Although various energy weapons are the mainstream in interstellar warfare, other types of weapons have not stopped developing and using.

Everyone knows that energy weapons don't work well against shields, and sometimes other means are needed to break the enemy's defenses.

Both the "Far Wanderer" and "Ancient Far Wanderer" have their tentative beam attacks deflected by each other's shields, dealing less damage than their shields' recovery efficiency.

There is basically no place to hide in the empty space, and they can only rely on their own sensing equipment to predict danger.

The commander of the fleet "Far Wanderer" detected several red dots representing enemy weapons on his radar, which were surrounding him from a strange angle.

He didn't have to guess that it was the enemy's guided weapon, and although it seemed a little funny that the interstellar age was still using missiles, this simple weapon could sometimes play a different role in the battle situation.

Now, for example, these swarming missiles form an encirclement that seems to block his every exit.

It's almost impossible to dodge them by maneuvering, and in this kind of sub-light combat, the missiles are much faster than most ships, and there is no air resistance to affect them.

Eating these explosive weapons carrying high-energy explosives will undoubtedly put the tide of the war in a disadvantageous situation.

However, it is also easy to deal with such a simple weapon, as long as you destroy him in the middle of the way.

The Commander of the Far Voyager fleet also fired missiles, intercepting and destroying some of the missiles in their path, while the remaining missile threat was handled by the ship's point defense system.

He then began to approach the enemy on his own initiative, covering himself with beams and guided weapons, ready to attack with the only kinetic cannon on the small ship.

This kind of "artillery" that relies only on sufficiently hard shells to deliver direct physical strikes is no longer common in the interstellar world, and few people can get close enough to guarantee the distance of the gun's hit.

Compared with various guided weapons, although it is also a consumable, the storage area of ammunition is much smaller than that of missiles, and it can also damage both shields and ship armor, but the disadvantage is that the range and hit rate are impressive.

But in the close-quarters dogfight of small ships, this is one of the essential weapon systems.

Now it is not only the enemy who has entered the range of his kinetic artillery, but he has also entered the range of the enemy's kinetic artillery.

At this moment, his blood boiled again.

The thrill of hand-to-hand combat gives him a long time ago, and it's a lot more fun than sitting in a simulation room and moving fleets around boringly.

But when he saw the alarm in the cab suddenly sound, he also stared, and the ship's basic combat AI forcefully reversed the flight angle at the last moment, passing by the kinetic artillery.

The reddish cannonball flew through the porthole, and he was close enough that he could see the lines on the cannonball.

However, under the cold sweat, there is a more and more hot body.

He still had a surplus of guided weapons, but at this time he had released most of them, most of them swarm missiles against small boats.

This saturation strike does have a good effect, especially for small warships.

But the Ancient Traveler was undaunted, and he unleashed all the remaining guided weapons, but instead of intercepting the enemy's missiles, he went straight to the enemy's ship itself.

They all fought with a decisive mentality, but the mechanical consciousness of the "Ancient Traveler" had a better effect at this time.

"Synthetic evolution" allows them to store their digital consciousness in the cloud, and philosophical issues aside, as long as the database is not damaged, they will not "die" in the true sense.

In terms of the length of his life, the commander of the "Far Traveler" lost a game, he could not ignore the swarming missiles, and in order to be the victor, he had to live.

To do this, he had to dodge as best he could, while diverting a part of the target of his guided weapons, along with point defense weapons against incoming missiles, which led to a hole in his saturation strike.

Although the Saturation Strike of the Ancient Wanderer is no longer comprehensive due to the interception of missiles, he has more energy and space to target the enemy.

So the kinetic artillery opened fire again, and this time the attack worked, and the "Far Wanderer" spacecraft, which could not dodge, was directly hit by a kinetic warhead.

The complete shield was pierced by this warhead with huge kinetic energy, and the ship's armor also showed huge cracks due to physical impact, and the armor began to fall off continuously.

Although the warhead itself was deflected after this blow, the damage it inflicted on the ship was the first fire that led to an endless loop.

Beneath the detached armor is the ship's body, and although the shield is still recovering, the defense where the passive warhead is opened is much weaker

At this time, there were few guided weapons left on both sides, but the spacecraft of the "Far Traveler" had already suffered considerable damage.

Compared to the ship of the "Ancient Traveler" in good condition, it has fallen to the disadvantage.

But the trauma did not discourage the fleet commander of the "Far Traveler", but ignited more fighting spirit.

He wanted such a battle, not a boring command of fleet movements and then numbness to the strings of numerical reports.

At this point, even the former enemy civilization "Watchman" could not give him this feeling.

Only now, devoting all his energy to doing something meaningful, does he feel like a "pioneer" who stands tall over the long years, rather than a depraved "hedonist".

His laughter echoed from the wheelhouse, and he ignored the damage inflicted on the ship, resorting to a wound-for-wound approach and engaging the enemy in a fierce fight.

At this moment, the two small spaceships are biting each other like mad dogs in space, and although they seem to be evenly matched, the commander of the "Far Voyager" fleet, who was damaged first, is gradually falling into disadvantage.

However, the rest of the "Far Travelers" young people who were watching this fierce "gladiatorial battle" all showed shocked expressions.

They couldn't imagine that the old-fashioned fleet commander, who always looked like he was dying of old age, could be so good at dogfighting.

Many of them are rookies on the interstellar battlefield for the first time, and in their past of abusing robots, they hardly expect that they will need to fight in hand-to-hand combat.

Originally, they thought that the fleet commander was just a guy who would only sit behind the scenes and watch the damage report coldly, but now it seems that this "old thing" also has a little-known bloody side.

Through memories and some related information, they understand that this is an ancient ritual that can determine the ownership of the "name".

This may be the last duel of their "Far Travelers", a dueling of individuals against individuals, something they have never thought of and never experienced.

If they had been immersed in the virtual world, they might not have paid attention to it, but at this time, as "witnesses", their numb hearts actually appeared a little restless.

The feeling of being in the middle of a historical process gives them a sense of involvement, even if they are not involved in the "duel", they are rekindled.

And this passion is one of the driving forces of "Far Travel".

The young men began to cheer for their fleet commander in their cabins, even if they knew their commander couldn't hear him, they wanted to give him a boost.

Hopefully, he won't win this battle as a "leader", but as a "warrior".

The flag-waving shouts are still echoing, and the "glorious decisive battle" is about to come to an end.

The ammunition on both sides was almost empty, and there were still a number of kinetic cannonballs in the system that were flying towards nothingness, and they would continue to advance until they were captured by gravity.

However, the "Far Wanderer" spacecraft, which was the first to show a flaw, finally showed defeat first under the accumulated damage.

Its shield system has been completely damaged, and it can only resist attacks with armor and hull.

While the suicide attacks were effective, the Ancient Traveler's ship still retains some of the shields that can stop dangerous attacks when it matters most.

However, the fleet commander of the "Far Voyager" smiled in the wheelhouse, he had not had such a good time in a long time, and this time and place were the right time to fulfill his long-cherished wish.

"Dying in space, some people think it's a lonely way to die, but for me, it's the most romantic thing."

"My commendable life has been spent in space, and it is never cold to me, only beautiful and warm memories."

"What could be more romantic than 'Let the universe be my tombstone'?"

The old commander adjusted the control mode of the ship to full combat AI control, removed the restriction of "protecting the pilot", and then closed his eyes and rushed towards the enemy.

A kinetic cannonball hit the cockpit, which was already unarmoured, smashing the whole place into it, causing a small explosion.

Although the enemy did not dodge, which took the "Ancient Traveler" by surprise, he quickly relaxed his guard thinking that the "duel" was over.

But the broken Far Traveler spacecraft did not stop moving forward, and the death of the pilot did not affect it in any way.

Although the wheelhouse is the main control area of the ship, there is also a "backup control area" at the core of the interior of the ship, which is the core of the basic combat AI.

And the position used to carry the driver is actually a decoy, but it is usually the place where the robot stays, this time there is a real person.

The accident happened at the last minute, and the "Ancient Far Traveler" was the final blow to the broken "Far Wanderer" ship.

A kinetic cannonball passed through the damage in the shield very unevenly, and hit the weak zone where the armor had fallen off due to the previous successive strikes.

And the most unfortunate thing is that there is a torpedo used to attack a large battleship in that place, and under all kinds of strange reactions, the torpedo explosives that should be extremely stable here produce an unexpected explosion, blowing up the small ship completely.

After that, the ruined "Far Wanderer" spaceship was also completely destroyed by the enemy's dying beam attack, becoming a pile of space wreckage.

The "tachyon interrupter" is still operating here, but the people here do not care about the outside world, but remember the process of this "duel" and cannot extricate themselves for a long time.

In the Milky Way, the "Ancient Travelers" who had already invaded the home galaxy of the "Far Travelers" and were preparing to launch a land invasion of the "Source of Knowledge" also seemed to feel something at this time and looked at the distant starry sky.

Li Wenyuan, on the other hand, witnessed everything that happened in the "Infinite Lighthouse" galaxy through the Sentinel Array, and then recorded a new file in the database with emotion: the Glorious Decisive Battle.

He felt that it was indeed a memorable event, and the alternation of the old and the new would come to an end after this "duel".

“…… This is really a rare end on the galactic stage......"

It feels like I can again! Let's see if we can get more braille tomorrow.

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