The Way Back to Civilization - Chapter 33

Chapter 33 Worm

This was a battle that had no suspense from the start. The huge gap between the two fleets had already reached the point where one could feel despair just by looking at it.

The total tonnage of the garrison fleet could not even compare to the size of a raiding ship owned by the other party, not to mention that the Great Khan had many steel behemoths that far exceeded the level of battleships.

Almost everyone firmly believed that the tiny fleet would immediately turn around and leave before the swarm of raiders arrived.

Yes, if those people were still sane…

However, in the next second, they were surprised to find that not only did the fleet not retreat, but they also launched into battle formation under the lead of Lorraine and drove at full speed towards the Great Khan’s fleet.

This was undoubtedly suicidal. Under the barrage of hundreds of battleships, that insignificant fleet could not even last a few minutes.

However, in the end, they still went. Like moths to a flame, they charged towards the enemy that they knew they could not defeat.

Looking at the huge fleet slowly approaching from afar, Captain Doyle’s heart was calm at this moment. His gaze was fixed on the terrifying warship commanded by the Great Khan himself, and a crazy plan had long been brewing in his heart.

Under his command, a total of 28 frigates in the team had spread out around Lorraine, enveloping the old cruiser like a satellite.

Not long after, as the fleet gradually entered the firing range of the large-caliber cannons, the captain’s loud voice sounded from the originally quiet cabin again.

“Spread out! Be prepared to deal with the impact!”

It could be foreseen that at such a distance, the other party would definitely use the range advantage of the ship cannons to launch the first round of bombardment. Whether they could survive this round of attack was the key to this operation.

Unexpectedly, as time passed, the expected intense attack did not come. On the contrary, the huge fleet actually took the initiative to stop, as if they were waiting for something.

This clearly confused Captain Doyle, but just as the fleet was only 1,500 kilometers away from the other party.

“Captain! A small team is attacking us! There are about 50 of them!”

As soon as the observer finished speaking, a pirate fleet made of small ships was approaching the team at high speed.

It was only now that he understood that the raiders had actually issued him an invitation to a duel with the mentality of a game.

His determination and anger were only entertainment in the other party’s eyes…

How humiliating was this!

At this moment, Captain Doyle silently made up his mind. Since the other party treated him as an insect, he would show that arrogant fellow…

Even insects could bite people!!

As the two fleets gradually approached, a fierce battle inevitably broke out. In terms of performance, the corvettes of the marauders were better.

At this moment, they were like sharp steel blades that pierced through Doyle’s team at an astonishing speed. The guards relied on the firepower of Lorraine to counterattack.

In an instant, the fleet fell into a bloody battle. Although they had the support of cruisers, the difference in experience between the two sides could not be made up.

The swift and fierce pirate gunships were like low-altitude vultures, and at least one frigate would fall with every dive.

What was strange was that even though they suffered unbearable losses, every time a raider tried to attack the cruiser in the middle of the fleet, they would immediately encounter a storm of counterattacks.

Some ships would even take the initiative to take fatal damage for Lorraine without caring about their own safety. No one knew why they did this.

Soon, they were almost there…

With the fleet’s desperate breakthrough, the battered Lorraine, shielded by the frigates, finally reached the Great Khan’s flagship. Through the distant porthole, Captain Doyle could even vaguely see the figure on the bridge.

At this moment, a weak voice sounded in the communication channel again. “Captain… please take care of yourself…”

As soon as that person finished speaking, another frigate suffered a lot of damage and exploded at the core, sinking forever in the sea of stars.

After witnessing all this with his own eyes, Captain Doyle looked very calm, but from his clenched fists, it was obvious that the other party had already fallen into a rage.

In the next second, he ordered in a slightly trembling tone.

“Overload reactor…’ “Transferring all the power to the main engine.”

Soon, a piercing alarm began to sound in the bridge, indicating that Lorraine’s reactor would completely melt down in 120 seconds.

This would result in a violent explosion. If the distance was close enough, it would rely on the full impact of the ship and the huge power produced by the explosion. Even heavily armored battleships would inevitably suffer damage, and if the explosion happened to be at the critical point of the battleship, the power it could cause would increase exponentially.

It was only then that the raiders finally reacted.

It turned out that Doyle’s fleet had been eyeing the Great Khan’s vehicle from the beginning. Then, they were greeted by the violent storm of attacks from Lorraine.

However, even though it was penetrated many times by large-caliber shells, none of them could stop Lorraine. The Lorraine, wrapped in fire, was like a high-speed cannonball.

Under the shocked gazes of the civilian fleet behind him, and under the slogan “Long live the motherland” that echoed for a long time in the fleet channel, he crashed heavily into the bridge of the Great Khan.

The moment the explosion happened, Lorraine seemed to have transformed into a newborn star. The scorching light it emitted burned in the cold void for 160 seconds. But when the light dissipated…

It was only then that people were surprised to find that the deformed warship that seemed to have come from the depths of hell was still floating unscathed in the middle of the raider fleet. At this moment, a layer of light purple energy surrounded its twisted body like a soft gauze. It was the Void Shield system of the battleship. Under its protection, Lorraine’s desperate attacks were useless. The counterattack from the insects failed.

These poor fellows could not even bite the other party.

Under the absolute difference in strength, all the efforts of the weak seemed so laughable. Now, there was no longer any force that could stop them.

The tragedy that belonged to Lorraine had ended, but the tragedy that belonged to the civilian fleet had only just begun… In the entire universe, this was just an ordinary event that would soon be ignored. Nothing would change because of this.