[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-shadows-of-the-deep-space":3,"chapter-shadows-of-the-deep-space-shadows-of-the-deep-space-chapter-278":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Shadows of the Deep Space",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},722732,962,"Chapter 278 - 278 278 Surprise (Extra for the book friend Aide Meidunshu) (Fourth update)","shadows-of-the-deep-space-chapter-278",278,"\u003Cp>278: Chapter 278 Surprise (Extra chapter for the book friend Aide Meidunshu) (Fourth update) 278: Chapter 278 Surprise (Extra chapter for the book friend Aide Meidunshu) (Fourth update) Under normal circumstances, once a retreat order was issued, if not all, at least some mechas should have begun flying out by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had been waiting for ages without seeing any.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not sure, let me contact the operator of the No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>34 small rescue ship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Jie immediately initiated a communication call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The call connected quickly, and a middle-aged man of considerable age, dressed in a senior non-commissioned officer’s uniform, saluted An Jie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hake, what’s the situation inside the Nautilus?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why haven’t they started evacuating after the retreat order was given?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lieutenant An Jie quickly inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, Major Gene and many of the teachers are intercepting the rogue Fourth Generation Biological Mecha, trying to buy time for the rescue and evacuation!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hake replied in a deep voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t this madness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Hake’s report, Fleck’s entire old face turned red with rage, and his body trembled with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hake did not respond to Fleck, maintaining his silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lieutenant An Jie, at a loss for what to do, looked towards Xiao Ye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ye asked coldly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have the two doctors been found, and what about the object?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t believe so; I’m not very clear on the details.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hake shook his head in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are we doing worrying about the mission at a time like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get them to evacuate first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You don’t think they can defeat a rampaging Fourth Generation Biological Mecha, do you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I should never have agreed to this mission in the first place!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fleck urged Xiao Ye with red eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very scared now, worried about the large-scale deaths of students and teachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a situation really occurred, it wouldn’t just be a matter of failing to explain to the school, but more importantly, it would be a significant loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The retreat order has already been given, but as the saying goes ‘orders from afar can be ignored,’ they seem intent on defying the order to perform the rescue; we can only let them finish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ye stated very calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fleck was extremely angry but felt powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, within a dark corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming controlled the Gun Knight as he moved steadily forward, quickly arriving at the end of the corridor, before the massive freezing chamber of the Nautilus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gigantic freezing chamber, fifty meters tall, was sealed with a thick, silver-white metal door, closed tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence was eerie, a hush of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming checked the distress signal, which was pinpointed right inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then tried to see if he could open the sealed door of the freezing chamber with his mecha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regrettably, after several attempts, he couldn’t get the sealed door open; it was obviously locked tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming controlled the mecha to back up a few steps, then raised the red long spear in its hand, preparing to forcefully break through the sealed door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just then, Su Ming noticed a two-meter-tall emergency door at the bottom right corner of the huge sealed door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pondering for a few seconds, Su Ming decided to dismount the mecha and try the emergency door instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he used the mecha to forcibly destroy the main door, it would make a lot of noise and potentially attract monsters, making the situation very difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Su Ming activated the float mode of the Second Generation Exoskeleton Armor and floated out of the cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He floated over to the emergency door and forcefully turned the door’s handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emergency door opened immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of cold air hit him in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a moment’s hesitation, Su Ming floated into the freezing chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freezing chamber was exceptionally large, so much so that one couldn’t see the end of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the freezing chamber was also in a state of power outage with all equipment stopped working; various shelves with frozen goods drifted about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Su Ming floated inward, he had to be exceptionally cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, he saw no one, so he called out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is anyone there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re over here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, two relieved voices came through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming looked in the direction of the sound and saw two figures clad in Third Generation Mechanical Armor·Guardian, each carrying a black mechanical box, emerging from behind the floating frozen shelves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming’s gaze fixed on the Third Generation Mechanical Armor they were wearing, and his pupils slightly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no ordinary Third Generation Exoskeleton Armor; it was a higher-priced, better defensive, and more conveniently lightweight premium product.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming floated over politely and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were completely covered in mechanical armor, Su Ming couldn’t see either of their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Dr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mengqi from Xi Guang Laboratory, and this is Dr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you here to rescue us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mengqi replied hastily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, please follow me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming let out a soft breath as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he had guessed, if someone could send out a distress signal from such a sealed space and at such a distance, then the equipment they used was probably advanced, indicating a high probability that they were the targets of the rescue mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mengqi and Ting Li promptly answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them floated towards the outside, and Su Ming curiously inquired,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you two doctors end up hiding here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We hid here to avoid Chilami.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there are not many people here, and before the spaceship lost power, the cold storage was cold, making it hard for Chilami to find us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ting Li responded calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming inwardly admired them; these two doctors were not ordinarily rational and intelligent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Su Ming led the two through the emergency exit, and the Third Generation Gun Knight came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s board the mecha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming said to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mengqi and the others also brightened up at the sight of the Third Generation Mecha·Gun Knight and quickly responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the three of them entered the cockpit of the Gun Knight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming sat in the pilot’s seat and closed the cockpit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the cramped space of the Second Generation’s Iron Guard, the cockpit of the Gun Knight was quite spacious, so it wasn’t too crowded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mengqi and Ting Li could easily stand on either side of Su Ming, but they needed to hold onto the pilot’s chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are we good to go?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let’s move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming controlled the Gun Knight and swiftly retraced the original route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Li Mengqi’s anxiety eased a bit, and she immediately started to question Su Ming,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Officer, may I ask your name?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My name is Su Ming, and I’m not an officer, I’m just a student,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A student?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mengqi and Ting Li both froze, showing an incredulous expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am a student at the Imperial Court Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our ship was passing by when we took on the search and rescue mission,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming explained briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see, so you must be an upperclassman?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mengqi followed with a question, but then she felt something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upperclassmen at the Imperial Court Academy usually held military ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First year.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mengqi couldn’t control her surprise and exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is there a problem?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming responded very coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, it’s just a bit surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How are things outside, Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Ming?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mengqi hastily shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>",1270,"2026-06-02T10:49:54.214Z",1,"novelbin.me","0f8f057ca48c001fc69bbc33eb4b3d660642a2358b49a747f89ba7599586831d","shadows-of-the-deep-space-chapter-279","shadows-of-the-deep-space-chapter-277",1854,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fshadows-of-the-deep-space-cover.jpg"]