The silver-gray hull of the Broad-Area Silence drifted leisurely through deep space. Though she was already on the battlefield, she strolled about as casually as a lion king inspecting its own territory.
Of course, considering she was still cloaked, she was probably the most cowardly lion king in the universe.
The active "Mirage" system covered the entire warship. Under its influence, every nanometer of the outer armor carried out a seemingly paradoxical command in sync: absorb more than ninety-nine percent of electromagnetic waves, gravity, and all radiation, while scattering distorted phantom images into deep space.
Long-range bombardment, perfect stealth, and accuracy and destructive power beyond all common sense—together, they made her a terrifying hunter in this universe.
And this hunt of hers had indeed been perfect.
The destroyer squadron had only just formed up beside the main fleet when it lost all combat capability in an instant.
"Excellent. Perfect results from that barrage. Everyone's getting more and more comfortable with the arc cannons." On the bridge, Feifei clapped, then shot a glance at Yu Lian, who sat silently in his chair. "What's with that look?"
Yu Lian sighed. "I was just reflecting once again on how a person's fate... I've forgotten the rest, but it really is subject to unexpected twists and turns, isn't it?"
He waved a hand, and the screen that sprang up beside him showed the Leviathan hive ship. It was still a long way off, but the image was far clearer than the one the Imperial forces had detected.
The strange craft looked like a purple-gold insect cocoon. More than a hundred sharp chitinous spikes had emerged from the armor covering its exterior. The crystalline organs at the front of the "hull" looked as if they had been carved from fine gemstones, but at first glance,