The facts proved that all the Shiring Apostles, whether they were depraved or normal, had one thing in common, and that was to play with their lives. They were not stingy with their own lives, but they were more adept at playing with the lives of others. As long as there was a Schilling Army on the battlefield, when the battle reached its climax, all kinds of ferocious, suicidal attacks would shine.
One of the important reasons was that the elite Shiring Apostles were not afraid of death. As long as there was a spaceship of medium size and above nearby, there would be a regeneration factory. They could revive as many times as they wanted. Another reason was that these creatures were born to be war maniacs. For the sake of victory, they would do anything. If they could revive, they would launch suicidal attacks. If they could not, they would not hesitate. Just like the warships of the Fallen Apostles in front of us.
In order to achieve the effect of a surprise attack, the first wave of enemy troops that rushed over were all small warships. These warships didn't have the ability to carry regeneration factories, and due to the large interference zone of the imperial fleet, almost none of the souls of the fallen apostles were able to return in one piece. Even so, they still attacked the imperial army's defensive line viciously, using their large number of casualties to tear terrifying holes in our defensive line one after another. Before this, other than the battle in the Nebula, I had rarely seen the imperial army lose on such a large scale in a frontal battle. Against warships of the same level, the spaceships of both sides were being whittled down by the second, just like those of ordinary civilizations.
Violent explosions filled the defensive perimeter. The armours of the warships were torn apart by the artillery fire. The blasted fragments spread out in all directions without any resistance, expanding the battlefield even further. These high-speed fragments hit the nearby psionic shields and turned into blue flames in the blink of an eye, evaporating into nothingness. Light warships and individual battleships fought in a dazzling pattern amidst the crisscrossing artillery fire and fragments, desperately trying to land their own artillery fire on the enemy's armour. Assault ships and individual battleships were destroyed one after another. Warships and individual battleships were constantly being destroyed. Twisted armor plates and damaged cockpits were thrown into space, spinning wildly. Everywhere, soldiers were ejected from the cockpits of destroyed battleships. The fierce Empire soldiers would not give up under such circumstances. They would activate their space propulsion engines, pull out the reactors in their bodies, and use their bodies and energy cores as missiles to bombard the nearest enemy. The Imperial Army did this, and so did the ferocious soldiers of the Fallen Apostles.
Pandora and Visca's floating cannons shone brilliantly in such a complicated battlefield. They were accurate, agile, and unprecedentedly powerful. The fortress-like Shiring Apostles were the most suitable for this kind of battlefield where lightweight spaceships were densely packed. Where the floating cannons were active, the ferocious battleships and assault ships of the Fallen Apostles would scatter like shredded paper. No matter how densely packed a battleship's turrets were, they would not be able to compete with a barrage of thousands of floating cannons. Before the two little war maniacs ran out of energy, the floating cannons would sweep across the battlefield like a storm of death. The only regrettable thing was that we would not always get to see the two little heroes who had achieved such glorious results. Most of the time, they would be blocked by their own cannons. It was such a tragedy.
Apart from furious soldiers, there was also a group of invisible warriors who were active on the battlefield. Those modified stealth special service airships were like ghosts on the battlefield. They could also be called the soul pickers of the battlefield. They were another important reason why the Imperial Army's flank defense line was able to maintain its advantage despite being ambushed. These lightweight spaceships, which were slightly larger than the average assault ship, maintained their stealth state as they carefully weaved through the enemy's net of fire. They did not attack any targets, and their routes were ever-changing. The only rule was that they would head towards every location where a large number of casualties had occurred.
Aura and her Leader Bees piloted these special airships. In the era of the old Empire, the Leader Bee's exclusive airships were another type of high-tech airship. However, we had lost the blueprints for that type of airship. Tawil could only modify some stealth special service airships for the Leader Bee's use. Not only did they have stealth capabilities, but they were also equipped with a set of crystal resonance devices that could increase the Leader Bee's strength. Moreover, the rear half of the airship was equipped with a large equipment cabin that contained two sets of high-speed reading and writing crystals that were used to store souls. This series of modifications caused the originally light and graceful stealth special service airships to look strange. They looked like a fat water droplet with two pairs of horns. It would not be an exaggeration to describe them as ugly.
Fortunately, the Leader Bees were naturally indifferent. They had no complaints about the appearance of the equipment that was assigned to them. Furthermore, the performance of these airships was quite good. Perhaps they could not compare to the high-tech airships of the old Empire, but they were still able to greatly increase the usefulness of the Leader Bees on the battlefield. Aura and her subordinates continuously collected the souls of the fallen soldiers on the battlefield. At the same time, they used the crystal resonance devices to strengthen their own fire control skills and strengthen the combat strength of their allies within a certain range. The high-level Leader Bees even had the spare capacity to create a few airship mirror images to disrupt the movements of the Fallen Apostles. Such a wide variety of abilities were practically made for chaotic battles. I could not think of anything that Aura and her bees could not do. After all, they had recently learned how to transform into a mechanical dog. With their help, the Imperial Army had completely pinned down the flanks of the Fallen Apostles' army.
However, this was only an advantage on the battlefield. After discovering that the Fallen Apostles' true goal was the Holy Treasury, our mission was no longer to repel their surprise attack, but to prevent the enemy from obtaining the items in the Holy Treasury!
"A pile of airship wreckage?"
When the probe sent back an image of a hundred thousand kilometers away, Sandora and I exclaimed at the same time when we saw what was exposed from the shattered core of the planet.
Right now, the two of us had already left the bridge and teleported to the battlefield outside. We were preparing to intercept the enemy's airship that was charging towards the Holy Treasury. However, when the Holy Treasury opened, the thing inside made us involuntarily stunned.
It was a tattered Empire airship that had been split into two. When it was in perfect condition, it might have been the size of an expeditionary warship, but it was a little heavier than the latter. The armor of the airship was filled with holes and puncture wounds. Through the puncture wounds, we could even see the mechanical structure inside. This was the thing that had floated out of the Holy Treasury.
No matter how you looked at it, it was no different from the wreckage that was floating around on the battlefield outside. Of course, the one in front of us was a little older, at least 700,000 years old. The one that Visca had left for the natives to preserve for hundreds of thousands of years, and it had even become a mythical object that had been passed down from generation to generation. To this day, the Fallen Apostles were robbing it. It was actually … an ordinary airship from the era of the Old Empire?
Standing on the wreckage several kilometers away from the line of fire, Sandora and I looked at each other. At the same time, we had a conjecture. Back then, Visca had most likely had a screw loose. After the Holy Treasury was built, he had placed the wrong thing, mistaking a pile of junk for his own treasure and hiding it. It should be the same as accidentally throwing away the placenta during childbirth.
However, this conjecture only lasted for a second. Very quickly, we discovered that the enemy's airship did not hesitate at all just because the items in the Holy Treasury were a pile of wreckage. They quickly adjusted their attitude and began to launch gravitational tractor beams, preparing to retrieve the huge twisted metal.
That old Imperial Army airship that had been broken into two was really a treasure?
The item that needed to be snatched changed from a mysterious ancient treasure to a tattered airship. This left us a little speechless. However, no matter what it was, as long as it was something that the Fallen Apostles wanted, we had to snatch it. Sandora immediately issued an order through the command link: Attack the enemy's tractor ships with full force!
However, this wasn't easy to accomplish. The enemy had already established a stable hyperdrive channel at the side of the battle line. An unending stream of Fallen Apostles' airships were currently filling up the battlefield. The Imperial Army and the Fallen Apostles were constantly releasing graviton disruptors while fighting. These disruptors were unable to re-establish the gravity traps that had already been destroyed, but they could disrupt short-distance hyperspace jumps. Thus, when faced with a fleet that had the same combat strength, the Imperial Army's ability to hyperspace jump that had always been successful was effectively locked down. The heavy bombardment airships that were used to destroy the tractor ships were unable to break through the blockade!
"Since the airships can't get through, I can only do it personally."
After using her powerful mental disruption ability to cause several enemy assault airships to crash into each other thousands of kilometers away, Sandora raised her claws and said to me, "Ah Jun, conserve your strength. We're going to attack."
"You're going to be grumbling about the military commander personally charging at the frontlines again."
I said with a shrug.
Every time there was a battle, Sives would always grumble about it for half a day. That was because Sandora and I had such personalities. As leaders, it was normal for us to personally charge into battle. Logically speaking, the commander shouldn't charge into battle in any battlefield, but … such a rule didn't really apply to us.
First of all, I was relatively weak in terms of commanding battle tactics. Alright, I'll just say it directly. I'm probably an idiot in this aspect. I've always been learning about commanding battle tactics, but the role I could play as a leader on such a difficult battlefield was extremely limited. Instead of randomly giving orders on the bridge, it was obviously more suitable for me to act as a special force and do things that regular troops couldn't do. And Sandora had been a well-known hot-blooded supporter since the day she ascended to the throne. Her reputation as the Warsong Princess was earned through her down-to-earth battles, and after obtaining her Abyssal form, she became an absolute force on the frontlines. When the situation was dire, Sandora would definitely personally hold the line at the frontlines.
Of course, this didn't affect the Warsong Princess's ability to command battle — she was different from a certain amateurish tactician. She was a true genius at war, but with the existence of a command link and a mental link, being on the battlefield didn't affect her ability to command the frontlines. This bit of computing power wasn't a burden for a 'high-intelligence hero' like her.
From a certain point of view, perhaps the two of us had something in common with Pandora and her sister …
Of course, as an individual, no matter what, we couldn't compare to an entire army. Perhaps the Protoss could be an exception, but Emperor Schilling would never be able to defeat his own army. Sandora and I would always appear on the battlefield as ambushes, never as the main force. Just like right now, we could pass through the battlefield and destroy the enemy's towing ships. This was something that regular airships couldn't do, but if the Fallen Apostles were to focus fire on us …
"Damn! This is going to be dangerous! "
On a battlefield with a scale of ten thousand kilometers, the two of us were miniscule existences. Thus, Sandora and I, along with Pandora and her sister, who came to provide support, were able to quickly pass through the crossfire between the two armies. However, in the end, we were still discovered by one of the enemy's early-warning ships. The instant we were scanned by the radar, we were exposed to all of the enemies. In an instant, an overwhelming barrage of artillery fire blanketed the space we were in.
After dodging the first attack, Pandora immediately released hundreds of floating beacons. These beacons weren't offensive weapons, but they could effectively disrupt the enemy's radar. Making use of this opportunity, the few of us immediately broke away from the battle and temporarily hid beneath an anchoring missile launch tower.
Right now, we had already entered the crossfire and were close to the Fallen Apostles. Naturally, this missile launch tower belonged to the enemy as well. Even though it had the same appearance, this missile launch tower wasn't painted in the silver-gray color commonly used by the Imperial Army. Instead, its surface glowed with a black luster. A layer of faintly discernible black mist emanated from its mechanical structure, making one feel uncomfortable just by looking at it.
Sandora and Visca didn't seem to be bothered by it, especially Visca. He was even using the presence of the Abyss carried by the missile launch tower to maintain his cannons.
"Looks like we won't be able to charge through so easily … What are they planning to do?" I glanced at the approaching enemy towing ships and the two massive spaceship wreckage. "Using gravity to drag such a huge thing out of the battlefield? Are they that retarded? "
"No, the towing ships should only be used to gather the two pieces of wreckage and the surrounding debris into one," Sandora said as she sharpened her claws on the armor plate of the missile launch tower. "They should also have a special device that can transfer such a huge mass to another world. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to snatch the wreckage from under our noses."
"A giant cargo ship?" I searched for possible targets on the battlefield. "No, that thing is too easy to intercept and track."
Sandora pondered for a moment. "Let's not worry about that for now. We have to think of a way to get close to the wreckage … It seems that only the four of us have advanced this far. If we want to get close, we have to draw the enemy's attention away …"
As soon as Sandora's voice trailed off, Pandora began to take things out of her dimensional pocket. She threw the space bombs out like dumplings.
"Just attract their attention and make a big explosion." Pandora's signature emotionless and immature voice sounded in the spiritual link, but the things she said made one's scalp tingle. "I've replenished the armory last time and brought along four thousand three hundred tons of Space Implosion Bombs."
This was the first time I heard that these super bombs could be counted in tons!
"Me too! Me too!"
Visca saw his sister throwing treasures out and immediately became competitive. He threw the Abyss Cannons into his dimensional pocket and raised his arms to open a dimensional door. "Compressed momentum graviton bomb, space bombs, zero point distortion trigger, strong interaction blocker …"
Listen, which of these things meets the environmental requirements?
What could be more dumbfounded than seeing a little loli who was only 1.2 meters tall throwing bombs at a crazy speed? That was because there were two lolis doing it. Pandora and Visca lived up to their name as mobile arsenals. I firmly believed that the backup weapons that these two lolis threw out were enough to arm an entire army. They opened up their dimensional pocket to the maximum and threw their high-explosive bombs everywhere. These bombs filled our vision in a matter of seconds. You want to ask how many bombs there were?
The most obvious manifestation was that we were locked on by more than a dozen radars on the spot!
This was normal. If you stuffed a few thousand tons of bombs in such a small area, anyone would notice. The radius of a few thousand meters around us had turned into a minefield. Even a mosquito would cause several traffic accidents if it entered. Hence, this place instantly became the target of a few Fallen Apostles. Almost a thousand individual fighter aircrafts and hundreds of assault ships charged into our field of vision in the blink of an eye.
Then, there was no then.
Under normal circumstances, this place should have been the target of concentrated fire. However, the reality was that not a single enemy dared to act blindly without thinking. They stared at the concentrated minefield with a radius of a few thousand meters without moving, as though they were petrified. The two lolis' extravagance proved one thing: Even lunatics like the Fallen Apostles might not be so stupid as to fire at a few thousand tons of space bombs. Looking at this vast expanse of things, any normal soldier would have cramps in their legs. Who would dare to fire at them?
However, it didn't matter if they opened fire or not. Sandora and I had already carried one lolis each and charged into the distance. Before the Fallen Apostles' fighter aircrafts could react, the two crazy lolis detonated all of the bombs …
Please forgive me for not being able to describe in detail how spectacular it was when thousands of tons of space bombs exploded together with all kinds of super munitions of the same level, because we were running as fast as we could to prevent ourselves from being killed by our own minefields. At first, Shadora and I ran forward with the two little ones on our shoulders. After a thousandth of a second, the two little ones completed the detonation sequence and began to pull us back. I recalled the first time I was carried on Pandora's shoulders and fluttered in the wind. Now that my body had strengthened so much, I actually had a similar feeling again. Four mounted engine nozzles appeared on Pandora's back out of nowhere. Even though we couldn't use short-distance space jumps, this little girl was still able to move as fast as teleportation. I never thought that one could use such a brutal method to travel in space …
This explosion was perfect. It instantly attracted the attention of a large number of enemies. They probably thought that the Imperial Army's super heavy warp missiles had broken through the graviton interference net. Thus, they all charged towards the large hole that was torn open in an attempt to strengthen their defensive line. We finally arrived near the towing ship without anyone noticing.
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