In fact, there was no need to turn on the quantum detection system. Just ion detection was enough. The central screen changed again, and they could clearly see a spaceship soaring through the sky, breaking through the clouds.
Ruolan's expression changed immediately. She turned to look at Xin Jie. "What do we do?"
Xin Jie's expression did not look good either. "Looks like it's really over."
Ding Meng was also staring at the screen. He had seen spaceships rushing out of the atmosphere before, and he had suffered at the hands of such spaceships before. This attacking battleship that looked like an eagle was the one that had chased him to death back then — the Falcon Spaceship.
It was not difficult to catch up now. The Songqing's speed was far superior to the Swordfish, Falcon, and Blazing Shark spaceships. However, catching up was one thing, and whether or not they could snatch back the energy body was another.
The Songqing's characteristics were very obvious. It had abundant energy, was extremely fast, and was equipped with an excellent detection system. It also had decent defensive capabilities, but its attack system was too weak. It was only equipped with three particle laser cannons, and these were only installed when the Songqing was deep in a war zone or an unknown region.
Anvil Corporation's Songqing was also equipped with a particle laser cannon, but the Falcon Spaceship was not slow either, and its attack system was much more powerful. If they caught up and were discovered by the enemy, they would turn around and open fire. It was not clear whether the Songqing would be fine, but they could forget about the energy body.
At this time, the quantum detection system was completely activated, and a three-dimensional interstellar map rose up on the main control console. There was a red dot in the outer space of the K8 system, and the Falcon Spaceship seemed to be flying toward the red dot.
"What's that?" Xin Jie asked.
Ruolan immediately zoomed in on the image. However, this image was no longer a real-time image, but a three-dimensional simulation. After all, the distance was too far, and the radar had already reached its limit.
Silman suddenly let out a long sigh. "If I'm not wrong, from the outside, that's a Falcon Spaceship. It should have been parked there long ago to meet them."
Everyone present understood what he meant. If there was an interceptor, then there should be a mothership or a large leading starship in the nearby star system. That was not something the Songqing could stop.
Not to mention stopping a mothership, the interceptor could activate its railgun and blast directly into the K8 system.
Ruolan turned to look at Xin Jie again. "Based on their current speed, it will take 48 minutes for the Falcon Airship to reach the interceptor."
Xin Jie was silent and didn't answer, but looking at his expression, one could tell that he was very unwilling.
No one spoke. The atmosphere in the command room was very quiet. Everyone knew that this mission was basically a failure.
Qu Xiaoqing sighed. "Forget it. Let's go back. I'll just treat this trip as an opportunity to broaden my horizons."
In fact, she was the one who was the most indignant. For this operation, the Qu family had used a lot of resources, money, and effort, only to end up in a sorry state. What made Qu Xiaoqing the most upset was Randy's tragic death. Even though she didn't like Randy, Randy's protection and "sorry" before he died still deeply shocked her.
If she had a choice, she would rather not have organized this operation. Randy would not have lost his life. As for joining the military, going to the war zone, serving the country, and winning honor, these great goals and lofty ideals, how could they be more important than a precious life?
At this moment, Qu Xiaoqing had a deeper understanding of this sentence. It was a blissful thing to be alive.
Just as everyone was silent, Ding Meng suddenly said, "If we catch up now, how long will it take?"
Ruolan was stunned, but she still answered, "If we travel at normal speed, it's estimated that we can catch up to them in 20 minutes. If we activate the ion drive, we can catch up to them in 8 minutes. However, the ion drive will expose our coordinates, so it's very risky."
Ding Meng could understand the so-called 'very risky'. The Falcon Airship did not need to turn around, and the interceptor could fire from a long distance to cover Lan Bing and the others.
Ding Meng looked at Xin Jie. "You can disable their weapon system, right?"
Xin Jie smiled bitterly. "That's easy for you to say. It's impossible to disable it. Just like last time, I can only cut off the Falcon Airship's international space network connection and temporarily interfere with their commands. However, they can still fire manually and hit us. As for the interceptor, don't even think about it. If I can interfere with it from such a long distance, I can only do magic."
Ding Meng pondered and said, "Does the Songqing Airship have enough energy to support it?"
Ruolan did not understand this question. "What do you mean?"
Ding Meng said, "If we catch up to them, how long can the Songqing Airship's energy last?
From another perspective, how much time do I have? "
Xin Jie's eyes suddenly lit up. His fingers immediately operated on the screen. At the same time, he pulled out a three-dimensional model of the Falcon Airship's structure on the main control console.
This time, he operated for a long time. When his hands stopped tapping and pulling, he raised his head and closed his eyes, as if he was calculating something. After about 10 seconds, he let out a long sigh. "5 minutes and 12 seconds."
"What do you mean?" Everyone had a puzzled expression.
Xin Jie opened his eyes and looked at Ding Meng. "5 minutes and 12 seconds. I'm sure it's 5 minutes and 12 seconds. This is the limit. We can't exceed one second. How confident are you?"
Ding Meng's gaze was fixed on the three-dimensional model of the Falcon Airship on the main control console. With his current memory capacity, he only needed to glance at this structure to clearly imprint it in his mind.
"I'm not confident," Ding Meng replied calmly.
"Not confident?" Xin Jie's eyes widened. "Not even a little bit?"
Ding Meng's expression was very calm. "Not even a little bit!"
Xin Jie stared at him. "Then aren't you …"
Although Ding Meng's expression was calm, there was a trace of determination in his eyes. "It's precisely because we don't have the slightest confidence that we have to give chase. If we stay here and do nothing, then there will be no hope at all …"
His gaze suddenly turned to Qu Xiaoqing, and his tone became a little emotional. "Miss Qu, I don't like the ending of this story even more than you do, but now is far from the end. I think we can at least not let Randy die in vain."
Xin Jie stared at Ding Meng for a long time before regaining his composure. He muttered, "From the first day, I knew that you were not an ordinary person. You're really daring. But that's right. Fortune comes from danger …"
Ruolan could not understand what the two of them were talking about. She could only ask, "Sergeant Xin Jie, what should we do now?"
With a bang, Xin Jie's palm slammed heavily on the control panel. His eyes were filled with murderous intent, and his tone was extremely firm. "Prepare to take off. Activate ion drive. We'll chase —"
The command center of the Falcon Spaceship was different from the command center of most spaceships. It was located at the very center of the spaceship. The Falcon Spaceship was an offensive spaceship, and it was inevitable that it would be damaged during battle. Therefore, the command center was like a long box embedded inside. This place was not only spacious, but also safe.
At least, Jia Hua thought it was safe. At this moment, the spaceship had already flown out of the Dead Silence Planet's atmosphere. The interceptor ship was waiting in space outside the K8 system. Furthermore, there was the Sea Heaven's Pole Island. Even if they encountered the Norse Empire's patrol fleet, Jia Hua was not afraid at all. Jia Hua was confident that they could return safely.
This operation could be said to be a complete victory and a fruitful return.
Half a month ago, after the operation on TT12 failed, he received an order from Chu Yifeng. This time, Miss Bing took over and was fully in charge of the operation. Jia Hua's mission was to send a Falcon Spaceship to hide on the Dead Silence Planet and wait for the K virus memory to be transported back to the Sea Heaven's Pole Island.
After receiving this order, Jia Hua could not believe his eyes. Was it that simple?
However, when he found out that this was an order from Miss Bing herself, he could not remain calm. He also vaguely guessed that Miss Bing would be personally involved in this operation. Of course, the main reason was because of Miss Bing's beautiful face. Miss Bing had left a deep impression on him.
Ever since she saw Miss Bing in Chu Yifeng's workshop, Jiahua couldn't forget this woman at all. Sometimes, even when she closed her eyes, she could still see her graceful figure and graceful bearing.
For those who worked beside Chu Yifeng, this was not a good phenomenon. It could even be said that this phenomenon was very dangerous. However, human emotions were different from Origin Energy. It was not something that could be controlled just because you wanted to. Therefore, Jia Hua immediately made a decision. Since this was the case, then he would personally head to the Dead Silence Planet to command the spaceship to cooperate with Miss Bing's operation.
Now, in the corner of the command hall, Lan Bing was sitting on a sofa. Her sitting posture was very elegant. Her body was leaning against the sofa, her hands supporting her cheeks, and her legs were slightly closed. A kind of elegant and quiet temperament spontaneously arose. She did not look like someone who had just finished a fierce battle.
However, her complexion did not look too good, so the tea table in front of her was filled with exquisite delicacies and famous wines.
In reality, Lan Bing was injured, and the injury was not light. Ding Meng's sword was too fierce. Although she could shake off the sword and heal the wound in an instant, the operation of the Origin in her body was greatly affected. This was also why she had ordered Long Ming to deal with Qu Xiaoqing in the end. She did not want to be entangled with Ding Meng anymore. When the time came, she would also lose eight hundred men to kill a thousand enemies. The best way was to get the energy body and leave.
The two metal boxes containing the K-Virus energy body were placed at her feet. Seeing these two boxes, Jia Hua was truly impressed. He finally understood why Chu Yifeng treated Miss Bing so courteously. It was not only because of her beauty, but also because of her outstanding ability.
However, when Jia Hua's gaze fell on other parts of her body, his thoughts changed again. A piece of Lan Bing's right shoulder had been cut off by some unknown sharp weapon. A large piece of white skin was exposed, and the straps inside were also exposed. The straps were actually black. Jia Hua suddenly realized that his heart was beating non-stop.
He did not dare to look at Lan Bing for too long, so he could only turn his head to look at Ji Ming in front of him.