Him and their stars.

Chapter 1951 Shadowless Scythe
Yu Lian's finger drew a fluorescent track on the holographic projection of the star map, sweeping towards the No. 2 gravity well leading to the TR channel. This was also the entrance and exit of the channel that could not be found at all on the standard star map of the empire.

This is the trap set by the Imperial Army.

The Athlone fleet, which was moving cautiously along the TR channel, was the bait. Once they took the bait and launched a hunt on the small fleet consisting mainly of light ships, the Imperial fleet hiding in Elanwe would become the yellow bird behind it.

They had already set up a "long snake formation" that was most suitable for jumps at the exit of gravity well No. 2. Once they captured the combat response from the next ship 8 light years away, the three battlecruisers serving as the vanguard of the combat would be able to reach the battlefield within 30 minutes.

The Imperial Army has indeed utilized the capacity of this gravity well to its fullest.

To be honest, ten battlecruisers, four aircraft carriers, and more than twenty heavy cruisers completed the fleet formation and prepared for the jump within an hour. From the perspective of tactical operations alone, the accuracy and efficiency reached the level of a work of art.

So, when the neat long snake formation was dispersed on the spot, even Yu Lian couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

As expected of the Imperial Guards, they should be able to demonstrate these qualities.

But even so, the actions of the Silence are bringing them within its range of attack.

"Mirage system?" Yu Lian asked.

"It's still running. Energy... well, it can last for a while!" The captain answered in a hard and firm voice. Or rather, it seemed too firm. After all, the commander also said that he should not talk to him before the energy standard index dropped to the critical point.

At this time, the detection department also gave the latest report. They found a large number of fighter signals coming from the direction of the Ailanwei Fortress.

Needless to say, it was the fortress garrison and the Rowentour fleet that were operating.

Yu Lian was only sure that the Light Rex had been hit hard, but he could not tell exactly how many casualties there were, and of course he could not be sure of the safety of Rowentur himself. However, with the capabilities of the Imperial Guard Fleet, even if they really lost their supreme commander, they would definitely accurately execute all the tactical exercises ordered after the attack.

The fierce artillery bombardment just now was like this, and these fighter planes are even more so.

Moreover, if the Imperial Army officers had their heads filled with confusion, these fighter planes should not be carrying weapons, but high-powered reconnaissance equipment.

These fighter planes quickly dispersed and set up a huge reconnaissance network, but they mainly headed towards the direction of the orbital factory.

They will soon realize that they have come up empty-handed and begin searching over a wider area.

However, the time before that belonged to the Silence and the community warriors.

The gunner looked at the red mark on the sight and the enemy fleet on the star map, which was about to overlap, and began to report: "Firing calculations completed! Distance 27, the limit sector will exceed 80."

This means that the range of the bombardment will cover at least one-third of the Imperial warships, but it is difficult to guarantee the destructive power.

The power of the arc cannon is indeed metaphysical, but it will eventually be diluted by the modulus. This is a basic mathematical problem.

Even metaphysics has to give way to the only universal truth in the multiverse: mathematics.

Captain Nemo suggested: "We need to at least shorten the distance to 5."

"There's no need for that. We have plenty of prey." Yu Lian repeated his words.

"Understood!" The captain turned around and shouted, "Three rounds of the Arc main gun! Fire!"

While the order to fire was being given to the entire ship, the two prey, no, the Imperial Fleet was also trying to respond as usual.

At this time, the dreadnought Lightpower had already dragged its exploded bow to the back of the planet and even lowered its altitude, as if it was preparing to rely on the thin atmosphere of this reddish-brown planet to protect itself.

The small and medium-sized warships under her command had already set sail, half of them gathered towards the objects they had to escort, and the other half rushed towards the direction of the orbital factory that had been hit by artillery and caught fire in the distance.

The Imperial Army had recovered from the sudden attack at the beginning. If we put aside the fact that the bow and bridge of the flagship were broken into, their response was almost perfect.

On the other side, the Neyali fleet also disbanded its long snake formation within just ten minutes and was switching to a warning formation. The cruisers of the three detachments at the rear were even moving towards the direction of the Alanwei Fortress, probably preparing to conduct some basic combat for everyone.

However, they never expected that the fierce bombardment would come directly at them.

To be honest, Lieutenant General Neyali had already predicted this possibility, otherwise he would not have ordered the disbanding of the neat formation without hesitation.

But even so, the attack still came much faster and more powerfully than he had imagined.

The deadly blue-white lightning was looming in the void, like a ghost lurking among the stars. However, it came so fast that when it pierced the star curtain and bloomed among the fleets, it was more like the scythe of the god of death.

The aircraft carrier "Xiaguan", belonging to the Neyali fleet, was the first to respond to the Reaper's attack.

At this time, she had just broken away from the formation and was deploying the secondary shield generator, but then, her metal deck began to subtly twist under the ripples of the afterglow of space that was almost invisible to the naked eye.

The stormtroopers in the engine room, armed with live ammunition and on standby, watched with horror as the armor plates of the cabin began to twist. It was because the interior of the ship had been subjected to an unpredictable twisting force, and an overload had occurred, even with orange-red stripes, twisting strangely like soft toffee.

It was not until this moment that the alarm in the ship belatedly emitted the first shrill scream.

However, those strange arcs of electricity continued to flow in the battleship's cabin, and at the same time, they continued to accumulate more and more expanding and boiling power. It was as if high voltage electricity was raging in the water.

"The pressure in Engine Room 3 has fallen below the critical value! The life support array has exploded! The gravity simulator has exploded!" The damage control officer screamed with tears in his voice: "Quick, everyone, leave Engine Room 3 and take shelter immediately! Now!"

However, it was too late to issue such an order. Even the damage control officer himself could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.

The explosion immediately engulfed the No. 3 cabin, as well as 12 assault armored airships, 24 multi-purpose fighter jets, and more than 2000 fully armed armored grenadiers.

Of course, as I said before, for a giant battleship like this, this little injury wouldn't kill her.

The aircraft carrier simply stopped on the spot, as if it had been hit by a club head-on, and fell into a stiff state on the spot.

However, he was still alive and well, while the light cruiser closest to him was in a miserable state.

The battleship seemed to have its soul sucked away by the devil. It kept shaking in place in the starry sky. The armor at its waist drooped like a melted candle, exposing the tattered energy pipelines inside.

Vice Admiral Neyali, who was on the flagship, the Bastion Guardian, witnessed this strange and terrifying scene.

He felt horrified for a moment, as if he had witnessed a horror movie up close—he hadn't even seen the enemy's face, and couldn't even see clearly what the attack was, but his own warship was bombarded with damage. What else could it be except a horror movie?

At the same time, Vice Admiral Neyali also saw clearly: in the holographic projection, the signal signs of twelve warships began to flash wildly.

Thus, the originally elegant and free-flowing long snake formation now looked like an earthworm that had been chopped into several pieces, with each piece still struggling and twisting with regret.

Twelve warships were injured on the spot, ranging from aircraft carriers to light cruisers, but only one was seriously injured, and the rest were slightly injured. Should I say, this should be lucky?

The vice admiral twitched his lips, slapped away a certain window-hanging robot that was running around, and loudly asked his subordinates: "Order all ships to immediately secure all constant tables! I don't believe that we can't capture any high-energy reactions!"

"Also, all aircraft carriers should release their aircraft groups immediately and then quickly rendezvous in the direction of Fort Elanway."

"The 3rd and 4th Battlecruiser Groups will cross-cover the aircraft carrier! Also, have the escort ships of the Rowentour fleet come closer to us and open a barrier at the 8 o'clock direction. What? Still can't contact Vice Admiral Rowentour? Then contact her deputy!"

"1st and 2nd Battlecruiser formations, start turning! Load sublight-speed missiles with strong photon jammers! Prepare the positron main guns for a salvo!"

"The rest of the heavy cruiser formation, the enemy is on the starboard side! Immediately begin a wide-area combat search!"

"Yes! I mean, all the warships, open all the gun ports you can! Use all the detection methods!"

Although Lieutenant General Neyali's voice was excited, he still gave standard instructions as if they were in a textbook, but even so, panic was inevitable.

It took them twice as long as usual to finally complete the above instructions.

However, when this battlecruiser formation deployed its array on the starboard side and began to launch a threatening artillery bombardment into the vast void, the flagship's sensor suddenly emitted a piercing buzzing sound again: "... Gravitational reaction detected. This means that there is a flying object approaching again!"

Not a high-energy reaction? Lieutenant General Neyali was stunned on the spot, and immediately had a very bad premonition in his heart.

"Battleship? Where does the battleship come from?" he asked loudly.

He didn't wait for his subordinates' response, but heard their screams.

On the bridge, everyone could even see with their naked eyes that a shadow comparable to that of a Titan ship was hanging with space ripples on both sides, and a hint of an outline emerged from the void.

The god of death wielding a scythe finally showed up.