"Alright, the alarm is lifted."

I heard Captain Polk's voice.

The object to whom Polk is speaking is clearly us. Because I noticed that before he could speak, the crew of the Ameriga had unbuckled their seatbelts.

Apparently, the captain conveyed the order to his crew through the light brain.

The photobrain is an implanted electronic chip. After it is implanted in the brain, the instructions of the implanter can be transmitted through the brain waves to the brain of the implant at the same frequency within a certain range without the need to speak.

I saw Humphrey shivering and unbuckling his seat belt, his face pale and as if he wanted to vomit.

Apparently the jump had caused the food in his stomach to tumble violently

I quickly poured a glass of water and handed it to him.

Humphrey took a sip of water and felt better. He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Are we here in Medava?" ”

I didn't answer, because Captain Polk answered for me.

"Yes and no. We're still 12 light-years away from Medava, but according to federal law, it's already a Medawa astral boundary. Now I'll signal and wait for the Medawa ship to pick us up. ”

Captain Polk's words made Humphrey feel like a fool, which made him a little annoyed, and his face turned from white to red.

But Humphrey's anger quickly turned to astonishment, and then panic.

And I went through the same process.

The Amelica ship suddenly tilted violently to the left, and I was unsteady on my feet and almost fell. Thanks to grabbing the edge of the console next to him in time, he was able to stabilize himself.

The bridge suddenly became very noisy, and the red ground lights flashed continuously.

Line after line of numbers from the screen - that's the data that the computer automatically reports detailed ship damage.

The shell cracked 10%, lost 25% of the power, and there were no casualties.

Apparently, just now, the Ameriga was suddenly attacked.

"Hair ...... What happened? Humphrey's voice was a little flustered.

Polk did not answer Humphrey. He pressed a button, and the situation outside the ship was immediately projected in front of Humphrey.

Humphrey and I looked at the projection.

In front of the Amelica to the left, there is an object flying towards the Polk.

"What's that?" Humphrey asked Polk again.

"Vice-Minister, it's a spaceship."

This time, I answered for Polk.

"Is it a Medawa?"

"I don't know. It's too far away to see clearly. ”

"Whoever it is, send a signal to them that the diplomatic ship of our Planetary Federation is protected by the law and the Planetary Federation, and that any hostile actions against us will be seen as an offense to the Planetary Federation." Humphrey's mouth spat out a barrage of diplomatic rhetoric.

I'm so angry and funny.

Since the other side was shooting at us at the time we jumped to the coordinate point, it was obvious that they had been planning for a long time and had come prepared, and their target was us.

At this time, how can a few threatening words stop the other party.

What we need is to fight back or run away.

As far as I know, the Amelica is a frigate converted into a diplomatic spaceship, and it has some self-protection and counterattack capabilities.

But whether this ability can hold us safe and sound depends on the strength of our opponents.

Suddenly, the monitor beeped. A few more objects on the screen and flew towards the Ameli Plus at breakneck speed.

It's missiles.

"Missile interception." Captain Polk, who stood up from the ship's command platform, ordered.

He was looking ahead, and as soon as he had finished speaking, he looked down slightly at Humphrey and me.

He said, "The two of them. Escape pod. Fast. ”

"Wait—"

Humphrey was about to say something, but Captain Polk immediately interrupted him.

"There's no time, Ambassador." "There are too many missiles coming," Polk said. There is no way to intercept all of them on the Ameriga. Moreover, the ship had lost 25% of its power, and it was impossible to escape. My mission is to get you out safely. Don't waste time. ”

With that, he turned to the crew and ordered them to open all the rescue pods.

I grabbed Humphrey's arm.

"Let's go, Ambassador." I say.

Without waiting for Humphrey to respond, I pulled him off the bridge.

Behind him, the door to the bridge room, which flashed red alarm lights, slowly closed.

At this time, the cabin was already in chaos.

Everyone was informed of the attack on the ship. People panicked and ran towards the survival pod.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way. Let the ambassador go first. ”

I squeezed my way through the crowd as I screamed Humphrey's identity.

The reason why I protected Humphrey so much was not because I had a deep affection for my superior, but if I had left him and run away alone, I would not have been able to gain a foothold in the Foreign Office today if anyone had survived and had been able to grasp the abandonment of his superior.

As a small citizen of Shengdou, I still have 30 years of mortgage to repay. If I die, then of course all the dead debts are gone, and the bank can't ask the dead for money; But if I'm lucky enough to survive, I can't afford to go without a job in the face of a mortgage.

After a minute and forty seconds, I finally stuffed Humphrey into the escape pod. And I didn't care to accept his thanks, so I hurriedly jumped into the next one myself.

An escape pod is a narrow container. From the outside, it looks like an upright egg. Inside the head was only a small seat, an oxygen mask, and a set of life jackets.

I fastened my seatbelt as fast as I could, and pressed a red button next to my seat.

My tail vertebrae felt a burst into the air, and it was the rocket booster under the rescue pod that ignited and the rescue pod was pushed out.

I looked out through the round window in the airtight hatch. Almost as soon as I ejected, three missiles were ready to hit the Ameriga.

The Ameriga exploded violently, and for a moment the flames pierced the inky universe.

I saw the debris from the ship's explosion constantly being projected outward in concentric circles around the point of the explosion, and the wreckage of the rescue pod like mine was inside.

I hope Humphrey isn't one of these survival pods, because then I save him in vain.

It's selfish to think so, but I think I'm blameless.

After all, people always want to repay their kindness.

Retracting my gaze from the window, I put on the cosmic suit as fast as I could. Then I picked up the lifesaving guide next to the seat.

The first page of the lifesaving guide details where to store emergency rations and drinking water in the rescue pod. To my surprise, there was also a simple waste recycling system in the rescue chamber. With this system, I can survive for at least two weeks if I only drink water and breathe air.

On the second page of the lifesaving guide, a blank federal passport is affixed with the words "The Federal Foreign Office requests the necessary assistance and humanitarian care from the military and political agencies of the planet." ”

"I really think about everything." I closed the lifesaving guide and couldn't help but think.

It's only 12 light-years away from Medava, and if nothing else, the first to find out about the situation and find us are the Medawa.

I glanced out the window again.

This glance made me break out in a cold sweat.

Because outside the window, I saw a figure with red eyes pointing a gun at the window, aimed at me.