This was a dead end. No matter what choice the Pegasus Civilization's leader made, final defeat was unavoidable. Xiao Yu even took an interested moment to run simulations within his own war system, trying to find a way he himself could counterattack from such a situation. The result was that Xiao Yu also did not know what to do. In circumstances like these, it seemed the only choice was to accept the fate of failure.

The Blood Blade Squad possessed strength precisely this formidable. On the frontal battlefield, these ships had no way to threaten millions of enemy ships. But placed on the rear battlefield to carry out harassment and raids, they displayed extremely great power. Under the influence of the Blood Blade Squad, nearly the entire supply line of the Pegasus Civilization was severed. This already counted as affecting the situation of the entire battlefield.

"I am destined to reach the range of a Level 6 Civilization. Guardians, Sweepers, or those Level 6 Alien Beasts, as well as the unknown existences of other galaxies, are my enemies. The Pegasus Civilization is only a stepping stone on my path forward. I have never truly regarded you as opponents. To achieve this degree and force me to unleash the Blood Blade Squad, you are already worthy of pride. Under the attacks of the Blood Blade Squad, quietly accept your destined defeat." Xiao Yu thought silently.

The battle grew ever more intense. Perhaps sensing the instability in the rear and anxious to gain an advantage at the front, drive back Xiao Yu, and free up forces to assist the rear, the Pegasus Civilization launched the largest offensive since the start of the war. In the void of space, countless ships wove back and forth. Beams and shells laden with the meaning of death crisscrossed the darkness.

Unfortunately, such offensives still could not make Xiao Yu retreat. Even if Xiao Yu's warships had been reduced to their current numbers, the Pegasus Civilization had no ability to drive them back completely. They could only drag Xiao Yu down in a protracted war of attrition.

The Pegasus Civilization had originally glimpsed the dawn of victory, but that dawn was completely extinguished by the Blood Blade Squad.

Xiao Yu awaited the Pegasus Civilization's next move.

At this moment, the Pegasus Civilization's leader was not sitting in command aboard their civilization's flagship, the Galloping Pegasus. He was on the capital planet of the Pegasus Civilization. Standing atop a high mountain, he stared in a trance beyond the sky through a firmament glowing with a faint red.

The sky was red because the planetary shield had been activated. Even the Molian Civilization possessed the ability to construct planetary shields. As an existence far stronger than the Molian Civilization, the Pegasus Civilization naturally had the capability to construct planetary shields. In fact, the Pegasus Civilization's planetary shields were more advanced than Molian's and could withstand greater levels of attack.

In this star system, however, Xiao Yu could not directly destroy the star. If, after destroying the star, the immense energy also destroyed the things on the capital planet that Xiao Yu needed, it would not be worth it.

At this moment, the leader of the Pegasus Civilization stood there straight. The night sky was very tranquil. Under the faint red hue, only a few bright points briefly appeared and then vanished. The night was as calm as water, a light breeze blew, and from time to time there came the cries of unknown insects or beasts, revealing a breath of serenity.

But the leader knew it was all an illusion. The night sky was not peaceful. Great peril lurked behind the calm. He knew that those few stars appearing for only a short time in the sky were not stars at all, but the light released when giant warships were destroyed and exploded. Each star represented the death of a powerful warship. Among those warships were both their own and the enemy's.

The advanced communications equipment on his person could transmit battlefield intelligence to him in real time, for his decision-making. His brain raced. Orders issued one after another, sent from the mountaintop under the night sky to omnipresent warships and other battle fortresses throughout the star system.

Xiao Yu, aboard the Asia, and the Pegasus Civilization's leader, atop the mountain peak, the two cores of the battlefield, were manipulating the situation of the entire war.

The Pegasus Civilization's leader's expression suddenly dimmed.

"Still unable to drive back the Divine Ark Civilization's offensive? Still no way to maintain an intact logistics supply line? Damn it. These accursed ships are at least made with Level 6 Civilization technology. Where did this Divine Ark Civilization obtain such things? Must I truly be forced to use the last resort?"

If Xiao Yu had known the leader's thoughts at this moment, he would have been very surprised. Because as things stood, Xiao Yu himself did not know how to respond. That is, even Xiao Yu had no solution to such a situation. Yet according to the Pegasus leader, he still had a final hidden method he had not used, and this method could actually offset the Blood Blade Squad's impact on the battlefield.

Think about it. If the Blood Blade Squad were left unchecked, the logistics and supply lines behind the Pegasus defensive front would be gravely threatened. Various things with huge influence in war, such as interstellar fortresses and interstellar turrets, would be destroyed one after another. Without these, the Pegasus Civilization could not possibly withstand Xiao Yu's offensive. But if fleets were detached to defend the rear, then the front would not hold and the line would still be broken. This was simply a deadlock with no way to break it.

The Pegasus Civilization's leader lowered his gaze from the sky to the ground beneath his feet. Even judged by human eyes, the scenery on the Pegasus Civilization's capital planet was quite beautiful. This was, after all, a civilization's capital planet, and that civilization had reached the range of a Level 5 Civilization and entered the interstellar age. This meant that the civilization could transfer large amounts of heavy, highly polluting industry to other planets to improve the ecological environment of the capital planet. In fact, the Pegasus Civilization had done precisely this. They had striven to optimize the capital planet's environment.

After efforts sustained for thousands of years, the beauty of the capital planet's environment had reached a peak. The capital planet was not only the political, cultural, and spiritual core of the Pegasus Civilization, but also the most beautiful tourist destination within the Pegasus Civilization.

The leader's gaze was full of sorrow. He knew that these beautiful sights, created by his civilization at great cost of time and effort, were about to disappear. To resist the Blood Blade Squad's attacks and salvage the overall situation, these things had to be sacrificed.

"Transmit my order. Execute Plan B." The leader spoke calmly.

"But, but…" Through the communication line came the aide's faltering voice. The aide seemed to want to argue and dissuade the leader from this decision, but did not know how to speak.

"There is no but." the leader's voice remained as calm as ever. "Our civilization has been pushed to the limit. There is nothing that cannot be sacrificed now. Plan B will destroy the entire ecological environment of the capital planet. Our civilization's efforts for thousands of years will be ruined, but we must do this. As long as we can defeat the Divine Ark Civilization, we will have a broader space for development. For the future of our civilization, we must pay the price now. Believe me, I will make up for everything we are losing. Do not hesitate. Publish my order and execute it."

"By your command." the aide said bitterly, his voice filled with sorrow.

This order was transmitted from the mountain peak to many corners of the planet, to outer space, and into the minds of many military leaders.

"Is Plan B to be executed? Are we really going to destroy with our own hands our capital planet that is like a fairyland, along with the labors of our thousands of years?"

"After Plan B is executed, the capital planet's environment will become like a purgatory. Who knows how long it will take to recover…"

"There is no choice. Given the present situation, only executing Plan B can salvage anything…"

"Damn the Divine Ark Civilization. We must make them pay."

The order reached many corners of the Pegasus Civilization's capital planet. In these corners, many hidden underground bases began to stir. Mountains split open to reveal enormous machinery hidden within. Vast plains suddenly opened into great pits. Starlight shone into the pits and metallic gleams rose from below. Even upon the sea, these enormous machines began to emerge, and no matter how violent the wind and waves, they could not shake them in the slightest.

Mountains, plains, oceans, islands, hills, plateaus, jungles, deserts, grasslands, and so on all began to show the silhouettes of these huge machines. Following the issuance of the order, within a few hours, such vast machines covered the planet.