These stargate networks are the very stargates that Charlotte planned to destroy.

Lilith carefully examined these stargates.

Compared to Charlotte, Lilith may not know much about war, but she is by no means inferior when it comes to interstellar travel and interstellar trade.

In addition, they have been controlling the logistics and supply of the Xiaolong Star Legion fleet for many years.

Therefore, after Lilith saw this map of the stargate network attack on the enemy universe, she could see the key point in it.

That is, these stargates may not seem very important, but if these stargates are destroyed...

This would cause very serious damage to the entire stargate network that devours civilizations.

It's like these are a few unimportant points, but when they're connected, they create something of great importance.

These seemingly insignificant small and medium-sized stargates are like this.

It doesn't matter if any one of them, or even several of them, is destroyed.

However, if all of these are destroyed, it would be a catastrophe for the Stargate Network that devours civilizations.

It will have a significant impact on interstellar travel that consumes civilizations.

Think about it, after you devour a civilization, won't you need to move some of your interstellar legion fleets back to their original positions? Without the convenience of the stargate network, what used to take only a few hours to arrive would no longer be possible.

Now, for the part of the return journey, you may have to rely solely on your own warp drive.

Even more remarkably, some damaged interstellar warships, unable to perform warp drive, can quickly reach designated locations via stargates.

But now, since we can't use stargates or warp drive, we can only expend more effort to accomplish this task.

This not only increases time costs, but also adds a lot of financial costs behind the scenes.

This is only part of the impact.

For example, after this battle, with so many interstellar warships lost, wouldn't you, as a civilization that has been devoured, need to build interstellar warships on a large scale to make up for this deficiency?

Building interstellar warships is not such a simple matter.

First, you need to have raw materials, and then transport those raw materials to the starship factory for construction. Some starship factories may only produce and build parts, and then these parts need to be transported to the final assembly factory for assembly.

Therefore, this entire process requires the use of the Stargate navigation network.

What might have taken three days to sail now takes ten days to half a month to transport.

Repairing these stargate networks is no simple task.

It's important to understand that for the Dragon Star Empire, building a stargate takes three to five months, while for devouring civilizations, it could take a year or even several years.

And that's exactly what Grand Marshal Charlotte wanted.

By making the opposing devouring civilization spend more time on this aspect, they will be unable to recover their original fighting ability in a short period of time.

When the Dragon Legion fleet launches its final battle against the Devouring Civilization, the gap in combat power between the two sides will not be as large.

One rises as the other falls.

This is an invisible boost to the combat effectiveness of the JF-17 fleet.

You can get the biggest reward with the smallest investment.

"So what's the current situation on our battlefield?"

"Are we really going to have to fight to the death with the legion fleet under the Black God King here?" Lilith said with some worry.

In any case, the destruction of those stargate networks is a story for another time.

The most important thing right now is the situation on the battlefield.

If we suffer a defeat in the main battleground.

After that, anything said is just empty talk and useless.

Charlotte opened the interstellar war sandbox in front of her and said, "The previous idea was to destroy three million enemy interstellar warships here, and it would also be acceptable to annihilate or severely damage the enemy's Drought Demon King's superflagship."

But now, with the direct military intervention of the Black God King's side...

Then we'll need to make some changes to our next battle plan.

First of all, we now have a very large force, with more than 500,000 interstellar warships on the battlefield and a 10 million Zerg fleet in support.

However, we must understand that our interstellar warships have limited combat time, given our logistical supply issues.

Once our logistical supplies are exhausted, no matter how many starships we have, it will be useless.

Without sufficient strategic resources, our interstellar warships are simply unable to exert their due combat power on the battlefield, and may even suffer extremely high casualties.

That would be a loss for us.

So my current idea is to prolong the battle and hold off the enemy's starships as much as possible.

As you saw, when the Insect Princess's Owl Dragon Zerg fleet appeared here, His Majesty did not immediately order an attack. Instead, he set up a battle position here to intimidate the enemy.

This prevented the Black God King of the Devouring Civilization on the other side from attacking us for the time being.

Our ultimate goal is...

"Forcing the Black God King on the other side to watch helplessly as our legion fleet safely retreated back to the Dragon Star Empire universe."

Lilith found it somewhat unbelievable when she heard Grand Marshal Charlotte's plan.

She said in surprise, "Our relationship with the Devouring Civilization is now one of life or death."

We attacked so many of their important star systems and destroyed two of their superflagships.

How could they just stand by and watch us retreat safely without doing anything?

Faced with Lilith's question.

Charlotte smiled slightly again and said, "If we think about this in a normal, conventional way, it's like this."

But in fact, we need to look at the code of conduct of the parties involved.

Therefore, we need to put ourselves in the shoes of the opposing Black God King and see how he would handle this situation.

And after several simulations with His Majesty.

We first identified a few points.

According to our intelligence, the Black God King is very likely to take advantage of our attack to annex the forces of the other two kings, turning the Devouring Civilization into a situation with only one king.

Therefore, he will certainly not rashly engage in a decisive battle with us at this time, unless he is absolutely certain of victory.

If the Black God King hadn't shown up before the Wyvern Zerg fleet, he might have had thoughts of retaliating against us.

But now that there are ten million Zerg fleets there, do you think the Dark Lord on the other side would still dare to take the risk?

He could have waited until we left before integrating the forces of the other two monarchs of the Devouring Civilization, allowing himself time to fully control the entire Devouring Civilization.

At that time, he will be the sole ruler who devours civilization.

They'll spend a little more time rebuilding their military strength before launching a retaliatory attack against us.

Isn't this good?

Upon hearing Grand Marshal Charlotte's speculations about the Black God King, Lilith initially found them to make a lot of sense.

Based on their current understanding of the Black God King, he is a rather cautious and prudent person.

If this is indeed the situation, then the Black God King might actually swallow his anger for now and wait until he has consolidated the power of the other two kings under his command before regrouping and declaring war on the Wraith Dragon Legion fleet.

"But there will be a problem in the middle of this."

That means we cannot allow the Black God King on the other side to see even the slightest chance.

For example, like before, we could make the opposing Black God King believe that he has a numerical advantage and can destroy our legion fleet.

Although the Black God King on the other side was very cautious, he was not a fool. He wouldn't just sit idly by and watch such an opportunity be presented to him without taking action.

So now you can see that the Black God King on the other side has only slowed down his attack, rather than stopping the battle immediately.

He was observing, considering whether to continue the attack. "Zhao Chen added from the side.

Lilith immediately understood what it meant.

Now it's like two gamblers at a gambling table, both constantly adding bets, to see if one side's bets will completely overwhelm the other's.

Neither of these gamblers would go all out unless they were absolutely certain of victory.

Time passed little by little.

Both sides fell into an eerie silence.

In this phase, it seems that both the Black God King and the Dragon Emperor have reached a tacit understanding: the Black God King has not deployed his more than 500,000 interstellar warships, the two Black God Commander Legion fleets, and his own personal guard fleet to the battlefield.

On the other side, Emperor Xiaolong also did not send the Xiaolong Zerg fleet directly into the battlefield.

Instead, they remained like bystanders, watching as the two sides' original fleets clashed on the battlefield.

The Xiaolong Legion fleet naturally had no objections; they would unconditionally execute any orders given by the Xiaolong Emperor.

However, the situation was not so peaceful within the Devouring Civilization Legion fleet.

Especially the drought demon king who was still in battle.

He was absolutely furious.

During these several hours, they kept urging the Black God King's legion fleet to join the battle and support the battlefield.

At first, the Black God King would contact the Drought Demon King to tell him his plans and why he had not mobilized his troops.

He also promised that as long as the opposing Falcon Zerg fleet joined the battle, all of his Legion fleets would also be deployed to the battle.

He did this to guard against the opposing JF-17 Dragon Legion fleet!

The drought demon king would naturally not agree to such an excuse.

After all, his situation here is extremely precarious.

However, it wasn't that no reinforcements were deployed to the battle.

As expected, the Drought Demon King still had some legion fleets in the surrounding star systems, and he was now trying to find ways to transfer these legion fleets over.

Therefore, we can see that some of the 'late-arriving' legion fleets still joined the battlefield.

Meanwhile, the JF-17 Legion fleet on the other side was not without reinforcements; some legion fleets would also come to its aid.

For example, the ten long-awaited Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts!

Although these ten Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts arrived late, their role on the battlefield as near-T7 level interstellar warships is crucial.

After these ten Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts appeared on the battlefield, they lined up in a row to form a battle line, showing no fear when facing the attack of the opposing Devouring Civilization interstellar legion fleet.

Even after these ten Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts took up their positions, they were like ten anchors in the sea.

In addition, the Dragon Legion fleet, which had withdrawn from other star system battlefields, joined this battlefield after a short rest.

Therefore, this ongoing battle has remained in a strange balance.

Other Black God Monarch Legion fleets and Wyvern Zerg fleets were also observing nearby.

This plunged the entire galactic battlefield into an eerie atmosphere.

Black God Bridge

The Black God King stared at the interstellar war sandbox before him, his expression extremely hostile.

Because he didn't expect the commander of the opposing JF-17 fleet to be so calm.

This situation has continued until now, and naturally, some of his senior commanders and generals have considerable complaints.

For example, the fifth commander of the Black God faction has requested to join the battle several times.

At the same time, some people believe this is an opportunity, a chance to utterly defeat the opposing JF-17 fleet.

Instead of just standing here and watching.

"Your Majesty, we understand your caution."

But this time it really is an opportunity.

Moreover, it's not that we've run out of leverage.

Don't forget, we still have a Level 6 Soul Altar!

Upon hearing the words "Level 6 Soul Altar," the commanders who had volunteered for the battle all showed expressions of excitement.

That's right!

This is their trump card.

Although there is only a one-word difference between a level 6 Soul Altar and a level 5 Soul Altar, their effects on the battlefield are worlds apart.

Because a level 6 Soul Altar can summon a level 6 or even near-T7 level black interstellar warship.

This will greatly enhance their combat effectiveness.

However, it should also be noted that the Level 6 Soul Altar is extremely important to the Devouring Civilization.

In their first battle against the Wyvern Star Empire, they lost a level 6 Soul Altar.

If we take out the Level 6 Soul Altar now, what if something unexpected happens?

Even the Black God King would have a hard time explaining this to the great beings.

But given the current situation, coupled with the constant requests from subordinates to join the fight,...

The Black God King steeled his heart and decisively ordered all the soul altars to be moved over.

Immediately following this command, warp portals appeared behind the Black God Monarch Legion's positions.

One after another, soul altars appeared.

The largest number and the highest density

This is probably unprecedented.

Because all soul altars are affected within a certain range, some low-level soul altars have even lost the opportunity to appear on the front lines of the battlefield and have been pushed to the back.

Regardless, the sheer number of soul altars appearing here is quite terrifying in terms of scale.

However, this also presents a problem: insufficient soul power.

After all, the energy that powers these soul altars to summon the dark interstellar warships is the soul power within a certain range.

This led to a shortage of supplies.

However, the Black God King and the others were naturally prepared for this situation.

At this point, you can see transport ships appearing on the battlefield, which seem somewhat out of place with the atmosphere of the battlefield.

The purpose of these transport ships is to provide soul power to the Soul Altar.

As the name suggests, these transport ships were loaded with slaves, who would be executed on the spot using various methods.

After their deaths, the fresh soul energy they generate naturally becomes the energy source for those soul altars.

This was the plan that Black God King and his men had prepared long ago.

At this moment, all those soul altars are operating non-stop.

The number of dark interstellar warships is increasing, increasing more and more.

Even under the operation of the Level 6 Soul Altar, several T6-level black interstellar warships have already appeared.

As a result, the balance of power in the war between the Black God King and the Dragon Emperor is shifting at an astonishing speed.

And it was at this moment.

A video call appeared before the Black God King.

The sender's note was: Emperor of the Dragon.

Upon seeing this unexpected communication request, the Black God King and everyone else who witnessed it fell into a brief silence.

They were all very surprised that the Dragon Emperor on the other side would contact their Black God King directly at this time.

This is truly astonishing.

All eyes were now on the Black God King.

The Black God King hesitated for a moment, then naturally chose to answer the call.

After all, in this situation, if you don't answer the call...

That would make you, the Black God King, seem a bit short-sighted. The Dragon Emperor is contacting you, and you don't even dare to answer his communications.

In addition, the Black God King was also curious about what the Dragon Emperor on the other side was thinking in order to contact him.

What is it that you want to say this time?

After the video window opened, a figure sitting on a throne appeared on the other side after a brief period of darkness.

It was a male of a humanoid race.

At this point, you don't need to think to know who the other person is.

Emperor Zhao Chen of the Dragon Clan.

Although this was their first meeting, everyone knew that they were already very familiar with each other's information.

"Black God King, how have you been?"

We're probably the most familiar strangers ever.

"I don't think we need to do any self-introductions, right?" Zhao Chen looked at the Black God King opposite him with a relaxed expression, as if they were having a casual chat.

The Black God King's deep voice rang out: "Emperor of the Wraith Dragon, what brings you here?"

"It's nothing, I just have some things I'd like to discuss with His Majesty the Black God King," Zhao Chen said with a smile.

"Let's chat? What else is there for us to talk about besides naval guns?" Black God King said dismissively.

However, because he was wearing armor and a helmet, Zhao Chen couldn't see what kind of expression he had.

"Of course there are things to discuss."

For example, how about we end this war now?

"Let's all go back to our own homes and find our own mothers." Zhao Chen said this casually, a statement that left the person opposite him in disbelief.

The Black God King then let out a laugh: "In this situation, you still want to end the battle just like that?"

"If it's about annihilating your legion fleet and destroying your starships, then that's negotiable."

Although Zhao Chen still had a smile on his face, his tone changed. He said, "Is the Black God King so confident that he can destroy our Dragon Legion fleet?"

Aren't you worried that your own legion fleet will be wiped out here?

"What I'm about to tell you is for the good of the Black God King."

"Ha ha ha ha.

joke.

Can't you see the current situation on the battlefield?

"Now that my military strength is superior, even if you have the Wyvern Zerg fleet, with just one order from me, I can annihilate you and your legion fleet."

Zhao Chen still had a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about the threat in the other party's words at all, and continued to say: "You have the advantage?"

Really?

I don't know where you got that idea from.

It cannot be denied that, on the surface, your fleet strength appears to be slightly greater.

But can you be so sure that I have no trump cards left?

The Black God King fell silent at this moment, his eyes beneath his helmet fixed on the Dragon Emperor across the video window.

He seemed to be pondering how much of what Emperor Xiaolong had said earlier was credible.

"Let's put other things aside for now."

Take the Xiaolong Zerg fleet that's right in front of you, for example; it currently only has ten million interstellar warships.

But I don’t need to tell you how many Zerg starships we sent out last time we fought, do I?

Do you really think that all I have are these Zerg fleets?

"Or would you like to take a gamble?" Zhao Chen smiled as he looked at the Black God King opposite him.

At this moment, these two top leaders of their respective forces, though separated by a video window, seemed to be sitting face to face.

Everyone watching from the sidelines held their breath, not daring to make a sound.

"Hehehe, does your Xiaolong Legion fleet only have the ability to talk the talk?

If you're so capable, bring out all your legions and fleets for a real contest, instead of just talking big at this point.

"If that's the case, then we have nothing more to say," the Black God King said somewhat impatiently.

However, if someone listens carefully to the Black God King's tone, they will find that compared to before, the Black God King's tone no longer has the same confidence.

"Don't be in such a hurry."

Since our Black God King is unwilling to believe it.

"Then let's give our Black God King a good look." Zhao Chen smiled and snapped his fingers.

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