Chapter 39

Besides Xu Zi'an, there was the chubby biological ship captain, as well as a mechanical starship from the Osprey Squad.

A total of four starships served as the right-flank pincer squad.

"Bright, watch yourself!"

Before departure, Liu Liu Yuyu actually gave Xu Zi'an an extra word of caution, her tone carrying a hint of concern.

After all, they were comrades-in-arms now.

And soldiers valued the camaraderie of battle above all else.

Besides, Xu Zi'an's warning earlier had indeed provided the Osprey Squad with a moment of respite.

"Understood."

Xu Zi'an remained as he always was: very few words, but very direct.

"Follow me, advance at maximum speed. I will adapt to your pace!"

Liu Liu Yuyu immediately commanded the departure and issued the order over the comms.

The four starships began to push their engines to their maximum propulsion speed.

Without a doubt, Liu Liu Yuyu's starship was the fastest. Xu Zi'an estimated that hers was likely around Tier 6, just one step away from being a Tier 7 scout ship.

But!

What left Liu Liu Yuyu, the chubby captain, and the Federation soldiers on the mechanical starship stunned was...

The Bright, which was the least likely to keep up with Liu Liu Yuyu, was following closely behind the Long Cloud, its speed almost on par with hers!

Liu Liu Yuyu was dumbfounded.

The chubby captain was dumbfounded.

The three Federation soldiers were also dumbfounded.

Their expressions were filled with utter shock.

Liu Liu Yuyu, seemingly remembering something, hurriedly activated her detection radar.

But this time, the primary target of the scan was the Bright!

The result...

Liu Liu Yuyu was stunned.

On her detection radar.

There were only the chubby captain's starship and that mechanical starship!

The Bright didn't even have a shadow!

It was completely blank!

What did this prove?

It proved...

It seemed... perhaps... maybe...

They had vastly underestimated the true strength of the Bright.

Either.

The Bright really was Tier 1, but its evolutionary quality was exceptionally badass.

Or...

The Bright was actually a high level, but it had never gone to the Federation to update its information!

There were no other possibilities!

This...

Just as Liu Liu Yuyu was about to say something.

Several shells came hurtling toward them.

They were in a state of war; there was no time to ponder whether the Bright was badass or not.

Liu Liu Yuyu roared in her rather raspy voice: "Prepare for contact!!!"

"Everyone, free fire!"

After the roar.

She could no longer worry about anything else.

She directly piloted the Long Cloud and launched a counterattack.

By now, their right-flank squad had reached the edge of the asteroid belt.

As long as they pushed in a little further, they could engage the pirates head-on within the asteroid belt.

It didn't matter that the pirates were more familiar with the area; at least it was better than fighting them out in the open.

As long as it was a head-on fight, with both sides having cover, there was nothing to fear.

Xu Zi'an.

Had also entered a true combat state.

Since Liu Liu Yuyu had given the order for free fire...

The bellicose blood in Xu Zi'an's veins was instantly activated!

He pushed the engine power to the maximum, moving like a dancing elf amidst the sky-filling barrage, gracefully and limitlessly dodging every single shell.

Throughout four full years of war against the Insectoids and the Alien races, Xu Zi'an had long since honed the skill of extreme evasion.

To say he could pass through ten thousand shells without a single one touching him... that would be bragging.

But out of a hundred shells, Xu Zi'an could ensure he was only hit by two or three, or even none at all!

The anti-aircraft guns also became completely different in his hands.

Other people's anti-aircraft guns fired wildly to intercept.

Xu Zi'an's anti-aircraft guns were for ultra-precise interception!

Whenever he detected a shell he couldn't dodge, or was locked onto by a missile...

Only then would he fire a few precise photon rounds from his anti-aircraft guns to blast them out of the sky.

And while dodging, Xu Zi'an was not idle.

His main and secondary guns fired shells at extremely tricky angles.

Even if the enemy hid behind dense asteroids, Xu Zi'an could always find a gap to attack and always manage to hit them!

Although they were no longer hitting vital points, using the main gun to damage non-essential parts of the enemy starship was also quite good.

At the very least, depleting the opponent's energy shields was beneficial.

On the battlefield.

A stark contrast suddenly formed.

Behind, Liu Liu Yuyu and the other three intermediate scout ships struggled forward while constantly taking hits.

Looking at the primary scout ship, the Bright.

It dodged left and right, somehow managing to avoid a massive amount of shell fire in a bizarre fashion.

Most importantly, it could still counterattack, and while it didn't fire often, seven out of ten shots hit the enemy!

This was already a terrifying hit rate.

This scene.

Was as bizarre as it could get.

It didn't just stun Liu Liu Yuyu and her team.

Even those pirates were staring with blank expressions.

This starship...

What kind of monster is it!!! ===== CHAPTER 83 =====

"What the hell is this!!!"

Behind, in the Long Cloud, which was struggling to dodge and defend against shells and missiles, Liu Liu Yuyu grabbed her short, cropped hair, eyes wide, and let out a scream like a slaughtered pig.

As a Federation soldier who had fought interstellar pirates for years.

She could better understand just how absurd the Bright's combat performance was!

First, the Bright had to be powerful enough; otherwise, the hull strength, engine power, and agility would not support such evasion.

Second, the captain, Xu Zi'an, had to have god-tier star-warfare talent and strength!

Perhaps this kind of combat behavior could be achieved by powerful captains who had been through countless battles on the frontier, but...

Don't forget, Xu Zi'an's Bright is only a damn Tier 1 scout ship! ===== CHAPTER 84 =====