Six T2 Heavy Pulse Laser Secondary Cannons simultaneously aimed at the opposing T3 Stone Statue-class Medium Interstellar Frigate.
Six beams of pulse lasers were fired immediately.
Like six spears of starlight, they struck the star shield of the T3 Stone Statue-class Medium Interstellar Frigate.
The Gabo Clan Chief stared in shock as the star shield vanished in an instant. The star shield energy, which had been at 34%, plummeted to 0% in a flash!
"How... is this possible?" the Gabo Tribe Leader exclaimed in disbelief.
Six pulse laser shots had completely depleted his star shield.
Although energy-based weapons were more destructive against star shields, this was still a T2 Starship, for goodness' sake!
Could it at least know its place!
"Clan Chief... the secondary cannons on that T2 Interstellar Battleship... they seem to be T2-level heavy pulse laser cannons!" the sharp-eyed Adjutant beside him stammered, swallowing hard.
Heavy pulse laser cannons?
Are you kidding me?
Did your T2 Interstellar Battleship cheat?
Weapons like these were typically used as main cannons on standard medium T2 Interstellar Battleships. Yet here they were, serving as secondary cannons... and six of them installed at that!
What kind of T2 Interstellar Battleship was this anyway!
Just as the Gabo Clan Chief was venting his frustration, a swirling, vortex-like ripple suddenly appeared around the main cannon barrel of the distant T2 Interstellar Battleship.
Immediately afterward, alarms blared across the starship bridge.
Before he could even react, he felt himself hurled violently into the air, crashing heavily onto the floor, his face bruised and swollen.
But this was far from over. Piercing alarm sirens echoed one after another across the bridge.
"Warning! Warning! Warning! The starship's Energy System has suffered critical failure. An explosion is imminent within thirty seconds... All personnel must evacuate the starship immediately. Evacuate immediately!"
The Gabo Clan Chief was dumbfounded.
You've got to be kidding!
A T2 Interstellar Battleship, with just a single shot, managed to cause a critical failure in his starship's energy system, leading to an explosion?
He knew all too well that an explosion in the energy system was no less dangerous than a detonation in the starship's largest Ammunition Depot.
"What in the world is this T2 Interstellar Battleship!" the Gabo Clan Chief cursed inwardly, his emotions a tangled mess. But now, he had no other choice. He immediately rushed into an escape pod on the bridge, preparing to abandon his Flagship.
All around him, escape pods containing bridge crew members ejected one after another.
Yet, the escape pod the Gabo Clan Chief was in showed no sign of movement.
"Alert! Alert! Escape pod ejection sequence failure! Escape pod ejection sequence failure!"
Hearing that damned system alert, the Gabo Clan Chief felt the overwhelming urge to curse his luck.
Was today his unlucky day? Had he used up a lifetime's worth of misfortune?
In the next second, the T3 Stone Statue-class Medium Interstellar Frigate exploded. The brilliant fireball was a dazzling spectacle in the cosmos.
Shen Bing was momentarily stunned by the sight.
"This T3 Stone Statue-class Medium Interstellar Frigate is way too fragile, isn't it?" Shen Bing muttered to herself. According to her plan,
the first wave of attack was supposed to destroy the enemy's star shield and inflict some damage to the Enemy Ship's hull.
Then, her ship would withstand a round of enemy fire, wait for the Main Cannon and secondary cannons to reset, launch a second wave of attacks, and finally secure the victory.
She never expected it to end so quickly.
So fast that she didn't even have time to react.
[Task progress updated: Eliminated mission target "Gabo Tribe Leader." Mission completion: 50%]
[Task progress updated: Destroyed one T3 interstellar warship. Mission completion: 55%]
The system prompt sounded in Zhao Chen's ears as he glanced at the battlefield situation.
He was somewhat surprised that Shen Bing had managed to take out a T3 Stone Statue-class Medium Interstellar Frigate. Although the T2 Snow Mastiff-class Heavy Interstellar Battleship's performance was formidable, to some extent it could even be considered a quasi-T3 interstellar warship.
But who among ordinary people would dare pilot a T2 Starship to challenge a T3 interstellar warship across tiers?
Especially right under the noses of an entire enemy fleet.
It had to be said, Shen Bing's abilities as the civilian class belle were truly well-deserved!
With the Snake People Clan interstellar fleet joining the battle, the rate at which Han Tianwang's fleet starships were being destroyed accelerated significantly.
After all, according to Zhao Chen's prior agreement with Queen Medusa, out of these five hundred Snake People Clan interstellar warships, one hundred had to be T2 Starships.
So their combat capability was still quite considerable.
[Task progress updated: Destroyed enemy fleet ships reached one thousand. Mission completion: 60%]
The number of destroyed enemy ships surpassed one thousand, while the enemy's remaining T3 interstellar warships were now only three!
Han Tianwang's T3 Scorpion-class Medium Interstellar Cruiser, the Fire Lizard Clan Chief's T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleship.
And the Pirate Boss's T3 Porcupine-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer.
At this moment, Han Tianwang also received the news that another T3 interstellar warship had been destroyed, along with the successive deaths of the Black Pig Clan Chief and the Gabo Tribe Leader.
His expression turned grim, sweat beading on his forehead.
This situation had completely exceeded his expectations.
Originally, he thought losing a few hundred starships would be enough to defeat Zhao Chen's interstellar fleet. At most, he might have to sacrifice one or two more T3 interstellar warships while surrounding and attacking that T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser.
But now?
Out of ten T3 interstellar warships, only three remained, one of which was essentially "crippled."
Out of eight hundred T2 Starships, more than half had been lost in battle, and the remaining half were now in complete disarray.
All the battlefield theories Han Tianwang had learned at the North Star Starship Military Academy seemed utterly useless here.
What happened to the advantage of starship numbers?
What about the generational gap between T2 and T3 interstellar warships?
Wasn't it said that T4 star shields could only be installed on T4 Interstellar Warships?
Weren't T3 interstellar stealth bombers supposed to be obsolete, niche ship types?
What about the supposed strength differences between ship classes?
Here, it was all a pile of nonsense.
"Young Master Han, the situation isn't looking good. We've lost too many T3 interstellar warships and T2 Starships, which has greatly impacted our morale. I suggest... we retreat for now and reconsider our strategy!" the Pirate Boss interjected, proposing a retreat.
"Retreat? You want me to retreat after fighting like this!" Han Tianwang gnashed his teeth.
Not a single one of Zhao Chen's interstellar warships had been destroyed; only a few dozen of the Snake People Clan's interstellar warships had been taken out.
The current loss ratio between the enemy and themselves had reached a terrifying one to fifty! And it was still rising!
The Pirate Boss's expression turned serious. "Young Master Han, you should understand."
These forces that Sun Shao left in the Reef Starfield—if you really let them all be wiped out, even if we ultimately win...
Will Sun Shao ever let you off?"
Hearing these words, Han Tianwang shuddered all over.
Just thinking about Sun Shao's ruthless nature, despite his outwardly cheerful and ordinary appearance.
But beneath that face lay a wickedness that both Han Tianwang and Zhang Haoran feared.
Han Tianwang trembled as he sat in the captain's chair, at this moment he truly seemed like a defeated man.
In a final, weak voice, he said, "Then... let's retreat."