Through the mech's current operating data, it could be analysed that just like the scene they saw before the map signal disappeared, Meng Jinhuai's mech was still in the middle of the encirclement. At this moment, Nan Wei was still adjusting her position and flight pattern in the air. She was probably trying her best to find a balance point and a relatively safe area inside the supernova.
After hearing this, Ye Pu couldn't help but sigh — the other countries were really lucky. Originally, they thought that this was just an ordinary joint attack, but who knew that a star would suddenly explode. Naturally, the enemy wouldn't let go of such good luck. The five countries led by the League of Lisheng didn't expect to destroy Nan Wei with their basic mech or intermediate mech. Instead, they wanted to surround Nan Wei with numbers, then use the power of nature to destroy the Empire's greatest weapon.
It wasn't a brilliant plan, but it was useful.
Duan Hengye was so focused on analyzing the data that he didn't have the energy to pay attention to anything else. But even so, after a while, Duan Hengye realized that something was wrong. At some point in time, Meng Jinhuai's mecha no longer made the same regular movements and transformations as before. Instead, it began to sway wildly and irregularly.
Duan Hengye couldn't help but stop when he saw the change in the data. The room became quiet again — Duan Hengye didn't need to say anything, the other two had already realized it.
It had been a long time since the map signal disappeared, but Duan Hengye didn't notice the time passing quickly because he was so focused on analyzing the data. By the time Duan Hengye came back to his senses, the three of them thought of the same thing at the same time — the area affected by the explosion was getting bigger and bigger. Not only was there physical damage, but Meng Jinhuai's mech control system was also showing signs of abnormality.
Based on the time that had passed, the normal mecha that had surrounded Meng Jinhuai had probably been injured by the stellar explosion for such a long time. The threat they posed to Meng Jinhuai and their encirclement effect had been greatly reduced. But the mech's encirclement wasn't the most dangerous thing from the beginning. The real danger was the series of effects caused by the explosion. And looking at the current situation, Nan Wei was starting to be affected by these negative effects.
Duan Hengye couldn't help but feel nervous. His eyebrows were tightly knitted together, and his eyes were locked on the rapidly changing data on the screen. Duan Hengye's nerves were tense. He didn't explain the changes in the data to the other two like before.
But even so, the other two's eyes were firmly locked on Duan Hengye's face. They saw Duan Hengye's expression become more and more serious, and his lips were pressed tightly together.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Yu Xinlan couldn't help but ask Duan Hengye tentatively, "What's wrong? How's the mech operating now? "
After hearing Yu Xinlan's question, Duan Hengye didn't answer for the time being. Seeing this, Yu Xinlan thought that Duan Hengye might not have heard her question, or that he was too focused on the data and ignored her question. But just as Yu Xinlan was about to give up on this question, she suddenly heard Duan Hengye say to her, "The mech's data signal has become messed up."
"Messed up?" Even though she didn't know what this meant, Yu Xinlan at least knew that this word didn't mean anything good.
Yu Xinlan's imagination was quite rich. When Duan Hengye said the word "messed up", she immediately thought of whether the mech had completely lost control. But fortunately, Duan Hengye's words gave her some reassurance.
"The mech's movement is about the same as before, which means that for now, the Nan Wei wasn't too affected by the explosion of the star. Or … the best case scenario is that it's now at a relatively safe location. But now the mech's signal transmission is slowly becoming messed up and weak. I estimate that it won't be long before we completely lose the signal from there. "
Most of the human fear came from the unknown. Whether it was Duan Hengye or the other two, they had infinite confidence in Meng Jinhuai's mech piloting skills and rich combat experience. But at this moment, as the signal gradually became messed up and disappeared, the three of them couldn't help but feel anxious.
The room fell into silence once again.
Ever since the last retreat signal was sent out, there had been no more battle reports from the battlefield. Even though Yu Xinlan didn't mention it just now, Duan Hengye could infer from this point — — during the explosion of the star, the mech's signal transmission and other aspects would be affected on a much larger scale than the physical impact.
Although the current data was too messed up, it was almost meaningless to analyze it. But Duan Hengye's eyes were still glued to the holographic screen. He hoped to analyze the mech's operating condition as accurately as possible from the limited data, and then use it to infer the situation on Meng Jinhuai's side.
But reality wasn't as perfect as he imagined. In the end of the chaotic data, Duan Hengye did manage to analyze some useful information. But this information wasn't positive — — Duan Hengye realized that the mech's loss of control had worsened.
Not long after he deciphered this information, the holographic screen in front of them once again slowly dimmed in front of the three of them. After seeing the screen gradually lose its light, Yu Xinlan and Ye Pu couldn't help but look at each other.
The last bit of contact with the frontline was cut off just like that. Born and raised in the Interstellar Era, they were unfamiliar with a situation where they had completely lost contact with the frontline. And this feeling of unfamiliarity evolved into panic in a short period of time.
Perhaps it was because they had been analyzing the data all this time, so they had a better understanding of the mech's situation. When Duan Hengye saw the dimmed holographic screen, he didn't panic like the other two. After pausing for a few seconds, Duan Hengye reached out his hand and closed all the previously opened programs, then turned around and walked out of the room.
Yu Xinlan didn't understand what Duan Hengye was planning to do, and as Duan Hengye's assistant, Ye Pu's job was to follow him. Although Yu Xinlan's health wasn't good right now and needed someone to accompany her, as a dedicated assistant, Ye Pu quickly followed Duan Hengye the moment he turned around and prepared to leave. Then he couldn't help but ask, "Professor Duan, what are you planning to do? Do you need my help with anything? "
After hearing his assistant Ye Pu's words, Duan Hengye realized that he really did seem to be a little too excited just now. He stopped at the door, then turned around and said to Ye Pu, "… Take care of Admiral Yu for a while. You'll be dealing with the starship with her in a bit."
"You …" After Duan Hengye finished speaking, Ye Pu actually didn't immediately understand what he meant. However, Yu Xinlan, who had been standing silently at the side all this time, was different. At this moment, she understood the meaning behind Duan Hengye's order.
— — Duan Hengye was planning to go look for Meng Jinhuai.
"No!" Yu Xinlan loudly interrupted Ye Pu's words. She said a little agitatedly, "A stellar explosion is happening … the situation there is too dangerous. You can't go there! "
Duan Hengye had the highest authority on the starship, and Yu Xinlan's body hadn't fully recovered yet, so if he wanted to leave, no one could stop him. But after hearing Yu Xinlan's words, Duan Hengye still explained to her, "Before the signal completely disappears … Meng Jinhuai's mecha is already in a very serious condition. If we leave him in the stellar explosion … what do you think will happen? "
As an admiral, Yu Xinlan knew very well how important Meng Jinhuai's personal strength was in this war. It wasn't that she was pessimistic, but the reality was — — if something really happened to Meng Jinhuai in this stellar explosion, then the strength of the Empire would plummet, and the situation of the war would be reversed in an instant.
… If Duan Hengye rushed to the battlefield now, in theory, he could assist Meng Jinhuai in the rapid maintenance and sorting of the system. But the problem was, the situation of the stellar explosion wasn't clear yet, so no one could say for sure what would happen ahead. Duan Hengye's mecha piloting skills were indeed good, but compared to the forces of nature, they were still so insignificant.
Duan Hengye was taking a gamble now, and both he and Yu Xinlan knew this very well.
"You are also very important to the Empire." Yu Xinlan's emotions were already somewhat agitated. She continued to say to Duan Hengye, "You know what mechas mean to the Empire!"
"I understand." Duan Hengye didn't say anything else. He looked deeply at Yu Xinlan, and finally walked out without looking back.
Duan Hengye was by nature a rational and calm person. He knew what kind of danger he was facing now, and even more so, what he represented to the Empire's mecha community. But in this moment, Duan Hengye's emotions defeated his rationality in an instant.
Duan Hengye's heart told himself that he had to go there.
"Forgive me …" After walking out of the hatch, Duan Hengye reached out and took out the mecha activation badge from his pocket, muttering to himself.
At this moment, only Duan Hengye could hear the three words he said. Even if someone else accidentally heard these words, they probably wouldn't be able to guess who he was talking to right now.
Professor Duan, dressed in a white suit, rode a hovercraft to a side door of the starship. This was a sealed cabin, usually used as a temporary space for mechas to take off. Duan Hengye stood by the side of the cabin, then tightly held the badge in his hand and threw it forward. After a few seconds, a large mecha appeared in front of him.
Without any hesitation, Duan Hengye stepped directly into the mecha.
… This was the most willful decision that the always rational Duan Hangye had ever made, and it would also be the biggest risk of his life.
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