Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station

Two cruisers completely shielded Chen Ming from the rear.

Among the fleet following the two cruisers, there happened to be one equipped with Gamma A, the Refraction.

The Refraction immediately activated the electromagnetic capture chamber, safeguarding Chen Ming's Iron Ore No. within it, then retreated away from the Ruler.

On the front lines, the confrontation between the Ruler and the Dusk Fleet had already commenced.

The two cruisers of the Dusk, one of them was a cruiser Chen Ming had seen before during the missions to attack Space Station and the military outpost.

The other one Chen Ming hadn't seen before, and its model was also different from what Chen Ming knew of cruisers, appearing broader and thicker.

Yet the appearance of the spacecraft didn't matter; what was crucial was that the distance between the two sides had closed to the point where all weapons could reach each other.

Although the Ruler had lost one Storm Needle from a previous Armor-Piercing Level attack, it still opted to initiate fire on the nearest Dusk cruiser with its remaining three large weapons.

A Storm Needle and two Gauss Cannons unleashed powerful shield-breaking forces, causing the Dusk cruiser's shield to ripple with numerous shock waves.

High-intensity armor-piercing weapons posed a considerable threat even to the top-tier radiant energy system of the Dusk's shields.

If they all made direct hits, it could destroy the shield entirely.

However, the two Dusk cruisers weren't sitting ducks; they possessed counterattack capabilities.

Combined, they had six large support points, all of which were fitted with Speed Particle Spears.

Even the Pirate Space Station would struggle to withstand the assault from the Speed Particle Spear of a single cruiser.

The Ruler, facing the assault of six Speed Particle Spears with no interference could not outmatch the Space Station's endurance to concentrated fire.

The Ruler's shield overloaded instantly, leaving no time for reaction.

Terrifying arcs erupted all over the Ruler's hull.

Even if it had overload protection devices inside, such arcs would surely injure the personnel onboard.

However, the energy barrage continued, relentlessly pounding the Ruler's front armor after breaching its shield.

Six streams of energy directly melted the Ruler's front armor, leaving a large white-hot mark and scattering molten iron into space.

Yet as the energy barrage subsided, Chen Ming suddenly realized that the front armor of the Ruler Level had not been completely breached even now.

The Ruler withstood the attack from the main weapons of the two Dusk cruisers at the front.

Had it managed to shut down the shield in time, it might still have had a chance to counterattack.

But Chen Ming also understood why the Ruler didn't activate the radiant energy overload auto-protection system.

After all, this device was too rigid; once the radiant energy capacity approached the maximum, it would forcibly shut down the ship's shield regardless of circumstances.

If, just at the moment of potential energy overload, the enemy launched a single high-intensity attack, like a Death God Torpedo.

Then relying on the shield to forcibly block it would be the best choice, rather than shutting down the shield and letting the hull take the damage.

So, manually controlling the ship's shield is usually the optimal solution.

Yet the Ruler clearly hadn't expected the ship to overload after just one engagement.

Thus, this situation unfolded.

Even though they endured one wave of concentrated fire from the Dusk, it was too late to counterattack.

After overloading the Ruler, one cruiser from the Dusk Fleet immediately activated the Flashing Engine Chen Ming had once seen, blinking to the rear of the Ruler Level.

While arcs still flickered across the Ruler, the cooled-down Speed Particle Spear had already struck its engine.

The unsupported Ruler was powerless in its paralysis.

Under the continual assault of the Speed Particle Spear, a violent internal explosion suddenly erupted from the Ruler Level.

From the stern to the main body to the bow, all were engulfed in surging flames.

The entire ship turned into a blazing cemetery.

Only the structurally strong parts of the hull remained intact, serving as the tomb for the Ruler's crew.

The Dusk cruiser ceased its attack.

Subsequently, numerous ordinary Dusk ships immediately approached the Ruler.

Among them, Chen Ming saw many engineering-type vessels.

Extinguishing the fires on the Ruler while installing some special devices on its exterior.

If Chen Ming wasn't mistaken, those devices were likely for warp engine resonance.

Such equipment could allow a massive object without ship engines to resonate with the warp engine for instantaneous long-distance travel.

Meanwhile, as the Dusk ships carried out this task.

On Chen Ming's Iron Ore No., a sudden communication request was received.

The source was an unknown cruiser from Gamma A, broader than the Dusk cruisers Chen Ming had known.

Chen Ming knew the pivotal moment was upon him.

The final confirmation from the Dusk towards him.

Though Chen Ming wasn't really worried.

He hadn't disclosed his ability to control AI, only that he could control ships.

Whether the Dusk believed it or not, Chen Ming had already observed before; he saw the Dusk perform a thorough inspection of Gamma A.

Needless to say, they found no abnormalities; Gamma A was still Gamma A.