The Seventh Base

Chapter 848: Chapter 159: Hunting and Raid (Part 2)

Xu Mo instantly understood upon hearing Ge Qing’s words.

It seems that currently, the fleet of the Mandala Star United Kingdom has the upper hand in this war. It’s like the ancient pursuits in the pre-world era where if the Star System Alliance opted for constant retreat, they would be chased down relentlessly. Due to their speed disadvantage, how many warships would they have left by the time they retreat?

Thus, the Star System Alliance has no choice but to engage in a tug-of-war with the Mandala Star Fleet.

“Where is the main battlefield currently located?” Xu Mo asked.

“The peripheral area of Bruce Star.” Ge Qing replied.

“Alright, continue to monitor the movements in real-time,” Xu Mo instructed. “Thank you.”

Ge Qing didn’t say much further.

The fleet continued to move forward. Xu Mo glanced at the star map; Odin Mountain Star and Bruce Star are relatively close planets. From their current position, they would arrive at Bruce Star first.

“Bypass Bruce Star and head to the area between Bruce Star and Odin Mountain Star,” Xu Mo ordered.

“Yes, Captain.”

Upon hearing Xu Mo’s order, they felt a faint excitement.

Since coming to the interstellar, the interstellar thieves led by the Black God Fleet have been quite competent.

This time, Captain Xu Mo is preparing to take them hunting again.

Moreover, their hunting target is Mandala Star.

Xu Mo’s order was to proceed between the two major planets. Clearly, they were not there to assist but rather to block the middle route. As interstellar thieves, they were naturally suited for such tasks.

In the midst of the battle between both sides, Xu Mo naturally wouldn’t help either side actively, nor engage in direct combat.

However, if they choose to attack one side, it would evidently be against Mandala Star.

The Star System Alliance not only includes Lucas Star but also other members. If the Black God Fleet were to open fire on the Star System Alliance, they would become the universal enemies.

And Mandala Star had previously attacked Byron Star and currently holds an advantage in the battle. Therefore, intercepting them is more fitting.

Furthermore, the warships of Mandala Star are also more advanced, intercept them and bring them back to Byron Star.

As Xu Mo and their fleet moved forward, they unexpectedly encountered a fleet coming to aid, the fleet of the Star System Alliance. Xu Mo avoided drawing their attention and quietly bypassed these fleets, continuing onward.

Then bypassed Bruce Star and arrived in the area between Bruce Star and Odin Mountain Star, continuing towards Odin Mountain Star.

Even though in the middle of the starway, the universe is vast, and it’s not necessarily possible to capture the opponent, the closer they are to Odin Mountain Star, the more likely they are to capture.

Their warships spread out in advance, maximizing the search area.

Odin Mountain Star continuously had warships taking off and landing.

Odin Mountain Star is now under the control of the Mandala United Kingdom’s fleet, with much power deployed. Warships damaged on the battlefield would return to Odin Mountain Star for repairs and then set out again to join the battlefield once fully repaired.

This time, the logistics personnel brought by the Mandala Star United Kingdom were more than their combat personnel, ensuring the fleet’s mobility and always maintaining efficient combat states.

At this moment, three warships were navigating through the starry sky, fleeing from the battlefield. These three warships were severely damaged, their shields almost destroyed; two were Ion Battleships, and one was a Shield Battleship. It was enormous and had strong defense, acting as the vanguard for the Mandala Star United Kingdom.

But being the vanguard, they also bore heavier fire. This Shield Battleship was damaged to the point of having to withdraw from the battlefield.

“These inferior humans are frail! They don’t even have the courage for direct combat. After this battle, Mandala Star will easily unify the Star System Alliance!” The Shield Battleship’s Commander, a fat man, cursed as he spoke with the commanders of the two adjacent Ion Battleships.

“The war with the Star System Alliance years ago dragged on because of time. Otherwise, we would’ve conquered it centuries ago.” An echo came from the Ion Battleship: “This time, they won’t have the same luck as before.”

“In the battlefield, the Star System Alliance’s air combat forces seem to have gotten a lot stronger.” Previously, only a portion of their air combat units had strong firepower, but this engagement finds most of their units wielding powerful firepower.

“There’s a place called Byron Star that discovered advanced civilization technology and collaborated with the major planets in the Star System Alliance to modify their weapons.”

“Why not destroy them?”

“Galan led a small fleet to deal with them last time, but they ended up losing there. After this war, we’ll proceed to destroy Byron Star.”

“Shh, shh…”

As they were conversing, the signal suddenly got cut off.

“What’s going on?” the fat man on the Shield Battleship said.

“The signal got intercepted. We’ve encountered an ambush.”

“The Star System Alliance still capable of an ambush?”

As their words fell, a vast fleet appeared from different directions, accompanied by piercing buzzing sounds and constant rustling.

The three warships simultaneously reconnected, revealing a face on the screen: “I’m Wood of the Black God Fleet. I command you to surrender immediately, or face obliteration.”

Black God Fleet?

Where did this group come from?

They hadn’t heard of them before.

“Which planet’s fleet do you belong to? You dare strike against the Mandala Star United Kingdom’s fleet?” The commander inside the Shield Battleship’s face turned unsightly, but his voice lacked confidence. Now, with their three warships in a damaged state, how could they resist a large fleet? One round of attacks might wipe them out entirely.

“Three.”

Wood directly said. As those words fell, intense beams lit up the dark starry sky, weapons charging as if ready to unleash the Light of Destruction the next moment.

“???” The Shield Battleship commander looked at Wood. Is he really this arrogant?

“Two,” Wood continued to shout.

“I surrender,” said the fat commander with a grim face, intending to see how the Black God Fleet would take them down. When Mandala Star’s fleet found out, they would surely get their revenge.

For now, it was better to survive, preserving the warship for a chance to retake it later than getting it destroyed directly.

The Ion commanders had similar thoughts and chose temporary surrender.

The Black God Fleet started receiving their warships. Once received, the Black God Fleet’s main warship arrived, and seeing the main warship clearly, the three commanders’ faces turned pale and extremely embarrassed.

The main ship was Sword, their Mandala Star’s warship.

This group of people seemed to have done this more than once. It was a premeditated operation.

Once Xu Mo received the warships, he intended to send them back to Byron Star for repair and refurbishment. These warships currently have little combat power, making them unable to be directly deployed on the battlefield. Moreover, bringing them to Byron Star would be a surprise later on.

The Black God Fleet remained here to continue hunting. Although there’s a battle going on, the disappearance of warships would undoubtedly be noticed. They sought to capture another cluster, to see how much they could gain.

“Mo, how many warships do we have now?” Xiao Qi asked.

“Haven’t counted,” Xu Mo replied.

Xiao Qi pondered silently before speaking, “At this rate, won’t we become the largest fleet in the Star System Alliance? It’s thrilling, like stealing.”

Ye Qingdie: “???”

She felt offended.

Meanwhile, in space, another fleet circumvented Bruce Star and set off toward Odin Mountain Star.

The fleet commander was Lucas Star’s Major General Gilson, standing in the command room gazing at the starry sky with sharp eyes akin to a drawn sword.

He would lead this fleet in a surprise attack, directly assaulting Odin Mountain Star to destroy Mandala Star’s rear powers, leaving the Mandala Star United Kingdom’s fleet in space isolated and helpless.

Building achievements at this moment.