He wanted to close his eyes and lie down to sleep, but his rationality won out over his instinct. He tried his best to relax and sat in a corner. He held a cup of warm water in his hand and chewed on some food. He needed to recover his strength as soon as possible. The occasional light from the fire outside the window shone on Yang Ming's haggard face.
"My dear Mamma, this is not a place for humans to stay." Skinny Curls scolded. Skinny Curls was also a maintenance technician. Because of his thin body and curly hair, everyone called him Skinny Curls.
Yang Ming forced a smile to show his agreement. He sipped on the hot water. It was not that he did not want to talk, but his throat was dry.
The hull shook, and the water in Yang Ming's cup spilled out and splashed on the ground.
Yang Ming and Skinny Curls exchanged a look. They both knew that the ship had been hit by a large rock. Outside the window, there was a sudden flash of light. A brilliant spark bloomed in the darkness of space.
Yang Ming was taken aback. What did he see in the flash of light from the explosion of the starship?
Chaos. Everything was in chaos! Rocks of different sizes were flying everywhere, crashing into anything that stood in their way. The starship, and other rocks. The fleet could barely maintain their formation. The rocks were moving in an incomprehensible manner.
Compared to the mess they were in now, everyone was calm when they encountered the red-tailed beasts.
The flames from the explosion of the starship had yet to die down. It shone on Yang Ming's young but childish face. His expression was complicated. There was sadness, worry, fear, and memories …
Was the explosion of the starship a sign that they were going to suffer the same fate?
Suddenly, Sir Jay's calm but determined voice flashed across Yang Ming's mind, along with his confident answer.
"Area B3 of the hull has been hit. Area B3 of the hull has been hit. Maintenance personnel, please go immediately. Maintenance personnel, please go immediately." The urgent alarm interrupted Yang Ming's thoughts.
"Heh, I haven't even warmed my butt yet, and this has already come knocking on my door." Skinny Curly grinned at Yang Ming, revealing two yellow front teeth. He turned around and walked to the B3 area. Yang Ming, who was behind him, could see his footsteps clearly.
Ye Chong did not look well. It was the first time for the crew of Haskel to see Sir Jay in such a bad mood. It was obvious how much trouble they were in.
Shang reminded Ye Chong anxiously, "Ye, the instability here is rising rapidly!"
In fact, Ye Chong did not need Shang's reminder to know that the situation had worsened. More than 25 starships had exploded so far. Before they entered the Calamitous Asteroid Belt, Ye Chong had already transferred the crew from the 200 spaceships at the outer perimeter to the 300 spaceships at the center. Even the Haskel was packed with people. There were two starships on the outer perimeter, each with a minimum of 20 crew members. The 200 starships formed three thick layers of protection. Their mission was to protect the starships in the inner layer.
There were a total of 4,000 people on the 200 starships, and all of them volunteered to join the Federation.
Back then, Ye Chong was also troubled by the quota of 4,000 people. Everyone knew what the mission of these 200 starships was.
Shang suggested to him to announce the decision and let the crew members apply for it themselves.
Ye Chong accepted Shang's suggestion. However, he did not expect that on the third day of the announcement, the number of applicants had already exceeded 30 thousand. With Shang's help, Ye Chong finally selected the 4,000 people out of the 30 thousand.
The explosion of 25 starships meant that 500 out of the 4,000 people had been sacrificed.
However, the impact of the explosion of the starships was not just that. The shockwave from the explosion of the starships had increased the instability of the area. The instability was directly related to the formation of the asteroid vortex. The higher the instability, the higher the possibility of the asteroid vortex.
Each explosion of a starship was not only a loss of strength for the crew, but also a step closer to the asteroid vortex. If they could not effectively reduce the number of exploding starships, the crew would most likely be wiped out.
Ye Chong clenched his teeth. He had planned to keep his strength for the last time, but now he had no choice but to use it. He organized his thoughts and gave his orders carefully and clearly, "Here's the order. Combat personnel of Team A, prepare for attack!"
The captain's room of Haskel immediately became busy. The order was passed to every starship with mech pilots. Fortunately, none of the starships with mech pilots had exploded yet.
The 10 starships with mech pilots immediately adjusted their positions and opened their doors at the same time.
"Attack!"
"Attack!"
"Attack!"
…
Within five seconds, numerous urgent orders were issued. The mech pilots, who were ready for action, piloted their mechs through the starship's passageway and charged towards the rocky sea.
Within a minute, the entire Team A, consisting of 1,200 D-6s, had completed the attack.
Three mechs to a squad, so 1,200 mechs formed 400 squads. They were like a school of fish swimming around the fleet. In such an environment, the mechs were much more agile than the starships. Ye Chong's order was to slow down the asteroids as much as possible or destroy them, but to protect themselves.
The deployment of 1200 mechs immediately improved the situation. The mechs were nimble. They covered the fleet like a net, greatly reducing the pressure on the fleet.
However, it was not easy for the mech pilots. They had to be highly focused. There were too many asteroids here. Even with their training, it was still difficult. The environment was chaotic. You would never know where the asteroids would come from. If you were not careful, they would be smashed into pieces like a giant hammer. You had to pay attention to every direction. You could not afford to let your guard down, because there would be no next time.
Ye Chong was the first to notice this problem. He always had an amazing intuition and sensitivity when it came to combat. Even Mu and Shang could not compare to him in this aspect.
"All squads, rely on the starships. Pay attention to coordination."
No one questioned Ye Chong's orders. Everyone carried them out without hesitation. The mechs that were wandering around quickly retreated. They relied on the fleet, and only attacked when the asteroids were close to the fleet.
Some squads would climb onto the asteroids and use their engines to pull the asteroids to the side. Some squads would use their mechs to hit the side of the asteroids like billiards balls, sending the asteroids flying. Some squads would not hesitate to use their weapons to destroy the asteroids coming their way. Fortunately, they were piloting the Research Consortium's D-6, or they would not be safe.
Ye Chong's adjustments were effective. The situation quickly stabilized.
After the initial panic, the mech pilots were able to work more and more closely with one another. With the starships, they did not have to worry about the asteroids coming from behind them. Their trust in each other greatly reduced the area they had to defend. More importantly, once they found a large piece of asteroids, they would lock on to it immediately and pass the lock-on to the warship. This greatly increased the warship's efficiency.
It was a pity that they did not have long range mechs, or they would not be so passive. Only the larger rocks could cause real damage to the starship. If they had enough long range firepower, they would be able to destroy all the large asteroids near them.
However, because of the red-tailed beasts, Ye Chong always chose close range mechs. Almost all the mech pilots were trained to be close range mech pilots. Although a single unit could display great power in certain situations, it would also put them in a passive position in other environments. Ye Chong never thought that he would enter the Calamitous Asteroid Belt again, nor did he think that he would be leading a ragtag fleet into such a dangerous place.
This also proved that no matter how powerful one's computing ability was, it was impossible to include everything in one's calculations. There were always too many unpredictable factors in this world. It was also because of these unpredictable factors that the world was full of unknown, full of charm.
However, Ye Chong still looked serious. The crew of Haskel dared not let their guard down. Although Sir Jay's expression rarely changed, everyone could see the seriousness in his expression at the moment.
While the situation was stabilized, Ye Chong was still not optimistic. He had planned to deploy the mechs on the third day. Based on his experience, the deeper they went into the asteroid belt, the denser the asteroids would be, and the more dangerous it would be. He did not expect to have to use this trick today.
Just as Ye Chong was worrying about the danger tomorrow, the situation in Gray Valley changed drastically.
Near Kasent, a small squad of mechs was conducting their routine patrols.
They heard that red-tailed beasts had appeared near Kasent, and their mission was to keep an eye on the area.
"Heavens! What... What is that? "One of the mech pilots screamed in the comms channel.
Everyone turned to the holographic screen, and felt their scalps tingling.
An endless horde of red-tailed beasts was flying towards them. Through the holographic screen, they could see them clearly. Their bodies were almost as large as their mechs, with black skin with a metallic luster, strong muscles, and a bright red arrowhead tail hanging naturally behind them. His dark red eyes were so cold and indifferent that it made people's hearts palpitate.
"Run!" Someone in the group shouted, and woke everyone up from their stupor. They quickly piloted their mechs and ran for their lives.
One of the more diligent mech pilots did not forget to send this video back to Planet Kasent while he was escaping. (To be continued, if you want to know what happened next, please go to WWW. CMFU. com. More chapters. Support the author. Support the original!)
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