From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 536: Genius’s First Form of the Universe
At D, the heavy cruiser "Sun Reward" was on the electromagnetic catapult orbit.

"Everyone, please pay attention. The Infinity's main gun is about to fire. Units that have already been dispatched should take precautions! Repeat."

Hearing the prompt from the communication channel, Johnny Riding, who was the first "vanguard" to stand on the electromagnetic catapult track, subconsciously looked towards the front of the fleet where the optical camouflage had been removed.

The main gun of the 'Infinity' in the distance was about to fire. The size of this super flagship was several times that of an ordinary battleship, and its huge body was equipped with a powerful weapon system that was enough to change a battle with a single ship.

Through a zoom window on the all-around screen linked to the optical sensor, Johnny Riding could clearly see that the armor plates on both sides of the bow of the Infinity had slowly opened like shark gills, vaguely revealing the complex internal mechanical structure and shining energy pathways.

The 'launch port' of the super-heavy purification beam generator is surrounded by circles of constantly rotating halos, which are the psychic energy vortexes formed when the purification beam generator is operating.

As the generator energy reached its peak, the bow of the Infinity was surrounded by a layer of golden light, as if it had been blessed by the legendary sun god.

Even without the aid of any equipment, Johnny Riding felt that he could feel the energy fluctuations from the Infinity by himself.

He knew that he was not a psychic, but just an ordinary human with a "stronger" physique. But even he could feel the fluctuations of psychic energy, so one could imagine how powerful this energy was.

"The Infinity is clearly at the front of the fleet. There's no way an attacking HCP or combat ship could fly in front of it, right?"

As soon as this thought flashed through Johnny Riding's mind, he saw the dark universe in front of him suddenly "light up".

After a brief and tense pause, a dazzling golden beam of light burst out from the bow of the Infinity, and within seconds it was pointing directly at the target 50,000 kilometers away.

Like a 'light sword' of infinite length, this golden beam of light penetrates the dark background of the universe, illuminating all obstacles, and the stardust particles along the way are instantly 'purified', eventually forming a bright and fiery track.
As a weapon powered by a psychic core, the characteristic of the super-heavy purification beam generator is that the first round of attack is extremely fast.

In addition, the Infinity's crew's 'proficiency' has also improved a lot during this period, so after the psychic core is 'pre-loaded' in advance, the super-heavy purification beam generator only takes 10 seconds from activation to firing.

So when this golden purifying beam streaked across the cold universe and hit the huge side of a battleship in the garrison fleet, Kimmel and his men realized that they were attacked. It was at this time that the warning of "enemy attack" finally arrived.

But this was just the beginning. After the dazzling purifying light penetrated the first target, it penetrated another battleship on the ray with the same momentum.

Since the main force of the garrison fleet is also organized according to ship type, other battleships of the same formation are located near the battleship, which greatly facilitates the main gun firing of the Infinity.

During the first round of irradiation, the Infinity slightly adjusted its axis again, just like in the previous battle, so that the purification beam swept through the garrison fleet like a whip. In addition, the garrison fleet was also attacking in another direction at high speed, which directly caused other ships to see it as if a pillar appeared out of thin air in the high-speed fleet.
If we accidentally collide with it, the ship will be destroyed and everyone on board will die.

The Infinity's super-heavy purification beam generator can perform three irradiations in one breath after being 'pre-charged' through the psychic core charging.

According to the plan made by Randall before the war, once the Infinity opened fire, it would directly irradiate the enemy three times to maximize the damage before the Rubion galaxy garrison fleet could adjust.

Although it was currently unknown what the destructive effect of the three consecutive purification beams would be, Johnny Ridden was looking at the flames that kept lighting up in the fleet in the distance, and he was sure that the attack effect of the Infinity would not be too bad.

"Pilot, please note, there is no interference on the attack path! The voltage of the electromagnetic catapult track has stabilized, the body has been fixed, and the ejection control has been transferred. Please master the ejection timing yourself! 2"

What brought Johnny Riding back from the shock of the Infinity's main gun firing was a sweet female voice ringing in his ears.

"Okay, thanks for the guidance!"

Johnny Riding came to his senses and saluted the bunny controller on the upper right screen of the full-circle cockpit, and then mapped the "ejection" command of the electromagnetic catapult track onto a ball of volumetric light. The track under the body is a one-way street leading to brutal battles, but it is also a place where hope and courage converge.

He looked around through the unobstructed view of the all-around cockpit. At this moment, the entire Third Task Force seemed to be driven by an invisible force, advancing in unison towards the enemy positions.

Under the starry sky, this magnificent scene interwoven with human wisdom and courage is undoubtedly one of the most stunning images in the universe.
Although this was not the first time for the "genius pilot" Johnny Riding to fight in actual combat, his actual combat experience was all in land battles within the gravity circle. This kind of large-scale fleet battle in space was indeed a first for him.

Do you want to ask Johnny Riding if he is nervous?

Of course he was nervous, or no pilot would not feel nervous when witnessing the magnificent and brutal space fleet battle for the first time.

Even Amber, who was unrivaled in "Star Online" in her previous life, felt nervous in her first serious space battle in this world.
However, Johnny Riding knew that it was too late to regret now, and his qualities as a 'genius pilot' were soon reflected in him - he found himself looking at the surrounding fleet and the vast universe, and he began to become more and more calm.

At the same time, the AR icon representing "ejection permission" on the long electromagnetic track in front of me also turned from red to green.

"Resurgence Alliance Task Force, 1st HCP Squadron, Johnny Riding, attack!"

As the words fell, Johnny Riding no longer hesitated and decisively smashed the ball of light with his right fist.

The energy that had been stored in the electromagnetic catapult track capacitor for a long time was released at this moment. Johnny Riding only felt that he was pressed tightly on the driver's seat, and the scene in front of him flashed backwards at an astonishing speed, so fast that everything around him turned into blurred light and shadow.

He could only subconsciously use the abdominal breathing that had formed muscle memory during training and the heavy hydraulic anti-gravity suit on his body to resist the sudden G-force.

Three seconds later, when Johnny Riding came to his senses again, he was already driving a fully equipped "Holy Shield" into the burning cold universe.

Quiet.

This was Johnny Ridden's first impression after he flew his plane into outer space.

Although there are a large number of friendly warships, HCPs, and combat boats around, and the battleships and heavy cruisers that serve as the main output have also begun to use electromagnetic reconnection guns to fire first, and continuously launch plasma torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.

But Johnny Riding still felt like he was watching a pantomime. The only sounds in his ears were the sounds of the instruments running in the cockpit and the sound of the aircraft structure deforming during the high-speed advance.

Not long after, with the sound of "beep beep beep" of friendly units joining in, three other fully-equipped "Holy Shields" gathered around him.

These are the remaining members of the team he commands, and each of them is one of the best trainees in the Renaissance Alliance.

In the surrounding airspace, Johnny Riding could clearly see other friendly aircraft in the distance also moving in sync.

They formed into assault formations, streaking across the sky like a meteor shower on a midsummer night, using their initial acceleration to quickly pass the front of the fleet, and began to disperse according to their respective formations and combat missions, preparing to launch an assault on the garrison fleet.

Just as Johnny Riding was somewhat immersed in the "grand scene" before him, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in the communication channel:
"Handsome guy, do you need a ride?"

(End of this chapter)