Switch off the engine!
The ten beacons were like a giant sphere, scattered all over the place where the warships were docked. There was a bright red laser beacon a little further away, informing the participants that they were at the edge of the venue. If they accidentally drove their warships out of the designated area, they would be deemed to have violated the rules and be disqualified from the tournament.
Xia Fei issued a series of instructions in the command deck, and all the major systems of the warships began to operate. The missile launchers hidden under the deck rose up, and the pitch-black tubes pointed to space.
The numbers on the screen were still counting down. Xia Fei took the time to activate a Hongtashan. Once the tournament began, the first thing he needed to do was to avoid getting caught in a chaotic battle. He needed to wander around the edge, looking for opportunities to attack and eliminate the enemies without hesitation.
The battle strategy sounded simple, but it was not easy at all. The combat area was two thousand kilometers long and wide. Such a size would surely be described as huge if it were on Earth, but this was the vast universe, and Xia Fei was piloting a spaceship instead of a car. He only needed to push the accelerator slightly to reach the end of such a narrow space, and he could easily drift away from the venue if he was careless. Moreover, he had to lock on, attack, defend, and perform a series of tactical actions in such a narrow space. It was impossible to win without outstanding basic skills.
Speaking of which, the warship and search competitions were the only ones that tested the participants' ability to control their warships in the Golden Finger Cup. The other competitions were purely technical.
Actually, the Association of Machinists was often doubted. It was clearly a competition for machinists, so why would they test the control of a warship? It did not match the main job of a machinist, which was to repair things.
To this, the Association of Machinists answered, "A machinist who doesn't understand how it feels to pilot a warship isn't a qualified machinist, or at least not an outstanding one."
Xia Fei felt that this statement made a lot of sense. If a machinist only knew how to fix and modify, not caring about whether or not the modifications they made were reasonable, or whether or not the ship's pilot would feel comfortable using the ship, that would be going against the basic mission of a machinist.
No matter how good a warship was, it needed a pilot to pilot it, and a machinist's responsibility was to make the warship operate more efficiently, to maximize the combat power of the warship, not to let the pilot be confused and study how to make the warship move all day long.
Fortunately, Xia Fei was both an excellent pilot and a qualified warship modifier, so he did not have any problem adapting to the environment. All the control keys were installed in the most comfortable position, within reach, and perfectly integrated.
"Five, four, three, two, one, beep!"
As the countdown on the screen ended, a green indicator light lit up in the command room. The match had begun!
"Fire control system, lock onto all targets!"
"Preheat the target marker!"
"Activate the energy-shield booster. Prepare to replenish the shield's energy at any time!"
"The tracking radar is capturing the target's lock-on information!"
"Monitor the enemy's engine power with the ion deflection radar!"
Xia Fei immediately issued a series of commands, all of which were basic commands to monitor the enemy and prepare to attack. He was not in a hurry to immediately attack.
In this kind of chaotic battle where both sides were unclear, an outstanding warship commander had to remain clear-headed, analyze his own situation, and calculate the most reasonable time to attack.
From a commanding point of view, the first thing Xia Fei did was to remove himself from the battlefield and observe from the perspective of the overall situation. After all, this was a chaotic battle between ten people, and there was no distinction between friend and foe.
"Warning! The warship had been locked on! The warship has been locked on! "
Xia Fei was slightly taken aback. He glanced at the anti-surveillance screen and saw that the nine warships had locked onto him at almost the same time while they did not lock onto each other.
"B * stard! They're trying to gang up on you! "Phantom anxiously yelled.
Xia Fei did not say a word. He quickly turned the steering wheel to the left and pushed the speed control lever with his right hand. The warship spat out a series of blue flames as it howled to the side.
The truth was right in front of them. Even the most pessimistic of spectators would not have imagined that the match would turn into a nine-on-one battle right from the start. It was too inconceivable. It was obvious that these people had already discussed this before the match began!
"Fire! Fire! The nine Kestrel-class frigates fired at Xia Fei at the same time. Assuming that each ship had four missile launchers, that was a total of thirty-six missiles! Xia Fei was about to be hit by thirty-six missiles at the same time! The Kestrel-class frigates aren't fast enough to evade the missiles, so there's no doubt that all thirty-six missiles will hit their mark. Can Xia Fei hold on? the commentator nervously asked.
"That's impossible! Right now, the only option is to use the escape pod to escape. Something might happen if you continue to hold on! Don't force yourself to hold on! "a bespectacled female commentator said.
The audience all stood up and nervously stared at the screen. Thirty-six guided missiles streaked across the black space like a meteor shower. A distance of a thousand kilometers would only take about ten seconds for these missiles to travel. The kind-hearted prayed that Xia Fei would be able to escape this disaster, while even more people were hoping for a brilliant firework to explode in the sea of stars.
"Take aim at target number one and fire!"
Xia Fei immediately began his counterattack the moment the enemy fired their missiles.
Unfortunately, he had only released four missiles. Compared to the two sides, he seemed to be very weak.
"Hurry up and prepare the escape pod! We can't withstand thirty-six missiles at the same time! Not even with the energy-shield boosters! "Phantom anxiously yelled.
However, Xia Fei did not react at all. His eyes were as calm as still water.
"Missile system loaded!" The AI computer's cold female voice prompted.
"Fire!"
* Whoosh! * The second volley of missiles was fired. Xia Fei seemed to be throwing caution to the wind. Even if he had to crash, he wanted to take down a few enemies with him.
Unfortunately, while Xia Fei was attacking, so was the enemy. Furthermore, the enemy's firepower was far stronger than Xia Fei's!
"Initiating target marking system!"
* Shing! *
A dark red beam shot out, enveloping one of the enemy warships.
The target marking system was specially designed to complement the missile system. It could amplify the enemy's signal radius by fifty percent.
The missile's automatic tracking system tracked the enemy's signal. The larger the signal radius, the more accurate the missile would be and the more destructive it would be!
"Warning! The first strike will hit in four point three seconds! "The computer's voice rang out again, but this time, its tone was clearly a lot more urgent!
"Prepare the medium proton bomb! Switch to manual control! "Xia Fei yelled.
Even if he did not look at the screen, the approaching flames outside the porthole indicated that Xia Fei's missiles were approaching!
"He's not dodging or using the escape pod! Has Xia Fei gone mad?! "
"It's over! There's no way he can escape this time! "
The commentator's tone was filled with sorrow, as if Xia Fei was already dead. However, Xia Fei, who was in the command deck, was staring at the radar system with a determined gaze. There were many circles there, and each circle represented his own combat radius. Thirty-six dots of light were passing through these circles and approaching Xia Fei.
Xia Fei moved his index and middle fingers slightly, placing his fingertips on two red buttons. All he needed to do was press them, and the medium proton bomb would be released in an instant.
The television broadcasting company very considerately placed a countdown clock on the top right corner of the screen, announcing the time when the missiles would hit.
"Three!"
"Two!"
"One!"
Countless viewers were silently counting down to the second hand, and many felt their hearts stop beating at that moment!
* Kaboom! *
Thirty-six missiles practically exploded at the same time! The power was astonishing!
All that could be seen on the screen was a ball of fiery red light rapidly sweeping over. Thirty-six highly explosive missiles exploding at the same time could only be described as astonishing! The light in the black space was so blinding that it was impossible to see anything!
"It hit! It hit! I wonder if Xia Fei will be able to escape from such a violent explosion! "
There was a flash of light, and to everyone's surprise, Xia Fei's warship was actually still flying! Even the armor was not damaged!
This was simply too shocking! A frigate class warship was actually able to withstand the attack of thirty-six missiles at the same time! And all of them had hit! This had completely surpassed the understanding of warships.
It might be understandable if Xia Fei was piloting a battlecruiser, but this was just a frigate! It was a frigate known for its weak defense! Just how did he manage to withstand such a concentrated attack!
"Don't stop the missile launchers! Continue working! Target marking device, lock onto the next target, and give it your all! "
Xia Fei's two eyes were slightly bloodshot as he roared, "How dare you scheme against me! Then don't blame me for not showing mercy! "
After releasing two rounds of eight missiles, Xia Fei turned to aim at the second target.
* Bang! *
Four missiles exploded on the enemy warship. With the marking system as a supplement, the effect of the attack was quite remarkable. The warship that was hit immediately began to smoke, its firepower and defense completely lost.
However, Xia Fei had no intention of letting him go. The second round of missiles was already on its way!
"The radar system has detected the signal source of warship number 11079. Requesting instructions," the main control computer reported.
"This is the enemy's command ship. As long as we shoot it down, we'll surely cause chaos on the other side; this is Xia Fei's chance!" Phantom anxiously said.
"Adjust this enemy ship to the last position in the attack sequence. I want him to live until the very end!" Xia Fei sternly ordered.
"Dont take the risk! We have the chance to destroy the enemy's command ship and disrupt their deployment; why would you let him go? "Phantom anxiously and doubtfully shouted.
"Let him go?" Xia Fei coldly harrumphed. "Not a single one of them will leave today!"
* Boom! *
Before he even finished speaking, the enemy's second round of missiles arrived, and the inside of Xia Fei's warship shook!
"Damage report!"
"The energy shield has completely failed. The armor system has suffered thirteen percent damage, and the structure has suffered two percent damage."
"Shut down the engines! Gather all the power into the shield recharge system! Recharge the proton bombs! "
"Yes! The proton bombs will be fully recharged in four point five seconds. "
Phantom's face paled, nearly falling to the ground on his butt.
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