Chapter 126 Rescue (V)
Mingyu: "The other party is approaching quickly."
A strange energy wave came from behind, creating ripples of energy in the thick black tide.
Bright blue threads of spiritual energy drifted across the starship's surface like strands of seaweed drifting with the current. Even though it was surrounded by moths drawn to the light and disturbed by the energy of countless black tide creatures, it still keenly sensed the rapidly approaching waves from behind.
Although the ripple was extremely slight, it was just like a light breeze blowing across the water.
"I can't see what it is. The surrounding Kuroshio energy is too disturbing." Ming Yu didn't dare to take it lightly. "I can only tell from the energy fluctuations that it's large and coming very fast, hiding among the Kuroshio energy and the swarm of small moths... There are quite a few of them, and they're about to catch up."
Mu Baixing: "Pull it out and let's take a look."
Mingyu: “No problem!”
The combat configuration of this modified starship is not top-notch.
The transport ship has no firepower equipment, and all the gun barrels on the starship are equipment removed from previously crashed starships. There is no rotatable base at the connection between the gun barrel and the starship, and all the gun barrels cannot rotate.
Fortunately, the designers who initially modified the starship realized that in order to explore the Black Tide Star Sea, the starship's offensive capabilities could not be too weak, so they settled for the next best thing and installed secondary gun barrels on all sides of the starship.
These secondary gun barrels were removed from various warships that crashed in the black tide near the fifth star base. They were of different models and lengths. They were inserted around the body of this transport starship, arming it like a weird hedgehog.
It's also like a warrior who is at the end of his rope and is making a desperate attempt to win.
Those golden-blue shields light up from the ends of these secondary gun barrels of different shapes.
The hexagonal light shields were tightly connected, wrapping the entire starship, and became even brighter when Mingyu pushed down the energy amplifier.
"Buzz—"
More bright blue mental power rushed towards the mechanical heart of the starship, and the blue light spot in the center of the shield suddenly stretched outward.
Rays of blue light shot out from the center of the shield, piercing the blackness and drawing arcs across the universe, like ropes with steel hooks at the ends, slung behind the starship, hooking prey hidden in the darkness.
The starship trembled and its speed suddenly dropped for a moment, as if the weight it was carrying suddenly increased.
Mingyu: “Got it!”
The blue light shrank back, leaving a vague and huge outline in the deep and shallow black fog.
Their colors blended perfectly with the surrounding Kuroshio energy sea, and every ripple created by their wings was hidden within the ups and downs of the Kuroshio energy. Here, they only needed a little camouflage to blend in with the surrounding scenery and complete a silent capture.
But when Mingyu's mental power pierced their wings, the roles of prey and hunter were reversed.
Mingyu frowned in disgust and said with distaste: "It's still that thing!"
It is a large moth.
The wings are wide enough to wrap around a starship, the body is very slender compared to the wings but strong enough compared to the size of the starship, and there are dozens of tentacles extending in all directions from the front.
After seeing it so many times, Mingyu has gradually become desensitized to its appearance.
Bright blue mental rays penetrated its wings, hooking it outward from the black tide energy, and then continued to grow outward.
One, two, three...
One after another, large moths were pulled out from around the starship by Mingyu's mental power.
In the rear cabin, Rose and Vita sat by the narrow porthole, horrified by the scene outside.
One of them had served in the border army for ten years, while the other had spent years in the laboratory interacting with the Kuroshio creatures. Trapped in this starry sea for decades, they lived with the Kuroshio every day. But even with their rich past experiences, this scene was a bit too exciting.
Several large moths flapped their wings, sending thick black energy waves radiating outward with their vibrations, crashing into the starship's outer shields. The energy impact they brought was almost as powerful as the standard energy cannons of a large starship, igniting bursts of terrifying light on the shields.
"These are all high-level Black Tide creatures, Hou Yi," Rose muttered to herself. "If the shield is penetrated, it won't just be the anti-Black Tide radiation protective film. The outer steel plate of the starship will probably break directly..."
"How could there be so many high-level Black Tide creatures like Hou Yi?!" Vita, who was sitting next to her, said in disbelief, "If there were so many giant moths besieging the base every day, we wouldn't have been able to wait until today!"
"Because the target is conspicuous." Rose stared out the window.
"The base's defenses against the Kuroshio's energy are protected by dozens of layers of thickened metal plates with energy shields in between, making it inconspicuous. But our starship, parading through the Kuroshio, is like a beacon in the darkness."
"Like a moth to a flame," she muttered. "The light of our starship and the way the energy around it operates are vastly different from theirs."
Vita: "But the previous few test voyages to explore the Black Tide Star Sea didn't cause so many ugly things..."
"hiss--!"
“Hiss—”
Strange energy waves passed between the moths, as if they were communicating in a language. Humans could not distinguish these peculiar waveforms, only seeing the tremors of black energy oscillating over and over again, crashing against the starship.
The mental power terminals accurately conveyed the fluctuations of these energy waves to Mingyu, and the strong impact made Mingyu a little dizzy.
The young man calmed his thoughts and said loudly: "This is too noisy!"
The bright blue mental power tightened as he spoke.
Stretching outward from the center of the shield were bright blue strings, like those used by puppeteers to control their puppets. Like an insect trapper's net, they held the moths tightly, regardless of their struggles. As the moth's wings were restrained, the arrangement of the black scales at the center shifted. Illuminated by the blue light, the shifting angles of the scales reflected circular patterns of varying sizes, like the barrel of a fully charged cannon.
Bang——
The next second, a solid column of black energy erupted from the pattern.
A dark golden light suddenly shone above the light shields at the ends of the starship's four gun barrels.
The golden energy threads surrounding the hexagonal shield rapidly expanded outward and pulled upward, forming sharp cones of fire that collided fiercely with the Black Tide energy cannon, shattering the black energy beam. The scattered golden fragments landed on the moth's wings, causing a series of fine explosions.
Bang. Bang, bang, bang.
Small explosions occurred simultaneously on several moths, briefly creating tiny gaps all over their bodies. However, those gaps were quickly filled with new tissue and healed quickly.
"This thing is not easy to fight!" Mingyu said.
He had already discovered this during his battle with Albin: "As long as the black tide has enough energy, they can heal themselves. Unless they are completely absorbed and blown up at once! Even if they are ignited, they can hardly be lit! The energy density is too high!"
"If you want to blow it all up in one go, you have to increase the intensity!"
The black muzzle on the moth's wings formed again, and Mu Baixing responded in a calm tone.
Mingyu: "Can I help?"
Mu Baixing: “No need.”
The dark golden mental cannon didn't change its strategy, continuing to fire straight ahead. In just a few seconds, the energies of both sides had already collided more than a dozen times. As the moth launched a massive energy attack, Mu Baixing's mental energy rose slightly, unflinching, yet neither did he unleash an overwhelming intensity.
He seemed to be fighting a protracted battle that would exhaust his mental strength.
"This pilot is amazing! This kind of explosive mental power is quite rare, but if we keep fighting like this, we won't gain anything." Inside the starship cabin, Vita's face was still pressed against the porthole. He focused on the battle situation and kept muttering to ease the tension. "Even if we kill this group of large moths, there's no telling if there will be another group. If we keep wasting time like this, the mental burden will be huge."
"Even with the most optimistic estimates, we still have a day of sailing ahead. No pilot can maintain such high mental output for a whole day... It's better to increase the intensity all at once and end the battle quickly."
"Perhaps his mental power level isn't high enough, and it can't be improved any further?" Rose discussed this with him. "Afei said this pilot's mental power level is A-. Now his laser cannon's strength is already around A-, and its energy density is also very high. Even among the pilots I know, this guy's strength is definitely top-tier, even more powerful than you can imagine!"
"When we encountered this large moth before, we could only turn around and run away, unable to even inflict a scratch on its wings."
"It's not as easy as you think to unleash your mental power. Even if you just want to increase your strength in a short period of time, only one person out of a hundred can do it."
Vita: “…”
The two men didn't fully understand Mingyu and Mu Baixing's abilities, nor had they ever considered trying to understand them. They agreed to Qihang leave the base largely because staying put meant death, and also partly because Mingyu's encouragement had incited them to a momentary rush of passion. They exchanged glances, showing no signs of disappointment or worry, simply watching the battle unfold outside the window.
In the cockpit, Mingyu seemed to be thinking about something, knowing that Mu Boxing's attacking style of firing one shot after another like a slow knife cutting meat must be intentional.
It is impossible that Mu Boxing was unaware of the shortcomings of this strategy, nor is it possible that he would continue to attack knowing that a war of attrition was not feasible.
The man had his own plans, seemingly waiting for an opportunity. Mingyu's eyes flashed with the intertwining light of artillery fire, and he vaguely grasped the outline of his thoughts.
Those large moths cannot be killed by such artillery fire, but they are not incapable of feeling pain or fear.
In the repeated energy clashes, the horror of golden energy was slowly engraved in the minds of these intelligent creatures who seek profit and avoid harm, and they would learn to escape and avoid it.
"hiss--"
"hiss--!"
Mu Baixing's expression was indifferent. Amidst the continuous firing, the chaotic swarm of moths finally gave in and began to retreat. They struggled even more fiercely and scattered in all directions. They whistled and vibrated their wings even more vigorously.
Mingyu could sense his irritability, and the moths wanted to escape.
Their flying postures are different, some are flying in different directions, some are flying backwards, some are flying forwards...
forward.
In a flash, Mingyu suddenly realized that Mu Baixing did not want to destroy these moths, but wanted to... control them.
It was as if they were training a group of weird wild horses to pull the starship forward to continue accelerating!
Mingyu took a breath, not because the idea was crazy, but because the moth's struggles became more and more intense.
The designer gritted his teeth and warned, "They are too strong, Brother Mu! I can't control myself anymore—"
"Okay." Mu Baixing tilted his head, "Then let's loosen the grip now."
"It's flying so fast, it would be a pity to kill it." The man said to the young man in a cold voice, just as Mingyu expected.
"Let them take us away."
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