Clash!
A temporary warrant for Xia Fei's arrest was quickly disseminated across the entire star region, and in just a few seconds, nearly every ship traveling in space had received the warrant.
The wording of the warrant was very clever. It did not mention what law Xia Fei had broken, only emphasizing that the military needed Xia Fei to immediately go to the nearest military agency for investigation. Furthermore, anyone who discovered Xia Fei's warship was to report to the military as soon as possible.
The world was interesting at times. The memory of Xia Fei battling Chen Dongs twenty-one days in the Crisis grade assessment was still fresh in people's minds, and in just a few months, the young man who was admired by the entire star region had become a fugitive without any crime.
Xia Fei turned off the screen and leaned back in his seat with his eyes closed. Pursuing an enemy was very mentally taxing, so Xia Fei needed to make the most of the time while Lunar Eclipse was passing through the wormhole. At the same time, he needed to think of a way to intercept the insectoid ship as soon as possible.
About ten minutes later, Lunar Eclipse passed through the wormhole and entered a pale blue space. It was less than twenty thousand lightyears away from the border of the Pan-Human Alliance. Xia Fei wanted to intercept the ship within the Alliance's borders. This was his last chance, or else he would have to take the risk of chasing it all the way to the military buffer zone.
According to the tracking system, the insectoid ship was heading toward the border. It would finish recharging its warp engine in about forty minutes and enter the next warp.
Fortunately, Xia Fei's Lunar Eclipse was equipped with a Black Mamba 130 engine, so it was much faster than the insectoid ship. He only needed eighteen minutes to catch up to it.
This meant that Xia Fei only had twenty-two minutes left to intercept it within the Pan-human Alliance's territory.
Lunar Eclipse chased after the insectoid ship as fast as it could. Xia Fei stood in front of the command deck and looked ahead coldly.
Prepare the overclocking system, Xia Fei ordered.
The moment he said that, the overclocking chip on the command system began to analyze all the components of the ship, searching for the system's current maximum capacity.
Lunar Eclipse had already suffered some damage from the shockwave bomb, so activating the overclocking system now was not a wise choice. It would only put more pressure on the already damaged mechanical components.
The strange insectoid warship was getting closer and closer, and the four main cannons fired at Lunar Eclipse. Streaks of beautiful white light streaked toward them.
Xia Fei adjusted the energy shield to its maximum, and the warship nimbly dodged left and right in the air, evading the incoming barrage of cannon fire.
Bang!
A Gaussian Cannonball hit Lunar Eclipse's energy shield, causing the ship to shake violently. The energy shield dropped by seven percent in an instant, and the charging system immediately activated to restore the shield's energy.
Maintain a distance of fifty kilometers and circle at full speed. Prepare to activate the traction control mechanism! Xia Fei commanded loudly.
Fifty kilometers was a very close combat distance, and if he was hit by the enemy's cannons, the damage he would suffer would be much more severe than if he was at a distance, but Xia Fei could not care less. He needed to get as close as possible to the enemy and use his weapon system to strike accurately.
"Activate the traction control mechanism. Slow it down!"
Whoosh!
A yellow beam shot out from the side of Lunar Eclipse and wrapped around the insectoid ship tightly. The speed of the insectoid ship began to decrease rapidly, and in a dozen or so seconds, its speed had dropped by ninety percent.
Using cannons to attack a slow moving object was much easier than using cannons to attack a fast moving object, so the first thing Xia Fei did was to hold the enemy down and use his weapon to attack it.
"Fire control system interference bomb, fire!"
* Whoosh! *
An oval-shaped bomb was ejected from the bomb launcher. This was Xia Fei's last interference bomb, which could stop the enemy's cannon fire for a minute, but after that, Xia Fei would have to endure the enemy's attacks.
"Activate the weapon system. Aim for its warp engine and hit it hard! Activate the overclocking system! Activate the maximum overclocking range! "Xia Fei commanded fiercely.
The neutron cannon spat out a beautiful tongue of flame, and the antimatter shells kept hitting the enemy's energy shield. Due to the overclocking system, the cannon and missile launcher's firepower was increased by more than twenty percent!
The insectoid warship's energy shield began to ripple. The detection system showed that the enemy's defense was rapidly decreasing, and in just a minute, its energy shield had dropped by thirty percent!
At this time, the interference bomb's duration was over, and the insectoid warship's four main cannons began to retaliate desperately.
* Bang! Bang! *
Two consecutive shells hit Lunar Eclipse's energy shield, and the energy shield's adequacy rate quickly dropped.
Logically speaking, when the enemy's firepower was stronger than his, he should have stayed far away and used the frigate's agility to continue attacking from a distance, but Xia Fei did not do so.
There was not much time left. He could not let it escape into the military buffer zone. Xia Fei was going to fight it to the death!
An extremely tragic scene was unfolding in space!
A small frigate was engaged in a fierce artillery exchange with a destroyer that was five or six times its size!
You give me a punch, and I'll give you a kick!
Gorgeous fireworks were constantly emitted from the two warships, illuminating the pitch-black starry sky with incomparably dazzling light. The rumbling sound of cannons shook the heavens and the earth!
"Fire! Beat them up! The energy shield's charging system is overclocking! The reactor is overclocking! The traction control mechanism is overclocking! Reduce its speed! "
Intense cannon fire kept hitting Lunar Eclipse, and the inside of the warship was shaking!
Xia Fei's two hands were gripping the command deck tightly as he roared at the top of his lungs, his eyes bloodshot!
If there was one thing that Xia Fei could rely on to dare to use a frigate to fight against a destroyer that was an entire class larger than it, it would be Lunar Eclipse's excellent equipment!
This was a naval-issued frigate!
A frigate that was equipped with countless top-notch combat equipment!
Even without the expensive Black Mamba 130 engine and the overclocking chip from the ancient civilization, the cost of building this frigate had already reached seven hundred million star coins! This had far exceeded the price of a frigate!
The reason why Xia Fei did not hesitate to spend so much money to equip Lunar Eclipse was so that it could unleash the explosive power of a top-notch frigate when it was needed the most!
"Attack with all your might! Ignore the defense and focus all your energy on the cannons! I'm going to tear him apart! "The golden-scaled Blood Raiders commander roared in rage.
He had been waiting for Xia Fei to fight him fair and square, but when Xia Fei chose to fight him to the death, he realized that this frigate was hard to deal with even without using any tricks.
His frigate clearly had more firepower than Xia Fei, but there was almost no difference in the damage they sustained.
This was a huge blow to the Blood Raiders commander. He did not believe that a great insectoid destroyer would lose to a human frigate.
A few minutes later, the energy shields on both sides were reduced to zero, and it was time for them to compete in armor!
All warships had three layers of defense. The first layer was the energy shield. If the energy shield was destroyed, then the armor would be able to withstand it. If the armor was destroyed, then the warship would only have one last layer of protection: the structure.
The structure was the lowest level of protection for a warship. If the structure was damaged, then the warship would be buried in the sea of stars.
* Bang! *
A cannonball landed on Lunar Eclipse's armor, tearing a hole in the tri-titanium alloy armor.
* Pa pa pa pa! *
Several maintenance bugs quickly crawled out of the ship's maintenance bay and pounced on the damaged area.
A few seconds later, these maintenance bugs turned into liquid metal and filled the crack like glue, quickly solidifying and repairing the damaged armor.
The engine of the insectoid warship began to emit white smoke, mixed with fire.
This meant that the engine of the insectoid warship was showing signs of damage, and as long as they persevered, they would be able to completely destroy the engine of the ship.
The intense battle continued, and both warships were riddled with damage. The number of maintenance bugs was limited, after all, so every damage would be left on the armor, unable to be repaired.
Warning! Warning! Warship is close to the structural layer. The emergency escape pod has been activated. Crew, please prepare to escape! The AI computer's cold, synthesized female voice quickly said, and the red warning lights inside Lunar Eclipse lit up.
* Bang! *
Xia Fei punched the alarm system, instantly shattering it.
Keep attacking! We must destroy the enemy's warp engine! Destroy it! "Xia Fei commanded.
At this stage of the battle, Xia Fei would not back out. Victory was close at hand, and he would not give up until the last moment.
All of a sudden, a wormhole opened in front of the insectoid warship, and it was slowly crawling into it.
It still has the energy to warp! Xia Fei was shocked.
At the same time, more than fifty wormholes suddenly opened up in the nearby space, and an Alliance fleet was entering this star field through the wormholes. The military's advanced detection system must have sensed the abnormal energy fluctuations here, so it had jumped over.
There was no time to think. If the insectoid warship entered the wormhole, they might escape to the military buffer zone, so they had to stop it from entering the wormhole no matter what.
Full speed ahead! Knock it out of the wormhole! Xia Fei roared with a ferocious voice.
The insectoid warship was already on the verge of collapse. If it was knocked out of the wormhole now, it would not have the energy to warp a second time and could only wait to be captured.
Lunar Eclipse suddenly accelerated and slammed into the insectoid warship, completely ignoring its own safety.
* Bang! *
The two warships collided, and the hull shook violently as countless pieces of armor danced in space.
The insectoid warship's body tilted and brushed past the wormhole.
However, Lunar Eclipse was knocked into the wormhole because of its small size.
Entering a wormhole constructed by someone else was an extremely dangerous thing to do. No experienced captain would do such a thing!
* Pa! *
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