At Gabriel's command, the Imperial Combined Fleet slowly shut down the Gellar Field surrounding its hulls, a field seemingly condensed into physical form and capable of resisting any attack.
The Gellar Field, once like an impregnable wall of steel, gradually contracted amid the sounds of machinery until it fully closed, as though the warships' strongest defensive power had been concealed away.
Immediately afterward, the illusory Void Shields activated in silence, like a group of utterly loyal guards.
In an almost mystical manner, they swiftly formed an invisible yet indestructible protective barrier around the massive warships.
The barrier emitted a faint ghostly glow, like the flickering of the universe's most mysterious magical runes. It tightly encircled the warships and enveloped the entire fleet, making any enemy who tried to approach feel an insurmountable sense of intimidation.
Void Shields could only be seen with the naked eye in the Warp. In realspace, they could not be seen unless they were under attack.
"Ahhh!"
The instant the Gellar Field shut down, the evil daemons that had been closely following the Imperial Combined Fleet seemed to unleash the savagery and bloodlust deep within their hearts.
They let out shrill howls, like fiends roaring from hell, then surged into the warships like a tidal wave.
For a moment, chaos engulfed the Imperial Combined Fleet's interior. The screams of human soldiers rose and fell, like a death dirge echoing through the ships.
Gabriel stood at the command dais. His cold eyes watched the ceaseless screams coming through the communications channel without the slightest ripple of emotion.
Like an indifferent iceberg, unmoved by anything around him, he merely issued one cold order after another without expression. "Enter realspace."
"Yes." The captain immediately took action, skillfully directing the warship to open a passage through the Warp.
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