Chapter 290 Chapter 289 The Inconvenience of "Killing All at Once" The Original Body CFV88 Fire Spirit
Chapter 290 The 289th Palm "One Pot to Kill" the Inconvenience of the Primarch "CFV-88/Spirit of Fire"
017 Orbital Space Station;
017's appearance is almost the same as that of an ordinary orbital defense platform.
The length, or height, is about 1.4 kilometers, and the main body is a super electromagnetic gun.
Its interior is spacious, with hangars for the Pelican and transport boats to berth, and ports for warships.
There are also a lot of green vegetation, decorations and astronomical observation decks to relax the daily mood of the staff and marines.
The main gun is an 800-meter-long electromagnetic acceleration gun, which can easily destroy any active UNSC ship.
As for the command center, it can accommodate more than a hundred senior officials and generals to discuss together, as well as dispatch and deploy the entire defense fleet to protect the earth.
It's just a panoramic sealed window. Although it can better observe the external situation, it also greatly increases the risk of being "annihilated by one shot".
After all, once the sealed window is broken, the pressure difference between the inside and outside will instantly "suck" the senior officers and generals in the command center into the space full of deadly radiation.
At this moment, the generals in charge of commanding the defense line in the solar system witnessed the CCS-class Warrior's Sorrow completing the jump voyage through the panoramic sealed window.
And this two-kilometer-long battlecruiser, with the help of the coordinates provided by Cortana, directly crossed the 3rd Defense Fleet and "flashed" near the orbital space station.
! ! !
Seeing the Warrior's Sorrow crossing the defense line, all the generals and staff in the command center were stunned.
Because the Atlas ships can appear accurately at the near point, it means that their military network has been easily broken by the opponent's hacker forces or artificial intelligence.
Otherwise, the crossfire network formed by the 3rd Defense Fleet and the orbital defense platform is enough to tear the CCS-class battlecruiser into pieces.
At this time;
One of the vice admirals of the navy, after notifying that the Warrior's Sorrow was rapidly approaching the space station where they were and releasing a large number of transport boats, immediately reacted and turned his head to order:
"Notify all combatants in the space station to prepare for a confrontation with the enemy's super soldiers and alien races.
Notify the 3rd Defense Fleet to dispatch the Hell Paratroopers and the Special Forces to the space station! Quickly!"
"Yes, sir!"
The communications officer who received the order immediately conveyed the words of the vice admiral to all departments.
But a colonel stepped forward and whispered to the vice admiral: "Sir, the other party's intention is very clear, that is, to destroy our last command system.
So please abandon the space station and take the transport boat to the flagship of the 3rd Fleet."
"No." The vice admiral raised his hand to interrupt the colonel's proposal.
He looked through the sealed observation window at the Warrior's Sorrow, which was getting closer and closer to the space station, and said in a deep voice:
"If we choose to move, the other side will not hesitate to use naval guns to attack.
And our act of running away will be widely publicized by the other side. Since we have come to this situation, we might as well fight head-on. Even if we lose, we will lose with dignity."
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Hearing this, the colonel's face was gloomy, and he obviously didn't want to "fight head-on" with Atlas.
But the vice admiral with the highest rank and command power on the scene had already spoken, so it became a "death" order.
So the colonel nodded slightly in response, but turned around the next second and walked out of the command center.
It seems that they are ready to take the opportunity to take the transport boat and seize the opportunity to escape from the space station, and more and more generals and officers are also hurriedly getting up and leaving.
After all, in the eyes of these people, there is no need to fight to the death with Atlas, and saving their lives is the primary "mission".
When the generals and officers who wanted to survive left the command center, the transport fleet carrying the Primarchs, Astartes and elite veterans had also arrived at the orbital space station where they were.
Bang. Bang.!
The space station's own defensive artillery began to release dense barrages at the transport fleet.
However, with the skills of elite pilots, most of the attacks were successfully avoided.
Even if hit by defensive artillery, the energy shields of the transport boats can provide a "worry-free journey" for pilots and passengers.
Moreover, the escort fleet composed of Banshees also provided cover for the transport fleet.
Finally, after losing several Banshees, the transport fleet successfully broke into the port and hangar of the space station.
At this time, in the passage leading to the hangar No. 3 of the space station;
Tat!
Dozens of fully armed marines were walking quickly, rushing to the valve connection at the end of the passage.
This group of marines are also elites from various departments, with more advanced individual equipment, and their physical fitness and combat experience are far superior to the UNSC's Sixth Army Division.
The human military system in the "Halo" universe has entered the era of interstellar colonization, resulting in the treatment, status, and welfare of the marines, which originally belonged to the "fourth class", quickly surpassing the army.
And the main responsibility of the army is to conduct ground military activities and garrison the various planets in the solar system and colonies.
This leads to great differences in equipment and weapons between armies in different galaxies. Some colonial armies may still be using products from the past two centuries.
On the other hand, the marines follow the naval fleet and are the most important combat force of the UNSC, so their treatment is much better than that of the army.
Boom-boom! !
Bang! Bang!
However, accompanied by the explosion at the junction of the gate and the unique burst sound of the bolt gun
"Ah!!"
"My knee!"
The screams of dozens of marines began to spread in this passage with a height of "only" three meters.
As soon as the gate was blown open, three tactical teams of the Dark Angels rushed into the passage.
Then, as if "self-aiming", they used the bolt guns in their hands to "blow up" the legs of the marines.
Although the Dark Angels canceled the detonation of the bolt warhead, the caliber of .75cal was enough to shoot through the armor of a single soldier and tear apart the human torso.
Boom, boom!
This group of experienced veterans, but still young Astartes, ignored the screaming marines and continued to move towards the command center.
All obstacles along the way were removed by the brute force of this group of Dark Angels.
In other words, even if the Hell Paratroopers and Special Forces of the 3rd Defense Fleet were successfully deployed to the space station, they would not be able to fight against hundreds of Astartes and thousands of elite veterans.
Not to mention, there are also the two Primarchs Mortarion and Corax, but.
Their current situation is a bit "awkward".
On the side of Hangar 3;
"Brother." Corax looked at the gate blasted open by the Dark Angels and said with emotion:
"In the future boarding battles, except in times of crisis, it is better not to let us Primarchs participate, how about it?"
"Well, what you said makes sense."
Mortarion also agreed.
Because the deck corridors and various passages in the orbital space station are designed for "mortals" and ordinary vehicles, not for these Primarchs.
In fact, it is not impossible to break in by force, but
it really damages the image of the Primarch.
Fortunately, the elite veterans and the young Astartes who did not undergo transformation surgery can carry out the original boarding plan in the space station without hindrance.
"I admit that I miscalculated this." Mortarion took the responsibility in a rare move.
Of course, this was mainly because Mortarion would not be too "arrogant" in front of Corax, who had grown up with him.
Corax just shrugged his shoulders and saw the slightly reduced radar on the helmet screen, showing that the Dark Angel team led by Galan had already rushed into the command center.
He said: "Don't worry about these, what to do next."
Listening to Corax's words, it seemed that the command of the operation was completely handed over to Mortarion.
Hearing this, Mortarion walked to the edge of the hangar and looked through the sealed observation window at the 3rd Defense Fleet, which was still turning around and preparing to encircle the space station.
After a moment of silence, he opened the communication and ordered Cortana:
"Cortana, upload the individual video of Galan Clovis's team capturing the UNSC high-level officials, as well as the battle video of the Warrior's Death killing the fleeing generals, to the local network.
In addition, connect to the communications of all the captains of the Earth Defense Fleet and issue a final warning to the other side.
If you continue to choose to fight, then the company will send more voyage-class dreadnoughts to quickly end this war."
At this point, Mortarion added:
"Remember, while issuing the final warning to those captains, also start the full live broadcast.
Let those captains understand that their choice will affect hundreds of millions of human casualties. See if they can bear this responsibility."
"Yes."
After receiving clear instructions, Cortana immediately made arrangements.
As for "killing the fleeing generals", it means that the Warrior's Death used plasma cannons to destroy the transport boats carrying the colonel and many generals.
As the Vice Admiral said, if they fight head-on, they may still be able to survive.
But if they choose to flee in the face of battle, the Warrior's Death will use its naval guns without hesitation.
Not long after.
The Earth's universe in the "Halo" universe fell into a brief "tranquility".
Whether it is the low-Earth orbit on the back side or the space station on the sun side, Atlas and UNSC have temporarily ceased fire and did not continue the naval guns like before.
But the main gun matrix of the Sojourner class is still storing energy.
As long as the situation changes, the high-energy beam will "sweep" the UNSC defense fleet again.
And the Warrior's Death, which has wiped out the UNSC's top leaders, also uses the space station as a "shield" to confront the 3rd Defense Fleet.
However, the CCS-class Warrior's Death does not have the absolute confidence of the Sojourner class, so the elite helmsman has long been prepared for the jump voyage.
If the UNSC insists on going to war, the Warrior's Death will quickly flee and head straight for the Eridana system, which is "only" 5 light years away from the solar system.
At this time, a Phoenix-class support boat with the words "Fire Spirit" printed on it had a fierce argument in its bridge;
"Captain Carter! Are you sure you want to listen to the threat of that artificial intelligence?!"
The captain of the support boat standing next to the center console asked angrily.
"Captain Carter", who was yelled at by the captain, stood at the other end of the center console and persuaded with a normal look:
"Captain Alexander, you also saw that Atlas can contain and fight against the entire defense fleet with only one giant blade-shaped battleship.
If there are two more, all the defense facilities we have deployed on Earth will be useless and there will be no chance of counterattack at all.
Can you afford the consequences of declaring war?
And Captain, since we have been fighting with Atlas, we have been wiped out by the other side every time.
Don't forget that Atlas also frankly admitted on the civilian network that they have super soldiers and biological weapons. "
Listening to the content of the argument between the two sides, we know that Cortana has conveyed Mortarion's warning to the entire defense fleet, including the Fire Spirit.
Captain Carter asked back:
"Now even the technological level of warships, our UNSC is several generations behind the other side. How can we fight? Continue to use the lives of innocent soldiers to fill the line?
Besides, this is not a genocide war between different races. Atlas is also an organization led by humans. Do we have to fight to the death? ”
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Following Carter’s series of words and questions, Alexander, the sixth captain of the Fire Spirit, fell silent.
Because what Carter said was true.
A single Sojourner-class ship had routed their defense fleet. If two more ships came, this war would have no substantive “meaning” except for continuing to consume lives and money.
In fact, Alexander was just pretending to be angry.
After all, as a captain, he needed a “step” to give the order of surrender to all officers and soldiers on the ship.
First mate Carter just provided this “step”.
The most important thing is that when the city of Mombasa fell into unprecedented chaos, the UNSC high-level officials insisted on “eliminating the Atlas’s living forces” as a priority task.
In conjunction with knowing the corruption of the UNSC, most captains had long been dissatisfied.
“Ah”
After a little silence, Alexander sighed heavily and looked around at all the crew members in the bridge.
Finally, he set his eyes on the communications officer and said:
"Tell the Atlas side that this ship has chosen to cease fire and repair, and then tell the other captains of the defense fleet that this ship is about to withdraw from the current space domain and return to the lunar base."
"Yes, Captain!"
On the other hand, in the Star Alliance colony galaxy thousands of light years away;
The Atlas fleet, led by the New Era aircraft carrier and the Sojourner class, has successfully occupied the earth-like planet rich in mineral resources with the elite fleet of thousands of warships.
Currently, it is sweeping the remnants of the Star Alliance entrenched in the asteroid belt and the satellite base.
At the same time, Sui Yang, who is in the bridge of the New Era aircraft carrier, remotely "watches" every move in the "Halo" solar system through the various intelligence and image screens presented on the central console.
"Boss." And Apu, who was standing behind his left hand, also reported in real time:
"In the UNSC Earth Defense Fleet, nearly 60% of the captains chose to cease fire with the company, and the remaining 40% are still hesitating.
I have sorted out the ship numbers, ship specifications and crew information of all the ships that chose to cease fire, and you can check them at any time."
"Okay."
Hearing this, Sui Yang raised his hand and waved it lightly, and called up the list sorted by Apu.
The ship number that instantly came into his sight was "CFV-88/Fire Spirit".