Chapter 285 History repeats itself?
When Duanmuhuai dragged his blood-stained warhammer back to the flagship, the battle was over.
The Covenant fleet was completely destroyed, and only five warships finally escaped from the battlefield... But Duanmu Huai obviously would not give them a chance to escape.
"Locate the location of these guys, let's catch up!"
Returning to the tactical command room, Duanmuhuai gave the order calmly.
At this moment, the girls are still immersed in the shock of the interstellar war and have not recovered at all.
Although An and Gu Liya had seen Duanmu Huai deal with interstellar pirates before, dealing with pirates and fighting between two armies were completely different concepts. Watching the huge battleships on the opposite side being blown up, the entire galaxy was filled with the brilliance of flames, and the corpses and limbs of the Covenant monsters were floating everywhere in the space. Between this grand space and the tiny war The contrast left them speechless for a long time.
"Is this... an interstellar war?"
After a long time, Lorena asked in a low voice. Even An was silent and silent at the moment. In the wars they experienced, the power of individuals was very powerful. If Lorena and Ann appeared on the battlefield, they were basically the key to reversing the situation. Their magic and magic alone could change the situation. Trends on the battlefield.
But here, what they feel is a deep sense of powerlessness. They can only stand here and watch the battle in front of them, but they can't do anything.
"Yes, this is an interstellar war. Unless it is powerful enough to destroy a fleet with a wave of its hand, the power of a single body is really not enough. But this does not mean that there is no place for it, although giant ships and cannons are the main theme of space wars. , but the role of people cannot be underestimated.”
Duanmuhuai said, patting her shoulder.
"Okay, don't think so much."
"Yes..."
"Master~~has found the escaped battleships."
"Very good, let's chase!"
The next moment, a curtain of light flashed in front of the battleship, and not long after, the dark starry sky returned to everyone's field of vision again, and not far away, several Covenant battleships were galloping forward alone, just like These warships also looked scarred and pitiful.
However, what the girls noticed was not these Covenant warships.
"Mr. Knight, what is that?"
But soon, An curiously stretched out his hand and pointed forward. Of course what she was talking about was not those pitiful Covenant warships, but a huge ring in front of them. It looked like a large bracelet made of steel, just spinning in the universe. An and the others had been following Duanmuhuai in the universe for a long time, and they were tired of seeing ordinary planets. Suddenly they saw such a Strange man-made objects naturally aroused curiosity.
"Haha..."
Duanmu Huai naturally saw this thing. He smiled on the surface but was a little surprised on the inside.
What a coincidence.
In the game, the reason why Ring 04 was discovered was because the Covenant attacked Reach, the UNSC Pillar of Autumn broke through, and then ran around in a panic, and then encountered this ring. At that time, some players followed Pillar of Autumn to the Ring. Their thoughts at the time were the same as An's. It would be a pity not to visit this place.
Then.........Heaven instantly turned into hell.
Unexpectedly, things have turned around now, and he has become the Star Alliance and was chased by him. When he was in a panic, he encountered the 04 ring...
So, what to do?
Duanmu Huai almost didn't think about this issue, he made a decision almost immediately.
"All battleships activate their main guns, lock on the ring in front of them, and destroy it directly!"
"Hey? Hey hey hey!?"
The girls were all shocked when they heard Duanmuhuai's order.
"Why, Mr. Knight?"
"Uncle Big, shouldn't we go up and investigate?"
Even Xue Li rarely gave her own suggestions at this time. It was rare for her to encounter such an alien civilization creation, and she wanted to go up and take a look immediately.
Haha, when you see Flood Demon, let's see if you are still so positive.
Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes and then looked at everyone.
"What do you think this thing is used for?"
"This..."
Hearing Duanmu Huai suddenly ask herself this question, the girls were stunned for a moment, and then began to think hard.
"Could it be that this is a prison?"
"I think it's more like a man-made gathering place..."
"Could it be someone's bracelet?"
"Where can there be such a big person?"
"Huh? I don't know, you see, the universe is so big, maybe there are giants that are so big."
Listening to everyone's imaginative discussion, Duanmu Huai also shrugged his shoulders. Lani and Xueli were more rigorous in this aspect, while An and Bambi's imagination was a bit limitless. Audile even wondered if this was a huge piece of art built by some race in space - although this thing did look quite artistic.
"Okay, okay, let me reveal the answer."
Duanmuhuai interrupted the girls' discussion and gave the answer directly.
"It's a weapon."
"…………Weapon???"
It has to be said that Duanmu Huai's answer was beyond everyone's expectations. Even though they tried their best, they didn't see any connection between this thing and weapons.
"That's right, do you still remember how we eliminated Im-matter on the war planet?"
"Ugh...it seems like some kind of radiation or something?" "Correct."
Duanmuhuai nodded to An.
"The function of this thing is similar, except that its scope is larger. It is not limited to one planet, but several galaxies."
"So big uncle, what is the target of this weapon??"
Hearing this, Xue Li also asked curiously, while Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders.
"All living things."
"…………Huh?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
"All living things?"
"Yes, after this thing is activated, it will kill all creatures within the effective range. Now you understand why I want to destroy this thing."
"Yes, but why would someone create such a weapon?"
"Haha..."
This time, facing Xue Li's question, Duanmu Huai just smiled and did not answer. There are two reasons why he destroyed the ring. The first one is what Duanmuhuai told the girls. This thing is a weapon. Once activated, it will destroy all living things, so Duanmuhuai needs to dismantle it first.
Another reason is even simpler. The Forerunners defeated the expedition fleet of the Human Empire, forcibly erased their history and technology, and reduced them to savages. It would be disrespectful to reciprocate. If I don’t erase your forerunner civilization from this universe, wouldn’t I, the judge, be considered a sham? !
Do you still want the face of the Inquisition?
At this moment, Mia's voice came again.
"The target has entered the range."
"Open fire."
Duanmuhuai waved his hands, as if he were disposing of garbage—in fact, in his opinion, the ring belt was indeed garbage, and it was annoying to look at it.
What value does the things of the forerunners have?
“————————”
A torrent of plasma full of energy roared out from the muzzle and shot straight towards the ring in front of him. The scene that happened next surprised many people - facing the offensive of the Tribunal fleet, the Covenant warships that had originally escaped did not take the opportunity to speed away. Instead, they changed their course and tried to block the fleet from attacking. Ring attack!
Of course, what they did was just to block the car with their arms, and it had no effect at all. They were wiped out under the bombardment of the main gun.
However, Duanmuhuai also understands the choice of the Covenant. For the Covenant, the Forerunners are the gods they believe in, and the Forerunner relics such as the ring are the sacred relics of the Covenant. Humanity is about to attack the gods and holy relics they believe in. , then if the Covenant didn't react at all, their Forerunner faith would be false.
Although it’s not really genuine in the first place...
The resistance of the Covenant warships was meaningless. The torrent of main guns directly penetrated their hulls and hit the ring. Then, under the bombardment of the main guns of several warships, the ring exploded instantly and turned into a piece. Block fragments. But Duanmu Huai did not let these fragments go. He ordered the fleet to fire a salvo, and did not stop until all the fragments were blasted to the point where even his mother did not recognize them.
Looking at the scene in front of them, the girls felt somewhat regretful. After all, such a huge man-made object was destroyed before they could see what it looked like...
"Okay."
After confirming that the ring was dead and could no longer die, Duanmuhuai nodded and then issued the order.
"Let's go back to Reach."
At the same time, on Reach, there was also chaos.
"What happened? Is this all real?"
Looking at the image on the screen, Colonel Holland couldn't help but ask again. You know, just a few hours ago, he was still immersed in despair and loss that Reach was about to fall. However, what Colonel Holland did not expect was that things turned around in the blink of an eye. According to the report of the noble team, just when they were about to launch a plan to deal with the giant aircraft carrier, a huge warship suddenly appeared and directly The Covenant's supercarriers were blown to pieces, and not only that, they even destroyed the special Justice fleet that came to the rescue.
If it weren't for the fact that the wreckage of the Long Night was burning on the horizon not far away, Colonel Holland would not believe it was real until he died. He would rather believe that he was hallucinating.
But where did this fleet come from?
After discovering that the Covenant had invaded Reach, Colonel Holland immediately issued a "winter emergency" to the UNSC headquarters, informing them that Reach had been invaded by the Covenant. At that time, Colonel Holland received the answer that at least the nearest fleet was It would take forty-eight hours to reach Reach.
By that time, the daylilies are cold!
Could this be the UNSC's secret fleet? But why do these battleships look so weird? ?
Looking at the images from the noble team, Colonel Holland also frowned, and then he looked at the other man next to him.
"What do you think? Captain Keyes?"
Next to Colonel Holland is Captain Keyes of the UNSC Kingfisher-class cruiser Pillar of Autumn. This battleship is currently being repaired on Reach. Originally, when the Covenant invaded, Pillar of Autumn planned to take the opportunity to break out, but now The Covenant fleet is already finished, so they naturally don't need to be so anxious.
"I'm not sure, it doesn't look like a UNSC battleship."
Looking at the Glory Queen on the screen, Captain Keyes also shook his head.
"Anyway, at least they are enemies of the Covenant. I don't know if they are our friends..."
"Drip————!!!"
At this moment, suddenly, the communication sound sounded.
"Report to Colonel Holland, that fleet...is back again!"
"………………"
Upon hearing the report, Colonel Holland and Captain Keyes looked at each other.
"What now?"
"It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that can't be avoided. Let's go and see."
Now, this is the only way.
(End of chapter)