Chapter 4: Starfall
As the headquarters of the Apocalypse Company, it is naturally impossible for Apocalypse Star to really lose its ability to resist completely because of a large-scale warship loss, let alone completely collapse the defense line because of Kunwu's small loudspeaker broadcast.
After a brief runaway of control, Apocalypse has already begun to fight back in full force.
First of all, a large number of autonomous unmanned combat units rose into the air and began to fill the chaotic defense line, and at the same time, the planet-level full-band wide-area radio began to broadcast, and this broadcast had only one effect, that is, to disrupt Kungo's broadcast.
It is impossible for a signal amplifier composed of thirty-three small warships to be as powerful as a planetary fortress twice the size of a standard Earth. So when the big horn on the Apocalypse Star sounded, Kunwu's little horn basically lost its effect.
"Is the data collection over?" Kungo looked at the host projection on the side.
"It's over!"
"Okay, let the autonomic robot bring the data back to the old doctor, we should enter the second stage!"
"This ship understands!"
Soon, in the phalanx of thirty-three small warships, an inconspicuous specially equipped autonomous robot reversed from the space gate back to the location of the Nirvana.
After that, the space gate composed of ten warships was closed, and the final number of Starfire fighters was fixed at 190,000, and after combat attrition, there were still about 150,000 left.
"Order, all warships and Starfire fighters enter overload mode and start the 'Starfall' mission!"
"The fleet receives the order, all warships enter overload mode, the second control loop goes online, and the mission code 'Starfall' is activated!"
Thirty-three small warships formed a sharp array and began to charge towards the Apocalypse.
The remaining 150,000 Starfire fighters were guarding the battleship phalanx, like a swarm guarding the hive, coiling around the battleship phalanx at high speed while pouring their firepower in all directions.
The reaction of the Apocalypse Star Space Defense Front was a step slower, and the on-site commander had lost his command ability due to the previous small loudspeaker broadcast, and now the defense line was maintained by self-disciplined units.
Self-disciplined units are certainly slower to respond to tactical changes than experienced commanders.
Therefore, by the time the self-discipline units on the Apocalypse defense line reacted, the phalanx of thirty-three small warships had already broken through the first line of defense and rushed towards the synchronous orbit defense line.
The high-energy particle heavy cannon on the armed platform of the synchronous orbit spilled deadly light, but the shields of the thirty-three small warships fused together were not so easy to destroy, not to mention the arch guard of the 150,000 Starfire fighters.
The battleship phalanx couldn't stop it for too long, but it didn't need to be blocked for too long.
Three seconds later, the group of small warships, which had accelerated to sub-light speeds, had already rushed through the synchronous orbital defense line, smashing an armed platform to pieces.
As a result, the price was paid for nearly 100,000 Starfire fighters and thirteen small warships.
In exchange for the opportunity for all remaining units to launch a desperate charge towards the ground.
The Apocalypse finally understood what his opponent's tactics were this time. - These thirty-three small warships and the 150,000 Starfire fighters did not think of survival in the first place.
Having touched the atmosphere, a large number of Starfire fighters formed a shield-like structure in front of the battleship group, helping the battleships in the rear to empty the high-speed air and reduce air friction, and at the same time, the battleship phalanx was also placed in a formation that was more conducive to breaking through the atmosphere.
All units stabbed towards the ground like a spear from the sky.
The anti-aircraft fire on the ground was already in full swing, but there was no good way to take the already dead fleet.
They can destroy the battleship, but they can't vaporize the wreckage of the battleship itself instantaneously. When these enemies have given up their lives, their remains will also become weapons.
Not just the battleship phalanx, but also the destroyed armed platform in the synchronous orbit. The thing itself was a ten-kilometer-long fixed platform in space, and after it was destroyed, it was pushed into the atmosphere by the Starfire fighter jet.
Large swaths of debris fell like a meteor shower.
Deadly meteor showers.
Apocalypse Star has activated emergency defense means, countless fighters have taken off from the ground, trying to vaporize a large number of wreckage, but the number of wreckage is too large, and there are some warships and fighters with counterattack capabilities, which makes interception more difficult.
With the current technology of human beings, there is no way to activate a shield that can cover the entire planet, and human beings can only create partial shields now, which has a certain effect on long-range firepower attacks, but is useless for suicide attacks of outlaw fleets.
There are still two kilometers above the ground, and the number of Starfire fighters is already less than five hundred, and they have changed the assault mode under the orders of the program, frantically attacking the surrounding Apocalypse fighters to prevent the other party from vaporizing the wreckage.
And among the large swarms of burning wreckage, there were three intact battleships left.
Or it shouldn't be said to be complete, it should be said that it still has combat ability, and the best of the three battleships is almost out of sight.
Bang!
A violent explosion occurred, and a large explosion suddenly occurred in the middle of a starship that had long been wrecked.
The starship power furnace there was turned off safety protocols, and instead of going into a cooling state when the battleship was destroyed, it overloaded itself, and now the power furnace exploded.
Just like a signal, when the power furnace in one wreck explodes, the other wrecks with power furnaces that were not directly destroyed also exploded one after another.
The violent shock wave was connected in mid-air, spreading out an explosion of fire clouds for hundreds of kilometers, and under its impact, those entangled Starfire fighters and Apocalypse fighters were vaporized without even having a chance to dodge.
Two of the three warships that were barely able to maintain their form were torn apart and turned into new wreckage, leaving only the last one to hit the ground intact.
Small warships also have a length of 500 to 700 meters, which is of course very small in space, but it is definitely not small when placed on the ground.
Five or six hundred meters of metal bumps smashed into the ground at a speed of dozens of times the speed of sound, if it weren't for the fact that the anti-gravity field hidden under the ground of the Apocalypse Star was activated instantly, reducing the speed of the battleship to twice the speed of sound, just such a single impact could cause mass extinction within thousands of kilometers.
After a brief silence, there was an earth-shattering explosion, and the mushroom clouds that rushed into the sky for thousands of meters connected with the waves of explosion and fire in the sky, turning into a hellish scene.
"Starfall mission complete, data collection!"
The main engine of the Hunter, which had been hidden near the high orbit, recorded all the combat data.