159: Chapter 159 Guerrilla Warfare

"Red Queen, quick! Jump in this direction immediately!"

The C900 Planet-Destroying Cannon had just finished firing. Su Fan didn't even check if the opponent had survived before immediately ordering the Red Queen to control the ship and jump eastward.

One of the principles of guerrilla warfare: fire a shot and immediately move to a new location!

Su Fan and his crew escaped, but the ship they hit wasn't so lucky.

With just one shot, the spaceship was blasted into fragments!

The moment that ship was blown to pieces, Old General William learned of the incident.

"The enemy has been spotted!" Old General William gave a grim smile.

As a veteran of the battlefield, the loss of a single class-c spaceship wasn't enough to cause him the slightest heartache.

Currently, all the ships distributed throughout the Fifth Ring area were merely chess pieces for him, the chess master.

The sacrifice of a pawn was unimportant; what mattered was completing the leadership's mission!

"Tighten the net immediately! Move the encirclement toward the southwestern edge of the Fifth Ring South District!" Old General William ordered at once.

Su Fan and the others first jumped eastward for a distance, then suddenly jumped due north.

Three days later.

"Alert! Alert! A class-d spaceship detected 1.2 light-years ahead!" The Red Queen's alarm echoed through the captain's cabin once more.

"It's just a class-d spaceship. Even if we destroy it, the enemy won't care. Let's bypass it!" Su Fan said, shaking his head.

The kongming mothership changed direction again.

Half a day later, the alarm inside the ship sounded again.

"Alert! A class-c spaceship detected 1.5 light-years away!"

Hearing this, Su Fan's eyes lit up!

"Aim and lock on, take it out immediately!"

Though he knew this would expose their position again, he no longer cared. Every class-c spaceship they blew up was a profit!

Boom—

Aiming, locking on, and firing happened in one smooth motion. The enemy ship instantly turned into cosmic fireworks!

Meanwhile, Su Fan and his crew made their getaway once again.

In the northern part of the Fifth Ring South District, Old General William received the news immediately.

"We've lost another ship, but the position of that Black Dragon Empire vessel has been exposed once more."

"I order the encirclement to tighten toward this direction again!" Old General William said, his face full of murderous intent.

This time, Su Fan charged directly toward the northeast. In just an hour, they encountered another class-c spaceship.

"Red Queen, blow it up for me immediately!"

Boom—

This time the distance was a full 1.9 light-years. The enemy ship didn't even see a shadow of Su Fan's ship before following in the footsteps of the previous two, blasted into fragments scattered across the empty expanse of space.

"Good job! Red Queen, continue north! I suspect there must be a massive fleet deployed in the southern encirclement!" Su Fan ordered.

The kongming mothership bypassed the destroyed vessel and jumped straight to the north.

Two hours later, Su Fan and the others encountered yet another class-c spaceship.

This ship's fate was equally tragic, blasted to pieces by a single shot from the kongming mothership's C900 Planet-Destroying Cannon.

Next, Su Fan and his crew piloted the ship, jumping all the way north, taking out any class-c spaceship they discovered immediately.

The reason they could be so arrogant was entirely due to their superior detection and attack range.

So far, Su Fan had yet to find a ship with a longer detection range than the kongming mothership.

Setting Su Fan's group aside, at this moment, Old General William was about to explode with rage!

"Why can't our ships even detect the enemy before they're inexplicably blown up?!"

"General, I suspect the enemy's detection and attack ranges are much further than our ships'!" the Chief of Staff said with a frown.

"However, we've almost locked onto this Black Dragon Empire ship. At most, we'll lose a few more vessels."

"I hope so. We've already lost nine class-c spaceships. If we keep losing them at this rate, even if we destroy the target in the end, we'll be at a severe disadvantage with such a high casualty ratio!" Old General William's tone was sour.

...

The kongming was still darting left and right, and class-c spaceships of the Canglan Empire were being destroyed one after another.

"Su Fan, the enemy's encirclement is getting tighter. Front, back, left, right, up, down—we can't escape!" Xia Feifei said nervously.

"If we can't escape, then we won't. It's not like any of us will actually die anyway!" Su Fan smiled slightly.

"We've already destroyed 11 class-c spaceships. Adding the one from before, this kongming mothership has destroyed a total of 12 class-c spaceships."

"A 1:12 casualty ratio—the kongming's life has been worth it!"

"Haha, if the kongming could come to life, it would definitely give you a piece of its mind," the Grand Elder laughed heartily.

"kongming: 'Your life is the one that's been worth it, I haven't lived long enough yet!'"

"Alert! An enemy class-c spaceship appeared 1.1 light-years ahead!"

"Alert! An enemy class-c spaceship appeared 1.3 light-years behind!"

"Alert! An enemy class-c spaceship appeared 1.9 light-years to the front-left!"

"Alert! An enemy class-c spaceship appeared 1.6 light-years to the front-right!"

Four consecutive alerts—enemies had appeared in every direction!

"Then why hesitate? From nearest to furthest, take them all out!" Su Fan responded calmly.

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

Boom—

Four consecutive shots, yet only three ships were destroyed. The ship to the front-right wasn't destroyed because it was equipped with an energy shield.

"Red Queen, continue jumping forward. This time we're gambling on luck—jump 10 light-years in one go!" Su Fan ordered.

He ignored the ship that hadn't been destroyed; this wasn't the first time such a thing had happened.

"Yes, Master!"

"We should be surrounded by enemy ships; they're still tightening the net," the Grand Elder analyzed.

"Furthermore, the enemy commander isn't acting rashly. Their ships are advancing steadily. We're probably in trouble this time."

"No big deal. We've made a huge profit anyway. In a bit, we'll just wrap ourselves in energy shields and blast away wildly. We'll take down as many as we can!" A hint of madness gleamed in Su Fan's eyes.

The kongming activated its shields and jumped 10 light-years in a single burst.

The moment the ship completed the jump, the Red Queen's alarm blared urgently.

"Alert! Two class-c spaceships detected 1 light-year ahead. We've been spotted!"

"Alert! A spaceship suddenly appeared 0.9 light-years behind!"

"Alert! Five class-c spaceships suddenly appeared 0.5 light-years directly ahead!"

"Alert!..."

Inside the kongming mothership, Su Fan had a bright smile, but his eyes were filled with coldness.

"Grand Elder, Feifei, this part of our journey is coming to a temporary end. Next time, I will definitely make this Canglan Empire kneel and sing 'Conquest'!"

"Haha, Su Fan, I believe in you!" The Grand Elder laughed loudly and patted Su Fan on the shoulder.

"Mm-hmm, Su Fan, I believe in you too!" Xia Feifei clenched her fists and also patted Su Fan's shoulder.

"To prevent leaks, the ship will self-destruct in a moment. All the dark energy crystals inside the ship will also be detonated through the Warp Drive!" Su Fan reminded them.

"Red Queen, overclock the energy shield system to maximum. Overclock the weapon systems, aim at the nearest class-c spaceship, and fire!"

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