Silently, the scarred Starfleet fleet ended its short jump and appeared like a phantom in the airspace fifteen kilometers away from the relay.
They stayed for a moment with the attitude of "ready to jump again at any time". Since no enemy was found, they spread out slightly to form a battle formation and slowly approached the repeater.
The flagship battle group of the Third Fleet was attacked by aliens in the "Fourth Halo" before. If it hadn't been for Kangna's reminder, the entire army would have been almost wiped out.
However, due to the delay in sending airborne troops to pursue the investigation troops that "landed" in the Fourth Halo, the flagship battle group found the opportunity to regroup and make a short jump.
But the trouble is that this kind of "short jump" that is not across galaxies must target some kind of celestial body, and the halo galaxy only has that star in addition to the nine rings.
The flagship battle group, which did not intend to land on the surface of the sun, jumped to other rings, but after the jump, there was no chance to rest. The alien fleet that released the airborne troops followed.
Obviously, as the "hosts", they have already monitored these rings. No matter which ring the Starfleet fleet jumps to, they will always follow them immediately.
Naturally, battles inevitably occur during the chase. Each side suffers damage. The only good news is that although these alien fleets are numerous and have powerful firepower, their bodies are very fragile and often turn into a pile of space objects within a few shots.
Garbage, which will then be collected by the Starfleet fleet for study.
In the end, the Starfleet fleet deceived the pursuing fleet with a feint, and overran several short distances and directly returned to the mass relay airspace. It seems to be safe now, but it is not certain how long it will be safe.
On the bridge of the flagship "Karachi", the white-haired General Grissom was pacing back and forth at the star chart table: "It seems that we have gotten rid of them. Adjutant, report the current situation."
"Our fleet suffered 35% battle losses, while the alien fleet's losses were only 17%." The middle-aged adjutant who had previously recruited Kangna and others was following behind him with a data pad: "However, judging from the total combat power of both of us,
Comparatively, we have the advantage in the battle, general."
"A tiger cannot hold down a pack of wolves..." General Grissom frowned: "There is still no news from the landing force?"
"Yes, they have lost contact for nearly 48 hours. Since there are no other stars in the Halo Galaxy, the buoy network cannot be established, so their communication must be within the effective range. In addition, we are convinced that the alien fleet has sent several times their number.
When airborne troops land, they can basically be marked as KIA (Killed in Combat)," the adjutant responded.
"No, let's mark it as MIA (missing in action) for now," the old general shook his head: "Excellent graduates specially sent by N7 will not die so easily."
"Yes, General," the adjutant flicked the data pad in his hand a few times and continued: "In addition, the analysis of the aliens and their warships has been completed."
The adjutant clicked on the star map table, and the structural diagram of a long and narrow silver-white battleship and the alien's half-length anatomy were projected in the air:
This kind of warship has only one main gun and two secondary guns, but it has the stealth capability to deal with optical and electromagnetic wave radar. If they are in stealth state, they can only be detected by gravitational wave radar with a short scanning radius. According to other data analysis
, it is equivalent to a destroyer in Star Alliance standards.”
"Oh, 'Destroyer Sea'? During the exercise, someone did propose this tactic to deal with cruiser battle groups, but it was abandoned because it was very difficult to implement in practice," General Grissom glanced at
The alien destroyer immediately looked away: "As for these guys...lizards with long shells?"
"They are warm-blooded animals, general," the adjutant said, sliding the panel with his finger to turn the page: "Most of the organs in the body are the same as humans, but there are mutations in the head, arms and calves. The strength of the exoskeleton is equivalent to fingernails, with almost no
It has a defensive function, and it is speculated that it may have encountered harsher environments during its evolution."
"So why are they attacking us?" General Grissom stared at the alien image with an angry look on his face.
"Because their fleet always maintains communication silence, we have no way to analyze it, but researchers have put forward several hypotheses," the adjutant continued to turn the page: "First, they are ordered to guard these halos and do not allow anyone to land. Second, they will attack us.
It's because we are from the other end of the damaged repeater and has nothing to do with the halo. Third, the strange ecological environment on these halos is enough to prove that they are a 'zoo'. These aliens are employees of the zoo and want to include us.
Lock it in."
"Hey, is there anything more ridiculous than the third guess? How can we both be interstellar civilizations and put each other in a zoo?" Grissom said with a sneer.
"Four, these rings are actually some kind of super weapons that will destroy any intelligent life that lands, even those in the galaxy. That's why all those alien fleets are acting dumb," the adjutant added.
"...Well, there really is," the old general shook his head repeatedly.
"The latest analysis results show that the DNA of these creatures is left-handed, and none of our food can provide them with nutrition." The adjutant seemed to click on something and continued: "In this case, at least they are not trying to protect the people on the halo.
attacking us for biological resources.”
"This also means that the Star Alliance's cargo list when trading with them will be reduced by more than half - if peace talks are held with them in the future." General Grissom continued to shake his head.
In the absence of fundamental conflicts of interest, no matter how fierce the encounter is, peace talks are possible. Unfortunately, those "Earth Guardians" will have another chance to promote the theory of alien threats.
"So, shall we jump to Star Reach now?" the adjutant asked.
While the two were talking, the fleet had already entered the "jump range" of the mass effect repeater. However, because I was used to seeing the blue electric light, the red electric light flashing on this wreck-like mass effect repeater was still frightening.
People are a little nervous.
"I think -" General Grissom had just said two words when he saw a large number of silver-white warships appearing in the place where his own fleet had jumped: "Jump! Immediately, immediately!"
Zhizhizhi——boom——
Even though sound cannot be transmitted in space, the skyrocketing red light of the repeater wreckage and the subsequent explosion-like jumping scene still made those who saw it involuntarily have voices in their minds.
"The fleet remaining in the Reach galaxy should be ready for battle. I have also rehearsed this situation of being chased. If they dare to be lazy and take advantage of the situation-" General Grissom just breathed a sigh of relief, leaving half
My mouth was stuck in my throat because I saw a lively and busy galaxy.
"What the hell! Why did we jump to the Europa galaxy?!"
