At the same time, on the battlefield where the Imperial Fleet's main force was engaged, the Empire's elite troops had seamlessly shifted into combat mode. They were truly well-trained and full of fighting spirit.
"The target's main body is still closing in on the Natural Crest. The Crest is moving toward Gravity Well No. 3."
"Conventional shells are useless! High-heat explosions have limited effect, too!"
"Lance cannons! Switch to lance cannons! And prepare antimatter bombs! Antimatter bombs!"
"We don't know what the target's main body is! We could hit our own forces! We already hit the adjacent Sky Knight No. 12."
"#@%&&! Get me spatial shock bombs! Spatial shock bombs will do!"
"Have we still not identified the outline of the target's main body?"
"The target—the target has produced another duplicate! That's the fourth one!"
"The fog energy released by the target's second duplicate has entered the Gem Qilin battlecruiser. The Gem Qilin has lost contact!"
All right, it had to be admitted that the captains were indeed trying to solve the problem, and they remained decisive and brave.
It was just that their opponent was so utterly bizarre that the scene had taken on an absurd, almost postmodern quality. The Imperial captains' courage was laced with bluster and a touch of hysteria.
On the dreadnought Blazing Dragon, Lieutenant General Tanlian was raging helplessly and questioning her entire existence.
At that moment, her ears were filled with all kinds of panicked, jumbled reports. They were so irritating that she could barely keep from losing it, and her nerves were stretched to the breaking point.
Lieutenant General Tanlian had imagined the opening and course of the Battle of Sedd Fortress countless times, but she had never imagined that the first enemy she would have to face would be something like this.