Published at 31st of January 2020 04:25:05 AM
Chapter 829: 829
Chapter 829: Open Fire II
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Lock, fire!”
The Matrix’s voice remained as unfeeling as ever . Nevertheless, the moment its voice subsided, Merlin’s empire-level warship blasted more than a dozen dazzling beams of light .
The huge light beams lit up the sky in a spectacular display . It actually hit the fortress cannon first . The combined impact of more than a dozen light beams was pure terror .
“Boom . ”
Before the fortress cannon could even fire, it was blown into pieces . The warship attack system controlled by the Matrix seemed to be much faster than the average warship .
Merlin realized with a jolt . Apparently, with an intelligence system like the Matrix, the warship would undergo some changes .
“City-level warships?”
Merlin looked at the screen . There were a few city-level warships that were preparing to flee . Regardless, Merlin had no intention of sparing them . He immediately commanded the Matrix to open fire and destroy these city-level warships completely .
“A fortress destroyed, just like that?”
Bellio watched the destruction on the screen with his mouth agape . It was important to note that the fortresses built by the Rebellion Army were extraordinary . Even faced against an empire-level warship, it had the ability to intercept and destroy the empire-level warship .
However, this fortress, including the fortress cannon, was blown into pieces . The entire fortress was destroyed by Merlin’s empire-level warship . Nevertheless, when Bellio thought carefully, he realized how Merlin had emerged as the victor .
“Speed, it’s the warship attack system’s speed . Even though the fortress cannon was the first to lock down the warship, the full-intelligence system onboard is able to open fire upon command . Hence, the fortress cannon was shot down before it could launch an attack . ”
After the initial shock, Bellio eventually calmed down . He looked at this empire-level warship in amazement . Merlin had displayed too many surprises . Such a fast response speed coupled with a fully-intelligent warship . Despite the fact that there were no component upgrades whatsoever, the combat power of the warship was massively enhanced .
“The military’s secret research on full-intelligence systems is truly powerful . If the entire fleet of the First Battalion is equipped with this full-intelligence system, then the battalion’s strength would be enhanced by unknown proportions . ”
While Bellio was speculating the benefits of the full-intelligence system on the warships, the rest of the people from the First Battalion were utterly stunned, expressions of incredible disbelief were plastered all over their faces .
A fortress destroyed, this was equivalent to a declaration of war!
“We’re dead . If the warships of the Second Battalion get here, they can kill us with proper justification because the fortress was destroyed . Currently, we’re not too far from the Second Battalion’s base . ”
Everyone realized that the severity of the situation at hand increased significantly . If the Second Battalion managed to arrive at the scene, all of them would be in grave danger .
Thinking of this, Bellio spoke to Merlin gravely . “Merlin, we must leave now and hurry towards the base of the First Battalion as fast as we can . Only then, with the help of Commander Keno, we might be able to smooth this matter over . ”
Honestly, Bellion was not sure whether this matter could be smoothed over, but in the current circumstances, he had no choice but to say that . Moreover, a fully-intelligent system empire-level warship like this would greatly increase the overall strength of the Rebellion Army . Therefore, should the leader decide on a punishment, it most probably would not inconvenience Merlin too much .
Merlin nodded . Naturally, he anticipated the consequences of his actions . However, since the other side had activated the fortress cannon, he could not afford to hesitate and struck first .
“Let’s go!”
Activating the empire-level warship, they left the fortress as quickly as possible .
Shortly after the warship departed, three empire-level warships and a dozen city-level warships rushed to the fortress . Lombass looked at the ruins of No . 8 Fortress with a dark expression .
“Great, marvelous, they even dare to destroy a fortress . Hehe, but this is good too . Now we can justify destroying this warship . Alert all the fortress checkpoints, anyone who spots this empire-level warship, destroy it immediately . Activate the first level warfare alarm right now . Every fortress cannon should be charged to their highest limits . In addition, mobilize another ten empire-level warships and surround that warship!”
A ruthless sneer appeared on the corner of Lombass’ mouth . Since the Second Battalion could not obtain this warship, he would not allow the First Battalion to obtain it either .
“Merlin, can the warship go any faster?”
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Bellio asked with a sense of urgency . In fact, he was not the only one who was nervous . The rest of his men were also very anxious because along the way, they had been locked down by several warships .
Fortunately, the empire-level warship was fast enough, coupled with the Matrix’s full-intelligence system . With a single command from Merlin, the warship could respond accordingly, so they had been able to prevent another violent battle so far .
However, they could surmise that the Second Battalion must have issued a siege order . Otherwise, the warships that they encountered would not have chosen to target and open fire at Merlin’s warship as soon as they spotted it .
“Beep beep beep . Warning, warning, extreme danger, we’ve been locked down as target!”
“Locked down again? Matrix, retreat backward . ”
Merlin made a decisive call . They encountered too many target locks within this period of time but he had been able to handle it flawlessly thanks to the Matrix’s near-perfect control of the empire-level warship . This linkage allowed the warship to be a lot more responsive compared to the other empire-level warships .
“There is a fortress in front? No wonder we were locked down . Is there any other way around here?”
Merlin asked with a frown . A fortress lied ahead of them, obviously guarded by the Second Battalion as well . The extreme threat detected earlier was definitely due to them being locked down by a fortress cannon .
It was impossible to activate the full limit of the fortress cannon in such a short time, so the only reasonable explanation was that Lombass had already raised the alarm to the first level, which was in preparation for war .
In other words, Lombass’ Second Battalion was now dead set on destroying Merlin’s empire-level warship .
“Damn it, how can they be so despicable? Lombass has gone crazy . Is he trying to pick a fight between the First and Second Battalions?”
Bellio was furious but helpless all the same .
“It’s a war now!”
Merlin also felt slightly helpless . He did not expect that just as he was about to infiltrate the Rebellion Army and slowly understand the situation of the entire Atlan civilization, he would encounter such a crisis .
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If the Second Battalion managed to catch up to them, he could not rely on this empire-level warship alone to escape . So, when that time comes, Merlin could only wield his true abilities . Despite being able to Mind Control the Rebellion Army, it was troublesome .
After all, Mind Control was not a perpetual control . Once the person leaves the effective range of Merlin’s Mind Power, they would recover . Thus, Merlin’s tracks would be uncovered .
Bellio said helplessly, “We don’t have an escape route anymore . It’s possible to circle around the fortress, but it is still within the firing range of the fortress cannon . As soon as we advance a little further, we will be locked down immediately . ”
Merlin had no desire to test the power of the fortress cannon . One strike could strip the defensive layer of the warship and lose 50-60% of its energy, whereas two or three strikes could destroy the warship .
The fortress cannons had been specifically designed to deal with empire-level warships . These fortress cannons were still considered harmless compared to the fortress cannons installed on the important starships . Those were true horror . Even dimension-level warships were unable to withstand more than a few hits .
“Warning, warning; large number of warships detected!”
Just as Merlin was caught in a dilemma, the Matrix blared out a piercing alarm . At some unknown point of time, a huge fleet of warships had appeared behind the warship .
“Tsss . ”
Seeing this huge fleet of warships, everyone inhaled sharply . This was a massive force composed of twelve empire-level warships and almost thirty city-level warships .
Looking at the insignias, they were obviously warships that belonged to Lombass from the Second Battalion!
“We’ve been surrounded…”
Bellio clenched his fist tightly but he was powerless to react . Under the siege of twelve empire-level warships and the fortress cannon, there was simply no way for them to escape .
Merlin stared at the fleet coldly . If they really dared to destroy his warship, he would not spare any thought to show his true abilities and crush all of them to dust .
However, Merlin’s identity would be revealed .
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In the Second Battalion’s fleet, Lombass was seated inside the commanding ship . Looking at the empire-level warship, a grin broke out across his face . “Hehe, we’ve finally caught up to you . Let’s see where else you can escape to this time . ”
“Sir Commander, do you want us to destroy it now?”
“Stupid!”
Lombass sneered . “I allowed you to destroy it earlier on to prevent this empire-level warship from falling into the hands of the First Battalion, but now that it has been surrounded by us, it will become the main warship of the Second Battalion . Are we going to destroy our own main warship? No matter what, this is an empire-level warship . Recently, the Federation has been imposing a stricter restriction on us, we can’t even transport some key spare parts . Replacing warship spare parts is already problematic enough, let alone building new warships . ”
Lombass looked at the warship greedily . Thus, he ordered ten empire-level warships to slowly surround it . However, he was extremely cautious and kept the commanding ship far away, outside the firing range of an empire-level warship . The rest of the warships locked down Merlin’s empire-level warship securely .
If there were any peculiarities, all the warships would open fire at once .
“Tell them, take the spaceship and leave the warship immediately . No one must be left behind on the warship . Otherwise, we will open fire and destroy the entire empire-level warship!”
Lombass’ tone was indifferent, but his eyes portrayed a malicious glint .
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