Chapter 1040: Forced Landing on Shishan Star

On the Bridge of the Angel, Sanguinius, draped in magnificent golden Power Armor with his massive wings folded behind him, looked at Vulkan standing on the surface of Shishan Star in the holographic projection beside him and spoke.

"Brother, it is time."

"The position is ready, Brother Sanguinius. Let these traitors who have tarnished the glory of the Human race feel the wrath of lava and Steel."

The ambush fleet of Xiuluosheng opened fire first!

Light Lances, Macro-cannons, Torpedoes... dense, destructive energy flew from multiple directions toward the Fengqi Fleet, which had not yet fully adjusted its formation!

In an instant, several Fengqi Destroyers and Cruisers were blown apart in mid-air, turning into expanding Fireballs and scattered metal fragments.

Alarms of shield overloads, the piercing sound of hulls being torn apart, and the screams of soldiers before death filled the Bridge of the Revenge through the communication channels.

"Hold the line! Hold it for me! All ships, fire at will! Target the enemy flagship!"

General Gelan's eyes were splitting, his three eyes bloodshot, and he roared frantically, trying to stabilize the situation.

However, having lost the initiative and with their formation completely disrupted, the Fengqi Fleet was unable to organize an effective counterattack at all.

Their firepower was scattered, their command system fell into chaos, and they could only fight on their own, struggling to hold on under the precise and deadly crossfire of the Xiuluosheng Fleet.

On the surface of Shishan Star, "Broken Canyon."

The slaughter in the void continued, and under the pursuit of the Xiuluosheng Fleet, the flagship Revenge, along with several other scarred Capital Ships, was forced to make a hard entry into the atmosphere of Shishan Star for an emergency crash landing.

The hulls rubbed violently against the atmosphere, turning into burning Fireballs, dragging long trails of black smoke as they smashed into a canyon area.

The hull of the Revenge plowed a deep trench several kilometers long into the ground, finally coming to a tilted stop on a relatively open rocky beach, with multiple parts of the hull damaged and muffled sounds of internal explosions coming from time to time.

The other crashed ships were not so lucky; some disintegrated in the air, while others smashed into mountain ridges and were shattered into pieces, with only a few successfully crash-landing, though all were severely damaged and scattered within a few kilometers around the Revenge.

Inside the scorched and cracked Bridge of the Revenge, General Gelan struggled to stand up from his command chair, a gash opened on his forehead from the crash impact, and dark green blood was flowing down his cheek.

His remaining two eyes swept quickly across the chaotic Bridge, and he ordered.

"Report the situation! How many people are still alive?!"

"General! The hull structure is severely damaged, the main engines are completely scrapped, and most of the weapon systems are offline... We... we are trapped on the ground!"

Adjutant Leike reported.

"Nonsense! I am asking about the people!"

General Gelan growled, pushed aside the wreckage blocking his way, and strode toward the emergency exit.

"Counting now... Preliminary estimates suggest there are about seven ships that crashed with us, including two Cruisers that still have partial combat capability. Personnel... I fear it is less than half of what we had when we departed, and many are wounded."

Leike hurried to keep up.

"Half..."

This was the main force of the Southern Theater!

"Establish a Command Node immediately! Collect all usable weapons, ammunition, and energy! Send out reconnaissance units to scout our surroundings and the enemy situation! Move!"

The surviving Fengqi soldiers, enduring their pain, salvaged weapons and ammunition from the damaged ships and, under the command of officers and Sergeants, began to build defensive fortifications relying on the shipwrecks and natural rocks.

Combat engineers attempted to repair heavy weapons that could still be used, such as the Close-in Weapon Systems and Missile launchers mounted on the ship hulls.