The violent explosion knocked Xino to the ground, and the room lost artificial gravity for an instant. Everything flew into the sky and smashed everywhere. Under the protection of the automatic balance of the armor, it collided with the ship wall several times in succession.
Xino finally understood that it was not that he was unable to stabilize, but that the entire starship was rolling.
He tried his best to fly to the podium, but halfway he saw that Jane had already jumped onto the podium. At this time, a desk whizzed towards the podium. She grabbed the podium, did not dodge or dodge, resisted the collision, and then gritted her teeth to start.
Emergency self-rescue procedures.
The starship began to self-check, and each device was restarted, self-checked and integrated into the network. The starship's stabilization system returned to work, and the rolling stopped. Then the communication system started to work, and Sino heard the communication channel filled with noisy calls.
and asked, and then a voice with a significantly higher volume said: "The flagship was severely damaged and unresponsive. Now this ship will take over the duties of the flagship, and all ships in the fleet will obey the order! The order is now..."
Xino connected to the communication channel and sneered: "I'm not dead yet, and now you want to seize power?"
The man looked a little embarrassed and explained: "I just followed the regulations and procedures."
"Okay, okay!" Xino interrupted him angrily. However, Xino also knew that the man was indeed following the procedure, but was just a little anxious. He put the matter aside for the time being and asked: "Where is the enemy?
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"After it successfully attacked, it escaped into the storm clouds."
Xino calmed down and ordered: "Assess the battle damage!"
A few minutes later, a detailed report was sent to Sino's terminal. Although he was mentally prepared, Sino still felt slightly dizzy when he saw the report.
The entire bow of the heavy cruiser he was riding on disappeared, as well as the three main guns, and a quarter of the entire hull was cut off. Only a terrifying section of the original bow was left. The huge heavy cruiser was blown up and rolled.
Flying hundreds of kilometers, you can see how terrible the power of the explosion is.
Most of the functions inside the ship have been lost, and it cannot even defend itself. Fortunately, the power system can still work, and it still has 70% power, so it can evacuate the battlefield and move to the rear.
No matter from which angle you look at it, this heavy cruiser is severely damaged and is close to being scrapped. It can still be repaired, but the price has exceeded two-thirds of a new ship. This makes its repair very difficult.
After returning to the rear, a lengthy series of evaluations are required to decide whether to repair or simply build a new ship.
Sino composed himself and said: "From now on, the flagship will be the Red Swordfish. I will transfer to the Red Swordfish and keep all ships on alert."
A moment later, Sino was sitting on another light cruiser. The crew members were still busy carrying equipment, sorting out the wreckage, and rescuing the crew members scattered in the sky.
At this time, the original captain of the Red Swordfish, a man who was eager to take over the command of Sino's fleet, walked quickly and said: "General Sino, I suggest that we retreat first and leave a frigate to search for survivors.
That’s it.”
There was no expression on Xino's face at this moment, and there was no sign of anger or anxiety. He said calmly: "Why do you make this suggestion?"
"Sir, we didn't inflict heavy damage on the enemy just now, so we can't stay here for too long."
Xino said calmly: "Why, are you afraid?"
"This is not fear, but there is no need for unnecessary sacrifices. It does not take long for it to replenish torpedoes, and our light cruiser cannot withstand one of its salvos! If it were not in this environment, we actually don't need to be afraid,
If it dares to come here, it will commit suicide. But we are in this damn place right now, so we will give it a chance to sneak attack!"
Xino looked at the man, suddenly smiled, and said, "Are you accusing me of my poor command and bringing the fleet into danger?"
The man was startled, looking a little unnatural, and said, "General, that's not what I meant."
Sino smiled, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said: "It doesn't matter, you are right! This failure is indeed due to my poor thinking and command error. Okay, we will withdraw to the high orbit now and leave a frigate.
That’s fine.”
"Thank you, General!" The man saluted solemnly.
Sino glanced at the energy supply station outside the porthole window and said: "Disassembly and transportation will take time, we can't be here for too long. Take apart the samples and come back, and just destroy the rest!"
After a pause, Sino added: "Let the Three-tailed Shrimp carry out the search and rescue mission."
"Yes, General." The man saluted and left the cabin.
Jane was silent next to her, and then she said, "Do you have any ulterior motives?"
"No way!" Xino said with a smile, then paused and said: "Even if there is, it still depends on whether the guy is willing to cooperate."
At this time, high-energy beams appeared outside the portholes, shining on the orbital station, causing violent chain explosions in the blink of an eye. The two shuttle boats returned with two power furnaces each. They each flew into a light cruiser, and then the light cruiser
The hatch began to slowly close, and the entire fleet was ready to move.
Just then an accident happened, four power furnaces exploded at the same time!
The violent shock wave directly blew away the hatch and completely cleaned the ship. All crew members involved were instantly crushed into various shapes, with no chance of survival. All equipment within the explosion range was destroyed, including
The opposite sides of the ship's hull were slightly bulged accordingly. One of the light cruiser's hulls shook and suddenly became obviously distorted.
The power of the power furnace explosion was beyond everyone's expectations, far exceeding that of a space torpedo. The strongest support structure in the light cruiser was somewhat deformed, not to mention other equipment and even personnel.
Xino looked at this scene blankly, then suddenly became furious after a moment and yelled: "I said I would only take one sample, but whoever makes such an arbitrary decision brings back four! I will put him on the spot..."
Jane gently pulled Xino and said, "I think everyone who disobeys the order is dead."
Sino took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said: "Rescue the damaged starship and evacuate all personnel to high orbit. The Three-tailed Shrimp will stay behind to search and rescue survivors. The other starships will evacuate immediately!"
Several destroyers moved closer to the light cruiser, and two destroyers towed one to evacuate to the high orbit. However, as soon as the towing started, one of the light cruisers suddenly broke into two pieces!
There was no other way, so the two destroyers each towed a section and flew towards high orbit.
Sino took the only intact light cruiser, backed up the entire fleet, and slowly drove away. He stood in front of the porthole, silently looking at the dangerous storm clouds.
"What are you thinking about?" Jane asked softly from the side.
Sino said calmly: "He should have changed the torpedoes, right?"
Jane's expression also changed slightly, she stopped talking and looked at the porthole silently.
At this time, the Exploding Sawtooth Dinner Knife indeed rushed out of the storm clouds and pointed the front of the lotus pod at the evacuating Federation fleet.
A request to fire lit up on Sino's command platform, but he raised his hand to signal that he was not allowed to fire.
Although every hole in the lotus pod below was exuding astonishing malice, it still did not catch up and just watched the federal fleet go away.
In the command cabin, Sino said calmly: "It's a pity, it won't be easy to send the three-tailed shrimp to die."