From the moment he arrived on this planet, Muru had seemed remarkably calm, at least on the surface. Ten thousand years had turned his homeland into a distant memory in his mind, so even after seeing what had become of Sulun, he could accept it calmly. Yet that calm was finally shattered. When he saw those gray-white warships, curved like bizarre giant worms, the fury in his voice came rushing through the communicator.
"Don't panic. I'll shoot them down." Hao Ren immediately locked onto the three aircraft and activated the secondary cannons on both sides of the Giant Turtle Rock Platform.
At the same time, the three aircraft over the distant city clearly noticed the Giant Turtle Rock Platform as well. Their pilots obviously couldn't understand how an unheard-of third-party ship had suddenly appeared, but to them, anyone appearing on this battlefield was an enemy. The three aircraft immediately spread out, and halos began to spread across a series of curved metal plates along their flanks.
The instant those halos spread, the Giant Turtle Rock Platform's radar briefly lost its lock on the targets. They seemed to be some kind of interference device, which made Hao Ren regard the technology of these renegades with slightly greater respect. Nolan quickly recalibrated the fire-control system, however, and the secondary cannons on both sides of the ship opened fire simultaneously.
Bright blue beams shot out from beneath the Giant Turtle Rock Platform's armored belt and struck two of the distant aircraft without the slightest delay. One seemed to have been hit right in a vital area. Its shield flickered violently before collapsing, and a series of bright fireballs erupted from its curved hull. The entire craft broke apart in the explosion, becoming a mass of searing metal wreckage that slowly slid down toward