"I understand. It's like getting a needle prick. You don't feel any pain when a silver needle pierces your palm, but you feel excruciating pain when your hand is hit by a hammer. Academician, not long ago, the Heavenly Peak Civilization sent a message that a fleet from the Fish Horse Star broke through their defenses and returned to the fortress from the fourth dimension. There are currently about 150 trillion Fish Horse Star Civilization."
"The fleet is no longer a problem, but everyone must be careful. The interior of the fortress is definitely not that vulnerable. The Fish Horse Star Civilization must have taken this into account when building the fortress."
"Damn it, energy pillars!" Hu Yu reacted. "Quick, quick, retreat! Except for the Expeller, all other fleets, retreat!"
The message was sent out immediately. Other civilizations were still confused about what was going on, coming in and going out intermittently. However, seeing the urgent message from humans, everyone felt a sense of crisis. Some civilizations' fleets began to slowly turn around, preparing to withdraw from the fortress.
However, at that moment, countless holes appeared in the walls inside the fortress. The energy pillars that were originally launched from the outside suddenly changed direction and shot inward. Moreover, these holes were meticulously calculated and interwoven to maximize the attack power.
The interior of the fortress instantly became brightly lit, as bright as day, all from the flames of the exploding warships. Chaos erupted inside the fortress. The warships of the Fish Horse Star Civilization didn't even have time to make a move, while the Milky Way civilization fleet was thrown into disarray, flying and crashing around like headless flies.
Fortunately, the Fish Horse Star Civilization controlled the power of the energy pillars, preventing damage to the interior of the fortress; otherwise, few of the Milky Way civilization's warships would have survived intact.
After several rounds of attacks, some lucky ones escaped the fortress through the gaps, while others discovered the attack pattern of the energy pillars and hid in the gaps between the pillars. The energy pillars' firing channels were thousands of kilometers apart, providing enough space for warships.
However, the gaps between the energy pillars are not entirely safe. The energy pillars' launch channels can be adjusted in a small range, and except for the central area, they can almost cover the interior without any blind spots. At this point, less than one-third of the 500 trillion warships remain. Excluding those that escaped from the fortress, there are less than 100 trillion warships left inside.
Li Shun's insectoid population also suffered considerable losses, and their enormous size made it difficult for them to hide in the gaps between the energy pillars. However, Li Shun was neither nervous nor angry. To him, these losses were just a drop in the ocean. As long as the Insect Race was not wiped out, he would have a free shipbuilding base, and his shipbuilding speed was faster than any other civilization, even in the Secondary Universe.
Li Shun manipulated his insectoid civilians to swarm towards the sealing sphere at the center of the fortress. There were no energy pillars there, making it relatively quiet. The warships of the civilization with no other way to avoid the energy pillars also rushed there to escape the attacks. However, this was the key defensive point of the Fish Horse Star Civilization fleet, and the two sides quickly engaged in fierce combat.
The enormous crack had shrunk considerably. Taking advantage of their massive size, the insectoid race used their tentacles, pincers, and sharp jaws to move the warships away, even though the Fish Horse Star Civilization's warships were well-defended.
Several enormous tentacles, like a child grabbing a toy car, swept the Fish Horse Star Civilization's warship tens of thousands of kilometers away. Moreover, the tentacles moved at an extremely high speed. After being released by the tentacles Fish Horse Star Civilization's warship flew backward for millions of kilometers before regaining its balance and returning to the battlefield.
With their enormous size, the insectoid people advanced unimpeded, completely disregarding any losses. Coupled with the interference from other civilizations' warships, the Fish Horse Star Civilization was temporarily plunged into a predicament. The repair work on the rift was forced to stop, and other civilizations also discovered the rift and began to attack the rift's defensive fleet with all their might.
Finally, a worm-like creature, dragging half its body, reached the crevice and immediately burrowed inside. The Fish Horse Star warships went berserk, concentrating all their forces near the crevice and launching a devastating attack on the worms and the Milky Way civilization's warships that continued their assault.
The energy pillars inside the fortress never stopped firing, sweeping across the entire airspace inside like searchlights to prevent more warships from Milky Way from invading.
"Damn it, the Fish Horse Star Civilization is a madman!" the Mechanical Lord cursed. Just now, his fleet was also attacked by energy pillars inside the fortress. However, the Fish Horse Star Civilization still took care of the Mechanical Civilization and did not use energy pillars to attack the densely packed areas of the Mechanical Civilization's fleet. Some of the more scattered fleets were not so lucky.
While cursing, the Mechanical Lord still ordered the warships to join the fight against the Milky Way civilization fleet and the insectoids. With the strong support of the Mechanical Civilization, the pressure on the Fish Horse Star Civilization was greatly reduced. Soon, the two sides cooperated and wiped out all the remaining Milky Way warships and Li Shun's insectoid civilians. Only the Expeller were still charging.
More Mechanical Civilization fleets poured into the fortress, employing the same attrition tactics to firmly halt the advance of the Expeller. Moreover, the Expeller Expeller, being the primary targets, were even forced back by the energy impact in this confined space. Furthermore, the Fish Horse Star Civilization warships were far more powerful than the Mechanical Civilization warships, and their sheer numbers made it entirely possible to prevent the Expeller from approaching the rift.
Meanwhile, the half-worm had already reached the interlayer of the sealing sphere. The sealing sphere consisted of three layers. The innermost layer directly blocked the black hole's gravity, and the four gravitational channels were connected to this layer. The space between the middle layer and the innermost layer contained various devices, using the black hole's own gravity to stabilize the innermost layer's structure, achieving a counter-offensive effect. This layer's structure was extremely complex because it not only had to shield most of the black hole's gravity but also eliminate the black hole's infinite redshift effect, making the outside appear as normal space.
The outermost layer is the fortress's stabilizing structure, which directs some of the gravity to the outer layer to stabilize the fortress. The principle is somewhat similar to that of an arch bridge, only reversed. Of course, the gravity here is precisely guided and controlled by the Fish Horse Star Civilization; otherwise, the fortress would have collapsed long ago due to internal gravity.
The outer interlayer, the space between the layer Gao Jianchuan destroyed and the middle layer, is where the various bases of the Fish Horse Star Civilization, and the Half-Bug has now entered this layer.
This level now houses not only various bases but also tens of thousands of inhabited planets. The space inside is still vast, more than enough to accommodate tens of thousands of planets. The half-insect cannot fly inside; it has lost its ability to fly. After being blown in half, its tail is like a tattered rag. However, it shows no signs of injury or weakness; on the contrary, it is quite excited.