“Are we going to be too late? Maybe my sisters and I should go look for them.”

Zi Qing was really worried.

“Don't go. Trust Qiancheng Xue. If we go looking for them now, we might just make things worse.”

Su Mo tried his best to calm down.

“Okay.”

Although Zi Qing was very worried, she had no other choice.

They could only wait anxiously.

Outside the starry sky, ship after ship rapidly detached from the Blue Whale, desperately accelerating.

In the distance, the ships besieging the interstellar pirates opened their launch bays in rows.

Missiles were launched in volleys toward the emerging fleet!

Upon closer inspection, it could be seen that they were using special model missiles: Csw-07 plasma conduction missiles, specifically designed to capture ships, capable of delivering strong electronic shocks and paralyzing equipment and personnel inside.

These missiles could preserve the ships to the greatest extent while avoiding internal fatalities.

They were the best weapons for capture.

However, the emerging escort ships were not pushovers. They opened all their launch bays as if there was no tomorrow, frantically unleashing various sub-munitions and interceptor missiles.

Rumble~

The entire starry sky was filled with the dazzling explosions of fireworks.

It could be seen that one unlucky escort ship after another was hit and subsequently paralyzed.

However, the vast majority of the escort ships charged forward.

They accelerated like madmen, with an "anyone who dares to block us will be rammed to death" attitude.

Even the Empire's ships were unwilling to provoke them. What they wanted were captives, not mutual destruction.

Soon, ship after ship successfully broke through.

Unfortunately, before they could celebrate their success, magnetic-blast mines disguised as meteorites in the starry sky lit up their indicator lights and began to attach themselves to the escaping ships.

Rumble~

The escaping ships came to a standstill.

The intercepting Imperial soldiers all smiled. How could they let their prey escape so easily?

......

Inside the Blue Whale's hangar.

Su Mo and the others were still waiting anxiously.

Sun Li, watching the departing ships, said to Su Mo.

"Su Mo, so many ships have left already. I've already missed the best time. What if Xue-jie doesn't come?"

"Calm down, let me think."

Su Mo said calmly.

At this moment, the low voice of the Artificial Creator · Devourer suddenly sounded in Su Mo's mind.

"You guys better leave quickly. The Empire's encirclement is closing in. If you delay any longer, it will be harder and harder to leave."

"I know, but the problem is we can't leave yet."

Su Mo took a deep breath.

"There's another problem. I've scanned that the Blue Whale's condition isn't quite right. The Blue Whale's power plant is overloading. Also, I've scanned many people installing bombs in key locations on the ship. The people of the Gaja Republic have more backbone than I imagined."

The Artificial Creator · Devourer replied in a low voice.

Su Mo's expression became even more grave upon hearing this. What he feared most was coming true.

"Help me scan Qiancheng Xue and the others' locations and see where they are. If it really doesn't work out, I'll open up a path for them with my mecha."

Su Mo took a deep breath, calmed himself, and asked.

The Artificial Creator · Devourer didn't waste any words. It knew very well that Su Mo would definitely not leave if Qiancheng Xue didn't come, so it expanded its scanning range.

Soon, it successfully located Qiancheng Xue.

It turned out that Qiancheng Xue and the others had taken a detour. They were heading towards a floating elevator.

Su Mo secretly estimated that if he gave Qiancheng Xue and the others some more time, they should be able to make it.

Thinking of this, Su Mo tried his best to calm his mood.

Not long after, Qiancheng Xue finally successfully came down through the elevator platform.

Zhao Han and the others immediately greeted her.

"Xue-jie, you've finally arrived."

"Is everyone on board?"

Qiancheng Xue quickly asked.

"Everything's arranged. Quickly get on the escort ship. Leave everything else behind."

Su Mo said to Qiancheng Xue.

"Okay, let's go quickly."

Qiancheng Xue didn't hesitate at all. No amount of money was more precious than her sisters.

"Okay."

Then Su Mo ran towards the transport ship. He had to get the Thunder Ray out. He was also feeling a lot of pressure.

Before long, Qiancheng Xue and the others had all boarded Escort Ship No. 1.

The entire ship was packed with people. After all, it had to accommodate more than three thousand people. Although the escort ship's carrying capacity was not a problem, the limited internal space made it feel very crowded.

Sun Li began to maneuver the escort ship to start up, slowly levitating.

At this time, Su Mo, piloting the Thunder Ray, rushed out of the transport ship's cargo hold and flew to the front of the escort ship.

Just then, Lin Xiaoyu also flew over, piloting her IV generation mecha, Scarlet Firefly.

"Are you ready?"

Su Mo asked Zi Qing in the communication channel.

"Ready!"

"We're ready, hurry, hurry!"

......

For a moment, everyone's excited replies echoed in the communication channel.

"......"

"Ahem, okay, let's go. Remember to follow the breakout route I gave you after leaving the Blue Whale. Just charge at maximum speed, and I'll take care of the rest."

Su Mo said to everyone in the command room through the communication channel.

"No problem!"

Zi Qing agreed without hesitation.

Then, Zi Qing maneuvered the escort ship to adjust its flight angle, preparing to set sail and leave.

Just then, the Blue Whale shook violently again.

In an instant, more than a dozen ships that were eager to escape collided with each other in a chain reaction. One ship even crashed directly towards Qiancheng Xue's escort ship.

Sun Li was so frightened that she quickly pulled the control stick, maneuvering the escort ship to climb to its maximum height.

The two ships almost collided, just barely brushing past each other.

The ship crashed heavily onto the docking platform.

Zi Qing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She was so scared that her face turned pale. If they had crashed just now, it would have been over.

Su Mo flew to the front of the escort ship and gave Zi Qing a thumbs up.

But Zi Qing couldn't be happy. Looking at the path ahead, she said to Qiancheng Xue with a bitter face, "This is going to be a big problem. The exit route is blocked."

In the path ahead, escort ships and transport ships were chaotically crashing into each other, blocking the way.

"You're kidding me. So unlucky."

All the sisters present were on edge.

At this time, the Blue Whale was under increasingly heavy attack, as if it could be taken down at any moment.

Qiancheng Xue calmed down and said, "Don't worry, let me see."

She carefully observed for a while, then picked up the communicator and said to Su Mo.

"Su Mo, the exit route is blocked. See if you can push away the small escort ship on top, so we can get through."

"I'll give it a try!"

Su Mo frowned. He maneuvered the Thunder Ray forward and pressed his hands against the ship.

Then, Su Mo clamped the power to the maximum!

Crack!

The entire ship's armor began to deform, but the ship didn't move much, after all, the internal gravity system was still running.