bookbashuk Chapter 272 Locking onto the Lord, A Fatal Blow
Chapter 272 Locking onto the Lord, A Fatal Blow
Within the vacuum of laws, all was deathly silent.
Everyone in the Earth fleet held their breath, watching the battle unfold outside through the portholes and external sensors with bated breath.
That sight was enough to send chills down the spine of anyone who had experienced interstellar warfare.
The Star Destroyer Beast, this A-level natural calamity, has now completely transformed into a synonym for destruction.
Its massive body rampaged through the Reaper fleet. With each tail whip and each swing of its giant claws, it easily tore apart a black crystal warship.
From its gaping maw, it continuously spewed out dark purple breath powerful enough to annihilate everything, leaving behind black cracks in the space that could not be healed for a long time.
However, the Reaper fleet also demonstrated their terror as "rule-based natural disasters".
They seemed to have no fear, no concept of injury or death.
As soon as one warship is destroyed, more warships immediately take its place.
They no longer maintained that large-scale "decomposition force field," but instead condensed the force field into beams of gray light, which, like scalpels, precisely cut into the bodies of the behemoths.
The behemoth's indestructible carapace was constantly cracked and disintegrated under the cutting of these gray beams of light, and dark purple blood cascaded into the universe like a waterfall.
The two terrifying "monsters" were tearing each other apart in the most primitive and savage way.
"That's...that's terrifying..."
On the bridge of the Pangu, a young crew member's voice trembled as he watched the images transmitted back on the screen.
"Is this the ultimate combat power in the universe? We...we were just fighting against this kind of monster..."
Chen Zhou's expression was also extremely solemn. Only now did he truly understand what kind of tightrope Su Chen's previous plan had been walking.
If any link in the chain goes wrong, the fate of the Earth fleet will be no better than that of the Reaper warships that were torn apart.
He looked at Su Chen and found that Su Chen was not watching the thrilling battle.
His gaze was fixed on a complex diagram of stellar energy structure projected by the "Prophet".
"Su Chen, what are you looking for?" Chen Zhou couldn't help but ask.
"Find the snakehead." Su Chen's eyes remained fixed.
"A snakehead?"
"Strike the snake at its vital spot; capture the thief by capturing the king."
Su Chen explained succinctly, "Although the Reapers may look like a group of mindless machines, they must have a command core. As long as this core is destroyed, this group of 'tools' will fall into chaos."
"But...they all look exactly the same." Chen Zhou looked at the densely packed black warships outside and felt a sense of helplessness.
In such a chaotic battlefield, finding the "lord" hidden among them is like finding a needle in a haystack.
"They may look the same on the surface, but the path of energy flow doesn't lie."
A glint of wisdom shone in Su Chen's eyes.
"Prophet, visualize the energy flow of all Reaper units. Based on the structural model of the 'Reaper Hive Will Network' from the Shadow's Memory, reverse-engineer the network to find its central node!"
"Command confirmed. Model building... Data comparison in progress... Reverse engineering in progress..."
Su Chen pushed the Prophet's computational abilities to their limit.
On the screen, countless rays of light, representing the flow of energy, extended from each Reaper warship, weaving into an extremely complex net in the void.
The structure of this network appears chaotic, but under the prophet's terrifying computing power, its inherent laws are being gradually revealed.
All the light eventually pointed to a few bright nodes deep within the network.
"There are too many nodes to identify a single target," the prophet reported.
"Eliminate those units on the front lines," Su Chen immediately ordered. "The commander will always remain in the safest place."
Several nodes on the optical network instantly went out, with most of them shutting down.
Only three remained, hidden at the very back of the fleet formation, protected by layers upon layers of warships.
"There are still three."
"Compare the real-time energy output power of these three units with the average value."
Su Chen's thinking was crystal clear: "As the command core, it needs to process massive amounts of information and coordinate the actions of the entire cluster. Its energy consumption will inevitably have an abnormal peak fluctuation."
"Comparison in progress... Target locked!"
The prophet's voice suddenly rose a notch.
On that huge energy network diagram, a seemingly inconspicuous black warship, heavily protected by countless warships, was firmly locked by a red crosshair!
found it!
Harvest the lords!
"Well done!"
Su Chen clenched his fist tightly.
His gaze instantly shifted to the screen on the other side.
On the screen was Oghuz's respectful yet deathly face.
"Ogus".
"Master, I'm here."
"Your flagship, main gun, 'Star Judgment'."
Su Chen's voice was cold and decisive, "How's the energy replenishment going?"
"Master, the energy has been fully replenished and we are ready to launch at any time," Ogus replied.
The Star Judgment—that's the real trump card of his mothership!
It is an ultimate weapon capable of threatening even a star-level powerhouse of the same level!
Compared to this, the "Annihilation Ray" I used to fight the "Dimensional Cage" is like a child's toy.
"Very good." Su Chen sent the red coordinates directly.
"At this coordinate, fire a 'Star Judgment' at maximum power."
Ogus looked at the coordinates, his pupils contracting.
That location... is deep within the Reaper fleet's territory! It's protected by at least a hundred warships!
Even if this shot hits the unseen target, the sheer number of Reaper warships along its path would reduce the firepower of the artillery fire by a number of times.
More importantly, once the fire starts, his mothership will instantly become the target of both the behemoth and the Reaper!
This...this is practically suicide!
"Master, this..." Ogus instinctively tried to dissuade him.
"Execute the command."
Su Chen's voice, devoid of any emotion, resounded directly through the soul contract, deep within his soul.
"yes!"
Ogus trembled and dared not hesitate any longer.
He knew that the consequences of disobeying orders would be far worse than being targeted by the harvesters.
He immediately roared orders to his remaining subordinates:
"Main cannon 'Star Judgment' ready! Target coordinates locked! Charge in all energy! Fire!"
The next second, the entire hull of that enormous mothership, comparable to the moon, lit up.
It was as if a real star had been ignited inside!
Endless energy converged towards the massive cannon at the bow of the ship, which was already opened to its limit.
The entire vacuum of laws began to become unstable due to this terrifying energy.
"Buzz—"
A golden beam of light, brighter than the sun and almost too dazzling to look at with the naked eye, seemingly condensing the light of the entire universe, suddenly burst forth from the cannon's muzzle!
"Star Judgment"!
This beam of light ignored the distance in space and everything that blocked its way.
The dozen or so Reaper warships in its path, along with the space around them, were completely "evaporated" the moment they came into contact with the beam of light!
It was like a divine sword of light from mythology, which judged all living beings. It tore through all obstacles and struck the coordinates that Su Chen had locked onto with unparalleled precision!
boom--!!!
Although no sound could be heard in the vacuum, everyone's soul seemed to hear a deafening roar.
A small "sun" made of pure energy suddenly exploded in the center of the Reaper fleet's formation!
A terrifying energy storm swept in all directions, blowing hundreds of Reaper warships away!
The "Harvest Lord" warship at the epicenter of the explosion, along with the dozen or so escort ships surrounding it, vanished without a trace in an instant!
Become!
An unprecedented glint flashed in Su Chen's eyes.
He saw that, as the "sun" exploded, the Reaper fleet's previously orderly and fearless attack rhythm showed obvious... chaos and stagnation for the first time!
At this moment, Su Chen firmly grasped the initiative in the battle!