Chapter 32: Black Holes, Section 2

Indeed, the energy sphere fired by the Black Hole Cannon had indeed reached the designated coordinates. But what followed was something that astonished everyone.
In the distant sky, a brilliant burst of light suddenly appeared. The light was so dazzling that even people like Black Hair, who were far outside the scanning range, could see it clearly. Immediately afterward, a shrill alarm sounded inside the fortress. Before anyone could react, the entire fortress began to move slowly but unmistakably—on its own, without any control!
“Bad news! It’s the black hole’s gravity! We’re being affected too!” An engineer responsible for monitoring the results paled dramatically. His fingers flew across the control panel, and rows of data bars began flashing on his screen. Black Hair glanced over and saw that the scale representing gravitational force was continuously rising!
Everyone gasped in shock.
Oh, God. This was terrifying. After all, the Black Hole Cannon was a long-range strategic weapon with an extremely long range. In other words, the distance between them and the target was beyond normal measurement. The white light from the explosion could only be seen thanks to specialized monitoring instruments. But this gravity…
“How is this possible…?” The worker stared blankly at the continuously rising gravity meter, his mind in chaos.
At that moment, Black Hair, who had been relaxed earlier, threw down his glass and rushed to the control panel, shouting loudly.
“What are you waiting for?! Retreat immediately! Gather the Bakr bugs! They have no protection and can’t resist this gravity! Once they’re gathered, initiate the jump procedure and leave this place before gravity reaches its critical point!”
Only then did everyone snap out of their stupor and start working frantically. Some adjusted the course, some hurriedly opened the fortress’s entrances, and others quickly raised all protective shields, activating multi-layered ultra-strong defense barriers. The command room was instantly filled with busy figures, all with serious expressions. Among them, only one person stood out—his silly appearance stood in stark contrast to the seriousness around him.
Undoubtedly, that person was Blood Eye.
As a pure combatant, he clearly had no role to play at this moment. So despite realizing the severity of the situation, he could only watch helplessly as everyone else worked tirelessly, unable to contribute in any way.

Of course, no one paid attention to him at that moment. The tense atmosphere affected everyone, with a series of orders given and executed at the fastest speed. If anyone were observing outside the fortress at that time, they would have seen drastic changes taking place within it. Armor plates sank, and towering structures deformed. In less than five minutes, the entire fortress changed from its gyroscopic shape to a perfect sphere. Just as the last Bakthar creature entered the fortress, numerous jets of force erupted from its base, causing the entire fortress to rush backward as if pushed by an invisible force.

At that moment, the dazzling white light in the distant starry sky grew brighter and spread rapidly around, so much so that it could be seen clearly even without surveillance equipment. And for some reason, a very prominent black spot appeared at the center of that white light—like an ink stain dropped on white paper!

“Oh, damn God, how is this possible…” An engineer let out a low groan upon seeing the strange changes in the starry sky. He could hardly believe his own eyes.

This engineer came from the Black Prison and was the highest-ranking technical expert sent by them to guard the Thor Fortress on a long-term basis. Such a strange sight naturally couldn’t escape his notice. But the more he understood its meaning, the greater his fear became.

Because a simulated black hole created by a Black Hole Cannon couldn’t possibly produce such an effect. There was only one possibility behind this: a real black hole.

Had Thor Fortress’s recent attack actually created a real black hole?

The engineer didn’t know, but one thing was clear—no matter what the reason, they were in huge trouble. A real black hole couldn’t be measured by ordinary logic. If a Black Hole Cannon’s attack was like a mosquito bite, then a real black hole was like an elephant trampling down—there was an enormous difference!!

In the design of the Black Hole Cannon, a single attack could cover at most a few hundred thousand cubic meters. But if it was a real black hole…

The engineer shuddered, hardly daring to think further.

That would be a disaster that spread across entire star systems… No! It might not just affect the Seventh Star System—several surrounding star systems would also suffer greatly, right?

Stars would be torn apart, life consumed. Even light couldn’t escape the pull of a black hole! The entire star system, without exception, would be gradually devoured by the black hole, which would grow larger and gain more energy until it tore apart this entire dimension…

“Damn it, why haven’t we entered transit yet? What are you waiting for?” A fierce shout pulled the engineer out of his thoughts. He then realized that, at some point, Blackhair had already come to his side, staring intently at the screen in front of him with evident impatience.

Seeing his leader’s expression, the engineer hurriedly explained the situation and shared his assumptions. Finally, he added anxiously, “Leader Blackhair, there’s still some time before gravity reaches the critical point. Please wait a little longer. Thor’s Fortress is ready for transit and can leave at any moment. Just a little while—I want to see what consequences a real black hole will bring. And also, the Moors…”

“The Moors?” Blackhair sneered, cutting the engineer off. “Do you think they still exist?”

Yes, the Moors… do they still exist?

The engineer opened his mouth wide but found himself with nothing to say.

Black holes are merciless.

In fact, although Blackhair and his group arrived secretly, the Moors had already discovered Thor’s Fortress since their first failed attack. However, due to the enormous distance between them, the Moors hadn’t taken Thor’s Fortress seriously. With as many as 300 giant ships, they believed nothing in this universe could stop them. Though Thor’s Fortress was sizable, an attack, even via transit, would give them enough time to react.

But they never expected that Thor’s Fortress’s attack was beyond normal comprehension—it was a large-scale strategic weapon that appeared for the first time in this universe. It crossed space and time, with its firing trajectory operating in subspace. Such a weapon, once unleashed, wouldn’t give anyone a chance to dodge. So when the Moors saw that sudden flash among their fleet, it was already too late.

The energy cluster of the black hole cannon attacked from subspace. In an instant, the highly compressed energy exploded violently, spreading from subspace in both directions. Almost simultaneously, it tore through both layers of space, causing intense collisions between energies from three different spaces—creating a small black hole.

Of course, this was something the Moor commander could not have imagined. He was still resting when he saw the sudden appearance of that white light and thought it was a surprise attack by the enemy. His first reaction was to give the order to attack. In an instant, thousands of blue beams shot from all directions at that white light!

It’s hard to say whether Goddess Tia would have slapped that commander right in the face if she were here. For it was precisely that attack order that led to the scene Black Hair witnessed later.

The Moorclan’s energy weapons were simply too powerful. Even without considering the Death Star’s mixed weapons, in terms of energy alone, they were probably unmatched! And who could have imagined that it was their excessive power that would lead to an even more terrifying disaster?

Thus, in addition to the three different energy sources already present, the Moorclan’s warship energy was added as well. This immediately led to an unexpected transformation. The splitting speed of the black hole cannon exceeded the designs of the Black Prison faction, making it impossible to control. What was originally just a coverage area of several hundred thousand cubic meters became infinite—transforming into a true black hole!

An uncontrolled black hole.

Almost instantly, the commander of the Moor fleet suddenly noticed a tiny black dot appearing within that white light. Then everything went dark before his eyes, and he lost consciousness.

A black hole thousands of kilometers in diameter appeared instantly at the center of the Moor fleet’s space station. The once-mighty and invincible Moor warships now resembled children’s toys, crushed into fragments by the all-pervasive pressure without even a chance to resist. Soon after, the massive space station, the formidable fleet—everything vanished…

All that remained in the galaxy where the Moor fleet once was was a pitch-black hole. A terrifying gravitational pull emanated from it, swiftly devouring everything around it. Even distant stars were gradually drawn toward it.

At that moment, the Thunder God Fortress of Black Hair had just entered transition. After a dazzling burst of white light, they disappeared into the vast stars of the Seventh Star Region…