parentshiftbook Chapter 693 First Victory
Chapter 693 First Victory
The battle in space lost its suspense the moment the Black Giant Legion stepped onto the battlefield.
Beneath the massive rift in the dimensional barrier, a black torrent is pouring forth.
The vanguard of the Black Giant Legion surged into the outer space of the Tentacle Tree Civilization plane like a tidal wave, with millions of enormous figures filling the void. In particular, the Level 6 Black Giants, whose heights were often hundreds of meters, were covered with flowing black liquid metal, gleaming with a cold and heavy dark light under the distant starlight.
Over the years, Jemin has amassed a massive army of Black Giants.
So many that they formed a flowing black curtain beneath the cracks, completely obscuring even the legions still pouring into the battlefield from behind. As the leader, Lava Mountain naturally stood at the very front of the legions.
His massive body was like a moving mountain, and the vertical opening in the center of his chest slowly split open, from which scorching air gushed out.
Then...
"roar!!!"
A deep battle cry, infused with mental energy, boomed across the void—a signal to attack.
Meanwhile, the border fleet on the other side finally completed its hasty reorganization.
The remaining hundreds of warships quickly regrouped, their combined shields unfolding layer by layer, and pale blue energy patterns interlocked around the fleet, resembling a massive, hastily assembled barrier.
The main guns at the stern simultaneously entered the charging state, and clusters of dazzling energy glowed from deep within the muzzle.
Inside the bridge, the fleet commander's eight crystal eyes still held an uncontrollable tension and panic.
But he still managed to maintain his composure and abruptly issued the order.
"All warships...fire!"
The next instant, the fleet unleashed its full firepower!
Hundreds of warships fired simultaneously: energy beams, electromagnetic projectiles, plasma torpedoes, high-energy lasers...
At this moment, almost all conventional weapons in the Tentacle Tree Civilization's armory were unleashed without reservation.
The intense firepower even briefly pushed aside the elemental turbulence in the void.
Countless beams of light and projectiles intertwined, forming a barrage exceeding a thousand kilometers in diameter, crashing head-on towards the Black Giant army! However, when the attack struck the bodies of the front-line Black Giants, it was unusually "quiet," without any feedback of a normal weapon hitting its target. The energy beams bombarded the liquid metal layer on the Black Giants' bodies, like a torrential rain falling on a lake, creating only a very shallow ripple before disappearing completely.
The electromagnetic projectile spun at high speed and crashed into the black giant's chest, but at the moment of contact, all its kinetic energy was mysteriously and forcibly drained.
The scorching metal outer shell melted into a liquid state due to the black giant's surface temperature, and then, like water droplets returning to the sea, was slowly swallowed by that layer of black liquid metal. As for the plasma torpedo...
At the moment the torpedo hit, there was only a very short flash of intense light before the entire mass of plasma was directly disintegrated by the black giant's energy-absorbing talent, turning into pure heat energy that spread evenly throughout his body.
After the entire round of saturation bombing ended.
Not a single wounded soldier appeared in the Black Giant Legion.
Those level-six black giants that were the focus of the attack didn't even stop moving.
One of the black giants lowered its head, looked at the electromagnetic cannon fire still relentlessly pounding against its chest, and then casually patted it.
The movement was casual, as if he were brushing dust off his clothes.
Upon witnessing this scene, the air inside the bridge completely froze.
Many of the young operators' tree canopies have begun to tremble slightly and uncontrollably.
Just then...
"Shield! The shield is decreasing!!"
An operator on a frigate suddenly sounded a piercing alarm.
That was the Black Giant beginning his counterattack.
Dozens of level-six black giants simultaneously threw punches.
They didn't even need to actually cross the void to contact the fleet; the elemental shockwaves they unleashed with a mere punch were like invisible hammers, directly striking the combined shield.
boom!!!
The shield's energy reading plummeted instantly.
Before the operator could report the specific attenuation data, the second wave of punches had already arrived.
The combined shield shattered with a deafening roar!
The blue barrier that enveloped the entire fleet exploded into countless energy fragments in the void, like soap bubbles that had been forcefully popped.
Once the shields were removed, the fleet was completely exposed.
The fleet commander stared intently at the main screen, the light in his crystal eyes flashing intensely.
Finally, he made his final decision.
"All warships, stall for time as much as possible! Activate self-destruct procedures... Ram them!!"
The moment the order was given, the bridge fell into dead silence.
This is the most extreme tactic in the military doctrine of the Tentacle Tree Civilization.
The warship's self-destruct system releases all of the ship's energy reserves in an instant, and its explosive power far exceeds that of conventional weapons.
If you're lucky enough, you might even be able to break through the enemy's formation with a suicidal charge.
Those assigned to the border legion were the elite of the elite, so warships reacted quickly.
The engines of dozens of warships overloaded simultaneously, and the ships turned into burning meteors, crashing madly into the Black Giant Legion.
Soon, the first escort ship crashed into the chest of a level 6 black giant.
boom!!!!
The self-destruct system detonates instantly.
The entire warship was completely engulfed by its own energy, and the blinding flames submerged most of the black giant's body.
A few seconds later, the explosion dissipated.
The black giant looked down at his chest.
The liquid metal layer was blasted into a crater more than ten meters wide.
At the edge of the pit, black substance was rapidly wriggling, flowing back as if it were alive.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the crater disappeared completely, and the injury was fully healed.
The black giant raised his head again, and his chest cavity split open slightly, revealing a row of sharp fangs that looked like they were cast from obsidian.
His expression suggested less injury and more impatience after being gently nudged by something.
Beside him, the other black giants who were attacked were in the same situation; some were well protected and hadn't even been injured.
Seeing this, no one spoke again on the bridge.
All the tentacle trees realized one thing.
Self-destruct collisions are currently their most powerful attack method.
Such an attack... can only cause minor superficial injuries to the opponent.
As for conventional firepower?
Not even a scratch can be left.
The fleet commander watched this scene in silence, the light in his eight crystal eyes gradually dimming.
Behind him, a young, tentacle-like tree responsible for communications slowly covered its crystalline eye with its tentacles, its canopy trembling uncontrollably. Despair was spreading throughout the bridge.
The battle in the void continues.
However, the outcome was actually determined long before the war even began.
The main force of the Black Giant Legion hadn't even fully entered the battlefield yet; what had charged in was only a portion of the vanguard. But those few dozen level-six Black Giants at the very front had already completely shattered the entire border fleet.
At this point, the Black Giants were no longer in a hurry to advance.
They began to rearrange their formation below the cracks, building defensive lines, waiting for the subsequent billions of troops to fully enter the battlefield.
At this moment of extreme disadvantage, the fleet commander suddenly slowly raised his head.
His gaze swept past the fleet being annihilated one by one, looking towards the depths of space behind him.
The border troops' final defense system is now fully operational.
A few seconds earlier, he received the last communication from the rear command post: "Charging complete, prepare to guide attack coordinates."
The light in his crystal eyes shone again, revealing a firm and resolute determination.
"The entire army..."
He slammed the command down so hard that it cracked the control panel like a spiderweb.
"All warships still operational, activate your space jump engines! Bind to the flagship's coordinates!"
"Guide the attack of the ultimate weapon... here!!"
There was a brief moment of silence on the bridge.
Then, all the operators started executing commands like madmen.
All ships were forced to activate their space jump engines and synchronize their coordinates with the flagship.
The next moment, a beam of light with a diameter of over 100 meters descended from the depths of the universe!
Although the teleportation was completed, the energy intensity of the ultimate weapon completely distorted the space along the way.
The space around the beam of light rippled violently like the surface of water.
Any warship hit by the spatial ripples instantly turned to dust.
The flagship model is the first to be affected.
The commander on the bridge didn't even have time to issue any further orders. The entire flagship began to disintegrate at the molecular level the instant the beam of light descended. The entire warship transformed into a churning cloud of plasma, which was then carried by the beam of light and continued its blast towards the dimensional rift!
Along the way, the other warships were also swallowed up.
They didn't even have time to explode before they were completely engulfed in the pillar of light.
At this moment, the entire void was as bright as day, and the elemental turbulence was stirred into a huge vortex by the aftershocks of the light pillar.
At the dimensional rift, the lava mountain, which had taken over from the nest as the first line of defense and had been stationed in front of the rift, slowly raised its head.
A destructive torrent, over a hundred meters in diameter and carrying enough energy to destroy a planet, hurtled toward him head-on, causing the surrounding cosmic space to creak under its strain.
The vertical opening of the mountain's chest cavity suddenly opened.
"roar!!!"
With a silent roar, he charged head-on into the star-destroying beam of light!
The next instant, the beam of light slammed into his chest.
In the distance, Jemin, who was stabilizing the dimensional rift, paused slightly.
His third eye turned toward the battlefield, its pupil reflecting the rapidly expanding sphere of light.
boom!!!
The energy exploded completely.
The shockwaves manifested as visible circular oscillations, sweeping across an area of tens of thousands of kilometers.
A large amount of warship wreckage was directly blown away.
Even the Black Giant Legion in the distance had to erect a defensive barrier to withstand the aftershocks.
Jemin raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Level 7 attack?"
He quickly gave his judgment.
The power of this star-destroying cannon has indeed reached the standard level seven.
The so-called standard level 7 refers to something capable of destroying an ordinary planet.
But... it's just a regular level seven.
The attack was indeed very powerful, reaching the standard level of a planet destroyer.
However, it only reaches the level of being able to break through the gravitational binding energy of a planet by relying on violent energy, and shatter the entire planet.
This standard is already quite remarkable for ordinary creatures, but for wizards, it is still far from enough!
Under normal circumstances, an average level seven wizard's attack can only destroy a star.
However, there are differences between different destroyers.
Not to mention the vast differences in size and mass between planets, the "destroyer planet" that wizards talk about generally refers to the complete annihilation and evaporation of most of the planet's matter.
Of course, there are also some level seven wizards who are "not good" at destruction.
But they can also completely change the material of an entire planet, or shrink an entire planet to the size of a marble.
In short, the seventh level in the wizarding concept is actually the ability to affect most of the matter and elements of an entire planet. It may sound like the destructive power is not much different from a normal seventh-level attack, but the energy level is several orders of magnitude different.
As for the Black Giant...
The basic material for creating the Black Giant is the Lava Giant, and the Lava Giant is a rare and powerful creature that makes it difficult for wizards of higher levels to fight.
On top of the lava giants, there was also a black giant created by their nemesis, the Yeti, making their strength formidable.
They may not be as well-rounded as wizards of the same level, but their defense and survivability are among the best of all monsters in their class.
It is no exaggeration to say that a level six black giant, with enough numbers, can defeat a wizard of the same level!
Therefore, the outcome of this attack was already predetermined.
The sphere of light slowly dissipated, and the lava mountain remained standing in the same spot.
Not a single scratch was left on the flowing black metal of his body.
He raised his enormous hand and casually wiped it across his chest, scattering the remaining embers of energy.
Then, a low groan came from his chest cavity.
This attack didn't even manage to break through its core energy-absorbing ability.
At that moment, the space around the dimensional rift suddenly began to ripple.
Countless ripples intertwined and spread in the void.
Those were spatial ripples generated when a large fleet made a space jump; each ripple represented a large warship de-jumping.
Thanks to the delays caused by the outpost legion, the main fleet of the Tentacle Tree Civilization finally arrived.
Jemin glanced at the ever-spreading, jumping ripples, then completely secured the last few stress points of the dimensional barrier.
The dual forms gradually converged.
The golden phantom, five hundred kilometers high, transformed into a tidal wave of dark golden light and collapsed back into its true form, which was a thousand meters tall.
Subsequently, even his true form reverted to its original human form.
He stepped out of the rift and entered the outer space of the Tentacle Tree civilization's home planet.
The plane in which the Tentacle Tree Civilization resides is a rare cosmic plane in terms of its internal structure.
So when Jemin first entered, he was in the vacuum of space, which was completely unsuitable for carbon-based life to survive.
For Jemin, it was no different from walking into a laboratory with a slightly lower temperature.
The ripples in the surrounding space continued to spread, and he could clearly perceive every subtle vibration of the spatial structure.
That's a unique signal when a large number of high-tonnage warships jump simultaneously.
The main fleet is at least two orders of magnitude larger than the border fleet.
"It seems this civilization is still inexperienced. Jumping over so openly, if the other side has enough technology, they could easily cut off the space jump."
Jemin shook his head, withdrew his senses, but did not intend to cut off the other party's spatial jump. Instead, he looked at the lava mountain to the side.
"The enemy's main fleet has finally arrived. Let's crush their resistance completely and demonstrate our strength."
"Yes, Master!"
(Only one chapter today. A bunch of strange things have been happening all at once lately. I wonder if I've been neglecting to check the Chinese calendar...)