Chapter 540: Chapter 323: Is the Level 3 Civilization Going to Intervene? Newest update provided by novel⟡fire.net Each captain is calling for help, what can Dong Zhen do? He also wants to fight back, wants to defend, but he can’t! By the time their attack hits the enemy, who knows how many times they’ll have died! “Retreat, retreat, everyone retreat!” Dong Zhen hurriedly ordered, “Don’t just use the energy shield for defense, use subatomic rays and destruction death light to annihilate these fast particles for defense!” “Quick, retreat!” The captains executed the order while using attack weapons for defense, Subatomic particle beams and antimatter clusters collided with fast particles, weakening their power, suddenly reducing the defense pressure by a lot. But even so, it’s just a stopgap measure, they are still under attack. In this state, they can’t enter warp speed travel, and their energy consumption is enormous. If this drags on, they’ll still be hit by the enemy. A bizarre situation emerged at the battlefield within the Proxima Centauri Star System. The originally aggressive Pleiades Fleet was about to approach Proxima Centauri c, but was forced back by warp-speed battleships numbering only a quarter of their own, fleeing in panic! “Not good, we can’t hold on anymore!” One of the warp-speed battleships was penetrated through the antimatter reactor due to poor initial defense, exploding in self-annihilation, disappearing without a trace! In less than ten minutes, a warp-speed battleship built with vast resources and effort was destroyed. Dong Zhen’s heart bled, but this was just the beginning! “Damn it!” Dong Zhen cursed angrily, “It must be the Pleiades that gave them new technology! Otherwise, we wouldn’t be losing!” “Sir, we can’t continue . They are still pursuing, and our energy is being rapidly consumed. This is their star system, they have antimatter refineries to replenish energy, we do not! We’ll get drained to death sooner or later!” a subordinate reminded. “Sir, request support!” everyone pleaded. Dong Zhen hesitated for a moment and said solemnly, “I’ll try.” He knew that by this time, only the Pleiades Civilization could support them, and Star Domain-level warships could bring quick reinforcement. However, once it involved Star Domain-level warships, it would mean Level 3 Civilization at war, and the conflict would escalate rapidly! Such a consequence might be unacceptable to the governors. He opened the Subspace Communicator to contact the governors. “Zi Gu, the battle is not going well.” Before Dong Zhen finished, Zi Gu said, “I already know, the Blue Star Civilization has fast particle weapons, and you don’t have a countermeasure.” “Yes.” Dong Zhen had to admit, he said, “We’re being kited by them; in close quarters, they are no match for us, but at long-range, their fast particle weapons are faster!” “In a controlled scenario, we’re mere targets with no room to retaliate.” “If this continues, we will be wiped out!” “Requesting support from the main civilization!” Zi Gu was silent for a moment. The Pleiades Civilization was unwilling to escalate the war to Level 3 Civilization. If it were anyone else, she would have flatly refused. Warp-speed battleships, the Pleiades Civilization could afford to lose. They have over a hundred star systems and dozens of affiliated civilizations, and can quickly produce more. But the commander leading this fleet, Dong Zhen, had another identity, her husband. “We need to discuss this.” Zi Gu said. Dong Zhen kept the communication channel open, anxiously waiting. Pleiades Fleet’s captains and military experts were trying every possible way to counter the Blue Star Civilization’s fast particle weapons, but with little success. Now they could only attempt to annihilate the fast particle clusters by dumping antimatter. The energy was consistently over-consumed, and the pressure was immense. “Our energy isn’t enough either.” On the Blue Star Civilization’s warships, the captains were also changing tactics. He Xingzhou said, “Maintain kite distance, use intermittent attacks, the transport ships have already deployed to supply you with enough antimatter!” “Received!” The captains began altering attack methods, ditching continuous attacks for blitz attacks. The targets were not fixed on any single warship, as fast particle weapons were in their range everywhere. This way, energy consumption was reduced by more than half, but the attack effectiveness did not weaken. Because Pleiades Fleet’s captains did not know when or whom the Blue Star Civilization would attack. The trait of nearly instant attack by fast particle weapons made them too hesitant to lower their energy shields or stop the high-power operation of the antimatter reactors. “Despicable, treacherous!” Some cursed incessantly, but they couldn’t figure out a solution. If they tried to save energy by turning off the energy shields, they would be destroyed immediately, and the initiative of the war was entirely in the hands of the opponent. “Nobles of the main civilization, please decide quickly! We can’t let the Blue Star Civilization develop any longer; otherwise, we’ll all be eliminated eventually!” the captains lamented. The Pleiades Civilization, seven governors began discussing the issue. “If we don’t send aid, Dong Zhen’s fleet will be annihilated!” Zi Gu emphasized, “It is our repeated engagements with the Blue Star Civilization that gave them more and more experience, becoming a major threat in just a few hundred years!” “Zi Gu, this is a matter relating to the future of civilization; don’t let your personal relationship affect your judgment because Dong Zhen is your husband.” Jiang Gu reminded. Qing Gu spoke slowly, “It’s not that we allowed the Blue Star Civilization to grow, but because they were earlier protected by the Black Sea Civilization and later by the Pleiades.” “Once we deploy the Star Domain-level fleet, a Level 3 Civilization war will be unavoidable.”