Ding Meng and the others were not the ones who were really worried, but Baines' side. This was because the patrol fleet's quantum probe was also connected to their communication channel, and the warning was completely different.
"This is the Norse Empire's interstellar patrol fleet, the Falcon attack spacecraft of route 112A2CD. You are close to the nebula TCP121. This is an area under the jurisdiction of the Empire. You have five minutes to turn back. No matter what you did before, we will let bygones be bygones. If you do not turn back, we will use force to expel you, and you will bear all the consequences. This is the first warning …"
Hearing this, the blonde's expression also became serious. "Oh no, Officer Baines. They think we are interstellar pirates."
It would be strange if they did not think of them as interstellar pirates. Baines was furious. The Black Gold Base could not see the light of day, and all the spacecraft in the base did not have any markings. Regardless of whether it was the Federation or the Empire, when they saw their unorthodox spacecraft, they would associate them with interstellar pirates.
When dealing with interstellar pirates, these regular fleets would never reason with you, especially the Norse Empire's fleet, which had always been known for being tough and domineering. They would treat you like a stray dog.
Baines turned his head to look at the map. The Swordfish was flying in front of him, and the Falcon Flying Ship was very close to it. However, the problem was that on another route in the distance, there were many flashing red dots. There were at least twenty starships in the Empire's patrol fleet, and Baines did not doubt the existence of powerful assault ships.
"Calculate. If we take down 703C before the third warning, how long will it take?" Baines appeared very calm.
The blonde was shocked. "Officer, if we execute the attack program, I'm afraid the memory …"
Baines coldly interrupted her. "According to the customer's request, we can destroy the memory under extreme circumstances. This will not violate the agreement. If the memory falls into the hands of others, the consequences will only be more serious. Hurry up and act."
The blonde stopped arguing and quickly lowered her head to calculate. "One minute and twelve seconds."
Baines clenched his teeth. "Prepare to attack."
At the same time, the Swordfish's cockpit flashed red, and the alarm went off. The system's voice sounded. "Dangerous energy scan detected and locked onto the ship. All personnel prepare for impact …"
Damn, he's really going for the kill. Vader truly admired Baines' guts for daring to make a move right under the nose of the empire's patrol fleet.
The sloppy man looked relaxed. "Let me guess, they are going to use cannons to deal with us."
Ding Meng immediately stared at him. "You have a way, don't you?"
The sloppy man said, "If you treat me to a good meal next time, I can help you again."
Ding Meng was also gritting his teeth. "If we survive this time, I'll treat you to countless meals."
The sloppy man beamed with joy. "Hmm … Not bad, you're very generous. I've always liked to deal with generous people." After saying that, he turned around and pressed a series of buttons on the optical computer.
In space, the Falcon flying at high speed seemed to have turned into a pupil of light from afar. The pupil of light slowly gathered energy and gradually became bright and dazzling. After condensing for a moment, it flew out of the main body of the ship with a whoosh. A ball of bright white energy was seen crashing into the transport ship at an extremely fast speed. Along the way, the ball of energy changed into a sword-like arrowhead and streaked across the night sky like a comet, shocking the entire world.
The red light inside the transport ship was no longer flashing. It was completely still, a sign that it was about to be bombarded. Vader felt as if his heart had stopped beating.
The system's voice began to count down. "Preparing for impact. 5, 4, 3, 2 …"
Just as the cannon shell was about to hit the rear of the transport ship, something inconceivable happened. As if it had been enchanted, the cannon shell actually took a big turn and flew into the distance, disappearing into the depths of the universe.
"Wha — at?" Baines couldn't believe his eyes.
The empire's patrol fleet didn't react either. It was likely that the people above were also dumbfounded by this scene. What the hell was going on?
Was this a kid's family?
Are the two of you acting?
Were you messing with us?
The blonde woman's expression also became bewildered. "The other party … the hacker on the ship is very skilled. We used an automatic positioning system and an automatic tracking system. It's very likely that he took control of our weapon's flight system through the international space network and tampered with the internal data. The cannon shell couldn't hit them …"
Vader was already panting heavily. There was no longer any doubt in his eyes as he looked at the unkempt man. Now, there was only worship. "You … who the hell are you?"
The unkempt man spread his hands and said, "I've already shown them mercy. If I had directed the cannon shell to fly towards the empire's fleet, you can imagine what would have happened to them."
Ding Meng sighed helplessly. You should've diverted the trouble to someone else. If you didn't kill them in one blow, they wouldn't have let it go.
However, he couldn't blame the other party now, because the unkempt man definitely didn't know about the K-virus memory chip.
Vader was still in shock. "Looks like we should be safe this time."
The unkempt man said, "You're wrong!"
Vader was stunned. "I'm wrong?"
The unkempt man said, "I'll give you a suggestion. Send a distress signal to the empire's fleet right now."
Vader was stunned. "Why?"
The unkempt man said, "Let's continue guessing. If their commander has any brains, he should've shut down the entire ship's signal transmission system, completely cut off the connection to the international space network, enter the command system's safe mode, and then use the most traditional manual mode to deal with us. Let me think. Cannons, pulse cannons, and heat cannons should have a hard time hitting us. Oh right, they also have particle laser cannons. If they have a shooting expert on the ship, hehe, then let's prepare to be finished once again …"
This time, there was no need for him to remind him. Vader rushed to the central control station like a mad dog and sent out an SOS distress signal at top speed.
In fact, it was already too late to send out a distress signal. The Falcon Spacecraft had caught up with them again. Four metal cannon barrels had already extended from the bottom of the hull. The tips of the barrels weren't cannon muzzles, but four sparkling blue metal balls. Crackling with energy arcs, they seemed to be gathering energy again, and the blue color quickly turned red.
This time, the unkempt man's expression was a little serious. He enlarged the optical computer's screen and cut to the first-person view of the Swordfish spacecraft. From Ding Meng's point of view, they were just like the spacecraft itself, flying at high speed in space. The radar at the bottom left indicated that there was a threat behind them, and at the same time, densely packed data was being refreshed rapidly.
Vader looked at him in shock. "You want to manually pilot the spacecraft?"
The unkempt man glanced at him. "Do you have a problem with that?"
"No … no … no problem," Vader stammered.
He had only thought that Baines was bold, but now he saw someone who was even bolder. He actually dared to manually pilot the spacecraft at such high speed. Was this person crazy?