Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

For the hierarchical civilization of Eugene, orders from the emperor were always the highest directives that could not be disobeyed.

Even though all the Eugenes were filled with deep fear, they still had to follow their muscle instincts and begin adjusting the parameters of various weapons.

The warships that accompanied Eugene's flagship were all elites of the Eugene civilization.

Therefore, the various tedious preparations before launch did not take much time.

Looking at the crosshair firmly locked onto the target on the screen, a ruthless glint flashed in Emperor Eugene's eyes.

"attack!"

It issued the final attack order!

It just wouldn't believe it!

So what if we're a Level 5 civilization?

Could three mere small detectors really stop Eugene's fleet from escaping?!

For an instant.

High-energy laser cannons, electromagnetic guns, plasma cannons...

Every weapon available to the Eugene civilization was launched!

……

The attack has been launched.

However, it will take some time for the attack to take effect.

Emperor Eugene held his breath, staring intently at the screen in front of him.

boom!

For a Type III civilization, the fastest weapon would naturally be a high-energy laser beam traveling at the speed of light.

A bright beam of light traveled tens of millions of kilometers and struck precisely near the three spherical detectors.

Something magic happened.

Under the watchful eyes of all the Eugenes, the trajectory of the high-energy laser beam suddenly deflected slightly!

The laser beam deviated from its intended attack area and struck the side armor of the spherical detector at an angle.

It hit, but not completely.

A barely noticeable burn mark appeared on the side armor.

The successful hit of the first laser beam was like the clarion call for the Eugene civilization's counterattack!

Before the Eugene team could react, the dense high-energy laser beams had completely engulfed the three "lonely" detectors!

……

"What... happened just now?"

Emperor Eugene's vertical pupils trembled slightly as he murmured in a low voice.

The image of the first high-energy laser beam inexplicably deflecting kept replaying in its mind, continuously stimulating its fragile nerves.

"It's gravity!"

A voice rang out in the command center, attracting Emperor Eugene's attention.

"Your Majesty, our instruments have detected a powerful gravitational lensing effect."

A lizardman explained to it in a respectful tone: "Their detectors have created a shield using gravity."

"Clearly, the strength of gravity was not enough to completely deflect the laser beam we emitted, so the laser beam still hit the detector."

"Your Majesty, this is our chance!"

As the aftershocks of the high-energy laser beam attack dissipated, the image on the screen became clear again.

Three silver-white probes, like an unyielding monument, silently hovered in front of the fleet, conveying a crucial message to the Eugene civilization—this road is blocked!

They did not move at all, and the distance between the three did not change.

This is the greatest contempt from a higher civilization.

"Zoom in!" Emperor Eugene's face flushed crimson, his voice filled with terror. "How could there be no damage at all?!"

The images on the screen are changing rapidly.

It also successfully saw the scene it had envisioned—the originally smooth, flawless silver-white detector surface now showed some laser burn marks.

The marks were not obvious; they could only be considered superficial injuries.

This greatly boosted the morale of the Eugene civilization!

They can damage the detector!

But what followed was like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the courage that the Eugene people had finally mustered.

These scars are slowly disappearing under everyone's watchful eyes!

Within seconds, the surface of the silver-white spherical detector returned to its previous smoothness!

"..."

Inside the Eugene flagship command center, there was an eerie silence.

……

Following the lasers were countless kinetic and energy weapons.

The explosions from the electromagnetic railgun and plasma gun once again engulfed the entire shot.

Like laser weapons, these attacks successfully hit the detector—or rather, successfully reached its vicinity.

But this time, the joyful atmosphere was gone from the command center of the Eugene flagship.

Emperor Eugene had silently closed his eyes, trying his best to conceal the despair deep within them.

The consequences of the attack were predictable.

A gravity shield of this strength could probably only be barely penetrated by laser weapons!

As for other weapons?

I'm afraid we won't even be able to touch each other!

The flames from the explosion slowly dissipated, and Emperor Eugene opened his eyes.

Although it had made ample mental preparations, a sense of dread still welled up from the bottom of its heart the moment it saw the image on the screen.

The three probes, just as before, silently proclaimed their power to the Eugene civilization.

"New communication information!"

The hoarse roar drew everyone's attention.

Lines of text quickly appeared on the screen directly in front of them.

【warn! 】

Your actions constitute substantial aggression.

Human civilization has officially declared war on the Eugene civilization!

[Human civilization's warships are about to arrive on the battlefield. Please immediately cease your futile struggles and resistance, and strive for leniency!]

[Repeating, warships belonging to human civilization are about to arrive on the battlefield...]

Emperor Eugene: "..."

Oh shit, it's over.

Under everyone's gaze, its eyes twitched violently a few times, and it shouted again, "What are you all standing there for?!"

"Are we just waiting to die?"

"Keep attacking with the laser cannons!"

"You actually believe that warship is about to arrive on the battlefield?" Emperor Eugene's expression was extremely grim. "How much time has passed since we were discovered?"

"It can't be that fast..."

The tables have turned so quickly.

A subtle yet powerful spatial fluctuation came from not far away.

Of course, the Eugene civilization was unaware of this fatal information, nor did they have the ability to detect the spacetime fluctuations in the surrounding area.

But the ultra-high-definition cameras on the warships brought them a terrifying message.

The piercing alarm sounded again.

On the command center screen, a massive warship suddenly appeared in the deep, dark void of space, blocking the Eugene fleet's advance.

The warship is extremely large.

Conservative estimates suggest it is at least twice the size of the Eugene civilization's flagship.

As the warship appeared, powerful gamma-ray radiation followed, triggering more alarms to sound.

"Your Majesty...the Emperor..."

"Should we... still attack?"