In an instant.
Something changed!
Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!
Under Zero's remote control, all the Curvature Missiles initiated short-range jumps and then self-destructed!
The fierce glare of the explosions instantly engulfed the region of space around the White Dwarf Fortress.
Under cover of the explosions, the Civilization Seedships scattered like petals, breaking away from the main fleet and dispersing in every direction.
According to the Academy of Sciences' plan, the Dandelion Civilization Seed Ship would use its Warp Drive to travel swiftly beyond a thousand light-years, then switch to its Antimatter Engine for conventional acceleration.
Once the starships reached 0.5c, they would enter hibernation and coast toward their target regions on inertia alone.
It was a beautiful vision.
But...
Reality was cruel.
The instant the Dandelion Civilization Seed Ship left the main fleet, the White Dwarf Fortress, which had remained motionless all this time, stirred for the first time!
Its formerly soft blue-white glow steadily intensified, and an unknown fluctuation spread outward with the fortress at its center!
Whoosh!
The tranquil spacetime ocean overturned in an instant!
The Dandelion Civilization Seed Ship, which had just entered a faster-than-light curvature state, reappeared in the observable universe after its Warp Drive malfunctioned!
"Warning!"
"Spacetime tsunami detected! Tsunami intensity... has exceeded detection limits!"
"The Dandelion Civilization Seed Ship has dropped out of its faster-than-light curvature state."
"Attempting to restart Warp Drive... restart failed!"
"Warning!! Warp Drive damaged!!"
It was not just the Dandelion Civilization Seed Ship. This sudden spacetime fluctuation destroyed every Warp Drive in the Human Federation's fleet!
For a moment, alarms filled the Command Center.
"A spacetime trap?!"
The strikingly familiar attack made Lü Yongchang cry out in shock.
Looking at the readings on the Holographic Projection, he felt his heart skip a beat.
He had never seen a spacetime trap