Xia Chujian's Rectangular Aircraft was still weaving through the Floating Turret swarm.
Being so close, the Floating Turrets couldn't aim properly.
A shot might hit one of their own Floating Turrets instead of the Rectangular Aircraft...
The simultaneous firing of those ten Floating Turrets earlier had missed the slippery Rectangular Aircraft, hitting hundreds of their own Triangular Cone Aircraft! The Haidagong piloting the Floating Turrets had learned their lesson.
They realized that having thousands of Floating Turrets advancing in the air simultaneously wasn't very convenient.
But if they spread out, they risked being targeted and destroyed piecemeal by the enemy's Starry Sky Fighters! The commanders behind the Haidagong quickly convened an emergency meeting upon seeing this.
They decided to ignore the enemy aircraft that had infiltrated the Floating Turret swarm.
Since the aircraft's firepower couldn't cause any damage to the heavily armored Floating Turrets, they would disregard it and focus on attacking the ten thousand-plus Starry Sky Fighters ahead! That was the only way to seize the enemy's Interstellar Airship.
Soon, Xia Chujian noticed that the Floating Turrets were indeed ignoring her, continuing to advance rapidly towards the Starry Sky Fighters in the airspace ahead.
Seven Lù transmitted the battle situation to the physical display screen in Xia Chujian's aircraft.
The Floating Turrets, covered in armor and energy shields, floated steadily in the atmosphere.
Rockets, Micro Missiles, and Electromagnetic Railguns were being unleashed towards the airspace ahead as if they were free!
Their own Starry Sky Fighter squadrons had already defeated the Triangular Cone Aircraft and were now approaching the Floating Turrets at high speed, launching attacks.
The fighters' fully automatic Smart Machine Guns fired continuously, with Micro Missiles and Portable Laser Cannons complementing each other, as they fearlessly charged towards the Floating Turrets.
Whoosh! A Starry Sky Fighter was hit by a blast from a Floating Turret and instantly turned into a fireball.
The Starry Sky Marine inside didn't eject, instead using the fighter's last bit of momentum to crash into a Floating Turret! *BOOM!* The Floating Turret activated its energy shield in time, blocking the burning Starry Sky Fighter.
The Marine Corps in the fighter closed his eyes in regret.
But then, another Starry Sky Fighter swooped in.
After firing a Portable Laser Cannon, the Marine Corps inside launched multiple Micro Missiles, emptying almost all of their inventory in a short time, finally creating a gap in the Floating Turret's energy shield.
At that moment, a nearby Floating Turret fired directly at the Starry Sky Fighter.
Two missiles were enough to tear the Starry Sky Fighter apart.
This time, the Marine Corps in the fighter chose to eject.
But as he ejected, the machine gun on the Floating Turret immediately targeted him, turning him into a bloody mess...
However, the Marine Corps' sacrifice didn't deter the other Marine Corps; instead, it ignited their fighting spirit.
Another squadron of ten Starry Sky Fighters came in, continuing to fire Micro Missiles at the Floating Turret whose energy shield had been breached, while also covering each other to avoid the fire from the nearby Floating Turrets.
But they underestimated the Floating Turrets' defense and agility.
Ten minutes later, another ten Starry Sky Fighters were shattered by the Floating Turrets.
However, they had successfully destroyed one Floating Turret! But the cost was too high.
It took a total of twelve Starry Sky Fighters, twelve Marine Corps, and all the Portable Laser Cannons and Micro Missiles they carried to destroy one Floating Turret! In Xia Chujian's opinion, it was far too wasteful.
At this rate, their fifteen thousand five hundred Starry Sky Fighters could only destroy about one thousand three hundred Floating Turrets, rounding up.
And they could see four or five thousand Floating Turrets in front of them!
Even if they were all wiped out, they wouldn't win...
Xia Chujian was starting to despair.
At this point, the Haidagong piloting the Floating Turrets were also getting fired up.
Facing the continuing onslaught of Starry Sky Fighters, the Floating Turrets reacted quickly.
They stopped using missiles or machine guns and switched to Electromagnetic Railguns.
As one Floating Turret finished charging a shot, the second Floating Turret took over and continued firing.
Intense and high-energy Energy Beams tore hundreds of Starry Sky Fighters into pieces.
Large missiles were also launched from the turrets, streaking across the night sky like meteors.
Energy beams and missiles converged in the air, striking the opposing Starry Sky Fighters, creating a dazzling beam of light that illuminated the entire world!
Xia Chujian immediately retreated to defend, while also sending a message to her side, ordering them not to continue charging.
This wasn't fighting a war, it was throwing away lives!
She opened the voice communication system, connecting to every Starry Sky Fighter, and said sternly: "First Interstellar Fleet, wave formation! Quickly increase speed and retreat into the Grand Canyon directly behind!"
"Second Interstellar Fleet, long serpent escort on both wings! Retreat behind the mountain peaks to the left!"
"Third Interstellar Fleet, high-altitude cover, roulette roll and circle! Retreat behind the mountain peaks to the right!"
"Fourth Interstellar Fleet, reduce altitude, increase speed, leave the opponent's range, then switch to Mecha and enter the Marine Plant Forest on the ground to hide temporarily!"
Xia Chujian couldn't stand by and watch these Marine Corps continue to fight in their usual way, sacrificing their lives.
Her immediate priority was to get these Warplanes out of contact with the Floating Turrets and out of their range.
Xia Chujian herself could break into the Floating Turret group, but the Starry Sky Fighters couldn't.
And even if they did break in, they wouldn't be able to destroy those Floating Turrets.
It would only give the Floating Turrets a chance to use machine guns to defeat them directly, without needing Electromagnetic Railguns or large Missiles.
Because although they had the autopilot program copied by Seven Lù, without Seven Lù's direct assistance, they probably wouldn't be able to dodge the Floating Turrets' lock-on and short-range fire so flexibly.
Xia Chujian drove the Rectangular Aircraft out of the Floating Turret group again.
As soon as she came out, she attracted the attention of many Floating Turrets.
They stopped chasing the Starry Sky Fighters and instead aimed at this Rectangular Aircraft that had caused them a lot of trouble.
But the flying skills of this Rectangular Aircraft were truly superb.
So superb that they could no longer lock onto the Rectangular Aircraft with radar.
While flying back, Xia Chujian kept launching Micro Missiles, and mixed a Shao Siming Black Silver Bullet into each Micro Missile!
This time, she chose "all" for the function of the Black Silver Bullet.
That meant that no matter what material the Floating Turrets were made of, they would be corroded and melted by the Black Silver Bullet...
The only difference was that the Floating Turrets were too large, and Xia Chujian wasn't sure to what extent a single Black Silver Bullet could melt them.
She saw that twelve Starry Sky Fighters had been destroyed, and the Marine Corps inside had been killed in action.
Therefore, when she retreated, she fired twelve Micro Missiles and twelve Shao Siming Black Silver Bullets, hitting twelve Floating Turrets.
A single Micro Missile couldn't break through the opponent's energy shield.
But a Black Silver Bullet could easily penetrate the energy shield and act on the Floating Turret itself.
In just thirty seconds, the tops of those huge Floating Turrets suddenly began to melt into black juice, then the black juice became clear and bright, and then it was vaporized.
The Haidagong inside the Floating Turrets, who were stained with a little bit of black juice, also howled and rolled around in the Turrets, and soon melted away.
Xia Chujian returned to her own position, and Seven Lù had already sent over the scene of one-third of the twelve Floating Turrets being melted.
Xia Chujian said regretfully: "A single Black Silver Bullet can only melt one-third of a Floating Turret."
"So a Floating Turret needs at least three Black Silver Bullets."
"...If the Military is willing to pay, this battle is not impossible to fight."
Of course, not yet. She had to go back and get some goods from Master Su Buyan first...
Xia Chujian turned the gun and then fired Micro Missiles at the twelve Floating Turrets that had already been melted by one-third.
The Floating Turrets that had been melted by one-third no longer had any protection.
Xia Chujian fired a Micro Missile at the weapon system of a Floating Turret, and the remaining ammunition that had not been melted immediately made a deafening roar.
Then a huge Floating Turret disintegrated and perished at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Xia Chujian fired eleven more Micro Missiles, using up all the inventory on the Flying Vehicle, before leisurely driving back to the Grand Canyon.
The place Seven Lù brought them to was a canyon area between two mountains.
On both sides of the canyon were dense Marine Plant Forests.
The bottom of the Grand Canyon was unfathomably deep, with even clouds and mist swirling around it.
The massive Floating Turrets couldn't descend into the canyon, but the more flexible and compact Starry Sky Fighters could.
Xia Chujian waited until all of her side's Starry Sky Fighters had safely retreated before returning to the canyon and reconnecting with everyone.
Their five Interstellar Airships were parked on five protruding natural platforms between the two mountains.
The temporary communication base stations were set up in those Interstellar Airships.
As long as they got close, real-time communication wouldn't be a problem.
Xia Chujian connected to everyone's public communication system and said sternly, "Who taught you to fight like this?!"
There was silence in the public communication channel.
No one spoke.
Xia Chujian took a deep breath, her tone less agitated, but still cold as she said, "The captain is asking a question, and you don't answer?"
Sun Jiahao then said, "...Captain, everyone saw you charging into the enemy's Floating Turret group and were worried about your safety, so they were anxious and..."
Xia Chujian: "!!!"
She never expected that this group of Starry Sky Marines would launch such a suicidal attack because they were worried about her safety! Xia Chujian's eyes felt a little hot.
She was touched, excited, but also regretful and annoyed, her mood incredibly complex.
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