Chapter 2512 - 1: The Battle of Star River Begins!

"This is the direction I need to research in the future—to develop explosions with their own consciousness!"

Jia Yan quietly understood it all.

It’s originally a very understandable matter, just like the Earth people’s bullets and the like. If gunpowder simply explodes in the air, it’s just a louder firecracker. However, if it directs the explosion in a fixed direction, propelling a bullet forward, it can cause human casualties. This is the result of controlling the explosion.

Jia Yan researched all his power in subspace.

Outside, because of Jia Yan’s disappearance, the whole battlefield situation began to stabilize.

Jia Yan requested the external fleets to delay as much time as possible, so they followed his command.

Generally speaking, Jia Yan would not let his subordinates die in vain, even if he thought this method might let the enemy catch wind of something, leading them to attack the Orion Arm side more vigorously to probe what Jia Yan was doing.

Yet even so, even if some territories were recaptured by the enemy, Jia Yan still instructed the fleet to minimize casualties.

Putting people first is the leadership style Jia Yan most wishes to adopt.

Even though he doesn’t have much of a sense of belonging to species in the Orion Arm aside from Earth people, and to this day can’t remember how many species or countries are in the Orion Arm, as circumstances stand, Jia Yan still helped many countries and civilizations in the Orion Arm.

Even with those countries and civilizations he didn’t understand well, he still hoped the soldiers from those places wouldn’t die excessively.

After all, Jia Yan is this kind of person.

And precisely because of this, the enemy did indeed sense something.

"What’s going on? That Orion Arm seems to have weakened its counterattack a bit?"

"Could they be stalling for time?"

"It’s indeed a bit odd. Although I don’t think they have any way to deal with us even if they stall for time, we can’t let them have their wish."

"That’s right, let’s launch a far larger-scale attack directly. If the Orion Arm wants to stall for time, then they’ll have to pay with territory."

The Sixteen Major Coalition Armies were extremely sensitive to the Orion Arm’s time-stalling tactics and instantly prepared to attack.

After all, they are all starfields experienced in numerous wars. Each one, coincidentally, without even notifying each other, desperately launched an attack.

And under such circumstances, the Orion Arm here still refused to engage in battle, with the fleets retreating as they fought, trying to maintain fleet size instead of fighting to the death against these invaders without retreat.

"Something’s strange, very strange indeed. Wasn’t the Orion Arm previously unwilling to give us any territory?"

"It feels like they’re preserving their final counterattack force instead of expending living power."

"Could they be waiting for something?"

"Jia Yan, it must be Jia Yan. If it weren’t for him, what power could make the Orion Arm people believe they still have a chance to win?"

"No matter what Jia Yan is up to, we need to quickly intensify our attacks to make Jia Yan stop whatever he’s doing, or I have a bad feeling."

"Right, although I don’t believe this Jia Yan has any tricks, if he uses some despicable method to drag a few of us to die with him, it wouldn’t be worth it."

"Yes, it’s time for a few of us to step up."

"Hmph, a few of our Stellar Class High-Level subordinates died last time, and I haven’t avenged these Orion Arm people yet. Now is the time."

After the Orion Arm adopted an evasive battle strategy, unlike the last time the Sixteen Major Coalition Armies advanced into the Orion Arm’s depths, this time they did not take the approach of waiting after advancing. Instead, they aggressively pressed into the Orion Arm and continued pushing forward.

This time it felt like they were trying to capture the Orion Arm all at once.

"Hmm? They’ve actually dispatched five Stellar Class High-Level beings?"

"We will fight!"

In a corner of the Orion Arm, three Stellar Class Middle-Level beings, the subordinates of Jia Yan Squad, prepared to engage. Among them, the lead figure was Tian Niu Lang, who was publicly known as the strongest among Jia Yan’s subordinates.

He led two other members of the Jia Yan Squad into battle.

This time he heard that the invaders were five Stellar Class High-Level beings, an existence impossible to defeat for other strong ones. Only they, the nine Stellar Class powerhouses, could possibly defeat them.

So Tian Niu Lang led the other two to meet the enemy.

"My Lord, I feel there’s something wrong with the Sixteen Major Coalition Armies; they never attacked us on such a grand scale before. This time they want to breach into our Orion Arm’s interior; it seems there’s no benefit for them."

"Heh, these guys probably sensed something. Yes, My Lord is in seclusion, but originally I didn’t have much hope for this seclusion. Yet now with these coalition guys in a rush, maybe My Lord’s seclusion will be effective. I’m actually looking forward to it."

"Indeed, these coalition people are led by Galaxy Level powerhouses. Maybe they sensed something before us."

"But this time we have to be careful. Five Stellar Class High-Level beings might not be the real threat. Perhaps there’s a Peak Constant Star Level hiding behind them. If we’re careless, it might mean death."

"Don’t worry. My Lord gave us something to ensure survival, and this time sent new items. We should be able to withstand attacks from top Stellar Levels."

The three Stellar Class Middle-Level powerhouses, not only fearless of the five Stellar Class High-Level beings but even the possible Peak Constant Star Level lurking behind them, showed no fear.

Only the strong from inside the Orion Arm dared act this way; elsewhere, facing five powerhouses a grade higher, even with two extra middle-star-level comrades, no starfield powerhouses dared claim victory over the enemy.

The three Stellar Class Middle-Level beings charged together.

Boom, boom, boom.

"Truly formidable, the strongest beside Jia Yan from the Orion Arm, using only three to suppress our five Stellar Class High-Level beings without a chance to fight back."

"Damn, I’m almost at the Peak of Stellar, thought I’d handle them alone, but even with you all, we couldn’t."

"Run, run, run."

The five Stellar Class High-Level beings were completely routed by the three Stellar Class Middle-Level beings led by Tian Niu Lang.

The Jia Yan Squad’s fleet took the opportunity to push in.

Just as everyone thought they would win this war...

Buzz.

A heaven-shaking ripple appeared in the starry sky.

"It’s coming, surely a Peak Constant Stellar being is making a move."

"Been ready for this."

"Hahaha, come on. One would be here to die, two might be interesting. Three, well, later we might have to flee."

Tian Niu Lang and the other members of the Jia Yan Squad felt battle intent instead of fear towards the arrival.

But, as that ripple’s power sense became clearer and clearer...

"What?!"

"This, this is, a Gal... Galaxy Level, no way!"

As the power emerged fully, each member of the Jia Yan Squad was horrified.

Because they sensed that the approaching power was far beyond a mere Stellar High-Level—it was the power only a Galactic-level Strength figure could possess!

"Run! A Galaxy Level actually stepped in, we absolutely have zero chance of winning."

"Run, run, run."