Train Survival: I Became a White-Haired Hardcore Grinder Chapter 489: The First Bloom of Starlight

nsideandoutsidethe StarfireArchives,tiflowedquietlyintwoparallelstreams.

hecountdownfortheshieldconstructiontickedpreciselyunder engingxue's housandMirrorye monitoring,whilesevenlight-yearsaway,therisingenergyreadingsofthesilverfleetheraldedtheapproachingstorm.

he dawn movedlikeasilent,darkbluearc,cruisingalongtheedgeofthefrequencyrefractionzoneofthenewshield'soutermostlayer.

ZiYuan stoodatthebow,herchanicalprostheticeyescanningeverytraceofdisturbanceinthevoidatmaximumvisualrange.

reenBirdleanednearby,thelightningatherfingertipscondensedintoafineelectricnetthatflowedalongtheship'shull,readytorespondtoanambushatanymont.

“yperspaceripplesdetected,bearingdueeast,distance3.2light-years.”

engingxue'scommunicationtransmitteddirectlyintotheirconsciousnesses.“t'sthesecond Judgntegion wewerewarnedabout.tsscaleiscomparabletothefirst,andtheflagship'senergysignaturematches...an Adjudicator-classassaultmothership.”

“heyintendtousethestrengthoftwolegionstostrikedifferentsectorsoftheshieldsimultaneously,” ZiYuan’svoicewascold.“Averystandardcrushingtactic.”

reenBirdgrinned,thoughtherewasnomirthinhereyes.“henlet'sseewhichisstronger:ourshieldortheirspear.”

nsidethe Archives'smaincontrolroom, BaiCheng staredatthetwosilverarrow-likeenemyformationmarkersonthe starchart.

heshieldwouldtakeanothertwenty-sevenminutestofullyform,whiletheenemyvanguardwasexpectedtoentercontactrangeinfifteenminutes.

“Adjustshieldenergydistribution,”shecommanded.“emporarilyshiftthepowerofthe Resilienceerificationayer towardthepredictedimpactpoints,whilekeepingthefrequencyrefractionstructureoftheouterlayerunchanged.”

“ChiYan, uangYu,havethefleetperformmobilesupportbehindtherefractionlayeraccordingtothepre-arrangedplan.Donotexposeyourselvestotheenemy'smainbatteryfiringrange.”

“Understood,”ChiYanand uangYu repliedconciselyandpowerfully.

Deepwithinthe Faithebula,theresonanceof uDuo and Yuian waslikethesoftestgauze,envelopingthe hearttree andthedreamsofseventy-threecivilizations.

heywerenotonlytransmittingthewilltoprotectbutalsoinformingthosenascentconsciousnessesofthetenseexternalsituationthroughcalmripples.

“hereisnoneedforfear,” uDuo's raldetwork whispered.“Pressureisapartofgrowth.”

Yuian's pureheartvine shedapeacefulhalo.“Remberthelightinyourhearts;remberwhyyouhavegatheredhere.hisinitselfisthestrongestcitywall.”

nthenebula,thosedream-lightpointsthathadbeenswayingslightlyduetoexternalpressuregraduallystabilized,andevenbegantoactivelychannelmoreconcentratedresonancepowertowardthe hearttree'srootsystem.

Becauseofthis,the hearttree'slightgrewincreasinglysolid.Asitsbranchesandleavesunfurled,itautonomouslywovefinethreadsofthecivilizations'ownaspirationpowerwithintheinnerlayeroftheshield.

BaiCheng sensedthischange,afaintglimrpassingthroughhersilvereyes.

Passiveprotectionwasshiftingtowardactivesymbiosis.hesecivilizationswereunderstandingandseizingtheirowndestiniesatanincrediblespeed.

en-minutecountdown.

he Worldovernnt'stwo Judgntegionshadcompletedtheirfinalhyperspacejumps,hoveringliketwosilver-brightgiantpincerstotheleftandrightoutsidethehaloofthe Faithebula'sshield.

Atthebowofthemassive Adjudicator-classassaultmothership,the nfinitemblem rotatedandlitupwithcharginglight.

owarning,noultimatum.

Anincrediblythick,palebeamoflight—condensedwiththepropertyofdissolvingrules—suddenlyfiredfromtheflagshipoftheleft-winglegion,strikinganodeontheshieldwheretheflowseedslightlyslower!

Almostsimultaneously,theright-winglegionreleasedthousandsofsmall,high-speedassaultcraft.ikeasilverswarmofbees,theyattemptedtobypassthefrontandpenetratethroughthegapsattheshield'sedge.

“heattackhasbegun,” engingxue'svoicewasassteadyasice.

“Mainbatteryhittherefractionlayer.Refractionefficiencyisatninety-threepercent;therule-dissolvingeffectwasdeflectedanddispersed.verallshieldintegrityisundamaged,buttheenergyattheimpactednodehasdroppedbysevenpercent.”

“Assaultcraftswarmapproachingtheedge,” ZiYuan'sreportfollowedimdiately.“he dawn ismovingforwardtointercept.”

Beforehervoicefaded,thedarkbluesilhouetteoftheshiphadalreadyturnedintoaboltoflightning.

Astheelectricityraged,thecrafts'hullsinstantlyoverloadedandfailed,spinningawayintothevoid.

ZiYuan’slongbladedidnotleaveitsscabbard,butherchillingbladeintenthadalreadytransfordintocountlesssilverthreadsinvisibletothenakedeye,preciselycuttingintothepropulsionarraysofthesubsequentswarm.

Whereverthethreadspassed,engineconnectionsquietlysevered.heassaultcraftlostpowerandfelltowardtheshield'srefractionlayerlikekiteswithbrokenstrings,onlytobegentlybouncedawaybytheflexiblelight,unabletoadvanceaninch.

he dawn itselfwovethroughtheswarmlikeaghost,itsship-bornesmallmirrorrefractorsconstantlycreatingopticalillusionsandshort-rangespatialdistortions,throwingtheenemy'sattackformationintochaos.

owever,the Judgntegion'soffensivedidnotcease.

Beforetheaftershocksofthefirstroundofmainbatteryfirehaddissipated,thebeamsforthesecondvolleywerealreadycondensing.

anwhile,amongtheassaultcraftthatappearedtohavelostpower,theoutershellsofsosuddenlypeeledaway,revealingsmallerandmoreagile Adjudicatorchs inside.

Usingmicro-thrusters,theycontinuedtoattempttopenetratetheshield'smicroscopicweakpointsfroxtrelytrickyangles.

“heyaretestingtheshield'scomprehensiveresponse,lookingforatrueweakness,” BaiCheng analyzedcalmly.“Resilienceerificationayer,preparetoetthe ruleresonance probe.”

Sureenough,thelightofthe nfinitemblemsonthetwoflagshipschanged,shiftingfromabrilliantpalewhitetoalow-frequency,almostinvisibledeeppurplewave.

hiswaveignoredthephysicalrefractionoftheouterlayerandpenetrateddirectlytowardthedeeperstructuresoftheshield.

hiswasexactlythe ruleresonance attackntionedintheolddata,whichattemptedtodilutethebondsoffaithandspirit.

hemontthedeeppurplewavetouchedtheinnerlayeroftheshield,thelightofthe oathofstarlight flowedoutfromthe bookofcommonality,perfectlyresonatingwiththe'Resilienceerification'pre-embeddedintheshield.

hatimprintoftheflaoffaith,burninginabsolutenothingness,wasactivated.

tdidnotcounterwithpowerfulforcebutratherwithaconstantposture—almostasifitsexistencewasinherentlyjustified—wrappingaroundanddigestingthepenetrating ruleresonance.

hedeeppurplewavefeltasifithadhitaninvisiblesoftwallcomposedofcountlesswarchoes.

ttriedtodissolveitbutfoundnopurchase;ittriedtoassimilateitbutwasinsteadinverselyperatedbyamorefundantalliferesonance.

hewavequicklyweakenedanddissipated.

nsidethecommandroomofthe Worldovernnt flagship,observationdatafluctuatedviolently.hehigh-rankingcommanderstaredatthefeedbackshowingruleinterferencewasineffectiveandthetarget'sfundantalstabilityhadnotdecreased.heredlightoftheelectroniceyesbeneathhistalmaskflashedurgently.

“heshieldstructure...containsvariablesunknowntothe ldbservers,”hemutteredtohimself,thengaveacoldcommand.

“Stopthepointlessprobing. Judgntegion sequencesoneandtwo,initiatethe PurificationProtocol preparationprocedures.”

“arget:Destroytheouterphysicalstructureandforceitscoretobeexposed.”