Chapter 228: Being Beaten

Our side put all the aircraft into the attack sequence with the intention of eliminating old weapons, but the U.S.-Russian combined fleet was in bad luck, because the attacks on our side were almost life-threatening suicide attacks, so the U.S. and Russia The losses to the combined fleet were quite large, because we were bombing at all costs. However, even with such a defense method, the US-Russian combined fleet still completed the reorganization of the fleet according to the method discussed by the Gunslinger and the Frozen Banshee.

Naturally, the reorganization of the US-Russian combined fleet cannot escape our eyes, but because we don't know what the Frozen Banshee and the Gunslinger are planning to do, we can only watch and talk about it first.

After the formation was completed, some of the Paladin's warships suddenly began to slow down, and soon the traces of advancement at the stern disappeared. It can be clearly seen from the sky that these warships were dragged forward by the warships in front. . This situation can be said to be quite strange.

Now the U.S.-Russian Combined Fleet is being attacked by our air attack. Normally, what should be done at this time is to speed up. However, the U.S.-Russian Combined Fleet allows some of the warships to actively stop when the ships are not damaged. Instead, they allow The other warships were dragging forward, which was quite strange.

"What do you think they are going to do?" King Chuang asked suspiciously as he looked at the movement of the US-Russian combined fleet below.

A player from the guild next to him said: "It's no good anyway. But while they slow down, we can beat them hard."

"It's a pity that we have no artillery shells." One player said: "Otherwise, if we give the US-Russian combined fleet another round of artillery bombardment, we will definitely kill many warships."

"We are out of shells, don't we still have energy weapons?" King Chuang shouted to the weapons command center: "Attack with energy cannons. Prioritize those tugs."

"clear."

Our flying warships, which had ceased fire for a long time after receiving permission, immediately began to carry out energy strikes against the US-Russian combined fleet below. We did not do this before not because we did not expect it, but because we were worried about accidental damage.

Previously, we had nearly 100,000 aircraft of various types scurrying back and forth below. Although the flight trajectory of the energy weapons was obvious, at that time, the aircraft I launched were focused on the enemy ships below. If we still It would be too much of a burden to be distracted from observing friendly fire above. Therefore, after comprehensive consideration, we simply asked our air warships to stop bombarding to avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces.

However, this problem no longer exists. We have lost more than half of our aircraft in the air strike, and the density of the remaining ones is not high anymore. After concentrating them to attack enemy ships in a certain area, the remaining areas can be bombarded at will. This division of labor can not only improve deterrence, but also ensure that there will be no accidental damage on our side.

Although the air battleship group led by the Frost Rose and the Eternity conducted fierce bombardments on the US-Russian combined fleet on the sea, there were too many warships in the US-Russian combined fleet, and our energy weapons had ammunition that flew too slowly and were inaccurate. It was a low-level problem, so it basically didn't have much effect. Although it did sink a lot of warships and caused a small area of ​​chaos, it was of little significance overall.

Despite my artillery fire and bombing, the warships of the US-Russian combined fleet finally completed the final preparations, but we are even more confused because we can clearly see in our observation mirror that a On the deck of the Paladin warship being dragged forward by the Russian warship, a group of NPCs were struggling to pull a long pipe out from a special channel below the deck under the command of a player.

Because we borrowed the special observation equipment on the spacecraft to see it, the picture was very clear, and it felt like we were standing on the opponent's deck observing. The pipe is clearly visible in our sights. This thing is a hard pipe with a diameter that may be thicker than some beautiful women's waists. The pipe itself is wrapped with a metal mesh on the outside, and an unknown material is used on the inside. However, based on the reactions of those NPCs, it can be determined that this thing is not light, because it seems that it is very difficult for more than a dozen people to drag this thing. You must know that the strength of these combatants in the game is very high. Even if the NPCs on sea ships cannot compare with the land combat units, at least one person can match the strength of three or four people in reality. More than a dozen people were still blushing and having thick necks dragging this thing, which shows the weight of this thing.

...After struggling to drag this thing to the front of the deck, a player who had been waiting there took out a bazooka-like tube from a large box placed next to him.

"Holy shit, what is this? Bazooka?" King Chuang and I were stunned when we saw that rocket launcher-like thing, because there is no rocket launcher in the game at all. There are things similar to RPG rockets, but they are very different from the one in front of you.

An RPG rocket is a weapon with a cone-shaped warhead, similar to a small artillery shell, and a long tail at the back. Speaking of which, this thing actually looks like a kind of fireworks commonly known as Sky Monkey. When using it, insert the slender tail tube at the back into the launcher which is also very slender, and then carry it on your shoulder. The biggest difference between bazooka and RPG is that bazooka can have the entire missile body stuffed into the launch tube, and there is no need to expose the warhead like RPG. Of course, because the warhead also needs to be inserted, the tube of the bazooka is much thicker.

The American player now uses a thick launch tube similar to a bazooka, and the middle part of this thing also has a rather complex-looking aiming device and a shoulder rest for stability.

After the player took this thing out, he actually carried it on his shoulders like using a bazooka. Then the previous group of NPCs struggled to drag the pipe to the back of the player, and then the pipe was inserted directly. At the end of the thing that the player was carrying.

If the player carrying this thing before felt like he was using a shoulder-fired missile, now this thing looks more like a fire hose. Of course, this thing is larger than a fire water gun, but like a fire water gun, this thing has a large pipe behind it, and this pipe is also very heavy.

"What are they doing?" asked a player in our guild.

"The devil knows." After King Chuang finished speaking, he immediately said: "No matter what it is, it's not a good thing. Everyone, please be careful."

While we were studying this strange thing, on the American deck, the player we were studying was standing there holding the thing and adjusting a circle switch on the sight, and the two people behind him The player quickly turned the two handles on both sides of the pipe to completely lock the pipe and his launcher, while the NPC behind him stood behind him carrying the pipe.

This pipe is very heavy. If there is no one behind to help carry the pipe, it is impossible for the guy in front to carry the launcher, because the pipe behind will crush that person down. However, these NPCs were soon relieved, because two people pushed a metal bracket with wheels from behind to support the thing.

After seeing the two fixed connection ports after the bracket was fixed, the player checked the connection port again, then patted the player in front of him on the shoulder and said: "Okay."

The player in front didn't make any answer, but he directly raised the front end of his weapon, and then aimed at a Storm Dominator attack aircraft that was flying over here. Then, right in front of all of us Attention, the guy yelled, "Give me energy."

A player quickly shouted to a teleportation tube next to him: "Convert power."

In the battleship's engine room where the other end of the microphone was located, several operators quickly ran to a row of huge machines and pulled several operating handles, then closed several gates, and finally pulled out a huge pipe and connected it to On another interface, two people finally worked together to turn a pressure valve on the wall. Seeing the green indicator crystal on the machine light up, these few people ran back to the microphone and shouted: "The power is up."

...After hearing the sound from the microphone, the player standing nearby immediately shouted to the player in the middle of the deck carrying the strange weapon: "Hey, the power is coming."

The player moved his eyes away from the sight in front of him and looked at a crystal ball on the launcher on the side of his practice. After noticing that the little thing lit up, the guy re-aimed his eyes at the sight, and then The crosshair in front of him was set on the Storm Ruler attack aircraft in front and he shouted: "Damn it..., just die!" Apparently the guy used swear words and was banned for a part of the content, but this guy His words didn't attract anyone's attention, because just as he shouted those words, he also pulled the trigger in his hand.

As the trigger in this guy's hand was pulled, the front end of the launcher suddenly shot out a bright white ray. To be honest, we were all surprised when this thing was launched, because no one on our side expected that the long tube that looked like even a child could get into would be fired out of a tube that was no thicker than a finger. Thin lines. However, we soon realized that this was a mistake, because just when the beam shone on the surface of the Storm Dominator attack aircraft in front and left an obvious light spot, the opponent suddenly pressed the half-depressed trigger completely. , and at this time, a white dazzling flash flew out of the launcher in an instant.

The speed of this light bomb was so fast that there was almost no time to react. The Storm Ruler attack aircraft in front was directly hit. Then a group of white flames flashed past, and our Storm Ruler attack aircraft directly turned into a ball of fire flying all over the sky. Debris crashed into the sea.

This luminous bomb was like blowing the charge. Players carrying similar launching devices on the American warships began to aim at nearby aircraft and pull the trigger at will, because the thin line from before hit the infrared sight. In addition, the flying speed of the light bomb is so fast that it hits the target almost at the same time as it is launched, so there is no chance to dodge at all. The Storm Dominator attack aircraft here are almost like swarms of downed flies. In just one minute, we lost almost two hundred aircraft.

"Are you kidding?" Seeing that our aircraft is so vulnerable, even those of us who have already planned to eliminate this thing find it a bit unacceptable. But think about it on the other hand, this situation is actually normal.

As mentioned before, the launcher used by the opponent can emit an extremely thin beam of strong light before officially firing. This thing is equivalent to an aiming beacon. As long as you use this beam to aim at the target, the light spot on the target will indicate that it is. Already aiming. Although the flying speed of the light ball that was subsequently launched was not the speed of light, it was at least twenty times the speed of sound, and there was no way to dodge it. These two attributes ensure the accuracy of this thing, and the firing speed of this thing is also surprisingly fast. There seems to be no shooting interval at all. We feel that its pause is entirely because the player using this thing is looking for the target, and it itself The frequency of occurrence has nothing to do with it.

Finally, in addition to the characteristics of the thing itself, the fact that the user of this thing is a player also plays a huge role. Compared with those large gun mounts that rotate slowly, this thing is carried by people. Think about how long it takes for a person to turn around and you'll get an idea of ​​how fast this thing can aim.

Precisely because of the various attributes and characteristics of this thing, the killing efficiency of this thing is simply unbelievable. The flying units in our guild can hardly get close, and a large area was quickly destroyed. Although the remaining flying units Still risking his life to attack, but still unable to change this ending. The interception speed of this thing is too fast. Especially when the enemies are all flying over from one direction, it can fire almost once every two seconds, and the bullets are almost perfect.

... We were all a little stunned by such a terrifying weapon, but we soon realized that we could not let this thing continue to show its power, because then the sacrifice of our Storm Dominator attack aircraft would be meaningless. Although these Storm Dominator attack aircraft and Little Bird attack aircraft have been decided to be eliminated, it is not our intention to be wasted like this.

"What should we do now?" A player looked back at me and King Chuang, waiting for instructions.

King Chuang was obviously hesitant, but I didn't have so many worries. "Let the aircraft pull up first and observe the situation. In addition, test the opponent's range."

After receiving the order, the messenger quickly issued the order, and the Storm Ruler attack aircraft and the Little Bird attack aircraft quickly broke away from the opponent's warship and began to climb, while the opponent's secret weapon kept chasing them. As our planes continued to attack, and the hit rate remained high, our attack planes were shot down many times during the evacuation process, and so far there has been no sign that the opponent has reached the ultimate range.

However, it is not completely ineffective after the distance is extended. Although the flying speed of the light bullets launched by the opponent is close to twenty times the speed of sound, as the distance increases, the hit rate of such things begins to decrease significantly. On the one hand, it is because aiming becomes much more difficult as the distance increases, and sometimes people deviate from the target with a shake of their hands. Moreover, even if you take aim, you are not completely unable to dodge.

Although the flying speed of the light bullet is fast, it will not turn. When the distance is widened enough, it will take several seconds from the time the light bullet comes out of the barrel to the time it hits, and this time is enough for our aircraft to dodge.

Probably realizing that they could no longer hit our flying signals, the opponent's weapons immediately changed their targets. We were surprised to find that the other party actually aimed the beam used as a aiming reference at our flying battleship.

"Holy shit, this thing can't hit a battleship, can it?" We were also panicked when we saw that the other party was actually targeting our flying battleship, because we don't care about the loss of the aircraft, but the price of the flying battleship, if one of them falls, we will be heartbroken. of.

We were really afraid of what would come. Just when we were worried to death, the opponent actually opened fire. Moreover, this time was different from before. The opponent used a concentrated attack method, and all those attack weapons were aimed at Frost Rose, and none of the other battleships were targeted.

"Damn it, Shura Ziyi, activate the protective shield quickly." King Chuang found that the Frost Rose on the opposite side had not activated the protective shield yet and immediately picked up the communicator and shouted.

Shura Ziyi's voice came from the communicator. "It's been activated. Didn't you see the flash caused by the friction between the energy barrier and the air?"

"Oh, I'm so anxious!" After being reminded, King Chuang saw the faint flash of light.

There are many types of protective covers, some of which can be seen directly upon startup, while some are completely transparent. The flying battleships in our guild all use the latter type, which is a completely invisible protective cover. Of course, it's not really invisible. This kind of protective cover is indeed invisible when there is no external force, but it will glow when there is force resistance from the outside world, and this glowing phenomenon is quite impressive, even if the wind is above level 6 Make the shield glow faintly. However, the wind in this area of ​​​​the sea today is relatively gentle, probably only level 6, so the light on the protective shield is not too obvious.

No matter how prepared we are, the US-Russian combined fleet below has no intention of waiting for us. After aiming at the bottom of the Frost Rose, the Paladin players below pulled the triggers one after another, and then saw a large light spot rising from the various Paladin warships and flying towards the Frost Rose. .

...Boom...Boom, boom, boom...A series of light bombs hit the protective shield under the Frost Rose, and then burst out into large groups of white flashes. Violent and dazzling light continued to bloom on the surface of the protective shield. The lights inside the entire Frost Rose flying battleship flickered for a while. This was a reaction to the protective shield consuming a lot of power and causing insufficient energy in the lighting circuit. However, although the lights flashed fiercely, the power system of the spacecraft was not affected. The large flying battleships in our guild all use three sets of power systems. One is responsible for the protective cover, interior lighting and some low-energy-consuming internal facilities. The second set is specifically responsible for power output and maintaining the flight attitude of the battleship. The third set is a dedicated energy output for the weapon system and is also a backup energy source. Three sets of systems; the theoretical output is more than two or three times more complex than the actual one. Even if one or even two of the systems are paralyzed, the remaining core is enough to allow the warship to fly back, and it can still maintain basic combat effectiveness and protection. cover.

"Damn it, why are those things on the other side so powerful?" Looking at the flickering lights, Shura Ziyi knew that this was caused by the other side's attack even if he didn't understand much about magic mechanics theory.

"Don't worry, your protective shield is still intact." King Chuang, who saw the entire process of the Frost Rose being attacked, immediately comforted Shura Ziyi.

Shura Ziyi immediately said: "I know the Frost Rose is fine, but it may not be possible if it comes a few more times! Find a way quickly!"

"The method is very simple, just run away." King Chuang said while already letting the Eternity climb up.

Seeing that King Chuang was not joking, Shura Ziyi ordered the Frost Rose to start climbing. However, seeing our reaction, the US-Russian combined fleet below was filled with joy.

"Oh, hahahaha, those cowards in the Frost Rose Alliance are finally scared!" an American player shouted excitedly.

A player next to him said with a face of joy: "Don't stop! Keep bombarding. If the Frost Rose Alliance's spaceships escape, it means the attack poses a threat to them. Hurry up and attack a few more times to try to knock down a few spaceships. It will be great." ”

In fact, there is no need for this player to tell the gunners below that they are already here. The biggest advantage of their weapons is that the rate of fire is very fast. Before, aiming was delayed for most of the time because of the need to change targets. Now when aiming at such a large target, there is no need to waste time aiming, so we finally saw this thing. rate of fire.

The firing frequency of this powerful shoulder-mounted weapon is indeed very fast, but it has not yet reached the point where there is no gap at all. According to our observations, the maximum firing rate of this thing is about two rounds in three seconds, which is one second. It can be launched once in half. This speed is definitely quite fast.

"Isn't it too scary?" Looking at the large white dots flying upward from below like raindrops flying in the opposite direction, we all broke into cold sweats on the Eternity next to us because we knew that under this kind of attack density The Frost Rose simply wouldn't last long.

In fact, our guess was not wrong at all. Just as the American players below were speeding up, inside the Frost Rose above, a player was already anxiously reporting: "Captain, the protective shield is about to be unbearable!"

As mentioned before, Shura Ziyi is only in command on the Frost Rose. This ship also has its own captain. The captain is still responsible for tactical problems. After hearing the report from the following personnel, the captain immediately calmly ordered: "Connect the No. 1 solar furnace and the No. 2 solar furnace responsible for the weapons system in parallel. The output of the two solar furnaces should be enough."

"But the radiator..."

"Send someone to keep an eye on the radiator and tell me when you can't hold on any longer."

"Okay." The player immediately turned around and went down to direct the arrangements, but the attacks below did not decrease at all, but became faster and faster. At this time, the protective shield outside the Frost Rose had begun to fade. This is a sign that the protective shield lacks power and is about to be broken down.

...Seeing the precarious situation of the Frost Rose Alliance here, King Chuang shouted directly: "Turn around and rush under the Frost Rose to help them block it for a while."

"Understood." He shouted quickly: "Turn to 290, level off, full speed. Protective cover activated, maximum output."

Following the order from here, Eternity quickly turned left and rushed towards the Frost Rose. However, because the Frost Rose was climbing, the Eternity, which changed to a level flight state, rushed directly under the Frost Rose, and then A sudden brake blocked the opponent.

Although the American players also knew that the protective cover of the Frost Rose above was about to expire, the Eternal was not much smaller than the Frost Rose. This drill directly protected the Frost Rose above. They simply It was impossible to find the shooting angle, and even the occasional name or two would have no effect on the Frost Rose's protective shield.

After the Eternity got under the Frost Rose, it immediately became a new target, and was beaten violently. Fortunately, our side completed the docking of the dual solar furnaces in advance, so the protective shield was very strong, but soon the Frost Rose's side The problem appeared first on our side.

"Boss, the radiator is about to die!" the player responsible for guarding near the radiator of the shield launcher quickly connected to the ship's communication and shouted.

We here are not surprised at all when we hear the report. Because according to the original design, this protective cover is driven by a solar furnace, and because the actual output of the solar furnace is several times the energy consumption of the protective cover, so normally the protective cover only absorbs the standard amount from the energy pipe. energy, therefore, the design of this radiator is also prepared for this situation. It can perfectly ensure that the temperature of the shield generator does not rise under normal energy consumption mode. However, the current situation is obviously abnormal, because the attack below is too fierce, and we even have to connect two solar tears to this one shield generator. Although the shield generator itself is of excellent quality, it can withstand this kind of attack. mode consumption, but the radiator couldn't stand it. The heat dissipation suddenly increased several times. The fact that this radiator, which was not originally designed for this mode, can persist until now shows that the original design was quite good. However, no matter how good the quality is, there is an upper limit. With such a high output, the radiator finally gave out after holding on for five minutes. However, it is still working at this time, but the heat sink on the surface has turned red. The players and NPCs standing nearby used cooling magic and splashing water to assist in dissipating heat. The effect was indeed effective, but the water was quickly used up. After all, this is a flying battleship, not a surface ship. Otherwise, such a situation would never occur if it were cooled with water. As for freezing magic... there weren't many players on the battleship to begin with, and even fewer were able to use ice magic. Now that their magic power was exhausted, they couldn't help much.

Without the assistance of cooling water and ice magic, the temperature of the radiator was clearly out of control. Once the high temperature causes the heat sink to soften, without a reasonable structure, the heat dissipation efficiency will decrease, and the melting speed will be further accelerated. Once the radiator burns out, the next one to strike is the shield generator.

After hearing the player's report, I directly summoned Everett with a snap of my fingers, then asked him to deal with it, and said to the communicator: "Find a way to hold on for another thirty seconds, and someone will come to help you right away." Dealt with it.”

Everett is a standard fire type, and he is a constructed creature. He has a very special ability that can absorb the surrounding temperature to replenish himself. The absorption rate only depends on the temperature. In an environment like zero degrees, Everit's ability can hardly provide him with any energy supplement, but if the temperature reaches 100 degrees, this ability to absorb heat can allow Everit to recover two more points of magic power per second. And now the temperature on the radiator side has almost reached 500 degrees. At this temperature, the absorption efficiency of Everlite will be very fast. Of course, Everett alone cannot withstand this rise in temperature. Letting him go will only temporarily suppress the temperature, because we will soon leave the center of the attack.

...The Eternal only came down to temporarily shield the Frost Rose. After the charging speed of the Frost Rose's protective shield increased, we got out from under it, and then began to accelerate climbing, and the Frost Rose was also very smart to block us. Let's help us withstand the attack and give us a chance to breathe.

After our warships began to alternate cover like this, the Americans immediately realized that they could not shoot down our large warships, because both warships could independently withstand their continuous attacks for seven or eight minutes, and after this time the two warships would Complete the position exchange, so that the blocked ship can seize the time to cool down the radiator and recharge the protective shield. By the time the ship reappears in the American attack sight, its protective shield has completely returned to normal. , and you can hold on for another seven or eight minutes. Therefore, this style of play is of no use to us.

After seeing the situation here, the Frozen Banshee immediately said to the Gunslinger: "Hurry up and ask your people to change their targets, starting with the smallest ship. Don't be greedy and look for large targets. You can't chew those giants. "

In fact, there was no need for the Frozen Banshee to remind the Gunslinger to discover this problem, so he quickly issued the order. The players themselves also noticed that our warships could not be hit in this way, so they did not resist. After receiving the order, they immediately changed the target to the smallest warship in our flying fleet.

Such intensive attacks all flew towards the smallest battleship. The battleship was immediately surrounded by large and small fires. A large number of white light bullets hit the little guy's body, quickly forcing its protective shield to close. limit state.

Compared with very large air battleships such as Frost Rose and Eternity, the battleship selected as the target this time is a destroyer-class ship, so it only has one solar furnace, which is used for its power system, weapon system and protective cover. This is an energy source. After all, we didn’t expect to let destroyers carry out concentrated fire attacks from the opponent’s large battleships! However, the Holy Lancers were pragmatic this time and directly targeted the destroyer with firepower. As a result, the destroyer's protective shield only lasted less than two minutes and was in danger of collapse.

"Damn it, it's too far away, it's too late to rescue!" King Chuang said angrily as he looked at the destroyer over there.

Compared to Chuang Wang, I was much calmer, because I had already seen a heavy cruiser speeding past, and it was almost under the opponent. However, I don't know if the other party can protect the destroyer in time, because the destroyer is obviously almost unable to hold on.

Just when the heavy cruiser was about to block the destroyer, a bright light suddenly flashed on the destroyer. The protective cover that had been supporting it suddenly burst like a soap bubble, and then the bottom of the flying battleship was suddenly flooded with large amounts of water. When the artillery fire hit, hundreds of holes, large and small, were instantly punched out.

With billowing smoke, the destroyer began to sink rapidly. The heavy cruiser that had been preparing to protect it was so frightened when it saw the opponent smashing down that it quickly dived downwards. After all, the heavy cruiser was only 20% larger than the destroyer. , it’s no joke if it gets hit.

Fortunately, the destroyer did not completely lose power. Although it was sinking, its speed was still relatively slow. The heavy cruiser was able to keep up. Another heavy cruiser next to it quickly moved up from the side, and then shot out several cable anchors from the side of the ship to catch the side of the destroyer. Then another light cruiser-level flying battleship also came up. The destroyer was caught with a zipline from the other side. The two battleships climbed up together, and the steel cables instantly straightened. The destroyer immediately stopped sinking, and was then dragged and evacuated quickly into the distance. Several flying battleships came over one after another to help block the bullets, and finally used alternate cover. The destroyer was saved from being directly sunk. But looking at the thick smoke, it was obvious that the injury was serious.

Seeing the flying battleships on our side escaping in panic, the players of the Paladin Alliance were extremely excited. The players on the Russian side were also in a similar mood. Although this is not their credit, they are now the United States and Russia's combined fleet, so As long as our Frost Rose Alliance warships are deflated, they will be happy.

"Huh, luckily it wasn't sunk." King Chuang looked at the towed warship and breathed a sigh of relief: "If one of them were to be sunk by chance, Sister Rose might not know how to scold us after we go back! "

I smiled and explained to Rose: "When has she ever bothered with you about normal wear and tear?"

"Boss, you have to hold a bowl of water evenly! You can't favor one over another just because Sister Rose is your pillow!"

"Get out of here, if you're so thoughtful and talkative, think about how to deal with the new weapons of the Holy Spear Alliance."

King Chuang fainted as soon as he heard this. "That thing is so powerful and fires so fast. What do you want me to do? But that thing is obviously a direct attack and cannot turn. Our fleet can use the range advantage to bully them with lob shots from beyond the horizon. "

"The fleet's main guns alone are not enough to destroy the enemy's main force. Do you have any other options?"

King Chuang hesitated for a moment and then said: "Yes, there is, but I don't know if it is feasible."

"Tell me and listen."rs