Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 702: Iron Sphere

Xiao Yu saw an iron sphere. As the Micron Civilization’s corpse fled in panic out of the Guardian Civilization’s small universe’s stellar ring, accompanied by the somewhat flustered voice of the Specter companion, Xiao Yu saw this iron sphere tightly pursuing behind it. The sphere was so astonishing that Xiao Yu could not help but let out an exclamation.

This iron sphere was simply beyond Xiao Yu’s expectations. He had never imagined that such a thing could exist in the universe. It was without doubt created through the Guardian Civilization’s superb technology. Upon seeing it, a thought arose in Xiao Yu’s mind, “Perhaps the reason the Sweepers Civilization has never completely wiped out the Guardian Civilization has a great deal to do with this iron sphere. Presumably this sphere is the Guardians’ ultimate weapon against the Sweepers Civilization. It is just that before the Neutron War Star could face this iron sphere, my Micron corpse arrived first.”

It was indeed nothing more than an iron sphere, composed mainly of iron, one of the most abundant heavy elements in the universe, with some other heavy elements mixed in. There was nothing unusual about that. What was astonishing was its size. Its volume was fully twenty times that of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, and its density averaged about eighty seven grams per cubic centimeter. This density was roughly seventeen times that of an Earth-like terrestrial planet. By comparison, Jupiter’s density was only about one quarter of Earth’s.

In other words, this iron sphere was a solid planet, but its volume was twenty times greater than Jupiter’s.

Such a celestial body could absolutely not form naturally in the universe. Since it appeared here, it could only have been manufactured by the Guardian Civilization. They had created such a celestial body and placed it within their small universe to serve as their ultimate trump card against the Neutron War Star, and now Xiao Yu had encountered it.

This body had practically reached the limit of conventional matter density. Xiao Yu estimated that at its core the density could reach the order of one thousand grams per cubic centimeter. Although this density was still negligible compared to that of the Micron corpse or the Neutron War Star, things would be different in the event of a violent collision between the two.

The Micron corpse could easily smash a star without suffering any damage primarily because a star’s density was too low, allowing the Micron corpse to ram through it recklessly like a bullet piercing paper. But the Micron corpse could not ram this iron sphere. Not only the Micron corpse. Xiao Yu believed even the Neutron War Star would not dare ram this iron sphere. The sphere’s density was simply too high, practically at the limit of conventional matter. If it rammed this sphere, although the Micron corpse or Neutron War Star might not be destroyed, it was certain that the overall structure and stratified composition of a neutron star or the Micron corpse could be severely affected. How severe it would be, Xiao Yu could not estimate, but in any case it would be very dangerous. Xiao Yu did not dare take that risk, and he believed the Sweepers Civilization would not dare either.

Clearly, the Specter companion had sensed this danger, which was why it had fled in alarm. For some unknown reason, the iron sphere’s speed of motion was actually very high, yet given its mass and the spatial environment, its speed should not have been so high. Xiao Yu quickly arrived at the reason, the Guardian Civilization had carried out certain spatial modifications to their small universe. The main purpose of these modifications was to coordinate with the iron sphere’s operations so that it could obtain relatively high velocity.

“So this is your ultimate trump card, an iron sphere? Hmm…” Xiao Yu murmured. “The Radiance’s holographic defense technology, the dense black lightning upon entering the small universe, and now this iron sphere, together with the unique spatial modification technology within the small universe. These four technologies were all developed specifically to counter the Sweepers Civilization’s Neutron War Star. It seems that over these tens of millions of years, you have not been idle. You tried every possible method to resist the Sweepers and achieved certain results. This iron sphere is indeed very threatening, very threatening.”

Xiao Yu could roughly infer the construction process of this iron sphere. When building it, the Guardian Civilization must have searched the universe for numerous heavy elements and condensed them into a primordial planetary core. Then they would have used various advanced technological means to construct all kinds of industrial facilities upon that core. After that they would continue adding material onto the core to increase its volume and mass. Upon reaching a certain scale, they would build industrial facilities once more and then cover them again. In this way, layer by layer of construction and layer by layer of coverage ultimately produced this iron sphere.

The Guardian Civilization lacked the ability to carry out construction inside an ultra-dense stellar body, so they manufactured a dense-matter imitation and, during the process of building the body, simultaneously constructed industrial installations such as propulsion devices, energy reserves, weapon systems, defensive systems, and other equipment.

Xiao Yu was now thoroughly impressed by the Guardians’ level of technology and methods. Although the Guardian Civilization was his enemy, he had to admire them. The Guardian Civilization had truly reached an extreme, the extreme within the bounds of a Level 6 Technological Civilization. The Neutron War Star was a creation of a Level 7 civilization in the extreme stellar body direction. It was essentially impossible for a Level 6 civilization to oppose it. Yet the Guardians, as a Level 6 civilization, had forcibly found so many ways to counter the Neutron War Star within Level 6’s limits.

Among these, holographic defense technology could to a certain extent prevent the Neutron War Star from causing rampant destruction inside the Radiance after penetrating it. The black lightning could to a certain extent harm the Neutron War Star. As for the iron sphere, although it was a single-use weapon, it could truly threaten the Neutron War Star. All these measures were formulated for the Sweepers Civilization, yet the first to experience them was Xiao Yu.

“Specter, do not panic. For now you only need to do your utmost to dodge and keep the iron sphere from striking you.” Xiao Yu said. “Although the sphere’s mass and density are high and its defense is formidable, compared to a true ultra-dense stellar body there is still a large gap. Let me destroy it with the conventional fleet.”

Reality was indeed strange, perfectly fitting the saying that one thing subdues another. The Micron corpse was nearly invincible against conventional fleets, yet it was restrained by the iron sphere. The iron sphere restrained the Micron corpse or the Neutron War Star, yet it would itself be vulnerable to conventional fleets.

“The Sweepers Civilization’s conventional fleets are unlikely to be a match for the Guardian Civilization’s. Thus, after a Neutron War Star invaded this small universe, the Guardians’ conventional fleets would suppress the Sweepers’ conventional fleets to keep them from attacking the iron sphere, and then the iron sphere could relentlessly pursue the Neutron War Star. The Guardians have indeed made a good calculation. Unfortunately for you, I am not the Sweepers Civilization. Although my fleet’s performance is inferior to your ships, my numbers are far greater than yours. Suppressing me with conventional fleets will not be so easy.” Xiao Yu muttered, swiftly making his next arrangements.

Since the war with the Guardians had begun, although many unexpected situations had occurred, the overall situation remained in Xiao Yu’s hands. This time was the same. The iron sphere had been specially developed to counter the Sweepers Civilization. Now that it faced Xiao Yu, although it could similarly chase the Micron corpse, in the realm of conventional fleets the Guardian Civilization could no longer keep the upper hand.

Under Xiao Yu’s control, a large number of ships began to amass together. Led by more than one hundred Planet-Class warships, they set out toward the front, their target the iron sphere. Seeing Xiao Yu’s maneuver, the Guardian Civilization also took urgent measures. Xiao Yu saw the Guardians’ fleets converging near the iron sphere. At the same time, a faint green light began to spread across the sphere, growing brighter and brighter until it completely enveloped it.

Xiao Yu knew the sphere’s defensive system had been fully activated.

“It will not be so easy. Even if your ships outperform mine, so what? I want to see how long you can hold out against my human wave tactics.” With this thought, Xiao Yu drove the massive fleet to rush instantly to the iron sphere’s side. The Guardians’ fleets immediately counterattacked, and the melee began at once.

The Micron corpse continued fleeing for its life up ahead. If it were struck by the sphere, the sphere would certainly be destroyed, since it was a single-use tool, but the Micron corpse would also suffer severe damage. That trade was obviously not worthwhile for Xiao Yu. As the sphere moved, Xiao Yu’s assault fleet moved with it, and naturally the Guardians’ defensive fleets moved with it as well. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Black spatial rifts were everywhere. Spatial weapon attacks repeatedly broke through the Guardians’ fleet defenses and struck the iron sphere. At such times, the sphere’s shield would flicker and reduce the attack to nothing. Large numbers of spatial weapons also pounded Xiao Yu’s fleets. Within the small universe, ships continually disintegrated and exploded.

“This will not do. At this rate, who knows how long it will take to finish off the sphere. Delay brings change.” After a moment’s thought, Xiao Yu made a new decision.

More than one hundred Planet-Class warships instantly withdrew from the battlefield and began moving to more than one hundred specific points around the iron sphere. Xiao Yu was about to deploy the space shattering attack again. Noticing Xiao Yu’s move, the Guardian side began dense redeployment of its forces.