Piercing sirens sounded, and red lights also indicated that there was a battle situation ahead.

Mu Chen quickly put on the pilot's helmet and prepared to receive instructions.

Sure enough, as soon as Mu Chen put on his helmet, an order came from his ear.

"Attention of all units, 500,000 kilometers ahead, interstellar pirate traces have been found, please prepare for battle."

"Pilots No. 1 to 100 flew Hurricane-type fighters to take off immediately and conduct alert, pilots No. 101 to 111 piloted the Tornado landing ships on standby, and the landing force immediately went to the landing ships to be ready for combat at any time."

Unexpectedly, he would encounter this situation on the third day after he got the Tornado-type landing ship, and Mu Chen's first actual combat was to drive a landing ship to be on standby at any time.

"Big brothers, don't leave me a few heads, don't you wipe out the enemy before I even have a chance to play." Mu Chen secretly prayed in his heart.

Of course, this idea must not be known to others, otherwise they will think that they are in league with the enemy.

Mu Chen activated the No. 111 landing craft, maintained a state of taking off at any time, and the hatch on his belly also opened, and after a while, the heavily armed landing force boarded his landing ship.

This landing force has a total of 50 people, plus an all-terrain armored vehicle, which can be regarded as almost reaching the upper limit of the load capacity of the landing ship.

"Comrade pilot, the 5th Landing Squadron reports to you." The squadron leader of the landing force saluted Mu Chen outside the cockpit.

"Come in." Mu Chen opened the passage connecting the cargo compartment and the cockpit, allowing the squadron leader to enter.

"It's an honor to be on board your landing ship and I hope everything goes well." The rank of the squadron leader is the same as Mu Chen's second lieutenant, but Mu Chen is a pilot and the military is higher than the other party, and the other party should be so polite.

"Good luck!" Mu Chen also returned the salute and said firmly.

"Comrade pilot, do you need us to recommend an auxiliary shooter?" The squadron leader asked aloud.

This was his real purpose, and every time he went on a landing mission, if the pilot allowed it, then they could recommend a soldier to enter the cockpit as an auxiliary shooter.

This person can stay on the landing ship without getting off the landing ship.

This will be a very safe factor, and even if the landing force fails in its mission, the soldier has a good chance of surviving, which is also the way for the landing force to keep its number and tinder.

Mu Chen naturally knew this matter well, and almost all pilots would not refuse this request of the landing force, and after a long time, it became a common practice.

"Okay, follow the old rules." Mu Chen nodded and agreed to the other party's request.

This old rule is that I will provide you with convenience, and the soldiers who can enter the cockpit must be under my control, and must not interfere with the pilot's work, and when he needs to assist in shooting, he will only open his shooting authority, otherwise he can only sit in the cockpit.

After a while, a soldier came in. Honestly sat in the auxiliary firing position in the corner and did not say a word.

Mu Chen glanced back, this soldier was covered in a black space landing force combat uniform, and he couldn't see anything, but judging from his height, he should be a somewhat short young soldier, and the combat uniform looked a little too big on him.

Mu Chen didn't pay attention to him, and after confirming that everyone had boarded the ship, he closed the hatch and made final preparations.

The location of the Whale is not far away, and this is also an area frequented by interstellar pirates.

Most of these pirates are composed of rebels and criminals, and there are even some national forces behind them, and the weapons and equipment are sometimes better than the regular landing forces, and there will also be some C-level or above warships or space fighters as weapons.

Hunting is usually carried out in areas where space transport ships often pass, and the means are very bad.

It is often heard that there will be commercial transport ships captured by them, some hostages will die, and some passengers will become bargaining chips for them to demand huge ransoms, and the materials on the transport ships will also be sold all over the world through their unique channels.

The Earth Federation often organizes armies to clean up these interstellar pirates, but the effect is not obvious.

As the saying goes, "The sea never stops, and the pirates don't stop", as long as interstellar transportation continues, then piracy cannot stop.

This vast starry sky can become a pirate's nest everywhere, and like cockroaches, it can never be wiped out.

Mu Chen was just a little strange, who gave these pirates such courage to dare to intercept an A-class transport ship, and there was nothing valuable or important personnel on this transport ship.

Not to mention whether these interstellar pirates can beat the escort formation of the Giant Whale, even if they really win, it will be worth the loss.

"Are these pirates crazy?" Mu Chen thought suspiciously.

When Mu Chen was thinking nonsense, the flying group in the distance had already come into contact with the interstellar pirates, and the battle broke out in an instant.

On the whale's side are 100 state-of-the-art Tier B Hurricane fighters, which are intimidating at both the offensive and defensive ends.

And the interstellar pirates are obviously already prepared, with 20 C-class space warships, 5 B-class warships, and 200 space fighters of various types, which definitely occupy a leading position in terms of numbers.

What's more, according to the intelligence provided by reconnaissance satellites and drones, about 100,000 kilometers behind the battlefield, there is a satellite called Banished Lands, which is really one of the nests of this group of interstellar pirates, and there are quite a few ground troops there.

To be honest, Mu Chen really admires these interstellar pirates, and with the plundered resources, he can survive on a planet with no oxygen, which is quite capable.

It is said that many of the planets inhabited by interstellar pirates are now well managed by them, using oxygen and water production equipment, and they have even started a large-scale agricultural development on the planet.

In some planting silos, some high-yielding crops are grown, and some poultry is raised. Live the life of a space farmer.

Mu Chen really admired the perseverance and creativity of these interstellar pirates, and to put it mildly, even if Mu Chen himself fell to that point, it was impossible to do better than them.

The battle began, and sure enough, the Hurricane's laser weapons could easily destroy the enemy's fighters, and the particle beam weapons could also cause massive damage to C-class ships.

As for the higher-level warships, although the shield level is very high, it can't withstand the attack of a group of wolf-like Hurricane-type fighters in turn, and the moment the energy shield consumes energy, it is time for it to be destroyed.

That's when the mutation happened.