Breakthrough
Forces are reciprocal. Although the Ancient Class Projectile has some targeted upgrades in armor compared to the ordinary Ancient Class, making it immune to minor collisions during flight, it cannot be ignored against a metal shield composed of tens of thousands of Unmanned Fighter.
The collision in space was silent, but the scene was quite tragic. The Ancient Class Projectile was directly smashed into scattered biological tissue. Some Mature Form and Larval Form inside survived by chance, but were immediately torn apart by the metal parts scattered by the Unmanned Fighter.
However, no matter how much precautions are taken, there are always times when they cannot be taken care of. The Unmanned Fighter swarm struggled to intercept each Ancient Class Projectile, but the Desolate Class Mothership's continuous firing mode did not stop for a moment.
Finally, an Ancient Class Projectile broke through numerous obstacles and approached the Yuntu Clan fleet. When it was only 30,000 kilometers away, the Ancient Class Projectile suddenly unfolded its curled-up form, bursting with dazzling blue lightning, and its Propulsion Module activated at full power.
The speed of the Ancient Class Projectile was simply too fast; its braking distance of 30,000 kilometers and the powerful reaction force nearly crushed it. However, during its deceleration, it encountered the final resistance of the Yuntu Fleet.
The secondary guns of the Yuntu Warship finally found their purpose. The Fire Control System locked onto the slowing Ancient Class, and a barrage of cannon fire ensued! The first Ancient Class to break through the Unmanned Fighter's defenses received VIP treatment.
The Yuntu Clan's technology is indeed very advanced; even their warships' secondary cannons utilize Dark Energy technology. This makes it impossible for even the Ancient Class Biological Armor, capable of withstanding ordinary energy secondary cannons, to withstand this barrage.
Evasion was impossible; in the face of such overwhelming fire, any maneuver was superfluous. Yet, before the barrage hit, this Ancient Class opened its Storage Sac and released the Mature Form and Larval Form within.
Tens of thousands of cannon fire arrived, instantly crushing the Ancient Class into dust. Due to the vast area covered by the cannon fire, most of the released Mature Form and Larval Form were also destroyed.
In the end, only two Mature Form managed to escape, but before they could play any role, the second wave of overwhelming attacks had already begun.
The energy was annihilated, and the crisis was completely resolved.
However, the Unmanned Fighter defense line was now riddled with holes, and more Ancient Class Projectile broke through the obstacles and reached the vicinity of the Yuntu Fleet.
The secondary guns opened fire frantically, struggling to maintain this last line of defense.
However, as more and more Unmanned Fighter were destroyed, not only were the Ancient Class Projectile making them impossible to defend against, but the ordinary Swarm had also arrived.
Mature Form, Larval Form, and Spider War-Bug patrolled and protected the Ancient Class aircraft, intercepting and destroying any Unmanned Fighter attempting to approach, while the Ancient Class aircraft took the opportunity to cross the explosion zone and approach the Yuntu Fleet.
The pressure on the secondary guns suddenly increased dramatically. The continuous firing pushed their system load to the limit. If this continued, they might even self-destruct before long.
But at this point, the Yuntu Clan couldn't care less about anything else. They deployed all their Unmanned Fighter. If this charge couldn't break through the encirclement, there would be no second chance. They couldn't afford to let all their previous efforts go to waste because of a problem with the secondary guns.
However, more and more Ancient Class were breaking through the Unmanned Fighter's defenses. After releasing the supplies in their Storage Sac, they prepared to charge.
However, the moment the secondary guns turned to fire, they made a sudden stop, moved sideways, and dodged the two cannon shots with a few Ancient Class movements.
The Ancient Class's "unruly" behavior forced the Yuntu Clan to allocate more firepower to target it, but the Ancient Class was no Larval Form, and its two Energy Main Cannon took advantage of the situation to fire.
The Yuntu Clan warships lack the ability to maneuver evasively in small areas and can only rely on their Reactive Armor to withstand attacks. The current formation is not suitable for frequent repositioning, which led to large-scale casualties among the outer warships.
Meanwhile, the released Mature Form and Larval Form also attracted some firepower with their rapid advance. However, their numbers far exceeded those of the Ancient Class, and their smaller size and agile movement made them even more difficult to target.
The result of the secondary guns' firepower being dispersed is that they are no longer able to defend against the fastest-moving Ancient Class Projectile. Now they have no choice but to give up defending some targets in order to relieve the pressure on the secondary guns.
The Ancient Class Projectile became their choice; these were the fastest and most difficult to defend against. However, their numbers were relatively small. Although the Desolate Class Mothership fired them almost non-stop, the total number of Desolate Class Mothership, only around a thousand, ultimately limited the number of Ancient Class Projectile they could launch.
However, the Yuntu Clan greatly underestimated the melee capabilities of the Ancient Class. Among the forces that fought against the Zerg, only the early Riken Race fleet had its defenses breached on a large scale by the Larval Form. After that, they had very few opportunities to engage in close combat, either because their opponents retreated on their own initiative or because they couldn't survive until the melee stage.
Therefore, the Star Sea Alliance has very little information about the melee combat of the Space Octopus. Based on the structure of the Space Octopus and the limited information available, people speculate that they are very strong in melee combat, but they have no idea just how strong they are.
Fortunately, they are now fortunate enough to witness it.
Unimpeded, the Ancient Class Projectile, crackling with blue Electric Arc, hurtled into the Yuntu Clan's fleet while seemingly braking. As it passed a warship, the Ancient Class's two longest tentacles, reaching nearly four hundred meters in length, grabbed the warship's protruding command tower, spun around, and used the force to try and throw the warship away.
But warships also have dignity. How could a 4,000-meter-long metal hull be thrown out by a "small thing" that is only 500 meters long? However, although the two sides are vastly different in size and weight, there is no point of leverage in the suspended state of space. It is impossible for the Ancient Class to throw the warship out, but it has pulled it off course.
Keep in mind that the warship was currently in motion, and at a considerable speed. The Ancient Class's movement was too sudden; when the ship was pulled to the side, the Yuntu Clan crew didn't have time to adjust before it crashed into another friendly warship not far away.
A side-sweep, combined with its considerable speed and weight, caused the out-of-control warship to slice into the friendly ship's cabin like a sharp blade. The Reactive Armor, capable of withstanding the bombardment of the Ancient Class main guns, was as flimsy as paper in the face of such physical impact.
The friendly warship was sliced in two, its bow continuing to fly forward. Sparks flew from the broken section, caused by an energy short circuit, and explosions erupted from within. Simultaneously, a large amount of equipment and debris was sucked out, along with some panicked, flaming Yuntu Clan.
Those who were lucky enough to be wearing protective suits could hold out a little longer, while others, dressed only in civilian clothes, were frozen in time shortly after being sucked out of the air.