Chapter 91: Gravity Bomb and AI Domination
Omega kept real-time tabs on the war projection. "The mechanical fleet has stayed stationary at the rear this entire time! That's high-level strategic thinking!"
"Launch a thousand gravity bombs to destroy these intelligent starfighters! I want to see how the enemy reacts!"
The command was swiftly relayed, the massive muzzles on the Legion warships aimed at the countless swarms of mechanical fighters surrounding them.
The cannons roared. Over a thousand gravity bombs scattered across the void, hurtling into the starfield around the fleet.
Hundreds of meters across, spike-studded spheres hurtled outward at near-light speed, their surfaces covered with columnar projection devices. Although the mechanical fighters' flight paths were chaotic, the gravity bombs ignored them, flying directly into the central airspace of the fighter groups.
Upon reaching their designated positions, the gravity bombs detonated. The spherical weapons exploded into fragments.
The explosion did not have the same powerful impact as ordinary plasma munitions. Instead, it formed a rapidly spreading spherical gravitational field that radiated outward.
Space in the void twisted, and countless mechanical fighters caught in the gravitational wave's path froze, their surfaces showing extensive cracks and fissures.
A single gravity bomb could rapidly spread from its core over tens of thousands of kilometers, destroying all mechanical constructs within that range through gravitational stress.
The gravitational waves enveloped countless intelligent mechanical starfighters in the dim void. They transformed from agile flight to unmoving, lifeless hulks, traces of structural failure everywhere. Some exploded into pieces.
Around the Alpha Legion's dense formation fleet, millions of intelligent fighters that had been drawn in were struck by the gravitational waves and ceased to move. After a single attack, countless wrecks appeared around the fleet.
The entire Legion had initially been shocked upon seeing the overwhelming swarm of intelligent fighters, unable to imagine such a vast enemy force. In the blink of an eye, countless enemy fighters were destroyed.
Cheers erupted, boosting morale significantly. The Alpha Legion's warriors were surprised that their Legion possessed such a powerful secret weapon.
The compiled data was quickly sent to the flagship.
Julius laughed excitedly. "The effect of a thousand gravity bombs is astonishing! They destroyed over five million enemy starfighters in one strike! Your tactic of luring the enemy, combined with the power of the gravity bombs, is remarkably effective!"
"If the Legion had to eliminate them one by one, who knows how much time it would take!"
Omega smiled. A gravity bomb was essentially a weaponized gravitational pulse that impacted the surrounding space, but in the vastness of space, a single explosion wasn't as powerful as imagined.
One gravity bomb's effect was equivalent to a thermonuclear weapon. A thousand gravity bombs exploding would create a field of gravitational wave oscillations.
Using them for the first time in combat, Omega now understood that gravity bombs needed to be used in large quantities to achieve significant results. Although the opposing intelligent fleet had energy shields, they lacked gravity technology. Omega anticipated the kind of reaction this sophisticated AI overlord would have.
Alpharius looked up at the data model, seeing countless dense points appearing from various planets. "Look at that enormous quantity! It's truly unbelievable. What exactly are they?"
Julius quickly retrieved the data. After analyzing it, he exclaimed in shock, "They're all intelligent starfighters, nearly ten million of them! To manufacture such a staggering quantity is simply unimaginable, too horrifying!"
Alpharius watched as countless starfighters converged from various planets on the data model toward their fleet in the starfield, like flowing water. "This AI overlord originally intended to lure us into a trap, but now it's no longer hiding its strength!"
"It wants to rely on sheer numbers to exhaust our gravity bombs. A very clever move!" Omega gazed at the countless intelligent starfighters approaching in the starfield, a sight that deeply shocked him as well.
He clearly understood that what he faced was not merely a powerful artificial intelligence, but a mechanical civilization capable of rapid construction and mass production. Tens of millions of starfighters, three thousand space warships, billions of intelligent robots, mechanical fortresses and structures spread across the entire system, and the AI overlord behind it all.
The AI overlord's calculated tactic was extremely reasonable. Omega had no choice but to expend gravity bombs to destroy countless starfighters.
The Human Fleet was manned so that it couldn't achieve complete, all-around coverage without blind spots. The continuous laser cannon attacks from countless fighters would greatly deplete the warships' energy shields.
Once the shields were damaged, the intelligent starfighters could rush in directly and turn into self-detonating ordnance capable of destroying untold numbers of warships.
Compared to the deaths of millions of soldiers and the loss of warships, the expenditure of gravity bombs was well worth it in Omega's opinion.
Similarly, the AI overlord also had to sacrifice a massive number of starfighters to deplete them. It could not afford to let the Human Fleet approach its planet. Gravity bombs would cause immense damage.
Simply deploying a large number of gravity bombs on the planet would cause widespread paralysis of its mechanical structures and facilities.
The power of artificial intelligence lies in learning from lessons and failures, and deriving new solutions through immense computational power. This time, the AI overlord only committed one million intelligent fighters at a time to attack and provoke gravity bomb expenditures.
Seeing this, Omega was not fooled in the least. He occasionally launched sporadic gravity bombs to bombard clustered starfighters.
After an entire day of engagement, the destructive effect was far less shocking than the first time.
One hundred gravity bombs destroyed only six hundred thousand starfighters. While the ratio was impressive, the enemy still had tens of millions more.
Omega complained about the AI overlord's meticulous calculations.
Alpharius laughed. "The enemy's calculations are very precise. I'll take a fleet and destroy all the mechanical structures and fortresses on the nearby planets!"
"Good, I'll also take the initiative to attack and force the enemy to commit heavy forces!" Omega nodded.
Seeing the countless starfighters in the void ahead, he recalled the battle against the artificial intelligence-controlled beast hordes on Moiasco Planet. The artificial intelligence on that planet was restricted, only able to gather tens of millions of beast hordes within a thousand-kilometer radius on the ground.
But the artificial intelligence before him was unrestricted. Its influence extended directly to the entire system, with tens of millions of starfighters everywhere.
The former could be solved with orbital bombardment, but the current situation was not so simple.
Time passed bit by bit. Omega and Alpharius were completely unaware that the Night Lords Legion at their rear had already made a Warp jump directly toward them, while the Alpha Legion was locked in a bitter struggle with the AI overlord.
Over the course of a month, Omega and Alpharius divided their forces and attacked, achieving massive victories by relying on gravity bombs and orbital bombardments.
The Alpha Legion, possessing gravity bombs, was effectively armed with an unstoppable spear and powerful energy shields, charging in dense formation directly into the countless mechanical fleets.
The mechanical fleet could not resist. Omega led his aggressive Legion directly toward the inner system where the solid planets were located.
Through calculation and survival instinct, the AI overlord sent countless starfighters to converge in dense formations, intending to turn into self-detonating munitions to eliminate this Human Fleet, but they still failed against Omega.
In the void of the Hazariit System, the endless space was now filled with countless fragments of intelligent starfighters. Their numbers were uncountable.
Interspersed among the fragments were also large numbers of shattered mechanical warships, some drifting whole in the dim vacuum, and many more showing large explosion craters.
Among these countless fragments of the mechanical army, there were also innumerable humanoid intelligent robots scattered throughout the starfield, their metal bodies mostly twisted and broken.
Watching the countless fighter fragments and robots drifting outside the ship, Omega felt a sense of shock at the battlefield.
Past interstellar wars rarely allowed such a clear sense of the brutality and cruelty. This war against a mechanical civilization left a deep impression on him.
The sheer number of the enemy's colossal mechanical army was too astonishing.
The AI overlord's starfighter count was far greater than what they had seen a month ago, with nearly thirty million in space alone. With successive attrition and both overt and covert preparations, the AI overlord's intelligence far exceeded expectations.
But it was far from over.
The intelligent factories throughout the entire system continuously produced simple starfighters. Although these were cannon fodder, they successfully managed to deplete countless ammunition from the Alpha Legion.
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