[Human Emperor City · West Wall · Section 76 Frontline]
The shock wave seemed never-ending, penetrating the thick composite armor and striking the marrow of Li Qing, the eighth rank Star River Captain and commander of the "Dragon Flame Fleet."
His flagship [Fiery Fire Dragon] â an old Star River Ship that had reached the eighth rank for tens of thousands of years, was now like a small boat wavering in a storm.
Inside the bridge, the piercing alarm, the humming of energy overload, and the groans of structural stress were mixed together, almost tearing a personâs eardrums.
"Port side third and fourth auxiliary cannon array cluster overload! Buffering in progress!"
"Energy Shield Shield Value loss exceeds seventy percent, please repair quickly!"
"Right section of defense line, third detachmentâs warship sinking surpassed thirty percent, please dispatch troops for reinforcement promptly!"
The tactical commanderâs and onboard Intelligent Brainâs alerts came one after another, the commanderâs voice revealing an uncontrollable weariness and hoarseness. Each report signified another loss of Combat Power. Li Qing held a deathly grip, staring intently at the hellish scene outside the panoramic window, his fists clenched white.
Outside, the color of the original Chaos Void was long gone, replaced by an endless, roaring, alien war soldiersâ blood-colored frenzy.
They crashed against the [Civilization Great Wall], as thick as the starry wallâs light screen; each impact caused the screen to ripple violently, causing countless ripples.
Outside the screen, energy beams, biological acid, corrosive spores, and solid bone spears... all sorts of deadly attacks poured onto the screen like torrential rain, exploding into clusters of destruction light waves.
Even with the double-seven-colored rule protection screen and the multiple supports of the Human Emperor Cityâs shield, there still appeared occasional cracks, large or small, causing horrific casualties to the Dragon Flame Fleet members firing like mad from inside the shield.
Boom!
The main cannon at the front of [Fiery Fire Dragon] roared once again, a thick red particle beam instantly evaporating dozens of seventh-rank Alien Race in its fan-shaped area ahead.
But in the next second, the void was quickly filled with more monsters, the auxiliary cannon array continuously sweeping, forming a dense firepower network attempting to block any alien war soldiers from approaching the screen.
However, the auxiliary cannonâs Might was ultimately limited, though numerous, it was difficult to cause large-scale killings like multiple main cannons in a short time.
Not just [Fiery Fire Dragon], the entire Section 76 frontline, the entire west wall of Human Emperor City, countless Torch Warships of various ranks formed a steel jungle, with all muzzles frantically spitting tongues of fire.
The flashing firelights reflected the captainsâ serious and steadfast faces, alternating between light and shadow. Every salvo required significant time buffers, each attack could attract more ferocious counter-attacks from the enemy.
"Commander! Three oâclock direction, Rift Beast cluster! Theyâre trying to concentrate energy to corrode the shield!"
Fleet group chat suddenly rang with the deputy commanderâs urgent report.
Li Qing turned sharply, spotting a small group of "Void Rift Beasts" resembling floating jellyfish, surrounded by flickering unstable energy arcs, gathering together. Their tentacles linked, jointly gathering a dark purple energy ball emitting an ominous aura, targeting a specific node of the outermost Civilization Great Wallâs protective screen.
That area on the screen started to mildly change color, with energy readings fluctuating sharply.
"All available firepower, cover fire! Do not let them form!" Li Qing roared, and [Fiery Fire Dragon]âs three main cannons, just cooled, quickly fired, soon three Destruction Beams whistled out.
Surrounding other warships immediately responded, countless beams and shells surged towards that area like bloodthirsty sharks.
Boom boom boom boom!
The dense explosions swallowed the group of Rift Beasts.
Yet, as the explosive firelight hadnât dispersed, a shadow darted out from within â it was a smaller but remarkably swift tenth rank mythical creature "Mythical Void Armor Beastâs" projection avatar!
It had evidently used the Rift Beast clusterâs attack timing, seizing the moment of firepower gap.
Its claws gleamed with Ghost Light tearing through space, viciously grabbing towards the screen node that had just suffered concentrated fire, yet to fully stabilize.
"Not good!" Li Qingâs heart sank.
If hit by this Mythical Power-infused attack on the node, the screen could very likely be torn open.
At this critical juncture, the public channel rang with a hoarse but resolute voice:
"Everyone, cover me!"
At the arrayâs flank, an already battered [Star River Ship] â fleet deputy commanderâs flagship [Vast Sky Ding] â suddenly overloaded its engine, bursting with one last push, resolutely crashing into that shadow assassin beastâs projection.
"Old Zhang!!"
Li Qing was angered to the point of tearing, he was so familiar with this deputy, though temporarily dispatched by command headquarters to join the fleet, not a Sheng Tang Dynasty Royal Family member, having spent years alongside, forged a deep friendship.
No reply.
Only a deafening sacrificial explosion!
[Vast Sky Ding], along with its internal high-explosive ammunition, burst into an extreme brilliant yet cruel flower of death, immense shockwaves not only obliterating the mythical projection but also clearing away large areas of heavily wounded alien war soldiers.
The cost was [Vast Sky Ding] completely sinking, with the Star River Captain named Old Zhang also returning to the Starry Sea.
A brief silence enveloped the Dragon Flame Fleetâs communication channel, leaving only heavy breathing and echoes of explosions, sorrow was instantly consumed by greater fury.