The leader of the Biggers, believing he had understood Chai Shao's intentions, breathed a long sigh of relief and stopped others who wanted to kill Chai Shao.
But in the very next moment, a situation that made him even more bewildered occurred.
The spaceships on the opposite side not only did not cease fire, but their firepower became even more ferocious.
They even abandoned their own defenses to blast his Warrior-class spaceship into smithereens!
"Madman! Kill him for me!"
The leader, furious, kicked Chai Shao several meters away and roared at the others.
Chai Shao was stunned!
What the hell is going on!
Who is leading this fleet that came to save me? Can't they hear the hidden meaning in my words?
You asked me to open fire, and you actually opened fire??
Are you afraid I won't die fast enough!
As a few Biggers rushed forward to restrain him, they heard a loud bang from outside the spaceship.
Another Warrior-class spaceship took a volley of attacks for this ship, exploding in mid-air, and a large amount of debris came crashing in.
Then, the spaceship where Chai Shao and the others were began to shake violently, the tremors so severe that one could almost vomit.
Chai Shao sprang to his feet like a carp leaping over a dragon gate. While everyone else was stumbling, he stood firm, planted his feet in a horse stance, as steady as an old dog.
He no longer cared to guess what was happening with the fleet outside. His eyes swept across the cabin, and he instantly lunged towards the Biggers' leader.
In mid-air, he unleashed a flurry of kicks, sending the soldier by the control console flying.
In the leader's horrified eyes, Chai Shao raised his broad, fan-like palm high and brought it down heavily.
"Slap!"
Instantly, five clear finger imprints appeared on the leader's face.
Then Chai Shao tightly gripped his neck, and with his other hand, drew the ion gun from his waist, pressing it against his forehead.
All of this happened in the flash of an eye. Had it been someone else, they might still have been confused, but Chai Shao, a veteran warrior, knew how rare such an opportunity was.
A gamble could turn a bicycle into a motorcycle.
He had gambled right!
Chai Shao's feet felt as if they were rooted to the ground. While everyone else was unable to stand, he maintained his balance, looking at the enemy leader in his hand, he grinned.
"You punk, are you still shouting at me?"
"Make your men surrender immediately, or I'll blow your brains out right now!"
The situation had changed so rapidly that the leader, just as he was coming to his senses, had to face this predicament.
This captive had actually taken him hostage in front of everyone?
It was utterly preposterous!
But with the gun at his head, he had no choice but to comply with Chai Shao's demands.
"Stop..."
"Crash!"
He had only uttered one word when the ship was hit by another violent jolt, even more severe than the previous one, throwing the soldiers inside the cabin off their feet.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."
These were not gunshots, but the sounds of soldiers' bodies crashing against the cabin walls.
"Bang!"
A great force hit him from behind, and Chai Shao instinctively let out a curse.
"What the hell!"
Then, he watched helplessly as the leader flew out of his grasp, along with the ion gun he had just recovered!
Chai Shao, finally regaining his balance, punched the head of a Biggers soldier who had just collided with him, exploding it.
Red and white splattered everywhere.
Damn it, I want to cry!
Which bastard is commanding our fleet outside!
Are you clowns sent by the monkeys?
Do you dislike seeing me do well?
Time rewound to the moment he had shouted "Open fire on me."
In the distance, in mid-air, hearing the voice transmitted through the communicator, Chai Yue froze.
Is that… Father's voice?
He's still alive?
The next moment, she frantically shouted, "Stop! Order all ships to cease fire! Do not harm my father!"
Bai Yuzhi was just about to relay the order when she heard Wang Xuance's voice from the communicator again.
"Madam, the Old Duke's words had a double meaning!"
Chai Yue immediately became tense and quickly asked, "What do you mean?"
Wang Xuance explained, "If we decipher the Old Duke's words using military code, there is another meaning!"
"Concentrate firepower, feign an attack on this ship!"
Chai Yue didn't understand these things, but Bai Yuzhi, standing beside her, immediately grasped it.
"The Old Duke means to feign an attack, but with full force!"
"This is to deplete the enemy's ships!"
Chai Yue looked at the enemy ships outside that were blocking the cannon fire regardless of their own lives and instantly believed this statement by seventy percent.
Yes, her father was a great hero who would rather die than surrender, how could he deliberately say the opposite to her?
Therefore, he truly wanted her to open fire!
"Pass down the order, everything will be done according to my father's wishes!"
"Feint attack with full force, but do not harm that ship!"
"Understood!"
Bai Yuzhi immediately passed down the order.
All the warships deliberately suppressed the power of their ion cannons, ensuring that even if the shells hit that ship, they would not cause a devastating blow.
But the enemy ships were unaware of this situation. Seeing that the Great Tang forces not only did not cease fire but intensified their firepower, in order not to let their leader die, they could only one by one block the path of the cannon fire.
The defense shields of these ships were rapidly depleting. Just before the defense shields were about to be shattered at their limit, the soldiers inside ejected themselves using escape pods.
The spaceships were destroyed, and a large amount of debris flew in all directions.
Among them, a significant portion slammed into the ship Chai Shao was on, which they had been protecting.
And so, the awkward situation that had just occurred came about.
Chai Shao sat on the floor, on the verge of tears. The spaceship had now stabilized, and several ion guns were pointed at his head not far away.
I've fought battles my whole life, and I've never felt so wronged!
Damn it!