Although Kirk had noticed that the other party did not seem to have many people when he was on the bridge, he would never have imagined that there would only be seven people on such a huge warship.
Of course, it wasn't that there weren't any battleships with such automation. Kirk had once encountered a battleship that was programmed to be operated by a single person, and it was that battleship that caused considerable damage to Earth. But that was only under extreme circumstances ….
"But it's not impossible for us to help you."
Fangzheng looked at Kirk and said.
"I have something that I need your help with."
"What is it?"
"I want to ask, have you encountered any troublesome problems or disasters?"
"… ….?"
Hearing Fangzheng's question, Kirk looked at him in confusion.
"Sorry, I don't understand what you mean."
"Simply put, it's like some kind of cosmic storm, or some kind of mysterious catastrophic event?"
"Uh …. Isn't that what we're facing now?"
Kirk felt that a group of aggressive extraterrestrial creatures hiding behind a dangerous nebula was already a rather mysterious and unpredictable disaster.
"Oh, not that …. Anyway, I hope that Interstellar Alliance can provide me with information in this regard, such as where a catastrophic event suddenly occurred, or some kind of incomprehensible cosmic phenomenon …."
"… ….?"
Kirk and Spock looked at each other doubtfully. Spock looked at Fangzheng.
"Why do you need this kind of information?"
"Because I'm looking for something."
Fangzheng did not hide it.
"That thing is a great threat to this world, so I need to find it. That thing should be somewhere in this world right now. That's why I'm here, so I hope you can help me …. By the way, I must find that thing. If any of you find it, you'd better not hide it, or I'll have to snatch it myself."
"… …."
Fangzheng's words were so direct that Kirk and Spock were speechless for a while. Kirk nodded.
"I agree to your request. We're the elites of Interstellar Alliance. If we encounter something like this, it's likely to be our investigation mission, so I agree to your request. Of course, I'll also report it to Interstellar Alliance."
"It doesn't matter."
Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders.
"Then, let's confirm the plan …."
After activating stealth mode, the Lightning flew back to the previous battlefield. At this time, the metal swarm had disappeared without a trace, but Fangzheng did not let his guard down. He sat in his chair and stared at the screen in front of him. At the same time, Spock introduced.
"When we scanned the entire planet, we found signs of a large number of living beings underground, but the number of living beings on the surface is very small."
"In other words, these rats are hiding in their holes...."
Fangzheng clicked his tongue.
"If it wasn't for saving people, I would have just blown up the entire planet."
"… I don't think that's a reasonable move."
Upon hearing Fangzheng's words, Spock's face sank slightly, and he objected.
"I'm just complaining."
Fangzheng shrugged and looked ahead.
"Have you found the location of the captives? Tida? "
"Yes, brother Fangzheng."
"Can you lock onto them and teleport them back?"
"I don't think so."
Tida shook her head.
"There's some kind of interference here. I'm afraid there might be an error in the teleportation process. After all, we've never tried to teleport living beings under interference...."
"Then we'll have to use Plan B."
Fangzheng's original idea was to directly teleport the captives back to the warship, then bombard the enemy's base camp and be done with it. Now it seemed that they had to use a more troublesome plan.
"Tio, have you analyzed the Hive Network?"
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Fangzheng …. Yes, I've grasped the frequency of the Hive Network and connected it to their network."
"Good. Can you make them self-destruct?"
Although the automatons of the Lightning were like a swarm of mosquitoes, it was still not a good feeling to be surrounded by thousands of mosquitoes.
"Sorry, I can't do that. According to the information on the network, it was an automatic unmanned mining machine that attacked us.... It doesn't have a self-destruction function."
"… A mining machine?"
"Yes, that's the result of the analysis. It's a drone that uses its own impact and rotational force to break through the earth's crust and dig deep into the ground to collect minerals."
"I see."
Upon hearing that, Fangzheng was enlightened. Previously, he had wondered why this group of extraterrestrial creatures would use such a kamikaze attack tactic. One had to know that even ELS's group attack had long-range weapons. In the end, this group of aliens only knew how to fight head-on. Fangzheng even thought that they liked this kind of unrestrained melee combat.
Kirk suddenly spoke after hearing Kieran's words.
"Wait a minute. When they attacked us earlier, weren't there people sitting inside?"
Kirk remembered very clearly that after those strange, pointy-nosed fighters pierced through the armor of his spaceship, the insides would open up, and fully armed warriors would jump out. It was obvious that there were people piloting them, not drones.
"It's probably because they've been modified. After all, most drones don't carry people. They might have modified the part that carries minerals...."
Fangzheng shook his head.
"Forget it. That's not important anymore. Teo, can you hack into the network and block the activation authority of these drones?"
If the little angel was here, Fangzheng would not have to worry about this problem at all. Or rather, the little angel would not have needed to run before she arrived. She just needed to swipe her finger, and the drone swarm would be finished.
Unfortunately, Ling and Teo obviously did not have the data processing ability of the little angel. That was why Fangzheng asked this question.
"No problem, big brother!"
This time, it was Ling who answered Fangzheng.
"Teo and I have thoroughly analyzed their hive network. As long as we hack into it, we can shut down their control system in minutes and turn those drones into a pile of scrap metal!"
Having said that, Ling even made a 'V' gesture at Fang Zheng confidently. Kirk stared at her, then went silent for a moment, then asked doubtfully.
"… But?"
"… What but?"
Upon hearing Kirk's question, Ling blinked her big eyes in confusion.
This time, it was Kirk who was puzzled.
"No, according to my experience, this kind of thing is usually very difficult. For example, we need to sneak into the enemy's command center and find a suitable operating platform or something...."
"There's no need for that. Our Lightning can easily plug into the hive network. Why would we need to waste time looking for a control platform on the ground?"
"So you're saying … you just need to press a button here, and those drones will turn into scrap metal?"
"You might as well say …"
As he said that, Ling turned around with a grin.
"They've already turned into scrap metal."
"… That's it?"
"How complicated do you want it to be?"
"… I'm sorry, this doesn't match up with my previous experience."
As the captain of the Enterprise, this was not the first time Kirk had faced danger and turned the tide. He had experienced this several times before, but every time, he would have to make a very heavy choice, or he would have to undertake a task that was almost suicidal. He had never seen something as simple as this, where he could get rid of a threat with a simple wave of his finger …. Even in his dreams, Kirk had never seen such a thing.
"Okay, let's get started."
Fangzheng did not care about Kirk's mental journey. Speed was the most important thing in war. Since he had already made up his mind, taking action was the most important thing.
"Now that the enemy's fighter control system has been locked down, the next thing we need to do is to save people …."
With that, Fangzheng looked at Kirk.
"I'm sorry, I don't know how Intergalactic Alliance works, but the teleportation of the Lightning is just a temporary emergency. We used group teleportation because the situation was urgent. Strictly speaking, we don't approve of using teleportation in non-emergency situations. "
After talking with Kirk, Fangzheng found that the people of this world seemed to regard teleportation as a very convenient thing. Whether it was going out or coming in, or transporting goods, basically everything was done through teleportation. But Fangzheng would not take such a risk. He knew that there were too many factors that could interfere with teleportation, such as space turbulence and gravitational fluctuations. Therefore, on the Lightning, Fangzheng only used teleportation as a last resort.
Normally, he preferred to use the Orbital Airborne.
After all, it was more exciting.
"So this time, the Lightning will land near the target location, then we'll split into two groups. One group will attract the attention of those guys, while the other will take the opportunity to cut in from the back and rescue the captured crew members. We'll meet at the designated location and leave on the Lightning. If those guys still don't give up, we'll just bomb them on the ground."
Fangzheng stared at the two of them.
"Any other opinions?"
"I do."
The alien with sharp ears, thick eyebrows, and thin eyes spoke again.
"Who's going to be in charge of luring the enemy?"
"I'll do it. I've got nothing better to do anyway, and it's a good opportunity to exercise my muscles. As for the rescue of the crew members, I'll leave it to you two. After all, you're the ones they're familiar with. If I run over to rescue them, I'll have to waste time explaining to them what's going on …. I don't want to get into trouble."
"Understood."
Spock nodded and looked at his captain.
"I'll gather a group of crew members who are good at fighting, Captain …."
"No, Spock, I'm going too."
However, before Spock could finish his sentence, Kirk interrupted him.
"They're my crew members, and in this situation, one more person means more strength. But Mr. Fangzheng, you're not going alone, are you?"
"Of course not. Yaltina will go with me."
"I'm going too, big brother!"
Upon hearing Fangzheng's words, Ling hurriedly jumped up and raised his hand. Fangzheng nodded, then looked at Kirk.
"Oh, there's one more now."
"Wait, you're kidding, right?"
Kirk was stunned when he saw Ling and Yaltina.
"They're just kids!"
"Don't underestimate me. Ling is much stronger than you, uncle!"
Upon hearing Kirk's words, Ling glared at him, while Yaltina remained indifferent as if she didn't hear him at all.
"But, isn't this …."
Kirk looked at the two girls, speechless. He had seen some short aliens before, but the two in front of him were just ordinary human girls. However, no matter how he looked at it, the two girls in front of him were nothing more than ordinary human girls. Asking them to lure the enemy's firepower while he rescued the others was something that Kirk would never do!
But unfortunately, his words didn't count, and Fangzheng didn't care. Soon, the invisible Lightning quietly stopped on the edge of a hill outside the enemy's base. Then, the hatch opened, and a group of people walked out.
"Let's do as we agreed."
Fangzheng instructed. Kirk nodded, but he was still a little worried when he looked at the two girls.
"Mr. Fangzheng, don't you need weapons? If you do, I have …. "
As he spoke, Kirk took out the Phase Pistol in his hand. It was standard equipment for starship crew, and it had the power to stun and kill the enemy. Kirk was obviously still a little worried when he saw that the three people in front of him seemed to be unarmed.
"Oh, no need. We have weapons."
As he spoke, Fangzheng stretched out his hand and pulled out a pitch-black sword from the void. Ling giggled and stretched out her hand. Then, Kirk saw the little girl stretch out her right hand, and a pitch-black scythe suddenly popped up and appeared beside her. On the other side, Altina raised her hand, and along with this action, a strange silver-white existence appeared behind her.
"…."
At this point, Kirk was completely dumbfounded.
This style … doesn't seem quite right, doesn't it?
(End of this chapter)
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