At this moment, under everyone's gaze, the Blizzard Zero was speeding toward the T2 Bald Eagle-class Light Interstellar Cruiser at an astonishing speed.
Looking at the gleaming 1200mm Devil Crocodile Cannon, everyone guessed the Blizzard Zero's intention.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for what was about to happen.
"Damn it! Why does that starship have a 1200mm Devil Crocodile Cannon from a T2 Devil Crocodile-class Medium Interstellar Battleship? Full-speed evasive maneuver! All close-in weapons systems prepare for interception!" Vice Captain Cheng Wang gave the order with a grim expression.
"Vi-Vice Captain Cheng… what… what's going on? That… that damned massive cannon, and that broken starship's speed… We… we won't be in danger, right? The victory of this battle still belongs to us, right!" Victor Hargrove's face was pale now; although he was a profligate son, he had, after all, studied at the Starship Military Academy for three years. He still knew some basic knowledge—a 1200mm caliber massive cannon, its power…
Vice Captain Cheng Wang didn't answer because any clear-headed person could see the current situation. Their laser main cannon was in the cooling and charging phase, and the remaining secondary weapons were not yet within attack range.
At the same time, the enemy's starship had reached a speed of nearly 100 knots, and that 1200mm caliber cannon was revealed. Their T2 Bald Eagle had become prey under the hunter's gun.
Their only prayer was that the opponent's attack would preferably not hit their starship, and then they could counterattack—perhaps there was still hope.
But… just thinking about the enemy starship's terrifying speed of 100 knots… The psychological shadow area of Vice Captain Cheng Wang was quite large.
Damn it, isn't this the military academy? Isn't the opponent a fallen noble? Why can he possess a starship with a speed of 100 knots!
Blizzard Zero - Bridge
"In one minute, we will enter the extreme range of the enemy's secondary weapons' attack range. Before that, we will fire first!" Charlotte looked at Captain Zachary and said, "I'll directly control the aiming; you give the fire command."
"No problem," Zachary Chase nodded.
"I'll take over the aiming of the Devil Crocodile Cannon." Charlotte took over the firing preparations: "In forty seconds, the starship's speed will drop to zero!"
"Yes! In forty seconds, reduce speed!" The crew member responsible for navigation responded.
Why lower the speed? When a starship fires, is the hit rate higher when it's in motion or when it's stationary? The answer was self-evident.
Forty seconds passed in the blink of an eye.
The crew member immediately began operations: "Beginning to reduce speed, engine reverse thrust system activated! Current speed 80… 60… 40… 20… 5… Report! Starship's current speed is zero! Starship is in a stationary state! Over!"
From 100 knots to zero knots, the Blizzard Zero only took less than five seconds. This once again refreshed the perception of the students and instructors in the audience—the engine's acceleration and deceleration capabilities were simply too strong.
And at this moment, everyone clearly knew what was about to happen.
Charlotte was now checking the starship's weapon system's automatic targeting data. The 1200mm Devil Crocodile Cannon had already aimed at the T2 Bald Eagle!
After confirming everything was correct, she said, "Report to Captain Zachary, lock complete! Ready to fire!"
"Fire!" Zachary's roar echoed throughout the entire Bridge.
This feeling was truly exhilarating.
Almost simultaneously, this 1200mm heavy Devil Crocodile Cannon, after more than eighty years, roared again.
A 1200mm diameter titanium alloy high-explosive shell shot out of the barrel at an extremely fast speed!
At the moment of firing, Zachary could even feel the entire Bridge vibrate. If observed from the outside, one would notice that this shot directly caused the Blizzard Zero to shift backward by tens of meters, and its bow slightly lifted.
At the same time, chemical smoke that had not yet dissipated from the muzzle of the 1200mm heavy Devil Crocodile Cannon could be seen.
"Warning! Warning! Warning! Attack targeting this starship detected, please evade! Please evade! Please evade!"
"Warning! Warning! Warning! Attack targeting this starship detected, please evade! Please evade! Please evade!"
"Warning! Warning! Warning! Attack targeting this starship detected, please evade! Please evade! Please evade!"
The Bridge of the T2 Bald Eagle flashed red, and system warnings sounded incessantly.
"All starship close-in weapons systems, fire barrages for interception! Quick! Quick! Quick!" Vice Captain Cheng Wang hurriedly issued the interception command.
The twenty 150mm T2 medium quadruple close-in weapons systems mounted on the T2 Bald Eagle were now firing at full power, forming a dense interception barrage net.
Unfortunately, these small-caliber close-in weapons system barrages were facing a massive cannon with a diameter of 1200mm!
It was completely like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot!
Boom!
A deafening sound echoed in the Bridge of the Bald Eagle, and the entire Bridge began to tilt to one side.
Victor's body was directly sent flying three meters away, his head hitting a corner hard, blood streaming down his face. He slumped to the ground, clutching his bleeding head, and said in horror: "What… what's going on… Am I… going to die? I don't want to die yet… Mom… Mom save me…"
Vice Captain Cheng Wang couldn't care less about this pampered young master now. Victor didn't even know the basic common sense of steadying himself during shelling.
"Report! The port side armor of the hull has been penetrated, and it also detonated a munition room on the left, causing a sympathetic detonation. This directly affected thirty-seven compartments, which have been sealed off. Eight crew members are dead; the number of injured is unknown."
"Report! The sympathetic detonation just now affected our starship's energy system, and the energy supply is dropping at a rate of 10% per minute. If the situation is not controlled, it is estimated that the starship will completely lose energy supply within ten minutes."
"Report! Our weapon system is malfunctioning; some weapon modules are unusable."
"Report! Our starship's speed is continuously decreasing and cannot be controlled!"
The entire Bridge was now filled with various bad news.
"How could this happen…?" Vice Captain Cheng Wang's expression was astonished. He hadn't expected a single enemy shell to have such an effect.
Currently, the T2 Bald Eagle was in a severely damaged state. Continuing to fight would very likely result in the destruction of the starship and loss of life.
"Young master Victor… We… we lost… Let's surrender." Vice Captain Cheng Wang walked up to Victor and said in a deep voice.
"Lost… lost… How is that possible… How could this happen! Aren't you an excellent captain? My dad paid to hire you—how could you lose for me! Don't you know that if I lose, I'll have to drop out of North Star! You trash!" Because the explosion had stopped, Victor recovered from his panic. He staggered to his feet and slapped Vice Captain Cheng Wang directly.
Vice Captain Cheng Wang lowered his head and said nothing.
Just then, various 'explosion sounds' echoed through the hull again.
"What's going on… what's going on…" Victor immediately cowered and squatted on the ground again.
He looked up at the 'floor-to-ceiling window' in front of the Bridge. The T2 Bald Eagle's Bridge used a 100° viewing angle special material glass window, which allowed direct viewing of the cosmic scenery. This type of Bridge glass window was not ordinary glass; its strength even exceeded the starship's hull armor and could be said to be one of the strongest defensive areas of the starship. However, it was expensive, so only a few areas were equipped with it.
And at this moment, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on this Bridge floor-to-ceiling window.
"Report! The enemy starship is rapidly approaching our starship, and the enemy starship's secondary weapons are causing damage to our starship!" The crew member hurriedly reported.
"Report! Hull frontal armor damage reached 20%…"
"Report! Hull frontal armor damage reached 40%…"
Crack… crack…
Whether it was psychological or not, Victor seemed to hear the sound of glass breaking. He had already imagined his miserable state after the Bridge's floor-to-ceiling window completely shattered.
At this moment, he felt a chill in his lower body.
He cried out in panic, "I surrender! I surrender!"