But now, the Leviathan, which was only a "semi-finished product", had already caused the First Cruise Fleet, the most powerful fleet in the entire Ark, to pay a heavy price as soon as it came into contact with it.

Nearly a hundred carrier-based aircraft were destroyed, all the pilots were killed, and the main guns of the eight heavy cruisers had no effect... The balance of victory and defeat immediately tilted in favor of Leviathan.

"Layton, let me ask you... do you know what other trump cards the First Fleet has?" The Hound turned his head and said to Layton who was lying in front of the screen.

"...How would I know that? Old dog, you understand that these are all military secrets. All I know about the basic information of the Yao-class aircraft carrier battleship. It's been more than 20 years since this thing was built, and it has been upgraded countless times..." Leighton replied with a bitter face.

"So what you mean is that the flagship still has a trump card that can turn the tables?" the Hound asked again.

"There must be a trump card... but in terms of destructive power, it's probably not much stronger than the salvo of eight 'Kai Tian' plasma heavy cannons... The main gun of the 'Yu' class heavy cruiser is second only to the flagship's main gun in the fleet... and the four 'Shun' class secondary battleships, although they have many more guns than the cruisers, are slightly inferior in terms of main gun power." Layton said, counting on his fingers, "To deal with Leviathan's shield, we can directly let the entire fleet pour artillery fire on this big guy at the same time. As long as the shield's recovery speed can't keep up with the speed of consumption, there is a chance to damage Leviathan's body..."

"But there is only one chance." Ke Lan said, gritting his teeth.

"Yes, this is equivalent to going 'all in'. If the Leviathan's shield cannot be broken, it means that the firepower of the First Fleet alone cannot cause any effective damage to it... Moreover, even if the damage to the shield caused by the entire ship opening fire can overwhelm the shield's recovery, the fleet must still face the next two problems." Layton raised his mechanical hand, revealing two iron-gray metal fingers.

"Which two questions?" Although Hound was once a senior officer in the field force, he was affiliated with the army, and most of the missions he performed were ground-based extermination warfare, so he knew very little about the fleet. Although Layton was also from the army, due to his interest, he taught himself all the courses for fleet commanders from elementary to intermediate levels. As for the advanced part, he did not have the opportunity to access it because of insufficient authority.

"The first problem is the fleet's energy and ammunition reserves. Even if the fleet's firepower can continue to weaken the shield's strength, it does not mean that the shield can be broken immediately after exceeding that threshold. Instead, the shield's strength must be reduced little by little until the shield's energy conversion mechanism can no longer circulate. Only then can the shield be successfully penetrated. The second problem is that after the shield is penetrated, the fleet may only have a window of time to attack the Leviathan's body in a few seconds. If the shield generation mechanism is not destroyed or fatally damaged in these few seconds, the Leviathan's energy shield will be completely restored... This means that all the firepower previously poured out was equivalent to doing useless work."

"Just a few seconds..." The Hound pursed his lips tightly and stared at the huge body of Leviathan on the screen with worry.

"And... the fleet must also be on guard against Leviathan's counterattack... this guy is not a soft target. The fact that the first wave of fighter formations were completely wiped out just now proves that... Damn!" Layton had just said halfway when the word "damn" suddenly popped out of his mouth!

Not only him, but everyone else also showed horror on their faces after seeing the situation on the screen!

Hundreds... no, thousands of "fighters" rose from the back of Leviathan. The shapes of these "fighters" were almost identical to the "Raven" and "Night Owl" fighters in the first batch of fighter formations that were just shot down by Leviathan. The only difference was that these "fighters" were all red in color, and the material looked more like some kind of organism... There were even structures similar to fascia and blood vessels on the surface of the organism...

These "fighter jets" were also formed by those scarlet flesh worms... They analyzed the structure of the fighter jet that fell on the back of Leviathan and imitated it perfectly!

"Gudong." A clear swallowing sound came out of Layton's throat. His body was shaking, and even the mechanical parts of his body kept making clanging sounds. After several seconds, he squeezed out a sentence from his mouth: "If a battleship is shot down... can they... can they also create a battleship?"

After hearing what Layton said, everyone else fell silent... If the First Fleet was destroyed, then the next time they attacked Leviathan, would they have to face ten... or even more "copied" "First Fleets"?

Considering the size of Leviathan, this consumption is probably just a drop in the bucket...

"Something is flying out from the fleet too...it seems to be...four humanoid mechas?" Ivan shouted softly.

However, what he said was not entirely accurate. Although the four mechas had human-shaped arms and legs, the main torso was a streamlined cockpit very similar to that of a fighter jet. There were also mechanisms on both sides for storing the limbs. It seemed that they could switch freely between humanoid form and fighter form.

Mounted on the back of the mecha is a rocket booster that is larger than the main body. The nozzle of the booster drags a blue tail flame hundreds of meters long. From a distance, it looks like a meteor across the sky.

"The Type 24 'Guards' mecha was proposed in the year 924 of the New Era. It took 20 years until the year 944 to complete a transformable mecha... But I always thought it was just a concept machine. I didn't expect that they have already put it into actual combat..." Layton muttered, but soon, as if he had discovered something, his eyes suddenly lit up and he shouted loudly, "Am I seeing things? The number of the captain's machine... is 'Zhai-167'?!"

"It seems to be right." The Hound looked at him strangely and nodded.

"It's the Otaku God, it's actually the Otaku God! The pilot of that 'Guard' mecha is the Otaku God!" Layton now looks like a crazy star-chaser. Although the entertainment industry on the Ark is not as developed as in the old era, the fanaticism of the star-chasers is comparable to that in the old era.

"House God? Who is that?" Zhuo Ligetu looked at Leighton blankly and asked.

"The Ark's number one ace pilot, Takumi Masayuki! He has been in service for eleven years and has participated in sixty-eight battles, big and small. Not only has he achieved great results every time, but what's even more terrifying is that he and his team members have never been hit... Note that I said hit, not shot down!"

"I've also heard of this guy in the Army. At first I thought it was just bragging by those people in the Air Force. But from what you said, this guy's driving skills are really amazing, right?" said the Hound.

"I don't know how skilled Otaku Masayuki is in real life," Ke Lan suddenly said, "but in a game called Ace Combat 19: Mech Wars, the first to ninth places in the nightmare difficulty single kill record were all won by him..."

[PS All in = showhand, a poker term, the Chinese name is "Show Hand", which means to bet all the chips in your hand at once. ]

[The battle between the PPS fleet and the Leviathan is inspired by an old anime series, "Knights of Sidonia". The supporting character "Otaku God" Otaku Masayuki who appears in this chapter is also a "legendary character" in Knights of Sidonia. His mecha number is "Otaku-167". In a sense, his ability to defeat the enemy is no less than that of the protagonist. If you are interested, you can search for this anime series. There are only one or two seasons in total. It is one of my favorite mecha war anime series.]