Xyrin Empire-Chapter 223 - Very Dangerous
Chapter 223: Chapter 223 Very Dangerous
Chapter 223: Chapter 223 Very Dangerous
In the distant clouds, a massive shadow loomed, resembling an island ghost in the night sky. Ever since the battle began, the colossal spaceship, with its several dozen kilometers of vast body, had remained quietly stationary, observing our slaughter like a dormant beast. And now, it finally revealed its sharp fangs, ready to tear apart the enemy before it.
Speckles of light appeared in front of the massive shadow, resembling the stars in the night sky. These star-like points moved independently and grew increasingly bright, gradually linking together into bright trajectories resembling circuit board lines. These lines intercrossed in complex ways, all converging on a central circle. Inside this circle, even brighter points of light moved rapidly, eventually forming an elliptical vortex—just like the dazzling Milky Way.
“The main cannon at the bow of the Eternal Level spaceship is a high-energy matter annihilation generator with an effective caliber of half a kilometer,” Sandora remarked. Her tone remained steady as she watched the clear scene transmitted from the holographic image, as if not even Doomsday could shake the calm and wise Queen Xyrin—well, I purposely avoided looking at the popcorn kernels clinging to her clothes. “This devastating weapon can completely melt a medium-sized city within five seconds, and after two stages of charging, its power can double. Because of the energy disturbances when the main cannon activates, it also has a catchy name: Galaxy.”
Ah, what a beautiful and powerful weapon! It would be better if it weren’t aimed at us—Is now really the time to speak with such a calm tone!?
Seeing Sandora’s expression as if nothing was wrong, my internal coffee table was instantly flipped.
“Don’t worry too much,” Sandora continued with her composed expression, glancing indifferently at the holographic projection of the Eternal Level main cannon, which had transformed into a rotating galaxy, “Although its power is strong, the combined protective barrier formed by the entire fleet is not something it can easily break. So, at least for the next thirty minutes until our energy is depleted, the enemy can’t do anything to us.”
So that means we need to find the reason for the fleet command system’s collapse within thirty minutes? Time is truly of the essence.
As I watched the protective barrier’s energy intensity readings continuously decline, my forehead began to sweat slightly.
“Ah Jun,” Sandora’s voice suddenly came through, “I’m also scared.”
I looked at her in surprise but met Sandora’s calm eyes.
“I’m afraid, I’m not afraid of death, but I’m afraid of being separated from you forever. However, I need to appear calm because if even the most powerful Xyrin Emperor shows fear, then our entire army is doomed. So, Ah Jun…”
Looking into those still calm but now slightly fearful blue eyes before me, I suddenly grinned and cheerfully said, “So, after all that, this big thing is just charging its main cannon to intimidate us. I don’t believe that those Fallen Apostles, already crippled by the Divine Race, could annihilate us, the Ace Army!”
Yes, I’m afraid too, just like Sandora, who fears only that death will separate us. But my fear is even greater after all, besides Sandora, I’m connected to Qianqian, my sister, Dingdang, Pandora… I can’t bear the departure of any of them. But now, Sandora and I must appear unconcerned, even mocking the arrogant spaceship, because we are the only people here who can’t afford to show fear.
Anyone with a double-digit IQ can figure out that the current situation is not a normal system malfunction—the technology of the Xyrin Empire hasn’t degraded to the level of counterfeit mobile phones. Undoubtedly, our command system has been subjected to a devastating attack by the enemy. But—how did they manage it?
The highest control system of the entire spaceship fleet should have such comprehensive protective measures that it was completely destroyed before we could even react, even simple controls to maneuver the spaceship for avoidance were completely blocked. Could there really be a technology civilization more powerful than the Xyrin Empire out there!?
However, we no longer have time to consider how the enemy broke through our control system; our urgent priority is to figure out how to get the completely paralyzed fleet moving again within thirty minutes.
Sivis stood at the deputy officer’s seat, shouting at the operators below who had descended into chaos, “How is it, have you found the cause yet? Why can the backup energy only last half an hour?”
“Reporting to the commander! The core command source is still unresponsive! There is an unexplained leak in the backup energy!”
“Damn it!”
“What exactly is this core command source?” I suddenly realized that I had been listening to nonsense, and Qianqian and my sister beside me also had a bewildered expression.
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Sandora frowned and said worriedly, “It’s Bubbles.”
“Right now, our connection with Bubbles has been severed,” seeing my still confused expression, Sandora explained, “The central computer of the Air Fortress is Bubbles, and she is also the command center of the entire fleet. However, the continuous commands that had been coming from the Central Machine Room suddenly stopped, and we still can’t reach her… I fear the enemy has already destroyed the communication channels of the Central Machine Room and used Bubbles as a springboard, invading all the command computers of the fleet… similar to computer viruses…”
Hearing this, Qianqian immediately said anxiously, “Then shouldn’t we hurry to the Central Machine Room? Bubbles might be in danger!”
Sandora’s face darkened, and she shook her head, “It’s useless, because this here is the Central Machine Room…”
This is it? I looked around curiously, but didn’t find anything that could be slightly related to that millennia-old hikikomori.
“You won’t find it, the Central Machine Room uses plane overlay technology. It hides in the same location as this command center but in a different dimensional space. To make it appear in our material plane would either require twisting the dimensions of the entire command room or for Bubbles on the other side to disconnect willingly. Both actions require Bubbles’ participation—this design was meant to make the security of the core computer foolproof, but we never expected that Bubbles would end up trapped in a parallel space.”
“Plane overlay?” I tried hard to understand the professional jargon from Sandora’s explanation, then translated it into something I could understand, “So, Bubbles and her room are this very hall, and she herself is also standing beside us, but because the dimensions are different, we can’t see each other. And now that Bubbles’ commands can’t reach the external systems of the fortress, she is trapped in parallel space, is that right?”
Sandora nodded.
“This design is idiotic!” I exclaimed in shock. Whose idea was this? How did such a fundamentally flawed bug, where once the door is locked from inside no one can exit, pass the Xyrin Technicians’ review? Didn’t the designer consider what to do if the system malfunctioned?
Sandora glanced at me, hesitated slightly, then said, “This Air Fortress was temporarily converted from a planetary railgun turret, despite being powerful, it always had some vulnerabilities…”
…I understood. It seemed it was on a whim that I decided to convert the planetary railgun into an Air Fortress. Now I am guilty, I repent, I am a novice…
“While this loophole exists, its chance of actual occurrence is still very small,” Sandora seemed to notice my distressed face and continued to explain, “The protective measures of the Xyrin Host itself are no less intricate than those of a well-designed fortress control center. Although Bubbles usually seems unreliable, she is indeed an experienced and senior Angel Envoy, and nearly any external system intrusion would fail to penetrate the information barrier within Bubbles. The enemy must have obtained a more effective trump card, fearing even if we brought a Savior Level Star Fortress, it would still be invaded… Humph, this shame, I, Sandora, will remember!”
As Sandora finished speaking, a strong spatial disturbance suddenly appeared next to us, and the twins Asida-Asidora emerged in the command room amidst a dazzling white light.
Why have they come? According to the previous plan, weren’t they supposed to be stationed at Serramo Island?
Seeing the confusion on my face, Sandora explained, “Asida and Asidora possess many skills that can interfere with space. I wanted to try letting them shift our phase, perhaps without destroying the machine room, they could send us into the same dimension as Bubbles. As for Serramo, these sisters completely ignore spatial distances and can arrive at any scene in no time, so you don’t need to worry.”
