Chapter 351 - Casualties (1/2)
[ Death Ray's activation has been detected. ]
Avalon gave a warning as soon as they were about to escape…
They are planning to let the Mana Calamity deal with Invader Spacesh.i.p.s but it seems that they are not giving up and wanted to bring them together with their demise.
”Evade!”
Ace knows that Avalon can maneuver the Excellence to safety but he knows that the Death Ray has a wide and long range.
However, a light connected to his spaceship and they were unable to evade it. The light itself has no damage but it is the link for the Death Ray to destroy.
Boom!
As the Excellence was trying to escape, the Death Ray was fired and hit it at the back…
The Death Ray is considered a Beam Weapon. However, unlike the Subspace Blaster that only uses one crystal to create a beam, this Ray uses multiple of them at once…
As for the light that was shot in the initial phase, it appears to be a new technology of the Empire to avoid missing the shot of their cannons.
Not even the Mana Calamity managed to stop the shot from it!
[ Shield Integrity: 12%... 7%... 1%... ]
As soon as the integrity reached zero, the Death Ray hit the Excellence directly!
Although he has confidence with the armors they've used, it was still impossible for them to not take any damage from that…
His spaceship was shaken but luckily, the Death Ray's energy was also consumed…
”How's the damage?” Ace immediately asked. He knows that they've taken a huge hit from that but he's hoping that their main engine and cores were still working fine so they could escape into safety…
Anyway, they've already released the Mana Calamity and the two Mech Knights divisions had also successfully completed their task…
It should be fine for them to safely retreat and create another plan… They can't push too hard since they have to control the Flagship in each battle…
Ace admits that his spaceship is at disadvantage against the firepower of the Imperial Flagship… He is clearly aware of the limitation of their strength… His Excellence and Providence weren't that strong yet to fight head-on against that flagship. In the meantime, he had to rely on using many tricks to tie it down and target the vulnerable spacesh.i.p.s so he can weaken their forces…
However, the reality is this… Even though he was already being so careful, they were still hit really hard and had the Omen obliterated as well… They were even about to be crushed as well…
He can only accept that his plans can never be perfect…
The Empire is coping up faster to his magic than he originally thought…
[ Calculating… ]
Avalon had to spend some time to get all the information within the spaceship but before the A.I. finished gathering them, another explosion occurred inside his spaceship.
[ Danger! Evacuate as soon as possible. ]
[ Forced Ejection Phase Launched. ]
The Avalon didn't even ask for permission and immediately proceeded with the protocol.
The A.I. is clearly aware of what he can do… After all, he is not Wallace who has an Astral Core and unusual Mana Artifacts to save him in dangerous situations…
He can only rely on his few devices and Avalon to save him from this trouble.
”Do whatever you think is the best, Avalon…”
As soon as he said this, he heard a huge explosion and his head hit something…
This is what Ace could remember before he lost consciousness. Avalon can only do its best together with its automatons ready to save him from certain death.
Luckily, they have prepared for such situations and Avalon only has to follow their plans…
***
Ace woke up and looked around.
He was a bit confused so he asked Avalon about the current situation…
He also realized that they are in his escape pod or cruiser-class spacecraft and heading to the Moon Base…
As he inspected his body, he recalled that he needed to know the situation of the Providence, the Mech Knights Division, and the surviving pilots that were left from the destroyed Omen IV.
[ Five Adept Mages and all the Arians in the battle have died. Everyone else managed to survive and escape the battle. The Mech Knights Division cleared all the Sensor Spacecraft that the Empire initially released. They were unable to follow the trails of the Knights Divisions… ]