Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Smoke Rises Again
"Brother Captain! Brother Captain! Those attackers are again! β
With Atlas's exclamation, the originally relaxed command cabin suddenly became tense. The attention of everyone present was focused on the little girl on the screen, and even Spred, who was about to leave, walked back without thinking.
"Where are they? How many are there? After only a few seconds of stunned speech, Zhou Xin reacted, and he hurriedly asked.
"Most of them are found in the Northern Hemisphere, mainly in a few ruins near mining sites, with a small number of enemies in other places." In reply, Atlas marked the location of the enemy on the planetary map on the screen.
"After being quiet for so long, are you finally readyββ? Looking at the picture on the screen, Zhou Xin said to himself with a solemn expression, "The person who came is not good-"
"Brother Captain, the other party is approaching at high speed." The little girl hurriedly reported, "It's fast, ahhhh
"What's wrong?" Zhou Xin, who rarely heard Atlas make such an exclamation, hurriedly asked. As soon as the words fell, Zhou Xin saw the reason for the little girl's scream on the screen next to him - it was originally covered with dozens of images sent back by different detectors, but after Atlas's scream, most of the images on the screen disappeared, and only a few windows were still showing normal pictures.
"Their offensive is very fierce." Atlas replied, "Our probe had just entered the range of the opponent when it was attacked by all the submersibles in the range. Their forward speed was not in the slightest disturbed by the probes as before, and they were ordering the probes in the inner perimeter to quickly retreat. No, it's too late. β
"It's menacing." Zhou Xin's brows furrowed even deeper, "It's really different if you have prepared in advance." Then he asked suspiciously, "However, such a large-scale operation usually has a very clear goal, what is the purpose of the other party's attack?" β
"Since it's useless to retreat, let the probe catch up." While Zhou Xin was thinking, Dart gave him an order. Obviously, he intended to repeat the old trick, using the probe's charge to force them back as he did the last time they attacked the mining site.
However, a strategy that has already been used once is not destined to be effective. Just a few minutes later, Atlas's voice rang out, "It's almost useless, the speed of the other party's progress is basically not affected much." At the same time, this sentence also brought Zhou Xin back to his senses from his own thinking.
"Useless? How is it possible, do they already know that their identities have been exposed? Dart asked in surprise.
"The other submersible is still paying attention to keeping a distance from the probe." After observing for a moment, the little girl replied, "However, the onslaught of the other side makes it difficult for the probes to get close enough distance to affect their formation. In addition, they found that their attitude towards this attack was significantly more radical than before. The statistical results show that the average distance between the other submersible and our probe is significantly closer than in the past, and many submersibles are even operating at the minimum warning distance between the two sides. β
"Is it so hard?" This answer made Zhou Xin feel very surprised, "This is completely different from their cautious posture before." What happened in the past ten days that would have turned their attitudes so drastically upside down? β
"Now is not the time to think about that." Spred pointed to the real-time map of the two units' units displayed on the screen and reminded, "The top priority is how we should respond to their attack." β
"How else can I deal with it, I can only withdraw first." Dart sighed and reluctantly continued, "Since the other party now has the ability to prevent the probe from approaching, it is impossible for them to resist the opponent's attack simply by relying on no attack power. It is better to let the probe out as soon as possible to minimize the damage. β
"That's right." When Zhou Xin gave the order according to Dart's suggestion, he suddenly remembered another question, "Have our mining sites on the planet been attacked by those attackers?" As he asked the question, he was already looking for the location of the mining site on the situation map.
"It's weird, no." The little girl, who was well aware of the current situation, immediately replied, "However, although they did not directly attack the mining site, the targets that the other party has chosen to attack are all located near the mining site, and the ruins of the nearest towns. β
"If that's the case, then the main purpose of their organization of this large-scale attack may have been determined." Hearing this answer, Zhou Xin breathed a sigh of relief, and he said thoughtfully, "It seems that they still want to attack our mining site." β
"Is there still some caution in the radical?" At this time, Dart was thinking more about strategy, "Do you want to clear the surrounding area before attacking the mining site to stop the rapid reinforcement of reinforcements?" However, with such fanfare, aren't they afraid that our intentions will be discovered? β
"What are you doing for them?" Spred said casually, "Now that we've seen their intentions, let's make preparations in advance, maybe they'll go straight to our mining site after clearing the current area." β
"Well, that's right." Zhou Xin nodded, and then he immediately gave instructions to Atlas......
While Zhou Xin and the others were nervously watching the battle situation on the planet, the same scene also happened in the hidden place under the sea. Of course, unlike the tension on the Voyager, the atmosphere in the shelter was rather relaxed.
"It seems that GΓ©ziol's judgment is correct, and we must reassess Sakincha's strength." At this time, on the screen in front of Mimiros, there was also a topographic map similar to the one Zhou Xin and the others had seen, showing the overall battle situation, and now he was observing the situation above while talking to himself. After a long sigh of relief, he continued, "It's a pity that only four arks were involved in this operation, otherwise the results of the battle might have been even greater than they are now. β
"Don't blame Zarius." At this time, the yellow-haired old man, who was in another ark but was also concerned about the current situation of the battle with Mimiros, spoke: "He is also thinking about our civilization, but he has made a careful choice. β
"I know, I'm just saying it casually." Mimiros nodded, "Actually, I'm glad that at least a few of us made this choice, so that at least we can guarantee that the entire civilization will have a way out after our operation fails." With that, he turned his attention back to the current situation......