Base stared blankly at the mushroom cloud, because it was pale blue! At the heart of the cloud, a pale blue sphere of light spun continuously. Everything around it had been destroyed and annihilated, leaving not even scraps behind!
The explosion came and went quickly. When it subsided, all that remained was a crater over 200 meters across. Most terrifyingly, there was nothing inside that crater!
What frightened the Imperial army even more was that their Deflector Shields had been completely useless against this attack!
Their observation posts, underground fortifications, anti-infantry turrets, even the trenches beneath the ground—all had been reduced to ash.
The underground fortifications in particular, built from high-strength alloy concrete, could normally withstand Orbital Bombardment of a certain intensity. Yet now, they had been destroyed outright!
Before the frontline commander could react, a second wave of explosions erupted. Mushroom clouds, blue spheres of light, and destruction descended once more.
The radar immediately locked onto the firing point. On the radar screen, the blue sphere from each attack, traveling close to the ground, stood out as clearly as a glaring indicator light. The light spot zigzagged across the screen like a mischievous child running all over the place. Once it reached its destination, a devastating explosion followed.
The Imperial frontline commander hurriedly dispatched a fighter squadron. Dozens of TIE Advanced X-1 fighters took off from the rear airfield, escorting three TIE bombers to attack the firing position.
The Imperial fighter pilots risked their lives as they dived through dense anti-air fire, trying to break into the range of the Deflector Shield and bomb the target.
Naturally, the Kingdom of Dawn had ten Wraith fighters and Viking fighters providing air cover. The fighters on both sides tangled fiercely in the sky.