Alien Knights

Watching the experimenters put the metal shells on the rails, Todd looked at the empty keel seat behind the railgun, and asked strangely, "Who will be in charge of launching?"

While directing the personnel present to carry out final adjustments, Wayne replied: "I have sent someone to inform the driver of the railgun, and she will come as soon as possible."

Todd was a little surprised: "You mean, not everyone can operate this gun?"

"The controller who fires the electromagnetic gun must connect his body to the keel of the gun body. At the moment of firing, a strong current will pass through the nervous system, and ordinary people simply cannot bear that pain."

Todd was a little curious: "So, who can take on this role?"

"Your Majesty, do you remember? The carrier of the Tesla parasite, the abandoned girl you rescued from the cave—Cosette, she is one of the few pilots who can activate this cannon member."

Todd recalled for a while, and quickly remembered the alien girl who was abandoned by her parents in the cave and waited quietly to die.

Wayne added: "I am now trying to find a way to expand the team of electromagnetic gun drivers. After testing and observation, if the elves in the crusaders receive a series of training and are equipped with suitable equipment, they may be able to achieve operational Railgun request."

Todd nodded, turned around and came to the office area of ​​the laboratory, found a chair and sat down.

The wait was not long.

Soon, Cosette, who was sleepy and still a little confused, was brought into the laboratory by the crusaders.

"Why is it so late..."

Cosette didn't finish her sentence, she caught a glimpse of Todd who was sitting on a chair smiling, and immediately swallowed the second half of the sentence.

Holding a notepad in one hand, Wayne said to Cosette: "Your Majesty is coming to watch the launch of the alien railgun today. Now that the charging is over, it can start at any time. Get ready."

Cosette tried her best to look away from Todd, nodded towards Wayne, and then, led by the crusaders, entered the back room of the laboratory.

Wayne walked to Todd's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, there is an observation platform above the laboratory, where you can watch the launch process, and it is safer. Do you need...?"

Todd stood up from his chair, shook his head and said, "No, I'll just keep it here."

Seeming to have guessed such an answer a long time ago, Wayne shrugged helplessly: "I will follow your will."

A few minutes later, Cosette came out. She was wearing a tights made of special leather and gelatin, with a row of raised round holes in the back for nerve connection, and then she walked in front of the alien railgun , took a deep breath.

I saw her slowly sitting on the seat made of keels, leaning her body back fully, allowing the sharp parasite nerve hooks to pierce the skin on her back.

With a slightly painful expression, Cosette turned towards Wayne and said loudly: "I'm ready!"

Wayne once again confirmed the status of all the equipment to the surrounding staff, and finally nodded and said, "Let's get started."

Cosette stretched out her hands, grabbed the handle at the end of the guide rail of the cannon body, and quietly closed her eyes.

The keel parasite limbs around the seat, like tentacles with life, slowly stretched, extended, and closed, and finally wrapped Cosette in it, forming a closed cockpit connected with the railgun.

Then, two keel guide rails tens of meters long, accompanied by a slight buzzing sound, began to rise slowly and aimed at the wall at the end of the laboratory.

Wayne said to the experimenter at this time: "Open the gate!"

The sound of heavy hinges sounded in the empty hall. The wall at the end of the laboratory was controlled by a hidden mechanism, and it rose and opened little by little, and the outdoor scenery gradually appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

The laboratory built in the mountains faced the sea directly after raising the gate, and the sound of raging waves and violent wind swept out from the outside, which sounded deafening.

Wayne ordered again: "Correct the target!"

Several light-gathering aliens wearing keel armor used the density ruler and optical prism to lock the launch target to an isolated island about 8 kilometers away from the laboratory. After repeated calibrations, they reported back: "The target data has been sent back To the cockpit!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the alien railgun driven by Cosette slowly moved the muzzle under the movement of the keel joints, and finally locked on the target.

Seeing that all preparations were over, Wayne loudly issued the last order: "Launch!"

The flickering blue light on the surface of the alien railgun became brighter and faster, and at the end, the whole cannon seemed to lose its original color, and became an extremely dazzling object that could not be seen directly by the naked eye. blue sun.

The sound of electromagnetic thunderstorms filled the entire space, hitting everyone's eardrums like a violent storm, completely suppressing the sound of waves and wind outside.

In the entire huge laboratory, the only thing that can be heard is the increasingly sharp and high-pitched electromagnetic energy.

In just one ten-thousandth of a second, a flash of light comparable to the explosion of sunspots exploded from the body of the alien railgun.

A beam of objects approaching the speed of light shot out from the muzzle and disappeared in an instant.

Almost at the same time, a dull and huge explosion, accompanied by a slight shaking of the ground, shook the entire Muxi City.

Compared with those affected by the flashes and sounds, Todd was the first to return to normal.

He walked to the gate at the end of the laboratory and looked towards the isolated island that was the target in the distance.

The island, which was originally nearly a thousand square meters in size... disappeared, and was replaced by a burning place of purgatory. The huge crater, like a meteorite impact, reminds the world of what a huge impact happened here.

Rubbing his sore and red eyes, Wayne walked to Todd's side, and said excitedly: "As long as this weapon is transported to the battleship, no matter how strong the fortress is, no matter how tall the city wall is, it will melt when encountering such an attack. For a pile of powder!"

Todd let out a long breath, with uncontrollable joy on his face: "This is a great victory, a milestone work... Your achievements have even exceeded my original expectations..."

Wayne's pale face showed a sincere smile for the first time: "It is my honor to receive your compliment."

"Continue to improve and perfect this weapon. In the next battle, I think it will come in handy."

Todd looked at the black smoke rising higher and higher on the sea in the distance, paused for a moment, and continued to ask: "The alien railgun is indeed a powerful weapon for attacking forts and cities, but how will it perform when facing moving targets such as warships?" ?”

After thinking for a while, Wayne replied: "If it is a large or medium-sized warship, the alien railgun can completely destroy the entire fleet with one shot, because facing these fragile targets, the shells fired are basically There is no need for a direct hit, as long as it can cause coverage damage is enough. However, if it is a small ship with relatively flexible steering and speed, it may be difficult for the railgun attack to cause fatal damage."

Todd rubbed his chin and said in a deep voice: "In this case, if I am the commander of the enemy army, I just need to abandon all the large warships, organize a large number of small warships, and use the gaps between railgun launches to launch attacks in a dispersed formation. , you can enter the stage of dogfighting with alien destroyers. This is not a good thing for us..."

Wayne pondered for a while, nodded and said: "There are indeed such doubts, please rest assured, I will continue to improve the weapon performance of the battleship."

"You have done a good job." Todd patted Wayne on the shoulder: "In the library of heaven, there are some books and knowledge that I have not opened to everyone, but I will leave a passage for you there , for your viewing only."

After saying this, Todd ignored Wayne's ecstatic expression, turned around and walked among the staff in the laboratory, began to praise their efforts and performance, and promised to give everyone a generous reward.