Chapter 217: 118 Open fire! Open fire! Open fire!_2 Chapter 217: 118 Open fire! Open fire! Open fire!_2 They moved in high-speed maneuvers as small teams.

The mechanized warriors could wield powerful firepower, simultaneously controlling a dozen drones to suppress the Royal Guard Army’s strongholds.

Biochemical transformation soldiers mostly excelled in hand-to-hand combat, and when neither side’s firepower could quickly penetrate the opponent’s energy shields, these transformed soldiers would rush in, swiftly dealing with the Royal Guard Army, which consisted mainly of ordinary soldiers.

Most of these war scenes appeared in the central district of Ilando City, near the Imperial Palace.

A countless number of civilians had not been evacuated from here.

Yang Ming witnessed the tragedy of civilians being affected by the flames of war.

He furrowed his brow constantly, contemplating and restraining himself continuously.

What good would it do if he intervened?

He could only eliminate one or two enemy special squads at most.

The true factor affecting the outcome of the battle was the New Federation’s invincible fleet; even exhausting the Fourth Fleet wouldn’t be enough to fill the gaps for the New Federation Fleet.

Moreover, they had hidden the Ninth Fleet; what was currently visible was merely half of their forces.

As time ticked by second by second, there were signs that the war flames were spreading outward, and most civilians hid in sturdy buildings.

New Federation’s airships were continuously shot down;
constantly, the Guard Army’s strongholds were being uprooted.

The air defense array on the outskirts of the palace was directly, persistently bombarded by the New Federation Fleet and was resolved by about thirty to forty percent.

The elite soldiers transported by the dozens of transport ships had already approached the palace’s outer protective shield from various directions, engaging in a ground offensive with the Imperial Guard.

Ground offense was an effective way to damage the powerful protective shield.

No matter how strong a protective shield was, it had energy transmission belts, energy generators, stabilizers, and confining magnetic field related equipment…destroying any of these elements could weaken or even shut down the shield.

The New Federation was tirelessly conserving war time.

But from the current situation, it seemed impossible for them to take the palace within an hour.

“Boss, the New Federation also has weapons of mass destruction.”

“They wouldn’t dare use them.”

Yang Ming whispered,
“The palace’s other layer of barrier is the millions of civilians in the nearby districts.”

“Continue broadcasting live, spread the live footage internationally, and generate public opinion pressure on the New Federation, aim the cameras at the New Federation’s atrocities.”

“Understood!”

Lyu was silent for a few seconds.

The light in Yang Ming’s captain’s rest room flickered, and the holographic projector displayed projection screens switching repeatedly.

These were the sufferings that the planet was enduring.

Meanwhile, Wind’s soldiers could only hide in old ships, watching from space.

Lyu suddenly spoke, somewhat excited,
“Boss! The Sherman Empire’s 721 Expeditionary Fleet is beginning to warp! The target is the rear of the New Federation’s Seventh Fleet!”

Yang Ming’s eyelids twitched lightly.

They arrived so quickly!

The projection screen before him instantly combined, displaying a larger scale picture of the outer space of Ilando Star.

A slight ripple appeared in space.

This was the slight spatial expansion caused by a massive fleet warping towards a single target area, causing a temporary deceleration of time flow within a certain range.

They appeared!

A fleet of angular long warships appeared in the outer space of Ilando Star!

They appeared directly behind the New Federation’s Seventh Fleet!

In the center, six heavy battleships with exaggerated main cannons taking up their entire forward halves demonstrated the Sherman Empire’s dominance and brutality!

Over twenty large gunboats!

More than fifty escort ships and dozens of shield ships!

Dozens of energy supply ships!

This was the strong fleet of the Sherman Empire; their guiding principle had always been:
Firepower suppression is the real suppression!

Yang Ming felt inexplicably excited, nearly jumping up to cheer, but then his expression changed slightly.

No, this was the New Federation’s trap!

The New Federation’s Ninth Fleet…

“Boss! There’s a massive warp reaction behind the Sherman Empire fleet!”

Yang Ming abruptly raised his head.

Not only Yang Ming but everyone from the Fourth Fleet, from Gudun Mah to the ordinary technicians watching this unfold, stared wide-eyed at the radar interface or the ship bridge projection.

The Sherman Empire’s 721 Expeditionary Fleet had just appeared, having just locked onto the New Federation’s Seventh Fleet; they hadn’t even decided yet whether to initiate combat or drive them back.

In the space behind the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet, a silver-white heavy battleship completed its jump.

Immediately following, warships with sleek designs appeared above, below, and on both sides of the battleship!

The New Federation’s Ninth Fleet appeared behind the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet!

This was a trap!

Within one or two minutes, the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet had transformed from hunters to prey.

At this moment, most of the Seventh Fleet turned around, forming a pincer attack on the Imperial Expeditionary Fleet in conjunction with the Ninth Fleet!

Three powerful fleets maximized their energy protective shields, and each ship began to emit dust clouds, constraining these micro particles with strong magnetic fields.

There was no direct attack, no intense air battle.

The originally bullish Imperial Expeditionary Fleet now began calling for each ship to remain restrained.

Clearly, the New Federation didn’t want to engage in direct combat with the Sherman Empire; the Sherman Expeditionary Corps now didn’t dare to fire first!

By now, the strategic intentions of the New Federation were unmistakably clear:
Under the guise of counterterrorism, they entered the synchronous orbit of Luofeng Empire’s Head Star, then, rudely launched an offensive against the Luofeng Empire’s Imperial Palace, awaiting the hastily prepared Sherman Empire Fleet’s arrival.