One of the robots even passed by within a straight line distance of less than a hundred meters from Yu Lian's Swift. Only then did Yu Lian finally see the appearance of that thing clearly. It was a robot about ten meters long.
The structure overall presents a streamlined diamond shape, which looks somewhat similar to the unmanned wingmen widely used by major civilizations.
This should be the "security robot" with the ob number that Xiao Hui mentioned.
Yu Lian believed that it would be as easy for these ancient robots to beat up the escorting drones as it would be for senior psychic warriors to beat up mortal soldiers. And then, if he wanted to deal with his own Swift, which lacked even basic air defense capabilities, he would even
There is no need to fire, you just need to move your body and hit it.
However, at this critical moment, Earl Black Moon in the back seat patted the seat lightly.
Yu Lian could feel that mysterious spiritual power fluctuations were spreading throughout the ship, but to the naked eyes of outsiders, nothing was happening at all.
Immediately afterwards, as if the robot could not see the Swift that was so close at hand, it accelerated directly upwards, met up with its companions, and then flew off into the distance.
"The last thirty-eight, all security robots have been dispatched." Xiao Hui said: "If their first target is you, there is an 80% chance that we will be shot down on the spot before we arrive at our destination.
Falling. You are very lucky to have very reliable comrades."
Indeed, Yu Lian looked at Earl Black Moon behind him.
"I've been walking around the world for so many years, but I'm just a thief after all. I haven't learned the ability to kill enemies and break formations, but I still have some tricks to hide my head and show my tail." Earl Black Moon said with a smile:
Little trick? Yu Lian estimated that this skill is most likely "existence shielding". As the name suggests, what exists is not visual heat perception or the like, but a higher-level "existence". Of course, it can be regarded as the most advanced stealth calligraphy.
.
Excessive modesty is Versailles. However, it is not annoying for such an old-timer to pretend occasionally, and even feels quite cool inexplicably.
"I didn't expect that this little trick could also work on robots from the Age of Enlightenment."
Yu Lian thought to himself that it didn't matter even if it didn't work. Anyway, he was already prepared for the forced landing of a single soldier. For this reason, he even strapped the accessories for the assault landing to the heraldic machine on his body early.
...As for the Earl of Black Moon behind him, he is at least the sixth level and above. Even if he cannot fly as spiritually as his master, he should have no problem crossing the universe of thousands of meters.
Of course, it is indeed a bit unkind to let this old man, who may be hundreds of years old by visual inspection, play Void Walking. If he were not forced to do so, Yu Lian really wouldn't want to do this. Fortunately, Earl Black Moon's methods are amazing.
Unpredictable, he successfully misled the ancient robot's hostile determination.
Although the landing craft everyone was riding was about to hit the hole in the hull, to these defense robots and the central AI of the ancient ship, they were like mosquitoes and there was no need to pay too much attention.
In this case, Yu Lian was certainly not prepared to be polite. He controlled the Swift and finally adjusted its position to avoid the last round of barrages. Then he released the disintegration generator on the bow and inserted it into the gap.
.
Well, the angle and strength are perfect, and it’s something to be proud of.
Probably because the last step of this operation was executed perfectly. Therefore, before Swift finally submerged into the vortex on the silver mirror, Yu Lian even had room to devote some of his physical and mental energy to use cosmic perception to cooperate with the ship's sensors.
Confirmed the current situation between the enemy and ourselves.
The drones that successfully performed the escort mission for themselves were all destroyed in the end. However, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Dutt who took off in person, the manned fighter planes flown by everyone successfully withdrew outside the safe range and were heading towards the Throne.
direction to return.
On the other side, a large number of guard robots were still fighting with the master who was riding the "Flying Sword" and the Duke of Sartolan who was attached to the cruiser. For a while, it was impossible to tell the winner. The other small group, that is,
The group that ignored them just now rushed towards the imperial fleet that was circling behind.
...I hope these brave Imperial soldiers, as well as Brother Soback on the Blizzard, will go well.
May the spirit of the universe be with you!
The same one, Yeager Soback on the Tempest felt a little chilly for a moment, and almost couldn't help but sneeze. He felt that someone must be cursing him, and suddenly even the cold hair on his neck fell involuntarily.
Turned it over a few times.
If this were not the case, it would really be inexplicable for me to always feel the malice of the spirit of the universe.
He couldn't help but think so. His fleet was just a tactical outflank, and it hadn't fired its guns yet. It was even a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from the ancient ship over there, and those ancient robots were rushing towards him in a menacing manner.
Came over.
The Earthlings' Swift has already penetrated your belly, how can you ignore them? Are you having too much double standards?
Fortunately, although he was distraught because of such sudden malice, the experienced Captain Hongshan always kept calm. Just when the robots had just lined up and rushed towards his side, he made a prompt decision.
The ground launched an attack, smashing out the four space bubble torpedoes in the cabin.
The length of each space bubble torpedo drilled out of the launch tube at the bottom of the Buran is not much different from the Swift just now. Compared with the robots that have entered the sublight speed charging state, their speed is as slow as
It's a paper airplane that's popped up with a slingshot.
However, these ancient drones that swooped over probably didn't realize what these "backward" equipment meant. They didn't even make a move to dodge, and just plunged straight into the sudden sky.
There was an explosion, and then I couldn't see clearly anymore.
"Eye, the target is silent..." the radar officer said in a frightened tone.
"I don't dare to have such hope. I have participated in the development of ancient ruins several times. The dolls left by these enlightened people are stronger than the last." Captain Hongshan sighed. Although this was also his first time.
They use powerful weapons such as anti-matter bombs, but they never dare to expect to destroy all enemies at once.
"Then you should prepare to run... uh, no, prepare to continue maneuvering!" Soback gritted his teeth. He then realized that his performance seemed a bit hysterical, and then said: "Yes, we must continue to maneuver! Then take this
Opportunities to put distance between ourselves and the enemy."
"Yes, continue to maneuver according to the original plan!" Captain Hongshan ordered the entire fleet: "Be prepared to attack!"
Therefore, during the period when the enemy drone was engulfed by the explosion of the anti-matter bomb, the imperial fleet continued to carry out the originally planned outflank maneuver, even speeding up a little, and soon turned in a counterclockwise direction.
The other side of the ship then threw all the firepower at it.
The first thing to hit the outer wall of the ancient ship were four space bubble torpedoes thrown by the Singer aircraft carrier. Although the Singer, as an aircraft carrier, was not equipped with any high-power main guns, the large gravity slingshot used to launch torpedoes was still equipped with four
Specific.
At this distance, even at the low speed of the space bubble torpedo, it still hit the target.
The most advanced space bubble generator is really useless. Those space membranes that are enough to wrap the torpedo body and penetrate the asteroid are directly absorbed by the silver light even after they are exposed.
However, this silver shield, which can absorb almost all energy, failed to withstand low-speed, high-quality objects. So, the torpedo sailing at a constant speed finally passed through the chaos smoothly and clung to the outer wall of the hull, and then opened
Exploded.
The annihilation properties of antimatter materials finally caused unnatural spots to appear on these warm and elegant silver lusters, almost exactly the same effect as the "Xuan Bird" released by Lan Jiufeng just now.
At the same time, the railguns of the Buran and the four Aegis destroyers had also completed their salvos.
Of course, their main gun is far less powerful than the Scarlet Throne, and it has not been augmented by an eighth-ring psyker, but after all, it uses expensive special anti-spiritual artillery shells infused with the zero element, and it is fired at close range.
So, after a burst of bombardment, the same hole finally appeared in front of everyone.
It has to be said that this irregular arc-shaped fleet movement did reflect the tempered quality of the Imperial Army. Not only did they successfully complete the planned outflanking action, they also took the opportunity to close the distance with the target again, and successfully entered the final stage.
A good attack location and successfully penetrated the outer wall of the target.
Just for one thing, the credit for this "joint archaeological" operation cannot only be attributed to the people on earth.
Of course, the few Bakvi destroyers serving as backup were obviously not adapted to such a difficult maneuver, and they immediately fell out of formation, and were likely to be overtaken by the drones following behind.
However, neither the Marquis's daughter on the Singer nor Captain Hongshan of the Blizzard paid much attention to this. In the view of these direct officers of the imperial army, the army of the vassal country was already obliged to bear cannon fodder.
obligation.
Wasn't it just for this moment that these destroyers were recruited from the Bakvi fleet?
However, the first person to express concern was Soback himself, who signed the transfer order.
"They can't help much anymore. Let them evacuate behind the planet and wait," Soback said.
Captain Hongshan was a little surprised and looked back at Soback.
Facing the scrutinizing eyes of the old Kyeyyan captain, Soback said bravely: "...They really can't help anymore. And with the fighting power of the Bakvi people, we can't expect them to really be able to fight in ancient times.
How long can you last in front of a defense robot?"
Captain Hongshan nodded slightly, but smiled: "Indeed, we still have four torpedoes on board, and there are six more on the Singer over there. Even if those birdmen don't have to die, they can always fight for you.
A little while.”
"Fight for what?"
"Jumping gangs! Isn't this our original purpose?" Captain Hongshan patted Soback on the shoulder hard: "Your old enemy opposite has jumped, which shows that the heroes have the same view! Then it's okay
It’s your turn!”
The corner of Soback's mouth curled up a little. Of course he knew that this moment would come sooner or later, but when it did come, it was still difficult to accept this reality.
"...But, I am exploring." He was preparing to make one last effort.
"Ha, what exploration?" The captain looked confused.
Well, Soback then remembered that Captain Hongshan was a "mortal", so naturally he didn't understand the "professional classification" of psykers, and he didn't seem to want to understand, or pretended to understand.
"Speaking of which, after this battle, I should retire." Captain Hongshan suddenly said in a confused manner.
Soback was startled for a moment, and then his eyes became frightened.
"Look, look, you also think my words sound very unlucky, don't you? Tsk tsk, you psykers who can control the wind and rain, you are just as superstitious as my old woman who still stays in the country to raise cattle.
"Captain Hongshan sneered, then slammed the table hard and said loudly: "Anyway, the Baron shows up, listen to me! I will keep the words here and finish this battle! I am about to retire.
, prepare to enjoy a quiet and happy retirement life! If you don’t have any objections to my partner who has been with me for a year, then hurry up and get rid of that arrogant antique!"
The young knight stared blankly at the old captain who suddenly became excited, and was momentarily shocked speechless by the other man's courage.
At this time, the communicator next to the captain's seat suddenly flashed, and a light screen lit up. On the light screen, Miss Seru, the daughter of the Marquis, who was fully armed and wearing a heraldic machine, was saluting with her helmet under her arm.
Military salute: "Sir, we... uh, I came at a bad time, right?"
From the corner of Soback's eye, he caught a panoramic view of Miss Knight's face. He didn't know why, but he suddenly felt an energy that he didn't know where to come from, filling his soul, making him completely stunned.
Got up.
He held his head high and said with great courage: "No, you came at the right time! I will be the first to step into hell! You can compare with me!"
Captain Hongshan looked at Soback's expression, and his eyes suddenly showed visible contempt. He took a step back and sat back on his chair.
The lady knight on the opposite side of the screen was slightly startled, then her eyes lit up, she stood at attention and saluted again, and said in a deep voice: "I understand! I and all the knights will conquer hell with you until death!"
This kind of expedition slogan is of course very consistent with the empire's consistent style of honor and war. But in fact, the internal facilities of this ancient scientific research ship are not like hell at all, and can even be regarded as magnificent. At least, when Yu Lian followed
The landing port at the front of the heraldry machine popped out, and when the scene inside the ship came into view, I thought I was entering the corridor of the temple.
This should be the outermost corridor of the scientific research ship, but it is also more than five meters wide, without any feeling of being narrow and oppressive. The floor and walls are covered with translucent materials, which are so bright that they can almost distract people.
The reflection is projected on. Every five meters, there will be more or less patterns composed of elegant and complicated patterns on the floor and surrounding walls. At first glance, it looks like an interior decoration carefully crafted by an artist. Of course, is there something else?
I don’t know its function, since Yu Lian can’t see it anyway.
Generally speaking, such gaudy decorations are rarely used on space ships. Even an empire that pays the most attention to ritual and emphasizes that "awe of authority leads to morality", it is impossible to decorate all its ships in this way.
It was decorated in a solemn and luxurious palace style. Even the Dawn Angel, which later became the flagship of the Imperial Army, only had an additional audience room decorated.
However, this is what enlightened people do.
However, it is at least certain that the empire's overly gorgeous culture has indeed been greatly affected by the relics of the Enlightened Ones. In other words, neither the alliance nor the community has been completely affected by the empire.