Su Su, who was trying hard to survive in the universe, did not remember that today was supposed to be the day of the finals.

Star Race arrived as expected amid huge anticipation. Because it was wartime, people were more interested in starships than ever before. Many people who had never known about this game downloaded it and came to watch.

In the final match, Star Wars also upgraded the starship rights for players. All contestants were equipped with customized SS-level starships. The goal of the game also changed from defending supply points to destroying the queen worm and winning a war. The ten players are both allies and opponents. They must complete the war together to win the game and get the final prize. The final ranking is calculated based on their performance on the field and the accumulated contribution points.

All spectators outside the venue are also eligible to vote, and their votes can affect the final result to a certain extent.

The nine contestants were ready in the preparation hall, but they found that Su Su, the most promising and anticipated contestant, had not shown up.

"Su...where are the others? How come you made an appointment with me to come here to fight, but you ran away in the middle of a battle?" Zheng Hui still had that somewhat arrogant tone in the game, but there was an unconscious worry between his brows.

Su Su attaches so much importance to this competition that he shouldn't miss it for no reason. Could he be...

"He went to the battlefield." Jian Fan confirmed Zheng Hui's guess: "Two days ago, he drove away the old starship that Qi Hanyi had stored at the spare launch station. The entire military knew about this."

"Is he... crazy? He knows this is different from a real starship, right?" Zheng Hui had some guesses, but after hearing the simple information, he still felt suffocated. Anliu had studied the simulated driving system. As a reserve pilot who was originally trained to steal the Bai Ze, Zheng Hui had also received corresponding training, so he knew better that it was not something that could be accomplished overnight. Letting a game player who had not been trained in starships drive a real starship was tantamount to sending him to his death.

"He knew it, but no one could persuade him. I heard that even His Majesty and the head of the Qi family had advised him against it, but he wouldn't listen. In the end, I don't know how he got Qi Hanyi's authority and the information about the silver shark, and then he ran away secretly." Jian Fan said this with a hint of admiration in his tone.

"Why... did he do that?" Zheng Hui felt very sorry. In his opinion, Su Su's talent was no less than Qi Hanyi's. He should be able to become an excellent driver in the future. But now he is losing his life for such a reason. It is not worth it.

"Do you think he is dead?" Jian Fan tilted his head and looked at Zheng Hui.

Zheng Hui: "Or not?"

"I don't think so." Jian Fan said, "Let's make a bet!"

Zheng Hui thought it was stupid to make a bet, but after a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Bet?"

He didn't know why he agreed to the bet, maybe it was just because he had a hope that the other person was still alive.

Jian Fan raised his eyebrows: "I'll tell you when I win."

The mecha battle line consisting of thousands of people has been fighting against the pressure of the insect tide for nearly two days and nights.

Although they were divided into several teams and took turns, by this time everyone's physical and mental strength, as well as the energy of the mecha itself, had reached its limits.

"More and more Zergs are rushing in. What should we do, Captain? We can't hold on any longer." No. 544 is a newcomer in the team. He has only been in the assault team for two years. He came here purely out of admiration for Qi Hanyi, but he didn't expect to encounter such a dangerous situation the first time he was selected to carry out the assault team.

It was all because the female insect was too cunning. She could shrink her size, hide, and run very fast. She was playing hide-and-seek while being chased by a group of people.

"You have to hold on even if you can't. The admiral has been holding back six SSS male insects by himself without a rest for such a long time. We have just arrived here, so everyone should cheer up. If you let even one insect slip in, you will be punished with 50 hours of simulated special training in the insect sea mode when you go back." The captain scolded sternly.

No. 544 was frightened. Oh my god, if he missed 50 hours of practice, he wouldn’t be able to finish the practice next year with the time he owed.

"Don't panic, your captain is just trying to scare you." The deputy captain was a gentle woman with a voice as gentle as a spring, which made people relax: "Hold on, our main starship has successfully killed three male insects, and the remaining three were also seriously injured. Now the female insect is isolated and helpless, we will be able to win soon."

But the closer you are to victory, the more likely it is that something unexpected will happen. After the queen insect found herself isolated, she finally gave up her previous strategy of focusing her fire on the Shirazawa starship and tried to summon the six male insects that were surrounding her to protect her.

The other starship pilots also noticed that six males began to swoop towards them, trying to merge with the three injured males.

The other starships prepared to adjust their formation to block the Zerg attacking from behind to prevent themselves from being ambushed.

But Qi Hanyi's voice, which was a little hoarse due to fatigue, came from the communication: "Don't pay attention to it, continue to surround and kill the queen insect."

"yes."

At the same time, the Shirazawa changed its previous defensive posture and moved like a dragon, blocking the male insects that tried to leave one by one.

It poured out its stored energy, like a bright sun, suddenly bursting out a dazzling golden-red light, illuminating the surrounding dark universe. But the golden-red light was not light, but a special energy beam belonging to the Bai Ze, whose extremely high temperature could suddenly melt the hard surface of the Zerg. Even the SSS-level Zerg could hardly withstand its brilliance in this explosive state.

They each released their own abilities, trying to distance themselves from the Bai Ze at this moment. However, after a day and night of fighting, Qi Hanyi had already been familiar with the characteristics of their respective abilities and easily resolved them one by one.

The Zergs who were forced into a dead end had to fight back against the Bai Ze more fiercely. They understood that this was a situation of life and death, and only by killing the Bai Ze would they have a chance to escape.

Qi Hanyi was not in a good condition at the moment. The severe headache seemed to tear him apart. A fishy and sweet taste of blood was surging in his throat, and all kinds of weird and terrifying hallucinations kept flashing before his eyes.

He knew that he must not lose consciousness now. If he held on a little longer, the others might succeed in killing the queen worm and ending the war. Only then would these subordinates who had entrusted their lives to him be able to return home alive.

At the edge of the battlefield, No. 544 pointed with his mechanical arm into the distance, "Captain, that Zerg looks like a starship... Wait, am I seeing things? Why does it look so much like the Silver Shark?"

Although he had never seen the starship in person, he had seen the opponent using it in the video of Qi Hanyi's early battles. The sharp energy beam bombardment, combined with the neat side wing cutting, the murderous appearance was like a ferocious deep-sea shark tearing its prey to pieces. It was exactly the same as what was happening before his eyes.

"What nonsense! The admiral was driving the Shirazawa and the Silver Shark was on the spare launch pad. How could he remember it appearing... Damn, it really is the Silver Shark." The captain also changed his tone. Not only did he recognize the appearance of the starship in the distance, but he also detected the Silver Shark's logo in the communication signal that just appeared, as well as the communication sent by the other party.

In order not to affect the combat vision, the mechas do not generate images when communicating, only transmit sounds. The captain of the mecha squad heard a young voice, the sound is as crisp as waves hitting the reef. There is no fixed communication format, but two words are simply uttered: "Make way."

The crisp tone and cold style made him dream back to the days when he had just graduated and served as a team member under Qi Hanyi, who was only a squad leader.

The body reacts before the mind, and by the time he reacts, the command to make way has already been given.

The captain watched the starship rushing into the inner circle like chasing the stars and the moon, and touched his head in confusion: "I really saw a ghost, how did that starship appear here, who is the driver, and how did he find his way here?"

Su Su was not trying to be cool, he was simply too tired to have the energy to speak. At this moment, Su Su didn't even have the mind to think about other people's reactions, all he had eyes for was the glowing starship.

He could see that Qi Hanyi's current fighting movements could not be performed by manual operation, and he must have used his mental power. Once Qi Hanyi used his mental power, it meant that his life had entered the countdown.

Closer and closer, Su Su finally saw the outline of the Bai Ze clearly, and finally searched for the communication interface of the Bai Ze.

Su Su immediately applied for communication.

[Sending communication request...]

Hurry up and pick it up, Qi Hanyi, hurry up!

But in the empty starship, only the electronic prompt sound echoed.

[No one responded to the communication request, do you want to send it again? ]

Su Su gritted his teeth and clicked the confirmation button, but he started to feel uneasy. Why didn't he answer the call? Qi Hanyi was still fighting. Did he not have time to answer? Or was he about to lose consciousness?

[Send communication request again...]

[The communication request went unanswered.]

Damn it! Su Su slammed his fist on the control panel, tears welling up in his eyes! We have come this far! If there is no other way, we can only think of a way to forcibly blow open the landing gear of the Bai Ze and take the risk to get in to find Qi Hanyi.

This was the backup plan Su Su thought of, but he also understood that there were six SSS-level Zerg fighting around, and all kinds of energy were mixed together. The damage to the starship was increasing just by him getting close. If he risked leaving the ship, it would be tantamount to seeking death. The protective suit would not be safer than the starship's hull, and he might die as soon as the door was opened.

Su Su pressed the contact button again without giving up.

[Communication cannot be connected. The communication account permissions are detected to be the same. Do you want to force the communication to open? ]

Su Su's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that the authority given by Qi Hanyi could work here. He pressed confirm, and the situation in the cockpit of Bai Ze was displayed on the communication interface.

Qi Hanyi, who was sitting in the driver's seat, was wearing a pure black protective suit. His eyes were like cold obsidian, but he had lost his usual commanding spirit. His eyes were clearly open, yet he seemed to be asleep. He seemed to be fighting by instinct, but his consciousness had sunk into an abyss of disorder.

Sing! Sing for him quickly. Su Su urged himself anxiously in his heart. He opened his mouth, but his voice was very hoarse, as if there was a stone stuck in his throat, and he couldn't make any sound.

"Ahhh!" The little shark made a futile sound, as if it had forgotten how to speak at this moment.

Singing, how do you sing? Su Su thought hard, and finally recalled what Yi Qing said: "The mermaid's song is the embodiment of spiritual power, and it is the resonance of feelings for the people and things you love."

Feel, resonate, use your mental power! Yes, use your mental power!

Su Su forgot that his mental power was still connected to the starship. He simply wanted to use his mental power to feel, resonate, and sing.

He recalled the starry night, the sea, the reefs, and the sandy beach, and a young man who sank into the deep sea. He remembered the quiet moonlight at night and the glittering white waves of the starry sky. He looked out the window at the battlefield again. The mecha starships were arranged like stars to fight against the Zerg that surged like waves. The Zerg twisted their bodies in the blazing flames, and their lives went into eternal silence in the cold night. And in the middle, the light that always shone, as if it would never go out, and the person he entrusted his love to.

The singing began, but it did not come from his throat or the communicator, but from the Silver Shark, echoing throughout the starry sky of the entire battle zone. The warriors in the mecha heard it, the starship pilots trying to get close to the queen heard it, and all the warriors in the assault team who were still alive heard it.

They heard the blood-stained sky and the falling stars, and also heard the flame of hope and faith that never went out. The fatigue of the long battle seemed to be swept away by the song, and the original confusion, loss, and fear gradually faded. They remembered their original intention to fight, the reason why they stood here, and the place they had to protect.

But Su Su didn't care about these, his singing was only for one person.

When the song ended, Su Su said in a hoarse voice, "Qi Hanyi, I'm here. You are not allowed to die."

Just like the best painter adding finishing touches to his favorite painting, Qi Hanyi's originally empty eyes were gradually tinged with star-like brilliance. His gaze gradually focused on the screen. Qi Hanyi looked back at him tenderly through the communication screen and said, "Okay."

"You're awake!" Su Su jumped up from his chair in surprise, tears rolling down his cheeks: "You're finally awake."

"I heard my little shark calling me." said Qi Hanyi.

"Hmm," he hurriedly wiped the tears from his face, but he didn't notice that he had rubbed himself into a harlequin cat. He looked at Qi Hanyi, who seemed to have forgotten the fatigue of the journey, and raised his chin proudly: "I said I could always wake you up."

"Well, you always wake me up." Qi Hanyi didn't ask why Su Su was driving the Silver Shark, why he was here, why he looked so haggard, why he sang the mermaid's song, or how much he had suffered along the way. He didn't need to ask these. He knew that Su Su was here because he wanted to find him. He knew that this journey must have been a life-and-death struggle, and it must have been extremely painful. He tried his best to save himself, and he needed to repay him with his life's treasure.

The subsequent battle became much simpler. Without the torture of headaches, Qi Hanyi's attack was more fierce than before. With the assistance of Su Su's silver shark, all six male insects were wiped out.

Meanwhile, taking advantage of the opportunity created by Qi Hanyi, the other starships finally surrounded and killed the cunning queen. The pressure on the mechas that were originally defending the outer line suddenly eased, and the assembled Zerg lost their backbone and began to fight in chaos. The commandos returned triumphantly after clearing the battlefield.