Chapter 1 Crisis

Inside the Lingyun ship, Lin Hai reported to Lin Yaotian.

"Everything is normal. We are about to leave the core area of the asteroid belt. The rest of the journey will be relatively easier."

Lin Yaotian, his face tense, simply nodded slightly to acknowledge the information.

Lin Hai took a deep breath. With his father around, he felt he had to be careful with every breath, afraid of making a mistake.

He missed the days when he followed his eldest brother Lin Ming; at least he didn't have to be so on edge.

But the thought of seeing them again soon filled him with unspeakable excitement.

However, at that moment, the Lingyun's alarm system suddenly blared.

"Warning! Lingyun is being locked onto by a level 5 battleship, the Jingwen!"

"Warning! Target is launching an attack!"

Lin Yaotian jumped up, roaring, "Evasive maneuvers!"

Unfortunately, it was too late. In the distant starry sky, a terrifying beam of light shot out, vaporizing all the asteroids in its path.

Boom!

The beam struck the Lingyun with pinpoint accuracy, and a blinding light erupted.

The Lingyun's energy shield held for a moment, but eventually collapsed, leaving a huge breach in the hull.

Inside the control room, Qian Chengxue and the others were thrown to the ground by the powerful impact!

At the same moment, ear-splitting alarms sounded throughout the Five Dragons fleet. Just as they were about to search for the enemy ships, the surrounding asteroids suddenly cracked open, and one after another, magnetic storm mines latched onto the surrounding ships indiscriminately.

Rumble!

Ship after ship was hit.

The entire fleet was thrown into chaos.

At this point, the Jingwen, leading a large fleet, cut into the battlefield from the right flank. Ship after ship opened fire, unleashing a barrage of projectiles.

The Five Dragons fleet was subjected to an indiscriminate barrage!

Lin Yaotian and Qian Chengxue struggled to their feet.

Black warning boxes popped up on the virtual control screen.

"Warning: Lingyun, sector K34, severe damage."

"Warning: Lingyun, sector K34, depressurized!"

...

Lin Yaotian, seeing the warnings, was also somewhat relieved. At the critical moment, the ship had swerved, avoiding a direct hit to the engine room, otherwise the Lingyun would have been finished. He immediately issued orders.

"Immediately seal off all bulkheads in sector K34, shift the ship's position."

"Yes!"

Lin Yuxin responded quickly.

At this moment, Lin Hai said in astonishment, "Scanning indicates a Pseudo V-generation mecha, Shigu (Bone Eater), and a large number of Imperial mobile forces are attacking us."

Ye Quan, Wang Ce, and others appeared on the comms screen.

"Lin Yaotian, we've been ambushed! The enemy is the Imperial Jingwen fleet!"

They said with grim faces.

"Deploy the mobile forces to engage. The fleet continues to advance, do not linger here, it's to our disadvantage."

Lin Yaotian quickly made the best judgment. Being ambushed by the Jingwen was not surprising. After all, its performance was superior, and its radar system outmatched all their ships.

But they weren't pushovers either. With so many escort ships, the enemy couldn't swallow them whole in one bite.

The reason they were in such a mess was simply because they had been ambushed.

Of course, fighting to the death would not be a wise move, as they also had to spare forces to protect the transport ships, putting them in a very passive position.

"Alright!"

Wang Ce and the others didn't waste any time arguing.

"Also, Wang Ce, have your son-in-law stop the Shigu mecha. We absolutely cannot allow that Shigu mecha to break through and wreak havoc in our fleet, it will easily cause morale to collapse."

Lin Yaotian added.

"I understand."

Wang Ce's old face twitched, and he could only reply with a forced smile.

Actually, if he could, he wouldn't want Li Ze to confront that Shigu mecha, after all, Li Ze was just a newly promoted Pseudo V-generation mecha pilot.

His opponent was an experienced and infamous master.

Lin Yaotian seemed to see Wang Ce's concerns, and then he said, "You don't have to worry, I will personally go into battle to help him, he won't be fighting alone."

"Okay."

Wang Ce's expression eased slightly.

Then, Lin Yaotian hung up the communication. He got up and said to Lin Yuxin, "I'm leaving the ship under your command. Get us out of this area as soon as possible."

"Understood."

Lin Yuxin nodded emphatically.

At this time, Qian Chengxue and the others came forward.

"Father, we'll go with you."

Lin Yaotian did not refuse, but simply said, "Your mechas aren't up to par. Intercept the other Imperial troops. Don't get involved with the Pseudo V-generation bio-mecha Shigu. That's an order!"

"Yes!"

Qian Chengxue and the others replied helplessly.

...

In the starry sky, the Five Dragons fleet continuously released a large number of mechas and starfighters to meet the attacking Imperial mobile forces.

The fleet accelerated, trying to escape the vortex of war.

After all, the Five Dragons fleet now looked extremely battered.

Inside the Jingwen's command center, Gu Galie sat in the command chair, watching the battle scene before him, his face becoming increasingly ferocious.

Like a hunter watching its prey struggle in its death throes.

At this time, an operator reported, "Reporting, we've detected a Pseudo V-generation bio-mecha, Chichong Feilong (Red Worm Wyvern), within the enemy's mobile forces."

Gu Galie revealed a twisted smile, "If I'm not mistaken, these fleets should be from the Federation. Order Gu Kaner to kill him, it will be good revenge for Austin!"

"Yes!"

The subordinate beside him quickly responded.

"Speed up the main gun's charging speed, let them know what it means to be shrouded in death."

Gu Galie's eyes were full of confidence.

"Yes!"

...

At this time, Li Ze, piloting the Pseudo V-generation bio-mecha Chichong Feilong, twitched his face non-stop. This was the first time he had fought against a master of the same level, and he had no confidence in his heart, but he still had to bite the bullet and go.

Gu Kaner locked onto Li Ze at a glance, and he fiercely manipulated the Shigu mecha, charging aggressively.

The two mechas collided in an instant!

Boom!

Li Ze immediately felt his head spin, and the entire mecha flew backwards.

"Is that all you've got? I thought you Federation guys were all experts, but you're nothing more than this, go to hell!"

Gu Kaner was overjoyed when he saw that his opponent was so weak. He released the pent-up frustration in his heart in an instant, swinging the chain gun in his hand and sweeping it savagely towards the Chichong Feilong.

Li Ze controlled the mecha to raise the particle light blade in his hand to block!

Bang!

Particles splattered.

The entire Pseudo V-generation mecha Chichong Feilong kept retreating. With each collision, a huge force was transmitted to Li Ze's body.

He felt like he had been hit by a hammer.

Li Ze was undoubtedly suppressed, and he was in a precarious situation.

Just as Li Ze was about to suffocate, a silver spear suddenly attacked the Shigu's head with lightning speed.

Gu Kaner caught a glimpse of it and simultaneously deployed an AT field!

Clang!

Lin Yaotian's fully charged strike was undoubtedly intercepted, but the Shigu mecha's force field also showed some distortion, indicating how strong the force was.