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Chapter 429: The Decisive Battle
Chapter 429: The Decisive Battle
When Song Chi returned to the Duchy Fleet, it was just before the final assault was to be launched, and with the nod of the Song Family's elders, the Tianxu Cangqiong Number joined the decapitation squad.
The group concealment component provided by the Song Family, known as the River of Hidden Groups, was a Silver Legendary Component enhanced to level 70.
It could bind up to 300 warships, had an extremely high concealment priority, and its duration was as long as 240 hours when not actively attacking, making it a formidable attribute.
However, this predetermined decapitation operation was destined to venture deep into enemy territory, making it quite dangerous. At the very least, only the Deer Hunt Ships could participate.
For this reason, the entire decapitation squad consisted of less than a hundred warships. After all, there were only hundreds of Deer Hunt Ships in the Morning Star Duchy Fleet. If they were to withdraw 300 ships, wouldn't that directly reduce their strength by half?
The alien coalition forces on the other side were not fools. If they noticed such a significant reduction in high-level combat power, they could easily guess the decapitation plan, and the element of surprise would be lost.
...
Three days passed in a flash.
In the Liguo Star Zone, the standoff area between the two fleets.
With another fleet maneuver, the two fleets, each numbering over ten million, clashed once more.
The cannons roared, and after the first round of concentrated fire from the alien coalition's starships, the Morning Star Duchy Fleet, maintaining its usual formation, suddenly split into two, with the meat-tank warships on both sides rapidly pulling away in their respective directions.
Soon, a spherical steel fortress with a diameter of over 6,000 kilometers and a pitch-black exterior appeared before the millions of alien coalition forces.
"Damn, it's an advanced mobile battle star!"
The five and six-rank combat units of the alien coalition forces immediately recognized the advanced mobile battle star provided by the Eagle Clan.
Powered by a large-scale controllable nuclear fusion reactor, this steel battle star, comparable in size to an ordinary planet-destroying warship, began its advance towards the front line. In the shadow behind the battle star, over 100,000 vanguard warships followed closely.
"All coalition forces, listen up! Focus all fire on the mobile battle star in the center!"
The supreme commander of the alien coalition forces issued orders swiftly. Millions of starship main cannons began to charge, but even facing the dense charging light points ahead, the advanced mobile battle star's advance showed no sign of hesitation, resolutely moving forward.
On the menacing surface of the advanced alloy, tens of thousands of cannon mouths turned, awaiting the onslaught of countless incoming cannon fire. The Eagle Clan members within the mobile battle star did not aim their formidable firepower at the numerous alien starships ahead but prepared to use it as an interception measure later.
The designated plan was clear: the Eagle Clan's advanced mobile battle star had only one task—to ensure that the over 100,000 vanguard warships behind it penetrated the alien coalition fleet. The task of withstanding the concentrated fire from the alien coalition forces would fall to the vanguard fleet, which would later receive the group amplification.
Time passed, and after the mobile battle star had advanced only a few dozen kilometers, the dense barrage of fire from the alien coalition forces in front had already begun to fire. As far as the eye could see, the fireworks filled the sky, appearing dazzling as they drew closer.
However, the Eagle Clan members within the mobile battle star had no appreciation for this spectacle; instead, they were filled with fear.
This was a barrage of millions of cannon fire. Although the outer layer of the advanced mobile battle star had a nuclear energy shield capable of withstanding sixth-rank attacks, this number was no laughing matter.
To be honest, even the bombardment of millions of ordinary starships would be far beyond what a typical sixth-rank nuclear energy shield could withstand, let alone the fact that among the incoming cannon fire were attacks from fourth-rank and above combat units.
Fortunately, the advanced mobile battle star also benefited from the group amplification component's effect, coupled with the designated defensive amplification from multiple Flame Warships behind it. The shield value and protection value of the nuclear energy shield on the battle star's exterior had already multiplied several times over.
Additionally, the numerous firepower cannons on the battle star were also firing in full force, striving to intercept the dense incoming cannon fire. The millions of Duchy warships behind the vanguard fleet were also providing full support.
Under these circumstances, although the nuclear energy shield on the surface of the advanced mobile battle star was rapidly fading with time, it still advanced resolutely.
Half an hour later, just before the nuclear energy shield was about to overload, the advanced mobile battle star finally broke through the alien coalition's defense line.
Although the alien warships in this area had already retreated, the alien coalition fleet, with a scale of nearly ten million, was not so easily rearranged. The advanced mobile battle star had genuinely torn a gap in the alien coalition fleet's defense line.
At this moment, the advanced mobile battlestar of the Eagle Clan had essentially completed its mission, and the following vanguard fleet of over a hundred thousand ships began to rapidly assemble and open fire, striving to tear open this small breach in the enemy line.
Although this vanguard fleet had the support of group amplification modules, they were still facing an enemy many times their size. In a short time, the fleet suffered casualties in the triple digits.
From the rear, the main Duchy fleet saw that the vanguard had broken through the enemy's defenses, and the fleet's command headquarters quickly ordered a full-scale advance.
This sudden all-out push forced the alien coalition to divert a large portion of their starships, reducing the pressure on the Duchy's vanguard fleet.
...
As the two fleets clashed fiercely, the alien coalition was completely unaware of a small group of battleships slowly approaching from the side.
This small fleet consisted of less than ninety battleships, with five battleships leading the way and the rest being Deer Hunt Ships, forming an impressive lineup.
"Brother Dingbang, the attributes of this concealment module are excellent. I doubt the concealment priority is below 8000," the captain of the Morning Star Clan's battleship casually remarked in the communication group chat.
Song Dingbang sensed the other party's probing intent and smiled, shaking his head without replying.
At this moment, the captain of the Dusk Marquis Family's battleship changed the topic in the group chat.
"When will we make our move? We're already close enough to the alien coalition, but if we get any closer, won't we risk being exposed?"
Song Dingbang shook his head in response.
"There's no rush. We only have one chance, and even if we can't turn the tide of battle, we must try to eliminate as many high-level alien units as possible. It would be even better if we could disrupt their command system for a short time!"
The Flame Captains in the communication group chat all nodded in agreement with Song Dingbang's words.
Despite their impressive lineup, they had less than a hundred ships, and once they made their move, regardless of the outcome, the vigilant alien coalition would not allow them a second chance at a surprise attack. Therefore, they had to make the most of this one opportunity.
As the battle raged ahead, the more than eighty ships that remained in stealth mode were like experienced hunters, patiently waiting for the perfect moment to strike.
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, nearly half an hour had gone by.
The Duchy's vanguard fleet, after nearly half an hour of relentless attacks, had expanded the small breach to three times its original size. However, the cost was high, as the vanguard fleet of over a hundred thousand ships was now reduced to less than seventy thousand, and this number was still rapidly decreasing.
Inside the advanced mobile battlestar of the Eagle Clan, at the heart of the vanguard fleet, the command room had deliberated and finally issued the order to charge the Imperial Type 5 Orbital Cannon. The target of this attack was the high-level combat unit concentration area of the alien coalition fleet.
With this order, the gigantic orbital cannon at the front of the advanced mobile battlestar began to slowly gather its radiant energy.
The Imperial Type 5 Orbital Cannon, the highest-grade starship heavy cannon currently produced by the Immortal Qin Dynasty's Immortal Qin Heavy Industries, was said to possess a terrifying power capable of unleashing an attack strength close to that of a semi-seventh rank. However, this power came with an extremely long charging and buffering time.
For this reason, after nearly half an hour, the command room had not yet issued the attack order. Now, seeing the increasing casualties among the vanguard fleet, they hoped to alleviate some of the pressure.
At the same time, many Flame Captains within the decapitation squad, still hidden on the side at a distance, had noticed this.
In the battleship's communication group chat, Song Dingbang's voice soon sounded.
"Now is the time. Everyone, listen up. All main cannons and super main cannons, activate your attack traits and charge. The coordinates for the attack are..."
As Song Dingbang issued the attack command, nearly ninety ships lined up in a straight formation, and at their bows, three rays of light quickly converged.
The most noticeable among them was Song Chi's Celestial Ruin Heaven and several other battleships.
Song Chi had activated the "Soul Extinguishing Pupil Light," "Taiyi Quantum Sword Array," and the "Life Annihilation Arrow," which had completed its cooldown with the assistance of "Calm Seal Inner Speed."
The focus was on the "Taiyi Quantum Sword Array" trait. After the Silver Main Cannon, the Taiyi Quantum Sword Light Turret, reached the sixth rank, the giant sword shadows it could gather had reached forty-two. In other words, there were now forty-four attack energy shadows gathered in front of the Celestial Ruin Heaven.
Crucially, he had also utilized 294 points of Black Hole Evolution Layer energy and bound it to the Taiyi Quantum Sword Light Turret.
Components, at this moment, each of the forty-two Taiyi Quantum Giant Sword phantoms carried 7 points of energy, and one can imagine the devastating damage caused by the collective spatial collapse effect after their subsequent explosion.
This was still considered a good outcome, as there were also two Hunter Ships ahead of them, each with more than sixty energy phantoms gathered. Obviously, the main cannons or super main cannons they carried had at least two group attack attributes.
Just as the decapitation squad's warships were charging, the Imperial Type 5 Orbital Cannon of the Eagle Clan's Advanced Mobile Battlestar had completed its charging. The super beam, with a diameter of over 100,000 meters, suddenly shot out, heading straight for the suspected command fleet of the alien alliance.
The scorching beam pierced through, instantly turning any alien starships in its path into ashes.
However, just as the Eagle Clan members within the battlestar were filled with anticipation, several Sixth Rank starships from the alien command fleet reacted simultaneously.
Several circles of obscure brilliance emerged from three Sixth Rank starship units, and in the blink of an eye, three different special domains formed around the warship group.
The scorching beam from the Imperial Type 5 Orbital Cannon soon collided with the power of the first domain, quickly breaking through it, but the beam also noticeably dimmed. After a few breaths, the second domain was also annihilated, but by then, the power of the beam had diminished significantly.
As expected, before the third domain's power was completely eradicated, the attack power of the Imperial Type 5 Orbital Cannon had already dissipated.
This result chilled the hearts of all members of the vanguard fleet.
However, before they could think further, a sudden crisis emerged. Hundreds of powerful energy attack phantoms appeared out of thin air on the right side of the alien alliance fleet.
Similar to the direction attacked by the Advanced Mobile Battlestar earlier, these hundreds of energy phantoms or beams also targeted the suspected command fleet of the alien alliance.
"Decapitation Squad, it's the Decapitation Fleet taking action!"
In the vanguard fleet's communication group chat, a high-ranking Flame Captain who was aware of this operation beforehand exclaimed.
This sudden attack from the Decapitation Fleet caught all the alien alliance starships off guard, as there were no signs beforehand.
The remaining third-layer special domain was quickly shattered, and over a hundred Fourth Rank Orange-class main cannon attacks struck the various command starships of the alien alliance.
Hundreds of booming sounds followed, accompanied by forty-two spatial collapse zones, and nearly half of the alien alliance's command starships were destroyed.
The result of this was that the nearly ten million-strong alien alliance fleet fell into chaos. Some of the weaker alien warships, which had always been used as cannon fodder, took this opportunity to break away from the fleet and scatter in all directions.
Some starships even fired at their own allies in panic, causing the entire alien alliance fleet to descend into chaos.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the vanguard fleet, the decapitation fleet, and the duchy's main fleet simultaneously opened fire from multiple directions, aiming to further disrupt the already chaotic battlefield.
In the central region of the alien alliance fleet, nearly a hundred mid-to-high-rank starships that survived the decapitation fleet's concentrated fire were also in disarray.
At this moment, several Sixth Rank starships quickly regained communication and issued orders to restore fleet order, but the drawbacks of the multi-party alliance became evident.
Not only the ordinary starships below, but even some of the nearly a hundred surviving command starships from various parties were also in chaos, ignoring the orders from the Sixth Rank starships and scattering in all directions.
Seeing this, the alien commanders on the Sixth Rank starships did not hold back. They rapidly fired their main cannons, sinking the command ships that were disrupting the battle order.
Only by doing so could they regain control of the entire joint fleet as quickly as possible.
But how could the duchy's Sixth Rank Flame Captains let them get away with it?
Once these alien alliance forces regrouped, even though they had suffered significant losses, their numbers were still formidable. They would undoubtedly pose a significant threat to the duchy's fleet.
Therefore, except for the White Night Morning Star, which was responsible for the fleet's overall command, the other four invincible ships took action.
They simultaneously activated the blinking parts on their warships, and when they reappeared, they had transformed into 100,000-meter-tall mythical mecha golems standing before several Sixth Rank starships of the alien alliance.
Terrifying law power, channeled through the weapons of the four mythical mecha golems, which at least emitted silver light, slashed across the starship hulls. Sharp metallic friction sounds rang out, and although they did not directly cripple the alien Sixth Rank starships, they made it impossible for them to restore order to their surroundings.
(End of Chapter)
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