The aliens spread out like a net that blotted out the sky. They swarmed toward Heron.
At the same time, a horde of aliens appeared behind Heron.
It was like a pocket, and Heron was a bird that had burrowed its way into it.
A trap!
Yan Yuan's face tightened.
The enemy had used a trap like this against them. They knew Heron's speed was their forte.
If they were prepared, they couldn't keep fighting. They had to break out of the encirclement and regroup with Tyrannosaurus.
As much as he wanted to make a name for himself, his mind was clear. He was unfamiliar with the alien's fighting style and strength, and it was best to avoid them for the time being.
The enemy's cunning and intelligence were no less than human's.
Yan Yuan came to the same conclusion as Kang Hui and Holmen.
The aliens had appeared only after Heron had turned around. If they had appeared earlier, Heron might have been able to break out of the encirclement.
Now, however, Heron was facing the main force of the alien force.
Though it was fast, it would take time to turn around. The aliens wouldn't give it the time to do so.
One by one, the umbrella-shaped aliens launched their turtle-shelled aliens into the air. They pushed the aliens from behind, pushing them toward Heron.
Orbs of purple light shot out from behind them, heading straight for Heron.
Of course, the alien planet was the most oppressive of all. It was slowly bearing down on the bastion.
It didn't do anything else, but its mere presence was enough to suffocate Heron's soldiers.
They had to break out!
Yan Yuan's mind was made up.
Heron didn't launch its jets. Instead, it picked up speed and flew forward.
Heron's shields, which had been white before, turned to gold. It looked like an enormous eagle soaring through space.
Charge at the alien planet?
A large number of marauders quickly surrounded them.
Bang! A muffled thump filled the air. No matter how large the aliens were, they paled in comparison to Heron.
Heron's wings and the front of the ship became as sharp as a guillotine. Even a turtle-shelled alien would be torn to shreds if it was hit.
At the same time, Heron was not charging head-on. After accelerating, it began to tilt to the side and drew an arc to break out of the encirclement.
It wasn't that easy to turn around. Not only would this kind of arc acceleration not affect the acceleration process, but it could also allow him to maintain his attacking posture while accelerating.
One by one, the railgun cannons fired. Beams of light shot out from Heron's railguns. Heron was on full display, and the aliens that were tangling with it were blasted to pieces.
However, there seemed to be no end to the number of aliens. They might not be able to stop Heron, but they could slow it down.
The alien planets continued to draw closer and closer.
All the aliens shrank inward.
"Main cannon, clear a path!"
Heron's three main cannons were fully charged. They weren't as powerful as Tyrannosaurus or Arachnid, but they took less time to recharge.
After the previous battle, they were fully charged.
Three blinding beams of light tore through the sky.
The enemies who were in the way were wiped out by the powerful white light.
Two of the three main cannons were aimed at Heron's front, to clear a path.
The third was aimed at the alien planet, to stop it from pursuing them.
At the same time, Heron's rear propulsion system flared with orange light.
The main engines were running at full capacity.
Pushing its huge body to suddenly accelerate, the power of all the Planet Rail Cannons was activated to the maximum.
Heron was like a bird trying to break free of its cage. It burrowed its way out of the net and fled.
It was out!
Yan Yuan's face relaxed a little.
He had no doubt about Heron's speed.
Even if there were aliens that could fly fast, ordinary aliens couldn't pose a threat to Heron.
And the alien planets couldn't possibly outrun Heron, could they?
Through the radar, he carefully observed the planet's movements.
To Yan Yuan's surprise, the other aliens that were supposed to be chasing them stopped, then scattered in the opposite direction.
The alien planet didn't speed up, but its body began to swell.
As it did, it shifted its position slightly. One of Heron's three main cannons passed through the black hole in the center of the planet. It didn't do any damage.
It didn't look like a planet at all. It looked more like a balloon being blown up.
What was it doing?
"Bring the shields up to full power!" Yan Yuan ordered.
This wasn't the time to be saving up energy.
In the short time they'd fought, he could sense that these aliens were stronger than he'd imagined.
This planet was like a bastion ship, carrying a large number of aliens.
He didn't think he'd be able to defeat an enemy like this without the help of an interstellar fleet.
As Yan Yuan pondered the situation, he watched the planet warily.
The purple planet was now a giant red ball of flesh.
Even when observed from space, one could vaguely see the thick blood vessels on it.
The Goshawk had left the battlefield and entered the meteorite belt as it accelerated.
It looked like their escape was a success.
But at this moment, an ear-piercing shriek suddenly appeared in Yan Yuan's mind. This sound seemed to directly affect the depths of his soul.
His mind went blank for a moment. Then, to his shock, he saw the planet on the radar close in on them.
That instantaneous acceleration seemed to have completely violated the laws of the universe.
Heron was fast as it was, but the alien planet was moving at least three times faster than Heron's speed.
As it sped up, its body began to shrink.
A strange idea popped into Yan Yuan's mind. Was it a balloon?
"Fire at full power! Stop it!"
The planet's railguns turned and fired as soon as they were fully charged. They tried to stop the alien planets from advancing.