Super Mothership
"Could it really be true, as the rumors say, that Lord Gustav is the spy for the Unification of All Things? And that he even defected with the flagship?"
"That's impossible, right?"
"Did you try to establish communication?"
"Yes, but there was no response at all."
"So what should we do now? Are we supposed to attack our own flagship?"
"..."
All the officers of the Sea Clan were somewhat at a loss.
At that moment, however, a mech suddenly ejected from the flagship, drawing the attention of everyone present!
The sleek silver mech had a slender body and a soft design, somewhat resembling the structure of the Sword Immortal Mech. However, instead of the iconic floating cannon on its back, it had a massive sword almost as tall as the mech itself, engraved with intricate energy patterns.
On the chest of the mech was a whirlpool emblem, representing its faction.
Even though they had already known their flagship had "fallen," the appearance of this enemy mech shattered the last shred of hope in the hearts of all the Sea Clan officers.
"Swashbuckler"... This was the series code for this modified mech.
Made entirely from mechanical insects, it combined the design essence of the Sea Storm-class Mech and Sword Immortal Mech, making it a top-tier mech that fused the cutting-edge technology of two civilizations.
The mech slowly hovered in the void, facing the massive Gemini fleet, exuding an air of unyielding bravery, as though it were ready to charge forward despite the odds.
Then, it drew a laser sword from its waist.
"Swish!" A dark blue plasma light emerged, and the sword traced an elegant arc through the air. The mech then spun its wrist, twirling the sword before sheathing it back at its waist.
"This is... a duel general?!" All the Gemini soldiers who witnessed this were stunned.
They understood the special meaning of this action.
A Duel General, similar to a one-on-one challenge between military commanders, was sometimes used as a means of resolving internal conflicts within the Gemini faction.
Even though technology had reached an interstellar level, the tradition of dueling had not been abandoned. The weapons, however, had evolved from swords and knives to mechs...
"This mech... Could it be...?" Those familiar with Gustav's background felt a jolt in their hearts.
As a highly skilled ace pilot, Gustav had made a name for himself in mech technology before becoming a commander. During a war, he had won three battles by challenging opponents in duels, earning great accolades.
For this reason, those who knew Gustav understood that, at times, he preferred to demoralize the enemy by fighting in duel challenges...
If Gustav was indeed on the opposite side, this would be entirely in line with his style!
"Lord, should we accept the challenge?" Isabel's adjutant asked softly.
Officially, Isabel was the supreme commander of the Gemini fleet, so the decision of whether or not to engage in battle naturally lay with her.
Isabel did not hesitate; she decisively shook her head. "This is a delay tactic by the enemy!"
In the current situation, whether the enemy was trying to use the Sea Clan's flagship and Gustav to disrupt the morale or deliberately stalling for reinforcements, things would only get worse for them. A swift and decisive victory was the best option for Gemini right now!
"Immediately launch the attack. Our top priority is to retake the wormhole! Command the Sea Clan forces to cooperate with us in the attack. If anyone hesitates, they will face military law!"
"Yes!"
Under Isabel’s command, the Winged Clan fleet began slowly accelerating while deploying drones and mechs. In an instant, the once-silent universe erupted into chaos.
As she predicted, upon seeing Isabel take immediate action without a single word of negotiation, the Sea Clan—though clearly concerned about the pilot of that mysterious mech—had no choice but to comply. After all, the two factions were now enemies. They didn’t dare openly disobey orders and reluctantly joined the advance.
However, whether intentionally or not, the Sea Clan fleet’s movements lagged slightly behind those of their allies, subtly avoiding direct confrontation with that mech.
“Just as I feared…”
Commanding remotely, Nie Yun could only sigh when he saw Isabel go straight into combat without even trying to stall.
He truly needed more time to recover. The strength of the Eternals was steadily increasing (“+100, +100…”), and the cooldown for the wormhole was ticking down. The later the battle began, the more it would favor Nie Yun’s side.
He had originally hoped the new mech could showcase some flashy moves during a Duel General match—like “Thirteen Deadly Sword Strikes” or “Holy Light Cross Slash”—to show off its superior performance and wow the audience.
Then, after putting on a grand display, it could “go easy” on the opponent, engage in an epic battle with the enemy ace pilot for 300 rounds, win by a narrow margin, and give a heartfelt 3,000-word post-battle monologue—expressing mutual admiration between warriors...
Yeah! That would’ve bought them an hour or two.
Unfortunately, it looked like those fifteen carefully named special moves weren’t going to get used today. Nie Yun was a bit disappointed.
Mechanical Bug: “…”
That’s not what you should be regretting right now!
Since the enemy wouldn’t cooperate, Nie Yun’s solo performance was cut short—but he already had a backup plan ready: Operation Plan B.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!” One after another, Sword Immortal mechs were launched from various compartments within the Eternals. Over 1,500 mechs, freshly repaired and refueled, returned to the battlefield. From a distance, they looked like a swarm of blue hornets leaving the nest.
Gemini’s combat style clearly relied on a massive number of ship-based weapons leading the charge, with their colossal fleet slowly pressing forward from behind to push against enemy lines. Without a corresponding level of mobile combat power to counter them, Earth’s forces could never hold the line using only ship and fortress cannons.
In terms of numbers, the mechs deployed by Gemini were in no way fewer than Earth’s. And with tens of thousands of drones in the mix, their force outnumbered Earth’s several times over.
But Nie Yun wasn’t unprepared. With a focused thought—
“Buzz~”
Centered around the Eternals, a strange wave pulsed through the surrounding space, spreading across tens of millions of kilometers.
Gemini forces were shocked to find their quantum communications severely disrupted!
This large-scale quantum communication interference tech was something Nie Yun had acquired long ago when he took command of the Winged Clan’s Third Sub-Fleet. He had kept it hidden—waiting for the perfect moment to give Gemini a “surprise.”
The principle behind this interference was exceedingly advanced—it utilized the legendary... “spatial tremor.”
While Gemini had not yet mastered the rumored technology of space manipulation, they had grasped another key tech: gravity technology.
According to Einstein’s General Relativity, gravity is essentially a curvature of space and time. Massive gravity could cause varying degrees of spatial collapse.
Therefore, gravity tech could be considered a stepping stone to full-fledged space technology.
At the core of the quantum jammer was a highly compressed graviton tremor source.
By emitting gravitational tremors at specific frequencies, it could induce subtle spatial collapses and restorations, creating minor space tremors.
This spatial instability was so slight that it wouldn’t affect physical objects—but it could break the entangled state of quantum pairs, severing quantum coupling and thereby disrupting quantum communications.
This was full-spectrum interference, which even affected Nie Yun’s own side.
However, the Mechanical Bugs had internal communication cores from an advanced civilization, far superior to ordinary quantum tech.
You can’t interfere with me, but I can interfere with you. That’s the power of asymmetric technology.
Gemini’s many Quad-Nail drones all halted for a moment, then resumed motion—but their formations were no longer as clean and synchronized as before.
Even though they had onboard AI chips to handle automatic control in the event of communication loss and could still distinguish friend from foe, they couldn’t coordinate tactics or support each other—drastically weakening their combat flexibility and teamwork. Their combat effectiveness dropped by more than half.
And it wasn’t just the drones that were affected. Even internal fleet communications and coordinated command were severely disrupted.
Though they could still use backup systems like optical signals to transmit messages, the efficiency and security were far from ideal.
With this devastating tool unleashed, Nie Yun immediately slapped a “Confusion” debuff on the entire Gemini fleet.
TL Note- Debuff....
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