Unlucky Feng Xiao

"Attention all captains, please prepare. Enemy coordinates have been locked. The military starships will now initiate a group jump to the front lines.

Please prepare for combat!"

[Jump countdown: 5... 3, 2, 1]

One of the Star-Land Class starships suddenly emitted a massive burst of white light, instantly enveloping the entire fleet. With a violent distortion of space, they vanished in an instant!

As expected of Alliance military starships. Even the most basic Star-Land Class vessels in the military possessed such powerful group Star Weapon capabilities.

Watching the streams of spatial energy rushing past, Feng Xiao felt a flicker of curiosity.

He had heard that once one joined the Alliance military, their own starship would be affected by the passive skills of a high-ranking officer's flagship, increasing the number of Star Weapon slots by 50% compared to standard ships of the same class!

He wondered if it could stack with his own quadruple Star Weapon slot capacity...

No, no.

Feng Xiao shook the thought from his mind. Wouldn't that be a betrayal of his ideals as an explorer?

Besides, his old man was quite opposed to him joining the military.

In a flash, the spatial fluctuations rapidly subsided, and a strange fleet came into view.

Aside from three traitor starships that were already bizarre in appearance, there were dozens of two-thousand-meter-tall warships shaped like upright crescent moons.

They seemed caught off guard by the sudden arrival of the fleet and did not immediately launch an attack.

The Alliance fleet showed no mercy. They began charging their weapons the moment they exited the group jump. By the time the enemy fleet reacted, hundreds of attacks were already barreling toward them!

Dozens of main cannon blasts were mixed among the barrage!

Just as the attacks were about to connect, one of the traitor starships emitted a shockwave. All incoming fire passed through the wave, their brilliance dimming slightly.

Yet, they still struck their targets. A terrifying energy storm converged and erupted, the resulting violent energy surge sweeping across tens of millions of kilometers in an instant!

Any asteroids or meteorites caught in the wake were shattered, ground into nothing but dust!

Witnessing such a shocking scene, Feng Xiao, participating in an operation of this scale for the first time, widened his eyes.

Although he had seen a war larger than this, those had been free-fire engagements without the coordinated, simultaneous volleys of a starship fleet.

He had to admit, the power of a fleet volley was simply incomparable to free-fire combat.

However, the limitations were significant; when focusing fire, ships were easily vulnerable to attacks from other directions, and their defensive capabilities were reduced while charging.

The side effects of mass charging were simply too great.

As the energy storm dissipated, the enemy fleet had suffered no losses, though the shield energy of every warship had dropped by at least 30%!

The Alliance fleet did not hesitate, rapidly closing in on the enemy and selecting their targets to unleash a relentless assault, giving the opposition no room to breathe.

"Core main cannons, stabilize charging. The other three main cannons, fire in rotation. Interference beams, lock down the enemy's core main cannons!"

The military Star-Land starship quickly pinned down the three traitor ships, engaging in a brutal, straightforward exchange of fire.

Energy missiles and nearly a hundred powerful ship cannons and main guns turned the surrounding area into a zone of devastating collateral damage.

Every time a main cannon blast roared past, it left the nearby elite captains breaking out in cold sweats.

"A captain's talent that reduces the power of our focused fire by 15%. I'm not sure of the restrictions, but it's at least a red-tier talent." The military captain said, gradually suppressing the disc-shaped starship before him.

He sounded somewhat regretful.

"A pity, but it is what it is. Let's finish this quickly, Captain Wang!" The younger military captain expressed indifference before calling out.

"Coming!"

Simultaneously, all Alliance starships participating in the battle received a notification.

[You have been enveloped by a starship skill]

[Temporary buffs acquired]

[Attack attribute +20%

Defense attribute +20%

Cooldown time -20%]

The firepower of every starship visibly spiked, completely suppressing the opposing vessels.

Feng Xiao only received the bonuses to his attack attribute and cooldown time; his defense remained unchanged.

"Looks like there are restrictions," Feng Xiao remarked with a hint of regret, then continued to launch a fierce assault on the Crescent Warship before him.

Without any fancy maneuvering or complex operations, he simply chased down the two enemy warships and hammered them!

Ship cannons and missiles unleashed a ferocious barrage against the two Crescent Warships, and every minute, the Fierce Star main cannon would fire a devastating strike!

Faced with such a violent onslaught, the Crescent Warships were forced to retreat and maneuver.

In contrast, the Star Origin showed no reaction to the four purple beams fired by the two Crescent Warships; it didn't even bother to dodge.

Each beam from a Crescent Warship dealt 1,500 damage. Most elite-class starship shields were under 20,000, meaning three hits were usually enough to break an elite ship's shield.

With an attack interval of 60 seconds...

Well, the Star Origin managed to recover all the damage it had taken exactly before each subsequent attack.

Under the reckless, brawler-style assault of the Star Origin, the two Crescent Warships, already possessing low shield values, quickly faced collapse under the relentless pursuit.

This ferocious combat style drew the attention of quite a few starships.

[What incredible defensive power!]

[It seems to possess an attack-weakening ability as well.]

[Its offensive power has also reached the standard of an elite-class starship; while not quite at the level of a veteran elite, it's still quite impressive.]

[Sigh, looking at that kid of mine, should I just scrap my account and start over?]

[Agreed, is a new account expensive?]

[...]

"Captain Wang, the new-generation captain of this starship is quite something."

"Captain Li, you've come from the inner regions of the Alliance; what do you think of this new-generation captain?" Captain Wang laughed heartily, asking with curiosity.

Captain Li's tone was filled with surprise: "To reach such a level in a mere few months, he would be considered a top-tier genius captain even in the inner regions.

His talent is likely of orange quality, above red, and perhaps even gold.

However, looking at his starship registration number, he should be located in a frontier region that was only recently developed."

"Oh?"

Captain Wang raised an eyebrow, his mind involuntarily calculating how to pull Feng Xiao into his own military district.

How many major factions could there be in a frontier region, and what kind of resources could they possibly provide?

The Alliance's major military districts were different; their annual funding was so high it was almost a burden, and they never lacked the resources required for starships, even providing a batch of high-quality Star Weapons every year.

Although the sheer number of new-generation captains meant they didn't receive as many resources as major factions, as long as one could prove their worth, they could pick and choose from the best Star Weapons!

"I'll see if I can recruit him after the fight."

He muttered to himself while showing no mercy in his own attacks.

The main cannons and other equipment on the Alliance's Star-Land class starships were standard military issue, possessing impressive power, excellent quality, and the ability to stack damage.

He quickly suppressed the traitorous ships opposite him.

On Feng Xiao's side, he had also shattered the shields of one Crescent Warship, and without a hint of hesitation, he unleashed a barrage of missiles and a minute of frantic cannon fire to destroy the vessel.

Suddenly, the two traitorous starships seemed to go mad, charging straight toward the Star Origin while tanking the heavy bombardment from the military starships.

A total of two core main cannons began charging, while several other main cannons and over a hundred secondary cannons fired in perfect synchronization!

The combined power exceeded 50,000!

One had to realize that when a high-level starship attacked a vessel significantly lower in level, the damage dealt far exceeded the displayed attack stats!

This was because starships at the Star-Land class and above inevitably possessed relevant skills or damage amplification.

No matter how high the quality of a low-level starship's skills might be, it was impossible to be immune to a starship two major tiers above it!

A 50,000-attack strike from a Star-Land class starship was enough to deal a devastating blow to the Star Origin!

"Not good!"

"Damn it!"

The military starships were instantly struck with alarm, unleashing their full firepower without restraint!

But even that could not stop them!

Feng Xiao's expression also shifted drastically: "Upgrade Storm Piercer to Lv5! Activate ultra-short-range instantaneous warp!"