10 million, 8 million, 5 million... Finally, the Grim Slayer arrived at its attack position. Each Grim Slayer launched at least 20 energy balls. Although they were only small energy balls with a diameter of one meter, they were enough to deal with the Mu Star Civilization.
Human activity targets suddenly jumped from 5 million to 100 million. No matter how powerful the Fish Horse Star warships were, they couldn't intercept this massive number of targets in a short time, since they only had 100 warships. The Mu Star Civilization, however, didn't hesitate at all and directly used warships to block them. They had witnessed the power of the energy balls; if even one or two energy balls reached a habitable planet, the entire population of that planet would be wiped out.
Most of the energy spheres were intercepted, but a small number still managed to break through the defenses and crash onto the surfaces of various planets. The result was predictable: the Mu Star Civilization perished on all planets except for the one guarded by Fish Horse Star; the entire population died, and most of the infrastructure was destroyed.
The remaining 3 million Grim Slayer began to assemble, preparing for the final battle to destroy the Mu Star Civilization. However, no matter how the Grim Slayer attacked or how densely they launched energy spheres, the defenses of the Fish Horse Star warships were impenetrable. After the Grim Slayer exhausted all their energy spheres, their numbers dropped to 1.5 million.
The 1.5 million warships used the same tactic again, forming a giant metal fish in the air, hoping to use the damage to the outer layer to cover the impact of the warships inside. Although the energy spheres were gone, the massive mass of the warships impacting the planet could still kill the fragile life forms of Mu Star.
Faced with 1.5 million Grim Slayer, several Fish Horse Star warships surrounded them. With the surge of energy, all 1.5 million warships were reduced to wreckage, like a pile of fruit being hacked to pieces. The Grim Slayer' concentration only saved Fish Horse Star time in the battle. No one expected that spatial attacks could be so powerful. If these 1.5 million warships were lined up, Fish Horse Star warships could probably cut them all down with a single move. Now, there is not a single Grim Slayer left in the entire territory of the Mu Star Civilization.
The Fish Horse Star warships suffered zero damage. The Mu Star Civilization civilization still had over 300 million warships remaining, most of which were destroyed while enduring the energy sphere. However, this did not change the final outcome. The planet was destroyed, and humanity did not change the final result either. The Mu Star Civilization still exists, even if it only has one planet and a population of only tens of billions. The foundation of the civilization still exists.
However, given the foundation of the Mu Star Civilization, it's unknown when it will be able to recover to its former level. They still have many fleets, and raising the Insect Race is still not a problem. Their value to Fish Horse Star has not diminished.
For both humanity and the Fish Horse Star, this was merely a routine encounter. The existence of the Mu Star Civilization held little significance for either side. The Fish Horse Star Civilization currently unable to locate human bases, and even if they could, they wouldn't dare to search openly. Humanity, in turn, wouldn't provoke the Fish Horse Star Civilization anytime soon. Both sides held leverage over each other. The Fish Horse Star Civilization Fish Horse Star Civilization being pushed too far and would resort to broadcasting, while humanity similarly feared being pushed too far and would face annihilation. For the time being, both sides were in a delicate balance.
The greatest achievement in these 4,000 years was merely obtaining a few intact warships from the Xuan Star Civilization. However, this was already quite good. The more advanced the civilization, the more robust the defenses of its warships. Normally, obtaining even a slightly larger fragment would be considered lucky. In this war, the Grim Slayer did not leave behind a single piece of debris larger than ten meters, and there was not a trace of the Reversed State Armor.
A complete warship encompasses the core and most advanced technologies of an entire civilization, including materials science, communication technology, weaponry, and energy technology. With the help of robots, the academicians have been remotely analyzing the warships of the Xuan Star Civilization. With thousands of years of accumulated knowledge, they are quite adept at this task.
In the nebula, a warship exactly like that of the Xuan Star Civilization has been replicated. The academicians have boarded the ship to test its performance one by one and reverse engineer it. This has excited the group of academicians so much that they haven't slept for days and nights, eager to solve all their doubts at once.
The academicians were all eager to try their hand at it. Academician Liu was the first to board the warship, wanting to find a way to carry out space attacks. For thousands of years, whether from a macroscopic or microscopic perspective, Academician Liu had not been able to find an effective means of space attack. The only space attack method was to use the spiral space generated by the space compressor, which was like a miniature space vortex, but the attack power and attack range were limited.
However, these thousands of years of hard work have not been in vain. Everyone has accumulated enough spatial knowledge. The arrival of these few Xuan Star Civilization warships is like sending charcoal in snowy weather, or rather, adding fuel to the fire, igniting the academicians' burning passion.
After the academicians finished replicating the Xuan Star Civilization Xuan Star Civilization, they immediately destroyed all ten of them, leaving only some key components. After rigorous inspection, these components were taken back to the base. The Grim Slayer Fleet was preparing to return home; they had been there for several years, and it was time to go back.
The fleet is temporarily free of combat missions. Hu Yu is preparing to search for the territory of the Treant Civilization in order to save Zhang Yuanshan and also to save Ninety-Seven. However, Hu Yu does not know where the Treant Civilization is. By the time the academicians finish analyzing the technology of the Xuan Star Civilization, humanity should have reached the initial stage of Small Star Sector Civilization. At that time, he will ask the academicians to study the possible location of the folded space that Ninety-Seven mentioned.
Just as the Grim Slayer were preparing to set sail, a small spaceship arrived at breakneck speed and stopped in front of the Grim Slayer fleet. This spaceship was extremely small. Using such a small spaceship for interstellar travel meant either that their technology was more advanced than Hu Yu's and the others, or that they were forced into this situation. As soon as it arrived, the small spaceship sent out a dictionary and established communication with humans.
"Friends, friends, hurry, save us! Our energy has reached its limit, we can't hold on much longer. We... we are human beings too."
"Humans? How do you know we are human?"
"We intercepted your plaintext communications with the Fish Horse Star Civilization and learned that you are human, while we are humans who escaped from the territory of the Mu Star Civilization. Several years ago, you fought against the Mu Star Civilization and Fish Horse Star Civilization, and we took the opportunity to escape. This is our only spaceship, which has been hidden hundreds of kilometers below the planet's surface. We have been waiting for an opportunity, and finally it has come. We never expected that our own people would come to our rescue. We are overjoyed."
This message stunned everyone. They hadn't expected anyone to escape during the battle. They carefully considered the visitor's words but found nothing unusual. It didn't seem like someone sent by the Fish Horse Star Civilization, and the Fish Horse Star Civilization had no reason to do such a thing. The Xuan Star Civilization and Mu Star Civilization were even less likely to be involved; they were too busy avoiding humans to actively provoke them.
We can provide you with energy.
"No need to provide energy. We are all human, and our survival systems should be similar. Your warship must have life support pods. Let us in. We've been cooped up in this cage for years; we're going crazy."