Ou Zhanpeng's resolve was firmer than ever.
Since the command was to spare no expense, there should be no more reservations.
If the power core was preserved, they would surely be at a disadvantage, and the broken ship was likely to fall into enemy hands. By acting unreservedly, even if the power core was damaged, they would at least have a chance to capture the broken ship!
The brain fish machine in the corner was jumping with anxiety, 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 worry about 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 not slow either, quickly securing the several passages leading to the power compartment.
The battlefield situation was finally gradually becoming clearer.
Just as both sides were fully contesting the power compartment, the Polar Star finally arrived above Luojiang Mountain.
The cargo bay opened, and three assault boats that had been prepared were released one after another, rushing towards the mountain pass at maximum speed: "Changying One calling Luojiang Mountain, Changying One calling Luojiang Mountain, assault team is about to arrive, please provide landing coordinates!"
The battle was still raging inside the ship. Gong Yiding immediately arranged for external personnel to organize the scientific researchers to retreat to the mountaintop, ready to evacuate the mountain at any time.
Therefore, the temporary landing pad was unmanned.
Xie Yu, upon receiving the message, was overjoyed: "Changying One, please prepare for battle and air-drop directly into the interior of the broken ship. We need the fastest support!"
"Changying One received!"
The three assault boats descended rapidly, slowing down and hovering only when they reached above Luojiang Mountain, then gently landing towards the cracked hull.
The assault team members inside the boats prepared for the air-drop. When they reached the designated altitude, the commander gave the order, and the soldiers leaped out.
It was still the issue of gravity, and the soldiers' falling speed was outrageously slow.
At this moment, the giant species in the power compartment finally repaired the power core. Upon the brain fish's command, seven or eight giant species worked together to activate the power core.
A low humming sound emerged, and lights suddenly illuminated the dark corridors.
At the same time, hexagonal shields suddenly appeared outside the broken ship. Although they were incomplete, they had indeed appeared.
The unexpected turn of events was too sudden, and the air-dropping assault team members were completely unprepared. One soldier, unable to dodge in time, directly collided with a shield. Arcs of electricity snaked around him, and screams echoed.
"Quick, dodge—" The others immediately adjusted their positions, passing through the gaps in the shields. "Lu Yu, Lu Yu, how are you? Lu Yu—"
A soldier, quick-handed, removed the portable rocket launcher from his back and fired a shot at the surface of the broken ship, destroying the corresponding shield module. The shield blocking the soldier vanished, and the soldier lost control and fell.
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 the armor plating. I can't move anywhere."
The commanding 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 sprinted a few steps, then leaped into the breach. Using their airborne control systems, they landed directly on Deck East Four.
As the ship's shields were restored, several giant species suddenly appeared in the drone's view. Ou Zhanpeng, without a word, fired several bursts. But the moment the bullets hit, a shimmering light membrane suddenly appeared on the surface of the giant species, blocking the bullets that should have killed them.
He stared in astonishment: "Attention, the enemy has shields, the enemy has shields on them!"
As he shouted, he immediately followed up with a long burst, firing over a dozen rounds at the same enemy, 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 seemed to open in his mind: So it was the power core, it was the power core!
Before this, personal shields had only appeared during the first interception of alien species. After that, they had never seen the alien species use those things again.
Recalling now, it wasn't that they didn't want to use them, but that when attacking Luojiang Mountain, the fleet had first destroyed the broken ship's shields.
Ou Zhanpeng boldly guessed that the aliens' personal shields should not have independent power supply equipment but were directly powered by the power core, similar to wireless power transmission.
At that time, it wasn't truly destroying the shields, but the overly dense firepower caused the shields to overload, resulting in insufficient power supply or damage to the power core.
In short, it could only guarantee the most basic energy supply and could not support the use of personal shields.
Otherwise, if a group of giant species with personal shields charged forward together, let alone Xie Yu, who only had twenty-odd people, even ten times that number would not be enough for the alien species to wipe out in a single charge.
Remote power supply should have been a groundbreaking technology, but who would have thought the power core would have a problem?
It truly was the cause of his success and the cause of his failure.
The reason why the aliens abandoned the broken ship also had a new answer: previously, it was thought that the human side was stronger than imagined, forcing the alien species to flee. But now, it was clear that the broken ship had a major malfunction, causing the alien species to be extremely insecure, which allowed Ou Zhanpeng and the soldiers who broke into the broken ship to pick up a huge bargain.
If the alien species had been bolder, or had held on a little longer to repair the power core, it would have been the human side that perished.
Not only would the attacking forces be finished, but Guanghan Station and the remaining two warships would also be in danger. Even further, it would completely destroy humanity's space power and monopolize the moon from then on.
Although the lunar environment was much harsher than Earth's, with the aliens' technological level, this small difficulty would certainly not be a problem. Before long, the moon would become the aliens' base for invading Earth.
Even if the aliens' development speed was not that fast, it would take a long time for humans to make a comeback. By then, it was uncertain whether they could approach the moon, let alone eliminate the alien species and retake the moon.
Thinking of this, Ou Zhanpeng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: "Destroy the power core, destroy the power core immediately—"
However, with the power core restarted, the alien species all seemed to have been injected with adrenaline. They had already sealed the breach tightly, and the assault team's meager firepower could not penetrate it at all.
Ou Zhanpeng immediately became anxious: "Ling Xiao, get down here immediately and bombard them for me!"
"Coming right away!" Ling Xiao was incredibly excited. It was finally his turn to turn the tide.
But before the assault boat could reach its position, the assault team members from the Polar Star had already arrived at Deck East Four.
Without even time to exchange words, Xie Yu immediately pointed towards the power compartment: "Maximum firepower, fastest speed, bombard them!"
"Received!"