Chapter 2484: Chapter 2484
After leaving the royal palace, a sinister glint flashed in Xiao Mu’an’s eyes.
He calmly returned to his residence, shut the door behind him, and took out a communication talisman. After steadying his emotions, he sent a single message:
**"He’s made his move."**
At the Black Kill headquarters, Xiao Qiwu received the message and allowed a faint smile to curl his lips.
**"You truly have a way with things. Keep me updated."**
Yet when Xiao Mu’an read the reply, there was no trace of pride—only a flicker of disdain.
**"Hmph! Dream on."**
With a cold snort, he chose not to respond further. Instead, he called for tea and sipped it leisurely, his mind already calculating his next steps.
Meanwhile, Xiao Qiwu sought out You Ming, instructing her to reassemble a team for a special mission. Success would grant them unrestricted movement.
You Ming, long confined to headquarters, finally saw a glimmer of hope for freedom. Without delay, she rushed to the training grounds to recruit new members, swiftly integrating them into her squad.
At the same time, Ye Liuyun received intel from the Falcon Recon Team—an alien fleet had been spotted. Its size was indeed triple that of the previous encounter, boasting three colossal warships, though the exact number of aliens aboard remained unknown.
Based on their current speed, the fleet would reach Satellite Island in roughly three to four months.
The warship that had previously visited Satellite Island now led the vanguard. Given the timeline, it was unlikely to have replenished its alien troops.
**"Fall back and regroup with me. Stay vigilant—avoid both alien pursuit and any run-ins with the Holy Land Dynasty’s forces. If you spot them, take a detour."**
Ye Liuyun issued orders to them as well. Currently, both the alien forces and the Sacred Dynasty possessed Swift Swallows. Though not as fast as the Falcon scouts, Ye Liuyun feared the latter might be shot down by enemy forces.
Yet, the Falcon squadron eventually rendezvoused with him without encountering any attacks along the way.
During their journey, they spotted Sacred Dynasty’s Swift Swallow squads scouting the alien movements. Both sides deliberately avoided confrontation, and the Swift Swallows made no attempt to pursue them.
As for the alien forces, there was no sign of pursuit whatsoever—they didn’t even give chase.
When Ye Liuyun finally laid eyes on the alien fleet, the sheer scale of their invasion stunned him.
His golden pupils discerned that the three colossal warships of the alien armada were packed with soldiers—the latter two alone held roughly two million troops at a glance.
Moreover, those behemoths harbored numerous large and mid-sized battleships within their holds, along with a staggering number of Swift Swallows. Ye Liuyun estimated their ratio to be around ten thousand Swift Swallows per million soldiers.
Even the first massive warship contained close to a million alien troops.
Factoring in the patrolling battleships and Swift Swallows encircling the fleet, this army numbered at least six million strong.
"Let’s take out the outer battleships and Swift Swallows first. We’ll see if they deploy more reinforcements!"
The sight made Ye Liuyun uneasy for the Sacred Dynasty.
Without hesitation, he dispatched three thousand Falcons, ordering them to strike. He also warned them to retreat once their defenses dropped below half—no reckless engagements. Every Falcon had to return intact.
Meanwhile, he rode atop his nine-headed demonic dragon, overseeing the battlefield. Should any Falcon be destroyed, he would intervene to retrieve it.
The aliens’ ability to replicate Swift Swallows so swiftly—and in such numbers—suggested they now had formidable weapon-refining master backing their forces.
Ye Liuyun briefly thought of unleashing the Gold-Devouring Beast but held back. First, he wanted to test how the Falcons fared against the alien forces.
Three thousand Sparrowhawks were more than enough to deal with the remaining enemy battleships and fighter crafts outside. Although those behemoth-class vessels were assisting their fleet in attacking the Sparrowhawks, the latter’s incredible speed and agility made them nearly impossible to hit.
Even when occasionally struck, the Sparrowhawks could withstand the blows. In contrast, the enemy’s fighter crafts stood no chance against the Sparrowhawks—they couldn’t even escape.
The same behemoth that had appeared last time had deployed five thousand fighter crafts to join the battle, yet in the end, they were all wiped out.
Ye Liuyun paid little attention to these small crafts. Instead, his focus was on the massive hangar bay that opened when the behemoth released its fighters.
*What if I could sneak inside?* he mused. *Maybe I could even hijack one of those behemoths.* The idea of commandeering one of the colossal warships took root in his mind.
Though the Sparrowhawks held an overwhelming advantage against the five thousand enemy fighters, they retreated back to Ye Liuyun whenever their defenses dropped to half, ensuring they wouldn’t be shot down.
Ye Liuyun would then recall one Sparrowhawk and deploy another, maintaining a constant force of three thousand in battle.
The clash between the Sparrowhawks and the enemy fighters spanned a vast expanse of space, forcing the alien fleet to halt and observe, assessing the Sparrowhawks’ combat capabilities.
Another behemoth warship soon joined the fray, unleashing another five thousand fighters in a desperate attempt to annihilate the three thousand Sparrowhawks.
To prevent losses, Ye Liuyun deployed an additional two thousand Sparrowhawks.
A single Sparrowhawk could destroy over a dozen enemy fighters if pushed to its limits, but now, they withdrew for repairs once their defenses were halfway depleted. The formation masters worked tirelessly, restoring the returning crafts.
On the battlefield, Ye Liuyun’s Sparrowhawks maintained absolute dominance. After wiping out most of the enemy fighters, they redirected their remaining forces to assault the alien fleet’s small, medium, and large battleships.
Under relentless assault, the alien warships were forced to retreat toward the nearest behemoth, which opened a massive docking bay in its underbelly, allowing even the largest of their vessels to take refuge inside.
However, the process was rather slow, and they only managed to retrieve two of their 100,000-ton-class battleships before sealing the massive breach—likely out of fear that the Hawks might slip through.
"Let them go. No pursuit. Focus on cleaning up the battlefield!" Ye Liuyun ordered, wary of the enemy potentially capturing the Hawks if they gave chase.
The remaining alien warships, regardless of size, were systematically destroyed by the Hawks. Countless soldiers’ bodies were torn apart in the chaos, leaving only their energy cores drifting lifelessly in the void.
A few warriors from the alien ranks attempted desperate counterattacks, bursting from their doomed vessels to strike at the Hawks. But Ye Liuyun swiftly unleashed the Nine-Headed Netherdragon, which tore them apart with brutal efficiency.
Soon, every alien warship and fighter left outside was obliterated, with no reinforcements arriving. Only three colossal alien dreadnoughts remained on the battlefield.
Ye Liuyun dispatched a squad to scour the wreckage, collecting everything—shattered fighters, alien corpses, even the smallest debris.
Meanwhile, he directed the Hawks to continue assaulting the dreadnought that had previously engaged in battle. From appearances, its defensive shields were the weakest, and the vessel itself seemed older and more worn than the other two.
The three dreadnoughts immediately unleashed their full firepower upon the Hawks.
With the swarm of Hawks obscuring visibility, those in the front could dodge the incoming barrage, but those trailing behind often couldn’t react in time, taking direct hits.
A single strike from these monstrous warships could strip away half a Hawk’s defenses, forcing it to retreat immediately—or risk being shot down entirely.
