Shadows of the Deep Space

"Great! It wasn't in vain that I spent so much effort snatching it from that hag Mia."

Eta said to Si Mu with pleasure.

"Lord Eta, that Mia keeps clamoring for revenge on the Star Cluster Forum every day."

"Revenge? With what? Her ships have been heavily damaged. If she dares to come, it'll be the perfect chance to destroy her!"

When Eta mentioned Mia, he gnashed his teeth in hatred.

That hag is like a mad dog; after we took this Mining Star, she single-handedly hunted down our isolated officers and killed quite a few of us.

"You're right, my lord."

Si Mu replied respectfully.

Just then, a red alert box suddenly popped up.

"My lord: received an interrupted encrypted distress signal from the Norton transfer point."

The operator immediately reported to Eta.

"What did you say? Decode it immediately!"

Upon hearing the report, Eta stood up from his chair and shouted in anger and surprise.

"Yes!"

The operator immediately began decoding.

Swoosh!

A somewhat blurry image emerged, showing Kup shouting anxiously.

"Lord Etek, the transfer station is under attack by Mia, the enemy is leading a group of mechas in a fierce assault..."

Seeing the image message, Eta clenched his fists, and the veins on his forehead bulged. It's really the more crucial the moment, the easier for problems to arise.

Operations here were about to be completed, yet the transfer point was captured.

Si Mu said to Eta with a worried expression.

"My lord, what should we do now? If we send reinforcements back, our forces will be vulnerable, how about we wait until we're finished loading here before sending help?"

"No way, it'll be too late by then. The Norton transfer point must not fall. It's not just a signal relay node, but also a storage of massive supplies and mined ores."

Eta immediately rejected Si Mu's suggestion.

He couldn't even dare to imagine the consequences of losing Norton, by then Commander Misa would surely be furious.

"Then what should we do now?"

"Hmph, that hag Mia is seeking her own death. I'll lead a Level 5 Battleship and three Level 4 Battleships to reinforce. You send a message to General Atai Luo, asking him to dispatch troops for support! As long as I can hold Mia for a while, once Atai Luo's forces arrive, it'll be the end for her."

Eta, after a moment of varied expressions, then instructed Si Mu.

"Understood."

Si Mu responded respectfully.

"And to be safe, have them stop all mining operations down there, forget about the last bit. Move all extracted goods onto the Mother Ship, and leave the security to Alfonso and his team."

Eta then ordered Si Mu.

"Yes!"

Si Mu replied respectfully.

After giving these instructions, Eta stood up and led his people toward the moving platform.

Not long after, Eta piloted the V Generation Pure Mechanical Mecha·Redeemer, along with a group of mechas, departing the Mother Ship to enter a Level 5 Battleship.

The Level 5 Battleship then turned its bow and began flying back with the fleet in tow.

...

Several hours later, in the distant starry sky.

Su Ming controlled the Fake V Generation Mecha·Shadow Lord, observing the Heavenly Revelation Divine Country's forces.

"Su Ming, the distress signal worked, they've moved a Level 5 Battleship. Now there's only the Level 5 Battleship·Gaze, the Level 5 Battleship·Water Light, and the Level 5 Mother Ship·Landon left."

On the virtual operation screen, Celeste said with a mischievous smile.

"Hmm."

Su Ming nodded slightly.

At this moment, the Level 5 Mother Ship·Landon also moved, flying toward the interior of the giant planet.

"Yo, are they scared and preparing to flee with their tails between their legs?"

Celeste said with great interest.

"Seems like it."

"When should we make our move?"

"Celeste, bring the fortress over, and then we'll focus our fire to first take out the enemy's Level 5 Battleship·Gaze!"

Su Ming surveyed the battlefield and spoke in a deep voice.

"No problem."

Celeste replied excitedly.

...

Inside the Level 5 Battleship·Gaze central control room.

A middle-aged man in a vice admiral's uniform, with a lean face and brown eyes, sat steadily in the command chair, speaking to all the subordinates.

"Everyone stay alert, we've already entered a hot war state with the Federation. Now even the rear is under attack, let alone our position."

"Understood, General Jie Ka!"

The group replied tensely.

At this time the scanning device suddenly revealed a green dot, followed by a prompt box popping up.

"Alert: Norton Fortress detected."

The operator was also taken aback by the alert and immediately reported to General Jie Ka.

"General Jie Ka, Norton Fortress detected, the target is moving towards us."

"How did it get here? Could it be pursued here by the Federation?"

Vice Admiral Jie Ka was also stunned.

"General, what do we do now? Norton Fortress is continuously approaching us."

The operator asked nervously.

"Send a communication request to Norton Fortress immediately."

Vice Admiral Jie Ka spoke sternly.

"Yes!"

The operator swiftly operated the systems to send a communication request to Norton Fortress.

But the communication request seemed to disappear into the sea without any response, instead, the fortress accelerated its approach.

"Not right, something's wrong!"

Vice Admiral Jie Ka instantly felt uneasy.

At this moment, sudden changes occurred, the Norton Fortress' center suddenly opened a gap, and the internal main cannon flashed with raging gray lightning arcs, frantically charging up!

On the massive body surface, arrays of launch ports opened.

The virtual screen of Gaze, one red alert box after another popped up.