The continuous bursts of flashes! Roaring sounds occurred and the s.p.a.ceship shook.
âUgh, that monster!â
Hawk cursed from the bridge of a battleship that was shaking violently. A huge s.p.a.ceship filled the screen in front of him. This was the unidentified carrier that had shockingly emerged from a black hole.
Right now the Rama, Aschulat and Galactic Federation fleets were gathered on the right side of the carrier. The person who proposed this was Hawk.
Right after Ark had been hit by the light ray.
âThere are 60 s.p.a.ceships from the 3 powers presently gathered here. And we have a chance against the carrier with those type of numbers. But thatâs only if the s.p.a.ceships of the 3 powers becomes one fleet. If we each move separately then weâre going to be defeated.â
This was the conclusion that Hawk came to. And he opened up communication with the commanders of the Rama and Aschulat fleets.
âI am the Galactic Federationâs investigation team leader, Hawk.â
-Yes, you are Hawk one of the famous Seven Swords?
The first person to reply was the Rama warrior, the Red Slaughterer. And after that was the Aschulat commander.
âBut you spoke so confidently about the investigation team. Is it okay to say such things? The investigation teams dispatched by the Galactic Federation and Rama are supposed to be a secret.
The leader of the Aschulat fleet Anbis, who resembled ET, looked at Hawk and said.
âStop the futile psychological war. Everyone knows that the fleets gathered here are the investigation teams from the 3 powers. There is no reason to hide this. No, we shouldnât hide it. So Iâll preside over our talk.â
âWhat do you want to say?
âHavenât you guessed? The reason why weâre having his communication.â
-âŚ..To become allies?
The Red Slaughterer who had been listening quietly said coldly. Hawk nodded.
âWe have the same purpose and the same enemy. And you must be aware that each of us acting separately canât take care of that carrier. Now we have to join hands to deal with that carrier. That is my answer.â
âJoin hands?
âWe have to get through that bombardment.â
âYes, it is impossible. We canât overpower that carrierâs shield, armour and gun. It is disadvantageous because there are still dozens of Hornets. The only way we can overcome such a situation is in hand to hand combat.
It was like the Red Slaughterer said. They had inferior forces so they only way that could win was to bring the commander down. No matter how strong the enemy was, if the commander was killed then they would collapse like a castle of sand.
The only way was to plunge through the enemyâs defences to defeat the commander in hand to hand combat. The problem was that the enemy worship wasnât a conventional battleship.
They couldnât damage the armour even when using their main guns. They had to infiltrate the enemy ship but it would take a lot of firepower to just scratch the hard armour. However, the concentrated attacks from the 3 fleets would be enough to penetrate even the thickest armour.
âYou havenât spoken about the most important thing.
âWhat?â
âCompensation. Now that the investigation team isnât a secret, Iâll speak too. The antimatter energy wavelength comes from that carrier. That means the existence of antimatter is somewhere on that carrier. It seems unlikely that it can be split among all of us. So what will be done?
âThen the alliance will just last until we reach the carrier. Is anymore explanation necessary?â
âNo, itâs enough.
The Red Slaughterer laughed and replied. In other words, they would join together until they reached the carrier and after that it was up to their own discretion. Whoever took control of the antimatter first would have it belong to them!
âIâll cooperate. Only until the carrier.
But the combat power of the carrier was beyond imagination. 20 minutes pa.s.sed since the 3 fleets joined together but they still failed to break through the carrierâs armour. The shield stopped the attacks and the interception defense was incomparable to the GEM of a regular s.p.a.ceship.
A truly impregnable fortress! Whenever the 3 powers fleet approached, dozens of Hornets would come shooting like bees. Thus the fleet of the 3 powers failed to approach closer than dozens of kilometres.
âButâŚâŚâ
Even if it was a high performance GEM, it wouldnât be able to stop all attacks. The 3 powers fleet didnât stop and continue firing their main guns for 30 minutes. Thanks to the overwhelming attacks, the carrierâs armour turned tattered.
âWeâre close! Concentrate your strength! It will be out victory if we penetrate the armour! Donât stop attacking!â
Flash! Flash! Flash!
10 flashes were shot out at Hawkâs call! A couple were intercepted with the GEM but three or four rays directly hit the carrier. At the same time, parts of the armour turned red. But the carrier wasnât just pa.s.sively being attacked.
âThe carrier has launched an attack! Neutron bullets!â
âd.a.m.n! Have the lead ships intercept it with the GEM system! The s.p.a.ceships to the rear will evade!â
Tu tu tu tung! Tu tu tu tung! Tu tu tu tung!
There was a chain of explosions. A nuclear storm occurred in the area where the fleet was gathered and the s.p.a.ceships shook violently. Some battleships had smoke pouring from it while others were involved in the storm and exploded.
âA number of ally ships have been damaged! Kaien has been sunk! Two Rama and Aschulat ships have been sunk as well!â
âBut those guys have been hit as well! Fleet, fire your main guns!â
Kwa kwa kwa kwa! Kwa kwa kwa kwa! Kwa kwa kwa kwa!
And the counterattack of the fleet continued! The flashes. .h.i.t the carrier in the same area and a ringing sound spread out.
âThis sound? There is a crack somewhere in the armour! It has finally reached its limit!â
âHarley, now! Charge the Dark Knightâs main gun and advance!â
âBut there is too much enemy gunfire!â
âIgnore the Hornetsâ bullets! It will be decided with this! If we rush the carrier then the Hornets wonât be a problem!â
âUnderstood! Death Knight, full acceleration! Charge!â
The Dark Knight rushed forward while spewing flames. Suddenly one of the ships in the rear rushed forward at a tremendous speed. The ship glided across the battlefield that was full of lasers, light rays and battleships!
âWhat? That battleship?â
Hawk burst out with confusion at the appearance of the battlefield. Harley watched a message appear on the dashboard before turning and shouting.
âThe identification code is R-02788. Eh? T-that is the battle ship Silver Star! Arkâs s.p.a.ceship!â
-What? That is Arkâs ship?
The Red Slaughterer on the screen stood up and shouted.
He looked out the window at the lasers pa.s.sing by. The battlefield spread out in front of the Silver Star. The reason the Silver Star could cross the battlefield was due to the Shape Decomposition Fusion.
Approximately 10 minutes ago.
It occurred when he hacked the Ramaâs battleship to separate the engine. The seal for the 10th room containing the Shape Decomposition Fusion facility was released and the Rama s.p.a.ceship turned into a piece of metal. And once the metal touched the upper part of the ship!
-Docking is completed! System connection complete!
The Silver Starâs operating system is adjusted according to the new engine!
The power turned off and when it turned back on, that message appeared. The Silver Star transformed after combining with the Rama s.p.a.ceship. The Silver Starâs streamlined body had something like a big luggage on top of it.
However the outward appearance didnât matter.
-Silver Star
Hull: Medium- 4th Grade       Cla.s.sification: Battleship
Firepower: 35,000
Speed: B Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Turning: A+30%
Shield: C +30% Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Energy Efficiency: B+30%
*Defense: Shield Gauge 16%
Hull Armour Durability: 70%
*Attack: Gun (Thunderbolt) Charge Rate: Â 100% (4 shots available)
4 Guns: Bullets for Manual Shooting- 70%, Condensation Energy Particle Cannon Charge Rate- 100%