The battle on Callisto took a sudden turn. The two landing ships' strange ascent naturally drew the attention of the Earth Defense Force surrounding them.
The nearby robot forces were baffled by this sudden development, but when their priority targets voluntarily emerged from their tightly guarded formation, how could they let the opportunity slip? Countless airborne units swarmed upward like flying ants, pursuing the enemy warships!
The ground-based Laser Turrets likewise abandoned their original targets and concentrated their fire on the ships overhead. Everyone understood that if they could destroy those two command ships, the outcome of this battle would be a foregone conclusion.
The Winged Race landing ship's Force Field Shield was simply too sturdy. With its defenses fully engaged, every attack could only send ripples across the shield.
Yet the relentless barrage still gradually dimmed the once-brilliant blue shield, giving the Earth Defense Force hope. Disregarding the enemy's covering fire, they accepted enormous losses as they fired madly at the two targets overhead!
For a moment, lasers filled the sky like a forest, and a meteor shower seemed to rain down. Even the air around the Winged Race landing ship grew scorching hot.
While the Winged Race's shields operated at full strength, a strange golden mechanical assembly resembling the ribs of an umbrella extended straight downward from the bow of the heavily protected Sea Race landing ship.
"Wave Cannon, fire!" The Sea Race captain gave the final order.
"Bzzzt..." Immense energy gathered. With a hum, a blue force-field wave suddenly rippled between the seven umbrella ribs, forming a shield-shaped halo beneath them that held its shape!
The Winged Race landing ship then left its protective position, swung through a half circle, and moved directly above the Sea Race landing ship, covering the sky like an umbrella canopy.
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