nsideandoutsidethe StarfireArchives,tiflowedquietlyintwoparallelstreams.
hecountdownfortheshieldconstructiontickedpreciselyunder engingxue's housandMirrorye monitoring,whilesevenlight-yearsaway,therisingenergyreadingsofthesilverfleetheraldedtheapproachingstorm.
he dawn movedlikeasilent,darkbluearc,cruisingalongtheedgeofthefrequencyrefractionzoneofthenewshield'soutermostlayer.
ZiYuan stoodatthebow,herchanicalprostheticeyescanningeverytraceofdisturbanceinthevoidatmaximumvisualrange.
reenBirdleanednearby,thelightningatherfingertipscondensedintoafineelectricnetthatflowedalongtheship'shull,readytorespondtoanambushatanymont.
“yperspaceripplesdetected,bearingdueeast,distance3.2light-years.”
engingxue'scommunicationtransmitteddirectlyintotheirconsciousnesses.“t'sthesecond Judgntegion wewerewarnedabout.tsscaleiscomparabletothefirst,andtheflagship'senergysignaturematches...an Adjudicator-classassaultmothership.”
“heyintendtousethestrengthoftwolegionstostrikedifferentsectorsoftheshieldsimultaneously,” ZiYuan’svoicewascold.“Averystandardcrushingtactic.”
reenBirdgrinned,thoughtherewasnomirthinhereyes.“henlet'sseewhichisstronger:ourshieldortheirspear.”
nsidethe Archives'smaincontrolroom, BaiCheng staredatthetwosilverarrow-likeenemyformationmarkersonthe starchart.
heshieldwouldtakeanothertwenty-sevenminutestofullyform,whiletheenemyvanguardwasexpectedtoentercontactrangeinfifteenminutes.
“Adjustshieldenergydistribution,”shecommanded.“emporarilyshiftthepowerofthe Resilienceerificationayer towardthepredictedimpactpoints,whilekeepingthefrequencyrefractionstructureoftheouterlayerunchanged.”
“ChiYan, uangYu,havethefleetperformmobilesupportbehindtherefractionlayeraccordingtothepre-arrangedplan.Donotexposeyourselvestotheenemy'smainbatteryfiringrange.”
“Understood,”ChiYanand uangYu repliedconciselyandpowerfully.
Deepwithinthe Faithebula,theresonanceof uDuo and Yuian waslikethesoftestgauze,envelopingthe hearttree andthedreamsofseventy-threecivilizations.
heywerenotonlytransmittingthewilltoprotectbutalsoinformingthosenascentconsciousnessesofthetenseexternalsituationthroughcalmripples.
“hereisnoneedforfear,” uDuo's raldetwork whispered.“Pressureisapartofgrowth.”
Yuian's pureheartvine shedapeacefulhalo.“Remberthelightinyourhearts;remberwhyyouhavegatheredhere.hisinitselfisthestrongestcitywall.”
nthenebula,thosedream-lightpointsthathadbeenswayingslightlyduetoexternalpressuregraduallystabilized,andevenbegantoactivelychannelmoreconcentratedresonancepowertowardthe hearttree'srootsystem.
Becauseofthis,the hearttree'slightgrewincreasinglysolid.Asitsbranchesandleavesunfurled,itautonomouslywovefinethreadsofthecivilizations'ownaspirationpowerwithintheinnerlayeroftheshield.
BaiCheng sensedthischange,afaintglimrpassingthroughhersilvereyes.
Passiveprotectionwasshiftingtowardactivesymbiosis.hesecivilizationswereunderstandingandseizingtheirowndestiniesatanincrediblespeed.
en-minutecountdown.
he Worldovernnt'stwo Judgntegionshadcompletedtheirfinalhyperspacejumps,hoveringliketwosilver-brightgiantpincerstotheleftandrightoutsidethehaloofthe Faithebula'sshield.
Atthebowofthemassive Adjudicator-classassaultmothership,the nfinitemblem rotatedandlitupwithcharginglight.
owarning,noultimatum.
Anincrediblythick,palebeamoflight—condensedwiththepropertyofdissolvingrules—suddenlyfiredfromtheflagshipoftheleft-winglegion,strikinganodeontheshieldwheretheflowseedslightlyslower!
Almostsimultaneously,theright-winglegionreleasedthousandsofsmall,high-speedassaultcraft.ikeasilverswarmofbees,theyattemptedtobypassthefrontandpenetratethroughthegapsattheshield'sedge.
“heattackhasbegun,” engingxue'svoicewasassteadyasice.
“Mainbatteryhittherefractionlayer.Refractionefficiencyisatninety-threepercent;therule-dissolvingeffectwasdeflectedanddispersed.verallshieldintegrityisundamaged,buttheenergyattheimpactednodehasdroppedbysevenpercent.”
“Assaultcraftswarmapproachingtheedge,” ZiYuan'sreportfollowedimdiately.“he dawn ismovingforwardtointercept.”
Beforehervoicefaded,thedarkbluesilhouetteoftheshiphadalreadyturnedintoaboltoflightning.
Astheelectricityraged,thecrafts'hullsinstantlyoverloadedandfailed,spinningawayintothevoid.
ZiYuan’slongbladedidnotleaveitsscabbard,butherchillingbladeintenthadalreadytransfordintocountlesssilverthreadsinvisibletothenakedeye,preciselycuttingintothepropulsionarraysofthesubsequentswarm.
Whereverthethreadspassed,engineconnectionsquietlysevered.heassaultcraftlostpowerandfelltowardtheshield'srefractionlayerlikekiteswithbrokenstrings,onlytobegentlybouncedawaybytheflexiblelight,unabletoadvanceaninch.
he dawn itselfwovethroughtheswarmlikeaghost,itsship-bornesmallmirrorrefractorsconstantlycreatingopticalillusionsandshort-rangespatialdistortions,throwingtheenemy'sattackformationintochaos.
owever,the Judgntegion'soffensivedidnotcease.
Beforetheaftershocksofthefirstroundofmainbatteryfirehaddissipated,thebeamsforthesecondvolleywerealreadycondensing.
anwhile,amongtheassaultcraftthatappearedtohavelostpower,theoutershellsofsosuddenlypeeledaway,revealingsmallerandmoreagile Adjudicatorchs inside.
Usingmicro-thrusters,theycontinuedtoattempttopenetratetheshield'smicroscopicweakpointsfroxtrelytrickyangles.
“heyaretestingtheshield'scomprehensiveresponse,lookingforatrueweakness,” BaiCheng analyzedcalmly.“Resilienceerificationayer,preparetoetthe ruleresonance probe.”
Sureenough,thelightofthe nfinitemblemsonthetwoflagshipschanged,shiftingfromabrilliantpalewhitetoalow-frequency,almostinvisibledeeppurplewave.
hiswaveignoredthephysicalrefractionoftheouterlayerandpenetrateddirectlytowardthedeeperstructuresoftheshield.
hiswasexactlythe ruleresonance attackntionedintheolddata,whichattemptedtodilutethebondsoffaithandspirit.
hemontthedeeppurplewavetouchedtheinnerlayeroftheshield,thelightofthe oathofstarlight flowedoutfromthe bookofcommonality,perfectlyresonatingwiththe'Resilienceerification'pre-embeddedintheshield.
hatimprintoftheflaoffaith,burninginabsolutenothingness,wasactivated.
tdidnotcounterwithpowerfulforcebutratherwithaconstantposture—almostasifitsexistencewasinherentlyjustified—wrappingaroundanddigestingthepenetrating ruleresonance.
hedeeppurplewavefeltasifithadhitaninvisiblesoftwallcomposedofcountlesswarchoes.
ttriedtodissolveitbutfoundnopurchase;ittriedtoassimilateitbutwasinsteadinverselyperatedbyamorefundantalliferesonance.
hewavequicklyweakenedanddissipated.
nsidethecommandroomofthe Worldovernnt flagship,observationdatafluctuatedviolently.hehigh-rankingcommanderstaredatthefeedbackshowingruleinterferencewasineffectiveandthetarget'sfundantalstabilityhadnotdecreased.heredlightoftheelectroniceyesbeneathhistalmaskflashedurgently.
“heshieldstructure...containsvariablesunknowntothe ldbservers,”hemutteredtohimself,thengaveacoldcommand.
“Stopthepointlessprobing. Judgntegion sequencesoneandtwo,initiatethe PurificationProtocol preparationprocedures.”
“arget:Destroytheouterphysicalstructureandforceitscoretobeexposed.”
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