Even if the parts of the device were made as simple as possible, launching a star defense cannon would still be a very complicated task.
Hundreds of mecha soldiers must work together and coordinate operations to achieve a successful launch.
Fortunately, their enemies gave them enough time, and the Star Defense Cannon was set up with enough fault tolerance at the beginning, ensuring that even if some of its links stopped or went wrong, the Star Defense Cannon could still be fired.
After a while, the muzzles of the nine star-defense cannons lit up with white light.
The white light is condensing and becoming brighter and brighter.
boom!
White light was emitted.
However, these white lights are not in the shape of a straight cylinder, but are spread out in the shape of a cone, covering all the areas in front as much as possible.
Because the outer space is so vast, if we only focus on the shooting range, we will miss many enemies.
So it was designed like it is now, sacrificing range in exchange for a wider range of damage.
The energy beams fired from nine star defense cannons completely illuminated the space.
It completely obscured the light of those "meteors".
When the dazzling light slowly disappeared, what appeared before everyone's eyes was a completely empty space.
There were no "shooting stars" or even any meteorites.
The entire area covered by the energy beam was cleared out completely.
Everyone was stunned. It was also the first time they saw the power of the Star Defense Cannon.
Because too many pure star stones are needed to fire the Star Defense Cannon once, in order to save "bullets", the Star Defense Cannon was only test-fired once from research and development to construction.
That event was extremely confidential and only a few people including the "General Manager" knew about it. Ordinary soldiers naturally had no chance to see it.
"good!"
“Too strong!”
Everyone cheered immediately.
With such powerful weapons, they will surely be able to defeat the enemy!
However, the “President” did not look optimistic. Instead, he frowned solemnly and looked into the depths of the starry sky.
After a while, a group of "meteors" appeared in the depths of the starry sky again.
The soldiers' cheers couldn't help but weaken.
Yeah, they wiped out the first wave of Meteors.
But their enemies are not just the first wave.
They had no idea how many enemies there were or when they would stop invading their homes.
Fortunately, their weapons can destroy these enemies.
They can also fire the Star Defense Cannon eight times, which means they can destroy eight waves of enemies.
This... should be enough.
These extraterrestrial species can't really be endless. It can't be possible to eliminate them all by annihilating such a large number, right
The mecha soldiers continued to stand on high alert with a hint of doubt in their hearts.
After a while, the second order from the "President" came.
The star defense cannon fired for the second time.
After destroying the enemy this time, the soldiers did not call out. Instead, they looked nervously into the depths of the starry sky.
Sure enough, after a while, the third wave of extraterrestrial species flew over like a meteor.
The soldiers' emotions began to become numb.
The fourth wave, the fifth wave, the sixth wave...
It wasn't until the seventh wave that fear began to grow in the soldiers' hearts.
If they use up all nine firing chances of the Star Defense Cannon, how will they resist the tenth wave of enemies
If there is an eleventh wave of enemies, a twelfth wave of enemies, a thirteenth wave of enemies...
Thinking of this, many people shuddered.
The brows of the "President" were slightly furrowed, which ordinary soldiers could not sense, but he knew that although these waves of alien species were destroyed by every shot, each wave of enemies would be stronger than the previous one.
The “President’s” gaze suddenly fixed as he looked into the depths of the starry sky.
Among this new wave of enemies, there's one that's different from the "shooting star"... ...the moon
A glowing red...blood moon
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The reason why it is called the moon is that it is much larger than the other "meteors" around it.
And unlike other "meteors", it does not have a long flame tail, and it does not move like a "meteor".
At first glance, the "blood moon" seems to be moving very slowly, but if you look again, you will find that it is coming towards this side in parallel with the "meteor".
There is a paradoxical feeling that seems slow but is actually fast.
"Space..." The "General Manager" said in surprise, "It's folded."
He felt that the "blood moon" was unusual.
The reason why the "blood moon" seems slow but is actually fast is that the space where it is located is folded, compressing the distance in space, so even at a slow speed it can still keep pace with the "meteor".
The star defense cannon was still being prepared as it had been in the previous few times. Although some fear had already appeared in the hearts of the soldiers, they still believed that this was just a repetition of the previous few times.
The "President" felt vaguely uneasy, but he did not stop preparing and firing the Star Defense Cannon.
Because he couldn't determine where this uneasiness came from and how to solve it.
boom.
Another round of shooting.
"Meteor" was annihilated once again.
However, Gu Ran slowly frowned as he watched the large group of alien species being destroyed, and then he suddenly looked towards the location of the star defense cannon.
Only five of the nine star defense cannons were fired, and the other four did not make any movement!
This is not the last shot, and there is no problem of running out of "ammunition".
There must have been an accident with those four star defense cannons!
The “President’s” heart sank.
The light of the star defense cannon slowly disappeared.
The extraterrestrial species revealed in the light were still as much as 40% left because of an accident with the four star defense cannons that failed to fire.
The "blood moon" followed the group of 40% alien species slowly.
"What's going on? Why are there so many alien species?"
"What happened?!"
"Ah! They're coming!"
"Should we continue firing the Star Defense Cannon?"
The human defense line was suddenly in a panic.
Except for the President who felt uneasy and made some guesses, no one would have thought that things would turn out like this.
"The first, third, fourth, and ninth star defense cannons didn't fire just now. What happened? Where is the person in charge of the base? Hurry and get them to answer the call!"
The commander in charge of commanding the firing of the star defense cannon immediately questioned the communications soldier beside him.
"Report, General Ren Ling! There is no response from the first, third, fourth and ninth star defense artillery bases!"
"General, do you want to continue sending out communications?"
The correspondent felt cold sweat coming out on his forehead.
Ren Ling was a middle-aged man with a square face. He looked at the screen where 40% of the aliens were still alive. He was silent for a moment, then quickly said:
"Keep sending out communications. Keep sending. Don't stop."
Ren Ling sighed.
Then he immediately said to the signalman on the other side: "Where is the president? Report the situation here to the president and ask him if we need to continue firing the star defense cannon to eliminate the remaining alien species?"
The Star Defense Cannon only has two shots left, and each shot is extremely precious.
After humans have used these two times, they will not be able to launch such an attack again in a short period of time.
It would be necessary to dig up new star stone veins and kill several thousand-year-old forces before it would be possible to launch such an attack again.
Because of this mutation, these alien species have broken through the blockade set up by humans using star defense cannons.
If you want to use the Star Defense Cannon again to eliminate the remaining 40% of alien species, you must adjust the Star Defense Cannon, which will take a lot of effort.