"Are you ready?" Adam asked as he entered Spector's cockpit and took his seat.
"Affirmative, all necessary calculations have been made and the seismic charges are loaded and ready for deployment," Spector replied as a holographic display appeared before Adam that showed the flight path he needed to take.
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Here we go.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Boom baby, I can't wait.]
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): I can't believe he's seriously doing this.]
[Whostolemyduck (Earth): You still think it's impossible for him to pull off?]
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): Yup.]
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Let's find out. Streamer, please don't start for three minutes.]
"Why?" Adam asked before a notification suddenly appeared that answered the question."
[[Notification: [Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Has initiated a stream betting pool]]
[[Stream betting pool Info: Can the streamer successfully pull off his plan?]]
[[Stream betting pool rules: Choose either Yes or No.]]
[[Winnings Breakdown: Even split between those who got the right answer]]
[[Time remaining for choosing: 02:59:59]]
[Banguela007 (Vinox 3): Now we're talking.]
[HackerSu (Trillion): These are the only good ideas you have.]
[MerceadAnderson (Palaxia): What are you betting, babe?]
[Lizziethetruepower (Palalxia): Stop trying to kiss up to me so you can get back into my bed. If you're gonna bet, just bet.]
[MerceadAnderson (Palaxia): 😭]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Terrana Five): Let the fun begin.]
[Thewhitesoverign (Spector): Oh oh oh, I want to play.]
[Beczontop (Terrana 5): Of course, he can pull it off.]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): I'm so annoyed that I can't partake in these bets.]
[Viewers from Earth: Same]
[Tessisdabest (Terrana 5): 😮💨 I don't suppose there's any way I can persuade you not to do this, is there, streamer?]
"Afraid not, your people from the TISF have pushed me too far, and they need to learn that, unlike others, I won't take this lying down."
[Tessisdabest (Terrana 5): I understand.]
Soon, three minutes passed.
[[Time remaining for choosing: 00:00:01]]
[[Time remaining for choosing: 00:00:00]]
[[Stream betting pool closed, the results are as follows.]]
[[Yes bets: 7%]]
[[No bets: 93%]]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Talk about one-sided.]
[1000yearsofdeath (Earth): It seems that almost everyone wants you to die. Kekeke.]
[Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): It's not that we want him to die, it's the fact that we're not betting on something that's guaranteed to lose us money.]
[adg (Indigo Station): What Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage said is logical and makes perfect sense.]
[Tessisdabest (Terrana 5): Only if the streamer doesn't have something up his sleeve.]
"Let's begin, condition red."
"Affirmative," Spector replied through the ship's intercom in the cockpit before broadcasting throughout the entire ship.
[[Activating Condition Red]]
[[Cloack deactivated]]
[[Energy output to optimal levels]]
[[Weapons systems online]]
[[Defensive systems online]]
[[Shields to maximum]]
The chat watched as Spector became visible after it deactivated the cloak, and Adam increased the speed, causing it to fly towards the TISF cruiser even faster.
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"Captain ship de-cloaking directly ahead." The sensor officer on the bridge of the TISF suddenly said.
The captain looked at the viewscreen and saw the ship they had been hunting appearing out of midair as it flew towards them.
"Why are they so close? Also, are they moving to attack us?" The captain asked in surprise.
"That appears to be the case, sir."
"Thier mad, weapons control. Remember to disable and not destroy."
"Yes, sir."
"This will be over soon enough." The captain said gloatingly.
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"He's charging a cruiser with only a medium-class ship, is he mad?" One of Emperor Daniel's wives asked.
"He can't seriously be thinking of attacking, can he?" One of the children asked in return.
"Oh no." Victoria said with despair before she said angrily, "Daniel, fix this before we end up in a war that could doom our race."
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The cruiser started to open fire on Spector with its laser cannons, causing Adam to engage evasive manoeuvres as he used Spector's manoeuvrability to avoid the majority of the shots.
[Superior4horns (Vinox 3): He needs to do this quickly; the other ships are repositioning to fire at him in a way that they wont hit the cruiser.]
Thankfully, Spector was already decently close to the cruiser by the time they de-cloaked and so did not have far to fly before Adam put his plan into action.
"Ready the launcher."
"Affirmative, launcher standing by."
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): Launcher? 🫤]
[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): I thought you said seismic charges can't be launched; they have to be deployed.]
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): They do, because of the sensitive nature of bombs, no race has yet been able to develop a launcher that doesn't cause the bomb to prematurely explode once it's fired.]
[1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Prematurely explode once it's fired, that's what she said. Kekeke.]
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): Good one. Kekeke.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Yeah, she probably did say it to you two, no wonder you're both single.]
[1000yearsofdeath (Earth): ...]
[Handsome3horns (Vinox 2): …]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Ohhh, burn. 🔥]
[Rest of the chat: 🔥]
"Spector, you're in control of the launch timings since they have to be exact."
"Affirmative."
With Spector's anti-gravity drive, Adam could make sharp, erratic manoeuvres without having to worry about g-forces hitting him or anyone else on the ship. Because of this, once Adam reached the cruiser, he put Spector into an erratic spin that spun both horizontally and vertically.
The chat watched as objects started to fire out rapidly in different directions from the spinning Spector until six of them had been launched.
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): …]
[1000yearsofdeath (Earth): Was the great and knowledgeable Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage wrong? Kekeke]
"Six of the seismic charges have been launched."
After Spector reported this, Adam stopped Spector's erratic spin before having her fly straight up and away from the cruiser and other ships that had just begun to open fire on them while saying, "Launch the final seismic charge, then transfer all power from everything except life support and the shield to the anti-gravity drive."
"Affirmative."
As Spector finished speaking, the last seismic charge was launched before she suddenly gained a burst of speed that shot her away at a speed far greater than any of the chat had ever witnessed her move.
[Entrash (Hoenn 7): Damn. Look at it go.]
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): How are the g-forces not killing them all, first from the spin and now this?]
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): The anti-gravity drive uses a form of propulsion that does not cause g-forces.]
[Devil_Prince_Asura (Deverinian 9): Are you sure? Keke.]
[Beinglittleisnotadisadvantage (Strathorp 7): …]
With its rapid acceleration of speed, it didn't take long before Spector was clear of the seismic charges, while it easily avoided the incoming laser fire of the other ships.
"Activate," Adam said once they were clear.
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"Captain, several seismic charges have been launched by the enemy ship."
"Do they really believe seismic charges can damage my ship? Have the smaller ships retreat so they're not caught in the gravitational shockwave." The captain replied calmly before asking, "How many were launched?"
"Seven, sir." The sensor operator replied with slight concern.
"Seven?" The captain asked in surprise.
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"Why on Terrana is that ship spinning like that?" One of Emperor Daniel's children asked.
"How are they not killing themselves from g-forces?"
"The ship must have an anti-gravity drive."
"On a ship that small?"
"Look, it's launching something."
"What is it?"
"Seismic charges." A voice suddenly said from the entrance to the large room, making them all look over to see Tessa entering briskly as her long black hair billowed behind her.
"Why use a seismic charge against a cruiser?" Petunia replied in confusion.
"It's not just one seismic charge but seven," Tessa replied.
"He's attacking the TISF?"
"Correction, he's counter-attacking." Tessa replied with a frown before continuing, "Whoever it is that set the TISF against him has officially made him our enemy and is therefore someone I consider a traitor of our race."
"Come now, daughter, is there a need to go so far?" Emperor Daniel asked with a frown.
"Of course, there is father, not only did his intervention bring prominent figures to 'your' celebration, he alone found a hidden pirate base and was instrumental in its destruction. Then there is the fact that he discovered a drug trafficking trade within Trillion's Sky Towers."
"Something we need to seriously discuss, Daniel." Victoria cut in before adding, "Trillion has gone too long without proper oversight."
"What do you mean?" Daniel asked.
"Are you aware that the lower city of Trillion is essentially run by gangs? Even the security there are, in fact, gang members." Victoria replied.
"What?" Daniel replied in surprise.
"It would seem that someone has been pulling the strings beneath your very nose, and the fact that you are completely unaware of this is embarrassing and shameful. I'm starting to think that Grandfather made the wrong decision when he sided with you and should have taken your brother's side instead. Maybe then I would have had a competent husband."
The room went deadly silent for a few moments as Victoria finished speaking.
"Victoria, you go too far," Petunia said angrily after overcoming her surprise.
"On the contrary, I am being lenient. Not only doesn't he know what is really happening in his own empire, but there is even a traitor within his own family; perhaps they are in this very room as we speak. How can such a man be labelled as a competent emperor and leader?
We are all guilty of being incompetent in this regard, myself included; however, unlike our husband, we won't be judged as harshly when people learn of this.
If it wasn't for the appearance of the streamer and his actions, we would have remained blind to this for even longer."
As she finished speaking, everyone's attention was drawn to the holographic screen as a series of explosions came from it.