After the sky suddenly cleared, a few seconds later, Tali gave the order to fire the artillery, just as the sound of explosions echoed from the heavens.
The wind howled rapidly, and people on the Arctic surface felt the cold wind suddenly become biting.
The material inside the dark cannon barrel was thickened countless times, so even when deuterium was heated to a temperature of millions of degrees, the interior remained unmoved, enveloping the ammunition for the reaction.
Deuterium is completely transformed into a plasma state, and electromagnetic technology encapsulates the particles into spheres, which are then launched with a bang!
This highly anticipated modern heavy weapon, the plasma cannon, represents the pinnacle of thermal weaponry, and its danger surpasses current human understanding.
Even Jiangcheng took so long to solve this problem, and finally managed to develop this heavy weapon before the invasion.
Although it still doesn't achieve perfect results, it can attack targets that aren't too far away, making it undoubtedly a powerful weapon in modern warfare.
It can strike the intruder in the most direct and powerful way.
The electric beam shot toward the North Pole at an unimaginable speed, its target the side of the giant ship. After the dust settled, the creatures inside the behemoth seemed to realize something was wrong; they felt themselves firmly locked on.
However, they had no time to react; they didn't even have time to raise the giant ship into the sky, and they had clearly fallen into a trap carefully prepared by humans.
Spherical particles are being continuously emitted!
The heavy impact pounded against the side of the ship, shaking the massive structure as if trying to flip it over in mid-air!
Even the thickest alloy materials, which are still unknown to humankind, cannot withstand the continuous bombardment of such devastating weapons!
In the clear image from the office, a blazing light appeared, tearing open the outer wall of the giant ship like lightning!
The remaining spherical particles, without exception, fell precisely into the opening and seeped in layer by layer!
The invaders never expected that the civilization they thought they could easily crush would display such strong resistance in their first attempt. The giant ship swayed and tilted to the side, almost capsizing!
Jiangcheng had never seen such a magnificent sight. It seemed that humans could truly control thunder. The scorching white light gnawed at the enormous creature like a leech, and the cannon fire seemed endless! Each shelling caused the earth to tremble, as if thunder was rising from the ground.
Everyone in the office watched the screen with bated breath.
The intruders reacted extremely quickly, and an unexpected scene unfolded.
Suddenly, the white cylindrical structures on the giant ship opened, and tens of thousands of silver beetles flew out. These insects gathered together to form dazzling clouds, reflecting the tail flames behind the spherical particles.
They charged madly to the side of the wrecked ship, body to body, hull to hull, their reaction speed unbelievable.
Just seconds later, before the next cannon shot, a huge silver shield appeared across the surface of the giant ship.
Jiang Cheng had already witnessed the hardness of an insect's shell, and seeing this scene, he couldn't help but frown.
The plasma cannon bombarded it, creating a gap of over ten meters, and then the swarming insects used their bodies to plug the hole again.
Their numbers were so astonishing, they kept flying out of the white cylinders on the ship's deck.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng also guessed that the thing on the deck was a beekeeper's hive, which had an independent ecological structure and was controlled by the queen bee.
The slugs serve the mother slug inside the "honeycomb," and the mother slug reproduces more life, thus creating a continuous growth cycle!
"Damn it!" Tali cursed.
The people in the office fell silent.
Ultimately, we know too little about the invaders. We don't know how advanced their ecological structure and level of civilization are. If the initial attack had not been aimed at the side of the ship, but instead had been directed at the "honeycomb", wouldn't it have been possible to directly eliminate the queen insect or at least disrupt the cycle within a cylinder?
They certainly need time to build their ecological structure and time to reproduce!
But now, would the invaders still give them such an opportunity?
That shield is unbreakable; how many times can the plasma cannon bombard it?
No matter how strong the internal walls of a cannon barrel are, they cannot withstand the ever-increasing high temperatures; it needs to be repaired and cooled down.
The key issue is that plasma cannons are not yet capable of mass production. Only three have been made despite the best efforts. Jiangcheng needs too much time, and the giant ship obviously won't give him that opportunity.
This puts them in a difficult situation.
No one would want to give up at this moment, because the space station in the Arctic has exploded, making a sacrifice to keep watch on the surface, and the breach has been completely opened.
If the plasma cannon were to return to normal temperature at this point, the insects would swarm in through the breach, making it incredibly difficult for humans to engage them.
Tali was now very clear that he had to buy time. After the plasma cannon cooled down, they would see whether the number of insects was greater or their firepower was stronger.
Silver fragments fell from the sky, slowly descending over the Arctic and drifting onto the glacier.
Hidden in the observation deck, the frontline researchers huddled trembling in the corner of the room. Their mission was complete, and the footage in the office came from there.
The researcher looked out the window at the sky, his eyes fixed on the silvery snowflakes. He had never seen such a sight in his life, and he couldn't quite describe the complex emotions he felt.
When everyone was at a loss.
Tali suddenly turned his head and looked at Jiang Cheng, who was sitting in a chair. The middle-aged man's gaze met the boy's.
His eyes held a questioning look.
So everyone involuntarily turned their heads away from the screen and looked at him instead.
Jiang Cheng, who was always calm and never had much emotional fluctuation, suddenly lowered his head, touched his nose, and felt a little uncomfortable in his throat, as if his breathing was blocked, and his nose also felt a little sore.
Someone always has to make a decision, and once you embark on this path, there's no turning back.
Five hundred space stations scattered across the sky, those brave warriors, use your own bodies to fight for a tomorrow for mankind... Children will forever remember your names, weaving your stories into songs that everyone sings, echoing across the land.
"The space station must immediately proceed to the designated location and initiate self-destruction to buy time for the plasma cannon to cool down!" Jiang Cheng issued the order.
Tali repeated it.
A series of firm replies came from the command post.
"Space Station One received!"
"Space Station Two received!"
"Space Station Three received!"
"·····"
After 499 voices had responded, Jiang Cheng suddenly slumped into his chair, countless lives lost under his and Tali's commands.
This feeling is like a demon gripping your heart, squeezing it shut and forcing out blood...
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