Chapter 342: Race Against Death (5-in-1)
by SunflowerDark Star Empire · Bergs Lun Defense Line.
The Curvature Ring’s light grew brighter, its power skyrocketing.
At this moment, the vast Imperial Army forces were assembled and ready before the Curvature Ring.
Many Imperial soldiers stared at the Curvature Ring with glowing green eyes, ready to charge through and slaughter as soon as it activated.
They had been guarding this defense line for too long and could no longer contain their excitement.
However, at this moment, an anomaly occurred: red electrical arcs suddenly flickered across a localized area of the colossal Curvature Ring.
Inside the control room, a red alarm blared, and a red warning box popped up.
“Warning! Curvature Ring CK21 area anomaly!”
“What, what’s going on?”
The Operator’s face showed panic upon seeing the alert.
“No good! The Curvature Ring is going out of control! Quickly, order all units to retreat!”
Olev roared in fury.
As the order was relayed, the Imperial Army units, who had been eager for battle, were dumbfounded. Mechas one by one turned and flew backward.
Numerous ships retreated in disarray.
The once orderly formation instantly dissolved into chaos!
At this point, a localized section of the colossal Curvature Ring exploded.
The Curvature Ring, in its activated state, instantly went out of control, its violent energy surging wildly before erupting in a massive explosion.
Boom! Boom! Boom! ~
Destructive power swept forth, instantly annihilating swathes of ships and mechas.
“How could this happen?”
Olev was stunned by the sight, his face etched with extreme horror.
Inside the grand hall of Star Radiance Fortress.
“It’s over.”
Teddyra stared blankly at the scene before him, feeling as if all strength had been drained from his body.
“Bastard!”
Hodeska angrily slammed the armrest of his throne, stood up, and roared, his heart plummeting from heaven to hell in an instant.
Sercee asked in disbelief.
“Sir, what exactly happened? How could the Curvature Ring explode?”
“Needless to say! It must be that spies infiltrated our ranks and tampered with the Curvature Ring. Good, good, good! The Federation truly has a good plan; it seems they were prepared long ago.”
Hodeska cursed, utterly enraged.
“Commander, what do we do now? Cardle Fortress won’t last much longer.”
Sercee asked with great concern.
Hodeska took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and said coldly.
“It seems we can only take a risk. Prepare the Star Destroyer · Curse immediately!”
“Sir, that’s too risky! If this is also a trap, then you will be in danger, and the entire defense line will be leaderless…”
Sercee, hearing Hodeska’s words, was horrified and tried to dissuade him.
“No more talk! There’s no choice now. Execute the order immediately!”
Hodeska raised his hand, cutting her off, and replied decisively.
He knew the risks of doing this better than anyone, but he was now pushed to a dead end.
“Yes!”
Sercee replied with a complex expression.
Cardle Defense Line.
The Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Dream Eater and the Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Silver Executioner fiercely collided.
A massive impact swept forth.
The two mechas were evenly matched, locked in a stalemate, neither able to gain an advantage over the other.
“Hehehe, you’re dead! The Curvature Ring has already activated, and the Imperial Army is about to arrive!”
Nowis said fanatically.
Feilong’s heart sank to rock bottom, his peripheral vision constantly glancing at the distant starry sky.
If the Imperial Army’s fleet truly arrived, it would be over, but he had no way to stop them.
At this moment, inside the central control room of Star Radiance Fortress.
Major General Qiong En anxiously said to the Purple-haired girl.
“Legion Commander, the Imperial Army is about to enter the battlefield! At this point, we can only forcibly activate superluminal flight and evacuate!”
Because the Imperial Army had reduced the power of the Curvature Interference Device, Star Radiance Fortress could forcibly activate superluminal flight to leave. However, doing so would mean abandoning all combat units, which was equivalent to sacrificing pawns to save the king.
The Purple-haired girl did not reply to Major General Qiong En, merely gazing silently at the displayed optical image, her fingers lightly tapping the armrest.
“Legion Commander, if you don’t make a decision soon, it will be too late.”
Major General Qiong En grew increasingly anxious.
However, the Purple-haired girl still did not respond to him. Just then, the ripples in the starry sky suddenly began to stir without warning, rapidly collapsing and shrinking in the center until they finally disappeared.
The Operator reported excitedly.
“Report: Anomalous spatial fluctuation aborted!”
“How is that possible?”
Major General Qiong En was instantly dumbfounded. The Curvature Ring was clearly about to fully activate, yet it had aborted at this moment.
The Purple-haired girl slowly raised her head, a hint of fluctuation in her eyes, and gave a cold command.
“Continue the attack!”
“Yes!”
Although Major General Qiong En didn’t know what had happened, he knew that the Curvature Ring’s activation had failed, and the situation had reversed!
At this moment, Feilong, who was battling Nowis, noticed the jump had aborted and retorted excitedly.
“It seems your Commander isn’t so great after all. The promised reinforcements are gone.”
“How could this happen? Impossible!”
Nowis was also shocked, and a very bad premonition welled up from the bottom of his heart.
Although Nowis was no different from a madman, his madness had a bottom line, which was that the defense line could not be breached.
Now that reinforcements suddenly couldn’t arrive, it was going to be troublesome.
“Nothing’s impossible. Now you know fear? Too late!”
Lieutenant General Feilong scoffed unceremoniously.
After hearing Feilong’s words, Nowis’s eyes instantly became bloodshot, and he said somewhat maniacally.
“Don’t be arrogant! Without reinforcements, you still won’t take this place. I’ll twist off your head first!”
“That depends on whether you have the ability.”
Feilong replied without fear.
“You’re asking for death!”
Nowis attacked Lieutenant General Feilong like a madman.
Calaiti Star Defense Area.
Su Ming and the others piloted their mechas, swarming towards the Nightmare Tower.
At this moment, the petals of the Nightmare Towers split open, revealing dense firing ports. Missiles poured out like a tide, while the central spire flickered with violent energy.
Terrifying beams of light swept across the area.
Su Ming piloted the Slayer, performing high-speed evasive maneuvers.
However, the mechas charging around him lacked this skill; one by one, they were hit and exploded.
“Ah~”
Screams constantly echoed through the communication channel.
“Bastard!”
Angry roars continuously erupted.
The firepower of these Nightmare Towers was incredibly fierce.
Nevertheless, Su Ming and the others did not retreat. They accelerated and charged towards the Nightmare Towers, firing beams of light at them from a distance.
Boom! Boom! Boom! ~
Several defensive towers were instantly damaged. At this point, the surviving Imperial soldiers roared in the communication channel.
“Brothers, the time has come to be loyal to the Emperor!”
“Let’s fight them to the death!”
“Kill!”
The surviving Imperial soldiers, piloting their mechas, charged forward recklessly to intercept them.
Su Ming swung his crimson spear, piercing through an incoming Beast Tooth with one strike. But the next second, two more reckless Beast Tooth mechas lunged at him.
At this moment, Nightmare Tower 6 crackled with red lightning, accumulating terrifying energy, and without distinguishing friend or foe, directly blasted towards Su Ming and the two Beast Teeth.
Su Ming performed a Light Speed Flash, instantly disappearing from his original position.
Boom ~
The two Beast Tooth mechas were struck by the light beam and exploded with a roar.
Su Ming reappeared not far away, his brows furrowing even more. The will of these Imperial Army soldiers was truly tenacious; even at this stage of the battle, they were still fighting so desperately.
Tsar mothership · Central Control Room.
“Mecha Squadron 7, Lieutenant Cui Yue, killed in action!”
“Mecha Squadron 17, Staff Sergeant Fujia, killed in action!”
As Zhou Yuelin, Lieutenant reported, one by one, the avatar icons on the operation screen turned black.
“General, the firepower is too intense!”
Colonel Zhou Quan reminded him, his heart aching.
Major General Vickers took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice.
“How much is the main gun charged?”
“93%!”
Zhou Yuelin, Lieutenant immediately replied.
“Accelerate charging!”
Major General Vickers watched the charging progress coldly, striving to maintain his composure.
“Yes!”
Zhou Yuelin, Lieutenant replied, biting her lip slightly.
Time passed second by second, and the charging progress on the operation screen finally jumped to one hundred percent.
Zhou Yuelin immediately turned her head and reported.
“General, the main guns of the Tsar, liet yang, and silver moon are fully charged!”
“My order: all ships open their firing ports and unleash missiles!”
Major General Vickers immediately gave the order.
In the starry sky.
The Tsar mothership, liet yang, and other capital ships opened rows of firing ports, unleashing dense missiles that covered the sky and earth, surging towards the Nightmare Towers.
The remaining Nightmare Towers also opened their firing ports, launching interceptor missiles one by one.
But this couldn’t stop all the incoming missiles. Under duress, the Nightmare Towers accumulated violent power, releasing beams of light to sweep away the attacking missiles!
Countless fireworks bloomed.
At this moment, the main guns of the three Tsar ships simultaneously erupted with brilliant light. Three dazzling light beams struck the giant Nightmare Tower at the center.
At this moment, the Nightmare Tower deployed an energy barrier!
The three light beams directly hit its energy barrier.
Boom!
Three dazzling suns exploded.
Su Ming and the others held their breath and watched.
The giant Nightmare Tower’s energy barrier instantly shattered, but unfortunately, the Nightmare Tower was not destroyed.
“Oh no!”
“Just a little bit more!”
Voices of extreme regret echoed through the communication channel.
At this moment, the giant Nightmare Tower flickered with violent energy, directly locking onto the Tsar.
In an instant, a terrifying red beam of light, with destructive force, blasted towards the Tsar.
The two 5th Class Battleship · liet yang and 5th Class Battleship · silver moon immediately moved to block in front of the Tsar, combining their energy barriers.
Boom!
The beam struck the energy barrier, creating a dazzling sun.
The entire energy barrier twisted violently, but fortunately, it held.
Seeing this, Su Ming decisively opened the communication channel and said.
“Rhine, come with me and destroy that central Nightmare Tower!”
“Okay!”
Rhine and the others replied without hesitation.
Su Ming piloted the Slayer, transforming into a black stream of light, and charged straight towards the central Nightmare Tower.
Rhine and the others also followed, disregarding the danger.
Su Ming piloted the Slayer, charging at the very front. The central Nightmare Tower immediately locked onto him, opening rows of firing ports.
Swish! Swish!
A sky full of super-high-speed missiles rained down on Su Ming.
Su Ming narrowed his eyes, piloting the Slayer like a nimble fish, dodging the incoming missiles, breaking through the gaps, and firing a shot at the central Nightmare Tower!
Boom!
A localized section of the Nightmare Tower exploded violently, a hole blasted into it!
“Officer Su, mighty!”
Deng Yu and the others shouted excitedly.
At this moment, the opened petals of the central Nightmare Tower split open, revealing black gun barrels that fired wildly at Su Ming.
Su Ming showed no panic, piloting the Slayer to circle the Nightmare Tower, flying at high speed and precisely dodging attacks.
Beams of light missed their target one by one.
At this moment, Su Ming keenly noticed a problem.
Although this was his first time operating a Four-Generation Mecha in combat, ever since he switched to a Four-Generation Mecha and used the Super Neural Device.
He felt as if he had broken free from shackles, his strength at least several times greater!
Su Ming wasn’t sure if others felt the same after switching to a Four-Generation Mecha. But he was 100% certain that this Super Neural Device was tailor-made for him.
His current operations were completely incomparable to when he was operating manually.
Just then, Rhine and the others, taking advantage of the opening created by Su Ming drawing fire, successfully approached the central Nightmare Tower.
“Brothers, kill!”
Rhine shouted, then led the others in firing beams of light at the Nightmare Tower!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The surface of the Nightmare Tower continuously exploded.
At this moment, in another starry sky area to the right.
The five mecha squadrons responsible for interception were locked in a fierce battle with the Imperial Army’s mecha units.
Mechas from both sides were being blown up one after another, but fortunately, the intercepting mecha squadrons were numerous, and the scales of victory were constantly tilting towards Major Wang Na and his forces.
“Keep it up, brothers! We’re about to win!”
Major Wang Na tried his best to encourage his subordinates.
“Yes!”
Many soldiers roared in response.
However, just as they were about to achieve victory, ripples suddenly appeared in the distant starry sky, and the figures of two 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger emerged.
A squad leader, seeing this, shouted in terror over the comms channel.
“Sir, this is bad! The enemy’s reinforcements have arrived again!”
Major Wang Na was also startled and turned her head to look.
They saw the two 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger open a series of docking ports, and countless Beast Tooth mechas swarmed out like locusts.
Leading them was a massive Third Generation Mecha · Evil Tiger, twenty meters tall, covered in heavy red metal armor, with a large-caliber cannon embedded in its left shoulder, four large-caliber thrusters protruding from its back, two red stars painted on its body, and a heavy alloy greatblade in its hand.
Beside the Evil Tiger mecha were several Third Generation Mecha · Barbarian Beast.
At this moment, inside the Evil Tiger mecha’s cockpit, a burly man with a thick beard and rugged features, his expression fanatical, roared in the public comms channel.
“Brothers, these cowardly Federation bastards actually dare to attack our defense line! They’re simply courting death. Today, let them know what regret means! Follow me and wipe them out!”
“Yes!”
Many Imperial Army soldiers responded excitedly.
Major Wang Na’s heart sank to rock bottom when she saw this scene.
Their previous interception force had already suffered heavy casualties, and now another large force was arriving.
Her expression shifted, and she decisively opened the comms channel to report to Major General Vickers.
“General, a large enemy reinforcement force has arrived!”
Inside the Tsar’s central control room.
Major General Vickers’s face changed slightly when he heard Major Wang Na’s report, and he spoke.
“You must hold on for me! Once the battle here is over, we will immediately reinforce you!”
“General, don’t worry, we will never retreat, even if it means death!”
Major Wang Na gritted her teeth and replied when she heard Major General Vickers’s words.
Colonel Zhou Quan, who was standing by, moved his lips as if to say something, but the words caught in his throat, and he ultimately swallowed them back.
He knew very well that Major General Vickers’s order, though cold-blooded, was the most rational.
They must now concentrate their forces to take down these Nightmare Tower.
After cutting off communication, Major Wang Na shouted to everyone.
“Intercept with all your might! Even if it comes down to the last man, no retreat is allowed! Victory belongs to us!”
“Yes!”
Everyone responded with fervor.
Major Wang Na led her troops, charging fearlessly towards the Imperial Army force.
Nightmare Tower defense area.
Su Ming led Rhine and others, desperately besieging the central Nightmare Tower.
The entire Nightmare Tower was engulfed in flames.
“Sir! It’s almost done.”
Rhine excitedly shouted to Su Ming.
At this moment, Major General Vickers’s stern voice echoed through the public comms channel.
“Everyone, enemy reinforcements have arrived! The mecha corps responsible for the interception is fighting a bloody battle! We have no time! Destroy the Nightmare Tower with full force!”
Su Ming and the others, upon hearing this, frantically fired at the Nightmare Tower.
“Bomb it for me! Bomb it hard!”
“Yes!”
Ankajia and the others replied, their nerves taut.
Boom!
Beams of light slammed into the Nightmare Tower, exploding.
Not long after, the central Nightmare Tower, under the concentrated attack of Su Ming and the others, exploded with a roar, the entire Nightmare Tower splitting in half from the middle.
Major General Vickers, seeing the central Nightmare Tower destroyed, immediately gave the order.
“Full firepower! Take out all Imperial Army and the remaining Nightmare Tower!”
“Yes!”
Everyone responded with soaring morale.
At this time, the five mecha corps responsible for the interception were also retreating steadily.
The two 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger frantically unleashed dense volleys of missiles and beams.
Mechas exploded in the starry sky, turning into dazzling fireworks.
Screams also continuously echoed within the comms channel.
“Ah!”
“Hold on!”
Major Wang Na gritted her teeth and roared.
At this moment, Faliga, controlling the Third Generation Mecha · Evil Tiger, charged in savagely, swinging his alloy greatblade at Major Wang Na.
Wang Na, controlling her battle-scarred Third Generation Mecha · Cyan Wing, raised two beam sabers to block, crossing them!
Crack!
The entire mecha shook violently, pushed back.
“Trash! Federation officers are nothing more than this!”
Faliga mocked arrogantly.
“You can insult me, but don’t even think about insulting the Federation. We will break into your defense line and trample your Emperor’s face under our feet!”
Major Wang Na replied with unwavering conviction.
“Utterly ridiculous! You are truly seeking death!”
Faliga was instantly enraged by Wang Na, immediately activating his overclocking mode.
The entire Evil Tiger mecha roared like a furious beast, charging forward ferociously.
Major Wang Na, seeing Faliga go berserk, showed no fear or hesitation, controlling the Cyan Wing mecha to meet him.
The two passed each other!
Snap!
A deep gash was cleaved into the Evil Tiger mecha’s body, but the Cyan Wing mecha was directly split in half and exploded with a roar.
“Officer Wang Na!”
Many officers, seeing this scene, roared with immense fury.
Faliga turned his head to look at the surviving Federation forces, grinning sinisterly as he spoke on the public channel.
“Haha, are you angry? Do you want revenge? You’ll have to see if you have the ability. You fools, you’re on the verge of death and don’t even know it. Look behind you!”
The remaining mecha forces turned to look around, only to find large numbers of Imperial Army forces coming from all directions, completely surrounding them, trapping them like turtles in a jar.
“It’s over!”
For a moment, everyone felt a sense of despair.
At this time, Major Zeng Qing of the 22nd Regiment, panting, shouted in the public comms channel.
“Everyone, it’s an honor to fight alongside you here today. Although we may all die here, as soldiers of the Federation, we will never retreat!”
“Never retreat! Fight them to the death!”
Many soldiers, after hearing Zeng Qing’s words, looked at their fallen comrades, their eyes red as they shouted.
“Hmph, wipe them out for me!”
Faliga snorted coldly and immediately gave the order.
The Imperial Army soldiers instantly swarmed forward, frantically firing beams of light.
Boom!
Iron Guard mechas, unable to dodge, were hit by the beams and exploded, turning into streaks of fireworks.
The remaining Iron Guard mechas also retaliated frantically, showing no fear.
At this moment, in the distance, two dazzling light pillars suddenly struck, instantly shattering the energy barriers of the two 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger and exploding upon hitting their hulls.
Instantly, these two 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger of the Imperial Army were directly destroyed.
Immediately following, a sky full of missiles struck, covering the Imperial Army’s mecha formations.
Boom!
Mechas exploded one after another.
Faliga turned his head in terror, only to see the Tsar leading a mighty force charging over.
“Lord Faliga, what should we do? The Federation forces are coming!”
His subordinates around him asked in terror.
Faliga then roared at his subordinates.
“What’s there to be afraid of? Our reinforcements will arrive soon.”
Before Faliga could finish speaking, a black streak of light sliced through the starry sky and attacked him.
Faliga’s heart trembled violently, and he decisively activated his energy barrier.
Crack!
The crimson long spear pierced through the energy barrier.
Faliga frantically controlled his mecha to dodge, and the crimson long spear pierced into his left shoulder, violently tearing off the Evil Tiger mecha’s left arm.
At this moment, Faliga finally saw clearly the Slayer that attacked him.
His heart instantly sank to rock bottom, and a look of despair appeared in his eyes. He hadn’t expected that the one who ambushed him was a Four-Generation Mecha, and one with the Red Moon emblem at that.
“Officer Faliga!”
At this moment, the Beast Tooth mechas around, seeing Faliga heavily injured, charged forward recklessly.
Unfortunately, Su Ming paid no attention to the charging Imperial Army soldiers. Instead, he pulled back the crimson long spear and swept it fiercely at Faliga.
Faliga hastily raised his weapon to block!
Crack!
Instantly, the alloy greatblade in his hand flew out.
When the surrounding Beast Tooth mechas charged up to stop Su Ming, beams of light accurately struck from a distance, blowing up the Beast Tooth mechas one by one.
The attackers were none other than Rhine and the others.
“Ah! I’ll fight you to the death!”
Faliga immediately activated his self-destruct device and lunged at Su Ming.
However, Su Ming, controlling the Slayer, advanced instead of retreating, delivering a fierce kick to the Evil Tiger mecha’s body.
The entire mecha was kicked away, then self-destructed.
A moment later, inside the Tsar’s central control room.
Major General Vickers sat in the command chair.
Colonel Zhou Quan reported with a heavy heart.
“General, it’s all resolved!”
“What are the losses for the 21st-25th Regiments?”
Major General Vickers asked with a heavy heart.
“Over half lost. Major Wang Na and Major Hulk were killed in action.”
“I understand.”
Major General Vickers replied, a hint of weariness in his voice, upon hearing this.
“General, what do we do next? Continue to intercept the enemy here?”
Colonel Zhou Quan then asked.
Major General Vickers checked the time; it had been almost five hours. He then stood up from the command chair and solemnly announced.
“To all soldiers, you have done very well! I now officially declare that you have bravely completed your mission. Now, take our fallen comrades and withdraw, returning to Star Radiance Fortress!”
“Yes!”
Everyone responded in a deep voice.
In the starry sky.
Mechas carried their fallen comrades, bringing them back to the Tsar.
At this time, Su Ming and the others also controlled their mechas, flying towards the Tsar.
Of course, they were not returning to the Tsar, but escorting the fleet towards the main battlefield.
Cardle Fortress battlefield area.
Star Radiance Fortress opened its dense launch ports, and countless missiles rained down.
These missiles, covering the sky, attacked the Cardle Fortress.
Cardle Fortress frantically unleashed intercepting missiles, its intercepting artillery continuously firing beams of light.
Boom!
Incoming missiles were blown up one by one.
However, more than a third of the missiles successfully landed on the energy barrier and exploded.
The entire energy barrier twisted violently.
At this moment, the Star Radiance Fortress’s main cannon erupted with brilliant light, and a blue beam of light sliced through the starry sky, hitting the Cardle Fortress’s energy barrier dead center.
Boom!
The energy barrier instantly shattered.
Star Radiance Fortress command center.
Major General Qiong En reported excitedly.
“Legion Commander, the energy barrier has been shattered!”
The Purple-haired girl, seeing this, gave a cold command.
“Order the 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger to launch a surprise attack!”
“Yes!”
Major General Qiong En immediately relayed the order.
Following the command, a 7-kilometer long 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger with an extremely smooth surface armor deactivated its camouflage, instantly appearing on the left side of the ring-shaped Cardle Fortress.
The Chameleon Tiger’s main cannon flashed with dazzling red light, then fired a powerful red beam.
This beam struck directly at the center of the Cardle Fortress, the floating Curvature Interference Device!
Major General Qiong En and the others stared intently, their hearts in their throats; success or failure depended on this one strike.
Just then, a transparent energy barrier suddenly appeared around the Curvature Interference Device!
The beam slammed into the energy barrier, exploding loudly, but the entire energy barrier only shook slightly.
“An energy barrier?”
Major General Qiong En’s heart instantly sank to rock bottom when he saw this.
At this moment, the ambushed Cardle Fortress unleashed full firepower, frantically attacking the 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger!
Boom!
The entire 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger’s energy barrier was instantly shattered.
The 4th Class Battleship · Chameleon Tiger immediately retreated while enduring the attacks.
The Purple-haired girl, seeing this scene, gave a cold command.
“Star Radiance Fortress, advance and assault!”
“Yes!”
Major General Qiong En took a deep breath and responded.
At this time, the Tsar was also leading the fleet, rapidly approaching the main battlefield area.
When they reached the edge of the battlefield, everyone was stunned.
Voices of astonishment echoed through the comms channel.
“What’s going on? Has Star Radiance Fortress not broken through the defense line yet?”
“No way?”
Rhine and the others asked Su Ming with some unease.
“Su Ming, Star Radiance Fortress still hasn’t broken through the defense line. Could it be that they can’t win?”
“No, Star Radiance Fortress should be able to break through the Cardle Fortress, but time is too tight, and the enemy’s resistance is too strong.”
Su Ming scanned the battlefield and then made his judgment.
“So what do we do now?”
“Don’t worry, Major General Vickers will definitely make a decision.”
“Okay!”
Rhine and the others, hearing this, then suppressed their unease.
Inside the Tsar’s command center.
Colonel Zhou Quan said to Major General Vickers.
“General, the main force hasn’t broken through the defense line yet. Should we go up and support them quickly?”
“No, direct support won’t be effective.”
Major General Vickers looked at the battlefield and decisively rejected Zhou Quan’s suggestion.
“General, what do you mean?”
Colonel Zhou Quan looked at Vickers and asked.
“If you ask me, we should take advantage of Cardle Fortress being suppressed by Star Radiance Fortress. We can directly attack Cardle Fortress from the flank and destroy the Curvature Ring at its center!”
Major General Vickers said decisively.
“It’s a bit risky, but it’s feasible!”
Colonel Zhou Quan agreed after hearing Major General Vickers’ words.
“Pass on my order: everyone prepare for a surprise attack! Tsar, silver moon, and liet yang’s main cannons begin charging. I want to catch the enemy off guard!”
Vickers directly issued the command.
“Yes, sir!”
Colonel Zhou Quan responded in a deep voice.
Cardle Defense Line area.
The Star Radiance Fortress pushed forward powerfully. At this moment, Cardle Fortress’s main cannon fired a dazzling beam of light directly at the Star Radiance Fortress!
The mechanical octopus once again spread its energy barrier.
As the light beam hit the energy barrier, mechanical octopuses exploded one after another, unable to bear the load.
Immediately after, Cardle Fortress furiously unleashed missiles and beams, raining down on the surface of the Star Radiance Fortress like a storm.
Rumble!
The Star Radiance Fortress shook violently, and its advance was instantly obstructed.
Inside the central control room.
Operators reported anxiously.
“The mechanical octopus energy barrier is overloaded!”
“The enemy’s firepower is too fierce.”
“Hold them off!”
Major General Qiong En issued the command, extremely annoyed.
The Purple-haired girl looked at the furiously counterattacking Cardle Fortress, then lowered her head to check the time on her wristband, her brow slightly furrowing.
More than five hours had passed since the battle began, yet Cardle Fortress remained unconquered.
It had already exceeded the planned time.
Thinking of this, the Purple-haired girl slowly raised her hand, preparing to press the button on the armrest of the command chair.
Just then, the scanning radar suddenly showed large patches of green dots.
Major General Qiong En, upon seeing this, reported with great joy.
“Legion Commander, Tsar and the others have returned and are rapidly approaching Cardle Fortress from the flank. As long as they launch a surprise attack from the flank and hit the Curvature Interference Device, they will definitely be able to destroy the barrier.”
Upon hearing this, the Purple-haired girl slowly lowered her raised hand and said coldly.
“Order Vickers and his team to destroy the Curvature Interference Device at all costs!”
“Yes, sir!”
Major General Qiong En replied excitedly.
Inside the central control room of Cardle Fortress.
Piercing alarm sounds continuously rang out.
Red alert boxes popped up one after another, and Operators continuously reported anxiously.
“T22 armor layer area damaged!”
“Cardle Fortress damage level has risen to 23.2%”
General Burtler listened to his subordinates’ reports, his face as black as charcoal.
In such a short time, Cardle Fortress had been damaged to this extent. If reinforcements didn’t arrive soon, it would truly be over.
“Everyone, cheer up! If the Federation breaks through right under our noses, none of us will live!”
“Yes, sir!”
Many subordinates replied nervously.
Just as the scanning device emitted a piercing alarm, the responsible subordinate shouted in terror.
“Not good, General! A large-scale Federation fleet has been detected in the right-side area!”
“What did you say?”
Burtler roared in shock and anger.
“General, the enemy’s three main battleships have locked onto the Curvature Interference Device.”
The Operator reported in panic.
“Quick, transfer all energy to the energy barrier of the Curvature Interference Device!”
Burtler roared at everyone.
At this moment in the starry sky, Tsar, liet yang, and silver moon launched their attacks simultaneously.
Three dazzling beams of light struck directly at the Curvature Interference Device in the center of Cardle Fortress.
At this moment, everyone’s gaze was fixed on it, their hearts in their throats.
Boom!
As three dazzling suns rose.
The energy barrier of the Curvature Interference Device twisted violently, but ultimately held.
At this moment, a prompt popped up on the operation screen of Cardle Fortress.
“Curvature Interference Device energy barrier, reduced to twenty-seven percent!”
Phew~
Burtler, seeing the result, clutched his chest and let out a long sigh of relief.
Many subordinates also wiped their brows, as the Curvature Device was not a fortress; if its energy barrier shattered, even a slight attack would finish it.
Inside Tsar’s command room.
Major General Vickers, seeing that the energy barrier was not destroyed, angrily slammed the armrest and immediately issued an order.
“Connect me to all mecha squadron members!”
“Yes, sir!”
Colonel Zhou Quan immediately performed the operation, and soon all communications were connected.
Major General Vickers said to everyone with a grim expression.
“I am Major General Vickers. I now order everyone to carry out the assault mission and destroy the Curvature Interference Device at the center of Cardle Fortress. This concerns the outcome of this battle, do you understand?”
“Understood!”
Everyone responded solemnly.
In the starry sky.
Hugh Eun and the others received the order and led their units, striking at Cardle Fortress at high speed.
At this moment, Su Ming opened the team communication channel and reminded Rhine and the others.
“This operation is very dangerous, all of you follow me closely!”
“Yes, sir!”
Rhine and the others replied, their nerves taut.
Soon, groups of mechas rapidly approached the right flank of Cardle Fortress.
At this moment, the armor layer on the right side of Cardle Fortress cracked open in large sections, revealing rows of launch ports.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dense missiles shot out, heading towards Su Ming and the others.
However, at this moment, Tsar and other warships also opened their launch ports, unleashing all interceptor missiles to clear a path for Su Ming and the others!
The missiles from both sides collided in the starry sky, erupting in dazzling fireworks.
Su Ming and the others piloted their mechas, passing through the brilliant fireworks, and attacked Cardle Fortress with unmatched momentum.
At this time, on the surface of Cardle Fortress, interceptor cannons turned their muzzles, firing dense beams of light.
“Everyone, pay attention to evasion!”
Su Ming reminded everyone.
“Yes, sir!”
Everyone maneuvered their mechas to evade.
However, quite a few mechas failed to dodge and were hit by the light beams, exploding violently.
But this still could not stop Su Ming and the others; they accelerated their advance.
In a flash, Su Ming and the others, enduring the attacks, successfully approached the ring-shaped Cardle Fortress.
Inside the central control room of Cardle Fortress.
The Operator reported in horror.
“General Burtler, the enemy has charged in!”
“They’re really looking for death! Send them off!”
Burtler roared in fury.
“Yes, sir!”
The subordinates present responded in terror.
At this moment, Su Ming and the others were rapidly advancing towards the Curvature Interference Device. Just then, the ring-shaped outer wall of Cardle Fortress suddenly cracked open in large sections.
Mechanical devices resembling demon eyes emerged.
Swish!
These mechanical demon eyes rotated as if they were real eyes, then quickly fired a beam of light.
“Watch out!”
Su Ming sensed the danger immediately, forcefully pushed Rhine away, and simultaneously piloted his mecha to dodge!
Rumble!
Immediately, large numbers of mechas were hit, exploding violently.
“Ah!”
Screams echoed through the communication channel.
Lieutenant Colonel Xiu En roared in the communication channel.
“Everyone, spread out and take cover! These are the Empire’s new weapons, the Nightmare Tower. Their attack frequency and sensitivity are extremely high.”
Everyone scattered to dodge, but it didn’t have much effect, as these Nightmare Towers attacked quickly and fiercely.
Mecha after mecha was continuously blown apart, and even Captain Dong Zhe was hit and couldn’t dodge, his entire mecha exploding violently!
“Dong Zhe!”
Captain Deng Yu roared in grief upon seeing Dong Zhe’s mecha explode.
Su Ming, hearing Deng Yu’s roar, showed a hint of anger on his face and directly attacked the Nightmare Tower at high speed.
At this moment, large numbers of Nightmare Towers locked onto Su Ming, and overwhelming beams of light shot towards him.
“Su Ming, be careful!”
Rhine and the others were instantly alarmed.
Su Ming faced the overwhelming beams of light without any fear. He moved at high speed to evade, dodging most of the beam attacks. For the remaining one or two beams, he directly activated his GN Field Barrier to block them.
Due to the urgency of this operation, Su Ming sacrificed defense and did not carry the Red Prism Shield; otherwise, he could have used it now.
At this moment, after entering range, Su Ming immediately lowered his particle beam cannon and fired a shot!
Rumble!
A section of the Nightmare Towers was destroyed by Su Ming.
Immediately after, Su Ming accelerated and charged forward, thrusting the Scarlet Spear in his hand into a Nightmare Tower, then flying along the fortress at high speed. The Scarlet Spear sliced through large numbers of Nightmare Towers, causing the attack density of the Nightmare Towers to drop instantly.
Seeing this, Hugh Eun and the others quickly piloted their mechas forward, attacking the Nightmare Towers and firing beams of light.
Instantly, large areas of Nightmare Towers were blown apart.
Inside the central control room of Cardle Fortress.
The Operator reported in a panic.
“General Burtler, the enemy is destroying our Nightmare Towers! Our defensive weapons can’t hold out!”
“Quick, connect me to Nowis!”
Burtler roared.
“Yes, sir!”
The Operator immediately carried out the order.
Soon the communication was connected, and Burtler immediately reported.
“Nowis, the Federation’s mecha squadron has broken through.”
Nowis, upon hearing this, replied with a distorted expression.
“Useless! Stop them! They absolutely must not be allowed to destroy the Curvature Interference Device!”
“But there aren’t many troops left in the fortress.”
“I will transfer a unit back for defense right away!”
“Yes, sir!”
Burtler quickly responded.
At this moment, Su Ming and the others successfully destroyed all of those Nightmare Tower weapons.
Hugh Eun immediately shouted in the communication channel.
“Go, destroy the Curvature Device!”
“Alright!”
Su Ming and the others immediately responded.
Everyone turned their mechas and flew towards the top of Cardle Fortress, continuously firing along the way, destroying launch ports and close-in weapons.
Finally, they successfully penetrated the hollow interior of Cardle Fortress and flew towards the Curvature Device. Upon nearing it, Su Ming and the others lowered their beam cannons and fired fiercely.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Beams of light struck the energy barrier.
Immediately, ripples appeared on the energy barrier of the Curvature Device, and its strength began to slowly decrease.
However, at this moment, the inner ring armor layer of Cardle Fortress opened up several exit points.
A small number of mechas rushed out, and at the same time, a large number of mecha units returned to reinforce, attacking Su Ming and the others.
Su Ming paid no attention to the attacking Imperial Army soldiers, but instead piloted the Slayer at full power, transforming into a black stream of light, rapidly attacking the Curvature Device.
The Beast Tooth mechas that rushed forward to block were instantly pierced and exploded violently.
Immediately after, the Slayer heavily crashed into the energy barrier.
Bang!
The entire energy barrier locally produced a huge ripple, and the energy barrier strength decreased slightly.
At this moment, a scarlet figure suddenly appeared behind Su Ming, launching a sneak attack at extreme speed.
Su Ming instinctively sensed danger, maneuvered his mecha to turn around, and raised his Scarlet Spear to block!
Crack!
Two red particle light blades struck the Scarlet Spear, and immense force was applied to the Slayer mecha!
The Slayer mecha was directly suppressed and pushed back, crashing into the energy barrier of the Curvature Interference Device.
Su Ming looked at the mecha that had ambushed him with a slight surprise.
This was a Four-Generation Mecha, the Dream Eater, thirty-two meters tall, entirely composed of blood-red metal, with claw-like hands holding two red particle light blades, red lights glowing in its eyes, a particle beam cannon embedded in its shoulder, and two pairs of red mechanical wings embedded in its back, painted with a red moon, two red stars, and five black stars.
At this moment, Su Ming’s mecha operation screen automatically identified and displayed a message.
“Alert: Target mecha is the Four-Generation Mecha · Dream Eater, piloted by Major General Burtler, Commander of the Dark Star Empire Dream Nightmare Corps.”
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