418. The soul roars
In a general space war, the contact distance between the two fleets is mostly between one and five light seconds, and this interval is also known as the effective combat zone.
If the distance between the two sides is too far, it will be difficult for even beam weapons to hit each other, and the distance of five light seconds is five seconds of flight time for beam weapons, which is exactly the threshold for most warships to perform effective dodge operations. In addition, at a distance of more than five light-seconds, the power of the light-speed weapons of the Galactic humans will be greatly reduced, and even if they attack the opponent, they will not be able to deal enough damage.
Similarly, the distance between the two sides cannot be too close, even if the technologically backward Blue Star has developed into the era of over-the-horizon, interstellar warfare, especially the battle between large fleets, it is impossible to have a scene of hand-to-hand combat between the warships of both sides, and one light second is basically the minimum distance of this era war with beam weapons as the standard.
Therefore, the battlefield set by Gao Shuai, with Ameral as the center, with a radius of twenty light seconds, is large enough, and there is a distance of forty earth and moon between the two ends of the battlefield, which is already beyond the threshold for a moderate or even large-scale battle.
Far away from Ameral, the group of Soul Eaters after the jump began to form and enter the offensive position.
"According to calculations, the Hunter's Soul Eater Swarm will be ready to attack after 180 seconds, with an estimated attack distance of five light-seconds. Kilia's voice rang out in the command hall, and the observation window simultaneously displayed a preview and countdown to the path of the Soul Eater swarm.
Gao Shuai nodded, the first step of the plan was successful, and Gornax chose to fight. The bait he had laid was enough to keep Gornax in the trap, and it was up to him to fend off the hunter's attack until the Valkyrie Guard finished jumping and joined the fight.
Gao Shuai's first step plan is to use the time difference between the two jumps to lay traps in advance by using the space mines obtained from Lobanov to trap the hunters, and use the soul planet as a bait to force these hunters who are accustomed to hunting with high speed and high mobility to engage in positional warfare with themselves, and only in this way can they limit the hunters to the greatest extent and improve their victory rate.
The six kings of the Frontier Wasteland have their own strengths. King Lobanov is good at defense, and the hunter is good at attacking.
Lobanov's sandcastle had the most powerful defenses in the wilderness and could be wiped out at any time with an invading enemy, so even though the King's Guard was the smallest of the six kings, none of them dared to engage in a full-scale war with him. Of course, it is undeniable that if only the combat power is ranked, Lobanov will definitely be the last one among the six kings.
In contrast, hunters who are good at attacking are ranked much higher. Among the six kings, the hunter's combat power has always been in the top three, because of the super mobility of the soul eater, this characteristic allows the hunter to maintain a local firepower advantage in sports warfare even when the fleet is inferior in quantity and quality, and calmly divide and destroy the enemy.
Not to mention the weak opponents, even the strongest of the six kings will suffer a lot under this sports tactics of the hunters.
But now, Gao Shuai has succeeded in confining the hunters to a battlefield with a radius of twenty light seconds, and although the hunters in positional warfare are still the formidable enemies in the border wilderness, the danger level has decreased considerably.
Since taking over the Second Sex, Gao Shuai has spent a lot of time browsing Kilia's database, learning everything he needs to know about this era through the information in the database. For a king in a wasteland like a hunter, it is naturally impossible for Gao Shuai to ignore the past. Although most of the information on hunters in Kilia's database is superficial, it is enough for a handsome man to make a plan.
Having succeeded in restricting the hunter's mobility, the second step of the commander's plan was to wait for Shekretya and Braleva to arrive and attack from behind the enemy!
The King's Guard only has 100,000 warships, compared with the 400,000 Soul Eaters of the Hunters, although the attack power of a single ship is slightly better, but the number is hugely different, and the real combat power comparison between the two is about 1:3, which is still in the case of positional warfare.
However, under the leadership of Shekretya, the King's Guard, which has been renamed the Valkyrie Guard, can be reborn repeatedly, so the real combat power is stronger than the other side - provided that Shekretya can exert its full strength.
The Divine Power Module is undoubtedly powerful, but because of the identity of the outcasts, Gao Shuai and the others in the Blue Star Era cannot obtain enough soul power from the Soul Sea, coupled with the restrictions set by the observers, the power they can exert in the end is extremely limited.
Now, with the support from the Soul Planet, the real bottleneck is on the user, and rebuilding a fleet of 100,000 is definitely a big challenge for Shekretya. This is also the only uncertain place in Gao Shuai's plan.
At this moment, the hunters had already finished lining up, and the group of soul eaters formed an attack formation, and then opened their huge mouths in unison.
"Hum!" a dull wave of vibration swept over, like a giant hammer, slamming everyone's mind.
"This is the soul roar of the Soul Eater!" Gao Shuai's heart sank.
Soul Eaters have no vocal cords in their biological structure, they communicate with each other through soul vibrations, and when a group of Soul Eaters gather together, they can harmonize and amplify the frequency of these vibrations to perform an area attack together, making up for the lack of long-range power projection. This attack on the soul is the most primitive range attack of the Soul Eater - after all, the original Soul Eater does not have the armor and laser cannons it currently has on its body.
When hunters are hunting, they usually let the soul shark swarm the enemy first, and often this wave of soul roar alone can make the race that is not strong-willed or born with a weak soul lose the courage to resist and let the hunter slaughter.
Gao Shuai had been prepared for this habit of hunters, but he didn't expect that under the actual contact, the power was beyond imagination.
Except for Kolyagin's forehead flickering a few times, which transformed the soul attack into crystals, the other secondary sexes were all hit to varying degrees.
This is actually understandable, although the spirit of the second sex is very firm, but the soul roar launched by 400,000 soul eaters is really terrifying, and there are no records in the history of hunters that have launched it with such full force.
Just when the soul of the second sex was torn apart and the pain was unbearable, a warm feeling spread among them, and it felt like the former mother, driving away all the soul damage for them.
"It's Father!" the second sex instinctively sensed the source of this warmth and cheered.
The instinct of the second sex is correct, and it is indeed Gao Shuai who invoked the power of Amlar's soul and healed the wounds on their souls.
"Just a roar is so powerful. Gao Shuai soothed the second sex, and thought to himself, "It seems that the hunter seems to be much stronger than he imagined!"
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PS: Happy New Year's Day 2019! I wish you all a happy and happy new year, yes! (^-^)V
What's more, in the new year of 2019, we must work hard to speed up!
Voice of Mystery: "I've heard this six times from 12 years to now, do you think I'll believe it?"
Feet: "......" (┬_┬)
PS2: Feet and feet are going to polish some of the first chapters of the second part this week, and it won't affect the plot, so the next update will be on Saturday.
Mysterious voice: "Someone seems to have just said to try to speed up?" (gouging out ears)
Feet: "......" (┬_┬)