Colonial Suit

The roar was deafening, the entire ship shaking violently. Tremors ran through the floor beneath their feet, and even the gravity stabilization system couldn't maintain balance. Inside the mercenary mothership, chaos reigned. Some crew members were thrown against the walls, while others tumbled head over heels. On the monitoring screens, hundreds of large pipes had burst, spewing out deadly toxic gases.

This was probably the most disheveled they had been since setting out, even affecting order within the ship. But as the crew scrambled to their feet, they didn't even have time to glance around before rushing to the screens.

There, an astonishing cosmic disaster was unfolding.

The enormous Elte mothership, almost half the size of a planet, was engulfed in explosions and flames. Chunks of debris and hull plating were being ejected, flying into space like meteorites. The explosions were so intense that they could feel them even here. Through the flames and smoke, two massive holes could be seen in the ship's hull, filled with mangled light conduits and shattered wreckage.

But that wasn't the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing was that as the explosions continued, hundreds of millions of points of light were emerging from the Elte mothership like fireflies, quickly dissipating into the cold void of space.

Those were the psionic energies of the Elte people...

Every crew member who saw this felt a chill run down their spine, their hearts turning cold.

Because of the unique nature of Elte life, their deaths didn't leave corpses, but rather scattered orbs of energy. These orbs would dissipate over time, which was why the Elte life form was considered the most advanced manifestation of evolution.

But at this moment, all that remained was desolation.

Hundreds of millions of Elte people, born cosmic nobles, were being destroyed in the combined assault of two human motherships. No matter how noble they were in life, at this moment they were nothing more than scattered energy. From the perspective of cosmic life, it was undoubtedly a tragedy.

However, this precisely illustrated the cruelty of the universe. Regardless of your nobility or civilization, everyone is equal in the face of ruthless competition. The value of Elte and humans was the same: a 'bullet'.

"Quick! Look!" A crew member suddenly turned pale, pointing at the screen and shouting. "It's breaking apart!!"

"Not good!" The other crew members' expressions changed drastically.

Although they were tens of thousands of kilometers away from the Elte mothership, the disintegration of a mothership was no joke. The energy surge from the disintegration of a mothership was comparable to a cosmic storm. Even tens of thousands of kilometers might not be safe. To put it bluntly, even the strongest defenses of a human mothership might be engulfed in the energy storm.

That was a deadly prospect, even worse than being attacked by a doomsday weapon. Immediately, a group of crew members scrambled towards the bridge, hoping to receive the captain's command.

But at this moment, the bridge wasn't in a good state either.

The recoil from the previous shot was too powerful. It could be said that the mothership's ultimate form was prepared for cosmic warfare, and the side effects of its colossal war machine were equally severe. Each firing of the 700mm super-giant compressed electromagnetic railgun required 70% of the mothership's energy and burned out all auxiliary light conduits, putting the mothership into a long-term state of weakness. Each firing caused severe vibrations and electromagnetic field disruptions that damaged the mothership's internal structure and energy stability. It was a truly lethal weapon that harmed the user as much as the enemy. Therefore, even with a civilization evolved to the third world level, it could only be fired once per war.

This was why the captain had previously used a fleet of warships for the assault.

It wasn't that he didn't value the lives of his subordinates, but the side effects of this weapon were too great, and the preparation time was too long. So, to complete this strike required the sacrifice of countless people.

But now, they were still inevitably caught in the disastrous aftermath of using a doomsday weapon. Once the Elte mothership exploded, they would be engulfed as well. In the worst case scenario, they would both face annihilation. At that time, neither mothership would be able to escape. This was the terrifying aspect of mothership-class weapons: a chain reaction of disaster.

According to regulations, the best choice for the captain at this time would be to immediately initiate a counter-space jump, taking advantage of the still stable space to completely escape the influence of the enemy mothership. Unfortunately, this wasn't normal space, and even Blood瞳 couldn't guide them to a path of survival in this instant.

So, they could only watch helplessly as the Elte mothership exploded, the deadly energy storm sweeping outwards.

"But, we did win." On the bridge, the captain, dressed in a crisp uniform, said softly, quietly watching the rapidly collapsing Elte mothership.

His gaze was calm, as if he were looking at a group of dead people.

He knew the consequences of the disaster chain reaction better than anyone, but at this moment, he was fearless.

Because they had won.

This was the first time since humanity entered the third world that they had clashed with the Elte and achieved victory. It was a glorious victory, and in his own words, the victor received supreme glory. What did a little more sacrifice matter for this glory? After all, this was the first time humanity had defeated the Elte, and the countless previous confrontations had mostly ended with humanity's retreat!

Death and sacrifice were the familiar themes of humanity after entering the third world. The only question was whether the sacrifice was worth it.

And looking at it now, there was no sacrifice more worthwhile.

The captain secretly pursed his lips, then sat down in the captain's chair. His work was done, and the rest was up to luck.

The shaking of the mothership became more and more violent. With the disintegration of the Elte mothership, the signs of an energy storm had begun to appear. In just half an hour, this mothership would inevitably be caught in the storm. At that time, it would be doomsday for everyone.

But no one had expected to see a scene they would never forget.

"Quick! Look!!" In the tense atmosphere, a crew member suddenly jumped up, shouting hoarsely. "What are they doing? Oh, my God!!"

"Huh?" The captain was startled and hurriedly looked at the screen in the direction the crew member was pointing. He was immediately stunned.

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In the vast starry sky, the Elte mothership, which should have been disintegrating, suddenly activated all of its remaining engines, and began to accelerate with thick smoke and dazzling flames. At this moment, they had lost all protection, and every movement accelerated the process of the ship's collapse. Large amounts of debris peeled off from the hull, leaving a long trail of wreckage behind.

It was such a terrible and desolate scene, but the Elte mothership was still accelerating at all costs. The remaining hundreds of engines desperately spewed out exhaust, pushing the wreckage of the mothership to high speed.

"Not good!!" The captain was experienced after all, and immediately jumped up. "They're going to enter the ruins!"

"But Captain, is that possible?" A crew member asked in surprise. "Aren't we still here..."

"Shut up!" The captain coldly rebuked, his face ashen.

At this moment, he finally understood that there was a reason why any civilization could be glorious. The Elte were clearly doing the same thing as them, planning to make great sacrifices to forcibly open the passage and complete their mission.

And this was precisely what he could not tolerate.

Regardless of whether he had won the previous battle, as long as the Elte opened the passage, it meant that all of humanity's sacrifices would be in vain.

"Order! Full ship assault!" The captain suddenly stood up, shouting hoarsely.

He was going all out. Even if the entire ship died here, he could not let the Elte succeed. Otherwise, not only him, but the entire human race would become a laughing stock in the third world.

But no one had expected that at this moment, Blood瞳 would suddenly speak.

"Switch command. Let's go."(To be continued)rq