A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 823

Chapter 823: Chapter 580 The Starting Point of Destiny Chapter 823: Chapter 580 The Starting Point of Destiny The Tenth Planet of the Solar System, Thunder King Space Domain.

The Federation Special Space Army SDF Fleet, Warship Exelion No. 0.

“Beep… Beep… Beep…!”

Accompanied by the urgent alarm, a blue warship suddenly leaped from the void of space and re-entered the real universe.

“Executive officer, how many warships survived?”

“Report, Captain, only our ship survived…!”

An elderly man with white hair and beard, dressed in a navy uniform, shouted loudly, his head drenched in sweat.

“What about the Mechanical Soldier units?”

“… Almost completely annihilated.”

“How could this be…!”

Hearing the report from his subordinate, the old captain clenched his fist and hammered the armrest fiercely, clenching his teeth.

“Our fleet was comprised of the elite of EOT, yet we've been driven to such a desperate situation… Damn Cosmic Monsters, I had no idea they were already this close to humanity!”

Remembering the encounter that had just taken place, the old captain was still trembling with fear. Their fleet was originally responsible for patrolling and searching the outer edges of the Solar System. However, they had not anticipated a sudden encounter with a large army of Cosmic Monsters and, caught off guard, the old captain had no choice but to order a jump. In the end… they were just a step too slow under the attack of the Cosmic Monsters.

At that moment, the executive officer's voice came again.

“Captain, a gravity wave anomaly has been detected!”

Before the executive officer could finish, in the next moment, hundreds of Cosmic Monsters suddenly appeared not far behind the Exelion. These Cosmic Monsters were enormous, each over a hundred meters in size, with nearly every one of them comparable to a warship, and at this point, the Exelion seemed to have no choice.

“Captain, we must choose to retreat!”

“No!! If we retreat, they will learn the location of Earth!!”

The old captain decisively rejected his executive officer's suggestion.

“We must find a way to stop these damned creatures!! All gun-ports, lock onto the targets and prepare to fire! Even if we die here, we cannot let these monsters discover Earth's location!”

Following the old captain's order, the blue warship slowly turned, aiming at the Cosmic Monster horde not far away.

And the three Mechas lurking around the blue warship also prepared for battle.

Meanwhile, on the flagship of the Tribunal Expeditionary Fleet, Three Little Pigs.

“Woo…”

Standing in the Tactical Control Room, Aikute was intently staring at the star map in front of her. This galaxy was completely unfamiliar to the Tribunal, so the first thing Aikute did upon her arrival was to open a map. She had already sent out four Reconnaissance Fleets to scout and search the surrounding area.

However, this still made Aikute very nervous.

“Aikute, come and have something to eat.”

Just then, Bambi and Kula, riding Soul Jellyfish, floated in wobblingly and then Bambi lifted a tray, placing a sandwich and red tea in front of Aikute.

“Thank, thank you… Bambi.”

“You haven't rested for several days, Aikute. It's about time you took a break.”

“I, I can keep going.”

Aikute shook her head.

“This is the first task Uncle Judge entrusted to me, and I absolutely cannot disappoint him.”

“You say that, but you're pushing yourself too hard.”

At that moment, Zhi Jingxiang walked in and sighed as she looked at Aikute.

“Look at the state you're in, we haven't even encountered any trouble yet. What if you collapse and then suddenly something happens, who do you expect to take over? We don't have any experience commanding a fleet in combat.”

“I, I won't fall!”

“You're not a robot, how can you not fall… Looking at you now, it's as if you could drop and start vomiting blood any second. I advise you to get some sleep, there's nothing going on right now anywa…”

“Beep beep beep beep!!”

However, before Zhi Jingxiang could finish, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded, causing Aikute, who had been somewhat groggy, to instantly widen her eyes and look towards the star map.

“A target detected?? Eh? At the edge of the A3 galaxy… is that a battle??”

Muttering to herself, Aikute quickly activated the images of the battle zone, and then she saw on the screen a blue warship and several robots in combat. What they were facing was…

“Ugh, what is that thing, so disgusting.”

Seeing those huge, bloated insect-like creatures, the size of asteroids, Zhi Jingxiang shuddered with disgust.

“These things are even uglier than Reapers!”

At least Reapers have some kind of metallic beauty, but these bugs just felt like they didn't care how they looked since no one in the universe was going to see them…

“On one side is the human fleet, and on the other, unidentified Cosmic Creatures? At this moment, ugh… according to the rules of the Tribunal…”

Muttering under her breath, Aikute flipped through the notebook beside her.

“Ah, the enemies of the Tribunal are Aliens, Heretics, and Demons… should this be classified as Alien or Demon?”

“Whatever it is, it's definitely not human.”

Zhi Jingxiang couldn't hold back, she was also a member of the Tribunal and naturally knew the Tribunal's rules. However, Zhi Jingxiang didn't have as many qualms as Aikute and gave a straight answer.

“Let's worry about the classification later, let's strike first!”

“Ah, right… So, Third Assault Force, prepare to head to the A3 galaxy battle zone, prepare for combat!”

For the Exelion, this was a difficult battle.

No, it was a battle to the death.

The cosmic monsters charging at them were overwhelming, and just one remaining warship, even if firing at full capacity, couldn't cause much effective damage to those nearly one hundred meters in size.

“Report, we're running out of ammunition!”

“There's no way…”
At that, the old captain clenched his teeth.

“Increase the Retreat Furnace power to the highest! If it comes to it, we'll ram them!”

For the old captain, this was the last resort. The Retreat Furnace on board the Exelion was their pinnacle of technological achievement, a special power unit that utilized the energy released from the singularity produced by the gravitational field of two micro black holes as its power source. If it were to seriously overload, it would create a temporary black hole.

Although uncertain how useful this would be, at least it should be sufficient to destroy most of the cosmic monsters here.

“Understood, beginning Retreat Furnace overload… 80%… 90%… 100%… 110%!”

“All hands prepare…”
Just as the old captain had made up his mind and was about to issue the final command, suddenly, a flash of light appeared out of the blue in the universe.

The dazzling beams of light flashed by, piercing directly into the midst of the cosmic monsters, easily penetrating the impregnable bodies of the cosmic monsters, and in the blink of an eye, turning them into a series of explosions that annihilated all the cosmic monsters surrounding the Exelion.

“What, what's going on?”

Seeing this, the old captain was also stunned.

“Report, unidentifiable fleet detected!”

“Immediately bring it up on the screen!”

“Yes!”

Quickly, the large screen in front of everyone switched, and then… they saw several ships adorned in gold, with odd shapes, appear on it.

“That is…?”

The old captain looked questioningly toward his executive officer, who shook his head.

“We have no corresponding information in our database!”

As they spoke, the cosmic monsters also started to stir. It seemed they had realized that this new adversary was more difficult to deal with, and they quickly changed direction, hurtling towards the mysterious fleet. However… the cosmic monsters' attacks were utterly useless against the fleet.

The old captain could see that facing the assault of the cosmic monsters, the ships of the fleet unfurled a unique type of shield that kept the cosmic monsters at bay. Whether the cosmic monsters launched fireballs or beams, or even rammed directly with their bodies, none could break through the fleet's defenses. On the contrary, the fleet remained comfortably within their shields, leisurely pouring beams and shells onto the cosmic monsters, which wer swept away in mere moments.

“I never imagined, such technology could exist…”
Watching the scene, the old captain couldn't help but be amazed. He knew exactly how formidable this technology was. In fact, one of the reasons his fleet had been nearly annihilated by the cosmic monsters was for this very reason. Not only were the cosmic monsters' firepower strong, but they also released numerous tiny bugs at great speed, which would use their bodies to ram into the warships. Since humans in this galaxy had not developed the technology for warship shields, their vessels could only endure structurally… before being directly blown up by the opposition.

“… Establish contact with them right away, express our gratitude, and ask for their identity.”

Though clueless about who they were, the old captain heaved a sigh of relief and immediately issued the order. No matter what, they had rescued them from a precarious situation and, for now, they didn't seem to be enemies, well…
The old captain's gaze lingered on the large Skull Head painted on the hull of the opposing warships.

Should they not be?

“Report, the other party has not responded.”

Just then, the executive officer's words reached him once more, causing the old captain's heart to sink. Could it be that these warships were not his allies?

However, just as the old captain tensed up again, he saw the warships turning their bows and disappeared into the cosmos in the blink of an eye.

Phew… It seemed that the others simply did not intend to make contact.

As the warships departed, the old captain breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, the Exelion had almost completely lost its combat capability at this point. If the others had any ill intentions… fortunately, they didn't have any.

“Phew…”
As the old captain relaxed, Aikute, who had been real-time monitoring the battlefield, breathed a sigh of relief as well, leaving Zhi Jingxiang completely puzzled by her side.

“What are you so nervous about? You saved them, didn't they just express their thanks to you? Why don't you say something back?”

“I… I don't know what to say, and Uncle Judge said that the Tribunal isn't yet suited to make an appearance in public… I'm a bit worried that I might have made a mistake…”
“Hey… I think it's fine, that guy is actually… Well, I think there won't be a big problem. Anyway, you can go and rest for a while now, Bambi, Kula, take her back to her room to rest. She looks like she's about to pass out right here.”

“Understood!”

Hearing Zhi Jingxiang's command, Bambi and Kula immediately raised their hands, then leaped down from the Soul Jellyfish, grabbing Aikute.

“Let's go, Sister Aikute.”

“Ah? But the battlefield can change in an instant, if anything unexpected happens…”
“Come on, come on, the battle's already over, isn't it? Sister Aikute, you go rest. We'll notify you if anything happens.”

“But…”
Aikute, who was soft-hearted by nature, was directly dragged away by the two, while Zhi Jingxiang sighed and turned to look at Audrey standing nearby.

“Don't you have some sort of mental induction with him? Tell him what's going on here, see if he has any solutions. This can't go on like this.”

“I understand, Miss Zhi Jingxiang.”

Listening to Zhi Jingxiang's complaint, Audrey standing by gave a slight nod.

“I will convey the message to the master.”

Chapter end

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