The Bizarre Adventure of Tartaros Fleet

Forerunners are good at making giant structures, to the point that if they can find the great architect of the Forerunners who have survived to this day, Oregana will drag such people back even if they are tied with ropes—just like Reinhardt. Just as the magic lamp of the fleet can be transformed into a fleet with one RUA, the chief architect of the Forerunner must have a magic lamp that can be transformed into a mine with one RUA.

Otherwise, there is absolutely no way for them to ring the belt, and Shield World and Ark will do what they say.

The moment she saw this shield world, Oregana's face changed when she was standing on the bridge.It was a mechanical star shining with metallic luster. It was about the same size as the earth. It didn't hide anything at all. It just stood there carelessly as if to show off its technical strength. Wherever it left it, it looked like Cybertron. Yes, showing what an ancient civilization should look like.

All the relics of ultra-ancient civilizations are almost like this when they show their faces. They rely on their huge size to scare the people who come in for archaeology, and then stuff some very disturbing things in the relics—whether it is the ancients with sisters in Antarctica. The dilapidated house, stuffed with pillars of dark giants and a bunch of super-ancient ruins Lalai... Luluye, still stuffed a bunch of Oregana's sky city Synaps, and even Sarah The ruins of Ernaga is also the same.

It's just that the disturbing things in the temple of Sarnaga were the corpses of most of Sarnaga before, which almost scared Archbishop Artanis twice.

"How much mine does this cost..." She whispered in a voice that only she could hear, and then raised her voice to a normal level. "Both sides chose this 'Requiem'. Could it be an appointment?"

With accurate coordinates, Tartarus' fleet has extremely strong long-distance maneuverability, especially in the presence of the Final World - the Titan ship equipped with a cross-world engine brought Jupiter God's Choice plus Abigail, this mobility is even higher than the blue fat man who is holding the phone booth and any door at the same time.

Therefore, even though it took a little time to break through the No. 05 ring, the fleet still easily rushed to the front of the two troops, and at the same time set up almost all the gadgets that could interfere with the transition.

As long as we are here, even if Akalin wears a stone hat, you don't even think about getting in.

She folded her arms, standing on the bridge of Tiamat like Steel Busta—considering that there is a forerunner warship named "Mantle of the World" in Requiem, if you want to calm down the place, you must You have to use the super flagship team.

Among the warships of various sci-fi works, the Mantle Promenade can be said to be one of the best in size. The long axis of 3701000 meters dominates the crowd, and even the width of the ship (138.6km) is longer than the diameter of the Death Star (120km in diameter in the old official history). big boat.

And things like spaceships... the size usually shows their combat effectiveness. The difference between a 1000-meter warship and a 1000-two-hundred-meter warship may not be very big, but the difference between five kilometers and nearly [-] kilometers is terrifying. Being able to build a ship of this size is a boast of technology.But considering that the hull material of the Mantle Advent is not actual metal, but a programmable composite solid light (hard light) material and its energy connector, it may not need much mine...

Hard light, formally known as the boson photon field, is a technology that can transform light into a solid state.Judging from the research on the hard light shield equipped by the high-level priests of Saint Sim, the principle of this thing is very different from the "light-matter transformation" that has been basically mastered now. Radam's light-matter transformation is a force field Sieve out positive matter and antimatter, use positive matter as materials, and collect antimatter as shells, but hard light is simple, turning light into a high-intensity solid for use.

The problem is not without—after studying the hard light shield, everyone understands why the main structure of the forerunner’s giant structure is still actual matter instead of hard light, because this thing consumes exaggerated energy, and the bigger the building is susceptible to energy power.And what is maintained at the critical point of energy consumption and structural strength is almost a four hundred kilometer-level space structure—such as the mantle of the world.

Maintaining the hull structure with energy-intensive equipment is a weakness in itself.According to the test results of related equipment in the 04th ring, as long as we seize this weakness and attack, it is not impossible to win with the performance of this Tiamat.

The reason why the super flags were mobilized to arrive here, and the reason why they began to anchor the battle fortress instead of just bringing interception forces to catch the two fleets, was not because they were here to stop the mantle of life in case of an accident.Instead, the missionaries must be awakened here, and then the troops must be concentrated here to solve the problem.For this other civilization, a missionary, a mantle and a hatching dark worm egg are not particularly threatening. Once it comes out, it will be a catastrophe that does not know how many people will die.

what can you doAlways keep a flagship team strong enough to fight against the mantle of the world, just for this pioneer warship, and jump over to solve the problem if there is any movement here?Does that mean that a flagship has been out of action for God knows how many years?If an accident happens at the same time as some difficult situations—for example, when another super-mothership class with a lot of younger brothers arrives, do you want to dispatch troops with considerable combat power to catch the dark worms while chasing the dark worms? The mantle came to the world?

Who can stand it?

When Oregana forgot about Murphy, some people in ONI and the Sword of St. Helios reminded her of the glowing armor of the robot.If there is a chance that things will go wrong, no matter how small, it will happen.Avoiding emotions and eliminating hidden dangers has become a must, and a particularly high priority.

But before fighting against the Mantle Advent, there is one more important thing to do.

When the missionary was sealed on this planet 10 years ago, the recombination machine on his ship Mantle Advent was dismantled to reduce the threat.So now it is necessary to quickly ensure the reassembly machine.

The Reconstructor is a horrific and profane machine capable of extracting consciousness, memories and personalities.To put it simply, it is to completely destroy the material body of the creature, and after extracting the consciousness and soul of the intelligent creature in the extremely painful process, transfer it into data and transfer it to a series of pioneer machines such as guides and combat machines. The main function.In the ancient past, the Forerunners used the Recombiner to execute surviving humans, and during the Forerunner-Flood War, the Didacts used the Recombiner to extract consciousness to create their own battle droid army 'Prometheus'.

If the Mek tribe or Hell have this thing, I am afraid there will be no rebels and elite guards. Just lightly shine a light on it, and the soul will be sent to Neklavo for power generation. Part of the pain-making program... a horrible and blasphemous machine in every direction.

And I don't know why, I always feel that the painting style of this thing is a little different from other technologies of the forerunners.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Oregana was ready. She turned on the communicator and asked Fire Spirit, who was busy in another giant structure:

"Huo Ling, how is your work over there?"

There was a sense of joy in Huo Ling's voice, and he knew that the work over there was going well:

[We have established a suppression protocol in Ring 03.Just now, the recombination machine has been dismantled and loaded on board, and transported away by the Jackdaw.The recombiner forge block is undergoing lift-off procedures and will be towed to a safe area. 】

Judging from the attitude of 343 Ultimate Spark, although the leader's reputation with the forces of chaos is blue, he allowed Tartarus to garrison troops on the belt, and was willing to cooperate with experiments and research, but he did not allow the dismantling of the facilities, and stubbornly insisted on Preserve biological samples.But the leader of the 03 ring belt does it differently?

"Did you conflict with the guide?"

[No, we have also obtained the support of the guide 859 Gravity Clock. 】There was doubt in Huo Ling's words 【It said that 'the agreement sets the restructuring machine to be handed over to the messengers of the Chaos Realm'. 】

"Eh……?"

The unexpected information made Oregana's thinking disconnected for a moment, "hand over the restructuring machine" to the messengers of the Chaos Realm?

As we all know, the legacy of the forerunners belongs to humans, which is one of the important reasons why 343 insisted not to let Tartarus damage the ring in his hand.According to the setting of the forerunner, after that, whether it is the ark, the ring belt, or the shield world, it will be for humans, and other races will not even be able to start normally.Oregana didn't plan to wipe out the family and forcibly take away the inheritance. The reason why humans are not allowed to touch these things now is because there are dirty things in the graves and they can't dig them casually.

However, the Recombiner is clearly not included in the 'heritage to mankind'.

Not only did the leader not prevent Fire Spirit's troops from taking the reorganization machine and production facilities, but he even assisted and said clearly, 'give the reorganization machine to the messengers of the Chaos Realm'.

interesting……

Another piece of the puzzle, she nodded silently, with a strange smile on the corner of her mouth—wouldn't it be possible to find out that this girl was all scarlet warriors when she fought against the Prometheus knight later? (cover face)

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"What the hell is in Requiem?"

"I don't know, maybe it's a weapon, or there may be a battleship like the Dreadnought." Facing the question from his subordinates, Jule Mudama replied.

These days, whenever he had time, he spent deciphering the logger data.Jul Mudama is a warrior. He is good at fighting and commanding battles, but he has almost never done this job—almost all Sangheili can't interpret the data of the relic, because this is what the San'Shium should have done. Things to do.There are so many Saint Sims in the Sword of Saint Helios, among them are not the important staff of Tyr Vadam (guiding the prophet) or they are all in prison, there is no way to bring them out.So I can only do everything myself.

Until now, all he can figure out is that Requiem is an artificial planet, a hollow sphere protected by a thick armored shell, and the inside is a habitable area like the ring belt—there is such a huge space , It is not a problem to park a large number of warships.

Jul Mudama had also dreamed of finding a bunch of Forerunner warships parked inside as soon as he entered, but he didn't let this pleasant fantasy haunt him for long.There must be sentries in the facilities of the forerunners. If you are lucky, you will not be able to acquire the 'engineers' who are now quite rare, so the maintenance of the warships that plagued the Sangheili will no longer be a problem.

The time is almost up.

Jule Mudama watched the symbols and numbers scrolling on the navigation platform. It didn't take long before the display screen was covered with green light one after another, and stars came into his sight.

then……

Juul Mudama's pupils contracted violently—it wasn't stars at all, but the propelling flames and beacon lights of the spacecraft.

There are a large number of warships in front of him, all of which are warships of the General Command, and his own fleet seems to have rushed directly into a pocket.They had already set up their formations, and at this moment, the sound of alarms rang throughout the entire bridge.

In an instant, the sensor lost at least 750 targets, more than half of which were 1000-meter-class warships.The thousand-meter-class battleships of the Consolidation Department are definitely not comparable to the warships of the same size of the Covenant in terms of combat effectiveness. They have powerful firepower, excellent protection and maneuverability. This is something everyone knows during the Battle of Reach.

In addition, there are many large ships that have never been seen before, the largest of which is close to [-] kilometers. If the Ghost Shadow of the Sword of Saint Helios is next to it, it looks like a grunt.Now, the turrets are rising one by one, and the launch ports of the missile launchers are also unfolded one after another. Carrier aircraft like a swarm of swarms are constantly pouring out of the launch ports of the aircraft carrier.

This is not an unguarded relic at all... When a large number of fleets are assembled in the No. 05 ring belt, the Consolidation Department can still deploy troops of this size here. How much strength do they have?

This fact made Juul Mudama's blood freeze.

Will I die here?No, that's not what to think about right now!

His brain was spinning rapidly, and things more important than his own life were quickly emerging from his mind-it was nothing if he was dead, and the battleship was bombed and sunk. , then his behavior essentially constituted a breach of contract by the sword of St. Helios.This would put the Sword of St. Helios at a disadvantage.

This level of breach of contract is by no means an apology.

The adjutant also had a terrified look on his face, and he looked to his superior, hoping that he would find a way to get everyone through as usual, but he only saw peace on Juul Mudama's face. I have the same expression.

[A warship of an unknown force!Stop the ship immediately!Explain your purpose! ] All domain communication was connected to the bridge, and the soldier in the dark green armor said loudly in Sangheli [You have entered the restricted area!Stop the ship for inspection!Then report where you belong! 】

"Commander! They're targeting us!"

They must not be allowed on board, and their identities must not be revealed...

Jules Mudama waved his hand violently:

"Get ready to jump! We need to get out of here!"

This calmed down the panicked bridge, and the crew seemed to jump up to carry out his orders.

But the jump engine, which was originally extremely flexible, seemed to be muddy at the moment.

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"They're going to jump!"

On the bridge of the Tiamat, Oregana was sitting on the captain's seat, watching the whole battle.

Just as he expected, the rebel guy from the Sword of St. Helios rushed in directly, and immediately prepared to run away after realizing that the situation was wrong-this was not what he wanted.I have to catch this commander as a warning to others. If the warship with low eyelids slips away like this, it will be a big shame, especially when this kind of embarrassment is equivalent to a decline in prestige, this should be avoided no matter what. of.

She waved her hand lightly:

"Start physical bounce, shoot!"

The starship pilots of the old Covenant had a problem. Even in the gravitational well, they would not hesitate to run the jump engine to full capacity, and they didn't care if doing so would blow up the entire ship.And after studying the battle history of the Star Alliance, the commanders of Tartarus couldn't help being dumbfounded——

The Covenant has absolutely no rebound equipment, but they still have rebound operations in battle. When fighting the rebels (the Covenant has always had rebels), the fleet commander tends to supply energy to the rebel warships. Sectional shooting, cutting the hull with a plasma cannon, destroying the power supply of the enemy ship to the jump engine to prevent the opponent from jumping.

Anyway, everyone knows the structure of the hull, so just hit it directly. If you are lucky, the first round of focused fire will stop the opponent from jumping.In terms of thinking, it is exactly the same as stuffing iron balls bound with chains into the smoothbore gun and tearing the opposite canvas and mast. It is simple and crude but unexpectedly effective.

Then why is this trick rarely used against UNSC ships?

Because most of the UNSC ships can't handle a plasma torpedo, and it will blow up immediately after eating one. There is no need to deliberately rebound.When have you ever seen the second lock tornado at the star gate reversed?

After receiving the order, the Blood Raven veterans in the first echelon, who were the main attacking missions, immediately made preparations. They would not miss at this distance as they had per capita surgical strike theory V and were familiar with the internal structure diagram of the Covenant warships.

Several Hyperion-class battleships approached quickly under the scorching plasma beams, and the rapid cannons aimed at the rear decks of these old Covenant battleships, and then fired at the same time.The two sides shot at each other with brilliant firepower at an extremely close range of less than three hundred kilometers, plasma and heavy metal particle beams dug deep holes in the opponent's hull.

In this short firefight, Hyperion's excellent armor repairer can always quickly repair the breaches on the armor, and the internal force field stabilization system also minimizes the damage to the hull structure, but the old Covenant battleship Not so anymore. The SDV-class and CCS-class warships do not have the strong shields of CAS, and the armor is also slightly weaker, so they were beaten into a mess not long after the battle started.

The rain-like particle beams concentratedly bombarded the rear deck of the old Covenant battleship. After the shield stopped, it pierced through several layers of thick armor like a spear, melting the armor and the hull, blowing up the deck, and piercing until Opposite, cut off their engines.

The flagship's course was skewed.The detonation caused by the leakage of the energy pipeline sent shockwaves through the control room, causing everyone to fall to the ground.The central display screen was disturbed by static electricity, and the image became fragmented; after the static electricity slowly disappeared, the image continued to shake.Juul Mudama was thrown to the ground, suffered a strong shock on his back, and could barely breathe.

Although he could feel the noisy voices and strong airflow around him, his ears were still buzzing. It took him a long time to understand what the adjutant who was yelling at him so close at hand was saying——

"Shot in the rear of the hull! We lost connection to the jump engine!"

"!!"

The enemy is still approaching, they are gradually approaching with terrifying momentum, and the jet light of the landing craft can already be seen——

【repeat!Report immediately! 】

"How... what should I do?"

"Continue to resist?"

"But they're coming!"

"It can't be said, if we say it, it will implicate San Helios."

The astonished voices of the soldiers made Juul Mudama feel extremely annoyed—he was in a very complicated mood. On the one hand, it was the remorse that he had led the soldiers to death, and on the other hand, it was the panic of the soldiers at this moment.Damn it, would a Sangheili still think about whether to resist or not to resist?

If you don't resist being captured, are you going to say something like 'I am a soldier of the Sword of San Helios' afterwards!

He stood up and shouted:

"Open the communication!"

"commander?!"

"obey orders!!"

"Yes!"

Juul Mudama staggered to the console, and within a few steps he had already made up his mind - this was not Juul Mudama of the Sword of St. Helios , he can give himself another identity, an identity that can reasonably explain what he did, and will not involve the sword of St. Helios, and has almost no flaws:

"I am...Jul Mudhamami, Servant of Eternal Truth! Heretic! The treasure of Requiem should belong to us!!"

He yelled and pushed the fire controller aside, locked on to the incoming landing ship and opened the laser point defense.

In just a split second, those landing ships that approached carelessly were hit by the unavoidable light-speed attack, and the marines were vaporized by the laser that passed through the cabin, and the hull exploded into a ball of fire after advancing along the inertia for a few seconds.Seeing this scene, the battleships next to them also started air defense, and at the same time continued to fire plasma torpedoes at the surrounding battleships of the command department, and the exchange of fire suddenly became more intense.Amidst the shock of the hull being hit, Juul Mudama stood on the bridge, breathed a sigh of relief while continuing to roar——