Chapter 1056: Chapter 1056

"The overall situation is set," said Du You from outer space, nodding slightly as he looked down at the situation below. However, Du You could not relax yet because the enemy still had a substantial number of warships.

Together with others, Du You joined the follow-up battles. This time, instead of guiding the Destruction Flames, Du You used the Energy Gathering Magic Cannon. With the warships’ defensive barriers gone, Du You could penetrate them with a single shot from the Energy Gathering Magic Cannon. The difference was where the attack hit. A hit at a critical spot, of course, could be fatal.

The only problem was that Du You was too far away, making it very difficult to hit that most important point with each attack.

Even so, several attacks could still destroy a warship. The entire fight erupted and ended quickly; it took less than twenty minutes from when the enemy’s warships arrived until the last one was shot down.

"A large-scale war in a technological world ends quickly once it truly breaks out," Du You remarked.

"That’s because this is a localized frontal engagement. If it were a large-scale battle, most of the time would be wasted en route, and that would take a long time," Lin Yucha had some understanding of space battles. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁

"Let’s hurry down. I think our territory has suffered significant damage," Lin Yushi reminded gently.

Looking down, Du You saw smoke rising everywhere from his own territory, with fires burning all around. Robots were constantly extinguishing fires, and it was unclear how extensive the damage was, making Du You feel somewhat troubled.

After returning to base, Du You headed straight for the Command Center. The Command Center was still bustling as there was much work to be done after the battle.

"How are the war losses? Have they been calculated yet?"

"Yes, the calculations are done. Our losses are not small, but fortunately, they are recoverable. The important buildings were protected as a priority by us, so not a single one was destroyed, just in need of some repairs."

An aide was saying this while handing a list to Du You. As he looked at the records on the list, Du You’s brow twitched; it was indeed a costly victory. There was no helping it, the disparity in forces was too obvious.

Warships were the main branch of the armed forces, and on his own side, there was not even a single warship or escort ship. Victory was still achieved thanks to strong defensive capabilities, the fighting power of Professionals, and the enemy’s complacency.

Looking at his own defensive strength, the walls were relatively intact, suffering only some damage, as the walls had little effect on warships. But the air machine gun towers he had built were completely destroyed, leaving only two still operational.

It’s worth noting that there were a full three thousand machine gun towers. As for the Energy Gathering Magic Cannons, out of the four hundred and fifty, only eight remained operational at the end of the battle, and three more were repairable without being completely damaged. As for the rest, they’d need to be rebuilt, which meant another expense.

Inspecting his military forces capable of combat, the Flesh and Blood Giant Bees, true to their cannon fodder status, were all destroyed without exception.

Only six warplanes remained operational in the air; the rest were scrapped. The Blue Light Mecha fared better due to their inherent strength and the element of surprise, so a larger number were preserved. Out of a hundred mechas, eighty-three could still move.

All the Satellite Orbital Cannons were damaged, while some flying soldiers remained, just a handful, insignificant and lacking combat capability. Even his engineering robots had suffered losses close to half.

These robots were destroyed while participating in repairs and firefighting during the battle. Because the engineering robots were so fragile, even unintentional attacks could result in severe losses.

At this moment, the robots were cooperating with the Omni Repairman everywhere, scrambling to make repairs, and the medics were also busy rescuing people.

Looking at the second page of the list, Du You realized that his buildings had also suffered considerable damage. Because the important structures were prioritized, many civilian buildings were mostly destroyed. One-third of the homes collapsed and were destroyed. This was still because the homes had been reinforced; otherwise, the vibrations could have completely ruined them all.

There were significant casualties among his own population as well. In less than twenty minutes, nearly one-fifth of the population of five million people were killed or injured.

Although this was related to the civilians coming out to help during the war, it was also because they were too vulnerable. Most were killed by the aftereffects of the warships exploding in the air, falling debris causing fires, and collapsing houses.

Of the forty power plants established, only five remained operational.

Looking at this list, Du You didn’t know what to say. In just a short time, the enemy’s blanket fire power had been horrifyingly effective, almost erasing his territory completely.

If not for his own strength being stronger than the enemy had anticipated, his territory would have been annihilated in a very short time. In a technological world, his territory was just too fragile.

"Our Professional territories differ from those typical worlds, so they cannot be treated like ordinary bases. You must find a way to equip your territory with a large Defensive Barrier to protect it properly. Otherwise, nobody knows when war might sweep through and destroy your land completely," said a representative from the academy to Du You, and not many people would dare talk to him like that.

"I understand, and I will find a way," Du You had no choice – those large defensive items were banned from sale, and he couldn’t even buy them if he wanted to. Otherwise, did they think he wouldn’t want to install such things?

"Don’t think about the losses for now; there’s another battle coming up. This time the enemy has come out in full force, and they likely won’t pay much attention to their own base. We plan to use transport ships to carry our remaining Blue Light Mecha over and directly destroy the enemy’s base. Then, we can take over those three asteroids as part of our territory," someone said.

This territory referred not to that of a Professional’s but to the traditional sense of the word.

"Just go over ? Is this military force sufficient?" Du You was puzzled.

"It should be enough. As long as there are no surprises, there won’t be an issue. Don’t worry, we’ll probe first. Besides, aren’t there still us, the Professionals? Many haven’t had their fill of this battle yet," they responded.

By the time they’ve had their fun, Du You feared his territory would be gone. He rolled his eyes.

"Alright, since you’ve already determined the plan, then I agree." Du You wouldn’t make reckless orders on military command.

"I want to go too," suddenly, Sera jumped out. This kind of live combat made Sera feel as if she learned a lot, an opportunity she couldn’t miss.