Pleiades Star Domain Defense Line, at the 55th stronghold. Intense spatial fluctuations appeared, and soon, a familiar scene unfolded before the stronghold’s observers. A massive Gold Battle Star encased in a crystal core, along with a powerful fleet, appeared one light year from the stronghold. "Is it another illusion?" The stronghold’s soldiers were not as panicked as other strongholds, having already seen through nineteen Gravity Illusions in the past. The enemy’s attack force seemed formidable but was merely a few unmanned warships accompanied by a Gravity Illusion Maker. The stronghold leader, Reya, ordered, "All hands on deck, launch the reconnaissance device." This reconnaissance device had been recently delivered; once launched at the target, it could discern the Gravity Illusion. If it was only a Gravity Illusion, Reya did not want to engage in large-scale conflict, wasting resources. The reconnaissance device was loaded into a small warp transport device and launched one light year away. The reconnaissance device hadn’t left the warp bubble when the bubble was disrupted by an interference device, causing the device to explode in the space distortion. After launching several reconnaissance devices, Reya understood the truth, shouting, "This is no illusion; it’s the real enemy troops!" Reya panicked, knowing the enemy’s main fleet could not be resisted by such a small stronghold. He immediately reported the situation to Qing Gu, "Sir, this is the 55th stronghold, and we’ve detected enemy main forces, not just Gravity Illusions!" "Are you really sure it’s a Battle Star, not a regular planet?" Qing Gu feared the enemy might have upgraded their disguise technology; last time, they used an entire barren planet as camouflage. "Well..." Reya hesitated, but then he saw the stronghold’s outpost in space explode due to Fast Particle weapon attacks! Subsequently, numerous spatial fluctuations emerged, with many warp weapons firing at them. The Fast Particle Cannon barrels on the Battle Star aimed towards the stronghold’s direction. "I’m sure!" This was Reya’s final communication before he was shot into microscopic particles by the Fast Particle Torrent in the next second! "Finally appeared!" Qing Gu was not surprised that a stronghold was taken out. She immediately ordered, "Elite fleet depart, enemies are at the 55th stronghold!" "Roger!" Those Level 9 warp speed battle ships immediately mobilized, carrying the Planet Disintegrator, heading to the 55th stronghold. "Stronghold has been taken!" Meng Hai commanded, "Continue advancing!" They began to advance towards the first Star System, which was not part of Pleiades’ territory but of an Affiliated Civilization’s territory. As soon as Blue Star Civilization’s main fleet arrived, the Affiliated Civilization immediately declared unconditional surrender. They were well aware that resistance would only lead to a quicker death; in a conflict with a Level 3.5 civilization, a Second-level civilization didn’t even qualify as cannon fodder. Meng Hai’s forces continued to advance, capturing three Star Systems within two months. Finally, they arrived at Pleiades’ actual territory, where they encountered formidable resistance. "The enemy’s space outpost firepower is strong, capable of generating powerful gravity fields, our fleet can’t advance!" The forward battleship captain reported. "Gravity lock, Gold Battle Star, advance!" Meng Hai directly ordered the Gold Battle Star to activate the Planet Destruction Cannon, resolve the target with one shot. No matter how strong the enemy’s space outpost was, it couldn’t withstand this level of attack, and it was directly obliterated. The Blue Star Civilization fleet officially penetrated into Pleiades’ territory! This news startled the high-ranking officials of the Pleiades civilization. Jiang Gu inquired, "How soon is the interception team arriving?" "They’ve already arrived!" Qing Gu responded, "I’ve sent people to cut off their retreat, now they’re isolated deep within, returning is impossible!" "Then we can annihilate their main fleet entirely." For her strategy, sacrificing one or two Star Systems was worth it. The other governors did not oppose, although the sacrifice might involve billions of civilians, for them, it was only a matter of time, and such a population could quickly recover. When the Gold Battle Star led the fleet to conquer the second Star System within Pleiades’ territory, Qing Gu’s personally commanded flagship fleet finally arrived. A Level 9 warp speed warship first appeared in the occupied rear area of Blue Star Civilization, where the temporary space outpost had just erected a shield but was torn to pieces by a single shot from the Gravity Cannon! Subsequently, several warships stationed here severed Meng Hai and others’ reinforcements. Afterward, the Gold Battle Star also encountered the enemy. Follow current novels on noᴠelfire.net Three Level 9 warp speed warships blocked their path. "Attack!" Meng Hai tried engaging the opponent, launching their Fast Particle weapons, warp weapons, and gravity weapons simultaneously. Faced with these attacks, the opponent’s Level 9 warp speed warship first activated the Fast Particle Shield, followed by generating a stable gravity field around the warship, causing gravity bombs to explode prematurely before entering the gravity field, effectively working as a gravity protection shield. "Gravity Cannon!" Meng Hai also activated the Gold Battle Star’s Gravity Cannon, its firing rocked the gravity field, potentially destroying this gravity shield. But even with the subsequent power, they couldn’t destroy these Level 9 warp speed warships. "We need to coordinate the Gravity Cannon and other weapons to destroy it!" The subordinates suggested. "I’m afraid there’s no chance for that!" Meng Hai assessed, as the enemy’s attack had already commenced. They also possessed Fast Particle weapons, gravity weapons, and Gravity Cannons, wielding even greater power. An eighth-level warp speed warship couldn’t defend well, being destroyed in its first engagement! Meng Hai decisively declared, "Abandon the attack, focus on defense, evacuate the battlefield!" Their aim wasn’t to annihilate the enemy, and they lacked the capability to do so. Therefore, all warships abandoned their offensive, switched to comprehensive defense, while accelerating engines to escape into space, hiding behind planets, using them as shields against attacks. "Still running, just blow it up!" Qing Gu ordered, and the planet used as a shield was blasted into gas! "Use the Planet Disintegrator!" The Planet Disintegrator passed through hyperspace leap, appearing instantaneously before the Gold Battle Star. But before it emerged from hyperspace, a strong gravitational wave impact disturbed the hyperspace channel’s stability, causing the Planet Disintegrator to be ripped apart by the forces within the hyperspace disturbance! "The Planet Disintegrator crashed within the hyperspace channel and lost contact!" This news caused Qing Gu to furrow her brow, "Has Blue Star Civilization found a defense against the Planet Disintegrator?" "This makes things difficult, other warships are manageable, but the Gold Battle Star’s defense is too strong, truly hard to destroy in a short time." Qing Gu mused, knowing they possessed more than one Planet Disintegrator. To destroy the Gold Battle Star, they must first dismantle its gravity defense system. "Continue firing!" Regardless, even in the face of their flagship fleet, the Gold Battle Star couldn’t gain any advantage, those seventh and eighth-level warp speed warships were entirely outmatched. "It’s time, attack!" Meanwhile, He Xingzhou finally issued the offensive directive to Blue Star Civilization’s three main fleets. "Biological Fleet, attack!" Led by Qin Yi, the Biological Fleet launched the first assault, masquerading as Zerg, rushing towards Pleiades’ territory. Due to the war on the frontline, this area had relatively weak defenses. Seeing the Biological Battleships instantly alarmed the local commander, "Zerg, the Zerg are attacking, we’re doomed, why at this moment!" "With Constant Star Devourers, run, quickly run!" Seeing Star Devourer-level Biological Battleships, they had no intention of resisting and fled in droves. Qin Yi captured the region almost without bloodshed. "Fire!" Elsewhere, Qiu Hong ordered to fire, and the Fast Particle and warp weapons directly obliterated a stronghold, entering Pleiades’ territory. "Kill, kill, kill!" Huang Sheng also led Blue Star Civilization’s second Battle Star, Water Battle Star, into battle.