Chapter 396: Expedition Road: Burning Sea of ​​Stars

"All pilots, take your positions immediately. Repeat, all pilots, take your positions immediately."

The battle broadcast echoed overhead with the piercing alarm. The flashing red light illuminated the vast and busy deck, shining on the heads of the pilots running around. Lightning fighter Lieutenant Pilot Scruze rushed across the deck quickly, rushing past the ground crews running around.

The lieutenant and the pilots beside him rushed onto the deck. They collided with each other's flight helmets and rushed to their fighters. Scruze passed through the chaotic deck and quickly got through the ground crews who were carrying oil pipes and ammunition boxes and pushing carts.

He came to his fighter, which was a silver fighter with wide, alien wings. A gorgeously dressed woman was spewing out from the nose. She sat on a red star and held an oversized shotgun in her hand, as big as the cannon hanging under the wing next to her.

Scruze quickly climbed up the climbing ladder and flipped into the cockpit of the fighter. He sat on the sunken seat and quickly clicked on the screen in front of him. As the lieutenant's fingers moved and pressed buttons, the entire cockpit display lit up.

The lieutenant quickly reviewed the screen in front of him. Several servo skulls flew over to his side. They surrounded the lieutenant and quickly scanned the lieutenant's body with mechanical eyes. As the green light swept over the lieutenant, several skulls roared and flew out.

The skulls flew out quickly in all directions, and the fixed locks under the fuselage of the fighter that clamped the fighter's wheels also opened with a sound of hitting the ground. Scruze, who was sitting in the cabin, looked at the unlocking icon flashing on the central screen in front of him, and quickly put on the flight helmet on his head. As the helmet fell in front of his face, countless display auxiliary mirrors quickly lit up on the inner glass.

As the holographic sight in the center lit up, the lieutenant lowered his head and looked at the countless screens in the cockpit in front of him. A large number of parameters also slid out of the window in the helmet. As the scrolling data all disappeared, the cockpit glass above the lieutenant's head fell down with a ticking sound.

"Our squadron's mission is to blow up the enemy warships in front of the warship. Each team will determine the mission objectives after departure. May the Emperor bless you."

"May the Emperor bless you."

Scruze said along with countless voices in the helmet communication channel. The space around him darkened as the cockpit glass fell.

The single-sided glass quickly closed the cockpit, and the darkness briefly enveloped everything inside, but soon it was bathed in light as the surrounding glass became clear again. Scruze sat in the cockpit, his helmeted head turned around, looking around at the chaotic ground crew deck.

On the deck, a ground crew in a yellow vest ran to the runway. He raised his finger and waved to Scruze. After Scruze also made a gesture to him, the ground crew suddenly squatted on the ground and waved his arm forward. The floating holographic direction indicator on the runway beside him lit up.

As the indicator lights on the runway quickly extended to the end of the runway, countless beams flashed at the end, and the exit of flying artillery fire and explosion flashes was exposed in front of him. Scruze looked at the exit and pushed down the rudder.

The jet engine at the end of the fighter plane he was sitting on ignited instantly, and the turbine blades opened and closed up and down to spit out huge flames. Scruze was hit on the back of the chair because of the recoil, and the flashing line indicator lights on both sides of the runway quickly swept across the surrounding glass.

He looked at the rapidly approaching runway exit in front of him, buried his hands from the back of the helmet and pressed the rudder hard. With a roar, the fighter rushed out of the runway and escaped into the gorgeous galaxy dome outside.

The Lightning fighter slid out of the flight hatch on the belly of the fighter. There were countless hatches around it. Countless fighters swarmed out of it like a swarm of bees leaving their nests, spraying bright flames and quickly turning towards the chaotic battlefield with flying gunfire.

Scruze sat in the cockpit. He raised his pilot's helmet quickly and looked at the warship that was hit and exploded above his head. The flames tore out from its belly, and the surging flames illuminated the glass surface of the helmet. Scruze looked at the warship structure above his head that collapsed in the flames, pushed down the control rudder in his hand and rushed quickly under the exploding ship.

His fighter plane flew over the disintegrating warship quickly and plunged down at its burning bow. Scruze looked at a destroyer below the countless warships that were firing fiercely at each other at close range. The dark red warship with a blasphemous symbol towering above its head was slowly passing under the star disk.

Scruze's eyes were fixed on him, like a vulture staring at its prey. He pressed down the end of the nose suddenly, and the end of the fuselage sprayed dazzling flames, pushing the fighter plane to dive down from the top of the cosmic disk.

He leaned back in his driving seat, staring at the countless beams and dense artillery fire in front of him. They slid between the warships on both sides that were firing fiercely at each other at very close range, illuminating the entire battlefield with their shining light, and Scruze was about to pass through that sea of ​​death.

He turned the rudder sharply, and the fighter plane rolled sideways to bypass the burning wreckage that was flying towards him. The small silver fighter plane rushed down from the sky, passed through the shells and light spears that were constantly fired from all around, and dived headfirst into the Chaos destroyer below.

The side of the warship was hit by a volley of fire from the Imperial destroyer that passed by. The side macro cannons of the warship were all lit up at the same time, and the fierce artillery fire roared towards the Chaos destroyer that was sailing by. Countless red lights quickly lit up on the side of the dark red warship, and the fierce explosion engulfed its entire side.

The void shield disappeared quickly after flashing, and the entire body of the warship was exposed to the vacuum. Skruz seized this opportunity and rushed up immediately. Another lightning fighter also seized the opportunity with him. Skruz turned his helmet and looked at the silver fighter that dived down with him.

Its nose was spewing a vulture flying forward, and the number NC-012 was brushed on the nose, which made Skruz recognize that he was not a pilot of his squadron at once, but it didn't matter. They were all excellent pilots of the Emperor and would destroy the blasphemous ship full of abominations below.

Skruz nodded to him, then suddenly turned the control sense and passed over the head of the Imperial frigate sailing below. The side of the warship sprayed out blazing flames. The flames that erupted from the aerobic corridor of the warship quickly expanded and tore the entire structural layer of the warship from the inside.

Skruz pressed the rudder with one hand, and pushed the parallel push rod on the side with the other hand. The jet at the end of the fighter quickly ignited, pushing Skruz to slide forward and parallel above the burning warship. The huge reverse thrust flame made him fly out of the back range of the warship.

The lieutenant pulled his hand back, pressed both hands on the thruster and pressed forward. The rear side of the Lightning fighter quickly burst into power and dived down from the side of the warship pouring over in the roar of the machine soul. Its small fighter was like a small insect crawling over the huge warship under the raging fire on the surface.

The Lightning fighter dived down at once, and the frigate behind it also exploded instantly. The burning flames caused its reactor to overload and explode instantly. The violent explosion directly tore the central axis of the warship, and the entire giant ship was blown into flying debris in the blink of an eye.

Under the flames spreading in the galaxy, Scruze and the fighter beside him rushed out from under the fire cloud, and rushed straight to the Chaos destroyer that was firing fiercely from the side of the ship.

The lieutenant looked at the back of the warship, and pressed his hand on the bomb button on the side of the joystick. The black pilot's glove fingertips covered it, feeling the surface shrinking downwards.

But suddenly the lieutenant was interrupted by an explosion and his thoughts of dropping bombs were interrupted. He turned his head and looked to the side. His helmet reflected the explosion of a fighter plane that was diving down at the same time. The body of the fighter plane turned into a ball of fire in mid-flight, and the torn wings flew out at once, flashing past the lieutenant with rolling flames.

"What the hell?" The lieutenant said as he stuck his head out and looked back. Then his eyes under the helmet widened, because he saw two Chaos Khorne fighter planes rolling out of the flames behind him. The two enemy fighter planes painted scarlet were chasing after the lieutenant, and the machine guns at the nose of the plane instantly fired bright gunfire.

Skruz suddenly raised the control stick, and the fighter plane immediately rolled to the side to avoid the whistling gunfire. Skruz suddenly hit the side of the cabin. He raised his eyes in the helmet and looked at the rear screen on the side of the flight assistance interface, watching the two Khorne fighter planes chasing behind him and firing another string of gunfire at him.

"My luck doesn't look good today." The lieutenant smiled bitterly and turned the rudder again. He rolled sideways again to avoid the artillery fire behind him, and also dodged a piece of warship wreckage flying from the front. The fierce artillery fire bombarded the wreckage of the warship, creating a piece of fire mixed with the burning fire on it.

Skruz turned his head to look at the Khorne fighters chasing behind him. Behind them was a whole burning galaxy. Countless warships fired at each other on it, and the light spears pierced the fire cloud, and then aroused a more violent explosion.

The firelight projected from the top of his head and shone on Skruz's face. Fortunately, there was a light-reducing layer on the glass of his pilot's helmet, which was not as bright as the Chaos Cruiser that just exploded above his head, and the dazzling light released by the Imperial Cruiser that exploded at the same time would definitely blind his eyes.

Skruz turned his head and looked at the Chaos destroyer below, smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Emperor, this may be the craziest thing I have ever done, well, at least one of them."

The lieutenant said as he pressed down the rudder, and the Lightning fighter rushed straight to the back of the Chaos warship. The two enemy planes behind him naturally chased down. They chased after the lieutenant and fired fiercely at the fighter in front. Skruz quickly turned the rudder to let the fighter quickly dodge the gunfire.

The red armored surface of the warship quickly approached the cockpit glass. When it was about to hit it head-on, Skruz suddenly raised the rudder. The fighter suddenly raised its nose before hitting the armored surface, and changed from diving to level flight, and flew close to the back of the warship.

The two Chaos fighters naturally followed suit, and they also raised their noses and dived at the back of the battleship. Scruze's eyes were fixed on the two Chaos fighters on the display screen on the back of his helmet. They fired fiercely at him, and two flashing red lines immediately appeared.

Scruze frowned at the incoming artillery fire, and suddenly pushed the control lever down. The fighter plane dived into the inner side of the armor between the central axis of the back of the Chaos warship. Scruze flew into the steel rift and rushed quickly between the buildings on both sides.

The Khorne fighters behind it also rushed in, spitting scarlet flames at each other and chasing after them. The machine guns on the noses of the Khorne fighters in front and behind quickly lit up, and the roaring artillery fire shot from the dark space behind them. Scruze pressed the rudder to the side, and then lifted it up suddenly. The fighter plane instantly jumped up, rolled in the air and avoided the shells from behind.

The fuselage of the lieutenant's fighter plane was instantly lit up by the bright fire. It was not only the barrage of fire from the Khorne fighter behind him, but more of the dense fire from the automatic cannons on the buildings on both sides that fired fiercely at the top of their heads. Between the towering buildings around them, rotating rapid cannons fired fiercely, and in between, flashing missiles rose from between the buildings like raindrops.

And Skruz was flying quickly between them. His fuselage turned sideways and flew under a light spear that slowly raised a long barrel. The huge gun body turned and aimed at the airspace on the side. The giant beam of light that was as bright as a star instantly lit up and illuminated the entire Steel Rift Valley.

Skruz flew under the barrel in an instant, and the two Khorne fighters behind him followed closely. They swept over the shining light spear cannon together, and the Khorne fighter below it also changed its position. The two fighters flew parallel to each other, firing fierce barrages forward together.

The gunfire almost hit Struz. Standing in this narrow steel rift, Struz didn't have much room to dodge. He knew that he didn't have much chance. The two enemy planes behind him would not give him a chance to hide.

"May the Emperor bless me. Now it's time to do something crazy." Struz said, and suddenly raised the nose of the plane. He flew out of the steel rift, and the two enemy planes behind him naturally rushed out and chased after him.

Struz passed through the rotating turrets on the surface of the building. He almost flew past the dense gunfire, looking for every available gap in the grid of death. Struz whizzed through the dense missiles shot from below and drilled under the shells whizzing overhead.

His eyes were fixed on the two enemy planes behind him on the helmet interface. They were chasing behind him, constantly changing their postures and firing fiercely in their direction. The iron barrage whistled past both sides of Strutz, and concentrated on the surrounding automatic turrets and towering armored buildings, creating a spark.

The lieutenant looked at the light spear with its muzzle raised in front of him. Its three towering cannon barrels slowly rose up, and a row of armor baffles were exposed under the rotating base. Scruz frowned and pressed down the operating lever suddenly and whistled away. He turned sideways and drilled through the barrels of the two raised rapid cannons, rushing to the end of the light spear.

Strutz pressed the trigger on the operating lever, and the machine guns on both sides of the fighter quickly fired. The rapid artillery fire whistled and hit the armor baffle exposed at the end of the light spear turret. The narrow armor layer was hit with a narrow gap, and flashing energy pipelines were exposed underneath.

Scrutz looked at the crack and rushed up. It quickly rotated its fuselage. The long flames pulled out by the jet behind it rotated in the air to form a long swirling light. The Lightning Fighter rushed through the barrage of bullets whizzing around it. The moment it flew to the side of the Light Lance turret, Struz pressed the red bomb button on the side of the handle.

With a ticking sound, the armored hatch on the belly of the fighter quickly slid open to both sides, and a mechanical arm with a torpedo attached to it stretched out. The six torpedoes hanging above were instantly ignited and shot out with a whistle. The warhead drilled under Struz's nose.

The torpedoes shot towards the crack below the Light Lance with bright fire tails. They rotated the projectiles, driving the dazzling fire ejected from the end to drill into the crack at the end of the Light Lance. The two sides of the torpedo scraped the sawtooth on the upper and lower edges of the crack, rubbing a spark on the projectile body.

The tail fin at the end of the torpedo suddenly broke at the mouth of the crack, but the torpedo body suddenly crashed into it, and the explosion part flashing red suddenly hit the energy pipeline.

The explosion occurred instantly, and a huge explosion instantly bloomed from the bottom of the light spear. The bottom of the entire turret was instantly torn apart. The turret swayed left and right and collapsed downward. The towering gun barrel fell and hit the inside of the warship, and countless automatic guns were smashed into sliding debris.

The energy pipelines under the light spear exploded one by one, and the rapid chain reaction led to amazing effects. The plasma flame was released from the bottom of the turret instantly, directly blowing the main body of the entire light spear turret away. It flew and hit the surface of the warship and rolled over, and behind it, the surging blue flames also swept the entire deck surface.

The energy pipeline exploded instantly, and the resulting destructive wave spread through the lower layer of the armor, affecting all the surrounding turrets in the blink of an eye. The ammunition racks of the automatic guns, the open torpedo and missile launch ports were all affected and exploded rapidly.

The raging fire tore the entire back of the battleship from below, and clouds of explosions rose between countless buildings. The armor was blown away, and the fierce flames that tore the hull erupted, like an exploding volcano.

The explosion from below instantly rose up and engulfed the two Khorne fighters chasing behind. They were hit by the armor that was blown up from below. The fighters rolled and lost balance and crashed into the deck, turning into a small part of the countless raging fires that exploded together.

Scruze looked at the violent explosions rising around him. He pressed down the rudder suddenly. The fighter plane roared forward and drilled through the flying armor wreckage, turret fragments and raging fire. Struz rushed into the waves of destruction with amazing skills, whizzing through the steel wreckage and the blood of the fire.

The Lightning Fighter rushed out from the front end of the destroyer, and flew past an automatic cannon. After it flew past, the turret was also affected by the explosion. The huge explosion directly lifted the turret up, and it rolled and rotated in the weightless vacuum of the galaxy.

Strutz turned his head to look at the exploding destroyer behind him. Its entire body was exploding amazingly, and the other two light spears on its back also exploded in the explosion. The sky-high flames tore its body apart, and the huge hull was shattered like a collapsing sand dune.

Its structural wreckage sprayed out in all directions with flames, and finally the reactor explosion put a pause on it. The hull exploded from the center, and the whole was torn into countless pieces flying, and the blazing flames illuminated the entire galaxy night sky.

Struze looked at the exploding ship behind him and raised his arms in cheers. The mouth under his helmet shouted loudly, "Oh yeah! Emperor bless! Now the admiral will give me a Terra Star!"

Struze shouted, his voice echoing under the glass of the cockpit. The uncontrolled Lightning fighter flew across the night sky, spurting flames. It flew past a magnificent golden warship. The side of the giant ship released a volley of fire from the macro cannon, illuminating the huge eagle head statue on its bow.

The fire from the macro cannon rose up, illuminating the belly of the Lightning fighter gliding above, and also illuminating the center of the back of the warship that was whizzing past, the magnificent building behind the golden spear-holding angel statue, and the countless barrages around the towering church-like building rose from the warship, and the missiles cut through the sky like raindrops.

In the light of the explosion, Struze flew past the huge church glass. Below him, under the magnificent church dome, a man raised his head under the pale light above. The mechanical eye in his right eye flashed a resolute red light.

"Admiral Speyer, the Gothic Fleet awaits your command."