Shadows of the Deep Space-Chapter 154: The Hopeless Battle (Extra for Alliance Leader Dreaming of Flowing Fire) (Fifth Update)

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: The Hopeless Battle (Extra for Alliance Leader Dreaming of Flowing Fire) (Fifth Update)

They had only just boarded their mecha suits when the logistic department’s students started the pre-battle supply preparations.

Su Ming then began browsing through the weapon selection list. It had to be said that a mother ship was indeed a mother ship; the array of weapons available was especially vast, with electromagnetic weapons making up a large part.

However, considering the Fade Battle and the fact that they were up against Chilami, electromagnetic weapons were very ineffective, so Su Ming directly ignored all electromagnetic weapons.

"GD-01 model beam rifle*1, energy magazine*5, blast hand grenade*3...."

....

Inside the command center.

Irelia sat in the commander’s chair.

One operator after another reported the progress of the preparations.

"Establishing data link with the level 3 battleship Rock Shield, connection successful!"

"Establishing data link with the level 3 battleship Wind Shadow, connection successful!"

"Power zone self-check of Dhumu complete, no anomalies!"

"Mecha preparation completeness 66% in hangars one and two, estimate to complete preparations in 11 minutes 32 seconds."

...

Irelia sat in the commander’s chair, quietly listening to the reports from her subordinates.

At that moment, Bilado approached to report.

"Commander, the Rock Shield and Wind Shadow are ready, we can begin recovery!"

"First, activate the CST auxiliary system and run the scanning device at full power."

"Do we need to activate the auxiliary system? Won’t that be too risky?"

Bilado hesitated to ask, as they were already accustomed to not using the auxiliary system.

"It’s fine, just execute it."

Irelia said confidently.

"Understood."

Bilado and the others immediately followed, and soon the auxiliary system was activated, and the scanning device entered full power operating status.

"Recover!"

Irelia then gave the command.

"Yes, initiating recovery operation."

Bilado immediately relayed the instructions to the operators.

"Understood, Dhumu has activated hover mode...."

"Closing L2 partition passageway."

"Preparing to open the ventral recovery chamber....."

....

The vast expanse of space.

A behemoth mother ship, 110 kilometers long, 24 kilometers wide, sheathed in dark gray armor, with a shuttle-shaped hull and two wing-like sides covered with 5,000 launchers and interceptor cannons, hovered motionless.

At that moment, on both sides of the Dhumu, two seven-kilometer-long battleships were synchronizing their descent.

The level 3 battleship Wind Shadow on the left had a narrow and slender body design, sleek and agile. On the right, the level 3 battleship Rock Shield featured a robust hull layered with heavy-duty armor.

After the two battleships descended to the designated position, they slowly began to move closer to the Dhumu.

At that moment, the belly of the Dhumu split open, revealing a vast ship hangar.

In the Dhumu’s command room, Bilado kept reporting.

"The lower bay has opened, and the ships are starting to dock."

"Progress at 10%!"

"Correcting for deviation."

.....

Irelia patiently awaited the recovery of the ships.

Before long, the two battleships were successfully recovered, and Bilado promptly reported.

"Recovery operations completed."

Irelia then waved her hand, and a large virtual star map materialized.

She continually expanded the star map, then locked onto the main star of the transit country of Teboken, and proceeded to issue the command.

"Ignite, activate the superluminal flight device, start all power engines, energy defense barrier on."

"Understood, powering up number 1 and number 2 high-energy nuclear power engines."

"Energy defense shield activating, 5%, 10%..."

....

The ship’s PA system suddenly blared with a shrill alert tone.

"Emergency notice: In five minutes, the ship will initiate superluminal flight mode. All crew members, maintain your fixed positions to brace for the impact!"

...

Upon hearing the broadcast, Su Ming and the others were all very excited.

At this point, non-combat personnel such as logistics students and medics on the ship were hastily making their way to the nearby emergency fixed chairs to sit down.

Inside the command center.

Bilado was continuously reporting the progress.

"Superluminal Flight Device activation progress fifty percent, sixty..."

"One hundred percent!"

...

"Superluminal flight mode initiated!"

In an instant, all the engine exhaust ports on the Dhumu emitted blinding halos of light, and a terrifying shockwave swept over everything, violently shaking the entire Dhumu and making the hull emit the sound of metal being compressed.

At that moment, the space in front of the Dhumu rippled like the surface of water, and the entire ship passed directly through the ripples in space, disappearing from view.

Inside the hangar, Su Ming and the others sat in their pilot seats with pained expressions on their faces.

Keep in mind that they were inside the cockpits of mechas, and even then, they felt a strong sense of discomfort.

Luckily, it didn’t last long. After a steady period of superluminal flight, the pressure gradually started to fade.

"Phew—nearly killed me. This superluminal flight experience is definitely not pleasant at all," complained Zhang Yi and the others on the comm channel.

"That’s normal, it’s not a Star Destroyer, so how good could the experience be?" replied Rhein as she stretched lazily.

"Hey, how long do we need to travel at superluminal speeds?"

"It’ll be a while! At the very least, it’ll take an hour or two."

"So, what will we do for these one or two hours? We can’t just sit around, can we?"

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"Okay then. By the way, do any of you know what the Fade Campaign is actually like? I noticed a lot of seniors looking pretty pale."

"It was a very bloody campaign."

"You’re stating the obvious—give us some real info!"

"I don’t know much either, I’m not on the command track," replied Rhein helplessly.

It was then that Qin Feng’s voice came over the comm channel. He began to speak.

"About the Fade Campaign, I do know some details. That year, the Great Wind fleet of the Thirteenth District was forcefully conscripted by the Federation to provide reinforcements; one of my relatives was serving on the fleet, so I often heard about it from my family."

"Well, go on, tell us!"

Rhein and the others urged him eagerly.

"It was a campaign with no survivors. Chilami had completely encircled the whole Teboken transit country, not allowing a single person to escape. The commander appointed by the Federation Government at the time, I don’t know if he was out of his mind or what, but he insisted on pressuring nearby fleets to go to the rescue without any tactical consideration. They continuously rushed in like moths to a flame."

Qin Feng sighed as he spoke.

"That kind of idiot could be a commander? I could command better with my toes," Zhang Yi couldn’t help but interject with his critique.

"We don’t know. I’m not very optimistic about this battle; it might well end in a group annihilation for all of us," Qin Feng said after a few seconds of silence.

"That’s not necessarily the case. Although this league is using the Fade Campaign as the scenario, the commander is different, the combat personnel are different, and moreover, we have a clearer understanding of the situation than the initial relief forces. We still have a chance of victory," Su Ming analyzed calmly.

"The class leader is right. With a god’s eye view and returning to the Fade Campaign, we’re not destined to lose," Angel and Allu, among others, trusted Su Ming’s assessment.

"That’s what I think too," added Rhein and others in agreement.

Hearing this, Qin Feng was a bit surprised; he hadn’t expected Su Ming to have such high esteem within the class.

You have to understand that, deep down, the students of the Imperial Court Academy all had a certain pride.

Even if you were the class leader, not everyone would listen to you, unless you could conquer them.

Qin Feng considered himself excellent, but even as the leader of Class 1, his words didn’t always carry weight, often requiring repeated communication to persuade his classmates.

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