From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 574 Annihilation
After Amber controlled the 'ATLAS Modified' to break through the siege and directly crashed into the 'Lighthouse', although this super-heavy HCP still had some basic functions online, the plasma propulsion array used for navigation and maneuvers in the universe was scrapped.

Therefore, if Amber wanted to leave now, she certainly could not count on using the 'ATLAS modification' to return by the original route, and could only think of another way quickly.

"Lilith, is there any HCP in the hangar of this heavy cruiser?"

"Without the Master, the hangar control terminal shows that all HCPs have been ejected. Some have joined the Federation's main HCPs to participate in the attack, while others are guarding near the battleship, but they have also been almost destroyed."

While Amber was moving through the passages inside the ship at an extremely fast speed, quickly heading towards the area where she could leave the battleship, Lilith was also nervously checking whether there were any other usable vehicles on the battleship.

Although the solo ship assault operation that Amber led her in was indeed very exciting, no matter how exciting it was, they had to evacuate safely in the end, so Lilith did not dare to be negligent at all.

"Master, is the lifeboat okay?"

"No, our mobility is basically zero. We can't survive such a fierce firefight outside. If we get hit, we will be vaporized along with the boat."

"What about the transport boat?"

"It's also an iron coffin, and the target is even bigger."

Hearing this, Lilith also began to panic, because she looked around and saw that there were no other usable vehicles on this heavy cruiser.

"Damn it! It would be great if there was a fighter boat on this ship!" Amber said with some annoyance.

When the combat objectives were formulated previously, the initial plan was to evacuate via the 'ATLAS modified', or at least use the HCP on this battleship to leave the ship.

Who would have thought that these two methods would not be useful now.

However, people are often forced to do something in difficult situations. Almost in the next second, a bold idea flashed through Amber's mind as if a blessing had come to her.

"Although the enemy doesn't have a combat boat, we do, Lilith! Are there any combat boats near this heavy cruiser that will follow me in the assault?!"

"Yes, Master!" Lilith quickly realized what Amber wanted to do, and quickly marked out more than a dozen heavy armored combat boats that were nearby on Amber's command interface.

Seeing this, Amber did not hesitate at all and quickly shouted in the command channel of the previous coordinated advance:

"Is there anyone brave enough and skilled nearby? Come and pick me up!"
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"General! The 'Lighthouse' has lost contact! At the same time, the induction beacon has been modified by the relevant authority ten minutes ago!"

On the flagship where Major General Stoner was, an officer on duty told him the bad news anxiously.

"Ten minutes ago? How come we only got the news now?!"

"General, Atlas's information blocking capability is beyond our expectations. The fleet's current communication efficiency is very low, not to mention the 'Lighthouse' which is far away. We even need to use the 'relay transmission' method to receive the message."

Hearing the somewhat aggrieved voice of the officer on duty, Major General Stoner gave up the idea of ​​scolding him, or rather, he became panicked after hearing that the induction beacon had been modified.

If the "Lighthouse" was sunk or its attack guidance operations were blocked, he would not be so panicked.

"Where is the revised position of the induction beacon?"

The officer on duty shook his head helplessly: "No, I don't know. General, the Lighthouse has now been disconnected from the tactical network and all signal receiving units have been shut down."

Hearing this, Major General Stoner had already come to a terrible conclusion in his mind, so he issued a new order without any hesitation:

"Order the warships near the 'Lighthouse' to sink it immediately!"

"What?!" The officer on duty widened his eyes when he heard the order, somewhat unable to believe what he heard.

"I say, order the warships near the 'Lighthouse' to sink it immediately!"

"Yes, yes! General!" Major General Stoner was like an angry old lion at this moment. This momentum made the officer no longer have any doubts. He immediately turned around and left to prepare to give orders.

After giving the order, Rear Admiral Stoner slumped down in the captain's seat, crossing his fingers and squeezing them tightly.

If there were someone who was familiar with him present, they would know that the rear admiral was in extreme tension at this moment.

And at this moment, the tactical information coordinator broke the news that completely plunged him into the abyss.

"Report! Authorized space fluctuations have been detected. It is the jump attack signal of the proton annihilation bomb! But..."

"But what?!"

"But the breakaway point is in the central area of ​​the Grand Fleet."

As soon as these words were spoken, the bridge fell into silence, and everyone was wondering if they had heard it wrong.

Even the battlefield information coordinator couldn't help but recheck the information on the workbench in front of him several times, and then came to a conclusion that made him despair.

He didn't read it wrong.

It was unknown how long the silence on the bridge lasted until Rear Admiral Stoner suddenly woke up in panic.

"Quick! Pass my order! The entire fleet disperses immediately!"

But just as he finished his words, a blue-white light suddenly lit up in the center of the federal fleet's formation without warning.

When the light went out again, a nearly 100-meter-long object with a low-visibility paint and a shape resembling some kind of heavy anti-ship missile appeared in the universe.

The captains of the surrounding warships, including the four commanders of the federal navy fleet, immediately noticed the abnormality. They cast their horrified eyes towards the terrifying thing that suddenly appeared. As commanders and captains of the main battleships, no one did not recognize this thing.
A battleship captain's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, his lips trembling slightly:

"This...how is this possible?"

His voice echoed on the bridge, but it seemed so weak.

Another captain who had reacted shouted frantically into the communicator: "Emergency evasion! The main propulsion array is overloaded!"

But it was too late.

The proton annihilation bomb was like a silent god of death, detonating instantly in full view of everyone.

An extremely dazzling light suddenly burst out, as if a supernova was born in the center of the Federation Fleet.

The light was so strong that the optical sensors of all warships reached the threshold of incoming light in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, the collision between antimatter and matter triggered a violent annihilation reaction, and an unimaginable huge amount of energy spread in all directions at an astonishing speed.

The battleship's deflection field and physical armor shattered instantly like paper in the face of this terrifying force.

The metal hull was twisted and torn by the powerful annihilation reaction, emitting a silent wail, flames and electric arcs spread wildly inside the battleship, the crew shouted in horror, but their voices were quickly annihilated in the endless destruction.

The scope of the annihilation reaction expanded rapidly, and wherever it reached, all matter was completely destroyed.

The giant steel warships that humans were so proud of were like paper toys, turning into powder in an instant, without even a trace of wreckage left.

Most of the warships in the center of the fleet were completely swallowed up by the power of antimatter and disappeared without a trace before they even had time to react.

(End of this chapter)