Chapter 98: Intercepting a Space Hulk
The Black Stone Fortress of Tianyuanfang activated the rift shield and stayed in interstellar space for a short time. During this period, Taiyue discussed the current situation and the next action plan with the leadership of the Ninth Brother.
Everyone agreed to give priority to supporting the alert fleet at Mandeville Point. These space hulks are likely to be the vanguard troops sent by the World Reaper Haken. This also indicates that the main force of the Chaos Fleet will enter the Darova system. The Black Stone Fortress will benefit the most by ambushing the enemy's main fleet.
The Darova world is basically controlled by the Imperial forces, and there is also a defensive Imperial advance fleet on the orbit. In addition, Sage Dela has begun to operate the forged moon Ω-3, and the foundry on it will continuously manufacture weapons to support the Imperial forces.
In short, the offensive and defensive situation of the Darova world has changed, and the two space hulks do not pose much threat.
After confirming the action plan, the Black Stone Fortress of Tianyuanfang continued to advance towards Mandeville Point. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the combat plan, the Black Stone Fortress turned on the communication silence and used the rift shield to hide its huge size.
At the same time, about one-third of the warships in the alert fleet took the initiative to intercept the first space hulk approaching. The twelve warships were arranged in a plane, and the macro cannons, light spears, torpedoes, etc. on each warship were just waiting for the space hulk to enter the range.
Twelve imperial warships were arranged in a plane formation, floating quietly in space, like a group of sharks lurking in the deep sea.
Inside each warship, thousands of slaves began to get busy, transporting macro cannon ammunition or torpedoes and other weapons. The technical priests were checking the lines of the energy distributor to ensure that the light spear array could be fired at full power at the first time.
The warship commanders on the bridge waited for the latest intelligence from the probe ship, looking forward to their prey - the decayed and dilapidated space hulk slowly entering the range. They were full of confidence at this moment. Countless weapons were ready to go, and the space hulk would change its course or disintegrate in the bombardment.
Soon after, the probe ship sent a high-definition image of the space hulk. Looking at the holographic projection on the bridge, the warship commanders' faces sank, and their nerves were tense and trembling slightly.
This space hulk was huge, and the surface of the dilapidated hull exuded a strong smell of death. Countless metal fragments and polluted exhaust gas were bound by the gravity of the space hulk and separated along with the space hulk.
The symbol of the Dark Mechanicus emitted a red light, which was particularly conspicuous through the surface atmosphere of the space hulk. The skeletons connected by cables, the gears driven by flesh and blood, and the Chaos Eight-pointed Star were reflected in the eyes of the Imperial Navy with fear.
Obviously, this space hulk had been occupied and modified by the technological heretics of the Dark Mechanicus. It was a space hulk with shields and weapons. This space hulk was not so easy to destroy, and a fierce battle was inevitable.
"Fire!"
At the command of the warship commanders, the ship-borne weapon launch platform began to roar and vibrate, and various shells passed through the void and shot at the space hulk.
Energy beams and physical macro cannons intertwined into one, strong light and explosions spread on the surface of the space hulk, and the torpedoes that followed penetrated deep into the interior of the space hulk and continued to destroy the space hulk.
The first round of salvos from the alert fleet did not disintegrate the Space Hulk, nor did it change the Space Hulk's course. It only left a narrow tail like a comet, and the fragments of the bow fell behind the stern.
The weapons installed by the Dark Mechanicus in front of the Space Hulk were exposed, and the space naval battle outside the Darova system began.