"Hmm."
Halsey also smiled slightly and used the comms in the observation room to contact Carter, saying:
"Captain, the boss wants to see a big spectacle."
"This is the fire spirit, received."
Upon hearing Carter's immediate reply, Halsey leaned closer to William, her face beaming with a confident expression as she said:
"Boss, it's time to show the power of the Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannon."
"Heh, alright."
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Meanwhile, on the east coast of Minos Island.
Inside the pilot seat of the No. 7 Divine Body;
John looked at the smoky scene before the Divine Body and said calmly to Cortana in front of him: "Conduct an assessment."
"Yes." Cortana turned to look at the target Fleet that had become 'debris' and assessed:
"The hit rate for all units is approximately 89%, which is 4% lower than the expected hit rate."
"Only 89%?" John's cold face sank.
It seemed that as a perfectionist, he was very dissatisfied with this number, and he said: "I understand. Do the boss and the Dr. have new orders?"
"Yes." Cortana raised her left hand, pointed to the sky, turned her head, and smiled at John:
"The fire spirit in low Earth orbit has deployed two target drones. The boss has ordered Karl and Jerome to snipe them to test the power of the new Electromagnetic Accelerator Cannon."
Upon hearing this, John's expression returned to normal, and he ordered Karl and Jerome: "Number 4, Number 9, you heard what Cortana said. Prepare for an ultra-long-range kill."
"Yes." (x2)
"Number 3, Number 2, you are responsible for assistance."
"Yes." (x2)
"The rest of you, stay vigilant for movements around you; there may be other target ships that have not yet appeared."
"Yes." (x9)
Following John's series of orders, the fourteen Divine Bodies were no longer in a single-line formation.
For example, Karl and Jerome, with the help of Myron and Douglas, finished setting up the two Electromagnetic Accelerator'sniper rifles'.
Myron and Douglas stood in front of Karl and Jerome, and the latter rested the'sniper rifles' on the former's left shoulders, aiming the barrels at the Azure sky.
As for John and the other Spartans, they formed a circular defensive line, providing the two snipers within the line with the best shooting environment.
Although this was just a test drive and live-fire exercise, the cautious John did not want to lower his guard; instead, he was always ready for any possible emergencies.
In fact...
William and Halsey had indeed prepared an 'emergency situation' for the Spartans.
Hundreds of drones took off from Minos Island, equipped with armor-piercing cannons and various missiles, flying towards the Spartans' defensive line.
There was no hint or warning.
After all, just hitting hundreds of unmanned live targets, the accuracy of a heavy frigate can reach 99%, which is much stronger than these young people who have just adapted to the Divine Bodies.
Therefore, this test was not only to test the firepower of the Divine Bodies, but the main project was to test the flexibility of the Divine Bodies.
The goal of the drones was also very simple: to obstruct the sniping of Karl and Jerome and to break through the defense of the Divine Bodies as much as possible.
Seeing this.
Sitting in the pilot seat, John commanded calmly: "Cortana, assist in analyzing the flight trajectory of the 'enemy planes'."
"Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Those silver-painted unmanned attack drones, similar in appearance and size to the F-X, suddenly accelerated.
"Swish - Swish -"
They immediately launched a volley of missiles.
Hundreds of missiles, trailing white smoke, rushed straight towards the Divine Bodies not far ahead like wild horses unleashed.
"Boom! Boom!" Immediately followed by a brilliant 'fireworks show'.
However...
When the thick smoke from the missile explosions dissipated, the Divine Bodies that had been hit did not move an inch.
The composite armor, combined with the body capable of withstanding all conventional weapons, easily neutralized the missile volley.
Some Divine Bodies even raised their arms to block the'stray fish' for their four companions within the line.
The drones still did not give up the attack, but prepared to rely on high maneuverability to harass them; their tactics were even jokingly called 'mosquito style' by the drone operators.
"Hum --!" (x2)
At this moment.
The sky suddenly darkened.
And two sounds of gradually increasing weapon charging were heard, until a dazzling blue light emitted from the center of the Divine Bodies' line.
Then came two "Shoo --!" sounds.
Two thirty-ton projectiles were instantly fired, accelerated to one percent of the speed of light in an instant, and carved two extremely spectacular blue light trails across the sea.
Synchronized with this...
"Sergeant Major, Number 4 and Number 9 have both destroyed the target drones." Cortana reported calmly.
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In the observation room of the underground facility;
On the screen hanging in the center, the footage of the target drones being hit by the projectiles was replayed.
The two unmanned target drones were first parked in the fire spirit's hangar, and after receiving William's order, they were deployed by Ground Crew Personnel operating mechanical arms.
Following them was a pelican carrying observers, and the video footage was provided by this pelican.
The flight goal of the target drones was to get as far away from Earth as possible and to perform various irregular movements in deep space, further increasing the difficulty of sniping.
But Karl and Jerome's Divine Bodies possessed ultra-long-range vision, and combined with the sights of the special Electromagnetic Accelerator sniper rifles, these challenges were not difficult at all.
In the blink of an eye, the two target drones were pierced and exploded by the two blue beams, and the trajectory of the blue light remained unchanged, continuing to'sail' towards the vast Universe.
The video also contained the observer's calm report: "Confirmed that both target drones have been destroyed, preparing to return."
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William crossed his arms in front of his chest, watching the screen switch back to the simulated 'battle' between the Spartans and the drones on the sea, his expression somewhat amused.
Because the two target drones were flying on the edge of low Earth orbit and were moving away at an extremely fast speed, the distance from the ground was at least two thousand kilometers.
Two Spartans' sniper rifles, hitting a target two thousand kilometers away with one shot...
This feeling was always a bit like a line from a certain drama: "Eight hundred miles away, took out the Japanese Machine Gunner with one shot."
The difference was that William had turned this line into reality.
He looked at the screen again.
Hundreds of drones could do nothing against the fourteen 150-meter-tall 'gods'.
With Cortana's assistance, the Spartans could accurately predict the drones' trajectories, and if they were to open fire...
One shot, one drone.
More importantly, after completing the sniping target, the Spartans were no longer 'hard-tanking' damage, but instead were able to flexibly dodge various attacks.
Various tests showed that the Spartans, with the blessing of the Divine Bodies, had become Umbrella's strongest existing 'weapon'.
William was very satisfied.
As for Halsey beside him, she chuckled and suggested: "William, defending against shells is too simple. Why don't we try a hydrogen bomb?"
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