Starlight in the Abyss
Chapter 197

A Secret Maneuver

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The two sides exchanged words back and forth, separated by millions of kilometers. The electromagnetic waves were greatly interfered with by the spatial turbulence. The talks lasted for several months. Both sides racked their brains to get the other to agree to their conditions. Hu Yu wanted the complete technology tree of the Xuan Star Civilization, Xuan Star Civilization wanted to protect its territory and antimatter star.

" Old Hu, the pursuing fleet has been intercepted and is now engaged in battle. The enemy has a whopping 300 million warships, and they launched a frenzied attack right from the start. However, they have now broken through the blockade and are continuing their advance. The transport ships are also intact. The Grim Slayer have lost 30 million ships, but they are still chasing after us."

"Ignore them, they can't catch up with us. As long as the transport ships catch up with their fleet, our chances of success will be much greater."

"We have collected a lot of wreckage from the Xuan Star Civilization civilization's warships, some of which are still very intact. Deciphering some of their space technology should not be a problem."

"We should still try our best to acquire the complete technology tree. The technology tree of the Xuan Star Civilization is of immeasurable value. We still hold some initiative. Whether to fight or make peace is entirely up to us. They have no choice."

"Of course. I mean, even if it doesn't work out, we've still gained a lot this time, especially this antimatter star. If we could create one, the effect would be no less than that of an energy ball."

"It's possible, but it's extremely time-consuming. At our peak, our antimatter production was only two tons per day. To create such a large antimatter star, even if we speed things up, it would still take hundreds of thousands of years."

"That's true, but the impact of this thing is far greater than that of an energy sphere. The energy sphere's attack range is too small; it can only strike precisely. This antimatter star is a magical attack. Once it explodes, its coverage area is estimated to be within several light-years, and even thousands of light-years away. It can still cause some damage to Stellar-Level Civilization. But such a large energy sphere would be lucky to cover a few hundred astronomical units."

"This is indeed a drawback of the energy sphere; the farther the energy from the explosion travels, the weaker its attack power. However, with our current warships having improved defensive capabilities, and the defenses of other Small Star Sector Civilization not being much worse, antimatter is already quite useless."

"Once we have space weapons, the drawback of the energy sphere will be negligible. Hey, we've discovered a large fleet! The Star System Level fleet we found earlier is here too, along with quite a few Small Star Region warships. They must be the main fleet of the Xuan Star Civilization; they're trying to escape with their inhabitants..."

"Provide cover for the transport ships to advance; the peace talks are only just beginning."

The 700 trillion Grim Slayer quickly assembled, tightly surrounding the 100 transport ships, and rushed towards the center of the Xuan Star Civilization fleet, where the flagship of the leader and elites must be located.

Faced with the human onslaught, the Xuan Star Civilization's warships immediately launched an interception. Behind them were their residents and leaders; they had no way out and had to stop the human fleet no matter what.

The battlefield instantly descended into chaos. This time, the Grim Slayer ' objective was clear and they couldn't bypass it. The area the Xuan Star Civilization fleet needed to defend was also small. With their overwhelming numerical advantage and reckless fighting style, the Grim Slayer couldn't advance an inch. Hu Yu hadn't expected the Grim Slayer to have a propulsion and defensive advantage. Even though they were moving along the direction of the spatial vortex, they were still being held back. Despite the Killers' damage numbers constantly rising, they refused to retreat an inch. The remaining two hundred million warships that had intercepted the Grim Slayer from the rear had also arrived at the battlefield. Now, the Grim Slayer faced a pincer attack.

The rate of loss of the Xuan Star Civilization's warships reached an alarming level, with a loss ratio of one to five compared to that of the Grim Slayer. However, the Xuan Star Civilization had a large number of warships, and if the Grim Slayer continued to erode them, the safety of the transport ships could not be guaranteed. The Xuan Star Civilization had also clearly discovered the special characteristics of the transport ships, and once again, they were unable to withstand the increased attack power due to the losses.

If the operational objectives are not achieved as soon as possible, negotiations will become difficult once the 70 million Grim Slayer are depleted. The Grim Slayer ' goal is to send 100 transport ships to the center of the Xuan Star Civilization fleet, where their large population and leaders reside. These 100 transport ships are loaded with energy spheres.

Although the destructive area of these energy spheres is smaller than that of antimatter of the same volume, they are sufficient to deter the main body of the Xuan Star Civilization. If the transport ship reaches the designated location, there is no need to worry about the Xuan Star Civilization refusing to hand over its technology.

Seeing that the Grim Slayer could not advance, Wen Zhonghua ordered all the Grim Slayer to gather together and form a large metal fish in the air. Although this increased their size, it reduced their area of attack. The fish continued to advance, scraping away the destroyed Grim Slayer like fish scales. As the Grim Slayer in front were destroyed, Grim Slayer behind immediately filled in, always keeping the transport ship firmly protected in the middle of the fleet. In just 20 hours, the metal fish seemed to have lost weight, shrinking considerably.

In this state, the Grim Slayer can finally advance at full speed, no longer needing to fight their way through enemy lines to clear the way for the transport ships as before. Now, as long as there are enough Grim Slayer, the transport ships can move at full speed.

Seeing that the human fleet had regained its speed, the Xuan Star Civilization's warships became even more frantic. In addition to weapon attacks, they used all the warships that could reach them to charge at the metal fish formed by the Grim Slayer. However, it was too late. From the moment the fish was formed, they lost their advantage, after all, the Grim Slayer were faster than them.

At the cost of the destruction of 50 million Grim Slayer, the Great Fish finally broke through the layers of blockade of the Xuan Star Civilization fleet, leaving all the Xuan Star Civilization's Small Star Region- level fleets behind. At this time, there were less than 20 million Grim Slayer left.

"Success!"

"Success!"

In the command center of Earth Two, several generals cheered. Fortunately Wen Zhonghua had come up with a quick and resourceful plan to launch a concentrated attack. Although the cost was high, the objective was finally achieved. The few small Xuan Star Civilization Small Star Region warships of the Xuanxing civilization ahead were no longer a threat, not to mention the 2 billion Star System Level warships. They must have been carrying their civilians. Even if they weren't, the 20 million Grim Slayer alone could wipe them out.

After breaking through the defensive line, the Grim Slayer immediately split into 100 groups, with 200,000 Grim Slayer protecting one transport ship each, and charged into the Star System Level fleet of the Xuan Star Civilization. The Grim Slayer completely ignored the firepower of the Star System Level warships. These Grim Slayer did not fire or move again, and simply stopped. The Xuan Star Civilization fleet dared not make any further moves, and the 600 million Small Star Sector Civilization warships that had caught up also dared not make any rash moves when they saw this situation.

" Xuan Star leader, now we can talk," Hu Yu said with a gentle smile.

"Humans, we can still detonate antimatter stars. Don't push us."

"Of course, please go ahead. However, you should have seen those hundred giant transport ships that just rushed up to your side. If those hundred warships explode, your entire Xuan Star Civilization will be wiped out from the universe, while we humans will only lose a few thousand years of time. Besides, we have already gained quite a lot, so it's a good deal."

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