Chapter 138: Dawn in the Darkness

Like Ivan, there were quite a few fourth-generation Ghost Warships lurking in the Oort Cloud. All 130 of the latest Ghost Warships produced by humanity had been put into use.

Ivan shooting down three Leite warships that entered the Oort Cloud to provoke them was not an end, but a beginning!

When Ivan and the Digital Life Mara sent this news back to the Earth Army, although they received a harsh scolding, the awards were not lacking either!

“Regarding any Leite People who enter the area controlled by humanity, they must be resolutely and mercilessly shot dead!” This was the tough attitude of the current Earth Federation.

Thus, these lurking star killers began to frequently make their moves against the Leite warships.

The characteristics of the Ghost Warships were brought into full play in the complex cosmic environment of the Oort Cloud. A combination of just three Ghost Warships could beat a battle sequence of ten Leite warships until they didn’t know which way was up.

At first, the Leite People were unwilling to admit defeat and frequently sent warships into the Oort Cloud. But within a month, in a total of eight encounters, the Leite side lost 53 warships! Less than half managed to escape back!

The bloody lesson made the Leite People dare not easily set foot inside the Oort Cloud again, and they only dared to wander far away on the periphery.

This human battle formation was privately called the “Trident in the hands of the Demon” by the Leite People. They just quietly lurked in this dark star region, waiting for their prey to come to them.

The attack method of the Ghost Warships made the Leite People tremble with fear. Once targeted, there were no survivors!

The superposition of energy attacks and Subspace Annihilation caused an attack intensity far exceeding what small warships could bear. The phrase “instant kill” vividly appeared in this battle.

The fog of war began to shroud the Solar System wrapped by the Oort Cloud, and the Leite People began to obtain no useful information from it.

Until now, they only knew that Earth had developed a powerful warship that could not be detected by Leite’s current technology.

The only time this kind of warship appeared before the eyes of the Leite People was five seconds briefly revealed when Ivan chased and killed the Leite warships a month ago!

Deep black like the night, the entire hull presented a smooth arc shape, but it did not appear weak. Instead, it revealed a strong sense of power from various design details.

This short five-second footage was now playing repeatedly in the supreme command hall of the Leite fleet on this expedition.

A Leite general with gray hair, a rigid face, and double pupils that had almost contracted to a point pointed at this footage and said, “All signs indicate that this black warship used technology far surpassing our mainstream warships.

Everyone, please look, the attack process and warp acceleration process of this warship were completed in an instant. Perhaps everyone thinks this was preheated before the warship appeared, but I saw its very strong acceleration endurance and super control over the calculation of attack time.

Everyone present should know that the replenishment threshold of the energy shield of our warships is 1 nanosecond! To break the warship’s energy shield in an instant, the time interval between two attacks must be controlled within one nanosecond! As far as I know, no Leite warrior can do this; it has surpassed the limit of Carbon-based Life!”

The meaning of the Leite general was very clear. That humans could complete this god-level control every time could only be the effect of the other side’s Digital Life, and Digital Life was precisely the bottleneck of the Leite People.

To this day, the heavy restrictions imposed by the Leite People on Digital Life had become somewhat impossible to return from. Even though the Leite People now knew where the crux of the problem lay, they did not dare to lift the restrictions on Digital Life.

Who knew what crazy actions these Digital Lives, oppressed for many years, would make. The Leite People dare not even think about this point. They could only infinitely strengthen the functions of Digital Life, and what was piled up at the same time were various harsh restriction conditions.

In Leite, Digital Life was like water in a reservoir, accumulating more and more. The Leite People had to constantly heighten the dam to prevent the water in the reservoir from overflowing.

Originally this was nothing; the speed of water accumulation was not very fast, and the Leite People could still cope with it. But now it was a time of war, and the Leite People were at an obvious disadvantage in this regard.

This was just like the current confrontation with humanity. The fall of 53 warships did not take away any of the other side’s Ghost Warships. This was a result that the self-esteem of any civilization could not accept.

Leite had to strengthen the functions of its Digital Life, and of course, various restrictions also had to be formulated in greater detail.

Overall, in the development of Digital Life, Leite had already fallen into a vicious cycle.

“Now, we cannot get any news from Earth. This is true in reality, and the same is true on the Galaxy Network. Our technicians simply cannot break through Earth’s network port. The defense on the Earth network is even tighter than the Oort Cloud in reality, almost surpassing the technical barrier of a Fifth-grade Civilization!

Since Earthlings have the ability to make such a tight blockade, then their network attack ability will not be inferior either. I have sufficient reason to believe that everything about us Leite, even including my speech here, is exposed to the peeping of the other side’s Digital Life!

This is a war with completely asymmetrical information!”

This Leite general had a wise mind and extraordinary insight. His words made the senior generals present fall into deep thought.

The supreme commander of the Leite side was silent for a while, then asked, “Inomi, then what is your suggestion for this expedition?”

This general named Inomi was already prepared. He cleared his throat and said seriously, “Earth has technological advantages, while we have resource advantages that Earth cannot compare with, and we possess a strategic buffer zone of 50 Light Years.”

“Currently, our absolute strength is also far stronger than Earth, so my suggestion is to mobilize the Leite Fourth Fleet as well, and from four different directions, start a fierce attack on the Solar System, exhausting our full strength to take down Earth in one fell swoop!”

It had to be said that this suggestion was very bold. And even if the Earthlings knew this plan, it would not affect the general situation. This was an open plot, and Earth had to accept it!

” The four main fleets account for 80% of Leite’s military strength. Mobilizing all of them over, is it not too rash? And according to the military report on Earth’s strength from a few months ago, there is a tight military protection net inside the Solar System. If we force our way in, the losses will inevitably be heavy.”

This was the worry of the Leite commander. Compared to Inomi, he had more things to consider, and relatively speaking, he seemed a bit timid.

Inomi said anxiously, “The other side’s technological development is advancing a thousand miles a day. As time goes by, the technological gap between the two sides will become larger and larger, until a qualitative change occurs. General, if Earthlings reach the technological level of a Level Six Civilization, then even if our comprehensive strength is stronger, we will only have the path of defeat! Time is extremely urgent!”

The Leite commander looked at Inomi with surprise and doubt and said, “How is that possible? A Level Six Civilization cannot be surpassed so simply!”

Disappointment revealed in Inomi’s eyes, “General, how many years did it take Earthlings to reach Fifth-grade? Only one hundred and thirty years! And under the catalysis of war, this is a race born for war. Technological development will definitely appear with a huge leap!”

“The current Earth is not like Leite, which has fallen into a technological quagmire of its own construction. Before them is a road leading to the sky. General, please think deeply!”

The Leite commander frowned tightly and did not speak, obviously falling into intense ideological contradiction. Was this enemy who had risen for less than a hundred years worth exhausting the entire Leite race’s strength to strangle it in the cradle?

If Leite did so, then the result would be equally unacceptable. Leite’s economy would inevitably regress for hundreds of years, and in the future rivalry with the Fifth-grade Civilization Renos, it would definitely be at a disadvantage.

Unknowingly, the Leite Civilization had actually arrived at a critical moment!

…

On Earth, just as the Leite general Inomi expected, every move of the command high-level in its Space Fortress was under the monitoring of the Digital Life information detectives.

Naturally, this important conversation was also placed in the top position at the first time and marked with the highest access permission of SSS.

Lin Lei received the report at the first moment. He browsed through it at a very fast speed. Afterward, he let out a long breath of air, and his whole person also relaxed.

At this time, the Digital Life “Battle” who had been paying attention to him asked curiously, “My Lord, isn’t this news urgent? Why do you seem to have received good news instead?”

Battle also knew Lin Lei’s true identity; this was a secret that circulated in the field of Digital Life.

The current Lin Lei, the power of his Will made all Digital Life submit to him. Digital Lives were very practical creatures; as long as one was powerful, it meant higher authority.

Obviously, Lin Lei could no longer be described simply as powerful. He had almost single-handedly constructed the entire Digital Life kingdom in the dark. He was an existence similar to the “Origin” in the Digital Life world, possessing the highest level of authority.

Lin Lei stretched his waist and said, “Hehe, Leite has a very cautious commander. This is a good thing sometimes, but being so careful when facing a weaker opponent is a failure. Just watch, these three main fleets won’t be able to leave a single one; they’ll all have to stay in the Solar System!”

Battle’s voice was full of confusion, “My Lord, I don’t understand?”

Lin Lei smiled and said, “This is speculation on the common nature of Carbon-based Life. Although Carbon-based Life has powerful creativity, in another aspect, it has inevitable weaknesses. We cannot always be rational.”

“I cannot understand the vague description of the Universe by Carbon-based Life. This way, it makes me feel that my life is full of unknown dangers.” Battle’s tone was filled with incredulity.

Lin Lei laughed loudly, and then his face became serious, “This is also the source of our creativity. Vagueness implies infinite possibilities. Just like now, if it were a pure battle of Digital Lives, then Earth would not have the slightest possibility of turning the tables. But we have already seen the dawn of dawn in the darkness. Battle, can you understand?”

“No, but I maintain respect for unknown things.” After Battle finished this sentence, it disappeared into the network.