376: crushing game

Inside the starship, the atmosphere was tense and bustling.

A Staff member, looking hurried, rushed towards the Captain's Command Room.

Upon reaching the Captain, he immediately straightened his body and reported loudly with a solemn expression.

"Captain, the outermost energy shield of the starship has been breached, and the inner energy shield has also been affected. Approximately forty percent of the shield's energy has been consumed."

This report, via an advanced communication system, was immediately known to Li Yang, who was in the Command Room.

A hint of surprise flickered across Li Yang's usually calm face. He slightly raised an eyebrow and murmured to himself,

"Oh, not bad. They actually managed to break through the outermost shield of a star river class starship."

Though his words carried a hint of unexpectedness, they mostly conveyed a sense of superior scrutiny.

In Li Yang's mind, a star river class starship, as an Imperial product designed to rival a fifth-level civilization, possessed a defense system that could be described as impregnable.

The energy shields equipped on these starships were certainly not just one or two layers.

Besides the outermost layer that had been breached and the inner layer currently consuming energy, there were several more powerful shield layers nested within.

Even if the enemy miraculously broke through all the preceding shields, the starship's hull was still covered by a final, strongest shield layer.

Only by dismantling all these defenses could there be any chance of truly damaging the starship's indestructible hull.

For these opponents from a fourth-level civilization, breaking through such layers of defense was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

"How...how is this possible..."

The nine elders' eyes widened, staring intently at the starship that remained perfectly intact and suspended in the air. Their eyes were filled with disbelief, as if they had witnessed the most absurd thing in the world.

Their lips trembled slightly, their words laced with deep shock and despair.

The eyes that had initially been full of anticipation to see the enemy annihilated were now completely replaced by confusion and fear.

One of the elders, who had always regarded his own formidable strength as his faith, found himself unable to bear such a heavy blow in the face of this immense disparity.

He rolled his eyes, and his body fell straight to the ground like a withered piece of wood, having already fainted in mid-air.

His rapidly falling figure seemed to be a microcosm of their civilization, tottering before a powerful external enemy.

"Elder Wu, what should we do now?"

The remaining elders, still barely holding on, turned their gazes to Elder Wu, their hearts filled with panic and helplessness.

Their eyes were full of a longing for guidance, as if Elder Wu was their last glimmer of hope in this endless darkness.

Elder Wu slowly raised his head, looking at the distant starship, his eyes filled with desolation and helplessness.

He sighed deeply, his voice low and hoarse, as if it took all his strength to squeeze out these few words.

"What else can be done... let's give up resisting..."

After speaking, he seemed to age decades in an instant. His once straight spine slightly bent, and he was completely enveloped by a sense of powerlessness.

At this moment, he clearly realized that the gap between them and this formidable power was like an unbridgeable chasm, and all resistance was futile.

They had exhausted all their means, pushing their strength to the limit, yet they still couldn't budge their opponent in the slightest. Faced with such an overwhelmingly powerful enemy, there seemed to be truly no other option but to surrender.

That deep sense of powerlessness enveloped them like a dark cloud.

Hearing Elder Wu's helpless words, the others exchanged glances, their eyes filled with complex emotions: unwillingness, despair, and deep exhaustion.

Finally, they all sighed in unison, as if to release all the frustration and helplessness in their hearts with that single breath.

Then, they slowly descended to the ground, their movements sluggish and heavy, as if burdened by a thousand catties.

By now, they had accepted this cruel reality, preparing to abandon their meaningless resistance.

Seeing this, Li Yang, in the Command Room, couldn't help but show a look of joy on his face.

The situation couldn't be better! The only nine Celestial Realm Expertss in this civilization had now all chosen to give up resisting.

Thus, the only potential threat remaining was those so-called Ancient Beasts.

And when it came to those Ancient Beasts, Li Yang didn't care in the slightest.

In the face of the powerful offensive firepower of a star river class starship, those Ancient Beasts with their enormous bodies were simply living targets.

Even the strongest Celestial Realm Expertss in this civilization had been successfully suppressed. What was there to fear from a group of beasts that only acted on instinct?

Li Yang slightly narrowed his eyes, a confident smile playing on his lips, as he already saw the dawn of victory for this conquest.

Since the official sounding of the invasion horn, the hands of time had quietly turned for a full day.

In this seemingly short but thrilling period, in just one day, seventy to eighty percent of this once vibrant planet had been successfully occupied by the Empire.

The remaining portion had not yet been fully brought under control, primarily because the planet was vast and boundless. Even with Li Yang and his team's swift and efficient actions, they couldn't attend to everything due to time constraints.

This war had been a one-sided affair from the very beginning.

Whether it was the human experts on the planet or the fearsome ferocious beasts, their top combat powers seemed so insignificant and fragile in the face of a star river class starship.

A star river class starship, as an excellent product of a fifth-level civilization, embodied powerful energy that surpassed the technological and power understanding of this planet.

Its equipped advanced weapon systems, each launch like a cataclysm, released terrifying power capable of reducing all resistance to dust.

Those human experts, even possessing strength considered invincible on their home ground, could only struggle in vain against the starship's attacks, which were like a world-ending torrent.

Their proud cultivation techniques and martial arts were nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a chariot in the face of the starship's formidable firepower, fragile and easily shattered.

This battle was, rather, an undisputed crushing victory.