Chapter 740: Chapter 699: Fleet Battle
Debris in the starry sky continues to dance, in the zero gravity of the Cosmos, space trash is influenced by inertia, always moving in the direction of the initial force applied.
The just exploded warship was very close to the flagship, and at this moment the debris from the explosion, striking the flagship’s Energy Shield, makes a ’cackling’ sound, like the fallen spirits of warriors scratching the wall with their fingers.
If by now they haven’t realized what’s happening, then the visitor doesn’t deserve to command the fleet.
Even without analysis from the intelligence brain, he knows that the enemy took advantage of the concentration of forces to change targets, stealthily attacking the defenseless warship, and succeeded.
Installing a self-destruct device on a warship is consensus among every military, after all, during battle sometimes a ship may lose maneuverability and float within the battlefield.
If the side wins then it’s all good, but if the enemy wins, then the warship cannot fall into enemy hands, otherwise, as long as the enemy fixes the Power system, it’s like getting a free warship.
The materials needed to build a ship aren’t a big deal, the key is time, a large warship often takes months to construct, and a super giant ship like the Dark Star, even with the production capability level of the Kree People, took a dozen years to build.
Time is the most precious in war.
As seasoned warriors, the Kree People certainly won’t make such a mistake as giving away a warship for free, and there are clear rules in the military law on the circumstances that require a warship to self-destruct, even if there isn’t a single living person on board, the intelligence brain will automatically execute the command.
There are dozens of such circumstances.
For instance, losing Power in the battlefield and cannot be repaired, the warship crashing and caught by the Gravity of a planet unable to take off, or an irreversible biochemical leak inside the ship, etc.
And the reason for the warship’s previous self-destruction, the visitor probably guessed it, which is that the propulsion system was destroyed while a strong enemy boarded the ship, with over half of the crew dead or injured, the intelligence brain automatically executed the self-destruct sequence.
Now the visitor’s only question is whether the monster with the red mono-eye really died in that big explosion?
Looking at the images transmitted by the intelligence brain, he quietly waits, and after the fire dissipates, the space only contains various wreckages.
"The enemy should be dead, with the warship’s energy furnace overloaded and exploded, no biological organism could survive." The Captain knew what his leader was pondering, timely adding a remark.
The visitor, with hands behind his back, slowly shakes his head, "I haven’t seen the enemy’s remains, I’m not at ease, always feeling that opponent isn’t so easily dead."
"I’ll immediately dispatch a squad, with detectors, to investigate."
The Captain quickly issues the order, soon a few fully armed Kree People, wearing green helmets, with the aid of the rear thrusters, fly towards the debris.
The visitor doesn’t stop them, he also wants to know the answer, most hopeful to detect parts of human flesh among the wreckage.
Several shadows fly in formation in space, leaving short trail flames, appearing lonely.
However, before the search team reaches their destination, the space experiences another tremor, gas from the explosion leaks, and the Kree Warriors in space can’t help but flip several somersaults.
With shocked eyes, they look to the other side, the explosion’s blaze reflects crimson on each person’s transparent Mask.
Another small warship has exploded, indicating that their efforts are futile. Not only did that human not die, but he also had enough combat power to trigger the second warship’s explosion.
"Supreme Wisdom, what kind of monster is this..."
Floating in the Cosmos, a Kree person mutters introspectively.
But no one can hear his lament, the Captain is gesturing for everyone to return, the enemy might be nearby. They are all technicians, not Warriors, if directly confronted with that monster, they will surely face Death.
In the distance, a corpse flies close due to inertia, Kree people look at the frost-covered dead comrade, turn their heads, and leave.
Under the ice shell, the deceased Kree person’s expression is filled with terror, as if witnessing something inconceivable, even in death still with mouth agape, eyes rolled back.
War death is the ordinary, retaining the body’s integrity is already considered a good result. Cosmic Battleship crew always floating in the Cosmos is also an honor.
They only glance at the corpse for a second, lamenting the person’s good fortune, then quickly leave.
Passing by the corpse without noticing it slowly drifting in the Cosmos, colliding against another warship’s hull.
The corpse bounces twice, rolling under the warship, then suddenly disappears...
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The subsequent explosions continue to occur within the Kree Fleet, the entire formation is utterly disrupted, appearing to march normally, yet the next moment might explode, causing secondary damage to the rear or adjacent ships.
In the flagship’s bridge, a dreadful low pressure envelops the area, the visitor hasn’t spoken for quite some time.
In less than half an Earth time, the visitor’s legion has lost over ten large and small warships, with personnel losses in the tens of thousands, including quite a few researchers and precious materials.
As a scientific fleet, many of their ships are experimental, almost all filled with scientists and scholars, this time brought specifically to address the Inhumans’ issue.
Now, they’re all gone.
The enemy seems to have discovered something, purposely targeting these ships for destruction, countless people dying without clarity.
The visitor is caught in a dilemma, on one hand, he should send the temporary forces on the flagship back to strengthen each ship’s force.
But on the other hand, if he does that, the opponent might visit the flagship again, playing hide and seek in countless compartments, and if the flagship is destroyed, morale will crumble.
Moreover, there’s an unspeakable reason.
He was somewhat fearful.
In his mind, once that monster returned, he was doomed. He still remembered the words the monster had written, that it would come for him, it definitely would!
The death of insignificant soldiers didn’t matter, but he couldn’t die in this desolate place.
Other commanders, even if they died in battle, would fall to the Skrulls’ ship cannons or surprise attacks, but if he died here, what would his tombstone say?
Died by primitive biological cold weapons? Died by the ship’s self-destruct? Died by the low temperatures of space?
Not worth it, becoming a laughingstock for the military simply isn’t worth it.
But it seemed like everyone on the bridge was secretly watching him, their eyes seemed to pierce through his thoughts, he felt these people were ridiculing him, or perhaps planning to report to the Supreme Wisdom.
The visitor paced silently for a long time on the commander’s high platform, after making the captain’s eyes dizzy, he finally made his decision.
During this time, messages of ship explosions continued to arrive, the alarm sounds of the intelligent brain kept ringing, he had to mute the alarm, which made him restless.
But he still thought of a solution.
"Order the fleet to prepare to warp, target: Earth satellite."
Since the enemy comes from Earth, they would move near the Earth’s satellite. If any ships were damaged nearby, the wreckage would likely be captured by Earth’s gravity and crash into the surface.
This would be akin to a meteorite, with considerable destructive power against humans, not to mention the experimental ships carrying various space viruses and chemical toxins, and even monsters from other star systems, with extraordinary destructive power.
Anyway, it wasn’t him who ordered them to land on Earth. If the ships crashed into Earth, Ronan couldn’t say anything, right?
Thinking about it, he even cracked a mysterious smile, affirming his strategy.
If the enemy continued to pursue, he’d just wait for the ships to crash on Earth. So far, the highest loss was just a cruiser, which the Kree Fleet could still afford.
If the enemy retreated, they would take the opportunity to land in the Moon Blue Zone, restart the experimental base, and after seizing Atlan, slowly transport the weapons to the Moon for research.
If he couldn’t provoke them, could he not avoid them?
Unconsciously, the visitor placed himself in a weak position. In his eyes, the opponent’s elusive tactics overly restrained the fleet’s actions.
If they had the skill, they should array their horses on the plains of the Moon and engage in battle!
Looking at the inconspicuous little sphere on the star map, the visitor’s eyes were filled with hope. As long as they could land there, everything would be manageable.
However, the intelligent brain suddenly ignored the silence command, and piercing sounds erupted within the bridge.
"Detected large-scale warp disturbances, distance from the fleet: thirteen cosmic units, identity confirmed, Skrull Empire Seventh Fleet, enemy fire."
As soon as the words were spoken, countless bright lights assaulted directly, and hundreds of warships exploded instantly, with countless debris from battleships and Kree People filling the space.
The visitor clutched his chest and staggered two steps, the entire flagship shook uncontrollably under the bombardment, and the shield’s value decreased rapidly like flowing water.
"How could it be? Why do the Skrulls know we’re here?!" he yelled hoarsely, bulging veins underneath his blue skin.
"Sir, it’s too late to think about this now. How do we counterattack?" reminded the captain.
The visitor opened his mouth wide, nearly swearing.
The Skrull Seventh Fleet is an adversary that could go toe-to-toe with Ronan and not fall behind. His scientific research forces facing them was like sending them to their deaths.
In terms of the number of warships and firepower of the ships, they lag behind, if the Dark Star were here they might have a fighting chance, but now nothing else, there was even a human insect lurking undetected in his fleet!
But he caught the captain’s meaningful expression, his eyes full of deeper implications.
Although the captain said ’how should we counterattack’, what he actually meant was to quickly choose a star system for emergency warp retreat.
But the captain couldn’t say retreat; under Kree military regulations, non-highest commanders mentioning retreat equated to cowardice in war, Accusers could execute such individuals right then.
While he was rapidly thinking, the second wave of the Skrull cannons arrived, instantly turning another hundred warships into ashes.
The captain’s eyes grew more urgent, speak, hurry and say what only you can say!
But before the visitor could answer, the intelligent brain’s projection in the bridge wobbled.
From the original angular diamond-shaped projection, it transformed into a green big head, the Supreme Wisdom crossed the star sea, directly taking control of the fleet’s entire intelligent brain, issuing a series of silent commands, causing the warships to act on their own.
The Supreme Wisdom’s image coldly watched the visitor, observing him curled up on the ground like an insect, before retracting its telekinesis torture.
"Fool."
Under its manipulation, the fleet abandoned some damaged warships, causing explosions to form optical cover, while other warships entered emergency warp, jumping to the Centaur Star System.
"This star system is safe, I’ve already ordered Pursuer Kelas to replace you, you go back to Hala to face judgement!"
The Supreme Wisdom dropped a string of words then disappeared, and the intelligent brain reverted to its original state, leaving the visitor chilled to the core.
