"Accelerate!"

"Captain! The engine is running at full power! But the gravity device of the orc battle moon is pulling us! We can't distance ourselves from it! ”

"It's not a retreat, turn around, give me an acceleration towards the orc battle moon!"

The crew members who heard the captain's order were stunned for a moment, and then immediately replied to the captain.

"Yes!"

Since the orcs wanted to get close to the Imperial warships so much, the Empire's commander satisfied them.

The Imperial fleet, which was gradually being chased by the orc battle moon, turned around and rushed towards the orcs in the rear.

The reason why the Imperial fleet had to keep their distance from the orc fleet was because they didn't want to lose too much, not because they couldn't beat the orcs in close combat or were afraid of the orc's approach.

Imperial warships had a huge advantage when they had a long range, while orc shells were inaccurate and unreliable at long range.

Therefore, the orcs tried their best to prevent the Imperial warships from distancing themselves from them, and tried their best to approach the Imperial fleet, which was the opposite.

In close-quarters space combat, rudimentary artillery that has been massively placed on orc ships and constructed from tattered materials by orcs will be devastating.

But just because close range is good for orcs doesn't mean that Imperial ships are inferior to orc ships in close combat.

As the two sides get closer to each other, not only the weapons on the orc warships can show their firepower, but also the various close-range weapons installed on the Imperial fleets can show their incredible power.

For example, weapons such as plasma accelerator guns, plasma launchers, laser cannons, magnetic railguns, Gauss cannons, and a large number of different types of torpedoes.

When the orcs saw the Imperial fleet turn around and rush towards them, they increased their firepower at the same time, they were both angry and excited. The orc captains who commanded the orc warships roared and ordered their warships to sail towards the Imperial fleet.

"The orcs can't resist the provocation."

Looking at the performance of the orcs, the captains of the Imperial fleet smiled at the corners of their mouths.

Loss is acceptable, failure is unforgivable.

As long as these orcs can be eliminated, it is not unacceptable to pay some insignificant sacrifices.

In both directions, the distance between the Imperial fleet and the orc fleet soon reached a point where it could be called a face-to-face in a space battle.

However, due to the orc battle moon destroying the planets around it when it teleported, the space around the Imperial fleet and the orc fleet was covered with debris.

These massive fragments of broken planets and the wreckage of orc warships floated among the stars, posing a danger to the voyages of both sides. At the same time, it also greatly affected the range of attack of the ships of both sides.

The Imperial fleet can only be like the orcs, scattering the battleships and no longer forming any formation or echelon to attack.

But even though these warships were separated one by one, the various Imperial warships were constantly sharing information and maintaining communication with each other through various facilities.

Any sorts of information about orcs detected by any warship will be displayed on the tactical display. And once a warship is surrounded or attacked, the Imperial warships around it will quickly get the news and rush to support.

The scattered Imperial fleets are still different from the orc warships, which are truly alone.

"Report! The orc's spaceship approaches at the same time from three directions! ”

The orc warriors were eager to engage the approaching ships, and the appearance of the battle moon made them feel like they were walking again. One by one, they chose their targets and rushed towards the ships of the Empire.

An Imperial battleship was unfortunate enough to be targeted by a small fleet of orcs, and the orcs took advantage of the debris and boulders scattered in space at this time to quietly approach the Imperial battleship.

However, thanks to the powerful detection equipment on the warship, even if the orcs use the obstacle to obstruct it, the Imperial warship can accurately detect their approach, and can accurately judge their number.

"Deliver a new firing scheme to all gun crews! Let the carrier-based aircraft set off in formation! ”

The captain immediately judged the best solution based on the current situation, and in this distance and environment, torpedoes and carrier-based aircraft were the best way to attack.

But as soon as the captain's order was given, the enemy's reaction was detected on the ship's detection device.

"Captain! There are several more orc warships approaching in the stern direction, and there are new enemies everywhere!"

"Don't let them get near the stern! Let the carrier-based aircraft formation give priority to intercepting the enemy in the direction of the stern of the ship! At the same time ...... to the surrounding battleships"

The captain gave a quick order, but only halfway through the last sentence, he stopped talking.

This left the crew a little confused.

"Captain, do you want to call for help from the surrounding fleets?"

"No, it's just us. They have more important tasks! Now, go and carry out the order! ”

"Yes!"

The captain's resolute eyes revealed his own realization.

At this time, the key to this war is undoubtedly on the orc battle moon, and only by completely destroying this sudden orc spirit totem can the orc's counterattack be defeated.

However, the orc battle moon's huge hull and powerful void shield protection must rely on the powerful firepower of a large number of warships to quickly destroy the battle moon.

Add to that the countless planetary fragments and orc fleets around it that are controlled by gravity devices like "armor" and protect them. Plus the counterattacks and interference of the Battle Moon and the orc fleets around it.

Then the number of warships required to destroy the combat moon in such a situation rises further.

Now that the Rain of Swords drags one more orc ship, the more other Imperial ships will be able to get close to the Battle Moon to destroy it to end the battle.

If someone had to die for the great cause of the emperor, then why couldn't that person be me?

Rather than call for help from other Imperial ships, the captain of the Rain of Swords is here to face the small fleet of orcs rushing towards the Rain of Swords with a determination to face death.

The first to be pressed from all sides were hordes of orc assault boats, and the orc pilots above them piloted the rudimentary vehicle and launched an attack on the Imperial warships.

They ignore the anti-interception firepower of Imperial warships, and they don't care about the trash that flies irregularly in space at breakneck speeds, and they are desperate to shuttle between spaces.

These gnarled orc fighters soared around the Imperial warships, chasing streams of glowing tracer catapults. Getting close enough, they began to attack with torpedoes at the Imperial battleship.

However, the heavy anti-aircraft guns on Imperial warships use predictive tracking algorithms and powerful salvo fires to effectively address these threats from orc carrier-based aircraft.

Beams of laser weapons burst through space, and anti-aircraft guns emitted a continuous roar that scattered high-velocity shells around the ship, forming a razor-like net that trapped and tore the orc fighters to shreds.

Space is filled with explosions and the burning of flames of high-energy weapons.

As the orcs attacked the Imperial ships, the Imperial carriers engaged in fierce dogfights in space.

These pilots flew carrier-based aircraft with far superior performance to previous models of the Empire, and were every pilot's dream vehicle. With these carrier-based aircraft, they were able to easily destroy the incoming orcs.

In addition to these planes attacking orc carrier-based aircraft, there were also a large number of Imperial carrier-based aircraft formations carrying a large number of torpedoes and bombs flying towards the orc battleship.

Unlike the frantic charge of the orcs, the pilots of the Empire were more cautious and skilled, flying quickly in a vacuum full of obstacles, attacking the orc fleet at maximum speed.

These Imperial carrier-based aircraft that bombed enemy warships were deadly to orc warships. Their attacks can ignore the orc ship's ineffective shields, and can easily inflict massive damage on the orc warship.

Once the power or energy facilities of the orc warship are destroyed, then its threat to the Imperial warship is negligible, and the only thing that awaits them is to be liquidated after the end of the war.

After the carrier-based aircraft of both sides took the lead in attacking each other, several orc warships finally came around the Imperial warships.

When the ships of these orcs were exposed to the range of the Imperial warships, a large number of torpedoes and shells began to fire at them.

"Bring the Emperor's punishment to the orcs. Kill them all!"

And the orcs immediately launched a counterattack, and a large number of cannonballs came towards the Imperial warships from all directions.

The back-and-forth attacks on both sides turned the surrounding space junk into deadly cannonballs, which crashed into the warships in space at breakneck speeds.

Those large Imperial ships could not avoid the debris, they were not as nimble as the smaller carrier-based aircraft, and were able to dodge through various maneuvers.

The Imperial warship cleans up a lot of space junk that is approaching the battleship through its various weapon systems. The failure to stop the boulders or the wreckage of the battleship caused the void shields on the Imperial ships to glow and distort under their impact.

As for the orc battleships.

“waaagh！ Hurry up! Hurry up again! I'm going to rush up and pinch those shrimps to death! ”

While part of the Imperial fleet was entangled with the orc fleet, the remaining Imperial fleet kept moving closer to the orc battle moon.

And some of the warships that rushed to the front had already passed the obstruction of the planetary fragments and the orc fleet, and came to the vicinity of the orc battle moon.

"Captain, the turret arrays in the bow and crest are ready. Do you want me to give the order to open fire?"

"Nope."

The captain sat in the command chair and looked at the huge tactical display in front of him.

Judging from the screen, the battle moon in front of you is still crowded with a circle of orc warships.

While the other orc warships couldn't hold back their desire to fight and went to find their prey, they accurately recognized the importance of the Battle Moon, and like soldiers defending the throne, they did not leave the Battle Moon.

"Because of the appearance of beast-class orcs, the orcs began to show atavism, and their intelligent intelligence reoccupied the high ground. Don't take them lightly, or you will lose your life for stupidity. ”

The captain looked through the armored glass of the large window at the orc faces of the battle moon, which were connected by various luminous devices.

The mocking smile on the orc's face reminded the captain of the war's warning to all the captains of the Croatian generals.

Rather than order his ships to attack, he chose a more secure response.

"Don't go near it, turn off the engine, rely on gravel to cover our tracks. We keep this distance for the time being. The captain ordered his crew.

With that, the captain seemed to feel compelled to explain his actions to his crew, lest they think he was war-fearful, which would not be a good thing for him.

"Togetherness is our most powerful weapon, and we must wait for friendly ships to approach!"

"The battle moon in front of us and the orc fleet around it are not something we can solve alone."

"Wait!"

The captain gave the order. He sat in the command seat, leaned forward, and rubbed his hands against the hilt of the Seiko Power Sword.

The leather gloves squeaked against each other, indicating that the captain's heart was not as calm as his expressionless face. While he explained to the crew, he was also reassuring himself.

To be honest, the desire to fight in his heart was no less than that of those orcs. The myriad orcs in front of him will make any Imperial loyalist want to kill high.

As a captain of the Imperial Navy, one of his missions is to cleanse the stars of any other intelligent lifeforms. In accordance with the noble deeds and noble leadership of the Emperor and the Holy Son, it is the natural responsibility of every Imperial person to purify the aliens.

But even the orcs can choose not to release themselves for the sake of the overall situation, but choose to guard by the side of the battle moon in their senses, and the captain of the empire will naturally not be carried away by desire.

Men who can't control themselves are the most cowardly.

For the greater good, even though the captain had extreme hostility towards the orcs in his heart, he made the best choice.

The command deck was filled with inquiries and reports from the crew, mixed with brief but efficient combat conversations from some of the Space Marine legionnaires.

The people on the battleship were already ready for battle and ready to go. As soon as more Imperial ships arrive, launch a deadly assault on the Battle Moon.

But the follow-up Imperial fleet will not come to the orc battle moon so easily. The orcs weren't going to wait for the Imperial fleet to gather enough strength.

In fact, the reason why this part of the Imperial warships were able to reach the vicinity of the Battle Moon so quickly compared to other ships was the result of the deliberate connivance of the orcs.

Even after the Battle Moon joined the battle. At this time, the Empire's fleet still had a great advantage in the face of orcs.

Therefore, the orcs avoided a full-scale duel with the Imperial fleet at once.

The large number of orc fleets seem to follow their own fighting desires to find the Imperial fleet to attack, but in the eyes of the orc commanders, they are just outcasts used to hold back the large forces of the Empire.

The real solution to the battle depends on the orcs' powerful battle moon.

The orc commander deliberately put some of the Imperial warships near the battle moon, and then used the combat power advantage of the local battlefield to deal with part of the Imperial fleet.

After destroying some of them, release some of the Imperial fleet.

Cycle. It only takes a few times for the scales of victory to tip in favor of the orcs.

Therefore, the most important thing for these Imperial captains who came to the vicinity of the orc battle moon at this time was not when a sufficient number of friendly ships would arrive, but how to resist the powerful attack of the impending orcs.