Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station-Chapter 660 - 201 Simulated Test 3

This allowed Chen Ming to quickly gather his forces and wipe out two more small roaming fleets.

But Cheng Xinghai noticed something was amiss here.

Chen Ming seemed to have pinpoint accuracy, making all interference entirely futile.

Continuing like this would only lead to Chen Ming breaking them apart, and the key was that it was her "splitting" it herself.

Thus, Cheng Xinghai could only regroup her fleet, leaving about two hundred remaining ships to stay put and reorganize.

She was now forced by Chen Ming into the option of direct confrontation, and she had to face it in her best condition.

This was precisely the scenario Chen Ming most wanted to see.

Moreover, his ships required no wartime maintenance, able to remain in optimal condition at all times, whereas the opponent’s ships clearly needed time to rest after several battles.

So Chen Ming would not give the opponent any breathing room.

He gathered his remaining fleet, expanded his battle line, and rolled directly toward the direction of the opponent’s fleet assembly. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Then Cheng Xinghai felt the same experience Cheng Xinghe once went through.

The enemy’s bullets were endless, and their shields resembled iron walls; it took all they had to break the shield and pierce the armor.

If they weren’t careful, these hard-won results would vanish entirely, no different than fighting a brand new ship.

Cheng Xinghai deeply understood why Bai Quan had said not to cry to him later when they lost.

She was almost in tears watching the ever-recovering fleet before her.

Of course, actually shedding tears was impossible, as Cheng Xinghai remained composed.

The moment Chen Ming’s fleet approached, she set up her defenses, maintaining a stable formation and retreating under Chen Ming’s relentless pressure.

She even used openings created by tugging at the battle line details to lure Chen Ming’s ships to advance and concentrate fire on them.

Through this method, she indeed managed to take down several of Chen Ming’s ships on the front line,

while her own losses were minimal, at least for the time being.

Then Cheng Xinghai saw the wreckage of the ships she had destroyed suddenly combine into new ships appearing on the battlefield.

"You!"

This seemingly cheating scene made Cheng Xinghai completely lose her composure.

But since she was alone in the room using the simulation equipment, there was no need to maintain it.

Bai Quan, watching from the sidelines, did not prevent this scene from happening, evidently it was a normal occurrence.

At this moment, Cheng Xinghai imagined being mocked by Cheng Xinghe after losing to Chen Ming.

Thus she quickly calmed down when faced with this absurd situation.

Her fleet was not yet entirely gone; she still had the chance to turn the tables.

Since Chen Ming chose to attack actively, he would inevitably reveal flaws.

Meanwhile, in Chen Ming’s perception, although he was pressing the attack, he inexplicably felt pressure.

Because the opponent maintained a stable battle line, retreating steadily, Chen Ming had no choice but to break through specific points.

Yet all apparent opportunities for breakthrough along the battle line were false, traps all along.

If he dared to command the fleet to rashly advance, the same situation would occur again – his ship would be concentrated on and rendered useless.

Should even half of the wreckage be left in this simulation setting, Chen Ming would also be unable to construct new ships.

As such, he found no direct opportunity to break through the battle line and end the battle.

And although his solid bullet and missile weapons had infinite usage, and energy weapons had no cooldown time,

unlimited ammo weapons still needed to hit targets.

Given the enemy fleet kept pulling away, 300 escort destroyers might seem a lot, but on a universal scale, it was insufficient to achieve a high enough shooting density.

Chen Ming’s best tactics couldn’t be effectively deployed with the opponent’s constant retreat and shrinkage.

It felt to Chen Ming somewhat similar to past encounters with Cheng Xinghe.

Laying out Chen Ming’s Spiritual Energy’s weaknesses swiftly, then cracking them with targeted strategies.

But compared to Cheng Xinghe, who relied on military ships for head-on confrontation, this time, his opponent was more rational and oppressive.

Yes, oppressive.

Chen Ming felt as if all his battlefield tactics had been seen through, with countermeasures instantly devised.

All the command techniques he had learned would be utterly pointless if used naively; he had to consider more flexible application methods.

No matter how strong the output, if it doesn’t hit, it’s a waste.

Thus, Chen Ming shifted focus to the forefront ships, trying to break through the line while deliberately creating opportunities for his ships to be targeted.

At the same time, he arranged reinforcement ships on the flanks of the breakthrough ships, ready to counterattack strongly the moment they were concentrated on.

However, the opponent didn’t take the bait.

Chen Ming’s deliberately set bait received no response.

Many times, his opponent preferred having no results to preserve their fleet’s combat force, dragging it out.

The opponent could even repeatedly and keenly ignore Chen Ming’s traps, not even glancing at them, wasting Chen Ming’s firing opportunities.