Orbital Fortress

 

Unit 5, Hyoue’s Lanius, and the Bogatyri Korovat dropped to one knee, falling prone.

The worker Silhouettes stationed near the wall immediately pulled back into the hangar.

「I’m sorry. The location you’re currently in is directly above Britannion’s central sector—right near the point where gravity is most evenly balanced. I can’t pull you up with a tractor beam. If I increase the force any further, your machines won’t survive it.」

「I’ve experienced this before. When two tractor beams pull on a ship from opposite directions.」

「Eh?! What kind of situations have you been in?!」

Hestia’s voice brimmed with disbelief and exasperation. Situations involving dueling tractor beams were not exactly common.

「Planet Libya is a madhouse. So… a ship with greater output than the Britannion pulling us up. A ship more powerful than the mothership of the Super AI Hestia. Or maybe a super AI itself.」

「Your deduction is impressive, Outis, especially under these circumstances. I hate