Chapter 19:Space Racing:Sub-Light Speed Assault
Brute graduated in the same year as them.He took a loan from the Morgan Consortium to buy a frigate.The original contract was to work for five years,but his ship got destroyed while fighting monsters,and he ended up as a lifetime employee.
Although he now has lifelong security in terms of food and clothing,his dreams have truly become just dreams.
“Let’s call in Bagus and his team.Given the current distance,in three days,our combined forces will be safer,even if the rewards are slightly less,”the leader decided firmly.
“What is that?”A sudden exclamation startled everyone.
“Lu Bo,if you don’t give me an explanation…”a two-meter-tall burly man roared.
“Look at the radar!”Lu Bo completely ignored the burly man’s threat and shouted loudly.
At this moment,everyone who noticed something was wrong quickly checked the radar.To their astonishment,they found that in just a few breaths,an unknown vessel was passing through the radar’s monitoring range at an incredible speed,heading directly towards the pirate fleet they had been observing from afar.
“Boss,this is bad!His target is our prey!Damn it,he’s stealing our kill!”the burly man said angrily.
“No,he’s racing!!”Lu Bo shouted.”Damn,the radar shows that this vessel is racing at a speed of 1.2 km/s!”
Everyone present immediately changed their expressions.Don’t think that this speed is insignificant in space;in fact,unless traveling long distances at sub-light speed,a few hundred meters per second in combat is extremely fast!
Without the guidance of the ship’s fire control computer,gunners wouldn’t even be able to locate the enemy.
“Hurry,catch up!”
The leader,as if waking from a dream,quickly shouted.The group rushed over in a panic,completely disregarding the potential encounter with the pirate fleet.
Lin Zhichen,equipped with more advanced radar,had long since noticed this group of compatriots,but he had no interest in them at all.
With a master-level warship pilot,the speed boost reached 105%.Combined with the ship’s own speed enhancement,the frigate transformed into a roller coaster,drifting through the asteroid belt!
There was no intention of sniping the enemy to death from long range;instead,it charged head-on towards the pirate fleet!
Starting from the extreme distance of 2 light-seconds,the three electromagnetic coil guns fired long-range shots while advancing,showing no signs of slowing down!
“Whoosh whoosh~”
Sub-light speed tungsten alloy projectiles rapidly sliced through space,raining down on the pirate ships.
With master-level bombardment,the firing speed boost reached 50%,allowing the three electromagnetic cannons to complete a volley almost every two seconds.The rapid projectiles rained down like hail,and within seconds,sparks flew,and shattered metal armor tumbled chaotically through space.
Before the panicked pirates could use their radar to lock onto the”Qinyuan,”the rapid projectiles had already pierced through the air,plowing through a pirate gunboat and causing it to explode into a burst of fireworks.
At this moment,the”Qinyuan’s”signal had just appeared on the pirate ships’outdated radar,while the second gunboat was already being battered by a storm of projectiles!
The red-hot projectiles,accelerated by electromagnetic force,streaked through the darkness,carrying the terrifying kinetic energy of sub-light speed.They pierced through the electromagnetic shield and struck the hull.
Seven consecutive rounds of projectiles hit their mark,and with the skill enhancements,the projectiles unleashed power comparable to missile explosions,tearing the gunboat’s hull apart and causing it to explode.
The firelight dazzled the surrounding pirates,and even the emotionally indifferent NPCs finally experienced the fear that intelligent life should have.After losing two gunboats in quick succession,the remaining pirate raiding ships immediately fell into chaos,scattering like headless flies and turning the battlefield into a mess.
A thunderous decapitation strike shattered the enemy’s courage!
The lightning-fast”Qinyuan”spewed projectiles,easily tearing through the fragile hulls of the raiding ships.Almost every volley of three projectiles left them severely damaged.
Some unlucky ones were hit in critical areas,exploding into balls of fire on the spot.
The speeding”Qinyuan”was like a fierce general on horseback charging into the fray.The initial volley took out the pirate leader,and the subsequent maneuvers shattered their morale.The disorganized pirates were left at the mercy of the”Qinyuan,”with none of them even remembering to fight back!
In one charge,2 gunboats and 5 raiding ships were destroyed.The remaining 7 raiding ships scattered,but were quickly targeted by the returning”Qinyuan.”
The electromagnetic cannons fired rapidly,with each volley crippling a pirate ship.By the time this round was over,the battlefield was littered with the wreckage of ships.
Lin Zhichen checked the time;it had been exactly 15 minutes,what the ancients would call the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
“Gather the spoils,let’s find the next wave!”
Half an hour later,Ruber and his group finally arrived at the battlefield,falling into an eerie silence as they looked at the shattered armor floating in space.
The battlefield was clear;it was the wreckage left by the pirate ships,with no sign of the frigate.
“What did we just witness?”someone asked,but no one answered.
That ghostly shadow was now etched in their minds and would surely be imprinted in the hearts of all Earth captains.
“Name:Lin Zhichen(Red)
Gender:Male
Age:21
Talent:1:Heaven Rewards Diligence(Purple):Effect 1:Effort brings rewards,skill practice leads to improvement;Effect 2:Members within the faction benefit from this talent.
Psionic(Red):Effect 1:Awakens psionic abilities;Effect 2:Skill learning speed+10%.
2:Gate of Time and Space(Blue):Opens once a month,searches for time-space imprints,and opens temporary instances.
3:Warship Command(Red):Effect 1:Warship evasion+24%*5;Effect 2:Sub-light speed+23%*5.
Profession:Captain(Red,Master)
Skills:1:Psionic Cultivation(Red,Apprentice 92.11%);
2:Warship Command(Red,Master 33.47%):Effect 1:Warship evasion+22%;Effect 2:Sub-light speed+23%;
3:Sub-light Speed Assault(Red,Advanced 33.47%):Effect 1:Sub-light speed bombardment accuracy+21%;Effect 2:Sub-light speed bombardment damage+24%.
Psionic Energy:126
Evaluation:Witness my celestial might!”
“It seems my decapitation strike has become a standalone skill!”Lin Zhichen thought with satisfaction as he looked at the”Sub-light Speed Assault”in his skill list.
As this skill continues to develop,it will eventually evolve into a talent,and then there would be a chance for it to transform into a psionic combat technique!
He then turned his attention to”Warship Command,”his primary skill as a captain.
For psionics,when a talent was cultivated to the red level,they could spend time refining it with psionic energy,transforming it into a psionic combat technique.
What makes psionic combat techniques so powerful?
Mortals could cultivate skills and talents up to the grandmaster level,where talents received a tenfold boost.This was the pinnacle for mortals.
However,even the weakest psionic combat techniques could receive a tenfold boost!
Moreover,psionic combat techniques only required a psionic to cultivate the talent to the red level for transformation.Some psionics with exceptional talents could meet the requirements as soon as their skills reached the expert level,allowing for immediate transformation.