319: Chapter 307: Close Proximity (Five in One)_3 319: Chapter 307: Close Proximity (Five in One)_3 Rhein became more and more annoyed as he thought about it, proving the saying true: when one is down on their luck, nothing seems to go right.
The saying also applied to the Federation, which was already sorely hurt by the establishment of the Dark Star Empire and the failure of their expedition.
As a result, Chilami and the Mechanical Clan kept beating up on the Federation relentlessly.
Su Ming just listened to their discussion expressionlessly.
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Anfas Empire Main Star·Strategic Command Headquarters, within the central control room.
King Fakier sat alone in the command chair.
The virtual screens in front of him displayed grid communications images.
King Billco, Tangarlu Council President Geangga, and others from the Kingdom of Abayk called in through secure remote communications to have a meeting with King Fakier.
“What’s the situation now?
Didn’t the Imperial Army claim they were going to attack us in full force today?
Why is there still no movement?”
King Baisitan asked, very puzzled.
“They’re probably chickening out,”
Fakier replied with a cold laugh.
“Is that really the case?
Could there be some kind of conspiracy?”
King Billco asked, somewhat worried.
“What conspiracy could there be?
The scouts I sent have returned with concrete intelligence.
The troops of the Imperial Army are ready and prepared for war, but they’re still within the borders of the Crimson Country and haven’t started moving.
Even if they start now, who knows how long they’ll have to fly.”
Fakier addressed everyone directly.
“In that case, it seems the Imperial Army is being cautious!”
“It’s thanks to King Fakier personally holding the fort; that’s why they are so wary.”
Everyone began praising King Fakier.
Additionally, it’s worth mentioning that in this command center, only King Fakier, the supreme leader, remained; King Billco and the others had left long ago.
“Rest assured, everyone, with me here, the Imperial Army won’t advance another step,”
King Fakier said confidently.
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Imperial Court Academy·Starlight Sphere.
Nearly falling asleep from waiting—they had been waiting since morning and it was now past two in the afternoon—the battle still hadn’t started.
“Are we going to fight today, or what?
How long do we have to sit here?”
Zhang Yi, having just woken up, rubbed his eyes and spoke.
“Not sure, let’s wait a bit longer,”
Su Ming responded, able to remain calm.
“Don’t worry, although the Starlight Sphere is the best device for information transmission, due to the distance and concerns about interception by the Mechanical Clan, we are using an intermittent transmission method.
So even at the highest speed, there’s still over a three-hour delay!
And if something goes wrong in the middle, this delay could increase even more,”
Mia informed Su Ming and the others.
“Over three hours?
So the images we are seeing are from this morning?”
“Correct, the battle might have already started on their end; we just don’t know it yet.”
“Oh!”
Zhang Yi and others nodded blankly.
“Holy shit!
Look everyone!”
Suddenly, a student’s shocked voice rang out.
The sleepy crowd jolted awake, raised their heads, and looked.
In the outer space where the United Army’s vanguard fleet was located, ripples suddenly appeared and the space began twisting without warning.
In an instant, those ships and mechas exploded like fireworks.
Then, a massive red fortress, its head shaped like a drill, slowly emerged.
The entire exterior of the fortress was covered with layers of alloy armor, from which countless black barrels extended, along with numerous launch ports.
Around the Blood Ridge Fortress, a gigantic mechanical ring device with a diameter reaching tens of thousands of kilometers was also visible.
The entire gigantic mechanical ring burst into brilliant blue light, rapidly expanding the space.
Following that, a battleship over fifty kilometers long, shaped like a swordfish, with black armor painted with a crimson skull and a long gun barrel extending from the bow, full of numerous launch ports—the Akank and the Blood Shadow—emerged from the curvature ring.
Soon after, a vast fleet and dense swarms of mechas flew out.
At that moment, the troops of the Imperial Army suddenly appeared in the starry sky!
“Oh my god, look at the front lines, what’s going on!”
“Why did the Imperial Army suddenly appear?”
“I have no idea!”
Several students exclaimed.
Su Ming’s eyelids twitched, and he asked Mia,
“Teacher, what is that device?”
“It’s a curvature ring, specifically used for large-scale, long-distance combat jumps.
I didn’t expect they would bring it out.”
Mia looked at the curvature ring and frowned slightly.
“Teacher, what fortress is that?
It looks so imposing,”
Zhang Yi stuttered.
Mia glanced at the ring and explained to Su Ming and the others.
“That’s the Blood Ridge Fortress, the main weapon of the Dark Star Empire’s Third Legion, the Crimson Fangs.
This fortress is a top-tier strategic weapon, both within the Dark Star Empire and across the entire universe.”
After hearing Mia’s explanations, Su Ming frowned and said,
“Teacher, something’s not quite right.
They had this jump device and could have used many tactics, but the Imperial Army went straight for a face-to-face battle.
Doesn’t that mean jumping right into the Neutral Country’s pocket?”
“Their intention isn’t clear yet, but anyone with a brain wouldn’t make such a move.
So whoever did this is either a fool or has absolute confidence.”
Mia was also quite perplexed inside.