Chapter 100
"Why do we take this route?" The captain sat next to Tang Bai, looking at the meteorite belt ahead.
Although Tang Bai's excellent spaceship driving skills are obvious to all, for even the most experienced spaceship pilots, traveling through the meteorite belt is a death adventure.
"Because this place is not only dangerous for us, but also for the Zerg." Tang Bai's eyes were firm. He drove the spaceship and plunged into the meteorite-filled passage.
This time, there were more meteorites than the ones he had traveled through before. The neural link perfectly conveyed to him the feeling of the spaceship in the universe. He did not need to pay attention to the data. His body could sense the gravitational entanglement of each meteorite and make subconscious judgments.
"Tang Bai, that insect has given birth to nearly ten thousand young insects. Xie Ruheng has held back the giant insect, and there are too many other small insects. We haven't been able to stop them all. Currently, there are probably more than a hundred insects approaching your location..." Mo Zheng's anxious voice rang in his ears.
There are only four NPCs on Tang Bai's spaceship, and in order to increase speed and arm the other four spaceships, the Exploration has dismantled most of the energy cannons and other weapon equipment. If it encounters a swarm of insects, it will not have much resistance.
"Don't worry, I've driven into the meteorite zone, and those Zerg can't catch up." Tang Bai pulled the accelerator lever to the maximum, and his ten fingers flicked on the hundreds of delicate keys, leaving a trail of afterimages.
The Discovery shuttled rapidly through the dangerous meteorite belt, like performing a thrilling and exciting spaceship show.
The captain sat aside, concentrating on observing the star detector for any new energy stars that appeared.
Then he saw it.
At the end of the vast darkness, there is a blue star that emits a peaceful and mysterious glow. Unfortunately, the faint reddish-brown spots block the beautiful light of this star.
The old captain pressed the launch button of the quantum balls, and four quantum balls flew towards the planet. They were distributed in various directions of the planet, emitting thin and soft light, weaving a dreamy nebula-like light.
Countless data were displayed rapidly. The old captain and the other three NPCs stared at the constantly changing data. The moment the data broke the standard amount, their eyes lit up at the same time, as if the dust on a dusty jewel had been wiped off.
“That’s the Energy Star!!!”
"We found it! We found it!!"
"It's really there! We have power! We can go home!"
Yu Hui hugged Lu En and kept shouting excitedly, and the other two older NPCs also had tears in their eyes.
When everyone was immersed in joy, Tang Bai suddenly asked, "What's ahead?"
As the spaceship approached, they saw a group of young Zergs gathering in front of the star. They were eggs left here by giant Zergs in advance. There were thousands of them. If they wanted to reach the energy star, they had to break through the obstruction of these Zergs.
What to do?
The energy cannon on the spaceship can only fire four or five times, and I don't know if the defense system can support the spaceship to pass through...
"Don't worry." Tang Bai's shoulder was suddenly patted by the old captain. The old man said in a strong voice: "Lu En and I can drive mechas. Just go ahead and charge. Leave the rest to us."
military.
A group of generals in military uniforms sat silently in the conference room, staring at the live broadcast on the screen. When the NPC named Kang Pengze offered to help Tang Bai clear the obstacles, Lieutenant General Mo suddenly became tense and could hardly remain calm.
Gu Mian, who was sitting next to Lieutenant General Mo, noticed his friend's misconduct, but he understood Lieutenant General Mo's concerns at the time because Lieutenant General Mo's nephew and father were both in the game.
His nephew is Mo Zheng, and his father is General Mo, one of the five generals of the Federation, who is also the NPC consciousness collector Lao Kang in the game.
The Federation's current technological level is not yet capable of highly anthropomorphizing NPCs, so they simply resorted to a trick -
Real people play NPCs.
This time, it was Mr. Mo who took the initiative to propose participating in the role-playing, and the level of confidentiality was very high. Even Mo Zheng didn't know that one of the NPCs was his grandfather.
When a real person's consciousness is introduced into the game, his memory will be modified. Admiral Mo in the game has forgotten his true identity. He chooses to confront the Zerg head-on and is ready to die.
The live broadcasts of the two battles were projected into the military meeting room. Lieutenant General Mo stared closely at the dangerous situation of the Discovery, and then looked at the battlefield of the giant insect race with bloodshot eyes.
The giant insects wrapped in the mechanical vines continued to struggle, and the mechanical vines, which were at their limit, finally broke one by one under the heavy burden.
Five minutes to twenty.
Mechanical vines have been pushed to their limit.
Now it was his turn to buy the last bit of time for Tang Bai.
Xie Ruheng drove the mecha and leaped forward suddenly. The brilliant sword light instantly split the giant insect's wings that had just been freed into two halves.
The enraged Zerg swung its sharp claws and hit Xie Ruheng's mecha in the chest.
Xie Ruheng flew out like a kite with its string cut. His ribs broke instantly under the heavy blow, and Xie Ruheng coughed out blood mixed with dirty internal organs.
The insect's body shook violently, trying to throw the mecha off. Xie Ruheng half-knelt on the insect shell. With just one blow, the damage rate of the mecha modified by Tang Bai instantly soared to 90%.
"Ding——Switch to free battle mode successful!"
There was a hint of cruelty in Feng's eyes. Some people would just sit there and wait for death when facing life and death, but some people would be provoked to bring out the craziest side of their hearts.
The pink mecha suddenly leaped to a high place by stepping on the giant insect's body shell, and the lightsabers tightly grasped in both hands once again condensed a powerful sword light!
A sword was swung, and the sword light turned into a raging sea of light. The small insects that were swept by it were instantly split in half, and the giant insects' newly grown wings were broken again!
On the other side, the Discovery in the light screen rushed towards the Zerg swarm, and the protective screens were destroyed layer by layer. Finally, the range of the protection system was reduced to the range of the cockpit.
Luen rushed out first. He grabbed a Zerg that was already lying on the cabin door and gnawing at something, and threw it hard towards the Zerg that were gradually flying over, creating a gap in the Zerg team!
The old captain brought out a huge shield and used it to block the weakest cabin door. The other two were responsible for blocking the left and right sides of the shield, and Luen was responsible for other places outside the cabin door.
In the fierce fight, no Zerg could withstand two strikes from Luen. Although these young Zerg were not very strong, Luen's overwhelming strength still made people look up to him.
The endless stream of Zerg came like a raging river. They were not individually strong, but there were too many of them. Even with the NPCs' desperate attempts to stop them, there were still some that escaped and lay on the cab, gnawing at them quickly.
Four NPCs drove their mechas and fought desperately with the Zerg, but there were too many Zerg, and eventually a hole was gnawed in the cockpit for the Zerg to pass through. The NPCs could desperately prevent the Zerg from approaching, but they could not prevent the loss of oxygen in the cockpit.
The four NPCs were wearing space combat mechas, but Tang Bai, who was driving the mecha, was not wearing any protective clothing that could adapt to the space conditions.
He was wearing a driving helmet covered with nerve links, and his straight body was not tall and strong, and could even be described as thin.
Against the backdrop of the shattered Zerg behind him, Tang Bai's figure looked particularly frail.
Bright red blood flowed out of the driver's helmet and meandered down the snow-white neck. It was a manifestation of the human body's blood boiling in the space environment.
No one could see Tang Bai's face clearly because it was covered by his helmet, but everyone could see his extremely steady hands, firmly grasping the gear lever, and pulling it to the limit with great calmness.
The Discovery he controlled was like a brilliant ray of starlight, tearing through the darkness and rushing towards the blue star.
Everything was frozen in the scene, blood dyed the operating console in the cab red, a slender body fell on the console, and the giant insect that had escaped from the mechanical vines was fixed at the moment of opening its mouth.
"Ding—The Exploration has successfully arrived at the Energy Star! Game over!" The system prompt sounded in the ears of countless people, like the sound of nature.
Before the generals present could react to the joyful atmosphere, they heard a chaotic noise coming from Lieutenant General Mo's place. The door of the conference room was slammed shut. Major General Gu looked helplessly at his friend's rude back, then stood up and walked out.
Parents stood outside the examination room of the Federal Military Academy, which was filled with game capsules. Mrs. Gu stood with Tang's father and mother. Tang's mother's voice was shaking violently, and she cried with a strong voice: "Tangtang lost a lot of blood in the game. Will he be okay in real life?"
Tang's father hugged Tang's mother's shoulders and kept comforting his wife in a low voice.
Mrs. Gu stood alone beside the loving couple. There was a faint dark blue color under her eyes, her eyelids were red and swollen, and she looked very haggard.
When Major General Gu rushed out of the examination room, he saw his wife looking exhausted.
It was the first time he saw his wife in such a bad state. Her clothes were in a mess, with even the buttons not buttoned properly. There were many wrinkles on her clothes, which was completely different from Mrs. Gu's usual dignified and neat attire.
Major General Gu couldn't help but frown. He originally thought that his wife would be different from other omegas, strong and independent, and calm in the face of difficulties. But he didn't expect to see this side of his wife.
Seeing Gu Mian coming, Li Songyun said in a hoarse voice: "You are here. I saw that Xiaonan was not in good condition in the live broadcast. He was injured when fighting the young virus body..."
The sounds of game capsules opening one after another could be heard in the examination room. The teachers from the military academy were maintaining order and asking parents who wanted to rush in from outside to stay calm.
Major General Gu was obviously the type of parent who didn't need a teacher to soothe his emotions. He could even calmly tell his wife about other things: "You buttoned your clothes wrong. You missed the first button, and then all the buttons were wrong."
Li Songyun's lips trembled. He looked at his husband's calm expression in confusion, "Shouldn't you be concerned about Xiaonan's safety first?"
"I've already told you before that, aside from being eaten directly by giant insects, our initial concern about dying in the game and being brain dead was solved by the people at the Research Institute."
"As long as you are not devoured by a giant insect swarm in the game, the risk of immediate brain death is theoretically low. Although there is a certain probability of brain death in other ways of dying in the game, these probabilities are not as high as 100%."
"The students on the Dream died in the ship's self-destructive mode. They were unable to leave the game because of the virus, and their nervous systems were invaded by the virus to varying degrees. One child unfortunately became a vegetable, but fortunately the other four children's conditions were not that bad."
Major General Gu analyzed: "Xiao Nan did not die in the game. Even if the virus affects the game system, the biggest impact on him is that he will be weak for a period of time in reality. Since I already know that he will be safe, I will naturally not worry about something that is impossible to happen."
"Xiao Nan will be fine. Even if he was, he fought until the last moment and died to protect everyone. We should be proud of him." Major General Gu concluded.
"......You are so rational that it surprises me." Li Songyun said softly, and those eyes made Gu Mian feel uncomfortable, as if he was accusing him of something.
The entrance to the examination room was opened. Gu Mian did not communicate with his wife anymore. He entered the examination room with everyone else.
Lieutenant General Mo, who watched the entire quarrel between the brothers and their spouses, said: "......"
Lieutenant General Mo looked at Li Songyun who was still standing there in silence, and couldn't help but persuade him: "Don't mind what Lao Gu just said. He is just like that. In fact, he was also worried about Xiaonan. He didn't feel relieved until the people from the research institute said that everything was fine."
Li Songyun said nothing. He shook his head slightly and entered the examination room with Lieutenant General Mo.
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