Long, sustained sirens rang out aboard every starship in the Human Fleet!
Within just ten minutes, everyone had climbed into their own Deep-Sea Pod.
At that moment, the Human Fleet truly entered a state of war!
Two hours later.
Things had unfolded contrary to Lü Yongchang's expectations.
The Opponent Civilization's starships had not attacked directly.
Instead, they had used their advantages in speed and numbers to surround the entire Human Fleet.
Lü Yongchang frowned at the star map in the holographic projection and asked, "Zijie, can we break through at a single point?"
Beside him, worry flashed through Zhao Zijie's eyes. He slowly shook his head and replied through the Brainwave Reading Device.
"Their starships are far more maneuverable than ours."
"I already tried concentrating our forces to break through a single point."
"They simply refuse to engage us. Whenever we advance, they retreat."
"That way, they keep flying just beyond our effective range."
"What about spreading out and charging?" Lü Yongchang's brow furrowed deeply. "According to our active scans, they don't have many starships left."
"No!" Zhao Zijie rejected Lü Yongchang's proposal outright.
"It's too dangerous!"
"We're inside their encirclement right now. If our defensive formation gets split apart, our situation will only get worse!"
After a moment's thought, Lü Yongchang also realized how risky the plan was.
He shook his head helplessly. "Surrounding us from so far away... I really don't know what they're after."
"Are they planning to boil us like frogs, slowly turning up the heat until we surrender?"
When he saw Lü Yongchang's remark, Zhao Zijie froze for a moment.
His breathing quickened slightly, and he reached out to enlarge the holographic projection before him. "Zero, model the arrangement of their starships!"
Zero immediately executed Zhao Zijie's command.
Almost simultaneously, a model made up