Warhammer 40: Gods Of Mortals

Chapter 289 Energy Shield

The scanning wave once again covered the entire galaxy. Compared with the previous scan, the number of biological ships scanned this time decreased by 1000 to [-].

But the scale of the Hive Fleet didn't seem much smaller. After paying huge losses, the Hive Fleet still surrounded the human side.

No matter where the battleship is located in the fleet, no matter which person is on the battleship, they will see countless insects sweeping in overwhelmingly.

Bugs are still as plentiful in space as they are on the ground.

What's even more frightening is that large quantity does not mean poor quality. Just like any warrior insect can slaughter mortal warriors without encountering space warriors, those biological ships with large numbers also have strong individual strength.

Qualen stood in the bridge and looked at the overwhelming biological ships rushing towards him. In his sight, a Tempest-class frigate named Heavy Artillery at the edge of the fleet was fighting with the Xiongfeng Strangler frigate of the same class. Although the Empire would Xiongfeng Defined as a frigate class, but its size far exceeds that of any Imperial frigate.

The Xiongfeng frigate galloped forward against the heavy gunner's firepower, its giant tentacles extending forward.

When the distance between the two warships was shortened to 500 meters, the artillery could effectively damage the Xiongfeng frigate, and the back of the Xiongfeng frigate was penetrated by another salvo.

But at this time, the Heavy Artillery was also caught in the tentacles.

The void shield had no effect at this time. The Heavy Artillery's hull was in a state of direct attack, and the adamantine shell twisted and screamed under the tentacles.

Soon the Heavy Artillery was damaged under the squeeze of the tentacles, the upper layer of the hull cracked, and thousands of crew members were sucked into the vacuum.

The damaged part of the ship's hull was very close to where the void shield device was located, and the collateral damage spread there, and the void shield that protected the ship from being damaged by huge biological ammunition or corrosive liquid was closed.

A Corrosor frigate emerged from directly under the Heavy Artillery, its giant mouthparts spewing corrosive liquid.

Then Qualen couldn't see what happened next, as more biological ships blocked his gaze from the Heavy Artillery.

The situation of the Heavy Artillery is not unique. Such situations abound in the fleet.

But soon the Heavy Artillery appeared in Qualen's field of vision again.

A Tyron cruiser headed straight for the Heavy Cannon, ramming through every biological ship in its path and finally hitting the Strangler frigate that was tied to the Heavy Cannon.

The energy shield at the impact released a dazzling light, knocking the biological ship into shape and deforming.

But soon the Tyrone cruiser was targeted by the Devourer who came later. This giant insect was classified as the same class as the cruiser but was much larger than the cruiser. It opened its big mouth and bit the cruiser as if it were preying on prey.

The energy shield still held on, but the cruiser was also restrained and unable to move, and was gradually dragged back by the Devourer.

Just as it was about to disappear from Qualen's sight, the heavy cruiser that Qualen was riding on sailed just above the Devourer. The hull began to tilt downward, and the port macrogun and light spear array all fired.

A round of ferocious volleys of fire opened several large holes in the Devourer. The Tyrone cruiser that was bitten by it saw the opportunity and began to fire. The particle light spear adjusted to maximize the firepower directly penetrated the Devourer's body. The cruiser succeeded. Get out of trouble.

"Have your frigate go to the orbital dock for repairs." Adam on the screen said.

Quallen immediately issued an order for all severely damaged ships to go to the dock for repairs immediately.

The Heavy Artillery's battle position was filled by another Tempest-class ship that arrived later. It traveled to a position three kilometers away from the orbital dock and was towed into one of the shipyards by the tractor beam on the orbital dock.

In the eyes of the captain of the Heavy Artillery, the Tyrones were using their technological wizardry to quickly repair the hull. The cracks 700 meters above the hull were being filled with fine gold layer after layer. "Can we replace the energy shields on these frigates?" Quallen asked Adam.

Adam was stunned for a moment. He thought that Quallen was an extremely conservative person and was very resistant to everything in the Tyrone Star Region... At least in the previous cooperation in the Obscurity Star Territory, Qualen once said that he was absolutely the best person without being asked. Fleets will not be allowed to use dimensional engines.

Quallen knew what Adam was thinking, and he looked helpless: "I am an admiral, the master of a fleet, but there are some things that I can't decide."

"Replace their energy shields." Adam ordered.

The Heavy Cannon's previously damaged void shield was removed, and an energy shield generator was placed inside the ship.

The heavy artillery, which was repaired within half an hour, quickly left the factory and headed towards the place where the battle was most intense.

Qualen had previously analyzed the weapons and equipment of the Tyrone fleet. He believed that he might one day use dimension engines against all opinions, but he would definitely not use energy shields.

Physical shields such as energy shields will even collide with some larger stones in space. The energy consumption must be staggering, and the long-lasting damage-bearing effect may not be as good as the void shield.

But at this moment, when facing the Tyranid Zerg fleet, Qualen felt that the energy shield was perfect. It was truly airtight. The Zerg's biological ammunition and biological carrier-based aircraft could not cross the shield and cause damage to the hull.

The Heavy Cannon, which was equipped with an energy shield, was once again targeted by the Strangler, but those tentacles could only be attached to the energy shield, and the Heavy Cannon had enough time to crush the Strangler's tentacles one by one.

But the Heavy Artillery was not invincible. When it was tied up by the tentacles again and again and tried to escape, a Devourer suddenly attacked from behind.

The giant jaws opened wide and then snapped together quickly.

The energy shield didn't last long before it was bitten into pieces. The energy forming the shield turned into blue spots floating in space, and the ship's hull immediately shattered.

But before sinking, the Heavy Artillery opened fire and fed a large number of shells and torpedoes into the mouth of the Devourer. The Devourer did not last long before it became unbalanced and its belly turned upward.

With an energy shield, you can hold on for a while longer, but without an energy shield, it's like being without clothes in the cold winter.

A cruiser was targeted by several Devourers and subsequently eaten.

Qualen listened to every battle report from his men and stood by the porthole watching everything. He could already guess what tactics the Hive Fleet used.

The Hive Fleet is not trying to overwhelm itself with numbers. Their biological ships are actually attacking the center of the fleet with all their strength, intending to disrupt the fleet formation and divide the fleet.

However, the situation quickly changed, and the front end of the fleet encountered a more violent attack.

Just when Qualen thought his calculation was wrong, the left and right sides of the middle section of the fleet were simultaneously attacked by torpedoes.

The torpedoes launched by biological ships look strange. They do not fly straight forward, but lock onto the ship like living creatures.

Those torpedoes looked like living things, too.

But fortunately, five Tempest-class and seven standard Tyrone frigates stepped forward, passed through the biological ships and stood in front of the torpedoes, and quickly destroyed the flying torpedoes with close-in defense weapons.

(End of this chapter)