Volume 16 Tower of Babel Chapter 813 Everything... is going according to plan
At this time, Hound and others had already arrived on the "deck" of the Yaguna Tor through the teleportation device. The first second he saw the mass-produced Fallen Angels, Hound felt a chill in his heart - he knew that Ke Lan's private actions might anger some people in the Undead Crew, but he never expected that the Undead Crew would actually dispatch such a powerful fleet to carry out "revenge."
"What should we do?" Layton's anxiety was evident in his words. "If the undead crew members are determined to get us, it will be useless even if we destroy this fleet... What's more, given the current situation, it's probably only a matter of time before Fleet Zero is completely destroyed."
"It's a pity that Ke Lan is not here." Zhuoligetu rubbed his huge fists vigorously. "If Ke Lan was here and could activate 'Aguna Kotor', it's hard to say who would win -"
"If Ke Lan were here, the Undead Crew would never attack us." The Hound interrupted the Mongolian man, "But then again... if the Undead Crew just wanted 'revenge', why would they attack Fleet Zero? Fleet Zero is also the 'property' of the Ark - now because of Alexander, the Ark is in a very difficult period, there is no reason to waste time like this..."
"After all, the mission of Fleet Zero is to protect Yaguna Tor..." Before Layton could finish his words, he was kicked on the butt by the Hound.
"Idiot! The mission of Fleet Zero to protect Yaguna Kotor was assigned to them by the Undead Crew. The Crew can naturally take back the mission or simply change the mission content. Even if Fleet Zero turns around to attack us... In the absence of Ke Lan, there is no possibility for the commander of Fleet Zero to disobey orders."
"That's true... then why is this happening?" After hearing what the hound said, Layton finally reacted and looked at the battlefield in the distance with a puzzled look on his face.
"Maybe this is a 'performance'." Zofia walked onto the deck for some reason. "Just like the ruins of the Bronze City, the undead crew knew it was a trap, but still sent a hundred thousand troops in... That time, their purpose was to cover up the fact that the second batch of clones were about to die, and this time..."
"Could it be that Fleet Zero is also a unit composed of clones?" Layton was stunned for a moment. "No, that's not right... Clones can only live to 'forty years old', but the officers and soldiers who make up Fleet Zero are all elites selected from various units. They are either veterans and excellent technicians who are over forty years old, or young and strong people in their twenties and thirties... The former must be natural persons, and as for the latter, even if they are all clones, they still have a long time before their 'service life'?"
"That shouldn't be the reason." The Hound shook his head.
"Why is that?" Layton asked.
"You ask me, who should I ask?" The Hound kicked Leighton again in exasperation. Anyway, this big guy was very tough, even the biological part of him, and he didn't feel any pain at all.
"But then again, I think the young lady might be right about one thing." The Hound continued, "This mysterious black fleet must be heading for us or 'Aguna Tor', but the Undead Crew did not inform Fleet Zero in advance, which led to the two fleets fighting now... They can't make such a low-level mistake. To be honest, I also think this black fleet is 'acting'."
"But the problem is that the losses of Fleet Zero are real!" Layton said anxiously, "Those that were shot down were not drones! The pilots on them didn't even have a chance to parachute... They were elites mobilized from various units. Do you know how much time and resources it takes to train a pilot like this?"
"Find a way to contact the commander of Fleet Zero and ask them to withdraw from the battlefield." Hound said after thinking for a while.
"What?" Zhuoligetu turned around and looked at him in surprise, "What's the purpose of doing this?"
"It's a test. I want to test whether this mysterious fleet really wants to destroy Fleet Zero, or has other intentions..." said the Hound in a deep voice.
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The core area of the Gray Mist Forest, Tower of Babel, "Second Floor".
In addition to the battle between Fleet Zero and the Black Fleet, Ke Lan and the others also saw Hound and others walking onto the deck. Except for Layton, who was wearing something that looked like a power armor, the others were wrapped in thick military coats. Even Zofia, who always paid attention to her clothes, was wearing a winter coat that looked a bit bloated.
The hovering altitude of the Yaguna Kotor is 7,500 meters above sea level. Although it is protected by the energy shield and the wind, snow and high-altitude air currents cannot invade the deck, the temperature of the deck still remains consistent with the outside world, at about minus 60 degrees Celsius. If you bring a cup of water to the deck, it will soon freeze into ice and burst the cup.
Although the entrances and exits of the transmission channel have been equipped with temperature control devices, they can only barely heat a small area to around zero degrees - after all, high-altitude flying warships do not have exposed decks like ships, and even if they do, they are for mecha stations rather than humans.
Ke Lan tried to focus on the hounds. The projection image suddenly zoomed in as if being dragged by invisible fingers. The image was so accurate that Ke Lan could even see the hot air exhaled by the hound when he spoke condensed into a thin layer of white frost on his stubble, and then melted into water droplets and slid down...
If Ke Lan had doubted the authenticity of the video before, he was now basically certain that this was most likely a real event happening right now - as for how Yaguna Tor found him, it was no longer important. There were so many secrets and inexplicable things on this ship that Ke Lan had become a little numb.
If there are too many lice, they won't itch. This is probably what it means...
In addition to the images, the projection can also transmit sounds. Naturally, he could hear the conversation between Hound and the others clearly - assuming that he was in Yagunakotor instead of the Tower of Babel at this moment, facing the same thing, he should make the same choice as Hound: let Fleet Zero withdraw from the battlefield first.
This battle was an unexpected disaster for the officers and soldiers of Fleet Zero. Even if they fought until the last moment, it would not change anything... Their fight, their sacrifice... were actually meaningless.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Undead Crew, human lives are just numbers, but to Ke Lan, these soldiers are all living beings, and they have their own lives... But with the inconspicuous "fireworks" blooming on the battlefield in the distance, one life after another is coming to an abrupt end.
Ke Lan naturally understood the principle that "a kind man cannot command an army", but he absolutely could not accept the absence of necessary sacrifices.
These soldiers who died in the battle may not have known where the enemies they faced came from or what the reason for the battle was until the moment before their death.
Seeing Hound contact the fleet commander on the "New Dawn" through laser communication, Ke Lan's heart suddenly moved. He tried to shout to the projection screen: "Old Dog, can you hear my voice?"
After he shouted this, the bodies of Hound and others in the picture obviously stiffened for a moment, and then several of them raised their heads and looked around in surprise.
"Who is it? Whose voice? Is it Ke Lan?" The Hound asked doubtfully, "Was the person who just spoke Ke Lan?"
"It's me." Ke Lan answered in the Tower of Babel.
"Where the hell are you now? Have you come back?" the hound asked hurriedly.
"No... I'm still in the Gray Mist Forest. I have successfully reached the core area of the forest and discovered a relic left by the Alpha civilization and... some incredible things. I'll tell you about these later. All you need to know is that while we were exploring the relic, we suddenly received a message that Yaguna Kator was attacked. Then, a connection was successfully established between Yaguna Kator and me, allowing me to communicate with you directly."
"You are still in the ruins of the Gray Mist Forest? Wait a minute... you said that the connection between you and your Yaguna Kator is so far away? Then can you see the situation here?"
"Yes. I can see everything." Ke Lan gave a definite answer.
"That's good. I won't waste my time talking nonsense with you." The Hound spitted all over his mouth - even though the spit had frozen into ice before it hit the ground. "I'm basically sure that the mysterious black fleet was sent by the Undead Crew. Those mass-produced Fallen Angels are equivalent to making their identities clear. Although I don't know why Fleet Zero didn't receive any orders, they have obviously been abandoned by the Crew. I'll get them to withdraw from the battlefield first."
"Well, since this fleet's target is Yaguna Tor, there is no need for Fleet Zero to make a fearless sacrifice." Ke Lan said.
"By the way, can you remotely control the Yaguna Tor?" Layton also spoke up. "I was worried that we couldn't control the Yaguna Tor and could only passively take the beating. Now that you can establish a connection with the Yaguna Tor, you should be able to take control of the battleship, right?"
"Let me try. You guys go back to the warship first. That's the safest place." Ke Lan said.
Most of the weapons on the Yaguna Tor are in an unusable state, but even if this "ancient battleship" is not equipped with any weapons, its mass, volume and speed alone make it a powerful weapon with unparalleled destructive power - Ke Lan does not need to do anything, just drive the battleship directly into the formation of the black fleet.
"Okay! Remember not to show mercy. Since the undead crew wants to break up with us, there is no need for us to hold back!" After saying this, the hound's figure disappeared directly at the entrance of the transmission channel.
Then came Layton, Zhuoligetu, Zofia and others. The soldiers stationed on the outer deck of the Yaguna Tor also hid in the interior of the battleship after receiving the order from the Hound . On the huge deck that looked like an island in the sky, there were only a dozen modular houses and a material yard with several tower cranes. Even the containers that were originally stacked on the yard had been hurriedly transported by the soldiers to the interior of the Yaguna Tor.
Ke Lan used his mind to zoom out and move the camera to another battlefield: After receiving the retreat order issued by Hound in Ke Lan's name, Fleet Zero did not persist, but slowly retreated to the side and rear under the cover of the ship's gunfire. The flagship "New Dawn" was the last to move, and the task of guarding the rear and most of the enemy fleet's firepower were borne by this "Gangfeng-class" aircraft carrier battleship.
Something happened that surprised Ke Lan a little but was not surprising: the Black Fleet did not pursue the retreating warships. Even when Fleet Zero showed its intention to withdraw from the battlefield, even the frontal naval gun firepower was slightly reduced. The mass-produced Fallen Angels that were hunting down Fleet Zero's air combat units in the combat airspace also all retreated back to the Black Fleet's fleet formation.
"It seems like... this is really an act. Who is this scene being performed for? Me?" Ke Lan muttered to himself.
According to the retreat route of Fleet Zero, they will slowly withdraw from the battlefield in two directions, leaving the "Aguna Kotor" motionless in front of the Black Fleet - if this description is not vivid, you can imagine a zipper, with the zipper head remaining in place, and using your fingers to pinch the chain teeth above the zipper head and pull it to both sides.
The zipper head is the "Aguna Tor", and the separated and retreating chain teeth are the battleships of Fleet Zero.
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Noah's Ark, core area, secret room.
"The 'feint attack' phase has been successful. Aguna Kotor's automatic defense mechanism has been activated." A voice sounded in the darkness. "According to the time, the 'new pope' should have climbed to the second floor of the Tower of Babel. I wonder which one has a greater impact on him, the secret of Aguna Kotor or not?"
"You seem to have underestimated his mental endurance." Another voice said, "Since he chose to secretly explore the secrets hidden in the Gray Mist Forest, I think he must have noticed something. Maybe he has already guessed the truth and just needs proof... Compared to him, it took us a long time to digest the so-called 'truth' at that time."
"Anyway, everything is still going according to plan... at least there are no deviations so far."
"But I still don't understand why the Fool asked us to carry out this plan. The significance of doing so... he never told me."
"Won't you ask him?"
"I asked, but didn't get any response." The second voice sighed, "If he hadn't shown up during the vote, I would have suspected that he would still be sleeping and not waking up."
