Chapter 1276 - 1136: Still Dare to Fight Back?

Chapter 1276: Chapter 1136: Still Dare to Fight Back?

The one that fired the white beam attack was the Camp-level Ship that had already taken off, originally assigned for illumination.

No one could have imagined that the starship in charge of lighting would suddenly pull something like this.

The Guard room wasn’t big, barely over a dozen square meters, but it had weapons and a Protective Shield.

The room was instantly ground to dust; there weren’t even many fragments flying, as if a monster had bitten a chunk clean off, bottomless and dark.

But the scorching shockwave still spread out, and on this relatively cold planet, it sent up billowing white steam.

Qu Jianlei and the others were not in the Guard room, but in the base’s control hall, while Claire was in the control center.

The Defense Level here was higher than that of the Guard room; after all, Guards needed to go in and out frequently.

Yet even so, they still felt an enormous threat.

"Form the Battle Array!" Qu Jianlei’s Divine Sense issued the command, and the five Supremes responded in unison.

Qinghu stayed to act as Guardian for the Battle Array, while Claire’s body flickered and darted into the basement.

Right after, a languid voice drifted over, "What, just seven of you, and you still want to seek your own deaths?"

Qu Jianlei rapidly calculated; as far as they knew, the enemy’s high-end Combat Power was just one Fake Nascent Soul and two Supremes.

The real headache, though, was that Camp-level Ship overhead.

But even with that, the comparison of both sides’ strength seemed roughly even, at best a slight edge either way.

Qu Jianlei really couldn’t figure out where the enemy got the confidence to launch this sneak attack.

If they were outsiders it could be brushed off, but if they were from Qingyuan Star... didn’t they know how lethal our Five Elements Battle Array is?

He had no time to dwell on it now; seeing everyone fully Armored, he said, "Head to the courtyard first!"

The courtyard’s defensive capability was only slightly stronger than the Guard room, and somewhat weaker than the solid hall.

But the courtyard made it easier to launch attacks.

If they stayed in the hall, they could only use hot weapons to retaliate, a serious waste of all these Supreme-level Combat Power.

And the courtyard was spacious enough for everyone to move and dodge; that was the hall’s main shortcoming.

Six figures flashed out of the hall like ghosts; at the same time, the base’s lights went out in an instant—Claire had cut them.

It had to be said, after so many years of drifting and turmoil, the little girl had been through countless battles; her battlefield instincts and adaptability were more than adequate.

Right after, the high Defense Protective Shield had its protection Level raised again.

—Previously, Qu Jianlei and the others hadn’t cranked the defenses to maximum, because that would feel too strange.

After all, the ones landing from the Starship were "friendly forces."

Even if the other side’s origin was a bit suspicious, and Qu Jianlei’s group was "on assignment," they couldn’t afford to be too obviously guarded.

Otherwise, even if the other side wasn’t harboring ill intent—say they were just a normal maintenance crew—it would still create unnecessary trouble.

At the same time, Little Lake began operating all kinds of automated weapons; although the firepower wasn’t strong, it was enough to deal with small Attack Ships.

At the very moment the enemy initiated their attack, those Warriors responsible for maintenance all moved as one.

They formed into squads while seeking cover, all the while drawing various combat weapons.

Only after Qu Jianlei and the six others rushed into the courtyard did they discover, to their shock, that two more people had flown out of the Camp-level Ship—both of them were Supremes.

In addition, four small Attack Ships flew out from the Camp-level Ship as well.

Now this looked about right! The same thought popped up in the minds of all six Supremes.

Without that level of support, the enemy would really have been laughably underpowered.

Qu Jianlei shouted loudly, "Who are you people, that you dare strike at friendly forces?"

They had been requisitioned by the Military, fully entitled to the term "friendly forces."

And ever since the enemy arrived, they themselves had never gone out; passing themselves off as the stationed garrison was natural.

However, upon hearing this, that Supreme on the other side just snorted coldly, "Hah, ’friendly forces’ my ass—nothing but a rabble!"

"Attack!" Qu Jianlei decisively issued the order.

He had originally wanted to probe a bit, to see where the other side came from, but after hearing that line, he knew there was no need to ask.

These were definitely their own enemies; who knew what ties they had with the Military, that they’d come here to set up an ambush for his group.

But this wasn’t the time to think it through; guns and cannons roared throughout the base, their targets the four small Attack Ships.

As for the four scattered Supremes, Little Lake didn’t use hot weapons on them—the targets were too small, hard to hit.

At the same time, the Five Elements Battle Array fired a yellow Light, striking straight at the Camp-level Ship in the sky.

The Supreme on the other side hadn’t expected that, under such "disadvantageous" conditions, the enemy would still dare to fight back.

He was instantly enraged. "You’ve got guts, actually daring to hit back?"

The yellow beam struck the Camp-level Ship dead-on, and its shield shuddered violently, the Energy layer rippling outward like Water.

The Battle Array’s strike actually... failed to break the Defense?

At this moment, the Warship’s shield had already been raised to just shy of maximum, but not all the way.

In the instant before they launched their attack just now, the Warship had already begun boosting its defenses; it was exactly because of this that everyone had become alert.

The Camp-level Ship’s Protective Shield ramped up quickly, but the time was still too short; it was just a bit shy of reaching top Level.

Thankfully, this attack still wasn’t the upper limit of the Five Elements Battle Array.

A casual strike from the Battle Array could basically rival a Supreme and beyond, but only just rival it.

A Battle Array formed in haste would have its offensive effect discounted, and during its operation, there was also the issue of charge-up.

So the force of this strike was merely a "casual blow" with a discount.

If the Battle Array wanted to unleash an ultra-powerful strike, it needed some time to prepare, and that would truly be equivalent to a Nascent Soul’s blow.

The good part was that the entire charging process did not affect the Array’s normal offense and Defense.

Even so, the fact that it still failed to break through the Camp-level Ship’s Defense left everyone greatly shocked.

The other four small Attack Ships had already done some appropriate charging before takeoff.

As soon as they saw the ground artillery begin firing, the Attack Ships started agile evasive maneuvers.

Under Little Lake’s control, the ground artillery’s fire was very evenly distributed, with no issues in rate of fire or accuracy.

However, perhaps the other side had already figured out the distribution of the base’s firepower points, because all four Attack Ships dodged with extreme smoothness.

Some shells did hit the Attack Ships, but either their power was too low, or the angle was off.

After the first volley, only one Attack Ship had taken light damage.

The opposing Supreme and beyond had originally planned to use a warning shot to completely cow them, so he could move freely afterward.

Who would have thought that, in a situation where the power gap was this enormous, the other side would still launch an attack?

He immediately flew into a rage. "Full assault, no holding back!"

His people had been waiting for the order; upon hearing it, the small Attack Ships acted first.

Right after that, the scattered "engineers" also launched their attacks.

The engineers’ firepower wasn’t very strong, but they were highly targeted, aiming at each of the base’s firepower points.

This wasn’t just about knocking out threats; the key was that the Defense of those firepower points counted as relatively weak within the base.

Moreover, among these people, aside from two Supremes, there were also three or four A-level Warriors, who actually used Technique attacks as well.

But the biggest headache was still the Camp-level Ship overhead, which was pouring firepower down on the base.

This Warship’s offensive capability was the strongest, but the targets it bombarded weren’t specifically the courtyard.

The courtyard’s Defense was slightly weaker, and just a few Supremes rapidly flickering their bodies about already made it not so easy to hit.

The Five Elements Battle Array that Qu Jianlei had deduced was probably not much different from the Cultivation version, and everyone’s movement paths didn’t really affect the Array’s coordination.

According to his analysis, the Camp-level Ship’s offensive goal was to completely knock out the base’s Defense.

If they only pierced the courtyard’s Defense, the Protective Shield could be repaired relatively easily, and the effect wouldn’t be great.

Besides, when their own side really couldn’t withstand it, they could still retreat into the main hall.

In that case, the battle might drag on and would be prone to back-and-forth swings.

However, the base’s Defense was not weak; compared to its own offensive capability, it was a typical case of weak offense and strong Defense.

With the Camp-level Ship attacking like this and the base’s Protective Shield already upgraded to top level, it could barely hold on for a while longer.

Seeing multicolored Energy Groups exploding one after another on the Protective Shield, Qu Jianlei froze for a moment, then thought of another layer.

"They’re trying to destroy our basis for survival!"

Attacking the courtyard was actually the most cost-effective option, but the other side directly went for the entire Defense perimeter, clearly intending to smash the base to pieces.

That way, they could launch a full-scale assault on the base.

Not only would their numerical advantage be fully brought to bear, but destroying the base would also become much easier.

In that scenario, even if some of their people escaped, surviving on this planet would be extremely difficult.

Meanwhile, the other attacks were exceptionally ruthless; four Supremes and four Attack Ships were all focused on the courtyard.

These attacks were also extremely fierce, just slightly inferior to those of the Camp-level Ship.

The courtyard’s Protective Shield was shaking nonstop under the barrage, as if it would crumble to dust in the next second.

The Big Head Butterfly picked up Qu Jianlei’s thoughts and spun them in his mind,

"Time is running out. There are roughly fifty to ninety seconds left before the courtyard’s Protection gets breached."

The estimated time range was fairly wide, because the attack points weren’t fixed—battlefields were supposed to be like this in the first place.

Right after that, the Big Head Butterfly’s body suddenly jerked and he let out a miserable scream, "Ah!~"

Turned out that Supreme and beyond had finally acted personally, launching a Spiritual Attack directly at Qu Jianlei.

The Fake Nascent Soul’s Perception Ability was no joke; he had been trying all this time to figure out which one was the leader among his opponents.

During that period, most of Qu Jianlei’s communication with his comrades had been carried out via Divine Sense.

Since he’d learned it, he had to use it; such a concealed and convenient means of communication was most suitable for the battlefield.

Yet after a brief observation, that Supreme and beyond still managed to lock onto Qu Jianlei.

This Spiritual Attack was extremely strong; fortunately, the Protective Shield offset part of it, and the Battle Array’s Defense neutralized another part.

Moreover, Qu Jianlei’s Spiritual Power was also top-tier within his team, and he firmly took that blow head-on.

Even so, dizziness and blurred vision were unavoidable. The attack that Little Lake suffered wasn’t very strong either; it just gave him a good scare.