Chapter 1056 Exploding Gold Coins
Time goes back a few seconds, and the Swan is sailing under gravity in the void, preparing to go to the next jump point.
Since it was early in the morning, there were only Alyssa and Fang Lanyin on duty in the bridge.
They are heading to the next possible docking place for the starship. This time Alyssa needs a complete and effective plan, and cannot just rush into it.
At this time, the speaker under the radar sounded an alarm sound, which suddenly woke up Anyun who was on night shift. She quickly stared at the radar screen and said: "A ship has completed its jump and appeared on the radar. Database comparison analysis , is a high-speed commercial ship.”
"Business ship? How could it appear in such a deserted galaxy?"
A high-speed commercial ship is actually a type of ship between a battleship and a shuttle. It was originally designed for use within the galaxy. Although it also has the ability to jump, the jump distance is very short and the jump can only be made a few times.
It's like a short-distance small business aircraft, originally designed to run regional routes.
Moreover, the void is not safe at all. It is easy to encounter pirates outside of habitable galaxies. With the poor armament and better-than-no shields of high-speed commercial ships, traveling alone to other galaxies is simply asking for death.
The Swan is currently more than twenty yaars away from the nearest habitable galaxy, so it shouldn't be seen here.
Just as doubts arose in my heart, I heard An Yun say again:
"Two more new signals came into the radar, this time from battleships and two cruisers."
"Within the optics?"
"It's a little far, but you should be able to see it."
Alyssa immediately called up the viewfinder perspective, and on the virtual screen spread out in front of the captain's seat, three small glowing dots could be dimly seen.
I expanded the background to the maximum size and adjusted the viewfinder mode to make the picture clearer, so I could barely see the appearance of the three ships.
There were no flags or emblems indicating ownership on the high-speed commercial ship, which led to the fact that there were on the two warships.
"Main gun charging signal detected."
"Those are two pirate ships. It seems that we have encountered the scene of a pirate attack."
Perhaps because the negotiations had broken down, the two cruisers had already started shelling the high-speed commercial ship.
An Yun looked back at Alyssa, who barely hesitated.
"Get ready for battle. The pirates are too close to us. They are on our route."
The lights in the bridge instantly turned red, and at the same time a battle alarm sounded in the Swan.
Everyone who was resting in the cabin rushed into the bridge and sat in their respective seats.
"Combat ship speed, preparation for test firing."
The frontal ramming angle of the Swan opened up and down, revealing the huge muzzle, and began to accumulate energy.
Long, who was operating the weapon, obtained the position information from Alyssa, manually fine-tuned the main gun's aim, and pressed the fire button.
A long-distance strike that is almost beyond visual range, this operation is very similar to a battleship engaging in an artillery battle more than ten kilometers away on the ocean.
The beige beam of the light spear cannon pierced the dark void and approached the butt of a pirate ship from behind.
"Test shot missed, near miss."
"Adjust the trajectory and fire the second shot of the main gun."
The ballistic computer on the Swan immediately adjusted based on the data of the first cannon, and soon, the second luminous spear cannon was fired.
"Confirmed the bomb hit the port side of the enemy ship."
"Activate the secondary guns and continue shooting." The pirates who had been beaten at this time finally reacted, but having said that, the ship they were driving was obviously a cruiser, with a tonnage larger than the light cruiser Swan, but the shield strength was the same. It can't withstand even a single shot of spear cannon, and it moves very slowly after being attacked. Rather than being a cruiser, its maneuverability is more like that of a destroyer or even a frigate, which is too slow.
After all, it’s a ship used by pirates, so don’t expect any good stuff.
The Swan, which was operating at combat speed, showed high maneuverability far beyond that of ordinary battleships. After two salvos, the enemy fleet's engine light had already entered the visual range, which allowed the main and secondary guns to fire more accurately.
At this time, the two pirate ships finally turned around. One of them was half destroyed. Although it had not exploded, it had basically lost its combat effectiveness.
The worst thing was actually the high-speed commercial ship. When the Swan came into visual distance, the high-speed commercial ship had exploded into a ball of orange flash.
This is what happens when ships used in the galaxy run outside the galaxy and are attacked by pirates.
However, Alyssa didn't originally intend to save anyone. It was just because the pirate was blocking the route. If he didn't change the route, he would have to be beaten sooner or later, so she might as well make a sneak attack before he was discovered.
"Confirmation of enemy ship firing."
"Maneuver to avoid!"
The Swan began to turn, and a beam of twin-mounted main guns flew past the right side of the Swan, followed by a beam that may have been a secondary gun and flew away against the edge of the Swan.
Alyssa knew at a glance that the pirate was panicking.
If a warship wants to aim at a new target, it needs to test-fire and aim first, and then cooperate with the ballistic computer to hit it accurately.
The pirates came up and fired continuously with their main and secondary guns. It was obvious that the sudden appearance of the Swan caught them off guard.
"Keep firing and sink it."
"Multiple engine lights were detected, and the opponent released the fleet."
Hall, who was not on the bridge, also sent a communication at this time:
"Li Chengqi and I are ready to attack."
"Don't attack for now, there's no need."
Alyssa quickly clicked on the keyboard with her left hand and handed the set vent area information to Long.
The fleet that tried to get close to harass the Swan was immediately hit by intensive firepower from anti-aircraft guns. Obviously, there were not many people who had the ability to bypass the anti-aircraft firepower and challenge the ship alone. At least, no one with this ability would become a pirate.
At this time, the Swan's main gun fired again, and the pirate ship that was still moving was hit in the middle. It can be clearly seen with optical instruments that the light spear main gun with extremely strong penetrating ability directly shot a large hole in the center of the pirate ship. Then the pirate ship began to gradually disintegrate due to structural damage.
"Keep firing."
One ship was disabled and the other was broken into pieces, but the Swan still had no intention of ceasefire.
The pirates were surprisingly tenacious. Even under such circumstances, many of them were still alive.
That's so bad. Let's eliminate it quickly.
The Swan began to slow down and approached the two incapacitated warships. The anti-aircraft guns and secondary guns were still firing, targeting the complete hull and all parts that looked like escape hatches.
Although it is often said that recyclers are certified pirates, there is actually a difference between the two.
The biggest difference is that pirates are not as ruthless as recyclers...
For pirates, as long as the robbed target hands over the goods, usually the pirates will not kill them all. After all, they can still tell the difference between a good meal and a good meal.
But when recyclers fight pirates, there is no rule against killing them all. In the recyclers' view, as long as they kill all the pirates, everything they have will be mine. Not only will there be bounties to get, but there will also be a lot of loot. , it would be more troublesome if there were alive pirates at this time, it would be more convenient to kill them all.
To put it simply, old man, blast your gold coins!
(End of chapter)