Their Cannons Can Actually Break Through the Aeldari's Holographic Force

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The Solar Segmentum, Alicia.

Commander Nuno Belardo of the Alicia Defense Fleet sat at his console, quickly reviewing the situation on the void battlefield.

His fleet, following his orders, arrived at the designated location and launched an attack on the Aeldari Corsair.

Through countless battles against Aeldari Corsair, Alicia has found a reasonably effective method of attack.

The ships will be dispersed into three formations. The ships in the front formation will be heavily armored cruisers, and the dispersed formation will attract Aeldari fire.

With frigates at the core on both flanks, destroyers advanced rapidly, forming a concave line due to their different speeds, and launched a dense assault.

Frigates and destroyers are equipped with a large number of Torpedo Launcher to replace cannons.

Unable to pinpoint the enemy ships' location, Alicia's fleet opted for a torpedo bombardment tactic to maximize the chances of hitting the Aeldari warships.

Berlado reviewed the feedback from each ship and confirmed that all targets had been hit.

A slight smile crept onto his lips. His elite fleet had been forged in the flames of war, constantly harassed by both humans and numerous Xenos creatures.

From officers to Sailor, from torpedo tube operators to technicians, and even those on the lower decks eager for work, all were excellent crew members, no less so than those born on ships Children of the Void.

Those clans that have lived on ships for generations can use their experience and the tacit understanding that comes with ties to make up for the speed difference between their ships and those of the Aeldari.

Despite the entire fleet executing his battle plan flawlessly, not a single ship reported hitting Aeldari vessels.

Alicia's ships, the Belardos, all knew that what they had hit was likely an illusion created by the Aeldari's holographic force field.

It wasn't until the adjutant and ship officers checked the environment and compared the data that Bellador confirmed the destruction of five Aeldari warships.

He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: [The Aeldari Corsair fleet has approximately twenty warships.]

In the months-long cat-and-mouse chase that aimed to drive enemy ships into a "pocket" and exploit tactical advantages, six Aeldari warships were destroyed.

Based on past experience, if the Aeldari Corsair fleet loses half of its ships, it will retreat.

Berardo saw on the video screen that the frigate had arrived at its position, was fully powered up, and was ready to launch its attack.

He gave the order over the communication headset, "Left and right flank strike groups, charge! For Alicia!"

When the Vox Master relayed the fleet commander's orders to each warship, Belardo showed no joy whatsoever; the red battle damage reports flashing on the video screen stung his eyes.

[One cruiser, six frigates, and thirteen destroyers.]

[Adding to the cruiser, two frigates, and five destroyers lost in the previous guerrilla warfare, this defensive battle will be a crushing victory.]

Belardo clenched his fists. Hundreds of thousands of Alicia's children had sacrificed their lives to fend off the cunning Aeldari Corsair fleet.

Just then, the solemn voice of the Vox Master rang out in his communication headset.

"Bernardo, the Auspex officer has discovered a massive fleet that has suddenly appeared in the star system, consisting of fifty-four ships, and the number is still increasing."

"The marked warship has been sent to the Logis-Engine on your video screen."

Belardo stared nervously at the video screen. Alicia's fleet consisted of only eighty-three warships of various classes before the battle.

After a battle, every ship was damaged and unable to cope with the new threat.

"All scanning systems, full power, begin scanning. I need their intelligence."

"Quick!"

The wait was long, and sweat beaded on Berardo's forehead.

The information appeared on the second video screen on the left side of the control panel.

[25.81 kilometers long...]

Bernardo stunned; he had never heard of or imagined such a massive warship.

His flagship, the Shield of Alicia, was only 10.35 kilometers long.

Bernardo tapped his finger on the video screen to examine the complete image pieced together from multiple scanners.

[What a colossal void warship!]

Its overall form is Gothic in style; could it be a human force?

Bernardo thought this, the voice of the Silver Needle Master came through his communication headset.

"Bernardo, I have received a communication from the fleet."

"One of the languages is similar to the one we use."

They are the "Shadow of Order"...

Bernardo listened to the Vox Master's briefing while keeping an eye on the battle situation within the galaxy; he saw the black warships deploy their lines.

The Vox Master then relayed the received message.

"Bernardo, the enemy is about to launch a fire attack on the Aeldari warships. We demand that the warships they have marked withdraw from the battlefield to avoid friendly fire."

Bernardo stared at the video screen and noticed that twenty-nine warships had been marked.

He then looked at the newly appeared human fleet, and saw the dense array of cannons on those warships.

He first frowned, realizing that the artillery would be misled by the Aeldari fleet's holographic force field.

Bernardo scanned all the warships, especially the Artillery Array on the huge warship.

[The Aeldari warships have limited camouflage capabilities; once their cannons reach a certain number, they can cover the area occupied by the Xenos warships.]

Bernardo discovered that the number of newly arrived "Shadow of Order" fleet had increased to 138.

[The "Shadow of Order" fleet seems to possess such firepower.]

"Order the marked warships to withdraw from the battlefield."

Bernardo saw Alicia's yellow warship withdraw from the battlefield, while the black warship accelerated towards it.

A beam of colorful energy shot out from the black warship and blasted towards the Aeldari warship.

Bernardo's pupils dilated to their limit as he watched in astonishment as the beams of light pierced directly through the holographic field, causing damage to the Aeldari.

He looked in the direction from which the beam of light was coming and saw that on the huge void warship, there were two strange cannons mounted on the bottom sides of the ship.

The cannon was long and cylindrical, with a total length nearly one-tenth that of the ship, and one-fifth of its length exceeding the bow.

[That cannon could actually penetrate the Aeldari's holographic force field.]

Dense beams of energy rained down on the Aeldari warship.

The Aeldari's remaining dozen or so warships were quickly reduced to wreckage.

Three stellar hours later, Alicia's ruling class received reports of the battle, as well as reports of a newly emerging human force—the "Shadow of Order."

Besides the overwhelming strength of the "Shadow of Order" and their demands, what Shock them most was that their fleet actually possessed cannons capable of breaking through holographic fields.

Bernardo learned from the opposing commander, Howard Fender, that the cannon was called the Aether Cannon.

Howard's Stormbird landed in Alicia amid cheers, and after discussion, the Merchant Alliance Council agreed to accept the protection of "Shadow of Order".

They believed that with the protection of a powerful "Shadow of Order," they would be safe from pirate attacks and gain greater commercial benefits.