Chapter 115: The Fearsome Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon and the External Nuclear Missile Launcher
Chapter 115: The Fearsome Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon and the External Nuclear Missile Launcher
Although he had activated the dark matter energy shield in advance, it didn't mean he was completely safe.
The attack from the "Raging Lion" still lingered in his mind. The protective light shield at the Blood Blade Pirate Group's base, which was no weaker than the dark matter energy shield, had collapsed in just a few seconds. This made Song Chi, who had initially been confident in the dark matter energy shield, feel a significant sense of danger.
Of course, he understood that the main cannon on the Raging Lion must have activated some special characteristic or effect, which the other Ember Fleet ships were unlikely to replicate.
But what if they did?
As his thoughts raced, the Sky Vault sped up, successfully putting enough distance between him and the elders' ships.
Glancing back, Song Chi felt fortunate for his quick reaction. The six second-tier Ember Fleet ships that had burst out of the pirate base were now engaging in a fierce battle with his father, second uncle, and fourth uncle.
The main and secondary cannons of the second-tier and even third-tier reinforced ships lit up the pitch-black starry sky, and the terrifying explosions and energy shockwaves echoed for tens of thousands of meters.
Looking around the outer edges of the battle, Song You and Song Wen, who had reacted slightly slower than Song Chi, Song Qi, and Song Lin, were in a worse situation. The energy shields on their ships were much dimmer, clearly having been hit by several battle aftershocks in the short time.
Fortunately, none of their ships' energy shields had been broken yet, and they still retained basic combat capabilities.
After a brief survey of the battle, Song Chi had to refocus on the Sky Vault. Not far ahead, a Blood Blade Pirate Group's dark energy cruiser appeared.
Without hesitation, the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon, which had been pre-charged and was nearly ready, swiveled and fired the next second.
Swish!
A two-meter-wide, ten-meter-long sword light shadow shot out, whistling through the air. The dark energy cruiser of the Blood Blade Pirate Group tried to dodge by tilting its hull, but compared to the swift sword light, its movement was painfully slow.
Hum!
The energy shield only rippled slightly, not because the sword light shadow was weak, but because it was incredibly powerful. In less than two seconds, the energy shield of the dark energy cruiser completely collapsed.
In the main control room of the Blood Wolf, the leader of the Blood Blade Pirate Group, Blood Wolf, stared wide-eyed, disbelief written all over his face. His Blood Wolf was equipped with a white energy shield, but it had been reinforced to level 20.
A second-tier energy shield collapsing in less than two seconds? What kind of monster is this?
His eyes fixed on the dark energy cruiser enveloped in the dark shield, the initial eagerness in his eyes vanished, replaced by sheer terror. But this fear didn't last long.
The sword light shadow, having breached the Blood Wolf's energy shield, still had enough power to hit the ship's armor. It tore a several-meter-long gash in the hull before finally dissipating.
Blood Wolf looked in horror at the damage to his ship's armor and hull. In the next moment, he scrambled to turn the Blood Wolf and fled at top speed.
Armor damage 38%, hull damage 16%.
"Damn, it destroyed the energy shield and nearly 40% of the armor. I'm out of here."
This was Blood Wolf's only thought, but faster than his ship was the Sky Vault's electromagnetic lightning cannon. Purple lightning followed closely, striking the Blood Wolf as it turned, and it wasn't just one shot but a continuous barrage of electromagnetic lightning.
Five seconds later, the Blood Wolf sank, and even as it did, more lightning arcs splashed out, hitting nearby pirate ships.
The electromagnetic lightning cannon was only a blue component, so the splashing arcs had limited power and couldn't easily breach the energy shields of other ships like the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon. However, it still caused significant trouble for the numerous zero-tier and first-tier Ember Fleet ships nearby.
After all, they were reinforced to the second tier, and even as secondary cannons, they weren't something the dark energy cruisers and ordinary dark energy ships could easily resist.
Inside the Sky Vault, after witnessing the terrifying power of the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon, Song Chi felt more confident. His eyes narrowed, and he focused his cold gaze on the zero-tier and first-tier Ember Fleet ships of the Blood Blade Pirate Group.
As members of the Blood Blade Pirate Group, regardless of their strength, their hands are stained with the blood of innocents. There's no need to show them any mercy.
A few seconds later, the Pure Yang Sword Light Cannon roared once more, firing another ten-meter-long sword light projection.
The pirate warships that had witnessed the terror of the sword light projection scattered in all directions. Even the stray shots that landed on the Azure Sky's dark matter energy shield were nothing more than negligible ripples.
At this moment, the advantages of the Azure Sky's Level 29 Shadow Anti-Matter Hyperstate Engine became evident. With the surrounding void rifts temporarily sealed, the Azure Sky, with no significant concerns, pursued the fleeing pirate ships at a speed far exceeding that of other ships of the same class, quickly sinking them one by one.
Meanwhile, the battle where Song Chi's elders were engaged was particularly intense. The lower and middle-ranking pirates of the Blood Blade Pirate Group, due to their low status, were often allocated few resources, resulting in their ships having generally weak combat capabilities.
However, these Second-Rank Flame Ship Captains were different. As the absolute upper echelon of the pirate group, even though the majority of the spoils from each raid had to be handed over to the Moho royal family, the remaining portion, when divided among them, was still extremely significant.
On the Azure Sky, Song Chao's face was grim.
"These people's ships have an average of more than two purple components. Even the Blood Wolf's main cannon, engine, and energy shield are all purple components, along with a special purple component. It's truly luxurious. At this rate, it will be difficult for us to end this battle within four hours."
In the communications group, Song Hai, Song Yang, Zhao Hongxue, and others also had serious expressions. The Blood Blade Pirate Group's Second-Rank Flame Ships were far stronger than they had initially estimated, which prolonged what was supposed to be a swift and decisive battle.
If there were no other constraints, it wouldn't be a significant issue, as Chen Lixia was still coordinating from outside. The longer the battle dragged on, the more the scales would tip in their favor.
However, the problem was that the spatial lockdown effect of the "Void Prison" could only last for four hours. If they couldn't end the battle within this time, they didn't know what kind of chain reactions might occur.
"Let Lixia join the battle. The young ones are doing well, especially Little Chi. The remaining pirate members pose little threat to them!"
"Alright!"
After their discussion, the Dragonfly, which had been circling the battlefield's periphery, quickly joined the fray. With the addition of another escort ship, the balance of the battlefield was finally tipped. The Blood Blade Pirate Group's six escort ships gradually fell into a disadvantage, and the situation for the Song family members began to improve.
Over a hundred thousand meters away, three kilometer-long warships were exchanging fire. Each terrifying Third-Rank ship cannon shot brought with it a daunting energy halo, and at each impact point, a new spatial rift was formed.
Although this area was temporarily sealed by orange components, the continuous spread of spatial rifts and spatial gales over thousands of years had made the space here incredibly fragile. Under the relentless bombardment of the Third-Rank ship cannons, it could not hold, even with the orange components' seal.
In the Blood Blade's main control room, Blood Knife's fierce face flashed with a blood-red glow as he activated a special component on the ship.
A light halo flashed over the Blood Blade, causing the two cruiser ships, the Angry Lion and the Mountain, to suddenly lurch and collide with each other.
In the Angry Lion, Song Ming Song's eyes gleamed.
"It's a magnetic field, boss, activate the Steadfast Aura!"
As soon as he spoke, a light halo appeared on each of the two cruisers, forming invisible shields that enveloped the Angry Lion and the Mountain.
With the appearance of the light halos, the two ships were no longer affected by the Blood Blade's magnetic field and continued to fire at the Blood Blade.
It was only because the Blood Blade's energy shield was of orange quality that it hadn't already collapsed under the continuous attacks from the two cruisers.
Seeing that the magnetic field had no effect, Blood Knife activated another special component on the ship.
As a Flame Ship Captain who had lived for nearly six hundred years, Blood Knife had handled countless rare items. As a result, the Blood Blade's 44 special component slots had been fully loaded a hundred years ago, giving the ship a multitude of combat strategies.
Suddenly, a metallic clanging sound came from the front of the Blood Blade. In an instant, the two main cannons at the front were retracted into the ship's hull, and a sharp, yuejin protrusion appeared in their place.
"Ramming horn, be careful of their close-range attack!"
Ultimately, Song Mingsong's extensive experience paid off. He immediately recognized the origins of the golden ramming horn and promptly warned the others, giving the Mountain Peak a chance to react.
Almost as soon as the golden ramming horn appeared, the Blood Blade transformed into a blur, its engines activating some kind of burst feature, propelling it at terrifying speed toward the Mountain Peak.
With his seasoned eye, Blood Blade naturally saw the difference in strength between the two cruisers he was facing. He chose the Mountain Peak, which was slightly weaker, as his target.
Clang!
A violent metallic collision followed, and a massive dent appeared on the Mountain Peak's front.
In a direct physical collision, energy shields were useless.
However, Blood Blade was not at all pleased with the result. Instead, he was furious. The Mountain Peak had anticipated the attack and generated a special metallic shield on its surface. As a result, 90% of the damage inflicted by the Blood Blade was absorbed by this metallic shield.
Swish!
On the side, Song Mingsong naturally seized this perfect opportunity. Both of his main cannons fired simultaneously, striking the energy shield on the Blood Blade's surface. The second shot had a special shield-piercing effect.
Of course, the purple main cannon with the shield-piercing characteristic could not completely break through the Blood Blade's orange-quality energy shield. However, after so many rounds of concentrated fire, the energy shield was now at its dimmest, on the verge of collapse.
As the Blood Blade approached, the Mountain Peak saw its chance and fired one of its main cannons.
Just as Song Mingsong and Song Shan thought the Blood Blade's turtle shell was about to break, Blood Blade sneered in the control room of the Blood Blade.
A blue-quality energy shield restoration component activated, and the shield, which had been down to less than 5%, was restored to nearly 50%.
After doing this, he did not retreat. Instead, he charged toward the Mountain Peak again, defying expectations.
In the Roaring Lion, Song Mingsong's eyes widened like copper bells. The metallic shield on the Mountain Peak's exterior had already failed. Without additional protection, the ship's hull, equipped with only a standard purple armor, could not withstand the special ramming horn's direct impact.
Clang!
The second metallic collision followed, and as expected, the Mountain Peak's side hull caved in. This time, it wasn't just a metallic layer; one of the two main cannons was completely destroyed by the impact.
[Warning: Hull armor damaged by 20%, hull damaged by 14%. Please repair as soon as possible.]
On the side, the Roaring Lion's main and secondary cannons fired at full power, but the Blood Blade's orange-quality energy shield, with 50% of its strength remaining, was not so easily breached.
Soon, a third sharp collision sounded, and the Mountain Peak's damage worsened.
[Warning: Hull armor damaged by 38%, hull damaged by 26%. Please repair as soon as possible.]
Inside the Mountain Peak, Song Shan's face showed anxiety. He tried to control the ship to retreat, but the Blood Blade's special device restrained it. The Mountain Peak's purple engines were not enough to break free.
In the Blood Blade, Blood Blade laughed maniacally. Just two more hits, and this cruiser would lose all mobility. Without its support, the remaining ship on the side would be no match for the Blood Blade.
For a moment, the entire space battlefield became unpredictable due to the changing dynamics between the three cruisers.
On the Roaring Lion, Song Mingsong's aura fluctuated with his intense emotions, causing a strong third-stage pressure to fill the control room.
A fierce look appeared in his eyes. With a sudden thought, the Roaring Lion's hull below began to vibrate slightly. If Song Chi were there, he would have seen a familiar special device pop out from beneath the hull.
On this device, a nuclear missile over several dozen meters long hung.
Yes, this device was very similar to the external deep-space torpedo launcher on Shen Qing's "Qingfeng," clearly another type of external launcher.
Inside the Roaring Lion, Song Mingsong fiercely pressed the fire button.
"External nuclear missile launcher, blast this bastard to pieces!!"
(End of Chapter)
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