Rebirth of the Super Battleship-Chapter 489: Beyond Expectations
At this time, Xiao Yu’s vast fleet was already approaching this star system from another direction at thirty-five times the speed of light, and in about two hours his fleet would arrive.
Concealment during curvature flight is easier than in visible space. Xiao Yu’s fleet was in curvature flight and his technology surpassed that of the two civilizations present here, so up to this moment his fleet had still not been exposed.
During this period, Xiao Yu was very interested in playing a game called cat and mouse with this Predator Civilization.
The strength displayed by this reconnaissance team was inversely proportional to the arrogance of what they were saying. It was like an ant standing before an elephant, arrogantly roaring at it, “Kneel immediately!”
Xiao Yu had broadcast this message, so not only could the Predator Civilization ahead receive it, but the Purple Civilization fleet behind Xiao Yu could receive it as well. After receiving Xiao Yu’s message, many discussions arose within the Purple Civilization fleet.
“Are the intelligent beings of this Divine Ark Civilization all mad? With so few ships, they dare to say such things to a Level 5 Predator Civilization?”
“Perhaps they have been frightened into madness under immense pressure. You know, under overwhelming pressure, intelligent beings sometimes do incomprehensible things.”
Xiao Yu quietly waited for the Predator Civilization’s reply. Of course, the Predator Civilization’s reply could be either a barrage of attacks or a piece of mocking rhetoric.
Xiao Yu received the latter.
“Oh? If we are not mistaken, you are merely a Level 3 Civilization, and an extremely exhausted Level 3 Civilization after a long trek at that. Does your civilization possess only this few ships? We have no interest in annihilating you. We order you to immediately disarm yourselves and obediently lie down upon the operating tables aboard our ships. We are very interested in the operating mechanism of your brains, so we intend to dissect you to see what kind of thinking organs could make you utter such insane words.”
“Predators, this is your last chance. I am not joking.” There was already a trace of pity in Xiao Yu’s tone.
Xiao Yu could guarantee that everything he said was sincere. If the Predator Civilization truly handed over their technology and population obediently, sparing their lives would not be impossible. At the same time, Xiao Yu also knew that what he said was meaningless. But he liked this feeling of everything being under control. Having lived too long under the suppression of Taihao’s, the Sweepers, the Guardians, and powerful Alien Beasts, he needed to relax occasionally.
This Predator Civilization before him was a toy that allowed Xiao Yu to relax.
“We are about to lose our patience. If you wish to perish, just tell us directly.” The response to Xiao Yu was a message full of icy coldness.
Meanwhile, behind Xiao Yu, within the Purple Civilization, countless pairs of photosensitive organs were watching this scene. Innumerable intelligent beings were tensing their minds.
“In any case, this is a brave civilization. Although they are not very rational, this spirit of preferring death to surrender is worth our learning.” The Purple Civilization’s war commander sighed and said to his subordinates, “Our Purple Civilization should learn this spirit as well. We are not a match for the Predator Civilization, and so what? At worst, we all die in battle.”
“Yes, Commander. Right now, I even feel a bit of admiration for this Divine Ark Civilization.” a soldier beside the war commander replied.
“Ridiculous.” Xiao Yu spoke slowly, then rendered this word into a radio broadcast. “Look behind you. I gave you a chance, and you did not cherish it. Then there is nothing more to say.”
At this moment, Xiao Yu’s vast fleet had already exited curvature flight and was advancing at a high speed of nearly two hundred thousand kilometers per second. During the approach, Xiao Yu had already removed all disguises. More than ten million warships thus appeared in visible space in all their imposing glory.
At this time, not only could the Predator Civilization see these fleets, even the Purple Civilization’s detection instruments could clearly observe this scene.
The largest ships were several times bigger than their interstellar war fortress. The number of ships exceeded their imagination. Those weapon systems mounted on the ships whose specific purposes they could not understand, yet which by feel alone were absolutely not simple. The shield systems that at a glance were clearly of astonishing defensive power…
All of this exceeded the imagination of the intelligent beings of the Purple Civilization.
“Hea, heaven above, am I seeing things? So many, such formidable ships. Where did they come from? What are they here to do? Are they enemies or friends to us?”
“In the past, we have never had dealings with a Level 5 Civilization, so it is impossible that a Level 5 Civilization came to rescue us. But, but, the Predator Civilization’s ships alone are already enough to defeat us utterly. Now, with so many additional ships arriving, what exactly do they intend?”
“Heavens, a conventional cruising speed of two hundred thousand kilometers per second. That implies an engine system of indescribable power. And their ships can be built that large? To what heights have their energy systems and materials technology reached? This, this is simply unimaginable.”
After Xiao Yu’s fleet fully revealed itself, the ones most deeply shocked were the intelligent beings of the Purple Civilization. As existences still struggling bitterly within the scope of a Level 4 Civilization, these fleets of Xiao Yu’s truly surpassed the limits of their imagination.
“Purple Civilization, all of these are fleets of our Divine Ark Civilization. We are sorry for deceiving you at the beginning, making you think we were only a Level 3 Civilization. Please forgive this approach. We only wished to test whether you were a benevolent civilization or a malevolent one. Fortunately, you have submitted an answer that satisfies us, and we have been moved by your kindness. Therefore, we have decided to remove this crisis for you. Leave the Predator Civilization before you to us. You may withdraw to your various bases. Just be careful not to be accidentally harmed by us.” Xiao Yu broadcast this message to the Purple Civilization’s fleet.
“Predator Civilization, I told you long ago that I was not joking. Now suffer the wrath of our Divine Ark Civilization. You can flee, but I do not believe your pitiful cruising speed of thirteen times light speed can escape our pursuit. You can resist, but I do not believe your tattered ships can withstand our crushing advance. Your ending has only one path, and that is death.”
After his fleet fully revealed itself, Xiao Yu keenly sensed a trace of panic within the Predator Civilization’s fleet. The leaders within the Predator Civilization’s fleet had likely held an emergency discussion, and then Xiao Yu saw an extremely exaggerated scene.
Several million ships suddenly scattered, fleeing in all directions. Some ships even flew toward the interior of the system, attempting to launch attacks against the Purple Civilization’s fleet.
“So, scattering to flee? Attacking the Purple Civilization in an attempt to slow my pursuit? Too bad, that move is useless against me. If my number of ships were not greater than yours, some of you might well escape. But now, my number of ships is three times yours. Do you think to escape my pursuit with such a method? Overestimating yourselves.”
Xiao Yu let out a cold snort and directed his own colossal fleet to accelerate once more. As the Predator Civilization’s fleet split, Xiao Yu’s fleet also split. Xiao Yu’s ships, taken individually, were stronger than those of this Predator Civilization, so in such a pursuit battle, Xiao Yu had no reason to fear them.
“Biological army, hear my order. This war will be your stage. You have trained in the virtual battlefield for so long. It is time to test your ability in war. I will hand over the The Europe and one million five hundred thousand other ships to you. You will face two million warships of the Predator Civilization. Now, move out.” Xiao Yu issued the command.
From the moment he discovered this Level 5 Predator Civilization fleet, Xiao Yu had issued a mobilization order to the biological army. All soldiers and officers were organized and took their posts, ready for war at any time. They had long awaited this moment. Upon hearing Xiao Yu’s order to move out, they immediately and impatiently began piloting their ships, pursuing the Predator Civilization’s ships that had scattered and fled.
Xiao Yu divided the entire battlefield into two halves. In each half there were about two million ships of the Predator Civilization. He would resolve one half himself. For the other half, Xiao Yu did not intend to intervene, leaving it entirely to the biological army to handle.
This balance of strength had been calculated precisely by Xiao Yu. Given his current technological strength, Xiao Yu judged that deploying one million five hundred thousand ships to face two million Predator Civilization ships was quite appropriate. It would allow the soldiers of the biological army to feel a certain degree of crisis and achieve the goal of training, while still maintaining superiority so that the biological army would not suffer overly serious losses.
As for his own side, there was naturally no such constraint. Xiao Yu straightforwardly dispatched a battle group totaling five million ships, centered on the Continent-Class ship the America, to pursue the fleeing Predator Civilization ships.
