Shadows of the Deep Space-Chapter 156 First update (second of the day)

As the host from Shiva observed the audience bursting into laughter, he smiled and began to speak.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let’s give these seeds of the future a bit more time. I believe they can certainly grow into towering trees that shelter us all from the wind and rain."

The audience, seeing the Shiva host putting it that way, found it difficult to comment further.

Out in the starry sky, Begfin was the first to notice a problem and immediately spoke up on the communication channel.

"To all the junior students, don’t be nervous, don’t panic. It’s your first time forming up in space, and it’s normal not to do it very well. You just need to spread out as much as possible within the designated area and avoid colliding with each other. It’s okay if the formation looks ugly."

"That’s right, Begfin senior is correct, you all don’t need to feel too much pressure."

"Take your time, it’s quite normal for the first time."

Many seniors followed by calming the freshmen.

"Yes, thank you, seniors."

The freshmen replied, some of them moved, and they all proceeded to follow Begfin’s instructions.

"Wow, these seniors are so kind."

Angel was a bit touched as she spoke in the squad’s communication channel.

At that moment, Rhein shattered Angel’s illusion with a single sentence.

"Kind? It’s because this is just a competition and we are students, not soldiers yet! These seniors are all iron-blooded officers in the military. Once you enlist, you’ll find out how fierce they can be."

"Ah?"

The likes of Angel were stunned.

"Rhein’s right. The seniors are gentle because we are allowed to make mistakes now. Once we enlist, mistakes won’t be tolerated, especially the basic ones. Any mistake can lead to life-threatening consequences for you or your teammates."

Su Ming strongly agreed with Rhein’s words.

"Understood, but what do we do now? We’ve been unable to form a proper formation."

The anxious female students, including Angel, replied.

Su Ming then operated on his Mecha, quickly generating a series of coordinates and sending them to everyone on the team before issuing an order.

"Enter the coordinates I’ve sent you into the auxiliary system. It will generate guiding light beams to lead you to the designated positions!"

"Understood!"

Qin Feng and the others all responded, flying to the specified coordinates as per Su Ming’s instructions.

Soon, Su Ming’s team successfully formed a neat formation.

At this time, the other freshmen were also gradually getting into formation. Though it wasn’t neat and a bit lopsided, it was passable to look at.

As they were almost ready, a warning suddenly blared from the Mecha scanning devices, alerting them to a large number of scattered Chilamis approaching from all directions.

"Squad leader, those creatures are moving toward us, should we attack?"

Zhang Yi asked, swallowing hard.

"No need, just wait patiently for orders. We are fighting as a team now, not putting on a solo show. The higher-ups will respond."

Su Ming replied, feeling his blood boiling with excitement.

Sure enough, it wasn’t long before Irelia issued the latest combat orders.

"Perimeter fighters, intercept the approaching Chilamis!"

"Roger that!"

Voices rang out across the public communication channel.

In an instant, the outer ring of fighter jets, grouped into squads, charged at the incoming Chilamis.

Beams of light and missiles were fired.

Boom, boom, boom~

The surrounding starry sky erupted into splendid fireworks.

Just then, the operation interfaces of Su Ming and the others’ Mechas all popped up with a black warning box.

"Warning: Scanning detects extremely high-intensity Kais biological reaction."

"Damn, what level of Chilami is approaching us?"

"Don’t know."

...

The public communication channel immediately exploded with shocked reactions from everyone.

Su Ming quickly input a series of commands to activate the optical imaging system, attempting to capture the target.

And indeed, he managed to spot it.

Off in the distance in space, an object resembling a black asteroid with a diameter of 200 kilometers was heading straight for the Mother Ship.

Su Ming tried to zoom in on the optical image and was instantly nauseated by the sight of large swathes of black cells writhing on the surface of the dark asteroid.

"My God, what is that thing, and why is it so huge?"

"Can we crush them?"

...

Zhang Yi and the others also captured the imagery with their optical devices, and were deeply shocked by the scene unfolding before them.

They dared not imagine what it would be like if they truly encountered this creature in space.

Inside the command center.

Bilado continuously fed back information.

"Main cannon charging progress at 81%, 3 minutes and 34 seconds until contact."

"Disengage the safety device, charge at full power!"

Irelia gave her orders calmly.

"Yes, charging at overload."

"3 minutes and 25 seconds until contact."

...

The operators consistently reported in real time.

When there were 2 minutes and 11 seconds left until contact, Bilado shouted out.

"Main cannon fully charged!"

However, Irelia did not immediately issue an attack command but waited patiently.

Bilado and the others did not question Irelia’s decision, and just then, an operator reported.

"Level 3 Battleship Wind Shadow and Level 3 Battleship Rock Shield main cannons fully charged!"

"Order them to launch a joint attack!"

Irelia commanded without hesitation.

"Yes!"

Bilado responded immediately.

In the starry sky, Level 3 Battleship Wind Shadow and Level 3 Battleship Rock Shield simultaneously fired brilliant beams straight at the Chilami assembly.

At that moment, a dazzling white light burst from the protruding main cannon of Dhumu, followed by a beam of light shooting from the center of a grid formation, streaking straight towards the Chilami assembly like a comet.

Su Ming and the others held their breath, their eyes fixed on the beams being fired.

Just then, the Chilami assembly erupted in a black halo, and an invisible AT field materialized.

Inside the command center, Bilado shouted out immediately.

"The target has deployed an AT field!"

"Shatter it!"

Irelia shouted firmly.

Boom~

The beams shot by the two Level 3 Battleships instantly hit the AT field, causing a certain distortion to appear within it.

And at that moment, the main cannon beam from Dhumu came on the heels, striking the AT field barrier.

The AT field barrier shattered with a thunderous crash!

The pristine white beam pierced into the body of the Chilami.

"Beautiful!"

Su Ming and the others could not help but shout, as the angle of the main cannon’s attack was incredibly precise, landing a severe blow to the enemy.

However, at that moment, the Chilami assembly that was hit instantly burst apart, transforming into countless jellyfish-like Chilamis in the sky, dodging the fatal strike.

Then, like a swarm of bees, they surged toward the Mother Ship.

Rhein and the others were stupefied by this turn of events.

"Is that even possible?"

Inside the command center, Bilado reported immediately.

"The target has disbanded the assembly, splitting into 101,023 units, and they are attacking us."

"Prepare for battle, order the Mecha squadron to switch to Blade formation, and eliminate them!"

Irelia’s calm was unruffled by the outcome.

"Yes!"

Bilado quickly gave out the orders.