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Halo Galaxy, near the Mass Effect repeater.

Snort –

Silently, the scarred StarUnited fleet ended its short leap and appeared like a phantom in the airspace fifteen kilometers away from the repeater.

They stayed for a moment in a posture of "ready to make another leap", and since they did not find any enemy, they slightly dispersed to form a battle formation and slowly approached the repeater.

The Third Fleet's flagship battle group was previously attacked by aliens in the "Fourth Halo", and if it wasn't for Connor's reminder, it was almost wiped out.

However, due to some delays in the dispatch of the Airborne Force in pursuit of the Survey Force that had "landed" into the Fourth Aura, the flagship battle group found an opportunity to regroup and make a short jump.

But the trouble is that this "short jump" that is not across galaxies must target some kind of celestial body, and the halo galaxy has only one star except for the nine rings.

The flagship battle group, which did not intend to land on the surface of the sun, jumped to other auras, but after the jump, there was no chance to rest and recuperate, and the alien fleet that had released the airborne troops followed.

Obviously, as the "host", they have long monitored these auras, and no matter which auras the Star Alliance fleet jumps to, they will always follow as soon as possible.

The only good news is that although these alien fleets are numerous and powerful, their bodies are very brittle, and they often turn into a pile of space junk after a few shots, and then these garbage will be easily taken away by the Star Alliance fleet for research.

In the end, the Star Alliance fleet deceived the pursuing fleet with a false shot, and several short-distance oversteps directly returned to the mass repeater airspace, which seems to be safe for now, but it is not certain how long it will be safe.

On the bridge of the flagship "Karachi", the white-haired General Grisham was pacing back and forth at the star map table: "It seems that they have been dumped, adjutant, report the current situation." ”

"Our fleet lost 35% of the battle, and the alien fleet lost only 17%," the middle-aged lieutenant who had recruited Kang Na and the others before was following him with a data board: "But judging from the total combat strength ratio of our two sides, our side has the advantage in the battle, General." ”

"The tigers can't stand a pack ......of wolves," General Grisham frowned: "There is still no news from the landing force?" ”

"Yes, they have been out of touch for nearly 48 hours, since there are no other stars in the Halo Galaxy, the buoy network cannot be established, so their communication must be within the effective range, in addition, we are sure that the alien fleet has sent several times their airborne troops to land, and they can basically be marked as KIA (Death in Battle)." The adjutant responded.

"No, for the time being, it's marked as MIA (missing in battle)," the old general shook his head: "The excellent graduates specially sent by N7 will not die so easily." ”

"Yes, General," the adjutant continued, swiping a few times across the datapad in his hand, "and in addition, the analysis of the aliens and their warships has been completed. ”

The adjutant pressed on the star chart table, and the structure of the silver-white and narrow battleship and the half-length diagram of the alien were projected in the air: Xincheng

This type of warship has only one main gun and two secondary guns, but it has the stealth ability to deal with optical and electromagnetic radars, and if they are invisible, they can only be detected by gravitational radars with a short scanning radius, and according to other data analysis, it is equivalent to a destroyer in the Starlink standard. ”

"Heh, 'Destroyer Sea'? During the exercise, this method of operation was indeed proposed to deal with the cruiser battle group, but it was abandoned because it was very difficult to operate in practice," General Grisham glanced at the alien destroyer, and then looked away: "As for these guys...... Lizardfolk with long carapaces? ”

"They're warm-blooded, General," the adjutant slid his finger to the panel, "Most of the organs in the body are the same as those of humans, but the head, arms, and calves are abnormal, and the strength of the exoskeleton is equivalent to that of a fingernail, and it is almost defenseless, so it is speculated that it may have encountered a harsh environment during its evolution." ”

"So why are they attacking us?" General Grisham stared at the alien image with anger on his face.

"Since their fleets are always silent, we can't analyze them, but the researchers have come up with several hypotheses," the adjutant continued to turn the page: "One, they were ordered to guard the auras and not allow anyone to land, two, they would attack us because we came from the other side of that broken repeater and had nothing to do with the aura, and three, the peculiar ecology on these auras proved that they were a 'zoo', and these aliens were employees of the zoo and wanted to keep us in it." ”

"Hey, is there anything more ridiculous than the third guess? They are both interstellar civilizations, how can they capture each other in the zoo? Grisham scoffed.

"Fourth, these rings are actually some kind of superweapon that will wipe out any intelligent life that lands, even in the galaxy, so those alien fleets are all dumb." The adjutant added.

“…… Well, there really is," the old general shook his head repeatedly.

"The latest analysis results show that the DNA of these creatures is left-handed, and none of our food can provide them with nutrients," the adjutant seemed to click on something, and continued, "In that case, at least they are not attacking us to protect the biological resources on the aura." ”

"It also means that Starlink will have a half-length list of goods when trading with them - if peace talks with them are made in the future." General Grisham continued to shake his head.

In the absence of a fundamental conflict of interest, no matter how fierce the encounter is, it is possible to negotiate peace, but unfortunately, those "guardians of the earth" must have a chance to advocate the theory of an alien threat again.

"So, are we jumping towards the Reach now?" The adjutant asked.

While the two were talking, the fleet had already entered the "jump range" of the Mass Effect repeater, but because they were used to seeing blue electricity, the flickering red electric light on the wreckage Mass Effect repeater was still a little nervous.

"I think—" As soon as Admiral Grisham said two words, he saw a large number of silver-white warships appear in the place where his fleet had jumped before: "Jump! Immediately, immediately! ”

Squeak squeak - boom -

Even though no sound could be heard in space, the soaring red glow of the repeater's wreckage and the subsequent explosion-like jump still made those who saw it involuntarily dub in their heads.

"The fleet left behind in the Zhiyuan galaxy should be ready for battle, and I have rehearsed this kind of being pursued, if they dare to be lazy and fish-" General Grisham had just breathed a sigh of relief, and the remaining half was stuck in his throat because he saw a busy galaxy.

"Hell! Why did we jump to Europa?! ”