Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 139: Decoy Warship

"Zhou Yuan, you probably know why I contacted you, right?"

"Lord Balatu, we are working hard to refine the radioactive heavy elements. I will deliver the goods in three months, please rest assured."

"Hmm, very good. I knew I hadn't misjudged you. I've already dispatched an interstellar fleet to the planet Amos."

"My lord, you need not worry about this. We can send a fleet to escort the goods after delivery, so there is no need for you to send another fleet."

"I trust you. I have other purposes for sending this fleet."

Zhou Yuan remained silent for a minute. "My lord, forgive my ignorance, but I was unaware that you had dispatched a fleet this time..."

"Let me be frank. The Adams government failed to deliver the goods properly, so I have to punish them a little as a warning to others. If other affiliated civilizations follow suit, things will get out of hand."

"But sir..."

"You don't need to say anything, I know what you mean. Punishing the Adams government would be a loss of face for you, so you can just stand by and watch."

"Yes, sir. Please, sir, show mercy for my sake."

"Well, so be it."

"Okay, my lord."

The hotline was immediately cut off by Balatu, who seemed to want Zhou Yuan to say more.

Barathu used a pretext to attack the Amos, but Zhou Yuan knew that Barathu was merely making a show of force. Moreover, Barathu explicitly forbade Zhou Yuan from interfering, which meant the Amos were likely in serious trouble.

Zhou Yuan immediately contacted Wei Shan and Leifia, and the three of them were teleported to the fleet base command center, where many senior commanders and science department personnel were already seated in the conference room.

Zhou Yuan displayed the holographic communication information between Balatu and himself via "hotline".

What do you all think?

"Baratu is clearly targeting us."

"That's true, but should we turn against him now?"

"Sir, can we send a fleet to intercept that fleet?"

"No matter what, even if our interception fleet is anonymous and disguised, as long as his fleet makes any mistakes or has any problems, Balatu will definitely think it's all our doing."

"Yes, he's decided on us now."

"So we can only stand by and watch his fleet wage war against the planet Amos?"

"Then the Amos people suffered, didn't they?" Wei Shan felt pity.

"Barathu has gone too far. We must cripple his fleet this time!" Lefia said angrily, while the other commanders remained silent. If they were to actually go to war with that fleet, it would be blatantly going against Barathu, and that would truly be a complete breakdown in relations.

"Science Department, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Dean Zhou, technically speaking, we can switch the baby out with the baby."

"What do you mean?"

"Let's find a way to make that fleet think they're attacking the planet Amos, when in fact they're attacking us. That way, we'll have a reason to retaliate, and even Balatu won't have anything to say. They can't just not let us fight back, can they?"

Everyone was taken aback, but upon reflection, it made sense. If that fleet attacked them first, retaliating would be a matter of course. These people in the Science Department were quite shrewd. Although the Earth Empire Academy of Sciences was located very, very far away, the scientists transferred from the Academy to accompany Zhou Yuan were no pushovers.

"The idea is good, but their fleet's detection system can't malfunction for no reason, can it?"

"If this plan doesn't work, we can start with the intelligent life forms in the fleet, or the control system."

"What do you mean?"

"Dean Zhou, make those intelligent beings act crazy, or make that fleet's control system malfunction. In short, make that fleet attack us on its own initiative."

"Okay. Everyone, get ready as soon as possible."

The sun had just risen over the capital city of Amos when Amos residents worldwide were drawn to a bombshell news story. The Minister of Defense of Amos was personally overseeing the assembly of a large number of fighter jets and bombers at a military base.

Many Ammonites are speculating whether a military coup has occurred in the capital.

At this point, President Adams delivered a global address, and to the even greater surprise of the Amos, Adams explicitly stated that there was a military base controlled by aliens 800 kilometers northeast of the capital's suburbs.

All the people of Amos were shocked. Through the live video, they saw rows upon rows of fighter jets and bombers flying overwhelmingly toward the target base.

The Amos people were on tenterhooks, watching with bated breath.

Looking at all this familiar scene, Zhou Yuan felt a surge of sorrow. This scene was just like the Earth's joint fleet heading to the moon a long time ago.

Zhou Yuan decisively connected with Adams on the "hotline".

"Adams, back down. You're no match for them. Listen to me."

"But sir, the arrow is already on the bowstring and must be released. If we withdraw now, what will become of the dignity and honor of the Amos people?"

Zhou Yuan smiled, but did not explicitly object. In fact, he wanted to say this to Amos: "Honor is an excuse, the soil beneath the feet of the strong, and the grave on the head of the weak!"

"Alright, Adams. But I strongly suggest you spread out those fighters and bombers, don't concentrate them too much."

"Sir, we can only rely on a barrage of missiles. We cannot use nuclear weapons."

"Trust me, you won't go wrong."

"it is good."

In the live video, fighter jets and bombers were spread out, with ten fighter jets and one bomber per group.

"Are our decoy warships ready?"

"Sir, the decoy warship is over Hawkeye Base."

"Alright. The rest is up to you."

"Yes, sir."

Eagle Eye Base was as tranquil as ever in the morning, the majestic peaks draped in red and yellow robes.

Suddenly, a tremendous rumbling sound erupted from the mountaintop, and a circular window, over two hundred meters in diameter, appeared. A vast array of mechanical spheres, each about a meter in diameter, surged forth from within. In no time, the mountaintop was shrouded in darkness. These mechanical spheres began to accelerate, hurtling towards the fighter jets and bomber formations with an overwhelming force that blotted out the sun.

Two thousand guided missiles whistled through the air as they hurtled toward the mechanical spheres. At the same time, one hundred missiles circled and swerved, bypassing the cluster of mechanical spheres and heading toward Eagle Eye Base.

The Amos people clasped their hands together in silent prayer.

Undeterred, the mechanical spheres charged directly at the missiles. Two thousand missiles were detonated in the skies above the northwestern suburbs of the capital. The mechanical spheres, with their superior speed and strength, continued their advance towards the fighter group. Wherever those mechanical spheres went, a shadow fell upon the earth. The people of Amos were now also filled with dread, silently watching the missile fireworks in the sky.

What drove the Amos people to despair even more was that the missiles aimed at the base were blocked by a large "halo" surrounding it, exploding within the halo. Eagle Eye Base activated its energy shield. Energy shields were something the Amos only knew from games and novels. Now, staring at the base's hemispherical, bell-shaped energy shield, the Adams government officials were helpless. Viruses and lurking threats were just boring fantasies from science fiction; faced with such advanced and powerful technology, the Amos felt like tiny, insignificant ants.

The mechanical sphere drew ever closer to the fighter jets. Just as the Amos were on the verge of despair, a cry of alarm came from inside one of the fighter jets: "Sir, a glowing sphere has suddenly appeared ahead. Request authorization to shoot it down."

"Return to base immediately, this is my order," Adams commanded urgently.

"Yes, sir."

The fighter jets and bombers quickly turned back. The mechanical sphere accelerated, preparing to catch up with the fighter group.

The luminous sphere suddenly accelerated, then shattered halfway through, extending left, right, up, and down, with light filaments connecting to form a huge net of light filaments that stretched towards the mechanical sphere. The mechanical sphere was also moving too fast and crashed directly into the net of light filaments.

The Amos looked at the enormous light net, which resembled a rapidly moving light curtain. As this light curtain swept across the air, a miracle occurred: the once surging mechanical spheres fell from the sky like shattered black dust, raining down like a torrential downpour.

The Amos people awoke from their shock, applauding and cheering enthusiastically. Everyone speculated that the orb of light was most likely released by humans from Earth. Many people again picked up large telescopes to observe Earth. This time, another gasp erupted as they saw that Earth was no longer just a series of white dots, but had a surface outline and protruding lumps. Some daring and wealthy individuals attempted to approach Earth in their private spaceships, but were shot down by space-based weapons.

However, those wealthy individuals who were eager to continue exploring and approaching Earth are now holed up in their mansions, because they have just received reliable information that a massive interstellar fleet has just entered the edge of the Amos solar system and will arrive at the planet Amos or Earth in about half an hour.

Ordinary people also learned of this unfortunate news through Adams's televised address.

The Amos were in an uproar, all wondering what this fleet was up to. However, they all believed that since there were humans on Earth and Earth was near their planet, they should be safe.

But this time, the Amos were wrong.

The massive interstellar fleet was divided into two groups: the larger group remained near Earth, while the smaller group flew directly towards the planet Amos.

The Amos were dumbfounded. The humans of Earth were completely indifferent to the large number of warships near their planet. Were they also no match for these warships and had given up resisting? If so, wouldn't Amos' military forces be even more useless?

Regardless, the space-based laser weapon on Planet Amos was finally activated. Before the warships could even fire, they destroyed the space-based laser weapon system hovering over Amos. Then, these warships launched precision strikes on various locations on Amos below, beams of light raining down and destroying military bases throughout the planet. Large patrol ships at sea and submarines roaming the deep sea were all annihilated by the beams of light.

Fortunately, these warships only destroyed military bases and armed forces, and did not attack government departments such as the presidential palace and power plants, or civilian infrastructure.

Suddenly, eight warships appeared above Eagle Eye Base. The fleet above Amos immediately opened fire on these warships. Three warships were shot down, crashing directly into the energy shield of Eagle Eye Base, creating a halo of light. Five more warships accelerated and set off directly towards Earth.

The warships above Amos and those near Earth immediately organized a manhunt. The five warships split up and, relying on their speed advantage, rushed into Earth from different directions. The encircling warships watched as the five warships entered Earth's synchronous orbit, but dared not pursue them. They simply watched as the five warships entered Earth's atmosphere and then disappeared.