Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 110: All-Out Attack

Seeing everyone silent, Aya felt bored. "Everyone, I have a lot to do, so I'll be going now. Princess Lefia, Sister Shan, I'll come find you again when I have time." After saying that, Aya disappeared. She really left in a hurry. Usually, she would glide and float away. It seems that the Alliance members and alien scientists have indeed increased her workload.

"Dean Zhou, do you mean that since we can't block hyperspace, we should cut off the Virgo Fleet's 'fuel supply'?"

"Yes, Thomas. Destroy all the neighboring star systems of the Chamber 7 and Chamber 5 elliptical star systems, so that the Virgo fleet cannot escape these two star systems through hyperspace travel, cut off their source of power, and cut off their 'fuel route'."

"Well, since we don't have the ability to create a hyperspace lockdown, this is indeed a good solution, but..."

"Thomas, I know your concerns. Destroying so many star systems means destroying many intelligent civilizations. But think about it, the Virgo Fleet has already destroyed most of the advanced civilizations in the neighboring star systems. As long as we quietly move all the underdeveloped and undeveloped civilizations in these neighboring star systems away, we will have no worries and will not bear any moral responsibility."

"Dean Zhou, to be honest, I was really on edge just now. Judging from the reconnaissance results of the 7th and 11th Fleets, it's indeed as you said. Neither Room 7 nor Room 5 has any civilizations capable of warp drive or near-light speed travel in their vicinity. You could say there aren't a single advanced civilization, and only forty-five intelligent civilizations. These intelligent civilizations are all primitive, agricultural, or industrial civilizations—not advanced at all. There isn't a single civilization capable of interstellar travel. Besides the Virgo Fleet, there isn't a single intelligent civilization in either Room 7 or Room 5. The Virgo Fleet is eliminating intelligent civilizations one by one. There are probably many advanced civilizations in the 'Eye Galaxy,' which is why they destroyed one of them. The Virgo Fleet is truly ruthless and intolerant of others. If the Local Group weren't so far from the center of the Virgo Cluster, the warp drive civilizations of the three major star systems in the Local Group would probably have been wiped out by the Virgo Fleet long ago."

“That makes sense. According to reconnaissance by the 7th and 11th Fleets, after the Virgo Fleet destroyed the Eye Galaxy using that supermassive black hole, it has completely withdrawn to the 7th and 5th elliptical star systems. In these two elliptical star systems alone, they have deployed hyperspace probes and carried out large-scale hyperspace and curvature space blockades.”

"It seems the Virgo Fleet also knows that this massive operation to destroy a star system will attract the 'intervention' of an advanced civilization, so they're hiding in these two star systems? However, gentlemen, I believe this is an excellent opportunity for us to attack. Kofi, isn't the 'Heaven-Slaying Arrow' ready?"

"Dean Zhou, through extensive experiments and supercomputing simulations in the Spider Nebula of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the 'Heaven-Slaying Arrow' capable of destroying galaxies will be ready for combat in four days. Currently, adjustments and calibrations are being performed on the giant 'Intelligent Super Energy Exchanger' and the giant Klein force field generator."

In the development of galactic-destroying weapons, known as the "Heaven-Slaying Arrow," Imperial scientists artificially created a rotating black hole test field in a region of the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This interstellar region contained a staggering sixteen rotating black holes. Imperial scientists projected varying numbers of neutron stars or stars onto these black holes. The intense gamma-ray bursts generated by the accretion disks of the rotating black holes, modulated by an "intelligent super energy exchanger," were used to launch long-range attacks on the accumulated stars, obtaining firsthand data. This data was then amplified and expanded through a super artificial intelligence computer. The size of the rotating black holes was changed, more data was obtained, and simulations were corrected. This process was repeated, continuously adjusting key parameters such as the number of projected neutron stars and stars, the size of the rotating black holes, and the projection distance, conducting numerous simulations and experimental verifications for various possible scenarios. This capability far surpasses the "Light-Descending Civilization's" method of destroying a single star for a long-range gamma-ray burst attack.

The "Heaven-Slaying Arrow" has three key components: a giant "intelligent super energy exchanger," a giant Klein force field generator, and an "interstellar catapult" capable of projecting numerous stars and neutron stars. The giant "intelligent super energy exchanger" was modularized by Imperial scientists using scaling technology and modular design. These modular structures were then shrunk down using scaling technology and stored in the fleet. When needed, they could be rapidly and automatically reassembled, much like a teleportation portal. Imperial scientists were well aware that the development and production of this giant "intelligent super energy exchanger" had a powerful, incidental weapon effect: with slight modifications to certain functions, it could create a much larger "light-speed barrier."

Imperial scientists are working on a massive "intelligent super energy exchanger," with a grand vision for the future: to create a galactic-wide "light-speed barrier" to trap the enemy, the Klein, before they can attempt hyperspace travel. The same idea is being applied to a massive Klein force field generator, which is currently being tested; Imperial scientists hope to power a globular cluster or even a galaxy. Of course, powering a galaxy is far more difficult than creating a galactic-wide "light-speed barrier."

“Very good. What about the ‘interstellar catapult’?”

"Based on the Imperial Fleet's technology for projecting neutron stars and stars, and thanks to the tireless efforts of scientists like Academician Kuparentz, we have produced fifty-six large 'interstellar catapults.' Unlike the Virgo Fleet's giant star barrier system, our 'interstellar catapults' are much smaller, employing both miniaturization and modular technologies. They can continuously project stars and neutron stars, and this projection, aided by a giant Klein force field generator, can strike the enemy through Klein hyperspace. Although the Imperial Fleet can project stars and neutron stars flexibly, the projection capabilities of a single fleet cannot match the superior continuous projection capabilities of these large 'interstellar catapults.' The 'interstellar catapults' can be used in the 'Heaven-Slaying Arrow' operation, projecting large numbers of stars and neutron stars into the supermassive black hole, continuously supplying it with gamma-ray burst shockwave rings to destroy the neighboring star systems of Virgo VII and Virgo V, and even striking the two elliptical star systems where the Virgo Fleet is located."

"There is no time to lose, everyone prepare immediately. I order that a full-scale war against the Virgo Fleet begin in five days. The battle plan will be sent to you later."

"As ordered!"

The Earth Empire, the Lunar Empire, and the Andromeda Galaxy fleet base are all bustling with activity again.

Some members of the Pan-Interstellar Alliance seemed to have noticed the Earth Empire's unusual behavior and were speculating that something big was about to happen. With the arrangements and technical assistance of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, Thomas convened his first emergency communications meeting of the Pan-Interstellar Alliance leadership.

"Gentlemen, the situation is urgent. We have just received the reconnaissance results from the two reconnaissance fleets of the Earth Empire, and we believe that now is the perfect opportunity to counterattack the Virgo Fleet. Because this is a full-scale battle against a transgalactic civilization like the Virgo Fleet, our Earth Empire is willing to take the lead, and the full-scale war will certainly require your military support. I hope that you will all dispatch your fleets, departing in five days, to participate in the encirclement and annihilation of the Virgo Fleet. I will send several fleets to your location to pick up your fleets, and leave one fleet behind to protect you in case of emergency."

“Okay.” “It’s our duty.” “Don’t worry.” “It’s our obligation.” “We’ll prepare the fleet immediately.” The leaders of the forty-three advanced civilizations capable of warp drive all expressed their opinions.

The Earth Empire was incredibly busy. Large numbers of reserve soldiers were being conscripted into various fleets, and vast quantities of neutron stars were being moved from weapons depots and loaded into large warships and transport ships.

The Earth Empire also dispatched six fleets to each member of the Pan-Interstellar Alliance. These forty-three alliance members contributed a large number of advanced warships and fleets. These warships were continuously loaded into the Empire's super-large transport ships. Then, five Earth Empire fleets transported one of these members' planets to form a planetary "Halo Garden". One of the six fleets stayed behind to take care of the local alliance members and prevent them from encountering any unforeseen events, such as attacks from other civilizations.

Four days later, the three key structures required for the "Heaven-Slaying Arrow"—the giant "intelligent super energy exchanger," the giant Klein force field generator, and a large number of modules for the "interstellar catapult"—were all crammed into large warships and extra-large transport ships with the help of scaling technology.

After leaving sixty, forty, and twenty fleets respectively in the Milky Way, Triangulum, and Andromeda Galaxy to guard their headquarters and bases, the Earth Empire, along with the planetary-level "Halo Gardens" established in the 43 Alliance member locations, a total of 321 fleets, or 321 planetary-level "Halo Gardens," set off from various locations in the three major galaxies of the Local Group and more than thirty satellite galaxies, and began a hyperspace transgalactic voyage, marching towards the central region of the Virgo Cluster.

Because the stellar-class "Halo Gardens" were too dazzling, to avoid detection by the Virgo fleet, each Earth Empire fleet used a planetary-class "Halo Garden" this time. The need to stop briefly in some star systems along the way to replenish positive energy caused some delays. The Lunar Empire's 7th Fleet and the Earth Empire's 11th Fleet did not initially have "Halo Gardens," so they had to replenish positive energy in each star system along the way, taking approximately twenty-one days to reach the central region of the Virgo Cluster. This time, the Earth Empire fleet took fourteen days to arrive; a stellar-class "Halo Garden" would have only taken about eight days.

After reaching some of the lesser neighboring star systems of the Virgo Cluster's elliptical systems of Chamber 7 and Chamber 5, the Earth Empire fleet deactivated the planetary-level "Halo Gardens," settling its planets within these systems. The fleets and warships of the forty-three alliance members were also moved from the Earth Empire fleet's transport ships and stationed on their respective planets. All warships were temporarily prohibited from warp drive and near-light speed travel.

The 7th and 11th Fleets continued to monitor the situation in the two elliptical star systems of the Virgo Fleet. The Virgo Fleet was still "hiding" in the two elliptical star systems. This "hiding" of the Virgo Fleet was naturally ineffective against the Imperial's detection methods.

After settling the forty-three alliance member fleets and planets, the Earth Empire fleet, as the main force of the Virgo fleet, with more than three hundred fleets, each with a clear division of labor, began a series of pre-battle preparations.