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Chapter 404 A Series of Schemes?!

"No Magic Eye Civilization? The Grey Worm Civilization didn't participate in this alliance?"

This result prompted Li Qingsong to reflect once again.

"From any perspective, the Grey Worm civilization should not have refused this alliance... but why didn't they participate?"

Furthermore, during this entire period, the Grey Worm civilization maintained a high-speed travel mode without ever stopping. This is not in line with conventional travel patterns, and it is clearly for some purpose.

Trying to evade my pursuit?

After merging with the Morais civilization, the Grey Worm civilization is indeed aware of my existence and harbors hostility towards them. However, it is clear that after joining the alliance, with the security guarantee of a space-level civilization, they no longer need to worry about being threatened by me.

Therefore, the real reason they refused to meet and maintained high speed should have nothing to do with me.

So, what exactly do they want to do?

Li Qingsong raised his head and looked in the direction the Gray Worm Civilization was sailing.

There, too, are countless stars, and the vast, boundless deep space.

Before truly catching up with the Grey Worm civilization, the answer to this question is highly unlikely to be found. And since the Grey Worm civilization did not participate in the alliance, only one choice remains.

Keep tracking them, searching as you go! Even if it takes a thousand or two thousand years, we must catch up with them!

After sending out an encrypted gravitational wave broadcast message to bid farewell to the Abyss Civilization and wish them all the best for the future, Li Qingsong's massive fleet once again embarked on a long journey.

Time continued to pass as Li Qingsong sailed, searched, and devoted himself to developing science and technology.

More than three hundred years passed in a flash, and Li Qingsong traversed a distance of more than 1,500 light-years.

During this process, Li Qingsong deployed a total of trillions of probes, visiting one star system after another, exploring one planet after another, traversing one stardust after another, and gaining an unprecedented amount of knowledge, but he still failed to find any trace of the Gray Worm civilization.

This deepened Li Qingsong's doubts.

The journey has covered a total of more than two thousand light-years. For someone like me who has a flying star, it is understandable that we haven't stopped even once. The Gray Worm Civilization does not have the same industrial strength as me, so it is unlikely that they can carry flying stars on long journeys. But why are they still going all out to sail?
At this stage, what could be more important to a mid-to-advanced gravitational civilization than forming the Galactic Alliance and fighting against the Destroyer civilization?
Just as Li Qingsong was becoming increasingly puzzled, the numerous probes and unmanned spacecraft that had been deployed finally reported a message to him.

There is something unusual in an ordinary star system about 100 light-years away from the current trajectory!

Li Qingsong's spirits lifted, and he immediately changed course to head towards that star system, sending out even more probes ahead of schedule.

Further investigation revealed that the star system had undergone large-scale industrial development and construction, and was subsequently bombarded by a high-yield hydrogen bomb, erasing all traces of it.

This is standard procedure for civilizations when they dock or set sail, and it's not surprising. What caught Li Qingsong's attention was that some remaining clues indicated that this civilization's technological level was roughly at the advanced level of gravity, and that its technological approach and stylistic characteristics were somewhat similar to the Morais civilization!
This almost certainly confirms that these traces were left behind by the Grey Worm civilization!
Several hundred years ago, the Grey Worm civilization stayed in this star system for a period of time!
This is the first time, since the start of this long tracking, that traces of the Grey Worm civilization have been discovered, aside from the destruction of the Morais civilization!

Li Qingsong was thrilled and, without further hesitation, sent his main fleet into the star system, where they took up a central position and launched a larger-scale search.

Finally, the main fleet converged near the third planet of this star system.

It was a rocky planet. And among all the planets in the system, this one bore the most marks of development and had suffered the most from nuclear bombardment.

All of this indicates that the Grey Worm civilization's star exploration and resource gathering missions hundreds of years ago were primarily based on this star.

"The event will last approximately 30 years, with a total material collection of about 400 trillion tons. Excluding unmanned facilities, the fleet size is approximately 6000 million spacecraft, including about 6000 large space carriers. The course is 22 degrees off from the galactic center, but still roughly the same as before..."

As Li Qingsong pondered this, he manipulated more burrowing robots and a large number of scientific research facilities to land on the planet.

But at that moment, Li Qingsong suddenly noticed something unusual. Almost instantly, all of Li Qingsong's detection equipment turned around and aimed at the fourth gas giant planet, which was about 7.9 million kilometers away from its star, even farther than the third rocky planet.

At that moment, the gas giant planet turned into a fountain, with countless tiny black dots shooting out from its thick clouds.

Upon further observation, Li Qingsong was horrified to discover that those were not small black dots at all, but clearly, clearly... a star beast!
One after another, enormous and ferocious star beasts! Tens of millions of star beasts erupted from this gas giant like a tidal wave and are converging in space!

Moreover, Li Qingsong was no stranger to these star beasts.

Not long ago, when he was still in the Star Beast Kingdom, he had already fought against these Star Beasts!

They are those star beasts at the pinnacle of gravity!

Back in the Star Beast Kingdom, even though these Star Beasts at the peak of gravity didn't employ any tactics or schemes, but simply fought head-on with him, he was already struggling to cope. He had no choice but to use all his trump cards, and in the end, he barely managed to inflict massive damage on them with his Universal Force Field.

Furthermore, even after using the Universal Force Field, these star beasts at the peak of gravity were not incapable of continuing the fight. In fact, if they continued to entangle with him, he would be unable to use the Universal Force Field again for a short period, thus failing to inflict significant damage on them in a short time, and ultimately, he would almost certainly be the one to lose!

But how could such a powerful group of star beasts suddenly appear here? When the star beast kingdom was destroyed, didn't they die along with the space-level star beasts?
Did they survive by chance? Then was my encounter with them here accidental or inevitable?

Various thoughts flashed through Li Qingsong's mind, and the next moment, Li Qingsong made his final decision.

This is no coincidence!
This star system is a trap!

It's the Grey Worm Civilization!
This group of star beasts, at the peak of gravity, survived the destruction of the star beast kingdom. They then encountered the Gray Worm civilization and reached an agreement with them. The Gray Worm civilization deliberately left traces in this star system to lure them here, and the star beasts hid here, waiting for them to come to them!

Why wait for me to come to the door?
It's almost certain: revenge!
It's highly likely that the Star Beasts see themselves as the culprit behind the ultimate destruction of their Star Beast Kingdom. After all, they were the ones who lured the Destroyer Civilization there.

In that instant, Li Qingsong understood everything and felt deeply wronged.

It's true that I led the Destroyer civilization there, but how was I supposed to know they were watching me? I didn't want them watching me either!

Besides, entering the Star Beast Kingdom wasn't my choice at all. Your ancestor, that Space-level Star Beast, didn't even ask for my opinion before capturing me. Even the initial cause of the whole thing—that group of Star Beasts who possessed the "Gravity Disorder" skill—I didn't initially intend to fight them to the death. It was they who kept pestering me! Later, they even used the "Gravity Disorder" move, making me realize that there was an even higher-level being behind them, forcing me to take drastic measures.

A series of unfortunate coincidences have ultimately led to the point where you want to seek revenge against me?
I don't even know who to tell about my grievances!

but……

Li Qingsong was very clear about one thing.

Regardless of the reasons, now that things have progressed to this point, neither side has any way out, and a major battle is inevitable.

That being the case...

Li Qingsong's gaze fell upon the enormous planet beneath his feet.

In terms of technological advancement, despite our tremendous progress, we still cannot catch up with these star beasts.

And this time, these star beasts will not hold back.

Previously, in the Star Beast Kingdom, the Star Beasts didn't even use tactics, just charged and fought recklessly. This time, however, they have learned to hide in gas giant planets and ambush themselves, which is clear evidence of this.

In every aspect, I am at a disadvantage.

The only thing we can leverage is our industrial strength.

Based on this planet, we will carry out large-scale industrial construction, rely on resources and industrial strength to stabilize the situation first, and withstand the initial attack!

Numerous manned and unmanned spaceships previously scattered throughout the galaxy immediately converged on Planet Three at maximum power, and warships departed from the space carrier one after another to set up defenses around the planet.

Countless industrial ships and facilities began converging on the planet's surface, and large-scale industrial construction immediately commenced.

At this moment, the group of star beasts has begun to accelerate towards him at full speed. They will arrive in no more than ten days. Time is of the essence, and there is no time to waste!

But at that moment, another accident occurred.

At this moment, the previously calm Planet Three suddenly expanded like a balloon that had burst, with endless energy surging and erupting from underground.

The mountains were instantly leveled, and countless peaks tens of thousands of meters high suddenly emerged on the plains. Endless hot lava, smoke, and rubble broke free from the planet's gravity and surged toward Li Qingsong's fleet located around the planet.

The entire planet was turned upside down at that moment!
Caught off guard, even with Li Qingsong's mid-stage gravity technology, combat prowess, and reaction speed, thousands of spaceships were destroyed in an instant, and tens of thousands more were damaged.

All the industrial ships, industrial facilities, robots, clones, and scientists of various races that had landed on the planet were wiped out in an instant.

Li Qingsong's heart grew colder and colder.

It's another trap!
This is a chain of tricks!

Clearly, the Grey Worm civilization had planted a vast number of high-yield hydrogen bombs deep within this planet, waiting to be drawn here by the most industrial traces on the planet before detonating them with a deafening roar.

Losing a few spaceships is nothing to him. However, this planet is the base of his planned defense line. His industrial development and defense construction all depend on this planet. Now that the planet has been turned upside down, even if he can carry out industrial construction in such an environment, the efficiency will be greatly affected.

The star beasts suddenly appeared, and their main fleet had already gathered here, so there was simply no time to switch planets!

The Grey Worm civilization had already planned everything!
"Fortunately, fortunately I still have Feixing. Even if we can't get supplies from this planet in the short term, we can still hold on for a while longer."

Li Qingsong gritted his teeth, rapidly destroying the flying debris in this star field while simultaneously launching industrial construction in space and airdropping industrial facilities onto the planet once again.

Regardless, a large planet is essential for subsequent warfare. Even if it's currently devastated and extremely unfavorable for industrial development, that's irrelevant!
Amidst the flowing molten lava, the violent tremors of the earthquake, the collapse of mountains, and the surging of plains, Li Qingsong forcibly launched industrial construction.

At the same time, the group of star beasts also came within combat range.

Without any communication or hesitation, a torrent of energy projectiles, biological missiles, shells, and biological mines arrived in an instant.

The gravitational field of the entire star field began to distort at this moment, and the distant starry sky began to shatter, becoming as chaotic as a kaleidoscope.

As expected, this time, the Star Beasts' attack not only had tactics, but also coordination between each other, and their combat power increased by at least 20% compared to when they were in the Star Beast Kingdom!

Faced with this situation, Li Qingsong had no choice but to throw warship after warship over like dirt that was free.

Surrounding that flying star, people of various races trembled in fear among the numerous spaceships inhabiting the area.

In the past, although Li Qingsong had encountered many life-or-death crises, the core living spaceship was always safe and would not be affected by the war until the very last moment.

But this time it was different.

Even with Li Qingsong fighting with all his might, some star beasts still managed to reach the core area.

One after another, massive habitation ships exploded with a deafening roar, and countless shipwrecks and severed limbs flew wildly throughout this star field.

The destruction of each habitation spaceship means the death of anywhere from a million to tens of millions of intelligent beings.

The cruelty of war, at this moment, was no longer a battle game in space, but truly descended upon intelligent life.

Seeing this scene, Li Qingsong's heart was bleeding.

(End of this chapter)