Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 276: Distress Signal (Second Update)

Chapter 276: Chapter 276: Distress Signal (Second Update)

"Distress signal, let me check."

Mia carefully examined the scanning device, yet it displayed nothing; however, just as she was about to report back to Su Ming.

A faint distress signal appeared again on the edge of the scanning device’s screen.

She spoke with slight surprise.

"There is one!"

"Should we rescue them?"

"Rescue my ass, we are hardly managing to save these people here, who has the time to conduct a search and rescue."

Mia responded without even thinking.

After hearing Mia’s words, Su Ming fell into deep thought, his eyes shifting continuously, finally he spoke to Mia.

"Teacher, I want to go check it out."

"Ah? You want to go rescue them?"

"Yes!"

"Sigh, alright, if you want to go, then go, just be careful and come back quickly."

Mia didn’t object, saving people was not something to question, after all, she was watching over the place.

"Okay!"

Su Ming controlled the Gun Knight and flew in the direction of nine o’clock.

After Su Ming had flown a distance, he wanted to check the scanning device for the distress signal again, but discovered it had disappeared.

This wasn’t a continuous signal, but an intermittent distress signal.

Su Ming could only continue forward in the general direction.

Fortunately, not long after, the distress signal reappeared.

Su Ming controlled the Gun Knight to accelerate forward, and soon arrived at the edge of the city, a large passage entrance came into view.

Su Ming’s expression changed and he piloted the mech into it.

Suddenly, Su Ming entered a dim and slender passage filled with various floating debris.

Su Ming ignored the debris and kept flying further inside; truthfully, if he were not piloting the Third Generation Mecha·Gun Knight, he definitely would not have risked rescuing this distress signal.

Especially since the Nautilus housed many advanced Chilami, even escaping in the Iron Guard Mecha would be difficult.

At this point, Su Ming controlled the mech, flew to a crossroad intersection, took a look at the scanning device and patiently waited upon seeing the signal disappear again.

It wasn’t long before the distress signal reappeared.

He immediately took control of the mech, turned into the right-hand passage, and pulled up the Nautilus’s map for a careful review.

This path led to the Nautilus’s storage area, a very large and complex structure, not part of the search area for this operation.

Su Ming’s eyebrows were tightly knitted, but he still didn’t give up and continued to carefully search forward.

....

Inside the Nautilus·City.

Wang Sheng continuously directed the rescue ships, saving those survivors.

Everyone was extremely anxious, there was nothing they could do, after all, with so many people, it was impossible to save them all instantly.

Just then, Major Gene along with Lin Chuyu and others, rushed out from a large passage.

The moment they emerged, they saw small rescue ships flying past in the distance, the entire radar screen was filled with green dots.

Lin Chuyu and the others spoke in astonishment.

"What’s happening, they haven’t evacuated?"

At that moment, Major Gene exploded like a keg of gunpowder, instantly ignited, he opened the communication channel and roared.

"Wang Sheng! Didn’t I tell you to lead people to evacuate? Why haven’t you evacuated?"

"Sir, there are simply too many survivors here, I can’t just watch them die, they are all citizens of the Federation."

Wang Sheng’s tone was very firm as he replied.

"You fool! You are disobeying military orders, do you know that?"

Gene furiously questioned.

"Sir, I know this is disobeying military orders, I am willing to accept all consequences afterwards."

"Has your brain been kicked by a donkey? Who told you to do this?"

Gene was instantly furious.

"Sir, nobody instructed me, it was my own decision. When I joined the Federation Military Department, I swore under the Federation’s flag to be loyal to the Federation and to protect the people with my life! As a soldier, I couldn’t just watch them die here."

Wang Sheng replied righteously.

Gene, choking as if someone had grabbed his neck, was momentarily at a loss for words.

Nevertheless, he suppressed the rage in his heart and addressed Captain Wang Sheng.

"Nonsense! Wang Sheng, you are a soldier; sacrificing yourself while leading people in a rescue is one thing I cannot argue with! But they are students, they have no obligation to risk their lives staying here for rescue!"

"Sir, I disagree with you. They are students, yes, but they will also be soldiers after they graduate. And I think they are very outstanding. Under the threat of death, no one has backed down!"

Wang Sheng stubbornly replied.

"Shut up, shut up, just shut up..."

Gene of course knew that what Wang Sheng said was true, but some things just couldn’t be done that way, and there were things he just couldn’t say.

"Sir, if the rampaging Fourth Generation Mecha really comes here, I am willing to lead the team to intercept them, to buy time for everyone!"

Wang Sheng said without any fear.

"Intercept my ass, just you guys..."

Major Gene was really about to be furious to death by Captain Wang Sheng.

At that moment, in the city’s three o’clock direction, the entire area’s metallic ground started to turn red.

The next second, a dark red Kais Beam filled with destructive power melted the thick metallic ground and shot straight to the city’s top.

Boom!

The city’s top instantly exploded, chunks of shattered metal armor plates falling down.

"Warning: High-intensity Kais biological reaction detected!" ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

At this moment, everyone’s Mecha displayed red warning boxes.

Major Gene and the others were immediately shocked and looked towards the position where the beam had penetrated.

Suddenly, the rampaging Fourth Generation Biological Mecha·Sin Salamander leapt from the broken hole, heavily smashing onto the ground, the massive impact sweeping across and collapsing surrounding buildings.

"Roar~"

At that moment, the Sin Salamander Mecha raised its head, opening its mouth to emit a deafening roar.

Rhein and the others each shuddered, feeling deeply the shadow of death that draped over them and that intense sense of fear.

"This time, we’re really in trouble."

Mia said with a very serious expression.

"Retreat! Retreat immediately! Stop the rescue."

Major Gene shouted desperately in the communication channel.

"Brothers, follow me!"

At that time, Captain Wang Sheng, piloting the Green Wing Mecha, led his subordinates to fly towards the Sin Salamander Mecha.

Seeing this, Major Gene punched the console and yelled at Wang Sheng.

"Are you an idiot? I told you to retreat, why are you going up there?"

"Sir, I’m going to hold it off to buy everyone time to evacuate!"

"Get back here, you idiot, fool, who do you think you are? You think you can hold it off? You’re going to your death!"

"I understand, but even so, I will not back down."

Captain Wang Sheng replied solemnly.

"You...."

Major Gene felt a sudden pang in his heart.

At that moment, Teacher Alfam spoke up in the communication channel.

"Major Gene, Captain Wang Sheng indeed violated military orders, and his actions are indeed very foolish. We understand your hardship and realize that the Federation is very corrupt and the ethos is very bad. However, it is precisely because of this that we need the spirit of Captain Wang Sheng. If everyone only thinks of themselves, without caring about the lives of the people, then there truly is no hope for the Federation. Captain Wang Sheng, I’m here to help you!"

"Right, we’ll help you!"

...

One after another, teachers voiced their agreement, piloting the Green Wing Mecha from various directions towards the Fourth Generation Mecha·Sin Salamander.