Buzz — Buzz — Buzz —
The spherical muzzles of the particle laser turrets once again lit up with blue electric arcs.
What was different from before was that this time, the energy condensed by the new electric arcs was clearly stronger. The brightness, color, and energy flow were all qualitatively improved. From afar, it looked like an extremely bright disc.
After a long time, the four turrets fired a large red ball of artillery shells that flew toward the tail of the swordfish like a meteor chasing after the moon.
The artillery shell was like a rolling snowball, growing bigger and brighter as it flew. It was just like a miniature sun crashing into the swordfish spaceship …
The cockpit door on the swordfish opened again, and Ding Meng and the sloppy man walked out side by side. Now that the spaceship had switched back to autopilot mode, the two of them had different expressions. Ding Meng appeared very calm, but his expression was thoughtful.
The sloppy man appeared very calm, as if he didn't care about the storm of destruction that was about to come.
However, the two of them had one thing in common, and that was that they were exceptionally calm.
"I've realized that you're quite knowledgeable about human psychology." The sloppy man actually said such an inexplicable sentence on the eve of destruction.
Others might not understand this, but Ding Meng definitely did.
Vader's psychological defenses had probably collapsed a long time ago. When Ding Meng said that there was still a glimmer of hope by using the escape pod, he would definitely run to the SOS pod without hesitation.
It was like a drowning person who thought that there was still hope for survival even if he was holding onto a small piece of wood.
Even if the escape pod was small, how could it avoid detection by the radar?
Once it flew out, it would only result in an even faster death.
At the end of the day, Ding Meng was trying to lure Vader into "suicide." The sloppy man had undoubtedly seen through this, which was why he said that Ding Meng wasn't a good person.
"He deserved to die!"
Ding Meng sneered. He didn't have a good impression of Vader. How many people in the Black Gold Base had died at Vader's hands, either directly or indirectly?
Ding Meng had never forgotten the scene of the child who had his finger broken by Sadler's whip and died a horrible death.
This executioner, whose hands were stained with the blood of the laborers, deserved to die without a burial place, and there was no need for him to do it himself.
At this moment, the Snowball Missile was halfway through its flight when it suddenly exploded with a 'bang'. It turned into countless electric particles that spread out and formed a huge disc that covered the Swordfish ship.
The sloppy man wasn't spouting nonsense. This kind of large area attack wasn't something that could be dodged by humans. After all, the Swordfish's power was limited, so it could only take this attack head-on.
The disc was filled with densely packed electric particle laser bullets. Although most of them missed when they flew past the spaceship, there were still a few that hit.
"Boom!" The rear of the spaceship began to catch fire, and smoke began to spread towards the middle of the spaceship.
The entire spaceship trembled violently, and all kinds of facilities in the central hall were sent flying. The sloppy man was caught off guard by a flying chair, and he fell to the ground. His head hit a steel frame, and the shock caused his nose to bleed.
However, what was strange was that Ding Meng actually reached out to help him up. What was even stranger was that the first thing the sloppy man did when he got up was neither to thank him nor to quicken his pace. Instead, he let go of Ding Meng's hand, took out a white towel from his trouser pocket, and carefully wiped the blood off his face. After that, he straightened his collar and slightly messy hair.
Ding Meng looked at him, and suddenly revealed a gentle smile. "I know you're going to say, 'I can break my head, but my hair can't be messed up.' Personal image is more important than anything else."
"Not bad. Looks like you've understood me a little. You really have good taste."
The sloppy man smiled as well. It was a knowing smile. It was a miracle that the two of them could still smile in such a dangerous situation.
Sometimes, the meeting between men was often in these inconceivable moments.
The sloppy man stood still again, and his eyes looked straight ahead. Finally, a solemn expression appeared on his face. "Even if a person is going to die, he should die with dignity and dignity. He should die like a gentleman. He shouldn't die like a stray dog by the roadside."
If Ding Meng had heard such strange words in the past, he would have thought that the man was crazy. However, at this moment, he admired the sloppy man very much. This man was almost powerless, but he was not afraid of his impending death. He was not flustered at all. This was the boldness and breadth of mind that a real man should have. This man was a true gentleman.
The system announcement:
"Warning! Warning! Hull damage is currently at 34.45% …"
"Warning! Warning! Escape pod closing down in 30 seconds …"
"Warning! Warning! Large amount of high-risk energy detected. Scanning has locked onto this ship. All personnel, prepare for impact …"
The blonde woman's eyes were wide open. According to Baines' orders, they would not stop until the Swordfish ship was destroyed. Therefore, the second round of cannon fire came whistling through the air.
If the first two rounds were only on fire at the side and the tail of the ship, this round was a fatal blow. At least five or six laser bullets hit the ship directly. The protective alloy plates on the ship's hull were completely blown away, and the shockwave from the impact spread throughout the ship.
Various parts of the ship exploded one after another, and the fire continued to spread. The entire ship was enveloped in white flames, and it was only a matter of time before it exploded.
Ding Meng and the sloppy man were still strolling leisurely through the tunnel, but at the end of the tunnel was not an escape pod, but a loading pod that was usually used to imprison and transport laborers.
The Swordfish had a total of 1780 hibernation pods. The hibernation pods definitely couldn't be used for escape, but the loading pods could be launched in all directions. The hibernation pods were ten times smaller than the escape pods. No matter how advanced the Falcon's radar was, it wouldn't be able to pinpoint the location of the hibernation pods accurately.
Moreover, with 1780 dormant pods scattered in all directions, how would you know where they were?
Dormant pods that were well-nourished would generally last for 30 days. If they were unlucky, they would become nameless coffins floating in space after 30 days. However, if they were lucky, they would be discovered by the imperial fleet or picked up by other ships, and they would be saved.
Of course, in the boundless universe, the chances of survival were really minuscule, but at least it was much better than Vader using the escape pod to fly out and "commit suicide".
The sloppy man's escape route was hidden here, and Ding Meng had undoubtedly thought of this as well, so the two of them tacitly sent Vader to his death.
System voice: "Warning, warning, escape pod has been shut down. Launch countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 …"
Hearing this voice, Ding Meng imitated the sloppy man's expression after eating his steak and muttered, "What a pity."
"What's a pity?" This time, it was the sloppy man's turn to be curious.
Ding Meng smiled. "It's a pity that I won't be able to see the escape pod being shot down outside."
The sloppy man also smiled, and his smile was relaxed and cheerful. "It's a pity that I won't be able to see it either."