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Chapter 409 A great victory

Space debris flew everywhere, something even the most radical Imperial officers couldn't have imagined—under General Saint-Germain's orders, the fleet rapidly slowed down in deep space, and a large number of drones were launched ahead of the fleet, creating a kind of electronic stardust that obscured the fleet and prevented it from being targeted by the next wave of missiles.

There were no burning ships, only scorching fragments of the ships, the entire vessel had been completely turned into space dust—from a human perspective, it looked as if a mountain range had been wiped out out of thin air.

"Oh my god..."

The fleet's offensive rhythm was disrupted, and General Saint-Ger's tactics were tantamount to suicide under the weapons of this caliber. If the fleet wanted to be preserved, the only option was to withdraw from this star system, which was a disgrace. The Empire regarded all star systems and regions as its natural territory, and such a retreat would undoubtedly be equivalent to losing territory.

Saving his subordinates and his only remaining legacy is the only way forward.

"This is Saint-Germain, calling the First Guerrilla Fleet."

After the conquest fleet was divided into two parts, the First Flying Fleet, which was responsible for carrying out tactical missions, naturally had to maintain a certain degree of radio silence from its main force.

However, despite several attempts to contact that fleet, the First Flying Fleet seemed to have vanished into thin air—until large ripples appeared in the space to the side of the fleet—

The Empire has countless shipyards and has built countless ships, the scale of which is unimaginable. General Saint-Ger had the privilege of witnessing the Empire's most powerful, largest, and greatest super-class battleship, the "Imperial Light." If every active battlecruiser of the Empire is a mountain, then such a warship is like a megacity.

But now, a warship of almost the same size appeared next to the fleet—its blue insignia, rather than the imperial golden eagle, proclaimed her identity.

The Earth-class interstellar dreadnought of the United Nations, the "United," was designed from the outset to have the capability to destroy an entire standard United Nations fleet or to directly destroy the surface of an entire planet. Towards the end of the United Nations, a total of five such warships entered service with the United Nations fleet—built and commissioned by the five permanent members of the then United Nations Security Council.

It is equipped with countless weapons. The main guns of any other type of warship are merely secondary gun arrays on it, and missile launch cells stretch from one end of the ship to the other.

The ship's axial guns are as powerful as the Colossus, a UN standard strategic weapon, and this ship also has the capability to destroy planets.

However, in reality, the dreadnoughts that have been drifting around Amelansi IV for thousands of years have not been fully restored. The core shipborne axial guns are missing several key components and cannot fire. Only 70% of the shipborne weapon arrays are in a state of combat readiness. The hangar, which can carry ten fighter squadrons, only has a few J16BS interplanetary carrier-based aircraft. These fighters, which are modified from J16Bs, do not have stealth capabilities, do not carry hyperspace cores, and have no advantage over the Imperial standard starfighters.

But all of this seemed so insignificant in the face of that colossal ship—while the Imperial fleet retreated due to the attack, the entire United Nations fleet was deployed, and whether they were small planetary or satellite-class ships, they all appeared so tiny in the face of this enormous vessel.

"General... General..."

An eerie silence lasted for several minutes, with the weapons of the entire Imperial fleet pointed at the massive warship—but General Saint-Germain did not give the order—or rather, he dared not.

"Order: No firing on the entire ship!"

"My lord, a communication request!"

After their first contact, the electronic systems of both sides began to analyze each other and become compatible with each other's formats. So now, their communication can be achieved through a series of format conversions and decodings—although the formats of the two sides seem different, they both originate from the original format of the United Nations on Earth.

"Get in."

Alice Delalaye suddenly appeared, standing on the bridge, looking at the people inside.

“Very good, General Saint-Germain, I think you and your fleet are fully aware of our military strength—you have made a wise decision to withdraw from our territory.”

"Now we have the premise of peace. Tell your master, the citizens of the United Nations of Earth, that we are determined and capable of defending our dream of unity. Our armed peacekeeping forces and fleets will give everything for our freedom, equality and justice."

"We pursue peace and mutual respect, and we welcome our fellow human beings, but if you invade again with weapons."

"We are ready for battle at any moment."

General Saint-Ger took a deep breath. The battle had progressed to this point, and it didn't matter anymore. His fleet was not actually directly under the Empire's command, but rather an expeditionary fleet. Nominally, it belonged to the Empire's Expansion Department, but in reality, it was responsible for its own profits and losses.

Preserving his wealth is often the top priority for these expeditionary fleet captains.

"Then just wait, Alice Delalaye—the Empire will return."

"Then take the rest of you with you as well—you know these people well, don't you? Your officers."

Several disheveled officers were clearly visible in the footage—now, General Saint-Germain fully understood why the First Flying Squadron had lost contact.

These officers were all captains of the First Flying Fleet; there was only one possibility for their presence here.

Those ships had already sunk, and the First Flying Fleet was completely wiped out—the same fate as the "Reaper," but not necessarily by those terrifying weapons. Instead, it was a fair and square fleet battle, in which case there might have been survivors.

General Saint-Ger felt a pang of heartache, but also breathed a sigh of relief. Each of these captains was a minor nobleman or relative in his family's territory. Their survival meant that Saint-Ger could give an account within his family's territory and preserve his position within the family.

After all, the nobles themselves are more important than the commoners. They control a lot of assets and prestige, and saving them would undoubtedly save a lot of trouble—from this point of view, he should actually thank Alice.

"My ship has dispatched a transport vessel to you. Miss Alice, until we meet again."

Alice let out a long breath. This respite, along with the rest of the UN fleet, allowed them to operate at full capacity. The First Guerrilla Fleet's defeat stemmed from a complete loss in electronic warfare. Alice had successfully hacked into the First Guerrilla Fleet's automated decision-making systems, causing them to lock onto and attack each other, thus allowing the UN fleet to break in and annihilate them. The surviving Imperial fleet officers were unaware of this, because the UN main fleet had already penetrated the Imperial fleet the moment the first Imperial-standard anti-ship electromagnetic cannon shell was fired.

Thus, the first cosmic conflict between the Earth United Nations Amelansi Revival Government and the Supreme Human Empire came to an end, and the impact of the United Nations' victory will change the future trajectory of the Empire.

The fourth princess, Corelli Danleix, laid down her report—the failure of the Imperial conquest had been revealed by someone under the Minister of Armed Forces of the Imperial Ministry of Defense, a silent form of support compared to other crown princes.

"Alice de la Leah... Ah, what a beautiful child."

She looked at the photo in the report—this white-haired, red-eyed girl, the undisputed leader of a country beyond the borders of a distant empire, her appearance, her white hair, were remarkably similar to those of the royal bloodline.

For the fourth princess, this could very well be an opportunity, a chance that could very well change the balance of power among the crown princes.

She had to seize this opportunity, so she ordered her men to find information on the captain of the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet in charge of this area.

General Saint-Ger's family territory is located not far from the Coreri fiefdom held by the Fourth Princess Coreri Danlex.