The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

Chapter 998: Destruction Fortress

The location of the fortress is not difficult to find, as long as there is a coordinate point that can be used to describe it, it is enough to mark the coordinates on the star map.

Long jumps can't be done without exact coordinates, and no one wants to accidentally throw themselves into a wall like Taki Yuki, but that doesn't mean moving between stars when you only have a simple coordinate.

The secret lies in the gravitational singularity that appears in every galaxy, even in multiples, which is commonly known as the 'jump point'.These jump points can be easily locked by the navigation computer, and based on this, the next level of precise jump coordinates can be calculated.Using this natural phenomenon to jump, although it is impossible to achieve the terrifying accuracy of Tartarus's [five light-year deviation of two kilometers] level, it can still control the final jump deviation within one light second.

In the galaxy, the difference of one light second is actually very small. Calculated according to this error, locking on to the moon will not jump to the earth.

Ordinary interstellar civilizations will set up fortresses in the gravitational anomalies of the galaxies they control as checkpoints, which are used to intercept them during wartime, and as transportation hubs or toll stations in normal times. Many star bridge transportation systems are installed near the jump points of many galaxies in the integration department.

The place to go now is the galaxy previously controlled by the Mek clan, and the target is still a fortress. After getting the coordinates, War Scythe thought that this thing might be next to the gravitational anomaly.Although Dr. Hayden said that the forces of the Mek tribe have withdrawn from these areas, for the sake of safety, he still stopped Oregana's idea of ​​setting off on the Very Leopard, and mobilized four of the self-defense fleet of the Final World. A dreadnought ship will serve as the main force of this 'expedition'.

After anchoring the wide-area subspace communication tower in situ, sending out unmanned detection probes, and spending three hours on the investigation to make sure they ignored it, Oregana and her guards, Nyarlathotep, Doom Slayer, and Varen returned Dr. Hayden and two elite guard teams from Earth left Qianzhengling Fortress to transfer to the Phoenix-class dreadnought 'Ghost Car' to reach the target galaxy.

During the Warring States Period, the ancestors of the Chu State worshiped the phoenix with nine heads. It is a bird of wisdom and auspiciousness that can predict everything.Nine phoenixes with a human face and a bird body are the totem image of a divine bird.However, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, the "Southern Man" of the Chu State and the Central Plains Dynasty did not get along very harmoniously. Everyone was entrusted by the Emperor Zhou. The local native chief.After the development of Chu State, it also did not obey his discipline—the three characters of "disobey Zhou" have been used in many dialects in Hubei until the 21st century, which means "I disobey".

In this cultural environment, from the Qin and Han Dynasties when the Chu State perished to the five centuries between the Sui and Tang Dynasties, "singing and dancing, the world will be peaceful when you see it" and the divine bird Jiufeng who can predict the future have become soul-absorbing. , "One head eats, eight heads fight for food" demon bird and ghost car fully demonstrates the process of a god who loses faith turning into a monster.

The above is what Oregana insisted that the canteen of this dreadnought must serve hot dry noodles and noodle nests-you have already called this name, it makes sense, right? (scratches head)

Bringing elite guards to participate in this operation is not because of relying on their combat effectiveness, their symbolic meaning is far more important than combat effectiveness.

"Someone on Earth has to see how this war ends." Before leaving, Oregana called the white fox to stop him in the corridor of the medical center, followed by her companions——Bu Lesado's physical condition has recovered very well, "You should fight side by side with us, and use your own eyes to see clearly the final outcome of the monster that has killed countless people and completely destroyed your lives."

"Meow?"

Surprised light appeared in the fox's blue pupils, she never thought that Oregana would say such words suddenly.Originally, she thought that after the Consolidation Department took over the war, the Earth that had no power would be excluded from the war, and she just had to wait for the result—many people, including herself, were not satisfied with such an ending Well, everyone has been fighting for so many years. They have tasted all kinds of pain. The more pain they have tasted, the more death they have seen, the deeper the hatred.

It would be nice to wait for a savior to bring about a bright future.Everyone spent a lot of time talking about the aftermath of the war, and after making an appointment with the president who was lying in the ICU, they would continue to be idols, open a bakery, study at the Naval Academy, and stay to teach in the elementary school after graduation. Or become a space pirate—the pamphlet about the Ministry of Consolidation said that there is such a legal job in the next world. Although it is said to be a pirate, the main job is actually more like an idol-like performance industry. The interest of people who are interested in boats but have never had the money (and certainly not enough) to buy them.

But hatred can't make everyone feel at ease.Want to see the destruction of the enemy, want to implement it with your own hands, want to witness it with your own eyes—isn’t the power provided to you by the person who loves you used to do this?

But everyone is a person who can see the reality clearly, and will not make such unrealistic demands to Oregana regardless.An unfamiliar command system and insufficiently skilled cooperation will cause major problems on the battlefield, so it doesn't matter if you regret it, as long as you can win in this way.

Because everyone is a soldier, they can accept orders, but because everyone is a soldier, they are all on fire...

Oregana saw what everyone was thinking.She selected soldiers who were in good condition to carry out an armed mission from the Qianzheng Order.

And they readily accept it, even if it is a wounded soldier who has just recovered.

"A force of more than 400 people sat on a large ship and directly attacked the enemy's capital," said Qinyin holding the green-painted three-barreled machine gun 'Kamatsu' in the Ganakuri of the Ghost Car, "It's a pity that Tutian can't come gone."

"Being stepped on by the pink devil is very painful. If you want to stand up again, you should rest for a few days." The girl with short blue hair was moving the arm knife on her wrist, and then hung two golden battle axes on the Waist "Use this to chop off Queen Mek's head. Hey hihihihi~"

"I think that head has already been ordered by the great warlord... Don't put yourself in danger just for the chance of beheading. The battlefield in Urdak must be different from what we have encountered before." Bresa Duo hadn't put on the helmet yet, she tapped on the armored cabin cover next to the landing ship, "But this is awesome, can I sit on this later?"

"If you want to reach the ground quickly and safely, the landing ship is always the best choice." The person in charge of driving the landing ship is a red fox in the warlord guard. She is full of love and confidence in her work. Safely sent to the ground!"

"I really want to open it."

"That's not right, you fox."

"Meow!" (surprised)

"I don't know if Dr. Hayden will come." Someone next to him showed the expression of a child guardian, and let out a terrible laugh reminiscent of a piston engine.

"Meow!" (Second shock)

Obviously there is no chance, the level of relaxation before departure is even close to that of Oregana and her happy friends.I don't know if it's because of the plentiful experience of the battle or the feeling of ease towards the end. After the soldiers of Tartarus realized this, the squad leaders left and told them in the communication channel to pay attention to them at all times during the battle. trend.

On the bridge on the other side, Oregana removed the neural link harness from the back of her neck, and the results of spying on the subspace during the jump showed that everything was calm here.

Yellow dwarfs spread mild light and warmth throughout the galaxy, but the galaxy remains dead.Three barren, rocky planets orbit a distant, silent star.There is nothing in the habitable zone of this galaxy, and there are no resources worth mining in space—like most galaxies, it is barren and quiet, and the only chance to prosper is that the surrounding galaxies are very good, so this place is called as a transportation hub.

But the Merks did not develop shipping as vigorously as the Consolidation Ministry.They don't recommend subordinate races to engage in space shipping. In their domain, the only fleets sailing in the space are those of the Mek tribe themselves, and most of the ships transported here and there are the most vicious soldiers selected from various civilizations.They know almost nothing, and they don't need to know anything, as long as they know one thing-to arrive at the destination in a boat, slaughter the enemies of the Lord, and regard all this as the highest glory.

No shipping needed, no trade needed, just resting points for troops.The only additional function needed for this rest point is religious propaganda, so that soldiers can feel the glory and improve morale.So when it appeared on the screen of the sensor and viewfinder, the captain immediately recognized it and framed it——

"Target found." The captain said, "The long axis is [-] kilometers, marked as a space fortress."

"Like a monastery."

Liu Lizi sighed, the Doom Slayer next to him didn't say anything, but just watched blankly, while Varen let out a deep sigh.

The fortress was rather grand—a sprawling man-made structure perched on top of a sliced, cone-shaped asteroid.It looks like a fortress standing on a floating island, and it looks like a castle on the top of a mountain has been cut off along with the mountain and pulled directly into space.The scan results showed that the man-made part was embedded in the rock in a half-buried structure, which always reminded Oregana of Axis back then.

Even with shields, this kind of fortress made of natural asteroids is too unreliable... Is it really used as a military station instead of a fortress?The operation of using natural asteroids to build a cosmic fortress is common in the era of pre-space civilizations. It is hard to imagine that an interstellar civilization with a long history will create such a thing.

In this regard, Dr. Hayden commented:

"The Mek people have always put themselves in the position of gods, and most of the things they built look like religious buildings. The fortress doesn't look like a fortress, it looks like a temple. It's useless There are too many decorations, so much that it can even be used as a friend-or-foe identification - without radar scanning, you can tell that this is the stupid house of the Mek tribe just by looking at it."

"Isn't it a bit too much to say that? We think it's not bad from an artistic point of view. If there is a building with this style in any game, we really want to play and see it."

"But fighting is not about looking good or not... After all, the Mek people have never considered using fortresses to fight." The guy shook his head, and the rabbit ears on his head swayed twice in response to the movement, "It's more simple and simple." Well, this ghost car is very good."

"Do you like Phoenix-class dreadnoughts?"

"Well, I still need your fortress. That kind of design is very good-looking, concise, and there are no superfluous things. The iron-gray hull with edges and corners gives people a sense of unrefined strength." She analyzed it rigorously—O Regina thinks this is when she acts in the body of Dr. Samuel Hayden, the human form, and the aesthetics are taken in favor of the Doctor.Dr. Samuel Hayden is a serious research talent, and this kind of person usually doesn't care much about decoration. "The golden one next to it will not work. It's like a nouveau riche. The designer is not very good."

Looks like she doesn't like the Revelation-class dreadnought...

"From the front, it looks like an L shape. I don't know if the ship has been built yet."

Correction, it’s not the Divine Revelation-class dreadnought, what Dr. Hayden doesn’t like is the Eternal-class battleship aircraft carrier... Most people just can’t understand the unique beauty of the Eternal-class, and Oregana is one of them.

Tzeentch's big demon Arcturus Mengsk, who participated in the operation, clapped his hands, and then put his usual pipe in his mouth:

"Let's talk about the topic of aesthetics here first." Just like when he was the emperor in the past, he walked to the console and tapped the image of the fortress on the operation panel with a hand behind his back. "How do we get in?"

"There is an apron in the center. When you get there, you can see a door on the main body of the building. Just go in from there."

This is really too simple. Ask how to enter the ancient fortress that the enemy has abandoned for God knows how many years, and you answer - use a transport plane to land on the tarmac, and then walk in through the gate.What kind of mentality should people use to face this?

I'm afraid only people like Tychus Henry would accept it frankly, right?But if there are a few bends in the mind of ordinary people, they will feel that this is bluffing.The first emperor of the Tyrannian Empire exhaled a puff of smoke, making his voice a little heavier:

"I mean, what about access control?"

"Doom is access control."

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Within 10 minutes of gathering to reach the target, the intelligence from the Consolidation Department showed that the Mek clan fleet was in the No.15 shelter on the colonial planet Antares, Balan Star of the Gameiras Empire. Near the planet, there is also the tourist planet Hilde in Katari and the patrol team exchanged fire, and was intercepted by the defense fleet that arrived quickly in a short period of time. After suffering a certain amount of damage, he withdrew decisively after finding that he had no chance of winning battlefield.

Ignoring all the anti-jump equipment, there is even a Protos Notre Dame ship on the Hilde star battlefield, and the space-time warp was not held... The templar on the Notre Dame ship said that the other party suddenly sank into the subspace , [Like a stone dropped into water].

The report shows that these four attacks were not from the same fleet. In addition to the two that initially fought against the Xuefeng Squadron, the Mek clan invested at least five fleets with more than [-] warships in the star field of the Consolidation Department, including More than [-] ships are flagship-class large warships.And arriving at either a transportation hub or a thriving inhabited planet is deeply disturbing.

The purpose of the other party is to plunder the population. There is no doubt about it. Up to now, the Mek clan's fleet has lost one-fifth, but they still have the ability to easily occupy a planet.So far, the planets in the prosperous area (such as the first star and surrounding star areas of various civilizations) are not related because the galaxy itself is about to be blocked, and there are many fleets and defense facilities, but the colonial planets in remote areas have all moved ——People left the city where they lived and went to the air defense fortifications. The defense forces and even the reserve forces were called up to be on full alert to deal with the sudden landing operations.

The enemy's information was sent to every soldier, and the squads were sent to the simulation equipment in turn for combat drills. Everything mentioned the wartime standard.The commanding level's request to the local garrison is that no matter what, they must hold out until the reinforcements arrive.Considering the maneuvering speed of the warships of the Consolidation Department and the deployment capability of the airborne troops, the condition of [holding until reinforcements arrive] is not difficult to achieve.

In the hangar of the Fortress Messiah, you can see the golden wheat fields outside, and the city that has begun to become prosperous in the distance, but is now empty.

Aslan Sara connected the nerve link in the cockpit, activated the heavy mobile suit 'Ifrit' for land warfare, and then held the joystick.

[Aslan!It's time to go! 】

His wife's voice came on the comm, and it reminded Aslan of the Civil War years ago.At that time, everyone rode on the mobile suit like this, and went down to attack the Archangel under the command of Captain Kruse, but now everything is different.

The child has been handed over to Kagalli and they are taking it to the bomb shelter, where everyone will be safe.And as a militiaman responsible for local defense here, he has to shoulder the responsibility of protecting civilians.Although the enemy may not come over, the work that should be done must be done well.

"call……"

Suddenly, a MS camera captured the scene on the other side of Ganaku - several young people were wearing protective armor and sitting on an off-road vehicle.Judging from the back view, it was from Xiang Yu's house next door.The younger sister of their family has a very gentle personality, very similar to Nicole. She usually makes some flower arrangements in her spare time. It is hard to imagine that she can muster up the courage to go to the battlefield.

I don't know how Kira is doing now... It should no longer be possible for him to go to the front line now, right?

Listening to the instructions in the command system, his mood gradually calmed down.The next moment, the heavy artillery that was pointing at the sky at a high elevation angle suddenly opened fire without warning.

[The fourth planet orbit found the Meck fleet, the number is 76, and the local defense fleet has begun to meet. ] A notification quickly sounded in the command communication [A landing ship appeared in a low-orbit position!Onslaught begins! 】

"!!"

Almost at the same time, streaks of red light descended from the sky, like shells hitting the ground.In the red light, tall horned monsters appeared there.One of them was more than five meters tall and had a giant cannon in one arm. It happened to appear next to the off-road vehicle that had just rushed out.It saw the iron moving around it, and waved the cannon in its hand without hesitation——

That's too late!Aslan felt a chill running down his back, even if he fired the cannon now, there was no way to stop the demon's movement...

but……

"TECH SET UP!!"

"?!?!?!"

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Inside the shaking landing craft, Liu Lizi reported to Oregana:

"Boss, the No. [-] colony planet of United & PLANT has been landed by demons."

This made Oregana feel a chill behind her back, and she asked quickly:

"What's going on now? Can you resist it?"

"The local defense forces are perfectly controlling the situation. The enemy's vanguard has been repulsed. Two battleships were destroyed by planetary turrets. The wreckage fell into the ocean without causing much damage. The clearing of the rogue demons is still in progress." Liu Lizi replied that she opened the map of the local galaxy, sketched out the diagram and said, "A small fleet sneaked into that galaxy, and when the defense forces were engaged in battle, two warships entered the orbit of the planet, and there projected the demons to the ground. superior."

"Delivering? Isn't it teleportation?"

Before, demons could always teleport to unimaginable places in an unimaginable way. It felt like playing horror games or watching horror movies. If you eat oranges in the kotatsu, ghosts will rush out from the quilt under the kotatsu to grab your oranges, which is hard to guard against.

But now, from the image records sent back from the front, it can be seen that the light ships of the Mek clan at orbital heights 'launched' the demons to the ground in a pattern similar to orbital bombing.In other words, what was launched was a hell energy group, and after landing, a small-scale portal was formed, and the demon came out of the door.

They've lost that invincible teleportation ability.

What is the cause of this?Is it because this place is far away from hell, and it is a world that has not been eroded by hell, so the other party knows nothing about this place?

It's possible, but there's no definitive evidence.

"That's right, it's delivery." Liu Lizi said, "It seems that the Mek tribe can't just send the demons to the place they like. They launched an attack on the planetary fortress, trying to dig out the air defense where the civilians are hiding by force. Fortifications, but the defense forces did not allow them to do so. Judging from the intelligence on the battlefield, at least Trisolaran Garman has entered the battlefield, because a demon was thrown beside the off-road vehicle that Aiyu Takaya was riding at the beginning of the battle."

Not only Oregana, but Nyarlathotep next to her also had a weeping expression on her face.The Ministry of Consolidation usually arranges a Marine Corps on this developing colonial planet, implements the militia system locally, and builds fortifications to stuff the residents in - Valerian Mengsk strongly recommends this approach, The colony was once directly attacked by the dark worm airborne troops and suffered a lot of casualties. The star ring community also said that enough reliable fortifications can effectively resist the attack of the landing troops, "this can save a lot of innocent lives and allow them to survive until the end of the war." Friendly troops arrived'.

The fortifications used to resist the dark worm airborne troops have withstood the test of the demon attack, and at the same time...

That's right... Xiangyu's family lived in seclusion there and worked as a farmer. (cover face)

After the demon came out, he blew up the off-road vehicle made by Xiangyu's family. This behavior was no less than a monster hammering down the fighter jet that Musashi, Dako, and Asuka were riding together.Guess what will pop out of it afterwards?

A group of chaotic superstars popped out.jpg

Although it's fun to say that the devil hit the space knight head-on, but this matter can't be over with a smile.

"They started to land on the planet, and divided the fleet into smaller pieces." The opponent did not rely on battleships to carry the demons, but still used the method of dropping teleportation points to summon the demons to the surface of the planet, which means that as long as the fleet is missing Just set up a battleship and let it run to the side of the planet, and the demons will be scattered on the surface. "The other party is changing the way of action to counter our attack method."

"The command ordered the deployment of light warships and high-mobility air units around the planet to target the delivery warships... We are still passive."