After being attacked by the Gravitational Air Mines, the fleet involuntarily slowed down. After all, no captain wanted their warship to hit an Gravitational Air Mine head-on.
The Gravitational Air Mines were small in size, so they were not easily detected by the shipboard radar. Moreover, they were equipped with a phase camouflage system, so ordinary warships would not notice the Gravitational Air Mines even if they passed by.
However, just because they could not detect the Gravitational Air Mines did not mean that they could not detect them. Once a warship entered the target area of the Gravitational Air Mines, the Gravitational Air Mines would jump out on their own and rush towards them!
Boom! A Tusurak Devourer became the first unlucky ship to be hit by the Gravitational Air Mines.
These small warships were the lightest frigates in the Valsalrian fleet. They were usually used for harassment and surprise attacks. Although their firepower was slightly weaker, they could use the nano-corrosive robots they carried to destroy the enemy's hull.
However, although the Ultra-light frigates were agile and fast, their weakness was very obvious. They were brittle! Once they encountered a Gravitational Air Mine, they did not even have a chance to react. They were directly blown up into a pile of scrap metal.
Boom … Boom … Boom … Boom … Boom … Boom … As Griffin's fleet was very large, almost covering the entire route, the Gravitational Air Mines were triggered one after another.
"General, the Gravitational Air Mines are very dense in front!" As there were explosions everywhere, the adjutant naturally thought that the enemy had set up a large number of Gravitational Air Mines.
"Huh?!" Griffin frowned. As a veteran fleet commander, ordinary tricks could not escape his eyes. Although there were Gravitational Air Mines exploding everywhere, the problem was that Griffin's fleet did not suffer too much damage. Other than a dozen unlucky Ultra-light frigates that were destroyed, the other warships that encountered the Gravitational Air Mines did not suffer much damage.
If a cruiser-class warship encountered an Gravitational Air Mine, at most, the energy shield would be weakened. Heavy frigates like the Lavasa Combatant only suffered slight damage. They did not even need to activate Body Reassembly. They could rely on the self-healing ability of the bio-metal to deal with it.
Because the fleet had only suffered such a small loss, Griffin could tell at a glance that Jiang Fei was bluffing.
"All ships, maintain the highest speed. Ignore the Gravitational Air Mines!" Griffin ordered.
"Yes, sir!" Although the captains were trembling with fear, military orders had to be obeyed. Since Griffin had given the order, they could only execute it.
"Boom boom boom boom …" The Gravitational Air Mines were detonated one after another, but they were unable to cause any destructive damage to Griffin's warship. Hence, the captains slowly let their guard down.
In the end, Griffin's fleet only moved the ultra-light frigate to the rear of the fleet, while the other warships continued to chase at high speed.
Boom! But at that moment, a Suwin Overseer was blasted into fireworks by a bunch of Gravity Air Mines that suddenly appeared!
Although it was only an auxiliary cruiser, it was still a medium-sized cruiser. If it was killed in one hit, how could the other auxiliary cruisers and frigates fare any better when they encounter the air mines?
Boom! At that moment, the second wave of air mines was also detonated. This time, the unlucky one was a Jaras Enforcer. This heavy cruiser was the most resistant warship in the Valsalrian fleet apart from the Titan and the capital ships.
However, a total of 50 air mines exploded at the same time. This was too much for the Jaras Enforcer to withstand. Although it was fully armored, it was instantly destroyed by such a violent explosion!
"Oh no! The enemy's air mines are stronger! "Almost all the captains had the same thought in their minds.
"Boom … Boom …" The air mines were detonated one after another, causing Griffin's fleet to lose four to five warships at once. Although the number was not large, these air mines had a very strong deterrent effect.
At that moment, a shadow appeared in the hearts of all the officers and soldiers in Griffin's fleet. No one knew if they would be the next one to be implicated. No one wanted to die without knowing why. So, the speed of the fleet decreased again.
"Damn it!" Griffin knew very well that the Imperial Army's air mine deployment ability was limited, but he also knew very well that if they wanted to rush up and capture the commander of the Imperial Army, they would have to sacrifice themselves.
But the problem was, who would be willing to sacrifice themselves?
Although Griffin's order was to pursue at full speed, the captains had plenty of excuses to delay. For example, meteorites appeared in front of their warships, or debris from the warships' explosions that they needed to avoid.
Therefore, although Griffin was anxious, the captains pretended to agree but secretly opposed him. No one was willing to hit a mine. Although a small number of captains were willing to die for Griffin, the channel was so wide. How could they possibly go all the way? As long as there were no warships passing by, the timid captains would not pass by. They would rather take a detour and go where others had gone. In this way, it would be impossible for the fleet to increase its speed.
In particular, Jiang Fei's Gravitational Air Mines were very immoral. They were sometimes dense and sometimes loose. After a few waves of air mines, everyone found that there did not seem to be too many of these air mines. Most of the channel was safe, so when the captains were about to speed up, a large area of air mines exploded.
Although this kind of large-scale air mine explosion was not very powerful, it was very intimidating. As soon as the flames of the explosion appeared, those timid captains immediately slowed down the speed of the fleet. Therefore, Griffin's eyes were burning with anger, but the speed of the fleet was never fast or slow.
Seeing that the Antec Reavers' Gravity Distortion was about to end, but the fleet was still twice the range of the Imperial Army's capital ships. Griffin was so anxious that he was about to go crazy.
"Order all capital ships to charge forward! The other warships, follow behind the capital ships! " Griffin was really anxious. He took the risk of the flagship being attacked on the spot and directly ordered all the capital ships to charge forward. This way, even if they were attacked by the Gravitational Air Mines, with the powerful protection of the capital ships, they would not be destroyed.
Moreover, the capital ships were huge. With them in the front, the warships behind could also move forward without worrying about any air mines that might slip through.
Using the last bit of time from the Gravity Distortion, Griffin's fleet suddenly accelerated and instantly closed the distance between them. In another minute, they would be able to enter the range of the Imperial Army.
"All warships, charge the main cannons and destroy the enemy!" At this time, Griffin was so angry that he no longer wanted to capture Jiang Fei alive. He wanted to annihilate the entire Imperial Army fleet!
(End of Chapter)
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