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Chapter 564, Fleet Decisive Battle

The meeting of the sages on the war ark 'Alfonzo II' came to an urgent end.

There is absolutely no need to continue driving.

The core theme of their meeting was to summarize information and try to determine the location of the alliance's main fleet.

But now, no need.

The main fleet of the alliance had appeared in front of them and launched a powerful attack on them.

The screens around the conference hall where the sages were located immediately lit up, and the observation signals from the outside of the starship were received one by one. Some of them were processed images, and the other part was pure data stream.

On conventional human ships, these data streams require specialized technical experts to access the information, and after processing and translation, they can be reported to the captain and commander.

But not in the Mechanicus' fleet.

The sages are both commanders and highly skilled technicians.

Information is connected to the core processor of the brain, and they can quickly understand what is happening.

They were ambushed by the main fleet of the Alliance. Seven of the eight huge ships mentioned in the intelligence were present, with only the Flying Wing, which had been attacked by Fury and suffered serious damage, being present.

But in the absence of the Flying Wing, a 'Ghost Shark' battle barge was added instead. This is the flagship of the Blood Shark Regiment, a battle barge specialized in rapid strikes.

The overall combat effectiveness has definitely increased.

But no matter what, the strength of the Ark Fleet is far superior to that of the Alliance.

This made the seven mechanical sages on Alfonzo II feel a huge sense of wonder:

"How dare they?"

This was not only what they thought in their hearts, one wise man even said it out loud.

I just can't figure it out no matter how hard I try.

ambush?

This was indeed an ambush. After entering the Bowan system, they contacted the local planet. Bowan should not have sided with the Alliance so far, and they also said that they had never observed any trace of the Alliance fleet.

Now it seems that it might be a deception, or the Alliance used some means to cover up their whereabouts, making it impossible for the Bowang Star to observe the Alliance's actions in space.

The latter possibility is more likely, because before the Alliance Fleet took the initiative to show up and take action, the Ark Fleet was unable to find any trace of the Alliance, so naturally it could not demand too much from the people of Bowang Star.

Of course, this doesn't matter anymore.

The alliance has already appeared, and investigating the cause is not the current thing to do.

An ambush is naturally advantageous to the attacker.

But in interstellar naval battles, the advantages that an ambush can bring are very limited.

It's not like they were ambushed at the jump point, so the void shield and firepower systems would need to be restarted. During normal navigation, the ship would not fully activate the void shield, but according to the standards of safe navigation, these defense systems still had to be kept operating at a minimum.

The moment they are attacked, they can immediately increase their operating power and enter combat mode.

The same goes for the firepower system.

The Alliance ships opened fire, and the Mechanicus' fleet was able to use the fire control system to lock onto the Alliance ships as targets and quickly fire back.

The alliance only gained a preliminary advantage through ambush.

It really worked. In the early stages of the raid, the Mechanicus fleet was hit by a wave of fire when its shields were not fully activated. Then, with its shields fully activated, it was hit by another salvo before it began to counterattack.

But overall, the damage is not serious.

The Alliance had to launch an attack without being discovered by the Mechanical Ark Fleet, which was actually quite extreme. No matter how powerful the lurking method was, it was impossible to get very close to the Ark Fleet before being discovered.

The distance between the two sides when they started fighting was quite far.

The longer the distance, the lower the hit rate of various weapons will be; except for missile-type weapons, the power of macro cannons and light spears will also be attenuated to a certain extent.

In this way, the threat posed by the first two rounds of firepower that the alliance can launch is actually relatively limited.

The Ark Fleet suffered some damage as a result, but it was mainly concentrated on some small ships.

Their destruction had little impact on the strength of the entire fleet.

When the Ark Fleet launched a counterattack, the Alliance was naturally damaged and some small ships were destroyed.

In general, the Ark Fleet definitely suffered more losses.

But it is completely within the acceptable range.

What followed was that both sides deployed their battle formations and engaged in direct combat.

At this stage, the first-mover advantage gained by the Alliance through ambush has been fully realized, and the two sides will finally have to compete in the hard power of their fleets.

In this regard, the Alliance fleet will not have any advantage.

So, why did the Alliance Fleet take the initiative to fight this battle?
I originally thought that this alliance, which was so well hidden, must be the result of some great conspiracy, and the sages have held more than one or two meetings for this purpose.

As a result, this is it?
Is that Gu Hang crazy?
Alfonzo's wise men really couldn't figure this out.

"It's not a bad thing. At least, we now know exactly where the main fleet of the alliance is, right?"

“They’re right in front of us.”

"Destroy them! Victory to Alfonzo!"

From then on, a naval battle broke out, which was the largest in the entire Aozhua star field in hundreds of years.

The total number of battlecruiser-class ships and above that participated in the battle on both sides has reached 22! Added together, the value of that might be more than one trillion tax coins.

The outcome of this war will directly determine the outcome of the entire southern battlefield.

In an instant, the ships of both sides engaged in a fleet decisive battle and bombarded each other frantically.

The brilliance of light emitted by countless light spears, macro cannons, and missiles covered the entire airspace.

In the starry sky, fire and explosions intertwined into a spectacular war scene. Alfonzo's fleet's cannons and light spears bombarded the Alliance ships. Every bombardment made the space tremble, as if it was going to tear the void apart. Although the Alliance fleet fought back with all its might, it was clearly at a disadvantage in terms of firepower. Under the continuous attacks, the energy of their ship shields gradually decayed, and some had begun to show cracks.

The sages of Alfonzo's fleet exchanged battlefield information through the internal communication network.

"We have the advantage in firepower, keep suppressing!" The voice of a sage sounded on the Internet, and his words were immediately recognized by others.

In this contest of power, Alfonzo's fleet was determined to defeat the opponent completely in one fell swoop.

A Dragon Snake-class battlecruiser of the Ark Fleet, the "Iron Will", is at the forefront of the battle line.

Its main gun was like a deadly sickle, harvesting the lives of enemy ships again and again. Its captain, a commanding bishop who was almost integrated with the ship's command structure at the bridge of the ship, was understanding the battlefield situation through countless information directly transmitted to his mind. At the same time, countless information was also sent out from his mind, and with the assistance of many servoskulls and engine prophets, it was transformed into action commands to drive various functional units of the ship.

The overall strength of the alliance fleet still needs to be affirmed. Eight huge ships are a force that cannot be underestimated.

However, in the current head-on confrontation, the Ark Fleet, which had an absolute advantage in firepower, still quickly suppressed its opponent.

Especially the Emperor-class battleship and the War Ark, these two are two huge core firepower platforms in star wars, and one is more powerful than three.

Under their cover, the Iron Will thrived on the battlefield, destroying several Alliance ships. At the moment, it had set its sights on a Moon-class cruiser of the Alliance.

The shield of that ship was already damaged, and it was severely damaged by the artillery fire from all sides. It was moving in the formation of the Alliance fleet, trying to hide behind and buy time to restore its void shield.

However, the 'Iron Will' did not intend to give the other party this opportunity.

The Moon-class ship did not realize that it was being targeted, and the 'Iron Will' only needed to fire a shot at it with its X-class main gun 'Destruction Judgment' at this time to have a high chance of destroying it directly.

A Moon-class ship is certainly not one of the eight giant ships of the Alliance, but it is by no means an unimportant vessel.

Destroying one of them would reduce the firepower of the alliance fleet. Victory is achieved little by little.

However, at this moment,

The void shield of the "Iron Will" suddenly showed abnormalities, and the shield surface fluctuated unsteadily, as if it was torn by some unknown force.

Inside the bridge, an alarm suddenly sounded, and the captain immediately issued an order: "Do your best to stabilize the void shield! Adjust the course and avoid the focus of firepower!"

But it was too late.

In the next moment, the void shield of the 'Iron Will' completely collapsed.

Then, as if premeditated, the Alliance fleet launched a series of missiles and light spears at the shieldless hull.

The armor of the battlecruiser was not an advantage. Without the void shield, the speed advantage was not much use in this battle decisive battle environment. The survivability of the battlecruiser under concentrated fire was actually not much better than that of the Moon-class ship they had just targeted.

Amid the fierce artillery fire, huge explosions tore the once mighty battlecruiser into pieces, and the wreckage and flames drifted into space.

This scene was captured by other Alfonzo ships and immediately caused a commotion.

The loss of the 'Iron Will' was a huge blow to Alfonzo's fleet. It was not only a loss of strength, but also a heavy blow to morale.

The sages quickly adjusted their tactics in an attempt to fill this sudden gap.

"Find out the cause immediately. We can't let this happen again!" The voices of the sages were transmitted tensely and quickly in the communication network.

The situation on the battlefield changed in an instant. The offensive of Alfonzo's fleet became a little chaotic because of this sudden incident, and the balance of war seemed to begin to sway at this moment.

But they still have tremendous firepower and an unbreakable will.

The wise men of Alfonzo's fleet knew that victory in this battle still lay in their hands.

However, the loss of a battlecruiser is still very painful.

Although the Alfonzo was impressive, there were only nine such giant ships as battlecruisers in their fleet.

What's more, the way the 'Iron Will' died was a little too bizarre.

We must find out the cause, and further, we must find a solution, otherwise there will be too much trouble.

The reason was soon confirmed by them: psychic power.

It was the power of psychic energy that tore through the void shield of the Iron Will.

"Gu Hang... and the Alliance's Storm Mage Group... the psychic power they possess is even more powerful than what was mentioned in the intelligence."

Du Bo made such a judgment.

Paulson said, "Sage Dubo, we can't let Gu Hang continue to do this. Otherwise, even if we can achieve the final victory, the loss will become unacceptable. Now, only you have the ability to fight against his spiritual power."

"You don't need to tell me."

Sage Du Bo left the bridge after saying this.

With the help of the mechanical structure, his body floated and passed through the corridor inside the ship at an extremely fast speed and came to a secret cabin.

Here, there is a huge machine, its surface is covered with complex patterns and symbols, emitting a faint blue light, as if whispering the oldest secrets of the universe. In the center of the machine is a sphere composed of an energy field, which imprisons a huge and strange creature.

Its appearance was terrifying, like a long worm. Its body was dark purple, covered with wriggling blood vessels and tendons, twisted and disgusting. Its head was unusually large, and was covered with a chitinous shell. The gaps in the shell were filled with dense eyes, each emitting a faint green light, revealing its psychic power. Its tentacles kept rubbing in the energy field, making an unsettling buzzing sound.

Those who have a deep understanding of the Void Zerg can quickly determine that this is a very rare creature among the Void Zerg: a neurozoan, or a brain worm tyrant.

The brain worm may be the latest type of evolved void worm beast. In the few historical records of the void zerg a thousand years ago, this type of worm did not appear.

The earliest reports occurred thousands of years ago, and they have become more common in the last few hundred years.

Some reports believe that this is a new war machine that evolved after the Void Zerg successfully cracked and transformed the genes of certain psychics, or even a powerful psychic race.

They are powerful psykers who can harness the psionic energy gathered by the Hive Mastermind.

These creatures have evolved to the extreme, their shrunken bodies and swollen heads rely entirely on psychic energy as a power source. They can only rely on psychic energy to float themselves, hovering above the battlefield, launching psychic attacks on the enemies below, or transmitting orders from the hive brain to the smaller Tyranids.

"Tyrant" is the name given to some powerful individuals among the Void Zerg.

The combination of the two creates a neuron-like protozoan known as the brain worm tyrant, and one can imagine how powerful it is.

This one is particularly large even among the brain worm tyrants recorded in the empire.

Sage Dubo stretched out his hands, and countless nerve cords emerged from his arms and back and connected to the device in front of him.

As he operated, the brain worm's eyes began to flash more frequently, and its tentacles also accelerated the frequency of their stroking.

Suddenly, a strong psychic wave was released from the brain worm's body, penetrating the energy field and spreading into space. It was like a huge net, capturing the psychic power wandering in space.

These forces were originally under Gu Hang's control and acted recklessly, but now they have encountered unprecedented opponents.

In the void of space, two psychic forces began a fierce confrontation.

Psychic energy is originally invisible and intangible, but when the two collide with each other, tangible light waves will be emitted.

The psychic storms collided with each other, making a deafening roar - this sound was not transmitted through vibrating sound waves, but rather resounded directly in the minds of every creature.

Visible light waves and storms intertwined. Sometimes the brain worm's psychic waves prevailed and suppressed the storm; sometimes the storm counterattacked and tore the light waves apart.

This silent battle took place in the starry sky, like two invisible behemoths fighting each other. Every collision caused the surrounding space to distort, directly affecting all the starships present.

The information exchange between starships, and even within starships, was greatly interfered with. Even if the anti-interference equipment was fully activated, it could not be completely blocked.

The decisive battle between the ships of both sides became chaotic and excessive.

Gu Hang was in his own bridge, the azure light in his eyes already extremely bright.

Countless psykers of the Storm Mage Corps had their powers linked to him. But in the previous confrontation, several Storm Mage Corps could not hold on.

Those in good condition only had blood coming out of their mouths and noses and looked listless, but they were still able to disconnect the psychic connection and crawl aside to rest.

For those in poor condition, their brains exploded into a bloody mist.

Gu Hang’s brows were furrowed.

The intensity of this psychic power that suddenly appeared on the battlefield was beyond his expectations.

Of course, Gu Hang would not be naive enough to think that the Alfonzo Ark Fleet, with such a huge scale, would have no means to fight against psychic energy.

But in general, the Mechanicus is not a force that is good at using psychic energy. They may have some unique technology that can provide good protection, but it is not common for them to actively use psychic energy to do something.

But the current situation was beyond his expectations.

It is not impossible that Alfonzo also has a powerful psychic.

However, the scale of psychic power that appeared on the battlefield was a bit excessive.

This is definitely the level of an Alpha-level Psychic.

This means that this is definitely not a power that ordinary people can master.

Where was Alfonzo going to get a stable Alpha for them to use?

What’s even stranger is that Gu Hang can still feel that the psychic power that is fighting against him has a very strange... smell.

That didn't look like the psychic power of a human psychic, nor did it look like the psychic power used by the abyss demons that Gu Hang had dealt with many times.

What is this?

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