Even though some people were not born to be smart, sometimes, their intuition would be so sharp that it was hard to believe.
When the Atlantean captain saw the Wizard Li's biochemical warship killing his sergeants, he immediately made a judgment that was extremely close to the truth. However, his words were not recognized by the chief staff officer of the fleet.
"Essengug, the first batch of explorers of the World 30009 was led by Sergeant Major Someril. I believe you've heard of this name before. Even though she's a woman, with Her Excellency Someril's ability, she might have made a slight oversight, but she would never miss a biochemical civilization that can build aviation warships.
I think it's more likely that the gods of the foreign world are causing trouble. These giant beasts are mythical creations, "Karim had a grave expression as he pondered and shook his head.
"But according to the exploration report, the gods of the World 30009 have fallen into eternal sleep. Otherwise, it's impossible for the danger level here to remain at the third-rank," Essengug retorted.
"Supernatural creatures can't be predicted by our logic. It's not like there's no possibility for the dead gods to wake up …" Karim still wanted to insist on his point of view, but when he saw the fleet that resembled a monster in the distance gradually approaching, he said in a deep voice, "Alright, now is not the time to argue about the origin of the enemy, my commander. We have to quickly decide whether to fight or retreat."
"Is there even a need to choose, Karim? If I order the entire fleet to retreat without a fight just because of the sacrifice of two teams of patrol sergeants, I think I'll carry the infamy of Atlantis' most incompetent commander and be exiled to the vast starry sky when I return to the base …"
"The other possibility is that you've discovered an unknown powerful enemy and wisely chose to retreat even though your strength is insignificant, bringing back precious information that led to your promotion."
"It doesn't matter if I have such a promotion or not. I'm different from you, my dear friend. I'm a commander, not a civilian staff officer. I can't be a hero, but I can't be a coward who flees from the battlefield.
Of course, you're right. The information we've gained this time is also very important, so why don't you … "The fleet commander looked at the powerful enemy on the 3D map with a strange look on his face.
"Since you've decided to fight, then let Adjutant Asola bring the information back to the base first," Karim interrupted his friend and raised his voice. Karim interrupted his friend and raised his voice to order, "General Affairs Officer, prepare the escape ship. The preset route is to go straight to the New York base."
According to the Atlantean military system, the chief combat staff officer had the authority second only to the commander on the battlefield. For this reason, when he heard Karim's order and Essengug did not raise any objection, a slightly short red-haired young man at the corner of the flagship cockpit began to draw on the light key in front of him. With envy in his heart, he followed the preset route of the escape ship according to the order.
At this time, the adjutant who had been standing solemnly not far away from the fleet commander raised an objection with a flushed face, "Your Excellency Karim, as the adjutant of Commander Essengug, one of my duties is to …"
"A soldier's duty is to obey orders. I don't have time to argue with you, Adjutant Asola. Right now, as the chief staff officer of the fleet, I order you to go to the escape ship and wait for orders," Karim said decisively.
"Yes, sir." Veins popped up on Asola's fair forehead, but after saluting without hesitation, he turned around and strode out of the command room.
Looking at his disappearing back, Karim smiled and casually said, "He's a good young man."
"I personally chose him from more than 1,300 graduates of the Nicholas Military Academy," Essengug said with a smile. Essengug said with a smile, "Well, Karim, since you're still unwilling to leave like before, let's fight side by side to save our lives."
"It's all your bad luck. You can't believe that you can actually encounter a battle of life and death when you're colonizing a primitive island." Karim sighed and ordered loudly, "I order the fleet to enter the battle-ready state. The battleships shall cruise along the enemy's axis to the right."
"The flagship's main cannon shall begin to charge. The frigate shall rotate to a 30-degree angle and begin to concentrate fire on target 01," Essengug added. Drawing a circle on the three-dimensional composition with his finger, he listed the giant beast at the forefront of the enemy's array as the primary target of attack. The biochemical battleship circled was also the Ancient One.
Upon receiving the order, three Atlantean shuttle-shaped battleships, one big and two small, slowly started to move under the blazing sun and quietly glided to the right.
At the same time, the pointed head of the largest flagship's bow split open like a petal, revealing a thick cylindrical transparent crystal that was more than 100 meters long and more than 10 meters in diameter.
When the transparent crystal appeared, the light in the hundreds of square meters in front of the battleship began to distort, as though all of the light energy was being absorbed by it. As though a black hole was about to be formed, a sign of space collapse appeared.
Even without using their tentacles to capture such an obvious phenomenon, the Wizard Li warriors who were controlling the ancient giant weapons could still sense it directly through the nerve connection with the biochemical battleship. Soon, all of the spots on the five giant beasts at the front of the formation caved in and transformed into a huge mouthpiece. Rays of different colors pierced through the sky and launched a blanket attack along the trajectory of the Atlantean battleships.
The dazzling white laser and dazzling flame drew a long line in the sky and landed on the surface of the Atlantean battleship. However, it only caused a ripple in the halo on the surface of the battleship before disappearing without a trace, as though it did not cause any damage at all.
However, the thick green strong acid rays and freezing rays were different. The cold air caused hailstones in the air, and when the freezing rays that fell into the jungle hit the shell of the Atlantean battleship, it would extinguish part of the halo emitted by the battleship, causing a frosty white area that would immediately shatter and collapse when it was attacked again.
Once the strong acid rays came into contact with the battleship's shell, it would immediately spread, emitting thick smoke and a pungent sour smell, directly causing large irregular holes on the battleship. If it was not for the fact that the Atlantean battleship was wrapped in a double layer of armor, the entire fleet would have been annihilated.
"Beep beep beep … The shell armors of the battleship's brake area, 02 living area, and energy storage area are completely damaged.
The shell armors of 01 living area and entertainment area are damaged to more than 90% … "Not long after the two sides exchanged fire, the cockpit of the Atlantean flagship was already flashing red, and the sound of the alarm rang incessantly.
"Looks like the enemy's firepower is far above our expectations, Karim." The fleet commander looked at the self-examination chart of the battleship's shell that was full of potholes on the 3D composition in front of him. With a grave expression, he clenched his fists and asked loudly, "Has the main cannon not reached saturation yet?"
"It's still 9% short, Sir General." The sergeant who was responsible for controlling the flagship's main cannon stared intently at the line formed by red and white light that represented the charging degree as he reported in a dry voice.
The flagship could not operate at a high speed during the main cannon's charging period, so it could only rely on the two frigates to attract the enemy's firepower. Adding on to the fact that they had predicted the enemy's firing time too late, it led to such serious damage to the Atlantean fleet.
For this reason, at this moment, all the Atlanteans were anxiously waiting for the main cannon to be fully charged. Even if they could not escape death in the end, at least they could sacrifice something valuable and perish together with the enemy's giant beasts.
The more critical the moment was, the more time seemed to be stagnant. After a rare bean-sized sweat beaded on the handsome face of the main cannon sergeant, the charging line that was slower than a snail's crawl finally came to an end.
"Sir General, the main cannon has been fully charged!" The sergeant did not waste even a second as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Very good, sergeant. Target 01 is going to fire all at once!" Essengug replied in an even more hoarse voice.
"Yes, sir!" The main cannon sergeant, who had already locked on the target, roared and smashed the launch button. In an instant, the flagship's bow had completely integrated with the sunlight. The cylindrical crystal that automatically turned all the attack rays it encountered into nothingness tore through the surrounding light rays and shrunk inwardly before shooting out a flame-like thick ray.
That light speed ray tore through the sky at lightning speed and directly pierced through the tough leather shell of the 'Ancient One' before bursting open, causing the entire biochemical warship to expand rapidly as though it was expanding and contracting at a high speed.
Zhang Lisheng, who was originally staying in the crystal room in his eye socket and watching the Atlantean fleet's sorry state with great interest, only felt a flash in front of his eyes before his body was surrounded by a scorching light.
Amidst the pain of having his skin torn apart, the young man, who was caught off guard and was injured, roared in anger as he gathered his divine power.
In an instant, the hundreds of totem poles on the archipelago belonging to the Wizard Li tribe shone with red, yellow, and blue brilliance. At the same time, a monstrous wave suddenly surged without any warning in the calm sea near the Wizard Li Island in the distance.
The wave was wrapped in countless silt as it whizzed in the air towards the 'Ancient One' that had already expanded to its limit.
Under the scouring of the dirty seawater, the devastating damage caused by the Atlantean flagship's main cannon soon disappeared without a trace. After the wave crashed onto the ground, the giant biochemical weapon that should have exploded into pieces continued to hover in the air intact.
"It didn't even dodge the main cannon's attack at all. On top of that, the 'thermal explosion reaction' has already appeared. How is this possible? How is it possible that it's not damaged at all?
Tsunami! That tsunami! It's that tsunami … "In the cockpit of the Atlantean flagship, Essengug, who was still gritting his teeth in excitement just a few seconds ago, stared dumbfoundedly at the enemy's giant beast that was still expanding and deforming in the 3D composition and muttered with a pale face.
"Let's not bother about this first. If we don't retreat now, it's no longer a risk but a suicidal one, Essengug!" Karim, who was equally horrified, was the first to calm down. In a hoarse voice, he ordered, "Inform the frigate to turn around at full speed to avoid the attack. The fleet will return to the New York base."
On the battlefield, heroism and stupidity were sometimes very similar, but a smart person could always distinguish the difference between the two. Now that the main cannon had successfully fired at the enemy without causing any destructive effect, the fleet would only be sacrificed in vain if they continued to fight. Retreating at this time would definitely not damage their reputation.
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