Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 278 Surprise (Extra Chapter for the book friend Aide Meidunshu) (Fourth update)

Chapter 278: Chapter 278 Surprise (Extra Chapter for the book friend Aide Meidunshu) (Fourth update)

Under normal circumstances, once a retreat order was issued, if not all, at least some mechas should have begun flying out by now.

But he had been waiting for ages without seeing any.

"I’m not sure, let me contact the operator of the No. 34 small rescue ship."

An Jie immediately initiated a communication call.

The call connected quickly, and a middle-aged man of considerable age, dressed in a senior non-commissioned officer’s uniform, saluted An Jie.

"Sir!"

"Hake, what’s the situation inside the Nautilus? Why haven’t they started evacuating after the retreat order was given?"

Lieutenant An Jie quickly inquired.

"Sir, Major Gene and many of the teachers are intercepting the rogue Fourth Generation Biological Mecha, trying to buy time for the rescue and evacuation!"

Hake replied in a deep voice.

"Isn’t this madness?"

After hearing Hake’s report, Fleck’s entire old face turned red with rage, and his body trembled with anger.

Hake did not respond to Fleck, maintaining his silence.

Lieutenant An Jie, at a loss for what to do, looked towards Xiao Ye.

Xiao Ye asked coldly,

"Have the two doctors been found, and what about the object?"

"I don’t believe so; I’m not very clear on the details."

Hake shook his head in response.

"What are we doing worrying about the mission at a time like this? Get them to evacuate first! You don’t think they can defeat a rampaging Fourth Generation Biological Mecha, do you? I should never have agreed to this mission in the first place!"

Fleck urged Xiao Ye with red eyes.

He was very scared now, worried about the large-scale deaths of students and teachers. If such a situation really occurred, it wouldn’t just be a matter of failing to explain to the school, but more importantly, it would be a significant loss.

"The retreat order has already been given, but as the saying goes ’orders from afar can be ignored,’ they seem intent on defying the order to perform the rescue; we can only let them finish."

Xiao Ye stated very calmly.

"You...!"

Fleck was extremely angry but felt powerless.

...

Meanwhile, within a dark corridor.

Su Ming controlled the Gun Knight as he moved steadily forward, quickly arriving at the end of the corridor, before the massive freezing chamber of the Nautilus.

The gigantic freezing chamber, fifty meters tall, was sealed with a thick, silver-white metal door, closed tight. The silence was eerie, a hush of death.

Su Ming checked the distress signal, which was pinpointed right inside. He then tried to see if he could open the sealed door of the freezing chamber with his mecha.

Regrettably, after several attempts, he couldn’t get the sealed door open; it was obviously locked tight.

Su Ming controlled the mecha to back up a few steps, then raised the red long spear in its hand, preparing to forcefully break through the sealed door.

However, just then, Su Ming noticed a two-meter-tall emergency door at the bottom right corner of the huge sealed door.

After pondering for a few seconds, Su Ming decided to dismount the mecha and try the emergency door instead. If he used the mecha to forcibly destroy the main door, it would make a lot of noise and potentially attract monsters, making the situation very difficult.

Thinking this, Su Ming activated the float mode of the Second Generation Exoskeleton Armor and floated out of the cockpit.

He floated over to the emergency door and forcefully turned the door’s handle.

Click!

The emergency door opened immediately.

A surge of cold air hit him in the face.

Without a moment’s hesitation, Su Ming floated into the freezing chamber.

The freezing chamber was exceptionally large, so much so that one couldn’t see the end of it. At that moment, the freezing chamber was also in a state of power outage with all equipment stopped working; various shelves with frozen goods drifted about.

As Su Ming floated inward, he had to be exceptionally cautious.

Looking around, he saw no one, so he called out,

"Is anyone there?"

"Yes."

"We’re over here."

At that moment, two relieved voices came through.

Su Ming looked in the direction of the sound and saw two figures clad in Third Generation Mechanical Armor·Guardian, each carrying a black mechanical box, emerging from behind the floating frozen shelves.

Su Ming’s gaze fixed on the Third Generation Mechanical Armor they were wearing, and his pupils slightly moved.

This was no ordinary Third Generation Exoskeleton Armor; it was a higher-priced, better defensive, and more conveniently lightweight premium product.

Su Ming floated over politely and asked,

"Who are you?"

Since they were completely covered in mechanical armor, Su Ming couldn’t see either of their faces.

"I am Dr. Li Mengqi from Xi Guang Laboratory, and this is Dr. Ting Li. Are you here to rescue us?"

Li Mengqi replied hastily.

"Yes, please follow me."

Su Ming let out a soft breath as he spoke.

As he had guessed, if someone could send out a distress signal from such a sealed space and at such a distance, then the equipment they used was probably advanced, indicating a high probability that they were the targets of the rescue mission.

"Okay!"

Li Mengqi and Ting Li promptly answered.

The three of them floated towards the outside, and Su Ming curiously inquired,

"How did you two doctors end up hiding here?"

"Ah! We hid here to avoid Chilami. After all, there are not many people here, and before the spaceship lost power, the cold storage was cold, making it hard for Chilami to find us."

Ting Li responded calmly.

"I see."

Su Ming inwardly admired them; these two doctors were not ordinarily rational and intelligent.

Before long, Su Ming led the two through the emergency exit, and the Third Generation Gun Knight came into view.

"Let’s board the mecha!"

Su Ming said to them.

"Okay!"

Li Mengqi and the others also brightened up at the sight of the Third Generation Mecha·Gun Knight and quickly responded.

Soon the three of them entered the cockpit of the Gun Knight.

Su Ming sat in the pilot’s seat and closed the cockpit. Compared to the cramped space of the Second Generation’s Iron Guard, the cockpit of the Gun Knight was quite spacious, so it wasn’t too crowded.

Li Mengqi and Ting Li could easily stand on either side of Su Ming, but they needed to hold onto the pilot’s chair.

"Are we good to go? Let’s move!"

Su Ming controlled the Gun Knight and swiftly retraced the original route.

At this point, Li Mengqi’s anxiety eased a bit, and she immediately started to question Su Ming,

"Officer, may I ask your name?"

"My name is Su Ming, and I’m not an officer, I’m just a student,"

Su Ming replied calmly.

"A student?"

Li Mengqi and Ting Li both froze, showing an incredulous expression.

"I am a student at the Imperial Court Academy. Our ship was passing by when we took on the search and rescue mission,"

Su Ming explained briefly.

"I see, so you must be an upperclassman?"

Li Mengqi followed with a question, but then she felt something was off. Upperclassmen at the Imperial Court Academy usually held military ranks.

"First year."

Su Ming replied calmly.

"Ah?"

Li Mengqi couldn’t control her surprise and exclaimed.

"Is there a problem?"

Su Ming responded very coolly.

"No, it’s just a bit surprising. How are things outside, Mr. Su Ming?"

Li Mengqi hastily shook her head.

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