In the vast universe, a region of extreme, deep darkness suddenly appeared.

Starlight from the infinite distance fell into this shattered space.

It was as if he had fallen into a black hole, and there was no sound at all.

This extremely dark space encompasses an area of ​​100 million kilometers in radius.

Since the universe is three-dimensional, more accurately described, it should be a spherical region of extreme darkness.

The edges of the spherical area are very smooth, as if they had been cut by an extremely sharp knife!

Since no light can escape from it, nor can any light be reflected from its surface, it appears strangely flat to the naked eye—it is a perfect circle no matter which angle you look at it from.

This aesthetically pleasing spacetime structure did not last long.

The self-healing properties of spacetime are fully demonstrated at this moment.

Its smooth, intact edges only lasted for a few seconds before becoming rough.

Subsequently, these rough edges began to extend inwards continuously—the spherical region created by spatial annihilation was shrinking at an extremely rapid pace.

Edge of an unnamed star system.

The battleship [Golden Crow], the frigate [White Tiger], and the planetary fortress [Chi You] have all entered a state of war!

Inside the ship, the output power of more than a dozen antimatter reactors surged instantly!

Pure energy flowed into the space rift generation device located in the bow area of ​​the ship along the energy pathway!

At first, it was just a tiny, deep crack.

In the blink of an eye, it stretched out to both sides, becoming a huge rift tens of kilometers long!

In the next instant, the spatial rift struck a relatively small spherical warship like a bolt of lightning!

The moment the spatial rift disappeared into the visible universe, its speed had already exceeded 3000c!

...

The shattered spacetime gradually returned to normal.

The deep, dark spherical region had disappeared, and starlight from afar had reappeared in this star field.

More than 9,500 black spheres hovered silently in the starry sky, without making a sound.

Indeed, that sudden, unexplained combo attack just now directly destroyed nearly five hundred starships from an unknown civilization.

Some failures were due to the failure to activate the space shield in time, while others were due to the space shield's power being too low or the shield generation device being overloaded.

The deep black space shield slowly disappeared under the self-repairing effect of spacetime, revealing the true form of the spherical starship inside.

The surface of the silver-white spherical warship was undamaged.

This is normal.

Faced with the attack of [Space Annihilation], the damaged starships had already turned into a pot of shattered atomic soup.

As for the internal...

Without a doubt, withstanding an attack of this level would be a considerable test for the space shield generation device.

Powerful spatial fluctuations emanated from these spherical starships.

They activated their warp drives and attempted to leave the area!

The moment [Spatial Annihilation] is activated, [Time Trap] will automatically become ineffective.

Therefore, at the moment when spacetime returns to normal, there is actually an extremely brief gap.

The unknown fleet discovered this gap and attempted to force its way into a faster-than-light warp state to break free from this "spacetime prison"!

but……

You thought this combo was over?

Accompanied by intense spacetime fluctuations, a spatial rift array with a speed of up to 3000c roared in!

The number is enormous; conservatively estimated, it's over 20,000.

Moreover, under Zero's precise control, the [Time-Space Trap] device began operating once again.

On the ocean of time and space that had just returned to calm, some ripples began to appear again.

Under the influence of spatiotemporal resonance, this wave is growing at an extremely rapid pace.

At this moment, only two choices remain before the unknown fleet.

First, they forcibly entered a superluminal warp state before the "spacetime tsunami" occurred and escaped this "spacetime trap".

But the consequences...

If the space shields cannot operate at full power, the fleet will likely suffer significant casualties.

Secondly, the space shield is activated at full power to withstand the attack once again.

The price to pay is to remain trapped in this "time-space trap".

In a split second, the unknown fleet made its choice.

The spacetime fluctuations generated by the warp drive began to increase rapidly, and at the same time, a deep spatial shield reappeared around these spherical warships!

Compared to the previous space shield, this space shield appears much "thinner".

The fleet vanished into the visible universe in the next instant.

They attempted to force their way through!

...

"Tsk!"

Within the Human Union's microcosm, Zhao Zijie frowned slightly and clicked his tongue softly, "What a pity."

"Zero, shut down the [Time-Space Annihilation] device. There's no chance of using it anymore."

As initially planned by the command center.

Faced with such a powerful spatial rift attack, the enemy ship will most likely choose to activate its spatial shields at full power to withstand this round of spatial rift attacks.

Once they do this, they will lose their chance to escape and be trapped in the [Time Trap] again.

At the same time, the [Spatial Annihilation] device completed its second charge and unleashed another attack.

Just as the [Spatial Annihilation] is about to end, the [Spatial Rift] will reappear!

And so it goes.

If the other party makes the wrong choice, they could very well be trapped in this invisible spacetime trap.

"I didn't expect them to be so decisive..."

Zhao Zijie's expression immediately turned serious: "It seems that the enemy commander is no pushover either!"

Lü Yongchang nodded in agreement and issued the next order.

"Zero, activate the second [Time-Space Trap]!"

Who says you can only set one trap?

The second spacetime trap was set at the very edge of the unnamed star system.

This is also the combat zone that the command center has arranged in advance.

Backed by a star system, it has a constant supply and support from its own microcosm...

The advantage lies with me!

...

In the faster-than-light universe invisible to the naked eye, the deep black lines landed lightly and swiftly on the space shields of those spherical warships.

Yes, once a spatial rift is created, its direction of travel cannot be changed.

Logically, the unknown fleet should have been able to avoid the attack as long as it left the area of ​​impact as soon as possible.

But... it's so plentiful and filling!

The Academy of Sciences, which has always suffered from a fear of insufficient firepower, went on a crazy upgrade of the weapon systems of these warships after making a breakthrough in basic theory—five hundred warships managed to unleash the firepower of thousands of warships.

Such an extraordinary burst of firepower inevitably comes at a price.

After the first round of spatial rift attacks, the five hundred warships were temporarily unable to continue their attacks.

But does it matter?

At the entrance to the microcosm located in the central region of the star system, a new batch of warships have already poked their heads out!