Arc! Emitter! Cult!
The furious Great Khan pursued them through three star systems, only to be greeted by arc attacks everywhere it went!
There were no other weapons at all, just the most basic, unadorned Arc Emitter Turrets and battleships!
And so the Great Khan endured one assault after another from an ocean of arcs. Although it knew this would gradually weaken it and whittle away its forces, it had no choice but to keep pursuing.
Now, the balance between attacker and defender had reversed.
Without the Shroud's support, the Great Khan could not come close to matching Xi Yan's recovery speed.
The tremendous output of Xi Yan's colonies could sustain him through an endless fight, but the Great Khan had no such luxury. The power forcibly bestowed upon it by the Shroud was not enough to wage an all-out war against Xi Yan.
If it failed to crush Xi Yan this time, it would never be able to defeat him again.
Even knowing that Xi Yan was wearing down its strength, the Great Khan had no choice but to keep following him into his traps.
Star system after star system, the same unchanging Arc Emitter Turrets always awaited it.
Xi Yan would also dangle a few dozen battleships ahead of the Great Khan to keep it hungry for more. Of course, these ships usually caused its fleet plenty of trouble.
Finally, after this long chase, Xi Yan led the Great Khan into a dead end.
Helplessly, the Great Khan followed Xi Yan's fleet down a branching route. It seemed their decisive battle would take place here.
The Great Khan failed to notice that Xi Yan's fleet had led it into a special star system.
It was a pulsar system.
Here, at the end of this dead end, the Great