Imperial Fleet Flagship · T2 Fire Leopard-class Medium Interstellar Battleship · Bridge
"What is that starship doing!" Commander Chu Xuan stared in astonishment at the Zero Blizzard charging directly toward a T2 Hive Mothership, with a small swarm of Zergs positioned in front of it.
"It seems... it seems like it's going to ram into it..." The female adjutant was dumbfounded.
Commander Chu Xuan said with a grave expression, "The main cannon of this Zero Blizzard should require about five minutes to reload and reset. It's only been three minutes since the last shot, so the main cannon is still unusable.
It must have removed its starship engine limiter. Its speed is visually estimated to have exceeded 130 knots stellar speed!"
In just a few minutes of observation, Chu Xuan had already grasped some combat information about this Zero Blizzard.
And now, they all fell silent.
Their eyes were fixed on the video feed, watching as the starship, like a knight of ancient times charging fearlessly to its death, was about to plunge into the enemy swarm!
The Zerg swarm guarding that T2 Hive Mothership sensed the danger and immediately transformed into a 'black whirlwind,' rushing forward in an attempt to intercept the starship.
At the same time, the T2 Hive Mothership slowly opened its abyssal maw, aiming at the rapidly approaching starship.
A Biological Plasma Cannon began charging within its deep mouth, flickering with a blue glow.
Meanwhile, the Zero Blizzard and the Zerg swarm were charging toward each other head-on!
From Chu Xuan's perspective,
it looked as though the Zero Blizzard had plunged headfirst into the swarm. However, due to the Zero Blizzard's extreme speed—even surpassing that of the T1 Flying Insects and T2 Spike Snakes—
what happens when two high-speed objects collide?
One side is torn apart.
And now, that role was being played by these Zergs.
One after another, T1 Flying Insects and T2 Spike Snakes crashed against the hull of the Zero Blizzard. Before they could even attack, they were reduced to pulpy flesh, their green fluids becoming the starship's new coat of paint.
Meanwhile, the crew aboard the Zero Blizzard Starship were experiencing firsthand what it felt like to be caught in a storm.
From every corner of the starship, they could hear the continuous "thud-thud-thud" of impacts, and the floor beneath their feet shook incessantly.
Bridge
"Report, forward hull armor composite damage level has reached 10%... 12%... 14%..."
"Report, flank hull armor composite damage level has reached 3%... 5%... 7%..."
Crew members continuously reported various hull conditions.
The relentless "thud-thud-thud" of impacts echoing in their ears cast a shadow over the hearts of many on the bridge.
As the acting Captain, Charlotte, however, had a wild glint in her eyes. Her long-dormant blood was burning with excitement!
"What's our current speed?" Charlotte shouted.
"Speed is 135 knots stellar speed... Although the collisions with the swarm have somewhat affected our speed, our starship's velocity is still gradually increasing... Um... should we continue accelerating?" The crew member in charge of speed control was already drenched in sweat.
Watching the numbers on the display, now red and constantly flickering, she felt her heart beating several times faster than usual!
"Continue accelerating!" Charlotte ordered.
Charlotte stared at the live feed transmitted from outside the ship.
To be honest, there was no visual feed anymore—just pitch black, because the ship hull was completely surrounded by the Swarm!
They were moving against the current within the Zergs!
Due to the extremely high speed, these Zergs couldn't inflict effective damage on the Starship Armor; the only meaningful harm came from their suicidal collisions.
Though nothing could be seen, on the Starship Radar.
The Zero Blizzard was getting closer and closer to that largest energy signature.
Finally!
The view ahead brightened, breaking through the darkness!
The Zero Blizzard burst out from the midst of the Swarm, and the opposing T2 Hive Mothership was almost "right in front of them."
That T2 Hive Mothership had its maw wide open, its Biological Plasma Cannon nearly ready to fire!
"All secondary cannons, Close Defense Cannons! Fire at will!" Charlotte roared.
The already prepared secondary cannons and Close Defense Cannons opened fire simultaneously.
The Biological Plasma Cannon also fired, and the two collided, creating a dazzling fireball effect along with a massive cloud of dust. The shockwave that swept out blew the scattered Zergs far away.
A few seconds later, the Zero Blizzard charged out from the explosion's dust cloud.
"Ram it! Keep the Close Defense Cannons firing!" Charlotte bellowed!
The crew member beside her immediately used the ship-wide comms, shouting, "All hands, brace for impact! I repeat, all hands, brace for impact!..."
Every crew member on the Zero Blizzard immediately prepared for the impact, grabbing onto anything nearby to steady themselves.
The next moment, the rapidly accelerating T2 Zero Blizzard slammed head-on into the bow of the T2 Hive Mothership.
Their sizes actually differed by several times.
But don't forget.
What kind of ship hull did the Zero Blizzard use?
It was the hull of an Interstellar Battleship, with average structural strength second only to that of an Interstellar Frigate among ships of the same class.
Combined with the speed boost, this Zero Blizzard essentially turned itself into an accelerated "Starship Projectile."
Under the terrifying impact force, the bow of the T2 Hive Mothership caved in, and the entire Hive Mothership shifted to one side.
At the same time, the Zero Blizzard's Close Defense Cannons continued firing relentlessly.
On the bridge of the Zero Blizzard, several female crew members, caught off guard by the sudden collision, lost their grip and were flung out, crashing heavily to the floor in disarray. Fortunately, they only suffered superficial injuries.
Ignoring their wounds, they immediately returned to their combat stations.
"Report, Front Hull Armor comprehensive damage has reached 50%!"
"Report, speed dropping to 100 knots... 90 knots... 80 knots..."
"Report, the Swarm behind is catching up!"
Charlotte remained silent, just staring!
As if at this moment, her eyes could pierce through the Starship Armor and lock gazes with the T2 Hive Mothership before her.
Finally, under the violent impact, the T2 Hive Mothership's position shifted.
The hull of the T2 Zero Blizzard scraped against the hull of the T2 Hive Mothership as the two ships crossed paths in a grinding pass.
"Full acceleration! Keep charging!" Charlotte immediately shouted.
The unobstructed T2 Zero Blizzard began accelerating once again, this time heading toward the main battlefield where the Imperial Fleet was engaged.
Behind it, a massive swarm pursued like a black tidal wave.
As for the T2 Hive Mothership that had been rammed.
One-third of its bow had collapsed, and its hull was riddled with bullet holes on one side. By the looks of it, this biological starship was on its last breath.
Who could have imagined that a T2 Hive Mothership would be literally "rammed" to death by a T2 starship?
Was this… luck?
Bridge of the T2 Queen Bee-class Heavy Carrier Starship
"All T2 Larval Bee-class Light Stellar Drones and T2 Hornet-class Heavy Stellar Drones, assemble and tear open a gap for the Zero Blizzard!
Have the Imperial Fleet coordinate with us." Zhao Chen watched the approaching Zero Blizzard on the starship radar.
Between them now lay a Swarm Battle Line blocking the way.
The Zero Blizzard was still in a precarious situation—a Swarm Battle Line ahead and a pursuing swarm behind.
Like a sandwich cookie, the slightest misstep could lead to it being devoured entirely by the swarm.
Bridge of the T2 Fire Leopard-class Medium Interstellar Battleship, Imperial Fleet.
Even without Zhao Chen's message, Commander Chu Xuan knew what to do. With a stern expression, she issued the order!
"Relay my command: spare no cost! We must tear open a breach!"