The Damage Definition System was a special shield for giant starships. It was essentially a piece of equipment based on mathematical rules. Its magical ability could directly define any conventional attack it suffered to a theoretical minimum. In other words, even the Galactic Main Cannon could only cause 1 point of damage to the Damage Definition System when it hit the Damage Definition System. That was why this shield gave the planetary warships of the old Empire unprecedented defensive capabilities, and specifically countered the high-powered cannons that could threaten large starships. Even so, this shield was not invincible. Its nature meant that it could only be used against high-powered cannons, and was helpless against low-powered attacks. That was why the best weapon against planetary warships equipped with the Damage Definition System was not the galactic cluster, but the little gray machines that blanketed the skies.
"Warning! Physical warp response detected! The enemy assault force is about to reach the battlefield! "
The warning system's siren blared once more, and the Admiral of the Empire and the other large motherships, as well as their ports and ejection ports, prepared to meet the enemy assault force. The metallic continent on the surface of the Warsong began to ripple, and the various anti-air cannons hidden beneath the continent rose to the surface, instantly coating the silver-white starship with a layer of lead gray. Some of these anti-air cannons were originally on the Warsong, while others were added recently. Since the New Empire had no way to build a second Warsong class starship, they could only do their best to strengthen the current one. Considering that the Warsong's only shortcoming was its inability to face off against mass attacks, he ordered for it to be modified into a super hedgehog. For that, the Warsong had to stop using a few of its weapons, but it did not really matter. Those weapons were already heavily damaged, and when we towed the Warsong back, Tawil announced that they could not be repaired. It would be better to dismantle them and install a few more reaction furnaces so that the anti-air cannons on the planet's surface could operate again.
Against the backdrop of deep space, the bright flashes of cannon fire provided cover for the inconspicuous spatial rifts. Under the cover of these cannons, a large number of assault ships and single soldier aircrafts appeared from the darkness and charged towards the Warsong. Countless small and medium cannons rained down on the planet's battleship's protective shield, instantly triggering large ripples that obscured the surface of the starship. It was obvious that the enemy's main target was the Warsong — the starship that posed the greatest threat to them. The Fallen Apostles understood the damage system as well as we did, and they knew what was the fastest way to deplete such a protective shield. When I saw the enemy assault force blanketing the entire western hemisphere of the Warsong, I was once again certain that the Fallen Apostles had long since prepared for this ambush. But which part of the plan went wrong?!
"Come on! My cannons are thirsting for blood! I now have a … a super warship with a motherf * cking main cannon! I'm not afraid of your hammer! " The crazy AI shouted in the broadcast channel. She didn't care that her protective shield was flashing like a snowflake. All the anti-aircraft cannons on her body opened fire, eliminating the enemies hovering in her orbit. However, no matter how she attacked, it was difficult for her to keep up with the enemy's continuous reinforcements. Soon, the Warsong's orbit was almost completely occupied by the black and red abyssal battleships. Even the destroyed battleship wreckage began to fall towards her protective shield. Under normal circumstances, the falling wreckage would not cause any damage to the starship. It wouldn't even be considered an attack. However, the enemy was the Fallen Apostles! Their spaceship carried abyssal energy. Just coming into contact with it was enough to cause basic damage to the damage system. "Damn it, there are too many of them! They're like flies! Are they coming to die one by one?! F * ck, they're even using gravity isolation. It's useless to slap a face with gravity! "
"Boss, there are too many enemies. We're at a disadvantage!" Sickal's voice came from the communicator. The situation on their side was also not optimistic. The combined shield of the heavy defense fleet was extremely effective in intercepting heavy firepower, but they lacked effective offensive means. As the intensity of the enemy's attacks grew, the solid defense line composed of borderline-class ships was already in a state of suppression. Moreover, in the direction that Sickal's fleet was defending, enemy assault troops had also appeared. These assault troops seemed to want to bypass Sickal's fleet. Their goal must be the gravity trap generator in the inner layer of the position. Once that thing was destroyed, they could directly throw firepower and suicide troops into the Empire fleet. The Empire Admiral would have no choice but to enter the battle.
In order to prevent these assault troops from posing a threat to the gravity trap generator, Sickal's fleet had to divide a part of their firepower to deal with the small spaceships that were flying around. Their originally insufficient counterattack firepower suddenly became even more stretched.
I turned my head to take a look. As expected, Pandora and Visca's faces were about to turn into steamed buns. Both of them were now fully armed, and the 1000mm cannons in their hands were buzzing. From the start of the battle, these two little lunatics wanted to rush out, but considering that before their own reinforcements arrived, the Empire fleet had to conserve their combat power to fight a protracted battle, I forcefully held down the two short wintermelons. Now it seemed that the time was right. If Sickal's side had no one to help, the gravity trap generator would really be in danger.
I pressed down the heads of the two little fellows and faced two pairs of eyes full of fighting spirit. "Go to the borderline-class defense line. Remember, go to protect the gravity trap generator, not to casually bombard it. Except for the enemy ships that pose a threat to the gravity trap generator, don't bother with anything else. Leave it to the seller. Save your stamina and protect yourselves!"
"Don't worry, brother! I've been through hundreds of battles! "
"Mm …" After two replies, the two sisters had already disappeared before my eyes. They had directly teleported out.
A moment later, a series of explosions appeared in the position of the heavy-armored defense fleet. The assault troops that were about to reach the gravity trap generator were torn into pieces by the sudden appearance of two death gods. Immediately after, a large number of floating cannons began to fill in the gaps of the borderline-class firepower. At the same time, Pandora and Pandora also began to release the unmanned warships in their personal space. Even though the power of these warships was limited, as the leader's wingmen, they were more than enough to deal with the scummier fighter airships and assault ships.
"The Pandora and Pandora's endurance is a problem. Although they have temporarily stabilized the situation, I'm afraid that they won't be able to hold on for long." I looked at the communicator. "Communication center, how's the interference problem?"
The person in charge of the communication center appeared on the projection. Behind him was the busy central command hall. "Your Majesty, we are breaking through the interference! We have found the transmission pattern. It will take about ten minutes. "
I could finally breathe a sigh of relief. "Very good. Remember to send the message at a low speed. We only need to send a navigation signal back! Don't do anything else. We can't let the enemy lock on to this channel again. "
"Warlord, how's the situation on your side?" I looked at the Vengeance Fleet's communication screen. The Warsong was busy dealing with the small plane, so it probably didn't have the time to reply to me. Hence, I looked for the Vengeance Fleet's truly reliable commander.
"We have locked on to the enemy's main force. They are hiding in the depths of this universe. We can only use hyperspace firepower to deal with them. The number of enemies we are facing now is almost double our own. The situation won't be good if we drag this on." The Warlord's calm voice came from the communicator. "Also, the Warsong is being held back. The incompatibility between her core AI and the battleship has yet to be resolved. Now that the battle load is too great, that second lunatic might lose control soon …"
"Bullsh * t! I don't even need to drive it. I can still operate all the equipment! " That lunatic AI actually had the time to monitor other channels. "I will burn the universe for you to see, General! Brat, if you were one of the b * stards that I led back then, you would have been slapped with @ # ¥@% ¥# (… ¥&! "
Hearing the suspicious system noise mixed in with the lunatic AI's voice, I almost jumped in anger. "… Calm down! If you go offline again, I will lock you up together with that idiot from before! "
"This ship% ¥% … ¥# ¥# … knows the% ¥#!" When the crazy AI spoke, there was a lot of system noise mixed in with completely indecipherable phrases, which made people shudder. She was the biggest trump card in my fleet. If this idiot really crashed, I'm afraid I'm not going to make it today.
Fortunately, the lunatic AI lived up to her reputation as Visca's aide-de-camp back then. She quickly adjusted her mental state and started to fight with peace of mind. Meanwhile, I focused my attention on the battle reports sent back by the various B Squadrons. Even though I couldn't compare to the professional commanders of the Imperial Army, my years of training and Sandora's education hadn't been for nothing. I was no longer the newbie who didn't know what to do on the battlefield. At the very least, I had no problem analyzing the situation of the battle reports before me.
All in all, the situation wasn't good, very bad. As time passed, the situation was rapidly worsening.
We were ambushed, so we were at an absolute disadvantage right from the start. Even though Xiaoxue's ability prevented the fleet from dying in the first two waves of attacks, it was an indisputable fact that the fleet was at a disadvantage. Now, the area where our fleet was attacked was at the border of the Fallen Apostles. If I wasn't wrong, this desolate universe was one of the outposts of the Abyss Empire, and this was the closest garrison to the new Empire … Forget it, I couldn't count on it at all. The enemy's numbers should be four times or even more than our fleet. Considering the elite superiority of the Vengeance Fleet and the Warsong, the enemy's overall combat strength should be around twice that of our fleet. However, all signs pointed to the fact that the enemy's numbers were rapidly increasing. After realizing that the first wave of attacks didn't achieve the desired results, they must have mobilized even more fleets. These fleets could have been prepared beforehand, or they could have been mobilized nearby. After all, this place was close to the border of the Fallen Apostles, and the enemy had an absolute geographical advantage. There was still one thing that I couldn't be sure of, and that was whether the enemy had prepared strategic weapons. If we were to start a war within the enemy's territory, we would have to consider this danger. The Empire's fleet could very well be within the range of the enemy's strategic weapons. This was because I thought of the Shadow Realm's Departed Garden System. The Departed Garden System covered the entire territory of the Empire. Would the Fallen Apostles have something similar?
Right now, I could only hope that this world was remote enough that we wouldn't end up in the range of the enemy's strategic weapons. That would really be fun.
"The third Vengeance Angel formation on the flank has suffered a fierce attack! We have lost our heavy firepower! " The Warlord's anxious voice could be heard. After the enemy realized that they couldn't use heavy firepower to destroy the Warsong, they chose to use suicide assault fleets to attack the planet's battleships. Meanwhile, the heavy firepower that they had originally used began to concentrate on the Vengeance Fleet, which had high combat strength. After withstanding a few rounds of fierce attacks, even the powerful T2 battleships finally started to suffer damage.
"Damage report!" I immediately said.
"Four battleships are silent. There are no signs of soul transmission for the time being. The rest of the battleships are self-repairing and have basically lost their combat strength."
"Get them to retreat. Aggro class battleships (borderline-class T2 version) to fill in the defensive line. Stall for time and protect yourselves. We must wait for reinforcements!" I quickly said. "Communication center, what's the situation?!"
"They have broken through the interference! The coordinates of the attack have been sent back. Reinforcements have already set off. "
"Ah Jun, it's me." Just as the communication center finished reporting, Sandora's voice rang in the mental link. "I am leading the fleet over. You must hold on! You must definitely, definitely stall for time! "
"Don't worry. I have commanded a battle of this level before," I replied confidently, but my eyebrows were still tightly knitted after I hung up the communication. "This can't go on. The enemy's follow-up fleet is endless, and we are still in the enemy's territory … Even if reinforcements come, it will be useless. If we can't find a way to break out, we can only be trapped here."
"Boss, there must be a Void Navigation Interference System somewhere in the universe, and it is a super strong formation. Otherwise, it would be impossible to trap the entire fleet here." Sicarro's voice resounded. I didn't expect the old man to not drop the ball at such a crucial moment. "Everything will be fine once we take out that system. Princess, do you have any ideas?"
I immediately turned to look for Xiaoxue, but my daughter, who had been standing in front of me with great vigor, was nowhere to be seen.
After searching for a while, I finally found her near the gate of the passage behind the military platform. The lady was squatting in a corner that no one could see, and a black cat was squatting in front of her.
Godfather's daughter, Cyndia …
"Oh my gosh, I almost forgot about this child!" I slapped my head. I felt that the already terrible situation had become even worse. Her father had just handed the child over to me, and I had already fallen into the enemy's encirclement with the child!
"I know, I know. You should have said so earlier." I didn't know what Xiaoxue had said to Cyndia, but the black cat waved its front paw like a human. Then, it transformed back into a little girl in a distorted shadow. Her gaze fell on me. "Uncle, are we in a dangerous situation now?"
"Er, it's okay. We will be fine." I knew that the person in front of me was a child who was said to be more cunning than adults, but I still couldn't help but speak to her like I was talking to a child. "Don't worry, reinforcements will arrive soon …"
"The 22nd gravitational trap generator has been hit! The 24th gravitational trap generator is overloaded! A hole has appeared around the flagship! "
"Warning, a spatial tear has been detected at a close distance. A high energy reaction is approaching … Prediction and evasion are ineffective. Prepare for impact!"
* Boom! * Following the attack, a violent tremor came from beneath our feet. The spatial tear that suddenly appeared a few kilometers in front of the lower arm of the Empire General wasn't a flood of psionic energy. Instead, it was a dozen X-3 Gravedigger super heavy missiles that were specially designed to deal with motherships. The huge explosion caused by the highly concentrated psionic crystals mixed with the power of the Abyss shook the entire Empire General, which was several hundred kilometers long. Alarms instantly sounded in all parts of the ship. Fortunately, the flagship's shield was extremely strong, and it was able to withstand the attack. However, even more super heavy missiles and assault airships charged into the battlefield under the cover of the first wave of attacks, approaching the flagship of the Imperial Army directly!
"Prepare the cannons to face the enemy! Open the port of the Hengtong Arm Battleship. Escort airships, attack! "
"Hurry up and fill up that hole!" I quickly ordered. At the same time, I instantly switched to my void form. In an instant, a void domain spread out with the Empire General as the center. The Fallen Apostle's assault airships were momentarily stunned when they suddenly entered the void. They had probably never faced such inconceivable power before. By the time they realized that their airships' shields were rapidly overloading, it was already too late to retreat. The weak fighter airships were almost instantly killed by the void attack. The assault airships that were fortunate enough to reach the safe zone were destroyed by the large group of escort airships that the Empire General released. However, this was only the result of the first wave of attacks. Due to the destruction of the gravitational trap generator, even more enemy airships began to charge into the Imperial Army's base through the spatial tear. Half of the airships were charging towards …
Research airships!?
"Their target is the research airships." Xiaoxue's words from before suddenly flashed in my mind. I was instantly shocked. "Focus on protecting the research airships! Research airships, immediately send a backup of the experimental samples to the flagship! "
"The 24th gravitational trap generator has been successfully reactivated! The new gravitational trap generator is in place. The hole has been filled up! "
"Phew …" I finally heard some good news and heaved a sigh of relief. However, I immediately dove back into the battle. Although my void power was strong, it was difficult for me to deal with the bombardment of a fleet-level airship. After all, they were both part of Schilling's technology. The Fallen Apostle's battleships weren't made of paper. At that moment, I felt someone tugging on my arm. I turned around and saw that it was Cyndia.
"Uncle, you're naked," the Protoss Princess said expressionlessly. "And you don't have a face."
I was speechless.
I didn't slap you because of your father. Do you know that, you naughty child!?
"Uncle, I can help," Cyndia quickly added. I was momentarily stunned.
"I have an ultimate skill that can probably turn the situation around," Cyndia said calmly. Cyndia said calmly. Even though she was on the battlefield, surrounded by cannons and ear-splitting alarms, the child displayed a calmness that did not match her appearance. While maintaining the Void Domain near the flagship, I looked at the strange child. "Really? Will it be dangerous for you? If it's dangerous, then forget it. Children shouldn't get involved in this … "
"It's okay. It's simple." Cyndia nodded forcefully. "I'm ready."
After confirming that the child wasn't lying, I nodded in agreement. Then, I saw Cyndia take two steps back and take a deep breath. Suddenly, a strange power wave was released from her body. Then, she screamed at the top of her lungs.
"Daddy!! Save me!!! "
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