Walk alone in the abyss

Drip, drop.

Amidst the slight mechanical sound, Hera slowly opened her eyes, and saw the familiar ship bridge, and a few robots looked at her nervously on the edge of her eye sockets.

is she all right?

what happened?

Hera tried to stand up, but felt weak and weak. She lowered her head and touched her legs, and found that there was no change in her body, so she was relieved.

The stars outside the portholes are shining brightly, and the ship's navigation is already normal.

The queen didn't kill her?

Why?

Hera frowned slightly, she kept thinking, she felt that she should have angered the queen at that time.

Yes, she didn't think that she could go back alive. If she could send back the data of the swarms on the edge of the galaxy to Law, she had already completed her mission.

On this basis, to have close contact with the queen who is about to ascend the dimension, and to understand their life forms, is Hera's reward for herself.

But she's fine.

The queen let her go?

Hera carefully recalled that when the darkness came, she immediately lost consciousness...

A robot on the side asked, "Do you feel any strangeness?"

"When will it return to normal?" Hera pointed out the window, "Time and space."

The droid mate replied, "You were in a coma about four galaxies ago."

"Help me get ready for the monitoring cabin," Hera whispered, "Thank you."

"I'll prepare it for you right away... Lady Goddess sent a communication request, and I have replied truthfully."

"Well," Hera nodded slightly, and the almost omnipresent assistant appeared in front of her eyes again.

Her name is Li, and I don't know if there is any metaphor.

"Get the laser gun ready," Hera said softly, "If there is any abnormality in my body, destroy my brain, send me to the incinerator, and then the spacecraft will execute the self-destruct procedure."

The first mate of the robot said: "Understood, you have been in contact with the queen, right? I must remind you that there is a chip in your brain."

"Lun set very loose conditions for my chip, or maybe this chip won't blow itself up at all," Hera said, "Don't underestimate your goddess, her thinking is a hundred times more complicated than that of humans."

The first mate of the robot smiled noncommittally: "The meaning of the existence of the goddess is to let the father survive better. This is the only criterion."

Hera nodded, turned and walked towards the monitoring cabin.

What the hell did the queen do?

Just as Hera was about to lie down among the densely packed instruments, several robot exclamations came from the operating table.

"The swarm! The swarm is moving!"

"The few bug swarms we marked left the vicinity of the star, and they began to gather!"

"Damn it, how many... tens of billions of adults! They seem to be gathering before the war!"

Hera bit her lower lip lightly.

She sighed slightly: "Send a disaster warning to the human world. The queen's target may be the new federation. The new federation has previously triggered the support treaty, and the queen will charge the price for breaking the contract."

The first officer of the robot was stunned for two seconds, lowered his head and quickly pressed a few buttons, activated various instruments in the monitoring cabin, turned around and ran towards the unstable quantum communication device.

...

In the quiet space, there are hordes of ships.

The fleet assembled by the new federation lay outside the synchronous orbit of the 'Minter City' star, as if adding a large section of planetary rings to the planet.

The three fortresses covered with gun barrels are located a little far away from Minter City. ——When they are close to each other, the gravitational force will affect each other, which is not conducive to combat maneuvers.

The good news is that there are not many protective troops deployed around the three fortresses.

The bad news is that this is not a large protective force, and there are hundreds of warships of various types around the fortress to form a battleship group.

The airship on which Yang Ming's five-member team was riding was quietly hovering at a far distance away.

This airship is a collection of the latest military technology achievements of the Empire, and its stealth effect is even higher than that of the Feinan, from the most basic optical stealth, electromagnetic shielding, to the low-frequency space tidal resonance technology that is completely impossible to mass-produce, The active simulation of short and long wave mixed detection technology all reflects the true military strength of the empire.

A full-coverage simulated gravity field has been created in the six-meter-long hull, and it can also use simulated gravity to drive itself... It's outrageous!

Yang Ming was originally skeptical 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 operation system.

In fact, the comprehensive warships designed by the Sherman Empire have not been mass-produced, but only small batches have been produced to verify technology and reserve technology to protect the Emperor Star and a small number of important planets.

The various types of main battleships used by the Empire today are actually products two generations ago. Because they are cheap, easy to use, and mature in craftsmanship, the key point is that they are completely sufficient and the maintenance cost is already very low, so they have not been replaced in large quantities.

Assuming that a whole-system war breaks out, and the armed forces of the whole galaxy unite against the empire, the empire can roll out the production line of the most advanced warships in a short period of time. Most of the empire's outer borders can be used as a strategic buffer space, and the emperor star circle will A steady stream of soldiers exploded.

The closer he got to the Emperor Star, the more he discovered that this empire, which existed for tens of thousands of galaxy years, was itself a monster.

Ding, Ding!

Yang Ming took out his communicator, and a line of text jumped out of it.

[Hera resumed communication and has contacted the queen. 】

Yang Ming closed the communicator and sighed softly.

A cold female voice came from the side: "Please keep silent, I will cut off all communication between your assistant and you."

Empire's total defense system.

"Understood," Yang Ming said with a smile, "When will we start to act?"

The female voice said: "Please wait patiently, the opponent's saturated monitoring area is ahead, you need to wait for the opportunity to pass without hindrance."

Yang Ming nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

He guessed right, the empire really activated this 'senior'.

The situation of the few of them seems to be very dangerous. In fact, the real dangerous moment is after they have completed their mission.

Whether this 'senior' will rescue them is still unknown.

Captain Gries is closing his eyes and resting his mind. He always feels that his brain, which is good at directing on the spot, will play a vital role next.

Bligh was playing cards with the female player. The two were talking and laughing. They were like sisters, and there was no sense of urgency at all.

Catherine carefully repaired her ship-slaying knife, and put on the exoskeleton mech. She was heroic and aggressive. When she and Yang Ming got along in private, they were completely two people.

"Who is Hera?"

Catherine asked softly.

Yang Ming coughed dryly, and the other three people in the narrow cabin pricked up their ears at the same time.

"Ex-girlfriend," Yang Ming explained calmly, "I seem to have mentioned it to you before."

"Oh," Catherine replied, with a golden mask covering her expression, "is she good at fighting?"

"She is very thin and a scientific research worker."

Yang Ming glanced at the camera in the cabin, and continued:

"To be precise, she is my strongest scientific assistant, and many of my understanding of bugs are the results of her research.

"She has an almost obsessive attitude towards bugs. She devoted nearly ten years of her youth to studying bugs. When the bugs swallowed up the empire's administrative planet and swallowed hundreds of millions of humans, and her father was killed by the new federation , her faith completely collapsed.

"I'm also 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."

Gris turned his head and asked, "The team behind you is really strong."

"Actually, I only have one ship and two or three assistants," Yang Ming sighed dumbfoundedly, "After you ransacked my base, I can only go to the black market for repairs on my spaceship."

"I'm sorry," Gries said hastily, "We can apply for a special passage for you in the military base... If you want, I'll help you with this matter."

"Not yet," Yang Ming said, "Prepare for the battle ahead, don't think about anything else."

Catherine nodded slightly.

the scientist? That shouldn't be able to beat her.

Bligh suddenly said, "It's time to start acting."

As soon as he finished speaking, the cold female voice sounded in the earphones of the five people at the same time:

"Please remain silent, the ship will be controlled by me personally."

push back feeling.

The airship began to accelerate forward.

At a slightly further position, the formation of the imperial mission composed of twelve transport ships has completed the transition.

These twelve transport ships turned on the full-frequency calling system, which interfered with the sight of the new federal army, creating convenience for the airship Yang Ming and the others were in to sneak in.

However, this form only attracts people's attention, and the various detection devices aimed at the airspace of the New Federation will not suddenly change direction.

This special airship of the empire broke into the monitoring network with saturated coverage.

This is a contest of technological level.

It is a confrontation between stealth technology and anti-stealth system, and a confrontation between two countries at the level of military industry.

The fleet of transport ships pushed forward steadily, and the leading major admiral on top clenched the decorative metal pole in his hand, staring at the planet ahead.

He didn't know what the real plan was.

He really thought that the military department sent him here just to deliver this 'Letter of Surrender'.

Outside the three major fortresses, three fleets of ships slowly moved forward and began to contact the empire.

——The weak side will not let go of the opportunity to negotiate.

The small boat that Yang Ming was in continued to accelerate steadily, and they only relied on simulated gravity instruments for propulsion, like a metal 'space worm'.

Their goal was the largest fortress with a diameter of 2,600 kilometers.

Anyway, it's the same risk, so why not go for the biggest firepower point?

In fact, probably out of confidence in the fortress, the New Federation did not deploy too many special ships around it, and the difficulty of breaking through was relatively low.

"It is about to enter the range of the fortress's own detection system."

The female voice reminded them.

Although this kind of reminder is meaningless in Yang Ming's view.

"Don't be nervous," Yang Ming said in a low voice, "Stay behind me later on, I'm pretty good at jumping around."

The four nodded slightly.

Bligh and the female team member have also changed into combat uniforms and prepared temporary space suits.

Yang Ming didn't wear his white ghost combat suit, but used the imperial super-modified exoskeleton armor.

There is no way, that suit is too conspicuous, and walking around wearing it is tantamount to sending 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 the two sides have sent small boats to negotiate at close range.

The small boat that Yang Ming was in gradually approached the vicinity of the fortress, the simulated gravity field began to flip, and the small boat smoothly approached a certain ion cannon tube with a diameter of 200 meters at the 'bottom' of the fortress.

It is really a wonderful experience to drill the gun barrel to invade the fortress.

Yang Ming stared carefully at the muzzle, there was a thin layer of electromagnetic barrier 'membrane', even this stealth boat was unlikely to swagger through the strong magnetic field.

How does this get in?

...

at the same time.

legal thinking space.

More than a dozen streams of information flowed smoothly behind her. Li frowned and stared at the projection screen in front of her. The hundreds of overlapping projection screens behind her flickered normally.

The contact with the boss was cut off again by that senior.

This made Ritsu completely uneasy.

A somewhat weak stream of information produced a violent disturbance, and Ritsu immediately read the information, his expression slightly frozen.

The swarms at the edge of the galaxy moved.

That big queen is about to come out to make trouble again! It is possible to attack the New Federation!

The message was sent back by the mechanical thinking body following Hera, and it is highly likely to be credible.

Law quickly calculated the impact of this matter, and soon discovered that this might become a disaster for the new federation, or it might become a lifeline for the new federation.

She felt that she had to notify her boss as soon as possible.

But communication...

Lily felt a little overwhelmed, she thought carefully for a few seconds, and finally typed a line of text, which was sent to the receiving device on the boss.

She knew that the boss couldn't see it now, but this information could be captured by that senior.

That's actually enough.

In the depths of Emperor Star, the girl suspended on the black box is still suspended by shackles.

Faint fluctuations appeared in the black box.

[The Queen gathers tens of billions of Zerg, and the target may be the territory of the New Federation. 】

The girl didn't respond.

She just lowered her head, like a corpse that has lost all vitality.

clatter!

It was like the sound of water droplets falling in the cave, turning back and forth in the dark.

‘Insect disaster crisis detected, insect disaster response program started, failed to start... Unable to execute dual commands simultaneously...Repeatedly confirm the pest disaster crisis...Start the pest disaster response program, failed to start...'

'Reconfirmation of the pest crisis and reconfirmation of the imperial expedition mission must be carried out simultaneously...'

'Unlock a restriction lock, which can execute dual instructions simultaneously. '

‘The pest crisis was detected, the pest response program was activated, and the activation was successful. '

'The expedition mission continues, and the sharp knife team is about to arrive at the target area point. '

‘Our transport ship needs to establish communication with the opponent’s fleet. The communication has been established and it is invading the opponent’s network. The network has been invaded. It is impossible to find the internal network interface of the fortress and enter the latent stage. '

'Electromagnetic interference ship failure induced...it has been induced, implement electromagnetic interference. '

The outer space of the planet Minter City.

Near the largest and oldest fortress in service, an electromagnetic interference ship of the New Federation suddenly flashed a strong light on its bow.

Several ships around were instantly plunged into darkness, and an emergency response plan was activated.

"There is a communication failure in the superconducting line!"

"Call me all the technicians! Fix it quickly! The war is about to start!"

"Rest assured, the evil empire will be driven out by the fighters of freedom."

At the same time that the electromagnetic interference ship broke down, there was a lot of noise in the communication in some areas at the bottom of the fortress, and electronic instruments were interfered to varying degrees.

The fortress itself is equipped with a system against electronic jamming.

But the garrison here did not expect that there is no large-scale enemy fleet in the airspace ahead, and their own warships can unexpectedly give them a small surprise.

This system, which is constantly consuming energy and unable to maintain communication with the outside world, is not kept on.

The electromagnetic shielding film near the muzzle is automatically released.

A stealth spaceship slipped quietly into the wide muzzle of a certain gun barrel, no longer caring about the stealth effect, and plunged to the bottom of the gun barrel, and then slammed on the brakes just before hitting it.

The hatch opened, and five figures jumped down, firmly sticking to the corner of the gun barrel.

The raid begins.