Chapter 272 The raid begins!
Drop, drop.
Amidst the slight mechanical sounds, Hera slowly opened her eyes and saw the familiar ship bridge. There were several robots looking at her nervously at the edge of her eye sockets.
Is she okay?
What's going on?
Hera tried to stand up, but felt weak and powerless. She lowered her head and touched her legs, and found that there was nothing wrong with her body. She breathed a sigh of relief.
The stars are shining brightly outside the porthole, and the ship's navigation is normal.
The Queen didn't kill her?
Why?
Hera frowned slightly. She kept thinking and felt that she must have angered the queen at that time.
Yes, she didn't think about going back alive. She had already completed her mission by transmitting the Zerg data at the edge of the galaxy back to Lu.
On this basis, getting close to the queen who is about to ascend to another dimension and understanding their life form is the reward Hera set for herself.
But she's okay.
The Queen let her go?
Hera recalled carefully that darkness came and she immediately lost consciousness...
A robot nearby asked, "Do you feel anything strange?"
" When will things return to normal?" Hera pointed out the window, "Time and space."
The robot first officer replied, "You were in a coma approximately four galactic hours ago."
"Help me prepare the monitoring cabin," Hera whispered, "Thank you."
"I will prepare it for you right away... The goddess sent a communication request, and I have replied truthfully."
"Yeah," Hera nodded slightly, and the almost omnipresent assistant appeared in front of her again.
Her name is Lu, and I don’t know if there is any metaphor in it.
"Get the laser gun ready," Hera whispered, "If you find anything wrong with my body, destroy my brain, send me to the incinerator, and then execute the self-destruction procedure of the spacecraft."
The robot first mate said: "I see. You have had contact with the Queen, right? I must remind you that there is a chip in your brain."
"Lv set very loose conditions for my chip, or maybe this chip won't explode at all," Hera said, "Don't underestimate your goddess. Her thinking is a hundred times more complicated than that of humans."
The robot first mate smiled noncommittally: "The purpose of Goddess's existence is to allow father to survive better. This is the only principle."
Hera nodded and turned to the monitoring cabin.
What did the Queen do?
Hera was just about to lie down among the densely packed instruments when several robots' exclamations came from the operating table.
"The swarm! The swarm is moving!"
"The swarms we marked have left the vicinity of the star and are starting to gather!"
"Damn, how many are there... tens of billions of adults! They seem to be gathering for war!"
Hera bit her lip lightly.
She sighed slightly and said, "Send a disaster warning to the human world. The Queen's target may be the New Federation. The New Federation has previously triggered the Sustainment Treaty. The Queen will collect the price for breaking the treaty."
The robot first mate was stunned for two seconds, then he lowered his head and quickly pressed a few buttons to activate various instruments in the monitoring cabin, then turned and ran towards the unstable quantum communicator.
…
Quiet space, groups of ships.
The fleet assembled by the New Federation was laid out outside the synchronous orbit of the star "Mint City", as if adding a large section of planetary rings to the planet.
The three fortresses covered with gun barrels were located a little far from the city of Minter. If they were too close, their gravity would affect each other, which would be detrimental to combat maneuvers.
The good news is that there are not many defensive troops deployed around the three fortresses.
The bad news is that this is not a large number of defensive forces, as there are only a few hundred warships of various types surrounding the fortress.
The airship that Yang Ming's five-member team was riding on was now quietly hovering in the distance.
This airship integrates the empire's latest military scientific and technological achievements. Its stealth effect is even better than that of the Feinan back then. From the most basic optical stealth and electromagnetic shielding, to the low-frequency space tidal resonance technology that is completely impossible to mass-produce, and the active simulation of short- and long-wave hybrid detection technology, all of them reflect the empire's true military strength.
A fully covered simulated gravity field was created in the six-meter-long hull, and the simulated gravity can be used for self-propulsion... It's outrageous!
Yang Ming originally had doubts about whether the technological level of the Imperial Star Circle could match the peak of the third-level civilization.
But now, he has dispelled this doubt.
Yang Ming still doesn’t know the empire’s military-industrial operation system.
The Sherman Empire had actually designed a comprehensive battleship but had not put it into mass production. Instead, it had produced small batches to verify and reserve technology for the protection of the Imperial Star and a few important planets.
The various types of main battleships used by the Empire today are actually products from two generations ago. They have not been replaced in large quantities because they are cheap, easy to use, and have mature technology. The most important thing is that they are completely sufficient and the maintenance and repair costs are very low.
Assuming that a system-wide war breaks out and armed forces across the galaxy unite to fight against the Empire, the Empire can completely roll out the production line of the most advanced warships in a short period of time. Most of the empire's outer territories can be used as strategic buffer space, and the Imperial Star Circle will continue to produce troops.
The closer he got to the Imperial Star, the more he realized that this empire, which had existed for tens of thousands of galactic years, was itself a monster.
Ding, ding!
Yang Ming took out his communicator and a line of text popped up on it.
[Hera has resumed communication and has contacted the Queen. ]
Yang Ming closed the communicator and sighed softly.
A cold female voice came from the side: "Please remain silent. I will cut off all contact between your assistant and you."
The empire's entire territory defense system.
"Understood," Yang Ming said with a smile, "When do we start the action?"
The female voice said: "Please wait patiently. The enemy's saturation surveillance area is ahead. You need to wait for the right opportunity to pass through it without hindrance."
Yang Ming nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
His guess was correct, the Empire had indeed activated this 'predecessor'.
Their situation seems very dangerous, but in fact, the really dangerous moment is after they complete the task.
It is still unknown whether this 'senior' will rescue them.
Captain Gris was resting his eyes. He felt that his brain, which was good at on-site command, would play a crucial role next.
Bly was playing cards with the female team member. The two were chatting and laughing, getting along like sisters, and there was no sign of any sense of urgency at all.
Catherine carefully repaired her ship-slashing sword. Putting on the exoskeleton mecha, she looked heroic and aggressive. She was completely different from when she was with Yang Ming in private.
"Who is Hera?"
Katherine asked softly.
Yang Ming coughed dryly, and the other three people in the narrow cabin pricked up their ears at the same time.
"My ex-girlfriend," Yang Ming explained calmly, "I think I mentioned it to you before."
"Oh," Catherine responded, her golden visor hiding her expression, "Is she a good fighter?"
"She is very thin and a scientific researcher."
Yang Ming glanced at the camera in the cabin and continued:
“To be precise, she is my strongest scientific assistant. A lot of my understanding of insects is the result of her research.
"She had an almost obsessive attitude towards bugs. She devoted nearly ten years of her youth to studying bugs. When the bug swarm engulfed the Imperial Administrative Planet and devoured hundreds of millions of humans, and her father was killed by the New Federation, her faith completely collapsed.
"I feel a little sorry for her... I mean, I can't give her complete freedom. I can't return this bug expert to the New Federation."
Grace turned around and asked, "The team behind you is really strong."
"I actually only have one ship and two or three assistants," Yang Ming sighed, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "After you raided my base, I can only go to the black market to repair my ship."
"I'm sorry," Gris said hurriedly, "We can apply to open a special passage for you in the military base... If you are willing, I will help you with this matter."
"Not yet," Yang Ming said, "Prepare for the battle ahead first, and don't think about anything else."
Catherine nodded slightly.
Scientist? They probably can't beat her.
Bly suddenly said: "It's time to take action."
As soon as he finished speaking, the cold female voice sounded in the headphones of the five people at the same time:
"Please remain silent. I will personally control this ship."
Push back feeling.
The airship began to accelerate forward.
A little further away, the Imperial delegation fleet consisting of twelve transport ships had completed the jump.
These twelve transport ships turned on their full-frequency calling systems, interfering with the New Federation Army's line of sight and creating convenience for the airship Yang Ming and his crew were on to infiltrate.
However, this form only attracts human attention, and the various detection devices of the New Federation aimed at the airspace will not suddenly change direction.
This special airship of the Empire broke into the saturated monitoring network.
This is a contest of technological levels.
It is a confrontation between stealth technology and anti-stealth systems, and a confrontation between the military industrial levels of the two countries.
The transport fleet moved forward steadily. The leading major general on it clenched the decorative metal rod in his hand and stared at the planet ahead.
He had no idea what the real plan was.
He really thought that the military sent him here just to deliver this "letter of surrender".
Outside the three major fortresses, three fleets slowly moved forward and began to contact the empire.
——The weaker party will not miss the opportunity to negotiate.
The boat Yang Ming was on continued to accelerate steadily, relying only on simulated gravity instruments for propulsion, like a metallic 'space bug'.
Their target was the largest fortress with a diameter of 2,600 kilometers.
Since the risks are the same, why not go for the biggest firepower point?
In fact, perhaps out of confidence in the fortress, the New Federation did not deploy too many special ships around it, so the difficulty of breaking through it was relatively low.
"We are about to enter the range of the fortress's own detection system."
The female voice reminded them.
Although this reminder seems meaningless to Yang Ming.
"Don't be nervous," Yang Ming whispered, "Just follow me later. I'm pretty good at boarding."
The four of them nodded slightly.
Bligh and the female team member had also changed into combat uniforms and prepared temporary space suits.
Yang Ming was not wearing his White Ghost combat suit, but the Imperial Super Modifier standard exoskeleton armor.
There was no way. The suit was too conspicuous. Wearing it around was like issuing a third-level taunt to the commander of the New Federation.
Adjust your breathing and continue to prepare for battle.
The Empire's transport fleet has been surrounded, and both sides have sent out small boats to conduct close-range negotiations in the air.
The boat Yang Ming was on gradually approached the fortress, and the simulated gravity field began to flip, and the boat smoothly approached a 200-meter diameter ion cannon barrel at the 'bottom' of the fortress.
Drilling through the gun barrel to invade the fortress is really a wonderful experience.
Yang Ming stared at the muzzle carefully. There was a thin layer of electromagnetic barrier 'membrane' there. Even for this stealth boat, it was unlikely to pass through the strong magnetic field so brazenly.
How do I get in here?
…
at the same time.
Law of thinking space.
More than a dozen streams of information flowed smoothly behind her. Lu frowned and stared at the projection screen in front of her. The hundreds of overlapping projection screens behind her were flashing images normally.
The contact with the boss was cut off by that senior again.
This made Lu feel completely uneasy.
A somewhat weak information flow caused a violent disturbance. Lu immediately read the information with a slightly frozen expression.
The swarm of insects at the edge of the galaxy is moving.
The big queen is going to cause trouble again! She might attack the New Federation!
The message was sent back by the mechanical thinking body following Hera, so it is likely to be credible.
Lu quickly calculated the impact of this incident and soon discovered that this might become a disaster for the New Federation, or it might become the New Federation's lifeline.
She felt that she had to inform her boss as soon as possible.
But the communication...
Lu felt a little overwhelmed. She thought carefully for a few seconds, then typed a line of text and sent it to the receiving device on her boss.
She knew that the boss couldn't see it now, but the information could be captured by the senior.
That's actually enough.
Deep in the Imperial Star, the girl floating on the black box was still hanging in shackles.
There were faint fluctuations in the black box.
[The Queen has assembled tens of billions of Zerg, and her target may be the territory of the New Federation.]
The girl didn't react at all.
She just lowered her head, like a lifeless corpse.
clatter!
It was like the sound of water drops falling in a cave, turning back and forth in the darkness.
"Detected insect crisis, activated the insect crisis response program, failed to start... Unable to execute two commands simultaneously... Repeatedly confirm the insect crisis... Activated the insect crisis response program, failed to start..."
"Re-confirm the insect crisis and the empire expedition mission. They need to be executed simultaneously..."
'Unlock one restriction lock and execute dual instructions simultaneously.'
'Insect crisis detected, insect crisis response program activated, activation successful.'
'The expedition mission continues to advance, and the sharp knife team is about to reach the target area.'
'We need our transport ships to establish communication with the enemy fleet. Communication has been established. We are invading the enemy network. The network has been invaded. We are unable to find the internal network interface of the fortress. We have entered the latent stage.'
"Electromagnetic interference ship failure has been triggered... Already triggered, electromagnetic interference is being implemented."
Outer space on the planet Minter City.
Near the largest and oldest fortress, a New Federation electromagnetic interference ship suddenly flashed a strong light on the bow.
Several surrounding ships were instantly plunged into darkness and activated the emergency response plan.
"There is a communication failure in the superconducting circuit!"
"Call all the technicians over here! Fix it now! The war is about to begin!"
"Don't worry, the evil empire will eventually be driven out by the fighters for freedom."
At the same time as the electromagnetic jammer malfunctioned, a large amount of noise appeared in communications in some areas , and electronic equipment was interfered with to varying degrees.
The fortress itself is equipped with a system to counter electronic interference.
But the garrison here did not expect that there was no large-scale enemy fleet in the airspace ahead, and their own warships could give them a little surprise unexpectedly.
This system, which continuously consumes energy and cannot communicate with the outside world, is not kept turned on.
The electromagnetic shielding film near the muzzle is automatically released.
A stealth spaceship quietly slid into the wide muzzle of a gun barrel, no longer caring about the stealth effect, and plunged headfirst to the bottom of the barrel, then braked suddenly before hitting it.
The hatch opened and five figures jumped down, sticking firmly to the corner of the gun barrel.
The raid begins.
