Starting from the Planetary Governor

Chapter 1045: Chapter 568, Actions Inside the Ship_2

The Protection Army on the ship quickly reacted, starting to eradicate the heroic spirits here.

They certainly couldn’t hold on for long, but when Alfonso’s Protection Army set their sights on them and took action, their goal was actually already achieved.

However, the commanders of the Protection Army were no fools. They would soon realize that the heroic spirits they eradicated were insufficient in combat strength and numbers to annihilate those patrols, not allowing a single survivor or any information to be transmitted.

Furthermore, the Phoenix’s actions hadn’t stopped, and in areas far from here, there were still patrols that needed resolving. Their disappearance would further alert the enemy.

The Protection Army would sooner or later become suspicious and speculate that a formidable force had arrived, using the increased area of patrol disappearance to roughly judge what this force intended to do.

However, they couldn’t stop acting just because the enemy would eventually find out.

Any delay in discovery was worthwhile.

And in fact, the Protection Army’s commander wouldn’t solve the problem of patrol disappearance before the Phoenix were discovered.

Before that, the Phoenix faced a problem that required them to reveal themselves.

The Heroic Spirit Officer Leveille reported to Matins that the staircase in front of them was the only road to the next level. To reach the floor named ’Protozoa Room,’ which was their mission’s target, this way was the fastest.

If they didn’t take this route, detouring would take a long time with unknown risks.

After all, they were getting increasingly closer to the ’Protozoa Room.’

This was a massive and grand staircase, about forty meters wide. It stood over thirty meters high, adorned with numerous sculptures, and at its end had three arched gates with various reliefs, very imposing.

This place was an important node crossing multiple areas, and on the ship likely had a religious, ceremonial significance. Recesses in the stone of the archway held braziers; both sides of the stairway had steel columns about a meter high, also with braziers.

These braziers seemed to burn some type of special incense, with an oily smell.

Ordinary people wouldn’t find it pleasant, but those who like machinery probably would.

Here, the enemy had heavily stationed troops. No matter what happened in other areas, the guards at this archway were not redeployed.

The numbers stationed weren’t particularly large. Behind the archway, on the stairs, and the small plaza before the stairs seemed expansive but was ultimately a singular area, with about two hundred guards.

But all of them were elite mecha soldiers.

Each stood over two and a half meters tall, painted in the traditional Alfonso Sect black and red colors.

These so-called ’Deadslave Mecha Soldiers’ should not be underestimated. According to design standards, their automated machinery strength was developed to match the Interstellar Warrior Powered Armor.

Although mass production might not reach the original level, and inside they were controlled by only half-brained spine cyber servants, they indeed functioned similarly to Interstellar Warriors, driving machines by mind and instinct.

At the very least, they possessed the equivalent strength of the Alliance Army’s Glory Guard Corps.

This was not something to be treated lightly.

Moreover, among the Deadslave Mecha Soldiers were some big players.

For example, upgraded versions of Deadslave Mecha, ’Iron Male Mecha’ designed against the Terminator Power Armor;

The four-meter tall, slender ’Dragon Cavalry,’ whose operators were elite Protection Army warriors wielding laser lances powerful enough to shatter Power Armor with a single blow;

Most outrageous were the twenty ’Serpent Mecha Soldiers,’ with skull-like mechanical heads and their bodies resembling giant steel serpents half raised. Each of the seven or eight arms emanating from the torso was equipped with different weapons.

The first platoon to arrive didn’t act rashly, hiding around a distant corridor corner, awaiting the arrival of a platoon personally led by Matins.

Seeing the situation through Leveille, Matins decided there was no need to wait further.

Gathering more forces would take time, and even with more troops, the battlefield environment was limited, making deployment difficult.

So they moved directly.

First up were the Intelligence and Technical Sergeants.

They attempted information blockade.

But this time, they failed.

Behind those three arched gates seemed to have a high-powered signal device. When the Phoenix acted, it was disrupted, unstable but enough to alert the guards.

Several Mechanical Priests immediately began repairs, reporting the situation outside. Meanwhile, the entire guard unit became vigilant.

The Phoenix’s Intelligence Director, Henrik Larson, somewhat embarrassingly reported to Matins that they needed at most one minute to cut off communication with the outside.

But Matins decided not to wait even this minute.

It was meaningless.

The enemy was already on alert, and had even reported the abnormal situation, waiting longer would likely invite enemy reinforcements.

Strike early.

With an order, the Phoenix charged from their hidden corner.

Of course, not all two hundred charged at once. In a narrow environment, a dense assault would be inviting disaster.

The first wave consisted only of twelve Iron Cavalry Terminators.

They charged in pairs, spaced over six meters apart, with the first three rows equipped not only with mini shield generators but also carrying two-meter-high heavy giant shields.

A hole was left in the upper right of the shields for the muzzle of an explosive gun; an observation window allowed them to see the situation ahead while protecting their heads.

Six Terminator Warriors charged with giant shields, drawing the guards’ attention and coming under concentrated fire.

The enemy’s firepower was fierce, particularly the beams from the Dragon Cavalry’s laser lances and lightning shots from the Serpent Mecha, posing great threats.

Not to mention, the Deadslave Mecha’s explosive guns weren’t weak.

Without cover, unable to dodge, they relied on giant shields and energy shields to withstand.

Such intense concentrated fire, even the most heavily armored Interstellar Warriors with the heaviest shields and energy shields couldn’t withstand.

Three heavy shield warriors fell in quick succession.

But during this time, the three rows behind, Phoenix Warriors shouldering rocket pods, fired all their rocket reserves, aiming not for hit rates but coverage, enveloping the enemy.

The rocket cover wasn’t enough to eliminate the enemy, not even injure particularly many. But it slightly disrupted the enemy’s concentrated fire, allowing the remaining three heavy shield warriors to crash into the enemy ranks.

The heavy shield warriors threw down their explosive guns, wielded a one-handed powered warhammer, and smashed forward.

Under their cover, the six Terminators who dropped their rocket pods joined the melee with powered swords.

Then the next moment,

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