Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 570: Trump Card

The integration among civilizations greatly propels technology, whether that integration occurs under conditions of peace or of war. Through war, Xiao Yu obtained the technologies of the Predator Civilization and the Pegasus Civilization, achieved technological integration, and thus his scientific level advanced by great strides. Likewise, the Pegasus Civilization peacefully formed the Level 5 Civilization Alliance, and the Alliance’s technological level also advanced by great strides.

At the very least, this planetary war star was far more formidable than the one Xiao Yu had seen in the Pegasus Civilization’s capital star system. Xiao Yu could be certain that if he again attempted to destroy this planetary war star’s planetary shield by ramming it with a Continent-Class spaceship, he would definitely fail. That was because this planetary war star’s planetary shield had become strong to a certain degree, and the same kinetic energy could no longer destroy it.

Not only had its defensive power increased, but this half-finished planetary war star’s offensive power had also improved tremendously. The super negative matter cannon built upon a planet is, below the level of a Level 6 civilization, the strongest weapon a Level 5 civilization can build. Of course, space weapons do not belong in this category, since space weapons fall within the technological scope of a Level 6 civilization.

At this moment, Xiao Yu truly witnessed the power of the strongest weapon of a Level 5 civilization. Accompanied by the full-speed operation of a vast base covering several hundred square kilometers, a massive semi-circular instrument with a diameter of over a dozen kilometers generated a series of inexplicable reactions within. When those reactions reached a certain limit, an immense torrent of negative matter surged forth like an unstoppable flood, instantly leaving the planet, penetrating the planetary shield system, and entering outer space.

In space, the torrent of negative matter still pressed forward. It easily annihilated a City-Class ship that stood in its way, leaving not even a scrap behind. Its remaining power rolled on and on, destroying well over a dozen County-Class ships, and even inflicting some damage on a Province-Class ship.

Although Xiao Yu’s City-Class ships were not equipped with four-dimensional shields, those built with the latest technology still possessed quite formidable defensive power. Yet under the attack of the Alliance’s super negative matter cannon, a single City-Class ship vanished just like that.

Xiao Yu did not mind these losses. This operation was a risky one to begin with, with an overall success rate under twenty percent. Losses were inevitable.

“This planetary war star poses a somewhat serious threat to me.” Xiao Yu thought privately. “Should I rush in and take it out? Its planetary shield system has been greatly strengthened, but my ships’ offensive power has also increased, and by a greater margin than its increase. Hmm. To break through the planetary shield would probably require seven hours of effort and cost me at least one million warships.”

After pondering in silence for a while, Xiao Yu gave up that plan.

To achieve a swift decision, he had to maintain a certain degree of mobility. That meant Xiao Yu could not halt. The moment he stopped, he might fall into a large-scale encirclement. Moreover, destroying a single planetary war star held no real significance for him. In this stellar system there existed well over one hundred planetary war stars. Losing one would mean little to the Level 5 Civilization Alliance.

Meanwhile, the other five hundred thousand diversionary ships were launching their attack. At Xiao Yu’s command, these five million ships immediately dispersed and simultaneously conducted harassment operations against the garrison forces of the Death Flower Star System at multiple locations. These harassment operations proved highly effective. Xiao Yu sensed that a large portion of the enemy’s strength was being drawn away. Correspondingly, the forces blocking the advance of the ten million ships would be reduced somewhat.

Xiao Yu continued to advance rapidly. The three most powerful Continent-Class ships, the Asia, America, and Europe, served as the vanguard. Any ships that attempted to block Xiao Yu’s fleet would be driven back by these three Continent-Class ships together with the subsequent ten million ships. Xiao Yu even encountered a Continent-Class ship of the Level 5 Civilization Alliance attempting to block him. Yet faced with nearly one hundred space-weapon blasts, that Continent-Class ship lasted only a few minutes before it had no choice but to retreat.

Such was the gap in quality. Technological superiority had brought an elevation in warship strength. Xiao Yu’s fleet was like a pack of hungry wolves charging into a flock of sheep. No enemy warship could survive beyond ten minutes under Xiao Yu’s full-force assault.

However, the Alliance’s ships were simply too numerous. When the ships blocking the path were destroyed, new ones immediately surged forward from the rear to take their place. They used their lives to slow the steps of Xiao Yu’s advance.

No one knew how many ships were launching fierce attacks against Xiao Yu’s fleet, nor how many enemy warships Xiao Yu had destroyed since the start of battle. Xiao Yu only knew that the space ahead was always filled with the silhouettes of enemy ships, endless no matter how many he slew.

The farther he advanced, the greater the resistance he encountered. The Alliance’s ships seemed to have gone mad, gathering in swarms like great clouds of mosquitoes to launch frenzied attacks against Xiao Yu’s fleet. And Xiao Yu’s fleet, in this endless ocean of warships, charged left and right, pressing forward with valor.

This battlefield had clearly drawn the attention of the Alliance’s decision-makers. Xiao Yu saw another massive military movement among the Death Flower Star System’s garrison forces. Nearly four hundred million ships were converging here. But such military movements required time. They could not all gather in a short period. What Xiao Yu needed was to exploit the time gap, to fulfill his objective before the massive fleet could assemble. If he could not complete his objective, he had to withdraw before the enemy’s ships finished concentrating.

Boundless flames of war spread across a region nearly one billion kilometers in every direction. That region had become a domain of iron and blood. Xiao Yu’s fleet advanced without pause. By now, after fighting to this point, Xiao Yu had moved forward a full several billion kilometers, with forty billion kilometers remaining to the predetermined launch position for the stellar cannon.

In other words, Xiao Yu needed only advance forty billion more kilometers to fire the stellar cannon and destroy this star. Once the star was destroyed, the violent energy of its explosion would sweep away everything within tens of trillions of kilometers. It was certain that the Alliance’s massive warship groups and star system defensive structures would be swept aside by the star’s explosive energy like trash.

“It seems I previously underestimated the power of a strike by an elite assault fleet.” Xiao Yu thought to himself. “If events continue along this trajectory, I have a strong chance of achieving the strategic objective. If I can destroy this star, then my victory will be almost a foregone conclusion. Hmm. Raise the success rate of this assault operation from the previous twenty percent to the current thirty-five percent.”

The current battle situation, though costly for Xiao Yu, had also produced great gains. In just a few hours, over one hundred thousand of his warships had been destroyed, but he had also destroyed more than three hundred thousand enemy warships and pushed his fleet forward by several billion kilometers.

Amid this intense exchange of fire, Xiao Yu’s fleet advanced another full one billion kilometers. The Alliance’s resistance grew even more determined, and the number of their ships increased ever more. Yet none of that could block Xiao Yu’s resolve to move forward. At this moment, his confidence in destroying the star had reached thirty-five percent. Such a probability was worth risking his life to seize.

To destroy a star was an endeavor that saved both time and effort. The stellar cannon was not something with excessively high technological content and was not particularly difficult for Xiao Yu to manufacture at present. Once the stellar cannon fired, the exploding star would substitute for Xiao Yu in destroying numerous enemy defensive structures and warships. This was a very profitable trade.

Thus it was obvious that in interstellar war, the protection and attack of the star were the most critical elements. The Level 5 Civilization Alliance would certainly deploy its most formidable forces to protect the star, and Xiao Yu would deploy his most formidable forces to attack the enemy’s defensive line in an attempt to destroy the star.

For this, Xiao Yu had made ample preparations. For this goal, he did not hesitate to detach his ten most powerful Continent-Class warships to come here, nor did he hesitate at the prospect of losing hundreds of thousands or even millions of ships. As long as the star could be destroyed, all these costs were worth it. Moreover, Xiao Yu still had one last trump card.

This trump card was the ten percent of fleet combat power that Xiao Yu had concealed. Xiao Yu was very eager to see the expression on the Alliance’s decision-makers’ faces at the moment when they believed that the forces they had deployed were sufficient to block him completely, when they believed there was absolutely no chance he could break through the line, only for Xiao Yu to suddenly unleash his full power and break through in a single stroke.

Now the time had come for Xiao Yu to use his trump card. At this point, nearly four hundred million warships had joined the effort to block his advance. The planetary war star had also remained on the edge of the battlefield, repeatedly attacking Xiao Yu’s fleet. Xiao Yu’s forward momentum had begun to stagnate. There was no help for it. The Alliance’s ships were simply too many, enough to compensate for the gap in quality.

“In that case, it is time to use full power.” Xiao Yu issued an order. “Release the concealed ten percent of combat power.”