There was no time to mourn Usulan. The massive fleet set sail for the next Void War battlefield.
The enormous Star Gate hastily constructed by Talon engineering units began operating, its "gate frame" filled with a warped, churning vision.
The flagship Glorious Humanity and the many warships assigned to protect it entered the Star Gate first. The moment this vessel—the largest in the galaxy and the embodiment of the highest productive capacity—passed through the gate, it arrived in the star system where Mandala lay.
A war of astonishing scale was underway in this vital heartland of the Sautekh Dynasty.
Iron Man and Necron ground forces were fighting wars of attrition across the system's many worlds. There were no tactics or strategy, only the pure exchange of combat units for combat units.
In the void, the Sautekh Dynasty's main fleet had been affected by Psychic Power. Vast numbers of psychic Iron Men appeared out of nowhere aboard every vessel, waging brutal boarding and counter-boarding actions.
"The flagship is deploying the faster-than-light beacon!"
"The Celestial Engine has activated its faster-than-light force field!"
"The Navy is expected to arrive within ten seconds!"
"..."
The bridge was a hive of activity. Only Qin Mo had no need to involve himself in those complicated affairs, standing quietly before the viewport.
The Mandala system was a world of the Sautekh Dynasty. It was far from the front lines, but not far from where Szarekh's fleet had been sighted.
After Qin Mo stared into the void for ten seconds, numerous extremely blurred shapes rushed into the system. Once the faster-than-light force field dissipated, they gradually resumed the appearance of normal ships.
A main fleet made up of tens of thousands of vessels, alongside xenos allies and the Iron Men's void-combat craft within the system—it would not be