si-mexico Chapter 418 Turning Point Battle (1)
Chapter 418 Turning Point Battle (1)
Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, and the others arrived at the first defensive position on the east side of Dawn City. Looking at the night sky with only a few stars, they deeply felt the difficulty of this battle. According to the speed of the alien alliance's advance, they would arrive at the eastern position at 3 a.m. This time, they had air forces, ground forces, and even warships in the ocean.
Li Chenglong had seen those warships sailing from the Bohai and Yellow Seas once before. They were not only enormous, but also loaded with many missiles and long-range beam cannons. More importantly, each warship carried dozens of flying mechs, which could launch attacks on nearby cities such as Dawn City, Qianyun Base, Yanjing Base, and Qingshui Base.
Li Chenglong gathered the main officers together: "I need to destroy those warships first. If possible, we should also take some damage to their air warships. Otherwise, relying on our rocket force or attacks from advanced superhumans will be far from enough. Yunlan, you will command here. Remember, defense is the priority. Do not launch any offensive attacks. Wait for me to return."
Yunlan nodded seriously, "Okay, I understand. Be careful and come back soon." Li Chenglong then looked at everyone, "Hold on, I'll definitely be back in forty minutes at most." With that, he waved his hand, and a dark, blood-red rift appeared in the air. Although it was night, the eerie red light emanating from the rift was still clearly visible. He flashed and rushed into the rift, and the moment he entered, the rift closed tightly and vanished without a trace.
Looking at the closed spatial rift, Zhu Qian said with some envy, "This ability is so convenient, you can go wherever you want." Wang Shuang shook her head beside her, "You don't know what's behind that spatial rift. If you did, you would never want this ability again. If you're not careful inside, even if you're not shattered to pieces, you'll be forever wandering in the other dimension until you die."
Yunlan then said, "By the way, you, Zhao Liying, and Xiaoling have all traveled to other places with him using dimensional travel, but I haven't experienced it yet. After the battle is over, I'll experience it properly. Everyone says it's terrifying in there, and I want to see just how terrifying it is."
The group chatted casually, one person talking to the other. Meanwhile, in the four lines of defense on the east side, soldiers from the various units that had completed their preparations sat together, taking out their rations and eating and chatting with their comrades. The squad leaders took out bread, chicken legs, drinks, and other supplies from their storage capsules and distributed them.
To reduce the burden on Dawnbreaker soldiers and increase their marching speed, each squad is currently issued a storage capsule, which is kept by the squad leader. Alternatively, soldiers can purchase their own. There are many shops selling storage capsules in Dawn City's commercial street; the price is somewhat high, costing two level 8 purple crystals per capsule, but it's not unaffordable. Many soldiers have used their accumulated points to exchange for their own personal storage capsules.
With Li Chenglong's upgrades and the acquisition of a large amount of production materials from aliens, the cost of various items, including the Tyrannosaurus Fighter, storage capsules, energy lightsabers, super rifles, S1 mechs, crystal beam cannons, and super anti-aircraft cannons, has decreased significantly compared to before. For example, the cost of a storage capsule used to be two level 8 crystals, but now it only costs one level 8 crystal.
As costs decreased, the Dawn Army gradually phased out its previously used superalloy battle swords, replacing them with crystal battle swords. Those with superpowers at level 9 and above used the latest super-powered battle swords. The super-powered battle swords were significantly more powerful than the crystal battle swords, allowing them to better utilize the combat abilities of superpowered individuals, and they were immediately welcomed upon their release. Now, high-level superpowered individuals either use the latest super-powered battle swords or energy lightsabers; they look down on the old crystal battle swords.
Besides the change in combat swords, there have also been significant changes in firearms. Currently, ordinary soldiers of the Dawn Army and the City Defense Army still use crystal rifles and Killer crystal machine guns. Superpowered individuals at levels 5 to 8 have been uniformly equipped with energy rifles, while those at level 9 and above all use super-energy rifles. The previous energy pistols, being impractical, are now only carried by some officers or used as gifts. Li Chenglong believes that there's no need for so many different weapon styles; usability is the most important factor.
Almost instantly, Li Chenglong arrived above the alien warships that were cutting through the Yellow Sea. He roughly counted ten large aircraft carriers, more than thirty escort warships, and numerous flying mechs patrolling and protecting them in the air. He activated his left eye, the True Dragon Eye, and detected that the strongest among these enemies was a level 12 expert in the flagship.
Without wasting words, Li Chenglong summoned the upgraded all-around version of the Holy Dragon Armor and charged straight down, wielding the Dragon Emperor Sword. The flying mechs and warships immediately detected the massive energy in the sky and aimed their cannons at Li Chenglong as he descended.
However, both the large-caliber cannons of the flying mechs and the anti-aircraft energy cannons mounted on the warships exploded or disappeared within twenty or thirty meters of Li Chenglong. Seeing this, the level 12 space pirate Setan from the flagship also rushed out to prepare for battle.
Seeing the Setan aliens rush out and stand on the deck in battle stance, Li Chenglong shouted, "Dimensional Slash!" A red sword beam shot down, cleaving the massive flagship in two. The level 12 Setan alien was also cut in half, its golden, viscous blood splattering everywhere; it was beyond dead.
Although their commander was dead, the Setan aliens did not retreat. Instead, they charged towards Li Chenglong, their bodies radiating red auras, as if determined to fight to the death. He actually admired such warriors; they always drew their swords against the enemy, and even with their commander dead, they did not back down but fought fiercely.
However, despite his admiration, Li Chenglong's men showed no mercy. He always emphasized the need to eliminate invaders completely. At this moment, he stood on the deck of the enemy flagship that was beginning to sink, with many of its land-based and aerial mechs attacking him, along with numerous automated hunting robots.
Li Chenglong slashed left and right, each strike destroying a mech or killing an automated hunting robot. The Setan aliens and other aliens charging at him, regardless of their level, were all killed with a single sword strike. Meanwhile, the aliens on the other aircraft carriers and escort ships noticed what was happening on the flagship. These enemies either flew over directly or charged in mechs, determined to annihilate Li Chenglong.
Although the enemy force here is large, there isn't a single level 13 enemy, and Li Chenglong doesn't want to waste too much time here. However, if he were to unleash a Dimensional Starburst now, the energy consumption would be too great, and considering the battles to come, wasting too much energy here wouldn't be worthwhile.
After some consideration, Li Chenglong made a plan. He used dimensional teleportation to travel back and forth between the various warships, destroying their power units one by one. While destroying the power units, Li Chenglong also took the opportunity to quickly go to the warehouses and decks, storing all the supplies and unmanned mechs into the storage area and space factory of the psionic space.
To free up space, he had previously handed over some production lines that didn't need to be in the space factory to Shen Menghua, instructing her to manage them strictly and prevent any leaks. As for the items in the storage area, apart from the essentials, he handed them all over to Yun Qian's logistics department, telling her to categorize and store them in the warehouse, and to handle them as needed.
In just ten minutes, the warships lost power and came to a standstill on the Yellow Sea. Finally, Li Chenglong destroyed the flying mechs to prevent the aliens from providing support in those vehicles. Checking the time, he saw that thirty minutes had passed, so he quickly opened his dimensional space and headed to the eastern position of Dawn City.