Chapter 624: Shadows of the Subspace

Chapter 624: Shadows of the Subspace
At the same time as the Varuk fleet emerged from the jump point, the small Mechanicus fleet that had previously lost its trace also appeared not far from the main fleet of the Alliance.

Without any foreplay, these ships did not even try to open fire. They knew that with the limited firepower in their fleet, it would not make much sense to open fire at full force. Shooting down one or two small boats would not have an effective impact on the battle situation.

They have more important tasks.

These Mechanicus ships were advancing madly towards the main position of the Alliance fleet, as if they wanted to ram it.

Ramming... is considered a tactic in some old and outrageous naval textbooks, but it is obviously too ridiculous to be seen in actual wars except in some unexpected situations.

But these crazy ships seem to be doing just that.

We certainly can't let them succeed.

Even in the critical situation of facing Varük's main fleet, which appeared at the jump point in advance, the Alliance fleet still allocated some firepower to deal with these crazy ships.

Adhering to the idea that no matter what they want to do, the problem can always be solved by blowing them up, the alliance fiercely concentrated fire, and in a very short time, the void shields and energy shields of these ships were blown up. Only the ship armor was left, which was obviously not enough to compete with the fierce firepower of the alliance.

After several more rounds of artillery fire, the armor-piercing firepower turned almost all of these ships into space junk.

At this stage, the main firepower of the Alliance fleet was even still dealing with the main force of the Varuk fleet, which had just completed the jump and had no time to deploy its shields.

The decisive battle between two fleets of similar size, or even stronger than Varük's, takes place at a jump point. The first-mover advantage must be used as much as possible.

Opening fire first may not completely determine the outcome of the war, but it is obviously a big weight on the scale. As long as one or two of the enemy's main ships are destroyed at this stage, it will be a huge victory; even if it doesn't work, destroying more frigates and cruisers is also good.

The Varuk fleet used some special technology to deceive the Alliance's cosmic observation capabilities and arrived early, leaving the Alliance unprepared. This was already reducing the Alliance's first-mover advantage; and the small fleet that came out from the side also attracted some firepower, which also reduced the pressure on the arrival of the main force of the Varuk fleet.

However, the Alliance fleet soon discovered that this was just a small matter.

I originally thought that the problem had been solved after the small fleet that attacked from the side was completely destroyed. Although in the previous report, it was mentioned that they had a strange technology of releasing "spores" that could directly threaten their own ships. However, if your ship was destroyed, no matter how powerful this technology was, it would be useless, right?
It's really not.

After those ships were blown to pieces, the fleet headquarters had just focused its main attention on the battle at the jump point and was fiercely launching firepower, trying to inflict as much damage as possible before the enemy ships had time to activate their shields. Suddenly, more than 30 Alliance ships reported to the fleet headquarters that their ships had been invaded.

That 'spore' appeared again.

It looked like a giant insect egg, larger than a normal landing spacecraft. This egg-like thing seemed to have floated out from the wreckage of the small fleet. Its purple-black appearance was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye - at the scale of the universe, nothing was actually easy to observe with the naked eye.

However, the multiple observation methods of the Auspicious Observation Instrument and the Star Communication Tower failed to detect the approach of this strange space object.

By the time it was detected, it was already too late.

As it slowly passed through the void shield, the ship's close-range firepower took down some targets, but not many. Generally speaking, whether it was fighting pirates, a human civil war, or dealing with monsters like greenskins, when being boarded, the enemy would usually choose some suitable places to land. The deck, gun port, bottom cabin... these places were relatively weak, and there were places to enter, even if you had to smash a hole to break through, it would be convenient.

For this reason, the ship's short-range defensive firepower will also focus on these positions.

However, these eggs do not target this target.

They just found a place to stick it at random. The eggs had some kind of stickiness, and after sticking, their surface melted quickly, forming mucus that dissolved the outer armor of the ship.

The melting range was only about ten meters, or even a few meters. For a huge warship, it was not a big injury. Even if the enemy's firepower came through the void shield, it would not be easy to hit the dissolved part at a scale of thousands or tens of kilometers.

As for the problem of "leakage" caused by the dissolution of part of the ship's armor and hull, there is no need to worry. Any ship of a certain size has made very detailed plans for such risks. If necessary, it will be isolated, and the ship damage management department is not idle.

However, the key point is not the dissolution of the armor, but the huge number of Zerg soldiers that subsequently emerged from the eggs.

The reason why it is described as a soldier is because it roughly looks like a human being; and the reason why it is prefixed with Zerg is mainly because its head, arms, and body structure have too many Zerg characteristics, and also have many mechanically modified features.

It should be some kind of insect swarm technology developed by the Mechanicus, a new type of modified mechanical servant. The mechanical modification and biological modification technology are used together, and the combat strength of a single soldier is really strong.

From this perspective, the initial purpose of those small ships that rushed over was not just to attract firepower. Rather than being blown up, it would be better to say that they came here to commit suicide.

After the self-detonation, the released insect eggs caused at least thirty Alliance ships to fall into chaos.

It even included two of the Alliance's main battleships: the Eagle Horse and the Golden Gate.

The former is an aircraft carrier and the latter is a battleship.

Gu Hang himself was on the Jinguan.

It is relatively easy to deal with these problems on two huge ships.

There was no need for Gu Hang to take action. The sufficient number of Marines on the ship, together with the Honor Guards, could handle it. Not to mention, the Space Marines of the Fury and New World Torch Chapters were also deployed in place, enough to eliminate the invaders.

It also did not affect ship combat.

However, it was difficult to deal with other small and medium-sized ships that were invaded. The Alliance's Marine Corps was generally upgraded to the T4 level, and the ships were equipped with sentinel mechas, individual exoskeletons, armored vehicles with good passing performance such as walkers, and even a small number of elite troops wearing commander-type power armor.

But despite this, without the help of Space Marines, large-scale Glory Guards or Battle Sisters, it is still difficult to completely suppress these invading monsters.

These invaded ships would not be destroyed, but chaos inside the ships was inevitable, affecting the ships' combat efficiency.

Gu Hang didn't pay too much attention to these issues.

They are all little tricks.

After layer upon layer of small combos, the Alliance's first-mover advantage was indeed greatly reduced.

But not important.

These have some impact on the balance of victory, but to be honest, not that big.

He always remembered that his most powerful weapon was his own psychic power.

As long as his psychic power can be exerted normally, victory in the war will always belong to the Alliance.

However, he also did not forget the inexplicable anxiety that had arisen before.

If it is understood as a dangerous sign, then up to now, this sign is far from coming true.

The combo moves that Varuk came up with were quite useful, but they were far from enough to make Gu Hang anxious.

It was nothing more than affecting the Alliance's first-mover advantage. Seeing that almost all members of the Varuk fleet had passed through the astral tunnel and had already appeared in front of the Alliance fleet and deployed their forces, the void shields that should be opened had already been opened, and the total cost was only four cruisers plus less than twenty destroyers and frigates, which was not a big deal.

But so what?

Gu Hang's psychic power is already being mobilized, and all members of the Storm Mage Corps are in place.

Now that the target has been selected, let’s first look for the mechanical ark that looks the largest.

Gu Hang was trying to tear open its void shield.

This is not the first time that the entire alliance fleet has cooperated with their boss. They turned their firepower and waited for the void shield to be torn apart before concentrating their fire, aiming to destroy it as quickly as possible.

But in this process, Gu Hang was fully prepared and kept some things in reserve.

If the previous anxious premonition comes true, it will most likely come true in this place.

Varuk might have some means to deal with his own psychic powers.

Gu Hang wanted to take a look. What exactly it could be?
And then, it really came.

When Gu Hang tore open the curtain between the Storm Kingdom and the real universe, intending to use all his strength to bring down the power of the Kingdom and tear open the void shield of the Mechanical Ark, he suddenly felt a darkness before his eyes.

It's not that I feel dizzy, it's just that it's really dark.

That was the perspective seen through the Kingdom of Storm God. A thick shadow enveloped his entire Kingdom of Storm God.

Varuk's methods actually came from the subspace!

This is what really surprised Gu Hang!

I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it...

The shadow of the subspace that shrouds the Kingdom of Storms isolates the power that penetrates from the Kingdom into the real universe.

Even conversely, Gu Hang's own spiritual power was affected.

Immediately afterwards, the shadow of the subspace in the main film continued to cover the entire battlefield.

Not only Gu Hang, but all psychics felt the heavy pressure!

At the same time, Alfonzo's fleet opened fire.

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Try to finish one more chapter before dawn!
(End of this chapter)