As a world boss, the Ethereal Dragon is enormously large, measuring up to 35 kilometers in length, but the Tribunal is no pushover. The Queen Glory Class flagship of Duanmu Huai is also 27 kilometers long, making it comparable to the Ethereal Dragon in size. Not only that, there is only one Ethereal Dragon, while Duanmu Huai has nine battleships besides the flagship!

Although the other battleships are not as large as the Queen Glory Class, usually around 15 kilometers, they are somewhat lacking in both firepower and armor compared to the Ethereal Dragon.

However......… the numbers are overwhelming!

Do you understand the concept of a pack of wolves taking down an elephant?

"Keep your distance, use the Apocalypse-class as the main assault, and everyone open fire!"

On this side, Duanmu Huai quickly issued the command.

Leviathan-class space creatures are diverse and rare, but thanks to data from players on the forums, Duanmu Huai has a certain understanding of these space creatures. Simply put, all space creatures are basically armor-resistant without shields. Physical attacks have minimal effect on them, but energy attacks can be quite effective.

Duanmu Huai's main fleet configuration is not as balanced as Aikute's. Duanmu Huai prefers to go to extremes. Take the Revelation-class battleship for example, its feature is that it is covered entirely with Light Spears, without a single Macro Cannon, and it also possesses the Multi-turret Light Spear Cannon, a special piece of equipment, being a pure energy attack platform. Basically, a barrage of Light Spears from the Apocalypse-class turns the target into a giant Fireball.

On the other hand, the Retributive Level battleship is the epitome of the heavy artillery giant warships, with twenty-eight Macro Cannon arrays on the side enough to tear any enemy standing in front of them into shreds with terrifying shells. Complemented by the Armored Bow and heavy armor, if necessary, the Retributive Level can be used as a Torpedo to ram directly into the opponent's core!

Yep, it's all about heart-pounding action.

Duanmu Huai uses the Apocalypse-class for the main assault, targeting the Ethereal Dragon's weakness of having no shield and relying entirely on armor resistance. Once the armor is breached and the structure is hit, this ruined dragon is done for.

As the chanting of Poem Magic from Levatial reverberates, the Light Spears erupt, countless shining beams cutting across the firmament, directly bombarding the opposing Ethereal Dragon.

And the Ethereal Dragon on the opposite side was undaunted, blasting Thunder Dragon Breath directly towards the fleet.

At this moment, there was an exchange from both sides, truly lively.

"Wow, it looks really exciting!"

At this moment, the young girls also came onto the bridge one after another, watching the battle in front of them, Ann excitedly hopping around, utterly thrilled.

Actually, Ann wasn't much into space battles before, as on one hand, space battles didn't allow much room for her to exert influence; on the other hand, real space battles are actually quite boring. Because there is no sound in space, watching the battle from the bridge felt like watching a muted movie blockbuster, becoming quite tedious after a while.

But since Levatial stationed in the Tribunal, things changed.

Simply put — from now on, Tribunal battles come with their own BGM!

Levatial's chanting poems are melodious and majestically solemn, powerful and inspiring, complementing the outside battle giving people a surging feeling, just like enjoying a battle music MAD. So Ann also broke her usual disinterest in space battles, hurrying to find the best angle to admire this battle.

Actually, Ann had always been pestering Duanmu Huai, hoping he would assign her a Levatial to enjoy the pleasure of fighting with BGM. However, Duanmu Huai currently doesn't intend to deploy Levatial to ground units; on one hand, the number of Levatial is limited, and on the other hand, Levatial itself really lacks self-protection ability, easily targeted and killed by enemies. In addition, given Ann's ability, most of the time the enemy falls before she even exerts much effort, Levatial might not have a chance to sing the Hymn.

What's the point of bringing her along?

If you want BGM, just carry a speaker, you can play it anytime.

Duanmu Huai also doesn't need to command the battle, as there's Aikute, who is responsible for this kind of thing. Having identified Apocalypse-class for the main assault, Aikute immediately adopted the extreme drag method. She sent five warships through Net Path directly to the rear of the Ethereal Dragon, launching an attack against the Ethereal Dragon using the time difference she excels at.

Following Aikute's consistent crafty and skittish style, this battle was no exception. Simply put, relying on the Apocalypse-class's ultra-long range, Aikute would strike a time difference, allowing the fleet positioned behind the Ethereal Dragon to launch a simultaneous assault causing hefty damage to the Ethereal Dragon.

And if the Ethereal Dragon tries to turn around to deal with the rear fleet, then the front main fleet will launch an assault, causing harm to the Ethereal Dragon once again, and she will deploy the hidden destroyer fleet on one side to launch torpedo attacks on the Ethereal Dragon, utilizing the tremendous power of the torpedoes to pose a threat to the Ethereal Dragon.

If the Ethereal Dragon decides to withstand the firepower and directly rush over, then she would command the fleet to dive into the Net Path once again, pulling apart the distance with the Ethereal Dragon.

What can one say......…

"Goodness...…"

Looking at the Ethereal Dragon being beat senseless, listening to its furious roar, Duanmu Huai secretly sighed inwardly.

Initially, when recruiting Aikute, Duanmu Huai actually had a doubt, knowing that Aikute is the world's only top strategist, consistently first in military school, why did everyone in the military school like to bully her?

Theoretically speaking, even if there were some imbeciles, there should be a few sensible people understanding that someone like Aikute, the military school runner, will undoubtedly have a meteoric rise after graduation, regardless of the intent to exploit or curry favor, befriending her seems advantageous, right? How did Aikute end up being bullied by everyone? Seeing the little girl with this cautious and timid demeanor, she doesn't seem like someone who would provoke others?

But after truly recruiting Aikute, Duanmu Huai finally understood the mindset of those people.

Honestly, Aikute's tactics are indeed frustratingly annoying.

In gaming terms, it's exquisitely savage, making people feel like flipping the table and directly hitting someone.

Especially when such savage tactics are actually really hard to break, being beaten to smithereens, and the opposing Aikute, after winning, won't appear smug, rather having a "I'm really sorry for beating you" apologetic demeanor ———— even the most patient person can't bear it.

Alas, if she were that arrogant and self-centered type, she might have been more popular in military school. Now with this low-profile attitude, it instead makes others feel she's mocking them.

After being toyed with by Aikute a few times, the Ethereal Dragon seemed to realize that the situation was not favorable and planned to escape again. However, whenever it tried to use its abilities to flee the battlefield, it would be bombarded by torpedoes from the Destroyer Fleet. Although the torpedoes couldn't inflict fatal damage on the Ethereal Dragon's shell, which was hardy enough to withstand meteor impacts, the ensuing shock and explosions still disrupted the dragon's attempts to concentrate and warp away.

"—————!"

Finally, after being struck by a Light Spear once more, the Ethereal Dragon let out an angry wail and then succumbed completely.

"Very good, well done."

Watching the Ethereal Dragon's corpse floating in the starry sky, Duanmu Huai nodded in satisfaction. Although he could have easily slain this Ethereal Dragon himself, Duanmu Huai chose not to. After all, the Tribunal also needed more experience fighting with other enemies.

Of course, the battle with the Ethereal Dragon was not without its losses. Several destroyers were shattered by the dragon, and even some battleships and cruisers suffered various degrees of damage. But it wasn't a big issue; they could be repaired upon return.

Now the question is......…

"Uncle, what should we do with this dragon's corpse?"

"Take it to Sherry and let her study it."

Duanmu Huai waved his hand nonchalantly and glanced at Lumiaire.

"Lumiaire, can you reverse-calculate the coordinates from the teleportation fluctuations of the dragon?"

"Of course I can."

"That's good... Send a fleet to that coordinate point to investigate."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai revealed an excited smile.

The Ethereal Dragon looked different from the dragons of Azeroth or Manaria, but it was called a dragon because, like them, it had the habit of hoarding treasures. And on a much larger scale, while fantasy world dragons hoard in a cave, an Ethereal Dragon—a beast of space—hoards on a whole planet!

In the past, after slaying an Ethereal Dragon, the most intense battles among players were over the dragon planet, all for the treasure of the Ethereal Dragon!

And in this world, with no players to contend against Duanmu Huai, he could simply take over the entire dragon planet and leave nothing behind!

Even though a few warships were lost, the potential gain from the Ethereal Dragon's treasure was a win with no downsides!

Meanwhile, Mary reported that the Night Guard squad sent to the signal burst location in Azeroth had already found the suspects and were bringing them back.

Duanmu Huai also wanted to see who had the audacity to provoke the Ethereal Dragon.

What Duanmu Huai did not expect was that it turned out to be someone he knew.

"Is it you?"

Staring at the disheveled Brann before him, Duanmu Huai was speechless, while the latter looked embarrassed and was at a loss for words.

Although the battle between the Tribunal and the Ethereal Dragon took place in the universe, the dragon's psychic roar spread throughout Azeroth, and almost all intelligent beings heard the Ethereal Dragon's anger. Most were shocked and confused, having no clue what had happened.

Only Brann and his archaeological team shivered in their camp, too scared to move. Brann was at a loss, realizing that even after ten thousand years, this dragon was still waiting here!

When the Night Guard arrived to investigate, Brann and the Transcriber he used were taken in for questioning.

"So, it was this thing you dug up that attracted the Ethereal Dragon?"

Duanmu Huai took the Transcriber and looked at Brann speechlessly, who laughed sheepishly.

"I thought that after ten thousand years, there wouldn't be any issues..."

"The Ethereal Dragon is a Leviathan-class cosmic creature, living for tens of thousands of years is like nothing to it. You really are bold... If the Tribunal hadn't been here, Azeroth might not have been destroyed by the Burning Legion but rather by this Ethereal Dragon."

"Is it really that serious?"

"Obviously. The Ethereal Dragon is no less powerful than Sargeras; if they really fought, it's uncertain who would win. Anyway, the trouble you caused, you deal with it."

Duanmu Huai couldn't be bothered with dealing with Brann and left it to Ann, instructing her to take Brann back to the Tribunal base in Azeroth and hand him over to the various envoys there, explaining the situation. As for what kind of beating Brann might receive after that, it wasn't his concern.

After the dejected Brann was taken away by Ann, Duanmu Huai received news from the search fleet. According to their report, they had indeed discovered a planet at the coordinates reverse-calculated by Lumiaire and found a large amount of treasure and relics. Additionally, the search fleet discovered a dragon egg!

"What? A dragon egg?!"

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai's spirits were instantly lifted.

"Guard that area well; I'm heading there now!"

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