Although it was called a space fighter, it was not small at all.
It had a length of 230 meters and a wingspan of 120 meters. Excluding the various warheads, its takeoff weight was more than 12,000 tons. It could even reach 15,000 tons when fully loaded. It was essentially a small spaceship that could be used for both land and land.
Moreover, as it did not require a human to operate it, there was no need to worry about overloading the body. Therefore, its agility and acceleration were far better than a real space warship, except for its firepower!
Of course, this was only in comparison to a real warship.
The war had already broken out the moment the other party was exposed!
The artificial intelligence in the space fighter that was closest to the spaceship instantly detected the target. Within a short span of tens of nanoseconds, through various identification methods such as feature recognition and information verification, it determined that the other party was the target to be destroyed and immediately calculated the location of the other party.
The next moment, the main muzzle of the space fighter flashed and a high-energy gamma ray was shot forward at the speed of light.
For a real interstellar war, the distance of tens of thousands of kilometers was like face to face. Especially for electromagnetic wave type light speed weapons (including lasers and gamma rays), from the moment they were launched to the moment they reached the target, it only took 0.1 seconds.
The gamma ray cannon was a strategic weapon that was imitated by humans from the interstellar creature. Ever since it was created, it had always been the most powerful weapon by humans other than the antimatter bomb. However, due to the limitation of the former's speed, it was not very practical. The latter was the most efficient weapon in interstellar war.
Throughout the years of continuous research, the weapon had been continuously improved and optimized.
The size of the weapon was getting smaller and the time it took for the energy to be released was getting shorter and shorter. At the same time, the power was getting stronger.
Originally, it could only be used on interstellar warships and large cannons. Now, it had become the standard of the space fighter.
Moreover, this type of light speed weapon had the speed of light. Unless one had superluminal detection ability, one would not be able to detect it once it was launched. There was no way to avoid it in advance. When one noticed it, there were only two possibilities. The first was that it did not hit the target and went past the target. The second was that it was hit.
Apparently, the Glassian warship that was closest to them was unlucky. It belonged to the latter.
The gamma ray cannon hit its tail directly. A part of the energy collided with the armor of the Glassian warship, bursting out a light that was hundreds of times more dazzling than the sun. A small part of the energy penetrated the armor and exploded inside the warship, causing devastating damage.
All of the electronic devices in the spaceship exploded and the spaceship died. At the same time, hundreds of Glassians in the spaceship were vaporized before they could react.
Soon after, after 0.3 seconds, another Glassian battleship followed in its footsteps. However, that was the last glorious achievement. When it fired its second gamma-ray cannon, the space battleship was completely engulfed by a high-energy laser beam.
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"Who can tell me what's going on?" The Glassian commander roared.
The Glassians had been preparing for the expedition for almost ten years. They had exhausted all of their resources to build this God-level fleet that was like a science fiction. There were only 12 ships in total. However, as soon as they appeared, one-sixth of them were instantly lost.
And the most ironic thing was that it was only a miniature warship that was attacked.
How was this possible?
No matter how much he overestimated the potential of humans, no matter how much he mentally prepared himself for the possibility that the situation might be unfavorable, he did not dare to believe that such a thing would happen. However, the cruel reality was displayed in front of him in a bloody manner.
Looking at the two interstellar spaceships that had completely lost contact on the three-dimensional screen, he could not help but tremble slightly. A chill rose from the bottom of his heart, causing him to feel cold to the bone.
A miniature warship had such a powerful attack power. The level of technology that was involved made his hair stand on end. He had to completely re-evaluate the strength of humans.
Perhaps the Glassians had done something wrong. They had released a demon that brought about their own destruction.
Faced with the commander's question, all the Glassians turned pale and were silent. The sudden encounter made them feel like they were being stabbed by a sharp knife. They thought that they would be able to easily achieve meritorious deeds in this expedition and had a condescending attitude.
The huge psychological gap made them feel that it was almost unreal.
What they encountered was no longer a sheep that they could easily slaughter. Instead, it was a ferocious beast that was showing its fangs.
At this moment, an ear-piercing alarm broke the silence in the control cabin.
"Detecting a large number of unknown miniature warships. Number: 999 … Detected energy source passing by. The nearest spaceship is 30,000 kilometers away."
"Detected energy source passing by. The nearest spaceship is 10,000 kilometers away."
"Detected energy source passing by …"
Hearing the emotionless voice of the artificial intelligence system, the Glassian commander was shocked and his scalp went numb. He suddenly stood up and ordered loudly, "Activate the weapon system, lock on the target and destroy them all!"
"Sir Commander, based on the situation, the other party has not shown any hostility. This is not considered a self-defense counterattack. This is an act of war. According to the third article of the constitution, to start a war, one must obtain the authorization of the supreme leader. Please apply as soon as possible."
The Glassian commander was stunned and his body could not help but tremble when he heard this.
"Did you not notice that they are already attacking!" He suppressed his anger.
"Unfortunately, there is no more data to prove this. I suggest that Sir Commander, please obtain the authorization as soon as possible!" The artificial intelligence system replied.
Just like humans, or perhaps it was the natural vigilance of intelligent creatures towards another form of intelligence. Ever since the Glassian had artificial intelligence, they had been very vigilant. However, there was no doubt that the Glassian was more cautious, especially when it came to the use of weapons in the spaceship. They had set up many restrictions and were extremely rigid and mechanical.
As a stable and mature civilization, the power of the military had to be balanced. Especially when one party was in control of the civilization's most advanced space battleship, it was a great risk. If one party was ambitious, the entire Glassian regime might be destroyed in a day.
Moreover, there was not much risk in this expedition. After all, who would think that a backward civilization that could not leave the planet more than 10 years ago would be a threat to such a powerful fleet?
In the eyes of the higher-ups, compared to humans, the people who controlled such a powerful fleet were a bigger threat to the civilization. They had to be guarded against them.
Therefore, before the departure, he did not even have the authority to decide the war.
If it was in the past, he would not have realized the disadvantages of doing so. The Glassian had been in peace for more than 500 years. Even if there was a war, it would be a low-intensity civil strife. There was only one time in the past 200 years where they needed to use the spaceship on the planet. It was only a matter of a few days.
As for the interstellar war, they had no experience at all. They could not find the target of the war. They pulled out their swords and looked around, but they could not find a single opponent. Therefore, they had always kept their weapons in the warehouse and did not have much awareness of the war. For example, the last expedition to Earth was the first time.
However, the disparity in strength between the two sides did not attract much attention and vigilance. After all, the higher-ups were concerned about the potential threat of humans, not their strength.
"Spaceship No.5 has been attacked by an unknown micro-spaceship. Communication has been lost. According to the principle of self-defense, the defense system has been activated … The target has been destroyed!"
At this moment, the artificial intelligence system sent him bad news again. It woke him up instantly. The atmosphere in the control cabin was heavy.
He was shocked and immediately woke up. It was meaningless to argue with the artificial intelligence system. Moreover, once the artificial intelligence system made a decision, it would not change because of a dispute. He quickly issued an order, "The spaceship will enter the warp drive mode and enter the superluminal state. At the same time, connect me to … the Head's office!"
The last sentence was said through gritted teeth.
"I will follow your order!"
The next moment, the spaceship trembled slightly and started to move at full power. The space fluctuation of the spaceship quickly became stronger and its speed began to increase gradually.
All the Glassians held their breath and their hearts were beating fast. The fear of the unknown order made the atmosphere in the control room tense and oppressive.
The warp drive had a huge feature, or rather, a flaw. It could stop in an instant without any inertia. However, it was a slow thing to accelerate.
Beams of light would occasionally pass by the front or the back of the spaceship. The Glassians were terrified when they saw it. They were afraid that the spaceship would follow in the footsteps of the previous spaceship.
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