Chapter 348: The Iron Pagoda Terminator's First Battle (Part 1)

Three hours ago.

Karnak III, in orbit.

Spears of light crossed each other and cannons flew simultaneously.

"So, the Kroot have chosen sides?"

Eugene Eleanor spread his legs to resist the sudden tilt of the bridge. The simulated gravity device of the Resolute could cope with the sudden change well, but the device was not perfect.

No one answered his question.

The Iron Pagoda Terminator standing around the bridge like an iron tower remained silent. While gripping its weapon and adjusting its body posture, it turned its head to stare at the tactical readings on the screen.

The Ork fleet and Chaos warships moved together towards the formation of the Rectification and the Warhorse. Their intention was very clear - they planned to cross the wide ice ring and the surrounding asteroid belt.

The detection of the auspicious instrument showed that even the Kroot war ball ship was slowly approaching this side, but its movement speed was too slow, so there was no need to worry in the short term.

The fleets that had been occupying their own areas and maintaining a peaceful confrontation suddenly broke the balance and moved towards the fleet of the Iron Pagoda Regiment at the same time. Why?

"I think the battle on the ground must have been won or lost, or there must have been some major turning point, sir."

A mortal advisor said.

Eugene nodded, agreeing with the point.

"Sir, what should we do? Evacuate orbit?"

Another staff officer asked.

"impossible!"

Eugene rejected the proposal out of hand:

"If we give up our low-Earth orbit position, the hive cities and ground forces will be subjected to orbital bombardment from space. I don't know whether those orc junks have orbital bombing capabilities, but the Hades-class heavy cruisers definitely have them. Even if the hives have void shields, I will never allow this to happen!"

Eugene knew his boss well enough to know that he would tear himself apart if he were subjected to orbital bombardment.

"Give me your orders, sir!"

The staff officer asked Eugene for specific orders.

Eugene looked around the bridge and said,

"They have already entered the range of the light spears and are still approaching us... It's very obvious, isn't it? Since they want to board us, let them do it!"

Sure enough, Eugene had just finished speaking.

"Torpedo attack!!!"

A mortal officer yelled heartbreakingly.

"Turn, about five o'clock from the star."

Eugene Eleanor ordered:

"Prepare for battle."

"boom--"

Violent vibrations traveled along the walls of the battleship, hitting the bridge like waves. The bubble-like protruding armored glass began to crack. The two manned workstations lost their signals due to cracks below, and the damage control team was quickly dispatched.

The Purity and the Warhorse faced a double attack from both sides without falling into any disadvantage.

They were hit hard.

They fought back fiercely.

This is the Void War.

Every screen was filled with flashing signals, and with a series of silent explosions, three fleets spread out in the void, leaving behind only countless burning starship wreckage.

The two Basha-class light cruisers had been set on fire by the artillery arrays of the battleship HMS Supremacy and the cruiser formation; the exploding engines and hulls were as brilliant as fireworks.

The Warhorse strike cruiser moved through the wreckage, using the debris and ice rings to cover itself, its tail thrusters spewing flames and its side laser launchers flashing red light.

As for the real behemoth, the Hades-class heavy cruiser, its powerful attack caused ripples the size of meteorites on the void shield of the Rectification, and the pure beams of light shot out by its spears were full of deadly energy.

The light spear fired again, and the bridge and deck shook again. The forward scanner and energy detector failed for a fraction of a second in a white flame, and then quickly recovered.

"Port Thunderhawk gunboat approaching."

A mechanical servant slave said expressionlessly.

"Void Shield No. 7 on the port side is destroyed."

Another servitor slave added.

"The light spear array is charged to 91 percent."

"Transmit deck compartment power transfer to relay."

A huge amount of tactical data and information overwhelmed the bridge and Eugene Eleanor. He felt the ship beneath his feet tremble like a beast, and the Rectification was trying hard to keep up with his orders. He was also trying to support himself and resist another tilt of the bridge.

"The target has been locked..."

The gunner on the gun deck reported, his half-human, half-mechanical head buried in a bank of graphic displays.

In front of them, the Ork Onslaught-class assault ship was maneuvering at full speed, but the Rectification was following closely behind it, and after spinning through an ice ring and a pile of battleship wreckage, the battleship finally gained a clear shooting space.

"Now, Gunner."

Eugene shouted:

"It's time to seize the opportunity."

The bow lance of the Rectification opened fire, and two beams of light pierced the enemy's hot tail plasma stream.

"good!"

Eugene yelled, punching his own palm.

The target warship was hit by two lances at the stern, and the hull was blown to pieces in a series of explosions. Its wreckage broke into several pieces and flew out in a series of explosions.

"roundabout!"

Eugene Eleanor ordered.

"Go under the ice ring immediately."

The Rectification dived downward rapidly. New enemies came into their sight. Ice rings, planets, asteroids and wreckage of battleships hovered above the armored glass of the bridge. There was a continuous disturbance in three-dimensional space surrounding them, locked and circling.

"Destroy the enemy ship."

Gunner reports.

"Well done."

Eugene praised.

"The Thunderhawk gunship continues to approach."

The servitor in front of the sensors and inductors repeated it again, its voice faint, sounding like it was reporting a common fuel leak in the redundant coils in the bilge.

"How many are there?"

"Ten crosses, in tight formation, ready to fire at any time."

The Rectification and the Warhorse had been focusing their fire on the thin-skinned and large-bodied Orc fleet, trying to destroy these low-quality Orc warships first. They ignored the Chaos War Gang's Underworld-class heavy cruiser and ignored the attack of the heavy cruiser, which eventually led to the penetration of the Void Shield No. 7.

And those ten Thunder Hawk gunboats.

Just head straight for this gap!

The close-in guns and rapid-fire guns on the side of the Rectification opened fire, and the shells drew a trajectory like a chain of fire in the darkness. Some Thunderhawk gunboats were hit, two of them exploded and turned into a ball of fire, and another one caught fire and lost power.

"Fire again."

A Thunderhawk gunship was blown to pieces in the attack, its wreckage tumbling in a curling arc. Two more gunships collided head-on with the shells and then fell sharply.

But there were still four that reached the gap. Then, the Thunder Eagle gunship fleet quickly changed course, suddenly accelerated forward, and rushed into the gap in the void shield of the Supremacy.

"Open the hangar door!"

Eugene gave an unexpected order.

After saying this, the acting captain looked at the Iron Pagoda Terminator.

The other party nodded at him, slammed the power lance in his hand to the ground, and walked towards the boarding deck with his armor clanging in unison.

"Instead of guessing where they're going to land, we should open up the hangar and make room... Attention, all personnel on the boarding deck should evacuate immediately. I repeat, evacuate immediately!"

Eugene leaned over and shouted into the radio.

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　I have a lot of things to do today, and I haven't finished the other half yet, so I can only post half of it first

(end of this chapter)