According to William's request, the space city used the thrusters that could barely be used as power to slowly accelerate the space city and fly towards the nearest nebula, where it could at least slightly hinder the steps of the star ants and fight for themselves. Even a second longer would be good.
Everyone in the space city understood what kind of danger they were about to face. Everyone wiped away their tears, temporarily put aside their sadness, and devoted all their energy to the work in front of them. The entire space city was in a crazy mood. , everyone is working almost non-stop, striving to make the space city fly again as soon as possible.
"However, things are always independent of people's wishes. They will follow their own laws, birth, old age, illness and death, and proceed step by step.
The spaceship of the escapees was broken, but the hands and feet of the star ants were intact. They still maintained their usual speed, moving steadily towards their goals unhurriedly, getting closer to the space city day by day, second by second. With.
"Commander-in-Chief, more than 97% of the repair progress has been completed. If everything goes well, the Hope will be able to fly in virtual space in twenty days."
William nodded and had to say that the repair speed of the Hope was really amazing. Such serious damage was basically repaired in nearly five years with the desperate efforts of the people in Space City. This is indeed It's a miracle.
However, this is not fast enough. According to the latest calculations, the Star Ant Clan will approach this star field in five days. If the Star Ant Clan turns away because of fear of the nebula, then it is expected that the vanguard of the Star Ant Clan will arrive in about fifteen days. Attack on the cost of space. With the current state of the space city, it may be difficult to withstand the first wave of attacks from the Star Ant Tribe.
Even if the space city is lucky enough to be able to withstand this attack. And got the opportunity to fly in the virtual space, but because it is too close to the ant nest, the attack of the star ants will follow the space city like a shadow. In the future, if the space city makes a slight mistake, it may be attacked by the star ants. Catch up and devour.
Maybe it¡¯s time to start the filing, William thought silently.
"I understand. Let everyone continue to work hard. Success is not far away."
"ButCommander-in-Chief, the trend of the Star Ant Tribe seems not to be good. Should we leave the Nebula first? If the Star Ant Tribe takes a detour, it may buy us one more day."
William shook his head: "Moving now will only make the star ants change their routes in advance. Even if we have to hide and seek with them, we have to wait until they are closer."
Smith shook his head: "I really don't know how the Star Ant Tribe found our location. If we know this reason, we may be able to truly get rid of the Star Ant Tribe's tracking."
William rarely showed a wry smile: "It's easier said than done. Every time we face the Star Ant Tribe, we always run away in a hurry. There is no chance to study the Star Ant Tribe properly. If I guessed correctly, maybe the previous No. 1 The military of the First Republic knows some characteristics of the Star Ant Clan, but unfortunately, they no longer exist. It would be great if the First Republic had disclosed this information earlier!"
"I don't think it's necessarily a good thing. Maybe, if this news is made public, it will directly cause the First Republic to fall apart. If the power of the First Republic cannot be concentrated, it may be difficult to compete with the Star Ant Clan."
"Who knows, what ifs and ifs can't change the reality, let's work hard. We must first go through this difficulty with all our strength, and we can only talk about the rest later."
"yes!"
Three days passed in a hurry, and the space city was about to complete the repair work and rush back into the boundless universe. However, at this time, the terrifying shadow of the Star Ant Tribe had completely enveloped the space city.
The personnel in the command room have been working for two consecutive days, and the movements of the Star Ant Clan are closely monitored every second.
"The course of the Star Ant Clan has changed, leaning to our right, and seems to be preparing to bypass the nebula."
"Commander-in-Chief, shall we fly to the left?"
"You come in with me."
William did not answer, but turned around and entered the lounge, calling his deputy Smith in as well.
When Smith closed the door, William turned around and looked at him solemnly, and said slowly but firmly: "Smith, as a deputy commander-in-chief, you are very competent."
"Commander-in-Chief, what do you want to say?"
"Smith, we may not be able to escape this time"
"Commander-in-Chief"
"Listen to me maybe we can buy another day or two, even if we can escape by chance this time, but the distance is so close, the star ants will stick to us like maggots attached to the bones. From now on, one of our A small oversight can lead to disaster, historyWell, no one can persist like this. "
"But"
"Smith, listen to me, this is an order!"
"Yes, Commander-in-Chief."
"I order you to immediately initiate the final step of the preparatory plan, lead the selected personnel to evacuate the space city, and implement it immediately. From now on, your position as deputy commander-in-chief has been relieved. I now officially appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the First Squadron. , please go to your fleet and take up your post.¡±
Smith's eyes were red and his lips were trembling, but he didn't know what to say. Under William's majestic and hopeful gaze, he finally puffed up his chest like William, and his eyes gradually became determined: "Yes, Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, I take my leave!"
"Waitgood luck to you!"
"Thank you, andwish you good luck!"
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Smith directed the spaceship to move away from the space city from above. Following the technical officer's advice, Smith chose the upward escape direction. However, he did not rush to order the departure, but looked at the space city from a distance. He insisted that he was not reluctant to leave. Of course, you have to judge for yourself whether he is telling the truth.
In fact, everyone on the spaceship is the same. They all have relatives and friends staying in the space city. In fact, everyone is reluctant to leave. They all want to see how the space city escapes the pursuit of the star ants, of course. No one would think otherwise.
As for Smith¡¯s excuse for refusing William¡¯s request to leave immediately, it was because he wanted to observe as many characteristics of the Star Ant Tribe as possible. Collect information about the Star Ant Clan so that we can find effective ways to deal with the Star Ant Clan in the future.
Will suffer some consequences in the military life abroad, and William has no choice but to let the spaceship follow near the space city now.
Soon, William no longer had time to take care of Smith, who was not very obedient to orders.
"Commander-in-Chief, we have discovered the star ant clan's nest, fifty units away, at the limit distance of optical and gravitational observations. The opponent is approaching at high speed, and the estimated contact time is twelve days."
"Move according to the planned route of plan 1, at a speed of 20%."
"yes!"
"All combatants are ordered to enter the first level of alert from now on. The combat star ants are likely to have been dispatched. Pay attention to surveillance and be prepared for sneak attacks by the other party."
"yes!"
"Commander-in-Chief, do you want to urge the Maintenance Department?"
"No need. They know what they have to do."
Fighting is probably inevitable. Regarding the fate of the space city, everyone has actually been psychologically prepared for the worst. Facing a powerful enemy, they have no time to fear or hesitate. All that is left is fighting!
Suddenly. A somewhat groggy voice shouted loudly.
"Gravity anomaly, gravitational anomaly is monitored, huge gravitational anomaly, developing extremely fast, it's a black hole. It's a black hole!"
Everyone is a little strange, what is going on with this black hole that suddenly popped up? Could it be that even the black hole is eyeing the space city? Do you deserve to be hated by others? What¡¯s even stranger is, what is this companion so excited about? Don't you think you're facing enough dangers?
Seeing the strange looks everyone was looking at him, this somewhat rude guy was not in the mood to explain. Instead, he said anxiously with a surprised look on his face: "No, the gravitational anomaly occurred right in front of the ant nest, far away from us. The black hole is about to encounter the ant nest, no, the ant nest is about to encounter the black hole, and this is a black hole that is developing very fast. Now, now we are saved!"
"What? Such a thing could happen?"
"Oh my god? You're not dreaming, are you? You really saw it clearly!"
¡°See it clearly, see it clearly, I swear on the names of my wife and children, I see it clearly, if you don¡¯t believe me, come and see for yourself!¡±
William was stunned for a moment and coughed hard: "Quiet, transfer the gravity data to the projection screen in the middle."
"Okay, right away!"
The gravity data was quickly transferred to the large projection, and everyone's eyes were immediately attracted to it. The guy was right, a huge gravity trap was quickly forming, and it was just in the direction of the ant nest. No, right there. In the middle of the ant nest's route, the distance should be quite close. This black hole appears very strangely, as if it is waiting for the arrival of the ant nest, and then suddenly appears, like a beast lurking for prey, wanting a bite Swallow the huge ant nest.
"Calculate the size of the black hole to see if it will affect our space city. Change the flight direction and adopt Plan 4 to evacuate outside the nebula."
"Yes! Evacuate outside the nebula"??Adopt Route 4! "
The flight controller issued the order loudly, and there was a hint of excitement and joy in his voice unconsciously. Yes, everyone began to feel happy. It seemed that good luck had begun to take care of the Hope. After the Hope encountered a black hole After that, the Star Ant Clan actually crashed directly into the black hole. This was really exciting news.
¡°I just don¡¯t know if this black hole can completely swallow up the Star Ant Clan¡¯s nest. Even if it can¡¯t, the black hole will definitely be able to entangle and delay the Star Ant Clan¡¯s pursuit. The Hope really has hope this time.
Judging from the data of the gravity detector, this black hole is really cute, and its size is not small. It is much stronger than the gravitational field formed by the ant nest. If you think about it this way, the mass of this black hole is also greater than that of the ant nest. If it is larger, then the possibility of the ant nest trying to get rid of this black hole is very low.
The huge boulders pressing on their heads seemed to have disappeared, and the people in the command room couldn't help but feel relaxed. At the same time, in their hearts, they were feeling an increasingly intense pleasure and an increasingly intense hope that this The black hole must swallow up the ant nest and avenge its relatives, friends and compatriots.
"Everyone, the crisis is not far away. The black hole has undoubtedly saved us. However, according to the habits of the star ants, the fighting star ants may have been sent out. We should prepare to fight. As for the fate of the ant nest, we will wait until we defeat the fighting star ants. After the attack, you will naturally know!"
"Yes, I will defend the Hope to the death!"
"Fight to the end!"
William stood up, staring at the projection screen with bright eyes, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised: "Please work hard, I hope I can live to see the fate of this nest of star ants. In this life, maybe this is the only chance. You won¡¯t let me down!¡±