Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1424: Chapter 536: Metal Frenzy [5,300 Words]

One after another, thick energy beams pierced into the Trap Formation’s spherical defensive array, then dispersed and focused, pointing directly at eight large armed battleships within.

Each large armed battleship of the Trap Formation was locked onto by at least dozens of the most powerful energy cannons.

Yet, in the end, these focused energy cannons hit nothing, passing straight through the spherical defensive array and disappearing into the deep space beyond.

"What’s going on?"

Fudin was taken aback.

"Report to the Marshal, the enemy suddenly released air mist from the small fighters at the forefront, using the speed difference of light in different media to create a refraction effect, changing the optical environment and deceiving our optical locking system."

The Staff Department replied.

Fudin: "Damn it! This is optical refraction tactics, the military system has alerted us, and a plan was prepared, but how did you not think they would use it here! Never mind, quickly use the Radiation Neutrino Bomb! Is it not ready yet!"

The Chief of Staff, who was also the deputy leader of the Pacquiao Pirate Group, explained: "We’ve only had this complex new-type weapon for less than two months. Its pre-detonation process is extremely complex, and due to severe damage to the smart devices, frontline operators can only manually adjust, the operation is not very skilled, there’s no way."

Fudin heard this, his anger slightly subsiding but still anxiously urging, "We can’t let this turtle formation advance any further, have them speed up a bit, we cannot delay any longer."

After thirty seconds, the Chief of Staff breathed a sigh of relief, "Marshal, it’s launched."

"I saw it. No need to remind me." Fudin’s eyes widened as he stared at the images returned by the optical system before him, only to see dozens of wave-rider shaped missiles vertically launched from above the numerous large warships at the forefront of the Central Army Headquarters Fleet, and then quickly changing direction in space, starting to accelerate step by step towards the spherical battle formation of the Trap Formation.

On the surface, the flying speed of these wave-rider missiles didn’t seem fast, but each forward-leaping bounce was particularly abrupt, like skipping a stone, each bounce significantly increasing speed, with subtle course changes.

If someone were tracking and observing at this moment, they would find that these wave-rider missiles did not use conventional medium propulsion engines, but instead used repeated explosive recoil for segmented acceleration.

The reason they were designed in a wave-rider shape was not to "skip," but rather to utilize the broader three-dimensional rear tail fins to carry the thrust brought by the recoil plasma explosion.

In just under a minute of segmented acceleration, the flying speed of this batch of wave-rider missiles reached 0.2 times the speed of light.

This kind of acceleration performance is truly terrifying, considered to be the pinnacle weapon crafted by the Mechanical Empire’s military. This indeed is also the strongest equipment provided by Nanxiang Marquis Liu An to the Pirate Alliance.

In a certain sense, Liu An’s actions have already severely overstepped boundaries, after all, he intends to threaten the life of another legitimate Imperial Earl.

After reaching 0.2 times the speed of light, the broad wings of the wave-rider missiles gained another function.

During high-speed flight, the thick heat-resistant wing blades began to collide with space dust at high frequency.

The blades could change angles to obtain different torque from the collisions, then use that torque to change direction, just like a track-changing missile flying within an atmosphere.

By constantly changing direction with the blades, the path of the high-speed missiles began to present a continuous curved posture, making them eerily elusive, difficult to capture.

The Red Blade Ambush Camp Fleet seemed to have spotted this batch of peculiar missiles, attempting to intercept them with energy weapons.

However, the trajectory of the wave-rider missiles was too elusive, and their agility too exceptional, resulting in the interception being too late to take effect, ultimately allowing these dozens of missiles to pierce right into the center of the spherical defensive formation and smoothly detonate.

At the moment of detonation, the reconnaissance ship responsible for close observation by the Pirate Central Army immediately flashed a three-segment laser to the rear, indicating the successful detonation of the Radiation Neutrino Bomb.

Fudin was overjoyed beyond measure, not waiting to further verify the battle results, immediately ordered the frontline fleet of the Central Army Headquarters to launch a full-scale assault, fearing to miss the opportunity.

No one in the Staff Department tried to dissuade his rash action.

These professionals all understood the performance of the Radiation Neutrino Bomb and believed that no accidents were possible.

The orders received by frontline personnel were roughly as follows: "The enemy has suffered heavy damage, with extremely severe personnel losses, and will be incapable of counterattack in the short term. Take the opportunity to attack, quickly expanding the advantage. Even if there is the occasional counterattack, it will surely be a low-probability event, not to be concerned with."