Chapter 569 Fight
Star Alliance Star Territory, in front of the first area defense line.
"It's almost time."
General Kislev put down the cup in his hand and stared at the star map in front of him. According to the news from the Tribunal, just today, the Reaper fleet will arrive in the human star domain.
Putting down the cup and looking at the pale face of the adjutant beside him, Kislev chuckled.
"What, are you nervous?"
"Of course, Captain, that's the Reaper..."
The adjutant swallowed and nodded vigorously. Although they have never encountered Reapers so far, the images of Turians and other races being attacked by Reapers have been spread to thousands of households in the Star Alliance, and they have also seen how those terrifying warships broke through. The defense of the Citadel race easily destroyed the entire planet.
When they think about the fact that they have to fight such an enemy next, almost everyone feels extremely stressed.
"Don't worry, haven't we already prepared for this? And the Tribunal is still here."
As he spoke, Kislev looked at the fleet not far ahead. From a distance, he saw densely packed churches one after another, giving the impression that it was a city of churches in the universe. It has to be said that the battleships of the Inquisition are indeed powerful. Even if the Star Alliance is prepared to face the Reapers, the warships they can build are only two thousand meters long, and there is no way to compare with the Inquisition in terms of firepower - this is also There is no way, after all, the larger the battleships are, the higher the demand for technology, and the Star Alliance currently does not have technology that is comparable to that of the Inquisition.
To be honest, no matter how many times I watch it, I still find it exaggerated.
Looking at the splendid warships ahead, Kislev smiled helplessly. Although there is no air resistance in the universe, strictly speaking, it is not strange to make a battleship into any shape. Generally speaking, battleships are made as small and streamlined as possible. On the one hand, there is also the possibility of forced landing. On the one hand, if the ship is narrow and long, it will be easier to pass through some asteroid groups.
Of course, if you want to talk about beauty, this magnificent Gothic-style church building is indeed beautiful.
And in terms of firepower, it was stronger than the battleships of himself and others.
Well, as a companion, it’s really reassuring.
"Report!"
Just as Kislev was thinking about this, a sudden shouting sounded out.
"An unknown fleet has been detected and is heading towards our location! Three thousand eight hundred in number!"
"——————!"
Hearing this, the air in the command room suddenly became tense, and Kislev also frowned. Fortunately, the Star Alliance destroyed the mass relay outside early, so that the Reapers could no longer use the mass relay to do whatever they wanted. Jumping across galaxies can only travel long distances - the advantage of this is that their position and direction can be locked, which is why the Starfleet Fleet is waiting here.
"Attention everyone, prepare to fight!"
Kislev stared at the screen and said. Immediately afterwards, in the depths of the universe shining with starlight, countless black shadows seemed to emerge from the deep sea, appearing quietly in front of everyone - the brilliance of stars shined on their metal shells. On the body, reflecting the brilliance of inorganic matter, the eyes shining with dark red light shone like starlight in the darkness.
Just looking at these dense shadows is enough to make people shudder. It was as if he was in a submarine in the deep sea and saw countless deep sea monsters attacking towards him. Even Kislev, who had experienced hundreds of battles, couldn't help but froze at this moment - it was not that he had no experience fighting aliens, but the monster in front of him was not even a life at all. It is like a pile of moving metal, a dead thing, lifelessly bringing everything into death...
At the same time, there was a flash of fire.
The Tribunal warships in front launched an attack without hesitation, and streams of fire erupted from both sides of their hulls, roaring forward and instantly enveloping the Reaper warships in the exploding flames. The next moment, I saw those octopus-shaped Reaper warships exploded directly under the fierce attack of the Tribunal, turning into pieces of burning metal fragments, tumbling and disappearing into the universe.
However, such an attack did not waver the Reapers at all. They continued to move forward, not afraid of the artillery fire of the Tribunal. They were like puppets without emotions and feelings - they continued to advance forward.
However, the Inquisition doesn't care either.
Beams of light were shot out, and accompanied by the burst of fire from the macro cannon, the Reapers were blown to pieces by the ruthless gunfire. Although in the previous rounds of confrontations, the range of the Inquisition warships was far enough, and many of them were wiped out easily. Reapers, but the reapers coming continuously from behind seemed like waves, overwhelmingly blasting towards the enemy in front of them.
But even so, the battleships of the Tribunal showed no intention of retreating or getting out of the way. They were like a city wall composed of battleships, standing in front of the waves of the reapers.
Then, the two sides collided directly.
Seeing this, Kislev shuddered suddenly and then came back to his senses.
I didn’t come here just to watch a show!
"Everyone is ready, target——Reaper, attack!!"
Soon, following Kislev's order, the Starfleet fleet also joined the battle against the Reapers.
Compared to Kislev who had already joined the battle, Duanmuhuai and the others... well, they really came to see a show.
"Come on, come on, blow them all up!"
Standing on the bridge, looking at the fire all around, An was jumping up and down excitedly. No wonder she was so excited, after all, this was a special seat, and even though there was no sound in the universe. But watching the huge metal monster being blown into pieces under a round of shelling, with the broken pieces flying everywhere, and the fierce firelight everywhere, it really made people's blood rush, so much so that An was a little excited. He wanted to rush forward and fight - of course this was impossible.
No matter how powerful her magic is, Ann can't clean up a Reaper warship by herself.
Most of the people following Duanmu Huai had not experienced a space war for the first time, and they were just observing the battlefield in front of them with excitement and curiosity. Only Mary's hands and feet were cold and she stood there, not daring to move at all - although she had seen similar situations in movies or TV before, but experiencing it herself now gave Mary a completely different feeling.
There is no sound of bombing or beam shooting like in movies and TV. Standing behind the window and looking at the battlefield, it feels like watching a silent black and white movie. However, whenever the fire appeared and the scary metal monster not far away was exploded, Mary felt more oppressive than watching a movie in a cinema.
The Reapers' offensive was almost endless, and the Inquisition and the Star Alliance did not flinch. After all, they all knew that if the Reapers broke through the defense line, it would be a disaster once they landed on any planet. So no matter what, they must be here to completely intercept the Reapers!
Of course, strictly speaking, the number of Reapers is greater than that of the Inquisition and the Starfleet fleet combined, but Duan Muhuai has also been prepared for this. In addition to placing the main fleet in the center of the battlefield, he also deliberately left three Only a small fleet was used to prevent the Reapers from building plank roads in secret. In fact, the Reapers did use this tactic. They launched a fierce attack on the coalition forces of the Star Alliance and the Tribunal, and then took advantage of the opponent's busy time to separate another fleet to try to bypass them and go straight to the rear. , fortunately, they were discovered by the Inquisition's patrol fleet and blocked.
This shows that these reapers are real thieves.
In fact, the only ones present here are the main fleet of the Tribunal and the First and Third Fleets of the Star Alliance. The Fifth and Seventh Fleets did not join the battle, but were responsible for wandering in various human galaxies for defense. After all, no one knows whether this group of reapers will be up to any conspiracy.
If you were obsessed with demolishing towers and then turned around and chopped off the crystals in your hometown, there would be no place to cry.
Of course, the reason why the Star Alliance can do this is because the fleet of the Tribunal is strong enough to block the fleet of the Reapers. If other races were to do this, it would be equivalent to giving the Reapers every opportunity to defeat them.
However, the battle did not end quickly.
The reason is also very simple, there are too many reapers.
"Mr. Duanmu, there will be no problem."
Looking at the battlefield in front of her, An, who was originally excited, now became worried - of course, it was more because she was tired.
"Well...it's indeed a bit troublesome. I didn't expect it to be so much."
There were more players than locusts in the game, so Duanmuhuai didn't even consider the number of reapers at that time. But now it seems that this is obviously a big problem - from the beginning of the battle to now, they have eliminated tens of thousands of Reapers, but there is still a steady stream of Reapers behind them, and it seems that they will rely on the insect sea tactics to consume them to death. It looks a bit like fighting a swarm of insects.
The Star Alliance's first fleet was almost defeated, and some warships even withdrew from the battlefield because they had no ammunition... There was nothing we could do about it. After all, even the Star Alliance probably did not expect that a fight would be so troublesome.
"Ah... I'm really angry. I want to go out and fight too!!"
An was so angry that he almost jumped up, but Gu Leya helplessly held her back.
"Ann, calm down, you can't help much if you go out."
"Ugh...I know, but I just don't feel good. This is not the same as fighting on our own. We can only watch and worry from the side..."
After saying this, An couldn't help but pout and complain. In fact, what An said was correct. If it was a ground battle, facing this situation, An and Gu Leiya could just throw a big fireball at them and destroy many enemies. But in the universe, there is basically no room for them to play. In addition, the opposite side is the reaper, which is not an ordinary enemy, so Duanmuhuai has no intention of engaging in gang fighting, which means that they can do nothing except watch the show here.
This is somewhat unpleasant.
Although watching fleet battles is fun, it would be boring if you didn't join in.
"Mr. Duanmu, please give me a battleship. I want to participate in the battle! Assault! In short, it is an assault! Go directly behind the opponent!"
Good guy, you are also planning to launch an onboard charge, so what?
Listening to An's shouts, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes.
"Okay, go to sleep when you're tired of watching. This battle won't be over for a while."
"Hey? Do you want me to sleep here? Aren't you afraid that you will be exploded if you fall asleep?"
Not only An said this, but even Mary thought so. It was a mess outside. Although there was no sound, who could sleep in this situation?
"There is no way. The Tribunal's fleet is currently not as large as the Reapers, so they can only fight for firepower and defense."
"Ugh...but you want me to sleep here..."
“————————!!”
However, before An finished speaking, suddenly a reaper not far from the opposite side suddenly opened its claws, and then a dazzling red beam of light shot directly towards the battleship where everyone was, hitting the void shield and disappearing. . Then there was a salvo of macro cannons, which instantly blew the metal octopus into pieces.
“…………I’d better take a look again.”
"If you are tired, why not go to Venus Island and take a rest?"
"Huh? But Mr. Duanmu, you won't go."
"Of course I can't leave."
After all, the battleships of the Tribunal are controlled by puppets, and the puppets are under the control of Duanmu Huai. It can be said that Duanmu Huai is now playing real-time strategy with brain control. If he leaves, the entire fleet will collapse.
After all, this is not a game, you can't just press ESC to pause it.
"Hey..."
Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, An sighed helplessly.
"Forget it, I'll just stay here."
(End of chapter)