Chapter 1308 - 1168: That’s It?

Chapter 1308: Chapter 1168: That’s It?

The regiment-level ship’s heavy firepower wasn’t fully unleashed because of concerns about accidentally blowing up the opponent.

It’s not just about being reluctant to waste alien energy. If the opponent gets blown up, it’s hard to explain to others.

Whether it’s the military or the Anomalous Management Division, there have already been casualties, and the culprit must be captured and brought to justice.

A battle with such unequal forces, being described as "blowing up the opponent" with a light sentence, can account for this?

Two squads with six attack ships joined the battlefield, creating an eight vs. two scenario.

One squad with three attack ships specifically targets the opponent’s small ships.

However, even with this setup, the battlefield hasn’t seen a noticeable shift.

The united enforcement side is pressuring the opponent, but unable to achieve any decent results.

The 6503 ship is repeatedly hit, its protective shield weakening, yet it continues to resist stubbornly.

The smaller ships are even worse, using their high agility to evade flexibly, and even destroyed an attack ship.

Infuriatingly, it didn’t destroy one of the three attacking it, but an attack ship targeting the 6503 ship.

The people on the regiment-level ship became increasingly angry, "It has the audacity to divert its attention?"

At that moment, two more small ships arrived at the battlefield, carried by military camp-level ships.

These two attack ships didn’t immediately engage in combat—they haven’t been assigned to the Anomalous Management Division’s combat series.

Even if they see damaged military warships, without orders, they will only observe.

But as they observed, they instantly noticed something fishy, "This damn thing... must be the cream of the crop from the military elite!"

They were dispatched to protect spatial fluctuations, themselves being military elite, and as observers, naturally had more clout.

The opponent’s small ship’s evasion, maneuvering, and targeting were classic to the point of surpassing textbook standards.

That’s not surprising; anyone capable of such feats couldn’t be ordinary.

The regiment-level ship nearby wasn’t having any of it, "When lives are at stake, you still have the mind to gossip?"

The military’s two warships ignored it, instead informing the camp-level ship behind them of the intelligence.

The camp-level ship promptly issued instructions—refrain from engaging for now; the opponent might be an ace special forces unit.

With such combat prowess, would anyone really believe they aren’t a special forces unit?

Everything must wait until we reach the battlefield—without the commander on site, you shouldn’t follow others’ orders.

After all, the camp-level ship was already close to the battlefield, able to witness the fierce fight ahead.

However, upon their arrival, the Anomalous Management Division lost two more small ships.

Since the battle began, a total of seven small ships have been lost, including two blown to pieces.

Of the twelve dispatched by the Anomalous Management Division, only five remain, with two of those damaged.

The regiment-level ship’s people were seeing red, ready to personally enter the fray, weapons and equipment already charging.

Upon seeing the camp-level and company-level ships arrive, the Anomalous Management Division spoke, "Quick, join the fight, losses are too heavy!"

Already unhappy about their forceful interference, the camp-level ship replied with a cold huff, "Are you ordering me?"

"We’ve already lost so many military warships, and you still issue orders? Where’s the face?"

Low-level military officers dare not defy, but the mid-level military doesn’t comply.

Moreover, they’ve gravely offended the regiment-level ship. How do they even have the nerve?

The Anomalous Management Division was infuriated but powerless, reduced to a cold huff.

"All output units, focus on the company-level ship, conduct five minutes of exhaustive firepower coverage,"

This isn’t just order for the remaining five attack ships, but command for the regiment-level ship to open fire.

The regiment-level ship’s firepower density and intensity are high; five minutes of sustained coverage would annihilate the company-level ship.

This severely contradicts their initial operational intentions.

However, the people from the Anomalous Management Division aren’t entirely ignorant of space combat.

They realized the opponent’s skills go beyond small ships; the company-level ship is also quite capable.

Although small ships, due to their attributes, better exhibit agility.

No matter how hard the company-level ship tries, its agility will always be slightly lacking.

Not to mention, the 6503 ship looks so battered, easily dismissed and underestimated.

—With such a worn appearance, a simple kick could topple it. Is it worth taking seriously?

But the prolonged battle led even the most apathetic from the Anomalous Management Division to gradually realize a fact.

The operational level of the company-level ship’s crew is no less than that of small ships. Perhaps even superior.

Often it plays the role of a fire magnet, unable to evade excessively, forced to appear cumbersome.

This led to multiple artillery hits, yet it narrowly eluded true harm.

Why? Because the areas hit are resilient, robust enough to endure.

Once, twice, thrice, five times, it’s seen as chance, nothing suspicious.

But three to fifty times being classed as chance is no longer explainable by mere probability, is it?

Before this, the war damage caused to the Anomalous Management Division was about evenly split between small ships and company level ships.

Everyone believed that the company level ship couldn’t escape, and the harvest in the alternate space was on it, so they focused on dealing with the small ships.

With the arrival of the camp-level ship, the Anomalous Management Division was very annoyed by the military’s mockery and contradictions, but simultaneously they were suddenly alert.

The company level ship on the opposite side was not ordinarily difficult to deal with, and the tactical positioning and coordination of the two large and small warships were also very precise.

They believed that even with full firepower coverage over the company level ship, it would be very difficult to blow up the opponent.

If it was really that easy to defeat, the battle would have ended long ago,

so the purpose of the firepower coverage was not to completely destroy, but to disable the opponent.

However, just as the Anomalous Management Division made its decision, the small ship quickly moved closer to the company level ship.

"Are they out of Energy Blocks? Is it supposed to be this comical?"

It’s common knowledge that small ships have short legs, but neither the military nor the Anomalous Management Division believed the opponent would have such a flaw.

They entered space fluctuation zones and could collect alien energy objects; would such a force lack Storage Talismans?

However, at this moment, the small ship actively entered the range of firepower coverage,

No one would actively seek death, so besides an Energy Block shortage, there really wasn’t any other possibility.

But when such a situation arises, it’s truly comical... would elite forces make such a low-level mistake?

"Heaven’s Will has its own arrangements; it’s their turn to deliver themselves to death!"

The fragile small ship definitely couldn’t withstand the firepower coverage.

Meanwhile, Qu Jianlei on the company level ship was expressionless, "It’s time to abandon the ship."

He had resisted for so long, although causing significant damage to the opponent, he was also considerably passive and at some risk.

However, it’s not that he had an addiction to being tormented; simply self-destructing without resistance could easily raise suspicion from the opponent.

"Desperate struggle" followed by a hopeless self-destruction is more in line with Imperial recognition and aligns with the strong’s mentality.

The Big Head Butterfly spun slowly, "Two ships, these are two starships... You really have the heart."

Qu Jianlei sighed inwardly, "This ship is already unusable, even if we splurge on a great repair, it won’t be reliable."

As for the small attack ship, it doesn’t cost much; war has always been a money burner.

"In future space battles, it would at least be a firepower point, right?" The Big Head Butterfly muttered gloomily.

"Boss, you’ve drifted off, not caring about the company level ship now."

People have to grow, right? Qu Jianlei rarely paid attention to this miserly fellow’s grumbles.

He stepped onto the teleportation array plate, looking at the Nutrient Injection and Life Support Pod on it, "Alright, activate."

The Nutrient Injection smiled slightly, "Rest assured, even if there’s a mishap, I’m here."

This teleportation carries certain risks, even though they are already far from the Energy Beam, there are still weak space fluctuations.

Yet, there’s no way around it, even though Qu Jianlei has been striving to perfect the teleportation array.

In such complex situations as now, it can’t be simulated normally, making targeted improvements impossible.

For safety’s sake, he even suggested the Flower Scorpion enter the Life Support Pod.

However, it might be slightly better this time with the Nutrient Injection, which can operate freely in space, plus they carry enough supplies.

Qu Jianlei shook his head upon hearing this, thinking to himself that it would be best if you don’t have to move since it shortens lifespan whenever you do.

The teleportation array plate was activated, and after a wave of space fluctuations, the two and the Life Support Pod disappeared from sight.

In the central control room’s screen, the Big Head Butterfly slowly spun a circle, softly muttering, "What a pity about this piece of my data segment."

In the next instant, various attacks sequentially reached the 6503 and the small attack ship.

The latter was easily blasted into a fiery explosion, while the former supported for mere seconds before exploding violently.

Seeing the sudden emergence of a massive fireball, followed by splintered wreckage and debris, everyone was stunned.

On the camp-level ship, someone couldn’t help but mutter, "Is that it?"

Your opponents that you fought against hard and also caused significant damage to you couldn’t withstand a single round of artillery barrage?

Although the military’s main force arrived a bit late, they were already informed about the related news on the way.

In the regiment-level ship, a dissatisfaction arose, "Did you not see? The opponent self-destructed!"

The company level ship could be destroyed, but to explode so thoroughly, it was likely self-destruction.

Moreover, based on the opponent’s actions, this choice aligns logically.

The elite among elites, entrusted with vital tasks, finding escape impossible, isn’t self-destruction quite normal?

The camp-level ship was silent for a few seconds, sighed, "Ugh, let’s search and rescue first."

They acknowledged the Anomalous Management Division’s guess, so they had to face a problem: which part of our allied forces did we offend to death here?

The opponent came to their territory to steal benefits, causing losses but had the first fault.

But they forced the opponent to self-destruct on-site, forming deep animosity.

What’s further distressing is: this ally’s identity remains undisclosed; it’s unclear whom to explain to or how to prepare in future.

"Let’s search and rescue together," the Anomalous Management Division also expressed its stance, "The captures must be public."