Of course, Song Chi was aware that this was just the first wave.

After the Law Light Screen had collapsed, there would be no more Perfect Law of Earth Light Screens in the short term to guard them, and the battle damage ratio would drastically decrease.

However, it was fair to say that it would never reach the extent of 1:1, given that the "Civilization Great Wall" itself provided an enhancement to all attributes of the Torch Warships. The Energy Shields and Warship Armor of the Torch Warships in the Frandy Kingdom Royal Fleet would be more or less strengthened. Under these circumstances, it was clear that the Torch Humanity held the advantage.

It wasn't long before the second round of artillery bombardment from both sides had arrived.

As Song Chi had thought earlier, without the protection of the Perfect Law of Earth Light Screen, the battle damage in the Frandy Kingdom Royal Fleet began to rise sharply, quickly dropping from 1:100 to about 1:10, and finally stabilizing around 1:4.

This battle damage ratio might seem acceptable since one's ship was exchanging for four enemy ships.

However, the reality was grim; the fleet commanders of the Frandy Kingdom Royal Fleet had gloomy faces, clearly struggling to accept this outcome.

After all, their entire fleet consisted of only 100,000 warships. If this continued, even if they lost their whole fleet, more than 100,000 Heavenly Serpent Warships would still remain on the enemy's side.

However, there was nothing they could do, as this was considered a normal battle damage ratio.

The "Civilization Great Wall" did provide attribute enhancement, but the disparity in the number of warships was evident. Under such vast differences, maintaining such a battle damage ratio was indeed solely reliant on the mythical prowess of the "Civilization Great Wall"; how could they ask for more?

After the second round of warship bombardment, the Frandy Kingdom Royal fleet had nearly lost one-twentieth of its ships. Should this continue, the balance of the battlefield would clearly tip further toward the side of the Eight-Armed Snake Demons.

Faced with this situation, inside the flagship of the most senior Sixth Rank fearless flagship of the Frandy Kingdom Royal Fleet, a member of the Frandy Kingdom's Imperial Family and a Sixth Rank Torch Ship Captain had a thought. Before the third round of bombardment arrived, he activated a special component on the flagship.

Guardians of the Stars lv70

Quality: Silver

Feature: Guardians of the Stars

Feature 2: Warship Hull Strength Doubled

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{Guardians of the Stars: Consumes 500,000 Spectral Energy Points, can link up to a hundred thousand affiliated warships, linked warships have their Energy Shield Shield Value and firepower increased by 50%, duration 40 minutes, Cooldown Time 720 hours.}

With the activation of this component, the Energy Shields on the surface of the Royal Fleet's Torch Warships visibly brightened.

Seeing this, a member of the star tower muttered:

"Group amplification component, and it can enhance nearly a hundred thousand warships at once; it seems this fleet commander holds a high position in the Frandy Kingdom Imperial Family."

"Such group amplification components are extremely rare, let alone one that can enhance a hundred thousand warships at once. It must be at least a Silver Quality group amplification component."

...

Amidst the quiet discussions, the third round of artillery fire from both sides had arrived.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The loud rumbling sounds erupted again, but with the enhancement from the Silver Quality group amplification component, the battle damage on the Frandy Kingdom Royal Fleet side was visibly reduced.

Despite nearly 5,000 ships sinking in the previous round, this time only just over a thousand were lost. Meanwhile, on the side of the Eight-Armed Snake Demon Fleet, nearly forty thousand Heavenly Serpent Warships were blown up this round, bringing the battle damage ratio back to around 1:40.

Deep in the starry sky, the Eight-Armed Snake Demons, having noticed the use of the amplification component by the Frandy Kingdom Royal Fleet, were not foolish. They stopped directly clashing with the Frandy Kingdom Fleet and instead started to pull back, hoping to run out the time of the unknown group amplification component.

Contrary to them, the Frandy Kingdom Royal Fleet seized the opportunity, fully utilizing the firepower components on the flagship to inflict maximum damage on the Heavenly Serpent Warships as much as possible.

Inside the Royal Fleet flagship, a conflicted look crossed the face of the seasoned Sixth Rank captain.

Given the current situation, it was clear that chasing down the enemy with the fleet would yield the best results. However, he feared that a rash pursuit could lead them into a trap set by the Eight-Armed Snake Demons. Once they left the range covered by the "Civilization Great Wall," all enhancement effects would vanish. If ambushed under such circumstances, his entire fleet could face a catastrophic defeat.

With this thought, he glanced once more at the towering Star Tower bathed in starlight below, recalling the previous proactive warning from the Shaking Light Star Tower.

Thus, he ultimately suppressed the impulse in his heart, maintaining the fleet's formation and opting not to pursue.

Time passed, and over half an hour later, sensing a drop in firepower from the Frandy Kingdom Royal Fleet, the Heavenly Serpent Mothership, still commanding over five hundred thousand warships, approached again.

The Eight-Armed Snake Demon Civilization and Torch Humanity had been in a standoff for over a hundred thousand years. They had long figured out the basic mechanisms of the Torch Warships and knew that such high-level amplification components had long cooldown times. This boldness informed their decision to approach without reservation.

But just then, the previously diminished firepower suddenly soared, and in an instant, the casualty rate of the entire Heavenly Serpent Warship fleet remained significantly high.

Above the Civilization Great Wall, inside the main control room of the Fearless Flagship of the Frandy Kingdom Royal Fleet, a cold smile flickered in the eyes of the pale-skinned Sixth Rank seasoned captain.

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