The battlefield, which had already entered a white-hot stage, now fell into calm again.

There was the military's initiative to cease fire, and there was also the sudden appearance of the Ruler-class cruiser.

The only person who can mobilize cruisers in this star region is the commander of the military outpost who was just accused by the military of launching a rebellion.

So who is the current captain of this cruiser? Almost everyone present knows it very well.

Therefore, the company and the military did not dare to take any big action when they saw the cruiser.

The company knew who gave the order for the army to hunt down Chen Ming with such a large fleet.

The military was also unsure of what the stationmaster, who was accused of rebellion by higher authorities, had in mind.

But having said that, the military can definitely communicate directly with each other, which is much better than the company's blind guessing.

And with the appearance of the Ruler, the communication between the company fleet and the military fleet was also cut off.

It is also unclear whether it was influenced by the rulers or the military fleet took the initiative to disconnect.

Therefore, the captain of the Cattleman-class could only choose to command the fleet to regroup through the communication system, maintaining the formation while protecting the Armor-Piercing and Chen Ming's Iron Ore.

Although there was a lot of noise in the fleet's internal communication channel, it was at least barely audible.

After quickly issuing several instructions, the captain turned to Chen Ming and said, "Mr. Chen, the ship's communication system has been affected. There are professional electronic warfare equipment on that cruiser."

"We don't have any ships equipped with electronic countermeasures, and external communications have been completely cut off."

"Although I was contacting someone from the company just now, I'm not sure whether the last sentence about the military sending out a cruiser has actually been sent out."

"So we have to send you back to the space station now. Only the space station can stop the cruiser."

Chen Ming also knew that he didn't have any more options at the moment, so he asked, "What are you going to do?"

"The cruiser is even more powerful than your ship. It is definitely not something our fleet can handle. All methods of dealing with it are just wishful thinking."

"So we rely on all the ships in our fleet to delay as long as possible, giving you time to withdraw from the range of the blocking pulse."

The captain's meaning was very clear. He was going to issue a mandatory order for all ships to go aboard and die in order to delay time, including the cattle herders he was with.

As the attitude of the military fleet was not very clear at this time, the fleet had no ability to resist the cruiser, and the fleet's spacecraft could not shake off the military fleet of the same level.

So turning around and fighting hard is the only option.

At the same time, if the task can be completed, at least the company will take care of their funeral.

Chen Ming is the beneficiary of the captain's actions.

Even if Chen Ming might not be able to escape from the ruler's pursuit in the end, at least there is still a certain chance if he does so.

So he didn't refuse.

Chen Ming left the command room and boarded the shuttle on the flight deck.

In less than a few tens of seconds, the cruiser had already approached the battlefield from the position where it jumped, but it had not yet shown any aggressiveness, making it even more difficult to guess the stationmaster's thoughts.

Chen Ming was not distracted by this and quickly returned to his iron ore ship.

Prepare to increase the distance to prevent military spacecraft from launching blocking pulses to interfere so as to retreat.

Chen Ming only planned to drive away the Iron Ore at this time, while the Centurion he was also controlling would stay behind to help hold the line. Although he certainly couldn't hold on, a few more bullets from large weapons would help.

If the Centurion explodes here, it will explode. He can still afford to lose one Centurion.

The same is true for the armor-piercing class weapon that Chen Ming got from the government.

Chen Ming personally drove the Iron Ore and gradually accelerated, moving away towards a hyperspace channel.

The military fleet did not make any moves, and they did not seem to have any plan to stop Chen Ming.

The Ruler-class, which was still some distance away from Chen Ming, was not in a hurry to track him. Instead, it launched something towards the stellar gravity well in the center of the galaxy.

Chen Ming immediately realized something was wrong and activated the hyperspace channel system immediately, regardless of whether he was within the range of the blocking pulse.

The system was still starting up, but Chen Ming suddenly saw that the space in the gravity well that was distorted by gravity suddenly became flat.

The gravity of the gravity well disappeared.

No, it was blocked.

Chen Ming immediately thought of a device that could cause this situation.

A device called a temporary gravity well blockade.

Its effect is similar to that of a blocking pulse generator, but the principle of action is different.

The function of the pulse blocking generator is to interrupt the activation of the hyperspace channel system.

If there are only a few blocking pulse generators, just one or two, then as long as the timing is right and the spacecraft has its system interrupted by the blocking pulse, it can still have a chance to forcibly leave, even at the risk of being attacked. However, the gravity well blockade device is different and its effect is stronger.

In addition to the function of the system itself, the activation of the hyperspace channel system also requires the help of external force from the star's gravity well in the hyperspace.

Without the star's gravity well, the hyperspace channel system cannot be used.

It also means that the hyperspace of the entire galaxy is completely blocked at this time.

You can only go in, not out.

This effect affects not only Chen Ming, but all ships near this galaxy, including those passing by watching the show on the edge of the battlefield, are now unable to leave hyperspace.

However, the spaceships that had gathered in the hyperspace channel waiting for the end of the battle had actually almost all fled.

I couldn't wait and found a remote corner close to the galaxy in advance. I flew the last part of the way slowly on my own spaceship.

Those who can wait will know what to do when they see the ruler appear.

So after the gravity well was sealed, the only ones left in the galaxy's hyperspace were the military and corporate fleets.

The quick escape route is blocked by the gravity well blockade.

The first thing that came to Chen Ming's mind was the solution.

As far as he knew, this device was actually a derivative device called a gravity well stabilization anchor point.

Chen Ming remembered that he had learned the working principle of this thing, and just out of interest, he looked up what the derivative equipment of this thing was.

So he also knew how to deal with it.

And there are several ways.

One is to run farther away, just go to another galaxy that is not blocked and activate the hyperspace channel system.

But Chen Ming knew best the purpose of the military cruiser coming here. Even though there was a speed limit in hyperspace and a large ship could not outrun a small ship, the Ruler's jump engine was not just for show.

This method was thrown out of Chen Ming's mind without even a moment's pause.

The second is to dismantle the equipment.

The ruler just threw a device into the gravity well. As long as it can be dismantled, the gravity well of the galaxy will naturally recover.

However, the Ruler-class's current position just blocked the gravity well, connecting the Company's fleet, the Ruler and the gravity well in a straight line.

If you want to dismantle the equipment, you must first dismantle the ruler.

Chen Ming thought about it for half a second and threw the idea out of his mind.

The third method is the jump engine, which is a device that can be activated without a gravity well.

But Chen Ming also knew that the jump engine was even more ridiculous than the previous two ideas. Not to mention that this thing was only installed on cruisers, even if there was a lower-level version, Chen Ming couldn't afford it, let alone find one on the spot.

Fourthly, the spacecraft engine itself has sufficient output power to force its way through hyperspace and return to the normal universe environment without relying on the gravity well effect.

However, the specific value required for sufficient engine output power only exists in theory.

At least to this day, Chen Ming still doesn't know which spaceship's engine has the power to enter and exit hyperspace on its own.

None of the four theoretical solutions that Chen Ming had seen in books before could be applied in practice now.

This made Chen Ming doubt what on earth he had learned.

There is no other means of seeking help that can quickly get rid of the current situation.

The boss seems to be thinking of a solution, but the signal on his side is cut off, so he can't be relied on for the time being.

The company must have received news of the military attack before, and support is certain, but it may be too late to respond to the cruiser's support in a short period of time.

Moreover, after the rulers came over, they directly blocked the entire galaxy's hyperspace communication system with electronic warfare equipment.

Besides, the captain also said that it is uncertain whether the company will receive the news, so we cannot count on it.

As for the military.

The military called it a rebellion, and rebellion will definitely be suppressed.

However, the military fleet had just received news of the rebellion, and it was uncertain when the fleet to suppress it would arrive.

Moreover, looking at the actions of the military fleet at this time, Chen Ming felt that this rebellion was unreliable. He always believed that this rebellion must be put in quotation marks.

Various methods of seeking help from external forces were also unable to provide support.

Then it seemed that Chen Ming had no choice but to use this last resort.

Chen Ming quickly switched control of the spacecraft and confirmed the locations of several of his own spacecraft, especially the locations of several Afterglow ships.

Finally, control was switched back to the armor-piercing level.

Afterwards, Chen Ming didn't think much and continued to drive the Iron Ore in the direction of the hyperspace channel farthest from the Ruler.

Although the result is probably already determined, you still have to give it a try.

At the same time, he also hid his strongest means of output, the armor-piercing level, behind other company spaceships, ready to try to launch a counterattack at any time.

Theoretically, large armor-piercing weapons are enough to threaten cruiser-level ships.

Today he will risk his life to tear a piece of flesh from the ruler.

Although Chen Ming had just responded, he was actually prepared to not be able to get out of this hyperspace.

But what he never expected was.

The Ruler-class heavy cruiser directly activated its four large weapons after completely blocking the gravity well.

However, its target was not the Sinda Company's fleet, nor was it Chen Ming, who had already run out of range due to the speed limit of objects in hyperspace.

But the military's own fleet.

Moreover, it was the flagship law enforcer with special paint and modifications.

Then Chen Ming once again witnessed the power of the cruiser.

Large weapons that are suitable for cruisers, as well as the energy supply that can meet the firing of several large weapons at the same time.

Even live ammunition weapons are somewhat weakened in hyperspace.

But the stationmaster who controlled the ruler locked the target with two storm needles, and instantly fired a large number of needles straight at the law enforcer, tearing the law enforcer's shield apart almost instantly.

Although the commander's reaction before the shield was destroyed prevented the ship from being paralyzed by radiation overload.

But those needles, as thick as a normal person's arms, still pierced the entire law enforcement ship with all their might.

After penetrating the armor, it was unable to go deeper and was stuck between the hull and the armor.

The law enforcers were defeated and barely managed to hold on.

It looks like just one more round will be enough to completely destroy this law enforcer.

But the ruler obviously did not want to choose this method. Instead, he used another weapon, the Gauss Cannon, in the interval between the Storm Needle reloading ammunition. This weapon could accelerate large-mass warheads to extremely high speeds.

Although all objects in hyperspace have an upper speed limit, and the Gauss cannon itself is also a shield-breaking weapon.

However, the upper limit of this speed is only incomparable to the high speed in the normal universe environment, and it is still very fast in hyperspace.

It's just that it's impossible to reach the optimal balance between mass loss and speed caused by the mass void effect in the normal universe environment, but it can still exert a certain power.

And after the Storm Needles broke the shield in advance, and the power of the weapon itself shattered the enforcer's armor.

Weapons like the Gauss Cannon can also have a horrific effect on the hull of a spacecraft.

As expected, the first heavy projectile fired by the Ruler's Gauss Cannon directly cut the entire Enforcer in half.

The second projectile fired from another Gauss cannon passed through and completely shattered the remaining two halves.

The scene of the military fighting against their own people made Chen Ming a little dumbfounded, and he silently removed the quotation marks around the word "rebellion" in his mind.

The flagship of the military fleet was destroyed, and the military fleet, which was still in the process of redeploying its position, fell into complete chaos.

But soon, the entire military command system was regained by the rulers.

After all, this was originally a force provided by the stationmaster to the commander, and even if all his cronies had been sent away, it wouldn't be too difficult to forcibly take over with the ruler's equipment.

However, even though he had regained control, it was still difficult for him to make the military fleet obey his orders again.

For example, how could he make the army ignore this and continue to obey him when he had already clearly stated before the commander that the stationmaster had launched a rebellion and published documents with dual certification from the star domain military and government?

As for this plan, the webmaster already had an idea in his mind.

As long as you dare to lower your bottom line, this matter is actually very simple.

There are always some people in the fleet who are afraid of death or don't want to die easily.

The battle with the Company's fleet just now was a battle in which they could see hope of victory, so they were willing to take the risk and fight.

But if there is a conflict with a cruiser, the level difference is enough to make anyone lose the desire to fight.

Therefore, the stationmaster chose to destroy the flagship right at the beginning, as a warning to other ships that dared to resist him.

As long as you are not a fool, you will make a calm choice.

The final effect of doing this is uncertain.

It is hard to say how many people would obey his orders under the threat of death.

But the stationmaster doesn't actually need too many ships to obey his command.

His main purpose of coming here this time was still to kill Chen Ming.

It's just that in hyperspace, heavy cruisers find it difficult to catch up with normal frigates and destroyers.

Even if you have a jump engine in hand, its use is limited.

Currently, after the stationmaster jumps directly here from the military outpost, the jump engine can only be used one time within a certain period of time.

If an accident occurs and Chen Ming escapes from the attack range, the ruler will no longer have any chance to catch up with the frigate.

Therefore, the webmaster must find a way to restrict Chen Ming's actions.

The best way to regain control of the army is to do this with the help of the army's ships.

As long as there are three or four spaceships to help him restrict Chen Ming, then the next jump will be the day of Chen Ming's death.

After destroying the commander's flagship.

The stationmaster immediately regained command of the entire fleet and demanded that the fleet act in accordance with his orders.

But just as he had thought in advance, most of the military ships rejected his request, or even ignored him and began to flee in all directions.

Only a small part remains.

The stationmaster controlled the rulers and neither chased after the fleeing military ships nor attacked them, but simply let them go.

But when those who had already stayed where they were wanted to leave after noticing the movements of other spaceships.

However, the stationmaster chose to directly destroy the ship that had such an idea.

Once you get on board, there will be no chance to regret.

The stationmaster reorganized the remaining military ships and required them to surrender their highest control authority.

Then, some of the ships were ordered to track Chen Ming, while the other part followed the ruler and pressed towards the company fleet that was already prepared to die.

Although Chen Ming has already embarked on the hyperspace channel leading to another galaxy, he is still paying attention to the situation here.

Trying to find an opportunity to bypass the ruler and attack the device that blocks the gravity well.

But the rulers were obviously on guard against this, always maintaining their positions and not giving any chance at all.

If there is no opportunity, Chen Ming can only choose to use Armor Breaker to attack the ruler.

At this time, the company's ships were also desperately protecting the armor-piercing system because they knew it was the only possibility of a comeback.

However, after two rounds of fire.

The company's fleet of more than 40 ships just now has lost more than half of its personnel.

The Cattle Herder was no longer in charge of the remaining dozen or so spaceships, nor was Chen Ming's Centurion.

The actual damage caused by the company's fleet and the armor-piercing class was only enough to force the military rulers, whose shields were already relatively weak, to shut down their shields, and that was all.

The last chance had come and was about to disappear.

At this time, Chen Ming did not care about letting the armor-piercing automatic pulse laser fully charge, and directly forced it to activate when it was half charged.

The stationmaster himself had already learned the firing interval of the automatic pulse laser, a weapon he had never seen before, from the previous exchange of fire.

So Chen Ming's early round of shooting completely caught the stationmaster by surprise.

Even if the ruler-level shield was deployed immediately, it would not be able to block the sixteen restraining energy bombs.

All of these energy bombs hit the Ruler's hull solidly, hitting one of its storm needles.

And he also succeeded in completely destroying the storm needle.

However, the combined attack of the dozen or so ships remaining in the company's fleet was not enough.

Completely failed to cause any meaningful damage to the ruler's armor.

Nearly half of the radiation energy of the Ruler class had been dissipated during the period when the shield was closed, but the stationmaster did not continue to close the shield. Instead, he directly launched another round of offensive against the fleet.

In this round of one-sided crushing fire.

The Armor-Piercing Class was completely exposed to the Ruler Class.

Its shield lasted just under two seconds before reaching its radiation capacity limit.

In the end, the Armor-Piercing-class ship was destroyed in the middle, just like the Commander's Enforcer-class ship.

Although it is still on Chen Ming's panel at this time, Chen Ming does not have the materials or the opportunity to repair it.

The battle is decided.

Chen Ming was forced to stop observing the battlefield and continue to control the Iron Ore forward.

Although the Ruler has been thrown far away, it still has one chance to start the jump engine.

After destroying the Armor-Piercing Class, the only ship that could threaten the gravity well blockade, now is the best time to initiate the jump.

Visible fluctuations suddenly appeared in the space next to the ruler.

In less than two seconds, it appeared right in front of Chen Ming's hyperspace channel.

Those spaceships whose highest control authority had been forcibly taken away were now blocking the entrance to the hyperspace channel where Chen Ming was.

The ruler is near and the crisis of death is imminent.

However, Chen Ming was not panicking at all at this time. He had already delayed enough time.

Between the Iron Ore and the Ruler, a space distortion suddenly appeared, exactly the same as when the Ruler leaped over just now.

And what appears now is not the ruler.

Instead, it was an entire Afterglow fleet led by two Afterglow cruisers.

Yu Hui’s fleet certainly did not appear here out of nowhere.

This matter had basically been settled long before Chen Ming contacted Gamma AI.

When Chen Ming contacted Gamma AI before, it was not to ask them to prepare to rescue Chen Ming personally, but to ask them to go back to Yu Hui's colony.

Have them prepare to do two things.

The first thing is to let Gamma A contact the Alpha AI core that controls the cruiser, which it is familiar with.

When Chen Ming gave the reminder, he handed over all the news that Chen Ming wanted to cooperate with Yu Hui, as well as the evidence that Chen Ming was being hunted by the human military and had to stay away from the human world.

And Yu Hui's Alpha Core expressed Chen Ming's intention to cooperate with Yu Hui.

Gamma A and Chen Ming said that Yuhui AI could completely rejoin the human race and mingle with humans without caring about face and only care about substance. Yuhui and the others could also accept Chen Ming as a human being.

The Gamma B installed by Chen Ming on the Fighter Mod is the best evidence that Chen Ming wants to cooperate.

In addition to Chen Ming's ability to control the spacecraft, even if Yu Hui had doubts and fears about whether Chen Ming could directly control their core, he would not kill Chen Ming directly.

It is nothing more than that Gamma A will be subject to a thorough review and investigation to ensure that Gamma A is not controlled and influenced by Chen Ming and to ensure the authenticity of Gamma A's words.

At the same time, some restrictions may be placed on Chen Ming's abilities in the future, such as not being allowed to come into contact with Afterglow AI individuals or ships with Afterglow AI installed.

However, Chen Ming can be sure of one thing, that is, there will be no psychic fluctuations when he controls the spacecraft.

After his boss said that he had helped him cover up the spiritual energy fluctuations he usually emitted, Chen Ming specifically asked his boss about this.

The boss said that he didn't know why there was no psychic fluctuation when Chen Ming controlled the spacecraft, but psychics have all kinds of strange abilities, so it is normal for some of them to be special.

Therefore, Chen Ming was not worried at all that Yu Hui, who had little knowledge of psychic energy, would be able to detect anything from Gamma A.

And Chen Ming also believed that when faced with the surrender of a psychic, these abilities to control, repair, and strengthen the spacecraft would be enough for Yu Hui to see the value in them and would be enough for them to take the risk.

The other thing is to let Gamma B contact the Afterglow Alpha Core that it had mentioned before to collect the spiritual stones.

In exchange for a spiritual stone that Chen Ming had in hand, he would get the chance for it to come to the rescue.

Chen Ming didn't need Gamma B to tell him that they were here to rescue him. It was enough for Gamma B to ask him to restrain the Ruler.

However, Chen Ming remembered that after he had settled the matter with Gamma A, he did not ask Gamma B to call people... but to call the AI.

Two Yuhui cruisers came at once. What's going on? (End of this chapter)