Chapter 313: I Think I've Discovered Something!

The Xingling xue zhe pointed at the screen, his voice trembling badly, "This... this signal is... the Star River Empire! It's the Star River Empire's identifier!" This name was like a thunderclap, exploding inside the starship.

The Star River Empire, a vast empire renowned for its formidable military power, spanning several star systems.

"My God! We've provoked this great power!" The Xingji Xiake couldn't help but swear.

The starship tracking the signal's source, like moths to a flame, traveled a certain distance before seeing a fleet that blotted out the sky, like steel behemoths, slowly approaching.

An oppressive atmosphere enveloped the entire planet, as if the apocalypse had arrived.

The Lan Xing merchant's eyes darted, and he immediately jumped out to begin his performance.

"It's over, it's over, we're done for! We're completely finished this time! The Star River Empire, that's the interstellar hegemon! With our tiny arms and legs, how can we fight them? Surrender early, hand over the device, and maybe we can still keep our lives!"

His words were like pouring oil on fire, instantly igniting the fear in everyone's hearts.

Some people began to echo him, and someone even started sneakily packing their bags, ready to run.

"Shut up!" Zhang Cheng roared with anger, interrupting the Lan Xing merchant's incitement, "We finally made it this far, how can we give up so easily! The Star Core Device concerns the safety of the entire interstellar, and it must absolutely not fall into the Star River Empire's hands!"

"Easy for you to say! If you're so tough, you go! Go die!" The Lan Xing merchant mocked sarcastically.

"Exactly! If we lose our lives, what's the point of talking about interstellar safety!" someone echoed.

Xingyun Zhizhe also stepped forward, firmly supporting Zhang Cheng: "Zhang Cheng is right, we can't back down! The Star River Empire may be powerful, but we're not easy to mess with either! As long as we unite as one, we will definitely find a way!"

"Heh, unite as one? I think your brains are broken! Going against the Star River Empire is simply throwing eggs at a rock!" The Lan Xing merchant continued to fan the flames.

He turned to those who were wavering and bewitched them: "Brothers, those who know the times are heroes! Following them will only lead to a dead end! Why don't we..."

"You motherfucker..." The Xingji Xiake couldn't hold back anymore, taking a step forward... The Xingji Xiake roared, like an enraged interstellar mammoth, grabbing the Lan Xing merchant by the collar and lifting him up like a little chick.

"Keep running your mouth, believe it or not I'll throw you into space to feed the aliens!" The Lan Xing merchant's face turned deathly pale, his legs flailing wildly, like a duck pinched by the neck, not daring to make another sound.

Seeing the Xiake act so decisively, the originally wavering hearts of the crowd gradually settled down.

At a life-and-death moment, rather than infighting, it was better to unite against the outside.

"Everyone, don't panic!" Zhang Cheng's voice was steady and powerful, "Xingyun Zhizhe, activate the defense system! Guangming Shizhe, prepare medical support! Xingji Xiake, suppress with firepower! Everyone else, to your stations!"

The Star River Empire's fleet, like steel behemoths, slowly approached, cannons roaring, deafeningly loud.

Various high-tech weapons rained down like a downpour, and the planet's surface instantly erupted with fire reaching to the sky.

The starship captain commanded the defense system to resist with full force, the Energy Shield flickering with dazzling light, withstanding the fierce attacks.

"Holy crap! This firepower is way too insane!" The Xingji Xiake operated the weapon system while unable to stop himself from complaining, "This is simply a dimensional strike!"

"Hold on!" Zhang Cheng stared closely at the data on the screen, "Our defense system can still hold for a while!"

However, the Star River Empire's attacks grew stronger with each wave, the Energy Shield began to show cracks, and the defense system gradually buckled under the load.

Alarm sounds rose and fell one after another, red warning lights flashed incessantly, and the atmosphere was tense to the extreme.

Just at this critical moment, the Xingling xue zhe suddenly exclaimed, "Wait! I think I've discovered something!" He pointed at a piece of data on the screen, his tone urgent, "This fluctuation... this frequency... could it be..."

"What is it?!" Zhang Cheng grabbed the Xingling xue zhe's shoulder and asked urgently.

The Xingling xue zhe took a deep breath and said word by word, "It's... the Star Core Device's resonance frequency!" He suddenly looked up, staring at Zhang Cheng with burning eyes, "Perhaps... we can use this frequency..."

The Xingling xue zhe's words were like a bolt of lightning, piercing through the gloom shrouding everyone's hearts.

Use the Star Core Device's resonance frequency?

It sounded like nonsense, yet also like a lifeline grabbed in a desperate situation.

"Explain clearly, bro, stop being mysterious!" The Xingji Xiake stomped his feet in anxiety, but his hands operating the weapons didn't pause for a moment, like a multi-threaded super CPU.

The Xingling xue zhe quickly explained, "The Star Core Device's resonance frequency can resonate with the planet's special magnetic field, amplifying energy and forming a powerful shield!"

"Wow! That amazing?!" The Xingji Xiake's eyes lit up, "Then what are we waiting for, get it going!"

"Theoretically feasible," Xingyun Zhizhe frowned deeply, "but it requires precise calculation. The slightest deviation and we're done for."

Time was pressing, allowing no hesitation.

Xingyun Zhizhe immediately began performing complex calculations, his fingers flying across the console, as if playing a life-and-death piano piece.

Guangming Shizhe assisted on the side, the tense atmosphere causing fine beads of sweat to seep from her forehead.

"Done!" Xingyun Zhizhe slammed the table, "Prepare to activate!"

Everyone held their breath, watching the Star Core Device emit dazzling light, the planet's magnetic field also changing accordingly, and a massive Energy Shield slowly forming, enveloping the entire planet.

"Boom!" The Star River Empire's fleet launched its most ferocious round of attacks, cannon fire crashing onto the Energy Shield like a meteor shower.

The shield shook violently, but ultimately held!

Inside the imperial fleet's command room, it was a clamor.

"What's going on? How did their defense system suddenly become so strong?"

"Report! A powerful energy fluctuation has been detected, unable to analyze!"

"Could they..."

The Xingling xue zhe pressed his advantage, continuing to study the Star Core Device, when suddenly his eyes lit up: "I can also jam their communication system!"

Jamming successful! The imperial fleet's internal communications were severed, instantly thrown into chaos.

"What's going on? I can't hear the command center anymore!"

"We're surrounded! Requesting support!"

Zhang Cheng seized the opportunity and decisively ordered a counterattack.

The Xingji Xiake excitedly roared, "Brothers, grab your weapons! Let's get them!"

The counterattack went exceptionally smoothly, inflicting no small losses on the imperial fleet.

Just as everyone was cheering and jumping for joy, Guangming Shizhe suddenly changed expression and charged toward the battlefield... Guangming Shizhe was like a white bolt of lightning, weaving through the artillery-filled battlefield.

Her slender figure looked especially fragile amidst the explosive firelight, yet was full of power.

"Damn! Girl, what are you doing? Come back! This is no joke!" The Xingji Xiake watched with his heart in his throat, almost snapping the control stick.

Guangming Shizhe completely disregarded the danger, nimbly dodging energy beams and flying debris, arriving beside a wounded soldier.

She gently treated his wounds, her movements soft, as if cradling a precious work of art.

"Steady, brother, you'll be fine!" Her voice was as warm as a spring breeze, soothing the fear in the warrior's heart.

This scene deeply moved the other warriors; their eyes blazed with fighting spirit, morale soared, and their attacks grew even fiercer.

"For the Guangming Shizhe! For victory!" they shouted, as if possessed of boundless strength.

Though the imperial fleet had suffered losses, it quickly adjusted its formation.

"Report! The enemy has a special individual with healing abilities who is interfering with our operations!" "Dispatch the God-Slayer Squad! Eliminate her at all costs!"

The words had barely faded when several small warships detached from the main fleet and sped toward the planet's surface.

The warriors who emerged from them wore black battle armor and radiated a suffocating aura of oppression.

Their eyes were cold, like envoys from hell.

"Fuck! What the hell are these things?!" Xingji Xiake couldn't help but swear.

These warriors' strength far exceeded the previous enemies; wherever they went, it was an absolute overwhelming force, breaking through the defensive lines as effortlessly as slicing through melons and vegetables.

"This is bad! Their target is the Guangming Shizhe!" Zhang Cheng's expression darkened, a sense of foreboding surging in his heart.

"Everyone, protect the Guangming Shizhe with everything you've got!"

However, these black-armored warriors moved with astonishing speed, breaking through layer after layer of defenses in the blink of an eye and closing in on the Guangming Shizhe.

"Protect the Envoy!" Xingji Xiake roared, brandishing his weapon as he charged forward.

"You overestimate yourself." The lead black-armored warrior sneered coldly, his blade flashing with a cold gleam... Xingji Xiake felt his vision blur, and then, he knew nothing more.

"Xiake!" Zhang Cheng's eyes split with rage as he roared, "Everyone, retreat! Now!"

"Heh," the black-armored warrior's voice was bone-chillingly cold, "Now you want to leave? Too late."