Son Gohan did not move, because Eliza beside him had already condensed a flaming spear in her hand and hurled it viciously forward.
The flaming spear spun as it advanced through the void. Though there was no air in the vacuum of space, spiral ripples appeared around the fiery spear.
The spear appeared to move very slowly, yet it was even faster than Son Gohan's previous Supernova Burst Star!
In an emergency, the Smart Brain controlled the energy field and rapidly condensed it, finally forming an energy barrier only a few meters wide.
The instant the two collided, it was as though a bullet had pierced through a wooden board without the slightest resistance. The flaming spear pierced through the entire energy field and struck the energy escort ships behind it.
There was no obstruction whatsoever. The flaming spear turned into a beam of fire, and the energy escort ships along its path exploded instantly, utterly unable to stop its advance.
The hammerhead ships immediately moved up. Their massive hammer-like prows flashed blue as they formed denser energy fields.
If the energy escort ships had been meant to defend against wide-area attacks, then the hammerhead ships were designed to block attacks that broke through at a single point.
Without a sound, the flaming spear struck the tip of the first hammerhead ship. In an instant, a ring of energy mixed with blue and red light burst outward.
The entire hammerhead ship was pushed back several kilometers by the impact and explosion. When the light faded, its prow had already been warped out of shape.
Yet it had indeed managed to stop Eliza's flaming spear.
Seeing her flaming spear blocked, Eliza's expression darkened slightly. The next second, raging flames erupted around her body as she condensed another flaming spear in her