ca-book Chapter 681 Head-on confrontation!
Chapter 681 Head-on confrontation!
Chapter 681 Head-on confrontation!
"Leave the warp in five minutes."
"All crew members, get ready."
Navigator Tracy's voice is still as charming and pleasant as ever.
Fu Qinghai had no mood to appreciate it at this moment.
He sat in the captain's chair, clenched his chin and squinted his eyes in thought.
He went over the plan of attack again in his mind.
This plan was very simple, and could even be described as a rough plan, full of on-the-spot command and improvisation. Although the Legion fleet followed the battle moon all the way and observed the ruins of the destroyed imperial world, they still knew very little about this kind of Ork armed satellite.
Moreover, according to the information obtained from the survivors, the Orks have more than one battle moon. The survivors' descriptions of the appearance of these battle moons vary, and it is likely that their functions are also inconsistent. Therefore, the Space Marines cannot formulate a thorough and detailed plan based on this information.
The core of the plan is still boarding, which is the most powerful weapon of Space Marines in space naval battles.
But there are also some considerations on how to board the moon. First of all, how can the fleet avoid the various defensive weapons on the battle moon?
Fu Qinghai put forward ideas from a technical perspective.
All spaceships of the human empire, whether merchant ships or warships, are equipped with gravity detection equipment to depict the gravity distribution in the galaxy before entering an unfamiliar galaxy. Because gravity is invisible to the naked eye, a small neutron star or a dim white dwarf may have a mass beyond imagination, while a large gas planet may have a small mass, so gravity detection must rely on corresponding equipment.
It is now basically certain that the "invisible attack" of the Battle Moon is a gravity storm. Gravity storm is a relatively abstract adjective. Strictly speaking, it should be described as follows: the Battle Moon can create a large-scale gravity field disorder through some device. So can the fleet avoid this gravity field disorder? The answer is unknown.
Since the Imperial worlds that the fleet found, whether planets, satellites or space docks, were only a pile of wreckage and ruins, the Space Marines did not know the specific speed and range of the gravity storm. However, since they already knew that the Orks would use gravity storms to attack, they could prevent it in advance - they only needed to use the gravity detection equipment as radar.
In fact, as long as there is advance preparation, the so-called "invisible force" is not so "invisible". Fu Qinghai speculated that those imperial worlds should have been caught off guard by the sudden gravity storm. Of course, as a fixed facility that cannot be moved, there is no way to avoid it even if you know it in advance.
But the fleet is not a fixed facility.
In the past, spacecraft usually activated gravity detection equipment to scan before entering an unfamiliar galaxy, because the gravity field in a region of the universe usually does not change drastically in a very short period of time, so the gravity detection equipment can be turned off after the image is drawn. Now, the gravity detection equipment needs to be kept turned on at all times.
As long as you can "see" the gravity storm.
A certain degree of circumvention is possible.
Assuming that the fleet successfully avoids the gravity storm - this assumption is somewhat too idealistic. Assuming that the fleet successfully approaches the battle moon after suffering acceptable losses and enters the attack range of ship-borne weapons, what type of weapons should be used next to attack or even destroy the battle moon?
Macro cannons, light spears, torpedoes... and of course the most theoretically powerful weapon, the one that can execute extermination orders.
Fu Qinghai first ruled out the last option, not only because the Iron Pagoda Regiment no longer had the Extinction Order weapons, but even if the regiment still had some in its arsenal, he would not choose to use them - because using these precious weapons to attack the Battle Moon was extremely wasteful and a very low cost-effective option.
Why do you say that?
We have to start with the principles of these weapons.
Don't simply imagine these extinction weapons as a powerful big bomb that you just need to throw at the target planet and "bang", it will blow the planet to pieces. Its principle is completely different.
The Modaris atmospheric missile, also known as the "atmospheric incineration torpedo", works by igniting the oxygen free radicals in all gases in the planet's atmosphere, triggering a chain combustion reaction that burns all oxidizable substances in the atmosphere - so in fact, as long as you hide in a deep enough underground bunker, you can escape.
For this weapon to be effective, the target planet must first have an oxygen-containing atmosphere. Orks need to breathe oxygen, and there is probably an oxygen supply inside the Battle Moon. However, the Battle Moon is not a natural planet but an artificial celestial body. Its interior can be divided into countless compartments like a battleship. Just by sealing the hatch - just like isolating a vacuum leak, the chain combustion reaction can be blocked and the entire planet can be burned.
The bipolar cyclone torpedo, or "cyclone torpedo" for short, works by detonating all the energy in the planet's core. It's easy to imagine that a small torpedo certainly can't have the energy to blow up a planet. The target planet is actually blown into several pieces by the huge energy contained in its own core.
Therefore, for this weapon to be effective, the target planet must first have a core. Usually, planets with earthquakes, volcanoes, and magnetic fields have cores. The moon does not have a core, and the battle moon is likely to have no core either. Because according to the surviving naval crew, a large number of orc warships once flew out of the battle moon. Fu Qinghai suspected that the inside was either a shipyard or a portal, but not a core.
As for the virus bomb, the principle is more straightforward. The Life Eater virus targets all organic life, whether it is animals, plants, bacteria or fungi. But if you throw a few virus bombs into the tomb world of the Necrons, then there is no doubt that the Necrons will be unscathed.
In fact, both the Bipolar Cyclone Torpedo and the Modalis Atmospheric Missile are just a fuse and a detonator, used to detonate the huge energy contained in the planet itself. But even so, they are still more powerful than ordinary torpedoes. The Iron Pagoda Regiment has already used up its inventory, but other regiments may still have some, if they insist on firing these two types of torpedoes at the Battle Moon as ordinary torpedoes...
Fu Qinghai has no right to interfere.
In his memory, in the original novel Beast Wars, when the Battle Moon descended over Terra, the reorganized Imperial Fists fleet launched many cyclone torpedoes at the Battle Moon regardless of everything. Because at that time they had no choice, they did not know the Battle Moon, and could only try to launch the most powerful weapons in their hands. In hindsight, the damage caused by these cyclone torpedoes was not much higher than that of ordinary high-explosive torpedoes.
"Kalong..."
The Suzheng Ship shook violently.
A dazzling film of light quickly passed along the hull backwards, and the bizarre and strange scene outside the armored glass dome turned into the dark and boundless space in the blink of an eye.
The fleet returned to the real universe.
Fu Qinghai put his thoughts aside and stood up from the captain's seat.
"Contact other hunting groups and reorganize the team immediately!"
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The battle moon still hangs high in the planetary orbit of the Endin hive world. Spacecraft constantly travel back and forth between the surface of Endin and the battle moon, busily transporting supplies. The entire hive world is a lamb to be slaughtered.
Suddenly, the quietly hovering battle moon began to move. The surface of this artificial celestial body spewed out booster flames, and it slowly and laboriously turned its body. The ugly face that originally faced the surface of Ending turned towards the direction of space little by little. Those inter-orbital spacecraft that kept going back and forth suddenly swam back into the mouth of the battle moon like frightened tadpoles.
Inside the galaxy, the dense and dazzling wake was like a comet, and a huge fleet of warships was accelerating violently all the way, rushing towards the slowly rotating battle moon like an arrow. The space warships formed an attack formation outside the range of the orcs' gravity weapons, seven powerful battle barges, dozens of strike cruisers, and a dozen smaller destroyers and frigates.
Fu Qinghai leaned his hands on the strategic platform, staring at the moon in the holographic projection with sharp eyes.
The electroplated steel plates on the surface were painted blue-black, with two irregular eyes, one long and one short. The bulge on the surface outlined two long horns that curved downward, a wide and huge square chin, and a big mouth with serrated fangs...
"The Deathskull Clan."
Fu Qinghai read out the enemy's name.
Very easy to spot because they made the Battle Moon's armored shell look like the clan totem.
The Deathskull Clan is the most famous looters and scavengers among the orcs. They are first-rate at rummaging through garbage and picking up scraps on the battlefield, and are extremely good at cleaning up the battlefield. Unlike the Evil Sun Clan who love red and the Snake Bite Clan who love green, the Deathskull Clan loves blue, which is a sign.
Orcs love to pick up scraps, and they all have the "power of thinking", but the Deathskull Clan is almost the strongest in this regard. They can modify almost all the weapons and equipment of any race they pick up and use them for their own purposes. As mentioned earlier, they attacked the Necron Tomb World, used Necron technology to build a Necron Orc army, and then hijacked the Tombstone Gate to reversely invade other Tomb Worlds.
It's from the Death Skull Clan.
"No wonder they didn't use gravity storms to destroy the hive world directly, but sent ground troops to occupy it..."
Fu Qinghai understood in his heart.
It was for the purpose of plundering and pillaging.
At this time, through the holographic projection, it can be seen that the battle moon slowly rotates while opening its jaws, and a large number of warships fly out of its mouth. These warships are large and small, and it is difficult to identify the specific models and tonnage. Some are obviously assembled by the orcs themselves, and most of them are modified from merchant ships and warships captured from humans.
The ships formed a mottled cloud.
Standing between the Battle Moon and the White Scars fleet.
"Charge, crush them, burn everything!"
The Berserkers' Chapter Master was already roaring with excitement.
Fu Qinghai watched everything with a calmer eye, adjusting his tactics and response plan as the battle unfolded. He turned his head and looked at the crew member in charge of the detection array:
"Gravity field scan situation?"
"No abnormalities found at this time, Khan."
The technical crew member replied loudly.
"Keep the formation and keep moving forward."
Fu Qinghai gave the order calmly.
The orcs were forced to make a bad move.
Fu Qinghai gritted his teeth and thought to himself.
As soon as the Legion fleet arrived at the outskirts of the galaxy, it rushed towards the Endin Hive World at full speed. The goal was very clear, while the Ork Battle Moon was still immersed in the ground attack. This artificial celestial body was so large and clumsy that when it realized that a human fleet had appeared in the galaxy, it was too late to rotate and face the enemy with the most weapons, so it could only send out its follower fleet to try to delay time.
This was exactly what Fu Qinghai wanted.
The Legion Fleet needs to be close enough to the Battle Moon to initiate a boarding. Now, as long as it approaches the Orc fleet, a melee situation can be formed. In the melee, it can gradually move towards the Battle Moon. In this way, the Battle Moon may be afraid to use the gravity storm, which can greatly reduce losses and increase the probability of success.
The leading orc warship was the first to enter the range of the light spears.
"First hunting group, free shooting."
Fu Qinghai delegated the right to open fire to the regiment commander.
"Fire, fire, destroy the aliens!"
Mandulatu shouted impatiently.
A huge golden energy beam cut through the void, causing a devastating blow to the Orc fleet. Due to the lack of shield systems, many modified merchant ships exploded the moment they were hit. Some warships captured from the human empire were able to temporarily survive the volley of light spears because they had void shields. In response, more Orc warships rushed forward.
"A greenskin can never resist a provocation."
Targujin Khan of the Second Pack roars:
"All gun decks ready to fire!"
Fu Qinghai shook his head silently at Targukin's words, but did not express any opinion. He knew the setting very well that the wisdom and strategy of the Orcs would increase as their numbers increased. The more Orcs there were, the greater the Waaagh energy, and the greater the Waaagh energy, the smarter the Orcs would be.
The so-called experience that Targujin and his men had accumulated from fighting against orcs in the past, such as orcs were stupid, orcs were reckless, and orcs would only rush forward in droves, was simply because they had not encountered enough orcs. Once a certain number of orcs gathered, the orcs could display a variety of tactical changes.
The White Scars fleet attacked in echelons, splitting into several hunting packs, piercing the Battle Moon's retaining fleet. Ork warships and captured Imperial warships were cut and melted by lasers and rammed by shells, igniting a brief flame. Space Marine interceptors rushed out from their battle barges and engaged in a melee with the Ork fighters that came to intercept.
[The White Scars fleet you controlled destroyed the Orc warships Explosive Slash, Freak, and Big Gold Fang...]
[Calculating assimilation points reward]
[Reward assimilation points 9627 points]
From the beginning of the plot line to now, Fu Qinghai received the first reminder from the Samsara World. Although his fleet had not yet entered the attack echelon, the Samsara World obviously counted part of the results of the battles caused by other battleships on him, which was also within his expectations.
"Ebony and Killing Intent, maintain your formation."
Fu Qinghai leaned forward slightly and reminded.
Qingshan Khan was a man who had seen big scenes, and had personally executed the Extermination Order twice. He would not be overjoyed by the mere nine thousand assimilation points. He was still calmly commanding the Legion fleet, seemingly intertwined with the Orc warships in disorder, but in fact, he was gradually approaching the real target, the Battle Moon.
The seven hunting fleets were dispersing along the wonderful route that Qingshan Khan had carefully designed. On the screen, seven green arrow dotted lines could be seen suddenly separating, turning into seven winding dragons that plunged directly into the dense cloud-like large area of red dots, and then those red dots went out one by one.
The overall performance of human warships was much better than that of orc warships, so this result was not surprising. What was really rare was that during this process, the seven hunting fleets looked chaotic, but in fact the distance between each hunting fleet and the battle moon was decreasing synchronously, which meant that the seven hunting fleets were actually moving towards their goal in unison.
Such is the art of naval warfare of the White Scars.
Complex plans require flawless execution.
The warships of humans and orcs, big and small, faced each other sideways like in the era of sailing warships, staggered past each other and spewed a large number of laser shells at each other. The only difference was that the two-dimensional sea surface became a three-dimensional void, which meant that a warship could face attacks from 360 different directions, so maintaining the formation was particularly important.
The Iron Pagoda Fleet is the core of this formation.
The Iron Pagoda Fleet also began to exchange fire with the enemy.
[You destroyed the Orc warship...]
[Calculating assimilation points reward]
[You destroyed the Orc warship...]
[Calculating assimilation points reward]
The reminder sounds of the Samsara World rang one after another, but Fu Qinghai had no intention of paying attention to the points earned, nor the battle situation of a certain warship, including the flagship he was on. His eyes were focused on the entire battle situation, scanning back and forth on the dozen screens around the bridge, and from time to time he would remind a certain hunting group fleet that was too advanced or too lagging because of its obsession with chasing the enemy, and correct these complex and dynamic curves.
Among them, the Iron Pagoda Regiment's Xiaolong Squadron performed particularly well. The powerful performance of the Swordtail interceptor combined with the exquisite skills of the White Scar pilots turned the chaotic fight into a one-sided crushing massacre. The battlefield in the void was full of dangers. The Space Marine pilots had to avoid the close defense firepower of the enemy warships while passing through the large net interwoven by the golden light beams and macro cannon shells. The last thing they needed to do was to bite the butt of the Ork fighter and shoot it in the air.
Nerves are tense and will disappear in a flash if you are not careful.
Extremely dangerous, but also exciting and renin-fueled.
Fu Qinghai didn't dare to turn his head to look at the battle scene outside the porthole, nor did he want to pay attention to the real-time situation on a certain screen. He had to stick to his command post, and he was afraid that he would not be able to help but join in. Personally flying a Swordtail-class interceptor to shoot down countless Ork fighters and become the king of air combat, this huge temptation was simply irresistible to a White Scar.
The Legion fleet is about to penetrate the Ork fleet.
The battle moon is getting closer and closer.
So close that the Resolute's sensors and auspex could even scan and map the surface of the battle moon.
Fu Qinghai stared at the holographic projection.
The moon was undoubtedly huge, with a strange and slightly funny shape. The orcs' usual rough and messy but quite practical engineering technology allowed him to recognize that the moon should have been transformed from a natural satellite.
He saw craters on the surface hollowed out into caves with deep black interiors lit by lights. Buried hangars stretched out from the caves, bathed in the brilliant light of the stars. Crudely constructed towers, docks, and other haphazard buildings left swollen scars on the surface.
Its massive face squinted out into space, so that the Space Marines could only see it in profile: an eyebrow as big as a continental shelf, a nose like a rockery, and a jutting jaw made of a complex of scaffolding and buildings, a hundred kilometers long. There were things in the galaxy that were bigger than this, but none of them were made by the Orks.
Under Fu Qinghai's gaze.
The surface of the moon suddenly lit up with dense clusters of light.
As tens of thousands of artillery pieces fired at the same time.
The battle moon awakens in a flash of madness.
A large number of shells fired from the weapon array on the surface of the battle moon rushed into the Legion fleet. When they hit the staggered ships, the void shields shook and flashed with energy flares. Some small warships were shattered by saturation strikes, and a frigate broke away from the formation of the Berserker Chapter, and balls of white light spurted out of the broken hull.
"keep going!"
Fu Qinghai ordered without any fluctuation in his tone.
This is called "acceptable loss".
"Each hunting group, keep your distance, maintain your speed, act according to the original plan, and do not disrupt the fleet formation."
Fu Qinghai stood on the command platform on the bridge of the Su Zheng, reminding all the fleets of the battle group to maintain their formation and not collapse.
Targujin Khan uttered an inarticulate murmur in his throat, but made no protest.
At this moment, the technical crew suddenly exclaimed:
"Khan, look!"
Fu Qinghai turned his head and saw the technical crew member pointing at the screen in front of him. The gravity detection equipment had been kept turned on as he requested and was scanning and drawing the same image over and over again. However, just now, the originally unchanging curve suddenly began to fluctuate up and down exaggeratedly.
It’s coming, it’s coming, it’s finally here!
"All crew, prepare for a gravity attack!"
Fu Qinghai turned around and looked forward and shouted loudly.
The Emperor-class battleship had the longest-range sensor array and auspicious instrument in the human empire, and the Rectification was the first to sense the gravity changes in the surrounding space. His instructions and gravity change data were transmitted to the strategic control consoles of all other warships in the hunting group through the command data link, and all captains saw the gravity rising rapidly.
According to the rehearsal plan, the first hunting group, which had maintained a unified formation, began to disperse and evade like iron sand avoiding the negative pole of a magnet. In order to avoid the gravity storm ahead, they even collided with the surrounding orc warships. The turrets, antennas, close defense guns and signal towers on the surface of the warships scraped against the orc warships, sending out sparks and fragments.
At this moment, erratic flashes of light began to flicker in the hollow craters of the moon. On the electric towers on the surface of the moon, twisting white energy ribbons rose up and tied themselves into a thick lightning rope. After gaining enough energy, it suddenly cracked like a whip. An invisible force split the orcs' own ship forward, and then passed straight through along the path of the second hunting group of the White Scars fleet.
The three cruisers were directly hit, and their void shields were instantly ineffective. They exploded with a loud bang, and the bow and stern folded up, and the middle was compressed very small. Before the explosion, the warships were once pushed by the momentum and rolled sideways against the invisible resistance. The shock wave after the reactor ruptured spread far.
"The Emperor is above, the War Eagle is above."
Bao Shulige stared at the diffused debris left behind by the battleship explosion and muttered to himself:
"I've never seen a weapon like this before."
It was one thing to observe the ruins of an Imperial world destroyed by a Battle Moon, but it was another to witness it destroy the ships of his fellow Battle Brothers in an instant. Although he had expected it, the Chief Stormseer was still shocked by the horrific destructive power displayed by the Orc Battle Moon.
Before the damage report was assessed, the electric towers on the battle moon's surface flashed again, and the twisted electric whips gathered again. This time the gravity storm aimed at the first hunting group, brushing past the front of Manduratu's flagship, the Scarred Sword. The bow dissipated into a kaleidoscopic spray of particles, collapsing into a glittering cloud of broken metal and air. Not only did the bow disappear, but the giant battle barge also flipped backwards in a full circle under the gravity impact.
It was like being struck by a god.
"Mandulatu! Treasure Technique Lige!"
Seeing this, Fu Qinghai hurriedly shouted:
"Report status!"
"We are still...still alive, Qingshan."
Mandulatu answered with difficulty:
"But if there is another blow like this, we may not be able to hold on."
His voice was mixed with the noisy background sounds, the shrill alarms, the painful cries of the crew, and the loud shouts and dense footsteps of the damage control and rescue workers.
"We must get closer and attack the moon's surface directly. The fact that the Battle Moon launched a gravity storm to attack us despite its own fleet blocking the way shows that the orcs are afraid! They know that we can threaten the Battle Moon itself!"
Fu Qinghai excitedly issued an order:
"Listen to my orders, speed up everyone, don't worry about the formation, just go straight through the orc fleet and pierce through them!"
Different warships have different speeds, some are fast, some are slow, so in order to maintain the fleet formation, you have to unify the average speed. Just now, in order to avoid the gravity storm, the formation of the seven hunting groups has been disrupted. Battle Moon launched a gravity storm regardless of accidentally hurting its own fleet. In this case, there is no need to continue to reorganize the formation, just rush forward.
Fu Qinghai's order was carried out.
The legion's fleet began to change direction in unison.
"All battleships' torpedo decks begin loading!"
Although there was no close encounter with the enemy, no bloody fight with swords and sabers, the fierce and brutal space battle still made Fu Qinghai's adrenaline surge. He paced back and forth on the bridge deck, giving orders at the same time:
"The fire control system assigns targets on the lunar surface to target those buildings and facilities with high-energy reactions."
The skies around the Hive World were littered with debris, broken orbital platforms and Ork warships floating on the shoals of debris, making navigation dangerous for both sides. The Orks were eager to close in on the Human warships for close combat, but the Space Marines ignored the Ork ships that came at them, with only the battle moon in their sights. They sailed at full speed in the metal-choked vacuum. The large warships were unable to avoid the debris and simply rammed into them.
The Legion fleet completely penetrated the Orc fleet!
"All fleets are ready."
The gun deck officer looked at Fu Qinghai.
The warship's Thinker system was running, and in the green holographic projection on the surface of the battle moon, there were many red circles and crosses marking the estimated impact points of the torpedoes. Fu Qinghai glanced at these impact points and nodded in agreement.
"All ships, open fire."
Fu Qinghai gave the order in a deep voice.
Torpedoes, each larger than a space fighter, slid out of the launch tubes of the battle barges and strike cruisers. The tail engines suddenly lit up and rushed towards the battle moon at an increasingly faster speed, while also avoiding the aftermath of the gravity impact from another direction.
After penetrating the cluster of orc warships that came to intercept them, the Legion fleet was now very close to the battle moon. The gravity well depicted by the gravity detection equipment was like a gravity whip that penetrated the void, whipping them even more violently.
The middle section of a warship of the Sixth Hunting Group was completely dented and collapsed, and a violent explosion occurred at the stern. The out-of-control frigate was engulfed by the plasma fire, and the wreckage of the bow and stern were freed. The flying bow hit another cruiser, causing damage to its side. Three Ork destroyers targeted the strike cruiser and circled around the wreckage like hungry wolves.
"They will pay for this!"
The Destroyer Chapter Master clenched his fists and roared.
"Torpedo deck reloading."
Fu Qinghai ignored the cruiser and stared at the Orc Moon in front of him with murderous eyes. Without even waiting for the first round of torpedo salvos to reach the surface of the moon, he ordered all warships to load torpedoes and prepare for the second round.
"Prepare to launch the second round of torpedoes."
The first round of launches reached the moon, bombarding its surface. The blinding light of the raging flames instantly illuminated the entire lunar surface, and the craters shook from the impact, and high ejecta erupted directly and spread into space. The intensity of the firepower fired from the battle moon was significantly reduced.
No matter what type of shield the Battle Moon uses, at least it is now certain that it cannot protect against torpedoes.
"Torpedoes loaded!"
The gun deck officer reported.
"Fire!"
Fu Qinghai gave the order without hesitation.
The torpedo cluster rushed towards the battle moon again.
Despite the massive damage to the moon's surface, there were still thousands of weapons of all kinds unleashing their full power on the approaching warships. The void shields throbbed, as if they would collapse in the next second. The battle barges staggered in the dense gunfire, and several smaller ships were destroyed.
At this time, the fleet was very close to the battle moon, close enough to carry out various boarding operations, and even close enough to see the lunar surface with the naked eye: the moon was slowly rotating, and a huge dock hidden in a round hole was holding thousands of captured imperial ships, many of which were undergoing simple modifications.
"Seal off the outer bulkheads, issue weapons to the Chapter servants, and activate the automatic defenses in the corridors."
Fu Qinghai said, pressing his knuckles on the podium.
"It's done, Khan!"
The men beside him gave a crisp and clear answer.
He was making arrangements before boarding. This was to prevent the Space Marines from coming out in droves to board the ship. If other Orks happened to board the ship, they would have to rely on mortal servants and the ship's automatic defense system to stop them.
Everything is ready.
Fu Qinghai took a deep breath.
Just about to give the order to board the ship.
"A new gravity storm is coming!"
Just then the technical crew suddenly shouted.
"Evasion action!"
The Chapter Servant at the helm reminded loudly.
So the battleship Resolute sank at top speed. As the conning tower slid down, the edge of the gravity storm passed over the bridge. The gravity wave disrupted the ship's course, and the Resolute shook wildly, throwing people everywhere, and even the giant adamantine keel groaned as it struggled to deform.
Fu Qinghai was caught off guard and slammed into his strategic platform, then fell to the ground. The orcs seemed to be mocking his command. He rolled down from the deck that suddenly became vertical, and slid along the deck all the way to the stern. After reacting, Fu Qinghai stepped on the ground with his feet, activated the magnetic lock under his feet, and then stood up with a swing, standing vertically in the flipped gravity. Crew members flew past him one after another, being dragged towards the artificial gravity well created by the whip.
The Supremacy tilted violently to port. Through the porthole, Fu Qinghai saw a burning engine nozzle of the battleship fly out and hit a pile of battleship wreckage. Then the battleship twisted hard to starboard again, and gravity suddenly returned to the correct vector, and the crew slid down the wall behind them.
Unsecured objects fell from the ceiling, and the alarm sounded deafeningly. The bright lights went out, replaced by a dim red emergency light. People groaned in pain and stood up with difficulty. A dozen people did not get up and lay motionless on the deck.
"We have lost the port engine, Khan. The aft deck is badly damaged, and several superstructures are no longer in existence. Casualties among the Chapter Servants and mortal crew are heavy."
Qiao Shida stood up and said, holding the strategic table.
Medical teams rushed to help the injured.
"Return to the correct course and continue the attack."
Fu Qinghai held the edge of the table and said with gritted teeth.
At this time, the crew member who had just climbed up shouted a warning:
"The gravity weapon is almost fully charged again."
"Hold on!"
Fu Qinghai shouted while holding the device tightly in his hands.
He had already prepared for the worst in his mind.
However, the expected attack did not occur.
Around the moon, the empty night instantly turned into a mottled day. In the sudden flames, the second round of torpedoes arrived at the moon. The continuous explosions and flames drowned everything visible to the naked eye. The gravity device buried deep underground seemed to have some kind of malfunction due to this round of torpedo salvos. In short, the gravity disorder around the Rectification returned to normal.
Not sure if it's a temporary glitch.
Fu Qinghai immediately seized the opportunity.
"All regiments, follow me and join the team!"
Fu Qinghai jumped up and rushed towards the hangar.
"Perhaps you shouldn't take this risk, Khan."
Qiao Shida suddenly grabbed Fu Qinghai.
"What do you mean, isn't this part of the plan?"
Fu Qinghai frowned and looked at his first company commander.
"The Iron Pagoda can't lose you, and the White Scars can't lose you either. Otherwise, let me go, Boss. We don't know what's inside the moon."
Qiao Shida said in a serious tone:
"This could be a trap."
Fu Qinghai examined Qiao Shida's face and his hard and square dark gold iron chin. He realized that Qiao Shida was a little scared. He was afraid that his war captain would die in the battle moon. He didn't know what other strange methods the orcs had besides the gravity storm.
"All Space Marines of the White Scars."
Fu Qinghai continued to give orders:
"Prepare to land on the moon."
After saying this, Fu Qinghai turned to Qiao Shida:
"Help me take care of our fleet. Don't worry, nothing has gone beyond my expectations so far, including the gravity storm that almost killed us just now. I will destroy this battle moon, no doubt about it."
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