"Are you leaving with the Burrenshire?" Xiao Yan asked Sonya, "This thing gives me a strange feeling, and it may be dangerous to search." ”

"No, they're going to fight next, I might as well go to Kloha with them!" The girl shook her head, "I'm going to go with you to see this Enterprise, if there is danger, we can escape with Oscar, it's safer than me alone." ”

"And after that?"

"I've already witnessed the pursuit of Titania, and it wouldn't be much better to continue watching their battles, and it seems that no ship is safe in a fleet battle," Sonia stroked her hair slightly, "I'm going to arrange a trip to Croha, but if I go by myself, it's almost like sending him to death." ”

Xiao Yan nodded: "Then find you a safe place, I am going to fight with Bayeran again, as long as they will not be defeated and surrender in a short time, we will go to Kloha to see the situation!" In the Senate, your charisma and abilities will be of great use. ”

"Senator, Captain Griffith, we're ready!" At this time, the leading officer who stayed on board the ship was Captain Ophelia von Ishthal and contacted Xiao Yan, "Sergeant Downey and his Marines are with us. ”

After seeing the whole picture of the ghost ship, everyone has recovered from the initial panic, and it is customary to call the giant ship in front of them "Enterprise".

"How's the initial scan?" Xiao Yan asked, "Is there a life reaction?" ”

"No, just like the legend, it's a ghost ship that drifts in the universe by itself!"

"Okay, disperse the carrier-based aircraft to stay on alert, and we'll go over in the landing craft," Xiao Yan took off his flight suit and changed into power armor, "leaving Professor Emrath on the bridge." ”

"I'm afraid it's going to be difficult," Ophelia muttered in embarrassment, "'The reason I didn't leave with Brenhill was to see for myself what this thing had to do with Mandolfel, and I wouldn't go!'" 'The professor said~"

……

The Brenhill battle group split into two lines.

Some of the Trade Alliance crews who had fled from the previous battle were taken prisoner by the Bayeran fleet. According to them, the captain of the ship, Colonel Machar, fled on a shuttle with a part of the officers and sailors, and Mandolfil could not open the cockpit after returning to the mothership, and finally flew strangely to the ghost ship with Warrant Officer Camy.

In order to find out and bring back the all-important Mandolfer, Xiao Yan and the others boarded the empty and silent Enterprise under the cover of several carrier-based aircraft.

The search team consisted of Xiao Yan, Sonya, Ophelia, Midianmaya, and 5 ARC commandos, as well as a company of marines. The Marines even brought 6 self-propelled assault guns.

This low-profile armored vehicle is very sturdy, with 6 independent tracks for strong passing ability, and the body is equipped with a 105 mm explosive gun and a 30 mm Vulcan cannon, which is very useful for combat and digging holes in the hull.

"Soldiers, disperse! Leaving 10 men to guard the ship, Rangier took a platoon to the engine room to inspect the engines, and the others covered the senators and knights to the main control room and bridge," Sergeant Downey quickly arranged the mission.

Although the leading officers were Captain Ophelia and Lieutenant Midianmea. But when there are no special circumstances, they will let the experienced non-commissioned officers assign specific tasks, after all, the sergeants are most familiar with the GIs under their command.

The commandos and marines crowded around Xiao Yan and them, cautiously advancing towards the bridge.

"Oscar," Xiao Yan clicked on the monitor as he walked, "give us a scanned hull structure diagram." ”

"Oscar receives, Knight," replied him in a calm, magnetic male voice, "I am Lieutenant Commander Ferron, captain of the Oscar, and I will send you a real-time monitoring of the situation now. ”

Dense patterns of roads and pipelines are projected on each person's display in layers, but there are many large and small shades of black that are distributed over the hull like patches.

"We found no signs of living life, but there were many parts of the ship that were too thick for our scans to penetrate, and those locations would have shown as pitch black." Captain Ferron said, "To be on the safe side, I suggest you deploy some signal generators for every leg you go, and I have the Marines bring them." With the signal, the Oscar will be able to provide you with early warning and road planning. ”

Sergeant Downey had the soldiers follow the captain's instructions and take out some oval devices the size of oil drums and place them on the ground. The devices immediately began to function on their own, scanning their surroundings 360 degrees.

It's frighteningly quiet.

Aside from the occasional crackling arc of malfunctioning lighting, the only sound of the Enterprise's soft footsteps and the low noise of the hydraulics as the power armor moves can be heard inside the Enterprise.

There were neither life nor corpses.

The gray cabin was marked by many shades of light, as if a sharp blade had been slammed into the metal walls and doors long ago.

From time to time, you will encounter some huge rooms or pipes with no lights, and the deep darkness seems to have no end. The Marines did not dare to go deeper, and only sent some small drones to explore, but after a few minutes, the drones lost their signal.

Sonia followed Xiao Yan closely, letting go of her perception and searching the surrounding environment.

"Don't be nervous," Xiao Yan patted the girl on the shoulder, "This ship is very large, we have arranged for about 6 hours to search, if we consume too much energy at the beginning, we will not be able to hold it later." ”

"Hmm~" Sonia nodded slightly, "I'm just...... I just haven't experienced anything like it. A group of people came to a strange ghost ship, silent on the surface, but in fact, many eyes were peering in unknown corners, just waiting for the time to rush up, and then we were! That's how it is played in the movies. ”

"Uh...... Yes......" Xiao Yan agreed, the current situation is indeed a bit similar.

"Griffith, there's a bit of a strange structure here," Ophelia said as she suddenly leaned over and swiped the map, "You see, there's a lot of space in the central part of the hull, it's as empty as the hangar deck of a capital ship like Burrenshire, and it's neatly structured around it. ”

Xiao Yan and Sonia looked over according to the captain's instructions, as if this was the case.

"This is the engine room, where Corporal Rangier went, and reconnaissance shows that it is still functioning," Ophelia continued, "Let's not talk about how the engines and engines that are not maintained by people are functioning~ You look at the hull structure, the hangar, the engine, this area is wrapped in thick armor, and there is a buffer structure outside. ”

"What are you talking about?" Sonia asked.

"It looks like the lightning protection layer of a battleship here," Midianmaia took over the topic, "The general hull may have several layers of armor, but in order to defend against weapons of this nature of proton torpedoes, capital ships often install another layer of anti-mine armor on the outside of the main armor, this part is relatively weak, but a certain amount of space is left to install a reverse reaction device, which produces a reverse gravitational effect when hit by a proton torpedo, which can effectively reduce the damage to the hull." ”

"So," Xiao Yan understood, "this is a battleship?" ”

"Well, structurally, yes," Ophelia nodded, "In addition to the lightning protection, there are zigzag but very neat pipes in the middle of the battleship that connect the deck to some huge cabins, which also look like the battleship's ammunition depots. You know, in order to prevent direct hits and explosions, the ammunition depot of the battleship cannot be directly connected to the hangar or something. The cost of ships of this design is frightening to death, and civilian ships do not have this requirement. ”

"But but," seeing Xiao Yan and Sonia nodding together, Ophelia added, "It's not right any further!" You see, on the outside of the lightning protection layer, there are some strangely shaped structures. If the core of the place is a neat geometric shape, the outer part is like an abstract painting, full of passages and cabins like tentacles that suddenly grow. Moreover, the armor of these outer structures is thin and thick, and some even have special protection such as lightning protection, but a few steps away is a thin small piece. It's like ......."

"It's like a warship and a lot of civilian ships welded together."

(End of chapter)