Everyone's playing Red Giant? I, Black Hole, devour everything!

Fang Yan's brows furrowed sharply.

Project Amaterasu.

This name is no secret within the Black Hole Legion.

Months ago, the military intelligence bureau intercepted intelligence about this plan, and Lin Tian also conducted a detailed analysis at an internal meeting.

A superneutron star is a critical state celestial body created by the forced fusion of multiple neutron stars. It has a mass exceeding the Oppenheimer limit and a density far exceeding that of ordinary neutron stars, but it is extremely unstable.

Fang Yan remembers clearly that Lin Tian's evaluation of this thing at the time was only four words: suicide bomb.

"Teacher Lin," Fang Yan said in a low voice, "this number... is not right. Didn't the previous intelligence say that Project Amaterasu could only produce a dozen or so at most? But judging from the light now, there are at least fifty or sixty of them."

"Seventy-eight." Lin Tian's voice remained calm as always.

Fang Yan was taken aback: "How did you know?"

"The mass of each superneutron star swept out by the gravitational field is between four and five times the mass of the Sun, and it is in a critical state between a neutron star and a black hole."

"Their density has reached the level of 10 to the power of 17 grams per cubic centimeter, and their gravitational field strength far exceeds that of ordinary neutron stars."

"Japan has pulled out all the stops; it's likely that they've put all the operational neutron stars in the country into the fusion chamber."

Fang Yan was silent for a few seconds, then couldn't help but curse, "Crazy."

"He really is a madman," Lin Tian replied calmly.

At this moment, in the core area of ​​the first star sector of the Sakura Kingdom, seventy-eight superneutron stars are spreading outward at an extremely fast speed.

Their light merged together, forming a band of light spanning billions of kilometers.

Each superneutron star is frantically releasing its gravitational field, attempting to build an insurmountable defense against the black hole army.

Behind these superneutron stars, the last remnants of the Sakura Kingdom's army were desperately trying to shrink their formation.

Those observers who had fled back from the first ten star sectors were now like drowning people grasping at a last straw, huddled together under the cover of the superneutron star array.

Their stars are of low mass, their gravitational fields are weak, and their combat experience varies greatly.

But at this moment, everyone's heart is burning with the same fire.

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That was the flame of despair.

When people are in dire straits, they are no longer afraid.

Because there's nothing left to lose.

"Listen up, everyone!" An aged voice suddenly boomed through the public broadcasting channels of Japan. "I am Yamamoto Ichiro, president of the Amaterasu Society! Project Amaterasu has been successfully launched! All seventy-eight superneutron stars have been born!"

Ichiro Yamamoto was the first observer in Japan to travel the route to a neutron star, and the founder and supreme leader of the Amaterasu Society.

It is said that he has been ill for a long time.

He has been bedridden ever since the Battle of the Seventh Sector, and has rarely even entered the observation pod.

But now, his voice seemed to be infused with some kind of fanatical power.

Every word carried a chilling excitement.

"Gentlemen! This is our last trump card! Each of these superneutron stars exceeds the Oppenheimer limit! Their density is hundreds of times that of ordinary neutron stars! And their gravitational field strength is at the level of a black hole!"

"Now, let those people from Great Xia see the backbone of our Cherry Blossom Kingdom!"

Yamamoto Ichiro's voice echoed through the communication channel.

Upon hearing this sound, the despair in the eyes of the observers from Japan, who were huddled behind the superneutron star, actually subsided somewhat.

Instead, a near-pathological fanaticism took hold.

"President Yamamoto! President Yamamoto hasn't given up on us yet!"

"Project Amaterasu has succeeded! We still have hope of turning the tide!"

"Seventy-eight superneutron stars! Each one is in a critical state! Even a black hole couldn't possibly contend with so many at once!"

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor! Long live the Land of Cherry Blossoms!"

On the public channels of Japan, despair and fanaticism intertwined, creating an extremely eerie atmosphere.

However, the atmosphere was completely different in the Black Hole Legion's command channel.

"Spirit?" Su Li's voice rang out first, her tone laced with undisguised sarcasm. "Using suicide bombs to talk about spirit? That kind of spirit is too cheap, isn't it, Lin Tian?"

Lin Tian's answer was even more nonchalant: "Yes."

"So when do we make our move?" Su Li asked again. "I noticed their formation is quite neat, seventy-eight of them arranged in a circle, with an opening in the middle—are they trying to lure us in and wipe us out all at once?"

"A ring array," Lin Tian said calmly. "Use superimposed gravitational fields to trap the vanguard forces, then simultaneously detonate all the superneutron stars in the inner ring, using the gravitational wave tsunami generated by the collapse to destroy the trapped enemies."

He paused here, then added: "A very standard suicide tactic."

Su Li clicked her tongue twice: "That sounds pretty scary."

Lin Tian gave the order: "Alright, Fang Yan, pass on my order—the entire Black Hole Legion, retreat ten light-years."

The command channel fell silent for a moment after the order was given.

Ten light-years backward?

Fang Yan frowned.

He had fought alongside Lin Tian for so long, he knew this man's style all too well.

Lin Tian has never been one to back down.

But this time, he made the Black Hole Legion retreat ten light-years.

Why?

"Professor Lin," Fang Yan couldn't help but ask, "Don't we need to attack? Although there are many of these superneutron stars, given the gravitational field strength of quasars, swallowing them head-on shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"No need," Lin Tian replied crisply.

Fang Yan wanted to ask something more, but he swallowed the words back.

It wasn't that he didn't believe Lin Tian's judgment; he was just somewhat surprised.

However, an accident is an accident, and an order is an order.

"Yes." Fang Yan responded crisply and immediately issued a retreat order in the command channel.

The black hole legion began to move backward in an orderly fashion.

Su Li sent Lin Tian a private message: "Lin Tian, ​​did you figure something out again?"

Lin Tian's reply came quickly: "Mm."

"Then tell me, what exactly is wrong with these superneutron stars?"

You'll find out in a moment.

"You're keeping us in suspense again," Su Li muttered.

She knows Lin Tian too well.

This person never speaks without a reason.

Since he made the Black Hole Legion retreat ten light-years, he must have had his reasons.

Moreover, judging from his calm, almost nonchalant tone, these superneutron stars probably pose no threat at all.

Lu Xuejian's voice also came through the private channel: "Lin Tian, ​​isn't it too risky for you to stay up ahead alone?"

"No risk." Lin Tian's voice softened slightly. "These superneutron stars have a fatal weakness: in three minutes, they will destroy themselves."

"Destroy yourself?" Lu Xuejian was stunned for a moment.

"Hmm." Lin Tian's tone revealed a faint smile. "Any celestial body in a critical state is extremely sensitive to external gravitational disturbances."

"They look strong right now, but they're really like a bunch of dominoes standing on the edge of a cliff."

"With just a breath, they will fall down one by one."