Shortly after.
All kinds of wreckage drifted aimlessly in the cold and dark space, and were collided by the Punishment. The enemy ship that was broken into two parts was especially obvious.
The carrier-based aircraft that had been bombarded into pieces and debris, as well as the "pilots" who had lost their vitality and had stiff bodies, were scattered around.
The "alliance" side has an overwhelming number.
But there were also scattered Saker Falcons and a Viking that had lost its left wing and had its tail damaged.
However, the cockpit of the Viking was vacant, and it appeared that the pilot successfully ejected before his fighter lost power.
The two small search and rescue aircraft belonging to the Punishment shuttled through the wreckage in response to the distress signal, further proving that the pilots flying the Viking and Saker fighter jets still had a certain chance of survival.
Facing the stars of the Epsom 8 galaxy.
You can see that the Punishment, which is almost riddled with holes, is gradually approaching the enemy ship that is three times the size of "her", and finally anchored on the starboard side of the enemy ship.
The attack force jointly led by the captain and the second lieutenant successfully occupied the bridge of the enemy ship and completed the task of "grabbing a new ship for the captain's lady".
The flagship that had reached the 3.5 kilometer level also completely stopped attacking at this moment and slowed down its sailing speed.
If you look closely, you can see that there are many escape cabins emitting faint light, rushing out from both sides of the flagship.
The Grunts and Jackals should have completely collapsed. They would rather take the escape cabin to the Harvest Star and then be captured by the troops on the surface than face the murderous Astartes again.
Inside the bridge.
"captain!"
The crew member in charge of communications suddenly stood up and couldn't hide his excitement and said loudly and confidently to Miranda and all his colleagues:
"According to the latest information reported by the captain, second lieutenant and platoon leader Angelos, it can be confirmed that the enemy's fleet and combat forces have completely lost their threat to us and Harvest Star!"
As soon as the words fell;
"We win! We win!"
"Hahaha! We created a miracle! We created history!"
"Finally... survived..."
The crew cheered loudly, regardless of the volume that would make their voices hoarse tomorrow, to release the pent-up haze in their hearts and relieve their emotions.
Some people cried with joy, and tears could not stop pouring out, lamenting this hard-won victory.
Even Miranda, who had always maintained an indifferent expression, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, showing a smile, relaxed her tense muscles, and sat slightly lazily.
Just as the crew member said, they undoubtedly created miracles and history.
If there is no accident, the Punishment and the Harvest Star were the first humans to come into contact with and exchange fire with the "Alliance" side.
Even though the strength of the enemy and ourselves was unclear, and they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of quantity and size, they still achieved the first victory for mankind.
We also obtained detailed actual combat data for UNSC and Umbrella, captured two enemy ships, and captured enemies of different races...
Everything is enough to be recorded in the annals of history, and even included in the history classes of compulsory education.
The most important thing is that they can win against a small enemy fleet with only one frigate, which gives everyone great confidence.
Of course, everyone at this moment did not think about it that long, they were just enjoying the joy of surviving the disaster.
Slow down.
"Okay, everyone, be quiet for a moment." Miranda gestured as she sat down again.
When the bridge returned to silence, the crew also sat back at their respective operating desks, and Miranda continued:
"Yes, we won, and we still defeated more with less, but don't forget that this victory was achieved through the joint efforts of all members of the ship.
Without platoon leader Angelos, without the second lieutenant and captain who joined forces to attack the enemy, without the pilots’ desperate escort, and the ground crew and maintenance personnel’s time-consuming work, how could we possibly be celebrating here?
Therefore, in order to continue this victory, I will continue to prepare for war until Umbrella's Second Legion and Fleet 045 arrive at Harvest Star. "
"Yes! Captain!" All the crew members responded in unison.
"Very good." Miranda nodded lightly, looked to her right side and ordered: "sort out the specific casualties, save all combat data, and continue to try to translate the enemy's video information."
As she spoke, she turned her eyes to the left side:
"Send an engineer to land on the cockroach-shaped enemy ship, let them go to the bridge, try to control the enemy ship, and then ask the marine company remaining on the ship to go with them to ensure that the prisoners will not cause a riot.
Also, let the second lieutenant lead his paratroopers and the wounded back to the ship first, and then escort another engineer to the enemy flagship to assist Platoon Angelos in completing complete control. "
"yes!"
The crew members who received the order responded in unison again and began to execute it.
"Captain..." At this time, the crew member in charge of communications just turned his head and said with a somewhat disbelieving expression:
"Platoon Leader Angelos and the others encountered a special situation and said they found a non-threatening species."
"No threat?" Miranda frowned.
? ?
Even the crew members are like this.
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…
Not long ago.
"Ouch..."
In the bridge of the beetle-type flagship, the low-pitched groans of the elite clan could be heard.
"Ah..." and the Guru's trembling voice was extremely frightening.
This side of the sensor door.
Lying were more than a dozen elites wearing light white armor who had been hammered down by Gabriel and the others. They were seriously injured, but not fatal. They could only let out painful wails.
Accompanying them were the Grunts who were lying on the ground with their heads in their hands, their bodies trembling.
It seems that these guys in white armor are the crew members of this flagship.
Two Thutmose were in charge of the custody.
Gabriel and several other brothers looked at the bridge connected to the built-in garden.
Its overall layout is similar to that of a human aircraft carrier-class flagship, with a large center console similar to holographic technology that displays the Epsom 8 galaxy star map.
In the center behind the center console is the captain's seat, and on both sides are operating stations for the crew. However, they are different from fixed human seats, but suspended seats using some kind of suspension technology.
Mankind’s favorite porthole structure is absent here, too.
There are large holographic screens around the bulkhead, showing the real-time situation outside the ship, as well as cuneiform writing that Gabriel and the others cannot understand.
Finally, there is the front section of the bridge.
A guy that looks like a "jellyfish" but has a head like a "long-necked dragon" is floating in its workplace and is using its tentacles to control the holographic screen attentively.
Seems to be working hard to keep the flagship running.
The fierce battles that had just broken out in the garden and on the bridge did not distract it at all, and it still devoted itself to its work.
look carefully.
Its "jellyfish" body is a hard metal shell, and the soft parts such as its tentacles, head and neck that are exposed outside the shell have blue skin that emits a faint light.
Although it has three pairs of eyes, its overall appearance and hard-working behavior always appear harmless to humans and animals, even making Gabriel and the brothers think it is very...
cute.
It's just that the Astartes will not judge whether an alien is harmless based on its appearance.
Gabriel and his brothers spread their distance and quickly surrounded the "long-necked jellyfish".
Gabriel even stepped forward, raised his right hand, and struck the long-necked jellyfish with the protective shell of his chain sword.
"Gu?"
Disturbed by Gabriel's less-than-polite movements, the jellyfish made a confused sound and turned its attention away from the holographic screen.
!
At this glance, the long-necked jellyfish discovered that it was surrounded by a group of giants over two and a half meters tall.
But it didn't show any drastic action, but slowly approached with interest, carefully observing Gabriel and the scarred ceramic armor.
It also wanted to touch the damaged part of its outer armor with its tentacles, but Gabriel moved back to avoid it.
Seeing this, the long-necked jellyfish closed its eyes and turned its head downward, as if to express its loss.
“…”
After witnessing this scene and using their psychic abilities beyond ordinary people to perceive, Gabriel and the brothers were initially certain that the guy in front of them was not hostile at all and did not belong to a combat unit.
Based on this guy's behavior, they guessed that it might be a navigator or engineer in the "alliance".
"Get a hold of it," Gabriel said.
"OK."
A Thutmose put away the energy sword, stepped forward, controlled the force that would not break the soft tentacles, held one of the long-necked jellyfish, and tried to pull it to the induction door where the prisoners gathered.
"Gu? Gu?"
The long-necked jellyfish made a confused sound, as if it was asking, and it did not make any resistance, and followed the movement in a very cooperative manner.
It can be seen that this guy does belong to the non-threatening category.
At this time, Gabriel continued to say to his brothers:
"The hell paratrooper company is about to wait for the ship. Indrick, Davion, Thaddeus, and Suler, the four of you will stay here to guard the prisoners. The remaining brothers will come with me and prepare to cooperate with the paratroopers to continue to clear out the remnants of the enemy ships."
"yes."
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…
within the fault space.
The ship is about 5.2 kilometers in length and its overall appearance still shows that it is a Zeus-class super-heavy aircraft carrier. It is undergoing a jump voyage in the sparkling tunnel.
This aircraft carrier is the Hymn of Courage after many modifications and upgrades at the Umbrella Reach Shipyard.
A transformation ten years ago was equivalent to returning the entire warship to the factory for reconstruction.
Originally, there were three 450-meter-long electromagnetic gun arrays that fired 20-ton projectiles, but they were replaced with five 720-meter-long arrays that could fire 25-ton projectiles.
There are 44 plasma cannons of 300mm and 460mm caliber.
The Paris-class used two 3-ton main guns and more than ten volleys of secondary guns to successfully break through the energy shield of the Beetle-type flagship.
If the flagship encounters a hymn of courage...
Just one 25-ton projectile can destroy the shield, severely damage it, and even directly destroy the hull of the flagship.
Inside the bridge.
"Chairman."
Wearing a black female employee uniform, with long black hair, and her eyes flashing faintly red, Hong Hou said to Sui Bian, who was standing in front of her behind the giant porthole:
"The Second Legion led by Primarch John and UNSC's 045th Fleet have arrived at Harvest Star.
According to the report sent back by John, the only warship stationed on Harvest Star, the Punishment, successfully destroyed one, captured two enemy ships, and captured the commander of the suspected enemy fleet.
At present, the enemy has made no latest moves against the Epperson 8 system. John also said that with him and the Second Legion here, nothing will happen to Harvest Star.
At the same time, the crew of the Punishment uploaded detailed actual combat data as soon as communications were restored.
The Astartes of the Thutmose Legion and Reserve Combat Platoon also discovered that there were rifts between the enemy clans and suggested that they could try to disintegrate the enemy from within.
Chairman, please take a look. "
After the Red Queen finished speaking, several holographic screens were generated in front of Sui Bian, playing the actual combat data and helmet cameras compiled by her.
"Um."
Sui Bian looked at this and responded softly.
At this time, he was wearing a custom-made clothing with black as the main color, embellished with gold thread, and red and white umbrella buttons on the collar and cuffs.
From his appearance, there is no trace of a man who is nearly a hundred years old. Time has left no trace on him at all.
Even in this era of universal longevity, it is unique.
The covenant.
In fact, four hours ago, when Sui Bian sent a request for help message to the outside world through the Punishment, he photographed the appearance of the three enemy ships, and he could tell at a glance that the guys who invaded the Epsom 8 system were the Covenant.
After all, the appearance of a battleship is extremely recognizable.
Through the helmet cameras of Gabriel and other reservists, Sui Bian believed that the Star Alliance in this universe was basically the same as the Star Alliance he knew in his previous life.
The Covenant is a huge religious empire brought together by different races.
If Sui Bian remembers correctly, the main territory of this empire, led by a group of "magic sticks" dictatorially, should be concentrated on the Orion Cantilever.
It is a close neighbor of mankind.
Contact and exchange of fire between the two sides are inevitable.
The so-called "holy stick" is the priest who looks like a decadent ostrich and chants sutras in the built-in garden.
They have their own racial name, Holy Shim, but the most commonly used name is "Prophet".
Whether it is the political and military fields of the Covenant, or the religion that the Covenant believes in, the Prophet family is the absolute actual leader.
Next are the Sangheili, or "elite".
The elites are an alternative among the races in the Star Alliance. They highly value martial arts and are a natural fighting race.
Even an elite who has just grown up can easily fight against more than a dozen strong human soldiers without being equipped with armor or weapons.
Advocating martial arts, fighting races and strong self-esteem have led to elites generally having hot tempers, stubborn personalities, straightforwardness and low emotional intelligence.
When orders conflict with reality, or when they are right, they may directly contradict their superiors...
That is, a prophet who seems to be decadent and has no combat capabilities at all.
Moreover, at the beginning, the Covenant could only rely on fighting races such as elites, such as the weak Grunts, the wallflower-like Jackals, and other races that simply could not support high-intensity combat.
This gives the elites an increasingly important say in the Covenant, especially in the military field.
This also arouses deep fear among the "magic stick" prophets.
However, as the Jiralhanae beasts, which are savage in nature but easy to control and far exceed the elites in number, join the Star Alliance, the prophet sees the "dawn".
Gabriel and the others discovered the gap between the elites and the Jiralhanae. On the one hand, they had bad tempers. The most important thing was that they could not do without the secret guidance of the prophet, which intentionally caused the two races to gradually build up resentment, and even hostility and hatred.
In this way, we can wait for the opportunity and purge the elite "as a matter of course".
As for the gods that the Covenant believes in, they have nothing to do with different spaces. They are advanced civilizations that belong to the same real universe——
forerunner.
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