Several Minutes Ago
Bridge of the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber
Long before this battle began, the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber had already been lying in ambush in this area, while Zhao Chen's Fierce Dragon Fleet pretended to have just arrived.
The final casual conversation with the enemy was merely to buy time, allowing the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber to smoothly reach the optimal attack position.
This optimal attack position was naturally right in the middle of those several T3 interstellar warships, so that the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber could simultaneously strike at them.
Although those T3 interstellar warships had activated their star shields early on in the direction of their bows, after all, they were T3 interstellar warships, and star shields only covered one side.
Therefore, as long as the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber chose the appropriate direction of attack, it could achieve a surprising effect!
As a top student of the North Star Starship Military Academy, Zhao Wan'er quickly selected the best attack location based on the enemy fleet's formation.
"This is the position! Navigate there!" Zhao Wan'er issued the command.
The T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber began to move silently. During this stealthy approach, the enemy fleet had no idea that right within their own formation, hidden right under their noses, was a T3 interstellar warship.
Several times, it even "brushed past" their starships without being detected at all.
Soon, the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber reached the predetermined position.
While keeping an eye on the holographic interstellar battlefield image, Zhao Wan'er began issuing one command after another to prepare for the attack.
The characteristic of the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber is that it remains still until it moves, and once it does, it unleashes its full firepower!
In the shortest possible time, it must launch as many stellar missiles and stellar torpedoes loaded within the starship as possible, complete the kill mission, and then quickly disengage from the battlefield and depart.
This is the combat style of an interstellar stealth bomber.
Therefore, before launching the attack, Zhao Wan'er had to arrange all the attack targets, attack paths, and attack methods.
The first to be designated as attack targets by Zhao Wan'er were two T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleships!
One of them happened to be located on the flank of the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber, a bit too close, so the explosion's shockwave might affect the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber.
But the impact would be minimal.
In addition, three T2 Stone Statue-class Medium Interstellar Frigates and one T3 Porcupine-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer were also locked as primary attack targets.
There were also several secondary attack targets remaining; which ones to attack would be determined based on the situation at the time.
"For these two T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleships and three T3 Stone Statue-class Medium Interstellar Frigates, assign thirty heavy short-range particle torpedoes each, along with three short-range heavy cluster bombs and three short-range heavy anti-ship missiles.
Additionally, assign twenty stellar torpedoes to this T3 Porcupine-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer."
Zhao Wan'er had planned the firepower strikes to be carried out within three minutes of launching the attack!
After this wave of attacks, the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber's ammunition depot still contained fifty heavy short-range particle torpedoes, five short-range heavy anti-ship missiles, and five short-range heavy cluster bombs.
As well as ten optical mimicry missiles for escape.
Zhao Wan'er would arrange the use of these remaining weapons based on the subsequent situation.
"Report! The attack trajectories for the two T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleships have been plotted and are ready for firepower strikes at any time!"
"Report! The attack trajectories for the three T3 Stone Statue-class Medium Interstellar Frigates have been plotted and are ready for firepower strikes at any time!"
"Report! The attack trajectory for one T3 Porcupine-class Medium Interstellar Destroyer has been plotted and is ready for firepower strikes at any time!"
"Report, the vertical missile launch silos and interstellar torpedo launch tubes are ready for action!"
Messages reported from various departments.
This meant that the lurking assassin, the T3 Phantom Sting-class Light Interstellar Stealth Bomber, was about to begin its "hunting hour."
Zhao Wan'er took a deep breath, her hand over her heart. Though she appeared calm on the surface, she had to admit that executing this mission had truly sent her adrenaline soaring, leaving her palms sweaty.
At the same time, this attack information was transmitted back to the fleet flagship, the T3 Blizzard bridge, via a highly covert communication channel.
Zhao Chen, who was communicating with Han Tianwang and Zhang Haoran, curled the corners of his mouth slightly upward as he spoke those words to Zhang Haoran.
"Five seconds from now, commence firepower strikes on all locked enemy ship targets!" Zhao Wan'er pondered for a moment before issuing the command.
At that moment, Zhang Haoran was puzzled by Zhao Chen's words.
His pupils suddenly dilated as he saw a starship "materialize" out of thin air before his eyes.
Then, he watched as that starship fired dozens of stellar torpedoes and stellar missiles toward the T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleship he was on.
"What's going on! How could a starship appear here..." Zhang Haoran panicked.
As the captain, his first response to this situation should have been to order the starship's interception systems to activate and adjust the star shield's defensive position immediately.
Even without the captain's command, these actions would still be carried out.
But it would cause a delay of several seconds.
And it was precisely these few seconds that cost Zhang Haoran the heaviest price.
First, ten stellar torpedoes struck the hull of Zhang Haoran's starship!
"Warning! Warning! Warning! The starship's starboard armor is under attack. Starboard hull armor strength remaining at 63%!"
Zhang Haoran felt the violent shaking of the bridge, but this was only the beginning.
Because that starship was continuously firing stellar torpedoes and stellar missiles, scattering them like blossoms in the sky.
And Zhang Haoran's starship was just one of the targets.
In just a few seconds, another ten stellar torpedoes struck the same area of the hull that had just been attacked.
"Warning! Warning! Warning! The starship's starboard armor is under attack. Starboard hull armor strength remaining at 35%!"
At the same time, several stellar missiles also arrived in quick succession.
The first to fall were three cluster bombs. Upon reaching the position of the T3 Arkham-class Medium Interstellar Battleship, their warheads split apart, dispersing into hundreds of smaller bombs that scattered across various parts of the ship's hull.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
From the bridge, Zhang Haoran could hear the sounds of the starship armor being attacked—scraping, shattering, rumbling...
The lights on the entire bridge had turned to a flashing red, and the crew around the bridge fell into chaos, with the command system in complete disarray.
"Warning! Multiple secondary gun positions damaged!"
"Warning! Multiple sections of starship armor under attack!"
"Warning! Incoming stellar missiles have locked onto our ship!"
At that moment, a third volley of ten stellar torpedoes struck the same location, this time tearing through the starboard armor of the T3 Arkham-class Medium Interstellar Battleship and exposing the cabins inside.
If time could freeze, one might have seen the terrified and panicked expressions of the interstellar warriors inside those cabins.
But their fear vanished quickly, as their bodies were obliterated in the explosions!
A massive blaze and smoke erupted from the starboard side of the T3 Arkham-class Medium Interstellar Battleship.
By now, the starship was severely damaged. Although the star shield had been adjusted to the correct position, it was already too late.
The final three short-range heavy anti-ship missiles had bypassed the star shield, heading straight for the damaged section of the starship.
Zhang Haoran's ears were filled with the system's incessant warnings urging immediate evacuation from the starship.
But now, it was all too late.
In full view of everyone, the T3 Arkham-class Medium Interstellar Battleship was engulfed in flames!
At the same time, several other T3 interstellar warships within the fleet also came under this sudden assault.
Han Tianwang leaped up from his captain's chair, staring in disbelief at the scene displayed on the screen.
And there was the image of the culprit responsible for it all!
"This... is... an interstellar stealth bomber?" Han Tianwang muttered in disbelief.