Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!.

Chapter 490 06.0489: "Life and Death Game in the Asteroid Belt"

After the order to balance the weight with torpedoes was given, the sailors immediately ran to carry out the order.

"Work harder!" The boatswains set an example by going into battle shirtless, leading the exhausted crew who could barely open their eyes. They tightly held the iron chains, and with the help of the transmission that was running hot, they used all their strength to drag the torpedo from the stern compartment to the front torpedo compartment.

Even the armed sailors put their guns aside and joined the emergency trim and towing mission.

Originally, the dispatch of torpedoes in the "empty cabin" should have been a task during non-combat periods and should not have been so urgent.

But the Epic had just gone through an extremely long battle of forty hours. During this period, the crew did not even have time to drag the torpedo from the rear cabin to the front cabin, and they did not have a chance to catch their breath the whole time.

Now all the remaining torpedoes are concentrated in the rear cabin. When the Epic stops at the top of the asteroid with a gravity field like a needle, it will definitely tilt backward, causing imbalance and serious collision.

Boom!
The sudden earthquake from the bottom caused all the crew members who were working hard in the bottom cabin to fall down, and many of them were injured.

After the person in front fell, the chain in his hand was not fixed firmly enough and was pulled backwards by the drive shaft, breaking the ribs of several people with the whip.

"Ouch! Ah! My kidney!"

"Ahem, my bones hurt! Be gentle! Be gentle! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

Amidst the wailing, the wounded were dragged away urgently, and sailors from other compartments filled their positions, continuing to drag the torpedo towards the silo bit by bit.

The vibration just now was caused by the Epic being pushed from below by the floating meteorite when it urgently stuck to the asteroid meteorite.

Fortunately, the E-type attack ship was designed with an anti-collision design at the bottom of the keel from the beginning.

It was a thick, refined gold-reinforced anti-collision ridge that could withstand collisions of tens of millions of Newtons per second.

Although the anti-collision ridge was scratched by quartz, and part of the collision force was still transmitted to the cabin and bridge, overall, the Epic successfully attached itself completely to the top of the meteorite.

Horatio actually manages to place a needle on the tip of the egg, although it is precarious.

An asteroid this large has its own gravity field, and the Epic is swaying and teetering on the edge of collapse.

"Quick! Keep the weight of the personnel balanced at the bow and stern of the ship!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the sailors immediately started working to ensure that the number of torpedoes at the front and rear ends remained the same. Then the crew divided into two groups, one group rushed to the bow and the other group rushed to the stern.

But they were not sure of the approximate number of people, so they first divided into two waves, and then followed the shaking amplitude of the Epic standing on the top of the asteroid. When the rear was heavier, they urgently sent some people to the front.

When the front end tilts forward, run a few more times towards the rear cabin.

After repeating several times, Epic finally gained a foothold on the top of the asteroid.

Horatio wiped the sweat with a little blood on his head with lingering fear, and watched the Envoy pass by him.

boom!
Suddenly, the light cruiser's front bow fired a shock wave at 45 degrees. The impact pushed all the meteorites, debris and other materials in front of it outward, breaking the stable floating asteroid belt.

Even the Epic, which had finally come to a steady stop on the meteorite, was severely shaken by the outward expansion waves.

In the previous world, he had seen this as a player of Battlefleet Gothic 2.

This is the 'gravity wave' projector carried on the Tau Empire warship. It can send a shock wave within 45 degrees of the bow, forcing the enemy ship to retreat. The repulsion distance depends on the target tonnage.

(The light cruiser can make the Retribution-class battleship fly with Titanium King's black technology, man! Void Elbow Strike!)

From what Horatio saw with his own eyes at this moment, the force was so great that even if there was an Imperial battleship in front of it, moving at full speed and heading towards it, it would probably only be pushed back a distance.

The asteroid that was knocked away by the shock wave was seen running rampant, and a smaller meteorite hit the lower end of the large meteorite where the Epic had originally been parked. This was the location where the Epic had originally been hiding. If it had not been maneuvered and moved, the Epic would have been sandwiched between the two meteorites and turned into a "discus".

[God Emperor, my misjudgment just now actually saved my life and the lives of the entire ship...]
Horatio held his breath again, more cold sweat running down his temples.

Whoosh! ——

After the meteorites collided with the shock wave, two small meteorites flew out and passed less than two kilometers above the bow of the Epic.

If it was just a little bit lower, the epic account might have been "beheaded".

The entire bridge of the Romanesque church would be smashed to pieces, and the entire command deck of the ship would be destroyed in an instant.

[I must find a way to leave here.]
The strong desire to survive aroused by the successive dangers occupied Horatio's heart at this moment.

He wanted to live, he didn't want to die here.

Fortunately, the Envoy-class light cruiser did not discover the Epic and continued to move forward. After the gravity wave projector cooled down again, it would send out a new round of shock waves, causing the asteroids in front of it to scatter and collide with each other.

With this momentum, any attack ship hiding in there would be caught in the middle and destroyed and torn to pieces.

Now, everyone knows why this Envoy-class ship is so bold that it even dares to go deep into the asteroid belt alone.

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She was obviously relying on her deflector shield to protect her from asteroids and debris, and she could use her gravity wave projector to smash everything in front of her like a Leman Russ tank with a bulldozer.

What a violent means of annihilation! It is hard to believe that this is the tactical style of the Tau Empire warships that believe in long-range firepower projection. One can only say that the commerce-breaking fleet is worthy of being a commerce-breaking fleet, and everyone plays dirty and uses all means to eliminate the opponent.

But fortunately, this time, the Emperor of God favored Horatio and the Epic, and he happened to be in a remote area on the edge of the asteroid belt, so he escaped danger.

Seizing the opportunity when the enemy ship was moving forward, when the two sides were about 20 kilometers apart, Horatio confirmed the distance of the enemy ship while commanding the Epic to start the engine and perform a turning maneuver.

At the same time, he also marked the location of the enemy ship, hoping that E-99 and E-47 could fire torpedoes from a long distance. At this time, the Epic only had the last two torpedoes left, one in front and one behind.

The attack ships E-99 and E-47 were commanded by Captain Kretschmer and Captain Prien respectively.

Both were sea wolves with a bold and offensive spirit, and they achieved the third and second highest number of sinkings respectively during their first cruise.

Now, under the guidance of attack commander Horatio, they will do their part to help the Epic escape.

"The commander's marked target has been locked."

"Follow my instructions and prepare to launch simultaneously with E-99." Captain Prien of E-47 stroked his beard. He had not shaved since he set sail and just wanted to see how long his beard would be after returning.

This rough style is completely different from the tradition of naval officers advocating gentlemanly manners, but it has become a trend in various attack squadrons - it has become a symbol of the Void Sea Wolves' unruly nature.

Soon, E-99 sent a flag signal to indicate that it was ready.

"emission!"

Whoosh!Whoosh!
The two torpedoes were fired at an angle towards the asteroid belt.

This daring attack was instantly discovered by the Tau raiders.

"It looks like this guy has quite a few accomplices. Turn right and use the asteroid belt to block the torpedoes.

In just one hour, our fleet will arrive, and none of these guys will be able to escape." The commander of the Fire Clan's escaping fleet sneered, looking very confident.

(End of this chapter)