Kepler Star Sector, outside the star system Kepler.
A huge fleet was lying there.
The cannons of all the warships were charged, and they were waiting for their prey to enter the net.
Suddenly, the void contracted, and a large number of fleets exited from the hyperdrive state, appearing two thousand AU away from this fleet that had been waiting there.
"Leader, the enemy fleet has exited the hyperdrive state, and it's exactly as Number Eight reported!"
"Hmm, can you identify the location of Rhine?"
"Yes, it's already marked in the tactical video!"
"Order the fleet to start attacking. At the same time, tell all the fleets to avoid the marked positions. I want Leyles and the other two alive!"
"Yes, leader!"
Countless firepower was instantly poured into the formation of the dynasty fleet, and the entire dynasty fleet was in chaos.
Fortunately, the Federation had limited the general cannons of the warships given to Lance. Although they could still use various space-type attacks, their range and power had been weakened.
Moreover, the Federation had also completely locked down the large-scale space tearing mode.
Otherwise, the three starfield fleets would have collapsed in a single wave.
The bridge of the flagship Rhine was in chaos.
"What's going on?"
Leyles roared at Siwitt anxiously as he looked out the porthole at the scene of blinding white light flashing everywhere.
"Commander, the enemy has set up a hyperdrive blocking device, and the fleet was forced to exit the hyperdrive state one light year away from Planet Rabi."
"Not only that, the enemy has also set up an ambush here. A large number of unknown fleets were discovered two thousand AU away from us. There are no matches in the database, but with this scale, it's definitely not the Pirate Alliance!"
"Report, according to preliminary estimates, we lost 1.2 billion warships in that wave of attack just now!"
Just as Siwitt was reporting to Leyles, the latest report came from the bridge command team, causing Leyles and the other two to widen their eyes.
1.2 billion warships were gone just like that?
"Siwitt, you bastard, didn't you do any reconnaissance before attacking?"
Siwitt was dumbfounded!
He had repeatedly requested to send out a small fleet to scout ahead and open up a path, with the main fleet following behind.
It was the three of you idiots who said that there was no need to go through so much trouble and that you could just swagger over.
Now that there was a problem, instead of thinking about how to resolve the situation, he was thinking of shifting the blame?
"Commander, now is not the time to talk about this. If we don't think of a way to break out of this situation, we will all die here!"
"Then why aren't you thinking of a way?"
Sewitt was in a bad mood.
I'm just the captain of a flagship, alright? I'm not the commander of a fleet. What do you mean I should hurry and think of a solution?
However, since the other party had said so, he might as well give it a try.
After all, there were still over 280 warships in the fleet. Siwitt couldn't bear to see so many soldiers get wiped out here!
"Order all fleets to use the super gravity cannons and attack the middle area between us and the enemy!"
"Yes, Captain!"
"That's right, Sewitt. You better do your job well, or I'll teach you a lesson after this!"
While Sewitt was giving orders, Rayles was still roaring behind him.
However, Siwitt didn't have the time to pay attention to him. Instead, he focused on the tactical projection in front of him.
A distance of 2 AU …
For the Empire's fleet, this was a number that made them feel despair.
Even the Empire's most elite warship, the Imperial Guard Fleet, had a maximum shooting range of only 1.5 AU. As for the fleet he was currently commanding …
The shooting range was only 1 AU!
Although the difference was only 1 AU, in an interstellar war, it was an absolutely fatal difference.
Perhaps, if other people were commanding, they would choose to escape immediately, or rush forward at full speed like a boorish man, desperately trying to close the distance.
However, Siwitt knew that these were useless.
Since the other party had set up an ambush, they must have prepared a hyperdrive to interfere. Therefore, there was no point in escaping.
As for rushing forward directly?
With a distance of 2 AU, based on the other party's firepower, they would most likely lose 70 to 80 percent of their warships before they could reach their shooting range.
Then, there was only one way left. The way that worked in theory but had never been tested in practice.
If there was a choice, Siwitt would definitely not use this method. However, there was no other choice now …
28.8 billion warships, according to Siwitt's order, released all the firepower on their respective warships at the same time.
The concentrated space-type attacks directly affected the center of the two fleets. The space in the entire area was instantly torn apart and caused a large number of chain reactions.
Siwitt, who saw this scene, clenched his fists tightly in the bridge.
"The gamble paid off!"
Whether it was space-tearing, space-piercing, or other types of attacks, their essence was to destroy space to achieve the goal of destroying the other party's warships.
After all, space was the cornerstone of the existence of all things. If the space you were in was destroyed, then you, who existed in that space, would naturally not be spared.
Of course, the universe had a very strong self-healing ability. Damaged space would be repaired in an extremely short period of time, and it was impossible to cause permanent damage to space.
It was like the self-healing of human skin after being cut.
Under normal circumstances, this was indeed the case!
However, there was another abnormal situation, and that was …
The damage caused to space was too great, causing it to need more time to repair itself. As a result, the damage caused by the space-type attacks could last longer.
And this … was Siwitt's goal.
Although space-type attacks could directly affect the target regardless of distance, the prerequisite was that the space between you and the target was in a normal state.
However, if the space between you and the target was damaged, then you would not be able to directly use space-type attacks on the target.
To put it bluntly, space-type attacks could only be used through a medium to affect the target, and this medium was space itself!
When space itself could no longer be used as a medium to transmit your attack, you would not be able to use space-type attacks to directly attack.
Of course, this was the same for both sides!
The only difference was that Lance's attack was limited, and Siwitt, who could not attack due to his insufficient range, could use this opportunity to close the distance between them!
This method only worked in theory, but no one had ever used it in practice.
Thus, Siwitt took a gamble. Fortunately, he made the right bet.
After obtaining a short respite, Siwitt did not hesitate and immediately ordered the fleet to move at full speed to close the distance between them and recharge the ship's cannons again …
Prepare for the second wave of concentrated fire!