Defiance of the Fall 11: A LitRPG Adventure by TheFirstDefier & JF Brink

Author:TheFirstDefier & JF Brink [Brink, JF]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aethon Books
Published: 2023-10-31T16:00:00+00:00

40

MAIDEN VOYAGE

“Amazing,” Ogras whispered.

Even Zac was moved as they looked up at the huge, dark grey Cosmic Vessel floating in front of them. His Cosmic Vessel.

It wasn’t as big as some of the ships he’d seen in the Void Gate nor as awe-inspiring as the three models he had to pick from for his quest reward. But it was clearly of a far superior make compared to the thing that flew his squad to the Void Star, or even the Technocrat’s Little Bean, for that matter.

“A decent little skipper,” Karunthel hummed with a satisfied nod. “Feels good to build items for adults, finally.”

The vessel looked far blockier and utilitarian than the Yphelion’s sleek catamaran design, yet it emitted an undeniable aura of power and vigor. It was of the common, squarish oblong shapes, which widened slightly at the end to give room for the powerful array thrusters. Its front didn’t end in a cockpit or a viewing deck, but with five nasty spikes arranged in a circle.

The longest one in the middle was almost fifty meters long, and Zac felt his heart shudder as he looked at the engravings covering it. This was one of the other benefits of upgrading his shipyard—weaponry. The old vessels Zac had access to before upgrading the shipyard barely had any weaponry to speak of, but these army vessels packed quite the punch.

“This is the main energy battery, with four more deployable across its bodice,” Karunthel said as he followed Zac’s gaze. “These models of yours are pretty good. We call the main cannon a Wave Signature Tower. On the surface, it looks like a common pure energy weapon that you’d see anywhere. But it has an interesting twist. It isn’t just releasing raw energy at your enemy—it is encoded with thousands of hidden patterns.”

“Patterns?” Ogras repeated.

“Following certain concepts on how energy works and reacts when under pressure,” the spider golem explained. “Simply put, you can consider these patterns as array breakers. The Wave Signature Tower will blast an enemy’s shield with a rapid burst of array breaking attempts and record the result.

“Then, it’ll adjust all your energy weaponry based on the results. Larger fleets can pool their data for greater efficiency. At worst, it will find a pattern that will cause more damage and drain the enemy’s energy faster than the others. At best, it will find one that will directly destabilize the enemy’s shielding and blast right through.”

“That powerful?” Zac said with surprise.

“Well, most decent vessels have protective measures against these kinds of brute-forcing attempts. But this is the frontier where Cosmic Vessels are essentially floating trashcans. I doubt too many here have countermeasures against a technique like this.” Karunthel grinned.

“Is the vessel equipped with single-use weaponry as well?” Ogras asked expectantly.

“Alas, no,” Karunthel sighed. “Restrictions and whatnot. So, no good old bombs. However—”

Ten smaller vessels floated out from chutes at the ship’s midsection the next moment.

“The Starflash is not like the Wingstorm with its huge array of unmanned drones,” Karunthel explained. “It still carries 100 of these things.

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