NieR: Whirlpool

Chapter 116: Naval Combat

"Where is the aircraft carrier?" Ye Feng frowned slightly and asked 9S in a serious tone.

"Based on our current speed and distance, we still have a few hundred kilometers to go. We should reach our destination soon," 9S replied quickly, with a hint of excitement in his voice.

"Are you sure that a steel behemoth is really going to appear? This is no joke! 9M, if a battle really breaks out, how should we respond?" 2B looked at Ye Feng with a worried look on his face, his tone full of worry.

"With our current strength, we cannot confront the steel behemoth head-on. Therefore, we must find a way to avoid conflict and save as many people as possible." Ye Feng said with a serious expression after pondering for a moment.

"Should we notify the headquarters and ask them to prepare?" 9S suggested.

2B shook her head in objection. She thought the decision was too risky:

"No, this action might arouse suspicion. There is no solid evidence to prove the existence of the steel behemoth yet, and rash action might cause unnecessary trouble."

"So... can we find a way to have the aircraft carrier change its route? Perhaps this way we can avoid potential danger."

9S continued to put forward his suggestions, but he knew in his heart that this was not an easy solution to implement.

“No, without reasonable reasons, our suggestions will hardly be adopted.

Moreover, changing the route requires complicated procedures and coordination, and time is tight, so there is simply no time. 2B sighed helplessly. She knew that although this idea was good, it was very difficult to implement in practice.

"Or we can say that we have detected something abnormal on the seabed and ask them to evacuate in advance." Ye Feng gave a suggestion.

"That still won't work. Underwater detection requires sonar. The headquarters and the aircraft carrier's detection methods are far superior to ours. If they can't scan, there is no reason for us to detect it." 9S rejected the suggestion.

"Then we have to adapt to the situation and get as many people as possible out of here before the black monster shows up," 2B said. "We can't interfere too much."

"This is the only way." Ye Feng nodded.

The three began to plan.

......

Ding ding,

"This is Commander White, our aircraft carrier is under siege by machine lifeforms 150 kilometers to the southeast. All nearby YoRHa units and mobile forces are dispatched to protect the aircraft carrier and repel the enemy."

Ding ding,

"6O Communications Officer to 2B Three-Man Squadron, HO fighters have been airdropped, please receive equipment immediately and go to the battle. Over!"

After the communication was completed, the three looked up at the sky with nervous and excited expressions on their faces.

As the roar of the pulse engine sounded, three HO fighters dropped from the sky, their metal shells flashing with cold light and their wings trembling slightly.

The three of them quickly stepped into the cockpit, their movements swift and skillful.

With orange-yellow flames spurting out from their tails, the three fighter planes took off into the air, like an orange lightning bolt across the sky.

They cut through the sky at an ultra-high cruising speed of Mach 3 and flew away, leaving behind a long trail.

In less than three minutes,

A huge aircraft carrier appeared where the water and sky met in the distance. It was about 300 meters long and 50 meters wide, like a steel fortress.

The aircraft carrier is black all over, giving people a mysterious and majestic feeling.

On its wide deck, from time to time you can see a fighter plane flying out from the hangar below, roaring up into the blue sky.

The entire sky was covered with densely packed flying mechanical life forms, which were holding plasma guns and continuously spraying high-speed electromagnetic energy bombs.

These energy bombs are as dense as raindrops, and you will get hurt if you are not careful.

In addition, the barrage is interspersed with powerful laser beams, which will cause instant death if touched.

The sky seemed to be falling like dumplings, and from time to time mechanical life forms and YoRHa HO fighters were hit and fell into the sea.

The two sides fought in the air, and the scene was extremely fierce and difficult to determine.

The explosions that came one after another were deafening and shocked people.

"Be careful and fight!"

The three-man team roared in with the HO fighter and quickly switched to a maneuverable form.

The three fighter planes formed an assault formation, like a sharp arrow, rushing straight into the army of mechanical life forms.

In this dense crowd of mechanical life forms, the three fighter planes moved in as if they were in an empty space and instantly tore open a huge hole.

The large-caliber plasma machine guns on board spewed out blazing flames, sweeping towards the mechanical life forms like a rainstorm.

Each bullet carried great power, causing countless enemies to explode in mid-air and turn into dazzling sparks.

The enemy did not have any special means of attack, but relied on its numerical advantage to try to block the advance of the three-person team with electromagnetic energy bombs and sweeping laser beams.

Faced with their obstruction, the three-person team did not feel much pressure.

But it's easy to say,

There was no way they could withstand the enemy's large numbers and continuous influx.

"9M, 9S, cover me! I'm going to take out that mothership!"

2B shouted, her eyes firm and determined.

She controlled the HO fighter and rushed towards the location of the mechanical creature mothership.

Ye Feng looked up and saw three motherships floating in the air in a circle in the distance.

These motherships are huge in size. The flagship has a diameter of about one hundred meters, and small mechanical life forms are constantly projected from the circular holes below.

Moreover, they are under the strict protection of numerous mechanical creatures, forming an indestructible line of defense.

These mechanical creatures were arranged neatly, ready for battle, and staring at the entire battlefield with eager eyes.

Realizing the intention of the android, they mobilized a large number of troops from the rear and surrounded him from the flank.

The sky was covered in dark clouds, as if it was going to crush the one-man assault android.

"I'm here to help you!"

Ye Feng and 9S did not dare to relax at all and followed 2B's flank closely, trying to clear a safe path for her.

"Die, die, die!!!"

"Fuck!"

Amid the roars of war, a channel made of fireworks formed in the air and continued to extend.

The end of the splendor is the enemy mothership.

After a tough fight, the HO fighter's cannon was almost melted.

The three of them finally rushed into the effective range.

"Go to hell!"

With a cry,

A beam of laser with a diameter of nearly 1 meter was ejected from 2B's fighter.

Like a sharp sword, it shot straight into the bridge connection of the mothership that launched the mechanical life form and hit the core position.

Boom boom boom~

A violent explosion was heard, and a blazing fire broke out on the top of the mothership.

In a series of chain reactions, its power system was damaged and began to slowly descend.

Assist 042: "Report: The enemy ship's anti-gravity device has been destroyed."

Following closely behind, Ye Feng drove a fighter plane from bottom to top, shooting a high-energy laser beam at another circular mothership.

The laser penetrated the body and shot straight into the sky.

Unfortunately, the attack missed the target.

The enemy was still hovering in the air, launching small machines and attacking them in formation.

Pod 154: "Report: The enemy has lost its ability to maneuver."

Following Ye Feng, 9S controlled the HO fighter and rushed towards the mothership from bottom to top.

The HO fighter jets sprayed flames and hit the launch port of the mothership directly, causing dozens of mechanical creatures to explode in mid-air.

Then he suddenly paused and began to gather strength.

Instantly, a one-meter-thick laser shot upward from the bottom to the launch port.

The red beam of light penetrated the ship and pierced the sky.

Accompanied by the rumbling sound of the explosion, the severely damaged mothership slowly fell.

Pod 153: "Report: Enemy anti-gravity device destroyed."

There is only one left!

The three of them turned their guns at the same time, ready to eliminate the last mothership.

However, the mothership stopped projecting the mechanical creatures, and it flew away with blue flames spewing out from below, trying to leave the battlefield.

"Want to run?"

"9S, 9M, let me take control," 2B shouted in the voice chat.

"learn!"

"learn!"

"Assist unit, launch combined attack, command 003," 2B ordered.

"Understood. The combined attack is ready, start charging."

"Maximum charge!" 2B shouted, her voice a little hoarse.

Then, three HO fighters were arranged in a triangular shape, with their laser prisms aimed in the same direction, and began to rotate.

At the same time, the sound of energy being stored was heard, and the laser prism emitted a dazzling red light, making it almost impossible to open one's eyes.

"shooting!"

Followed by a woman's hoarse shout.

For a moment, the world seemed to fall into an eerie silence, and suddenly exploded at a critical point.

The super-strong laser beam with a diameter of 6 meters is composed of hundreds of tiny high-energy laser beams.

It arrived instantly and slammed heavily into the core area of the target, causing the escaping mothership to explode in mid-air.