Chapter 618: The battlefield of thunder and gun smoke
The super-light-speed fighter plane that Orles was riding on flew across the sea of stars, and the red trails on both sides of the wings stretched very long in the dark space.
The fighter plane flipped the fuselage and entered the distant star sea fleet, flying along the wide gap between the warships, and continued to accelerate. Compared with the black deck that could not see the end on the side, the fighter plane flying through the belly of the starship was pitifully small.
However, it was just such a small fighter plane, but it carried the hopes of trillions of people in the Federation. If it were not for the urgent time at this moment, no one would let Orles take the fighter plane to the target location.
A few hours later, the fighter plane caught up with the main force of the Sixth Fleet and entered the largest Titan flagship.
The jet airflow slowly weakened, and then the fighter plane was attached to the fixed frame on the ground. After that, the cabin opened, and under the escort of a team of elite non-commissioned officers, Orles and several maids accompanied her walked out.
"Welcome to Lady Orles." The generals and officers of the Sixth Fleet came to greet them, and then they led the way in front and went to the core command area of the flagship with Orles.
"At present, the framework of the 'Throne' system has been built, and relevant personnel are also further debugging and preparing. If Miss Orles is worried, you can go to the throne hall to check it now."
"Thank you." Although she believed that the Sixth Fleet would not have any problems, considering the importance of this operation, Orles still asked the two maids beside her to go to the throne hall for inspection and standby.
Afterwards, Orles met with the commanders and staff officers of the Sixth Fleet in the staff hall. The two sides had a brief exchange and learned about the current situation.
"At present, we are very close to the fleet of the Western Star Region. We may enter combat at any time within 3-5 days."
"If we only talk about the firepower and strength of the fleet, we are far superior to the other side. We are just worried about the existence of the singer Blanche." No matter what, Blanche, who can raise the crown of the sun, is a huge variable.
"After that, I will rely on Miss Orles."
"I understand." She nodded slightly, continued to listen to the report for a while, and then returned to her residence on this giant battleship.
After taking a shower, Orles sat on the head of the bed. She should have rested at this time, but the current situation made her unable to sleep.
Anxiety, tension, uneasiness, and even a hint of fear, this is the true portrayal of her inner emotions.
Orles has a clear understanding of her own strength. Although she has gradually approached the full moon level in the Moon stage, she still has a long way to go before she can become a Sun Diva. At the same time, she doesn't understand why Blanche can be promoted so quickly, which has never happened in history.
Forcing the throne system to start in this state can be said to be a life-and-death struggle, but the arrow is on the string and has to be fired. If she escapes at this moment, not only will her career as a diva basically end, but her family will also suffer a terrible backlash.
She can only pray that the war will not develop to the point of life and death, and pray that Blanche's previous success was just a fluke, and she will not rise the Sun Crown for the second time.
After tossing and turning for a long time, Orles finally fell into a deep sleep due to exhaustion.
In the dark sea of stars, the fleet concealed its own fluctuations and signals, and moved forward slowly, like a giant whale under the deep sea. Outside the fleet, many scattered reconnaissance aircraft flew to various locations in the Anlin star field, constantly exploring the main force direction of the other fleet.
In this state, every minute is a torment for the commanders of both sides, and no one knows when the battle will suddenly break out.
At 4:27 am on May 3rd, Anlin star field time, a stealth fighter crossed the asteroid belt and observed a large number of warships of the Western Fleet at close range. After that, it was discovered and attacked by the fleet's concentrated fire. It was burned and destroyed in a few seconds. However, at this time, the position of the main force of the Western Fleet has been exposed.
"All ships turn, 4-level power propulsion, and enter combat status." On the Titan flagship, orders were continuously conveyed downwards, and then the entire fleet "came alive", began to turn around, continuously accelerated, and gradually adjusted the array arrangement.
The main force of the 'Orichalcum Dragon' class battleships and other cruisers and destroyers were arranged in a 1-3-10 ratio, that is, one battleship, three cruisers, and ten destroyers formed small combat units, and then these units were nested in each other to form a large combat array.
In each combat unit, the battleships were the main fire output, destroying the enemy's main force and important targets, and the cruisers were mostly auxiliary. The force field they formed could deflect the enemy's ion torrents, and at the same time, they could form a one-way protective barrier to isolate the enemy's firepower. As for the destroyers, they mainly dealt with those fast small fighters and mechas that broke through at close range. Sometimes they would release special magic fluctuations, disguised as important targets, to deceive the enemy's radar and AI, and to gain opportunities for their main battleships in the melee.
In the silent sea of stars, the Sixth Fleet gradually showed its shape and continued to move forward. As the distance got closer, a bright beam of light cut through the galaxy and illuminated the darkness ahead.
Because of the advantage in intelligence, the Sixth Fleet took the lead. The fleet arranged its formation in advance and operated at full power at the same time. The brilliant ion torrents were constantly stimulated, crossing hundreds of thousands of miles and hitting the distant enemy, instantly evaporating the Western Fleet's leading warships.
The unfavorable start put the Western Fleet in a dangerous situation. The equipment and warships were not as strong as the Sixth Fleet, and it was also occupied. At this time, there were two options before the commander. One was to withstand casualties, forcibly reverse the formation, confront the Sixth Fleet, and buy time for Blanche to raise the Sun Crown. The second was to temporarily avoid the battle and disperse the fleet into the asteroid belt, using these broken asteroids to cover and resist for their own fleet, retreat first, and then reorganize the formation.
After hesitating for a few seconds, Marshal O'Dun, as the commander, chose the second option.
"We must maintain enough manpower." Although the first option is safer and less risky, the fleet in the Western Star Region currently does not have a safe capital.
Therefore, the starships of the Western Fleet were divided into small pieces, scattered into the asteroid belt, shuttled through it, changed direction, and retreated continuously.
Faced with this situation, the Sixth Fleet naturally pursued them relentlessly, with countless beams of light crossing the galaxy, smashing the meteorites orbiting the star system, while the accompanying aircraft carriers opened their engine rooms, and hundreds of thousands of fighter planes swarmed out like a swarm of bees, rushing towards the complex environment of the asteroid belt.
Although it is difficult for large forces to maintain formation and enter such a complex area, fighter planes can do it.
In order to block the enemy's fighter planes and mechas, the fleet in the western star region released the fighter planes and mechas on the starships at this moment, and took advantage of the time gap before the opponent arrived to begin to deploy suspended mines and various blocking interference traps in this asteroid belt.
Artillery fire continued to explode in the meteorite belt. Some starships in the western star region were shattered by the main axis guns of the Sixth Fleet before they could hide in the asteroid belt. The flames roared and turned into broken dust and hot melt debris.
20 minutes later, the high-speed mecha flying in the front had gradually approached the asteroid belt and began to engage in a firefight. At this moment, the mechas of both sides were fighting in this complex environment full of dust and exploding gravel, and from time to time they used large meteorites in the environment to avoid each other's shooting.
[H472 Squadron of the Sixth Fleet - Firemoth 'Thor Rose Class' aircraft carrier - Third Mecha Squadron - Type 8002 'Thunder Falcon-A1' mecha, begins close combat, applies to lift the B1-level restriction]
The dark blue-near black mecha moves rapidly in the meteorite belt. Its outlines are mostly sharp angles with arcs, similar to the shape of flying feathers. The jets on the back and shoulders of this mecha do not switch rapidly, allowing the huge mecha to dodge enemy shooting with unimaginable flexibility. At the same time, the silver lightning mark on the outer shell of the mecha gradually emerges and lights up, as if indicating that the charging inside is about to be completed, giving people an increasingly dangerous premonition.
[According to wartime Rule No. 368, this application is automatically authorized to use all weapons and systems within the B-level restrictions.]
In the cockpit, bright golden words appeared in the field of vision, and then the entire cockpit of the driver appeared dense and complex golden circuits. They were filled with magic power almost instantly, and then connected to the driver above. The golden and black branding patterns appeared behind the cockpit and continued to spread to the core power furnace in the mecha.
[The "Thunder Spirit's Voice" system is activated, please prepare for the impact.]
With the mechanical prompt sound in the cockpit, the golden and black branding patterns finally extended to the core of the magic furnace, where the sparkling magic sparks that were constantly stimulated burst in an instant, and then the thick golden Aigeka current penetrated the entire branding pattern and fed back to the whole body of the mecha.
The original dark blue mecha was covered with golden lightning patterns, and then became blazing and shining, like walking lightning. At this time, the cockpit was also filled with a strong current that was enough to kill extraordinary people below Sequence 6. The extreme environment caused some parts inside the mecha to deform and smoke, but it also brought a powerful combat power far beyond the usual.
This golden mecha crossed the battlefield at a terrifying speed, causing many gun muzzles and artillery locks to fail. It turned back and forth, and the distance of thousands of meters was only a moment. The golden electric blade on the side of the arm pierced four mechas of the same level in a few seconds, cutting these opponents in half, and the cockpit inside was also burned and annihilated.
After defeating the enemy, the mecha once again turned into a shining golden meteor, constantly shuttling through the complex meteorite environment, tearing through opponents like the legendary "thunder bird" that brings death.
"Enough!" A dark red mech rushed out from the rearguard of the Western Star Region. Its outline was square, like a heavy steel gate. Its shoulders and rear were lined with 24 red jet nozzles, which made its linear acceleration capability soar.
[Rose United Fleet A316 Fleet - 'Forward 104' Detachment - 3021 'Smoke Chariot-B1' mech, applied to lift the A1-level restriction]
[Emergency mission authorized in advance, this application was approved, and all weapons and systems within the A-level restriction were allowed to be used]
Generally speaking, ordinary mechs would not carry high-risk weapons that required A-level permissions, and all weapon systems that required A-level permissions to unlock were systems with great side effects and dangers. The activation of such weapon systems meant that the driver was about to make a final desperate struggle or complete the necessary sacrifice order.
After the command lock was released, this dark red heavy mecha was like a red-hot iron. The armor on the entire mecha turned red, and wisps of black smoke continued to emerge from the jet port at the rear. Then the armor on its chest opened layer by layer, revealing the boiling core inside. At the same time, it extended a thick gun barrel and aimed at the flying golden lightning.
Beep-beep-beep-
[Warning: The enemy is aiming and locking you. High-energy reaction is detected. Please immediately get out of the attack view and range]
[Warning: The enemy is aiming and locking you. High-energy reaction is detected. Please immediately get out of the attack view and range]
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Inside the cockpit of the 'Thunder Falcon-A1' mecha, the dark red prompt warning kept flashing. The driver inside was also concentrating at this moment. In the boiling and full electric sparks, he kept adjusting his direction, trying to avoid the opponent's lock, and drops of sweat kept sliding down his forehead.
Although the iron-like mecha seemed bulky, it was not slow in straight line speed under the propulsion of multiple jet ports and the strong internal power. It kept approaching the golden free lightning, and the muzzle of the chest was constantly adjusted to aim at the opponent's position.
Seeing that several attempts to get rid of it were fruitless, the driver of the 'Thunder Falcon-A1' mecha flipped the mecha in a large arc, changed direction, and flew directly over the 'gun smoke chariot'. Just as the driver was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the legs of the blazing red mecha thousands of meters below burst out a deep red explosion airflow, pushing the entire mecha to flip upwards, and then the main gun on the chest also instantly stimulated the boiling heat that had been accumulated for a long time.
The burning red jet streaked across the sky, cutting a meteorite that happened to float by on the way, and then the red jet swept across the golden lightning-like mecha and submerged it.
A few seconds later, the energy of this "Smoke Chariot" mecha was exhausted, and the chest armor closed again. The jets from the shoulders and back were now extremely weak, like burnt scrap metal, slowly flying in space, waiting for its own rescue.
On the other side, the "Thunder Falcon" mecha swept by the blazing jet was now charred. Although the shape did not change much, the sensors on the surface of the golden armor and the external thrusters were almost all destroyed. The driver inside was also unknown, and hit a meteorite along the original flight trajectory, and then scattered into space again, turning into a dark and lonely coffin.
Perhaps it will take a long, long time before someone salvages this mecha from the ruins of space, and then explores and observes the life and history of this mecha.
However, these are just a small episode in this war. In the past, high-level extraordinary people and mecha drivers who were envied by countless people died like dumped mud and sand in this battle, and the starry space was full of drifting debris and wreckage.
The Western Star Region's combined fleet fought and retreated, continuously advancing along the asteroid belt. Along the way, there were traces of battles between blocking and pursuing teams, and the wreckage of various dead starship mechas floated in the air.
At this time, a gray-white mecha slowly emerged from the invisible state. The girl in the cockpit glanced at the soldiers who were confirmed to be dead in her field of vision, with a silent expression.
Then she drove the mecha and entered the hidden state of subspace shuttle again, and continued to chase into the deep space.
She wanted to end it all, but she also knew that neither side would listen to her advice.
The collision of the tide of the times would release the accumulated contradictions completely before things would slowly calm down.
Now all she could do was to prevent the most irreversible tragic ending from coming.
(End of this chapter)
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