Jiang Yongbai looked out of the cockpit window with satisfaction.
Hiss—! A dazzling beam of light erupted from his warplane, a convergence of scorching ion energy.
This beam of white light pierced through the Asteroid Belt like a giant sword, smashing any obstacle in its path to smithereens! Regardless of the type, any Ion Beam Cannon required a period of energy accumulation before unleashing its power in an instant.
Its energy was so powerful and concentrated that time itself seemed to freeze in its wake.
Although it was only an Ultra-Micro Space Ion Beam Cannon, its power was still considerable.
The target area was instantly engulfed and swept away by the energy shockwave. The floating Small Asteroids, Star Rock Fragments, and Ice Crystals were all bombarded by the Ion Beam Cannon, collapsing, exploding, or turning into invisible Star Dust, scattering in all directions.
In theory, the power of the Ion Beam Cannon was not only reflected in its overwhelming destructive force, but also in its precise long-range strike capability.
Once locked on by radar, the target aimed at by the Ion Beam Cannon had almost no chance of escape.
However, Jiang Yongbai forgot one thing.
He was not in a normal space environment, but in the harsh environment of a recent Magnetic Field Storm.
As soon as his Ion Beam Cannon was fired, the Mechanical Intelligence of Xia Chujian's Shao Siming Mecha determined that the opponent had not locked onto a target, and the danger was averted.
Before Xia Chujian could even react, she noticed a vacuum zone beneath her warplane, swept clean by the Ion Beam Cannon.
There were no large obstacles there, only scattered Star Dust, reflecting the dazzling light from distant stars.
It made her warplane seem to be flying on a sea of starlight.
However, although Jiang Yongbai's Ion Beam Cannon did not hit Xia Chujian's warplane, it was not without any effect.
The power of that Ion Beam Cannon, combined with the previous Magnetic Field Storm, caused varying degrees of distortion in the gravitational field around Xia Chujian's warplane.
The four immediately found that they could not fully control their Starry Sky Fighters.
She and her three roommates could onlyStrenuouslycontrol the control sticks, avoiding the Star Rock Fragments that collided at any moment, as well as the huge, irregular celestial bodies.
For a moment, their four warplanes were caught in a Star Dust Vortex, spinning wildly and completely out of control.
Xia Chujian could only desperately hold onto the control stick.
At the most dangerous moment, a huge Star Rock crashed directly towards them, passing between her and the three warplanes above.
She was prepared for the Optical Fiber Data Cable connection between her and her roommates' warplanes to be severed by the Star Rock.
But what she didn't expect was that when the irregularly shaped Star Rock crashed in, their warplanes were rotating in perfect synchronization, while also pulling the four Nano-level Optical Fiber Data Cables to spin rapidly.
When they touched the incomparably hard Star Rock, their four connected Optical Fiber Data Cables were like the finest and sharpest knives, cutting the Star Rock into pieces as easily as cutting tofu! Xia Chujian and her three roommates were dumbfounded.
Mao Yonggui couldn't help but ask, "What kind of data cable is this?! It's too amazing!"
Chu Qingjuan patted her chest with lingering fear and said, "Steady! We don't have to worry about these data cables being cut off and losing contact!"
Sang Yadi hurriedly said, "Pui pui pui... Good things don't come true... Bad things do!"
Xia Chujian, Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan: "..."
Then, they burst into laughter together.
They all felt a sense of relief from having just escaped a devastating blow.
Sang Yadi realized that she had said the wrong thing, and became even more anxious, saying again, "Pui pui pui pui pui pui! Bad things don't come true... Good, good, good things do!"
Xia Chujian didn't care at all, because the Mechanical Intelligence of her Shao Siming Mecha had started to warn her again.
"Target ahead has locked onto our warplane, it is recommended to strike first."
Xia Chujian thought, It's not that I don't want to strike first, it's that I don't have the weapons! She was still quite envious of the Ion Beam Cannon that could be launched in space.
Since she had been locked on by the other party again, she couldn't just sit and wait for death.
Xia Chujian stopped smiling and confirmed with her three roommates, "Ion Beam Cannons need to accumulate energy, right?"
The three roommates, who were used to using Ion Beam Cannons, immediately said, "Yes, it takes at least three minutes for him to fire a second shot."
Xia Chujian nodded: "Three minutes is enough."
The scene of the Nano-level Optical Fiber Data Cables between their warplanes cutting the Star Rock just now had given her some inspiration.
The other party's warplane was only three kilometers away from them, and it had been accumulating energy for almost two minutes.
They needed to end the battle within a minute.
Xia Chujian immediately ordered, "Full speed ahead, synchronize and follow!"
She used the Shao Siming Mecha's Mechanical Intelligence to tow the four Warplanes, rushing straight towards the Warplane opposite them.
The distance of just three kilometers was covered in an instant in space.
When Jiang Yongbai realized that the target he was about to strike was rushing over as if committing suicide, he was almost scared out of his wits.
He frantically pressed the launch button of the Ultra-Micro Space Ion Beam Cannon, wanting to fire another shot.
But with forty seconds still needed to charge, the Ion Beam Cannon simply couldn't fire.
He abruptly looked up, towards the navigation display in front of him.
All around him floated Star Rock entities and fragments of various sizes, and occasionally Comets swept past.
In his anxiety, he didn't dare to change direction at all, because whether he went left, right, up, or down, he was surrounded by large areas of Star Rock.
If he wanted to dodge these Star Rock Fragments, he would have to slow down.
And the four Warplanes opposite were coming on fiercely. What if they also had secretly mounted Space Weapons?
Jiang Yongbai didn't dare to gamble.
However, as he got closer and closer to the four Warplanes, he suddenly realized that the four Warplanes rushing towards him were actually an inverted equilateral solid triangle!
In that inverted equilateral solid triangle, the three Warplanes above formed the three points of the equilateral triangle.
And the Ghost-class Fighter below was at the apex of the inverted solid equilateral triangle.
A gap was left in the middle, creating a space for him to pass through!
He was overjoyed and immediately gripped the control stick, adjusted the Warplane's direction, and flew straight through the middle of these four Warplanes!
This way, he could avoid the other side playing a suicidal ramming game with him...
Moreover, by the time he passed through, his Ion Beam Cannon would have finished charging, and then he could give them a shot at close range! Hahahaha!
Jiang Yongbai laughed wildly in the Warplane.
But just as he plunged into the gap in the middle of this equilateral solid triangle, those invisible Nano-level Optical Fiber Data Cables immediately entangled his Warplane.
Jiang Yongbai only felt a sharp pain all over his body, and then he lost consciousness. He couldn't see himself and his Warplane being dismantled by the cutting Data Cables...
With one strike, Xia Chujian didn't stop, but quickly flew forward with her roommates' three Warplanes.
As their Warplanes cut through the darkness of the Asteroid Belt and rushed into the distance, Jiang Yongbai's Warplane began to disintegrate.
The hardness of the Aurora-class Starry Sky Fighter couldn't compare to the Star Rocks of the Asteroid Belt.
And the Nano-level Optical Fiber Data Cables between Xia Chujian's Warplanes could cut Star Rocks into fragments, let alone an Aurora-class Starry Sky Fighter.
Mao Yonggui, Chu Qingjuan, and Sang Yadi also saw the grand scene of the Aurora-class Warplane disintegrating in the display screens of their Warplanes.
Chu Qingjuan said happily, "Serves him right!"
Mao Yonggui sneered, "Chief Instructor Pei said it's forbidden to carry Space Weapons, but this guy's Warplane actually has a Space Ion Beam Cannon!"
Xia Chujian said, "Not only does he have an Ion Beam Cannon, but he also attacked us!"
"Did you record the situation of him attacking us?" Mao Yonggui asked anxiously.
"I recorded everything." Xia Chujian said confidently, "Don't be afraid! He brought it on himself! We didn't attack him first!"
Mao Yonggui smiled, "What does it have to do with us? We were just passing by. Who knows how he disintegrated."
Chu Qingjuan nodded, "That's right, the space environment here is really too harsh. We must be careful!"
Sang Yadi said at this time, "Yes... it's too dangerous. Take care!"
Xia Chujian thought, Sang-jie isn't even stuttering anymore, which shows how shocking the disintegration of that Warplane was! After this time, they didn't encounter any other Warplanes, nor did they encounter any irresistible emergencies.
Xia Chujian said, "Should we turn on the Controllable Nuclear Fusion engine to its maximum efficiency? That way, we can fly through this Asteroid Belt faster."
Mao Yonggui said, "...We generally don't turn on the Controllable Nuclear Fusion engine to its maximum efficiency in such a harsh space environment."
Chu Qingjuan agreed, saying, "Yes, because there are too many disordered celestial bodies here. You never know when some extremely fast, hard-to-resist Small Asteroids, or Star Rock Fragments, or even Comets, will drift over from an unnoticed direction."
"After activating the controllable nuclear fusion engine to its maximum efficiency, the Starry Sky Fighter's top speed can reach three thousand kilometers per minute. At that speed, it's impossible to navigate this Asteroid Belt, which is full of traps. A slight mistake could cause us to crash into those Small Asteroids, destroying the Warplane and killing us all." Mao Yonggui anxiously warned Xia Chujian.
Xia Chujian, however, said, "According to the information from the Flying Base, this Asteroid Belt between Kanli Star and Cangge Star is twenty-one million kilometers in diameter."
"The base recommends a Starry Sky Fighter speed of fifteen hundred kilometers per minute, which would take about ten days to fly across the entire Asteroid Belt and reach the interstellar Terminal on the other side of Cangge Star. So the base gave us eleven days to fly, which is indeed very generous."
"But, if we activate the maximum efficiency, the speed can reach three thousand kilometers per minute, then it will only take five days to fly across the entire Asteroid Belt."
Xia Chujian said with a bit of persuasion, "...That's half the time! Don't you really want to try it?"
Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan were both considering the question.
Their current speed was fifteen hundred kilometers per minute.
From a ground perspective, this speed was unimaginably fast.
But in the vastness of space, even in this obstacle-filled Asteroid Belt, fifteen hundred kilometers per minute could only be considered a relatively low speed.
Sang Yadi then said, "Chu... Chujian, can... can you directly... control our Warplanes through the Optical Fiber Data Cable connection?"
Mao Yonggui and Chu Qingjuan immediately understood.
Mao Yonggui excitedly said, "Is it possible?! We trust your piloting skills!"
Chu Qingjuan nodded repeatedly, "Chujian! If you can directly control our Warplanes, then no matter how fast, it's up to you!"
Xia Chujian's heart stirred, and she was also considering it.
Her Shao Siming Mecha's Mechanical Intelligence had already taken over her Warplane, and it was also connected to the Mechanical Intelligence of the other three Warplanes.
If the three of them completely relinquished control of their Warplanes, allowing her Mechanical Intelligence to take over and directly pilot the four Warplanes, it seemed like it might be possible?
This is the second update.
There will be a new update at 00:05 tonight.
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