Chapter 1344: Chapter 453: Missing Sense of Presence (6k)
"Itâs that high-tier! Watch out for the spell attack!"
In the flagshipâs war projection, the crimson warning almost shot right into Deiâs face.
But without the warshipâs main intelligence warning, the evident energy fluctuations outside were clearly perceptible even to Dei inside the warship.
Having lost the 8th Rank capabilities, Dei could only shout a warning through the fleet communication channel.
Moreover, it wasnât just this 8th Rank Mage making a move; other areas of the battle line were also under attack from 8th Rank insect clans possessing abnormal transcendent powers.
The entire battlefield projection was almost entirely red, indicating the assaults each party faced.
This sight caused Deiâs heart to sink.
The battle line, which had only stabilized a moment ago, was on the brink of total collapse again.
Though tense, Dei couldnât reverse the current battlefield disadvantage.
"*Exchange Paradise Expletive*, is Fan Mao initiating a total offensive?
Quickly focus fire on those high-tier ones and interrupt those 8th Rank attacks! Absolutely donât let them find the opportunity!
All other warships deploy defenses fully, donât let them break through again!"
Dei had lost his 8th Rank combat power, leaving no maneuver forces to stop the 8th Rank in the skies.
Even the warship bombardments, lacking scale, posed no threat to the 8th Rank in the sky. Slowing down the tempo by merely a few seconds wasnât enough to affect them.
And currently, the fleetâs numbers were reduced, with most efforts focused on defense and dealing with other warships, leaving no excess strength.
Just like confirming Deiâs suspicion, as soon as Deiâs command reached various fleets, the 8th Rank high in the sky acted almost simultaneously.
The compressed Magic Power in the high-tierâs hand erupted suddenly. Unlike the previous burst that combined with Natural Magic to form a meteor shower, this time the Magic Ball exploded like a galaxy.
The swirling magic, with the high-tier at its core, coalesced into a "Storm," with numerous high-energy light points adorning the storm, resembling a galaxy for a moment.
The dazzling special effects made several Contractors pause, marveling at this spellâs spectacular effects.
They forgot that this spell was actually aimed to take their lives!
"What are you standing around for! Full defense! Intercept those attacks!"
Deiâs voice on the channel snapped many out of their stupor.
In the sky, light balls resembling stars absorbed enough Magic Power and descended like previous meteors.
But unlike the previous one-by-one falling of meteors, all the light balls had already converged, stronger in power and momentum than the recent meteor shower.
Condensed Light Balls hit the fleetâs shields, and the explosion of Magic Power flames filled Deiâs vision completely.
Along with the battlefield projection in front of Dei, warnings of similar assaults arose from battle formations formed by other fleets.
Fortunately, his advance warning meant this 8th Rank surprise attack didnât lead to enormous damage.
But it wasnât over.
No time for Dei to gauge the attackâs outcome or initiate another round of command, the projection before him suddenly flickered as if the signal was unstable.
The originally solid blue projection seemed to crackle, with projected entities disintegrating consecutively.
Dei instantly became alert, hurriedly calling out in the communication channel:
"All fleets report immediately, all fleets report fleet damage status immediately!"
Several calls went unanswered within the communication channel.
Not just the projection but even the warshipâs lighting and main intelligence screen flickered, further disabling communication with other warships.
By now, Dei understood that he was under enemy attack!
"Boss Dei, itâs an electronic intrusion; the main intelligence has been paralyzed!"
A Contractor responsible for ship control validated his suspicion, their face immediately darkened.
Although Dei, as an Alchemist, didnât understand pure technology, he knew the flagshipâs main intelligence couldnât be so easily breached.
This was a warship from Saien!
Its technologies stemmed from Saien, one of the Three Great Civilizations, including main intelligence!
To instantly paralyze it, preventing even an alert, required incredibly advanced technology!
Moreover, crippling his command system wasnât simply for amusement.
Fortunately, as a Contractor, apart from the normal warship command system, he possessed another special command system.
Accessing the Contractor chat channel on the panel revealed numerous reports already available from Contractors, who resorted to the chat channel upon discovering communication disconnection or ship intelligence paralysis.
Relying on these reports in the chat channel, he swiftly reconstructed a virtual battlefield in his mind.
The locations of each warship in memory transformed into light dots again, marked red using the reports about each warshipâs assaults.
However, the more he marked these data points, the more uneasy Dei became.
These heavily impacted red points were all near his flagship!
No, this attack wasnât coincidental! It was specifically targeting me!