A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 849

Chapter 849: Chapter 593: Surprise Attack Chapter 849: Chapter 593: Surprise Attack For the Exelion, the current situation was definitely not optimistic.

“Vice-captain, what is the current status of our ship's repairs?”

The old captain stared solemnly at the screen and asked.

“Report, the repair rate is currently 78.5%, and it is estimated that full repairs will still need four hours.”

“Honestly, I hadn't expected that we could hold out this long.”

“Ah… all thanks to that mysterious ship fleet.”

“Indeed…”
Upon hearing the vice-captain's words, the old captain sighed and then once again looked toward the light points behind the screen. For some reason, that strange fleet had been following them, never approaching or communicating. They completely ignored the Exelion's communication requests, only when the Exelion encountered cosmic monsters would they swoop into the battlefield with lightning speed, quickly eliminate the cosmic monsters, and then swiftly retreat.

They didn't even give the Exelion a chance to hail them.

In fact, the crew members on the Exelion had already started discussing the mysterious ship fleet in private. Some believed it was a fleet of another power, while others thought it was an alien fleet. Of course, both sides had their reasons, as the Gothic-style church on the opposing warship was exceptionally conspicuous, obviously of pure Earth style, surely belonging to some human faction.

But the opposition didn't think so, despite the architectural style being very similar to that of humans. Considering the current situation in the Solar System, if any faction possessed such a fleet, they would have unified the Solar System long ago. After all, they had seen the mysterious ship fleet's combat up close, no force from Earth Federation or PLANT could compare. If it were truly a human power, wouldn't it have already crushed those two factions and dominated the world?

And the opposition had another reason.

That was… this mysterious ship fleet had never used mecha in combat!

This was nothing like the tactics of the human fleets they were familiar with!

Of course, regarding the private discussions among the crew, the old captain wouldn't comment; at least for now, this fleet seemed to bear no hostility towards them. But he was also secretly worried, after all… the fleet possessed tremendous strength.

It was not just about combat power, in fact, after every battle, the Exelion would perform a subspace jump to leave the battlefield. By logic, unless someone jumped with them, their position should have been unreachable.

But in reality, every time the Exelion performed a jump, they would find the mysterious ship fleet appearing at their intended destination, and then a beam of light would shoot out, thoroughly scanning the entire warship before turning away and leaving.

At first, everyone was pretty nervous, but later when they noticed this beam of light seemed to have no other effects besides scanning, they gradually relaxed.

But the old captain could not possibly be at ease.

Do you know what this means?

It means that while their warship was jumping, the opposition not only had calculated their destination but could also arrive at their target location faster than them! Such technology — it was unheard of!

Moreover, although he hadn't mentioned it to others, the old captain had a feeling that the opposing side was definitely not as benevolent as they thought. Thus, every time they underwent that beam of light's scan, the captain felt a chill of horror, as if at any moment the dark muzzles of the opposition might fire and completely sink the Exelion.

In fact, the captain's intuition was not wrong, this was also an order from Duanmu Huai.

The reason was simple, it lay in the method of Exelion's jumping.

The Exelion jumped by opening a channel and entering subspace — to perform a teleportation jump.

When Duanmu Huai learned of this ship's mode of movement from Aikute, he was shocked, right?

My goodness, even if the four brats aren't fully awake yet, you can't just dance on graves like that, what if they can't get up after that?

Moreover, the Exelion still used the most primitive method of subspace jumping, not to mention that their warship didn't even have a chapel!

If they were corrupted by subspace, they would be doomed!

Thus, Duanmu Huai ordered Aikute to monitor them all along, and every time the Exelion performed a subspace jump, they would scan it completely. If they detected even a trace of subspace contamination, they wouldn't hesitate to promptly sink it!

The reason for scanning directly without issuing a warning was twofold: one was because they had no solid evidence, so the other party might not believe them; the other reason was that Duanmu had discovered that Aikute seemed to have a severe case of androphobia due to being frequently bullied at the military academy, and she might not be able to speak clearly if she had to communicate with the opposition… thus it was better to say nothing and just scan, and then see how lucky the Exelion would be.

Well, it should be said… the luck of the Exelion had indeed been quite good.

“By the way, vice-captain.”

The old captain had no idea about the Exelion's several narrow escapes from death and merely thought for a moment before shifting his attention.

“We should be arriving at the fleet soon, right?”

“Yes, sir.”

“I hadn't expected the Milky Way seeding project could still continue…”
While speaking, the old captain sighed. The Milky Way Seeding Plan was a plan formulated on Earth a long time ago, aimed to let human civilization leave the Solar System and search for habitable planets elsewhere to colonize. Initially, the plan progressed smoothly, but it came to a halt with the outbreak of the war between the Earth Federation and PLANT. Opponents believed that the Milky Way Seeding Plan would only create another PLANT, so they refused to provide further funding.

Unexpectedly, the plan was completed anyway.

Truthfully, the old captain felt that leaving the Solar System was a death sentence, as cosmic monsters were truly terrifying. Although their fleet was very powerful, once they encountered cosmic monsters, death was the only probable outcome.

Of course, the old captain didn't ask about this out of mere curiosity.

“So, the last batch of parts should be arriving soon.”

“Yes, we have contacted the fleet. They will deliver the last batch of parts along with the supplies. With that, our Steel Bastar will be complete!”

“Steel Bastar, our ultimate weapon. I hope we never have to use it in wars between humans.”

The old captain sighed again and then closed his eyes. Steel Bastar, the ultimate weapon of the Exelion, was also their trump card against cosmic monsters. Its specifications far exceeded all existing mechas, and powered by the Retreat Furnace, Steel Bastar could even perform solo spatial jumps, and its combat capabilities were unmatched, certainly not something those MS could compare with.

Once the last batch of parts arrived, the remaining issue was the pilot…

“Report!”

Just then, suddenly, an urgent alarm sounded.

“News from the fleet, they are under attack by unidentified armed forces, requesting support from the Exelion!”

“What?!”

Upon hearing this, the old captain's eyes widened.

Are you kidding me? The completion of the Steel Bastar and the supplies from the Exelion depended on this fleet!

“Lock coordinates, depart immediately!”

“Yes!”

Shortly after, the Exelion quickly performed another spatial jump. Upon arriving at the designated spot, they could clearly see intense fighting taking place in the distance. However, at the same time, that mysterious ship fleet intercepted them again and continued the scan.

“Damn it, what is going on here!”

Seeing that they had been stopped again, the old captain was very anxious. Given the current situation, it seemed that the fleet was in great trouble. Originally, the Exelion intended to provide immediate support, but clearly, this fleet did not seem to intend to give up the scan because of it.

What in the world are they doing!

The old captain was extremely anxious, and at the same time, on the flagship, Duanmu Huai and his companions were also watching the battle in the distance.

“Are those cosmic monsters?”

“Huh? No, it seems not…”
While speaking, Aikute quickly zoomed in on the interface. On the screen, dozens of peculiar “things” were seen rapidly transporting and flying through space.

The reason they were called “things” was because it was difficult to describe what they were. Their appearance was similar to some soft-bodied organisms, with bodies like batfish and long tails, but the structural diagrams showed that they were completely inorganic.

What on earth is this? Silicon-based lifeforms?

Capable of individual space jumps and firing lasers? What kind of creature is this?

Meanwhile, the distant fleet began to counterattack these strange creatures. Soon, sleek fighters flew out, chasing toward the direction of the monsters.

“Oh, it's the fleet, I like this.”

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai's eyes lit up. The fleet and the VF series were favorites among gamers in the game for a simple reason. While some might find mechas flashy but impractical, no man could resist the allure of piloting a fighter jet soaring through the universe. Moreover, with the VF fighter's outrageous and unruly method of heavy bombardment, it was truly a perfect representation of speed and excitement.

Therefore, after this episode, most players would equip themselves with a VF; nothing else to say, it's stylish, flashy, and fast, making it great for show-off.

Truthfully, compared to the previous MS mechas, Duanmu Huai preferred using the VF over the Titan.

After all, transformation is a man's romance!

“Aikute, prepare the fleet for deployment.”

This thought flashed through Duanmu Huai's mind, and he immediately issued the order. Although he did not know what was attacking the fleet, it seemed very much like the doings of The Evil Intelligence. Anyway, from its form, it certainly was not human, so for the Tribunal, it was an enemy, and there was only one outcome for enemies!

That is purification and destruction!

Chapter end

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