"Old Shi, that big guy on the other side is making a move. Can you handle it?"
Wu Baiyi continued maneuvering the Sky Peng Horizontal, making sure the Cthulhu Beast's minions couldn't easily surround them, while teasing Shi Zunhou with a grin.
"Of course I can. Even if you couldn't, I still could!"
Shi Zunhou replied without a moment's thought.
Still, he hadn't simply sat idle when it came to dealing with the Cthulhu Beast's minions.
With a flick of his fingers, another red-quality Star Destroyer Cannon aboard the Sky Peng Horizontal began charging.
It was none other than the Taiji Origin Crystal!
"Those Cthulhu Beast minions with Level Ten Combat Power really are crafty.
"Based on the data from the Four Symbols Origin Crystal's previous two shots, they estimated its maximum range and effective area, then left themselves some extra room before choosing their positions.
"That way, the Four Symbols Origin Crystal's shots couldn't catch them all at once.
"Too bad they don't know that besides the Four Symbols Origin Crystal, the Sky Peng Horizontal also has the Taiji Origin Crystal—a cannon whose Attack Strength and range both far surpass it!"
Shi Zunhou chuckled.
If he hadn't obtained the Taiji Origin Crystal, he wouldn't have unleashed the Four Symbols Origin Crystal's full firepower right from the start.
The opponents encountered by Kindling Warships on Otherworldly Space battlefields were certainly no stiff, predictable AIs from video games. Each was a star civilization that had broken free of its home planet and established itself among the stars!
They often had independent minds and considerable intelligence.
Whether it was luring the enemy in, splitting forces for a pincer attack, or cutting off their retreat when they had the advantage—or making decisive withdrawals and sacrificing pawns to save the king when they were