Chapter 447: Inevitable War! V
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Their worst fear happened. Once the 50 Collision chs entered the purple gas cloud, they lost contact with base. Little Rock, who was in charge of communications, reported this anomaly the mont he noticed it. The news caused the atmosphere in the eting room to turn dreadful.
It was now obvious that the purple gas cloud could block electromagnetic signals. This ant that chs that entered the purple gas cloud would no longer be as combat effective. The world inside the cloud was not suited for battles using chs.
What was within this purple gas cloud? Could there be more of the mysterious creatures?
No one had an answer to that. However, they were under no illusion that the investigative probe into the purple gas cloud was going to be easy. An enormous swarm of nacing creatures had just erged from within the gas cloud. Who knew what else was awaiting inside?
In fact, Ye Chong and the Sang Tribe mbers in the eting room back at their base were not the only ones who were interested in the investigation squad that was sent into the purple gas cloud. The frontline reporter had also noticed their movents.
"Oh! After that extraordinary scene earlier, there's now new movent from the mysterious and powerful organization. We can see here that 50 odd looking full-skeleton chs had ford into squads of five and entered the purple gas cloud. I believe this must be scouts they were sending out. What could possibly be inside this purple gas cloud? More strong unknown lifeforms? And what about the black spherical thing we saw just now? Is it still there? Truth be told, even I am feeling an urge to enter this mysterious purple gas cloud to investigate further!" The reporter's voice was still a little unsteady, but he was otherwise back to normal.
Everyone's attention was on the rapidly expanding purple gas cloud on the holographic screen.
Minutes passed, but no Collision ch flew out.
The people in the eting room at the base were feeling more anxious by the mont. Everyone was worried. They knew that with each passing second, the odds of survival for the 50 Sang Tribe mbers would worsen by a little more.
After three minutes, the purple gas cloud expanded even more, but they still did not see any Collision chs coming out. A sense of foreboding was heavy in the room. After all, Collision chs could travel up to Mach 20. Even if the purple gas cloud was a few tis larger than it was now, the ti elapsed should have been enough for the ch pilots to make a few roundtrip flights inside the gas cloud.
It was quiet in the eting room. No one said a single word.
Five minutes passed. By now, almost all the laser beam guns they had set up were consud by the crazily expanding purple gas cloud, as shown on the holographic screen. From Little Rock's side, they learned that all communications with the laser beam guns were lost. Hopelessness spread in the eting room. They feared that the worst had happened.
The second attack squad had arrived on the scene. Two battalions with a thousand Collision chs each skirted around the edges of the purple gas cloud, one following the other. It was a marvel to see how they managed to stay in formation throughout their flight. Every turn was made in perfect sync. It was a graceful performance.
Just as the second attack squad was completing half of its circular circuit about the purple gas cloud, a Collision ch suddenly erged from within the gas cloud, flying erratically like a candle fire dancing in the wind. It looked like its engines would give way at any mont.
"Ahh!" There was a uniform gasp in the eting room, and the people inside stood up almost simultaneously.
The Collision ch was bruised all over. It must have just survived a terrible fight. The four skeletal blades on the ch were all broken. Only half of the colliding spear on its frontal tip was still attached. The main body of the Collision ch was covered with damages.
"Assist the ch! Quick!" Sang Pu could no longer keep composed as he roared his orders into the comms channel!
There was no need for his orders. The second attack squad had noticed the Collision ch that ca out of the purple gas cloud almost instantly. A hundred Collision chs abruptly accelerated and left formation, tracing a hundred beautiful arches in space. Their target was the heavily damaged Collision ch.
"Comms is on! We're linked to the ch." Little Rock's announcent was like music to the ears.
"Be … Beware …" The ch pilot's voice ca through intermittently, sounding tired and forced. The brief words were followed by a series of coughs and heavy breathing.
A sense of dread overca the people who were listening. They were all experienced fighters. Of course they could deduce that their comrade was heavily wounded, and in a very dangerous situation!
Before they could think on what he was warning them about, sothing drastic happened on the holographic screen!
Suddenly, dozens of figures slipped out of the purple gas cloud. Their target was the damaged Collision ch.
To assist the heavily damaged ch, the Collision chs that were approaching it had all slowed down. This sudden turn of events had caught them off guard. The chs that were at the frontlines were in imdiate danger due to their deceleration. Collision chs relied on speed. If they lacked the velocity, things would not look good for them!
The unknown lifeforms moved quickly. Just as the two sides were about to clash, the Sang Tribe demonstrated their excellent coordination in the battlefield once again!
The Collision chs that led the assist made a very steep angled turn towards the side and backwards, leaving an empty space of 25 ters across in their wake.
Before the audience could make sense of the maneuver, the Collision chs from behind charged forward without slowing down!
Mach 22!
The next 20 Collision chs in the formation charged ahead like 20 bullets, flying so very close to one another to squeeze past the 25-ter opening, and straight on towards the unknown lifeforms.
In that short instant, the leading ch pilots and the second wave of attacking ch pilots never spoke through the comms. They did this completely out of battle instinct and the spirit of coordination! Moreover, the Sang Tribe mbers displayed their top notch ch piloting skills. Even at Mach 22, they were to execute such a tough maneuver. Even the most critical ch pilots would be impressed by them.
Both sides clashed into each other with loaded montum!
Blood and flesh exploded everywhere! Skeletons and armor broke into pieces! It was not exactly a magnificent mont, but it was disturbingly brutal.
The 20 chs collided head on against the 20 unknown lifeforms.
On the holographic screen, severed limbs and chunks of flesh exploded outwards. Skeletal fragnts were scattered around the battlefield.
Everyone in the eting room felt a sharp tug in their hearts.
There was no sound, only a live feed of what had happened. A battle in space was done in complete silence.
To the average layperson, everything was over in an instant. They could barely react to the incident, and most people could not even make sense of what had occured. However, in the eting room at the base, Ye Chong and the Sang Tribe mbers, all veterans of combat, had seen everything clearly.
Shock … Disbelief … Dread … These emotions colored the expressions of the people in the eting room.
"How could this be?" Soone finally cried out.
Their emotions were to be expected. The clash had ended with all 20 Collision chs destroyed completely. None of the chs survived intact. So of the chs lost all but one of its skeletal blades, with the last one dangling precariously from its mother body. So chs fared even worse, showing a deep gash that cut from the tip all the way to the tail. It was a miracle that these chs did not explode right then.
Collision chs were a symbol of indestructibility for the Sang Tribe. Now, they had t their match! The enemy was able to cause this degree of damage with just their bodies. They must have incredibly tough bodies to achieve this.
Ye Chong was also shaken to the core. As inventor of the Collision ch, no one understood the Collision ch better than he. Archipelago's skeletal material were as strong as tal alloys. However, even such a strong material could not hold against the unknown lifeforms. Aside from the few chs that Ye Chong did not completely understand, he believed that these creatures could fatally damage every other kind of ch in existence.
Ye Chong stared at the unknown lifeforms that ca out of nowhere on the holographic screen, his expression guarded despite the growing turmoil in his heart.
These creatures were about 12 to 15 ters tall, the average height of most chs. They had a light gray exterior that had with a tallic shimr, suggesting tough skin. The creatures looked muscular, with lower limbs that were far thicker than their forelimbs. The feet had claws that seed to be made of tal too.
The head was a conical shape, long and sharp. The narrow, long eyes in dark red were chilling to watch.
Behind the creature was a thick tail, its main tool of offense. Ye Chong saw that at least 15 of the 20 Collision chs were damaged by the tails. The tail was about 15 ters long, looking thick and strong, with a black glistening surface. However, the most terrifying bit was the tip of the tail, light red in color, looking like an arrowhead but with longer blades that pointed backwards at the sides.
On its back were dozens of black colored armour plates that shined like polished alloy armor plating, an obvious ans of defense. The chest, however, was smooth and bare. There was nothing there except for the muscular lines.
The Sang Tribe watched the unknown lifeforms on the holographic screen unblinkingly. They were awed by the destructive power of the creatures' tails, and found their agility in outer space hard to believe.
Unlike them, however, Ye Chong was entirely focused on the hands of these mysterious creatures!
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