Energy Value plummeted at a rate of 5% per second. "The shield won't last two minutes!" Shipboard AI warned urgently. Cold sweat beaded on Chu Yunyi's forehead. He quickly switched to "Emergency R&D Mode," linking the Starvault-IV's laboratory with its Energy Core in an attempt to develop a defense against Spatial Annihilation.
By analyzing the Void Energy Devourers' energy properties, Chu Yunyi discovered that their annihilation beams relied on a "Spatial Energy Differential"—creating an extreme local disparity in Spatial Energy to cause annihilation. "If we can create a uniform Spatial Energy field across the hull's surface, we can cancel out that disparity!" He immediately retrieved the Spatial Crystals stored aboard and fused them with Star Core Energy, creating a special "Spatial Resistance Coating."
The moment development of the coating was complete, the Spatial Stability Shield shattered completely. Without hesitation, Chu Yunyi activated the "Global Coating Spray System," and the Starvault-IV's hull was instantly covered in a faintly glowing purple coating. When an annihilation beam struck the hull again, ripples spread across the coating's surface, and the beam was actually refracted straight into the void. "It worked!" Chu Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief, but a new crisis followed on its heels—the Void Energy Devourers began shrinking their Devouring Ring, trying to consume the ship's Spatial Energy through direct contact.
Chu Yunyi activated the "Spatial Pulse Cannon," a weapon capable of unleashing high-frequency Spatial Shockwaves that were especially lethal to amorphous creatures. The waves struck the approaching Void Energy Devourers. Their gelatinous bodies convulsed violently, and some even disintegrated under the Spatial Shockwaves. But more Devourers poured out of the rift, and the Devouring Ring continued to contract at the same rate. The sensors showed that the spatial collapse at the center of the ring had reached its critical threshold. The