From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 809: Human Technology, Boy!
Inside the command center of the Mianlui Fortress, everyone was so shocked by the scene before them that they were speechless.

On the huge main display screen, the flames of the explosion were like flowers blooming in the dark universe, completely engulfing the elf patrol fleet. Metal wreckage and fragments of biological tissue drifted silently in the vacuum, like sad tears in the universe.

“That’s impossible.”

Natalia's voice trembled and her hands clenched into fists.

She has long served as the commander of the Imperial Princess Guard and has now been promoted to the commander of the entire Imperial Guard. She has witnessed countless bloody scenes of internal struggles within the Empire and wars between humans and different countries.

But she was still shocked to witness such a fierce battle suddenly breaking out within a civilization.

"The elves have never experienced a civil war of this scale in their history. The largest one before only affected a few hundred people. Their social structure should not support this level of division."

"You are right. This is indeed completely inconsistent with the behavior of the elves, but..."

Lilith's voice was terrifyingly calm. "This doesn't mean that similar things haven't happened in the history of the elves. After all, the 'history' we see in our terms is not that far back for the elves."

Lilith's bionic eyes have been flashing with cold data streams since the unknown elven fleet appeared, and her thinking core is processing the sudden chaos in front of her at a speed a thousand times faster than that of ordinary people.

On the huge holographic tactical display screen, the two elven fleets were engaged in a one-sided massacre. The blue and green light spots represented different camps, and it was obvious that the green light spots representing the patrol fleet were about to disappear.

Natalia gripped the railing tightly, her knuckles turning white from the strain.

The usually calm and composed commander of the Imperial Guards now had only anxiety in his eyes. After all, her emperor, Empress Agnes of the Star Dragon Empire, was on the surface of the planet surrounded by communication silence, and she had no idea what was going on.

“Lilith, we have to do something!” Natalia’s voice trembled. “Madam Agnes and the others—”

"I know." Lilith interrupted her, with a rare hint of human concern on the android's face. "But in the current situation, rash actions will only make the situation more complicated."

On the communication screen on the other side, the commander of the Elf Garrison Fleet also sent a video message through the emergency communication channel.

The image of the elven officer appeared unusually tired. On the bridge behind him, which was originally full of the elven elegance, the alarm lights were flashing non-stop, and it was obvious that the battle was extremely fierce.

"Human friends, we are being attacked by unknown armed forces. These attackers are using our standard warships and weapons, but they refuse any form of communication and even launch indiscriminate attacks on our garrison."

The elf commander's voice was rapid and heavy, with a hint of obvious panic. It was obvious that he had not expected such a situation to suddenly occur.

Lilith's eyes swept across the situation map above the holographic projection platform, quickly calculating the comparison of the two sides' troop strength.

There was not much difference in hardware equipment between the two warring elven fleets. Perhaps the garrison fleet responsible for defending the capital was slightly better equipped, but they were clearly at a disadvantage in numbers, and those unknown attackers were obviously well prepared. Their tactical coordination during this period alone seemed extremely tacit.

"We will continue to resist, but I'm afraid it won't last long." The Elf Commander continued, "If these rebels break through our defenses, the Crown Fortress will likely become their next target! So we suggest that you evacuate to a safe distance immediately. We will buy time for your transfer!"

Hearing the elf commander's words, Natalia turned around and faced Lilith like a madman: "Evacuate?! How can we evacuate? Your Majesty, Mr. Amber and the others are still down there!"

Lilith did not answer immediately. Her thinking core was conducting complex tactical deductions. Hundreds of possible battle scenarios were quickly calculated in her logic center, and each outcome was precisely quantified and evaluated.

Lilith was silent for a moment before she finally spoke, her voice still calm: "According to the current situation analysis, the probability of the elven garrison fleet being wiped out by the enemy is more than 70%. Once they fail, those unknown attackers are indeed likely to turn their attention to us. And they obviously planned it in advance. This is not a temporary coup, but a well-prepared military action."

Natalia stared nervously at the flashing lights on the screen. Every explosion made her heart tighten and her voice became anxious.

"Lilith, we have to do something if these rebels take control of orbit."

"Don't worry, I know."

Lilith, who was already in a 'direct connection' state with the control core of the Crown Fortress, silently called up the weapon system status diagram of the Crown Fortress.

Then, her pupils changed from blue to a dangerous red.

"Since the current Supreme Commander Amber has lost contact and there is a risk of being threatened, the A12 'Dark Side' protocol has been activated. I will temporarily take over all the commands of the Crown Fortress."

"Eh 'Dark Side' Protocols? Wait, what is that?"

Natalia, who was beside Lilith, looked at the android in confusion. Although she didn't know what was happening at first, she soon realized what Lilith was going to do.

Because the weapon system status diagram and three-dimensional model of the Crown Fortress also changed, hundreds of battleship-class heavy particle cannons on the huge ring structures in the front hemisphere began to slowly open their gun ports, and a large number of secondary weapons around them were also activated and raised.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the "Focusing Rainbow·Modified" in the central area. The black hole-like "muzzle" of this giant cannon is also pointing to the universe where the battle is fierce.

"Send a message to the Elf Garrison Fleet," Lilith gave the order, "tell them that we will launch a self-defense counterattack against any target that threatens the safety of the Crown Fortress. As invited guests, we will not take the initiative to intervene in their internal conflicts, but we will not sit idly by and watch the threat approach."

The communications officer immediately executed the order, and almost at the same moment, the situation on the battlefield changed subtly.

The elven fleets that had already entered into fierce battles seemed to have noticed that the energy response of the Crown Fortress's weapon system began to surge. On the originally lively battlefield, the firepower density of both sides dropped a lot almost at the same time.

Natalia tightly grasped the railing in front of her, the anxiety in her heart burning like a raging fire. She no longer cared who had the command of the Crown Fortress.

If Lilith can find a way to eliminate the threat in the planet's orbit and create an opportunity for her to lead the team into the planet's atmosphere to rescue Her Majesty Agnes, then it doesn't matter who is in charge at this moment.

But at this moment, the tactical information coordinator in the core command room suddenly reported new information: "New energy signals have been detected! Azimuth 270, elevation -15, distance 68 kilometers! Number ! Another fleet is approaching!" Lilith's expression instantly became more serious. On the holographic situation star map, a new group of light spots was approaching the battlefield from the side and rear of the Crown Fortress at an astonishing speed.

"Analyze its navigation trajectory and intentions."

"Based on the heading analysis, their target seems to be the Crown Fortress."

The atmosphere in the command room instantly dropped to freezing point. Natalia's face turned pale, and Lilith's bionic eyes flashed a dangerous red light.

"It seems that their plan is more thorough than we thought," Lilith analyzed calmly, "The first wave of attack is to attract the attention of the garrison fleet, while the real killer has been waiting for the opportunity in secret."

Natalia: "No, now is the time to praise the enemy?"

At the same time, in the encrypted channel of the Elf Rebel Fleet, several commanders in charge of this operation were exchanging information hurriedly.

"The power of the human fortress weapons is increasing. According to the intelligence we have obtained so far, this strategic-level weapon is extremely powerful and will take several minutes to charge!"

"Then we will have enough time to complete the planned battle. The ground is still in a fierce battle. The false king and those inferior races are still resisting in the main building complex of the royal court. If we take control of the orbit, their resistance will be meaningless."

Another cold voice responded: "The second combat fleet has begun to launch an attack. The human warship defense system is not very effective against the purification beam. We don't have to worry about the effectiveness of the attack, so the goal is to destroy the sphere that is the 'pride' of mankind and let these inferior races see the true power."

"All fleets, prepare to attack!"

The commander of the elven fleet who received the attack order spoke with contempt. In the eyes of most elves, although young humans were developing rapidly, there was still a big gap compared to them.

In fact, the elves have also conducted many combat tests, especially in fleet combat.

Therefore, they knew very well that the deflection force fields commonly used by humans were negligible to them, and the purification beams could tear apart the opponent's physical armor in most cases.

Arrogance + experimental data ultimately led these elves to make the most wrong decision in the entire operation.

When these sixty-eight warships quickly broke into the back hemisphere of the Crown Fortress and arrived at a position of 6500 kilometers before the surrounding escort fleets had time to intercept them.

Nearly a hundred dazzling golden purifying beams shot out from the bow of the elven warship at the same time, like the sword of light that could cut through everything in elven legends, tearing through the dark space and heading straight for the propulsion array of the Crown Fortress.

However, just as these beams were about to hit the target, a layer of brilliant blue light suddenly appeared on the surface of the Crown Fortress.

The psychic detection devices on all the elven warships present also captured extremely strong psychic reactions from the Crown Fortress almost at the same time.

This was the first appearance of the fortress-level psychic shield. Countless psychic particles collided violently on the surface of the shield, erupting with waves of energy like a thunderstorm.

But in the end, the psychic shock slowly subsided, and the Crown Fortress still stood intact.

"Impossible," the commander of the elven fleet stared in disbelief at the huge fortress in front of him that was still intact, "How could humans have this level of psychic defense technology?"

However, he did not have time to think about it at the moment, and subconsciously ordered the assault fleet to launch another round of salvos.

This time the attack was closer and more accurate, with 68 warships focusing their fire on one point.
But unfortunately, the blue psychic shield is still standing like the 'Wall of Sighs'.
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"Hehe, do you really think that the boss won't be on guard against you elves?"

Inside the core command room of the Crown Fortress, Lilith sneered when she saw the result of the attack. The arrogance of the elves has prevented them from understanding the development of human technology until now.

As early as when the Atlas Group received the 'super-heavy purification beam generator' provided by Alanita and had witnessed the power of this elven-style weapon up close on the battlefield many times, Amber had already asked the equipment research and development center to begin researching defensive measures.

The final result, although simple and direct, is also not surprising.

The most efficient way to defend against the elves' purification beams is to rely on psychic energy, and for warships and fortresses, psychic shields need to be developed.

This series of technologies, along with the birth of the Infinity Class super flagship, the first large-scale combat aircraft that integrates a psychic core, was soon derived and researched.
In the previous three months, the Crown Fortress completed the "anti-elf combat" modification at the fastest speed, the most important part of which was the installation of 120 large psychic cores.

This transformation sounds very complicated and large-scale, but in fact, considering the tonnage of the Crown Fortress, the large amount of redundant space makes it not difficult to complete these transformation tasks.

Natalia, who was beside Lilith, also tightened her grip on the weapon at her waist after witnessing the attack launched by the elves, with the flame of battle burning in her eyes: "Lilith, let me command a commando team to break into the atmosphere! Since these bastards want to force their way through without any moral principles, let's let them see the courage of humans!"

"No, it's not time yet."

Lilith shook her head. "I know you are worried about Her Majesty Agnes, but we have to deal with the enemies in orbit first. If they are there, even if you rush down with the commandos, you will suffer heavy losses during the process of entering the atmosphere."

She paused for a moment, and her voice was filled with a rare warmth: "Ms. Natalia, Her Majesty Agnes needs you to be alive. I promise you that when the battle on the track is over, I will let you rush down and kick those elves' asses as soon as possible! As for now..."

Lilith's eyes flashed with a cold light, a manifestation of pure logic and iron will: "These elves chose war, so let them see the masterpiece of human engineering."

"Heavy particle cannon array, all secondary weapon units, fire freely! Target all hostile targets that pose a threat to the Crown Fortress!"

"Focusing Iris is rapidly charging its tactical energy, targeting the unknown enemy currently engaged in battle with the Elven garrison fleet!"

(End of this chapter)