Solar System.
Near Saturn, a gigantic gas planet with a beautiful 'halo,' a battle, not exactly fierce, was unfolding.
Zooming in, a twenty-five-kilometer-diameter disc-shaped spacecraft was 'stranded' due to a penetrating damage.
Having lost power, the spacecraft was easily affected by gravity and was slowly falling towards Saturn.
Furthermore, the real battlefield was not far in front of this spacecraft.
From a distance, one could only see countless red, blue, and green beams of light darting around, like colorful 'meteors.'
The so-called 'meteors' were actually the effects produced when thousands of fighter jets engaged in combat, attacking each other.
Those blue beams of light were actually fired from the autocannons of F-X and Viking fighters.
Since Umbrella's research into Gauss weapons matured, the fleet's carrier-based aircraft autocannons were replaced from the original GAU series with Gauss Spike Cannons.
Both F-X and Viking fighters were equipped with 20mm caliber Gauss autocannons.
Moreover, the transformable Viking fighters, when transformed into mech mode, used 12mm caliber rotating Gauss cannons.
However, due to being in a space battlefield, the Viking fighters were unable to display their mech form.
Red beams came from the particle beam weapons of battlecruisers; although the fleet could no longer attack the disc-shaped spacecraft, they could still support the fighter squadrons.
As for green…
It was the 'autocannon' of the Reaper race's fighters.
The weapon technology mastered by the Reapers was different from Umbrella's; their directed energy weapons were more like 'plasma.'
And they could generate such high-energy weapons at the size of a fighter jet, indicating their energy weapon technology was more mature.
However, the F-X and Viking fighters had far superior maneuverability compared to Reaper fighters; there was no comparison between the two.
Although Reaper fighters possessed energy shields, they could be shot down with just 10 to 20 rounds of 20mm spike rounds.
As a Godbody squadron deployed together, their performance was the most striking in this 'naval battle.'
Myron, gripping a 144mm rotating Gauss cannon with both hands, piloted his Godbody in a rapid advance, completely ignoring the attacks from the Reaper fighters.
This was because Cortana, the Blue Team's AI, was assisting Myron in controlling the mechanical arm, using a giant shield to block the harmless green beams.
What's more, every Godbody possessed an energy shield, something Reaper fighters simply couldn't penetrate.
Myron passed through the intense combat zone and arrived near the 'precarious' disc-shaped spacecraft.
He aimed the rotating Gauss cannon at the squadron of Reaper fighters about to enter the combat zone, and then…
Ri-ta-ta-ta!
Boom—! Boom—!
If sound could travel in a vacuum, one would hear the fierce roar of the rotating Gauss cannon and continuous explosions.
More than half of the incoming Reaper reinforcements were instantly wiped out by Myron's 144mm rotating autocannon.
At this moment, William, leading John and Carl, also arrived at the scene.
Inside the cockpit:
Selina had marked a large number of red dot targets on the left screen, and William was controlling his Godbody, wielding two short-barreled Gauss cannons, eliminating those targets one by one.
At the same time, four remote weapons appeared in the screen's view, rapidly flying towards the enemy aircraft swarm.
Whoosh!
Boom!
The giant remote weapons instantly formed a 'laser net,' penetrating the energy shields of the Reaper fighters, and all enemy aircraft within the 'net' were destroyed.
Click—!
The right screen reminded William to reload.
However, he chose not to replace the Gauss cannon's magazine; instead, he re-holstered both 'guns' to his waist and raised his hands to grasp the two giant ship-slaying swords holstered on his right side.
Hum—! x2
William activated both ship-slaying swords, and pink electricity surged along their blades.
Then he said calmly to Selina: "Selina, assist me in controlling the Godbody."
"Yes, Boss."
As the two conversed, the enemy aircraft on the screen were about to pass by.
But William had no intention of letting that enemy aircraft go.
Screech—!
A ten-meter-long Reaper fighter, encountering a one-hundred-thirty-meter-long ship-slaying sword, ended up 'sliced in two.'
Regardless of whether it had an energy shield.
130 meters vs. 10 meters, the result was obvious.
Size is indeed the ultimate truth.
Coupled with Selina's operational assistance, William could focus more on controlling the ship-slaying swords and remote weapons.
From the bridges of Umbrella's various ships, William's Godbody, within the enemy aircraft swarm, was like an 'invincible' presence.
Although William had not undergone modification surgery, his physical qualities were no different from a Spartan's, and in some aspects, even superior to a Spartan's.
Of course.
It wasn't just William; John, Myron, Carl, and the White and Black Teams behind them also eliminated those small and slow Reaper fighters with a single shot or a single slice.
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After breaking through the enemy's interception net.
William, inside the cockpit, looked at the giant disc-shaped spacecraft, now within arm's reach, through the screen and calmly ordered: "Spartan White Team and Black Team, assist our fighters in annihilating the enemy aircraft outside. Blue Team, follow me into the enemy spaceship."
"Yes, Boss."
As he issued the command, William merged the two ship-slaying swords in his Godbody's hands into one super-giant ship-slaying sword.
Then he swung it towards the disc-shaped spacecraft, which no longer had energy shield protection.
Boom—!
Screech—!
William swung the giant ship-slaying sword in an X-shape, successfully cutting open the disc-shaped spacecraft's outer hull.
Immediately after, he separated the two swords again, disconnected them from the fusion reactor, and re-holstered them to his right side.
And ordered: "Myron, kick this open for me."
"Leave it to me!"
Receiving the instruction, Myron piloted his Godbody next to William, hanging the rotating autocannon on the right side of the thruster.
He swung his freed hands towards the center of the X-cut, and with his sheer strength and the assistance of the thrusters, he quickly completely dismantled the disc-shaped spacecraft's outer hull.
Through the screen, William looked inside the disc-shaped spacecraft.
He saw that it seemed to have its own ecosystem, emitting a faint, eerie green glow.
Even with the outer hull of the disc-shaped spacecraft ruptured, the internal pressure seemed to remain stable, indicating that the Reapers' technology was not entirely useless.
"Follow me."
"Yes." (x3)
Subsequently, William led the three members of Blue Team into the disc-shaped spacecraft.
After flying for some time, they found no enemy aircraft attempting to stop them.
Seeing this, William said to Selina, who stood in front of him: "Selina, prepare to infiltrate their system."
Selina, glowing with a faint blue light, responded: "Already doing it, Boss."
"Boss."
At this moment, Cortana, who was deployed with John, reported: "The fleet has successfully annihilated all enemy aircraft outside and is preparing to approach this spaceship."
"Very good." William nodded slightly and continued: "Cortana, you assist in compiling casualty statistics; Selina is tied up right now."
"Yes."
"Also, notify the fleet to prepare to salvage this disabled spaceship; they still have a lot of good technology."
"Yes."
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