Chapter 328 - 229: Turning the Tables [Extra Update]
Nora Camp, who was known for her astonishing ability, demonstrated a surprising level of skill with her unconventional tactics and detailed operations.
As the last Triangular Pyramid Warship was blown into fireworks during the charge, the Human Fleet achieved a phased victory.
Nora Camp managed to destroy two thousand Triangular Pyramid Warships at the cost of losing fewer than five hundred of her own.
However, almost at the same time, Radium had already identified Nora Camp’s battle plan, completing the layout in advance, partially retracting the formation, assembling five thousand Pyramid Warships from all directions, and forming a large Charging Battle Formation at the front.
Meanwhile, Harrison Clark had merged with the Special Action Squadron, which now had only two hundred and sixty remaining members.
With Daniel Thompson from the Special Action Squadron acting as bait, the speed at which Harrison Clark destroyed Black Light War Beasts increased once again.
But when compared to the overall state of the battlefield, his achievements seemed minuscule.
No one could persuade Harrison Clark otherwise, so they stopped trying.
Ashe often said, “If you don’t understand, don’t ask. I have my own plan.”
Gradually, the remaining one hundred thousand Eagle Strike Warriors gathered within a relatively small area, able to support each other while also being able to disperse quickly to avoid being annihilated by large-scale attacks.
So far, twenty thousand warriors had perished, having eliminated less than five thousand Black Light War Beasts. At least three hundred of those were destroyed by Harrison Clark.
The situation showed no sign of improvement, still displaying a one-sided state where the formations of the warriors were frequently disrupted, which led to casualties.
One after another, people were shattered in space, overwhelmed by being attacked by two Black Light War Beasts simultaneously. In desperation, some chose to detonate their Biological Batteries, releasing energy in an attempt to take down more War Beasts.
On the other hand, when Radium’s direct military strength was limited to 5,000 against 7,200, Nora Camp could no longer gain an advantage.
The battle situation was on the verge of collapse, turning into a massive grinder with a diameter of over ten thousand kilometers.
Both sides consumed each other’s military strength. The human losses were always higher, and the balance of victory tilted slowly in Radium’s favor.
At this point, no longer anxious and abandoning any hope of luck, Harrison Clark’s heart began to calm down.
He conceded, “I miscalculated this time. I shouldn’t have put Nora Camp and Daniel Thompson in such a high position beforehand. Next time, I’ll start over.”
He thought, “I’ll come up with a way to make sure you, Radium, are never born! I’ll strangle you in your cradle! Even if you’re fierce, you’re still ultimately just a human companion. Can you outdo me holding the trident of time?”
As for Nora Camp, she truly brought her battlefield intelligence to the extreme.
Her natural talent granted her instinctive wisdom and inspiration.
The games of Chess she played for a long time with Harrison Clark provided her with a powerful sense of planning and logic.
Although she had never defeated Al yet, that had only been on the chessboard.
At this moment, Nora Camp’s thoughts raced at high intensity, as intuition and logic reflected each other. She suddenly saw a flash of insight.
She pointed to a specific point on the battlefield.
“It’s here! In ten seconds, Radium will gather a Sharp Dagger Team of one thousand warships in this place! All warships will pretend to target each ship individually, charge beam weapons, and suddenly change direction after nine seconds! Left-wing Gale Vertical Team warships, listen up! Report on our losses!”
“Report! Gale Vertical Team has sixty-seven…sixty-six remaining warships!”
“Good. Run the engines at full overload! Move at full speed along the curve I drew on the star map! Arrive at the target location exactly ten seconds later, detonate the Triple Force Shield, disrupt the enemy’s shield force field, and gain time for our concentrated fire!”
Ten seconds later, the Gale Vertical Team seemed to be led by a clairvoyant, arriving just in front of the newly assembled Sharp Dagger Team.
The firepower from the Sharp Dagger Team caused the Gale Vertical Team to lose more staff, reducing their count to forty-three ships. And in no more than three seconds, due to the close proximity, the remaining forty-three ships would also likely be blown to pieces.
In the next instant, a woman’s voice rang out on the human command frequency, shouting with exhaustion. It was Felix Yeoman, the commander of the Gale Vertical Team.
“The mighty winds rise up, and clouds soar! Our triumphant return awaits after conquering the four seas! Gale Vertical Team! Everyone, return home! The Human Race will not perish!”
As her voice faded, the surface of the Gale Vertical Team’s warships suddenly erupted with extremely dazzling light. The terrifying particle stream released by the chaotic self-destruction of the Triple Force Shields appeared like sunspots.
The energy shields of the Triangular Warships in the Sharp Dagger Team flickered for a brief moment, like unstable incandescent bulbs.
The entire Gale Fleet self-destructed.
The remaining 5,000 or so human warships’ mid-range firepower enveloped this area of space in an instant.
The Human Fleet managed to trade the loss of sixty-six warships for the destruction of one thousand of Radium’s Fleet.
They won a major victory in the second stage!
Back on Harrison Clark’s side, his performance had become bloody on the battlefield.
He hadn’t been directly hit; it was just that he had repeatedly strained the limits of the Galactic Human physique, causing some internal injuries that were healing quickly with the help of the Battle Armor’s built-in Quark Therapy Device.
The few drops of blood that came from his nose had merely landed on his Tactical Helmet.
By Harrison Clark’s side, from the original 300 elite troops, only around 130 remained.
The rest of the Eagle Strike Warriors wanted to get closer but were powerless to do so. Their surrounding space had been completely blocked by more than ten thousand Black Light War Beasts.
Harrison Clark charged left and right through the dense enemy ranks, like a madman, but it was still futile.
The War Beast Legion was just too numerous.
Marthus was killed in action!
Oliver Yeoman was killed in action!
Having usually attracted a lot of firepower, Daniel Thompson was also suddenly hit in his chest shield.