[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starship-galaxy-from-scrapyard-ship-to-galactic-":3,"chapter-starship-galaxy-from-scrapyard-ship-to-galactic--stellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-chapter-39":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Stellar Fleet: From Scrap Vessel to Cosmic Dreadnought",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2176988,3725,"Chapter 39","stellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-chapter-39",39,"\u003Cp>Besides Xu Zi'an, there was the chubby biological ship captain, as well as a mechanical starship from the Osprey Squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A total of four starships served as the right-flank pincer squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Bright, watch yourself!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Before departure, Liu Liu Yuyu actually gave Xu Zi'an an extra word of caution, her tone carrying a hint of concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After all, they were comrades-in-arms now.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And soldiers valued the camaraderie of battle above all else.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Besides, Xu Zi'an's warning earlier had indeed provided the Osprey Squad with a moment of respite.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an remained as he always was: very few words, but very direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Follow me, advance at maximum speed. I will adapt to your pace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Yuyu immediately commanded the departure and issued the order over the comms.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The four starships began to push their engines to their maximum propulsion speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What left Liu Liu Yuyu, the chubby captain, and the Federation soldiers on the mechanical starship stunned was...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>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!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Yuyu was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The chubby captain was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The three Federation soldiers were also dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Their expressions were filled with utter shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Yuyu, seemingly remembering something, hurriedly activated her detection radar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But this time, the primary target of the scan was the Bright!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The result...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Yuyu was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On her detection radar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There were only the chubby captain's starship and that mechanical starship!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Bright didn't even have a shadow!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was completely blank!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What did this prove?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It proved...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It seemed... perhaps... maybe...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They had vastly underestimated the true strength of the Bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Either.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Bright really was Tier 1, but its evolutionary quality was exceptionally badass.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Or...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Bright was actually a high level, but it had never gone to the Federation to update its information!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>There were no other possibilities!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just as Liu Liu Yuyu was about to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Several shells came hurtling toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>They were in a state of war; there was no time to ponder whether the Bright was badass or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Liu Liu Yuyu roared in her rather raspy voice: \"Prepare for contact!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Everyone, free fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After the roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She could no longer worry about anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She directly piloted the Long Cloud and launched a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By now, their right-flank squad had reached the edge of the asteroid belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as they pushed in a little further, they could engage the pirates head-on within the asteroid belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As long as it was a head-on fight, with both sides having cover, there was nothing to fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Had also entered a true combat state.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since Liu Liu Yuyu had given the order for free fire...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The bellicose blood in Xu Zi'an's veins was instantly activated!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To say he could pass through ten thousand shells without a single one touching him... that would be bragging.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But out of a hundred shells, Xu Zi'an could ensure he was only hit by two or three, or even none at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The anti-aircraft guns also became completely different in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Other people's anti-aircraft guns fired wildly to intercept.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xu Zi'an's anti-aircraft guns were for ultra-precise interception!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Whenever he detected a shell he couldn't dodge, or was locked onto by a missile...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Only then would he fire a few precise photon rounds from his anti-aircraft guns to blast them out of the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And while dodging, Xu Zi'an was not idle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>His main and secondary guns fired shells at extremely tricky angles.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if the enemy hid behind dense asteroids, Xu Zi'an could always find a gap to attack and always manage to hit them!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At the very least, depleting the opponent's energy shields was beneficial.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A stark contrast suddenly formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Behind, Liu Liu Yuyu and the other three intermediate scout ships struggled forward while constantly taking hits.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at the primary scout ship, the Bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It dodged left and right, somehow managing to avoid a massive amount of shell fire in a bizarre fashion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Most importantly, it could still counterattack, and while it didn't fire often, seven out of ten shots hit the enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This was already a terrifying hit rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Was as bizarre as it could get.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It didn't just stun Liu Liu Yuyu and her team.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even those pirates were staring with blank expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This starship...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What kind of monster is it!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What the hell is this!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As a Federation soldier who had fought interstellar pirates for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She could better understand just how absurd the Bright's combat performance was!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>First, the Bright had to be powerful enough; otherwise, the hull strength, engine power, and agility would not support such evasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Second, the captain, Xu Zi'an, had to have god-tier star-warfare talent and strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Perhaps this kind of combat behavior could be achieved by powerful captains who had been through countless battles on the frontier, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Don't forget, Xu Zi'an's Bright is only a damn Tier 1 scout ship!\u003C\u002Fp>",1017,"2026-06-17T01:17:04.639Z","2026-06-17T08:59:15.535Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","3f4850bade3b4439964983a9387b9022bf132697a31894bfeb414c20b329a50f","stellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-chapter-40","stellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-chapter-38",385,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstellar-fleet-from-scrap-vessel-to-cosmic-dreadn-cover.jpg"]