Boom—!
The God-body's back thrusters fired at full power, emitting a pale blue light that propelled William's God-body towards the Reapers' mothership.
Following closely behind were fourteen Spartan units.
And upon reaching each designated position, a squad of God-bodies would break away from the flight formation to assist the fleet in dealing with the Reapers' destroyers or enemy aircraft.
Due to the unique nature of space naval warfare, there was no concept of cardinal directions; instead, up, down, left, and right were all battlefields.
For those with a poor sense of direction or who easily got motion sickness, this place would only make them feel disoriented.
However, for Umbrella's pilots, these were among the tests they had to overcome when joining the company's forces, so they felt no discomfort.
As for the Spartans and William, due to their neural synchronization with their respective units and their extremely strong physical qualities, they also experienced no adverse reactions.
Soon.
The flight formation, originally composed of fifteen God-bodies, was ultimately reduced to just William and the four members of Blue Team.
Inside the cockpit;
Bang! Bang bang! Bang!
William could distinctly feel the slight vibrations transmitted by the God-body as it operated the Gauss Cannons.
The left screen was filled with red dots marked by Serena, an almost countless number of enemy aircraft.
Despite this, William did not let the God-body slow down; instead, he used the two short-barreled Gauss Cannons to eliminate those targets.
Spartan Blue Team also did their best to eliminate those annoying 'flies'.
But as the distance to the Reapers' mothership shortened, those 'flies' became more and more numerous, gradually turning into stinging 'hornets'.
William, who could originally evade attacks by relying on the unit's performance, began to suffer attacks from the enemy's beam projectiles.
Hum—!
Several green beams struck the energy shield.
Seeing this.
William immediately released four remote weapons, coordinating with the Gauss Cannons to increase firepower and quickly resolve the threat ahead.
Boom boom boom!
Suddenly, the dense swarms of enemy aircraft flashed with dazzling explosions.
William glanced to his right with his peripheral vision and saw Myron, moving rapidly, firing wildly with his rotating Gauss Cannons.
Moreover, the two giant shields on Myron's unit, with Cortana's assistance, could effectively block the enemy aircraft's beam attacks.
In addition.
John also released six remote weapons, forming 'laser nets' to clear obstacles.
Karl, holding an electromagnetic accelerator cannon, aimed at the enemy mothership, and then…
Whoosh—!
A dazzling blue light pierced straight through the enemy aircraft swarm but did not penetrate the mothership's energy shield.
It seemed that without fleet support, the God-body's electromagnetic cannon alone could not penetrate the enemy's shield.
"Boss."
At this moment, Serena, standing on the control panel, showed a wry smile and said, "It seems they've noticed our actions and are now gathering forces to try and stop us."
Bang!
After shooting down an enemy aircraft not far away, William's expression remained unchanged as he said, "Notify the battleships to provide us with fire support."
"Yes."
Shortly after the order was given, the nine battleships fired a volley from their Yamato Cannons, instantly igniting nine dazzling 'fireworks'.
However, the number of enemy aircraft was simply too great, and if they didn't reach the mothership's interior soon, the losses of the carrier-based aircraft formation would gradually increase.
The enemy aircraft's weapons posed no effective threat to the God-bodies; even taking direct hits could be easily shrugged off.
But the F-X and Viking fighters relied on high performance to contend with those enemy aircraft equipped with energy shields, then cooperating to shoot them down.
Although the enemy aircraft's performance was far inferior to the F-X and Vikings, they couldn't withstand a numerical disparity of dozens of times.
Seeing this.
William's expression darkened, and he said calmly to Serena, "Serena, you'll temporarily control the remote weapons."
"Yes."
Immediately after, William maneuvered the God-body to hang the two Gauss Cannons on its sides, then took down the two ship-cutting blades from its right side and began charging them.
?
Serena, who had been focused on assisting with the remote weapons, froze, because at this moment, William's synchronization rate with the God-body had reached 100%.
Subsequently.
William didn't care what Serena was thinking; instead, he loudly ordered John, "Blue Team! Prepare to assist the carrier-based aircraft! I'll go to the mothership alone!"
"Boss! No…"
"John." William didn't wait for John to voice his objections.
He said, "Don't worry, and you won't be able to keep up with me; you'd only become a burden."
[Detected the host's 'Rapid Movement' skill taking effect, influencing the God-body piloted by the host. Maximum speed unknown.]
As the system's reminder just finished in William's ear, everything outside the screen, or rather, everything outside the God-body, seemed to freeze.
"Boss… what… what's going on?" Serena turned to face the screen, completely baffled by the situation.
Serena had established a neural connection with William and his dedicated unit, which allowed her to experience the effects of the 'Rapid Movement' skill.
"Hmph." William's lips curled slightly, and he extended his right hand to gently pat Serena's head.
He chuckled, "Yo, hold on tight, boss is taking you for a ride."
"Huh?" Serena was a bit confused, tilting her head as she asked, "What…"
"Whoa—!" A woman's voice cracked in a scream.
.
William combined the two ship-cutting blades into one, the God-body's right hand gripping a 'greatsword' about two hundred and sixty meters long.
First, it horizontally traversed the enemy aircraft swarm at an incredible speed, resolving the numerical problem in an instant, and then flew towards the mothership, which resembled a moon of Saturn.
.
At this moment, Serena was sprawled on the control panel; without a physical body, she experienced the sensation of an adrenaline rush for the first time…
So exhilarating!
But William, who was maintaining the God-body's rapid movement, was not having an easy time; cold sweat seeped from his forehead at a visible rate.
Yet, he gritted his teeth and persisted, passing through the enemy's firepower net, incidentally eliminating countless enemy aircraft, finally stopping just outside the Reapers' mothership's energy shield.
The speed returned to normal.
Boom—! Boom—!
A series of bright explosions came from behind the screen.
"Whew—!" William let out a heavy breath.
He ordered, "Serena, notify the fleet to conduct an electromagnetic accelerator cannon volley on our right side, punch through the shield and let us in!"
"Yes!"
Whoosh—! (x4)
Boom—!
In just a few seconds, four 'blue lights' accurately struck the same point, instantly deactivating the mothership's shield.
To William and Serena's convenience, the electromagnetic cannon also blasted a gap in the hull large enough for the God-body to enter.
.
"Hoo—ha—" William was breathing heavily, his eyes a bit dazed.
After all, 'Rapid Movement' was a very physically demanding skill, especially when carrying a God-body 150 meters tall.
Noticing William's poor condition, Serena gently stroked his left hand, concerned, "Boss, are you alright?"
"No… I'm fine, just a bit tired."
William shook his dizzy head, resumed controlling the unit to fly into the mothership's interior, and said, "Next, it's your turn to show your expertise… Serena."
"Yes, leave the rest to me."
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