Chapter 594

When Qin Ge and Ou ruo la arrived at the strategy meeting room, the several faction leaders already present in the port area had also arrived early.

"Commander." Seeing Qin Ge arrive, everyone said to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge nodded and asked, "What's the situation now? Why did the alarm sound?"

"The Lighthouse Monitoring Bureau sent over a signal; Commander, you can take a look." Weineituo said, pointing at the screen.

Qin Ge glanced at the screen and saw, amidst the dim sea and sky, a figure approaching head-on.

That familiar outfit, and the exaggerated ship equipment on its back, made Qin Ge blurt out, "Purifiers!"

"Yes, this picture was sent back by our near-sea detector. The Purifiers have appeared in our near-sea waters, and their direction is exactly our port, so the Lighthouse Monitoring Bureau judged the port area to be in extreme danger and sounded the alarm." Enterprise explained to Qin Ge.

Qin Ge frowned and asked, "Have the Sirens finally started moving against us? But why does the Purifier have no mass-produced units or enforcers beside it?"

"Unclear, perhaps it's the same as the Sakura Empire last time?" Weineituo said.

Qin Ge nodded, "No matter what, the Purifiers are a major enemy to our current Gangqu; quickly summon all ships in Gangqu for alert and defense, to see what her purpose really is."

Also, notify Emperor Frederick and Akagi and Kaga stationed at Saipan Island to return quickly for defense.

"Don't worry, commander." Ou Gen Qin Wang said, "I've already notified Bisimai; they'll return as reinforcements soon. Moreover, according to the Purifiers' speed, we can form a pincer with Bisimai and them."

"Alright, then let's go take a look together!" Qin Ge said to everyone.

"The commander should stay here; the harbor is too dangerous." Enterprise said to Qin Ge, "The Purifiers aren't the Constructors we encountered last time; she is a very formidable shipgirl, and her combat is extremely frenzied."

Qin Ge shook his head, "Back when we were in the Mirror Sea, I was still beside them during their battle. If I were to shrink back because the fighting was intense, then I wouldn't be fit to be this commander."

"But..." Enterprise was about to say something, but Qin Ge raised his hand to interrupt.

"Follow my orders; gather at the harbor immediately." Qin Ge said to Enterprise.

"...... Yes."

Although everyone was still worried about Qin Ge's safety, his words had already been said to this extent; further objection would be useless. Besides, the Purifiers wouldn't wait for them to discuss; the situation is urgent, so we can only do this.

The gale continued to howl; by the time everyone arrived at the harbor position, all were fully prepared.

Qin Ge quickly boarded his own command ship, following the direction of the shipgirl fleet, and sailed out together beyond the harbor.

To avoid the upcoming battle affecting the main island, it's definitely impossible to conduct it just outside the harbor near the main island.

Naturally, everyone went forward to meet the direction from which the Purifiers were approaching.

Upon reaching the target sea area and just forming our formation, Hai Lun Na's voice sounded in Qin Ge's ear: "Everyone, be alert; my radar has detected a target rushing toward our formation at high speed, currently less than 20 kilometers away."

"Less than 20 kilometers?" Qin Ge startled, then glanced at the radar on his command ship, only to find that the radar-scanned sea area was completely normal, with no special target as Hai Lun Na had mentioned appearing.

However, Qin Ge dared not be the slightest bit careless; Hai Lun Na has already begun Awakening, her radar's detection range has expanded greatly compared to before, and the types of things it can detect have also increased significantly.

Therefore, under these combat circumstances, Qin Ge's first reaction was that the radar on his command ship might not be able to detect the Purifiers' exact whereabouts.

Moreover, due to today's stormy weather, carrier aircraft cannot conduct normal reconnaissance and are prone to losing contact; thus, carrier shipgirls and battleship shipgirls can only wait for precise target information before beginning combat.

Immediately, Qin Ge said to everyone, "Everyone, according to Hai Lun Na's guidance, begin the interception."

"Yes."

In the midst of speaking, Hai Lun Na quickly reported the coordinates and the target's movement speed to everyone.

In an instant, the deafening sounds of carrier aircraft taking off and battleships firing filled the air. Numerous forces rushed to attack the Purifiers swiftly advancing toward this fleet.

The Purifiers, naturally sailing on the sea surface, also detected this situation, but she now showed no surprise or panic; instead, her face revealed an excited expression.

"That's right, being cooped up in the stronghold all day is boring as hell; combat is what makes one feel excited. Come on, let's have a big battle!"

As she muttered those words, the ship equipment around the Purifiers also burst forth with dazzling yellow light.

"Everyone, beware; the Purifiers are preparing to release a laser attack—watch out for dodging!"

Ou Gen Qin Wang, standing at the front line, clearly saw the yellow light glowing in the distance; combining the data she had previously grasped, her first reaction was to think of the Purifiers' special ability—laser charging.

This is a charged laser piercing attack; after charging completes, it can fire a laser in a fixed forward direction, causing sustained piercing damage.

Even someone like Ou Gen Qin Wang, who possesses a crystal shield ability, would not dare to relax vigilance against such a charged laser. Although the shield can withstand the first attack, it cannot endure the subsequent sustained attacks.

Moreover, the scene of the Sakura Empire's awakened shipgirls battling the Purifiers back then is still fresh in memory; Ou Gen Qin Wang personally witnessed the power of such a charged laser.

In the midst of speaking, a large surge of laser energy spewed from the bright yellow shark-mouth ship equipment on the distant Purifiers.

The light flashed and passed through, penetrating the defensive formation set up by the shipgirls. Although Ou Gen Qin Wang had given a warning, several shipgirls were still hit by this laser.

For a moment, chaotic sounds came through the communicator. Qin Ge stood on his command ship, tightly furrowing his brow, watching the laser beam before him that persisted for a while before disappearing.

Fortunately, although several shipgirls were hit by this laser, because everyone had prepared to dodge, the injuries were not severe.

Soon, under the reminder of the formation commander, they used emergency repair tools to replenish their own status.

And the battle has so far lasted less than a minute and a half. However, at this moment all the shipgirls realize that this battle is far from being as easy as the previous encounter with the Constructors.

At this point, Hai Lun Na's guidance is no longer needed; the Purifiers have appeared before all the shipgirls' eyes.

Lasers continuously spewed from the Purifiers' ship equipment gunports, attacking the surrounding shipgirls. Meanwhile, the shipgirls also adjusted their gunports and fired again.

For a moment, dazzling light filled the sky……