He opened the communication channel, ready to praise Qin Bei Wang as soon as he emerged.
After all, it was always a good thing when the young could acknowledge and correct their mistakes.
However, what Yang Shao didn't know was...
Deep within the smoke screen.
On the bridge of the Kunlun Mountain, the holographic star chart before Qin Bei Wang displayed every minute detail of the entire battlefield with near-perfect clarity.
The two Shadow-class Reconnaissance Ships that had been tailing the Welles Fleet were transmitting all their detected information to the system.
Thus, while others were blinded, Qin Bei Wang could see everything.
When Zhao Rui roared in the darkness, when Wells charged forward in ecstasy, when Yang Shao pressed ahead with relief...
He could see Welles' main fleet, like a blind giant serpent, preparing to plunge headlong into the smoke-covered zone.
He could also see the Iron Fist main force rapidly closing in from the rear, like a giant net tightening.
All gun barrels were fully calibrated.
"Attention all ships."
Qin Bei Wang's voice cut in at that moment, calm as if reading a training directive.
"All captains of the Uranus Fleet and Pluto Fleet, note that I will broadcast firing coordinates at three-second intervals.
All main cannon units, fire at full power toward the coordinates I announce immediately after I call them out.
Repeat, no aiming required, no locking on, just fire at the designated coordinates."
The communication channel fell silent for three seconds.
Then Zhao Rui's roar exploded.
"Qin Bei Wang!
The entire fleet's sensors are blind right now!
You're telling us to fire at coordinates called out of thin air!
Do you even know what's behind those coordinates?!
It could be empty space!
It could be asteroids!
It might even be our own ships!"
"I know what's behind the coordinates."
Qin Bei Wang's voice remained calm.
"It's the main ships of the Welles Fleet."
"Bullshit you know!"
Zhao Rui's roar nearly shattered the communicator.
"My quantum radar, thermal imaging, gravity gradient detection—all useless because of this damned smoke!
And you're telling me you know where the enemy is?
Do you think I'm a three-year-old?!"
Seeing the other's distrust, Qin Bei Wang saw no point in further explanation.
He directly called out the first set of coordinates.
"Azimuth 042, elevation -7, distance 104,000 kilometers.
Target is the Brown Bear Fleet's flagship, Iron Claw Battleship.
All available main cannons, full salvo in three seconds."
On the bridge of the Kunlun Mountain, the holographic star chart before Qin Bei Wang displayed the three-dimensional situation of the entire battlefield with near-perfect clarity.
The two Shadow-class Reconnaissance Ships that had been tailing the Welles Fleet—
Ghost Shadow and Dark Shadow—were currently hovering at the edge of the smoke zone.
Unaffected by the smoke, they continuously tracked the precise positions of every Imperial Starship through their passive detection arrays.
This data was transmitted in real-time to Qin Bei Wang's Commander System.
The system updated the coordinates, speed, and heading of the enemy ships a thousand times per second.
To Qin Bei Wang, this smoke that blinded everyone else was like one-way glass.
Wells couldn't see him, but he could see Wells' every move with perfect clarity.
The three-second countdown ended.
Twelve starships of the Pluto Fleet.
The Kunlun Mountain, Scorpion, two Scorpion-class cruisers, Thunder, Lightning, and six destroyers fired their main cannons simultaneously.
Twelve energy beams tore through the smoke, carving twelve brief and searing trails of light in the absolute darkness.
With perfect synchronization, they shot toward the same void coordinates.
On the bridge of the Iron Spine, Zhao Rui watched through the observation window as those beams vanished into the darkness.
He clenched his fist, ready to unleash the most venomous curses at Qin Bei Wang's absurdity once the barrage missed.
But three seconds later...
Deep in the void, far beyond 104,000 kilometers, a massive explosion bloomed dimly within the smoke.
Not the faint glint of a stray asteroid impact, but the supernova-like incandescent sphere of a starship reactor going critical.
The light persisted for a full five seconds before being gradually absorbed by the dense smoke.
Then, a second and a third, smaller explosion glows ignited in succession.
"What did we hit?"
Zhao Rui asked instinctively, but immediately realized his fleet was blind—no one could answer.
Just then, Yang Shao's voice suddenly came through the communication channel.
It carried an indescribable elation.
"Brilliant work! Your single volley directly destroyed the flagship of the Brown Bear Fleet, the [Iron Claw], along with the four destroyers behind it!"
Hearing this, Zhao Rui was utterly stunned.
Qin Bei Wang had opened a third eye!
Despite being shrouded in smoke, he had precisely concentrated fire on the enemy flagship.
But even more shocked was their opponent.
Wells, commander of the Wells Sub-Fleet!
"He must have gotten lucky!"
Wells exclaimed in disbelief to his adjutant.
Before the adjutant could respond.
Qin Bei Wang had already called out the coordinates for the second volley.
"Azimuth 039, elevation -5, distance 391,000 kilometers.
Target: the flagship of the Fire Fox Fleet, the electronic warfare ship 'Phantom.'
All available main cannons, fire in three seconds."
Li Wen looked at Zhao Rui.
His eyes held a trace of anticipation.
Zhao Rui did not hesitate in the slightest.
"All captains, follow Lieutenant Commander Qin Bei Wang's command!
Azimuth 039, elevation -5, distance 391,000 kilometers!"
Having witnessed the Pluto Fleet's single volley obliterate the Brown Bear Fleet's flagship.
Every captain of the Uranus Fleet was now completely convinced by Qin Bei Wang.
They replied in unison.
"Acknowledged!"
As the countdown ended, the main cannons of twenty-four starships roared simultaneously!
A total of twenty-four beams of death pierced the smoke, streaking toward the second set of void coordinates.
Three seconds later.
Another massive explosion bloomed, even more blinding than the first.
Immediately after, a slightly smaller explosion ignited beside it.
"Artillery impact confirmed with the Indomitable."
The sensor officer's voice remained calm, but a hint of suppressed excitement was audible.
"Fire Fox Fleet flagship, the Blazing Fox Battleship, confirmed destroyed.
Three Specter-class electronic warfare ships escorting its flank simultaneously confirmed destroyed.
Total of four enemy vessels eliminated."
Only heavy breathing remained in the communication channel.
Zhao Rui slowly sank back into his command chair, his fingers unconsciously tracing the edge of the console.
His mind raced furiously, trying to comprehend everything that had just happened.
In a state of complete blindness, two volleys, nine enemy ships precisely destroyed.
This could no longer be explained by "luck."
"Qin... Lieutenant Commander Qin."
His voice was hoarse.
"How did you..."
"The smoke is mine."
Qin Bei Wang answered briefly.
"So I can see."
He said no more. There was no need.
The third set of coordinates had already been called out.
"Azimuth 045, elevation -8, distance six hundred and two thousand kilometers. Target is the Battleship from Welles' Direct Fleet."
"All available Main Cannons, simultaneous volley in three seconds."
This time, there were no questions.