Him and their stars.

Chapter 2090 On the Destructive Effect of Double-Piercing Arc on Fortresses

As a predator that has roamed the Abyss Nebula for billions of years, the Silent One has indeed begun its hunt.

Her bow armor was opening layer by layer, like a ferocious beast opening its blood-red maw. And those complex yet mysterious ring-shaped accelerators were, of course, the sharp claws used to tear through the prey's hide and muscle.

Inside the activated armor, an incomprehensible vortex of energy surged. Despite its terrifying destructive power, even the most sophisticated reconnaissance equipment and the vision of a psionicist could only occasionally detect subtle visual ripples.

There was still no bright light from conventional energy weapons, only a high-energy reaction that could only be detected by high-dimensional equipment, and only dimensional ripples when space fluctuated.

In the next instant, the invisible energy serpent, with a diameter comparable to a small warship, detached itself from the ship and pounced on its target.

Logically, there should be no lightning in the void, but lightning did indeed erupt here.

Eleanor's perception was not an illusion; after the massive "Silence" flung away the deadly energy torrent, it immediately began to maneuver again. The inertia naturally caused the warship to tremble.

As for those electric arcs, they did not shoot straight out, but twisted and jumped strangely in the vacuum of space, like a predator made of pure energy summoned from the void.

Such monsters should not exist in the real material universe.

Before the ion cannons and light spears deployed by Chenxiao Fortress were about to roar, the invisible spatial arc had already directly struck the thickest fluid metal layer of the fortress.

Yes, it could nonchalantly withstand dozens of bombardments from the Titan's main cannons, as if it didn't exist at all, allowing the invisible arc of electricity to break through its barrier and smash into the fluid metal armor in front of it.

This is a "deep sea" with an average thickness of over two hundred meters, much like an ocean of surface metal enveloping the main body of the fortress. Even in the face of a saturation bombardment of tens of thousands of missiles and shells, this liquid metal sea can neutralize almost all the kinetic energy and explosive impact.

As for energy attacks, they might even be neutralized directly by the mirror.

However, when these torrents of light energy entered the liquid metal, astonishing refraction and diversion occurred! It was indeed like a monster that had found its prey, breaking down into countless thinner but equally deadly electric snakes, still spreading wildly along the curved surface of the protective layer at a jumping speed that exceeded the conventional concept of physics, accurately "biting" the cannon body that had just surfaced.

The massive cannon, resembling a tower, froze in place as if cursed, as if even the shimmering light spots on its body had solidified.

This bizarre scene lasted for a full five or six seconds before suddenly flames burst forth from within, tearing through the cannon barrel. The still-burning fragments of the disintegrating parts were flung onto the sea of ​​molten metal by the scalding shockwave, yet they refused to sink.

Thus, the smooth, mirror-like fluid, carried by the scorching energy winds, began a raging tsunami.

The intense tremors reached the interior of the fortress. Given the size of Chenxiao Fortress, this amount of kinetic energy was certainly not enough to make the soldiers feel a violent earthquake, but such an earthquake occurred in their minds, and their senses were completely different.

"The Mountain God's Blade has been destroyed. We have lost contact with the Mountain God's Blade's control room." The Imperial officer replied in a tense voice, barely suppressing his excitement and trembling.

The officers exchanged bewildered glances. Some couldn't help but think of the Titan "Mountain God Gangdaran," which had already perished at the Throat of Dawn. It was the first Titan lost by the Empire in this war, along with an entire fortress and the lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

And now, the main cannon of the destroyed Chenxiao Fortress is also the Mountain God. Is this really just a coincidence?

Or is it that the Mountain God is simply incompatible with the Galactic Empire? But the problem is, this thing is one of the main gods in the classical mythology of Tyreiro! It has protected the Empire for so many years, how could they suddenly become incompatible?
Is it possible that even the eternal gods are beginning to fall?
The imperial soldiers began to feel terrified.

Without a doubt, in this age of delusional idealist fools, the longer one explores the stars and the sea, the more superstitious one becomes. This is especially true for monarchical states like empires.

As for the command room of Chenxiao Fortress, the atmosphere had gradually shifted from initial shock, worry, and resolute determination to a stubborn anger.

The atmosphere at the scene became even more tense.

Of course, the generals were less genuinely angry and more using impotent rage to mask their panic.

The loss of main guns was severe, but not unacceptable. The truly frightening problem was that the situation developed in a way that exceeded their expectations from the very beginning.

They had initially assumed that the "ghost" ship they were dealing with would be a sinister and shadowy assassin, appearing and disappearing without a trace, moving like a ghost, and wielding a poisoned dagger. Such an enemy was certainly dangerous, but with proper preparation, it was not insurmountable.

The Chenxiao Fortress where they were located should be the nemesis of these assassin-type enemies. Shields and main cannons on all sides can deal with any invading enemy.

Even a deadly assassin like Ghost would be helpless against an impenetrable defense and would be defeated.

Strategically, victory lies in preventing the enemy from achieving their goals. As long as the enemy cannot break through the blockade of Chenxiao Fortress, they will be unable to enter the Weight Well to leap to the Celestial Realm. If they linger here for just two or three more days, a continuous stream of imperial troops will arrive from all directions. At that time, facing the encirclement of thousands of warships, even if the Ghost is indeed an advanced ancient weapon, even if that demonic dragon has three heads and six arms, it will surely meet its demise.

However, instead of backing down, the other party actually charged towards him.

It was as if someone dressed in a cloth robe, holding two delicately embroidered swords, was charging head-on at a reinforced company of heavily armored soldiers.

Compared to that, the two failed attacks intended as a deterrent are nothing.

Some imperial generals even felt that the Earthlings were humiliating them.

What were they doing just now? Dancing?

"I have never seen a warship perform the maneuvers of a fighter jet before. It's a miracle... Bah! It's a humiliation! A humiliation for the Galactic Empire!"

"So, what exactly are they trying to do? Charge?"

"The Mountain God's Blade is destroyed. What about the rest? What about inside the fortress?"

"The spatial energy has reacted! It's the second arc shot!" The tactical officer's report was filled with an inexplicable bewilderment: "How... how is this possible? How could it be so fast?"

"The destructive arcs from higher dimensions are still raging, and the turrets within the fluid metal layer of sector C are also exploding! Twelve ion turrets and four turbine laser groups have already lost contact."

A lieutenant general in charge of fortress firepower slammed his seemingly iron-forged fist onto the table: "Scatter the floating turrets! Retract the Vulcan immediately! Yes, make it retreat behind the fluid metal layer!"

The so-called "Blade of the Mountain God" and "Hammer of the Vulcan" are actually the fortress's high-powered ion main cannons.

Compared to the larger positron cannons and gamma-ray burst cannons of the past, these two main fortress cannons are much lighter and more like special spaceships that can levitate and move. They can rise from the "bays" of the fortress body, activate a special neutralization field, and enter the protective layer of the fluid metal layer. Once fixed by the magnetic field of this metal ocean, they are essentially another floating turret.

If attacked, it can simply sink back into the fluid metal. The sea of ​​fluid metal, which allows it to float and drift, naturally serves as a shield.

But who could have imagined that there would be a conventional weapon like the arc cannon? The ingenious design that was originally intended to be both offensive and defensive now seems clumsy and unnecessary.

Fortunately, this time the arc cannon's mystical properties finally came into play. The invisible energy stream once again created a leaping destruction within the condensed, three-dimensional metal armor layer. This time, it knocked out more than fifty various floating turrets, causing over two thousand gunners and robotic arms to perish in the boiling, molten metal.

Fortunately, although the "Hammer of Vulcan" suffered some damage, it was still stubbornly alive. Several scratches and holes that had appeared on the armored walls at some unknown time gave it a rather tragic appearance.

King Werrent sat upright in his chair, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the various Imperial Army generals, before finally settling on General Yelik's face.

"Shouldn't we get the fleet moving too?" he asked cautiously.

By the standards of the Dragon King, this seemed to be a slightly conservative, or even cowardly, move. However, since the King of Wei's demeanor and bearing were almost perfect, it was not entirely a cowardly act.

So, the old knight commander Mikakai, who was standing to his side and behind him, only glanced at the King of the Guard out of the corner of his eye, but his expression did not change.

As for General Huron Yelik, as the fortress's supreme commander, he naturally had to maintain a calm and objective demeanor. He turned to King Werrent in the distance and said solemnly, "Let General Parossun decide. The question remains: why are they doing this, and what is the point?"

"Oh?" King Werrent asked, puzzled.

"The power demonstrated by the arc cannon did indeed reach the highest value predicted by theory, and none of our main guns can counter this weapon. However, it is ultimately still a form of energy, not an intelligent predator, and it can lead to misjudgment."

King Wei himself was a top-notch military scientist and engineer, and instantly understood what the other party meant: "You mean that the mass of the metal fluid itself will create an obstacle? Yes, the double-penetrating arc will pass through the shield and armor layer, but it will misjudge the fluid metal layer as the target of the attack and detonate it prematurely."

"So far, he has only damaged some floating turrets within the fluid metal coating; the fortress itself remains completely unscathed." At this point, General Yelik fell into a brief silence, then his tone became even more somber:
"But wouldn't that dragon understand this? Why would he do this?"

King Werrent concealed his expression in the shadows. He remained silent for a full half-minute before speaking, his tone equally solemn: "You're right, it's precisely in situations like these that we need to maintain our composure. As for the fleet, let Admiral Paroson decide. Speaking of which, that Ghost ship has split up with the other enemy ships; what are their fleet doing?"

Even a veteran like General Yelik couldn't help but show a hint of confusion, and immediately said, "This, I really don't understand."

What a frank and honest gentleman he is!