Starlight in the Abyss
Chapter 596

A Race Against Time

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As Wen Zhonghua imagined it, he had already surrounded the group marked with Number One with the Slaughterer. The fleets of these ten small groups were quite concentrated. 500 billion Slaughterer could easily surround them and there would still be more. Wen Zhonghua planned to use the remaining Slaughterer as offensive forces, focusing on the marked warship.

However, Wen Zhonghua was not very familiar with the Slaughterer's attack capabilities. Looking at the attack methods in front of him, Wen Zhonghua chose Space Strangulation because the name sounded very powerful.

In an instant, 100 billion Slaughterer emerged from around one of the groups of the Fish Horse Star Civilization. Moreover, these warships did not hesitate at all; as soon as they appeared, they launched their most ferocious attacks, Space Strangulation, using the influence of energy on space to cause irregular changes in space.

Just like a high-speed spinning screw entering water, this spatial attack Conqueror also possesses it. Humanity's first generation of spatial attack methods were similar to this. However, with the Slaughterer, it is a completely different level of attack. Wherever the Space Strangulation attack went, the warship of the Fish Horse Star Civilization held on for a few seconds before finally undergoing violent deformation, and finally exploding into fragments.

The spatial attack advanced relentlessly, piercing through hundreds of warships before finally subsiding. Meanwhile, a second wave of spatial attacks was already prepared. The interval between these attacks was less than ten seconds, much shorter than the Conqueror's charging time. Seeing this, Wen Zhonghua couldn't help but secretly admire it once again; this was truly a warship.

The entire airspace underwent a dramatic change in an instant. Because this was a small-scale operation, the coordinated attack of hundreds of billions of warships effectively sealed off the fourth dimension. Now, the fourth dimension could only be exited, not entered, making it virtually impossible for the target ship to escape through it.

Upon seeing the Slaughterer appear, Ci Ma Horse immediately sensed something was wrong. He had never seen these warships before, but they were definitely beyond their technological level. Only Galaxy-Level warship could completely bypass his defenses and directly reach their interior.

What made Ci Ma even more anxious was that these Galaxy-Level warships had clearly discovered the location of their research team. Their attack target was very clear and decisive, and they intended to deliver a fatal blow to the research team as soon as they attacked. Ci Ma's reaction was not slow either. All the surrounding warships rushed towards the Slaughterer at the same time and directly activated the Space Millstone.

Although the civilization's research team was inside, the research ship where the team was located was specially manufactured, consuming countless efforts and manpower. Its defensive capabilities were more than twice as strong as ordinary warships. Moreover, the Ci Ma left a passage for the research ship. As long as the research ship was not destroyed before the Space Millstone fully exerted its effects, it would have a chance to escape.

At the same time, Ci Ma had urgently transmitted battlefield information to the Super Fortress, and contacted Ci Ma chief scientist to have their research results quickly transmitted to the Super Fortress as a precaution. All the research results from the past few thousand years were in the hands of the chief scientist, and there were no backups in the Super Fortress.

The reason for doing this is to prevent the technology from being leaked during transmission. Although the possibility of this is extremely small, the research of the Fish Horse Star Civilization is also the most advanced and terrifying. Even if there is only a one in a billion chance of leakage, the Fish Horse Star Civilization will not allow it to happen. Therefore, the latest scientific research results have always been in the hands of the chief scientist.

"Commander Ci Ma, the outside world is Galactic-Level Civilization. Our research results cannot be transmitted. No one knows if Galactic-Level Civilization has the capability to intercept our information. Now that we have been exposed, it is very likely that they obtained the location of the research ship from the information."

"Chief Scientist, I am not 100% certain that I can rescue you. If you cannot escape, the Fish Horse Star Civilization's plan will be in vain."

"Where did these Galaxy-Level come from? Why weren't they mentioned in the previous intelligence?"

"Forget about that damn intelligence officer for now. Just hold on. The Space Millstone will fully activate when the fourth wave of attacks arrives. Then, move in this direction. I've left a gap. Remember, you only have ten seconds after the mill activates. If you can't escape within ten seconds, we'll just have to rely on luck."

"Okay, we'll do our best. This is not only about our lives, but also about a major turning point and opportunity for our civilization."

Wen Zhonghua placed most of his warships on the outer edge of the encirclement to prevent the target ship from escaping. Currently, all 400 billion warships are still in a hidden state. The Space Millstone of the Fish Horse Star Civilization has been activated, and this terrifying mill instantly turned space into endless fragments.

Wen Zhonghua had absolute confidence in the Slaughterer ' defensive capabilities, and he was also aware of the Space Millstone of the Fish Horse Star Civilization Wen Zhonghua. The activation of the Space Millstone required a certain amount of time, and the number of Slaughterer was far less than that of the Fish Horse Star Civilization fleet here. They couldn't be stopped even if they wanted to. The most effective way to attack was to buy time and eliminate the target ship as soon as possible.

Wen Zhonghua was racing against time, and Ci Ma was also racing against time. Both commanders moved directly to the battlefield to save time from communication delays. The Space Millstone had been officially activated, and spatial fragmentation was breaking apart like ice on a lake, extending forward.

At this moment, the Slaughterer launched their final Space Strangulation attack. The target ship was right in front of them; if this attack reached its destination successfully, the mission would be complete. But just as the Slaughterer launched their final attack, spatial shattering from the outside in also arrived, combining the Space Millstone attack with the Space Strangulation attack.

The superposition of the two forces does not mean an increase in the intensity of the attack. On the contrary, due to the different levels of chaos, both forces will decay rapidly. When this wave of space attack reaches the target ship, the target ship only rolls for a few million kilometers before coming to a stop, without suffering a devastating blow.

The final attack disrupted Wen Zhonghua's plan; the target ship was not destroyed, and it also disrupted Commander Ci Ma's plan. The research ship was knocked off course by the pre-reserved gap and is now unable to escape the Space Millstone, only able to tumble along with the spatial turbulence.

Even inside the Space Millstone, the Slaughterer wasn't entirely unaffected. At this moment, the Slaughterer was like a small boat in a raging storm. Although there was no threat of the ship being destroyed, its movements were greatly affected. After all, the Slaughterer's various attack and navigation actions were based on space. Now that space was damaged, it was impossible for the Slaughterer to remain unaffected. Even higher-level warships would be affected here.

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