Outside the Gliese 555 star system.
【warn……】
The spherical probe continues to relentlessly send warning messages to the region of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way.
When the waiting time reached the preset standard, the Type I artificial intelligence built into the detector finally stopped its somewhat "rigid" behavior.
Error: No response.
[Backup plan activated...]
[Continue implementing the two-dimensional debris recycling program.]
...
After several minutes of careful consideration, Lü Yongchang finally decided to wait patiently.
Of course, humans weren't idle during the waiting period.
On the one hand, the Academy of Sciences began discussing solutions to this crisis.
On the other hand, small planetary-level supply ships [Gluttony] and [Homeship Ships] equipped with antimatter engines and star gold-carbon ytylene composite armor were scattered and heading towards the vicinity of the Gliese 555 star system.
Similar to Project Dandelion, these starships will head towards the pre-selected star system the moment the Cleaners civilization reveals its malice.
The remaining armed fleet, including the Golden Crow battleship, the Dimensional Strike Ship, and the Battering Ram, withdrew to Dawn Star and deployed a defensive formation based on Dawn Star and the Planetary Fortress of Light and Moon.
As for Lü Yongchang and a group of researchers, while the Cleaner civilization probe was "stagnant," they had already boarded the human flagship "Earth" in a synchronous orbit around Dawn Star.
Unlike the migrations during the Proxima Centauri era, the current Dawn Star is completely devoid of human presence, except for some plants and animals that cannot be taken with them.
...
Lu Yongchang sat in his long-unused seat, reached out and brushed the armrest of the conductor's chair, and sighed softly.
"professor."
Beside him came Zhao Zijie's voice, "All combat units have been deployed."
"We are now..."
As he spoke, Zhao Zijie glanced at the stationary detector in the holographic projection, hesitated, and asked, "Should we retreat?"
"We can preserve most of humanity's human strength before it makes a move."
Lü Yongchang understood the meaning behind Zhao Zijie's words.
It simply means sacrificing a portion of the Golden Crow battleships to buy enough time for the Earth and the rest of the starships to retreat.
He firmly shook his head and refused, saying, "There's no need."
"We are too slow to escape in the face of a civilization that has mastered warp drive technology."
"If we stay, we can increase the chances of success for Project Dandelion."
Even a 0.01% chance is good.
"Human civilization..." As he spoke, Lü Yongchang closed his eyes, leaned back in his chair, and sighed deeply, "It must not perish in my hands."
"no way……"
He muttered to himself.
"Professor, the probe has made a move!" Tao Yuda's exclamation rang out in the command center of the Earth.
Lu Yongchang suddenly opened his eyes, straightened up, and looked at the huge holographic projection in front of him.
In the holographic projection, the spherical detector that was originally stationary suddenly started to move.
There's a saying that goes something like that.
Still as a virgin, swift as a rabbit.
This is the best explanation of this spherical detector.
There was no reaction time.
The antimatter collection device and the human probe that were blocking the spherical detector collided directly with it!
Thud! Thud! Thud!
With a burst of sparks and countless shattered fragments, the dark gray spherical probe hurtled straight toward the Gliese 555 star system!
"How fast?!"
Seeing this scene, Lü Yongchang didn't have time to think. His face flushed slightly, and he shouted loudly.
A researcher quickly swiped the holographic projection in front of him, and the moment he saw the data, his face turned deathly pale.
"professor……"
"50%, 50% of the speed of light."
The researcher's lips trembled slightly as he struggled to utter a number.
The command center was silent, with only the sounds of breathing and heartbeats audible.
50% of the speed of light.
This is an extremely shocking number.
It's important to understand that only after humans mastered antimatter engines could they increase the fleet's top speed to 50% of the speed of light.
And this speed is just the starting speed of the enemy's detector!
What's this called?
"I already stepped on the engine, and you're telling me you just shifted into first gear?"
...
【warn! 】
[The area ahead belongs to human civilization. Please state your purpose immediately!]
[Repeated, the preceding text belongs to...]
In the deathly silent universe, electromagnetic waves surged one after another.
...
"Warning, ten-minute countdown!"
As the synthesized voice of "Zero" rang out in the command center, a countdown timer appeared in front of everyone.
Looking at the constantly fluctuating blood-red numbers, Lü Yongchang felt a tremor in his heart.
Based on the speed of the spherical probe, it will reach the Dawn Star synchronous orbit in ten minutes.
Before that...
Since all warnings have had no effect, human civilization is left with only one option.
"attack!"
"Attack immediately!!"
Lu Yongchang's face flushed red, and his hands trembled slightly as he issued the attack order!
Sitting next to him, Zhao Zijie, the fleet's military commander, straightened up and shouted in a deep voice.
"Attention all units!"
"Electromagnetic guns firing in unison!"
...
The moment the order was issued.
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