Chapter 147: Chapter 57 Counterattack Chapter 147: Chapter 57 Counterattack Editor: Noodletown Translations “`
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　　Another wave of mixed attacks came, and having learned from the last time, the Black Knight evaded.
　　But Rein Garneau quickly discovered that there was another round of attacks in the position he had evaded to.
　　A blanket attack?
　　Or a rotational pinpoint attack?
　　How did the opponent fleet’s precision suddenly increase several notches?
　　Damn rats, do you only dare to attack like this?
　　The Black Knight propped up the long spear in his hand, and the metal net unfurled!
　　”Barrier Charge!”
　　Rats, once I get within three hundred kilometers, it will be the end for you!
　　Deploying the Riding Spear Barrier, the Black Knight instantly blocked the Third Squadron’s retreating attacks from outside.
　　At this point, the five ships of the Third Squadron simultaneously ceased their attacks.
　　The rear engines suddenly spewed long trails of flames and rapidly retreated back to the main formation.
　　Did they just take the opportunity to complete an engine acceleration?
　　Rein Garneau saw this scene through the battle screen, the closing distance widened once more.
　　The proud marshal of the Gardot Empire’s Royal Forbidden Army, now being toyed with by a bunch of insects, was simply unbearable.
　　Strike!
　　Strike!
　　The Black Knight directly abandoned the Third Fleet and instead turned his target toward the flagship further away.
　　That hammer-shaped warship that had already started moving.
　　Multi-source radar lock!
　　”Warning!
Warning!
This ship is radar locked.”
　　Red alarms flashed, and this was the alarm light to indicate the flagship had now been locked on by the Black Knight.
　　”Target is rapidly approaching, estimated to reach this ship in three minutes.”
　　The Black Knight’s tenth-generation engines erupted at full speed, the unstoppable momentum silenced everyone.
　　”The Third Fleet will rejoin the formation in 1 minute 50 seconds.”
　　Continuously refreshing data converged in Qi Longxiang’s mind as he sat suspended in mid-air, forcefully processing all the information within his mind with the aid of his strong spirit expansion and telekinesis.
　　The Determined Long Song was poised for the critical moment.
　　”Fleet contraction, engine control system docking, fire control system docking, initiate the second phase after the Third Squadron rejoins the formation,” Qi Longxiang’s voice calmly resonated.
　　All the soldiers gazed admiringly at the man in the center of the field.
　　They hoped to create a miracle under Colonel Qi’s leadership, the Federation’s strongest warship firepower against the Gardot Empire’s strongest mecha.
If they survived this battle, it would be a tale of honor to tell for a lifetime.
　　The real-time images transmitted to Qi Longxiang’s mind clearly showed the Black Knight advancing rapidly.
　　The ace of the Gardot Empire!
　　”Received enemy information.”
　　Suddenly, the large screen in the command ship lit up, showing that familiar black background with no silhouette visible.
But the arrogant voice revealed the person’s identity—Rein Garneau.
　　”Even if irregular troops perform well, they are still irregular.
Dying under the king’s name is your honor.
Await death, ha-ha-ha-ha!” The video shrank to a dot and ended there.
　　Arrogant provocation!
　　While strong attacks continued, psychological blows were unrelenting, eliminating opponents from both body and spirit.
This was Rein Garneau’s style of warfare.
Do it with reckless abandon!
　　However, he wasn’t aware of the faint words being simultaneously transmitted from the flagship.
If he knew, who knows if he would fly into a rage.
　　”Ace?
Even if he shot down many enemies, he is nothing more than a slightly more competent cannon fodder,” Qi Longxiang’s evergreen calm tone remained unbothered.
　　The Black Knight advanced to five hundred kilometers!
　　The Third Squadron regrouped!
　　At this moment, the Black Knight was finally about to engage this tightly grouped Federation Fleet.
　　”Determined Long Song second phase preparation complete.” Finally, as this prompt sounded throughout the entire ship, Qi Longxiang issued the first command, one that shocked many soldiers who had served for just a short time.
　　”Great Harmony Cannon charge preparation.”
　　This weapon required an exceedingly long charge time, and with the mecha’s high mobility, it was practically impossible to hit at such a short range.
　　Though expressions of disbelief were worn, the armory personnel resolutely carried out this command.
　　After pulling dozens of authorization triggers, finally, the muzzle of the giant cannon at the front of that hammer-shaped giant ship began to light up.
　　Qi Longxiang calculated the charging time of the giant cannon in his mind.
Today’s battle would hinge on this devastating shot.
If it hit, victory was assured; if not, it would mean failure.
　　Ten minutes!
　　Hold out for ten minutes.
　　”Determined Long Song—Chasing Light.” As these words fell, the warships in the cosmos began to draw close and used their onboard mechanical arms to firmly latch onto each other.
　　This was the acceleration technique from the Fleet Skill, coordinating all ships to act as one, calculating the most effective propulsion scheme, effectively addressing the flagship’s slow start-up issue.
　　Rein Garneau watched the fleet approaching in his vision, his mind sneered coldly.
　　”Black Prison Impact Cannon!”
　　Suddenly, a dark black ray was launched.
　　”Determined Long Song—Shadow Formation.”
　　As soon as the black light emerged at the spear tip, Qi Longxiang, who had organized the fleet into a queue, instantly transported the entire team’s defensive energy to the two heavy cruisers at the rear.
　　A rectangle-shaped energy shield covering hundreds of meters quickly formed, meeting the Black Prison Impact Cannon head-on.
　　”It’s held up!”
　　The data observer saw that both of the heavy cruisers remained intact and couldn’t help but shout excitedly.
　　”Energy reserve down by 30%, reconfigure formation after one more defense.”
　　Qi Longxiang’s voice bore not a hint of delight or pride, as if the prior scene was merely a casual act.
　　”It held up?”
　　For the first time, Rein Garneau saw that his Black Prison Impact Cannon had failed to inflict effective damage in a direct hit.
　　Isn’t this the level of defense only ultra-heavy interstellar battleships have?
　　Two heavy cruisers managed to hold it off?
　　Rein Garneau uttered several choice words towards the Galaxy Federation’s ships.
　　He mused over how Federation technology had always been top-notch; every attack on the Federation unveiled numerous new technologies.
　　The Empire’s seat-warmer incompetents aren’t studying more advanced technologies!
　　Rein Garneau completely ignored the fact that the mecha beneath him surpassed even the Federation’s highest-grade models…
　　Upward charge!
　　The Black Knight’s powerful engine roared, attempting to forcibly seize altitude.
　　He planned to break the opponent’s formation with one strike of the Black Prison Cross Slash.
　　The giant Riding Spear was raised, the Black Knight swung his hands, forming a terrifying ink-black cross falling down.
　　”Determined Long Song—Dual Transformation.”
　　Qi Longxiang’s calm voice sounded once more, as four destroyers moved from the rear to the central axis of the formation, replacing the mechanical arms as the hub.
　　Over ten life boats landed on other ships during the process of these four destroyers flying.
　　These were designated sacrificial pawns.
　　The heavy black cross pressed down quickly.
　　The fleet split in two and then broke into pairs again.
　　Through two transformative maneuvers, the four destroyers replacing the connecting points exploded, but the critical engineering ships remained intact and regrouped.
　　”Escaped again, truly underestimated you wretches.”
　　Rein Garneau had now lost his patience.
If today’s battle outcomes were to escape and report back, the Empire would find ways to mock him.
　　The Black Knight’s long spear suddenly lifted, the mecha’s energy began to rapidly rise, and then a dense black covered the entire body until the spear and the body merged as one.
　　The scene from afar looked like a super-giant black energy Riding Spear standing upright in the starry sky.
　　”Warning, warning!
Energy overload 125%…
energy overload 150%…”
　　”Return to death, it would be your honor to be annihilated by this move!”
　　Rein Garneau fiercely thrust both hands.
　　”Black Knight Profound Meaning Technique—Netherworld Gun Flash!”
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