A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 863
Chapter 863: Chapter 605: Complete Destruction Chapter 863: Chapter 605: Complete Destruction “Roar———-!”
A massive monster, akin to a mammoth, charged head-on, its tusks aiming directly at Duanmu Huai's mecha. Enraged, Duanmu Huai bellowed as he manipulated the mecha to raise his Chainsaw Sword and swung it forcefully at the Thunder Beast before him!
“Bang!!”
The thick tusks pierced through the mech, while at the same time, the rapidly spinning Chainsaw Sword cleaved into the Thunder Beast's head with a howl.
“Die, Alien bug hybrid!”
“Whirr———-!!”
The swiftly cutting Chainsaw Sword tore open the Thunder Beast's skin, penetrated its flesh, cut through its bones, and blood splashed out violently; the pained Thunder Beast roared angrily and then raised its claws, which resembled curved blades, and swung at the mecha. At the same time, Ogis took action as well, reaching out to grasp the control stick, and in the next moment, four Funnel cannons suddenly rose and fired blinding Energy Beams at both sides of the Thunder Beast.
The Energy Beams struck the Thunder Beast's tusks precisely, causing the Thunder Beast to violently twist aside, and its attack thus missed its mark. Meanwhile, the whirling Chainsaw Sword had already completely split the Thunder Beast's skull and then Huai swung downward forcefully! Right after, the Thunder Beast was cleaved in half straight through the middle by Duanmu Huai!
“Dieeeeeeeee!!!”
The blood spurting out from the wounds of the Thunder Beast burst forth like a waterfall, drenching the mecha completely. However, Duanmu Huai, undeterred, steered his mecha to sprint forward, brutally splitting the Thunder Beast from head to tail, completely severing it into two.
“Damn hybrid, dieahaha!”
Watching the Thunder Beast fall at his feet, Duanmu Huai laughed heartily.
It seems this mecha is still somewhat useful.
“Very well, then we…………”
However, just as Duanmu Huai was about to move forward, suddenly, the entire cockpit went dark, followed by a red light coming on.
“……… What's going on?”
“The mecha is damaged, unable to move.”
Ogis gave a straightforward answer.
“……… Is that it?”
Hearing Ogis's report, Duanmu Huai looked baffled, just having killed to his fill, and now this is happening?
“Ah, so the realism series is just like this, indeed unreliable.”
It was merely a hole pierced through his waist, and yet the mecha was out of action, so fragile indeed. Thus saying, the realism series mecha really aren't durable. The super series is better; they can go berserk even when out of power, just shouting loudly enough can restore them to normal, unlike these fragile realism series mecha, which break down completely once part of them is broken.
This was the debut battle of this mecha…………and this is it?
However, upon deeper consideration, it wasn't surprising it turned out this way because pilots of realism series mecha generally adopt evasive and counterattack tactics. But Duanmu Huai's combat style has always been to charge ahead and withstand attacks directly. His style didn't match this kind of realism series mecha…………
“Let's go.”
Duanmu Huai silently opened the cockpit.
Indeed, mecha are nothing more than a bit of romantic notion left.
Meanwhile, in space, the battle continued relentless.
“Phew………”
Watching the Green Star in front of her explode completely, Aikute also breathed a sigh of relief. Afterward, she still executed Duanmu Huai's Extinction Order and completely blew up the entire planet. However, this time Aikute was smarter–she didn't use Whirlwind Torpedoes again but instead used the flagship's BFG10000 main cannon to shoot straight through the planet.
Next up… the enemy mothership.
Thinking of this, Aikute once again looked at the star map at the giant Monster Leviathan, which Duanmu Huai had told her was the Alien bugs' mothership, and that it could hatch the Insect Race anytime to launch an attack. Conversely, defeating Leviathan would collapse the Alien bugs' offensive.
But the situation was really not good.
Suicide Bats were really hard to deal with, the Void Shield was ineffective against them, but luckily, before to combat the Cosmic Monsters, Aikute requested Duanmu Huai to dispatch two fleets over, thus, the manpower was still considered sufficient. But even then, under the relentless attack of the Suicide Bats, several warships were damaged.
By comparison, the fleet had it worse–after all, the fleet was massive in size, but they didn't have enough firepower to defend against the Alien bugs' attacks. Indeed, if not for Aikute repeatedly mobilizing fleets to assist in defense, the fleet would have probably been wiped out by now.
Whew… It should be about time…
While adjusting the situation on the battlefield, Aikute glanced at the time, silently calculating within herself.
It should be now.
“Flagship, attack!”
Following Aikute's command, the flagship gradually accelerated, charging toward the enemy insect race's mothership. At the same time, myriad cannons fired in unison, and the movement of the Tribunal's flagship naturally drew the attention of the insect swarm. Soon, countless Suicide Bats and Flying Dragons swarmed toward it. Aikute commanded the flagship to mercilessly fire its cannons, completely annihilating all threats.
The Leviathan seemed to feel the pressure from the Tribunal's flagship as well, but at that moment, the flagship's main cannon suddenly fired, sending a beam of light across the battlefield, directly striking the massive body of the distant Leviathan. Faced with the flagship's attack, the Leviathan quickly shifted its position, while a large group of Suicide Bats and Flying Dragons emerged from its body, blocking in front of the energy beam.
The beam exploded upon hitting the barrier made of Suicide Bats and Flying Dragons, and at the same time, the body of the Leviathan in the background suddenly glowed, then expanded———-and burst.
“Huh?”
Upon witnessing this scene, Mary widened her eyes in surprise, while Aikute breathed a sigh of relief.
Whew… It finally worked.”
“Miss Aikute? What just happened??”
Mary looked at the screen, then at Aikute, uncertain. If she hadn't seen it wrong, the flagship's main cannon hadn't hit the Leviathan, but why had it suddenly exploded?
Could she have seen it wrong? That seemed unlikely…
“Ah, that was just a little strategy.”
“Strategy?”
“Yes…”
At this point, Aikute began explaining her plan to Mary–Observers could tell from previous battles that the insect race didn't value their own lives; they would sacrifice themselves without hesitation if it meant victory. Given this behavior, if the Tribunal Fleet appeared to be attempting to crush the Leviathan, the insect swarm would certainly spare no expense to halt the Tribunal Fleet's actions.
Therefore, Aikute decided to stand by while also rallying reinforcements–Due to Aikute's habit, several patrol fleets were stationed in nearby star territories. Hence, she directly called back the closest patrol fleet, planning to launch a surprise attack from behind the Leviathan while the patrol fleet was en route. During this time, Aikute also simultaneously commanded the flagship to charge forward, positioning for a battle against the Leviathan, thus ensuring the insect swarm focused their attention upfront. Just a moment's distraction allowed the patrol fleet to ambush from behind.
“Then… why fire the canon?”
“I had calculated that it takes time for the Leviathan to hatch the insect race. So, I thought if I threatened it with a cannon shot, it would immediately summon its protecting swarm to block it. Of course, if it didn't block, then it could be directly destroyed. However, if it did block, then the patrol fleet could take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack, and by that time, the Leviathan wouldn't have time to hatch a second batch of the insect race… ”
“That's amazing!”
Upon hearing Aikute's explanation, Mary's eyes widened in astonishment. Clearly, for the insect race, it was a checkmate situation–they would either be obliterated by the flagship's main cannon or ambushed by the patrol fleet, with virtually no third option available. Moreover, since the insect swarm was unaware of Aikute's habits, they would never anticipate another fleet sneaking up from behind.
“Is this also why you wanted us to evacuate the flagship?”
Indeed, after Duanmu Huai had deployed, Aikute had instructed everyone to evacuate the flagship and move to another main warship patrolling at the rear. With only a few people involved, no one was particularly concerned, but now it seemed that Aikute had already thought through the tactics then.
“Yes, just to be cautious, as the flagship moving into battle could easily be targeted by enemy fire, and any problems could be troublesome… ”
Meaning, Aikute had secretly switched the flagship and then used the original flagship as bait, allowing the patrol fleet to ambush and strike Leviathan from behind.
Typical Aikute style, both cautious and clever.
“That's really incredible, Miss Aikute, just like those famous generals!”
After listening to Aikute's briefing, Mary was clearly impressed. Although Aikute spoke lightly, Mary felt it was similar to the legendary generals she read about in history books. Hearing Mary's praise, Aikute appeared somewhat uncomfortable and quickly waved her hands.
“Ah? Miss Mary, you exaggerate. It's just a common tactic, not as exaggerated as you say, and…”
Speaking of which, Aikute also showed some unease.
“The flagship sustained some damage, and I'm a bit worried that Uncle Judge might be upset.”
As Aikute had said, the flagship's entry into the fray inevitably attracted enemy fire. Although the anti-aircraft and high-explosive shells eliminated many enemies, the flagship did sustain some damage, although not severe. But from the outside, some damage was visible, so Aikute was quite worried. Even though Duanmu Huai had authorized her to take full command on the battlefield, Aikute's nature was such that using the flagship as bait somewhat exceeded her prerogatives.
“Er… I don't think he will mind.”
Mary was not particularly worried about this issue, especially since Duanmu Huai had brought her along to the Antarctic in a lavish manner. She believed he wouldn't get angry over such things. In her view, Duanmu Huai wasn't the type to be petty or lose his temper over material losses; even if Aikute had blown up the flagship, Mary felt he would not mind.
“I hope so…”
Chapter end
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