Counterfeit Hero

Fortunately, the Chuckna Republic intervened in the Southeast warfront in time. Now, their army has launched a fierce counterattack against the Suss Empire in the Resk Star System, and their fleet has entered the Southeast Main Channel, posing a threat to the flank of the Western Alliance forces alongside the Feiyang Fleet. Although the counterattack came somewhat late, at least it gives a glimmer of hope to the Fei Alliance Member Countries, preventing a complete collapse of their confidence.

No one dares to underestimate the Chuckna Republic.

It’s the third-largest human nation after the Feiyang Republic and the Binart Empire, and if you add its legendary status in previous wars, the weight of this country in the current conflict is not much lighter than the two superpowers.

When Chuckna fully intervenes in the Southeast warfront, even if the Three Great Empires of the Western Alliance join forces, with Jiepeng’s General Mikami Yuto personally commanding, no one dares boast of defeating Chuckna.

Anyone who has studied this country’s war history knows, as an opponent, before Chuckna fully explodes, any optimistic predictions are laughable. Until this country is completely destroyed, until every inch of her land is occupied, and every unit of her army is annihilated, never speak lightly of victory.

Because of Chuckna Republic’s full-scale intervention, the Southeast warfront is filled with uncertainties.

What kind of clashes will occur between the Fei Alliance and the Western Alliance in this star domain, already scorched by war? What kind of strategic deployments has the opposing camp made in this star domain?

These questions just mix in people’s minds with various rumors, and no one has a definite answer.

To those with foresight or who can catch some clues, one thing is undeniable—the sky over the Southeast Star Domain is filled with black clouds. A storm is about to hit.

The curtain of history is always drawn by a tiny cord.

On September 4, 2063, filled with various speculations, a breakthrough ship cautiously completed its jump.

This Pegasus-class freighter, loaded with light military firearms and some pharmaceuticals, arrived at the last stop of their journey, the Leray Central Star System, through the small jump point of the Freedom Channel.

Now, their destination is a secret space transfer point not far away. As long as they reach the transfer point, dropping the space container at the specified coordinates, some mining company’s mining ship will silently bury the container in its mine cabin when passing by and carry it in batches into the Leray Capital Star.

This Pegasus ship has done such things more than once. Because there is reliable support and experienced navigators of the Freedom Channel, this line has become a fixed route for this breakthrough ship. However, today it appeared in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Without any forewarning, inquiry, or warning, just ten seconds after it completed the jump, several terrifying energy cannon light clusters completely engulfed it.

No one can survive such an attack, a civilian cargo ship without an energy shield becomes a blooming firework in the starry sky, its large and small debris flying apart.

The largest piece of debris from the entire ship is the bridge, about three-fifths of its size. Amidst this wreck filled with shattered flesh, the radar screen autonomously activated, flickering with green light, filled with dense light spots on the radar screen.

Moments later, the radar burst into a series of sparks and stopped working. The only light disappeared, and the pitch-black wreck drifted silently in the starry sky.

The debris first struck the left side of a giant battleship bearing the Desic Golden Oak emblem, and upon shattering and rebounding, it was knocked away by another battleship’s cold, hard bow with Binart Empire’s sword and shield emblem.

Compared to these giant ships, the cargo ship’s largest debris was merely a mouse beside elephants.

The debris rolled over, becoming increasingly shattered.

Countless warships passed beside it, one after another, endless. The massive fleet covered the entire starry sky.

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”Target, Blue Stone Star!”

In the communication system, Douglas’s voice was cold and composed.

The four Feiyang A-Class Fleets, hundreds of warships, simultaneously changed direction and closed in on each other. The orderly formation quickly took shape. The silent void was surrounded by countless stars. Behind the fleet, floating debris lay scattered.

After a two-day journey, the 19th Group Fleet arrived at the jump point leading to the Longbow Star System from the hidden depths of the Hermit Crab Star System.

The battle to break through the jump point was without suspense. Completely unsuspecting, dozens of Jiepeng warships couldn’t even complete their combat preparations before being suddenly ambushed by the four Feiyang A-Class Fleets appearing in the Jump Point Area.

The command room of Athena, the flagship commanded by Douglas, was a beehive-like hexagonal hall.

The hall, from the ground to the arched dome, was twenty meters high. Thick and solid metal walls were occupied mostly by white shadowless lamps and gigantic electronic maps, with only a small corner revealing the original iron-gray color.

At the very front of the command room was a six-meter high and eighteen-meter wide window. In front of the window was a row of main control panels with wide desktops, complex buttons, and hundreds of displays flickering with colorful lights. Hundreds of Feiyang soldiers were busily moving back and forth between the instruments, working intensively.

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