Fortune changes like the wheel of fortune.

The deathly silence that had belonged exclusively to the Enrogate civilization's command center now descended upon the Kepler-452 star system.

Inside the Kepler Command Center, watching the planetary fortress undergoing a violent explosion in the holographic projection, everyone felt as if an invisible hand was gripping their necks, making it difficult to utter a sound.

Even Lü Yongchang couldn't help but stop his calculations, a look of shock appearing on his face.

[Chi You] represents the pinnacle of technological creation for human civilization.

It brings together the cutting-edge technologies from almost every discipline in the entire civilization; it is no exaggeration to say that it is the technological crystallization of human civilization!

But even such a master of a level 5 civilization was powerless to resist when faced with a weapon attack that appeared to be from a level 6 civilization!

This enormous gap, like an insurmountable chasm, weighed heavily on Lü Yongchang's heart, making it difficult for him to even breathe.

"Is the difference really that big...?"

Zhao Zijie's somewhat bewildered voice came from the side: "This is just a space weapon..."

Lu Yongchang was silent for a while, then murmured softly, "The power of space weapons is beyond doubt."

"But I believe that the fundamental reason for such a huge gap in combat power does not lie in the power of space weapons."

Hearing this, Tao Yuda, who was not far away, raised his head slightly and asked, "Professor, do you mean..."

"It can launch attacks while in warp drive?"

“That’s right.” Lü Yongchang nodded solemnly. “This has almost completely changed the way civilizations fight each other.”

"If we were to say what the biggest difference is between a Level 4 civilization and a Level 5 civilization, it would be the Grand Unified Theory and its practical application."

"That space weapon might represent the combat power gap between a level 5 civilization and a level 6 civilization."

"This chasm is probably even greater than the gap between a Level 1 civilization and a Level 5 civilization!"

He gave a wry smile: "After all, once a war breaks out, even a stone thrown by a Level 1 civilization might just happen to hit a Level 5 civilization's warship."

"But an attack launched by a Level 5 civilization has almost no chance of hitting a Level 6 civilization's warship."

"Imagine this: after a war breaks out, the enemy doesn't even need to exit warp state, maintaining a warp speed of over 100c, and throws spatial rifts at us at speeds of up to 800c."

"In their eyes, we are like a worm carrying various weapons, slowly crawling through the universe."

"No matter how powerful the weapon is, an insect is still just an insect."

He turned around again and looked at the unfinished calculation process in the holographic projection behind him: "Let the expeditionary fleet delay for as long as possible."

"Okay." Zhao Zijie nodded solemnly.

"I will have Bai Yixuan take that flagship around the Enrogete Alliance's territory more often."

"If they're not going to fight, let the fleet take a stroll around the vicinity of the central star system."

Lu Yongchang paused for a moment, then nodded with a strange expression, as if he had thought of something: "Guerrilla warfare... you and Bai Yixuan can just take charge."

"By the way, remember, don't actually attack the central star system."

Zhao Zijie chuckled and said, "Don't worry."

"You always have to leave the other party with some hope."

"If the other side has nothing left to lose and chooses to fight to the death, we currently have no means to confront that flagship."

...

Enrogete Alliance.

As the human expeditionary fleet began its operations, the entire territory covering a hundred light-years around it began to stir.

The human expeditionary fleet, with twenty warships forming a combat unit, quickly broke into smaller units.

Subsequently, at Bai Yixuan's command, three hundred combat units sped off in all directions.

The remaining hundred-plus combat units, led by the Titan Mothership, waged guerrilla warfare around the central star system!

They moved intermittently, firing warp missiles at the "slow-moving" Enroget fleet from a safe distance.

Then, they waited quietly in place.

When the enemy fleet reached the warning distance, these small fleets re-entered the warp state and increased the distance again at a speed of 100c.

This process is repeated and cyclical.

Of course, that amount of force is definitely not enough.

In order to keep the Enroget fleet constantly "hateful" towards them, a large number of probes were released.

These probes rapidly searched for key facilities located within the territory—interstellar shipping hubs, stellar antimatter manufacturing bases, military factories…

Subsequently, under Zero's planning and allocation, the three hundred combat teams launched attacks on their respective targets in an orderly manner.

It's in chaos, utter chaos.

The entire Enrogett Alliance is in complete chaos!

In this situation, even a Type IV civilization could only cower near its home planet, trembling in fear, let alone Type III or lower civilizations.

Each group may seem to have only 20 warships, but those are all the main warships of a level 5 civilization!

Without any scruples, these 20 warships could easily wipe out a complete level 4 civilization in a very short time—simply activate the warp drive and charge straight for the civilization's capital!

As for the Enroget civilization, it could only watch helplessly as its territory was destroyed step by step, and then futilely tried to drive away the human fleet near the central star system.

What was originally a powerful space weapon has now been reduced to a dedicated missile interception device.

The command center had tried several times to stop this pointless expulsion campaign.

But whenever their fleets stop expelling or take other actions, one or two scattered fleets always appear inexplicably.

After activating their warp drives, these scattered objects hurtled toward the central star system at incredible speeds, assuming the posture of carrying out a "decapitation strike."

This feeling of terror tormented the commanders of the Enroget civilization.

These scattered fleets will not disperse until the fleet returns to port.

With Zero's assistance in planning, Zhao Zijie and Bai Yixuan managed to turn the Enloget fleet into a "handheld toy".

This flagship, whose offensive capabilities exceeded the limits of a Type 5 civilization, was completely trapped near the central star system.

Time passed by, second by second.

In the distant Kepler-452 star system, Lü Yongchang stopped what he was doing.

The holographic screens, layered one on top of another, were already filled with densely packed, complex formulas.