"What's Lei Chenghu up to? Why did he change his flagship at such a critical moment?"
Li Yao scratched his head, not knowing what to do.
Lei Chenghu's original flagship, Iron Torrent, was not a cutting-edge warship that had adopted many new technologies but a classic model that had been in service for almost a hundred years. There were not many secrets about its internal structure. Even the Coalition Fleet of Pyromaniacs had a few similar warships of the same type or a level lower. Li Yao knew the structure of the warship like the back of his hand.
He had planned to sneak into Iron Torrent without alarming anyone with his understanding of such starships. Then, he would climb to the top of the toilet of Lei Chenghu's personal cabin with the marvelous tube climbing skills. It would've been best if he had jumped down while Lei Chenghu was peeing inside. He believed that it would've been a great shock to Lei Chenghu's belief, and there would've been a gap on the guy's iron-like willpower.
He did not expect that Lei Chenghu had changed his flagship temporarily, and it was a brand-new model without any files.
He believed that it must've been a cutting-edge warship that had been modified with the Supreme Emperor's mausoleum and the technologies and magical equipment deep inside the royal palace after Wuying Qi controlled the capital. That was why Lei Chenghu, the "God of War", was so interested.
It was needless to say how heavily guarded such a warship was. It was definitely not something that Li Yao could've broken in without knowing anything.
Besides, Li Yao did not need to think at all to know that, since Wuying Qi did not trust Lei Chenghu, the "gift" that he presented to Lei Chenghu must've been malicious. Perhaps countless sensors and surveillance magical equipment had been deployed in secret to collect all the data about Lei Chenghu's mobilization and monitor Lei Chenghu's every move.
If Li Yao went to Lei Chenghu recklessly and negotiated with him, the content of the negotiation would probably be sent to the capital automatically.
Once Wuying Qi discovered that Li Yao and Lei Chenghu were working together, he would certainly make corresponding changes based on the situation.
That was not what Li Yao wanted to see.
"This is terrible."
Li Yao stared at the dense light spots on the 3D light beam in a daze. Those light spots seemed to have turned into bugs that crawled into his head, giving him a splitting headache. "It seems impossible to sneak in, and it is very likely that Wuying Qi will notice us. So, is there a way to reach out to Lei Chenghu openly without raising Wuying Qi's suspicion?"
"Hey, hey —"
Boss Bai's voice echoed in the communication channel again. "We are about to detour to the rear of the Astounding Thunder Fleet. However, Lei Chenghu's battle formation is very neat, and his flanks and rear are impregnable. If we have to collide with him, it's hard for me to guarantee that we won't turn the trick into reality.
"Yes, I am!"
Hearing Boss Bai's voice, Li Yao suddenly had an idea. "I suddenly have an amazing idea, but I need the fearless assistance of a good friend …"
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On the brand-new "Iron Torrent", the flagship of the Thunder Fleet, on the bridge that looked like a gray palace …
With his hands behind his back, Lei Chenghu stood at the center of the panoramic 3D light beam, allowing the starlight and the bombardment that was even more dazzling than the starlight to swallow him.
Crystal cables that were as thick as snakes were extended out of the super crystal processors and connected to a special helmet. The helmet, on the other hand, was tightly fastened to the head of the "God of War", transmitting the flooding battlefield data and all kinds of information nonstop.
Hum — Hum — Hum — Hum —
The few super crystal processors that were connected to Lei Chenghu's brain were all overloaded. The cooling units were uttering dull noises, as if they could not bear the "devastation" of Lei Chenghu's computational ability that was as overwhelming as a cosmic tide.
Finally, when a delicate change of the battle formation of a large fleet was about to be completed, one of the super crystal processors could not bear it any longer and exploded in cracking noises. Smoke and visible sparks popped up as it completely collapsed.
Lei Chenghu grunted. His right eyeball cracked, too, as if his entire eyeball had been broken into halves, with crimson tears of blood flowing out.
Emotionlessly, he blinked and wiped the red liquid at the corner of his eyes with his cold iron left hand before he took off the neural interaction helmet.
"Hurry up. Commander Lei is wounded!"
All the soldiers of the Thunder Fleet knew that Lei Chenghu was fearless of death and would burn his soul to the maximum easily. An elite medical team had been waiting nearby. The moment they saw that Lei Chenghu's blood had dyed half of his face red, they immediately went forward to treat him. While scanning, repairing, and cooling Lei Chenghu's brain, they also injected all kinds of high-energy nutrition drugs and medical drugs into his body.
Lei Chenghu narrowed his eyes. While enjoying the service of the medical team, he listened to the staff report on the losses on both sides just now.
The losses on his side did not affect the seasoned general whose nerves were as tough as iron at all. Even though the staff told him cautiously that one of his biological grandsons … had gone missing in the confrontation just now, he did not raise his head at all. He simply said casually, "Got it."
In the fierce battles in the past hundred years, on the battlefield against the slaughtering machines of the Holy League, too many of his family and friends had been sacrificed. Even he himself had been on the brink of death countless times.
The news that one of his grandsons had been killed could not touch his nerves that were made of special materials at all. At the very least, on the battlefield, he had trained himself to be calmer and more indifferent than the slaughtering machines of the Holy League. Perhaps it was the greatest reason why he had defeated the people of the Holy League time and time again.
At this moment, he was more interested in Yun Xuefeng than in a mere grandson.
After he reached the same conclusion from the real-time data and the staff's report, he finally put on a sigh or a sneer. "Yun Xuefeng is doomed. Unless he turns around and runs away right now, his fleet will certainly fall apart after three to four more collisions!"
Naturally, all the senior officers on the bridge of Iron Torrent knew that it was absolutely impossible for them to turn around and run away. If Yun Xuefeng, as the commander-in-chief of the four families in the battle, fled, it would be a declaration of the victory of the reformists in advance.
Even if Yun Xuefeng died a glorious death on the battlefield rather than running away, it would still be better.
However, it remained to be seen whether or not Yun Xuefeng had the courage to "sacrifice for his country".
Seeing the situation clearly, the atmosphere on the bridge of Iron Torrent was relaxed. All the officers rubbed their fists and could not wait to charge at Yun Xuefeng's chaotic battle formation that had not been gathered yet, hoping to smash the so-called "Twin Treasures of the expedition army" into smithereens in one round.
Right then, earsplitting alarms echoed. On the left side of the panoramic light beam, a large area of dense light spots suddenly flashed, like a black viper that had leaped out of the darkness and opened its eyes, or a demon that had suddenly appeared from the void and snapped its claws and teeth!
What triggered the alarms was not the number but their immaculate battle formation that was far higher than that of Yun Xuefeng's main fleet, their commanding ability in the high-speed sprint, and their stealth ability that seemed to have melted into the sea of stars.
Just like how ferocious beasts could smell other ferocious beasts and vipers could sense vipers, the seasoned veterans on the bridge of Iron Torrent who had survived countless deadly battles instantly realized that they had encountered an opponent that was even more dreadful than Yun Xuefeng's army of nobles and who had the same features as them!
"What … What kind of fleet is this? Such a terrifying force has been hiding in Yun Xuefeng's side. Is there a mistake in the intelligence? Is one of the ace fleets of the four families involved in the battle?"
"The enemy has been adjusting the output of the starships to the minimum and hiding themselves in the debris of the starships and the stone belts. They are approaching us stealthily with the debris that is still emitting all kinds of radiation. In order to prevent us from detecting them, they did not even turn on their spiritual shield when they passed through the most dangerous area of the stone belts! It wouldn't have been a big deal if it was just one starship, but hundreds of starships are doing the same. It's — it's unbelievable! "
"When they jumped out of the debris of the battlefield and the stone belts, it was impossible for the enemy to maintain an intact battle formation. However, the moment the enemy boosted the output to the maximum and launched a full-speed sprint, they completed the reorganization and adjustment of the attack formation! Ace! Only the ace commanders of the four families could've done that! "
"Are you sure that the ace commanders of the four families could've done it? Why do I feel that even the ace commanders of the four families do not have the ability to condense a thousand main-force warships into a shining saber in the blink of an eye? So wild, so brutal, and so unstoppable … "
"However, what are they doing exactly? They are obviously coming aggressively, but their route seems to be wrong. Instead of lunging at us, they are lunging at the empty space zone between us and Yun Xuefeng's fleet. Aren't they wasting the advantage that they have earned through stealth?"
The experienced advisors of the Thunder Fleet were all discussing in confusion. They were deeply shocked by the fleet that had appeared out of nowhere.
"No, you're wrong. It is not a 'wrong route of attack' but a rather brilliant and incisive tactical choice."
Lei Chenghu pushed the doctor away and rose abruptly. Although his eyes were bleeding, the brilliance of hunger beamed out of them. "Our battle formation is impenetrable. There is a certain distance between us and the enemy. We have enough time to adjust the battle formation and deal with them calmly.
"The enemy's starships are few in number. No matter how aggressive they are, they will be running out of steam after crossing such a long distance. Even if they can deal a certain blow to our army, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties and lose the ability to fight again.
"However, the direction that the enemy is moving at right now is exactly where our army will collide with Yun Xuefeng's fleet again. The enemy is waiting for an opportunity — the moment when our battle formation is extremely chaotic after our army and Yun Xuefeng's fleet pass each other again!"
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Today was the Mid-Autumn Festival. I had dinner with my family just now, so my update was slightly late.
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