Rays of light crisscrossed, illuminating the entire void.
This was different from how Jiang Sen had toyed with Ipnos. This was the first time humans had truly engaged in battle with the Purgatory Legion!
After this battle, everyone finally understood what it meant to have thick skin. It was no wonder that ordinary Zerg combat insects were no threat to them.
Even the Federation battleships' dark energy attacks would take several hits to kill a Clan Dirty-level Purgatory Creature, let alone the Zerg combat insects.
As for the Tier 7 leader-level Purgatory Creatures, their attacks would only leave a small wound on them!
After all, the combat team that controlled these battleships were only C-Class dark energy manipulators. Compared to Lin Yu, who was a peak A-Class or even a half-step S-Class dark energy manipulator, there was a huge gap between them.
Therefore, the battle had been very difficult from the start!
And this … was when Ola had sensed that the Netherworld Battleships would be a threat to the Tier 7 leader-level Purgatory Creatures and had not immediately sent them to the frontlines to participate in the battle.
"Second Brigade, Squad 38, Dark Energy Shield's integrity has been depleted by more than half on average!"
"Transfer from the reserve fleet to replace them!"
"Commander, our reserve fleet only has three brigades of battleships left. If this continues, we will soon have no reserve fleet to use!"
"I know. Execute the order!"
"Yes, sir!"
The adjutant's face was full of worry …
After all, the reason why the Netherworld Fleet had not suffered any casualties yet was that the Dark Energy Shield's defense was strong and could continuously withstand multiple attacks. In addition, Wang Hai had used 20% of the battleships as reserve fleet.
Since the Clan Dirty-level Purgatory Creatures could not kill the Netherworld Fleet in one hit with the Dark Energy Shield, this gave Wang Hai room to micromanage the entire fleet.
When the Dark Energy Shield's integrity was reduced to less than half, the battleships would be moved to the rear to rest and reorganize. At the same time, the corresponding battleships from the reserve fleet would be allocated to fill in the gaps on the frontlines.
However, there was a problem with doing this, and that was the Dark Energy Shield's greatest weakness …
Indeed, the Dark Energy Shield was very strong, but the current human dark energy manipulators were not strong enough!
It should be known that this thing was different from the previous Energy Shield, Space Shield, or Phase Shield. The energy it used was dark energy!
So where did the dark energy come from?
The only way was for the dark energy manipulators to use the dark energy to assist the calculation system, DEAC, to obtain it from the universe 'background energy.
Therefore, the most important thing was people!
DEAC was, at best, a calculation aid. Scientists even speculated that if the human brain was further developed, humans would be able to use dark energy without the help of DEAC.
Even with the current calculation assistance of DEAC, when using it, it would still cause a great burden on the brain of the dark energy manipulator.
Therefore, the Dark Shield was not like the shields developed by the Federation before. As long as there was enough energy and the shield was continuously charged, the shield could last longer!
If one had to summarize it, it would be …
A C-rank dark energy manipulator was still too weak!
Therefore, even if they retreated, it would take a certain amount of time for the dark energy manipulators of the combat group to recover before they could continue fighting.
As a result, the reserve fleet was constantly replaced on the battlefield, and the warships that were replaced could not be used as a reserve fleet in a short period of time.
Therefore, looking at the adjutant who had used almost half of the reserve fleet in just a few minutes, it would be a lie to say that he was not worried.
After all, without a reserve fleet to use, the warships in the battle could only continue to fight. As a result, the Dark Shield would be repeatedly consumed, causing the members of the combat group to be overburdened and unable to maintain the defense.
As a result, the fleet would begin to suffer casualties, and the casualties would increase!
"Don't worry, we don't need to fight for too long. Otherwise, there would be no need to use such a stupid method!"
Looking at the worried adjutant, Wang Hai said.
Stupid … Yes, this was Wang Hai's evaluation of the current combat method. Although this was the battle he was commanding.
He clearly had a longer range than the opponent …
But Wang Hai placed the opponent in the 2AU position and directly went into the battle bare-handed, fighting each other with fists!
Just as he said, it was stupid, but Wang Hai had to do it. In order to obtain …
An even greater victory!
Perhaps, Jiang Sen only wanted to kill a few of the Tier 7 leader-level creatures behind the Purgatory Legion, but Wang Hai was not only thinking of that, he was even prepared to deal a heavy blow to the entire Purgatory Legion!
And to achieve this goal, he had to let the Purgatory Legion enter his shooting range, in order to …
The entire battle continued in such a situation, until …
Five minutes later!
"Inform the decapitation fleet that the battle has officially entered the fourth phase, they only have one minute!"
"After one minute, no matter the result, retreat immediately!"
"Yes, Commander!"
Looking at the tactical board, the distance between the Purgatory Legion and the twenty Tier 7 leader-level creatures behind the Purgatory Legion was a full 2.1AU, Wang Hai decisively gave the order.
The fourth phase, which was the final phase of the entire battle, immediately began!
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More than 2AU away from the main battlefield, at the rear of the Purgatory Legion.
The twenty Tier 7 leader-level creatures that were originally very dispirited had now recovered a lot of their vitality. In less than an hour, they would be able to recover to their peak state.
"Tala, these humans aren't as strong as Olga said!"
"Although they haven't suffered any casualties so far, I can feel that the auras of the retreating warships have weakened a lot. Although their auras are constantly recovering after retreating, it's obvious that they won't be able to recover immediately."
"Moreover, there aren't many intact warships left behind by the humans!"
A Tier 7 leader-level creature with the appearance of a bear said as he looked at the situation in front of him.
"Yes, I think so too, but Olga seems to have a different idea. Otherwise, he wouldn't have let Monba and the others charge up until now!"
"Damn it, I don't know what Olga is thinking. If not for the fact that I've only recovered 30% of my energy, I would have charged up directly. This is simply … a bear dying from anxiety!"
"Alright, alright, stop talking, focus on recovering, and strive to get some soup in the end!"
"True …"
However, while the two of them were complaining, Olga's expression suddenly changed.
It was not because of the situation at the frontline, nor was it because of the conversation between Tala and the
others, but …
"This feeling …"
He turned his head abruptly and looked in the direction he sensed.