The armor of these combat ships seemed to have been made from some highly advanced material and was exceptionally sturdy.
Even after three full days of bombardment by a torrent of bullets, although they had been hit many times, not a single one had been destroyed. At most, their outer layers had become pitted and scarred, and some equipment mounted on their hulls had been wrecked.
The most heavily damaged combat ship appeared to have had its thrusters destroyed, leaving it without maneuverability.
Though the results were limited, they were still enough to satisfy Li Qingsong.
After all, Li Qingsong had never expected the bullet barrage to threaten the ships. Seriously damaging one and causing varying degrees of damage to all the rest was purely an unexpected bonus.
He had other means prepared for dealing with these warships.
By now, the three-day bombardment had come to an end. He had practically plowed over the entire surface of Adversary Star, and no man-made structures could be seen anywhere on the ground.
At that moment, the real Mercury-class Battleships were ready as well.
Previously, he had not dared to deploy them for fear of alerting the enemy. But now that both sides had laid their cards on the table, there was no longer any need for caution.
Thus, all 500 Mercury-class Battleships, along with fifty of the largest cargo ships, activated their engines at maximum power and began accelerating.
Methane and oxygen burned violently inside the combustion chambers, continuously producing high-temperature, high-pressure gases.
The gases were tightly confined within the combustion chambers and could not disperse into the surroundings. They could only be compressed before erupting from the engine nozzles like an explosion, generating immense thrust that propelled the ships into rapid acceleration.
In a short time, the ships accelerated from their