Chapter 451 Heartbeat Agreement
boom--!
Three thick, dark red beams of light shot out from the black beetle-like hull and bombarded the empty space of space.
The next instant, the entire area covered by the "Heavenly Net" formation trembled violently.
On the plaza of "Kunlun No. 1", Cheng Gan, who was maintaining the array's core, turned deathly pale. She felt the spiritual energy in her body being drained away at an alarming rate, like a flood that had been released.
Not only her, but all the cultivators who participated in maintaining the formation groaned and swayed.
"Hold on!" Cheng Gan gritted his teeth, forcing out the words, "The energy consumption rate has increased tenfold! They're trying to tear the formation apart with brute force!"
Sitting not far from her, Thor felt the ship's vibrations and frowned in annoyance: "These tin cans are pretty powerful."
The Supreme Elder of the Qingyun Sect closed his eyes, but curled his lips, clearly disdainful of this pure energy bombardment.
Just then, Zhou Jue's icy voice rang out simultaneously on the communication channels of all "free combat units".
"Do you see those pillars of light?"
Marcus looked up and, through the energy dome above the plaza, could see the three dark red beams of light piercing through the universe.
"I saw it. So, is it our turn to make a move?" he replied flippantly.
Zhou Jue ignored his sarcasm.
"Interrupt them."
"Whoever inflicts the highest effective damage receives triple points."
The entire square fell silent for a moment.
The next second.
"roar--!!!"
Thor was the first to leap up, his eyes blazing with fanaticism, and he transformed into a thick bolt of lightning, plunging into the cold universe.
"Hahaha! First place is mine!"
His body swelled in the vacuum, and the Mjolnir in his hand transformed into a giant hammer the size of a mountain. The lightning crackling around the hammerhead almost formed a small blue sun.
"Break!"
Thor roared and slammed his giant hammer down with all his might into one of the dark red beams of light.
"Dream on!" A golden bolt of lightning followed closely behind.
Marcus also rushed out of the ship, his flamboyant red robe fluttering in the vacuum outside his Alliance-made combat suit.
"The glory of Jupiter shall not be tarnished by barbarians!"
He raised his hands high, and countless golden lightning bolts gathered in his palms, forming a lightning spear that was even more concentrated and sharper than Thor's hammer, which pierced towards another pillar of light.
"Hmph, a bunch of barbarians."
The Supreme Elder of the Qingyun Sect appeared silently in the universe, his ancient longsword finally fully drawn.
A faint, almost invisible cyan sword aura detached from the sword without making a sound, yet as it flew, it continuously cut and devoured the surrounding space, transforming into a cyan ribbon that stretched for hundreds of kilometers before slashing towards the final pillar of light.
Immediately afterwards, energy attacks of various colors exploded one after another in the dark universe, like dazzling fireworks.
The warriors with jackal masks chanted ancient incantations, summoning a giant hand made of yellow sand.
The spirits of Olympus formed battle formations and hurled spears imbued with divine power.
In an instant, the entire battlefield transformed into a stage for a chaotic dance of gods and demons.
...
Inside the alien reconnaissance flagship, Captain Karl stared intently at the screen through his blindfold.
He couldn't understand it; he couldn't understand at all what was happening before his eyes.
On the screen, countless "high-energy entities" of various shapes emerged from nothingness and launched suicidal attacks against their indestructible planetary decomposition rays.
"What is that thing?!" he roared in disbelief.
“Sir… We can’t analyze them! They… they don’t fit any known life forms! They’re like… like ghosts made of pure energy!” A technician’s voice trembled.
"Ghost?" The captain almost laughed in anger: "Ghost can block disintegration rays?!"
He looked at the screen, where the three beams of light began to become unstable under countless attacks, their light flickering and their energy output curves throbbing wildly like someone having an epileptic seizure.
"Move all secondary guns! Shoot down those flies!"
"No, sir!"
"Why not?!"
"Energy... all the energy is being supplied to the main gun! Our reserve energy is simply insufficient to activate the secondary gun array simultaneously!"
"Useless!" The captain slammed his fist on the control panel. "Then contact our home planet! Request reinforcements! Tell them we've encountered an unknown advanced civilization! Tell them..."
"Sir!" Technician Karl's voice was like a desperate scream: "Our signal has been jammed! We've lost contact with our home planet!"
The captain froze.
...
Bridge of the "Great Wall No. 1" ship.
Zhou Jue quietly watched the main screen, watching the group of "problem children" use the most primitive, chaotic, yet most effective methods to shake off the enemy's attack.
She knew the time had come.
"The Great Wall Fleet".
Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable command.
"Main gun charging, target: enemy ship engine."
"'Sky Sword' Squad".
Her gaze shifted to another screen, which displayed thousands of flashing dots.
"Form the 'Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source' formation."
"Target: enemy ship's weapon systems."
The order has been issued.
Six “C” class starships simultaneously opened their bow armor, revealing huge cannon muzzles that gleamed with a purple glow.
Buzz—
Six beams of purple psionic energy, much thinner yet more concentrated than planetary disintegration rays, tore through the darkness and silently shot toward the three black beetles that were firing at full power.
at the same time.
On the plaza of the "Kunlun" fleet.
All the Chinese sword cultivators opened their eyes at the same time.
"rise!"
At Cheng Gan's command, thousands of longswords shot into the sky.
They converged rapidly in the universe, and the position of each sword followed the oldest and most mysterious formation rules.
In the blink of an eye, a giant energy sword, composed of thousands of flying swords, stretched across the sky and took shape in the universe.
It has no physical form, yet it exudes an unparalleled sharpness capable of severing stars.
"cut!"
The energy giant sword, moving at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, traversed a vast distance and struck precisely the dense array of turrets on the alien reconnaissance flagship.
Following that were two other auxiliary ships.
The alien reconnaissance ship's energy shield was as fragile as paper before the purple psionic beam and the cyan energy giant sword, shattering instantly.
The purple light precisely pierced through the engine at the stern of the ship.
The sword light silently obliterated all the weapon turrets on the ship's surface.
Inside the bridge of the main ship.
Captain Karl stared blankly at the screen, where the model representing the ship's integrity had turned bright red in an instant.
"Engine...engine offline!"
"Weapon systems...all disabled!"
"Shield energy... reduced to zero!"
Each desperate report was like a heavy hammer, shattering his pride as a member of a higher civilization.
He turned his head and looked through the porthole, where he saw the giant energy sword made up of countless flying swords that was slowly dissipating.
I saw those figures, bathed in lightning and divine magic, like gods and demons.
"This...is not a primitive civilization..."
He muttered to himself.
"This is...the devil..."
The battle is over.
The three once-arrogant reconnaissance ships are now nothing more than pieces of scrap metal, adrift in space, unable to move.
"Well done!" Cheng Gan shouted excitedly into the communications channel. "I'll arrange for men to board the ship and capture prisoners!"
Before she could finish speaking...
Suddenly, a blood-red interface popped up on the Kunlun Mirror in front of Zhou Jue.
In the center of the screen is a cold, rapidly ticking countdown.
【09:59】
【09:58】
"Wait a minute." Zhou Jue's voice made Cheng Gan stop what he was doing.
"What's wrong?"
Zhou Jue stared at the countdown, his expression more serious than ever before.
"This is the enemy ship's 'heartbeat protocol'."
Her voice rang out clearly in the silent bridge.
"If they do not send a safety signal to their home planet within ten minutes."
"Our coordinates will be automatically sent out as the highest threat alert."
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