Chapter 935: Self-Destruct

Amidst the barrage filling the sky, the Siren Fleet in the outpost sea area was almost completely annihilated, with only a few Executors and enforcers still resisting the shipgirls' final firepower.

However, judging from its continually retreating footsteps, annihilation was merely a matter of time.

On the other main battlefield, the situation at this moment had undergone a tremendous reversal compared to before.

When the Main Force Fleet had not yet arrived, the Testers relied on the number of their units to exert absolute pressure on Wuzang and the others; at times, they even forced the entire fleet to only be able to retreat and defend, unable to fight back at all.

But now that the Main Force Fleet has arrived and its numbers have doubled, the situation has undergone a tremendous reversal.

Under the support of most of the Main Force Fleet's shipgirls, and coordinating with the defensive line previously formed by Wuzang and the others, an overwhelming offensive quickly destroyed several of the Testers' units.

Immediately afterward, relying on their superior firepower, everyone carried out individual targeted killings; in not much time, they had actually wiped out most of the Testers' units, and this situation could already be described as complete suppression.

"Tsk, we should retreat, or else we'll really be done for here." The Cleanser's condition was now extremely disheveled, with bullet marks all over her body, and even one of her arms had been broken off at some point.

"Heh, do you think they'll let us go? As I told you before, today we're going to be wiped out." The Tester said, "Moreover, we can't leave now; when they arrived they already sealed off the outpost, and do you think they'll give us a chance to prepare a teleport?"

"Mm... really a headache." The Cleanser rolled her eyes, "Then let this all end quickly; I'm not a madman like the Purifiers."

"Heh, her days are now far more carefree than yours." The Tester laughed, saying, "Then let's make one final charge, unleashing all our power, at least inflicting some damage on them."

"That's exactly what I mean; although I will die once, I must make my death worthwhile. If you want my life, you'll have to pay a price."

The Cleanser laughed maniacally, then, facing the incessant artillery fire aimed at her, she surged forward with all her strength; a strange light continuously emanated from her body, and this state aroused the vigilance of Wuzang and the others.

"Everyone, quickly stay away from the Cleanser; her condition is very abnormal!" Wuzang shouted over the public channel.

"Yes." The people attacking the Cleanser hurriedly retreated, but in that advance and withdrawal, the distance between the Cleanser and everyone had already become very close.

"Hmph, too late! Since you want my life, you must inevitably pay the same price; accept the baptism of thunder, you warships!"

The Cleanser said this while simultaneously rushing at top speed toward the shipgirls; the light on her body grew ever more blinding. Finally, this light approached the critical point and suddenly began to burst outward.

"Boom!"

In the sea area of the outpost, a earth‑shattering explosion rang out; flames and spray, following the blast's aftershock, spread out and fiercely struck the retreating shipgirls.

Although we had already sensed it and prepared a defensive stance, we still underestimated the self‑destruct power of the Siren elite humanoids. The surrounding shipgirls, caught in the blast's aftershock, were violently hurled outward, flying far through the sky before heavily crashing onto the sea surface.

Even those far from the blast's center, like Zhang Men and the others, involuntarily halted their movements to block the aftershock; yet even so, they were still pushed by the aftershock, drifting tens of meters across the sea surface—knowing that they are currently engaged in battle with the Testers, and the distance to the Cleanser is at least several kilometers.

"How are you all!" Zhang Men hurriedly called over the communicator, but there was no immediate reply from the other side.

Only after a period of time did Wuzang's voice come through the communicator.

"It's fine; most people are in moderate damage condition, a few nearby destroyers and light cruisers have lost combat capability, but fortunately no one has died."

"That's for the best." Zhang Men breathed a sigh of relief; this operation was originally carried out behind his commander's back, an autonomous action of the Sakura Empire.

If this operation caused unexpected casualties, we would be absolutely unable to explain it to our commander. Although battle injuries are unavoidable, in Qin Ge's dictionary there is absolutely no room for sacrifice.

"Wuzang, please arrange things over there for a moment; our battle is far from over." Zhang Men said.

"Understood, Lady Zhang Men, you also need to watch the Testers over there; if her body starts emitting a strange light, everyone must quickly cease fire and withdraw immediately, lest she self‑destruct like the Cleanser and cause massive losses." Wuzang said.

"Understood, I will pay attention." Zhang Men affirmed.

The two ended the call; Wuzang let out a sigh, looking at his somewhat disheveled uniform, he couldn't help but wryly smile: "After all our calculations, we never expected the Cleanser to finally self‑destruct, and the power of that self‑destruct is surprisingly strong."

However, we had already destroyed several of the Testers' units earlier, yet none of them self‑destructed; could it be that those units lack a self‑destruct setting, and only the main body can self‑destruct?

But obviously now is not the time to think about that; Wuzang immediately came to his senses, began arranging the next rescue work over the area channel, and started gathering the ships still able to fight, preparing to rush to Zhang Men's location.

After all, as Zhang Men said, the battle has not yet ended, and it is not yet time to clean up the battlefield; we must simultaneously improve rescue efforts and promptly reach the next battlefield.

Soon, the shipgirls in this sea area that could still fight began to gather, while those unable to fight started search‑and‑rescue work, cooperating together with Phoenix Soaring to provide temporary battlefield medical treatment for everyone.

After using several emergency repair devices, the shipgirls that retained combat capability had already recovered most of their fighting strength, and then, under Wuzang's leadership, they rushed toward the direction where the Testers were located.

The sky gradually darkened; this battle had already lasted a full day. A huge moon appeared above the sea and sky, and through the thick smoke over the sea surface it shed cold moonlight upon the water.

This should have been a very beautiful scene, but under the current circumstances it appears somewhat desolate.

After all, moonlight always accompanies silence, yet the sea surface is anything but quiet now; booming shells, like meteors in the night sky, continually streak toward where the Testers are located.

As the other Executors and enforcers in the outpost of this sea area were annihilated, the firepower directed at the Testers grew ever stronger.

And this battle is visibly approaching its end.