Chapter 99: Chapter 92: The Despicable Invisible Enemy 2
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Harrison Clark countered, “Or is it just that the crises we faced in the past were not big enough?’1
“Perhaps. The cost of trial and error in this exploration is immense, too great to bear, but we must bear it.”
With a dazzling explosion at its peak, Harrison’s world returned to silence.
He floated quietly in a dark void, waiting for his soul to return, waiting to awaken once more.
Before that, his thoughts froze on the moment when Nora Camp’s eyes widened and stared at the chess piece in her hand in astonishment.
Harrison Clark made a mistake, a mistake that all human commanders also made.
After completing pre-war mobilization, from 12:00 PM on October 26, 3020 AD, the entire space fleet and all ground forces entered a state of high alert, waiting for disaster to strike.
Harrison Clark remained relaxed until 8:00 AM on October 27, 3020 AD and then he was dispatched to lead the Special Operations Team flying out of the battleship, dropped into space ten kilometers away from the battleship.
They were not placed on the outer perimeter of the line as human shields, but interwoven in the gaps between the many battleships in the left wing fleet.
The Azure Dragon Armor soldiers were not suicide squads sent to die in vain- the early deployment was to prevent the situation from changing too quickly, to make sure they had a chance to leave the cabin in case of a boarding battle.’ On October 27, 3020 AD, at 9:43 AM, Harrison gave the order to use the coagulation serum. He was the last of all the Special Operations Squadron leaders to issue the command, but nobody questioned his delay.
He was more nervous than anyone.
Not only did he turn the power of the detection instruments up to the maximum, but he also adjusted his mental state to be highly sensitive.
He could swear, no matter what form or direction the enemy approached, he would be the first to react.
Yet at this moment, the universe was still quiet and silent, and the stars remained brilliant.
“Vanguard Fleet reports no sightings of the enemy!”
“Left-wing fleet…”
“Right-wing fleet…”
At 9:45 AM, reports from various fleets arrived in his ear through the quantum network.
Harrison stared into the pitch-black night sky, eyes unblinking.
A glimmer of hope surfaced in the depths of his mind.
Could it be that I have successfully changed the future, and the hidden enemy has chosen to abandon or hibernate upon seeing the technological advances of mankind today?
Buzz…
Just as this thought emerged, a startling flash exploded near the vanguard fleet cluster in his peripheral vision.
Intensity of the light increased.
still no audible sound, only the continuous flickering of the explosion’s light.
The massive explosion happened once more without any warning. Compared to being a poor recipient of assistance on the ground watching television, as a member of the space fleet, the impact he experienced was a thousand times stronger.
Harrison’s body broke out into a cold sweat, goosebumps all over.
It has begun.
But where is the enemy!
“Enemy attack…”
Finally, a clear scream came through his ear, then abruptly cut off.
He glanced at the bottom right corner of his helmet where the source of the signal was displayed; it came from the vanguard fleet.
Then the vanguard fleet went completely dark.
An uncountable number of battleships and an even greater number of Azure Dragon Armor soldiers scattered around the outer perimeter were engulfed by the aftermath of the massive explosion without any resistance.
Harrison Clark’s mind went blank, leaving only endless confusion.
Where is the enemy?
Where exactly are they?!
How could they have wiped them all out!
“Lucia, open all-channel information access! Can someone tell me how this explosion happened!”
“Captain, be careful! Tiny…”
A scream resounded in his helmet, and Harrison looked over to see Martha in the Azure Dragon Armor being bisected by the debris that shot out at an alarming speed from an exploding spaceship nearby.
Automated casualty reports were quickly generated and projected onto his helmet.
Just now, Martha’s brain calculated in 0.01 seconds that the debris passing by her would hit Harrison Clark.
She then took another 0.1 seconds to make a decision, pulling her acceleration to 20G, completing a minor maneuver, and blocking the debris for Harrison, causing it to change its direction.
There was no time to grieve, Harrison gritted his teeth and yelled to the others, “Everyone, disperse and maneuver! Stay away from the battleships! Watch your own safety!”
There wasn’t any time to think, everyone scattered as he ordered.
As for Harrison himself, he didn’t know where to flee.
Instinct told him he should continue to move far away from The Giant Wave.
This would align with his original goal, to live a few seconds longer.
But emotion told him he wanted to return to The Giant Wave at a time like this.
The vanguard fleet had completely exploded, the next would be the central or wing fleets, no one could escape.
Eventually, he decided to push his power to 50G and rushed towards The Giant Wave like a shell.
Halfway there, he finally received information sorted by the Artificial Intelligence Assistant, Lucia.
“According to Dr. Martha Owen’s latest developed energy detection equipment all explosions occurred inside the battleships. Some originated from the command centers, and some from captains’ personal quarters. This message has been broadcast to the entire army.”
Harrison persisted in rushing back.
“Received command from Captain Nora Camp, ordering Captain Clark to stay away from The Giant Wave.”
The prompt echoed in his ears again.
Harrison ignored it, forcing The Giant Wave to open its loading bay or he would crash right into it.
Three seconds later, The Giant Wave’s loading bay opened, and Harrison rushed in..