DipNovel Chapter 124: Fleet Appearance, Attack, Surrender
Chapter 124: Fleet Appearance, Attack, Surrender
Chapter 124: Fleet Appearance, Attack, Surrender
Sanchez was a crew member in the advance fleet, whose main task was to ensure the integrity of the ship's weapon systems.
He had just finished his shift and was resting.
At that moment, at the door of his rest cabin, a clump of transparent liquid slowly seeped in from the outside.
Once all the transparent liquid had entered, it seemed to sense Sanchez's presence and immediately jumped up, covering his face with its liquid.
"who!"
Such a commotion naturally woke Sanchez, so he immediately jumped up and assumed a defensive posture.
After looking around, Sanchez did not find the enemy who had attacked him.
However, at this moment, he felt his face was wet, which was very uncomfortable.
He wiped his face and realized that there was a sticky liquid on his face, as if someone had played a prank on him.
"Damn it, it must be that guy Marlo. Only he would pull such a stupid trick."
Sanchez cursed under his breath, but dared not approach him. After all, there were several strong and burly men around Maro, and he and others were often tricked by them.
The lines in this kind of thing are very blurry, so it can't be considered a fight, and that's why the higher-ups usually try to smooth things over.
Meanwhile, similar transparent liquids appeared elsewhere inside the warship, covering multiple personnel.
A week later, as the fleet arrived in the Centaur system, the Red Crow Heng system was completely exposed to the advance fleet.
However, the advance fleet did not continue forward because it was now in chaos.
Just a day earlier, several unnatural deaths occurred within the fleet, including multiple technicians and combat personnel, and the cause of death remained unknown. The ship's internal surveillance system could only detect that the footage had been altered, but the perpetrator could not be identified.
To prevent the situation from escalating and causing panic, the fleet stopped in the Centaurus system and waited for the matter to be resolved before continuing its journey.
And what caused all of this was those transparent liquids from back then.
These transparent liquids are none other than the latest parasites discovered through research.
These parasites possess the ability to mimic appearances and are initially very small, making them virtually undetectable without careful observation.
The bursting green mold during the initial attack was just a smokescreen to conceal these parasites.
Their position was on the outside of the landing craft, not on the exploration team members.
So the exploration team couldn't find any problems.
Once these parasites enter an organism's body, they first burrow into the brain, secreting anesthetic substances to numb the pain. During this time, they continuously devour brain tissue and eventually replace it.
Ultimately, the entire brain will be replaced by brain tissue transformed from parasites.
At this point, since it is consuming the original host's brain tissue, there will be no difference in memory and behavioral patterns compared to before.
But subconsciously, these people had already pledged their allegiance to Fang Heng.
Under the influence of the "golden finger" (a metaphor for a powerful, invincible force), these people would sabotage the advance fleet according to Fang Heng's operational needs. This murder was their doing.
Because it employs many technically skilled personnel, modifying the monitoring system is also very simple.
Soon, as the deaths continued to occur, the entire fleet was placed on martial law, and they quickly thought of the previous exploration team.
"Sir, all crew members are now required to stay in their rooms and are not allowed to move around."
"Okay, let's begin the examination. Notify the medical robot to conduct physical examinations on all personnel. These insects may have methods we are unaware of."
"Yes, sir."
As time went on, all the collection work was soon completed, and the samples were sent to the laboratory for testing.
As soon as the first abnormal sample was detected, the host of that sample was immediately arrested.
The parasites in the brain, seeing this, knew they had been discovered, so they immediately notified the other parasites through the swarm network.
"boom!"
With a series of explosions, the entire fleet was thrown into chaos once again. Hundreds of warships suffered varying degrees of damage, and some were completely paralyzed and unable to move.
"What happened?"
"Sir, just now, while we were apprehending a suspect, the ship suddenly exploded. Various explosions have also occurred in other areas of the fleet. Preliminary statistics indicate that the engines of 10 destroyers have been destroyed, and over 20..."
The keel of one frigate was damaged, and several other warships also suffered varying degrees of damage, reducing the fleet's combat effectiveness by at least 30%.
"Damn it, activate the emergency plan immediately, put the fleet on high alert, and notify the soldiers who are not acting suspiciously to take immediate action to ensure the safety of our fleet."
"Yes, sir."
But at that moment, an alarm suddenly sounded on the flagship's bridge.
"What's going on?"
"Report: A large number of warships have been detected feeding back energy."
"Report! High-energy strike detected en route!"
Upon hearing this report, everyone was shocked. Just as the fleet captain was about to say something, the warship suddenly began to shake violently.
"Report: Minor damage to the hull."
"Report: 10 damaged destroyers in the fleet have been taken offline and confirmed to be destroyed."
"Damn it, counterattack! Counterattack! Lock onto the enemy, fire!"
"yes!"
"Project the footage from the scene immediately. I want to see which fleet it is!"
"Yes, sir."
As the image was projected, the scene left everyone present speechless.
In the vast universe, some of their own fleet's warships had been destroyed, while others were still ablaze.
Not far from their fleet was a fleet of warships of all sizes, which outnumbered their own.
As the vanguard fleet, we only had 10 cruisers, 50 destroyers and over 100 frigates. We thought such a fleet was invincible, but we didn't expect there to be such a master. Whose subordinate is this?
"Report: A distress signal has been detected from Earth. This fleet belongs to an armed force called the Star Group, and our explorers have been captured by them."
"Damn it, fight back now and take them down."
"Report! High-energy strike detected en route!"
"Immediately take evasive action. Order the fleet to launch a full-scale attack."
"yes!"
At this time, the fleets that arrived in the Centaur star system were the Horned Dragon Fleet and the Kui Wood Wolf Fleet from the Star Constellation Fleet.
At this moment, the fleet commanders of both fleets were very happy to see the vanguard fleet being attacked in the distance.
"Indeed, giant ships and cannons are the romance of men. Unfortunately, the leader is concerned about our safety. Even if we have overwhelming combat power, he still wants the Zerg to cause some trouble and weaken you before he will allow us to enter the fray."
Inside the joint command flagship, the commanders of the two fleets looked at the interstellar projection before them, filled with emotion.
"Alright, let's dwell on this later. The enemy's firepower is not weak. We currently have an overwhelming advantage in both numbers and condition. Let's eliminate them as soon as possible to avoid an unexpected defeat."
"That's right, these guys are soldiers too. After the initial panic, they quickly organized a resistance, so we must eliminate them as soon as possible."
The two quickly reached an agreement, and all the warships began to advance in full force. Battleships and cruisers unleashed their full firepower, and no warship could withstand the power of their antimatter cannons.
Moreover, the weapons of destroyers and frigates are not weak either, especially the small number of antimatter warhead missiles carried by destroyers, whose power is no less than that of antimatter cannons.
"boom!"
With a tremor, the two realized that the enemy's attack had also reached them.
However, all of these warships are now equipped with energy shields and electromagnetic shields, which are very effective against both energy and physical attacks.
On the advance fleet side, everyone was taken aback to see their attack blocked.
"Impossible! How could their technological capabilities have developed so rapidly? These warships even possess energy shields?"
The fleet commander of the advance fleet was shocked as he watched the shield flash by on the screen.
Energy shield technology was also studied at the Sky Conference.
However, the final conclusion was that the energy shield was not very valuable until there was a breakthrough in energy technology.
The fact that this fleet can now use shields indicates that the enemy's energy system has been breached. Such an entity is simply beyond the capabilities of the Sky Council to handle.
"Report the situation here immediately and notify the other warships that we are preparing to retreat. This place is too terrifying."
The fleet captain had given up on Blue Star at this point. With such a force existing, Blue Star was no longer something the Sky Council could touch.
At that moment, a piece of news made him realize that he was finished.
"Sir, our engines have failed, and we cannot perform warp jumps."
"What happened?"
"According to the analysis, the gravitational space around here has suddenly become extremely solid, and our warp drive is unable to pry open the engine here."
"Damn it, how many warships do we have left?"
"That's all that's left, besides your flagship, four other cruisers, two destroyers, and twenty frigates."
"How could the battle losses be so great?"
"Sir, the enemy's firepower is too strong. Basically, any warship that comes into contact with those high-energy weapons will be destroyed."
"Damn it, what do I do, what do I do?"
At this moment, the fleet captain was also very anxious, not knowing what to do next.
"Sir, according to regulations, we can surrender now."
"Surrender? These guys?"
"Yes, sir. Even if the enemy is an alien, I saw clearly in this battle that many of their attacks avoided us, which is why we were able to survive."
"Sigh, let's order a surrender."
"Yes, sir."