Ding Meng had actually experienced the Traveler's Teleportation System before. It was the energy "gate" that had appeared out of thin air in the Divine Light Energy Warehouse. After the air rippled like water, a rift would appear, and after entering the rift, one would be teleported to a designated location.
This kind of teleportation technology from the Mou Planet had a huge advantage over the Spectral Transmission System. It did not require any coordinates or a beam of light. As long as one had been to a place, the spacecraft's mainframe would have a record of it, and it would be able to teleport them there.
In less than five seconds, Ding Meng and Xin Jie's figures appeared on the suspension bridge at the Fifth Lord's headquarters. However, Ding Meng immediately revealed a strange expression. "Something's not right!"
Xin Jie asked, "What's going on?"
Ding Meng frowned. "There should be a lot of Origin Energy fluctuations around here, and there should also be energy fluctuations at the hangar, but it seems like there's nothing here."
Upon hearing this, Xin Jie decisively sped up and charged into the manor. Ding Meng was not lying. At this moment, the manor was empty and quiet. There was not a single person in sight.
Where was everyone?
Where did they go?
Ding Meng spread out his telekinesis vision and scanned the area carefully. A moment later, his expression turned grim. "There's nothing in the surrounding ten kilometers."
Xin Jie did not have time to ask any more questions. He charged straight into the first floor of the manor.
There was no one in the control room either. Julie was gone, the widow was gone, and the group of combat masters and generals from before were all gone. So many people had mysteriously disappeared.
However, all the screens in the control room were still lit up. Without saying anything, Xin Jie immediately pulled out multiple screens from the main control console and rapidly pressed on them with both hands.
In an instant, the entire room lit up with a red light, and the system's voice rang out. "Impossible!
Impossible! "
"What's going on?" Ding Meng was a little nervous.
A rare look of surprise appeared on Xin Jie's face. "While we were away, someone managed to lock onto this place from afar."
Ding Meng frowned. "What does that mean?"
He didn't understand the ways of the hacker world, so he couldn't help but ask this question. But in Xin Jie's mind, this was simply like a bolt of lightning, shocking him to the point that his scalp went numb.
The Rain Forest Planet's special celestial body position made it impossible for quantum communication to connect to the outside world, which meant that the starships outside the Star Spiral would definitely not be able to connect to this planet. Other than that, there were only three possibilities left. The first possibility was that the Divine Arrow Spaceship was involved, but that was obviously not the case. The second possibility was that there was a hacker at Fomalhaut, but this possibility was also rejected by Xin Jie. Based on the level of the lock, even Xin Jie would not be able to unlock it in a short period of time. Yan He's side would not have such a talent.
Ding Meng said in shock, "Could it be that the super warship has locked onto this place?"
Xiao Ai's voice suddenly rang out from the walkie-talkie. "The probability of this is very high because we've only just detected that the control room in the Fifth Lord's headquarters is actually part of the battleship. It's just that we can't determine which part of the battleship it is."
Xin Jie took a deep breath, his hands fiddling with the screen at a dazzling speed. It was obvious that he wanted to unlock the lock again.
Ding Meng didn't dare disturb him, so he quietly stood to the side.
The difficulty of deciphering this time wasn't as great as the obstacle set up by the grassroots empire, but as Xin Jie continued to operate, Ding Meng could still see some clues. Many of the screens in the control room were turning red one by one. This was a high-risk warning.
There was an urgent "chi" sound, and a small control panel in the corner of the room suddenly burst into flames.
Little Rascal's voice also rang out. "Xin Jie, I suggest that you stop trying to decipher it. Hurry up and return with Ding Meng."
Xin Jie's eyes widened, and there were actually traces of blood in his eyes. He seemed to be enraged.
"Chi … chi … chi …"
Three of the control panels caught fire in a row, and the fire quickly spread throughout the room.
Ding Meng also felt that something was wrong. He stretched out his hand to pull Xin Jie. "Stop it, let's go. This place is dangerous!"
Xin Jie, however, was unmoved. His eyes were fixed on the central screen. "Give me one more minute. I don't believe that they can stop me."
A minute quickly passed, and Xin Jie stopped his operation. The central screen finally turned red, and a new symbol gradually appeared on it. A large black hand appeared in the bright red, as if a black hand was pressing on a pool of scarlet blood. The image was extremely horrifying.
The symbol of the grassroots empire was a strange green color, giving people an unfathomable feeling of mystery. However, this black hand symbol gave people an ominous, cruel, and dangerous feeling, as if it was a sign that some kind of disaster was about to befall.
"Who are you?" Xin Jie stared at the screen and asked.
"And who are you?"
The black hand actually responded. Its voice was also a mechanical voice that was neither male nor female, and its tone was very arrogant. "There are only a few people in the entire Federal Empire who can remove my targeting program. What's your relationship with the grassroots empire?"
Before Xin Jie could answer, the black hand spoke again. "You are definitely not a grassroots empire. The unlocking speed of a grassroots empire can't be so slow. It seems that you are just a rookie."
Xin Jie had always been most proud of his various hacking skills. This was the first time someone had described him as a rookie. It was impossible for him not to be angry.
Xin Jie sneered. "Whether I'm a rookie or not, it's not up to you!"
"You're wrong!"
The voice became serious, and its tone was quite overbearing. "If I say you're a rookie, then you're a rookie. If you don't believe me, take a closer look."
The central screen changed again, and it turned into a real-time image. The image showed Xin Jie and Ding Meng standing in front of the control panel, stunned. This meant that the other party had complete control of this place and could even turn on the surveillance cameras.
The voice became playful. "How is it?
I can see you, but can you see me? "
Xin Jie clenched his fists. This was something he could not do. The strength of the other party was not something he could compare to.
"But you're not simple either. Looking at you, you look like you're in your forties. It's quite rare for you to have such achievements in the world of hackers, but …" The voice's tone changed again. "In front of me, your three-legged cat's skills are just child's play. You can leave. Seeing that you're not a grassroots empire, I'll let you go this time …"
Xin Jie was so angry that he laughed. "You sure talk big. Don't tell me you think you're comparable to a grassroots empire?"
The voice suddenly became a little angry. "Who does he think he is? If he hadn't ambushed me from behind, would he have been able to invade my place?"
Every time this happened, Ding Meng would become very calm. "From your tone, it sounds like you're on Rain Forest Planet."
The voice said proudly, "I'm everywhere."
Ding Meng laughed. "Since you're so powerful, why did you still fall for the grassroots empire's tricks back then?"
The voice also calmed down. He seemed to have realized that his words had been tricked by these two people. He also seemed to take a deep breath, and his voice became fierce. "Two ants, if you can escape today, it'll be my loss!"
As soon as he said that, the whole room began to shake. This time, Ding Meng pulled Xin Jie and rushed out of the manor without another word. He did not even look back.
By the side of the suspension bridge, the "portal" created by the Divine Arrow spaceship had been opened. Ding Meng pulled Xin Jie and jumped in.
In the next instant, the two of them returned to the command center of the spaceship. From the screen on the spaceship, they could see that the Divine Arrow spaceship had already ascended high into the sky, and the radar detection image showed that the entire cliff of the headquarters of Fifth Lord's forces, including the manor, was rumbling and collapsing into a bottomless abyss.
Xin Jie's palms were covered in cold sweat. He was not rejoicing that Ding Meng had pulled him away quickly. Instead, he was shocked by the opponent's strength. Other than the grassroots empire, where else could such a terrifying hacker come from?
Little Rascal's expression was slightly serious. "It's that super battleship. Xiao Ai and I have detected its signal."
Xin Jie took a long time to speak. "Lord Rat King is right. I can't have any ideas about that battleship for now."
Xiao Ai looked at him. "Have you found the answer?"
Xin Jie nodded affirmatively. "I know where the grassroots empire is. He left me a clue. Let's go now. I'll locate the coordinates."
Once the Divine Arrow spaceship was activated, it looked like a bird of light. It quickly pierced through the atmosphere and rushed towards the dark asteroid belt.
Mou Xing's reconnaissance spaceship was extremely fast, even faster than the assault spaceships of the human world. It gave the impression of a meteor in space, entering outer space in the blink of an eye.
An hour later, they had left the periphery of the Fertile Chalk System. However, when they entered the vast outer space, the central screen quickly turned red. The system's voice was incomparably serious. "Your Highness, a large number of enemy spaceships have appeared in front of us. Please give the order!"
The reconnaissance image was quickly enlarged. Ding Meng, Xin Jie, and Su Xia couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. The sky was filled with densely packed starships that seemed to blot out the sun, completely forming a large net that cut off the path forward.
Xin Jie was a flight sergeant of the empire. He could tell at a glance that these were three complete fleets. In addition to the Battle Dragon-class mothership, there were also Dragon Slayer Star Destroyers, Skywalker assault spaceships, Falcon Dragon Destroyers, Dragon Tooth Frigates, Rainbow Wing reconnaissance spaceships, and Hanga supply ships. There were basically all types of spaceships. There were at least 300 spaceships in total.
With such a tyrannical air force, even if they faced a mixed fleet of frogmen, they wouldn't be at a disadvantage. How could a small Divine Arrow spaceship escape?
Xiao Ai adjusted the screen. "But these spaceships don't have any insignia. They're definitely not a fleet of the empire."
Little Rascal decisively said, "We can't fight right now. We don't have enough energy. If we fight, we'll suffer a great loss."
Xiao Ai proudly said, "If we really fight, it's not like we can't win."
Xin Jie's eyes widened. Heavens, are you sure you're not joking?
How could a mere reconnaissance spaceship contend with such a large military force?
Ding Meng frowned. His gaze fell on Little Rascal. "What do we do now?"
Little Rascal appeared to be very calm. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Ding Meng. I don't think they'll take the initiative to attack. Xiao Ai, activate the spaceship's camouflage system. At the same time, open up external communication and let them in."