Ch.542″Your entire fleet is mine now.”

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**Title: They Deployed a Ton of Superhumans**

**Author: Anonymous**

**Content:** [Image of dozens of presumed SSS-rank Superhumans moving at incredible speed across the surface of the Super Dreadnought, the flagship of the Grand Cross defense fleet. They’re moving so fast they appear as streaks.]

Those Superhumans moving across the ship’s surface are going so fast

They look like threads of yarn fluttering across the ship’s surface

**Comments:**

-[Oh]

-[Wait, where’s the fleet and why are they deploying so many Superhumans?]

-˪[The Central Zone people are desperate for ships, so they’re going all out to capture vessels]

-˪[Hold on, so all those Superhumans were deployed just to devour ships?](Original poster)

-˪[Yep]

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While they were supposed to be doing a boss raid, users were prioritizing ship capture instead.

The Central Zone’s unique combat style was causing quite a culture shock for users from other zones.

Of course, when Central Zone users eventually learned about these reactions, they would grumble that this was just their way of making a living, but…

Unfortunately, right now the Central users had no way of knowing what others thought of them.

Like an ant swarm gnawing away at the Grand Cross, the users were giving their absolute beeeest effort to increase their fleet strength, regardless of what the gallery said.

One-third of the users participated in the offensive this way.

Another third joined because they were “pissed off.”

And the final third were opportunists who rushed in to steal the spoils of victory once it seemed certain.

*BOOM! BOOM!*

*KABOOM!*

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**<Central Grand Cross Raid Chat Room>**

**<Notice: Let’s Crush the GC>**

-[My goodness, so many explosions]

-[Is that our side?]

-[Nope, it’s the Daedalus fleet, so don’t worry about it]

-[Ah, I see]

-[Be careful not to get caught in friendly fire]

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Even the Daedalus combat fleet, which had gone berserk after taking the first hit from the Grand Cross, was charging in from all directions.

Faced with this onslaught against the ancient fortress, the Grand Cross’s command AI couldn’t help but weep.

Of course, from the AI’s perspective, this might seem like an unfair situation.

But considering that the AI itself was ultimately responsible for all this trouble, users who saw its reaction would call it a hypocrite.

And that would result in taking three or four more hits instead of just one.

The Grand Cross command AI should be truly grateful that neither users nor NPCs could see its reaction.

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Meanwhile, amid the absolute chaos unfolding inside the Grand Cross…

Two individuals began to stand out among the users engaged in the internal battle.

And who were these two? Well, it was quite predictable…

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**<Central Grand Cross Raid Chat Room>**

**<Notice: Let’s Crush the GC>**

-[Everyone, if it looks dangerous](Snow Leopard)

-[Use the Daedalus fleet as meat shields](Snow Leopard)

-[They’re level 9 strongholds with lots of dreadnoughts and battleships, so they tank well](Snow Leopard)

-[Anyone who wants to engage in mobile warfare, come here](Raksha)

-[These bastards are completely outdated according to the lore, with generators hidden on unmanned planets](Raksha)

-[Well done, our rankers]

-[That’s right, that’s right]

-[Seriously, you’re all going to die](Snow Leopard)

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One was Snow Leopard, who had been forcibly appointed as the group project leader… or rather, the Commander.

True to the Central Zone motto of “If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it!”, he was demonstrating his leadership talents as a Commander.

The other was naturally Raksha, considered the most skilled among all users.

Of course, there were other users making significant contributions, but…

One was particularly prominent as the overall Commander, constantly issuing orders in the chat room.

The other was using his unique skills.

With other supporting users, he moved freely throughout the Grand Cross, repeatedly striking and neutralizing vulnerabilities in the defense line.

Though he couldn’t “command” users directly, he instinctively understood what needed to be done.

Taking users along with him and crushing the Grand Cross’s counterattacks at just the right moment, he served as the hammer.

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**Title: Wow, Snow Leopard and Raksha are Killing It**

**Author: Anonymous**

**Content:** [Image of Snow Leopard rapidly issuing orders in the chat room], [Image of Raksha outmaneuvering a Grand Cross defensive fleet including over ten dreadnoughts]

Especially that Snow Leopard guy, nobody expected it, but he’s giving orders better than expected

Is he a former Clan leader?

**Comments:**

-[Seeing as there’s no mention of that in the gallery, this might actually be his first time]

-[Looking at his orders, he’s not a former Clan leader. He uses weird Central Zone slang instead of proper Clan terminology]

-˪[That’s actually why Central users seem to follow his orders better]

-[Raksha is also flying around like crazy, living up to his #1 skill reputation]

-[Impressive, very impressive]

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No matter how frantically the Grand Cross command AI tried to respond…

Snow Leopard thoroughly guaranteed the autonomy of frontline users while issuing orders, allowing countless users to freely employ their own tactics and outmaneuver the AI.

And whenever a gap appeared in their formation, which was somewhat inevitable given that these users had never coordinated before…

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**<Central Grand Cross Raid Chat Room>**

**<Notice: Let’s Crush the GC>**

-[They’re sending in another battleship fleet over there]

-[Damn, we don’t have anyone there]

-[Wait](Raksha)

-[I’ll handle it](Raksha)

-[Heung, such a handsome oppa]

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Raksha, who should have been fighting another fleet elsewhere, would mysteriously appear and punch another hole in the command AI’s defenses.

Under the assault led by these two powerhouses, the command AI could only be thoroughly and repeatedly thrashed.

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And after the users (plus the Daedalus combat fleet) fought this incredibly intense battle…

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**<Event>**

**<The Final Moments of the Grand Cross!>**

**<Content>**

**<The ancient imperial mobile fortress “Grand Cross,” which suddenly awoke from hibernation and went on a rampage, has finally been stopped.>**

**<Of course, there might still be Grand Crosses in hibernation somewhere.>**

**<But for now, it’s safe to say that these unmanned mobile fortresses that were rampaging mercilessly have fallen into permanent hibernation.>**

**<Results>**

**<Destruction of the Titan-class mobile fortress “Grand Cross” in the Central Zone>**

**<Until Grand Crosses in other zones are destroyed, “Ancient Imperial” ships that have spread throughout those zones will continue their activities.>**

**˪<Remaining zones: None>**

**<Self-destruction of “uncaptured” Ancient Imperial ships remaining in the zone>**

**<Event chain ended>**

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Finally seeing the message that users in other zones had received long ago, Central Zone users realized they had achieved victory.