Chapter 156: A surprise attack
There was silence in the cabin. Isius was no longer as relaxed and calm as he was at the beginning. His expression was ashen as he stared at the figure on the screen.
"Gravitational wave interference failed!"
"The blockade matrix is misplaced!"
Another failure. Even in a hurry, this person seemed to be able to see the danger that might appear at any time and avoid it.
"The main gun is fully charged, but this person is using the battleship as a shield and cannot be locked on."
Needless to say, the reaction and speed of the B-level life form are very good, and with Li Ming secretly tipping off, the difficulty of capturing them increases exponentially.
"This man really shouldn't be underestimated." Ford deliberately sighed, his voice slightly high-pitched: "He can handle such a tight blockade with ease."
Isius's expression became even gloomier. Ford was clearly teasing him and adding insult to injury.
"It's probably difficult to capture him with just these few warships. How about having a few B-class lifeforms assist him?" Ford suggested, then added, "Of course, I'm just offering advice. You're the commander here."
Isius glanced at him coldly. He didn't want to use B-class life forms. The fact that he was able to capture a B-class life form with just these warships was a symbol of his ability.
But he didn't think he would be so arrogant as to hold on to the end. If something unexpected happened, using Class B life forms would be an inevitable choice.
But now that it was Ford who brought it up first, it was as if he was incompetent and had to use the B-level life form only after listening to Ford's suggestion, which made him feel extremely disgusted.
Fortunately, the deputy commander beside him immediately said, "His Highness Isius has already made a contingency plan."
"Dean Chen, General Ren, and Sangger, please surround this person." Isius said to the three of them.
The three of them had different expressions and did not respond immediately.
"Wait..." Ford raised his brows slightly. "These three fought against the four B-level life forms of the Torch Organization to save us. Their injuries haven't fully healed yet, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced."
"How can we let them go? What if something goes wrong?"
Isius frowned, his anger already aroused, but he still explained:
"Coyle's frontal combat strength isn't strong. I know your injuries haven't fully recovered yet, but if we join forces to deal with him, there won't be any problems."
"You said that these fleets can blockade Coyle." Ford shook his head.
"Ford!" Isius shouted, "I am the commander here!"
"You are the commander of the Wing Shadow Fleet, not the commander here!" Ford said without hesitation: "Dean Chen and General Ren are from Blue Star, and Sanger is the leader of the investigation mission. Which of them are you in charge of?"
Ford was afraid of Princess Asmara and was also wary of Isius, but that didn't mean he didn't dare to say anything.
Especially after Asmara left.
Isius took a deep breath. Ford's words left him speechless, which was indeed the case in name.
His eyes fell on Chen Jinglong and the other two. Now he could only hope that the three of them would volunteer to get him down from the stage.
The three men's expressions flickered and they resisted in their hearts. Their injuries had not yet healed. Facing the desperate criminals, there was no guarantee that there would not be accidents, and they might even lose their lives in exchange for their own.
If Princess Asmara were still here, they wouldn't dare to say anything, but now...
Isius had already noticed the hesitation of several people, and his face was tense. A hint of pride flashed across Ford's eyes, and he said, "I have a better suggestion."
"Lord Morico and Duke Bai Ye, who are beside His Highness Isius, are still fine. Just let them go and besiege Coyle."
"No." Morico, standing behind Isius, was a burly man in black combat armor, standing like a solid wall. He said in a deep voice, "My mission is to protect His Highness Isius. No one else will go."
Duke Bai Ye's eyes flickered, he cursed inwardly, and said reluctantly, "I'm not good at direct combat either."
"Why don't we just let the three severely injured B-class life forms stay here to protect us? What else could go wrong?" Ford shrugged. "Two in their prime will be more effective than three severely injured ones."
Isius' eyes were cold. He didn't expect that after Princess Asmara left, Ford would dare to embarrass him like this.
He is much braver than before. This trip to southern Beijing has improved his skills.
"Yes, the three of us are seriously injured. If we force our way in, there is no guarantee that something unexpected will happen." Chen Jinglong also nodded. Needless to say, Sangge was the only one who was a little hesitant.
"Report, the target is approaching the edge of the energy barrier!" Someone on the battleship reported. During the delay, Coyle had already rushed to the edge of the barrier and kept bombarding the thick blockade barrier.
Due to this situation, the fire blockade network was unable to fire on a large scale to avoid damaging the blockade barrier.
"Morico, Duke Bai Ye, thank you for your help." Isius could only look at the two of them. Morico frowned and seemed to want to say something, but was interrupted by Isius waving his hand.
All eyes were on Duke Bai Ye.
Fuck, Duke Bai Ye gritted his teeth. Under such circumstances, he could only bite the bullet and nod, "In that case, Bai Ye has no choice but to do it."
The two quickly walked towards the ejection bay, and Isius commanded at the same time, "Suspend the fire coverage, chain positions, cage traps, and energy wave dampers to begin charging and preparing."
The warship's attack does not distinguish between friend and foe, and will cause damage to both Morico and Duke Bai Ye.
And at the moment when the fire coverage completely stopped, Coyle on the screen seemed to go crazy.
A dazzling blood-red glow suddenly burst out from his body, and his body expanded rapidly as if inflated. His skin turned into a rough, mottled red and quickly deformed.
The whole person turned into a red lizard about five meters long, with gem-like crystals all over its surface.
"Gene liberation?" Isius's expression tightened slightly. "Red Crystal Lizard."
On the screen, the red lizard quickly burrowed into the ground. The thick soil in front of his eyes was like water waves, easily separated and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The timing was perfect, just when Morico and Duke Bai Ye were about to fly out of the ship.
"Not good!" Isius's face changed drastically. "Turn on the life field detection at full power and lock its location. We must not let it disappear!"
Fortunately, in the state of genetic liberation, the energy magnetic field of the living body is almost impossible to conceal, and they always firmly locked Coyle's position.
"Well, they couldn't catch up with me underground, so I actually escaped." Coyle was extremely excited at the moment, and he had escaped from death.
"Don't be too happy." The voice sounded in his mind again, "You have only temporarily escaped from this blockade. The two B-level life forms are following closely behind you. There will be traces to follow."
In fact, Li Ming could no longer see Coyle, so naturally he didn't know what he was talking about.
However, he could guess that Coyle must be very excited at the moment after escaping death.
"What should we do then?" Coyle asked subconsciously, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him.
After what just happened, he had immense trust in the voice in his head.
Li Ming looked at the rapidly moving light dot on the screen. "Of course... a surprise attack! We can create a time difference and come back to attack again. Ship No. 7, Isius, Ford, Li Ming and others are all here."
Coyle's heart suddenly shook.
In the cabin, Ford frowned. "He seems to know every move we're going to make. Morico and Duke Bai Ye are about to take action, and the artillery attack will inevitably stop. This is a fleeting opportunity, and he actually seized it so accurately?"
"If it's all this nonsense, you'd better not say anything." Isius had naturally discovered it a long time ago.
If he had not confirmed that there was no signal coming from the cabin, he would have suspected that someone on the scene had tipped off Coyle.
"Remove the energy barrier and let Morico and Duke Bai Ye catch up!" Isius commanded in the channel.
On the big screen, Coyle's position has turned into a red dot, shared in real time with Morico and Duke Bai Ye.
The two of them, one in front and one behind, flew towards the target location at a rapid speed.
Three minutes later, the light on the screen suddenly disappeared. The cabin fell silent, and the deputy commander said cautiously, "Your Highness, Coyle's location has disappeared."
"He should have already released his genetic liberation."
"I know!" Isius's body trembled slightly. The siege that was originally a foregone conclusion turned out to be full of unexpected events.
It's a fleeting opportunity, and it would be fine if it was seized once, but the other party seizes it almost every time.
He accurately predicted all their responses and played him in the palm of his hand.
Could this be the level of a Torch cadre? Isius was deeply skeptical.
Fortunately, Isius was not completely blinded by anger and responded, "Let Morico and Duke Bai Ye go to the final location and search the area."
"Since he has released his liberation form and shielded his life force, his movement speed must be slow."
"Understood." The staff quickly gave instructions.
But a few minutes later, a striking red dot suddenly appeared on the big screen in the command room.
The deputy commander's face lit up with joy: "Re-locate Coyle's position, he..."
Halfway through his speech, his expression suddenly became extremely terrified, "He is returning to the encirclement!"
"What!?" Isius was shocked and stared at the red dot on the screen. Sure enough, he saw that he was returning along the original trajectory, and at a faster speed because the passage had been dug.
"Quick, notify Morico and Duke Bai Ye to come back!"
Ford suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart and said in disbelief: "He didn't even want to escape. Is his target us?"
"Who is this guy anyway? Why would he be trapped in a blockade with his brains?"
Isius no longer cared about what Ford said. He stared at the screen and whispered, "The frigates of the Wing Shadow Fleet are all identical. I don't believe he can lock onto us directly."
Just as he finished speaking, the ground was torn open somewhere. The tactical monitor quickly locked onto it. When the picture appeared, there was only a hole left on the ground.
The figure was extremely clear, with only a blurry straight line on the screen heading straight for Battleship No. 7.
There was a loud bang, the cabin shook violently, red lights flashed, and alarms sounded continuously.
"Warning - the right wing of the cabin is leaking, please repair it as soon as possible!"
Ford's face turned pale. This guy really knew where they were!
Chen Jinglong and the other two reacted quickly, with one person standing next to each of Li Ming, Isius, and Ford.
Almost at the same time, with a loud bang, a big hole was blown out of the metal door of the command room.
Coyle rushed in, with red flames surrounding him, forming a shield. His target was very clear, and without any hesitation, he ran straight towards Li Ming at the porthole, at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
"Sanger is Ford's man. He will definitely stand by Ford and protect him with his life. Ren Cangsong and Chen Jinglong are both from Blue Star and are not professional bodyguards."
"If you attack Li Ming, the other two will subconsciously protect him."
The voice in his head had already made a detailed plan for him.
Coyle's eyes were firm, and Ren Cangsong, who was standing next to Isius, had a changed expression.
Li Ming is a key talent of Blue Star with a bright future. No accidents can happen to him.
Wow!
Chen Jinglong looked solemn, and black flames surged out, swirling around him and Li Ming.
At the same time, Ren Cangsong's body was covered with golden arcs of electricity, his face was full of anger, and he rushed forward with great force.
Coyle quickly adjusted his posture. Chen Jinglong frowned, and then his expression changed drastically: "Wait!"
By the time the words were spoken, it was too late.
Bang!!
A heavy punch hit Coyle's side, and the flashing red energy shield shattered like paper. The dull sound of the fist hitting the flesh was like thunder, and a golden impact ring burst out at the impact point.
Coyle flew backwards at a faster speed, but because he adjusted his position, the direction he flew in was very close to Isius.
Isius had already reacted, and he panicked and subconsciously wanted to run away, but an inescapable force had already strangled his throat.
"Stop!" Coyle shouted at the top of his lungs, his scalp spread out in front of his eyes, his fanatical and excited eyes revealed through the gaps in his hair.
With one hand strangling Isius's neck and the other hand pressing on his head, he could kill him in an instant with just a little force.
Ren Cangsong paused, looking grim. Chen Jinglong's face was tense. Sangger always stood beside Ford, never leaving his side, and looked very solemn at the moment.
If Morico were here, he would be like Sanger and would not care about the lives of others.
Their goal is to ensure that the people they protect are safe.
Ford breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, fortunately, the target was not me.
While feeling slightly relieved, I was also increasingly surprised. This man was too terrifying. He had managed to carve out a way out of a dead end.
Moreover, this guy actually knew that we were on this battleship. The frigates of the Wing Shadow Fleet are all standard and there is no difference.
The fact that Coyle could attack directly proved that he had known about it for a long time and it was definitely not explained by luck.
There is a traitor... This thought subconsciously came to his mind, and his heart tightened, but now is not the time to find out who it is.
He took the time to glance at Li Ming and found that he also looked frightened.
"Hahaha..." Coyle laughed crazily, "Okay, okay!"
The kidnapped Isius was extremely shocked and angry, but also afraid.
It’s hard to imagine that this roundup would have such an outcome. After setting up a tight net, we ended up being the ones caught?
(End of this chapter)
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