Chapter 222 - Ambush
Chapter 222 of "Destiny Mission of game ‘Star Ring'" opens showing suspense: Su Mo looked at the incoming fighter jets and activated the hidden short-range gun on... Continue the adventure!
Su Mo looked at the incoming fighter jets and activated the hidden short-range gun on his left arm.
He moved around on the ship, launching an attack on the fighter jets in the sky.
Boom!
Inside the command center of the Auspicious Cloud nuclear-powered battleship, Zuo Mu watched the battle report with great satisfaction and asked,
“What’s the situation with The Crane Orchid?”
Qingzi reported to Zuo Mu, “Air support is heavily suppressing The Crane Orchid; the enemy is overwhelmed.
Our fleet is inflicting heavy blows!
Additionally, the Auspicious Cloud has entered the combat zone, should we attack now!”
“Attack!
Let them know what trembling means!”
Zuo Mu gave a supremely confident wave of his hand!
However, just at that moment, the Auspicious Cloud’s system suddenly blared a piercing alarm!
“Warning, the ship has been locked on!”
Zuo Mu’s expression changed dramatically, and he immediately shouted!
“Full port rudder, shift position!”
Before his words fell, The Crane Orchid, which had been subsumed in silence, was like a slumbering lion suddenly opening its eyes!
The moment the Auspicious Cloud entered combat range, Qian Chengxue gave the command.
“Main cannons, fire!
Missiles, torpedoes, unleash them all!”
A purple beam of light quickly bombarded the Auspicious Cloud, while The Crane Orchid fired a barrage of missiles and torpedoes.
Boom—a loud explosion!
The side tail of the Auspicious Cloud was instantly hit.
A huge explosion swept through, and the surrounding fleet was hit one after another.
The fleet that had been attacking fiercely was immediately suppressed.
Inside the control room of the Auspicious Cloud, Zuo Mu and the others were hit by the blast and were thrown into disarray.
Then they struggled to their feet.
The operator reported anxiously, “The ship’s right side Y23 compartment area is severely damaged, and water is flooding in!”
“Close the isolation valves!”
“The adjacent compartments are being sealed off!”
“Retreat the Auspicious Cloud immediately!”
Despite his great reluctance, Zuo Mu knew that the Auspicious Cloud’s debut was spoiled by a sneak attack by the enemy.
But logic told him that just because they were lucky this time with the enemy not hitting a vital point, it didn’t mean their luck would hold.
In a one-on-one scenario, the Auspicious Cloud was no match for The Crane Orchid.
“Controlling now!”
“Report, the third formation has been baptized by The Crane Orchid’s firepower, more than half of the ships have suffered varying degrees of damage; additionally, the Maho has sunk…”
One piece of very bad news followed another.
Zuo Mu’s mood grew ever darker, having anticipated that The Crane Orchid was strong but still underestimating its power.
“Lord Zuo Mu, this can’t go on, the enemy is intending to tear open a breach for a breakthrough!”
“Order the Seventh Formation to speed up their advance and intercept the enemy at all costs, and command the carrier formation to increase the bombardment from the air.
Also, have the vanguard focus their firepower to inflict heavy damage on The Crane Orchid!”
Zuo Mu issued orders with exceptional calmness.
As long as they could restrain the enemy, eliminating them was just a matter of time.
“Understood!”
In the torrential rain at sea, more and more ships were advancing, launching fierce attacks on Lin Ke and his troops.
Although their individual ships’ firepower was inferior to The Crane Orchid, their numbers were overwhelming.
Soon, they caught The Crane Orchid off guard, and the situation was rebalanced.
Meanwhile, one ship after another tried to shower The Crane Orchid with torpedoes and artillery fire.
Lin Ke noticed this immediately and gave orders without hesitation.
“Push forward!
Don’t let them attack The Crane Orchid easily!”
“Understood!”
In the guild channel, voices of agreement from other captains came continuously as they intercepted the torpedoes and artillery fire.
Some were even willing to use their own ships as shields, luring the torpedoes to strike themselves.
Boom, boom~
One by one, the ships bravely went down in battle, the scene extremely gruesome.
On the deck of The Crane Orchid, Su Mo was controlling the Black Steel Envoy with lightning speed, constantly moving back and forth and shooting at the kamikaze fighter jets in the sky!
Boom!
Every now and then, an approaching jet would be blown up.
But the attackers were relentless, and soon one jet crashed head-on onto the deck of The Crane Orchid.
A huge explosion ensued, claiming the lives of more than a dozen people.
“Missiles, intercept it!”
At that moment, another player shouted anxiously.
Su Mo turned around to look and saw a missile breaking through the short-range artillery and heading straight for the base of the main cannon.
Without a second thought, he pushed the power lever to the max, controlling the Black Steel Envoy to take a huge leap forward.
As he got close, he jumped up, swinging the chain gun in his hand to sweep it aside.
Crack!
The missile was split in half and exploded on the spot.
Amidst the flames of the explosion, the Black Steel Envoy landed straight on the ground, its thick armor charred but largely undamaged.
In the cockpit, Su Mo let out a long breath.
He too felt awkward; the Black Steel Envoy was simply too cumbersome.
On a ship, he couldn’t move freely or utilize its capabilities fully.
It wasn’t that the Black Steel Envoy wasn’t useful, it was just that this wasn’t its home turf.
Put simply, Su Mo felt like a berserker forced to deal ranged damage.
The Black Steel Envoy was only suitable for frontal clashes and holding its ground.
Just now, Su Mo had taken a missile strike; if he had been in the Azure Mecha before, he would have certainly sustained significant damage.
But the Black Steel Envoy came out unscathed.
Suppressing the irritation in his heart, Su Mo continued to raise his gun and shoot wildly at the attacking aircraft in the sky.
Click-click~
However, a prompt popped up.
“Alert: Magazine empty, spare magazines: 0!”
Su Mo’s mouth twitched slightly.
Out of bullets, he had no choice but to open the missile bay in the belly of the mecha and fire off those four missiles as well.
Inside The Crane Orchid’s command center, Qian Chengxue’s expression grew colder.
She could see the situation becoming increasingly unfavorable—despite the ongoing fierce exchange of fire between both sides.
The downfall of their fleet was just a matter of time given the disparity in strength.
Zi Qing spoke up, “Sister Xue, a communication from Lord Lin Ke.”
“Connect it.”
Qian Chengxue promptly replied.
Soon, Lin Ke’s voice sounded through the communication channel: “Legion Leader Qian Chengxue, as you can see, the situation is dire.
Even with your powerful fire support, the number of enemy ships encircling us is increasing, and their fire support is getting stronger.
Our ships are sinking one by one.
If this continues, the situation will only get worse.
So I’m considering creating an opportunity for The Crane Orchid to make a break for it, and you try to force your way out.”
“Don’t talk like that.
Since we chose to fight alongside you, how can we possibly flee alone?
I believe in all of us; we’ll break out together!”
Qian Chengxue replied with a stern tone.
But just as Qian Chengxue finished her words, a thunderous boom sounded, and The Crane Orchid shook violently!
“Ah!”
Lin Zinuo and the others stumbled, nearly falling over.
“What’s happening?”
Zhang Wenjing responded with a grave voice.
“We’ve been hit by an unidentified torpedo!
The bottom of sectors C3 and C5 is damaged, and C2 has suffered severe damage—the seawater is pouring in!”
Chen Xijie replied in shock, unaware of how The Crane Orchid had been ambushed.
“Close the nearby hatches!”
“No good, no response!
The emergency closing circuit is malfunctioning!
We need to find a manual solution!”
Zi Qing urgently answered.
“I’ll go!”
Lin Zinuo volunteered spiritedly.
“The force from the incoming seawater is very strong; don’t overdo it.”
Zi Qing warned Lin Zinuo with concern!
“No worries, I have Second Generation Armor!
I’m going!”
Without looking back, Lin Zinuo ran off.
On the deck, Su Mo steadied himself as the Black Steel Envoy too jolted sharply.
He was baffled—what was happening?
How could The Crane Orchid, guarded by so many ships, be hit without warning?
Before Su Mo could figure out what was going on—
A whistling noise descended from the sky.
Swarms of fighter jets formed another bombing formation, assaulting the area with a barrage of missiles.
To avoid interception by close-range guns, the missiles split open as they neared their target, breaking into submunitions that accelerated again on their descent!
In an instant, some of the submunitions took advantage of the moment The Crane Orchid was damaged, breaking through the interception fire and striking the ship.
Boom-boom-boom!
Various regions of The Crane Orchid suffered hits, and two defensive cannons were torn away, igniting fierce flames that leapt toward the sky.
Not even the heavy rain could extinguish them.
In the control room, Zi Qing urgently reported, “Enemy air forces are multiplying and focusing fire on us!”
“Release the missiles; shoot them down!”
Qian Chengxue, too, felt increasingly frustrated by the battle.
“But we have less than forty percent of our missile supply left.”
“No ‘buts’!”
“Understood!”
On the deck, Su Mo kept his composure and surveyed his surroundings.
Suddenly, he spotted a special torpedo—with a shark-like appearance, twelve meters long, and equipped with a distinct red shielding device on its head—being launched unexpectedly from the rear right side by one of their own ships, heading swiftly toward The Crane Orchid.
“Damn it, there’s an infiltrator among us.”