Wasteland's Only King - Chapter 337 - 79: The War Begins! The Small Shock of 200 Fortresses! And a Second Wave?
“Our six group armies will attack simultaneously.”
“Victory depends on individual skills.”
“This way, we can maximize the efficiency of the war and minimize the time needed.”
The elder with white hair slowly opened his mouth.
He was the leader of the Third Group Army and also the senior-most among the six.
“Ha—”
Upon hearing this, a woman sneered coldly.
“Depend on individual skills?”
“Very well!”
After saying this, the woman’s figure faded and vanished.
The remaining five did not speak again, and tacitly shuttled away, returning to the core fortresses of their respective group armies.
Afterwards.
Orders and communications were sent throughout.
The seven group armies of the Serenity Civilization, with thousands of war fortresses and countless warships, all became busy with action…
In contrast.
The Dawn Fortress, quietly stationed in the dark void of the starry sky, remained very calm.
…
…
In a flash.
Three hours passed.
The Dawn Fortress was surrounded on all sides by fortress battleships.
Countless cannons were aimed at the fortress.
Boom—!
Rumble—!
As if well-rehearsed in advance.
All the cannon barrels spewed out intense streams of energy simultaneously, whistling toward the Dawn Fortress!
In an instant.
The solitary Dawn Fortress was engulfed in an endless radiance.
But…
As the radiance dispersed, everything remained unchanged.
The Dawn Fortress sustained no damage.
Buzz—
A faint, nearly transparent energy film completely enveloped the fortress and the vast starry sky around it.
All the energy bombardments failed to break through this film, not even leaving a crack.
“Hmm?”
“Not only does it have anti-detection modules, but such a high-level energy barrier?”
In the V-701 fortress of the Seventh Group Army to the southeast, Tolin McKinley watched this scene with even more astonishment.
“Continue!”
Lord Laine’s command echoed in the cabin.
Tolin McKinley, without any hesitation, issued the orders.
But…
Buzz—!
Buzz Buzz—!
Suddenly.
Just before the next round of energy bombardments began.
The faint film covering the Dawn Fortress began to ripple.
Swish—!
In a glance.
Even Tolin McKinley, a Tier Nineteen Evolver, did not see clearly what had happened.
In the starry space surrounding the Dawn Fortress, fortresses and warships appeared out of nowhere.
“Here they come?”
Tolin McKinley subconsciously felt a sense of delight.
The bombardments from the seven group armies were never intended to destroy the Dawn Fortress directly, but to force the opponent to emerge from their ’shell’.
Now?
Just as the first round of bombardment ended, the opponent seemed unable to withstand it and actively surfaced.
“Hmm?!”
“No, something’s wrong…”
The delight on Tolin McKinley’s face abruptly froze.
Because—
He only now realized the number of fortresses and warships that had suddenly appeared in the starry sky!
“One, two, three, four…”
“No, no!”
At this moment, Tolin McKinley even doubted his own eyes!
Heavens!
A perfect 200 super large interstellar war fortresses appeared out of nowhere in the starry sky!
200!
This was the entire asset of the Serenity Civilization!
In comparison.
Even the thousands of large interstellar battleships and hundreds of thousands of unmanned mechas near those 200 super large fortresses seemed somewhat overshadowed.
Boom—
Rumble—!
After revealing themselves, the fortress battleships of the Dawn Fortress wasted no time.
Countless energy beams whizzed out.
Bam—!
In complete surprise.
The fortress battleships of the Serenity Civilization suffered significant losses in this round of attacks!
Even the V-701 super large fortress where Tolin McKinley resided took a direct hit from the main energy cannon of a super large fortress.
Despite the fortress autonomously activating its energy defense barrier, the entire fortress shook violently.
Crash—
Clatter—
In the command cabin, the deputy commanders and crew sitting at the console were tossed around, stumbling incessantly…
“Damn it!”
Tolin McKinley was both shocked and angry.
While cursing, a sense of fear rose within him.
“Careless, didn’t dodge!”
At the moment the opponent began to fire, he was still in a stupor from the shock brought by the ’200 fortresses’.
So much so that…
He even lost the basic command in war!
Of course.
Judging from the damage to the fortress battleships of the Serenity Civilization, it seemed that not only Tolin McKinley was shocked into forgetting to issue commands.
Even the fortress battleships of the First Group Army, where Laine was located, took several solid hits…
However.
To be fair.
The aim of the fortress battleships from the Dawn Fortress seemed somewhat lackluster.
It seemed that they relied entirely on the built-in artificial intelligence of the fortress, rather than the intervention of the commanders.
One must know.
Even the simplest energy bombardment in a Star River war involves many intricacies.
Any fortress battleship has extremely high maneuverability and short-distance warp capability, and all these issues need to be considered during bombardment.
A truly brilliant commander often targets not the enemy warship itself, but the anticipated starry space coordinates where the enemy might appear!
“Counterattack!”
“Full counterattack!”
The voice of Lord Laine sounded again in the communication.
Compared to before.
This time, the voice was noticeably less steady.
Evidently.
The 200 super large fortresses had also made a significant impact on Laine as the lord.
In the starry sky.
The fortress battleships of the Dawn Fortress did not retreat after a round of bombardment.
On the contrary.
They advanced toward the Serenia Corps in all directions in a specific formation, whistling.
