Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

The white light divided the entire battlefield in two. After a brief pause, the fleet of mechanical Earth started their engines and began to turn around collectively.

The dense fleet used the white light as a backdrop. On the flagship aircraft carrier Obelisk, which was guarded in the center, Lu Sheng, the commander-in-chief of the mechanical Earth fleet, was leaning back in his chair on the bridge, resting with his eyes closed.

In stark contrast, the entire flagship carrier was bustling with activity. The instant the white light appeared, not only did the Mind Earth lose all connection with the Mechanical Earth, but they did as well.

Clearly, the morale of the mechanical Earth fleet was significantly impacted by the fire in their own backyard.

Some escort ships that were already following the main fleet on both sides showed a tendency to distance themselves from the fleet, but they were quickly locked onto by the fire control radar of the destroyers in their respective areas. If these ships dared to make any rash moves, the destroyers would not hesitate to execute the firing order.

In this way, the previously somewhat chaotic fleet was brought to a halt, and within just half an hour, its formation was readjusted.

As a mature Tier 3 civilization, the fleets of the three Earths have experienced countless Dark Wars of the level that Zhang Beihai and his group faced.

The universe is so vast that there are almost no spatial limitations. This makes interstellar warfare different from planetary warfare. Once a fleet suffers a large-scale defeat, the flagship and main force have no way to deal with these fleeing ships.

Therefore, there has always been an unwritten rule on the interstellar battlefield: regardless of the level of casualties, those who disrupt the formation die.

If the frigate formation is chaotic, the destroyers in the same formation can directly eliminate it. If the destroyer formation is chaotic, the cruisers and battleships in the same formation can directly eliminate it. If the battleships and cruisers are in chaotic formation... then the carrier battle group command system should take the initiative to communicate and adjust it.

There's no way around it; you can't expect an aircraft carrier to clear out battleships, can you?

Not to mention that some of the eight aircraft carriers on the mechanical Earth do not even have firepower capabilities, if the command system makes a misjudgment, given the aircraft carrier's weapon loading speed, those battleships and cruisers would probably disappear before the first round of attacks could even be launched.

"Commander Lu, what exactly is the situation in the rear? You should at least give the brothers a heads-up, otherwise how can we feel at ease?" Mu Yi, the captain of the aircraft carrier Obelisk, who is also the chief of staff and deputy commander of the fleet, stepped forward, trying to get some useful information out of Lu Sheng.

He knew very well that others might not know what had happened by the sudden white light, but to say that Lu Sheng, a high-ranking official of the country besides Fu Ling, was also unaware of it would be absurd.

Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng glanced at the other person, but after a moment of silence, he shook his head.

His actions clearly caused a misunderstanding with Mu Yi, prompting the other party to speak again.

“Commander Lu, I know that you and Minister Fuling are both important figures in Mechanical Earth. I’m afraid that the current situation is part of a plan that you and His Excellency the Producer had arranged in advance. But right now, the entire fleet is still within the enemy’s fire range. If the rear lines are lost, I’m afraid even you and I will not be able to control the restless hearts of the people.”

As Mu Yi spoke, he pointed out the porthole. Just as the other party had said, some of the escort ships in the military formation were beginning to show signs of wanting to break away from the main force.

Everyone knows that without the mechanical Earth behind them providing supplies to the entire fleet, staying here would only lead to their demise. Even if Lu Sheng can withstand one round of encirclement and annihilation with his powerful command abilities, what about the second or third time?

Without supplies, they will die here sooner or later.

While the fleets of Mind Earth and Gene Earth haven't attacked yet, choosing to escape now, even if we can't leave the Elbato Cluster, hiding on a planet and waiting for the final battle to end seems like a viable strategy, doesn't it?

"We urge Commander Lu to give our brothers at the front a reasonable explanation to reassure them."

Mu Yi pleaded again. He knew very well how dangerous the situation was, and he believed that Lu Sheng should know the same, but the other party still chose to conceal it, which made him, as the chief of staff, feel an extremely strong anger.

Yes, it's anger.

Prior to this, Lu Sheng, as the commander-in-chief, did not even greet the others. Even after the white light appeared, he watched as more than a dozen battleships of his own fleet went to check the situation inside the white light and eventually lost contact.

This is simply playing with all their lives.

At this moment, although the others on the bridge did not look in this direction, they could not help but stop what they were doing. For a moment, the entire command room fell silent as everyone waited for Lu Sheng to give an explanation.

However, Lu Sheng's next words were completely unexpected.

"I'm sorry, actually... I don't know anything either."

"how is this possible?"

The crowd clearly didn't believe it. The white light behind them looked exactly like something created by Mechanical Earth. But apart from the Producers, there was no one else on Mechanical Earth who could create such power.

As one of only two people on Earth capable of communicating with the final product, the others naturally did not believe Lu Sheng's explanation.

"It's true... I didn't meet the final producer before I set off. It was Minister Fuling who relayed my order on their behalf."

As Lu Sheng spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket, on which eight characters were written in a crooked manner.

"Hold the line to the death; do not turn back."