Chapter 185: We Do A Little Trolling
Her data core constructed a comprehensive analysis model of the bird, running thorough diagnostic scans. [No abnormalities detected].
'It's just an ordinary bird. '.
"Forget it, no need to overthink about this. Let's give them all a proper beating."
"All units, attention! The moment the enemy enters firing range, open fire immediately."
The Purifier issued her commands while the fortress's defense systems locked onto the incoming ship girls with mechanical precision.
As they crossed the defensive perimeter, massive cannons and towers erupted in coordinated assault. Dense volleys of missiles, shells, and torpedoes launched in spreading patterns toward the ship girls, while brilliant pulse beams, annihilation rays, and other energy weapons illuminated the dark void with deadly radiance.
"You think you can conquer this fortress with such a pitiful force? I'll show you what true cruelty looks like!"
"Once you fall into my hands, I'll discipline you a hundred times, no, actually eight hundred times Ha-ha-ha!"
The Purifier's eyes gleamed with malicious anticipation as she fantasized about capturing these ship girls, tying them all up, tickling their feet, and spanking their bottoms.
She'd make them personally experience her evil and terror, ensuring they'd learn never to provoke the Purifier again.
Meanwhile, the ship girls pressed their attack with Taihou charging at the formation's spearhead, her Empire-upgraded thrusters dramatically boosting her velocity.
"Strike detected," a crimson alert flashed in Taihou's visual display.
"Enemy firepower is intense, everyone, be careful. If things go south, retreat immediately. Don't get caught up in prolonged engagement."
Taihou cautioned the other ship girls, receiving a coordinated "Understood!" in response.
The ship girls deployed their rigging and activated energy shields as the fortress's energy weapons released incredibly dense beam patterns.
Artillery bombardment capable of leveling cities struck their defensive barriers, creating rippling distortions across the energy fields. At the same time, they weathered the fierce enemy barrage and unleashed their own enhanced firepower upon the unmanned fleet.
The battle instantly reached white-hot intensity with violent energy discharges filling every cubic meter of space. Massive explosions erupted periodically, emitting light far brighter than dying stars as the void transformed into a lethal maze of crisscrossing lasers and projectile streams.
"Mister Raven, please stay close to me," Taihou called to the raven perched on her shoulder, who seemed determined to nuzzle against her cheek.
She couldn't understand why this bird constantly tried to snuggle against a ship girl's face and apparently enjoyed burying his head in warm, soft places.
'What a perverted little rascal.' Not that Taihou particularly minded, after all, Mister Raven was small and undeniably cute.
Dense artillery fire enveloped the void while energy beams intertwined, creating brief but brilliant cascades of light.
The Siren fortress's firepower proved extremely fierce, and with defense protocols activated, the fortress's foundry facilities began operating at full capacity, mass-producing weapons and ammunition, assembling disposable attack craft, and even salvaging destroyed warships for rapid reconstruction.
"It seems following the mechanical ascension path always involves battlefield recycling," the raven observed, watching destroyed Siren vessels being teleported away from the combat zone.
Sirens and ship girls represented entirely different technological philosophies. Ship girls were endowed with human consciousness and wisdom, while some Sirens possessed similar attributes but ultimately served a collective mechanical will, an alternative form of technological transcendence.
Most of their mass-produced vessels and subordinate units remained machines without self-awareness.
The Siren fortress's defensive fleet was terrifying in sheer numbers, with destroyed vessels being transported back to the foundries for repair and rapid redeployment.
However, the ship girls, enhanced with Imperial technology, saw their combat effectiveness skyrocket dramatically.
Those unmanned warships and fighters proved no match, being systematically torn apart by ship-slaying blades or overwhelmed by superior firepower. Vessel after vessel exploded in brilliant cascades, their detonating energy cores shining like newborn stars.
"These guys seem to have gotten stronger than before!" the Purifier observed with surprise, but soon a predatory smile spread across her features.
"Finally! This is getting interesting. Crushing victories are so boring."
"Time for me to join the fun. These fools need to experience the terror of facing a truly powerful individual. Prepare to taste fear and despair, Ha-ha-ha!"
The Purifier manifested her rigging with theatrical flair as a space shark, and numerous weapon systems materialized behind her. She opened a teleportation channel directly into the chaotic battlefield, her dramatic entrance bringing momentary stillness to the conflict.
All ship girls turned their attention toward her imposing figure.
"You foolish little—"
Her boastful declaration was cut short by incoming fire.
A beam cannon struck with precise timing, her defensive force field activating automatically to nullify the energy blast's damage, but the tremendous kinetic impact still sent her hurtling tens of thousands of kilometers before she could stabilize her position.
"You despicable, shameless bunch! Do you have no manners? How dare you attack while someone is delivering their dramatic speech!"
The Purifier clenched her fists in outrage, absolutely determined to capture these insolent ship girls and torment them eight hundred times over!
"Too much talking," Friedrich der Grosse stated flatly.
She teleported to a position roughly two thousand kilometers from the Purifier, extending one slender, pale hand as terrifying energy condensed in her palm with controlled precision.
BOOM!
An invisible ripple erupted outward while an extraordinarily brilliant beam burst forth instantaneously, slicing through space itself as it targeted the Purifier directly.
The Purifier crossed her arms defensively, channeling energy into her protective barriers. Still, the impact sent her careening hundreds of thousands of kilometers through space, smashing through countless stellar debris fragments.
"Alright, now really you made me angry!" she shouted, her hair whipping around her in fury.
Her entire form erupted with crackling black and red energy while the rigging behind her shimmered ominously, and her mechanical shark companion roared its challenge.
Friedrich der Grosse's figure flickered, and the next instant she materialized directly beside the Purifier. She extended both hands, generating an invisible fluctuation that instantly dissipated the Purifier's gathered energy.
The Purifier's eyes widened in shock, unable to comprehend the technique.
"How did you—"
Before she could complete her question, transparent spatial barriers formed a cube around her, trapping the Siren commander completely.
"I didn't even use my full power, and you're already defeated," Friedrich der Grosse commented with understated casualness, making a theatrical gesture of dusting off nonexistent debris from her uniform.
The Purifier pounded frantically against the transparent spatial prison, attempting to blast her way free, but all efforts proved futile.
Without their commander's coordination, the Siren fortress's defensive systems and unmanned vessels posed minimal threat to the enhanced ship girls. Within minutes, they breached the fortress, shut down the Siren control networks, and rendered the installation's operations completely paralyzed.
The Purifier found herself captured and restrained with specialized energy bindings, her power suppressed to prevent her from accessing her devastating weapons systems.
The raven hopped onto the Purifier's head, gripping her ponytail with his claws in a distinctly undignified manner.
"Time to thoroughly humiliate this silly big-eyed cutie," Raven declared with obvious satisfaction.
"I'm not silly! Don't let me escape, or I'll definitely kill you, you annoying bird!" the Purifier shouted defiantly.
"Still acting tough, Aye? Seems I'll have to use some special methods on you," Raven replied smugly. "Let me properly discipline you eight hundred times; that should be sufficient."
The Purifier paused, struck by sudden recognition. Those words sounded extremely familiar! Weren't those her exact lines from earlier?
Damn it! This perverted bird was just like her!
Surely he wouldn't hang her up, tickle her feet, and spank her bottom... would he?!
After paralyzing the Siren fortress and retrieving crucial core components, the ship girls returned to their home port with their captured prize.
The Purifier's capture caused an immediate sensation as countless ship girls and commanders flocked to witness what a Siren actually looked like up close. Despite their prolonged conflict, they had never successfully captured an intelligent enemy individual.
Taihou and her strike group found themselves surrounded three layers deep, making movement nearly impossible.
Being stared at by so many curious eyes, the Purifier blushed so intensely it looked as though blood might drip from her cheeks.
This was too shameful.
[End of Chapter]
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