Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 485 06.0484: "Enemy Wolf Head"

"Little Fasha, little Fasha! Look, look! The aliens haven't caught up! They have deployed in a patrol formation, and the enemy's vanguard fleet has also slowed down!" Veronica shouted excitedly.

"I know, I know! Sit down quickly!" Fasha pushed the chubby girl away from him with difficulty and sent the information he saw to Epic in time.

"Captain, based on the displacement speed of the signal wave source, the enemy light cruiser fleet has slowed down, and those Barracuda fighters have also deployed peripheral escort nearby and are not pursuing."

Horatio and Louise looked at each other, surprised at this unexpected situation.

"What are you waiting for? Seize the opportunity, launch the second torpedo!"

The Epic mercilessly fired its torpedoes at its lame prey.

At the same time, while watching the torpedoes being fired, Horatio received the transmission signal from the communications department and personally issued a new combat order: "This is the Epic. All attack ships that receive this order will immediately release all the Fury interceptors on board, assemble with the Skyhawk Squadron, and harass the enemy fleet under the tactical order of the wing commander Anya Fasha."

Actively exposing ourselves means that the enemy fleet will discover the massive scale and momentum of our aircraft!"

After receiving Horatio's order, the attack ships immediately released the interceptor formation.

One formation after another gathered together to form a huge and complex signal wave source.

After gathering with Skyhawk One, under the command of the wing commander Anya Fasha, each formation launched missiles at the fighter planes cruising around in turn.

When the enemy planes saw the overwhelming missiles coming, they hurriedly evaded and asked for help from the mother ship.

Now, the Tau Empire's rescue fleet was even more convinced that this was a strike fleet composed of multiple cruiser motherships. They reduced their speed and called on the nearest large fleet group to come for support, disrupting the original combat plan, only to approach in a safe and conservative fleet combat posture.

Although more enemies swarmed in, they were preparing for a big battle and their speed was not fast, which successfully delayed the time for the Epic to hunt down the remaining warships.

The last cargo ship carrying heavy weapons recorded in the intelligence burst into a dazzling nuclear heat light, and hundreds of hammerhead shark hovercrafts were destroyed in an instant.

"Congratulations, Major, you have completed the strategic requirements of the Ultramar Command. This batch of armaments is finished." Lina rarely showed an approving expression, pushed her elegant yet unfamiliar single-lens gold-rimmed glasses, and said to Horatio with a smile.

As the only intelligence officer on the ship who was proficient in using the new cipher machine, she had accompanied Horatio on duty for so long. Although she did not directly participate in the battle, she kept an eye on the Epic's operations throughout the entire process and compared and confirmed the destroyed ships one by one.

"You too, Lina," he said, looking at the tattered wreckage floating in the void.

Considering the current situation of the enemy rescue fleet, a bold and risky plan emerged in Horatio's mind: With such a good opportunity, why not take advantage of the chaos to destroy the remaining four ships?

He licked his dry lower lip to moisten it, and shouted to the officers on the bridge in a slightly hoarse voice: "The Emperor has seen our efforts. With our wisdom and His blessing, we have successfully made the enemy feel afraid! Now, we have to expand our victory! Do you have the courage to destroy the remaining cargo ships with me under the enemy's nose?"

"Follow your orders, Captain!" Although the people on the bridge were tired, they still squeezed the air from their lungs and shouted in response under the continuous encouraging feedback.

"Very good! Officers and soldiers! As long as we survive, we will have extra meals tonight! The alcohol quota for all posts will be doubled! The hunting bounty will be no less!" He raised his arms and shouted.

"Huha!" The excited shouts grew louder and louder, echoing on the bridge of the medium-sized Roman-class cathedral ship.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Did you hear me? It's time to make money!"

Motivated by money and generous treatment, the officers and soldiers on the lower deck burst out with great enthusiasm.

The sailors who were taking a new round of rest rushed to their battle positions eagerly after eating and drinking, and began to take over shifts, loading and preheating torpedoes.

On the other hand, the commander of the Tau Empire's vanguard fleet was extremely anxious.

"Commander, this is the warning information sent when the merchant ship was attacked. They did not witness a large Imperial ship, but if it was a cruiser aircraft carrier, it is not impossible."

The fire warrior remained unmoved by his subordinates' reports. He pinched his beard with four fingers and carefully examined the information. He compared it with some of the merchant ships he had received before and found a common point:

That is, the damage was mainly caused by torpedoes.

If it was a single-ship cruiser, how could it be possible that it could not see any enemy ships within the effective and accurate range of the torpedo?

After comparing various complex information, the commander of the anti-commerce fleet opened a piece of video footage that was still under review and investigation.

This brief video footage was pieced together from the shattered computers of several small ships that were recently attacked.

Inside was the shadowy silhouette of a ship that had been forced to reveal itself after its camouflage was shattered by the fire from the Seeker missile explosion. It seemed to be some new type of ship that had never been seen before.

As the current commanders of the Tau Empire's anti-communition detachment, they also serve as staff advisors to assess current threats.

He believed that this was a new type of commerce raider developed by the human empire, which had never been seen before and had just been used in the war against the Tau Empire.

"Navigator, plan the navigation. Our single ship will detach from the formation and proceed at cruising speed." The Fire Warrior Commander issued his own order that violated the fleet's regulations.

"Governor, this is not allowed by the Ether."

"We are rescuing our compatriots, which is in line with the greater good."

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On the bridge, the operators sat up solemnly, looked at each other, and began to carry out the captain's orders.

An Envoy-class light cruiser accelerated away from the fleet and headed forward.

Unlike other Envoy-class ships, it is more heavily armed, and while its hardpoints are fully loaded, it also carries two Warden-class destroyers.

This is a meritorious commerce raider of the Tau Empire that has won the first place in sabotage. All the crew members on board are experienced and elite.

Skyhawk One, which was hiding in the dark and observing, noticed this situation while organizing other formations to launch harassment.

Seeing a warship leaving the formation, Fasha initially thought she had seen it wrong, but when she confirmed that the other party had actually left the formation and was heading towards the Epic, she took a breath.

"This is Skyhawk One, an enemy ship has broken away from the fleet and is heading towards the Epic!"

Horatio was the first to receive the warning.

Although it is surprising that someone would dare to leave the fleet, it is not impossible.

He knew very well that what frightened the enemy fleet was the enemy's own fear, and this card was nothing more than an empty city tactic.

If someone doesn't believe it, there's nothing we can do.

But fortunately, it was just a light cruiser. The starry sky was so vast that as long as he seized the time, he still had a chance to slip away from under his nose.

"Captain, this is getting interesting."

Inquisitor Thei wandered past the command throne, then gracefully and unscrupulously crouched diagonally above the back of the command throne's adamantine chair, looking at the four cargo ships in front of him that were accelerating towards the rescue fleet.

"If we don't take a gamble, how can we fully tap the potential of the E-type attack ship?" Horatio said expressionlessly, biting his lower lip.

Thei's eyes, as soft as water but also concealing a chill, squinted at his face, and it was hard to tell whether he knew what was going on or was just trying to achieve quick success.

[Interesting... Let me see your adventure battle, Horatio.]
(End of this chapter)