StarCraft: Tyranid Empire

Chapter 436 Sigmaris Sea Battle

As if swords were clashing, the Hyperion collided with Delta Squadron's flagship Nemesis on the starboard side, and all the twin laser guns, plasma cannons, and J23 ship-to-ship missile launchers fired at the same time.

Between the two towering steel ship sampans, tongues of flames enough to flatten the city are intertwined. The stainless steel armor of the flagship of the Delta Squadron has long been scarred, and bright crimson plasma jets are constantly spraying out from the pierced wounds. And fireworks, scorched and broken fine steel fragments, electrical components in the battleship and the instrument panel near the hatch were all sucked into the outer space.

These two giant steel ships, the most incomparable among the Tyranid humans, were still colliding with each other, and the shining light released time and time again lit up the bridge of the Hyperion where Augustus was standing.

The Hyperion shook like a ship in a stormy sea, the upper deck of the bridge and the main deck were affected by the impact, and there was a terrible, sharp wail from the steel structure that collided with the Nemesis .Those who weren't in the command and accelerator seats staggered or fell with bloody heads.

From this position, Augustus could clearly see the formidable wall of the Nemesis and the yellow smiley face logo sprayed on it, and the roaring broadside guns of the Hyperion were firing on its orange-gray ship. The surface of the sampan was bombarded with one gap after another and bullet holes larger than a person.

The flagship of the Delta Squadron was obviously damaged by the powerful impact on the Hyperion, and the solid steel armor fell off like scorched scales.

"Tychus, you can set off when you are ready." Augustus propped his hands on the railing next to the tactical console, so as not to fall down in the continuous collision between the two ships and the shock caused by it .

"I'm tired of waiting, lads, draw your guns and prepare to board the ship, and the time has come to kick the ass of Delta Squadron. They chased us like dogs in Mar Sara and Antiga."

Tychus Finley stood on one of the Hyperion's launch bays, smoking an unlit cigar, with a row of boarding ships parked behind him.

These boarding ships were built by the Kel-Morian Federation during the Guild Wars. The heads of the boarding ships have multi-layer foam layers and shock-absorbing structures that cushion on impact. They are used to nail on the armor of enemy ships. Magnetic suction device and laser melting gun to forcibly break through the ship's armor.

This kind of ship was originally a detection ship used by the coalition mining guild to send it to asteroids rich in minerals to determine its mineral reserves.As a standard Kel-Morian starship, the cheap system is simple and reliable. Of course, its light armor is absolutely unable to withstand the fire of the battlecruiser.

Generally speaking, even during guild wars, it is extremely difficult for boarding ships driven by fanatical guild guards to approach federal warships even when one's own fleet has an absolute superiority in firepower. Under these circumstances, no more than one-third of the Camerian ships could approach the enemy ships smoothly.

Behind Tychus, the Elite Revolutionary Army soldiers with the field porcupine logo on their power armor and the Nova Squadron Special Forces in bright purple armor are ready to go.Some of the boarding ships are also equipped with ghost agents, engineers and drivers. Their task is to take over the entire Nemesis after the boarding battle is over.

As the flagship of a veteran Federation naval squadron, the Nemesis was in every way superior to other Federation warships built during the same period.

The commander of Delta Squadron was also commanding the entire fleet from the bridge of the Nemesis, and if he hadn't been killed on the first impact, capturing him would have been enough to demoralize the Federation fleet.

"Navigator, thrusters at half speed, keep a distance from the Nemesis," Augustus ordered.

"Shields full." His order passed quickly.

"Defensive shields are full," replied a bridge crew member.

"Continue." Augustus said firmly: "Continue to increase the energy output of the shield."

"Yes, sir."

Under the order of Augustus, the shield energy value of the Hyperion continued to soar, and the temperature inside the ship also increased.The energy released from the sun core in the engine room flows through the energy pipes deeply embedded in each deck of the Hyperion, and the shield flashes covering its surface are also shining brighter and brighter.

This means that the energy transmission system in the Hyperion is doubly overloaded. If the protoss energy transport circuits and pipelines re-laid by the protoss Kalai phase technician Kerax are used with its original old pipelines, the ship will Many systems of the battleship will be melted by this terrifying energy.

"Expand the shield." When the progress bar on the main screen stopped at 1000%, Augustus could feel that the battleship was overwhelmed.

The sun core in the engine room that once powered the memory of Ark Nessin emitted a dazzling flash, and the Hyperion was almost completely covered by golden light, with an unprecedented energy output peak far exceeding any Tyranid engine .

Any Federation fighter that tried to get close to the shield of the Hyperion immediately melted like a candle in the fire as soon as it approached, and even the sampan of the Nemesis was burned to black.

"Shield deployed!" A technical soldier shouted and entered the command into the console.

Like the power of the sun.

The Hyperion's shield suddenly expanded, enveloping the Nemesis like a golden bubble that suddenly expanded.

In an instant, the edge of the shield formed by the substantial core energy of the sun spread out like wings of light, and the shock wave that swept across the Nemesis continued to spread, and quickly spread to the surrounding Federation warships, creating a wave in the universe. Golden ripples.

The spreading shield turned into a shock wave made of energy and swept across the surrounding Federation fighters, smashing them into a ball of burning flames and overflowing electric currents.

The two Delta Squadron warships that were about to come to support the flagship bore the brunt. Since they were old-fashioned warships, they were still using stainless steel armor instead of defense matrix to provide protection for themselves.The energy shock wave that spread out was like a whip hitting hard on its shell, and violent explosions immediately spread all over the surface.

The armor of the sampan of the Nemesis, the flagship of the Delta Squadron closest to the Hyperion, was burnt black in an instant, and it continued to peel off from its hull like scorched scales.All the weapon systems were misfired at this moment, explosions and flames filled the entire hull of the ship, and the flowing flames seemed to be splashed blood.

"Tychus," Augustus called.

"Hehe, look well, when it comes to fighting, the people of the Federation have to wait a little longer." Tychus lit his cigar, closed his mask, and walked towards one of the boarding ships.

A large number of revolutionary army boarding ships sailed out of the Hyperion's dock ejection port, and flew to the Nemesis' docking port and spaceship docking cabin, and the defense facilities of these cabins were all lost under the Hyperion's attack. effect.

"Go at full speed and get rid of the Nemesis." Augustus ordered as he watched hundreds of boarding ships full of revolutionary soldiers rushing towards the scarred Nemesis.

"We still have an entire Tyrannian Federation fleet to deal with."

Following Augustus' order, the Hyperion sped away from the Nemesis.

When Augustus looked at the Nemesis that was rapidly going away, he happened to see a few federal navy soldiers floating out of a crack in the cracked sampan, like sand spit out by oysters.Some of them were apparently still alive, while others were the remains of bodies that had been pulverized in the explosion.

If Hyperion continued to attack the battleship, it would inevitably be doomed.

The Hyperion, which sped away from Nemesis, once again jumped into the battlefield intertwined with bright orange barrages, and fell into the dense firepower net of more than a dozen Federation battlecruisers.

In this magnificent encounter, the Hyperion continued to penetrate into its line with the firepower of half the Federation Fleet.With the lessons learned from the Nemesis, even though the remaining Federation warships could completely surround the Hyperion, most of the captains still chose to give in tacitly, making way for it to move forward.

In fact, this may be one of the few times they have a chance of destroying the Hyperion, since its shields have been visibly dimmed.

The Huberian, which broke into the center of the Federation Fleet, caused chaos in the opponent's formation. After losing more than ten capital ships and the flagship was severely damaged, the Federation Fleet was retreating.

This is the first time that the remodeled Hyperion has appeared in front of the Federation Fleet, and the Federation Navy has not been able to figure out what has changed on this battleship until now.

"Is there any human weapon that can penetrate the shield of the Hyperion now? I am afraid that only the earth's native technology can do it." Arcturus was surprised by the amazing experience that the Hyperion had experienced. You must know that this battleship was originally an ordinary federal behemoth-class battlecruiser that crashed in Umoyan territory due to a navigation system failure.

"This is just a way of injuring the enemy ten thousand and self-defeating eight thousand." Augustus shook his head and said, "The Hyperion's energy comes from the sun core of the Protoss Ark. Compared with it, our battleship doesn't even have It is as big as a rail gun. The use of such a powerful energy source is constantly consuming the service life of its various systems, and she has to undergo a complete overhaul after each battle."

"If it weren't for the fact that I can ask Protoss engineers to help me complete the repair work for the time being, it is absolutely impossible to use this tactic." He said: "I have to avoid Swan during this time, otherwise he will definitely jump up Hit me in the face."

"Thinking about it in this way, it will take three months to fully replace the various systems of the Hyperion due to overload."

At this time, the Huberian was encountering three Federation warships head-on, and the opponents were obviously aggressive, intending to push Huberian into a desperate situation.The orange-red laser barrage bombarded the golden shield in unison, and ripples passed the porthole beside Augustus like ripples on the water surface.

Hubrian's main guns were fully charged again, and a quarter of the mid-ridge area of ​​a Beta Squadron battlecruiser was erased with just one blow. , Thousands of Union Navy soldiers were burned to ashes by the flames.

Even from the perspective of Augustus, the Hyperion loaded with the core of the ark is quite powerful.At least, among warships of the same tonnage and level, Huberian has already been able to remain invincible.

At the same time, the remaining Revolutionary Army fleet was advancing steadily under the leadership of General Horace Warfield, who has always been calm and experienced, and was not exposed to the firepower of the Federation Fleet because of his eagerness to support the Hyperion. .

Warfield led an echelon to surround seven Federation warships and sent a large number of boarding ships to snatch those Federation warships that were immobilized due to damage. After losing more than half, the Federation Fleet, which had been hit and numb by head-on blows, was defeated. Certainly.Unless supported by other fleets, most of them will be buried in the Sigmaris system.

Now there are less than 22 federal warships that have been damaged to varying degrees to maintain the front line. It is undeniable that their hastily launched battle at Sigmaris was a wrong decision from the beginning.The commander of this fleet obviously didn't know the strength of the Revolutionary Army fleet, and mistakenly regarded them as the hastily put together rebel fleet four years ago.

"You know, Arcturus, this method is not a long-term solution after all. I must find a new battleship for this sun core as soon as possible." Augustus stood on the bridge and looked at the suspended ship. The fracture of the federal battleship cut off by the main gun of the Bolian is still burning, and the debris of countless crew members and equipment is being sucked out.

"I have seen the core of the sun - even if another warship twice the size of the Hyperion is built, it will not be able to carry it." Arcturus still remembers the scene when he saw the core of the sun for the first time, he Indeed, my jaw almost dropped.

Arcturus's understanding of the Protoss is very limited. He has fully estimated the height of the Protoss civilization, but in the end he found that he was just a frog at the bottom of a well.

"Engineers' overestimation of the sun and stars has been proved to be far from enough. In terms of the ability to build battleships, we are not as good as the protoss." Arcturus said:
"Fortunately, you have turned this most terrible enemy into a friend, but you must not take a group of aliens lightly. They are not human beings, and their hearts must be different if they are not my race."

"I know that there is a ship that can carry the energy of the sun's core." Augustus leaned on the console, staring at the federal warships that disappeared one after another on the radar scan. The federal fleet, which was behind a group of rebels, was still retreating steadily.

"Protoss? If they can have this kind of warship, why would they give you this kind of thing." Arcturus said.

Augustus said: "The protoss will help me build a new capital ship, and even send me a protoss warship directly, but that doesn't mean they will always help me like this."

"Human affection is limited, and blindly asking for it will make everything look like a naked exchange of benefits, even a saint is unavoidable." He said.

"I know that besides Protoss, there is another kind, and that is the Naganaga battleship."

"That would be hard to find." Arcturus shook his head.

"This is just a stopgap measure." Augustus turned to look at Kerrigan beside him.

"Try to establish a comm link with Sigma Squadron's flagship, and I'll give them a chance to surrender."

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(End of this chapter)