Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 42: Complete Extinction

"Transmit a full-band communication broadcast to contact them."

"Yes."

"Shark fleet ahead, we are peace envoys from the Ama civilization. The Ama civilization hopes to cooperate with you to fight against the interstellar fleet six light-years away."

"Our council has already voted to approve this; it's an internal matter of our planet, and you have no right to interfere. Immediately return our compatriots who went missing at sea last time."

"Of course it can."

Just as Zhou Yuan finished speaking, the dozens of shark-shaped warships that had gone missing on the sea last time were ejected from the Rutan Sniper Starship and then sailed towards the friendly ships ahead.

To Zhou Yuan and Wei Shan's surprise, the dozens of shark warships that had been released not long ago were suddenly subjected to a fierce concentrated bombardment by their friendly ships ahead. In less than three minutes, the wreckage of the dozens of warships sank to the bottom of the sea.

"What does it mean?"

"Our shame must be erased."

"Really? What happened to those warships that escaped at sea last time?"

“They were all executed on the spot.”

"why?"

"They are also our disgrace."

"Okay, I understand," Zhou Yuan said calmly, sounding both disappointed and angry.

"Artificial intelligence, activate global live video streaming, point the camera at those warships, and let the Amazons see the true colors of their neighbors!"

"Yes."

The Amazons were suddenly shown the live stream feed had been switched again, and this time they were horrified. Many enormous shark warships were staring menacingly at the camera, seemingly ready to devour everyone watching the television.

"Do you want to die?"

"Shanmei, let's head back. They're beyond saving, let's go."

"Okay, big brother."

"All warships, open fire!" The enemy roared.

Rows of kinetic energy projectiles and a large group of underwater missiles sped through the water.

The Amarans had never seen such a dense barrage of artillery fire.

Before the warships' kinetic shells and underwater missiles arrived, the Rutan sniper ship had already broken through the water and soared straight into the sky. More than four thousand shark-like warships followed suit, and suddenly many enormous shark-like warship monsters appeared on the sea, leaping out of a massive steel fortress.

The Rutan, a sniper starship, was surrounded by numerous shark-like warships. In the air, the two steel monsters, one large and one small, seemed to be glaring at each other hostilely. The Amaran people were visually stunned when they saw the Rutan; they hadn't expected such a massive warship to exist. This alien civilization, 2000 light-years away, was truly formidable. A shark-like warship over 600 meters long was tiny compared to the Rutan, but there were so many of them—a pack of wolves encircling and annihilating them.

"To the marine civilization of Planet Ama, I solemnly warn you that you are challenging the authority of the Earth Empire. Please abandon your hostile attitude, or the consequences will be severe." Zhou Yuan adopted a set of words from his ancestor Bellona, ​​changing the name of the Earth Federation to the Earth Empire.

"We're determined to pull teeth from the tiger's mouth. All fleets, open fire."

More than four thousand shark-like warships unleashed kinetic shells and lasers at the Rutan, causing the Yama people to hold their breath and their hearts to clench.

"Clone Technique!"

As soon as Zhou Yuan finished speaking, everyone, including the marine creatures piloting the shark-like warships, was astonished to see the surface of the Rutan Sniper Starship rapidly disintegrating into small flying objects. If one could quickly observe and calculate, there were exactly 4851 of them. The central block was large and remained stationary, while the outer perimeter disintegrated into 4850 smaller modules, each over 10 meters long. The disintegration was completed in the blink of an eye. These 4850 modules detached from the ship and instantly accelerated. Each module seemed to possess intelligence, each targeting a shark-like warship and flying at 2000 times the speed of sound. There was no loud sonic boom in the sky; these combat modules were so fast that the shark fleet didn't even have time to dodge. The powerful kinetic energy and inertia of these combat modules instantly pierced through all the shark-like warships. Even more deadly, each combat module was aimed directly at the warships' propulsion systems. Then, a series of crackling sounds filled the sky, and a large ring of fire suddenly appeared centered on Zhou Yuan and Wei Shan's location. These burning warships moved in unison, plummeting into the sea. From the Amarr's perspective, it looked like a giant ring of fire madly plunging into the ocean, sending up huge plumes of hot air that formed a massive fog that slowly dissipated over a long time.

If the Amarans were shocked by Zhou Yuan's personal abilities or by the sheer size of the Rutan sniper ship, they could accept that. But this kind of abnormal combat method that instantly destroyed a large number of enemy ships was something they had never even imagined. This kind of shock was unparalleled.

After passing through the shark-shaped warship, the disassembled combat modules quickly converged towards Zhou Yuan's location, like building blocks in a jigsaw puzzle, automatically attaching themselves to the hull and fitting together seamlessly without any gaps. All the combat modules then merged into the main body of the warship.

Just as the Amarans came to their senses, suddenly 30 kilometers in front of the Rutan Starsniper, ten large shark warships, each four kilometers long, burst out of the water and lined up in a row, facing the Rutan Starsniper.

The Rutan, a sniper ship, had already activated its intelligent energy shield. When all ten Great Shark warships emitted beams of light 300 meters in diameter, these beams were absorbed by the Rutan's shield the moment they touched its hull. The halo around the Rutan's hull grew larger and larger. Suddenly, ten thin energy beams shot out from the front of the Rutan, instantly shattering and vaporizing the ten Great Shark warships, leaving only a cloud of metal.

A sudden silence fell over the world. The Amarr could only see the sky merging with the sea, and the Rutan, the sniper ship, had long since disappeared.

A day later, Zhou Yuan's image appeared on Amazon television.

Zhou Yuan first smiled at everyone and waved, then his expression became very serious.

"Dear Amarans, you all witnessed yesterday's battle. The reason I showed no mercy and acted ruthlessly was because I realized your neighbors are not worth our time. They slaughter even their own kind without compassion; I don't believe they will show you any mercy. Ultimately, I cannot rest easy knowing you are safe. Marine civilizations of this planet, listen carefully. You have ten days to surrender all your warships and advanced weapons at the sea where yesterday's battle took place. Otherwise, the consequences will be severe. I will implement a policy of extermination against you, marine civilizations. Do not underestimate my power and resolve, and do not think that just because you hide in the deep sea, I cannot harm you. Marine civilizations, you should think carefully before you act."

The Yama people knew that Zhou Yuan was truly enraged this time. The outcome would be clear in ten days.

Ten days later, not a single small boat appeared on the sea where the last battle took place, let alone any warships from the marine civilization.

"Dean Zhou, the Earth Federation Fleet has replied, agreeing to implement the extermination policy."

"Alright." Zhou Yuan felt a mix of emotions, a sense of regret and satisfaction. After all, this was the first time humanity had carried out a comprehensive extermination campaign against an intelligent civilization. However, Zhou Yuan didn't regret proposing this policy of annihilation. It wasn't about the survival of the fittest, but about using evil to stop evil. If he hadn't implemented the extermination, Zhou Yuan worried that once the Alpha Fleet left the star system, the Amarans would be wiped out by these marine creatures. Zhou Yuan could only console himself, "I've given them ten days; that's enough." Thinking this, Zhou Yuan felt much less burdened.

"Jones, activate the planetary 3D deep scanning system. We'll destroy all their underwater bases and structures first. Even in the deep sea, don't let a single warship or any living marine creature escape. Deploy our warships, combat modules, and combat units in all the skies above the planet's surface to prevent them from emerging and harming the Amar. Since it's about extermination, we must leave no one behind."

"Yes, sir."

Eleven days after Zhou Yuan issued his declaration of extermination, the Amarans, this time without needing to watch the live television broadcast, witnessed firsthand the countless metallic flying objects of all sizes overhead. The large warships ranged from over 10 kilometers in length to smaller combat modules measuring only 10 meters. The planet's surface was densely covered with Earth-human flying objects, each a deadly weapon. These deadly objects could travel at the speed of light; a collision with them at several times the speed of sound would be devastating to a marine civilization's warship.

The vast oceans, rivers, lakes, and seas of this planet have been saturated with countless intelligent robots, deep-sea sensor modules, unmanned submarines, intelligent underwater missiles, flying saucers, and warships of all sizes, all deployed for a massive, dragnet-like search. Some human warships have already engaged enemy fleets in a brutal hunt, clearing out marine life's bases and structures one by one. In the depths of the ocean, chaotic battles have erupted in area after area, with marine animals and fish fleeing in droves, trying to avoid the warships as much as possible—escaping is too much of a struggle, let alone hunting for food.

Those marine civilization warships were utterly helpless against the powerful Earth human warships; a single small Earth human warship could wipe out an entire fleet of their warships.

Just as Commander George had predicted, some enemy warships, having suffered defeats in the sea, leaped out of the water, preparing to storm the Amaran city. However, they were soon discovered by patrolling warships, combat modules, and other flying objects, and were either destroyed or rammed, all crashing to the seabed.

In less than a day, almost all of the enemy's warships were destroyed. Under the sea, all kinds of sensors and detectors made by humankind on Earth were networked and activated, conducting several rounds of sweeping searches, leaving no stone unturned even in the depths of the ocean. Sure enough, several enemy warships hidden deep in the ocean were discovered, and the human-made warships on Earth mercilessly destroyed them.

Two days later, the planet, in any water-rich world, returned to calm.

To facilitate this cleanup operation, the Amarans launched a comprehensive search across various countries for marine creatures hiding in the Amaran world. The Amarans actually killed dozens of hidden imposters.

Three or four days later, the Earth's human creations on the planet's surface—oceans, rivers, cities, forests, grasslands, etc.—automatically rose and fell, returning to their original positions on their respective warships and Alpha bases, as if the Earth's human creations had never even reached this planet, completely disappearing.

Of course, the marine life that once existed on this planet was also completely wiped out, and the species was thus exterminated. The large and small warship wreckages that have settled on the seabed, as well as the remains of what were once relatively magnificent bases and buildings, seem to indicate that a relatively advanced biological civilization once existed in this deep ocean, but this biological civilization was completely wiped out by another, even more advanced civilization.

The Amazons' feelings toward Zhou Yuan, this alien, at this moment were essentially a sense of worship toward a god.