'Old Liu!!!'

Andrew's bloodshot eyes widened suddenly.

A familiar name and face surfaced in his mind, and then, in a burst of fire, that face with a faint smile began to distort until it turned into countless fragments.

A sense of emptiness he hadn't felt in a long time instantly swept over his heart.

The next moment, this feeling of emptiness was driven away by a surge of anger.

[Attention all units.]

The attack originated from the enemy's secondary flagship, and the initial assessment indicates it was an antimatter weapon.

[Attack power unknown, but preliminary assessment suggests it is close to the antimatter torrent emitted by a giant battering ram!]

Based on comprehensive assessment, it poses a significant threat and has been designated as the primary target for attack!

On the holographic projection in front of the deep-sea cabin, information from the [Earth] command center continuously appeared.

'Andrew, we're locked down!'

'Andrew!!'

In addition to information from the command center, there was also information from the vice-captain.

Andrew forced open his bloodshot eyes, and tears gushed from his tear ducts, falling into the pale yellow deep-sea liquid beside him.

Through the tears that blurred his vision, Andrew could make out the words in the holographic projection.

He snapped out of his reverie and pulled himself out of the grief of losing his loved one.

'Immediately maneuver to evade!'

He quickly issued the order.

A powerful recoil came from the deep-sea liquid, causing his body, which was suspended in it, to shake violently a few times.

Even though the deep-sea liquid greatly reduces the burden of the huge acceleration on the human body, and even though they have bodies modified by gene enhancement technology, the acceleration of the [Golden Crow] when performing maneuvers and evasive maneuvers is still not so pleasant.

Watching the antimatter engine's utilization rate soar, Andrew gritted his teeth.

The attack has been successfully evaded.

Looking at the warning text in the holographic projection, a flame of hatred ignited in Andrew's eyes!

'Lock onto the Bosa secondary flagship that fired the antimatter cannon!'

'Fire the gamma-ray cluster cannon!'

The words fell.

A buzzing sound came from the deck along with the deep-sea liquid.

A large number of antielectrons are injected into the reaction chamber and then annihilate with electrons.

The next moment.

Extremely violent gamma rays erupted from the massive cannons in the central area of ​​the [Golden Crow] battleship, shooting straight towards the secondary flagship not far away.

[Hit successfully!]

A line of faint text appeared in the holographic projection.

A hint of joy flashed in Andrew's eyes.

Unlike ordinary weapons, the high-energy gamma rays emitted by the [Gamma Ray Cluster Cannon] have extremely high penetrating power and can cause great damage to carbon-based life forms!

However, it does not work immediately.

For humans, it takes about ten seconds to take effect.

For these large stick insects...

Who knows?

But one thing is certain: as long as they are carbon-based life forms, a direct hit from gamma rays will inevitably put their lives on the countdown!

unless……

...

Twenty seconds passed.

Damn it, why is that secondary flagship still operating?!

As Andrew issued various commands via brainwaves, he cursed the enemy ship that had taken his friend's life in his heart.

At the same time, he struggled to control the Golden Crow battleship, dodging the surrounding attacks and closing in on the secondary flagship that was constantly firing antimatter cannons.

All around, various small Bosa warships were blocking the approach of the Golden Crow battleship as if they were courting death.

The same scene was unfolding in nine other areas of this battlefield—ten Bosa secondary flagships were launching precise attacks on the human fleet with their extremely powerful antimatter cannons!

At such close range, even zero speed cannot avoid this near-light-speed antimatter cannon.

Therefore, every shell fired meant the fall of a Golden Crow battleship.

Whether for the victory of human civilization or to avenge his friend, eliminating the ten secondary flagships that served as fixed gun emplacements became Andrew's goal at this moment.

However, no matter how many gamma rays they emitted, they seemed unable to affect the life forms inside.

Andrew felt a slight tremor in his heart, and a bad thought immediately surfaced.

Could it be that... they are not afraid of high-energy gamma rays?

The next moment, a small Bosa warship lost its magnetic shield due to overload under the various attacks launched by [Golden Crow].

Seeing the huge gap created by the continuous attacks after the magnetic shield disappeared, Andrew suddenly realized what was happening.

'Radiation shielding layer!'

Their warships are also equipped with radiation shielding!

Almost simultaneously, information from the Earth appeared in the holographic projection.

[Latest test results show that the enemy ship has a thick radiation shield, and the gamma rays it emits have extremely limited lethality!]

[Target changed. Prioritize attacking small starships. After damaging the radiation shield, use gamma rays to attack. While ensuring your own safety, try to keep the enemy ship as intact as possible!]

Upon seeing the order from the command center, Andrew gritted his teeth and gave the order to shift the attack target!

He can understand the command center's approach.

In Andrew's view, these small Bosa warships were like people who didn't care about their lives. Even if they were about to be destroyed in the next second, they would try to get as close as possible to the Golden Crow battleship and use their weapons to cause some damage to the Golden Crow.

At this rate, not only will the Golden Crow battleship be unable to successfully carry out its decapitation mission, but these "future spoils" may also be completely consumed!

'It's almost like a shipborne drone.'

As the thought flashed through his mind, Andrew shivered slightly.

Human civilization has not committed any acts of aggression against them!

He couldn't imagine what could make an individual from a Level 5 civilization so fanatical!

P.S.: I estimate I'll resume two updates a day after tomorrow; my condition has been terrible since I tested positive...