Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 157: Gathering (Extra for Alliance Leader Dreaming of Flowing Fire) (Third Update)

Chapter 157: Chapter 157: Gathering (Extra for Alliance Leader Dreaming of Flowing Fire) (Third Update)

Begfin received Irelia’s command and immediately issued his own orders.

"All hands, switch to Blade Formation. It’s our turn now."

"Yes."

Nervously, the first-year students replied in unison.

"Junior students," a senior addressed, "I know many of you are experiencing this kind of space battle for the first time, but don’t worry, your seniors will lead you. Let us seniors take the spearhead. All third-years, line up; second-years, follow, and first-years, bring up the rear and cover any holes."

Begfin then issued the commands.

"Understood!"

Aqua and the other senior brothers and sisters responded one after another.

They maneuvered their mechas in an orderly fashion behind Begfin, forming a pyramid-like formation.

Qin Feng and the others were deeply moved after hearing the plan.

They knew that being on the spearhead meant bearing the greatest pressure and danger. Casualty rates would be the highest, which meant the seniors were protecting them.

Su Ming and the rest silently controlled their mechas, positioning themselves at the end of the formation.

Seeing that the formation was ready, Begfin commanded,

"We’re moving out!"

He and Oliver, piloting the Shadow Slayer, led the charge, with the supporting mechas following in an orderly fashion.

The distance between the two forces closed quickly, and just as they were about to clash,

Doors 1-5000 on the Mother Ship’s hull swung open.

Swoosh, swoosh~

A rain of missiles poured out.

The missiles flew past Su Ming and the others, colliding with the incoming Chilami.

Boom, boom, boom~

One by one, the Chilami were shattered, their black blood and flesh splattering in all directions.

Following that, the mecha squad collided with the Chilami like a blade. Begfin and Oliver, piloting the Shadow Slayer, passed through them like a flash of light and shadow.

Crack!

Groups of Chilami were cleaved in half.

Next, third-years like Acula, piloting the Third Generation Mecha Wind Chaser, began by shooting at a distance. When the enemy closed in, they swung their Beam Sabers, slashing again and again at the Chilami pressing in from both sides.

The second-years then attacked the Chilami that the third-years had missed.

The last of the Chilami that broke through met the first-years at the rear.

The entire mecha squadron plunged into the enemy like a blade, although, unfortunately, they couldn’t penetrate through.

Begfin, Oliver, and the third-year students on spearhead duty were held at bay by the swarm of Chilami that pressed on.

They had to stop their advance and start a roundabout fight to the death.

By now, Su Ming’s team also collided with some Chilami that had slipped through the net. He operated his mecha to lift his beam gun, leading the ceaseless shooting at the Chilami.

Zzzzz~

Beams struck the Chilami, eroding unsightly black cellular tissue.

Weaker Chilami died on the spot, their bodies drifting motionlessly in space. But those with higher vitality or structural integrity withstood the onslaught.

"Everyone, pay attention. Provide mutual fire support. Don’t spread out too much and definitely don’t chase after individual Chilami!"

Su Ming reminded Rhein, Qin Feng, and the others with professionalism.

"Understood!"

Rhein and others responded in unison.

Suddenly, the entire starry region turned into a fiercely contested battlefield. Amidst this chaos, the second and third-year students from Imperial Court Academy unleashed formidable fighting strength, bearing the brunt of the pressure,

Allowing the first-years to take on fewer Chilami at a time.

Some of the stronger seniors even occasionally spared a glance to watch over their junior first-years nearby.

At that moment, Aqua noticed some Chilami corpses that were gathering, preparing to resurrect and ambush a junior student. She immediately piloted the Wind Chaser like a gust of wind, closing the distance in a flash, and with a swing of her Beam Saber, she sliced the resurrecting Chilami in half just in time.

"Ah?"

The underclassman was also startled.

"Be careful with those Chilami corpses, they’ll resurrect and launch surprise attacks as soon as they gather together."

Aqua warned the underclassman.

"Thank you, senior."

The underclassman immediately expressed his gratitude.

On the other side, Su Ming and others were continually shooting down the missed Chilami, but suddenly, he noticed that lots of his fellow students’ mechas had flipped over and were drifting away from the team.

He immediately called out on the communication channel.

"Mandy, what are you doing? Why is your mecha flipped over and running farther and farther away?"

"I don’t know what’s happening, I was fighting and then suddenly felt dizzy."

Mandy and the others replied, bewildered.

Su Ming frowned and turned to look around, realizing that many of the first-year students were having this problem.

On the public channel, one student after another asked in confusion.

"What’s wrong, why did the mecha flip over while we were fighting?"

"Isn’t it you who flipped over?"

"No, it should be you!"

...

Oliver’s gruff voice then sounded.

"Don’t panic, as space is vast and empty, in the absence of reference points, it’s very easy to get lost and disoriented! To describe it in terms of phenomena on Earth Star, it’s like not being able to tell up from down! In this situation, you need to look at the direction indicator on the right side of the mecha’s control panel, or use your teammates or the Mother Ship as a reference to adjust!"

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Everyone said in response after hearing his explanation.

Su Ming then shouted to his team.

"Do what senior Oliver said and adjust your mecha to regroup."

"Okay!"

Mandy and the others responded in unison.

Su Ming took a deep breath; various problems were immediately exposed in this real battle.

However, these upperclassmen were truly reliable, bearing the brunt of the pressure and patiently teaching all the first-year students.

Su Ming could see that the initially inexperienced students were becoming more adept at fighting.

In fact, these first-year students just lacked experience and hadn’t had enough time to grow. But that didn’t mean they were inferior; on the contrary, their learning ability was very strong, and they progressed quickly.

In the command center of the Dhumu,

One operator after another was reporting the situation.

"Squad B11 has casualties, BJ367 combatant killed in action."

"Squad C17 has casualties, CJ985 combatant killed in action."

...

"The number of Chilami is sharply decreasing..."

Irelia looked at the casualty report with a very calm expression. Although there were some casualties, the battle was going beautifully overall.

From the dispersal of the Chilami till now, their numbers had decreased by a third.

With a bit more time, the annihilation of this wave of Chilami forces was a certainty.

But just then, the scattered Chilami, like the tide receding, all circled back in a curve and flew rearward, then crazily converged, forming a massive black cell-like flesh ball.

The surface of the entire black flesh ball surged continuously, with the Kais biological reaction soaring nonstop.

Bilado, seeing this scene, issued a warning immediately.

"Commander, the Chilami are retreating and gathering together."

Irelia then glanced at the main cannon; regrettably, it was still cooling down. There were eleven minutes and twenty seconds left until it was ready, so she decisively gave the order.

"Pass my command, load all firing ports, unleash the second wave of barrages. Also, order the Third Generation Battleship Wind Shadow, the Third Generation Battleship Rock Shield, and the group of mechas to initiate a concentrated attack!"

"Yes."

Bilado promptly replied.

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