Ou Zhanpeng's will was firmer than ever.
Since the command was to pay any price, there should be no further reservations.
If the power core was preserved, their side would inevitably be at a disadvantage, and the disabled ship would likely fall into enemy hands. By going all out, even if the power core was damaged, there would still be a chance to capture the disabled ship!
The brain fish machine in the corner was stomping its feet in agitation, continuously ordering the giant species to counterattack while simultaneously issuing support commands.
Ling Xiao discovered that the situation was not right and immediately issued an alert: "Captain Xie, the giant species are gathering towards the power compartment!"
"Received!" Xie Yu's gaze was solemn, and he gritted his teeth as he ordered, "Squad Five, intercept. Ling Xiao, assist Squad Five!"
"Received!" Ling Xiao couldn't manage anything else. As soon as he spotted the enemy, he opened fire. Although the effect was limited, it successfully slowed the enemy's advance.
Squad Five was also not slow and quickly secured the passages leading to the power compartment.
The situation on the battlefield finally began to clarify.
Just as both sides were fully engaged in a struggle for the power compartment, the Polaris finally arrived above Luojianshan.
The cargo bay opened, and three assault shuttles, which had been prepared long ago, detached one after another, charging towards the mountain pass at the fastest speed: "Changshengyihao calling Luojianshan, Changshengyihao calling Luojianshan, assault team will arrive shortly, please instruct landing location!"
The battle was still raging inside the ship. Gong Yiding immediately arranged for the personnel outside the ship to organize the researchers to retreat to the mountaintop, ready to evacuate the mountain at any time.
Therefore, the temporary landing pad was unattended.
Upon receiving the message, Xie Yu was overjoyed: "Changshengyihao, please prepare for combat and air-drop directly into the disabled ship's interior. We need the fastest support!"
"Changshengyihao received!"
The three assault shuttles swooped down rapidly. Only when they reached above Luojianshan did they decelerate and hover, slowly descending towards the cracked ship's spine.
The assault team members inside the shuttles made ready for air-drop. When they reached the designated altitude, the commander gave an order, and the soldiers leaped out.
It was still the issue of gravity, and the soldiers' descent speed was infuriatingly slow.
At this very moment, the giant species in the power compartment finally repaired the power core. With a command from the brain fish, seven or eight giant species moved in unison and activated the power core.
A low humming sound emerged, and lights suddenly illuminated the dark corridors.
At the same time, hexagonal shields, though incomplete, suddenly appeared outside the disabled ship.
The unexpected development caught the air-dropping assault team completely off guard. One soldier, unable to dodge in time, crashed directly into a shield, causing arcs of electricity to snake and a cry of pain to erupt.
"Quick, dodge—" The others immediately adjusted their trajectory, passing through the gaps in the shields. "Lu Yu, Lu Yu, how are you? Lu Yu—"
A soldier with quick hands snatched a single-soldier rocket from his back and fired a salvo at the disabled ship's surface, destroying the corresponding shield module. The shield blocking the soldier disappeared, and he lost control, falling uncontrollably.
As soon as the others landed, they rushed over to help Lu Yu up: "How are you? How are you? Medic—"
"I'm fine, I'm fine!" Lu Yu said, "It's just that the armor is broken, and I can't move anywhere."
The leading officer breathed a sigh of relief: "Why are you all crowding around? The medic will take care of the wounded. The rest of you, get inside!" The soldiers turned and dashed a few steps, then leaped into the rift, using their airborne controls to steer directly towards Deck East Four.
As the ship's shields were restored, several giant species suddenly appeared in the drone's camera feed. Ou Zhanpeng fired several bursts without hesitation, but at the moment the bullets hit, a shining light membrane suddenly appeared on the giant species' bodies, blocking the bullets that should have killed them.
He stared with wide eyes in astonishment: "Attention, the enemy has shields, the enemy has shields on their bodies!"
As he shouted, a sustained burst followed, with over a dozen bullets hitting the same enemy one after another, finally shattering its shield and killing it on the spot.
Xie Yu's heart sank: "Everyone, increase your firepower!"
Ou Zhanpeng continued to fire, but a door had opened in his mind: it was the power core, it was the power core!
Before this, only during the first interception of alien species had individual soldier shields appeared. After that, the alien species had never been seen using them again.
Recalling now, it wasn't that they didn't want to use them, but that when attacking Luojianshan, the fleet had first destroyed the disabled ship's shields.
Ou Zhanpeng boldly speculated that the aliens' individual soldier shields should not have independent power supply equipment but were directly powered by the power core, similar to wireless power transmission.
At that time, the shields weren't truly destroyed, but the excessively dense firepower caused the shields to overload, leading to insufficient power supply or damage to the power core.
In short, they could only guarantee the most basic energy supply, not the use of individual soldier shields.
Otherwise, if a group of giant species with individual soldier shields charged forward, let alone Xie Yu, who only had twenty-odd men, even ten times that number wouldn't be enough to withstand a single charge from the alien species.
Remote power supply was supposed to be a revolutionary technology, but who would have thought that the power core would have problems?
It truly was a case of "He who causes is also the one who cures."
The reason why the aliens abandoned the disabled ship also had a new answer: previously, it was thought that humanity was stronger than expected, forcing the alien species to flee. But now, it seemed clear that the disabled ship had a major malfunction, causing the alien species to feel extremely insecure, which allowed Ou Zhanpeng and the soldiers who infiltrated the disabled ship to gain an immense advantage.
If the alien species had been a bit bolder, or had persisted a little longer to repair the power core, the humans would surely have been the ones to fall.
And it wasn't just the attacking forces that would be wiped out; the Guanghan Station and the remaining two warships would also be in danger. Furthermore, it would completely eliminate humanity's space forces, and they would monopolize the moon from then on.
Although the moon's environment was much harsher than Earth's, with the aliens' technological level, such minor difficulties would surely be nothing. In a short time, the moon would become a base for aliens to invade Earth.
Even if the alien species' development speed wasn't that fast, it would take a long time for humanity to regroup. By then, it was uncertain whether they could even approach the moon, let alone eliminate the alien species and recapture it.
Thinking of this, Ou Zhanpeng broke out in a cold sweat: "Destroy the power core, destroy the power core immediately—"
However, with the power core reactivated, the alien species were all like they had been injected with adrenaline. They had already sealed the breach tightly, and the assault team's meager firepower couldn't penetrate it at all.
Ou Zhanpeng immediately became anxious: "Ling Xiao, get down here immediately and blast them, damn it!"
"Coming right up!" Ling Xiao was incredibly invigorated. It was finally his turn to turn the tide.
But before the assault shuttle could reach its position, the assault team members from the Polaris had already arrived at Deck East Four.
Without even having time to communicate, Xie Yu immediately pointed towards the power compartment: "Maximum firepower, fastest speed, blast them, damn it!"
"Received!"