Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 315: Instantaneous Battle

The "ninth planet," located 2500 billion kilometers from Earth, appears as a deep, eerie blue, sending a chill down one's spine. Beneath the surface of this planet, a large fleet of warships emerges. Each warship is approximately fourteen or fifteen kilometers long, its hull jet black, with flames emanating from its stern ionizing some of the surrounding hydrogen, giving the stern a long, deep blue appearance.

Watching these warships take off on the television screen, humanity felt heavy-hearted. These tens of thousands of warships were the second fleet sent to Earth by "Planet Nine." All they knew was that "the gods" were showing Earthlings what was happening on "Planet Nine."

The golden warship over Washington suddenly accelerated and disappeared in the blink of an eye; telescopes around the world captured a flash of light appearing and then vanishing.

However, on television, the golden warship suddenly appeared near the "ninth planet," leaving humanity utterly stunned. The golden warship's journey from leaving Washington to appearing near the "ninth planet" took less than twenty-five seconds, during which it traveled 2500 billion kilometers. In other words, even traveling at the speed of light, it would take approximately nine and a half days to reach the "ninth planet," yet it arrived in less than twenty-five seconds—wasn't that faster-than-light travel?! Therefore, humanity was completely stunned. Those leaders and officials who still harbored any hope of survival sighed in disbelief. What followed was an even more terrifying, nightmarish scene.

On the television screen, the golden warship launched strings of bead-like objects, numbering approximately one hundred. These hundred-odd finger-sized beads hurtled towards the "ninth planet."

The "Ninth Planet," a colossal planet 3.4 times the diameter of Earth, was like a giant being bombarded by a high-speed bullet. The more than one hundred "beads" pierced directly through it. Violent earthquakes raged across the "Ninth Planet," and countless warships, each tens of kilometers long, emerged from its depths. These warships rushed towards the golden warship ten million kilometers away, but it would take them approximately one hour to reach its vicinity.

After the "Ninth Planet" warship departed from the "Ninth Planet," the "beads" that had pierced through it returned and pierced through the planet again. Each of these "beads" moved back and forth like a flying needle, and with each pass, the "Ninth Planet" became even more riddled with holes. Twenty minutes later, the "Ninth Planet" exploded violently, and this giant planet was reduced to interstellar dust. At the moment of this explosion, the hearts of humanity on Earth were gripped, and they trembled with fear.

Seemingly sensing the destruction of "Planet Nine," the Second Fleet of "Planet Nine," dispatched to Earth, and the Third Fleet, which later departed from "Planet Nine," accelerated towards the golden warship. The golden warship, also accelerating, flew head-on towards the "Planet Nine" fleet. This time, Earthlings observed that the golden warship was traveling at 80% of the speed of light, like a tiger charging towards a pack of hungry wolves. In the footage, approximately 26 seconds later, the golden warship hovered steadily in space, motionless. In front of the golden warship, faint blue orbs could be seen—the exhaust plumes of the "Planet Nine" warship's engines. The golden warship thus quietly awaited the arrival of the "Planet Nine" warship.

A massive, breathtaking fleet surged towards the golden warship, which appeared as a tiny boat on a turbulent sea. The lead ship of the massive fleet unleashed a barrage of particle lasers and kinetic energy projectiles at the golden warship. All these attacks struck the golden warship, yet it remained perfectly intact, without a scratch or movement.

Suddenly, a beam of intense light erupted from the golden warship. This beam shot towards the massive fleet, blasting the lead ship away like fallen leaves in an autumn wind. The beam continued its journey, swiftly sweeping across the entire fleet from head to tail. Then, the beam curved and began sweeping from tail to head again. Then, something astonishing happened: this beam could actually bend and strike! This beam's sweeping attack was carried out at near-light speed, and the massive fleet was annihilated incredibly quickly. On the television screen, only a "light serpent" could be seen swiftly sweeping through the enemy.

Warships in the "Ninth Planet" fleet began to scatter, but it was too late. These fleeing warships could only travel at a speed of 1% of the speed of light, how could they possibly escape an attack that was close to the speed of light? More than one million warships of the "Ninth Planet" were all annihilated in less than four seconds, not a single one survived.

Humans on Earth witnessed a dense array of warships, initially belching blue flames, vanishing into nothingness in just four seconds. This method of interstellar annihilation was unimaginable to humanity. Most astonishingly, the beams of light emitted by the golden warships could seemingly bend at will! Aren't beams supposed to travel in straight lines? Why could the beams from the "gods'" golden warships bend so easily? Should we revise the laws of physics accordingly?

The story didn't seem to be over yet. On the television screen, the golden warship disappeared, only to reappear approximately four seconds later in the deep expanse of space, the stars in the sky shimmering. Just as before, the warship hovered steadily in the air. A blue flame could be seen moving in front of it. Based on their detection, Earthlings determined that these warships belonged to the first fleet of "Planet Nine," which had been traveling for over two months. Calculating the time, this fleet had traveled approximately 166 billion kilometers—a distance that would take 15 hours even at the speed of light. Yet, the "God's" golden warship covered this distance in just four seconds—again, faster-than-light travel!

Just as people thought the golden warship would fire another powerful, curved beam of light, it suddenly launched a ball of light. This ball of light rapidly flew towards the "Ninth Planet's" First Fleet, and quickly shattered and exploded, emitting numerous filaments of light. These filaments expanded and interconnected in the air, rapidly forming a vast net of light. This enormous net of light directly enveloped the "Ninth Planet's" First Fleet. People only saw a flash of light, and then noticed that the countless blue flames suddenly went out, plunging the entire scene into darkness, with only stars visible in the sky. The enormous net of light also disappeared. This time, not a single warship from the "Ninth Planet's" fleet escaped. The entire fleet remained perfectly aligned in space, but the flames at their tails had all been extinguished.

On Earth, everyone watching on television was baffled. As if to explain, the camera zoomed in on the fleet, then quickly moved closer to a single warship, and closer still. All that could be seen was a metal wall, seemingly unremarkable. Wait, what were those rows and rows of lines? The camera zoomed in again, and this time, everyone saw clearly: a slit, a crack. Good heavens! That enormous net of light had sliced ​​through over a hundred thousand warships! Someone quickly calculated that the spacing between the lines was approximately five centimeters.

A shimmering net of light instantly created a fleet graveyard in space. A single golden warship annihilated a fleet of intelligent civilizations traveling at 1% the speed of light, along with their home planet. What kind of power was this? This interstellar battle scene was completely beyond human expectations. The interstellar warfare weapons envisioned by Earth's humans were nothing more than laser-based particle weapons, kinetic energy projectiles, electromagnetic railguns, and railguns. Who would have thought that the weapons displayed by the "god-like" golden warship were so far beyond human comprehension? This was the difference in the level of civilization. Earth's scientists began to diligently study this precious video, and governments and the public around the world engaged in heated discussions about the science behind it.

"God," what other amazing weapons do you have that make everyone on Earth admire and be amazed? What will the battle scene be like tomorrow at this time, against the fleet of intelligent civilizations traveling at the speed of light?

Following the live broadcast, many heads of state and dignitaries who were named by the "gods" began making various preparations, mainly to hand over power and then to go to the United Nations building.

Humanity on Earth naturally began discussing the "divine intervention" that the "gods" had mentioned, which involved reforming the minds of ordinary people. The common people, unaware of how the "divine beings" intended to reform human thought, began to circulate various versions of these reform plans, such as altering human memories and consciousness. Of course, everyone was speculating, and no one could be certain.

The myths and legends surrounding "Goddess" have also been thoroughly investigated by Lefia's fans. No one would have guessed that the title of "Goddess" was bestowed upon her by the beautiful goddess-king Kalis ten thousand years ago.

Naturally, Professor Lefia, who could decipher the "heavenly book," also became a sensation. Her story began to be a hot topic among humanity. What surprised people most about Lefia was that this "god" claimed that the consciousness of all humans on Earth belonged to Lefia—how could this be?

However, at this very moment, dissenting voices emerged. Some online and news reports claimed that the television footage of the so-called "Planet Nine" fleet and the destruction of its mother planet was a special effects composite. This skepticism grew, and among these voices were several prominent scientists who insisted that faster-than-light travel was impossible. Their analysis suggested that the "beads" that attacked and destroyed "Planet Nine" must have had an extremely high density, possibly reaching the density of a neutron star. How could a single golden warship carry so many "beads" with neutron star density? Keep in mind that the total mass of those hundred-plus "beads" with neutron star density is greater than the mass of "Planet Nine." Furthermore, even among the more than two hundred golden warships flying over major cities worldwide, only the one previously over Washington D.C.—the one that attacked the "Planet Nine" fleet—possessed these neutron star density "beads." Could such a massive amount of matter have no gravitational effect on Earth?

Such skepticism was particularly prevalent in countries R and C. Even in televised interviews with the heads of state of R and C, the leaders of both countries considered it unbelievable and impossible when answering reporters' questions. However, humanity worldwide still awaited the imminent war between the imperial fleet, as described by the "god," and the fleet of an intelligent civilization traveling at the speed of light.

Despite various criticisms, speculations about the diverse combat methods and outcomes of this war have been a popular topic of discussion online and in the media. Even with special effects, it would be difficult to achieve the visually compelling portrayal of a war between fleets traveling at the speed of light.

Many large and medium-sized cities around the world have begun their countdown.