Chapter 47 Acting Captain

"Only one minute left..."

The pale face of the sergeant in charge of the scanning turned livid. He had already calculated the time when the battleship hit the meteorite belt.

Norm suddenly stood up, "There is still time! Give me the control key! All units are preparing to implement standard evasion procedures..."

"Calm down." Meng Tian glanced at him lightly and made the last variable calculation.

How to calm down at this time! If you don't take action, you will definitely die! Not even a glimmer of hope is gone.

All I could hear was the countdown from the scanning sergeant, "Fifty-three seconds..."

"Attention all, the automatic driving system is offline, switch to manual driving."

Manual driving? Everyone was startled and felt an icy breath coming. They subconsciously acted according to the order. If they didn't move, they were waiting to die. At this moment, there was no time to think too much. Everyone instinctively chose to execute the order. This is what soldiers do. Repeated training has the effect of repetition and repetition, and you cannot rely on your brain at critical times.

"Autopilot is offline, manual driving is online, complete."

Click, the manual driving system popped up in front of Meng Tian.

"Don't stop counting down."

The scanning sergeant was stunned for a moment before continuing to count down in a trembling voice.

Forty-seven seconds!

Norm was trembling all over, "You are crazy! There is still a possibility of evasion in autonomous driving..."

In the command module, more than half of the people had the same idea as him. However, at this time, the order issued from the captain's position was an absolute order. Even if it was a mistake, it would be death. If they did not execute it, they would be punished. Even if you survive in the end, the end will not be better than dying here.

As a soldier, it is your duty to obey orders.

In a fleet sailing in the unknown deep space, this sentence is the most basic rule. The captain is the king, life and death.

"The weapon system is turned on, and the twelve secondary guns on the bow of the ship are charging." Meng Tian ignored Nomu's cry, or said. At this time, she couldn't hear any unnecessary noise at all, her voice was calm and clear, and even this coldness was enough for everyone to feel.

Her eyes were locked on the telescope picture in the viewfinder window, and she was calm. With calculation,

The light of X ability flickered in her eyes.

"At the bow of the ship, the twelve secondary guns are being charged, five, four. Three, two. One, charging completed."

The weapons sergeant's voice confirmed.

"Thirty seconds..." There was also the countdown of the scanning sergeant.

Boom... The battleship is vibrating. This is a flaw of manual driving and cannot maintain relative stability.

The entire battleship was in alarm, and the soldiers who did not know the specific situation quickly followed the training procedures and completed the safety restraint.

However, there was despair in the battleship's command cabin.

Because of Meng Tian’s next order. It's acceleration!

Want to speed up?

If it hits a high-speed meteorite at the current speed, the outer energy shield will no longer be able to withstand it. Speed ​​up again? Is that because you think your death will not be miserable enough?

However, as a well-trained noncommissioned officer after all, Meng Tian's orders as acting captain were still carried out.

"Count down to speed up, three...two..."

The scan sergeant recalculated the collision time after acceleration.

Everyone closed their eyes. Outside the viewing window, the meteorite could already be seen. It looked very far away, but it only took a few blinks to hit it.

boom……

At this moment, the twelve secondary guns on the bow suddenly opened fire in a rhythmic manner.

Everyone felt the violent shaking of the battleship. The accelerating battleship was actually drawing a subtle arc flight path!

Every time he fired, a meteorite erupted with a violent shock wave, sweeping away a large area of ​​meteorites. It was dangerous, but it also cleared an area free of meteorites.

The battleship was still accelerating and plunged into the area exploded by the high-energy ore meteorite. It passed through the meteorite behind before it had time to hit it...

But not all meteorites can be avoided.

Boom boom boom...

Every impact was like being hit by an Aegis-class main gun, making the battleship tremble and make a gun-like creaking sound.

At this time, there was also a burst of people in the command cabin, but fortunately they were all elites and they quickly stabilized their center of gravity.

The shaking couldn't make Meng Tian feel any better. Her hands were constantly controlling the manual driving system, creating afterimages. Every control was decisive and without hesitation...

Dodge, detailed trajectories in high-speed movement, every firing calculated with variables, twelve secondary guns, every firing is to blast away meteorites that are too deadly. As for others, they cannot break through the energy shield.

In just a few dozen seconds, everyone calmed down because they knew what Meng Tian wanted to do, and more importantly, they felt the confidence that Meng Tian exuded and his control over the battleship.

The pilot felt like driving a mecha, and the captain also felt like controlling a battleship. At this moment, Meng Tian seemed to be integrated with the battleship and rushed towards the meteorite group.

Faced with such an unexpected situation, one can either choose to evade forcibly, but the result may be that it is destroyed by a meteorite, or it may be sucked into the star due to deviation from the orbit. If the speed is accelerated head-on, there is only one way to survive, and that is to enter warp flight before being destroyed.

Life and death in seconds!

Everyone is waiting with bated breath. Any trembling hand at this time means death.

Finally, the main gun that had been brewing for a long time was launched, sweeping away the obstacles in front of it. In a last ditch effort, there was a larger meteorite group ahead, and the battleship was no longer able to attack again.

"Turn off the energy shield!" Meng Tian said calmly.

The staff on the side were obviously infected by Meng Tian's aura, and they didn't even think about the meaning of this sentence.

The energy shield was closed, all the energy was concentrated, and the battleship accelerated instantly, and finally sprinted. The relative speed, it seemed that everyone saw that the huge meteorite was going to smash them to pieces.

boom……

There was a sudden tremor, and then the spacecraft stabilized, and the voice of the Battleship Intellectual Brain sounded, "The spacecraft has entered warp flight."

Everyone looked a little pale at this moment. Meng Tian tried to calm down as much as possible. She was the captain's assistant and she was exercising the captain's power at this moment. Everyone could mess up, but she couldn't.

"All departments inspected the damage to the battleship. Congratulations to everyone on a successful escape. Thank you!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Meng Tian's mouth, and the whole battleship friends were shocked. It turned out that she could smile... and she was still so beautiful...

"The engine energy is slightly damaged and is controllable. The energy is gradually being restored."

"The port side is slightly damaged. It is recommended to repair it within three hours."

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Every staff member of the battleship is reporting the situation in an orderly manner. The captain is the anchor of the battleship, and as a captain, he is also responsible for the entire battleship.

At this moment, Norm finally understood why he could only be the first mate and not the captain.

"Lieutenant Colonel Norm, you will be in charge next." Meng Tian said. Regardless of the moment just now, she was actually almost exhausted.

"Yes, Captain." Norm saluted, this time from the bottom of his heart.

In interstellar exploration, there is no absolutely correct method, only absolutely correct results.

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