The flagship had sent a signal to all fighters to evacuate the battlefield, but at this time, they could no longer withdraw: after Leviathan launched a large-scale optical network attack, it actually changed its attack mode again - it greatly reduced the power of single-shot bombardment, and the original light column with a diameter of several meters turned into a beam as thin as a steel wire, but the frequency of firing was greatly increased. For a moment, a barrage of bullets from bottom to top covered the entire airspace, swallowing up all the fighters!

The first batch of fighter formations were completely destroyed!

"These fighters are of the 'Raven class' and 'Night Owl class'. They are not equipped with energy shield generators, and their fuselages are all made of lightweight structures. Even if the power of the beam is weakened to only one ten-thousandth, their armor will not be able to withstand it." Layton shook his head heavily.

The supercomputer on the flagship has analyzed the strength of the two attacks just now. If the power unit of each "beam bomb" in the subsequent barrage attack is counted as "1", then the power of the previous red light column that needs to be charged for several seconds before it can be fired is about "9800" to "11000". The only thing that can directly contend with this kind of light column is the large energy shield equipped by the fleet flagship. Even if the shields of other airships can hold on for a while, they will soon collapse because the energy conversion speed cannot keep up with the consumption, and then they will be shot down.

"The fleet has stopped!" Everyone only felt a slight movement, and this "Bronze Hammer" class autonomous supply ship, like all other ships, hovered in the air.

"Perhaps they don't want the fleet to suffer too much damage, so they are preparing to launch a long-range attack at this distance?" Ke Lan said.

"Yes." Layton nodded. "From here, if we fire the main gun directly at the Leviathan, the energy loss on the way will be almost negligible. There is no need to risk being shot down and move closer."

Just as Layton analyzed, eight "Yu" class heavy cruisers were lined up in a row, and their main guns began to charge energy at the same time, and the target they were aiming at was exactly where the Mitsui Group's base was originally located.

"The main gun 'Kaitian' of the 'Yu' class heavy cruiser is one of the top five main guns of all the Ark warships. If all eight guns are fired at the same time, even a behemoth like the Leviathan will be pierced instantly!" Layton waved his fist vigorously, "Let this beast have a taste of our power!"

"But... don't forget, this thing has a shield." Ke Lan's expression was not optimistic. "We still don't know what its shield generation mechanism is like, and how efficient it is... Assuming its conversion efficiency can exceed the charging efficiency of the Eight Gates 'Kai Tian', I'm afraid it won't be able to break through the defense with just this attack."

The two most important indicators of energy shields are shield strength and energy conversion efficiency. The former tests the material strength of the shield generator. As long as the shield generator's tolerance limit is not reached, the strength of the energy shield can be infinitely improved. The latter depends on the power of the conversion device. The greater the power, the more energy is provided to the shield generator per unit time.

Ke Lan had never thought about the issue of energy reserves from the beginning - Leviathan's body was full of energy crystals, and humans had been digging for decades without seeing any signs of exhaustion of its reserves... Moreover, this was only a shallow mine, and as for what was deeper inside Leviathan's body, no one had ever known.

However, based on the information currently available, at least the existence of super-pure crystals has been confirmed. If Leviathan uses this thing as a source of energy, then its "endurance" is almost unlimited. If the human fleet wants to fight a war of attrition with it, it is purely a waste of time.

“Buzz——”

Accompanied by a low, buzzing sound, the main guns of the eight "Yu" heavy cruisers fired at the same time, and eight blue-green light beams with electric light shot out!

This beam of light is not a laser, but a plasma confined by a high-intensity magnetic field. Its temperature is even enough to instantly vaporize the barrel of the "Kai Tian" - for a large plasma cannon like this, its barrel is basically a disposable consumable...Speaking of the barrel, in fact, the nature of this thing is closer to an "ablative" armor guard, used to protect the warship that fires the plasma cannon from damage by the plasma.

Eight plasma beams hit the raised energy shield solidly, and plasma splashed everywhere. Even the screen on Ke Lan's side showed large snow-like interference, and then it turned black directly.

"This is too powerful... Even the drones used to monitor the battlefield and transmit video signals were affected. They must be at least several kilometers away from the impact point!" Layton murmured, "I just don't know how effective the impact will be..."

Almost half a minute later, the real-time image from the front was transmitted again. However, what stunned Layton was that the energy shield on the surface of Leviathan was intact, and even the fluctuations that would occur when the energy supply was insufficient did not occur.

This means that Leviathan's shield still has enough power to withstand attacks of this intensity...

What is even more troubling for the fleet is that no one knows how much of its remaining "spare power" it has.

If the attack just now only reached one-third of the shield's limit or even less, then there would be no need to continue this battle, because even if all the weapons of the entire fleet fired at the same time, they would not be able to break the Leviathan's shield.

"How is this possible... This guy's shield... is actually stronger than the 'Alpha Shield' carried on the fleet's flagship? How is this possible?!" Layton seemed to have suffered a major blow, and he became a little stunned.

Ke Lan had heard of the "Alpha Shield" mentioned by Layton. It was said that this large shield generator was discovered from an A-level ruins. The hunters who explored the ruins paid an unimaginable price before they were able to enter the control center of the ruins through a secret passage full of traps and mechanisms, cutting off the energy supply of the shield.

"This is just the Leviathan that has not been fully resurrected..." Ivan sat in his seat, not even noticing that his new mechanical prosthesis had deformed the armrest of the seat. "I can't believe what it would look like if this giant beast was really resurrected..."

"..." Ke Lan did not respond, but he knew that the Leviathan in its current state was definitely not the same creature as the previous Leviathan. It could even be said that the current Leviathan was just a bunch of red fleshworms that could transform into any form at will. All of this was the work of the Alpha civilization. They intended to use this method to create a new biological weapon based on the remains of the previous generation of Leviathan...