A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 850

Chapter 850: Chapter 594 Vajra Chapter 850: Chapter 594 Vajra The battle was still ongoing.

The floating fleet in the universe appeared as a gigantic circular city, its exterior resembling a platter covered by a transparent dome, resembling a model city in space from a distance. Surrounding the fleet, several warships were firing at the enemy in front, unleashing a nearly tempestuous barrage, yet they hadn't even grazed the enemy.

The fighter squadrons launched by the fleet had only tangled with the enemy briefly before they were utterly defeated by those elusive monsters.

Although Exelion had finished scanning and entered the battlefield, their attacks were equally ineffective against these strange enemies.

“Do we need to deploy?”

Seeing this scene, Jiezi couldn't help but ask, and Duanmu Huai shook his head.

“No, using Mecha against this guy is actually a worse strategy.”

In fact, at this moment, Duanmu Huai had already recalled that this peculiar entity should be one of the enemies of humans in this galaxy, known as the Vajra species.

In the player's perspective, Vajra would be considered an inorganic form, or The Evil Intelligence. They virtually have no brains or cognitive abilities but are connected through a hive consciousness. They can not only convert their outer shells into energy armor but also generate lasers and missiles inside their bodies–calling this thing a biological creature would be a joke.

Of course, that wasn't the point. The most annoying setting of Vajra was this:
If you destroyed a Vajra, the data from its destruction would instantly be “uploaded” through an information network into the entire consciousness, after which Vajra would begin to evolve and strengthen, making them increasingly resistant until finally no attack could harm them… This was truly annoying.

But players are players, they always found a way to deal with such monsters.

Vajra's trump card was their ability to perform continuous space jumps, although short distances, these instantaneous short-range shifts were the toughest to deal with. That's why Duanmu Huai said using Mecha against Vajra was most inefficient–because while they could teleport, you couldn't. This was a big problem as chasing them was impossible and even capturing their locations would place you in jeopardy.

Therefore, the best method to handle these monsters was…

“Aikute, can you lock onto the general position of these monsters?”

“No problem.”

“Good, on my command, activate the Nova Cannon, load the first shot with a Doppler warhead, the second with an electromagnetic pulse warhead, and the last with a high-explosive warhead! Target locked on the location of those monsters, fire!”

“Ah, yes!”

Soon, following Duanmu Huai's command, three warships quietly turned, aimed at the battlefield, and suddenly, three warheads shot out towards the battlefield.

At this moment, the Vajra were still completely ignoring the defense fleet's attack and continued charging toward the fleet. Just then, the three warheads fired by the Tribunal Warship had also arrived at the battlefield.

The first warhead exploded instantaneously, releasing invisible gravitational fluctuations that burst across the battlefield. The previously happily teleporting Vajra suddenly paused as if hit by a paralysis spell. However, just then, the second electromagnetic pulse warhead also exploded, a slight lightning snaking across the Vajra's bodies before disappearing.

Following immediately–The third high-explosive warhead had also reached its target.

The roaring firelight and explosion swiftly swept through the battlefield, and unlike before, the Vajra did not dodge this attack but were completely torn apart by the fierce explosion. Within moments, they turned into cosmic dust.

“Very good, very successful.”

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly.

In fact, each of these warheads had been carefully selected. The Doppler warhead's original purpose was for countering invisibility; it would release a large amount of gravitational waves the moment it exploded. Naturally, this would cause some minor disruptions in space, which for most enemies, would be negligible. But for Vajra, who treated space movement as easy as eating and drinking, it was different. The explosion of gravitational waves caused instability in space, preventing them from moving through space as freely as before.

The electromagnetic warhead that followed was mainly used to cut off the connections between the Vajras. As mentioned before, when Vajra were defeated, they would transmit data across the entire hive network, and the other Vajras would analyze this data to find countermeasures. However, once disconnected, the Vajra's information network would be paralyzed. At this point, a high-explosive bomb could clear the field, leaving them no chance to transmit data, not even a thought.

After all, dead people don't speak.

This triple attack was the players' best strategy against Vajra, hitting them relentlessly. After all, with the firepower of the Tribunal Warship, once the correct method was found, cleaning up a bunch of bugs was not a problem.

Meanwhile, both the fleet and everyone on board the Exelion breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, these monsters were too terrifying; not only were they fiercely aggressive, but they also possessed very bizarre abilities, such as being able to teleport short distances instantaneously–an ability they had never even seen before, not even among cosmic monsters. But thankfully…

“Hello, Captain Tashiro.”

Meanwhile, a communication also came from the fleet.

“Long time no see.”

Seeing the familiar face of the man on the screen, the old captain also couldn't help but smile.

“It's really good to see you still so spirited.”

“Me too, and thanks to the Exelion, we were not invaded by the enemy… May I ask, those warships are…”

“Hmm…”

Of course, the old captain understood what he meant, but honestly, he didn't know how to explain.

And just at that moment, suddenly, his adjutant spoke up.

“Captain, that mysterious ship fleet is approaching us!”

“Oh?”

Hearing this, the old captain was suddenly alarmed. Knowing all this time, the fleet had never made contact with them. They always left immediately after every battle, and this time they had uncharacteristically approached?

What exactly did they want?

“Captain, we've received a communication signal from them!”

“…connect now.”

“Yes.”

Soon, the screen flickered, and then the old captain saw a face…

“Whoa–!”

At that moment, the old captain felt his heart tremble, his eyes close, and his legs stretch out…!

“Captain! Captain! Please, pull yourself together, medic! Hurry! The captain has fainted!!”

Watching the chaotic scene on the screen, Duanmu Huai was speechless, and Ann next to him was even more surprised, widening her eyes. The others nearby exchanged glances upon seeing this.

“Oh wow, Mr. Knight, this is all your fault.”

Looking at the old man who had fainted in the captain's chair with his hand over his chest, Ann also shook her head. Hearing this, Duanmu Huai immediately became unhappy.

“How is it my fault?”

“The old gentleman fainted the moment he saw you. Isn't that because you scared him?”

“…Okay, maybe you're right.”

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes silently, remembering how he had once been banned from a live streaming platform because an elderly viewer had seen him, fainted, and been rushed to the hospital, leading the family to protest to the platform, which then banned his channel.

Ah… Thinking about it now, the past is still painful to remember.

And now, it seems the same thing has happened here.

Hopefully, the old gentleman wouldn't hold it against me if he died.

Though even if he did, I wouldn't be afraid.

Luckily, the old gentleman seemed quite robust, as after some emergency treatment, he finally regained consciousness.

“I apologize for any disrespect shown, um… sir, I am Captain Tashiro of the Exelion. I would like to express my deepest gratitude here for your fleet's repeated rescues of us from dire situations. May I ask, do you have any business with us?”

The older the ginger, the spicier it is. After regaining consciousness, the old captain did not mention the incident and acted as if nothing had happened…

“I am Grand Judge Duanmu Huai of the Tribunal.”

Duanmu Huai also composed his expression, staring at the old man.

“I have contacted you to discuss matters regarding the Cosmic Monsters.”

“Of course, that's no problem.”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai speak, the old captain nodded vigorously. However, at that moment, he turned to glance at a screen beside him, showing a bit of a troubled expression, but he still looked back at Duanmu Huai.

“Sir Judge, the truth is the members of the immigrant fleet also wish to take this opportunity to express their gratitude. With that said, why don't we all head to the main island of the fleet to discuss how to proceed?”

“Hmm…”

For Duanmu Huai, he generally preferred to clear things up directly over the communication line. But now, the situation was different. After all, it was a fleet, and just the VF fighters alone were enough reason for Duanmu Huai to make a trip. Initially, Duanmu Huai was considering whether to find an excuse, but now, there was no need for an excuse; the offer was made directly to him.

“No problem, that's settled then.”

Duanmu Huai nodded, and then both confirmed the time and place, before closing the communication.

Turning to those present, Duanmu Huai looked around.

“Alright, since we have some free time, let's go to the fleet for some fun.”

“That's great!”

Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Yaz jumped up first.

“I've read about the immigrant fleet in the news, have been wanting to visit for a long time. I even thought about joining the fleet… Ah, well, it's no use talking about that now.”

Having boarded ZAFT's ship, there's no getting off in this lifetime.

“So, let's get ready. We'll take the White Goddess of Lumiaire there.”

“Yes!”

At Duanmu Huai's command, everyone immediately started to prepare, and Duanmu Huai turned to leave. But just then, Ogis reached out and pulled at Duanmu Huai's hand.

“What's wrong, Ogis?”

Faced with Duanmu Huai's question, Ogis silently took a helmet from beside her and handed it to Duanmu Huai.

“Master, do you want to wear this?”

“…No!”

I do have a certain charm, why would I hide that!

Chapter end

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