Snatching Chestnuts from the Fire
The two passing insectoid warships would never have dreamed that they would encounter a human warship near the Venoscorpion Swamp Base.
Vampire exited stealth, its pulse laser cannons and energy-draining systems activating at the same time! The pulse laser cannons spat out white tongues of flame, while the energy-draining systems frantically absorbed the enemy's energy.
Both sides had just completed a rather energy-consuming warp, and neither side had much energy left. The insectoids had two cruisers, so they had a slight advantage in terms of energy reserves.
Unfortunately, this advantage was quickly nullified by Vampire. Just like the name of this warship, it would drain the blood of its enemies! Drink the enemy's marrow dry!
"Activate the backup energy-draining device; absorb all the energy from the second warship," Xia Fei ordered with a stern expression.
* Whoosh ~ *
The second energy-draining device immediately went to work. Vampire absorbed the energy of the two insectoid cruisers to replenish its warp engine, ensuring that the energy shields were up and the pulse laser cannons were operating smoothly.
On the other hand, the enemy only fired a few shots before they no longer had any energy left to attack Xia Fei. Even their energy shields were no longer working, and Vampire's furious laser cannons began to destroy the enemy's armor!
The insectoid warships desperately tried to gather energy, but the more they tried, the more energy Vampire absorbed. Not only were they unable to counterattack, but they also made Vampire more and more energy.
The two cruisers, which were much larger than Vampire, were in a state of passively taking a beating. Vampire's powerful energy-draining ability made it impossible for them to even escape! At one point, due to the lack of energy, even the lights in the command deck went out!
Through the porthole, one could clearly see how the insectoid soldiers were frantically scurrying around the warships!
While a top-notch technique like energy draining could not directly kill the enemy, it could force them to surrender and take a beating! This was definitely the most insidious warship attack method!
Halleh's mouth was wide open. He simply could not believe that his Vampire was torturing two cruisers that far surpassed him in size, firepower, and even armor! It must be said that frigates and cruisers were two whole grades apart! They were simply not on the same level!
* Rumble! *
The first insectoid cruiser exploded without any surprise! Flames soared!
The two energy-draining devices aimed at the second enemy ship at the same time. They did their best to absorb the energy of the enemy ship, suppressing it tightly and beating it up!
This wasn't a fair fight at all!
From start to finish, the insectoid warship did not have any energy, while Vampire was accumulating more and more energy.
A battleship without energy was like a human body without blood. It could not fight back, escape, or even send a distress signal to the base.
Vampire was such a heaven-defying existence!
Xia Fei did not care about those two insectoid warships. He was well aware of just how powerful his Vampire was, and just two cruisers were not enough to threaten him. With the energy-shield booster array and energy-draining device, Vampire had long since surpassed all other warships of the same grade, becoming an existence that frigates could not surpass.
The radar system was still analyzing the wreckage floating in space. Every time it found a suspicious place, it would carry out a detailed search. Since the surrounding millions of kilometers were filled with wreckage, this kind of analysis work was not fast.
The more time passed, the more dangerous it became. Being deep in the wreckage would interfere with Estamel's cloaking system, possibly causing it to fail.
The radar system clearly showed that more and more insectoid warships were arriving at the crash site as quickly as possible. If they were to face off against a large number of warships, no matter how outstanding Vampire was, it would not be able to win!
* Bang! *
There was a massive explosion, and the second insectoid cruiser turned into a ball of fire that lit up the starry sky.
Halleh almost applauded. Facing the strong and destroying two cruisers with a single blow, Vampire's performance was simply spectacular!
In his excitement, he could not help but have even more doubts about Xia Fei. A bomb that could destroy half a star system, a warship of unimaginable power, and a speed of over thirty thousand meters per second … such an elite warrior was probably no minor character in the Pan-Human Alliance. It did not seem like the Guild of the Wise's decision to cooperate with Xia Fei was particularly unreliable.
"A battleship is about to arrive. In one minute and fifteen seconds," Xia Fei sternly said. "A battleship's firepower is stronger. Prepare for the ship to violently shake."
Phantom and Halleh said nothing. What else could they say at this point? It was clear that even if they tried to talk, they would not be able to affect Xia Fei in the slightest. They could only wait at Xia Fei's side and see how he would deal with this.
"Preheat the overload system. Begin storing energy for the energy-shield booster array."
* Whoosh ~ *
Sure enough, a minute or so later, a savage insectoid battleship opened a wormhole and appeared less than five hundred kilometers away from Xia Fei, its pitch-black cannons terrifying!
"Get close!"
Vampire madly accelerated, its tail spitting out flames as it lunged at the insectoid battleship, which was more than a hundred times larger than it!
"Circle it for one hundred kilometers! Open fire! Begin the energy-draining system! Twenty percent of the energy-shield booster array! Stasis Coil Beam, squash it to death! "
The moment the insectoid battleship appeared, it was firmly entangled by Vampire and given a vicious beating!
This sudden attack left the insectoid battleship stunned for several seconds, and then it began to lock onto Vampire, its massive cannons tracking its movements.
* Bang! *
The insectoid battleship finally opened fire!
Though Vampire's speed allowed it to take as little damage as possible, the interior of the battleship was still shaking violently! Furball, who was sleeping on the sofa, was sent flying into the ceiling!
"Energy-shield booster array at one hundred percent! Radar system, don't stop! Continue searching! "
Xia Fei grabbed onto a protruding object on the command deck, not even bothering to look at the other party. His eyes were glued to the search results of the radar system.
The number of enemies would only increase, and it was not wise to fight them. The most important thing was to find that thing and get out of the battlefield!
* Bang! *
Another volley of shots! Vampire shook like an earthquake, but the energy-shield booster array played a huge role this time. The array of four boosters provided the ship with a powerful defense, and the energy-draining system constantly extracted the enemy's energy, ensuring that the ship was always at full power.
"Alert! An insectoid fleet has been discovered. Estimated time to enter the battlefield in thirteen minutes! "the cold female voice of the AI computer warned.
Halleh was extremely nervous. One insectoid battleship was already hard enough to deal with, let alone an entire fleet!
"Retreat! A large fleet is about to arrive, "Phantom sternly said.
Xia Fei shook his head, his expression still focused. "Vampire is equipped with a top-of-the-line Black Mamba 130 engine. It'll only take a few minutes to leave the battlefield."
Under the dual effects of the two energy-draining devices, that insectoid battleship finally lost its energy. Its protective shield instantly disappeared, and the pulse laser cannons began to bombard its armor!
Xia Fei glanced at the data of the energy system. This battleship was clearly carrying more energy than the two cruisers, and its energy system was already at eighty-five percent replenishment. It was about to initiate the next warp.
However, the increment was already slowing down, for the enemy did not have much energy left to absorb.
"The reactor is overloaded by forty percent. I need to reach the level to initiate a warp within five minutes. Get ready to warp!" Xia Fei sternly ordered.
Before the insectoid fleet entered the battlefield, Xia Fei had to escape no matter what, even if he could not find that item.
The best outcome would be for the reactor to be fully replenished before the enemy fleet arrived. Otherwise, he would have to use an emergency warp, using the available energy to warp wherever he could. An emergency warp was extremely dangerous, and the wormhole was not under his control. The last time, Xia Fei had ended up in the insectoid territory because the powerful firepower of the insectoids had changed the wormhole coordinates during the emergency warp. It was best not to use an emergency warp unless it was absolutely necessary.
All of a sudden, the radar system indicated that it had discovered a strange item amidst the wreckage. This item was rectangular in shape and about three meters long. Its outer shell was made of metal, and even after the powerful explosion of the Star of Ruin, its outer shell was still intact, not even a single bump.
"Hurry! Get close to it! Prepare the tractor beam and accelerate the warp engine's energy replenishment! "Xia Fei ordered.
To be able to remain unscathed after such a powerful explosion, this metal box was definitely not simple!
Xia Fei's intuition told him that the black box was calling out to him!
* Whoosh ~ *
Vampire was at full power! It flew off into the distance!
That insectoid battleship that was being attacked had already entered its final structural layer, and its massive hull was emitting bursts of flames as it teetered on the verge of collapse.
* Bang! *
Just as Vampire was about to leave its firing range, the pulse laser struck violently, piercing right through the insectoid battleship's structural layer and destroying it!
Halleh waved his fist in excitement, completely forgetting that he was also an insectoid.
The location of the black metal box was not close. Vampire spent several minutes rapidly approaching it, but it was still quite a distance away from the tractor beam's effective range.
One, two, three …
Countless warp channels opened at practically the same time! The insectoid fleet had arrived!
Massive warships emerged from the wormhole. That insectoid battleship had already reported the presence of enemy ships to the main fleet, so the moment they appeared, they immediately locked onto Vampire!
The radar system flashed red. The situation was extremely dire!
If Xia Fei was attacked by so many warships at once, there was no way he could escape!
"Warp channels open! Overclocking engines! Overclocking tractor beam! Overclocking energy-shield boosters! "
At the final moment, the ancient civilization's overclocking chip played a crucial role. After being overclocked, the tractor beam's controllable range had doubled! A white laser suddenly shot out, grabbing that black metal box from the wreckage and swiftly following the warships into the wormhole!
* Kaboom! *
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