"Is that so?"
Li Jialing was still suspicious. "If you are as good as Brother Yao described, why didn't you just turn on the communication with the Blue Sky Market and make everything clear instead of shouting such an embarrassing distress signal? Are you sure that 'Boss Bai, help me' is enough to transmit all the information? "
"It can't be helped. Our starship was stolen, and Boss Bai and I haven't seen each other for so many years. I was not confident that I could turn on the secret communication channel with Boss Bai with the communication magical equipment on the starship alone. I could only shout to him in the public channel."
Li Yao explained, "In order to attract the Flying Rainbow Fleet, we were too close to the Flying Rainbow Fleet. Any information stream that was sent to the Blue Sky Market in public might be intercepted by the Flying Rainbow Fleet.
"If I confessed my plan in the communication and it was intercepted by the Flying Rainbow Fleet, they would certainly turn around and run away even if they were all brainless, right?
"Therefore, I could only deliver my information and request to Boss Bai in such an obscure way. Even if the Flying Rainbow Fleet did intercept my voice, they might not be able to figure out my real intentions."
"That explains a lot. However —"
Li Jialing seemed to understand it, but he was even more confused. "Boss Bai, can you really understand what you mean, Brother Yao, and infer the current situation so that you can help us surround the Flying Rainbow Fleet and block their retreat?"
"Yes, he definitely will."
Looking at the bizarre, twisted world through the empty juice cup, Li Yao mumbled, "He is Boss Bai, a Boss Bai whose power has been strengthened by my enhancement. He is almost half a teacher to me. He certainly has such tacit understanding.
"In any case, I cannot watch the Immortal Cultivators capture so many innocent people as cannon fodder, and so many old, weak, women, and children are forced to put on the battle uniform of the Imperium and be obliterated in the swirl of war meaninglessly.
"However slim the hope is, I have to take the gamble and let those shameless animals who capture the old, weak, and children to fight in their place … pay the price!"
…
At the same time, in the direction of the Blue Sky Market, the Big Bai Pirate Gang and the fleet of the Cultivators had left the port under the cover of dozens of starships that could barely be driven. They darted toward the boundless sea of stars at a higher and higher speed.
"Infinite Fire", the original flagship of the Great White Fleet, had perished together with Black Swirl, the flagship of the Black Wind Fleet, in the defense battle of the Federation. After that, the Big Bai Pirate Gang jumped to the center of the cosmos on a comprehensive supply starship. After a series of infiltrations, frauds, robberies, maintenance, modification, and upgrades, the Big Bai Pirate Gang now boasted a brand-new flagship that had been crazily combined with the power units of almost ten fast attack starships. It could be said to be the fastest flagship at the center of the cosmos.
Boss Bai named the new flagship "Alloy Virus"!
A Boxing Champion had never understood the deeper meaning behind this strange name.
It was not until today, when Boss Bai revealed all his ambitions to him that he finally understood the meaning of "Alloy Virus". Perhaps, Boss Bai was hoping that the flagship could go to a world of a higher level and pose a great threat to the unbelievable existences there, just like the virus did to human beings.
As for the flagship of the fleet of the Cultivators, it was much simpler.
The Cultivators who escaped from the Martial Meritocrats Sector at the beginning were all gathered around Gao Dakang's Mountain.
Gao Dakang used to be the captain of a mining starship. Although he was a solid logistical organizer due to his perseverance and his honesty, he was not an excellent fleet commander.
A Boxing Champion gradually awakened his abilities and absorbed and even "copied" tremendous tactics and skills from Boss Bai into his database. After he gradually distinguished himself, he took over most of the command from Gao Dakang naturally. Even the flagship was transformed into a comprehensive supply starship that was modified into a space shuttle mothership. Such a large starship did not boast a high combat ability per se, but its advantage lay in its sturdiness and astonishing space. It could accommodate abundant Crystal Suits, space shuttles, and even Colossi. It even boasted a fully-equipped maintenance factory. It was the most reliable mobile base. Together with A Boxing Champion's amazing abilities, it was naturally able to unleash a combat efficiency of more than 300%.
A Boxing Champion named the flagship "Iron Fist", which was a rather plain name.
At this moment, "Alloy Virus" and "Iron Fist", commanding their respective fleets, approached the Flying Rainbow Fleet from two sides.
The Flying Rainbow Fleet was still ignorant about the destructive strike that was about to come.
They had confirmed the soul signature and the battle cooperation password with Li Wuji just now. There was nothing suspicious about it at all.
Besides, they had invited Li Wuji's fleet to attack from the front and the rear. So, there was nothing inappropriate about it at all.
Well, the only thing that was inappropriate was whether or not Marquess Yongchun would burst into a fury when he learned of their real intentions and discovered that they had captured so many able-bodied men to make up the numbers. But that was all for later. There had to be a way to serve Marquess Yongchun well!
But it did not mean that Boss Bai and A Boxing Champion could rest easy.
It was because they were faced with an extremely difficult mission, which was to surround the Flying Rainbow Fleet.
An encirclement in the vacuum of space was completely different from an encirclement on the ground.
An encirclement on the ground was two-dimensional. As long as the enemy was surrounded from the front, back, left, and right, it would be enough. Then, theoretically speaking, four to five times the number of soldiers would be enough to complete the encirclement.
However, the battlefield in the vacuum of space was three-dimensional. It was a vast space that was almost spherical. There were no mountains or passes to block the enemy. It was not easy to surround the enemy, but it was very convenient to escape.
Although the Big Bai Pirate Gang had just swallowed all the troops of the twenty-eight pirate gangs and Li Wuji's fleet and obtained tremendous starships, those starships were all riddled with holes and ragged. They could not even carry out 50% of their combat ability.
It was needless to say that most of the captives were still harboring ill intentions and could not be fully engaged in the battle.
In such a delicate situation, if they dispersed the troops recklessly to encircle the enemy, the encirclement would only be as thin as the wings of a cicada. Chances were that the Flying Rainbow Fleet would be able to poke a few holes in the encirclement after a gentle poke.
Once the encirclement was broken through and dispersed, and the enemy launched counterattacks, it was even possible that the enemy would suffer a crushing failure and be annihilated.
It would be like an insatiable boa swallowing two elephants in a row. In the end, the elephants' stomachs would explode before they were digested.
With such a high risk, no wonder Xiao Lishui, the Chief of Staff of the Big Bai Pirate Gang who had been a space pirate for hundreds of years, suggested to Boss Bai gloomily, "Boss, are we really going to swallow the Flying Rainbow Fleet?"
"What else can we do?"
Staring at the data that was spurting out like a flood on the combat interface and changing a hundred times per second, Boss Bai said coldly, "To integrate the starships and personnel of the twenty-eight pirate gangs and Li Wuji's fleet, and to swallow all the resources in the Blue Sky Market, it will take us at least a month.
"During this one month, no one is allowed to know the truth about the Blue Sky Market. No one is allowed to spread a single word about what happened in the Blue Sky Star Domain.
"The Flying Rainbow Fleet is so close to the Blue Sky Market. In any case, they will certainly ask to enter the port for supplies and rest. By then, do you think what happened in the Blue Sky Market can be kept a secret from them? If we don't annihilate them, it will be the main force of the four families that will come when the news is leaked.
"Hehe. We've been planning for a whole year for today's situation. Now that we've swallowed the big stupid elephant, there's no reason for us to spit it out again. Since we can't escape, we can only fight!
"Besides, hehehehe, the main-force warships of the Flying Rainbow Fleet that we just got are not bad. It's a shame to let the shrimps steer them. It's not Boss Bai's style to refuse the fat meat that's right next to our mouths!"
"But —"
Xiao Lishui sighed and raised the critical question. "With our combat ability right now, it's impossible for us to annihilate the Flying Rainbow Fleet no matter how we infer! Boss, look at the result of the dozens of battle deductions. If we retract our troops and gather them into a charge formation, it will be possible for us to defeat or even crush the Flying Rainbow Fleet. But if we disperse our troops on the entire sphere, it will be very, very difficult for us to surround and swallow all the enemy's starships.
"It's too risky to swallow the enemy in one bite. Boss, be careful!"
"Have you considered Li Yao's factors?"
Narrowing his eyes, Boss Bai said, "According to A Boxing Champion and Li Yao's achievements in the reformists, he is now standing in the Divinity Transformation Stage steadily. He also boasts a rather tough Colossus named 'Gold Vulture'."
"Yes, we have. When we infer, we have already taken Li Yao's combat ability into consideration."
Xiao Lishui said, "The Colossi are indeed good at attacking and decapitating, but they are not invincible. Their fatal weaknesses are fuel, ammunition, and endurance. However strong Li Yao is, he has just advanced into the Divinity Transformation Stage after all. He's at the beginning level or the middle level of the Divinity Transformation Stage at best. How can he blow up multiple starships in a row?
"The space battlefield can be tens of thousands of kilometers in diameter. Should we collapse on one side, Li Yao may not be able to rescue us in time even if he fights beautifully on the other side. So, you must think carefully, boss!"
"Huh …"
Boss Bai crossed his fingers and put them below his nose, with profound brilliance beaming out of his tiny eyes.
He replayed Li Yao's distress signal.
"Boss Bai, help! Boss Bai, help! Boss Bai, help! "
Li Yao's earsplitting cries echoed in the bridge again, making every member of the bridge team pale.
But this time, Boss Bai chuckled in a low voice.
"Little * sshole, Old Xiao was right. You advanced into the Divinity Transformation Stage less than a year ago, didn't you? I really can't imagine what kind of 'miracle' you can bring to us this time! "
Boss Bai mumbled to himself, but his eyes bulged like the main gun of a starship that was firing at full strength. He rose abruptly and waved his hands hard, declaring resolutely, "Pass my order. There's no need to pretend that we are allies of the scumbags of the Flying Rainbow Fleet anymore. Move forward at full speed and outflank them according to the No. 4 battle plan. Surround the Flying Rainbow Fleet and launch tremendous magnetic torpedoes and interference bombs at the same time to prevent the enemy from jumping to escape. They must not send out any distress signal, either.
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