Proxima Centauri b.
Central Academy of Sciences.
Augustus, dressed in a distinctive black robe, paced back and forth in the observation room.
"What was the result?"
Seeing an observer stand up, Augustus quickly cast an inquiring glance at him: "Have you discovered any traces of a solar system civilization?"
Faced with Augustus's intense gaze, the observer shook his head tremblingly.
Upon seeing this, Augustus's aura became even more subdued.
"Five years! A full five years of searching!"
Augustus opened his breathing hole, forcefully exhaled a breath of hot air, and stretched out his short, withered forelimbs, slamming them hard onto the detection instrument in front of him.
"We didn't even find a single hair on the Solar System Fleet!"
The observer dared not speak, but silently stepped back a few paces and sat back down in his chair.
"Lord Augustus, is it possible that the Solar System Fleet has already left?"
"From the side," Naltes asked cautiously.
Augustus whirled around, his six eyes fixed on Nartes in front of him.
"Nartes! Do you think that's possible?!"
"They abandoned the habitable star system right in front of them and went to find Ross 154, which is 8.24 light-years away?"
"That's almost twice the distance!"
Nartes was speechless for a moment.
That's true. Unless the civilization in the solar system has lost its mind, it's impossible for them to give up such a lucrative opportunity.
Based on their observations over hundreds of years, they believe that within a ten-light-year range, in addition to the solar system at 4.22 light-years away, there are habitable solid planets in the Ross 154 star system at 8.24 light-years away.
Ross 154 (with Proxima Centauri b as the origin)
The atmosphere inside the observation room was so heavy it felt like water could be squeezed out of it.
"Continue the probe!"
Augustus's voice broke the heavy atmosphere in the observation room: "Give me the optical telescope too!"
"Since electromagnetic waves cannot detect them, use your eyes to find them bit by bit!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Augustus turned and walked towards the door of the observation room.
"Phew..." Watching Augustus's figure gradually disappear through the doorway, Nartes slightly opened his breathing hole and breathed a sigh of relief.
He exchanged glances with several observers beside him.
Everyone saw bitterness and helplessness in each other's eyes.
Just as Naltes was about to say something, a rapid and blaring alarm sounded within the Central Academy of Sciences!
At the same time, countless white warning lights lit up!
Nartes was stunned and stood there.
The observer's sharp shout drowned out the blaring alarm.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"
...
A few minutes ago.
A large number of planetary defense facilities are distributed in the geosynchronous orbit of Proxima Centauri b.
Laser cannons, electromagnetic cannons, and a variety of active detection devices form a dense defense network around Proxima Centauri b.
Suddenly, a large number of active detection devices issued an alarm to Proxima Centauri b!
There is no other reason.
The transmitted electromagnetic signals indicated that a large number of unidentified objects moving at high speed suddenly appeared a few kilometers ahead!
...
"Damn it, what's going on!"
Augustus's voice rang out again.
He moved his slightly withered lower limbs and returned to the observation room.
"Your Excellency Augustus, our active detection equipment indicates that a group of unidentified objects moving at high speed have appeared 120,000 kilometers away from us!"
Upon hearing this, Augustus's heart sank.
It's here!
"Is it the Solar System Fleet?" Augustus asked urgently.
Once the enemy fleet's location is found, this war will be much easier.
"Um...it doesn't seem like it. The data displayed by the detection equipment is a bit strange. Could there be an error?" Naltes peered at the monitor next to him and said in confusion.
Not an enemy ship?
Suddenly, a fatal thought flashed through Augustus's mind.
He suddenly widened his three pairs of eyes and rushed forward, shoving Nartes, who was blocking his way.
When he saw the data displayed on the monitor, a look of intense horror appeared in his six eyes!
"Quick! Prepare to intercept!"
"Those are projectiles fired from an electromagnetic railgun!!"
As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Naltes and the group of observers beside him.
Damn it, such an obvious feature, how come no one noticed it!
At a speed of 6000 km/s, it would only take 20 seconds to traverse these 120,000 kilometers.
Augustus was furious at the thought that they had wasted nearly ten seconds of interception time.
Time was limited, and he didn't have time to reprimand everyone. He simply reached out and pressed the white emergency button next to him.
"quick!"
"Activate automatic blocking program!"
"We absolutely cannot allow these projectiles to hit our planetary defense system!"
...
The moment the white button was pressed, a radio command was sent from the Central Academy of Sciences to the planetary defense facility in geosynchronous orbit.
The next second, under the control of the central computer's preset program, the electromagnetic guns and laser guns in the corresponding areas began to charge.
At this point, a full 12 seconds had passed since the bullets were discovered.
The first batch of "gifts" sent by the human expedition fleet has crossed thousands of miles and arrived at a distance of 1,000 kilometers from Proxima Centauri b!
One second later, the interceptor weapon was fully charged.
The distance between the projectile and Proxima Centauri b: kilometers!
Under the control of the central computer, the laser cannons and electromagnetic cannons unleashed an immense barrage of firepower in an instant!
The short laser beam struck the target first.
In just a moment, under the power of the high-energy laser beam, the electromagnetic cannon projectile melted instantly, revealing the miniature nuclear bomb encased within!
boom!!
A burst of light appeared on the outskirts of Proxima Centauri b.
Like a signal, with the back-and-forth sweeping of laser beams and the precise attacks of electromagnetic cannon projectiles, explosions and flashes appeared one after another on the planet's perimeter!
Suddenly, a projectile broke through layers of blockade, like a warrior, and charged into the dense planetary defense facilities!
This stray fish slammed into a high-energy laser cannon!
The immense impact instantly activated the miniature nuclear bomb inside the projectile.
boom!!!
This time, the flames of the explosion appeared inside the planetary defense facility!
Because there is no atmosphere, the explosion of a miniature nuclear bomb does not cause a shock wave, and the impact on the surrounding area is not significant.
Regardless, the laser cannon that was directly hit has become space debris.
The disappearance of a laser cannon created a small loophole in the otherwise incredibly dense defense network.
A chain reaction ensued!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
One explosion after another appeared on the defense network of the geosynchronous orbit!
Laser cannons and electromagnetic cannons were reduced to endless fragments under the attack!
Several more projectiles silently bypassed the defense network and headed straight for the surface of Proxima Centauri b!
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