Chapter 1600 - 598: Radiance of Star and Moon (Part 3)

Chapter 1600: Chapter 598: Radiance of Star and Moon (Part 3)

Next, to temporarily disperse nearby enemies and allow Ren Zhong a mere ten minutes of peaceful rest, more than five thousand medium and small ships loaded with high-energy batteries voluntarily self-destructed in all directions, using the shock waves and bright light generated by the explosions to shield him from enemy lock-ons.

While completing the resupply, the remaining fifteen thousand ships almost emptied their entire energy inventory, retaining only the last battery that was already significantly depleted.

He was revived at full health and ready to fight again.

However, these medium and small ships that delivered supplies to him are now out of bullets and grain, and can only stay in place, becoming sitting targets.

Just for this one resupply, the Red Blade Clan will lose hundreds of thousands of people, a heavy price to pay.

But he doesn’t have time for sorrow.

Just moments ago, he received a report from the rear via light communication.

The Planet Ships releasing three-dimensional space coordinate correction info streams and those countering the sublimator’s enhanced psychic impacts are about to exhaust their energy, unable to hold out for long.

The total energy stored in those Planet Ships even surpasses that of an ordinary planet, yet it is about to be drained in such a short time.

The second-tier Mother Empress, possessing one ten-thousandth the energy of a star, is still in full strength, highlighting how much sublimators benefit from the shortcut of biological evolution.

Time continues to pass, and after only half an hour, Ren Zhong finally approaches the vicinity of the second-tier Mother Empress and the gigantic Fold Jump Subspace Channel under construction.

He is facing a dilemma.

Although he still has some locators left, which can assist the Imperial United Army’s massive ships and cannons to simultaneously lock onto multiple targets, the other warships are not of much use. The most crucial task of inflicting damage relies on the newly assembled Super Giant Structure Project—the Stellar Strike-class Cannon.

This Stellar Strike-class Cannon is not a complete industrial product made in the usual manner but was temporarily assembled from numerous Imperial Battleships under the on-site command of the Royal Academy of Sciences Far Border Branch, under the strong authority of Marquis Zhenjiang Jin Shi. Its internal structure is highly unstable, and the temporarily constructed energy pipelines are even more fragile.

Ren Zhong himself also contributed significantly to the temporary assembly of the Super Giant Structure Project, as he had casually left the framework when he worked at the Far Border Branch, and others merely completed and supplemented it.

He knows very well the performance limits of this Stellar Strike-class weapon; it’s powerful, but there’s only one shot.

After this shot, if luck is on their side, the warships making up the Super Giant Structure Project might be able to scatter and escape.

But if they’re unlucky, a self-destruction in place wouldn’t be a surprise.

It is crucial not to expect this terrifying thing to fire twice; that’s unrealistic.

However, there are two important strategic targets in front of him.

One, the second-tier Mother Empress.

Two, the channel under construction.

At this time, the second-tier Mother Empress has already separated from the channel under construction; it’s impossible to destroy both at once.

If targeting the second-tier Mother Empress, the Mechanical Empire could, for the first time in millions of years, kill a second-tier Mother Empress, which would be a milestone victory in this Three Domains campaign. Additionally, both he and the nearby Red Blade Army could quickly escape from danger. For the second-tier Mother Empress has already taken control of all nearby space organisms. As soon as the Mother Empress dies, there will surely be severe chaos, and both he and the Red Blade Army can retreat safely.

However, if he aims at the channel under construction, causing the sublimators’ previous preparations to be for naught, he could cut off the possibility of the sublimators’ army driving straight through and posing a threat to the Far Border Star Gate.

But whether it’s him or the Red Blade Army, they would face the full-strength second-tier Mother Empress, falling into great danger.

Simultaneously, due to severe interference in the communication of info streams, contact with the outside world was temporarily cut off, preventing Marquis Zhenjiang from issuing orders to him.

Therefore, neither the Empire’s Supreme Military Department, observing the battle from afar, nor Marquis Zhenjiang Jin Shi at the Three Domains campaign headquarters, knows what choice he will make.

Currently, Jin Shi knows the detailed situation of the second-tier Mother Empress and the channel under construction and has truthfully reported it to the Empire Core.

The Empire Core has also given Jin Shi clear instructions, ordering her to command Ren Zhong to target the channel, ignoring the Mother Empress.

Rationally, Jin Shi knows she should execute this directive without deviation. She did, but the message couldn’t be delivered.

Yet emotion tells Jin Shi that she herself hopes Ren Zhong targets the second-tier Mother Empress.

That way, Ren Zhong and his Red Blade Clan elites could at least be preserved.

At this moment, nobody knows what Ren Zhong will choose.

But at this extraordinary moment, an uncanny voice echoes in Ren Zhong’s mind.

It’s not from info stream communication or other conventional communication methods converted into voice broadcasts but resonates directly from deep within his heart.

"Ren Zhong, I am leaving."

Listening to this familiar voice, Ren Zhong’s mind conjures an illusion.

In his heart, he vaguely sees the figure of a woman in a white Telekinesis Master’s robe, none other than Xiao Xingyue.

She has finally reached the last moment of her life, regaining her clear consciousness.

Using the amplification effect of that giant antenna, she infused her mental thoughts into the cosmic info stream background, transcending vast distances to project her thoughts into Ren Zhong’s mind.

At this end, Xiao Xingyue ages rapidly, her body becoming emaciated, but in Ren Zhong’s mind she remains youthful, reminiscent of their first meeting.

Ren Zhong, unsure of what to say, merely grunts, "Thank you for your hard work."

"You needn’t feel guilty; I have no regrets. I remember you once told me you didn’t want to see anyone suffer anymore. I embrace your dream and am willing to dedicate myself. So, thank you for giving me this opportunity. Make the choice you must, don’t hesitate; no one will resent you. For from the very start, none of us had the power to choose."

Xiao Xingyue once again speaks slowly.

Then, her figure abruptly vanishes.