Space Carrier, Emergency Landing

 

「Deploy the plasma barrier!」

A string of shocks rippled through the Hiyou’s hull.

「It’s already deployed! We’ve been hit by physical munitions!」

The Hiyou bucked as if landing hard on its backside, then the whole ship sank into the ground. A ferocious blast wind tore across the field, flinging friendly craft away.

The ground anchors veered wide of the shelter and speared into the mountains. The Hiyou jettisoned them at once.

「The Hiyou’s downed? No—an emergency landing.」

「What just happened?」

Even the pilots wavered.

Thanks to the Aegis System’s evacuation warning, the damage was comparatively light, but many Silhouettes were still blown away by the shock of a gargantuan space warship crash-landing.

「We’ve confirmed four hits from massive projectiles on the Hiyou’s hull. No anomalies to navigation, but we’ll need over ten minutes to re-ascend.」

It was, after all, a ship built for combat. Its armor bore gaping impact scars, but none had punched through.

「Relaying Owl Eye’s footage.」

The operators