Chapter 185: Ambush and Destruction

"Gravity, those threads are actually transmitting gravity!"

Liulian was shocked beyond belief.

Gravity transmission was not uncommon among 2nd-level civilizations and could even be considered a foundation.

However, this type of gravity was still in a relatively primitive stage, much like the difference between ancient humans using fire and modern humans using fire.

Ordinary gravity weapons simply used energy and mass to induce gravity, but what he witnessed was a thread civilization transmitting gravity along a thread.

The phenomenon caused by this transmission was that all objects enveloped by the threads collapsed towards a tiny central gravity point.

It was an extremely small black hole, with a diameter of about 1 meter, but due to the existence of the threads, its gravitational range became incredibly vast.

The immense gravitational force pulled at the Federation's biological spaceship.

The Federation's biological spaceship wanted to accelerate and fly away, but it was impossible.

"Calculate!"

"Quickly, calculate for me!"

Liulian ordered.

He wanted to know the magnitude of the gravity transmitted by those threads.

The calculation didn't take long, and the conclusion was that the escape velocity required for the spaceships to escape the gravitational force transmitted by the threads was 23.24 million km/s, meaning they would have to exceed 77.5% of the speed of light to break free from the gravity pulled out of the black hole by the threads.

This was something the current Federation civilization couldn't achieve.

Those battleships were bound to fall into the core of the black hole.

However, within the cocoon, the thread civilization's own battleships did not transmit gravity, and the gravity of the 1-meter-diameter black hole had no effect on them.

"No wonder they want to engage in close-range combat."

"Although it's a black hole with a 1-meter diameter, if it exists long enough, it can swallow anything."

At this moment, facing the black hole, they were like humans on Earth facing nuclear weapons. There was no way to intercept and destroy it before it detonated, nor could they suppress it after it had been triggered.

There was no other way.

Liulian could only watch helplessly as the battleships were pulled towards the black hole.

"Captain, stay calm."

"Don't forget, we still have a chance. As long as we can cut off the thread civilization's energy source, the black hole won't last long."

At this moment, a voice came through, and although Liulian didn't know who it was, anyone contacting him at this time was most likely a high-ranking officer in the fleet.

With this voice, Liulian calmed down.

The battleship wasn't directly sucked into the black hole's event horizon; it would still take a long time to reach the 1-meter-wide black hole.

Liulian glanced at the time.

February 11, 37120, 11:58:10 PM.

"Is the super-counter-substance transfer device ready?"

"We don't need to fire the restoration beam; this beam carries other things internally, causing the speed of light to be only 90% of its normal speed. I'm not sure if it can be precise."

Any deviation could lead to the failure of the super-counter-substance transfer.

"It's ready. It's estimated to be launched at midnight, and the coordinates and time have been corrected. The estimated success rate of the docking is as high as 98.1%."

The main system performed the analysis, but Liulian couldn't rest easy because it wasn't 100%. Although he knew that nothing could be 100%, if it wasn't 100%, he felt it was bound to fail.

He was deeply worried.

The primary purpose of the full-scale offensive was to create an opportunity for the super-counter-substance transfer and to place the enemy on the path of the super-counter-substance transfer, allowing the transmitted battleship to be right at the center of the thread civilization's fleet.

Soon, countless lights carrying special restoration information were fired.

It wouldn't take long for the two beams of light to meet.

Since the thread civilization's battleship was already close enough to them, only a few astronomical units away, it would take just 2 days to transmit.

2 days passed in the blink of an eye.

The highly concentrated light couldn't be detected in advance, and the thread civilization showed no response at all.

When they observed, a 100,000-meter-class Federation battleship had already appeared there.

This battleship was different from ordinary ones, as it used a modularized main system to ensure the core system was not damaged.

This meant that the main system was composed of tens of thousands of modules, and even if some modules were lost, the system could still operate.

As a result, the battleship could immediately attack after transmission, without the need for repairs or system replacement after transmission.

The moment the battleship was restored, the main system responded.

It aimed at the suspected thread civilization battleship.

The surrounding thread civilization battleships didn't even notice this battleship at this time because it took time for the light to reach them. However, since they were originally there, they were constantly emitting light in all directions, so the transmitted battleship observed them first.

This was a time difference.

The battleship itself did not carry energy but had a device capable of generating energy. This device could absorb surrounding dark energy, accumulate it, and then fire it through the main cannon.

This was a special battleship, and everything about it was disposable because its energy absorption speed was incredibly fast, requiring only 2 hours to complete charging.

The dark energy cannon was fired 2 hours later.

After about 3 more hours, the thread civilization's battleship finally observed the suddenly appearing battleship.

They began to respond.

However, the 2-hour response time was completely insufficient, and as expected, the dark energy cannon struck the core battleship of the thread civilization's fleet.

That battleship was instantly destroyed...

2 days later, Liulian finally received the message of success, and he was so nervous that he ordered all probes to investigate the status of the threads.

Time passed second by second, and Liulian was more anxious than ever.

If his judgment was wrong, not only would all the battleships be lost, but the entire battle could fail.

After 3 minutes and 28 seconds...

He finally saw the threads disappear.

"Success! I was right!"

At this moment, Liulian also received a reminder that his task as a Reincarnator was complete.

[Congratulations on completing the series of side quests 'Total War (3) - Super-Counter-Substance Transfer'.]

[You have received a reward: 100,000 Ability Coins.]

[You have unlocked the next stage of the side quest 'Total War (4) - Defeat the Thread Civilization Fleet'.]

Liulian's face showed no sign of joy, and he said, "Continue with the offensive command."

"Even without the threads, their battleships are still powerful, and we can't let our guard down."

Indeed.

The thread civilization's battleships had combat capabilities far superior to the Federation's.

It was still too early to celebrate. They had to eliminate the thread civilization's battleships completely.

He wasn't doing this for the side quest rewards but to ensure his own survival. Failure in war meant death, and no amount of rewards could change that.

This wouldn't be easy.