Chapter 116 Taking Advantage of the Fire
"These two people..." The shop owner next to them also saw the two mechas. He closed his fan angrily and hit his palm with the fan rib, but didn't say anything else.
In fact, if you think about it a little, you will know that the shuttle and the pirate ship are already very close. Time is running out, and they can't contact each other by any means. The only way to remind the people on the mini shuttle is to fire warning cannons and send out mechas.
But given the current situation and position, the two mechas might still make the people on the space pirate ship confused about their "motives" and wonder what exactly went wrong on their side. If they fired their cannons directly, the space pirate ship would also be alerted and would immediately know that they had discovered a trap. If they launched an attack prematurely, not to mention saving the students, all the people on the mini shuttle would also be buried with them.
Jiufang Yu must have chosen this method based on a comprehensive assessment of the current situation. By pretending to be still unaware, he could retain a little hope for the people on the mini shuttle and the kidnapped students.
At this moment, a contact request popped up on the small starship's communicator, and Si Wen's face appeared on the holographic display again, "I forgot to say just now, Ahan, you must not go there alone..."
When he saw his wife's face on the screen, he immediately realized something and stopped talking.
Jiufang Yan shook his head at the display screen, "It's too late for you to say that. He's gone."
"I'll contact a few other companies right away to see if there are any other solutions." Si Wen quickly adjusted his mood and hung up the phone.
The holographic display screen was not switched back to the original monitoring display mode in time, leaving only a crackling white screen. There was silence in the small starship. Everyone understood that Jiufang Yu and Senior A Luan were using their lives to buy those people a chance of survival.
You must come back safely! Qi Huan clenched his fists tightly.
He finally understood Jiufang Yu's feeling of wanting to whip his brother. Even though they knew that Jiufang Yu was going to save people, his personality of not caring about his own safety would really make those who were worried about him very angry.
[Don’t hit Yu Yu]
Feeling his thoughts and emotions, the little white dumpling immediately "protested".
Can't you even think about it? Qi Huan was speechless. This is not called partiality. Your heart is completely on Jiufang Yu's side!
No one noticed that the little white ball that was originally sitting on top of his head holding a small vine branch had quietly disappeared.
Fortunately, the mini shuttle discovered the two mechas chasing after it and stopped there waiting to pick up the two mechas.
Everyone looked at the display screen and breathed a sigh of relief. Si Liang shook Jiufang's arm and said, "If my uncle and my brother on the shuttle ship drive the mecha back together, will everything be alright?"
"Yeah." Jiufang Yan tried his best to stay calm, but his voice couldn't help but tremble slightly. In theory, this is true, but I'm afraid those people won't do this and will continue to save people.
Sure enough, the mini shuttle on the display screen stopped for a moment and then continued to move towards the pirate ship.
After discussion, they decided to go and rescue people!
Qi Huan clenched his fists tighter and turned to look at the shop owner beside him, "Senior, can Senior A Luan's mental network cover that star pirate ship in an instant?"
If this can be done, at least the people on the ship can be controlled. Even if we can't rescue them all successfully, at least we can eliminate all the pirates on the ship in critical moments and ensure the safety of most people.
"It's possible, but it's very risky." The shopkeeper shook his head. The people on the mini shuttle might have had the same idea. He probably decided to take the risk the moment he left the small starship.
"Take a risk?" Qi Huan didn't understand what the shop owner meant.
"How do you know for sure there is only one pirate ship? Are those students definitely on the pirate ship? We have deployed a lot of people to pick them up outside, so could there be other pirate ships waiting outside to pick up their companions?" Seeing Qi Huan's nervous expression, the shop owner comforted him, "Don't worry, Jiufang Yu can't have thought of what I can think of. The pirates will definitely leave a way out for themselves, and this way is the way out for everyone."
The mini shuttle on the display screen has arrived at the landing platform of the pirate ship. The isolation cabin has risen and the mini shuttle is completely sealed inside.
Everyone sighed softly. They could no longer see what was happening inside the pirate ship and could only wait for news.
The surface of the black-blue pirate ship was covered with interlaced traces of old and new, and was bumpy and undulating. It was obvious that it had experienced countless battles. It was suspended in the air, and its huge hull blocked the nebula next to it, leaving a shadow, like a giant beast lurking quietly in the abyss, filled with an inexplicable sense of oppression.
The waiting made time seem long and torturous. It was only five or six minutes, but it seemed as long as five or six hours.
Qi Huan tightly grasped the white jade ring on his hand and paced back and forth.
I don’t know how long it was before the communication channel rang again. This time it was not Si Wen, but Diwuyuan and Diwuwei.
"I just received news that Gongshujia and Shangjia were attacked by space pirates. The hijacking should be a trap. How is your side? Are you all right?"
Everyone on the starship was shocked when they heard this. Those pirates actually sent people to attack Gongshu and Shangjia? How much hatred did they have?
"We'll talk about it later." Jiufang Yan decisively hung up the phone and contacted Si Wen. Both the Gongshu family and the Shang family were attacked, and the Bu family might not be able to escape. He had to sound the alarm immediately!
“In that case, there is no manpower to provide support outside. No one is providing support…” the shop owner muttered to himself, frowning tightly.
Qi Huan felt as if he had thought of something. Just as he was about to ask, the shopkeeper had already fiercely stabbed his palm with his fan, "No, those people on the star pirate ship should be the assassins of the Liuxia family. They have no intention of leaving here alive! They want to drag everyone on board to be buried with them!"
Death warriors!!!
Upon hearing these two words, Qi Huan's heart instantly sank drastically, and there was only one thought left in his mind: he had to find a way to tell Jiufang Yu the news, he had to find a way!
Would a fixed spiritual connection be useful at such a long distance? Qi Huan didn't know, but he could only stretch out his spiritual thread and try his best to extend it outward.
"Huanhuan?" The owner noticed that something was wrong with Qi Huan and was about to push him, but was stopped by Jiufang Huan.
"Don't touch him for now. Huanhuan may be trying to contact Ahan." During these days of getting along day and night, Jiufang Huan was the one who led Qi Huan forward, especially in sorting out ideas and methods, so she almost immediately guessed what Qi Huan was thinking now.
The shop owner showed an incredible look, "How can a fixed connection reach such a long distance? It's too difficult."
"No matter if it's enough or not, we have to give it a try." Jiufang Huan said as he exerted his mental power to block out the chaotic mental interference around Qi Huan.
This is not a quiet room, so she can only use this 'manual' mode to remove the 'noise' and help Qi Huan.
Faintly, Qi Huan felt as if he had really entered the snow-covered glacier, and could even "smell" the familiar fresh and cold metallic scent.
He had no way of telling whether this was his own hallucination or not, so he could only quickly spread the news he knew, [The people on the pirate ship were probably all assassins, and they wanted to take all those who came to pay the ransom with them! ]
"Soul beast!" Someone in the control cabin shouted, and everyone looked towards the holographic display screen, only to see a nine-tailed fox shadow as tall as a mountain suddenly appear above the pirate ship. Its nine tails swung proudly, emitting translucent red flames. The surrounding airflow instantly twisted with the leaping flames, making it hard to breathe.
An ice-blue silver dragon appeared silently, and its body slowly circled around the pirate ship, swimming and wrapping around it like a coiled pillar. Its sharp claws flashed with a fierce light, as if it could tear the starry sky beside it at any time.
Even tighter than it was a giant golden net that covered the sky and the earth. The diamond-shaped grids formed diamond-like scales on the pirate ship. Mysterious patterns flashed on each rope, causing ripples in the air flow.
Besides the fox, the dragon and the net, there is also a heroic Taotie with its head held high and its claws raised. Every inky hair on its body emits a red-gold glow, like holy light from heaven, outlining a sacred and solemn outline. Its horns and four hooves are shining with flowing light, and lightning patterns are rising in all directions, as if it will destroy the heaven and earth in the next second, and cause wind and thunder in all directions.
Everyone was stunned by this rare spectacle. While they were stunned, all the soul beasts disappeared.
"What..." What's going on?
As soon as someone said a word, a dazzling white light suddenly burst out on the holographic display.
Glass fragments flew everywhere, and the huge hull of the pirate ship twisted and deformed into pieces in an instant. Bright tongues of fire gushed out from the cracks, flames billowed, and thick smoke billowed. Then, huge fireballs swelled up and exploded one after another, turning into a big explosion. The terrible scene was shocking. It was silent, but it seemed deafening.
The fragments of various starships, trailing long trails of flame, flew in all directions like meteors.
The powerful shock wave quickly spread around, and several nearby asteroids were instantly smashed into rubble and blasted away like bullets.
"Zizila!" The impact of the explosion interfered with the signal of the small starship, and a large number of snowflake-like spots appeared on the display screen.
Qi Huan only felt a sea of burning fire coming towards him and lost consciousness instantly.
When he woke up again, he saw a figure in a green coat in front of him.
He frowned and concentrated, then recognized that it was one of the two medical team doctors that Jiufang Xian brought aboard the small starship.
Qi Huan immediately raised his hand and patted the curved wall of the medical cabin, signaling the people outside to open it.
"Where is Jiufang Yu? And Senior Aluan, Bufan, and those students, how are they?" As soon as the medical cabin was opened, Qi Huan couldn't wait to sit up.
"Don't be anxious, you can't get excited now." The man hurriedly comforted Qi Huan.
"I'm not in a hurry, you say." Qi Huan pulled off the electrode contacts that were still attached to his body and rolled down his trouser legs and sleeves.
The man choked.
"Go on." Qi Huan waited for a few seconds and didn't hear any sound, so he looked up and urged.
The man sighed and said, "The Star Lord noticed something unusual before the explosion and alerted the others. Senior and Bu Fan opened the mecha in time, and everyone worked together to rescue a total of 22 students. The child of the Gongshu family and four other students were not rescued in time and are missing. The search and rescue is still ongoing."
Under that kind of explosion, unless those children had top-level mechas, their hope of survival was very slim.
"Where are Jiufang Yu and the others? Are they injured?" Qi Huan asked.
The man's eyes were a little evasive. "Senior, Bufan and the children we rescued were all affected by the shock wave of the explosion. Fortunately, they were protected by mechas. Although they were seriously injured, the injuries were not fatal. They will recover after a period of recuperation."
"Where is Jiufang Yu?" Qi Huan noticed his evasive attitude.
The man was forced into a corner and had to lower his head and say, "In order to buy time for everyone, the Star Lord let Taotie swallow the most powerful row of bombs in the handover area. He was severely injured and is now unconscious."
Qi Huan's head buzzed, his body swayed, and he almost fainted again.
"Huanhuan." The man quickly reached out to support him.
No, I can't faint. If Jiufang Yu's spiritual body is damaged, he must need my help to repair his mental picture. Qi Huan bit the tip of his tongue, swallowed a mouthful of fishy blood, and tried to calm his mind.
"Where is he now?"
"In the quiet room, Madam is trying to help him patch up his mental picture."
"Take me there." Qi Huan grabbed the man's arm.
"But you still need to rest."
"Take me there!" Qi Huan exerted more and more force, and veins on the back of his hands bulged.
"Okay, okay, I'll take you there, don't get excited." The man couldn't persuade Qi Huan and had to agree.
As soon as the two walked out of the medical room, Qi Huan was almost tripped by the thick vine across the door.
Looking up again, the outside of the medical room was covered with emerald green vines, making it look like a tropical rain forest. As soon as they saw him, the surrounding vines gathered around him enthusiastically, rubbing against his arms and legs.
"An An?" Qi Huan called out uncertainly. The vines of the small starship should only be the little pet of his family, but how could it suddenly grow so big?
The surrounding vines swayed in unison, as if nodding.
"Be good, I'll come find you later." Qi Huan touched the vine closest to him. He didn't have time to figure out how it suddenly grew bigger.
The little guy seemed to understand what he meant and manipulated the vines on the ground to make way for him and the doctor.
Qi Huan rushed to the quiet room accompanied by the doctor, just in time to meet Jiufang Yan opening the door and coming out.
"I'm glad you're okay." Seeing Qi Huan, Jiufang Yan immediately came forward and looked her up and down. Her originally rosy face was now full of fatigue, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat. It was obvious that she was on the verge of reaching her limit.
"How is he?" Qi Huan looked through the window of the quiet room and saw Jiufang Yu lying quietly in the medical cabin, his face as pale as paper, without a trace of blood.
Jiufang Yu sighed and waved to the doctor, signaling him to go inside to monitor Jiufang Yu's condition.
Qi Huan saw that she was not in good condition and knew that she was tired, so he quickly helped her sit down on the chair next to him, "Do you have any energy gems? Let's replenish our mental strength first."
Jiufang took out two energy gems and absorbed them. He regained some energy before speaking, "He has been saved for now, but his injuries are more serious than before. I can only enter his shallow mental image, and I can only control the added shadows from spreading further even if I try my best."
"In fact, it's all thanks to you that he was able to save his life temporarily this time," Jiufang Yan smiled with relief and patted the back of Qi Huan's hand, "Ahan said he heard your warning, and Jiujiu also helped a lot."
"Jiujiu?" Qi Huan had no idea what the little white ball did after he fell unconscious.
"I don't know how it brought the little vine to the pirate ship, and appeared beside him immediately after the explosion, helping him input a large amount of energy, so that his already severely damaged mental image did not collapse despite such a heavy blow. I guess it is very likely that it absorbed the energy gems that Bufan and the others brought as ransom."
The pirates would naturally not transfer money to them. Star coins were too heavy for the huge ransom. High-level energy gems, as the hard currency of the alliance, naturally became the best choice.
This guy is quite good at taking advantage of the situation. He actually went to collect energy gems with An An during the explosion. Thinking of the little vine branch that had just grown into a lush "tropical rain vine" due to the energy, Qi Huan felt that Jiu Fang's guess was very reasonable.
"I'm almost recovered now. Let's go in and help him with the repair and combing." Qi Huan was about to stand up when Jiufang Yu pulled him back to the chair.
"No, you are too weak now. Replenish your mental strength first, then rest tonight and start again tomorrow."
"I'm fine..." Qi Huan was about to speak, but was interrupted by Jiufang Yan. "Ahan is unconscious. You are now the first person in charge of Waste Planet No. 7. You must not make any mistakes."
"Me? The first person in charge?" Qi Huan widened his eyes in shock.
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