In the year 2050 AD, the sun is affected by an unknown influence, and a helium flash is imminent!
Is Earth in danger?
It doesn't matter, I'll make a move!
The Trisolaran s...
In the deep, dark universe, two warships of similar size but with vastly different design styles "passed each other by".
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Enrogete warship, whose composite shields had completely dissipated, was engulfed in flames from explosions all over its hull as it was bombarded by warp missiles.
The sturdy and thick outer armor was blasted open with countless gaps!
Under the influence of air pressure, the gas inside the warship rapidly gushed out from the opening.
The high-speed jet of air also carried some fragments of devices of unknown purpose and some Enroget crew members.
As the warship's emergency repair procedures were initiated, the breach was quickly filled by some unknown substance, preventing the leakage of gases from inside the ship.
The next second.
The gravity bomb, which had reached the tail of the Enrogant flagship, exploded with a deafening roar.
A burst of intense light flashed in the darkness, and the immense energy was transformed into a powerful gravitational field.
Squeak...
The powerful tidal force acted on the rear of the flagship, causing it to emit a series of sharp and piercing creaks.
The antimatter engine nozzle, which was originally spewing out intense radiation, suddenly went out—due to the deformation of the basic structure, the internal antimatter engine stopped pushing in an emergency.
Perhaps because the power of the gravity bomb was deliberately reduced, the powerful gravity only lasted for a brief moment before disappearing completely.
This also prevented large-scale damage to the enemy ship's hull.
A total of ten gravity bombs were detonated in sequence, completely destroying the enemy ship's propulsion system.
When the last antimatter engine nozzle shut down, the bulky flagship was completely trapped, only able to slowly glide forward by inertia.
The third spatial rift had just been formed and hadn't even been launched before it slowly dissipated into the vast universe—the flagship's output power was reduced to only 10%, barely enough to maintain the existence of the warp bubble.
Meanwhile, illuminated by high-powered searchlights and the flashes of explosions, a large number of shipborne drones swarmed out from the open hatch of one of the warships.
Like an enraged swarm of bees, they charged headlong into the massive warship not far away!
After approaching the enemy ship, these shipborne drones quickly activated their onboard high-energy laser cannons.
Although it is only a small machine, its power can be clearly understood by its classification as a naval gun.
The purple laser beams flashed rapidly, swiftly creating several holes in the side of the enemy flagship's abdomen.
The gas inside the ship once again spewed out, mixed with a large amount of debris.
The emergency repair procedure had just begun when it was physically shut down by the intruding shipborne drones using high-energy laser cannons and electromagnetic cannons.
The flashes of gunfire from the cannon muzzle, the blinding light emanating from the severed energy transmission pathway...
These mixed lights barely illuminated the dark space—the interior lighting had long since stopped working.
In this dangerous environment of fluctuating light and the ever-present possibility of a secondary explosion, several supports popped out from the side of the shipborne drone, firmly securing it to the deck.
Then, it opened the hatch located on its belly.
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
Accompanied by the sound of rapid and heavy footsteps, a humanoid war robot, standing 2 meters tall, burst out from within.
It deftly raised its arm and easily tore apart the surrounding cables, some thick and some thin.
The electric sparks and high-temperature plasma cascaded down, only to be completely blocked by a miniature composite shield surrounding them.
The red-glowing "eyes," composed of various high-precision detectors, swept across the area and quickly transmitted the data to the shipborne drone.
The shipborne drone then acts as a relay station, uploading all the data in real time.
Finally, with the support of Zero's massive computing power, the modeling work was completed at lightning speed.
Environmental analysis has been completed.
This is a completely enclosed, narrow space.
A simple conclusion can be drawn from those tightly closed hatches:
The other side sealed off this area, naturally with the aim of preventing human civilization from intruding on the flagship as much as possible.
In human civilization, there is a simple word to describe this behavior.
It's like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
The towering war robot's two massive cannons on its right and left shoulders slowly rotated, simultaneously aiming at a thick hatch.
Boom!!!
The electromagnetic railgun and the high-energy laser cannon fired simultaneously, and the sturdy and thick isolation hatch was reduced to countless scattered fragments in less than 0.5 seconds.
The gunfire didn't stop the moment the hatch was blown apart; it continued for another second.
The passageway behind the hatch was in a state of disrepair, with only a basic frame structure remaining.
Thump...thump...thump...
The sound of heavy footsteps echoed as war robots emerged from the breached hatch and entered the enemy ship.
The same scenario occurred at almost every landing point.
...
Enroget Command Center.
From the moment the flagship's power system was destroyed, only faint breathing could be heard in the entire command center.
Whether they were Enrogetes or other intelligent beings from other civilizations, they all stared at the screen in front of them with pale faces.
On one side of the screen, a 3D model of the Enrogant is displayed.
The sides and belly of the ship are covered with a dense array of red dots.
These red dots are rapidly advancing into the flagship's interior.
No matter what kind of interception measures they deploy inside the flagship, they cannot stop the rapid advance of these red dots.
The reason is revealed on the other side of the screen.
It was a mechanical force built entirely from war machines.
With the combined effect of various high-powered weapons and composite shield systems, no interception measure can withstand them for more than a second.
"Let's abandon the flagship."
When the moment came, the old scientist became completely calm, shaking his head helplessly: "Human civilization's goal is the space weapon inside."
"Defeat is inevitable, and I do not wish for human civilization to obtain it."
The senior scientist's suggestion was approved by all the commanders.
It pressed a few buttons on the control panel in front of it: "Also, I hope everyone is prepared."
"The moment the war is completely lost, I will activate the central computer's self-destruct program."
"All information about the ruins will be completely erased."
No one raised any objections, and the command center remained as quiet as before.
The old scientist solemnly operated the control panel in front of him.
When it comes to the most core devices of a civilization, unlocking each level of access requires a considerable amount of time.
Suddenly, its movements paused slightly.
On its personal screen, a message marked as top secret awakened its long-dormant memories.