Three weeks later
General Darius I wish you success in your mission and success will be your ally. The colonel said this as Darius prepares to set off with his fleet towards his designated destination
I will do my best to achieve victory, Your Honor. Darius said that as he was preparing to leave
If you find that it is risky and the task is more difficult than expected, you can retreat and no one blames you, do not risk more than your limits. Moral said that, and he reminds Darius of the fact of the matter in an indirect way
Darius smiled and said
Don''t worry I won''t risk my men''s lives if things aren''t going the right way
Darius said goodbye to everyone present before boarding his ship and heading with the fleet into space towards the zimen03 system
A month later
Sir, the Scouts we sent to check the road are back. The March communications official said
And what they found out. Sal Darius
I''ve spotted a number of Empire ships patrolling but they don''t seem to have detected our presence or are intercepting our course. March replied
Well, let the ships begin to increase speed until we pass the visible space of the Imperial troops and disappear behind the orbit of the three moons. Darius said
Five days later
The Empire''s supply fleet of Twenty-One ships was passing near the orbit of the desolate planet
Sir, we have checked the road in front of us and have not detected any military postings of any hostile forces. First lieutenant monak said
This is not reassuring, our spies have confirmed that a fleet from the federation has moved and entered the zimn03 system and you say that there is nothing in our way. General sitok said
Perhaps the Union fleet was deployed on the borders of the regime and they did not enter, or the fleet was to protect the space mine ships that deployed mines to disrupt any possible attack movement on our part. Monac said
Be on the lookout for any surprise. The general said
In a place located on the supply route, some rocks began to spread in a slow but organized way in a cylindrical shape surrounding the entire route taken by the convoy and moving away from each other by large distances to ensure that the targeting is on a large scale to confuse the enemy
Are all the units ready, Beethoven. Darius said that, looking at the first lieutenant
On the hottest of coals, your honor. First lieutenant Beethoven said
Darius waited for the supply fleet, and after a while the sensors began to display images of a number of vehicles that began to enter the path that Darius had expected to take and ordered the activation of the first level of the ambush and waited patiently for the entire formation to enter it
Monak is there any suspicious movement around us. Sitok said that he feels a strange obsession
So far we haven''t spotted anything, gentlemen.... Before monak finished speaking, the sirens went off, announcing that the fleet was under attack
Who''s attacking us, lortiz. Monac said
Sir, the sensors read that a number of charged particle torpedoes have suddenly appeared around the fleet and are approaching at a significant rate, in forty-five seconds they will hit us. The monitoring official told lortez
Activate interactive armor...
Don''t, that''s what the enemy wants. General sitok shouted to interrupt monak
Everyone looked at the general to understand what he meant and the general spoke
What will happen when charged particle torpedoes collide with reactive Shields
An ionic cloud will form that will obscure all... Monak answered, thought of something and was shocked
The enemy is trying to force us to use shields to paralyze sensors to carry out a sneak attack
On the opposite side
Darius was the enemy fleet and when he noticed that he still had not activated the armor, he smiled and said
It seems that the commander of the enemy fleet is an astute and quick-witted person who understood what we wanted, but does he adopt the other choice and sacrifice a number of ships to save the rest
Clement activate the second level. Darius said that while talking through the headset with the other party
Yes, I am. Someone from the other party answered
Start firing vacuum missiles to intercept torpedoes. The general said
Lortiz activated the launch button and began directing the missiles towards the torpedoes to intercept them, the missiles began to catch the missiles one after another, however, some torpedoes managed to hit some ships, which led to the burning of electronic circuits and stopping some of them
What is the extent of the damage we have suffered, lortiz. Monac said
Seven ships were severely damaged, two of which had their main engine burned out and were relying on secondary engines to move. Lortez said
The cockpit was silent until the commander spoke
Scan the ocean and make sure that there are no movements near us, we will move with caution until the repairs on the damaged ships are completed
On the left side of the fleet and thirty million kilometers away in the asteroid belt there was an asteroid five miles wide and on its surface there was a person on one knee while he was preparing a modified sniper rifle loaded with a special bullet
It weighed more than twenty tons and its nozzle was twenty-five meters long, if it were an ordinary person, it would have been impossible for him to even move it by a hair''s breadth, let alone move it
But for a fighter from the world of cover it is no different from an ordinary rifle
A few moments later he started moving it towards the supply fleet
Raise the angle of the gun by fifteen degrees, move it towards the left for seventeen degrees and wait for the signal, Lordan. The marts guidance officer said
How long we have to wait. Lordan said
Until the enemy approaches the nearest distance. Marts said
In the cockpit of the Union fleet Sal Beethoven
Sir, why are we using sniper rifles now and not attacking with hijacker arrow ships
The element of surprise, Beethoven, our enemy was able to act quickly to avoid being surrounded if we were attacked now with Arrow ships and the enemy realized that he had no chance to respond, he would order the ships to deploy
At best, we will be able to destroy half of the fleet before it reaches the staging post
The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. This is impressive, but we will have revealed our troops and the style of battle and this will make the enemy more cautious, but using sniper rifles there is no need to worry, even if some enemy ships have fled, We will be able to locate them. Darius said
When the supply fleet entered the effective range of the sniper rifle, marts gave the signal to Lorden, Lorden pressed the trigger and a special bullet was fired from the rifle traveling in a curved path towards the first ship and then modified the rifle in preparation for targeting the rest of the ships
In the cockpit of the enemy, lortiz was watching the ocean carefully, fearing that the enemy would launch another attack, when he felt a slight vibration coming from the left side of the ship, so he scanned the outer layer to make sure, and found that one of the outer panels had something stuck in it, he assumed it was fragments of scattered debris from torpedoes and completed
Well done, Clement.your mission is complete. Darius said so, seeing Eleven bright spots appear on the screen with the number of enemy ships
Is Isaac in his position. Ask Darius via headphones
Yes, sir, I am on standby. Isaac replied
You know what you''re doing. Darius said
I''ll start with the implementation. Isaac said
A number of enemy ships were detected from the starboard flank. The automatic sensor in the cockpit announced
How many enemy ships and what kind. Sal the leader
Thirteen ships of the light cruiser type. Lortiz replied
If they show a fighting formation and healthy ships are deployed on both sides to protect the damaged ships. The commander said
The clash between the ships of the two sides began and the supply fleet was able to withstand the attack and respond to it and also destroy a number of attacking ships, the fighting lasted for more than twenty minutes, which made some believe that they could win over the enemy until an unexpected problem appeared
That''s weird. Lortez said
What''s strange, lortiz. Monak said so, looking towards the commander, who was busy directing the rudder of the battle and the movements of the ships
I''m getting warnings from the system that we''re running out of armor power faster than the engines can produce it. Lortez said
When did you start that thing. The commander was asking with a surprised expression
Just a moment ago, Sir. Lortiz said that
Did you notice anything strange before the enemy engaged us. Sal the leader
No, sir, I haven''t discovered any.... Lortez wanted to say that he did not detect anything when he remembered the slight tremor that occurred minutes before the attack
He checked the left side of the shield and what he saw made him shocked and said
There''s something absorbing energy from the shield embedded in the left side of the ship
When he showed the object planted in the port side of the ship, the commander was shocked and said
We have been exposed etc..... Before he could finish speaking, an explosion occurred that destroyed the armor and parts of the port side of the ship
It was only a few seconds before similar explosions occurred on the rest of the ships
Isaac moved the arrow ships, encircled the entire fleet and paralyzed all its defenses. Darius said that as he saw the last bright spot on the screen disappear, announcing the end of the battle
The battle did not last more than an hour and a half, but it proved the efficiency of the eleventh fleet and the skill of its men
Darius was holding a cup of coffee in his hand to help him relax his nerves and looked towards the person sitting in front of him and said
It''s true that you''ve been captured, but there''s nothing wrong with drinking some coffee to calm your nerves
General Darius, I didn''t imagine that you were the one who was directing the attacking forces, otherwise I was more cautious, and as for coffee, I don''t want it
Darius looked at the handcuffed general sitok, who was of the Polaris race, characterized by dark red skin, a huge build, eyes characterized by a mostly yellow iris, and instead of the white layer in human eyes there is a green layer surrounding the iris and black hair
Are you still afraid of dying from poisoning as happened to crown prince eudric. Darius said so, watching the reaction of the counterparty
Sitok took a deep breath and said
You humans cannot imagine the ways in which you can kill your enemies, even if they are dishonorable and devoid of manliness
Hey, I can''t argue with you about this, but for me, killing is the last resort if I can''t stop the other party from hurting me. Darius said that
What happened to the Crown Prince of the Polaris empire is that he was poisoned after Eugene Clark gave him a glass of drink after he intercepted his ship and arrested him, thinking that he was one of the smugglers
As for the poison he drank, it was the hemlock herb blackberries, which gives the drink a desirable flavor and invigorates the body, but this is for humans because polaricin their functional structure is different from humans and the hemlock plant is a deadly poison that destroys the liver in less than fifteen minutes
Well, I won''t force you to anything, sitok, but. Darius said this as he looked through the screen at his men transporting the proper supplies to the ships and continued
Are you going to stay with us for a long time, do you plan to abstain from food too
I''ll only eat when I need to, but did you use artificial plasma crystals to destroy our armor. Sitok said that as he stared at Darius
I think you live up to your name, general, yes I did. Darius said
But how did you manage to sink it to the deck without us feeling. Sal sitok
This is the secret of the profession, general. Darius said that as he turned around to see who entered the room
Sir, the men have finished transferring all the supplies to our ships. Beethoven said
Well done, now let''s take the next step. Darius said
At the general headquarters of the Polaris Empire forces in the zimn03 system
Sir, we lost contact with the supply ships six hours ago. The monitoring official said
When was the last report they sent. General bradvik, who is in charge of securing the Port, Said
He was sent before they approached the orbit of the desolate planet. The Observer said
To the headquarters of this command, the M33 supply fleet requests permission to carry out the docking operation at the third port
A voice came from the communication channel of the supply fleet to announce the restoration of communication
M33 what happened in the last six hours when the connection was interrupted. General bradvik asked as he saw the supply fleet approaching the base suspiciously
We were exposed to magnetic fields that damaged communication channels. The voice coming from the communicator said
I get it. The general said that and pointed with his hand to a certain person, the other party understood what the commander wanted, he activated the energy cannons and directed them towards the fleet
Sir, what are you doing. One observer said when he saw that the others were looking at the commander calmly, as if they expected the commander''s reaction
The enemy has captured the supply fleet. The commander said confidently
In the cockpit of the Federation ships Darius was watching what was going on through an incognito ship in the asteroid belt and saw what was going on and said