665 Human Armada (1/2)
Under the leadership of Samantha and many other capable leaders, the Martian crew gained more experience by the day. After every victory, the crew's confidence increased as much as their skills improved.
Karl and Flash had affected the soldiers around them with their phenomenal skills and charismatic personality. After the major victory against the dark ones, Li Hong and Xiao Se were completely captivated by Samantha's leadership skills. As the three leaders worked together, the Armada started to unleash its full combat potential.
The Armada were divvied into three columns: the center column commanded by Samantha herself, and the left and the right columns being under the command of Karl and Flash respectively. Both Karl and Flash were promoted to the rank of generals; Karl was nicknamed the Tiger General, and Flash was nicknamed General Perfection.
As the human armada made significant progress around Mars, the immortal fleets were forced to respond. However, as soon as the vanguard of the fleet reached Mars' outer space, they were greeted by a wave of onslaught led by Karl.
Karl was well known for his decisive and swift maneuvers, able to surprise the enemy with risky moves. As soon as Karl delivered a blow to the Immortal fleet, he turned on his heels and disappeared in the vast space. The Immortals were not only caught off guard by the abruptness of the attack, but they were also ill-prepared for the advanced weaponry on the human ships.
That being said, Karl's small victory did not amount to the total victory of humans in space, as the main force of the Immortals' fleet pressed on and soon reached Mars' space territory. The Divine Lord had given the Martians his ultimatum; the final space battle between the Immortals and the humans was about to draw back its curtain.
The number of ships in the immortal Armada outnumbered that of the human fleet fifty to one. With such a decisive advantage, Immortals were confident that they could defeat the humans in one fell swoop.
Despite their disadvantage, the humans didn't waver, particularly those from Mars. If they were able to endure the dark ones' brutality and savagery for six years and emerge victorious in the end, they had nothing to be afraid of in the world.
The immortals had dumped all of their battle cruisers into this mission, and therefore, the checkpoints between earth and the moon were barely guarded.
Despite the tailwinds, the human armada had sailed into previously, their final test had arrived with the Immortal armada. The Martian coalition on the ground had also geared up to embrace themselves for the incoming attack from the space. Despite everyone's heightened spirit, how to defeat the huge armada remained a burning question.
”Wang Tong should do something on the Earth while we fight back, trapping the Immortals in our pincer.”
Although the vanguard of the Immortal armada had sustained heavy casualties, the main fleets of the Armand had made it to Mars safe and sound. The human resistance force tried to harass the battlecruisers, but to no avail due to their sheer size.
Dimalis stared into the vast space as he lamented on his miscalculation about Wang Tong's plan. Unlike he had previously thought, Wang Tong didn't lead the Martian armada straight to the Moon; instead, he had gone to the Earth by himself while the Armada focused on strengthening their control around Mars.
Although Dimalis knew that the Immortals' real enemy was Wang Tong, he didn't have to worry about how to deal with that Earthling teenager. His order was simple: to eliminate the Human armada and recapture Mars.
Dimalis reckoned how easy this mission was since Wang Tong was out of the picture. The thought of fighting the latter was tempting to him, but with such great responsibility on his shoulder, the Immortal Admiral knew he should think better of it.
”Admiral, the human fleet is out greatly outnumbered, and we already have victory in the bag. If we were to catch that pestering Karl, I would like to skin him alive!”
The immortals had given Karl a unique nickname: Karl the pest, in honor of his unscrupulous combat strategies. Like a rat with lightning speed and a thousand filed teeth, Karl and his captains would attack the Immortal armada when it was the least prepared, and disappear when the Immortal pilots would still be putting on their pilot suits. It nibbled at the enormous fleet, one morsel at a time.
Dimalis knew that his priority was not Karl, and therefore, he didn't let the harassment slow down the main fleet's pace. Once Mars was within their bombardment range, the human armada would have no option but to come out of hiding. This operation was so unchanging that it almost felt boring to Dimalis. He would rather be fighting against a powerful foe such as Wang Tong than squashing some defenseless humans.
”Sir, our ship will enter hyperspace. Please advise!”
”The third and fifth fleet will take the lead, and we will bring up the rear. Tell them to prepare for an ambush on the other side. They have my permission to at fire at will. Teach those SOBs a lesson!”
”Yes, sir!”
”The eleventh and the twelve will follow them in about ten minutes. ”
”Yes, sir!”
The five gigantic fleets slowly detached from the main formation and prepared for the hyperjump.
”Admiral, when are we going to enter the warp?” An immortal general asked curiously.