"Keep up the good work, young man. First, devour the Xuan Star Civilization, then devour the Fish Horse Star Civilization, and then we'll be qualified to rebuild the Solar System."
"Sigh, it's still so far away. Damn that Fish Horse Star Civilization, once we defeat them, I'll definitely make sure their leader is on my head..."
"Chief of the General Staff, aren't you afraid of losing face by saying that? You seemed to have said something similar before the last attack on the Wind Star Civilization, didn't you? Haha."
"I'm not afraid of anything. If you can wipe out the Fish Horse Star Civilization right now, forget about my identity, you can even pee on my head."
"No, I don't have that kind of hobby. Everything is going according to plan now. Next, we should prepare to split up and break through."
"Yes, that's right. Divide the fleet into 20 parts and break out separately. Whoever wrote this plan, it's very thoughtful. Only by entering the vortex will there be time to transfer the androids to the Wind Master. At the beginning, there was no time to transfer them. If we just run away recklessly, it will definitely arouse their suspicion afterward."
"My lord, this is indeed what I wrote," Li Zhixiong, who was commanding the fleet, said with a smile.
"Good, sir, sir, I'll give you a slap across the face! What are you dawdling about, hurry up and get on with the plan!"
"Yes, Chief of the General Staff."
The 75 million Wind Master quickly split into 20 identical fleets, and, powered by conventional engines, slowly moved out of the vortex.
"Sir, the human fleet seems to be fleeing. They've abandoned the planet; the inhabitants must have moved to the fleet. What should we do?"
"What else can we do but stop them? Even if we can't stop them, we have to stick with them and hold out until our follow-up fleet arrives."
"We currently have less than 8 million warships. If we divide them into 20 parts, each part will have less than 400,000. It's impossible for us to stop more than 3 million human fleets. What if we can't stop them and they all scatter? We won't be able to keep up with them then."
"Humanity's move was ruthless. They abandoned all bases and facilities, leaving only the population. Even if they manage to escape, rebuilding will be very difficult. They might not even be able to take the entire tech tree with them."
"They never expected us to show up so suddenly. But these humans are strange; why are they still here? If it were me, I would have run as far away as possible by now."
"So you're just a lowly adjutant. Humans here must have something on their mind."
"What are they plotting? Do they really think they can wipe out our Xuan Star Civilization? Are they out of their minds?!"
"Things are definitely not that simple. Order the fleet to disperse into 20 groups, rush into the vortex, and get entangled with the humans. Our conventional engines have an advantage. Don't be afraid of losing warships; eliminating the humans is the top priority. Last time I told the commander that the humans had been completely wiped out, and now the commander is very dissatisfied with us. If we let the humans escape again, neither of us is going to work here."
"Last time, we were Bi Cha. That Bi Cha is a real scoundrel!"
"Forget it, these are just minor issues. Let's get moving."
The Xuan Star Civilization fleet on the outer edge of the spatial vortex immediately split into 20 parts, each rushing towards the Wind Master fleet. As soon as they entered the vortex, the engine advantage of the Xuan Star Civilization warships immediately became apparent. If the Wind Master crawled like ants inside the vortex, then the Xuan Star Civilization warships were like slowly swimming fish.
The academicians of the Academy of Sciences finally witnessed the performance of the Xuan Star Civilization's warships in the vortex. Although they were stronger than expected, they still couldn't match the power of the Grim Slayer's conventional propulsion engine, which was powered entirely by energy. What other engine besides humanity could offer such a feature? With this super-powerful engine, their confidence in dealing with the Xuan Star Civilization was greatly increased.
The Xuan Star Civilization warships that rushed into the vortex immediately launched an attack on the Wind Master. It was a strange war. Because the vortex space flow was extremely fast, no ordinary attack method could go against the vortex or attack at an angle. Both sides could only attack within the same radius.
Besides having to attack within the same radius, the fleets couldn't be too far apart either; otherwise, if the attacked fleet shifted even slightly, the attack would miss. The attack method within the vortex felt somewhat like both sides throwing stones at each other. Twenty Wind Master fleets and twenty Xuan Star Civilization fleets were linked together in a string, with the Wind Master fleets at the forefront and the Xuan Star Civilization fleets at the rear. In terms of position, the Xuan Star Civilization fleets still held a significant advantage.
They relentlessly pursued the Wind Master fleet ahead, illuminating the surface of the Wind Master with ultra-high-energy lasers. This time, the Xuan Star Civilization did not use inter-space attacks, but instead launched direct laser strikes. Although such laser attacks had a more limited range, the Xuan Star Civilization used its engine advantage to continuously close the distance with the Wind Master ahead, inflicting considerable losses on Wind Master.
Wen Zhonghua immediately ordered the Wind Master fleet to reduce the distance between each other. The Wind Master in front slowed down to counteract the spatial flow, while the fleets behind accelerated. In this way, the Xuan Star Civilization fleet, which was originally in the rear, became in front of the Wind Master in the rear. The Wind Master directly launched energy balls. Seeing the energy balls coming, the Xuan Star Civilization fleet was so frightened that it quickly dispersed and abandoned its attack on the Wind Master in front.
However, the Xuan Star Civilization fleet reacted quickly, using lasers to destroy the energy sphere, greatly reducing its attack effectiveness. Li Zhixiong again ordered the Wind Master fleet to continue approaching, giving the Xuan Star Civilization warships no time to react. This time, the Xuan Star Civilization warships did not infiltrate the Wind Master fleet; instead, they expanded their radius, accompanying the Wind Master as they circled the spatial vortex.
A distance of 200,000 kilometers is far enough. This location is separated from the human fleet by several spatial velocity zones, making it impossible for human attacks to reach here. At this distance, even with the same radius, it would be extremely dangerous. Whether it's an energy sphere or a laser, it would leave the enemy with no time to react.
Every time the Wind Master tried to break outwards, they were met with a fierce attack from the Xuan Star Civilization. No matter how the Wind Master moved, the Xuan Star Civilization's warships were always able to block them in advance.
"Sir, the humans are launching another attack. I should have brought antimatter. Laser weapons are useless here, and space weapons are even less effective."
"No need to rush now. The humans held us back before, now it's our turn to hold them back. Urge Bi Cha to hurry up."
"Sir, we've already urged them; they should arrive in two months."
"Two months? That's been so long!"
"Yes, sir, we've been entangled with humans for over a year."
"Two months, just one more month will be enough. Humanity can't escape the vortex in less than a month."
"In a month, humanity will face its demise. But don't let your guard down. Humanity doesn't yet know when our follow-up fleet will arrive, but they know our speed and should be able to guess that we're not far from here."
"Sir, why are the humans breaking out in small groups? Our fleet can't stop them."
"Break down into smaller units? You think it's that easy? They abandoned the planet, and these fleets must be protecting their most important technologies and resources, as well as top scientists. If we destroy these important warships, at best we'll lose resources and face development difficulties; at worst, we'll lose our technology tree, lose our top researchers, and our civilization will be reduced to Planet-Level —it's tantamount to suicide."