Chapter 583: Chasing and Fighting
"Tick... tick..." The instrument's prompt sound was steady and cold.
The bright and clean laboratory was very quiet. In the center, a girl was lying on a bed that looked like an operating table. At this moment, her wrist was connected to several thin nerve sensing lines, and above her head, six probes maintained a rotating silver-blue crystal. The shape of this crystal kept changing, sometimes shrinking into a cube, and sometimes growing and extending like a crystal cluster.
With a slight ice cracking sound, the crystal was instantly formed into a transparent glass-like cube, and the inside seemed to be a little different. When the light passed through it, it could be felt slightly distorted.
Soon, the girl on the bed opened her eyes, looked at the crystal above her head, and then stretched out her hand, letting it come to her palm. She sat up and carefully sensed and observed.
"It seems that the method is feasible, but the magic power required is also very special." The girl thought.
According to her previous idea, if only she provided the primer and used other methods to supply magic power, tearing and creating a large space, this way would work.
What she is holding in her hand now is a subspace seed. As long as it is activated by inputting magic power, it can tear the space in a short time and form a secondary subspace.
However, at present, it is only a possibility to verify. From magic power conversion supply, stabilizing the process flow, improving safety measures, reducing energy consumption and material loss, there is still a long way to go.
Tilan jumped off the bed lightly, walked out of the laboratory, and then came to the hall on the side. There are already many scientific research and technical personnel of "Gray Dust Crystal" gathered here, including several master-level figures of Sequence 7.
"According to our calculations, Miss Tilan, your energy efficiency ratio when using space-related extraordinary abilities is very special." A professor with gray hair and glasses looked excited, as if he saw some kind of treasure.
If it is said that ordinary extraordinary people, even if they are good at space-related abilities, are not only troublesome to use, but also consume a lot of energy, so they rarely use this as a means of attack, and generally use it as an auxiliary. On Tilan's side, it only takes about one thousandth of the consumption of others to achieve the same or even better effect. It is no wonder that the professor is excited.
If such an ability can be popularized, it will be a cross-era development, because there are so many places where space ability can be used.
"Thank you, let's discuss it next time." At this time, Tilan was surrounded by several fanatical researchers. She had to raise her hands and wave them, indicating that she was a little tired and hoped to talk later.
These researchers were so persistent that they felt like they wanted to dissect her. Tilan was a little scared.
Fortunately, her identity was not ordinary. After she made it clear, these people had to suppress their emotions and stay where they were.
In the following time, Tilan basically stayed in the gray dust crystal. In addition to paying attention to the progress of the subspace project, she also took advantage of the rare opportunity to learn some knowledge of potion preparation and crystal making. By the time she knew about the shocking changes in the Federation, it was already several months later.
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On May 19, the starship that Blanche was riding crossed the central star field. Although a lot of preparations had been made in the middle, such as bypassing the mainstream route and avoiding the Federation's detection sites, the matter was exposed after all.
After the accompanying members of the Tribunal did not respond to the information for three consecutive hours, the Tribunal headquarters in the central star field issued an emergency notice, began to search the entire network for information about the missing starship, and informed the command centers of various routes to strictly investigate and implement a certain degree of control.
About 6 hours later, the Federation's most advanced and fast "Tracing Light Wing Class" super-light speed starship rushed to the last release location of the missing signal, and began to track the target's whereabouts based on the traces left in the space.
12 hours later, all hyperspace routes in the central star field were declared suspended, and the three patrol fleets began to block various key routes.
There are many ways to travel at super-light speed. If you jump through the Sea of Ekaka, you need a clear space beacon. Otherwise, after entering the high-dimensional space of the Sea of Ekaka, you can only rely on luck to get out again. If you encounter a disordered space at the landing location, the entire starship is in danger of being torn and twisted.
During the war, each star field will deploy space disruptors to prevent the enemy from using jumps to raid the rear.
Secondly, in addition to using the Aegika Sea jump method to travel faster than the speed of light, there is also a more common curvature engine. Although it is not fast, it is much safer. Even in wartime, it can avoid various interferences and obstacles and continue to approach the destination.
Polarized crystal star field, this is the star field on the northwest side of the central star field, and it is also a star field with a relatively remote location and fewer channels.
With the order of the Central Council, the star port here was temporarily suspended. Many tourists stayed here, sitting in the hall complaining and spitting. When many people were discussing what happened to the star port and it was suspended, a cry came from near the window.
Through the transparent glass and metal curtain wall about 20 meters high, some passengers saw several light spots flashing in the space, and even fighter planes cruising, emitting some light spots from time to time. This is definitely a situation of crossfire.
"Is there a war?" Many people couldn't believe it. The original complaint mentality would suddenly dissipate, and they became curious, nervous, and uneasy.
Thousands of kilometers outside the star port, a starship passed by at high speed, and around it were five white-winged blue-rimmed space-time fighters.
The Federation's Courier-class fighters can carry out short-distance space-time navigation. Although they have average combat capabilities and no special strengths, they are very suitable for performing complex and diverse tasks in the second and third lines. They are also standard equipment for star ports in various star regions of the Federation and are under the control of the star port.
When the starship was about to arrive at the star port, it temporarily turned its direction and headed for space, which alerted the star port control center and began to communicate through the channel, asking the other party to stop for inspection.
Unexpectedly, this dialogue not only failed to achieve results, but the starship also accelerated its preparations for entering curvature navigation. Seeing this, the star port urgently dispatched fighters to intercept and prevent the other party from entering the curvature navigation state by launching interference and blocking missiles, temporarily trapping the starship.
[Warning, warning, we have been locked by the other party's fire control...]
Inside the starship, a sharp warning sounded and red lights flashed.
In the command center inside the bridge, many technicians were urgently adjusting the various modules of the starship to prevent the starship from being paralyzed in space.
"What should we do? There are no space weapons on this starship. We can only passively take the beating. If time drags on for too long, the nearby patrol fleet will arrive and we won't be able to escape." Several young officers were anxious.
"Quiet!" Yade roared, calming the bridge temporarily, but the sharp alarm sound still did not stop.
"Support will arrive soon. The most important thing at this time is to delay time. The starport in the Polarized Crystal Star Region may not know the truth. As long as we don't behave like vicious pirates, they will not destroy the starship."
"Now, shut down the hyperdrive and send a signal to indicate that we are willing to accept inspection. There are still thousands of kilometers from here to the starport. Even if they send people on board, it will take a lot of time to prepare." Yade analyzed calmly.
At this point, everyone in the starship settled down, and in the cabin at the bottom of the starship, a special escape ship was placed here, surrounded by many soldiers.
"If the situation is really critical, let Lady Blanche eject on this ship. The shield generator arranged on it can protect her from explosions and jets."
The officer on the side negotiated with the cult members.
"Is this the only escape ship?" The cult members were puzzled.
"There are three, but this one is special. Considering the high risk of the operation, we have specially prepared a lot of expensive accessories to enhance its protection and escape capabilities." Perhaps most of the people on the ship will die, but Blanche must be alive. This is the idea of many soldiers in the operation.
"I hope it won't come to this." In this regard, the members of the cult also sighed.
In space, the five space fighters saw that the starship was slowly reducing its speed and the super-light speed engine was gradually shut down. They no longer attacked, but continued to warn it to stay where it was and accept inspection.
Time passed by in tension. When the starship stopped, the starport began to dispatch landing teams. The transport ship sailed out of the starport and flew towards the stagnant starship.
An hour later, the transport ship began to dock and absorb and grasp the starship. The fully armed soldiers began to log in.
There was silence inside the starship. The soldiers who entered were divided into six teams and began to check. At first, everything was normal, but when the team approached the power system, the battle broke out suddenly.
The ambushed black soldiers opened fire at full power, and shot the landing team in the front row in one encounter. Fortunately, the landing team members were also cautious enough, quickly set up shields, and retreated urgently to avoid further casualties.
"Report, mission failed! There are still many rebels in the starship, all the landing personnel are put back on the transport ship, send a signal to the monitoring fighter, and destroy the power system at the tail of the starship!" After facing the attack, the landing command captain immediately sent a signal and began to retreat.
They came to take over, not to attack. If the personnel in the starship still resisted, the consequence would be that the fighters outside would continue to attack until the starship was destroyed.
However, the cruising fighters outside might not be able to receive his signal. Shortly after the landing team came in, several faint dots appeared in the space again, and then approached at a high speed. Before
the five fighters could send out a warning signal, several particle beams passed through the cold space and cut the five fighters into burning fragments.
These light spots are three of the most advanced and fast "Tracing Light Wing Class" starships, and the attack was launched by six high-level mechas that popped out of the hatches in the starships.
As a top-level commercial starship, the "Tracing Light Wing Class" is expensive, and there are not many in the entire Western Star Region. It is already the limit to be able to mobilize three ships in a short time this time. As for military starships, there are indeed those that are faster than the "Tracing Light Wing Class", but they all belong to the Central Main Fleet, which is not available to the various star regions and patrol fleets in the West.
"Have you arrived?" The old man on the starship looked at the projection and data on the screen, and his heart was slightly relieved.
"Commander, the general sent a message telling us that we only have 40 minutes, and the pursuit starship from the Central Star Region will arrive soon."
"Got it. 40 minutes, this kid Gain really thinks highly of me, an old man." He had served in the military, but had retired long ago. The personnel on these three starships were also retired veterans. They were urgently mobilized, and together with the personnel on the original starships, they arrived in the shortest time and carried out the mission.
"Send a letter to the people on the opposite starship, and ask them to launch the escape ship directly, send Miss Blanche over, and abandon the starship."
"Yes!"
About half an hour later, the escape ship passed through space and headed for the three "Light Tracking Wing" class starships that arrived urgently. Then the three starships turned and headed for the depths of space.
Not long after they left, a series of light spots appeared in the polarized light star field. The pursuit fleet from the central star field finally arrived a few minutes late. After all, they set off late, and the senior officials of the western star field learned the intelligence in advance and rushed to support them.
"Humph!" The general of the fleet commanding the pursuit was full of anger, his body was like steel, straight and cold as the wind.
"This is not an ordinary disappearance. I have said it before, those wolf cubs cannot be tamed." He is a conservative in the central star field, and he has always been dissatisfied with the frequent rebellions in the western star field.
"Are we going to continue chasing them now? According to the detection results, they are heading to the Shark Star Region."
"Chase them, and at the same time, let the patrol fleets along the way be on alert and block the waterway."
"I wonder how long you are going to hide."
In his opinion, these people are doing useless work. Even if they get the support of a singer, they can't make any waves. The military strength of the western star regions is backward, and the patrol fleet is replaced every four years. Most of the fleet commanders are not locals, and it is almost impossible to incite rebellion
. Without the support of the fleet, the ground armed forces are just a group of underground rats. The Federation is indeed in turmoil and internal conflicts are frequent, but it is far from the point of collapse. It is not a weak singer who can shake this system.
After a short stop, the wake of the pursuit fleet disappeared in space again. This scene was seen by many passengers in the star port.
"I can't believe it at all."
"Are we witnessing history?"
"What are the identities of both parties? Why can't we find any information on the Internet?"
"Is it a civil war?"
"How is this possible? Who has the appeal to start a civil war? Hahaha."
Various discussions arose in the star port hall.
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Two days later, in the western part of the Federation, in the outer space of the Swordnose Shark star field.
Three "Light Tracing Wing" class starships broke out of the curvature navigation, speeding on the plane orbit of the star system, and rushed to the inner side of the star system.
About three minutes later, 12 special sword-shaped starships also broke out of the curvature navigation, chasing the three starships, and began to open the weapons and equipment on the starships.
After two days of pursuit, they bit the wake of the three escaping starships tightly, not giving the other side any chance to stop and transfer, and circled several times in the star sea. Finally, the three Light Tracing Wing class rushed to the Sharpnose Shark star field with the remaining little energy.
"The last fight." The old man on the starship looked at the data on the screen with a serious expression.
"Send out six 'Xenon Gold' class mechas to stop the other side, and at the same time contact the contact personnel to have them escort Lady Blanche away."
"Yes!"
As the only combat power on the three starships, six blue-plated mechas were launched from the starships, and then rushed towards the 12 starships chasing behind.
The dazzling cold blue beams lit up from the mechas, connecting to the starships on the opposite side, splashing white sparks and slurry, which were the high-temperature gas and liquid after the outer armor melted.
The battle suddenly started, and the pursuing starships also began to fight back. Many secondary guns began to fire, chasing the mechas moving at high speed in space. Some of the beams fell on the outer shell of the mecha, emitting blazing spots, but after the shooting, the mecha was intact and the surface was still smooth. This is the characteristic of the 'Xenon Gold' class mecha, which can convert energy beam attacks into light energy and heat energy and radiate them, greatly reducing the ion shock to the mecha.
But just when everyone was cheering for the performance of the mechas and felt that victory was in sight, the Axis main guns of the pursuit fleet were also aimed at the 'Tracing Light Wing' class starship in the distance.
After charging, a beam of light shining like the galaxy flashed in an instant. After being compressed to the extreme, the extremely intense energy burst out with a dazzling torrent of great lethality, rushing towards the distance.
The leading starship was directly hit by two shots and was broken in half by the beam of light shot by the Axis main gun. The ship, which was about a kilometer long, burst into violent flames, and then cracked into countless fragments and scattered in space.
This scene made the fellow starship members tremble in shock. The dazzling flames and light beams fell on the glass windows on the side of the starship, reflecting changing shadows.
"No——"
The hopes of the Northwestern Star Regions for nearly a hundred years were destroyed here.
(End of this chapter)
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