Chapter 70 (1/2)
Chapter 70
”Gnossian?”
”Yes, ill be arriving in 30 minutes and 24 seconds”
Unlike Lena, Gnossian was less likely to engage in small talk, but the information provided was very precise and detailed
”How ?”
”By analysing the distortion caused by their invisibility cloaks, we estimate around 100 shi+ps”
”Hinally expected, do you knohere the rest are?”
”We can't locate them at this time”
”Then Gnossian, where are they likely to be hiding?”
”This is an educated guess at best, but e asteroid or planet”
”Is there any way to have a better idea and not just a siuess?”
”At present we can only use the long range detection syste Earth launched with the Gnostic project The previously was a Solar Defense pilot project which would have been better in this case, but unfortunately it was shut down before it gained any traction”
”Solar Defense?”
”Yes, it was designed as a network of satellites spread out across our solar system in the case of any external threats However, due to Earth's ongoing crisis, all resources were redirected to the Gamma project and it was left unfinished
”Cancelled huh…”
'Johra there may be few left a still operational'
”Don't you think there ht be some left Gnossian?”
”Without the appropriate Ad”
'Gnoss?'
'Run the code QCH7749 Salt twilight, hash code from A to G and 1318'
”Run the code QCH7749 Salt twilight, hash code from A to G and 1318'
”How could you that Johra?”
”Just give it try”
”Authorization has been granted, sending booting signal”
”Did it work?”
”Yes, I should be receive a signal from our satellites within the hour By the way, how is it possible to know that authorization code? Perhaps only the upper ement members who are in cryosleep could know that”
”That isn't your concern, don't you have a battle to prep for?”
”The drones are ready to launch, I'o ahead”
”Okay, give them hell”
”Yes sir! Fire!”
Valen shook and we fired over a hundred drones There was a certain beauty to watching an incredible fireshohile staring off into endless space
”Gnossian?”
”…'
There wasn't any answer
”Gnossian?”
'Sorry Johra, but he probably won't be able to anshile he calculates the trajectories for the drones Gnossian's personality suffered from transient concentration disorder…'
'Wasn't it based off you?'
'No, not at all'
'Still, he takes after you soht?'
'Neveruntil the battle has ended'
'How is that possible? What if there are urgent changes needed in the middle of battle?'
'If it is urgent Gnossian notify you'
'It really sounds like you Gnoss, working at your own discretion and doing as you please'
'Not at all, that's not me!'
' 크크크 (lol)'
The drones had finally impacted in the distance
”Gnossian?”
”Ah yes, you called Johraearlier but I had diverted allthe drones”
”What's the result?”
”51 were shot dohile 54 took evasive action and dodged the drones”
”Half?”
”The 51 shi+ps that were successfully hit were those at the forefront and caught off guard They had raised their shi+elds but they didn't expect the drones to teleport inside and hit the engine rooms Unfortunately they instantly co 54 took evasive action allowing the that they couldn't catch up with the shi+ps, I redirected the blow to the 51 shi+ps that had already been critically hit”
”What an incredible result”
The performance is 30 below expectation In soic malfunctioned”
”Malfunctioned?”
”Yes there were 20 drones which failed to penetrate their energy shi+eld due to this unexpected error”
”Just by how much e off?”
”In the experiin of error of 50 meters In actual battle we didn't have the perfect data like we had in experiments to be as precise”
”It's okay, the result is satisfactory”
”Just that sh to throw off all the calculations In the future I will make sure to take this probability of error into account”
'Gnoss, it seems your Gnossian counterpart is a perfectionist'
'Probably?'
'Yup, too picky'
'Right Lena is a better support for most situations'
'That's why you set her up with a split personality disorder? You know your personality is very tiring'
'For the last time that's not my personality!'
”Gnossian, how about tracking them down?”
”Please allow some time for the drones to pick up some useful parts from the enemy shi+p”
”Okay, how long will that take?”
”It shouldn’t be more than 15 minutes Also, any drones that we have lost contact with have been set to destroy themselves”
”Self-destruct?”
”Yes, we can't leave any inforht be useful for the enemy”
”Ah, right”
A short while later, the drones returned with the Rohim shi+p components As they arrived, the dozens of incapacitated Rohi a small sun
”Was that your doing?”
”The enemy shi+ps also have a self-destruct sequence We were able to delay the explosion ti the system with Lena support, but they installed a new redundancy system that we couldn’t stop”
”What you’re saying is that we could only slon the process and not hack them completely like last time?”
”That's right, the Rohim's AI appears to have improved and learned from its previous mistakes It implemented a manual self-destruct after our hack last time around”
”So the ht them the smarter they become?”
”That's right”
”Let's try not to drag this war on for too long then”
”In our next encounter we should be able to wipe out all re 54 shi+ps out at once”
”What if the hidden 100 vessels join in?”
”In theory we should have the advantage, but it is difficult to account for the enemy's ability to learn and adapt”
”Ok Gnossian, ill need to minimize that variable as much as possible because this is a hich humanity can't afford to lose”
”Yes, but even taking into account their ability to learn, they still have less than 1 in a billion chance of victory
'Johra don't worry, I haven't even revealed my secret weapon yet'
'Don't you know by no overly cautious I like to be? I'm just a but frustrated at thein any way'
'Don't let that get to you Let the AI take care of the planning and battle tactics because that is their forte You are our trump card in case all else fails, so you are humanity's last line of defence'
'Last defence? ”
'Yes you need to decide if a 'strategic retreat' is required Of course I don't believe it will ever happen”
'Hmm retreat'
'Trust your subordinates Believing in those working under you is also an i a captain'
”Okay good, but hurry up and pursue their re shi+ps Gnossian”
”Yessuccessfully stored and I a enenal from the Solar Defense satellites Out of the 413 units that were sent out, only 109 are currently operational, however it was sufficient to locate 113 Rohim shi+ps which were hidden in Jupiter's shadow We will also catch up the the fleeing enemy shi+ps in 14 hours, 21 minutes and 19 seconds”
”Good, full speed ahead!”
'Johra, please give Gnossian access to use SLBT01C'
'What's that?'
'My specially designed weapon'
'He? Are there any side effects I should know about?'
'Yes, but there currently aren't any beings affected by radiation on this shi+p'