Bowerman blushed and shouted, "That's just that the firepower of the two fighters is not enough. As long as the firepower is sufficient, it will be more than enough to destroy that monster!"
"General Borman, you must be rational now! Doing this will most likely accelerate the growth of that thing and pose a greater threat to us!"
"Then do you have any other way to destroy it?!"
Bach fell silent.
"The special fighter regiment has arrived at the target location, over!"
"Fire!"
The fighter formation immediately began to pour fire on the tumor, throwing all weapons without regard for their lives.
However, the bullets hitting the tumor were like beating dough, and countless missiles were swallowed by the tumor without even making a sound.
“Boom! Boom!!”
Several missiles behind were detonated when they were about to approach the tumor, but after the smoke cleared, the tumor was still safe and sound!
The tumor that had swallowed countless missiles began to swell in various places, its size rapidly increasing, and the sense of oppression it gave people became stronger and stronger.
Seeing this, Bowerman clenched his fists and quickly shouted, "Everyone, retreat! Retreat immediately! Keep distance from that monster!"
However, by the time Bowerman said this, it was too late.
The tumor launched countless small tumors towards the fighter formation like a missile. In a blink of an eye, flames spread in the sky and all 24 fighter planes lost contact!
Bowerman covered his chest, his eyes went dark, and he almost fell to the ground.
"It didn't show much aggression until we attacked it. General Borman, let's stop the attack first! We'll have to think long-term!"
Bach's voice came again, but Bowerman did not respond. Instead, he silently hung up Bach's call.
Bach didn't need to say anything, he wouldn't attack that thing in the short term.
…
After experiencing some twists and turns, the crew members of the Pioneer finally received information about the current situation of the Pioneer under satellite observation.
Looking at the Pioneer that was being devoured by the strange tumor, the commander of the Pioneer smiled bitterly and took out his cell phone.
After the phone was passed around among the members of the Pioneer, the commander took it back and asked, "Have you finished recording everything?"
The members nodded. They had realized what was going to happen next. They were no longer panicking and had a look of being ready to die.
"Activate the self-destruct mechanism of the Pioneer. We can't let this thing continue to exist."
The commander picked up his phone and said, "Let me see if I can get in touch again, even for a moment. I need to send back all the videos we recorded!"
"yes!"
"boom!!"
Suddenly, there was another violent shaking inside the Pioneer, and many people fell to the ground as they lost their balance.
"The United States has taken action, and it looks like the firepower this time is quite strong!"
"But...it still doesn't seem to be very useful."
"Two more instruments have failed!"
"Hurry up and turn on the self-destruct mode!"
After shouting, the commander turned around and found that he had finally established a connection with the ground, and quickly began to send files.
"Self-destruct mode activated, countdown, three minutes."
Following a broadcast from the Pioneer, red lights flashed everywhere, foreshadowing the upcoming end of this space carrier that had just taken off.
To everyone's surprise, at the moment the self-destruct mode was activated, the tumor wrapped around the Pioneer began to become restless.
"Report, the Pioneer's bulkhead is corroding and breaking down at an accelerated rate. That tumor is starting to move!"
Upon hearing the news, the people on the Pioneer were not panicked, but felt relieved instead.
"It seems that the explosion of the Pioneer can scare that guy."
One member laughed. As long as the Pioneer's explosion could cause damage to the tumor, their death would be worth it.
It's a pity that this is the crystallization of decades of American technology...
"Can you hold on for three minutes?"
"almost!"
The commander was still staring at the upload progress bar on his phone.
"Countdown, one minute!"
With one minute left, a slight vibration could be clearly felt inside the Pioneer. It was likely that the tumor would soon destroy the bulkhead and invade the interior of the Pioneer.
All the members on the Pioneer were no longer in a hurry. They sat together, talking and laughing about family matters.
The commander stood on the console, holding up his mobile phone, watching the progress bar of the file transfer move forward bit by bit.
His duty now is to send the last video of his members back to the surface!
"Countdown thirty seconds!"
One member pulled out a deck of playing cards from nowhere and asked, "What game can be over in thirty seconds?"
"You're bringing playing cards on the plane? You're really not afraid of being punished!"
"Ten seconds left!"
"Old Bob, it's your turn to play. There are only ten seconds left. Hurry up!"
"Don't rush me! You're trying to kill me!"
"Countdown three seconds!"
The members put down their playing cards, smiled at each other, but their slightly red eyes were filled with tears.
"Bye now."
"Well, bye, I'll buy you a drink sometime."
File transfer complete!
Seeing that the file was finally transferred, the commander put down his phone and smiled from the bottom of his heart.
As the commander, he had failed to fulfill his obligations. This... was the only and final compensation he could make to his members.
"Bang!"
A large hole appeared in the Pioneer's bulkhead, and a large mass of strange red worms fell into the Pioneer. Then—
"boom!!"
A huge flame spread inside the Pioneer, engulfing the red object, as well as the members who were saying goodbye to each other and the commander who still had a smile on his face.
"rumble--"
There was a sound like muffled thunder, and the tumor in the sky suddenly swelled up, like a balloon that had been inflated to a critical value, as if it would explode in the next moment.
Seeing this scene, Hubbard put out his cigarette and sighed.
"Contact with the Pioneer has been completely severed! It seems the Pioneer has self-destructed!"
Hearing the liaison's words, Hubbard nodded, unusually calm: "I understand."
"Before the Pioneer lost contact, the Pioneer's commander sent a video!"
"oh?"
Hearing this, Hubbard raised his head and walked to the contact person: "Open it and let me see."
As the contact person turned on the video, a young face appeared on the screen. Hubbard knew this person. He was one of the pilots of the Pioneer, a young man full of vigor.
"Mom, I might not be able to go home..."
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