Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station-Chapter 420 - 149 Chen Ming’s Approach

It wasn’t long.

The robots controlled by Chen Ming, equipped with the Dusk core, received orders for rotation.

They needed to head to a defense artillery platform at the front line of the battle with the Fourteenth Legion Fleet, to replace the robots that required maintenance.

The distance wasn’t far, and with the assistance of dedicated track logistics vehicles, the robots swiftly arrived.

Through the sensors of the robots.

Chen Ming could see numerous breaches and holes on the exterior walls of the artillery platform, being repaired by several engineering robots.

Simultaneously, through these breaches, Chen Ming could observe the cosmic environment outside, where Dusk and the Fourteenth Legion continued their exchange of fire.

Currently, an Offensive Level vessel was advancing at the forefront of the Fourteenth Legion’s line.

It didn’t even activate its shield, relying solely on its armor to bear the brunt of the firepower.

Its armor was already glowing with a scorching white luster, appearing as if the armor had been melted.

Those were traces left by hits from the Microsievert Level Light Radiation Cannon.

But for this Offensive Level ship, it was merely the armor being damaged; the internal structure and personnel were unscathed.

The Offensive Level ship didn’t need to lead a fleet to guard against the concentrated fire of the enemy fleet, as other main ships did.

It could independently break through the front line and take on all the damage required by the entire line.

It alone could perform the tasks a fleet could manage.

This was the Offensive.

Moreover, while being bombarded by Dusk Fleet and weapons mounted on Dusk’s massive dock.

Its Main Level weapon, the Thermal Pulse Laser, continued to output furiously.

Without needing the shield to bear the damage-induced energy build-up.

The elongated crimson spindle-shaped Energy Confinement Bomb, which could take out a cruiser in a single shot, rained down on the Dusk Fleet as if cost wasn’t a concern.

Even with two Radiation Level main shields paired with a temporary Main Level shield set up on the massive dock, forming a Cooperative Shield group, providing significant support to all Dusk ships on the battlefield.

However, the battlefield situation due to this single Offensive ship led to Dusk being unable to normally engage the fleet on the Fourteenth Legion’s side.

Even if the Cooperative Shield allowed the main ship shields to help lower-level ships withstand the damage from main ship weapons.

The energy dispersed from the explosion after the Energy Confinement Bomb hit did not meet the protective threshold of the Cooperative Shield; the energy was concrete when hitting surrounding ships.

With a slight mishap, it could set off a string of fireworks within the fleet.

Thus, Dusk couldn’t possibly withstand such a force that completely forsook shields, enduring the line with armor alone, focusing solely on the Offensive’s firepower.

The only way to resolve such an Offensive seemed to be to find a way to handle those two Thermal Pulse Lasers.

But these two differed slightly from the majority of main-level weapons on other main ships.

They weren’t installed on load-bearing points for easy maintenance and replacement.

Instead, they were installed within the ship during design, protected under the Offensive Level’s heavy armor.

To damage them in battle, one could only use high-intensity weapons to strike from the barrel’s position.

Although this Offensive at the forefront hadn’t broadly activated its Main Level shield.

In front of the two Thermal Pulse Laser barrels, small independent shields connected to the Main Level Shield Generator were installed and active.

Dusk couldn’t maintain high-intensity output on these two small shields, unable to handle the Thermal Pulse Laser.

If one truly wanted to specifically address this Offensive.

Judging by its armor, Dusk couldn’t destroy it while another Offensive still provided cover from behind.

The Offensive was too sturdy; while drawing most of the fire, it allowed the rest of the Fourteenth Legion’s fleet to have a good output environment and a breather after extended exchanges.

But if ignored?

Besides its armor, the Offensive Level’s Thermal Pulse Laser was formidable.

If it faced no pressure on defense, it could exert tremendous pressure on the entire Dusk line, more so than general main fleets.

So Dusk could only focus on it, quickly breaching the Offensive’s armor, reaching the tolerable limit, and forcing it to retreat to the line.

This caused Dusk to concentrate firepower on the Offensive.

It appeared that there was no quick way to escape this situation, showing an extremely disadvantageous form.

This scene.

Caused Chen Ming, who just witnessed this, to sense some issues.

Although Bai Quan was pressing on Dusk, Chen Ming sensed Bai Quan might be making a last-ditch effort.

It was an instinctive reaction; after careful contemplation, Chen Ming felt his assumption seemed credible.

Just as he and Bai Quan’s connection was still active, Chen Ming directly said to Bai Quan, "It seems your condition isn’t too good over there?"

Bai Quan did not display any excessive emotion due to Chen Ming’s question and asked placidly, "Why do you say that?"

"Because I feel like you’ve realized you don’t have time to linger any longer, or the necessity for that Offensive to push forward alone wouldn’t exist."

Bai Quan maintained a calm, expressionless face but internally managed a slight bitter smile.