Star Ocean: Starting From the Abandoned Mining Space Station

Chapter 154 Evacuation

It seems that no Yuhui individual noticed this scene.

Except for the Alpha-class Yuhui on the Nova star.

But it also saw that Chen Ming's robot was still desperately squeezing forward, trying to occupy the shield module.

It seems that the brief contact just now did not affect the shield module.

So it chose to continue installing.

But in fact, it had no choice.

If it continued to stay here, its fate would be basically doomed when the core modules of the giant dock were already controlled by Chen Ming.

So it had to run.

And if it ran out, it would have to face the attack of two ships of the 14th Legion.

Therefore, it also had to install this shield module.

It had no choice.

It could only gamble.

Bet on the results of their Yuhui's previous test of Chen Ming's ability.

Believe that Chen Ming does not have the ability to control a module of a battleship through a lowest-level gamma-class core and continue to control the entire battleship.

It won half of the bet.

Chen Ming did not have the ability to use the gamma-class core to control the battleship.

But if it only has a little impact on one module, the contact just now is enough.

The various robots and devices controlled by the afterglow individuals controlled by Chen Ming are still trying to destroy the interactive equipment like crazy.

But they still failed under the attack of the new star. The shield module was quickly installed to isolate other afterglows.

And the new star ignored all the afterglow individuals below and started the engine directly.

The terrifying high temperature brought by the wake of the engine gushing on the ground instantly destroyed all the afterglow individuals who wanted to attack it and wanted to protect it.

The new star set sail and flew to the exit of the dock.

At the same time, the special operations team finally cleaned up all the afterglow individuals who were protecting the damaged power generation equipment.

When the fuel had been thoroughly processed by the afterglow, the micro antimatter reactor was connected to the power supply line.

Chen Ming started the imitation gravity device as soon as the power was reconnected, changed the direction of gravity, and adjusted the maximum gravity intensity.

At this time, the new star, which had half of the ship left the dock, did not expect such a change at all.

The ship tilted here, and the right rear corner hit the giant dock.

From the huge cracked opening at the exit of the dock, it can be seen that this collision caused more serious damage than before.

That's enough.

Chen Ming is now eager to see his final results.

The new star flew out of the giant dock.

At this time, the special operations team barely adapted to the gravity adjusted by Chen Ming.

With Chen Ming's advance reminder, they did not suffer any obvious external injuries in the sudden pressure just now.

There may be internal injuries caused by the sudden change of gravity, but it is very simple to cure the hidden internal injuries caused by heavy pressure with medical means in this era.

As long as they can go back alive.

So after the special operations team adjusted their status, Chen Ming said to them directly: "The new star has flown away from the giant dock, you can retreat."

The captain had just felt the vibration from the violent collision when the gravity surged.

But he didn't expect to hear from Chen Ming that the Nova-class ship had successfully flown out of the dock. He subconsciously asked, "Did we fail?"

"Whether we failed or not is still unknown. I think you have basically done what you can do."

"Although the Nova-class ship flew out, your mission is to destroy the Nova, not to prevent it from flying out."

"Yes."

Chen Ming arranged the retreat route for the special operations team.

At the same time, he was also arranging some other auxiliary matters, which should be used soon.

Outside the giant dock at this time.

When the Nova-class ship left the exit of the dock and appeared at the forefront of the battle line.

The fleet of the 14th Corps, which was in a bit of chaos and was almost hit in the face by two radiation-class ships, suddenly changed its formation and regrouped.

The firing range of the entire fleet bypassed the two radiation-class ships and focused on the newly appeared Nova-class ship without reservation.

The Alpha-class afterglow of the Nova-class ship immediately activated the main shield, but an accident, or something that it should not have gambled on before, happened.

The battleship-class shield that should have been activated did activate.

But the activation position was in the opposite direction of the shield it wanted to activate.

It had just entered the battle line organized by the Yuhui Fleet and had not had time to adjust its hull posture, causing its side to be completely exposed to the 14th Legion.

And the reason for this situation now.

That is, when the flying gamma-class core touched the shield module in the giant dock before, Chen Ming modified part of the shield module.

Although Chen Ming did not quite understand the use and actual technology of the battleship-level shield, he could easily change the internal circuit and connect a few wires in reverse.

Chen Ming just wanted the shield module circuit to fail and cause the shield to overload when it was activated, but he did not expect that his casual change would lead to the current situation.

This was a bit unexpected.

However, the problem was not big, at least the reverse-activated shield was completely unable to block the first wave of concentrated fire from the 14th Legion Fleet.

The tragic explosion, flames, and light pollution caused by laser weapons instantly exploded on the side of the Nova-class ship.

The left forearm, which had already suffered damage from the impact, was completely broken in this attack.

The damage suffered by the Nova-class ship was more serious than that of the offensive-class ship that had previously borne the pressure of the entire front line.

However, the Nova-class ship was still a battleship after all.

It did suffer a lot of damage from the concentrated fire thanks to its armor, but at least it was not directly destroyed.

But its problem was still not solved.

It takes time for the main force shield to be fully opened and deployed, and it also takes time for the full-width shield to adjust the direction of the shield.

This means that before the second wave of concentrated fire attacks that are enough to destroy it arrives, its shield will not have time to be deployed or adjusted to the position where it should appear.

And it also takes a lot of time to turn off the shield and open it in a new place, and there may even be more problems due to frequent opening and closing of the shield.

What's more, the Alpha-class afterglow on the Nova class is uncertain at this time.

Did Chen Ming modify the shield to open the shield in the opposite direction of the original shield opening direction, or to open the shield in a random direction.

If it turns off the shield and intends to open it in the opposite direction, and the shield appears randomly in a new direction, it will be really fatal.

At this time, the Nova-class shield is not fully deployed, and other main battleships cannot add a connecting shield without the original shield.

So the only option for the Alpha-class afterglow is to adjust the direction of the ship by itself.

In this way, the direction of the shield that is still expanding can be changed.

During this process, other Yuhui ships in the Yuhui fleet came up like crazy to help the Nova-class ship bear the damage and delay time for it to turn its hull position.

The physical blocking of other ships at least of the cruiser level did buy some time for the Nova-class ship.

But at this juncture, any small problem will lead to a catastrophe.

Just when the Nova-class ship flew out of the giant dock exit.

It suffered from the sudden increase in gravity, causing its right rear tail to hit the exit of the giant dock.

The engine was damaged.

At this moment, when the Nova-class ship made an emergency turn, the right rear engine suddenly shut down.

The internal maintenance device did not have time to repair such a huge damage in just a few seconds.

The turning speed was limited to a very low level, and there was no time to adjust the position of the hull.

However, Chen Ming, who was observing the situation here, did not have any special feelings.

Because just a few dozen seconds ago, he saw that the speed at which the Nova-class ship adjusted its attitude when the engine did not fail could confirm one thing.

Even if it didn't collide when it left the dock, and the engine was not damaged.

It didn't have time to adjust its position before the second round of concentrated fire from the 14th Legion.

At most, it could only rely on the extended shield to block about one-third of the firepower.

But the remaining two-thirds were enough to completely destroy it.

The Nova class was not an offensive, and there was only one result if it wanted to rely on the damaged armor to withstand the second round of concentrated fire.

At this moment, several cruisers that came to cover nearby had been destroyed in the concentrated fire of the 14th Legion fleet, and there were no other ships to continue to help the Nova class share the damage.

And this situation would happen, and the fundamental reason why the Nova class had to go to the front of the battle line as soon as it came out.

It was because the other two radiation-class ships had flashed a short distance dozens of seconds ago under the influence of Baiquan's active command.

They were too late to flash back to help the Nova now.

They could only watch the 14th Legion fleet bypass their concentrated fire and hit the Nova class that had lost its protection outside the fleet.

Bai Quan, the commander-in-chief of the 14th Corps, finally understood the meaning of Chen Ming's previous words at this moment.

He also saw with his own eyes that the bombing of their 14th Corps fleet completely submerged the relatively fragile Nova class as a battlecruiser.

It completely turned it into a bright and burning new star in space.

The new star was destroyed, and the giant dock was also paralyzed for the most part.

The target that needed to be protected was gone, and the two radiation-class ships very close to the 14th Corps' front line seemed to be angry and began to suppress Bai Quan desperately, trying to keep Bai Quan's fleet.

But Baiquan had so many years of experience fighting with Yuhui, and he knew very well how to retreat safely from Yuhui's hands.

Even with two radiation ships pressing forward and pressing desperately, he could still smoothly continue to adjust the situation of the fleet's battle line.

Contract the formation and retreat at any time.

But he hasn't done so yet, he is still waiting for the opportunity.

Inside the giant dock at this time.

The special operations team is running in the module area that Chen Ming does not control.

Due to the loss of the two core Alpha-class Yuhui, the remaining Yuhui in the entire giant dock has fallen into chaos at this time.

They don't know what they should do, so they can only act on their own, cooperating with the robots with various functions in each dock to protect the module they control.

So the special operations team has begun to encounter some wandering robots sporadically.

However, they completed most of the tasks smoothly in the previous round, and did not use the weapons they brought with them at all.

Therefore, since they are all going to retreat now, they can bomb all the way without saving.

Very convenient, fast and safe.

The captain of the special operations team suddenly asked at this time: "Mr. Chen, are we going to the inner circle of the dock?"

"Yes."

Chen Ming had nothing else to do now, so he answered quickly.

Because he did not completely control the entire giant dock, and the other modules of the giant dock basically closed the equipment for receiving external signals at this time.

So it is easy for the special operations team to go to the modules outside the dock that are not controlled by him, which may cause some unexpected situations.

In addition, he is basically hanging on to his last breath now, and he dare not make any unnecessary mental loss.

Therefore, he decided to stop while he was ahead and take away the Alpha-class afterglow core that can control the entire giant dock.

Under Chen Ming's special arrangement, this Alpha afterglow was installed on a afterglow cruiser parked inside the giant dock, the refraction-class unmanned heavy cruiser.

This is the same model of warship as the afterglow cruiser that Chen Ming lost before.

It is generally very common in various colonies of afterglow and has good protection capabilities.

However, it is not protecting Yuhui now, but a frigate-class cargo ship that is also located here.

This is an empty ship that Chen Ming specially asked Alpha-class Yuhui to bring here.

Its usefulness is also obvious.

When the special operations team came here, they immediately understood Chen Ming's idea.

They quickly boarded the cargo hold of the cargo ship and indirectly controlled the spacecraft through communication signals.

Chen Ming also said to them at this time: "Get ready for the jump, you will be safe soon."

The team members all looked relieved, and the captain bowed solemnly to the terminal representing Chen Ming and said: "Mr. Chen, we are very grateful for your help."

Chen Ming was a little uncomfortable, but it felt good to be respected.

"Well... let's go."

The refraction-class jump engine was ready to start.

At this time, Chen Ming also said to Bai Quan: "Your people are going back. There is also a Yuhui cruiser going with them. Let your people hold back."

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"Okay."

Bai Quan's eyes suddenly flashed with a little brilliance, as if he thought of something, so he quickly agreed.

And Chen Ming continued to add: "I should be very busy in the next few days, so don't look for me in the short term. Please help me take care of that ship for two days."

"You want me to take care of the cruiser? What are you going to do?"

"Sleep, I didn't lie to you before."

After Chen Ming finished speaking, he threw the knife in his hand.

The anger that had been in his heart finally dissipated.

His eyes went black and he collapsed to the ground.

And Bai Quan didn't react a little, and asked: "Sleep? What do you mean?"

Bai Quan asked this, but there was no response on the terminal.

"Hello? Are you still there? Hello? Hello!"

Bai Quan called Chen Ming twice to make sure that Chen Ming had really disconnected the communication.

So he immediately recalled what Chen Ming had said before.

"I haven't rested since two days ago. Escaping from Yu Hui took a lot of my energy. I need to rest."

Is this true?

He thought Chen Ming was bargaining before.

Thinking of this, Bai Quan couldn't help but continue thinking.

If Chen Ming simply retreated from Yu Hui, it should be an easy task with his ability.

But now his mental power is completely exhausted. What did he do to cause this?

Could it be that he left a lot of tricks in Yu Hui's territory?

No, you can't think like that.

Bai Quan immediately rejected his idea.

He has too little information now.

He had to wait until he returned to find out what Chen Ming had done before he could make an accurate judgment.

So Bai Quan did not think too much about the wrong direction, but continued to help Chen Ming solve the last few things according to what Chen Ming said.

Although Chen Ming had lost consciousness, everything he had touched had been arranged and was being implemented according to his final plan.

The refraction class located inside the giant dock quickly took the cargo ship for a short-distance jump.

Entered the battle line of the 14th Legion fleet.

Although Bai Quan had reminded them in advance, several ships still made mistakes due to fright.

But fortunately, there was no major problem.

After confirming that there was nothing else that the 14th Legion needed to do in this galaxy, Bai Quan also ordered the offensive class to start the jump engine.

And sent the specific value of the engine resonance frequency to Chen Ming's refraction, ready to take it away together.

At this time, the sensors of all the ships scanned a new huge jump fluctuation near the fleet.

That was the trace of Yu Hui's reinforcement fleet about to arrive.

Fortunately, the fleet of the 14th Legion successfully jumped at the last moment and did not encounter Yuhui's support fleet.

After a short jump process, in the galaxy where the 14th Legion was stationed.

A few seconds after the jump fluctuations were detected, the fleet of the 14th Legion returned here safely.

And around the jump target location, the previously disappeared Legion-class ship was waiting here.

Originally, the whole process was fine.

It was when the Refraction-class appeared that the alarm in the station almost sounded.

Fortunately, Baiquan also immediately prevented all this from happening.

However, there are still many people in the station who are not aware of the specific situation and remain vigilant about this Refraction.

At the same time, a small number of people realized the significance of this Refraction.

Among this small group of people, there are about a dozen people who immediately left their current jobs and found ways to contact the communication equipment they can access first.

Then, they were all recorded, and their identities as spies were exposed.

This was Bai Quan's idea when Chen Ming asked him to help manage the cruiser.

He knew that Chen Ming was still alive. Apart from him, only the high-ranking officials in the war zone knew about it.

Therefore, when their subordinates found signs that Chen Ming was still alive, they would definitely inform the high-ranking officials as soon as possible.

He could easily catch these tails.

Of course, there must be other spies who were not caught, but that was a matter for the future.

While such a thing happened inside the 14th Corps' base.

The fleet led by Bai Quan did not return to their giant dock immediately.

Instead, they waited for a while at the location where they jumped out with the Corps-level that had been waiting for a long time.

However, it seemed that Yu Hui would not follow the traces of the jump engine.

Perhaps he was worried about an ambush and did not dare to chase.

However, Bai Quan did not relax too much, and still arranged the fleet to disperse in batches and return to their giant dock.

At the same time, the Corps-level was arranged to patrol inside the galaxy to prevent Yu Hui from launching a sneak attack later.

As soon as Baiquan returned to the dock, he handed the task of counting the results and losses to his deputy.

And he personally came to the place where the Refraction-class was docked.

The psychic he invited before has not left yet, and now he is in the dock, next to the Refraction-class.

Baiquan walked quickly to his side and asked; "What's going on?"

The psychic shook his head and said: "No trace of psychic energy was found."

"Really?"

"No, not at all, our relationship is not enough to lie to you."

"If it is true that this Yuhui ship is controlled by Chen Ming as you said, my suggestion is to maintain a friendly relationship with him honestly."

"His ability is very terrifying, and it is even more so for people like you who often need to contact spacecraft."

Baiquan nodded slightly and said: "I know, so I am also very fortunate now."

Before, Chen Ming had a very bad relationship with the two sides because of a fool in their 14th Corps, but fortunately he saved this relationship.

And it should be able to be maintained for a period of time in the future.

Since the psychic he had found did not sense any traces of psychic fluctuations on Chen Ming's spaceship, Bai Quan did not waste any more time. He said to the people following him, "Let's leave the ship here first. Don't let anyone do anything else." "Deal with any problems immediately and report to me. Then wait for Chen Ming to take the ship away." Bai Quan said, and turned around to leave. But the psychic suddenly stopped him and asked, "What are you going to do next?"

"I plan to contact the headquarters in advance. I was thinking about whether to apply for the three battleships to stay, but now I have to keep them. Otherwise, I won't be able to deal with Yu Hui when he comes back."

"With this victory, the application for ships should be smooth."

In fact, there is one more thing Bai Quan didn't say, that is, although the existence of the battleships will increase their logistics expenses.

But having ships in hand can at least make people feel at ease.

The psychic noticed the details in Bai Quan's words and asked, "Are you going to be promoted?"

This question finally made Bai Quan unable to control his expressionless look, and he couldn't help but smile a little.

"Probably."

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