Chapter 2227: Chapter 2227: Combined Battleship Returns to the Battlefield
Warships from all over converged towards this direction, even at the cost of ignoring the massive attacks from enemy fleets ahead.
They only intercept with a portion of their forces, willing to suffer greater losses, just to concentrate their strength. After all, their target is to destroy the opponent’s Mid-air City, not to win or lose here.
Because most warships were unmanned, controlled directly by artificial intelligence, these machines only obey orders without any fear or sense of gain and loss.
If it weren’t for this, executing such a brutal tactic would be nearly impossible.
Although this method incurred huge losses, they were getting closer to their goal.
The warships nearest to the Floating City gathered at the first moment. Once reinforced, the fleet changed its combat style and quickly moved into the inner circle of the Floating City’s defensive barrier, initiating close-range warfare.
"Luckily, we were prepared in advance, otherwise, their surprise attack this time would really be deadly."
Lin Yucha spoke while watching the screen. At that moment, the Floating City activated its defensive barrier, not just one layer, but a total of seven layers up and down, inside and out, tightly protecting the entire city.
Since once the Floating City ascends, it will undoubtedly become a thorn in the enemy’s eye, especially since this is the first one. Du You was very sure the enemy would concentrate their forces to attack it, though he wasn’t sure how strong those forces would be.
The seven-layer defense was also the maximum augmentation Du You could add to the Floating City within its capacity.
However, its internal energy supply was very abundant, crafted directly using resources mobilized from countless cities, lacking nothing at all.
The large number of attacks landed on the city’s defensive barrier, all being blocked. But just taking blows without retaliating was not Du You’s style. Numerous ports opened around the Floating City, with countless cannons protruding out.
Then, an even more terrifying firepower began to barrage the fleet.
Although its firepower couldn’t match the concentration of so many warships, it could still effectively engage the enemy.
"No good, we can’t continue like this, if this keeps on, our fleet will be completely wiped out."
The upper class of the alliance first noticed something was wrong. The opponent’s Floating City could deal with them, and more enemies followed behind. Despite constant reinforcements, the opposition was the same, all pursuing after them.
Going on like this, their losses would increase significantly.
Thinking of this, the commander immediately shouted: "No holding back, use all forces, order the warships closest to the city to rush in and self-destruct directly." This was already the most desperate tactic.
Thus, at the first moment, the warplanes and mechas originally hidden on those warships were all released. Among them, many were for special missions, such as self-destruct type warplanes.
Charging forward to explode directly, the power of which no ordinary mecha could withstand.
Suddenly, the two warships at the forefront accelerated abruptly, completely ignoring surrounding attacks, and rushed toward the city. "What are they trying to do, is it a suicide attack?" Lin Yushi spoke.
"Probably, these guys are really crazy." Because the distance was too close, various weapons simply couldn’t react in time. Everyone could only watch as the warships rushed over, then with a "boom," they self-destructed.
The outermost defense shuddered violently as it was blown; this was the first successful result.
"Very well, keep attacking, I just don’t believe they can withstand so many of our warships."
These people, even if they have to lose all their warships today, they must destroy the opponent’s Floating City. After all, they have witnessed the opponent’s power; once this war starts, the outcome is extremely unfavorable to them.
Now the only bit of advantage they could gain is by taking down the opponent’s Floating City.
The opposition knows this, and of course, Du You knows it too. To shake the enemy’s morale and prevent them from consolidating, preserving the Floating City was imperative. However, Du You was not without options.
"Originally, I wanted to keep some secret weapons hidden. But it seems I have to reveal them now. Command, release the Combined Battleships."
How could Du You not manufacture the special Combined Battleships, once the unique weapon of the American Alliance on Earth? They were the most powerful weapons below tier seven and could even contend with some of the weaker tier seven for some time.
As long as no tier seven powerhouses appear in this world, nothing could rival such battleships. Although relying on numbers could take down Combined Battleships, their side clearly had the numerical advantage.
Thus, some special warships with strange designs were released, which hadn’t been used before now.
In the city below, these peculiar warships were released once again, immediately drawing the opponent’s attention. Yet, they were just weird in design, and no one knew what they were for.
Right before their eyes, these warships began ramming into each other, no, it was not ramming, but a special type of combination, with warships sticking together, directly bound with a special structure into a cohesive whole.
In just an instant, a gigantic entity, akin to a small city, emerged.
Though not as large as the Floating City, it was certainly not to be underestimated. "What is that thing, how could it be so large, could there be another Floating City?" People below noticed the enormous shadow.
"No, those are warships, I just saw many warships coming together to form it. Wait, it seems they’ve combined somehow, are there such warships?" In the air-raid shelter, a young man was watching through his telescope.
It’s remarkable that even at this moment, he didn’t forget his special telescope.
"Combined Battleship? What is that, I’ve never heard of such a thing."
Some were puzzled, and not only them, even the alliance was astonished. Linking warships together, what use could that possibly serve, apart from turning into a massive target?
Little did they know, these special modules had unique functions, but when combined, they form a super-large battleship, appraising nearly at tier seven. This was due to further optimization and modification by Du You later, making it far more powerful than the original Combined Battleships from the American Alliance, a completely different entity.
The appearance of the Combined Battleship was followed by its entire arsenal lighting up. A barrage of attacks, like a torrential storm, shredded the leading warships attempting to close in on the Floating City into pieces. That barrage filled observers with awe.
From the start of the battle to now, those large warships hadn’t been downed so decisively before. No, that wasn’t being downed, it was being shattered.
