Him and their stars.

Chapter 1760: Ferocious Predation

It was indeed not the Empire's small and medium-sized warships that first entered Gibraltar β.

When this menacing silver oval UFO roared out from the silver vortex core of the stargate, it really frightened the defenders. Even the veterans of the Outer Rim Fleet, who had experienced hundreds of battles and had seen a lot, couldn't help but say that they had never seen such an abstract thing.

"So, what the hell is this?"

"Cannonball?"

"What kind of track can launch such a large shell? Lay a track as long as the Ring of Miracles?"

"Or is it an oversized assault landing craft?"

"The reconnaissance team said that this thing was towed here by a transport ship?"

"So those engines are installed off the shelf? Is this the Empire's style?"

"Yeah, isn't that too much of a plunderer?"

"There must be a conspiracy! Since it's the work of the Imperial Devils, then it's a conspiracy for sure!"

The above conversations full of confusion and surprise were circulating in the communication channel. Marshal Bonaparte also felt that the situation was filled with evil spirits, but he still suppressed his surprise and gave the order to fire.

In an instant, the surging destructive beams created a huge wave, instantly submerging the silver giant that was still swaying in the starry sky into the violent torrent of energy.

However, in that strong light, the outline of the strange flying object remained stable, still moving forward, still expanding, and even becoming clearer and clearer.

Facing the storm of bombardment from the outer ring fleet, it remained unshaken.

This aircraft, glowing silver and seemingly made of a single giant piece of metal, strode through the star gate head-on, despite the intensive fire from the arsenal ship and turrets.

"What kind of monster is this?"

"Are all the Empire's assault landing craft monsters?"

"Idiot, do you still think this is some kind of assault landing craft?"

"Fire! Fire! Make it stop!"

“It’s still moving forward!”

The soldiers of the Outer Ring Fleet felt that they were using low-power, small-caliber security ray guns to chisel at the iceberg. However, if the iceberg could hit them at a speed sub-light speed, the scene would suddenly become terrifying.

However, after all, it was the only group in the entire community that could be considered a "strong army". Even though a large number of veterans were added to the fortress, there were still many talents left. Soon, the technical department, despite the shock in their hearts, accurately analyzed the forward trajectory of this huge fortress and quickly reported it to Marshal Bonaparte.

"So, you are heading for the Gibraltar Fortress?" asked Marshal Bonaparte.

"That's for sure! If this UFO keeps moving at its current speed, it will hit our fortress in about 40 minutes. Moreover, with our current artillery firepower, we can't stop it." The technician pulled up his own analysis chart. There was a hint of fear in his voice, but overall he was calm and articulate.

"This thing is likely solid." Another staff officer replied: "Based on the force field data generated when it passed through the star gate just now... this thing weighs at least 1000 megatons."

The staff officer's voice was filled with disbelief, but after all, this was the result of more than five tests using various instruments, so he couldn't help but believe it.

Since it is solid and a super iron lump weighing more than one trillion tons, it is completely understandable that it cannot be broken for a while.

You know, before the war broke out, the Gibraltar Fortress was the only space fortress in the entire community that could be considered as the Skyfortress level. Even now, it has been expanded for several rounds, but no one thinks that their shields and armor can withstand a collision of this scale.

As for the possibility of getting close enough to kill them with the fortress cannon, no one dared to take the risk.

All the veterans said that they had traveled all their lives, but they had never seen such a large solid iron lump. They had no idea what material it was made of, how hard it was, and how temperature resistant it was.

"Solid, that is, the cockpit was not found?" asked the chief of staff.

"We are searching, but judging from the trajectory, it seems to be on autopilot." The observation department quickly responded. Marshal Bonaparte pondered for a moment, and then found a problem: "That is to say, this thing should have been launched from behind the star gate. The Imperial Army had already determined the location of the fortress before passing through the star gate."

The Chief of Staff sighed and said, "Before the war broke out, there were scientific research stations of the Empire and the Alliance on both sides of the star gate. But who can guarantee that they were just inspecting the star gate?"

This is a problem left over from history, and it is a problem that the military cannot control. Marshal Bonaparte didn't know where to start even if he really wanted to get mad, so he just sighed silently.

"This reminds me of Lieutenant General Yang Xiyi's tactics in the Devil's Throat Battle." The Chief of Staff added: "However, compared with the battle situation at that time, it is completely different now."

The marshal nodded: "Check the power source of this thing immediately! If you are sure that there is an engine, focus on bombarding it first!"

There are indeed many differences between the Battle of Nantianmen and the Battle of Devil's Throat.

In the battle that determined the fate of the plunderer's "New World Empire", the Earthlings, under the cover of the Allied Fleet, brought the Leviathan's insect shells to a place quite close to the Devil's Throat Fortress, and then suddenly started the engine to launch an attack, which naturally caught the plunderers off guard.

In Gibraltar, however, the stargate was nearly one and a half astronomical units away from the fortress. As a result, the Empire's "ram" was actually a long way from its intended target.

This of course gave the defending community soldiers a chance to regain their composure and fight back.

Soon, the high-powered turrets and arsenal ships deployed near the stargate also began to launch thunderous bombardments. The target was the polished curved body of the "ram" at the front, and began to extend along the middle section to the rear tail.

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In fact, until this point, the Community defenders had not had time to find the location of the opponent's engine, but as long as they maintained a balance between the firing rate and the impact point, they would definitely be able to hit it.

So, within just one minute, one of the engines of the 20th gun that was hit first finally showed very obvious cracks. The composite armor shell covering the engine quickly cracked, and then it took only a second to tear into a shocking wound.

Then, before the second round of salvos came, the uncontrolled energy behind the gap in the shell had turned into an ignited explosion, spreading from behind the crack, adding a bit of murderous blood-red light to the overall silver oval.

Therefore, when the first engine is completely extinguished, the collapse of the second and third engines will not be far away.

The soldiers of the community did not notice which of the enemy's engines was actually hit. However, this terrifying aircraft, which was filled with evil spirits, did stop moving forward.

It even lost its balance on the spot, spinning around in a daze.

But soon, it regained its balance, changed its track, and rushed straight towards the turrets closest to it, gritting its teeth.

In fact, before the "ram" was launched, the Imperial Army had indeed calculated the charge angle and trajectory, trying to crash into the Gibraltar Fortress in one go. However, Marshal Farrell also knew that there were too many variables in a quarter of a standard astronomical unit and a flight time of more than half an hour.

They have always been the most successful war race in the universe, and it is impossible for them to pin all possibilities of victory on such an extreme combat strategy.

After losing three engines and two cockpits being destroyed by stray bullets, the other suicide squad members also reacted and quickly turned off several engines manually under the gunfire, restoring the overall situation. They adjusted the angle and found a new target - a group of high-powered turrets only 100,000 kilometers away from them, and there was a row of arsenal ships beside them.

Seeing the huge ship that was as immovable as a monster crashing towards them, the bulky arsenal ships and frigate ships fled in all directions like quails seeing their natural enemy, but their movements still seemed a bit clumsy.

However, the arsenal ship was clumsy and could not even do this if it stayed in the original position of the artillery.

If the engine is damaged and it is impossible to hit the Gibraltar Fortress, then just find the nearest valuable target, adjust the course, and hit it directly.

The above is what the Imperial Army calls Plan B.

Of course, even if Plan B fails, there is still the so-called Plan C.

Just as the "ram" crashed into the turret, causing the Earth soldiers on the scene to panic, the majestic Imperial battleship also poked its head out from behind the stargate vortex.

If Marshal Bonaparte's original plan was followed, he could have fired all his cannons at this time to give the enemy a head-on blow. Even the tough and tough Titan ships of the Imperial Army would inevitably suffer heavy losses under such an impact.

His arrangements were also all prepared to focus on the Empire’s battleships.

But as I said before, he was only half right after all. When the first thing that appeared in Gibraltar was the "space ram", the defense line he carefully arranged had lost its greatest significance.

When the emblem of the Vulcan Airan was completely exposed on the monitor screen of the Earthlings, it was too late. This towering Titan ship had already raised its ferocious claws like a beast entering the hunting ground.