The fortresses and fleet had already opened fire.
Torpedoes and missiles launched in vast numbers, and streaks of light like meteors tore through the darkness. More than a hundred Planet Fortresses behind the defensive line stood ready in this dangerous stretch of space. The Mechanical Fleet had barely emerged from the rift when it was hit head-on.
A great many warships came under concentrated Fortress Cannon fire. Dense beams cut through the darkness, destroying thousands of ships. The next second, the destroyed warships were restored through Time Reversal, reappearing in space.
This strange turn of events left the NPC side stunned. While the enemy was thrown into confusion, more of the Mechanical Fleet entered the Warp. Centered around the Gluttony, they formed a Combat Formation and rapidly punched through the enemy's front line.
The Nanite Field spread, and the destroyed warships became fuel. Dazzling light shimmered across the enormous vessel as its Proton Cannons swept the area like machine guns, unleashing a hail of proton rounds at the enemy fleet directly ahead.
The shields, battered by the bombardment, were torn apart. Armor was pierced, and warships shattered amid violent explosions, their wreckage blanketing the vacuum.
The orderly Mechanical Fleet opened fire on its targets under unified command. Like an unstoppable steel blade, it plunged straight into the enemy's heart—the Planet Fortress cluster.
The first obstacle was the intelligent Minefield spread across the stars.
These intelligent space mines could identify warship models on their own. They recognized allied ships, and even if an allied warship collided with one, it would simply be crushed without detonating.
But if they detected an enemy warship, the mines would ignite their engines and hurtle toward it.
Their detection range wasn't large—about 0.1 light-seconds. But to a warship, these vast numbers of intelligent mines that automatically