Interstellar Soldier

Chapter 397
Not long after, a map of the starry sky appeared in front of Yang Yi, on which there was a jump route that marked the destination, but the destination was constantly changing, and the route was also changing accordingly.

How is this going?

"Major, the route has been locked."

Yang Yi frowned, he had never seen such a jumping route.

"This is the latest data. The route is adjusted ten times per second, and the change rule is determined by a three-dimensional function. Simply put, unless you master this function, even the most advanced optical brain cannot accurately grasp the jump. Due to the changing rules of the route, it is impossible to determine the exact position of the space node. This should be the latest security technology in the third theater, and it has never been used before."

"Are you sure?" Shen Chengwen couldn't help asking.

"Totally sure."

Shen Chengwen blinked his eyes and looked at Yang Yi, obviously he was not at ease.

"Get ready." Yang Yi didn't say much, let alone express his worry.

In fact, this is the first time Yang Yi has heard of this technology. Although he is also worried, Yang Yi also thought that the adoption of this method by the theater command means that the threat to the home galaxy is more serious than they knew before. Has been attacked by the enemy.Otherwise, there is absolutely no need to do so.

So, is it safe to return to the home galaxy now?

"Alan?"

"Major, the jump program has been set up, ready to go at any time..."

"Have you found anything unusual?"

"Not for the time being. The garrison on the transit star has no abnormal behavior, no abnormal space fluctuations, and no obvious energy fluctuations nearby."

"obvious?"

"There are abnormal energy fluctuations, but they are very weak. It is initially judged to be a natural phenomenon."

"Search again and display all the abnormal energy fluctuations detected. In addition, I will perform the space jump after I give the order."

"clear."

"Is it necessary?" At this time, Shen Chengwen asked Yang Yi.

Otis also came over, and also looked at Yang Yi incomprehensibly.

I have already reached the gate of the home galaxy and have not found any abnormal phenomena. Is it necessary to be so cautious?Besides, the theater command provided dynamic navigation data, which changed ten times per second. Even if there were enemy ships tracking them, they might not be able to follow the "Xinghai" into the home galaxy.

Yang Yi didn't explain much, and now is not the time to explain.

Soon, the starry sky map changed, and some not-so-bright light spots appeared, which were the faint fluctuations of original energy detected.

There is really no pattern, just like a natural phenomenon.

You must know that original energy is dark energy, which is ubiquitous in the universe, and will be affected by other factors, such as gathering together or spreading out when space is distorted, and when these changes occur, fluctuations will occur, and it will also be affected by other factors. It is often referred to as cosmic background interference.

After staring for a while, Yang Yi's brows were locked together.

Otis was a little impatient, and was about to say something, but was stopped by Shen Chengwen.

"Aaron, zoom in on this area."

"Major, this is the direction of the central region of the Southern Alpha galaxy, and the space distortion is the most serious, so the background interference is the most obvious."

"It is the most likely place where the enemy ship is hiding."

Allen didn't say any more, and magnified the area pointed out by Yang Yi ten times.

After looking carefully for a while, Yang Yi nodded thoughtfully.

"Any abnormality?" Shen Chengwen asked in a low voice.After following Yang Yi for so long, although he didn't understand why, Shen Chengwen knew that Yang Yi's intuition was very keen, and he never missed it.If Yang Yi feels that there is something abnormal, then there must be something abnormal here.

"Not sure yet." Yang Yi took a look at Shen Chengwen, walked forward, and marked several obvious sources of fluctuations on the star map with his own hands. "Aaron, get ready for the photon mine. Set the speed to the lowest gear, set the stealth flight mode, set the sprint distance to [-] kilometers, and detonate in a wide area."

"Major?"

"Excuting an order."

Allen didn't say much, and started to set up the photon mine.

"What do you want?" Otis couldn't help it at last.

The photon mine is not a unique weapon of the Weaving Star Clan, nor is it powerful. It is equipped and used in all civilizations of the Galactic Federation.More importantly, the main value of photon mines is not to attack enemy ships, but to explore unknown areas, similar to flares.Of course, if the attack target is an unprotected civilian spacecraft, photon mines are very valuable and can have the effect of regional strikes.

"It's better to be safe."

"It would expose us."

"It's nothing to be exposed now. If my worry is unnecessary, I will immediately perform a space jump and return to the home galaxy before the enemies on the transit star are dispatched." Yang Yi glanced at Otis and said, "If No, I'm afraid we have to find another shortcut."

Otis gritted her teeth and said nothing more.

"Major, the photon mine is ready."

"Launch, and display the real-time situation in this area."

"clear."

Photon mines are small self-propelled weapons similar to missiles. Although the initial speed can be increased by projection, they usually fly away from the mothership by themselves, so the impact on the mothership is minimal.Not to mention that the "Xinghai" is a streamer, even if it is an ordinary small warship, it may not vibrate when it fires photon mines.Of course, the personnel in the battleship can hardly feel the vibration when firing the photon mine.

Of course, the speed of the photon mine can be preset.

Although in theory, photon mines can fly at a speed close to the speed of light when launched in a projective manner, even if launched by self-propelled, they can accelerate to one-tenth of the speed of light in a very short time, but the speed is not For a warship that is not slow, the speed of the photon mine is not fast at all, so most of the time it will set a slower initial speed, and then accelerate the sprint when it is close to the target.

That's the case, after launching the photon mine, you need to wait for a while.

Of course, for Yang Yi and the others, in order to ensure safety, waiting for a while is not a big problem.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the data on the star map was constantly changing.

According to Yang Yi's instructions, Allen displayed the real-time information, the most eye-catching one is the countdown reading that is rapidly returning to zero.

"Major?"

"Get ready."

"clear."

With ten seconds left in the countdown, Allen activated the space jumping device.In fact, the "Shadow" only needs five seconds to complete the space jump.

Just ten seconds later, a change appeared on the starry sky map.

With a stinging flash of light, hundreds of bright spots appeared on the star map.

not good!

At this moment, Yang Yi suddenly reacted.

"Allen, turn off the space jump system."

"what?"

"Execute immediately, the thrusters are fully loaded, let's get out of here."

Although Allen is an intelligent program, its calculation speed is much faster than that of the human brain, but in terms of intelligence, it is still far behind that of humans, and the reaction speed is naturally not fast.

Fortunately, Allen will first execute orders.

Following a violent shock, the "Shadow" began to accelerate.

"What's going on!?" Otis exclaimed.

Shen Chengwen was originally staring at Yang Yi, but turned his head after Otis screamed.When he saw the data in front of Otis, he was also stunned.

The Shadow was indeed accelerating, but not at any speed.

"We have been discovered, and we have already entered the enemy's ambush circle." Yang Yi let out a long sigh, and said, "I expected a potential threat, but I ignored a key factor."

"what?"

"The speed of light."

Shen Chengwen was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Yang Yi incomprehensibly.

"We are about 150 light-seconds away from this area, so the signal we received actually happened 150 seconds ago." Yang Yi smiled wryly and shook his head, and said, "150 seconds is enough for the enemy ship to determine the course of the photon mine. It is also enough for an advanced warship to perform a short-distance space jump. If the enemy has been prepared, it will have arrived before we reacted and imprisoned us."

"But……"

"Maybe, the enemy doesn't know our exact location, but it's obviously not difficult to confine an area."

Shen Cheng was shocked when he heard that, and said, "You mean, we are in the confinement space?"

Yang Yi nodded slightly, and said, "Otherwise, why didn't the speed of 'Xinghai' increase?"

Shen Chengwen fell silent, not knowing what to say.

Yang Yi sighed secretly, and didn't say anything more.

In fact, when the flash appeared, Yang Yi realized that he had ignored the time when the photon mine's signal was sent back.Unfortunately, it was too late by the time he realized it.What happened next was all in his expectation, so he was not surprised.

"What now?" Otis came forward.

Though not completely calm, Otis had her emotions under control.As the strongest existence here, she has enough self-confidence.

"Get ready to fight." Yang Yi forced a smile and said, "We are still alive, which shows that the enemy wants to catch them alive, and maybe they can catch them by surprise."

"What do you mean?"

"The enemy knows we are here, and even knows that our destination is the home galaxy, but they may not know our true identity, and maybe they don't pay attention to us." Yang Yi glanced at Otis and said, "Wait a minute, you have to control Hold on, don't act rashly. If we can catch the enemy by surprise, we will have a greater hope of escaping this confined space, and now is not the time to show off."

Otis nodded, indicating that she understood what Yang Yi meant.

Yang Yi didn't say any more, just nodded to Shen Chengwen, telling him to get ready.

Although Otis has the strongest combat power, she has almost no actual combat experience.If something unexpected happens, Shen Chengwen is more reliable.

At this time, a change appeared on the star map. The surroundings of the "Xinghai" became translucent, which was a powerful energy barrier.

Before Yang Yi could recover, a figure suddenly appeared, startling Yang Yi and others.But it's not the enemy, but Aaron who projected himself.

(End of this chapter)