The images the Primordial Skywhale had created for itself seemed to form a seamless whole, perfectly unified in offense and defense. When one weak point came under attack, the entire structure suffered an unending chain reaction.
Of course, as a divine beast of the stars and a Primordial, its defenses couldn't possibly be so shallow. And yet, at that very moment, it really did seem to be on the verge of collapse.
Perhaps that meant the Ghost Dreadnought's main guns were simply beyond comprehension.
The Skywhale seemed to have finally sensed the enormous threat. It kept swaying its phoenix-like tail feathers, and a roar that wasn't made of sound waves spread outward.
In an instant, an unseen will enveloped the entire star system.
Even the crew aboard the Pilgrim felt a clear signal.
"Is it calling to us?"
"Does it want us to save it?"
At that moment, the warriors all instinctively felt that their duty was to protect the sacred spirit of the stars from the ancient mechanical fiend.
Fortunately, although that sense of duty filled everyone with high spirits, it hadn't made them lose their minds completely.
But to the Tiyangkai, whose average intelligence was barely on par with cattle and sheep, that sense of duty meant something entirely different.
The Tiyangkai pods roaming the outer reaches of the star system surged toward the Ghost Dreadnought like a swarm of worker bees.
Among them were over a hundred especially enormous Tiyangkai, nearly as large as the Primordial Skywhale and the Ghost Dreadnought. At that moment, they accelerated to a shocking near-light-speed charge.
Judging by the way they moved, even Flamewing Dragons pumped full of two tons of stimulants by the Starrealm Knights wouldn't look any different.
They were so fierce, so nimble, that Yu Lian decided to call