Chapter 1 Ambush

Inside the Lingyun vessel, Lin Hai reported to Lin Yaotian,

"Everything is normal. We are about to leave the core area of the asteroid belt. The rest of the journey should be relatively smooth."

Lin Yaotian, with a tense expression, simply nodded slightly to acknowledge.

Lin Hai took a deep breath. With his father around, he felt like he had to be extra careful, afraid of making any mistakes.

He missed the days when he was following his elder brother Lin Ming; at least he didn't have to be so tense.

But when he thought about seeing them again soon, he couldn't help but feel excited.

However, at that moment, the Lingyun's alert system suddenly blared with a piercing alarm.

"Warning! Lingyun is locked onto by a Level 5 battleship, Jingwen!"

"Warning! Target is launching an attack!"

Lin Yaotian stood up abruptly and roared, "Evasive maneuvers!"

Unfortunately, it was too late. In the distant starry sky, a terrifying beam of light streaked towards them, vaporizing all the asteroids in its path.

Boom!

The beam accurately struck the Lingyun, and a dazzling light erupted.

The Lingyun's energy shield held for a moment, but eventually collapsed, leaving a large gaping hole in the ship's hull.

Inside the control room, Qian Chengxue and the others were thrown to the ground by the powerful impact!

At that moment, piercing alarms sounded throughout the Five Dragons Fleet. Just as they were about to search for the enemy fleet, the surrounding asteroids suddenly cracked open, revealing magnetic storm mines that indiscriminately latched onto the surrounding ships.

Boom! Boom!

One ship after another was hit.

Chaos erupted throughout the fleet.

Then, led by the Jingwen, a large fleet cut into the battlefield from the right, launching a barrage of attacks.

Lin Yaotian and Qian Chengxue struggled to their feet.

Black warning boxes popped up on the virtual control screen.

"Warning: Lingyun, sector K34, severely damaged!"

"Warning: Lingyun, sector K34, loss of pressure!"

...

Looking at the warnings, Lin Yaotian was somewhat relieved. The ship had swerved at the critical moment, avoiding a direct hit on the power core; otherwise, the Lingyun would have been finished. He immediately issued orders.

"Immediately seal off all the bulkheads in sector K34, and shift the ship's course."

"Yes!"

Lin Yuxin quickly responded.

At this moment, Lin Hai said in shock, "Scanning indicates a Pseudo V-generation mecha, Shi Gu (Bone Eater), and a large number of Imperial mobile troops are approaching us."

Images of Ye Quan, Wang Ce, and others appeared on the screen.

"Lin Yaotian, we've been ambushed! The enemy is the Imperial Jingwen fleet!"

They said with grim expressions.

"Deploy the mobile troops to engage. The fleet continues to advance, do not linger here; it's too disadvantageous for us."

Lin Yaotian quickly made the best decision. It wasn't surprising that they were ambushed by the Jingwen, given its superior radar system compared to their ships.

However, they weren't defenseless. With so many escort ships, the enemy wouldn't be able to swallow them whole.

The reason they were in such a difficult situation was simply because of the ambush.

Of course, fighting to the death wasn't a wise move, especially since they had to protect the transport ships, putting them at a disadvantage.

"Understood!"

Wang Ce and the others didn't waste any words.

"Also, Wang Ce, have your son-in-law hold off the Shi Gu mecha. We absolutely cannot allow that Shi Gu mecha to break through and wreak havoc within our fleet; it could easily cause morale to collapse."

Lin Yaotian added.

"I understand."

Wang Ce's face twitched, and he could only reply reluctantly.

If he could, he wouldn't want Li Ze to confront the Shi Gu mecha, considering Li Ze was only a newly promoted Pseudo V-generation mecha pilot.

His opponent was a veteran expert with a fearsome reputation.

Lin Yaotian seemed to sense Wang Ce's concerns and said, "Don't worry, I'll personally go up to help support him. I won't let him fight alone."

"Alright."

Wang Ce's expression eased slightly.

Lin Yaotian then ended the communication and turned to Lin Yuxin, saying, "You're in command of the fleet now. Get us out of this area as soon as possible."

"Understood."

Lin Yuxin nodded solemnly.

At this moment, Qian Chengxue and the others approached.

"Father, we'll go with you."

Lin Yaotian didn't refuse, but simply said, "Your mecha aren't suitable. Intercept the other Imperial troops. Don't interfere with the Pseudo V-generation biological mecha, Shi Gu. That's an order!"

"Yes, sir!"

Qian Chengxue and the others replied helplessly.

...

In the starry sky, the Five Dragons Fleet released a large number of mecha and space fighters to intercept the approaching Imperial mobile troops.

The fleet accelerated, trying to escape the vortex of war.

The Five Dragons Fleet was in a terrible state.

Inside the Jingwen command center, Gu Galie sat in his command chair, watching the battle scene with an increasingly ferocious expression.

He looked like a hunter watching a dying prey struggling.

At this moment, an operator reported, "Reporting, a Pseudo V-generation biological mecha, Chi Chong Fei Long (Red Worm Flying Dragon), has been detected within the enemy mobile troops."

Gu Galie revealed a twisted smile. "If I'm not mistaken, those ships should be from the Federation. Order Gu Kaner to kill him and avenge Astin!"

"Yes, sir!"

The subordinate quickly responded.

"Increase the charging speed of the main cannon and let them know what it means to be shrouded in death."

Gu Galie's eyes were filled with confidence.

"Yes, sir!"

...

At this moment, Li Ze, piloting the Pseudo V-generation biological mecha Chi Chong Fei Long, felt his face twitching uncontrollably. This was his first time fighting against a high-level opponent, and he had no confidence at all, but he had to bite the bullet and go.

Gu Kaner locked onto Li Ze at a glance and aggressively charged forward in his Shi Gu mecha.

The two mecha collided in an instant!

Boom!

Li Ze felt his head spin, and his mecha was sent flying backward.

"Is that all you've got? I thought the Federation had some experts, but you're nothing special. Die!"

Seeing the opponent's weak performance, Gu Kaner was overjoyed. He unleashed all the frustration he had been holding back and swung the chain gun in his hand, brutally sweeping towards the Chi Chong Fei Long.

Li Ze controlled his mecha to raise his particle light blade to block!

Bang!

Particles scattered in all directions.

The Pseudo V-generation mecha Chi Chong Fei Long was pushed back constantly, and each collision sent a massive force through to Li Ze.

He felt like he was being hit by a hammer.

Li Ze was undeniably being suppressed and was in a precarious situation.

Just as Li Ze was starting to feel overwhelmed, a silver spear suddenly struck towards Shi Gu's head with lightning speed.

Gu Kaner saw it in his peripheral vision and deployed his AT field!

Clang!

Lin Yaotian's fully charged attack was intercepted, but the Shi Gu mecha's force field was distorted, demonstrating the strength of the blow.