Starships of All Realms Online

Chapter 40: Battle Begins, Rocket Artillery Barrage

Before arriving at the headquarters of Xingchen Group, Fang Heng carefully reviewed the information of the research personnel recruited by Ethan.

Jiang Feng is an expert in the field of biological sciences. He was originally a person with a happy family, a smooth career, and a successful life.

However, fate is unpredictable. A year ago, his son Jiang Taotao was diagnosed with leukemia. Although the condition was stabilized thanks to a special drug, the high medical expenses gradually dragged the family down.

After learning of this situation, Ethan immediately contacted Jiang Feng and tested him.

Ethan had only intended to take a couple of shots, but he didn't expect Jiang Feng to have such a high talent for biological research. Jiang Feng's test score reached 90 points, and he was immediately added to Ethan's list of priorities.

After several rounds of communication, Jiang Feng, with a "let's give it a try" attitude, accepted Ethan's invitation and came to Xingchen Group.

Jiang Feng never expected that his attempt would directly save his son.

Jiang Taotao's illness was cured directly within the Xingchen Group.

At that moment, Jiang Feng, as a father, also shed tears of emotion and immediately agreed to come and work for him.

What followed was a natural progression: Jiang Feng moved his entire family to Xingchen Group.

Jiang Feng is a well-known figure in the industry. His graduate students are very talented. His eldest sister went straight to Cold Spring Alley, his eldest brother is called a robot and is very eccentric, his second brother is a genius but a bit unreliable, and his third brother is known as the Child of Destiny because he always has exceptionally good luck.

So after Jiang Feng arrived, the biological research of the Star Group also began to accelerate. With the help of test data from the Terminator world, the breeding of the Zerg here went very smoothly.

The same applies to the other researchers; they are all promising young people in their respective fields, selected and recruited by Ethan.

Ethan's test questions weren't just randomly chosen; they were a test used by human civilization in the Call of Duty universe to select talent. Each person's questions were different, but they could comprehensively examine the test taker's personality, psychology, and scientific research talent.

In terms of scientific research talent, it can be divided into four levels from low to high: C, B, A and S. Jiang Feng is an S-level talent, who is capable of leading an industry to make great strides.

Those at the A level are also leaders in the field, possessing access to and ability to improve upon cutting-edge scientific research.

Fang Heng also learned that Ethan's test questions had two levels: SS level and SSS level. The former belonged to those who could master various subjects and directly lead a country to prosperity, while the latter belonged to those who could lead the rapid development of human civilization.

However, there is no such person on Earth yet, or rather, no such person has been found.

After all, this testing method is not currently public, and Fang Heng has not yet established a complete talent pool or talent development mechanism.

Turning back, Fang Heng didn't leave either, but watched the war with all the researchers.

On the eastern coast, the enormous aircraft flew a distance before landing on the edge of the nearest city.

Immediately afterwards, the hatch behind opened, and a large number of lizardmen emerged from it.

Moreover, behind the giant aircraft were numerous medium-sized aircraft, which also contained a large number of armored units.

After all the aircraft had finished unloading, several missiles were launched from the top of the aircraft, directly meeting the incoming missiles from a distance.

"Boom boom boom!"

The massive explosion rang out in the air, waking up residents in the nearby city.

"What's going on?"

"An explosion? Has there been a rebellion?"

......

At this moment, the city's residents were also somewhat uneasy. After all, although their city was relatively safe, it was only after the arrival of the Star Group that things had been peaceful for a while, as the surrounding areas needed to be stable. Before that, various disturbances often broke out, but such a large-scale commotion as today was quite rare.

Meanwhile, in the forward command center, as the missile was intercepted, Yu Guolong's expression turned serious.

"Has the troop strength on site been confirmed?"

"Sir, it's confirmed. These lizardmen, using the sea as cover, have landed one large transport ship, 30 medium-sized transport ships, and 100 small transport ships. We've also detected a large number of radar reflections 200 nautical miles from the coast, confirming they are surface ships, totaling more than 100."

"So many? What types are there?"

"According to satellite images, there are a total of 10 large ships, 50 medium ships, and 40 small ships on site."

"Hiss, so many! Are these lizardmen preparing to swarm out? Report the situation here immediately."

"Yes, sir."

Fang Heng was also shocked after receiving the news. Such power was already comparable to that of the three upper echelons, and they actually came to attack Black Continent directly.

"Ethan, any activity from the other five major powers?"

"Commander, according to the latest satellite detection, a large number of surface ships have also appeared in the southeastern sea area of ​​the East China Sea, on the west coast of the United States. It is clear that these lizardmen are preparing to launch a counterattack."

Furthermore, according to online sources, all the slightly weaker coastal nations have experienced varying degrees of attacks by lizardmen.

"How is that possible? Where did these lizardmen get so many troops?"

"Commander, it's obvious that the enemy has set up breeding farms on the seabed, which is why they can produce so many troops."

"That doesn't seem right either. Where's the equipment? The manufacturing speed is a bit too fast."

"Commander, according to our satellite detection, the energy response of these large surface ships is abnormal, with a lot of residual bio-energy. Data analysis suggests that it is highly likely to be a bio-cultivation technology."

"Bioculture technology?"

"Mr. Fang, bio-cultivation technology is a new type of production method that uses the characteristics of microorganisms to manufacture items made of metal or other materials. We are also conducting this research, but at present we can only cultivate metal items with simple structures, and the size is also limited."

Jiang Feng, who was standing nearby, explained the general situation of the technology to Fang Heng.

"How's the Zerg army doing?"

"They've all been deployed and are expected to arrive at the scene in 5 minutes."

"Okay, tell Yu Guolong to hold on, backup will be here in 5 minutes."

"Yes, Commander."

At the forward command post, Yu Guolong breathed a sigh of relief after receiving news of reinforcements. His side did not have many troops; the clone legion numbered only 3000, and the rest were robot legions numbering 10,000. Meanwhile, the number of lizardmen landing on site was at least 50,000. The enemy's flying landing craft were extremely large; the large one carried at least tens of thousands of lizardmen, and even the smaller one could carry several hundred. Such technology was indeed impressive.

Earth also possesses landing craft technology, but it has not yet developed a landing craft that can navigate underwater and take off at the same time.

Seeing the lizardman troops that had quickly assembled on the scene, Yu Guolong did not wait any longer and directly issued the order to attack.

"Order the long-range artillery units to immediately conduct a volley of fire and check the effect. The T-1 robot legion is to be deployed immediately and advance towards the target location. Air forces, first squadron, take off and shoot down those aircraft."

"Yes, sir."

As soon as the order was given, countless meteors appeared in the sky and flew rapidly toward the place where the lizardmen were gathered.

These are all long-range rocket launchers, all high-quality equipment from Dongda University, with a range of up to 300 kilometers.

These rocket launchers, apart from some purchased from the University of Tokyo, are all direct imitations, and their performance is no less than the originals.

Moreover, due to large-scale production, the number of long-range rocket artillery vehicles on site has now reached over a hundred.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

The rocket attack immediately triggered the lizardmen's anti-aircraft fire.

All the air transport ships immediately launched missiles and close-in weapon systems to intercept the meteors in the sky.

Unfortunately, the attack involved too many rockets; each rocket launcher could fire 50 rockets in an instant.

One round of attack, with 100 rocket launchers firing in a single volley, wiped out the entire area. A total of 5000 rockets flew over, and the defense system immediately started smoking.

"Boom boom boom!"

The massive explosion occurred directly at the lizardmen's landing point, instantly engulfing countless newly assembled lizardmen.

"what!"

The surviving lizardmen also let out painful howls, and the scene was in chaos.

"As expected, saturation attacks are very effective. Let me report on the results."

"Yes, sir. According to the calculations, most of the airships on site have been destroyed. The only large airship has been destroyed. Of the remaining medium and small airships, only 50 were spared from being shot down because of their small size and timely evasion. The rest have all been shot down."

"In addition, most of the armored units on site were destroyed, and with the lizardmen killed on site, this landing force has lost at least half of its combat capability, even considering that these lizardmen are products of biotechnology."

"Okay, I understand."

Yu Guolong understood what his adjutant meant. If it were a normal human army, not considering the soldiers of the five major powers, the morale of soldiers from other countries would probably have collapsed long ago if they encountered such casualties.

Looking at the scene, the situation of these lizardmen was indeed as he had imagined.

The surviving lizardmen regrouped and brought out all the available vehicles, intending to leave the area.

Unfortunately, the T-1 robot army that had advanced earlier also approached the battlefield.

"Da da da!"

As the T-1 robots opened fire, the remaining lizardmen immediately returned fire in an attempt to kill the robots.

The two sides traded blows, and a stalemate ensued.

However, the appearance of a dark shadow soon changed the situation.