Starlight in the Abyss
Chapter 184

The Bait Takes Effect

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In the starry sky, Ji Wa's fleet has reached the vicinity of Star HTR378894.

" Feng Ci, are you sure the brightness of Star HTR378894 has decreased by one-thousandth compared to before?"

" Ji Wa, I am absolutely certain that when the Lord of Fish Horse Star asked us to scan and archive all the stars within a thousand light-years of the Insect Planet, I am absolutely certain that the brightness of this star has decreased."

When did the brightness decrease?

"Just in the last few hundred years, everything was normal when I went on my last mission, but this time things changed. There was a 300-year interval between the two missions, and this place is 200 light-years away from the mission trajectory, so the decrease in the brightness of this star only occurred within these 500 years."

Have the other stars changed?

"It seems so, but at that time it was only a long-distance scan, and the brightness of stars itself has a range of fluctuations. If the range of fluctuations wasn't too large, we wouldn't be able to distinguish it for the time being, especially at such a distance."

"Have these planets changed at all?"

"The planets all seem normal; their orbits haven't changed at all, there have been no additions or subtractions, they're all the same as the original data."

Am I being paranoid?

"Sir, what did you say?"

"Inspect all the surrounding planets immediately, leave no one out!"

"Yes, sir!"

"The fleet should not be too scattered, nor too concentrated; take it one ship at a time."

"Yes, I understand."

The so-called inspection was actually an attack. The Mu Star Civilization's warships immediately dispersed in the air, with the Xuan Star Civilization's fleet following behind, and flew towards the nearest planet. An antimatter bomb exploded on the planet's surface, and the huge energy shock swept across the entire planet. The planet could be felt trembling even in space.

A few minutes later, the planet showed no reaction. The fleet departed, heading towards the next planetary system, dropping antimatter bombs again, but still no response. Planet after planet, planet after planet, soon the fleet reached the vicinity of the planetary system where the androids were active.

This time, when the Mu Star Civilization unleashed its antimatter bomb, not only was a large crater blasted into the planet's surface, but many other areas also collapsed. In these collapsed areas, traces of the rules created by the activities of intelligent beings were faintly visible.

"Destroy this planet immediately!" Ji Wa shouted the order.

"Yes, sir."

A high-yield antimatter bomb was dropped, shattering the planet into pieces. Among the debris, remnants of mechanical equipment were found. Ji Wa immediately understood that these mechanical devices were perfectly suited to human habits.

" Feng Ci, immediately move away from these planets and launch a long-range attack to destroy all of them. This is humanity's secret base."

"What? Sir, weren't humans completely wiped out?"

"Stop talking nonsense! If you want to live, do as I say, or you'll be wiped out by humans. Don't blame me for not warning you!"

"Yes, yes."

The Mu Star Civilization's fleet immediately separated and launched antimatter bombs from a distance. The Mu Star Civilization's fleet remained at the rear, far away from the planet.

"Damn it, they're using us as cannon fodder. We're just human beings, yet they're hiding the furthest away from us." Feng Ci cursed inwardly, but on the surface he still had to be respectful. If he offended these big shots, the Führer would definitely not forgive him.

As a new antimatter bomb destroys a planet, a massive fleet appears— the Wind Master, hidden deep within the planet. If they don't attack now, it won't be long before the Mu Star Civilization's antimatter bombs fall on these hidden planets.

As soon as the Wind Master appeared, they unleashed a barrage of energy balls. Over the years, they've lacked everything except energy balls. The economical use of miniature energy balls has been abandoned, and giant energy balls are too large after being encapsulated. Therefore, the fleet now uses medium-sized energy balls with a diameter of one meter.

One hundred million energy balls crashed directly into the Mu Star Civilization's fleet. With the explosion of the energy balls, very few of the 40 million Mu Star Civilization warships remained. Feng Ci hurriedly led the remaining hundreds of thousands of warships to escape.

" Ji Wa, help! Help! Humans! The human attacks are too powerful! We couldn't even withstand the first wave of attacks!"

"Useless trash, step back, let me handle this."

Although the Mu Star Civilization was trash, Ji Wa didn't dare let them be completely wiped out. It was necessary to leave at least one Feng Ci behind, since there was still the Fish Horse Star Civilization above them. Wa Ci couldn't understand why, when his own civilization was superior enough, he still had to listen to the Fish Horse Star Civilization. In just a few tens of thousands of years, his own civilization might be able to reach the level of the Fish Horse Star Civilization.

However, he still had to obey orders from above. Although he commanded 50 million main warships and was considered a mid-to-high-level figure in the civilization, he was still not in the core circle and it was difficult for him to even meet the civilization's leader.

The warships of the Xuan Star Civilization were scattered even further away. Ji Wa had already witnessed the power of these energy spheres, but he did not expect that humans would use so many energy spheres this time, and that they would be so powerful. Humans had never used energy spheres so extravagantly before.

The Wind Master annihilated the Mu Star Civilization's fleet in a short time and continued charging towards the Xuan Star Civilization's fleet. This frightened Ji Wa, who once again ordered the fleet to retreat and disperse, and directly formed Space Barrier in the distance. These energy spheres were enough to threaten their warships.

Perfect timing! This time we can observe the operation and attack methods of the Space Barrier, hoping to provide some inspiration for the academicians. In the distance, the Xuan Star Civilization's warships once again formed a planar network before returning to the battlefield.

Some of the Wind Master continued their charge, hoping to break through the net with their high-speed impact, but all the Wind Master who entered the net were torn to pieces.

Not only could the gaps in the center of the net formed by the warships be impassable, but the Wind Master could no longer even ram into the warships of the Xuan Star Civilization. The entire area within a thousand meters in front of and behind the net became a forbidden zone, and anything that entered it, whether it was a warship or an energy ball, was instantly disintegrated.

The giant net was like a forward-moving shredder, but it couldn't travel faster than the speed of light. Academician Liu had already guessed some of the details. The giant net must have been created by the combined forces of the Xuan Star Civilization's warships, creating chaotic space, and even somewhat cutting through space. Otherwise, the Wind Master wouldn't have been able to be directly reduced to fragments by simply distorting space.

However, even if they guessed it, it wouldn't affect the battle situation. Although the Wind Master were destined to be completely lost, they could still take down some of the Xuan Star Civilization's warships. This would not only weaken the Xuan Star Civilization's combat power but also make them believe in the Xuan Star Civilization Trojan Horse Plan.

Captured by the Space Barrier, the Wind Master had no choice but to retreat and move away from Space Barrier. The Xuan Star Civilization immediately took collective action, using a high-speed warp drive to directly charge into the Wind Master fleet. Just as they stopped, the Space Barrier activated again, and the Wind Master had no time to dodge were destroyed once more.

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