As the large fleet of the Planetary Alliance and the mechanical battleships of Kairon entered each other's optimal shooting range, it was not known which side fired first. In short, a melee started in this distance in the solar system.

The explosion occurred in a star field not too far away from the earth.

But...

While fighting, no matter it was the people on the Orville or the urgently summoned fleet of the Planetary Alliance, they were all horrified to find that compared to the streamlined and beautiful ships of the Planetary Alliance,

It seems that the mechanical battleships from Chiron are faster, more flexible, with stronger shields and more powerful firepower?

During the battle, it often takes several Planetary Alliance ships to chase and bombard a mechanical battleship to barely consume the opponent's shield and then destroy it; but conversely, those Kairon Star mechanical battleships only need one.

A few consecutive shots can easily overload the shields of Planet Alliance battleships, even the shields of super large cruisers?

What's even more frightening is that there don't seem to be any crew members on those mechanical battleships. The battleship itself seems to be a robot. They can transform while attacking, and then use the brutal method of direct impact to directly

Instantly crash any human destroyer or cruiser that dares to approach?

As a result, just a few minutes after the battle, the large and small fleets of the Planetary Alliance with hundreds of ships had been wiped out by the enemy, at least a dozen ships, and even Commander Halsey's flagship was destroyed.

The enemy was wounded and had to retreat, and the total victory they achieved was only a pitiful three or five ships. The battle loss ratio actually reached an astonishing ten to several?

As the melee continued, and as the Planetary Alliance fleet lost its flagship and began to fight on its own, this battle loss ratio continued to be expanded by the enemy.

More and more battleships that looked exactly like the Orville began to be penetrated or destroyed by mechanical battleships. A large number of battleship wreckage, lifeboats, various debris and the corpses of Planet Alliance crew members from all races began to fill the place.

A piece of outer defense line of the solar system.

then!

The Orville, which had barely survived thanks to its small size, flexibility and speed that was not inferior to that of a mechanical battleship, found in despair that if the fight continued like this, it would probably take less than half an hour for the Planetary Alliance to protect the earth.

The fleet will be completely annihilated here!

By the time……

The earth will be the first to bear the brunt, and the billions of humans above it will be the same as the unknown race on Chiron, which will be completely wiped out by the robot fleet and reduced to pale bones buried underground!

But it’s useless to know!

Because, whether it is the Orville or other Planet Alliance ships, they only know that there are only so many battleships that the Planet Alliance can gather at present. Although there are more battleships and fleets of other races, in a short time

It is basically impossible to rush back to Earth and provide support.

Therefore, apart from relying on the absolutely disadvantaged fleet in front of them to desperately resist and try to repel Chiron's mechanical warships, they really had no other option.

…

at this time!

In the Orville's bridge, the lights have been switched to red warning lights.

This ship, which was originally supposed to be a scientific research and exploration ship, is moving lightly through the chaotic and silent cosmic battlefield filled with various debris. From time to time, it is bombarded by one or two particle beams from enemies like mechanical battleships.

And there were shudders and roars erupting on the spacecraft's shield or hull shell.

to be honest!

If the Orville hadn't been small and fast, making it difficult to be targeted and inconspicuous, and their shield, which was almost the lowest level for a ship, it would have been just like those unlucky ones in this universe.

The cruiser, like the destroyer, was bombarded by the enemy into pieces that exploded with lightning.

"avoid!"

"Emergency Evacuation!"

"quick!"

"Quantum phase radar aimed at the sides of their energy shields!"

"Recharge the main gun!"

"Fire!

"

"Damn it!"

"Aim accurately and aim at a point to break through their shields, otherwise their shields will recover quickly!"

"continue!"

Captain Ed, who was sitting in the captain's seat on the bridge, was angrily barking orders.

The Orville was still fine now, so he could do nothing but continue to direct the battle and shout loudly to encourage his own side.

"This can't go on like this!"

"captain!"

"Our shields are going to be overloaded!"

"The battle losses of our alliance fleet have exceeded one-third!"

However, even if the Orville is fine now, it is not difficult to guess from the panic sounds made by the temporary helmsman on the bridge, John, the chief of the engineering department, and the gunners. If the battle situation does not change, I am afraid that the Orville

The number can't last much longer.

"one third?"

"So fast?"

Hearing that more than thirty warships had been destroyed by the enemy in such a short period of time, Ed's scalp couldn't help but tingle at such horrific losses, so much so that he didn't even know what to do when faced with that tragic situation.

Just go and say something.

"captain!"

"not good!"

"The defense line has been torn apart!"

"Yes, there are three mechanical battleships rushing towards the earth!"

At this time, before Ed could think of what to do, another radar soldier in the bridge stood up and reported with a trembling cry.

"Damn it!"

"quick!"

"If we catch up, we may not let them get close to the earth!

"

Hearing that an enemy ship broke through the defense line and flew towards the earth, Ed made a quick decision, gritted his teeth and immediately ordered the helmsman to drive the Orville, which was known for its speed, to leave the battle line and head towards the three ships flying straight towards the earth.

The mechanical battleship gave chase.

At this moment, he could no longer care about the desperate fact that even if they caught up, they might not be able to defeat each other.

"correct!"

Fortunately, in despair, Ed suddenly thought of something.

"Where's the Anne people?"

"Where is she?"

Then he looked around and realized that a certain troubled little girl was not on the bridge at this time. He ignored everything else and asked the helmsman to continue chasing her while loudly broadcasting the report to the whole ship.

The communication channel shouted urgently and loudly:

"Bridge call Annie!"

"Please answer!"

"??"

"Who saw her?"

"hurry up!"

"Have her come to the bridge immediately, we need her driving and shooting skills now!"

"be quick!

!”

Ed found that the temporary helmsman currently driving the Orville was average in skills, and the gunner's shooting accuracy was not accurate enough. Therefore, he felt that in this terrible situation, he could only expect Annie, who had super

The little guys with high driving skills and artillery skills are here to turn the tide.

After all, everyone on the ship knew that Anne could use a laser cutter to carve out statues of him, the captain, and his second officer, Petrus, on asteroids, and the accuracy of her cannon fire was ridiculous.

Well, when fighting the Quill warships, they could even make the main gun's bombardment point hit the weak point of the enemy ship's shield every time. Therefore, Ed felt that if it were Annie, maybe they could

Maybe there is a chance to shoot down the three mechanical warships in front of them that are flying rapidly towards the earth?

"..."

Unfortunately, after he finished yelling, he found with some anxiety and surprise that he did not get any reply right away. The kind of milky voice from a little guy who should have responded lively and ran over immediately.

The child's voice didn't sound?

for a long time……
To be continued...