Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 729: The Spherical Ship and the Tianyuan

Xiao Yu did not know what characteristics this white spherical ship possessed or on what technology it was built. He only knew that this ship would definitely not be simple. Therefore, the colossal Tianyuan, with a diameter reaching two thousand kilometers, halted when this spherical ship with a diameter of only four kilometers made its move, and it made full preparations to engage.

At this moment, the battle was still in a stalemate, but overall Xiao Yu’s side held a great advantage. The Neutron War Star was completely pinned down, and in terms of conventional fleets Xiao Yu also firmly held the upper hand. Under the current situation, the only thing Xiao Yu needed to consider was this white spherical ship.

The Tianyuan had already thrust deep into the Sweepers Civilization’s fleet, bearing the responsibility of splitting their formation. Whether this task could be completed quickly was tied to whether Xiao Yu could annihilate the Sweepers’ conventional fleet in a short time. Under such circumstances, the Tianyuan and this spherical ship of the Sweepers Civilization drew close to each other.

Before the spherical ship had even come within close range, Xiao Yu’s attack had already begun. Innumerable spatial rifts, space shattering, and space collapse weapons completely blanketed the spherical ship. Under Xiao Yu’s close monitoring, when subjected to his side’s attacks, the spherical ship did evade, but only the most violent strikes. It simply charged straight through the slightly weaker attacks. This indicated it possessed defensive power far surpassing ordinary warships. After a rough assessment, Xiao Yu reached a conclusion. The defensive power of this spherical ship was at least in the same class as the Solar and the Tianyuan.

Under Xiao Yu’s fierce assault, the spherical ship’s exterior showed no change, and no cracks appeared, so Xiao Yu had no way to evaluate how much damage his attack had actually inflicted.

This spherical ship had reached the Tianyuan’s flank. The distance was less than two million kilometers. At this moment, the spherical ship employed a weapon somewhat beyond Xiao Yu’s expectations.

Space in front of the Tianyuan suddenly collapsed and then rapidly contracted. It seemed space was being devoured by some unknown force. Xiao Yu’s heart stirred slightly and he immediately knew the answer. “This is Space Starburst. This small spherical ship can use the Space Starburst weapon.”

The Space Starburst weapon involves conversion between space and energy. This undoubtedly touches on the space energy formula, and the space energy formula is something only a Level 7 civilization can master. In other words, Space Starburst is a Level 7 civilization weapon. Yet now this weapon, which only a Level 7 civilization can master, appeared on these small spherical ships that were obviously creations of the Sweepers Civilization.

This was astonishing because it meant the Sweepers Civilization had parsed at least one Level 7 technology from the Neutron War Star. Although the Space Starburst attacks fired by these small ships were far weaker than those released by the Neutron War Star, they were still not to be underestimated.

“It does not matter. I can still withstand Space Starburst of this magnitude. It is only a small ship. For now it cannot inflict too great a damage on the Tianyuan.” Xiao Yu thought calmly and quickly launched a counterattack.

Under this wave of Space Starburst attacks, nearly ten thousand medium and small ships in the Tianyuan’s formation were destroyed or suffered certain damage. The attack power was indeed shocking, but this level of attack still could not injure Xiao Yu at the root.

There must be a certain interval between two Space Starburst attacks. This was a conclusion Xiao Yu had drawn by analyzing the Neutron War Star’s attack patterns. Xiao Yu believed these small spherical ships likewise could not violate this rule. As the Space Starburst assault subsided, Xiao Yu’s counterattack arrived simultaneously. Dozens of Continent-Class and Nation-Class ships joined forces to unleash two-dimensional weapons, turning this region of space into two-dimensional form. Spatial weapons continued to fire. Strands of spatial rifts, affected by the two-dimensional space, also became attacks on the two-dimensional plane and swiftly slammed into the spherical ship.

Under such a fierce offensive, the spherical ship was not destroyed. Xiao Yu saw that, as he had anticipated, it did not immediately launch another Space Starburst. Instead, it adopted conventional flight and moved with great speed.

It darted rapidly to the side of a Nation-Class ship and then plunged straight in. The Nation-Class ship’s shield did not stop this extremely fast object. A few seconds later, the spherical ship burst out from the other side of the Nation-Class ship.

The Nation-Class ship exploded and disintegrated with a roar and was destroyed there and then, while the spherical ship remained intact.

It had actually adopted the same attack method as the Neutron War Star. Witnessing this scene, Xiao Yu was all the more shaken. This showed that the Sweepers Civilization had mastered more advanced materials technology or shield technology. Precisely because it was made of tenacious materials could it achieve this effect. It was not the Neutron War Star, yet it could still employ this method of attack.

“So this spherical ship is one of your trump cards. If it is only this, then you have disappointed me a bit. It falls short of the Sweepers’ fearsome reputation.” Xiao Yu murmured.

Indeed, although this spherical ship had displayed exceptionally formidable attack power, Xiao Yu still did not take it too seriously. When it rammed that Nation-Class ship, although it completely destroyed it, its various performance data were also exposed.

The conclusion was that its defensive power exceeded that of the Tianyuan or the Solar, and its offensive power was exceptionally fierce. Yet it still could not directly ignore conventional-layer attacks like the Neutron War Star. This alone was enough. Xiao Yu had many warships, enough to drown it.

After destroying this Nation-Class ship, the spherical ship targeted a Continent-Class ship. The Continent-Class ship reacted quickly, attempting to hide within the battle group and rely on the group’s power to prevent a collision, but it was a bit too late. The spherical ship possessed extremely powerful maneuverability. Before the Continent-Class ship could successfully evade, it slammed into it. The Continent-Class ship, constructed in modular fashion, was not penetrated and destroyed by that single strike. However, after punching through the Continent-Class ship once, the spherical ship did not stop. It returned and rammed the Continent-Class ship again.

Braving fierce fire, the spherical ship did not divide its attention. It focused entirely on dealing with this Continent-Class ship. The wounded Continent-Class ship’s maneuverability decreased, and with reduced maneuverability it was even less able to escape. In the end, under the spherical ship’s repeated ramming, it lost all power and defenses. Although it did not explode and disintegrate, over forty percent of its internal instruments were destroyed. It was completely crippled and worthless.

The whole process took less than three minutes.

After three minutes, the spherical ship left this crippled Continent-Class ship and locked onto the Tianyuan. It once again charged fiercely at the Tianyuan. As it rammed, the ships of the Sweepers Civilization behind it simultaneously launched a fierce assault.

Like ripples spreading, when the spherical ship struck the Tianyuan’s surface, a layer of wave-like undulation suddenly appeared at the point of impact. The spherical ship halted abruptly, but the faint white glow on its surface grew steadily brighter. It was continuously penetrating into the Tianyuan’s interior, attempting to destroy the Tianyuan by ramming as well.

As the ship second only to the Solar within the conventional fleet, the Tianyuan undoubtedly possessed powerful strength. It also represented the highest achievements of a Level 6 technological civilization. The spherical ship represented the Sweepers Civilization’s super strength, blended with certain Level 7 technologies. Now the two confronted each other.

The Tianyuan was no longer equipped with the four-dimensional shield, but many other shields remained, particularly shield technology obtained from the Guardian Civilization, which greatly enhanced its defenses. The spherical ship was firmly stopped by its shield system and could not advance an inch.

However, this situation was only temporary. Just as when the Micron corpse had rammed the Radiance, this spherical ship was also gradually breaking through the defensive system’s obstruction and approaching the Tianyuan. This did not mean it was stronger than the Micron corpse. Because its size was small, the smaller the size, the easier the attack. This was a simple principle.

Other ships were still engaged with the enemy, but the Tianyuan stood here. Under such conditions, no other ship could help it. After all, the spherical ship had entered inside the Tianyuan’s protective shields. Other ships could not attack it.

Everything had to be endured by the Tianyuan alone. Yet it could not endure it. After roughly ten minutes, the spherical ship finally broke through to the Tianyuan’s surface and entered the Tianyuan’s hull. It had succeeded.

At this very moment, Xiao Yu gave a faint cold snort in his heart.

“Being able to enter the Tianyuan’s interior does not mean you can ravage the Tianyuan as you did a Nation-Class ship. Holographic defense technology and holographic attack technology will destroy you here.”

The spherical ship finally opened a four-kilometer-diameter hole in the Tianyuan’s hull and entered the Tianyuan’s interior. Yet it did not emerge from the other side of the Tianyuan. It ultimately failed to pierce the Tianyuan through.

It broke the Tianyuan’s defenses and was then destroyed within the Tianyuan’s interior.