The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 645 Space War! Shrimp People Fighting Among Themselves?
"Strike whoever is closest."

This clearly doesn't sound like a sophisticated tactical arrangement.

But the commando team—or rather, the suicide squad players—who were pinned to the stern by the acceleration and unable to move, did not raise any objections.

They're practically crushed into tiny cookies, who cares about anything else?

Let's seize a big ship first!
If it really is a dwarf ship, we can simply not kill it and return it to them after the war.

Anything is fine as long as I can get out of this unbearable situation!

The situation is improving much faster than they expected.

After the spacecraft crossed the Kármán line and entered space, the force that had compressed them into a lump was greatly reduced.

With just a slight lift of his arm, he could push away dozens of people pressing down on him.

The previously heavy assault armor now felt as light as a feather.

Then, even the metal ground beneath their feet slowly drifted away.

The players, slowly dispersing, immediately realized what had happened:
"We're in space? So fast?"

"Is this what weightlessness feels like? How interesting!"

"Stop playing around, let's prepare for war!"

"I suggest you find a handhold, in case the captain slams on the brakes..."

Before the guy could finish speaking, the captain he was talking about had already "hit the brakes."

Due to inertia, the players who had just scattered rushed towards the bow of the ship again and were squeezed into a ball once more.

But before they could even complain, Yama's voice rang out again:

"Everyone prepare!"

"The Yunshu has entered the combat zone!"

"The side hatch will open in 15 seconds. Now! Peregrine Armor, full power activation!"

"Vector Engine warm-up activated!"

"460-meter vacuum environment extreme assault, 10 seconds to go—"

"10!"

"9!"

……

Yama, disregarding everything, began the countdown.

Inside the cabin, everyone stopped complaining and switched their armor from standby mode to full power operation.

The deep rumble of the miniature engines echoed in the cabin, while a faint blue light emanated from the streamlined shells of the suits of armor.

Apart from that, everyone remained silent and turned to the side hatch.

But at this moment——

"Boom" a loud noise!
The ship shook violently, and the metal hull on one side of the hatch suddenly caved inward!

Inside the cabin, red lights flashed violently, and piercing alarm bells rang louder and louder.

The captain's anxious voice came over the loudspeaker:

"We've been shelled!"

"Repeated, we've been bombarded by the shrimp people!"

"The side hull is melting!"

"You are preparing to crash into space!"

Yama's countdown stopped immediately. "Open the hatch! Open it now!"

The hatch airtightness device was immediately activated.

But the next second, the spaceship was hit hard again!

This time, the fragile outer shell of the spacecraft was pierced with a large hole.

Everyone inside the ship was swept up by the violent airflow and gushed out of the large hole, being flung into space like a shower of flowers!

Xu Meng was no exception.

Comrades thrown off their ships, the Yunshu spaceship with a gaping hole, lasers piercing the darkness of space, the raging flames of the Anvil Frigate, the pointed cannonballs piercing the Shrimp Man warship in a triangular formation, and the dim stars that are easily overlooked...

Everything flashed through the visors of his armor.

It was as if the entire universe was spinning rapidly around him.

But he quickly realized:

It's not the universe that's spinning, it's ourselves that's spinning.

He wasn't panicked; on the contrary, he felt a sense of joy.

He concealed his identity and went to the scene in person, just to experience this amazing space war, right?
"Haha, interesting!"

As thoughts change within the brain, neural signals are translated into digital signals by the secondary brain linked to the armor's spine, which then issues commands to the attitude control engine.

The vector engines on the armor's shoulders instantly emitted a dazzling blue light!

The intensity was just right, neither too high nor too low, to cancel out the potential energy of his rotation, turning him into a horizontal flight.

—This exquisite armor control and zero-gravity attitude control is not because he is so good, but because he intentionally reduced the difficulty of operating the armor by adding an attitude control module to the armor.

Otherwise, if players go into space, they'll have to study attitude control for the next month.

How could things have been this convenient before?
Xu Meng looked around. The other players who were rolling around and flying around just now had all activated their vector jet engines and controlled their posture in space.

Without waiting for Yama's orders, they transformed into streaks of blue light and rushed straight towards the shrimp-men's massive warship!
Looking back at the Yunshu spaceship they had been on, it seemed as tiny as a matchbox compared to the Shrimp People's warship.

The matchbox now has a big hole in it and looks like it's completely beyond repair.

Xu Meng shook her head, her vector thrusters running at full power, and together with the other players, they charged towards the shrimp-men's spaceship!

The shrimp-men responded almost immediately—

The squid shuttles that we've seen before in the Mansheng City are once again emerging from the side, charging towards the players.

At a distance of 460 meters, it's practically the same as being face to face in space.

Almost instantly, the two sides clashed!

The players were immediately put on the defensive.

Because the Peregrine Armor lacks ranged attack capabilities!

The Peregrine Armor comes with only two weapons: an electromagnetic pulse cannon in the palm and a plasma blade on the thigh. The main purpose of the blade is not for combat, but to break through the thick outer shell of the spaceship and penetrate the enemy ship.

Faced with combat units like the Squid Shuttle, whose speed rivals that of a fighter jet and whose agility is in no way inferior to the Peregrine Armor, they were immediately at a disadvantage.

As Xu Meng narrowly dodged a laser beam, his two teammates on his right were hit almost simultaneously and sent flying out of his sight.

Further away, one after another charging soldiers were hit by flying shuttles, falling behind amidst sparks.

Some hesitated and stopped charging, wanting to save their teammates.

Yama, however, shouted:
"Forward! Forward!"

"Forget about the shuttle! Forget about saving your teammates! Charge forward!"

"We have only one goal—to storm the warship!"

He quickly adapted to the armor's flight techniques, nimbly weaving between the shuttles and dodging beams of laser light.

They successfully pierced the shrimp-men's warship with plasma blades.

Where the blade touched, the jet-black shell immediately turned red-hot and softened.

But before he could expand his gains, he was blown away by a flying shuttle.

Despite the severe damage to his armor and the rows of red error codes flashing on his visors, he continued shouting:

"It can be cut open! Don't be afraid!"

"Push forward!"

"We can take it down!"

Xu Meng felt that this was unrealistic—there were far more shuttles than players, and they were much more agile, making players practically sitting ducks.

The viewers in the live stream had similar thoughts:
"This won't do, will it? Only regular troops could suppress the flying shuttles before."

"Besides, there are too few people! What can a hundred or so people do?"

"Hurry up with the second spaceship!" "We're still way off. When will we be able to build a warship that big?"

……

Although the viewpoint is not optimistic, this does not affect the action.

Xu Meng followed her teammates across the shuttle's defenses, used magnetic locks to secure herself to the hull, stabbed the spaceship with a knife, and tried to make a hole by pressing the blade downwards.

This immediately attracted a barrage of fire from numerous flying shuttles!
Unable to disengage the magnetic lock, he jumped away.

But a guy not far away raised his plasma sword and swung it left and right at an astonishing speed, leaving trails of blade light in his wake.

The next second, Xu Meng saw an outrageous scene—

That guy actually used a knife to cut through several laser beams that were shooting at him, sending them shooting out in all directions!
He himself was completely unharmed!
"Is this okay?!"

Xu Meng was completely shocked and forgot to control her posture.

He only came to his senses after crashing into the warship with a "bang," and hurriedly activated the magnetic lock to pull himself back to the position of the magnetic anchor that he hadn't retracted earlier.

Before I could catch my breath, I saw another guy standing on the side of the boat.

The hull quickly began to ripple like water, and the older brother slowly sank into the spaceship.

Xu Meng was dumbfounded again: "What is this thing now?"

What truly broadened his horizons was yet to come:
A dazzling bolt of lightning traced a Z-shape in space, instantly slicing through the six shuttles with plasma blades.

The driver was sucked into the vacuum and froze to death on the spot.

Xu Meng even felt as if she heard the sharp ringing of thunder.

This looked familiar to him: the telepathic ability of the honorary player Xunfei.

But this acquaintance quickly pulled out something new that he had never seen before:
Xunfei plunged his sword into the spaceship, most of the restless electric light on his body flowing into the sword, while the rest flowed into his legs.

Then, a burst of lightning erupted, propelling the battle blade more than sixty meters through the shrimp-men's hard spaceship hull! It cut a huge scar in the hull!

Then turn 60 degrees and charge up again.

—He actually wanted to cut a large triangle out of the spaceship all by himself!

The shuttles that were originally scattered around were suddenly thrown into chaos, abandoning their immediate targets and focusing their fire on the flying shuttle.

But once the players were freed up and had room to deal damage, they began to unleash their full potential!
Some summoned dragon souls in space, some unleashed limit-breaking skills, and some pulled out heavy weapons from their storage spaces...

In the blink of an eye, a large number of shuttles were destroyed!

Xunfei, however, forced his way out before being hit, and cut open a scar more than 30 meters long.

When he stopped, someone was already holding a large shield in front of him.

Xu Meng also joined the ranks of those covering him.

But just then, two uninvited guests suddenly appeared—

A Deeprock Mining Company destroyer, braving gunfire, rammed into us while spewing fire and exploding!

The second Cloud Pivot spacecraft launched by Deep Space String also rushed into view like a streak of light, with a trajectory less than two hundred meters away from the first one!
Then the hatch opened, and another group of players rushed out of the hatch to provide support.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Xunfei finished with a single slash.

A dwarf, wrapped like a tin can, leaped out of the equally fire-breathing destroyer, wielding a flaming hammer, and smashed it hard into the center of the large triangle carved out by Xunfei.

Amidst the violent shaking, the 30-meter-long triangular piece finally detached from the hull and was blown away by the strong airflow.

A large hole leading to the interior of the ship's cabin was thus opened!
Players and dwarf warriors filed in.

Next comes the real boarding action!

The assault team players with their exceptional individual combat abilities can finally unleash their full potential!

On the ground, the Planet Cannon is undergoing its third recharge.

150 meters to its east, a circular particle fountain is spraying orange light.

A large number of players stood on the sidelines waiting.

A few minutes later, the manager standing by the fountain suddenly shouted, "It's done! The guide coordinates are now fixed!"

"Let's go! Let's go!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fully armed player jumped into the particle fountain without hesitation, even though it looked dangerous.

After sinking for several seconds, it is then violently ejected!
They were as fast as streaks of light!
These players only need a dozen seconds to traverse the vast expanse of space and plunge into another particle fountain inside the shrimp-man spaceship.

—It was installed after the second wave of players rushed in.

A similar device is the Elcano Gravity Slingshot, but it is not as accurate.

Its only responsibility is to launch players into space; accuracy cannot be guaranteed.

Therefore, everyone chose a relatively simple goal—

The Titan Ring space station, suspended in mid-air.

……

These pieces of equipment, which were completed one after another during the week-long preparation period, are now all being started simultaneously.

Do everything possible to project more human resources into space.

This effort was not in vain.

Thirty minutes later, Xu Meng and a large group of players stormed the bridge of the Shrimp Man warship and successfully captured the spaceship.

Then they immediately turned their guns on the other shrimp-man warships and opened fire!
As the distance closed further, the dwarven warships of Deeprock Mines were no longer pushovers, and they destroyed several shrimp-men warships in succession.

The Deep Space String Cannon continued firing until all the Sky Shuttle and Cloud Pivot ships were launched into space. Then it began loading larger shells, preparing to continue firing until it was destroyed.

……

In the first hour and a half, the players and dwarves teamed up and achieved dazzling results.

But at the same time, the players' and dwarves' ships are constantly being damaged.

As for the players, their tiny spaceships, like matchboxes, basically become targets after they've delivered the goods.

After the Shrimp Man lost three warships to players using the absurd space boarding maneuver, they immediately developed a targeted defense against this tactic.

They might even send their warships to escape, creating distance between them and the player's assault team, making it difficult for the player to acquire more warships.

Even the dwarves' proper warships could not withstand the shrimp people's continuous bombardment.

Frigates and destroyers exploded one after another, and the two Furnace-class motherships were severely damaged and on the verge of collapse.

Later in the battle, the shrimp people, relying on their large number of warships, even formed an array to surround and bombard the player's and dwarf's ships!
"Damn it!" On the bridge of a shrimp-man warship, Yama gritted his teeth in anger, "There's still too little time and too few spaceships!"

"If only we had a few ships, appearing behind the enemy fleet..."

Now the Plans Shrimp Man warships are all facing them, their rear ends pointing towards the vast space.

A perfect opportunity for a sneak attack.

Unfortunately……

As Yama was feeling regretful, he suddenly saw a shrimp-man warship firing its main cannon from diagonally behind it!
A dazzling white beam of light instantly traversed space and blasted onto their own ship.

The shrimp people's warships have no force field shields; they rely solely on their physical strength to withstand attacks.

If you can't withstand it, you'll be breached!

After the fully charged main cannon pierced through one spaceship, it accurately hit the second and third!

Only after achieving the astonishing feat of defeating three opponents did it launch itself into the vast depths of space.

"I...chopped!" Yama exclaimed, his mouth agape in shock.

"What the hell? Are the shrimp people fighting amongst themselves?"

Before he could figure out what was going on, an even more astonishing scene unfolded before his eyes—

In the center of the shrimp-man warship formation, space suddenly distorted and caved in...

The two spaceships, which were too close together, were affected by the impact, torn apart and deformed together, denting inward.

then……

A giant spaceship, twice the size of the Shrimp Man warship and the Furnace-class spaceship, suddenly leaped out of the void!

Its mere appearance was enough to smash those two shrimp-man spaceships to pieces!
Yama's mouth opened even wider.

"This is... the Lost Ship???"

"Who fixed it?!"

(End of this chapter)