In fact, it was not impossible to manually pilot a spacecraft during interstellar travel. Under normal circumstances, as long as it was on a normal route or in a safe area, it could be manually piloted.
The problem was that the sloppy man had now deviated from the preset route, and at the same time, the ion drive was not turned off. This was very risky because the reaction of ordinary humans was limited. If the speed was too fast, it was easy to crash into a meteorite belt. The map showed that there were as many meteorite belts as there were hairs on a cow near the TCP121 nebula.
On the other side of the starry sky, a mighty and domineering patrol fleet was also heading in the direction of Ding Meng. In the bridge of the leading ship, the officer was paying close attention to the movements of both sides.
He had no hostility toward the Swordfish spaceship. Although the other party was a Federation ship, civilian spaceships posed no threat to the military. Instead, he was quite dissatisfied with the pirate's Falcon Spaceship because the other party turned a deaf ear to their warnings. However, the strange scene of the cannon shells just now had piqued his interest.
"I can't believe that a civilian spaceship hid such a high-level hacker." The officer seemed to be sighing.
At this time, the adjutant on the side pointed at the screen and shouted, "Sir, look, the pirate ship is firing again."
The Falcon Spaceship's laser cannons indeed shot out a large number of red electric particles. The appearance of these lasers was actually very different from the bullets of an energy machine gun, but the electric particles were shot out in a large string.
The blonde was very skilled at shooting. She was now sitting upright and using the mechanical joystick in front of the screen to manually operate. She did not aim and then fire, but fired toward the left side of the Swordfish. Then, the laser connected into a line and pulled the line to the Swordfish. To put it bluntly, it was a fool's shot. The method was a bit clumsy, but it was quite practical in this high-speed flight. The success rate was higher than directly aiming and firing.
However, she underestimated the sloppy man's strength. As soon as she fired, the radar began to warn her. The Swordfish also flew diagonally to the right. It flew very well. It did not make a sharp turn, but moved slowly in accordance with the frequency of the laser.
Just from this point alone, the blonde woman showed a look of admiration. She knew that she had met a fellow player. If the other party made a big turn or made a sharp turn, it proved that he was a rookie. Because even if you could avoid the first round, there was no room for you to avoid the second round.
"6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Time to recharge the battery …" The sloppy man looked very relaxed. "It's impossible for a single cannon to hit me."
Just because he was relaxed didn't mean that Vader was relaxed as well. Vader wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. "Thank goodness, thank goodness. Brother, you … you are indeed an expert. I believe in you."
Ding Meng suddenly said, "What if the enemy isn't using a single cannon?"
The sloppy man glanced at him and smiled. "Good question. Look, aren't they here in the second round?"
The radar indicated that the Swordfish behind them was coming again. Little Rascal couldn't help but say, "Hey, Ding Meng, you jinx. You really have a soft spot."
The second round of shooting was the simultaneous firing of the No. 2 and No. 3 cannons. It was the same stupid shooting method, but the difference was that the blonde woman used two laser beams to attack from the left and right, completely sandwiching the Swordfish.
"Let's see how you dodge this time." The blonde woman was a little excited.
"Then the transport ship should be finished." The adjutant sighed.
The officer nodded in agreement. The Swordfish transport ship's shortcomings were obvious. In order to pursue speed and load capacity, it was designed in the shape of a long shark. Although it was fast when coupled with ion drive, it was very slow and inflexible. To put it bluntly, it was convenient for you to retreat quickly if you encountered an enemy. However, if you were locked on by the enemy's firepower, it was basically a dead end.
The fiery red Swordfish quickly closed in, as dazzling as fireworks in the night sky. Vader's retina could clearly reflect the fiery red of the Swordfish's lasers outside the cabin. They were getting brighter and closer.
"It's over!" Vader closed his eyes in agony.
Only Ding Meng stared fixedly at the unkempt man. He saw his fingers curl into a claw and twist fiercely on the screen. The first-person view on the screen also twisted 360 degrees.
Then, the ship shook violently, and a series of muffled "pa pa pa pa" sounds came from above, as if something had been hit.
The unkempt man's expression relaxed again. "It's fine, it's fine. Everyone, don't panic. The laser probably scraped the surface of the steel plates. It's not a big deal."
That was really the case, because the system sounded an alarm. "Warning, warning. Hull damage 0.37%." Looking at the 3D model of the ship again, only a few layers of steel plates at the top had turned completely red. It was obvious that they had been damaged.
Vader opened his eyes again. Clutching his heaving chest, he looked at the big screen in agitation. "I … I … I said, bro … brother, I believe you …"
However, at the same time, the blonde woman almost jumped out of her seat. "This … this can't be."
Baines was also dumbfounded. The two powerful beams of fire were clearly about to crush the swordfish, but for some reason, the swordfish turned in a circle at the moment of the combined attack and miraculously dodged it.
After the second round of fire, Battery No. 2 and Battery No. 3 also needed to be recharged.
The officer and adjutant on the lead ship were also dumbfounded. If the swordfish could perform such a dodging maneuver, they believed that many experts could do it. However, to be able to dodge so precisely, the conditions required were really harsh.
Not only did the pilot have to be very familiar with the structure, principles, and performance of the two ships, but they also had to be very familiar with the Falcon's weapon system. Most importantly, they had to have a good grasp of the timing in the moment of dodging. If they were a fraction of a second faster or a fraction of a second slower, the ship would be destroyed and people would die. They had to make a precise turn at the moment when the two beams of fire crossed.
The officer held his chin and looked at the screen with interest. "Interesting."
The adjutant said, "Sir, should we stop that pirate ship?"
The officer immediately glared at him. "Why are we helping the Federation's ship?
Are you trying to break the rules? "
The adjutant immediately stopped talking and resentfully retreated.
The officer murmured, "I'm very curious. Who are the pilots of these two ships? Their standards aren't low. If I were the shooter of that pirate ship, I would wait for another minute. When all four batteries are fully charged, we'll open fire together. Let's see how this transport ship dodges then."
In fact, the blonde lady was also thinking the same thing. She was one of the few extremely skilled origin ability statisticians in the company. When she saw that the other party had dodged the first round of fire, she had admired them from the bottom of her heart. After all, in this day and age, people of the same trade were too precious. However, when she saw that the other party had actually passed the second round in such a thrilling manner, her fighting spirit was completely ignited. This sister wants to see who you are and whether you can dodge my full force attack.
She wasn't the only one who thought this way. Even Baines had the same idea. After two rounds of fire, the Empire's patrol fleet had actually remained indifferent. They hadn't even issued a second warning. Fine, this daddy will definitely destroy you today.
If not for the saying that a person's courage came from the indulgence of others, this saying really made sense.
When he saw that the Falcon ship behind them had actually stopped attacking for a while, Vader felt a little relieved. "They … don't seem to have any intention of continuing to attack?"
"Wrong!" the sloppy man replied carelessly.
Vader's eyes widened. "I was wrong again?"
The sloppy man stared at the radar. "This shooter of the other party isn't simple. I think he's most likely waiting for the batteries to recharge so that he can fire all four batteries at once."
Vader panicked again. "What do we do?
Can't we dodge? "
The sloppy man said, "We shouldn't be able to dodge. This swordfish's agility is too low. Hehe, I'll stick to my old words. Everyone, prepare to die together."