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"Great Sage, we are afraid we cannot hold out much longer. We have failed the glory of Omnisiah!"
The priests of the Mechanicus lowered their heads, some not daring to look up at their Great Sage.
Omnisiah was about to come and save them, but they couldn't hold out until Omnisiah arrived. How painful that must have been.
Just as the remaining members of the Mechanicus fleet were filled with grief and indignation, a massive warp portal opened again behind them.
The battle between the two sides ceased due to the appearance of this massive subspace portal.
Because this subspace passage is simply too large. Under normal circumstances, a warship is only about 20 kilometers in size, even the mechanical ark of the Mechanicus. Although the starfish's warship is larger, it is actually not much larger without deploying the Titans.
This pursuit fleet was only after the Mechanicus; how could it possibly include Titan-class warships? That's precisely why the warp portals they opened were all of limited size.
But now, in the void of space, a huge warp channel has opened, which is almost large enough to accommodate the travel of an entire planet. Such a huge warp storm has caused both sides to stop their fighting.
Commander Nord, the commander of the pursuit fleet, had a very bad feeling.
Such a subspace passage is clearly the size of a planetary warship, and the civilizations they encountered with planetary warships during this period of 1 years seemed to be liquid mechanical life forms like the Space Necromancers.
However, these liquid mechanical life forms are almost impossible to traverse through the subspace; they always cross the void of reality, so the existence of space undead can be ruled out.
Commander Nord frowned. It was hard to imagine that the center of a starfish could frown; how abstract was that?
"All fleets cease attacking this cyborg fleet and prepare for battle!"
"Make sure you are ready for combat. If it is the enemy, then charge in and engage them immediately!"
The commander first issued this order to all the warships in a righteous and stern manner.
After issuing the order, he disconnected from the command system of all warships and connected to a secret communication system.
"Regent Strand Sharpbeak, we've encountered a massive warp portal; the enemy likely possesses planetary-level warships!"
"We cannot yet determine the combat capabilities of the planetary warships, nor can we determine whether they are friendly or hostile to our Empire. However, our Empire now controls almost the entire star system, and their arrival will certainly lead to war against us."
"I request that we immediately activate one of the Imperial warships that we used when we first arrived in this galaxy!"
"We need these warships to protect our offspring."
Planetary warships, regardless of the civilization, are characterized by their size, which directly reflects their combat power. Faced with such warships, the current Starfish Empire's existing fleet is no match for them.
Therefore, the best solution for these starfish is to activate the warships in the fleet they brought with them when they arrived in this galaxy.
Use such warships to deal with planetary warships.
The starfish's private communication channel is not the abstract communication system they are currently displaying. This communication system can communicate throughout the entire galaxy without any delay.
They would not experience any delays in communicating, at least within a range of 20 light-years.
These devices are relatively difficult to maintain, but for the immortal leaders of the Starfish Empire, equipping their own small group with such equipment is not a problem.
"I understand. I will send a fleet of warships to your location to provide support. I hope they don't intend to fight us!"
The leader of the Sethsar Empire, Urd Sharpbick, responded to his old friend's request almost the instant he received the message.
Chapter 257 The Human Fleet Arrives: A Nightmare Has Descended!
The Starfish Empire activated a fleet of warships that had been with them since they arrived in this universe. The fleet was small, consisting of only two battleships, one Titan, and a dozen or so destroyers and frigates.
Such a warship would have been nothing more than a patrol vessel in the former Starfish Empire. It wasn't that these Starfish didn't want to activate the planetary warship War Moon; it was simply that activating War Moon would be too much for the Starfish Empire to handle at this time.
Just as Zhou Qing plundered a large amount of things to create the War Moon and establish a secondary singularity.
In a normal, conventional sense, a War Month would not be equipped with Level 2 Singularity Energy.
To sustain the operations and maintenance needs of the War Month, the Starfish Empire needs to invest a large amount of energy and resources.
Under normal circumstances, the Starfish Empire could accept this, but once the War Moon is activated and needs to be used in the war, it will be an expenditure that the entire Starfish Empire cannot accept.
Titans are enough; their Titans are already capable of fighting against the weaker Necromancer World Engines.
The deployment of a fleet primarily composed of Titans should, theoretically, be enough to make the enemy think twice before acting, even if we can't defeat them.
The starfish made what they considered the most appropriate decision, after all, not every civilization is like humans, acting like mad dogs.
They completely disregarded the concept of thinking things through; all they had done before was bomb a small Europa Colony No. 7.
Those damned humans are like madmen, they've started a full-scale war against their entire Starfish Empire!
Especially that insane Human Federation, they were clearly bombing the Earth Federation's colonies, but who knows why they suddenly went crazy and brought the Colossus towards his colonies, blowing them up.
Although this battle took place ten thousand years ago, the Starfish Empire still has a terrible headache just thinking about that mad dog-like war with humans.
This was the nightmare of all the immortals of the Starfish Empire. In that war, the empire was almost on the verge of collapse. If they hadn't appeared in this galaxy by accident, they would probably have perished along with the entire glorious empire.
The starfish fleet was activated and prepared to go to provide support. At this time, Zhou Qing's warship also slowly sailed out from the subspace. However, when the huge war moon was displayed in front of the starfish, the commander of the starfish, Nord, who was chasing the fleet, was stunned.
War Month!! ? ? !!
He immediately recognized what the warship in front of him was.
That was the month of war, those were planetary-level warships!!
"How can it be?!"
"How could a month of war possibly occur in this place!"
Nord couldn't believe the model of the warship his ship had detected.
That's the War Moon thing, it's completely different from the Necromancer's World Engine we've encountered before. It carries Colossus weapons.
It can destroy an entire star system by attacking a star. This planetary-level warship is completely different from the warships of the Necromancers of the past.
More importantly, War Moon's shield is incredibly thick; attacks capable of destroying an entire star system would only slightly reduce its energy bar when they hit War Moon, while it would still be able to continue its daily combat.
Possessing the War Moon implies that the other side is definitely a normal interstellar civilization. If the other side is a normal interstellar civilization, what about the starfish? Wouldn't they be doomed?
Nord was in a terrible headache, and the headache reached its peak in the next second.
He saw the symbols on the War Moon. In addition to the double-headed eagle of the Human Empire, Zhou Qing had also added the single-headed eagle of the Human Federation to the War Moon.
Humans!!!
They've caught up?
"Humans!!!" Commander Nord's tentacles trembled violently with fear. "This is impossible! How could they have come to this universe too?!"
The War Moon Europa 7 slowly unfolded its weapon array, and the Human Federation Sky Eagle emblem on the ship shone brightly under the starlight.
This symbol is as familiar as a nightmare to the starfish.
Despite his previous reminiscences of the glorious achievements of his great motherland and the all-out war he waged against humanity in the stars, behind this glory lies a crushing defeat!
Before his transmigration, the wars between the Starfish Empire and humanity had almost always resulted in more losses than wins. There were a few historical counterattacks, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the human army.
Just as they had previously used colossal weapons to wipe out powerful human colonies, humans did not hesitate to use colossal weapons when attacking their colonies, easily annihilating all life on their planet.
In the ten years before they arrived, the Human Federation destroyed more than 1470 star systems, turning each one into a black hole.
Their colossi relentlessly attacked their most important colonies, destroying those that had undergone ascension and extinguishing their starfish's last resistance.
Especially the human Federation Navy Grand Admiral Darius Kyle Kane, whom they all called the executioner.
(The marshal's book is titled: After Serving in the Human Federation, He Returned to Warhammer. The author has a large backlog of manuscripts, so you can read it with confidence.)
That guy was a top marshal of the Human Federation, and his territorial support fleet launched a brutal manhunt against their entire Starfish Empire.
His personal vehicle was the quasar warship Eternal Tower, and the human army almost wiped out all resistance from their Starfish Empire.
From planetary-level warships to quasar-level warships, almost none of them could gain any advantage against that marshal.
Before they crossed over, the Grand Marshal had already destroyed two-thirds of their Starfish Empire's military strength, and the remaining one-third was being gradually destroyed as well.
As the former naval commander of the Starfish Empire, he was well aware of the sheer power of the Human Federation's fleet. The moment he saw that symbol, the previously composed Commander Nord was thrown into a panic.
"Retreat! Retreat! We must retreat! Retreat immediately!!"
No one knew why such a terrified expression could be seen on a starfish's face, but compared to his expression, his actions were even more direct. The starfish fleet, which was originally pressing towards the Mechanicus fleet, began to retreat without saying a word.
With their superior technology, these starfish fleets almost immediately forced open a subspace portal and initiated an emergency jump.
Chapter 258 The Starfish Fleet That Immediately Fleets Away
The starfish's fleet can be described as extremely efficient.
They immediately retreated, leaving behind only some warships that hadn't had time to turn back and hadn't yet performed an emergency jump.
Haixing's decisive action aroused a sense of doubt in Zhou Qing, who was commanding the fleet from inside the warship.
"What's going on? Why did these starfish just run away? Were they scared by the size of the War Moon?"
Zhou Qing didn't understand why these starfish were running so fast.
Although his War Moon appears to be quite large and its combat power is indeed formidable, the enemy shouldn't have just fled without a word, especially since some destroyers and frigates didn't even have time to leave.
"They must have been scared by us, Commander."
Even Zhou Qing was bewildered by the starfish's unique behavior, let alone Trajan. After the starfish fleet withdrew at the speed of light, Trajan was completely dumbfounded.
"But then again, Commander, although they fear our escape, their technological level is indeed quite advanced. Just now, they almost immediately opened a subspace portal and began their escape. Such speed definitely makes them formidable opponents..."
Trajan did have some foresight; his starfish fleet was able to open a warp portal and escape immediately, demonstrating a high level of technology, especially considering that the technology of the human empire was not yet capable of such a feat.
"This technology isn't exactly high-end; it's just standard equipment on some warships. The main reason is that our current production capacity is limited, so we can't equip all warships with it yet."
"Alright, now that those starfish have escaped, let's ignore them for now and go check on the forging fleet of the Mechanicus Cult."
"Trajan is now entrusting you with commanding the patrol fleet to deploy defenses, in order to prevent those starfish from launching a surprise attack."
Although Zhou Qing was very puzzled by the fact that the other party had fled directly, he did not delve into it. Instead, he planned to first appease the members of the Mechanical God Cult under his command.
These members of the Cult of Mechanisms, who dared to venture out and explore, were definitely valued by Zhou Qing; they were the pioneers and backbone of humanity's outward exploration.
Compared to those starfish aliens, calming down his own vanguard and assessing their losses was what Zhou Qing valued more at this moment.
Upon hearing this, Trajan immediately withdrew and resumed commanding his patrol fleet to deploy defenses around the area, while Zhou Qing immediately re-established communication with the Mechanicus's Ark-Forging Center.
When Zhou Qing's face appeared on the monitor of the Forging Ark, all the members of the Cult of Mechanism on the Forging Ark immediately knelt down on one knee and offered the Eagle Salute.
The great sage Philus was so excited that he immediately knelt down on the ground, and began to recite the binary hymn to praise Omnesia.
In their eyes, Zhou Qing was Omnesiah, who had come personally to save his followers. This made the members of the Cult of Machines extremely excited and thrilled.
"Get up. There's no need to kneel on the ground. I don't like you kneeling and talking to me. Stand up and hold your heads high."