The largest aircraft in history, the Kaiser, is equipped with numerous weapons and heavy armor, and is extremely powerful. As the incarnation of the big ship and cannon doctrine, it is also equipped with a large number of ship-based mobile weapons and ancillary equipment following military ideas that are several generations ahead.
As a quick response force,
To cope with changes in the war situation; the complete flagship facilities can also play a role in the decisive battle of the main fleet, and the powerful communication capabilities make it the mobile command center of the entire defense force; even after the war, its unconventional size and armament can also become the Yare
Guarantee of the prestige of the government of Freheim.
It is no exaggeration to say that the Unicron is more qualified than any other battleship of the same period - whether in the sky or in the water - to be awarded the scary titles of "unsinkable battleship", "ultimate war machine", etc.
When anyone looks up at the majestic appearance of the Imperator soaring in the sky, they will believe from the bottom of their hearts that this battleship is invincible and will never sink.
——At least that’s what it looks like from the outside.
The soldier's sour breath came out of his half-open mouth. He received a heavy punch deeply into his abdomen, followed by a knife blow to his neck, and he collapsed limply on the cabin deck.
Ignoring the young soldier who fainted on the ground, Favna neatly took off the key chain from his waist.
The Emperor is the crystallization of today's highest technology. While it is fully equipped with various equipment, its internal structure is also unprecedentedly complex, far superior to any ship of the same period. New crew members who board the ship can only roughly memorize the interior of the ship after undergoing 4 to 5 days of training.
After knowing the location of each department, you have to pass a test called "ship travel" before you can officially start life on the ship. Despite this, crew members often get lost in the ship. The only thing that is unmistakable is the canteen.
, no matter how stupid a guy is, he will never forget where the place to eat is.
It has only been three days since Fafnna boarded the Emperor. Even though she enjoys freedom of movement, she is not a super memory person who can hold 103,000 banned books in her head. Nor is she like Li Lin who can calculate by relying only on echo wavelengths.
, mastering the structure of strange spaces, and making demons have other uses. Fortunately, as an ancient species
, Fafnna also has a high degree of sensitivity to mana. On this ship, except for a few, it can be said to be unparalleled. Through the induction of the mana circuit that runs throughout the ship like blood vessels, Fafnna
It was easy to figure out where she wanted to reach - the cabin where the floating art array was operating.
With the mass of the Unicron, if it wants to fly at high altitudes with both speed and stability, it will inevitably require multiple large-scale floatation arrays and powerful calculation functions that can respond to the changing high-altitude airflow and coordinate the linkage of engines, wings, and floatation formations.
Only in this way can the interior of the giant ship be as stable as the ground when sailing. In other words, as long as these two aspects are manipulated, the Emperor will not be able to fly normally.
The core components that control the flight attitude and calculate airflow changes are on the central bridge, which is heavily guarded. If a mistake is not made, not only will it be exposed, but in serious cases, it will cause the warship to crash. The same is true for the engine room. Relatively speaking, the floating engine room at the bottom of the ship
It is easier to succeed and the damage is easier to control.
So far, Favna has been going very smoothly. She successfully got rid of Nidhogg using the phantom spell, and also successfully sneaked into the engine room. Now there is only one step left.
"Next..."
Favna looked around at the neatly arranged iron boxes in front of her. The mana flowing from the central control room to the magic array at the bottom met here. After changing the intensity and vibration period, it was transmitted to the destination, according to the text description on the iron box.
This is the so-called "exchange center".
Opening one of the iron boxes, the white shimmer produced by the operation of the sky crystal illuminated the cabin. Attracted by the shining crystal and the complex and gorgeous patterns inside, Favna carefully looked at the spell after a brief moment of confusion.
The structure of the circuit.
With the almost obsessive-compulsive thinking of the elves, they would probably have considered the danger when a certain system fails to operate during a battle or accident. I am afraid that the switching mechanism connected to the floating magic array has also prepared a backup system. If it is destroyed rashly, it will trigger the backup system.
When the system is operating, it will also inform the central control room that "there is someone sabotaging here." Considering that a gap must be left for Roland and his party to escape, the stay cannot be too long, and the movement cannot be too small.
Favna closed her eyes and raised her hand in the direction where the mana gathered and flowed.
Roland's admiration for the highly complex structure of the spell, his displeasure at the cheap mass production of magic and mana through industrialization, rippled across Roland's face. The pressure released by Li Lin's mask-like smiling face
and fear - all distracting thoughts and emotions are eliminated, and the mind, as calm and smooth as a mirror, senses the mana circuits as fine as hair, and searches for those few circuits that can truly avoid risks from hundreds of circuits.
Time passed little by little, and after 15 minutes that seemed like eternity, Valrhona, whose forehead was covered with sweat, raised the corners of her mouth.
At this moment, rough yelling and the sound of officers' ceremonial leather boots stepping on steel came from behind.
"Favna, you guy!!"
"Really...my life is really miserable."
Sighing out a long sigh, the girl gathered mana on her fingertips. The furious Nidhogg appeared at the door. He just had time to take a step. Three of the five key circuits were cut off, and the light of the sky crystal and the spell array dimmed.
, at the same time, sirens and powerful shocks spread throughout the ship.
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The Emperor has the appearance of an airplane, but its flight mechanism is different from that of an airplane. After all, it is still a lump of hundreds of thousands of tons of iron. Even if it has ultra-long wings like the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft and is designed for high-altitude flight
The designed aerodynamic layout, but under normal circumstances, even if the engine is at full power and coupled with the injection technique for emergency acceleration, I believe the Emperor can only glide slowly on the ground.
As long as the power is enough, even bricks can break through the constraints of gravity. This is a wise saying in the aviation industry. The power of the Emperor alone is not enough to fly into the sky. The ability to fly high into the sky smoothly depends largely on buoyancy.
The formula lifts the hull to a high altitude, and the flight height and the attitude of the hull are controlled by adjusting the output of the formula array. To use a more vivid metaphor, there are many invisible hands holding the Emperor in the air, so that it can move smoothly and quickly
Soar in the air.
The two floating magic arrays on the starboard stern suddenly stopped operating. At the same time, the magic array output on the right wing part decreased. The tens of thousands of tons of weight without support dragged the entire battleship tilting to the right. The central control system immediately adjusted the engine output.
and the port side magic array output, trying to maintain balance, but it was too slow to save the emergency. The giant ship fell into a rotating state along with the unequal inertia, and the inside of the ship rolled like a running washing machine.
All objects that were not fixed were all ejected. Bodies and items were dancing in the air. The bulkhead made a terrible sound, and the sound of fragile objects exploding and screams could not cover up the creaking of the keel, and the lighting equipment that was not broken continued to
Flashing. Amidst the sound of the siren, the inertial impact ignores military rank and identity, and crushes everyone equally.
Everything was thrown into the air. Roland in the solitary room reluctantly curled up, his back hit the ceiling hard and fell to the ground. In the pain of almost fainting, the sound of the sealing hatch opening penetrated his ears, and he opened his eyes again.
When I opened my eyes, the iron door that would never be opened except at fixed times had been opened.
Failure caused by impact? Impossible, the control system of this ship is not so delicate.
Before thinking further, the golden mouse rushed into the confinement room and spoke a familiar female voice to the surprised boy.
"I will clear the way. Please go to the little princess as soon as possible."
It was Valrhona who spoke.
Valrhona's plan is simple: create chaos and then let the crew of the Endeavor seize the opportunity to escape.
It was impossible to forcibly rescue people under the Unicron's security system and Nidhogg's surveillance. There was no need to even add "almost", not to mention there was a guy on board who made people's scalp numb just thinking about it.
, just luring Nidhogg away and sneaking into the bottom of the cabin to cause damage is Favna's limit. What happens after that is just like the literal meaning, it is a complete gamble.
All her hopes were pinned on the assumption that she was closely monitoring people and neglecting her familiars. When moving around the ship, she secretly released her familiars and used the pipelines in the ship to move around. After the battleship was hit, she used her familiars.
The "Electric Rat" stuns the guards and releases the prisoners. They use the guards' weapons to arm the prisoners, then guide them to the starboard hangar where the Endeavor is moored, seize the Endeavor, and then help Roland and Minerva escape from the outside.
This can't be called a plan at all. It was drawn up too hastily, filled with too many uncertain factors, and without prior communication. What drove its implementation was just an impulse and an unconfirmed trusting intuition.
However, this seemingly flawed plan succeeded, and Valrhona's crazy gamble succeeded at least for this moment.
"We'll talk about it later, we don't have much time."
The anxious and nervous urging forced the question back. It was clear what a significant impact this action had on Favna and even the entire dragon clan, and it was even clearer what kind of determination Favna had made.
Quickly removing the guard's weapon and throwing it into the solitary room, Roland followed the familiar and ran through the corridor.
"How's the battle going now?"
Putting aside the contradictions and resistance in his heart, Roland entered the situation and asked, the most important thing at the moment is to have enough information.
"The maintenance pipeline passing through the lower part of the engine room has already reacted and is organizing a defense line."
In response to Favna's words, vague gunshots came along the pipe, and the unique crisp sound of Parabellum pistol bullets could still be vaguely distinguished.
The only people on this ship who can handle the battle within the ship and quickly enter the battle are the Guards and Marines. With their skills and familiarity with the situation inside the ship, if they cannot break through the defense line and board the Endeavor as soon as possible, they will only be suppressed.
It’s a tragic ending. But with that person in charge, I’m afraid he will adopt a more efficient way to resolve the battle, for example——
"Level 2 disaster notice, Level 2 disaster notice. All personnel are wearing high-altitude work suits. Non-combatants in block D-4 are evacuated through channel A3. Repeat..."
Sighing "I knew it" under his breath, Roland quickened his pace, and the thick carpet-like sea of clouds outside the porthole was descending little by little.
The ship is raising its altitude. When the Emperor rises to an altitude of over 8,000 meters, the starboard hangar gate will open and they will be driven away. Even if the captives lured here are not blown outside by the airflow caused by the air pressure difference,
They also fall down one after another due to altitude sickness. At 8,000 meters
At altitudes above that, no matter how adaptable you are, you will collapse. In addition, due to the thinness of mana at high altitudes, it is difficult to expect the life-sustaining spell to function normally. After everyone falls, the crew members wearing high-altitude work suits will
You can go in and clean up the battlefield. The announcement just now was the clarion call for the battle to begin.
With their flawless fighting method, they don't have much time left.
"Damn it! Let everyone contain as many enemy troops without pressure-resistant suits as possible in the hangar. If possible, capture the hangar control room and gate control mechanism. In any case, we must suppress the hangar before we arrive.
!”
Gritting his teeth and passing through a pressure-resistant door, he was only a dozen meters away from the room where Minerva was imprisoned. After rescuing Minerva, he must——
His thoughts were suddenly interrupted, and the cold breath that surpassed his senses instantly filled the entire passage like an explosion. Recognizing that it was a danger signal, his body kicked the floor away hard. 0.2 seconds later, an arc-shaped "pipe" came from the cabin on the left.
The door popped out, and a barrage of barrages rained down on Roland's foothold.
Da da da da——
The first bullet accurately turned the rat familiar into a ball of blood mist, and the impact point of subsequent bullets followed Roland. When Roland flashed back behind the pressure-resistant door, the gunfire stopped suddenly.
Waves of coldness ran through Roland's back. The thing just now was probably a special gun barrel developed to meet the needs of street fighting and closed space combat. Judging from the fact that it can shoot accurately without looking around corners or behind doors, there may be something on the barrel.
Special optical aiming components, specially used to assist aiming.
What made him feel creepy was not the special equipment, but the opponent's superb shooting skills.
When an automatic rifle fires continuously, the accuracy of the muzzle will be greatly reduced due to the intense vibration of the muzzle. Therefore, the three-shot burst method is mostly adopted to seek a balance between accuracy and rate of fire. However, the shooter just now pulled the trigger to the end. In addition, although there is no
I know the accuracy of the curved barrel, but it is equipped with that weird toy
I mean, the ballistic stability will definitely be affected. Even if it doesn't turn into a Brown telekinetic, the tragedy of "aiming at the head but hitting the egg" will inevitably happen. It's really impressive to be able to almost hit a target that moves quickly in a z-shape.
It was impossible not to think that what was hiding behind that door was a monster or some kind of machine.
Among the people Roland knew, there happened to be a guy who could do this kind of thing.
"...Caspar?"
"As soon as I came out, I ran to find women first. It really hasn't changed at all."
A teasing smile floated over from the front. Roland's hand holding the gun trembled slightly.
The action had been predicted by the other party; Roland, who realized this, immediately thought that with Li Lin's always cautious and thoughtful acting style, Minerva might have been transferred to other places to prevent this trump card that could affect the strategic layout of the elf camp from being used.
Take away.
Knowing this, Roland couldn't move.
He didn't know where Minerva had been moved, and Casper was also a problem.
Roland knew very well Kaspar's mode of action: fully prepared, killing with one blow, and once he set his sights on the prey, he would not let go and be ruthless. Just like the beast half in his blood, cunning and fierce, he had been able to escape from his hands before.
, largely taking advantage of Caspar's mental instability and a little bit of luck. Now...
Ping! Dang! Dang!
The bullet that hit the deck bounced off and hit the wall close to Roland's ear. The shock wave scraped across his face, causing a hot sting on his cheek.
"You were the one who betrayed first. I will never show mercy to those who betray again and again. I will end the bad relationship between us today."
The words were a bit ethereal, the result of using magic to control air vibrations. At this moment, Caspar was carefully moving his position, or he had prepared a trap for Roland, and a bullet was waiting to drill into the head of a person who jumped out rashly.
?
"Can't you just let me leave?"
As he asked, he raised his pistol.
"Isn't it too shameless to say such things now?"
"Each other, each other."
Gunshots rang out, the lights were shattered, and the passage fell into darkness. A series of flashes of muzzle flash illuminated the fast-moving figures of the two teenagers.
The caliber of the bullet, muzzle velocity, etc. are all meaningless. At this distance, any bullet is enough to cause fatal injuries.
Roland felt Caspar's aura moving at a rapid speed. He used high-speed movement to ensure the shooting range, and launched diversionary shots from time to time in an attempt to delay his movements.
The ricochet took away a few strands of hair. Roland aimed at the moving black shadow and fired repeatedly. He cursed the poor 8-round magazine of the imitation P38 pistol and touched his back with his left hand.
At this moment, the noise of the assault rifle fell silent, and Roland, who had been waiting for the bullets to run out, immediately pounced on him. Although the assault rifle has strong firepower, its high rate of fire also means that bullets are consumed faster. It takes at least 10 minutes to replace a new magazine.
2 to 3 seconds is an excellent opportunity to counterattack.
The black iron lump hit him head-on, and the moment he flashed sideways, light flashed in front of him again, and a gunshot-like sound sounded as he chased Roland.
The shock wave of .45acp slapped Roland's whole body, and the bullets fired in succession bit like bloodhounds, forcing him into a blind corner.
Kaspar started galloping again. He moved quickly sideways to avoid the direct trajectory of the bullet, pulled out another pistol from his waist, then tilted his body and crossed his hands on his chest.
Ping——!
There was only one gunshot, and there was no figure of Roland in front of the muzzle, but Roland felt a shudder as he jumped away. He twisted his body reflexively, and then a bullet flew over from diagonally above.
"Ricochet again?"
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the sparks from the bullet hitting the ceiling, and Roland once again missed it by a hair's breadth. Although the light was dim, the passage was a sealed space after all, and the ceiling and walls were all smooth planes. Under these conditions, using the power of a ricochet sniper machine
The restricted target is not difficult for Caspar at all. In turn, Roland can also predict Caspar's trajectory.
Just as he was thinking this, he felt an itching chill on his forehead. Seeing a vision of thin lightning, Roland immediately sank down, and then the torn air blew over his head. He was predicted to bounce off the ground and hit his jaw.
The bullet changed its trajectory midway and turned into a frontal attack. This is simply unbelievable. How did he do it?
"The reason why this world is so chaotic is because there are too many idealists like you. Do you know it?"
Kaspar pulled the trigger and roared. There was a hint of sadness in his angry voice.
"Irresponsible spreading of so-called ideals and irresponsible encouragement of others. Obviously weak and incomplete!!"
Caspar's roar tore at Roland's chest. He may be right. It may be because his experience has given him a more realistic perspective on the world, or it may be that when he said these words, he unconsciously
Just project yourself.
"That's why we need the power beyond human beings...the wisdom species. The hope is the one who transcends everything. Why don't you understand?"
When dodging an unexpected ricochet attack again, Roland caught tiny sparks in the direction of the bullet. The flash of fire was not blooming on the wall, but in the empty air. Look again
Caspar's posture when he fired. Roland understood the mechanism.
“Is it okay to leave your life to someone else’s planning and then execution?”
Two ricocheting bombs collided in the air, and one of them adjusted its trajectory and flew towards the back of Roland's head. But when the bullet arrived, Roland was no longer at its original position. When Caspar pulled the trigger, he
He had already started to dodge.
The modified Mauser submachine pistol swept away the bullets in the blink of an eye. The bullets that collided with each other weaved a tight barrage, but Roland got out of the gap in the net. The two pieces of metal without bullets hit 2
Roland was meters away. In less than a second, Caspar pulled out the special "SS Eagle" from his ribs. He would never let the target escape at this distance again. .44 Magnum pistol
The power of the bullet is definitely enough.
However, Caspar did not fire, and a can-shaped object rolled over. The flash bomb that had been hidden behind Roland released a bright light of 2.5 million candelas and engulfed the passage. A huge boom and strong wind roared past - just as Roland
Same calculation.
Anxious that he might not be able to make it in time, he ran with all his strength, thinking only that he would be able to reach Minerva even if it was a second earlier.
The reality deviated from his expectations, and a black muzzle appeared in front of his field of vision.
Standing with his feet on the ceiling, ignoring gravity and the blood rushing to his head, Kaspar pointed his gun at Roland.
"General."
Contrary to the scalp-numbing quiet murmur, the .44 Magnum was unleashed on Roland mercilessly.
The moment he pulled the trigger, the shock of defeat appeared on Caspar's face.
In front of the muzzle, between Caspar, the bullet and Roland, was a flashing barrier, with blue-white light outlining complex geometric patterns.
Magic. It is a compound spell that combines two spells - "Strong Wind Breath" and "Barrier".
Caspar opened his mouth to shout, but at that moment everything was surrounded by light. Roland didn't hear anything, but followed the blast wind and waved his fist to Caspar's face.
"...Use the strong wind to deviate the trajectory, and then use the barrier to deflect the bullet...I didn't notice that you secretly prepared the magic, so you lost completely."
Caspar was lying on the ground, panting and talking intermittently. He suffered a heavy blow to the head that almost fainted on the spot. He could not even stand up due to the concussion. His ability to speak was already at his limit. It could be said that
It's about showing off one's strength.
Roland wanted to say a few words of comfort, but the words came to his lips but he couldn't make a sound.
The winner's consolation can be said to be a kind of hypocrisy, and it can even be regarded as a kind of humiliation. For the arrogant Kaspar, he will definitely understand it as the latter situation.
Even though there was an irreparable rift in their friendship, Roland did not want to further irritate this friend who had grown up together.
"The princess has been moved to the port side hangar and will be moved away soon. If you want to take action, move quickly."
"Caspar..."
"Go away. Or do you still want to laugh and humiliate me?"
"..."
His friend covered his eyes with his arms, unable to tell whether his expression was pain or anger. Swallowing the sorrow and pain he felt, Roland turned and ran away.
"I will definitely kill you next time, Roland Darhk."
The sound of gnashing teeth came from behind. The volume was not high, but the biting coldness in it made Roland pause. After a second, the young man ran towards the other end of the corridor without looking back. (To be continued.