Chapter 773: Setting Sail (Part 2)
"There shouldn't be any major problems. In fact, this ship is more intelligent and easier to operate; it's just that we're not familiar with it yet."
"We'll get the hang of it after a while. Prepare for departure and pursue in the direction of these coordinates."
"Alright, Zhang Hao swiftly broadcasts the departure announcement, telling everyone to enter standby state."
Sun Duoxiang quickly responded, not knowing what the boss wanted to do, but he chose to trust unconditionally.
"Understood!"
Zhang Hao quickly answered.
Before long, Zhang Hao's rough voice boomed throughout the Shadow.
"Everyone listen up, the Shadow is about to set sail. All entrances will soon be closed. Stay orderly on the ship and avoid fighting without a reason..."
Su Mo listened to the broadcast, showing a peculiar expression. Although Zhang Hao was right, why did it sound so off?
...
Soon after, the Shadow activated its antigravity device, and the massive ship began to slowly rise.
Then the ship gradually moved toward the exit port.
As the Shadow sailed away from Star Ring City's port, it quickly passed by numerous ships that were about to dock.
Exclamations of surprise echoed through the public channel.
"Damn, a 5th-class ship, which country is it from?"
"No idea, there's no mark on it."
"So envious!"
...
Su Mo was also curious and said to Sun Duoxiang, "Have you noticed that there are particularly many ships entering Star Ring City today?"
"What's so strange about it, boss? The nests of various countries are blooming, so of course, the wealthy want to move to Star Ring City. It was too chaotic before, they didn't dare to come out; a few days ago, Star Ring City issued a mass clearing task, and many people took it, making the flight path to Star Ring City a bit smoother. These rich folks are like cats smelling fish, rushing to Star Ring City."
Sun Duoxiang was still very astute about intelligence.
"Hmm."
Su Mo nodded slightly.
At this moment, Ma Ke shouted, "Brother Sun, we've already sailed away from Star Ring City and reached the safe passage. Should we activate the superluminal travel device? I've never experienced it before; it must be really awesome and exciting."
"Of course, we should activate it! Before, we had no choice and could only fly slowly. Now that we can use superluminal travel, of course, we'll use it."
Sun Duoxiang said dominantly.
"Alright, activating now!"
Then Ma Ke activated the superluminal travel device.
"Wait, are you dumb? Turn on the energy shield before activating it!"
Sun Duoxiang suddenly came to his senses and snapped at Ma Ke.
"Oh, almost forgot."
Ma Ke realized and quickly responded.
Su Mo heard this and showed a black line on his face, truly fed up with them; they seemed so unreliable.
"Starting to activate the energy defense shield."
"Energy defense shield activating..."
"Activation complete."
"Superluminal travel mode activated!"
...
In an instant, everyone in the command center felt an indescribable pressure sweeping over them, making everyone feel very uncomfortable.
At this time, all the power engines fully loaded, and the entire virtual control image displayed a power output curve graph, where the line was soaring straight up.
"Damn, why is it so uncomfortable? Ma Ke, what Hertzlight did you set it to?"
Sun Duoxiang asked with a dark face.
"2 Hertzlight!"
"Damn, you set it to maximum power!"
"I didn't know, everyone sit tight, we can't stop now; we're about to shoot forward."
"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!"
...
At this moment, the large exhaust nozzle at the back of the Shadow emitted dazzling light.
The entire world seemed to freeze, and the forefront of the Shadow rippled like water.
Then the Shadow directly plunged into the rippling space.
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In the dark starry sky.
A considerably large fleet was advancing at high speed, with the leading ship being a 4th-class battleship, The Soaring Cloud, escorting several large transport ships in the middle of the fleet.
This fleet belonged to none other than the Lin Family.
In the command center of The Soaring Cloud, Lin Yaotian sat steadily in the command chair, with Lin Hai, Qian Chengxue, and others standing beside him.
Only Lin Xiaoyu leaned against the corner wall, occasionally sneaking a look at her phone.
To ensure navigation confidentiality and avoid the Imperial Army's capture, all non-core members' communication devices were confiscated, and the ships also used signal jammers.
Only the command center could receive signals.
"Father, why don't you take a break? We can watch over things here; there shouldn't be any problems. The Imperial Army over there is probably already in chaos and shouldn't have the energy to ambush us."
Lin Hai said to Lin Yaotian.
Lin Yaotian replied coldly, "How have I always taught you? You can disdain your opponent, but never underestimate them."
Lin Hai's expression stiffened, not knowing what to say.
Qian Chengxue gently said to Lin Yaotian, "Father, second brother is just worried you're too tired."
Lin Yaotian, hearing Qian Chengxue's words, didn't continue to reprimand Lin Hai.
However, at this moment, the ship's radar system suddenly sounded a piercing alarm.
An operator turned his head and shouted, "Clan Leader, we've detected an interstellar pirate fleet."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions became serious.
"Hmph, what interstellar pirates, they're just the Imperial Army, how many are there?"
Lin Yaotian replied coldly, aware that with the Negative Energy Pollution causing a riot and a large number of monsters emerging through the wormholes, at this unusual time, no interstellar pirates would be so reckless to roam around.
"Reporting, the other side has a 4th-class battleship, Quanchi, and seven 3rd-class battleships. They also discovered us."