The Red Queen's first attack was thwarted.
The twenty-four air combat structures they invested were attacked from above not long after they approached the target area. Beams of red light rain fell from the sky from outside the blind spot of the perspective. Before the battle craftsmen on the Red Queen had time to react, they had penetrated the torsos of most of the constructs.
Some people didn't even have time to see the attacker clearly before their vision went dark and they withdrew from the battlefield.
Kaka was one of the few people who saw clearly the appearance of the construct that ambushed them.
It was a structure he had never seen before. It was holding a large shield and a spear, and was covered in heavy armor. There was a cyan wind element behind it. It was incompatible with the light and flexible air combat structure in his impression, and it looked more like a battlefield. There are heavy cavalry on the mountain and towers standing one after another.
The other party did not fight with them, but used the spear in their hands to emit a red beam of light. The attack was not very accurate, but they formed a square formation with each other. When the density reached a certain level, accuracy did not seem so important.
After the first round of strikes, there were only a few scattered structures left in the air, but those that remained were all those who used their extraordinary reflexes to avoid the opponent's attack at the critical moment.
At this time, Kaka heard a familiar voice. He didn't need to look to know that it was the leader of the combat craftsman group of the third group. The other party is a quite experienced guild elder, and was once one of his guides in the youth training camp.
"Kaka, cover me——"
The man was controlling an Alien Hunter. When he looked back, he found Kaka's old-fashioned 'Hunter IV' hanging alone in mid-air with one arm missing. He almost fainted.
"Kaka——!?"
Kaka was a little embarrassed to be caught fishing in troubled waters, so he scratched the back of his head. Without waiting for the other party to trouble him, he quickly raised his right hand wearing a control glove and activated the wind element of the 'Hunter Type IV' generator.
A beam of cyan light streaked across the night sky, and Tata saw the old-fashioned structure coming towards him from multiple angles. She raised her left hand in the virtual space, and the lancers arrayed in mid-air pointed their spear tips at Kaka's construct.
After a moment of warm-up, a little red light bloomed on the tip of the spear, and then turned into beams of light raining down.
Miss Goblin's emerald green eyes seemed to reflect the light rain and the opponent's route under the light rain. However, what she saw was not even space, but rows of numbers and formulas, and outlined the opponent's progress. route.
She pointed her hand - a red beam of light blocked Kaka's path. It was difficult for the old 'Hunter IV' to respond to such a dense attack. Soon, a ray of scorching light quickly penetrated the belly of the construct and swept across from there, splitting it into two parts.
The 'Hunter Type IV', which only lost its lower body, still tried its best to move forward and struggled to maintain its balance.
Tata was looking at this scene with some surprise.
One of the major difficulties in putting the structure into use on Kukai was maintaining balance, not to mention that in such a situation, this was somewhat beyond her expectations.
The Tachyon Spear is warming up, and the opponent is getting closer and closer to this direction. Ordinary people will inevitably be a little confused at this time - in addition to the 'Hunter Type IV', there are other structures also scattered. , outflanking them from all directions.
But calmness was the mission given to her by the Dragon Soul. Tata just stared silently at the light track across the night sky, anticipating the airspace that the opponent might reach, and calmly waiting for the next countdown when the spear was ready.
three,
two,
one.
The crimson light once again bloomed on the tip of the spear.
Tata was counting the time in her mind, and there was still one more round of attacks before the opponent arrived. She expected that this round of attacks could knock out the 'Hunter IV' closest to her. But an accident happened. Four of the six beams aimed at the Hunter IV were missing.
The construct actually performed a series of incredible operations at the last moment and separated from the six light spears at a strange angle. Only two beams grazed its shoulders, and one of them hit its shoulder. left arm, and let it spin in mid-air like a top.
However, the next moment the opponent immediately recovered from this posture in an almost impossible state.
Tata looked at the construct and was slightly surprised - although it was said to be 'flying', it was actually very ugly. It would be better to say it was a head-on collision - she also did not expect this scene. It can be said that it was This disrupted her original plan and forced her to turn the lancers in other directions.
There are three more red light spears.
But Kaka still avoided two more attacks, and it was not until the third beam of broad spears arrived that it pierced the chest of the 'Hunter Type IV' - where its core crystal was located.
Watching his vision darken, Kaka took off his goggles and wiped his forehead with the back of his hand, which was soaked with sweat. He took a deep breath and subconsciously looked back in the direction behind him. He tried his best to buy time, wondering if others could seize this opportunity.
"How's it going?" Six Shadows asked.
Kaka shook his head.
In fact, he was not optimistic about it.
The other party's operations gave him a strange feeling, that is, absolute calmness. He originally thought that he should have achieved better results, but every change made by the other party was very precise, as if he was not moved by it at all.
He has never encountered such an opponent before, and it is different from every battle craftsman he has seen before.
Human beings are not purely rational creatures. They always panic, are always unexpected, and always have times when they are in a hurry. Some people can calm down quickly, but there is always a transformation process in between.
However, Kaka felt that he should have exceeded the opponent's expectations, as the last few turning lancers were proof. But even at that moment, the opponent's actions were still uniform and without any mistakes.
He didn't know whether it was because the other party's mentality was too good, he adjusted too quickly, or because of some other reason.
But what really surprised him was that he was keenly aware that the Dragon Alchemist he had met before did not seem to be the same person.
Although both of them were very strong, Fang Yu gave him the feeling of agility and incredible control over the construct. The latter does not have so many fancy moves, and its control of the construct is very basic, but it is precisely because of the basics that it makes people more stressed.
Because the strength built on the foundation is precision.
He had never seen such precise operation.
This was the reason why he was not optimistic about the others. If the other party remained calm as usual, the third group would probably withdraw from the battle soon.
He looked in that direction, and an annoyed sigh soon sounded in the hall.
Looking at those who took off their goggles, Kaka couldn't help but wonder, if he had used the alien hunter himself, would he have lasted longer? But there are no assumptions in this world, and he doesn't regret not investing in the latest construct at the beginning, because a voice told him that the result would probably be no different.
On the contrary, he also helped the guild save supplies.
In this respect, he is truly a model member of the Jefflett Red Team.
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Tata didn't need to look to see how much control he had lost, and every disappearing image represented the death of a Lancer.
The opponent's final counterattack cost them a total of twelve Lancers. This battle loss ratio was actually acceptable. The Lancers existed as a consumable even on the Seven Seas Traveler.
The design idea of the Lancer was like this from the beginning. It uses "silly, big, thick and black" to increase the survival rate, but in fact it is lackluster in terms of mobility and hit rate. Before the enemy gets close, they can still exert some power, but Once approached, it's a clumsy line of infantry.
The Alien Hunter in the opponent's counterattack left a deep impression on her. It alone caused nearly half of the Lancers' losses. It should be the leader of the opponent's team. Apart from that, the one that impressed her the most was probably the old 'Hunter IV'.
The latter impression is even deeper than the former.
While she was passing the picture over, Fang Plover looked at it and concluded that the operator of the Alien Hunter was probably the captain of the craftsman team of the Red Jackets of Jefflett. As for the old Hunter Type IV', that should be that person again.
He couldn't help but pay attention to this battle craftsman from the Jefflite Red Team. Judging from the experience of several battles, the opponent should not be an ordinary person, but most likely a master from the Jefflett Red Team. Judging from his fight with Miss Tata, the other party seemed to have retained some strength before.
This made him a little surprised.
"Don't worry about them for now."
Fang Yu turned off the screen. The first round of attacks from the Red Queen had failed, and the attacks from other directions were not worth mentioning. In fact, just as he was talking to Miss Tata, several other formations The Lancers have blocked nearly three rounds of attacks.
But compared with the group of air combat structures released on the Red Queen, the next few waves of offensives are not worth mentioning at all. The structure it released, 'Hunter V' itself, was one level worse than the Alien Hunter. The craftsmen behind it were also uneven, and were not comparable to the elites on the Red Queen.
However, the Lancers still suffered a lot of losses. Two or three units in each direction were accumulated, and there were almost more than 20 units. This is equivalent to the fact that under this round of offensive, they have consumed nearly a quarter of their reserve Lancers. .
"Climb altitude 2,900, bearing 703417A, 633219B, the cloud area is ahead."
Tianlan's voice came from the sound tube.
In fact, she didn't need to say it. As soon as Fang Plover, who was standing on the deck, raised his head, he could see that the dark clouds in the north were getting closer and closer. The wind and snow at this height were already cold rain, falling wetly on everyone's face. Up - This is indeed the last section of the road, but it is not easy to walk through it.
Fang Plover silently stared at the few silver sails that separated the clouds in that direction, like a group of sharks exposing their dorsal fins. They were the opponent's hunting fleet - a mobile fleet composed of fast sailing ships hanging schooners. What was reflected in his dark eyes Yes, there are at least two fifth-class cruisers.
"That's the Fearless and the Furious, the ships of the Scarlet Jackets."
Luo Hao grabbed the rope and said to him. He knew BBK's power very well, but he didn't expect it to be used at this time.
The other party sailed out from behind the clouds and had already spotted them. Captain Buck put down the telescope in his hand, raised his right hand and gave the order: "Turn, at our speed, we can stop them in front of them before they enter the cloud area."
The Fearless turned slowly, revealing the silver side of the ship. The black gun doors were opened one by one, and then there was a flash of fire in the distance, and a screaming shell flew past the Seven Seas Traveler.
Fang Yu raised his head and looked at the cannonballs flying far above their heads, but he didn't feel reassured. He knew that the other party was just testing the fire, and the shot actually meant a warning.
However, he pressed the side of the ship. The Seven Seas Traveler was just a small ship that could not even reach the seventh class. It had no artillery that could be used directly to fight back, and the Lancers were of little use. There were dense black ships hovering under the opponent's ship. Point, it should also be the air combat structure they launched.
There is still a big battle that he needs to participate in personally, and the Seven Seas Traveler can only trust Miss Tata's ability.
Another silver-white ship's side also emerged from the clouds on the left side of the Seven Seas Traveler.
That was the Fury, which was locking the Seven Seas Traveler's route with the Fearless on the left and right, monitoring every move of the Seven Seas Traveler below from a higher altitude.
Both ships had already entered the firing position. They had not yet opened fire, but they were just waiting for the right moment. Buck stared at the direction in which the Seven Seas Traveler was traveling. Seeing that the ship had no intention of slowing down, he turned around and gave the order to fire to the herald behind him.
"The first test shot forced them to stop."
Fire flashed round and round in the dark gunports, and the roaring shells fell around the Seven Seas Traveler. For a moment, it seemed as if it was traveling in a storm. Although the shells did not stir up water columns like they were really above the sea, they still hit the ship. Ai Xiaoxiao on the boat was terrified.
She clutched the side of the ship and shivered, as if she would be beaten to pieces by a cannonball in the next second, and her upper and lower teeth were chattering. But Baggins, who was indifferent to this, looked over and comforted her: "Don't worry, the other party has no intention of hitting us."
"Really, why?"
"They just want us to slow down."
On the other side of the deck, 'Gray Whistle' Blackbo also looked a little uneasy. After all, he was not a sailor. He had never seen such a scene before. But behind him, the tall man, the leader of the redeemed, Kweed, looked indifferent. The wound on his arm had not completely healed, and golden blood was flowing.
Ai Xiaoxiao took a breath and asked, "Will we stop?"
Baggins looked in that direction and shook his head: "Of course not."
So after a salvo, the Seven Seas Traveler not only did not slow down, but actually went faster.
Buck silently watched this scene. The projection crystal on the side was projecting the face of an unshaven man. There was an abnormal blush on the man's face. It looked like he had drunk too much. The man in the picture was laughing: "Buck, it seems that the other party doesn't want to appreciate it. These little guys don't seem to realize their situation."
That was the captain of the Fury. He raised the kettle, took a sip of wine, burped, and continued: "Buck, if you don't fire, I will fire. Let's see who of us can sink it first." How about this sampan, ten thousand lisels?”
But Buck had no intention of paying attention to this person. He turned around and said to the adjutant as if he was ignoring them: "Another round of warning shots will form a barrage in front of them. If they continue to ignore the warning, we will fire directly at them."
The adjutant nodded and followed the order.
But at this moment, a thunderous cannon fire sounded from the Fury, and in the flash of fire, the screaming shells flew directly towards the Seven Seas Traveler.
However, at this distance, the hit of the cannonball was obviously greatly affected by the shaking of the hull itself and the cross wind above Kukai, so the accuracy was not very high. Under the roar of the thirty-two cannons on one side of the Fury, only one or two shells flew over the Seven Seas Traveler.
But the second salvo arrived quickly. After the first round of calibrated firing, the accuracy of the second salvo was clearly improved. Multiple shells directly hit the Seven Seas Traveler, which only created a gap around the sailboat. Blocked by a layer of blue light shield.
The man with a stubble on his face shook his head repeatedly: "Little one, I want to see how thick your shield is."
He was drunk and waved his hands as if he was in high spirits: "Hurry up, for the next round of shooting, you don't need to ask the other party's opinion, just sink it. Our people below will 'take care' of them."
Buck looked at this scene and couldn't help but shook his head, but it was at this time that the Fearless was also ready to fire. Due to the behavior of his teammates, their questioning firing was meaningless, so he simply asked the adjutant to change the order and shoot directly to sink the opponent.
The two fifth-class cruisers opened fire almost at the same time, forming a cross-fire network on the left and right sides - the gunners on the Fearless had a high hit rate, and almost one-third of the more than 30 shells hit that layer. Flashing blue light shield.
And after withstanding the attack of about ten rounds of artillery shells, the blue light shield finally flashed slightly and fell into pieces.
"The next round will determine the outcome," the man holding the flagon proudly showed off to Buck: "Buck, I'm ready to fire before you."
Before he finished speaking, the hull of the Fury was shaking violently, and the sound of artillery fire almost drowned out his words.
But under the man's proud gaze, he found to his surprise that whether his gunner was too complacent or for some other reason, the Seven Seas Traveler was unscathed by this round of shooting. , swimming like a dexterous fish among the "rain of bullets".
"Damn it," the man yelled, his voice full of regret, "You're lucky, Buck, ten thousand Lisels are yours."
But Buck said nothing and paid no attention to him at all.
He looked at the sailing trajectory of the Seven Seas Traveler and the direction that the sails on the ship changed in unison. It was not that he had never seen such a miraculous ability to control a sailboat in his life. In fact, he had done this several times. experience.
But those were the most experienced sailors he had ever seen. That happened many years ago, when he was still the boatswain on a ship. Buck frowned deeply. He did not immediately give the order to fire. Instead, he turned around and stopped his adjutant first, and then said to the man in the projection:
"Do you know who's in that boat, Garath?"
"What?" The man was stunned and asked with his tongue hanging out.
"That is Sir Mawei's daughter."
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