Chapter 901: Chapter 677: Double Provocation_2
"Combat spirit? Does he think war is child’s play? Since that’s the case, it’s imperative we teach this kid that war is no joke! Little children should stick to children’s matters!"
The commanders felt their authority was being challenged, especially in front of the Emperor! In their view, Ruosha was definitely someone the Emperor had brought in to embarrass them. Without saying much, the two factions that were originally fighting immediately formed an alliance.
"Hey, haven’t you guys figured it out yet? If not, then I’m going to start attacking!"
Ruosha’s small head suddenly appeared here.
"How did you get in here!"
The two commanders were shocked. This place was the Azure Sky Empire’s internal war communication array, capable of transmitting images and sound across vast stretches of space. It was one of the Azure Sky Empire’s most important war apparatuses, and typically, it was impossible for ordinary people to enter.
"Your array’s security is just like child’s play, easily infiltrated. But don’t worry, I’m not interested in your tactics. After all, no matter what tactics you use, you won’t be able to beat me. I will definitely defeat you head-on," Ruosha said with a smile, and then disappeared without a trace.
Suddenly, the faces of the two supreme commanders turned ugly. After all, this set of magical communication equipment had cost a great deal of resources and manpower, and it had always been one of the Azure Sky Empire’s proudest technological achievements. With this device, the Azure Sky Empire’s commanders could respond to enemy movements in a much shorter time, while commanders from other empires had to suffer significant delays.
Ruosha had never been given access to use this device, as the military had never considered her one of their own. However, Ruosha had now told them in this way that even if you don’t give it to me, I can still get it myself. And moreover, I disdain it.
In the history of the Middle Plane’s wars, there had been designs for small ships with multiple cannons, but they had only ever been a fleeting presence. As the magical shields of battleships grew stronger, the demand for more powerful cannons on ships increased. A small ship simply couldn’t house so many cannons, and once the living space for the crew inside a small ship was taken into account, there was basically no more room left. So, small ships began to be phased out.
But!
Now there was a problem.
Ruosha’s spherical battleship had powerful cannons, not inferior to those of the large battleships. And because there were no blind spots, the ships could continuously make various bizarre evasive maneuvers in the air without affecting the accuracy of the cannon fire. Although the spherical battleships couldn’t fire as many cannons at the same time as the large ships, the sheer number of spherical battleships was overwhelming!
At this moment, those commanders for the first time realized how necessary the tactics for small ships—which had not yet been removed from the Commander’s Academy—actually were!
Unfortunately, the part of the tactics that relied on using shields to withstand cannon fire was no longer applicable, given the high attack power of those spherical battleships.
Everything went according to the tactical arrangements. For those small ships, insufficient defense was their biggest weakness. By using formations to prevent the small ships from slipping through and focusing fire a few times, the small ships would surely be destroyed!
The battle plan was immediately executed—battleships began to converge, aiming their cannons at the enemy. Although originally the two sides had declared war on each other, they were now both targeting Ruosha, and this was the result Ruosha wanted.
"Boss, this doesn’t look good. The formation they’re using is specifically designed to counter agile small ships, and it’s going to be tough for us to fight," Fang Zuo said with concern.
"Tough to fight? Just with them?" Ruosha laughed. "My battleships! Bring them down for me!"
The Black Ball battleships immediately sped forward, while the opposing fleet was ready for battle, waiting for the moment the enemy came within range. The Black Ball battleships accelerated and started to maneuver erratically.
"Fire! Stop them!"
A fleet commander ordered decisively, and countless light cannons fired, weaving beams across the sky into a curtain of light.
Almost at the same moment, the cannons of the Black Ball battleships retracted, and black armor rose from the inside, turning them into complete black spheres. Complex arrays began to appear on the surface of the black spheres.
"Is that a shield?" one fleet commander shouted.
"No matter what it is! You think such small-scale shields can block our cannons?" another commander yelled.
As they were speaking, a light cannon accurately hit a Black Ball battleship. But at that moment, the Black Ball disappeared!
Then, far in the distance ahead, the Black Ball reappeared!
"It’s a space jump!" a fleet commander exclaimed.
"Damn it! We were careless! That Whitestar could perform space jumps, and these small ships definitely can, too!" another commander shouted.
"What do we do!"
"It’s okay! Although they’re getting closer, we have more short-range cannons, and their firepower is greater!"
Almost simultaneously, the short-range cannons on the battleships fired. Countless beams of light made the dark universe even brighter.
"Sis! At this rate, we’ll be annihilated!" Fang Zuo shouted with utmost anxiety.
"Annihilated?" Ruosha shook her little hand, "That’s absolutely impossible, they don’t have the capability. Especially since, they still have no idea what they’re actually fighting against!"
As she spoke, a light cannon hit the fast-advancing Spherical Battleship. With a booming sound, the Spherical Battleship shattered into pieces in an instant!
"Hahaha! I thought they would be stronger, but that’s all there is to it? Just one shot and shattered!?"
A Commander immediately burst out laughing.
But then, another Commander suddenly roared, "No! It’s not shattered! Take a closer look!"
Not shattered?
All the Commanders who were just about to relax had their worries surge back up.
In the darkness of space, those drifting fragments miraculously transformed and combined, turning into gigantic Nightmare Knights!
They were ten times the size of ordinary Nightmare Knights, with a massive cannon in one hand. The other hand held a curved shield!
Just now, it was those shields that had connected to form a sphere!
Damn it! I knew there was something fishy about this! How could that little girl named Ruosha possibly find captains and crew! Ultimately, it was those Nightmare Knights! These Nightmare Knights were incredibly huge, their presence utterly intimidating!
"Form up and advance!"
At Ai Lin’s command, the Spherical Battleships that had just performed a spatial jump arrived here and burst into countless Nightmare Knights. The Nightmare Knights held up their shields with one hand to form a shield wall, extending their cannons through the gaps in the shield wall. They fired while relying on the Mana shields on the wall’s surface to block the attacks from the battleship’s cannons.
Originally, these shields were engraved with incomplete Arrays and Runes, which could achieve different effects when combined. When they assembled into a sphere, they formed a spatial jump Array. And now, as they formed a shield wall formation, they created an Array for Mana shields.
The Mana shields, powered by countless Nightmare Knights, were enough to withstand the continuous attacks from the light cannons. Behind the shields, the cannons of the Nightmare Knights were also firing nonstop.
On the vast battlefield, shield walls comprised of several huge Nightmare Knights slowly pressed forward!
"Full firepower! Don’t let them get close! If they do, we’re done for!"
A Commander shouted in terror. Yes, those moving towards them were not the enemy battleships but rather Nightmare Knights! They were humanoid machines, and their forte was certainly not serving as battleships!
But rather...
Boom!
The shield wall of a Nightmare Knight was completely broken through.
"We did it!"
"No! It’s too late!"
The Nightmare Knights whose shield wall had been breached immediately flew off in different directions, nimbly dodging the cannon fire while charging at high speed towards the battleships!
"It’s over!"
An experienced Commander suddenly slumped into his chair, his face ashen. (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
