Star Ocean: Starting from the Abandoned Mining Space Station.

Chapter 334 Failure
Chen Ming frowned and looked carefully at the analysis report provided by the machine.

After the analysis, he decisively rejected his idea, but the decision was still in his hands.

But he did think that the post-mortem analysis was quite reasonable.

The Mechanical Clan knew that the war was about to happen, but judging from the defense map leaked by the Mechanical Clan, they were not obviously prepared.

Moreover, Chen Ming even learned from Bai Quan two days ago that small-scale battles had already begun to take place on the front line of Galo.

The mechanical race on the front line was defeated one after another because they were unable to organize effective resistance due to the large-scale deployment of military ships.

To date, it has been forced to give up control of several border galaxies, and the system is shrinking continuously.

Although this did reveal some of the purpose of the mechanical clan's previous defense map, it was also obviously because the mechanical clan was not focusing on the front line at this time.

The reason why the mechanical race does not pay attention to the front line even though they know this situation.

The most likely reason is that there is a Chen Ming hiding behind them, ready to stab them from behind at any time.

Although Chen Ming's fleet is of average strength, his abilities and his position behind the Mechanical Clan mean that the threat he poses to the Mechanical Clan is no less than that posed by the Empire.

The most that would result from a defeat on the front line would be the loss of ships and territory.

But if you meet Chen Ming in the back.

It is very likely that not only will the ships and territories be surrendered directly, a large amount of intelligence will be stolen, and the logistics will be destroyed, but the front line will also be affected by various huge problems.

Put yourself in their shoes. If Chen Ming were in the position of the Mechanical Clan, he might indeed decide to deal with the troublesome enemy behind him first.

It just so happened that foreign aid from the Mechanical Clan was about to arrive from other directions.

Since they had already attacked Chen Ming's fleet before and knew roughly which star field Chen Ming was in, it was very likely that they would be trapped here by encircling him from both sides.

As long as Chen Ming's location can be found, there is a high probability that Chen Ming will be severely injured or even killed here.

So all these factors add up.

After the mechanical tribe's transformation equipment was detected, Chen Ming judged that he was temporarily unable to violently seize the mechanical tribe's transformation equipment, but would be attacked by the mechanical tribe himself.

So it rejected Chen Ming's idea and asked Chen Ming to consider a new plan.

Defend or retreat.

Since the Queen Mother has clearly laid out all the circumstances in front of Chen Ming, he certainly cannot turn a blind eye to them. He must respond and prepare.

Originally, Chen Ming was thinking about going to see what was in the ruins of the shining civilization after he had dealt with the mechanical clan. But now he had to wait until the mechanical clan had dealt with him.

First make sure there are no problems with his pioneering fleet, then consider the rest.

Moreover, Chen Ming's Afterglow Fleet has only been exploring and has not expanded too much, so it is impossible for it to be an opponent that can engage in a head-on battle with the Mechanical Race.

It's okay to take advantage of others, but if he is really targeted and attacked by the two mechanical tribes, it will be fatal for Chen Ming.

He did have to retreat.

But he couldn't just run away like that.

The mechanical race wanted to target him, and he really had no power to fight back head-on, but he had to at least bite back and tear off a piece of flesh from the mechanical race.

He could have thought of a way to fight back while running.

He had previously come up with the idea of ​​shortening the reconnaissance range during development to speed up the march and relocation because the mechanical race was lurking nearby with his fleet and the war was about to begin.

As long as he stays away from the mechanical star field, the war will not affect his fleet.

If you have ideas and preparations in advance, the evacuation will not be too hasty.

If the evacuation was not hasty, Chen Ming would have the opportunity and time to counterattack.

Moreover, the war has already begun, and the first goal of the Mechanical Clan is not to defend against the Empire's first wave of exploratory offensives, but to get rid of the most troublesome Chen Ming first.

That means he certainly has the ability to be taken seriously by the Mechanical Clan.

These abilities do more than allow him to escape from the Mechanicals.

But since the Queen of Arms gave Chen Ming a plan to defend or retreat, it meant that the conditions he had just given her were not sufficient.

Chen Ming thought about it and gave the queen some new conditions.

Including his base, which has already been prepared and can be relocated at any time.

All of his ships have unlimited firepower, armor, shields, and radiation energy, as long as the logistics can handle it.

In addition, his ships above the cruiser level have unlimited jump systems, and ships below the cruiser level have the ability to jump unlimitedly in hyperspace.

When necessary, he could even produce a large number of armor-piercing guns. These purely cost-effective gun mounts were all equipped with high-powered weapons such as tachyon spears, and could be disassembled at any time to ensure that there would be no losses at all.

And the Queen Zerg and her Zerg who are about to awaken from evolution.

These were the conditions that Chen Ming had not given to the Empress before.

With these new conditions, the Queen immediately re-analyzed the new plan.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye.

Everything is going on normally on Chen Ming's side.

Including projects in two laboratories, research tasks on the main body, and initiatives to counterattack the mechanical race.

Although advancing on three fronts simultaneously made him feel pressure, he also felt a sense of excitement that made his nerves tense.

However, these are processes that will take some time to show results.

Chen Ming was not in a hurry to see results in just one or two days.

It just so happened that he was preparing to participate in the second phase space and dimensional infection interaction experiment led by the Fanchao Research Institute today.

With the help of a device given by the president, Chen Ming connected to a secret network.

And through this network, his holographic projection was projected to a distant place.

Soon, through the perspective of holographic projection, Chen Ming found that he was now in a large conference room.

The conference room looks quite special. There are a large number of surveillance screens arranged closely on the back wall.

Although these surveillance cameras are dark now, they should be useful later.

Taking his eyes off the wall, Chen Ming turned his gaze to the conference table.

There were nearly fifty people in the conference room at this time. There were many familiar faces that Chen Ming had seen at the last meeting, but there were also many unfamiliar faces.

Among these unfamiliar faces, in addition to some people wearing white coats who should be researchers from the Fanchao Research Institute, there are even some who may be people from the Empire.

Some people greeted Chen Ming.

Chen Ming responded as he walked to the seat with his name on it.

This was a place relatively close to the main seat, and sitting next to him was the holographic projection of the president.

But just before Chen Ming sat down.

There was someone who was not a holographic projection but was actually in the conference room and came over to Chen Ming and asked, "Chen Ming, Director Chen?"

"it's me."

From the white coat on the visitor, it can be seen that he is also a scientific researcher, so he greeted him in the capacity of the director of Chen Ming Chaofan Research Institute.

He smiled, stretched out his hand to Chen Ming and said, "I've heard of you for a long time. I'm Bian Gaoxuan, the person in charge of the Phase Space and Dimension Infection Interaction Project at the Fanchao Research Institute."

Chen Ming suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

When Bai Quan was setting up a research institute for him, he asked him to name it, and he casually came up with the name "Super Extraordinary Research Institute".

At the time, Bai Quan could tell that Chen Ming had just changed the order of the name of the Fanchao Research Institute and used it.

Of course, the people at the Fanchao Research Institute could also see it.

However, it seemed that Bian Gaoxuan didn't say anything special.

Chen Ming pretended to be calm and reached out to shake her hand and said, "Hello, hello, what's going on?"

Bian Gaoxuan enthusiastically grabbed Chen Ming's hands with both hands and shook them vigorously: "I just want to get to know you, Director Chen. This project of mine can be said to be initiated by you. Without you, I would not be the person in charge, and I would not have this job."

"Not really. Even if Director Bian doesn't have this project, he will definitely be able to shine in other projects."

After a brief greeting and exchanging contact information.

Bian Gaoxuan left Chen Ming and sat in the main seat.

Now that everyone is here, it's time to start the meeting.

Chen Ming also sat down immediately.

After Bian Gaoxuan tried the microphone, he pressed a button on the computer in front of him.

The surveillance screen behind him immediately lit up, showing a scene in a closed environment.

And what exists in this environment are all twisted flesh and blood and various deformed creatures.

The familiar appearance of these flesh and blood creatures is exactly the dimensional infected entities with intestines all over the ground created by the last time when the intestines of Zuo Jing's recipient were infected by the dimension.

Then these surveillance images should be the space station prepared by the Fanchao Research Institute that the president mentioned before.

In addition to the surveillance footage of dimensional infected entities inside the space station, there are also some external surveillance footage of the space station in the corner of the wall behind Bian Gaoxuan.

Through these monitors, we can see that on both sides of the space station, at a certain distance from the space station, there are two huge devices arranged opposite each other.

This should be the device that can send the space station into phase space.

It looks like everything is ready, just waiting for the next step.

Bian Gaoxuan, who was sitting in the main seat, also explained the experiment.

However, those who could attend this meeting were people who knew the situation, so he only gave a brief explanation.

By the way, it is explained that all the dimensional infected entities on the space station were captured from the Caimo star field, and then their activity was temporarily guaranteed by feeding them with feeder pigs.

So as to avoid unnecessary arguments during the experiment.

According to him, there are two purposes for launching this experiment.

One is to further test the suppressive effect of phase space on dimensional infected entities.

Previous tests only captured a small number of dimensional infected entities, but this time the number is much greater.

Another purpose is to test the effectiveness of the new device developed by the Fanchao Research Institute.

In fact, no matter who it is, everyone thinks that sending the space station into the phase space should be 100% successful, but some people are skeptical about whether this device can pull the space station out of the phase space.

It just so happens that this technology is the key to using phase space to suppress dimensional infection. If a planet infected by a dimension is sent into phase space and cannot be pulled out, it is better not to send it.

So most people today actually come here to see whether this device can pull out the space station.

In addition, Bian Gaoxuan also said that at that time a small number of accompanying personnel will maintain a safe distance and enter the phase space together to monitor the space station in the phase space from the outside.

Those present can choose to observe the progress of the entire experiment in the conference room.

Or you can leave first and wait for the final report of the experimental results.

Having said that, no one would miss the opportunity to observe the experimental process.

So no one ended the holographic projection and continued to sit in the conference room.

Except Bian Gaoxuan.

After he finished what he wanted to say, he left the meeting room without any hesitation and prepared to conduct the experiment.

After communicating with Bian Gaoxuan, Chen Ming used the president's psychic power to send his robot to the space station that was about to be sent into the phase space.

And those phase ships that will follow the space station into phase space.

There's not much to say about the robots on the phase ship, they just need to watch the show from the sidelines.

Robots on the space station have much more to consider.

As the only person who has experienced dimensional infection and can use psychic powers to participate in dimensional infection events.

Chen Ming needs to personally observe what will happen when a large-scale dimensional infected entity enters.

Of course this is only in name.

In fact, it still doesn't make any sense.

It seemed like those dimensions infected entities with ease last time, and this time shouldn't be any different.

All in all, he just came to watch the show.

Just as Chen Ming was thinking this, his robots on the phase ships suddenly discovered that Bian Gaoxuan personally appeared in front of his robots.

Bian Gaoxuan will go to the phase space in person to participate in this experiment.

It was not until then that I realized that this conference room was actually located in the Caimo Star Region.

Chen Ming specifically asked Bian Gaoxuan whether it was necessary to take the risk?
Bian Gaoxuan said that he has the right to speak only on experiments in which he has actually participated.

Then Chen Ming had nothing to say.

Just follow the experimental process quietly.

Soon, the experiment officially began.

The devices at both ends of the space station were activated, and a purple beam of light connected the two devices and the space station in the middle.

The purple beam gradually twisted into a coil shape and wrapped around the space station, just like the phase coil Chen Ming saw on the phase ship.

Suddenly, the purple coil of light beams straightened.

The entire space station disappeared into the normal universe at this moment.

And then, the light pattern that had just been experimented in the Legion's Ship Research Institute a few days ago marked the location of the space station in the normal universe.

After confirming that the space station had entered the phase space, several phase ships led by Bian Gaoxuan behind also activated their phase coils and entered the phase space.

Chen Ming had already arrived here along with the space station.

From his robot's point of view on the space station.

Those dimensional infected entities were immediately suppressed by the phase space after entering the sexual phase space. A phase force appeared out of thin air on the space station, destroying everything of the dimensional infected entities.

This one-sided attack made many entities go berserk, but they could only vent their anger on the space station.

However, the unique design of this experimental space station makes it impossible to completely destroy it, and there is no way to escape.

These dimensionally infected entities can only struggle madly and die in pain.

Although only the picture was transmitted to the conference room, the wailing sounds seemed to be able to penetrate the picture and reach the ears of everyone in the conference room.

At this time, Chen Ming, who had a robot left in the space station, felt like he was in hell.

Because he actually heard the screams of those dimensional infected entities.

Not to mention the blood and flesh splattered from the many crazy dimensional infected entities killing each other.

But fortunately this is the hell of dimension infected entities.

Although the scarlet dimensional rift in Chen Ming's consciousness space was also being suppressed by this phase force, Chen Ming did not feel any pressure at all as he watched the dimensional infected entities constantly dying around him.

It looks like this experiment is already half successful.

After all these dimensional infected entities die, and then use the equipment of the Fanchao Research Institute to pull the space station back out of the phase space, this experiment will be successfully completed.

I hope there won't be any accidents.

Just as Chen Ming was thinking this.

Chen Ming suddenly noticed that the dimensional infected entities that were originally madly attacking the space station and killing each other suddenly seemed to calm down, and all rushed towards the center of the space station in an orderly manner.

He didn't know what was going on, but he knew that in addition to being very sturdy, this space station had another characteristic: there was almost no important equipment inside the space station.

Even if there is, it is on the outer layer and definitely not in the core area.

So what are these entities trying to do by gathering toward the central area?
Chen Ming didn't understand, but he could let the robot follow and see.

Just as he did this, he suddenly noticed that part of the surveillance screen in the conference room turned red, as if it was covered by flesh and blood.

For some reason, these small monitoring devices that were equipped with weapons did not use weapons to clean up the flesh and blood, nor did they automatically avoid the spread path of flesh and blood tissue.

It even seemed to be out of control and could not be operated manually.

The surveillance of the core area has been covered by the entities that have rushed over.

As for the combat robots on the space station, which were originally hidden in various corners and deployed by the Fanchao Research Institute as a backup, they lost contact shortly after they entered the core area after being activated.

Sure enough, the accident happened.

Chen Ming couldn't say whether this was his bad luck. Although he didn't say it out loud, he did think about it in his mind.

However, he did not dwell on this. Instead, he immediately controlled his robot on the phase ship in the phase space to find Bian Gaoxuan and broadcast the image of his robot walking towards the central area.

And asked Bian Gaoxuan to give him permission so that he could transmit the robot's images to the conference room.

Bian Gaoxuan also felt that something was going to happen, and did not reject Chen Ming's kindness.

Chen Ming's robot soon entered the core area of ​​the space station.

In front of a passage, he suddenly found a mountain of meat blocking the road and completely blocking the passage.

And the mountain of meat was now shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Not dead, but shriveled.

Its power is shifting toward the most central area of ​​the station.

Chen Ming did not hold back at this time. He sent an afterglow core to the robot and directly took control of the entire space station.

The power of dimensional infection gathers within it.

This concentrated scarlet force prevented Chen Ming's spiritual power from observing, and he could not see the situation inside the shriveled meat mountain.

But from the familiar breath inside, Chen Ming felt that this was the same situation as the recipient before he died.

They are going to open a rift to the Crimson Dimension.

The recipient had used a similar method to open the rift to the Crimson Dimension, but he died very quickly, so he was unable to open it completely.

Although this time these dimensional infected entities are attempting in the phase space, the difficulty is definitely much greater than in the normal universe, but no one can stop this process.

Those dimension-infected entities inside that were transformed by the remains of the recipient are really about to open that rift.

At this moment, Chen Ming suddenly felt that the crack in his consciousness space was suddenly touched, as if something was attracting him at the center.

He wanted to go in.

But he immediately lost this thought.

Because in his perception, something was also attracted by the things that were gathered from those dimensional infected entities in the center of the meat mountain.

Something is...coming.

Deep within that mountain of flesh, at the moment when all the dimensional infected entities died, a rift was torn open in phase space.

An eye filled with countless pupils appeared in the crack.

A scarlet color invaded into the purple of the phase space.

Where the scarlet color shines, everything has one and only one ending: destruction.

Chen Ming could not see the open crack, nor could he see the eye full of pupils.

But he could see the scarlet light that had seeped out, saw the mountain of flesh being annihilated, and saw the space station being destroyed from the inside out by the scarlet power.

Moreover, this force is still expanding, and it won’t be long before the space station will be completely destroyed.

The experiment has failed.

They must evacuate.

And at this moment, a surging phase force that came from nowhere suddenly seemed to gather here from the entire space, and a terrifying conflict broke out with the scarlet color.

Just a little aftermath of the conflict.

Chen Ming's cracks felt an unprecedented pressure.

Even now, he can't withstand such pressure for too long.

He could only actively suppress the scarlet cracks on his body and isolate himself with his mental power to avoid being affected.

But in the scarlet rift, the power that had escaped from the scarlet dimension suddenly seemed to have noticed his existence, and the giant eye in the scarlet dimension moved part of its pupil towards Chen Ming's location.

Although separated by the twisted flesh and blood covering the crack and countless walls of the space station, Chen Ming also saw the eye at this moment.

This situation made Chen Ming unable to help but curse: "Fuck you."

(End of this chapter)