Chapter 343: Chapter 226: Promotion Trial, Space Necro Empire_2
“They shall awaken the monarchs of yesteryears, to return from the ancient past and reign over this starry sky once more.”
[Warm reminder: Complete the Abyss Descent Trial tasks to disengage.]
“...Interstellar civilization?”
“That’s a bit of a leap.”
Jiang Chen’s gaze swept across.
He stood atop a reddish-brown hill, below which lay a boundless expanse of crimson land.
There were canyons and craters, but no human structures or any signs of life.
He activated his perception abilities and scanned the entire planet.
Not a single trace of life could be found.
Clearly, it was the most common type of lifeless planet found in space.
Considering the possibility of abundant internal mineral resources, should the local civilization develop, it could transform this place into a mining field for the planet in the future.
This time, the point of arrival wasn’t within a civilization, but on a wild, dead star.
Adding to that was the background description provided by the Abyss Rune.
It was clear that this was the front line where interstellar civilization clashed with the necro calamity.
“Interstellar fleets, spatial leaps...”
“Had I not gained some civilizational heritage in the Purgatory level, the technological standard here would already be far beyond Planet Blue Star’s.”
Jiang Chen marveled inwardly.
Even without mecha pilots, merely with this level of technology, the local civilization could have eliminated many disasters.
And for this very reason,
when the local “Star Alliance” civilization faced an existential threat, the corresponding disaster level was directly raised to an interstellar scale.
“Now, it’s a rank-ascending trial; the disaster’s strength won’t exceed mine by much, nor will it be much weaker.”
“I currently possess 9th Rank attributes, so the true strength of the necro calamity should be above 10th Rank, starting at the nebula level.”
“It’s just unknown, which level of Legendary Overlord this Soul Expulsion Tyrant represents...”
Jiang Chen estimated the enemy’s strength, his gaze drifting beyond the stars.
Although he was standing on a planet, he could clearly sense all the situations within this expanse of starry space.
Including the number of humans in the Star Alliance Fleet, the number of necros in the enemy fleet, the comparison of life force intensity, comparison of weapon strength...
Even from a great distance, he could analyze nearly everything about the functions of the fleets at a glance.
The reasons for the battle and the situation of the conflict were distinctly clear to him—
Both fleets harbored powerful long-range energy weapons containing the power to destroy planets.
If unleashed recklessly, they could easily traverse vast distances to directly eradicate the opposing fleet.
Therefore, maintaining energy shields was essential to avoid such long-range attacks.
The problem was...
These energy shields were not perfect.
They couldn’t differentiate between the sources of energy and would block both the friendly and enemy long-range energy weapons.
It seemed they had no way to resolve this issue.
Based on this situation, a new tactical system had to be established:
Flagships would stop at ultra-long distances, nestled behind energy shields while charging energy, aiming at the enemy and ready to fire at any moment.
The scene froze there—
Jiang Chen looked to the sky, his thought speed raised to the utmost limit, making it appear as if time was nearly at a standstill to him.
He could slowly observe the battlefield and think about his next move.
“Rear fleet and front-line battlefield...”
“Let’s hit the front-line battlefield first. Without clearing these Dead Spirits Structures, they are capable of annihilating the entire folding mecha swarm... Although this is the main fleet of the Star Alliance civilization and is somewhat weak, we can’t just let it go.”
“As for the Dead Spirits’ rear fleet, since it’s holding up an energy shield and not moving, it indicates that the Star Alliance fleet’s weapons can still pose a threat to them.”
“No need to worry for the time being.”
Jiang Chen made a judgment, his mind made a move.
“Yun.”
[At your command!]
Alongside the mental command, countless gears and metal plates materialized from flesh and blood.
In an instant, a large, golden red steam mecha stood atop the hill—
The interstellar battlefield was vast, and the number of Dead Spirits Structures was extremely large; to clear them all, the best choice would definitely be a space series mecha.
However, Vitaz did not like fighting, so it was replaced by Yun.
As for the Time Mecha, how it moves through space...
Jiang Chen’s mastery of the [Soul of Machinery] trait grew ever more proficient; since he could use time abilities to accelerate the mecha, he naturally could also use spatial abilities to transfer the mecha.
No sooner had the steam mecha disappeared on the spot, the next instant, it had already appeared outside the planet.
...
“High-energy reaction detected on Planet T-73!”
Inside the Star Alliance Fleet, the human commander sat in his chair, his head connected with various fine wires and tubes, and his skin was also etched with numerous patterns.
This was a special device to strengthen the brain and spiritual energy, thereby increasing the speed of thought.
Interstellar warfare was so fast-paced and wide-ranging.
As a fleet commander, having the necessary thought speed and responsiveness was essential to truly control the overall situation.
At this moment, with the supply from many spiritual energy users, the commander’s thought speed had exceeded that of a computer.
While he was observing the battlefield, he caught a trace of a high-energy reaction coming from the direction of the planet.
“What’s that?”
He used the fleet’s equipment to cast his “gaze” over.
But he saw an ancient, fantastical steam mecha, reminiscent of something from an old play, floating in space.
This mecha, which looked like an antiquated work of art, was extremely swift.
It left a lingering image in his consciousness and then activated the fold jump, disappearing from its original location.
The next moment.
The situation of the space battlefield dramatically changed.
The golden red steam mecha almost simultaneously appeared behind countless Dead Spirits Structures—
Their sturdy energy shields, like paper, broke upon contact, cut apart by a hundred-meter-long ship-slicing greatsword, along with their cores.
The ghostly green glow that had pervaded the entire starry space dimmed as if someone had turned off the lights.
Starting from the edges, it quickly faded away, spreading throughout the entire battlefield!
Human commander: “What on earth is that?”
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