From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 290: The Inconvenience of the Primarch "CFV-88/Fire Spirit"

017 Orbital Space Station here;
The appearance of 017 is almost the same as that of an ordinary orbital defense platform.

The length, or height, is about 1.4 kilometers, and the main body is a super electromagnetic cannon.

The interior is spacious, with hangars for the Pelican and transport boats, as well as ports for warships.

There are also plenty of greenery, decorations and astronomical observatories to relax the staff and Marines during their daily lives.

The main gun is an 800-meter-long electromagnetic accelerator cannon that can easily destroy any UNSC ship in service.

As for the command center, it can accommodate more than a hundred senior officials and generals to hold discussions together, as well as dispatch and deploy the entire defense fleet to protect the earth.

It is just a panoramic sealed window. Although it allows for a better observation of external conditions, it also greatly increases the risk of being "destroyed by one shot".

After all, once the sealed window is damaged, the pressure difference between the inside and the outside will instantly "suck" the senior officials and generals in the command center into the outer space filled with deadly radiation.

At this moment, the generals in charge of commanding the defense line in the solar system witnessed through the panoramic sealed windows the CCS-class Warrior's Sorrow completing its jump voyage.

Moreover, this two-kilometer-long battlecruiser, with the help of the coordinates provided by Cortana, directly crossed the 3rd Defense Fleet and "flashed" near the orbital space station.

!!!

Seeing the Warrior's Sorrow crossing the defense line, all the generals and staff in the command center were stunned.

Because the Atlas ships were able to appear at the near point accurately, it meant that their military network was easily hacked by the opponent's hacker forces or artificial intelligence.

Otherwise, the crossfire network formed by the 3rd Defense Fleet and the orbital defense platform would be enough to tear the CCS-class battlecruiser into pieces.

At this moment;
One of the vice admirals noticed that the Warrior's Sorrow was rapidly approaching their space station and had released a large number of transport boats. He immediately reacted and turned around to give the order:

“Notify all combatants in the space station to prepare for a confrontation with enemy super soldiers and alien races.

Notify the 3rd Defense Fleet and dispatch the Hell Paratroopers and Special Forces to the space station! Quickly!"

"Yes, sir!"

The communications officer who received the order immediately conveyed the lieutenant general's words to all departments.

However, a colonel stepped forward and whispered to the lieutenant general, "Sir, the other side's intention is very clear, which is to destroy our last command system.

So please abandon the space station and take the transport ship to the flagship of the 3rd Fleet."

"No." The lieutenant general raised his hand to interrupt the colonel's proposal.

He looked through the sealed observation window at the Warrior's Sorrow, which was getting closer and closer to the space station, and said in a deep voice:

"If we choose to move, the enemy will not hesitate to use naval guns to attack us.

Moreover, our act of running away from the battlefield will be widely publicized by the other side. Now that we have reached this point, we might as well fight head-on. Even if we lose, we will lose with dignity."

"."

Hearing this, the colonel's face turned gloomy, and he obviously didn't want to confront Atlas head-on.

But since the vice admiral, who had the highest rank and command authority present, had already spoken, it became a "death" order.

So the colonel nodded in agreement, but turned around the next second and walked out of the command center.

It seemed that they were preparing to take the opportunity to board the transport boat and seize the opportunity to escape from the space station. More and more generals and officers also hurriedly got up and left.

After all, in the eyes of these people, there is no need to fight to the death with Atlas, and saving their lives is the primary "task".

When the generals and officers who wanted to survive left the command center, a fleet of transport craft carrying Primarchs, Astartes and elite veterans had arrived at their orbital space station.

Bang. Bang.!

The space station's own defensive artillery began to release dense barrages at the transport formation.

However, with the skills of an elite pilot, he successfully dodged most of the attacks.

Even if hit by defensive artillery, the transport boat's built-in energy shield can provide a "worry-free journey" for pilots and passengers.

What's more, the escort fleet composed of the Banshee was also providing cover for the transport formation.

Finally, after losing several Banshees, the transport fleet successfully broke into the port and hangar of the space station.

At this time, in the passage leading to Hangar 3 of the space station;
Tread!

Dozens of fully armed Marines were marching quickly toward the valve connection at the end of the passage.

This group of Marines are also elite troops from various departments. They have more advanced individual equipment. Their physical fitness and combat experience far exceed those of the UNSC's Sixth Army Division.

The human military system in the Halo universe has entered the era of interstellar colonization, resulting in the Marines, which originally belonged to the "fourth-class people", quickly surpassing the Army in terms of treatment, status, and welfare.

And the main responsibilities of the Army are to conduct ground military activities and garrison the various planets in the solar system and colonies.

This leads to huge differences in equipment and weapons among the armies of different galaxies. Some colonial armies may still be using products from the past two centuries.

On the other hand, the Marines follow the naval fleet and are the main combat force of the UNSC, so their treatment is much better than that of the Army.

Boom-boom! !

Clang! Clang!

However, accompanied by the explosion at the gate joint and the unique burst sound of the explosive arrow gun
"what!!"

"My knees!"

The screams of dozens of Marines began to spread throughout this passage which was "only" three meters high.

As soon as the gate was blown open, three tactical teams of Dark Angels rushed into the passage.

Then, as if using an "auto-aim cheat", he used the bolt-fired firearms in his hands to "blow up" the legs of the Marines.

Although the Dark Angels eliminated the detonation of the bolt warhead, the caliber of .75cal is enough to penetrate individual soldier armor and tear apart a human torso.

Boom, boom!

These experienced yet young Astartes were like veterans, and they ignored the screaming and shouting Marines and continued their march towards the command center.

All obstacles along the way were removed by the brute force of this group of dark angels.

In other words, even if the Hell Paratroopers and Special Forces Company of the 3rd Defense Fleet were successfully deployed to the space station, they would not be able to fight against hundreds of Astartes and thousands of elite veterans.

Not to mention, there are two Primarchs, Mortarion and Corax, but...
The situation they were in at the moment was a little "awkward".

This side of Hangar 3;
"Brother." Corax looked at the gate that was blasted open by the Dark Angel and said with emotion:

"In future boarding battles, except in times of crisis, it would be better if we, the Primarchs, were not allowed to participate. How do you think?"

"Well, what you said makes sense."

Mortarion agreed.

Because the deck corridors and various passages in the orbital space station are designed for "mortals" and ordinary vehicles, not for these gene primarchs. In fact, it is not impossible to break in by force, but
It really damages the image of the Primarch.

Fortunately, the elite veterans and the young Astartes who had not undergone transformation surgery were able to carry out the original boarding plan unimpeded in the space station.

"I admit that I miscalculated this." Mortarion rarely took the initiative to take responsibility.

Of course, this is mainly because Mortarion would not be too "tsundere" when facing Corax, with whom he grew up.

And Corax simply shrugged his shoulders. The slightly zoomed-in radar on the helmet screen showed that the Dark Angels team led by Galan had already rushed into the command center.

Then he said, "Don't worry about it. What should we do next?"

From what Corax said, it seemed that he had completely handed over the command of the operation to Mortarion.

Upon hearing this, Mortarion walked to the edge of the hangar and looked through the sealed observation window at the 3rd Defense Fleet which was still turning its angle and preparing to encircle the space station.

After a moment of silence, he opened the communication and ordered Cortana:

"Cortana, upload the individual footage of Galan Clovis's team capturing the UNSC's top brass, as well as the combat footage of the Warrior's Fall killing the fleeing general, to the local network.

In addition, the captains of all Earth Defense Fleets were contacted to give them a final warning.

If you continue to choose to fight, the company will send more Nagisa-class dreadnoughts to quickly end this war."

At this point, Mortarion added:
“Remember, while giving the final warning to those captains, also start the live broadcast of the entire process.

Let those captains understand that their choices will affect hundreds of millions of human casualties, and see if they can bear the responsibility. "

"Yes."

Cortana, who received clear instructions, made arrangements immediately.

As for "killing the fleeing generals", it means that the Warrior's Sorrow used a plasma naval cannon to destroy the transport boat carrying the colonel and many generals.

Just as the Vice Admiral said, if we fight head-on, we might still be able to survive.

But if you choose to escape in the face of the enemy, the Warrior's Sorrow will use its naval guns without hesitation.

Shortly after.

The Earth realm of the Halo universe fell into a brief "tranquility".

Whether in low-Earth orbit on the side away from the sun or in the space station on the side facing the sun, Atlas and the UNSC temporarily ceased fire and did not continue the previous naval artillery bombardment.

But the main gun matrix of the Brigade-class is still storing energy.

As long as the situation changes, the high-energy beam will once again "sweep" the UNSC defense fleet.

The Warrior's Fall, which wiped out all the UNSC high-ranking officials, also used the space station as a "shield" to confront the 3rd Defense Fleet.

However, the CCS-class Warrior's Sorrow does not have the absolute confidence of the Sojourner-class, so the elite helmsman has already prepared for the jump voyage.

If the UNSC insists on going to war, the Warrior's Fall will quickly escape and head straight for the Eridana system, which is "only" 5 light-years away from the solar system.

At this time, a fierce argument broke out in the bridge of a Phoenix-class support boat with the words "Fire Spirit" printed on it;
"Captain Carter! Are you sure you want to listen to the threats of that artificial intelligence?!"

The captain of the support boat, standing next to the center console, asked angrily.

Captain Carter, who was yelled at by the captain, stood at the other end of the center console and said calmly:

“Captain Alexander, you also saw that Atlas was able to contain and confront an entire defensive fleet with just one giant blade-shaped warship.

If two more come, all the defense facilities we have deployed on Earth will be useless and we will have no chance of counterattack at all.

Can you afford the consequences of declaring war?

And Captain, since we have been fighting with Atlas, we have been wiped out by the enemy's command level every time.

Don't forget that Atlas has also openly admitted on the civilian network that they have super soldiers and biological weapons."

From the content of the argument between the two parties, it was clear that Cortana had conveyed Mortarion's warning to the entire defense fleet, including the Fire Spirit.

Captain Carter then asked:
"Now even the technological level of warships is several generations behind that of the enemy. How can we fight? Should we continue to use the lives of innocent soldiers to fill the line?

Besides, this is not a war of genocide between different races. Atlas is also an organization led by humans. Do we have to fight to the death?"

"."

Following Carter's series of words and questions, Alexander, the sixth captain of the Fire Spirit, fell silent.

Because what Carter said was true.

A single Nagayu-class submarine was enough to rout their defense fleet. If two more came, this war would have no real "meaning" other than continuing to waste lives and money.

In fact, Alexander was just pretending to be angry.

After all, as the captain, he needed a "step" to issue the surrender order to all the officers and soldiers on the ship.

First Mate Carter provided just that "step".

The most important thing is that when the city of Mombasa fell into unprecedented chaos, the UNSC top leaders insisted on making "eliminating Atlas's manpower" the priority task.

Knowing the corruption of the UNSC, most captains have long been dissatisfied.

"Hey"

After a moment of silence, Alexander sighed heavily and looked around at all the crew members in the bridge.

Finally, he looked at the communications officer and said:

"Inform Atlas that we have chosen to cease fire and repair, and then inform the other captains of the defense fleet that we are about to withdraw from the current space domain and return to the lunar base."

"Yes, Captain!"

On the other hand, in the Covenant colony galaxy thousands of light years away;
The Atlas Fleet, led by the New Era Carrier and the Sojourn-class, in collaboration with an elite fleet of a thousand warships, has successfully occupied an Earth-like planet rich in mineral resources.

We are currently sweeping up the remnants of the Covenant entrenched in the asteroid belt and satellite bases.

At the same time, Sui Yang, who was on the bridge of the New Era aircraft carrier, remotely "watched" every move in the Halo solar system through the information and images presented on the central console.

"Boss." Apu, who was standing behind his left hand, also reported in real time:
"In the UNSC Earth Defense Fleet, nearly 60% of the captains chose to cease fire with the company, and the remaining 40% are still hesitating.

I have compiled the ship numbers, ship specifications and crew information of all the ships that have chosen to cease fire, and you can check it at any time."

"it is good."

Hearing this, Sui Yang raised his hand and waved it lightly, and then he pulled up the list that Apu had compiled.

The ship number that immediately came into his sight was "CFV-88/Fire Spirit".

(End of this chapter)