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Tick-tock...tick-tock...time passed second by second, and the holographic projection showed the depth of the depth charges dropped by the rabbit.

5000 ...

6000 ...

7000 ...

"FH901 has been deployed..."

"The drone swarm has already gained altitude advantage..."

Inside the Xirang base, officers nervously watched the depth of the depth charges. Before the Pengkun-1 malfunctioned, the Xirang base could only coordinate logistics and could not intervene in frontline operations.

Depth 9000...

10000 ...

12000 ...

13000 ...

Just then, the first depth charge with an N2 warhead hit the bottom, the fuse was activated, and the all-nitrogen anionic salt warhead was activated!

boom!

The N2 bomb detonated, releasing its internal energy into the seawater...

Boom! Boom! Boom!

As the first depth charge detonated, more depth charges hit the bottom and activated, causing the once calm seabed to boil. Since liquids are incompressible, seawater became the best medium for energy.

The sonar completely failed after detecting the first explosion, leaving only...

Violent explosions echoed across the seabed, even triggering small underwater earthquakes. Due to the depth, the situation on the seabed could not be observed with the naked eye, but it was impossible for the starfish civilization to remain unresponsive to an attack of such scale.

"What's the situation underwater?" Inside the CIC of the Type 055 destroyer, the captain walked up to the sonar officer and asked.

"Captain, the situation is still unclear due to the noise from the explosion."

The captain nodded; he knew the sonar couldn't pick up anything right now, but he was a little nervous.

The strange noises from the seabed were unlikely to subside anytime soon, keeping the naval fleet on edge.

Suddenly, the seawater surged upwards in a certain spot, immediately attracting the attention of Chongming, who was monitoring the battlefield from the sky.

"Report, an anomaly detected at location XXX!"

Whoosh! A silver-white, 200-meter-long transport ship emerged from the seabed, its deck opening with holes in preparation for launching the aircraft.

However, the rabbit, having seized control of the battlefield, would not give it any chance.

The photoelectric sensor of FH901, which was cruising in the sky, immediately captured the spacecraft of the Starfish Civilization.

With a snap, the gliding wing of the loitering munition detached, and the FH901, transformed into a precision-guided projectile, crashed straight into the starfish civilization's transport ship from high altitude, interrupting the transport ship's progress bar.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The N2 warhead loitering munitions are quite powerful, but their lethality against the Starfish Civilization's ships is still somewhat insufficient; the main mission of the FH901 is to strike the Starfish Civilization's aircraft. The FH901's attack only prevents the Starfish Civilization's carrier ships from releasing "carrier-based aircraft".

Before the flames from the FH901 explosion had even died down, the rabbit's decisive attack arrived!

The attack, imperceptible to the naked eye, slammed into the entire transport ship. It leaped off the surface, its hull twisting and contorting with a metallic clang, sending countless fragments flying and spraying water into the surrounding sea...

The transport ship, blasted into a V-shape, crashed heavily into the sea, gurgling as seawater poured into its hull and quickly disappeared from the surface.

Fifteen nautical miles away, the main guns of the Type 055L destroyer were cooling down, the cooling system was working, and the air around the gun muzzle was churning violently.

A single shot from the 425mm electromagnetic cannon had an outstanding effect. As the terrifying upright ape's "stone-throwing" technique continued to improve, the stones became faster, heavier, and more powerful!

The gunner felt like he was playing whack-a-mole at sea, and the rock could even automatically target enemies.

The observation and targeting drone illuminated the target with a chopper laser while recording the entire process of the sinking of the starfish civilization's carrier ship.

Inside the optical sensor probe, more and more turbulence appeared on the sea surface, it seems the starfish civilization can't sit still anymore!

Inside the CIC of the Type 055L destroyer, the intelligence officer shouted, "Captain, the target has been sunk!"

"Load mass rounds, prepare for the next target!"

"understand!"

Chapter 77 is all?

The sea surface churned continuously as the starfish civilization's carrier ships burst out of the water, almost bracing themselves against the rabbit's attacks to release their carrier-based aircraft.

Many of the aircraft that were forcibly ejected were hit head-on by loitering munitions before they even had time to adjust their course, exploding into fireballs.

Even if some aircraft manage to escape the impact of the loitering munitions, they will be hit and crashed by the ultraviolet lasers of the high-orbit sentry guards.

In the CIC of Pengkun-1, the chief commander has already discerned the intentions of the starfish civilization: they want to attack the Type 055L destroyer.

The commander raised an eyebrow and issued the order.

"Let the swarm of bees cover the fleet."

"Yes!"

Upon receiving the order, the swarm immediately moved toward the Type 055L destroyer, interrupting the starfish civilization's attack intentions.

Modern warfare is about going all out, using the strongest forces to suppress the enemy on the battlefield, ending the battle as quickly as possible, and then going back to farming.

Aside from not planting mushrooms right away, the rabbit put in all its effort to deal with the starfish civilization, which is the greatest respect it could show to the starfish civilization.

The Starfish Civilization relentlessly released its carrier-based aircraft, even resorting to somewhat frantic tactics, forcefully launching them despite air pressure.

As the number of loitering missiles in the sky continued to decrease, the Starfish Civilization's carrier-based aircraft finally gained an opportunity, with more than twenty transport ships releasing their carrier-based aircraft almost simultaneously.

Although the rabbit did not know the starfish civilization's response method before the war, it had made ample preparations.

The TL-500 aerial seeder released from Pengkun-1 flew over the battlefield, shattering the aerial combat weapon. The second wave of FH901 loitering munitions scattered downwards, gliding with their wings spread.

Once the optical sensor detects the target, it swoops down like a hunting eagle, crashing down on the transport ship and aircraft.

Under the interference of FH901, one after another Starfish aircraft was shot down before it even took off, since carrier-based aircraft are most vulnerable during takeoff and landing.

However, the Starfish Civilization did not take any other countermeasures and continued to try to release carrier-based aircraft to seize control of the target sea area.

After almost exhausting its loitering munitions by sheer numbers, the aircraft released by the transport ship headed straight for the Type 055L destroyer.

They immediately encountered unmanned wingmen and engaged in a chaotic battle.

The unmanned J8 and the J8 are completely different things except for their similar appearance.

After the electro-optical distributed aperture radar on the fuselage detected the starfish aircraft, it rushed head-on towards it.

BIU~BIU~BIU... The laser emitted by the starfish aircraft and the ultraviolet laser of the Eighth Prince crossed paths.

More than a dozen starfish civilization aircraft were hit by ultraviolet lasers and fell towards the sea. For these metal lumps, starfish aircraft are not affected unless they are hit in vital areas.

The same applies to the J-8, which was fighting against the starfish aircraft. The J-8 in the wingman project used a thermonuclear engine and did not have flammable substances such as aviation fuel. Even if it was hit, as long as it was not a critical part, it could continue to fight.

Even if the fuselage is pierced by a hole, it can still continue to fly. Even if the wings are broken, it doesn't matter. The thrust provided by the thermonuclear engine can make the J-8 a rocket.

Seven or eight J-8s crashed into the sea, and as they fell, the AI ​​launched all the PL-10 air-to-air missiles from their wings.

The omnidirectional air-to-air missile does not have a strict launch angle; after the PL-10 is launched, it is guided by other J-8 aircraft...

A war of quality unfolds above the abyss, with drones and spacecraft from the Starfish Civilization clashing, and every now and then, either the Eighth Master or a spacecraft from the Starfish Civilization crashing into the sea.

At first, the Starfish Civilization's aircraft were able to hold their own against the Eighth Master, but the balance was quickly broken when the Rabbit's advanced drones, the Azure Phoenix and the Bluebird, entered the battlefield.

The combat power of the heavy fighter jet with its four thermal core engines surprised even the rabbit itself.

Under AI control, the Azure Phoenix heavy fighter jet nimbly traverses the battlefield, its four vector engines providing thrust that allows it to perform complex maneuvers that leave pilots "literally on the verge of death."

The can-shaped missiles, seemingly discarded, were launched vertically from the external missile backpack.

The advantages of vertical launch were fully demonstrated at this moment. After vertically launching from the launch pod, it closely followed the locked target under the adjustment of the vector engine until the target was blown to pieces.

Almost every time all missiles are launched, a small area of ​​airspace around them is cleared.

Faced with the Rabbit's offensive, the Starfish Civilization gradually became unable to cope. Even when some aircraft were able to get close to the fleet composed of Rabbit's Type 054L frigates and Type 055L destroyers, they would be blocked by the warships' powerful anti-aircraft firepower.

The 30mm point defense system performed exceptionally well; the electromagnetic cannon was far more powerful than a laser, capable of destroying the starfish civilization's spacecraft in mid-air with a single shot.

The Evil Rabbit Squad is testing the performance of the VF-J20 using a spacecraft from the Starfish Civilization on the outskirts of the battlefield.

The pilot, wearing a helmet-mounted display, closely followed the enemy. The aircraft in front seemed to sense the danger and made a sharp turn. Ordinary fighter jets would probably lose their target, but the VF-J20 was different.

The Golden Helmet pilot immediately transformed the VF-J20 into Guardian Mode. The J20's thermonuclear engine flipped down and thrust forward, and the resulting reverse thrust brought the VF-J20 to a stop in the air. The pilot, enduring the physical discomfort caused by 11G, shot down the target with the 30mm rotary cannon.

After shooting down its target, the Golden Helmet pilot glanced at the ultraviolet lasers raining down from the sky. The VF-J20 transformed into its aircraft mode, its thermonuclear engines spewing long plumes of flame, and charged toward its next target...

Under the combined attack from the sea, air, and space, the Starfish Civilization gradually lost control of the sea surface. Even so, the Starfish Civilization continued to send its transport ships into the battlefield.

CIC (Central Industrial Complex) of the Xirang Base.

The old man frowned slightly and exchanged a glance with Old Li beside him.

Something's not right...

"Hmm, the starfish civilization's way of responding is a bit strange."

The starfish civilization's combat capabilities don't match their technological level. How can a civilization that has mastered neutrino communication and anti-gravity technology be so...weak in combat?

The rabbit had mentally prepared itself to suffer heavy losses before the battle began, but once the fighting started, it discovered... that's it? That's it? That's it?

Aside from the main aircraft, there were no other vehicles capable of holding the line. The transport ships were just transport ships... They didn't even have a high-powered laser cannon, making them easy targets for the Type 055L destroyers.

Suddenly, an alarm sounded inside the CIC.

Chongming, who was observing the battlefield from high above, discovered something unusual: a huge shadow was slowly appearing beneath the emerald green sea, as if something was about to rise from the seabed!

Chapter 78 To Be or Not to Be

What thalassophobia fears most is turning on the lights in the confined space of the ocean floor and suddenly discovering a giant eyeball staring at you...

At first, the shadow on the seabed wasn't very big, and the Chongming tactical reconnaissance aircraft monitoring the battlefield from high altitude thought it was a starfish civilization carrier ship that was rising.

However, as the shadow grew larger, Chongming's driver became somewhat uneasy... the shadow was simply too big!

Finally, when the enormous shadow rose to the surface of the sea, the seawater surged out in all directions, and a section of bluish-brown chitin was exposed on the surface. However, this was not the end. After the giant unidentified object broke out of the water, it broke free from the constraints of gravity and continued to fly into the sky.

"This is... a spaceship?"