"Mayor!"
"Mayor!"
...
Luo Yuan nodded slightly and walked into the central control room. It was already two or three in the morning but there were still many people on duty. Luo Yuan walked quickly to the control panel.
"Artificial intelligence system, check out the situation of their battle." Luo Yuan instructed. The artificial intelligence system in the spaceship had a high level of intelligence. It could even identify vague commands easily.
"Yes, Captain." The artificial intelligence system said softly.
The main screen in the center immediately changed the image.
The battle was intense. Perhaps it was due to the interference or the long distance, but the interstellar creature on the screen was rather blurry. However, one could still see the sparks on its surface and the blood splattered all over the place. It looked like a large number of gems floating in space. It was injured.
The combat power of the interstellar warship was quite strong. Take the electromagnetic bomb as an example.
The kinetic energy of each electromagnetic cannon shell was equivalent to the explosion of three to four thousand tons of TNT. Perhaps the energy contained in it was not obvious when compared to a nuclear bomb with a kinetic energy of more than ten thousand tons, but if you were to compare it with a conventional missile, then its power was more than six thousand times that of a conventional missile.
Moreover, the bomb was made of an ultra-dense alloy with a mass of one kilogram. Its volume was smaller than a glass bead. Once it was hit, regardless of how strong the interstellar creature's body was or how strong its defensive energy field was, it would be as thin as a piece of paper in front of the high-speed alloy bullet.
It was an alloy with high strength, high density and high temperature resistance.
It was a critical metal!
What was a critical metal? As the name suggested, it was a metal that was in between a normal metal and a super-solid metal. It was made by using a normal alloy that had been forged and squeezed millions of tons. Through a series of processing methods such as magnetic fields, its form was stabilized. The gap between its atoms was relatively small and even the gap between the atoms and electrons would slightly collapse.
The density of the final smelted alloy could reach two to three times that of a normal alloy. At the same time, its physical properties would undergo a qualitative change. Its hardness was beyond human imagination. Even the hardest diamond would be as fragile as tofu in front of this alloy. Its melting point could reach at least 10,000 degrees Celsius, which was much higher than any other normal alloy.
This was the highest level of Glassian metallurgy technology. Together with nanomaterials, they were the two pillars of Glassian technology. Of course, even if it was the same type of alloy, due to the difference in usage and element ratio, there would be differences in performance.
For example, the outer shell of the spaceship was made of an iron-magnesium-titanium alloy with a density of 42, which was more than twice that of gold. Its main characteristics were its high toughness and hardness. Similarly, its melting point was not low either, which could reach 50,000 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, it had a certain energy absorption ability. The humans' space fighters and mega buildings were all made of this type of metal.
As for the Glassians' aircraft, due to their pursuit of speed, they used a relatively light aluminum-lithium alloy with a density of only 12.
As for the metal used for this electromagnetic bomb, it was an iron-tungsten alloy with an astonishing density of 98 points. It was highly resistant to wear and tear, and even in the atmosphere, it could not burn out.
Coupled with its high hardness, once a bullet made of this alloy was hit, it would be extremely destructive. It would not explode on the surface of the object, but instead, it would penetrate deep into the object and cause an even more terrifying internal explosion.
The only problem with this battle was that the interstellar creature was too big. No matter how much damage was inflicted on it, it would be negligible. Furthermore, its vitality was extremely strong. Luo Yuan, who had experienced its terrifying vitality before, knew that to a certain extent, this interstellar creature was almost "immortal". As long as its energy core was still intact, it would be difficult to completely kill it.
Of course, Luo Yuan did not expect the fighter aircrafts to be able to completely kill it. As long as the interstellar creature's brain was damaged like the previous one, the mission would be considered completed.
Although it was a simple matter of a few shots of the electromagnetic cannon, its brain was still intact.
This was because the interstellar creature was extremely sensitive to danger. Although its huge body made it difficult to move, it was able to predict and avoid fatal attacks in a limited space.
Although it looked like it was injured and blood was flowing like a river, in reality, it was just some minor injuries.
...
"How long has the battle been going on?" Luo Yuan asked after observing for a while.
"Two hours, 45 minutes, and 35 seconds!" The artificial intelligence system replied.
Luo Yuan frowned as he listened. Although each of the space fighters carried quite a number of warheads, they could not withstand such a high frequency of shooting. If they were to clear 1.2 tons of ammunition every hour, they could only fight for another hour at most.
"If I knew this would happen, I would have asked the fighter aircrafts to carry an antimatter warhead." Luo Yuan thought to himself. However, he was just thinking about it out of boredom. Putting aside the value of antimatter, if the antimatter warhead destroyed the energy core, he would not be able to cry even if he wanted to.
Perhaps it was because the interstellar creature was harmless, the battle was getting more and more intense. One of the fighter aircrafts was getting closer and closer to the interstellar creature.
Suddenly, there seemed to be an accident in the flight department as there was a sudden commotion.
"What's going on? Why is the screen black? "
"Me too, I can't seem to connect to the fighter aircrafts."
A few of the pilots in the flight department opened their eyes in confusion.
The captain, Yuan Guoqing, was confused as well. He had tried to connect a few times but the microcomputer indicated that the connection had failed. He suddenly had a bad feeling.
Suddenly, one of the pilots pulled Yuan Guoqing and pointed to the front.
Yuan Guoqing then realized that the mayor was there as well. He took off his helmet and stood up anxiously. He then ran towards the mayor.
"Mayor …"
Luo Yuan had heard their conversation just now. He waved his hand and said, "Go and summarize the battle experience and find out what the problem is. Don't feel pressured. Go back!"
To the current human race, the loss of a few fighter aircrafts was nothing. It was not a serious loss at all. If the production capacity was fully unleashed, it would only take five to six days to produce a fighter aircraft like this. In less than a month, they would be able to replenish the supply. At most, they would only need to consume some resources.
Yuan Guoqing returned to his seat anxiously.
Luo Yuan frowned as he looked at the screen which was still normal. The fighter aircrafts were still closing in and the attack was still ongoing. He knew that the scene was too far away from the spaceship and there was a delay of a few minutes between what was happening and what was happening on the screen.
As time passed, the fighter aircrafts on the screen were now less than 10 kilometers away from the interstellar beast.
In outer space, such a distance was considered dangerous. Be it for the interstellar creature or the low-speed fighter jet, it would take less than a second for them to cover the distance. Luo Yuan stared closely at the screen, he knew that an accident was about to happen.
Perhaps it felt that its life was in danger, or perhaps it had finally discovered the enemy that had harmed it. The light on the giant beast's body suddenly became brighter and brighter. The next moment, it suddenly opened its huge mouth, and a flash of blue light instantly streaked across the dark space.
The next moment, all the fighter aircrafts stopped firing. Even the fighter aircrafts that were the furthest away could not escape.
"Investigate the cause of the damage!" Luo Yuan suddenly became serious and said to the artificial intelligence system.
"We have just detected a gamma-ray burst that lasted for 15 nanoseconds with a radiation intensity of 1,000,000 MeV. It is suspected to be the main reason why we lost contact with the fighter aircrafts. This value is 1.3 thousandth of the radiation intensity of the supernova explosion that occurred 60 light years ago."
Luo Yuan's facial expression changed when he heard that. He knew very well that such a small value could not truly represent the true power of the super-miniature gamma-ray burst. The value only represented the intensity from tens of millions of kilometers away. At close range, its instantaneous intensity was definitely beyond imagination.
Otherwise, it would not have been possible to lose contact with the fighter aircrafts.
After all, the interstellar fighter aircrafts were not like those that were on a planet. When it was first developed, they had taken the environment of space into consideration. Its anti-radiation and anti-electromagnetic abilities were relatively strong. A normal gamma-ray burst or solar wind would not be able to do anything to it unless it exceeded the limits of its defense.
…
At this moment, Luo Yuan noticed that on the main screen, the interstellar beast that was initially blurry due to the interference of the force field was now very clear as if a veil had been removed from its face.
Its body was riddled with holes. The wounds caused by the electromagnetic blast were all over its body. Due to the weightlessness, the blood that flowed from its body coagulated into balls that floated around it like gemstones.
The explosion earlier seemed to have exhausted all of its energy, causing it to become completely silent. Not only did the energy layer on its surface disappear, its body was also motionless, floating in space like a corpse.
Luo Yuan looked at the gigantic beast for a long time. Suddenly, he had an idea and asked in a deep voice, "Artificial intelligence system, can the rapid laser cannon hit it?"
The entire spaceship had four main particle cannons, four main electromagnetic cannons, and 125 rapid laser cannons. Although the first two were the main cannons, they were not suitable to attack long-distance targets.
Although the particle cannons could accelerate particles to sub-light speed through an accelerator, particles were not as easy to control as photons. They would disperse very quickly and the range of attack was not far. As for the electromagnetic cannon, its speed was too slow. When it arrived, the target would have been thousands of kilometers away from its original position.
After all, although the gigantic beast looked like it was not moving, in space, there was no such thing as a stationary object. Regardless of whether it was the sun or the planets nearby, the gravitational force of these celestial bodies would cause it to move at an alarming speed.
As for the rapid laser cannon, although it was only a secondary cannon, it was the main weapon used to intercept asteroids. Naturally, its power was relatively weak, but it was enough to kill an interstellar beast that had lost its energy.
"Captain, unfortunately, the probability of hitting it is only 0.000167%!" The artificial intelligence system replied.
The probability of hitting it was no different from zero.
The artificial intelligence system then continued to explain, "It is close to the sun and its gravitational force will bend the light rays. The observed target and its actual position, after time correction, are about 12 'to 35' off.
Moreover, the star is a violent fluid that explodes all the time. The changes in convection and horizontal movement are abnormally intense. The gravitational force is constantly changing, causing all the data to be unpredictable and unable to be calculated. However, if the target is within a million kilometers, the success rate will increase to 1.45%. "
Luo Yuan immediately rejected the artificial intelligence system's suggestion. On one hand, the first test flight had just ended and it was not suitable for another flight. On the other hand, even if they were to fly there, it would take them a long time to reach the target.
As the spaceship was not an unmanned space fighter, it had to take into account the endurance of humans when it accelerated. The acceleration was relatively slow, usually within 1G. It would take at least three to four days to reach the target. With such a long period of time, the interstellar beast would have already recovered with its vitality.
If they were unlucky, the interstellar beast could release a super-miniature gamma-ray burst and the spaceship would have to stop moving.
Luo Yuan was silent as he looked at the interstellar beast that had exhausted all its energy. This was a rare opportunity. If he missed it, he did not know when he would have to wait for it again.
"Artificial intelligence system, open the top cabin. I want to go to space." Luo Yuan said after thinking for a while.
"I have received the order, the top cabin is opening …"
Not long after, he left the spaceship and appeared in space. He looked back at the spaceship and immediately activated the space-time bubble to fly towards his target.
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