Legacy Fleet: Avenger (Kindle Worlds) (The First Swarm War Book 2) by Chris Pourteau

Author:Chris Pourteau [Pourteau, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2016-11-14T05:00:00+00:00

The comms traffic was thinner but more desperate for that fact. Fewer voices competed for bandwidth.

But the strategy’s working, thought Laz as he barrel-rolled out of Swarm gunsights. Enemy laser fire spotted his left wing, and he felt the sudden imbalance in his maneuverability. Another X-23 took out his attacker.

“Scorch one cumrat. Geez, Boss, you’re supposed to be good at flying, right?” taunted Ballbreaker.

“I see how you got your name,” he groused back. “And thanks.”

But the strategy was working. Getting in among the big carriers had them lasting longer against the enemy than they would have in open space, and they were leading the Swarm fighters away from their transports. At least when we’re finally all dead, it’ll take ’em longer to get back to Heroic, Laz thought sarcastically.

A massive shadow stretched over his canopy. For a moment, he thought he’d swung too close to one of the enemy carriers. Then he saw the familiar running lights as a hail of slugs smart-targeted a handful of Swarm fighters around him. To him, the explosions shone like fireworks celebrating a holiday.

“CAG, this is Actual,” came Noah Preble’s rock-solid voice. “Try to stay out of our firing solution, would you?”

Laz smiled as the warship’s mag-rail guns shot death from their spinning barrels. He knew he ought to enjoy the moment while it lasted. Because it wouldn’t last long. Ask and ye shall receive, Little John had said. Okay, I’d like a miracle wherein all three Swarm ships spontaneously phase into another dimension.

Instead, heavy green laser fire burned past him, targeting the tungsten hull of Independence. But the Indy seemed to shrug it off as she crawled forward, her mag-rails now striking the lead carrier.

“All fighters, this is the CAG. Momma Bear has joined the fight.”

“About time!”

“Stow that, Chopper!” said Laz. “New mission: support the Indy by keeping those fighters off her back.” Experience told him the Swarm pilots would refocus their own mission now to protect the carriers. And their primary targets would be the Indy’s mag-rail batteries. Without those, her lasers couldn’t penetrate that damned mystery metal lining the enemy’s hull. “Prioritize the enemy squadrons targeting the Indy’s broadside batteries.”

“So, all of them, then?”

“Yes, Assman. All of them, then.”

A Swarm fighter flew right into his crosshairs, and without even aiming, Laz turned it into a fireball.

One down, a thousand to go.

His X-23 shuddered with enemy fire raking his tail. He jogged right, testing the limits of his g-force compensators.

And the hits just keep on coming.

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