Chapter 977: Enhancement Modules

Wuzang and the others, facing Feilong's explanation, couldn't help but shout in shock; the Arbiter's strength was already very strong, and now it has been further enhanced—how are we supposed to fight it?

"Genaisenao, you explain to them first; I'll go hold back Siteliankus."

Feilong didn't continue explaining, threw down a sentence, and rushed forward.

Although the ships of the Vanguard Fleet are already very strong now, they still fall short against Siteliankus, because Siteliankus itself is an Arbiter specialized in attacking the Vanguard Fleet, and what's more, she is now loaded with so many enhancement modules.

"We're going too."

Yujin's companions Qinglong, Shanenhuosite, Shancheng, and others also followed Feilong's footsteps.

Their figures instantly vanished before everyone's eyes, directly charging into the artillery fire toward the Arbiter Siteliankus.

"So what's the deal with loading these modules? Why didn't you mention it before?" Wuzang frowned.

"Genaisenao shook his head," "Because we didn't expect it either—those guys from the Arbiter Agency would actually load enhancement modules onto the main body."

"Loading the main body with enhancement modules? Then you mean you've encountered their copies before?" Weineito wondered.

"Yes." Genaisenao nodded, "The Arbiters of the Arbiter Agency and the Antikes of the Experimental Agency are different; they can be said to be iterated products."

The Antikes' consciousness exists within the mainframe; that is, what usually appears before you is merely an armed individual formed by the Antikes using a chassis to carry its consciousness.

Meanwhile, the Arbiter is closer to a warship, using the principles of a warship to conduct consciousness, construct and cultivate, resulting in an individual. Unlike a warship, she does not have to respect historical consciousness; it is more of an artificial shaping.

This thus provides more operational space and individual growth directions. Therefore, no matter which Arbiter you encounter, they are all very unique, each possessing unique abilities, yet due to the shaping reasons they can complement each other.

Because of their nature, they cannot use various chassis like the Antikes do. The appearance of copies is like your warships' counterfeits—possessing traits but lacking consciousness.

But even these copies possess power far beyond that of ordinary warships. Moreover, on this basis, enhancement modules can be loaded, strengthening these copies' power so that it far exceeds that of ordinary Executors, reaching a level just below that of the Arbiters.

However, because these enhancement modules impose a certain burden on the hull, they are usually used on copies; this time Siteliankus brings these enhancement modules, obviously intending an all-out battle, which is why Feilong just said there would be some trouble.

"Bisimai suddenly realized," "Then can these enhancement modules increase its power without limit, until the hull can't bear it?"

"No, the use of any power is not unlimited, including these enhancement modules. Just like the shock‑debut enhancement module that previously amazed you—although it can boost her power by one‑tenth every ten minutes, the module's ceiling is only fifty percent."

While some artillery‑ and lightning‑type enhancement modules provide a smaller boost, roughly thirty percent. Although the increase is significant, they are not unbeatable, especially under the current circumstances.

You've encountered Siteliankus before; I needn't go over her traits again. Now she is much stronger than before—don't meet her attacks head‑on; dodge if you can. It's best to let ships with shield or smoke skills go forward to output, while others just attack from a distance.

Genaisenao explained in detail; these explanations already let Bisimai and the others understand the current situation.

After all, we already knew about the Arbiters before; now we're just supplementing what we already knew.

"I see—meaning Siteliankus is an Arbiter specialized in attacking Vanguard warships, so she doesn't really affect us main battleships, right?" Wuzang asked.

"Not exactly—your impact is just smaller, and you also know Siteliankus has a powerful shield skill. When she finally activates it, you must focus all fire to remove her shield, otherwise you can't consistently damage her." Genaisenao said, "So you must constantly listen to the public comms for information and constantly retain your special skills."

Although you individually aren't as strong as her, your current strength is by no means weak. As long as you concentrate your firepower at one point, even Siteliankus's skills cannot withstand your barrage.

Moreover, besides Siteliankus, Testers have appeared. Our strength will temporarily hold her, so your goal is to take down the Testers as quickly as possible.

If she assists Siteliankus by providing some convenience, then this battle will be very difficult for us to proceed.

"Understood—let's cooperate and take down this Arbiter!" Bisimai nodded.

"Hmm!"

Jet‑black blade qi crisscrossed the sea surface, countless black chains binding Siteliankus's movement direction; shells filled the sky, yet they did not cause any panic on Siteliankus's face.

She had long mastered regional gravity control; fighting Yujin was, to her, just routine.

Obviously, Yujin's numbers are greater than in previous battles, yet her strength is also greater than before.

In front of her, super‑heavy and weightless fields have been stacked; each attack directed at her is pulled by these opposing gravity fields, altering its aim and deflecting the force meant for her main body to the other side.

All we saw were countless explosions rising from around Siteliankus; although these explosions would damage ordinary warships, to Siteliankus they were merely a drizzle.

The fierce battle on the field had already intensified from the start; the clash between Yujin and the Arbiter also reignited in this special sea area of the world.

This time, both sides had no more reservations, simply standing on the positions of the two great forces and engaging in a pure power showdown.

Just as Genaisenao had said earlier, Bisimai, Wuzang, and the others focused all their attention on the Testers not far away.

This is their first joint operation with Yujin, and also the most crucial battle for conquering the Pacific Core Sea Area; they won't let themselves hold back in this fight.

Too many people have poured too much energy into this battle; they don't want to lose, nor are they willing to lose.

"Battlefield, I, Bisimai, have returned!"