Chapter 1306 - 1166: Exposed

Chapter 1306: Chapter 1166: Exposed

The 6503 ship was using a mechanical arm to grip the corpse of an alternate space creature, but at this moment, this area of space was incredibly difficult to observe.

Added to that, the distance was so vast that without special equipment on a research vessel, it was almost impossible to notice anything.

So, the observer thought that the anomalous energy "enveloped" the company level ship, which wasn’t entirely off the mark.

However, the team leader took another look; having chosen high magnification on the equipment, he spoke irritably.

"This anomaly is as big as a fart, and it deserves your panic?"

He felt it necessary to assign this subordinate some work to prevent idle trouble making, which was affecting him, more importantly.

The subordinate, however, was so frustrated that he slammed his left fist into his right palm, "Boss... this position is already beyond the energy beam’s range!"

"Beyond... damn?" The leader muttered dismissively, and once he realized it, his eyes widened in shock.

"Zoom out first, let me see how far from the energy beam it is!"

After carefully observing for a while, he switched the imaging map, and after a second of silence, he immediately shouted.

"Computing power, I need computing power... switch half over from the whole group!"

This leader was merely a deputy team leader, and immediately there was dissatisfaction, "Stop messing around, everyone is busy here."

"Discovered a possibly major target!" the leader continued to shout, "If we miss it and the analysis results come out later, who will be responsible?"

This was spoken rather rudely, but mismanagement of the current situation would indeed be accountable in the future!

If no one noticed, it could be dismissed as oversight, a huge blunder, but deliberate obstruction was of a different nature.

The skeptic was also frustrated, as everyone felt their work was the most important, yet no one dared assume the corresponding responsibility.

Thus, that person switched the lens, glanced at the situation, and immediately stated, "At most, half!"

This was not only a competition for resources, a competition for discovery achievements, but also a competition for discourse power within the team.

Plus, this person did not believe that this discovery was so major, so they only agreed to the other’s request.

At most, it was just a company level ship; could it compare to the study of the spatial barrier breach?

Soon after, they would pay for their actions, but that would be a later story.

With the increase in computing power, various possibilities were analyzed, and the message quickly reached the military’s ears.

"A suspected standard company level ship emerged from the energy beam’s range?"

The only camp-level ship in the fleet was trying to approach the edge of the energy beam.

There was no other way, as its defense was the strongest at the scene.

And this was a modified camp-level ship, specifically used by the military for exploration, and the observation equipment was also very advanced.

Their cautious approach was also supported by relevant data.

The camp-level ship’s defense could essentially withstand the pressure at the energy beam’s edge.

However, facing the newly emerging suction currently, many were uneasy.

Any intelligent person could deduce that the suction would only grow stronger, and most likely, its rate of increase would be terrifying.

Even with the robust nature of the camp-level ship, it might not be able to break out when the time comes!

Nonetheless, this camp-level ship’s intrinsic mission was exploration, and soldiers were duty-bound to obey orders.

Therefore, they could only muster their courage, skirting around the edge of the energy beam, intent on "just skimming and not actually entering."

Even so, there were many who called them cowards—how could those afraid of death join the exploration team?

Onboard the camp-level ship, someone declared: We are not afraid of death, only unwilling to die in vain!

Exploration has its methodologies, and this anomaly was outrageously violent and bizarre.

The key was knowing that the suction could suddenly intensify, yet still rashly venturing in, wasn’t that courting death?

So when the camp-level ship learned that a company level ship was stealthily escaping, they volunteered to pursue it immediately.

A camp-level ship confronting a company level one was a comprehensive crushing, especially since this ship had enhanced observation equipment.

However, their request was denied, "Reinforcements are arriving soon, your mission is exploration."

This fleet was just the vanguard, responsible for reaching first and observing the situation.

Later, Qingsha Star’s observers noted that the anomaly was anything but ordinary.

Simultaneously, the vanguard continually reported back that the situation was extremely serious and might even affect Qingsha Star.

—This was consistent with Qu Jianlei and the other two’s judgment; at the time, everyone was indeed speculating in this way.

So the second wave of reinforcements arrived quickly, more decisively than the vanguard’s hesitation.

Especially mid-way, upon hearing the energy beam had stabilized, they came even faster.

The second wave of starships had time to prepare, with specifications and scale far exceeding the first fleet’s.

In addition to more inspectors and large observational equipment, shockingly two regimental level ships were among them.

The reinforcements heard a company level ship had escaped from the energy beam and argued over the pursuit, resulting in a quarrel between two regimental level ships.

Both regimental level ships belonged to the military, but one of them was headed by someone from the Anomaly Affairs Management Division.

The Anomalous Management Division personnel wanted to personally pilot a Regiment Level Ship to pursue.

Currently, there are no significant leads on the scene, and once there are results or clues in the future, no one would dare hide them from the Anomalous Management Division.

Their plan was well-conceived, but the military couldn’t agree; this couldn’t be treated as a simple anomaly affair.

This involves an understanding of the entire alternate space system, something far beyond what your little Anomalous Management Division could handle, right?

The Anomalous Management Division has significant power, but the institution is too small, often relying on the government or military assistance to carry out their duties.

Moreover, this spatial fluctuation anomaly is far from ordinary.

Even the military can’t handle it alone, so how could the Anomalous Management Division seek military cooperation to gain a sense of presence?

The military bluntly refused, asserting that deploying a Camp-level Ship would suffice.

At most, they could pair the Camp-level Ship with corresponding support warships, three Company Level Ships, one fire support ship, and others.

This standard Camp-level combat unit should be more than enough to handle the opponent—if necessary, add another Camp-level Ship.

It’s really the Anomalous Management Division wanting to use the Regiment Level Ship to capture the opponent, which is not only timid but also wasteful of resources.

However, the Anomalous Management Division believed that since the escaping Company Level Ship fled from the energy beam, it must possess unique capabilities.

And the various information collected by the opposing side from the energy beam is crucial!

The military directly called out their scheme: taking our equipment and some of our personnel to achieve your results, how could you think of that!

Despite the argument, this is not the time to bicker excessively, or it will let the battle record slip away.

So the Regiment Level Ship from the Anomaly Affairs Management Division didn’t speak much to the military and quickly chased after them.

The military was not pleased either, with a Camp-level Ship leading two Company Level Ships in pursuit.

The Regiment Level Ship’s speed was much faster than the Camp-level Ship, allowing the Anomalous Management Division to quickly take the lead,

when they reached a distance of eight million kilometers, the equipment of the Regiment Level Ship vaguely recognized that the opponent’s piloted starship was actually a standard warship!

This problem was quite... well, given that there were still military warships coming from behind.

Moreover, the Anomalous Management Division wasn’t quite in a position to interfere with military matters.

Thus, the Regiment Level Ship had to slightly reduce its speed while preparing to deploy small attack ships.

Meanwhile, Little Lake, through the scattering of micro pre-sensors along the way, also perceived that a starship was coming from behind with a clear purpose.

The Regiment Level Ship’s tracking wasn’t tailing but coming from another direction.

The micro pre-sensors focused on concealment, with weak proactive detection and poor recognition ability, failing to identify the type of the trailing starship.

Therefore, Little Lake only knew a starship was pursuing from behind and informed Qu Jianlei.

Qu Jianlei did ask about the type, learned that it was temporarily impossible to determine, and then asked if acceleration was possible at that moment.

The Big Head Butterfly turned slowly, "Speeding up would be very strenuous, plus this starship is originally faster than the Company Level Ship."

Qu Jianlei hesitated for a moment but still informed the Nutrient Injection, "It seems we still need to go out and collect the bodies of alternate space creatures."

He spoke with some apology, but the Nutrient Injection didn’t care at all, "Well, since the boss has spoken, of course, I’ll go."

However, Qu Jianlei added, "I’m saying, if there’s a backlash, I can go."

He definitely wasn’t as adept in space as the Nutrient Injection, but not too far off either.

The main issue was not knowing the magnitude that would trigger a backlash, so it was necessary for the Nutrient Injection to make her own judgment.

The Nutrient Injection indicated, "You don’t have to worry about this; I care more about my own life than you do."

However, probably influenced by the boss’s words, she was a bit slow going out of the cabin and even put on a space helmet.

However, during this process, the Anomalous Management Division’s Regiment Level Ship approached further.

They made another shocking discovery from the blurry images and energy comparison diagrams.

It turned out that the standard warship wasn’t enveloped by alien energy but was very close to it.

Upon careful observation, they could vaguely recognize that the object with faint alien energy was located on the underside of the starship’s belly.

Meaning there was a high likelihood that the alien energy object was a reward of the Company Level Ship, being held by a mechanical arm!

This discovery was astonishing as it was a capture from the alternate space.

According to the Exploration Laws of the Imperial, the harvest of exploring unknown worlds belonged to the explorer—as long as you had proof!

But if the harvest was significant enough, rules... what are those?

The personnel on the Regiment Level Ship of the Anomalous Management Division, initially undecided, finally steeled their resolve at this moment.

"Deploy the attack ship, ensure to force the opponent to stop, and launch warning attacks if necessary!"

Only a few of the ship handlers of the attack ship were from the Anomalous Management Division, mostly still military warriors.

By this time, the military personnel already knew that the escaping starship ahead was the military’s standard warship.

Thus, someone asked, "Is it appropriate to rashly launch warning attacks?"

"This warship is currently under our command!" the Anomalous Management Division responded strongly, "This is approved by the Military Region!"

The soldiers follow orders, and this is not the time to say anything else.