Outside the planet Atali, all the warships of the Great Tang had ceased their attack.
Zhang Tian, Ge Luoyang, Ma Chao, Zhuzi, and the others looked at the massive fleet in the distance, their hearts feeling as if a boulder had been thrust into them!
Dense rows of coffins!
Coffins containing two-headed giants had suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes just a moment ago!
There were at least tens of thousands of them!
And behind these coffins, there was another fleet!
Ten Emperor-class motherships, over a hundred Eternal Storm-class ships, and countless Spore-class vessels!
They had formed a net, completely surrounding the planet Atali!
Much like... Starlink!
This sudden turn of events left Fang Er with no time to focus on the situation on the ground. He immediately returned to his mothership and proceeded to near-earth orbit.
Li Shimin and the others’ eyes widened like brass bells as they witnessed this. For a moment, they were at a loss for words to express their feelings.
"Damn it!"
After a long while, the old man finally uttered those two words.
"Anzhi, can we fight? If not, we should retreat as soon as possible!"
"Strategic detour is not shameful!"
Facing an enemy several times the size of their own, Fang Er didn't know what to do.
If they fled, Atali would be lost!
Most importantly, the wormhole leading to the Bright Sword world could not accommodate an Emperor-class mothership!
Even the system warehouse could not store such a massive hull!
This is ridiculous...
They couldn't possibly dismantle it like building blocks, and then reassemble it piece by piece back home; that would be absurd!
If these Two-Headed Giant tribes had arrived a little later, giving Yuan Tiangang more time to upgrade the wormhole array, these issues could have been resolved.
But alas!
Things never go smoothly. Who could have predicted that Atali would suddenly welcome such uninvited guests?
Fang Shan's face was gloomy. He looked at Yuan Tiangang.
"True Master Yuan, how long will it take to modify the array to accommodate Emperor-class ships?"
This matter had been discussed before, but Fang Er had never inquired about the progress.
Now, the situation was critical.
Yuan Tiangang replied, "At the earliest, it will take another half a month! And that's calculated according to the local time!"
Fang Er decisively issued an order: "Someone! Escort True Master Yuan back. At all costs, secure half a month for True Master Yuan!"
Watching Yuan Tiangang being escorted away, Li Shimin was taken aback.
"My son, you... you're going to fight?"
Fang Er nodded with determination: "Fight! If we lose all our assets here, who knows how long it will take to accumulate them again!"
"So, rather than losing them for nothing, I'd rather fight it out!"
After speaking, he looked at Li Xiaogong beside him. "Ninth Brother, you and the Grand Emperor should return to the Great Tang and await my news."
Li Xiaogong: ???
"Nonsense!"
"Are you asking Ninth Brother to flee from battle?"
Li Shimin directly sat down on his chair and strapped himself in with the seatbelt.
"Enough with the talk. Family must stick together!"
"We came together, we must leave together!"
"Or, we die together!"
"What's the big deal about fighting? I've never been afraid!"
"Guards, play the war song, let's get hyped!"
"Let's go kill those sons of bitches!"
Fang Er: ............
Fine, you have guts, you're not afraid. You weren't saying something about strategic detour just now...
Looking back at Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde, who were eager to fight, Fang Er realized further persuasion was useless. He walked to the control console and issued commands to the crew.
"From now on, continuously call the Enforcement Team!"
"Once contact is made, notify me immediately!"
Facing these enemies, the only assistance he could think of was Li Wan!
After giving the orders, he turned and looked at everyone behind him.
"Pass down the order: establish a three-tiered defense system within a ten-thousand-mile radius above the city of Lore!"
"Five motherships will defend against enemies from beyond near-earth orbit!"
"All Eternal Storm-class ships will be responsible for any breaches at an altitude of 100,000 meters above the ground!"
"All Spore-class ships will patrol the ground and eliminate any two-headed giants that have already landed!"
"At all costs, we must buy half a month for True Master Yuan!"
"Yes!"
Wang Xuance saluted and quickly relayed the orders.
In near-earth orbit, all the Great Tang ships began to act in accordance with the orders.
All the Spore-class and Eternal Storm-class ships immediately withdrew from the battlefield and headed into the atmosphere.
The five Emperor-class motherships formed a circular formation in near-earth orbit, facing the enemy ships that were rapidly approaching.
"Reporting, Commander, the Star Annihilator Cannon on the White Emperor mothership has completed its charging!"
"Shall we fire!"
Upon hearing this, Fang Er immediately slammed his fist on the table.
"Target the densest area of the enemy fleet, and blast them, damn it!"
"Yes!"
Ten seconds later...
"Boom!"
The White Emperor-class mothership fired the first shot!
A light mass with a diameter exceeding fifty meters left the cannon's muzzle, expanding rapidly as it flew towards the enemy ships.
One hundred meters, one thousand meters, ten thousand meters!
When its diameter stabilized at around 100,000 meters, it finally reached its limit. From a distance, it looked like a bright meteor streaking across space.
Wherever the light mass passed, any coffin it grazed instantly turned into nothingness, leaving no ash behind.
"Boom!"
Behind the enemy fleet, a barren asteroid, grazed by the light mass, instantly lost more than half of its body!
The remaining portion was not spared. After the light mass passed, it exploded on the spot, sending countless fragments flying in all directions, forming a debris field in its wake!
This one shot was worth ten million Xiannv coins!
An Eternal Storm-class ship was gone just like that!
The other four motherships also began charging successively.
In the meantime, their secondary cannons continuously unleashed barrages of fire.
Ion rounds, laser rounds, never stopping.
However, the opposing fleet was not just advancing blindly. Continuous barrages of fire were also being directed at the five motherships.
In fact, several Emperor-class motherships had already flanked Fang Er and his group!
Their massive Star Annihilator Cannons had also begun charging!
In at most ten minutes, they would launch a fatal attack on the Great Tang forces!