The Seventh Base

Capítulo 1239: Chapter 282: Silencing Witnesses

In space, the Holy Light Fleet traversed forward, having shaken off the O’Brian Republic Fleet, but they paid a significant price for it.

Now, the Holy Light Fleet only had three advanced battleships left, each with varying degrees of damage. The remaining fifty-six starships, half of which had lost their combat power, with most of the rest also heavily damaged.

This church’s main fleet had only one-tenth or one-fifth of its combat power remaining.

In the command room of the main ship, the Holy Light, the Commander was convening other church fleets that had escaped to rendezvous.

In this war, the church was not the main force, it was led by the Kales Empire, but they also dispatched considerable power. According to the agreement between both sides, after the war, they would also gain significant interests.

However, the failure of this battle made them extremely passive. Only a small part of the fleet managed to safely withdraw from the battlefield; most of the fleet was buried in the outer space battleground of Chloe Star and during the pursuit.

They managed to escape due to the strength of the Holy Light Main Ship, which fought a bloody path through, but the Holy Light Main Ship also paid a considerable price for it.

In the command room, the Red-clothed Archbishop looked at the screens displaying images from different locations, which were of their still surviving warships.

This war ended in a crushing defeat, and they didn’t know how to explain it when they returned.

“The Kales Empire suffered a major setback this time; it may be difficult for them to organize a force of this scale to launch an attack again anytime soon,” said the Red-clothed Archbishop. Capturing the main star is very challenging. The space base surrounding the main star is equipped with strong military force, prepared for war.

This battle of forces hindered the Kales Empire, and they might not dare to initiate such large-scale actions again in the short term.

“Although we did not capture Chloe Star, the O’Brian Republic also suffered significant losses in this war, not appearing as victorious as it seems on the surface,” the Commander said. “First, the space base on Chloe Star is paralyzed. Next, they need to deploy a large military force to guard Chloe Star. Until the space base is repaired, they won’t dare to act rashly. Repairing the space base requires a lot of manpower and material resources and cannot be completed in a short time.”

“Secondly, internal strife has already occurred on the various major planets of the O’Brian Republic. It’s easy for chaos to arise, but it’s difficult to restore order. Furthermore, during wartime, the republic has no ability to control all the planets. The tail is too large to be governed; in times of prosperity, there is order, but in times of chaos, no one follows orders.”

“Therefore, this is still our opportunity.”

“However, it seems that there is another force taking advantage of the confusion. If we don’t expose this force, it will still be a hidden threat in the future.”

“Do you think it could be a force from the Emperor River?” asked the Red-clothed Archbishop.

“Over by the Emperor River, the Lin family, and Saint Tiya Star look down upon these remote planets, so it shouldn’t be them. Those taking advantage of the situation seem more like a rising force accumulating power. You know what happened previously on Asgard Planet, Archbishop. Could it be Gaia?”

“Gaia!” The Red-clothed Archbishop frowned. “Gaia left the Abyss only a few years ago and shouldn’t have developed a fleet yet. The Abyss is too far from here; Lin Shou’s character doesn’t suit such actions. If it were the forces controlled by the Star Ring, but Star Ring withdrew from Asgard, in reality, only the Star Ring itself is truly powerful. Even if they have hidden starships, they shouldn’t have an entire fleet.”

The Red-clothed Archbishop’s expression turned icy. If it were some force within the O’Brian Republic Star Domain, how dare they have the audacity to impersonate the church’s forces and act?

“No matter who it is, we should quickly regroup with our fleet to avoid being captured by them,” continued the Red-clothed Archbishop. Right now, they were in the open, while the enemy was in the shadows.

At this moment, an alarm suddenly blared in the command room.

“Captain, we have detected another fleet.”

The Commander and the Red-clothed Archbishop’s pupils contracted as they stared ahead.

“They have locked onto us.”

“Identify them,” the Commander ordered.

“Found them.”

On the screen, two fleets appeared in different directions, locking onto their position.

When they saw the leading starship among them, their faces turned extremely grim.

“It’s the starship we lost in Asgard, Gaia and the Star Ring members…” the Commander said coldly, and the Red-clothed Archbishop’s face also turned extremely grim.

Back in Asgard, when they pursued the Star Ring, the pursuing starship encountered a Destroyer level figure, and the starship disappeared, causing the death of a Red-clothed Archbishop.

Now, the missing starship from that time had reappeared right in front of them.

Their warship was about to open fire on them.

The piercing alarm sounded.

“They’re charging for an attack…”

“Activate the Holy Light Shield,” the Commander said coldly. The shield on the Holy Light Warship was called the Holy Light Shield, and it had very strong defensive capabilities. Their ability to retreat safely relied heavily on the Holy Light Shield.

“How did they find us…” the Red-clothed Archbishop said in an extremely cold voice. After evading the O’Brian Republic fleet’s pursuit, they had already moved into the depths of space, making it nearly impossible to be tracked.

Yet under these circumstances, the enemy suddenly appeared and locked onto them to attack.

This made them feel like the opponent had been watching them the entire time.

How was this accomplished?

In the boundless space, beams of destructive energy light pierced through the void, shooting towards their fleet.

“Activate the protective shield, leave at full speed,” the Commander ordered, not daring to linger in battle.

If it were in its prime, the Holy Light Fleet could easily crush the opposing fleet, but now the combat power of the Holy Light Fleet was reduced to only a tenth, while the opposing fleet seemed intact.

In such a situation, lingering in battle would be disastrous for them.

The destructive energy beams descended, instantly penetrating several warships that could not withstand them, causing them to explode in space, bursting forth with brilliant sparks, yet still insignificant in the vast expanse of space.

“Concentrate all firepower, lock onto the main ship of the opposing side for attack.”

Plunder, Xu Mo ordered a lock on the Holy Light Battleship.

In the next moment, the imposing fleet simultaneously launched their attack, resplendent energy beams submerged this section of space.

The entire Holy Light Battleship flowed with incomparably brilliant light, accelerating to its extreme, many attacks fell aside without hitting, but because all warships concentrated on locking and attacking, the destructive beams continued to fall, repeatedly bombarding the Holy Light Battleship, pushing the Holy Light Shield to the brink of collapse.

“Bastard…”

The Red-clothed Archbishop cursed angrily, his body swaying with the warship, and the Holy Light Main Ship had already been weakened too much from being pursued by the O’Brian Republic Fleet, with the shield’s energy far from sufficient.

“All fleet units, listen to my orders, concentrate all attacks on the main ship I am locking onto,” the Commander’s voice carried a cold tone, preparing to gather the fleet’s remaining energy to destroy the opposing main ship Plunder.

He had already noticed that the opposing side had only two main ships, Plunder and Chiyou, and outside these two main ships, other warships posed limited threats.

“All warships, initiate attack, replace defense with offense, and activate shields,”

Xu Mo ordered.

For a moment, both fleets suddenly fired simultaneously, and this sector of space was flooded with destructive attacks. A beam of extreme brilliance penetrated the space, erupting from the Holy Light Main Ship, targeting the Plunder Battleship.

But the Plunder Battleship was also an advanced battleship of the Church, and the attacks of both sides collided in space, the intense light blinding.

Only to see that on the Church’s fleet’s side, warships were successively exploding.

On the Plunder Battleship, equally numerous attacks fell, hitting the Plunder Battleship’s shield, causing its shield energy to rapidly deplete and shake violently.

“Continue the attack,” the Holy Light Battleship Commander said coldly, but at this moment, they saw several more warships appear on the screen. Those warships seemed to have been hidden behind the opposing main fleet, only appearing now, having all suffered varying degrees of damage, yet still possessing the capability to launch attacks.

“Advanced battleships, it’s the opposing side’s looted advanced battleships, damn it…”

He had just finished speaking when he found that warships around their fleet were still dwindling, continuously exploding. Meanwhile, the Holy Light Battleship’s shield was gradually depleted, and the ship itself was under attack, shaking violently in space.

“Initiate the self-destruct program, charge ahead,” the Holy Light Main Ship Commander commanded, and immediately starships rushed towards Xu Mo’s fleet at maximum speed, fearless unto death. However, before they reached, they were submerged and destroyed by attacks, facing absolute disparity, they had no chance of approaching, the real battle space distance being vast.

“Mr. Red-clothed Archbishop,”

At this time, Xu Mo’s image appeared on the screen of the Holy Light Main Ship, speaking: “God loves everyone and is willing to give the children of God a way out. However, wouldn’t the Archbishop grant them an opportunity to live?”

The Red-clothed Archbishop’s face was ugly, who exactly was part of the Church?

The opposing fleet bore the insignia of their Church, speaking of God’s love for all people, he couldn’t even clearly discern their identity.

“Of course,” the Red-clothed Archbishop said, “Let’s cease fire.”

“Please, Mr. Red-clothed Archbishop, come to our warship, we shall take over your fleet,” Xu Mo continued.

“Alright.”

The Red-clothed Archbishop agreed decisively, and before long, he led a group into space, heading towards the Plunder Battleship.

However, the Holy Light Battleship Commander was still in the command room.

“Mr. Commander, did your Red-clothed Archbishop convey to you he would make a move upon reaching my warship?” Xu Mo said.

“No,” the Commander said, “We will let you take over the fleet as agreed.”

“Since it’s a takeover, why is the Commander still on the warship?” Xu Mo’s voice was ice-cold, “For those using underhanded tactics, I won’t be polite.”

With his words ending, he directly issued an order, and the warship fired upon the Red-clothed Archbishop in space.

The Red-clothed Archbishop looked shockingly at the Light of Destruction coming towards him, his pupils dilating continuously, before getting submerged in the Destruction Storm.

His idea was something already practiced by others, and Xu Mo was not even inclined to waste more time.

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