The whole search operation was carried out in a dull and oppressive atmosphere, and they could only do this now, before the fleet arrived. --Fengwu Literature Network-- It's quiet here, there are no enemies for them to fight, no people of their own to rescue, no survivors, and no escape pods found, if they have been launched, they must have been fished away by the emperor's ** team.

As the search progressed, they found more direct evidence of the battle, it was the wreckage of some fighters, there were lightning, there were short swords, but more were the wreckage of the banshee, Fan Wei extended to a white ice crystal belt, Ruison glanced at this small area of broken ice, under the bright starlight, these broken ice crystals emitted a colorful neon brilliance, it seemed that the Alliance One had been pursued by the Empire, trying to escape from the Empire by escaping into this ice crystal belt. Unfortunately, Risen thought dejectedly, now that the battle was over, it seemed that Alliance One didn't last long.

It's just that why are all the wreckage of fighter jets seen so far? Risen glanced at the outside of the fighter, if the Alliance One or those two escort destroyers were destroyed, there should be some large hull wreckage, and no matter how violent the explosion was, it would not be possible to blow the hull so shattered.

He looked at the belt of ice crystals, the dense splinter of ice and rock that interfered with the effective operation of the Lightning's fighter sensors, and if the wreckage was mixed with the ice crystal rubble, he couldn't make out what was there. Perhaps, the wreckage of the destroyed ship hull was thrown into that meteorite belt, and if there are any escape pods or survivors that have slipped through the net, they are probably there, and they can't escape the imperial search in the open space, which is why they haven't found the escape pod for a long time. Only within that belt of ice crystals could they get away with the ice crystal rubble to avoid the Empire's search, if they were lucky enough.

"Schneier, you take your squadron to inspect that belt of ice crystals." He said heavily. "Search carefully, if there are any survivors, it can only be in there, in this vast outer universe, I think, it is unlikely to find anything, we will go and join you after checking the area outside."

"Understood, man, I know what you mean. Let's go. Alas, if I had known that this was the case, Murray would not have ......," his friend said in a low voice. Faced with such a tragic ending, he, who has always been cheerful and lively, loves to laugh, and now he is no longer in the mood to say anything about jokes.

Risen didn't speak, he silently watched as the six lightning fighters slowly turned their noses and flew towards the ice crystal belt, war does not exist I knew it for a long time, countless variables and unexpected, it constitutes a real war. --Phoenix-Dance--Risen now only hopes that Murray will bless them with finding a few survivors in the ice crystal belt and find out what happened to Alliance One and Lady Almeda.

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"Tulip One. We've basically completed the search for the outer star field, and there are no escape pods and no survivors. A member of the Tulip Squadron reported.

"Understood," Risen replied. He switched the communication to his friend, "Schneier, do you hear that?" We didn't find anything outside, did you find anything inside the ice crystal belt? ”

"Not for the time being, only the wreckage of one destroyer has been found so far, which should be the escort ship of the Alliance One. The wreckage of the Confederate One and another destroyer has not yet been found, and no rescue pods or survivors have been found. His friend complained, "Although the area of this ice crystal belt is not large, there are many ice crystals and rubble, and our vision is limited, and our sensors are also disturbed." ”

"Keep searching, we will immediately enter the ice crystal belt to join you, this should greatly speed up the progress of the search, remember to be careful and careful, if there is any escape pod that can avoid the search of the Empire, then it must be hidden in a very hidden location, the Empire can leak them, we don't miss them again."

"I understand, I will command right away...... Hey? What is it...... It's gone. His friend's speech stopped abruptly, and a few seconds later, an astonishing voice entered Risson's cockpit.

"What? Did you find anything? Did you find a survivor? Risen asked eagerly.

"No, no, uh, I'm not sure, it's hard to say what it is, it's a bit far away, it flashed on the sensor and then disappeared, anyway, there's something there, I'll go check it out."

"Be careful, the emperor has just evacuated here, who knows what is left? Otherwise, wait until we come to your back. Risen immediately became alert.

"Don't worry, it's not the emperor, I'll let the Thunderbird No. 2 follow me, it'll be fine, don't worry."

"Okay, be careful, be careful with the Ten Thousand Year Ship, we'll be here as soon as possible." Risen reluctantly agreed.

"Tulip squadron, follow me, let's get out of here, turn the search area into that ice crystal belt, disperse, carefully search your surroundings, don't let go of any anomalies, and report anything you find immediately."

"Yes, Tulip One."

Risen quickly turned his fighter around and flew towards the ice crystal belt at high speed, wondering what Schneier had found there.

The best thing is to find an escape pod, and the person in it is Lady Ahmeda, then, although the Alliance I was destroyed, the loss is not too painful for the Resistance Alliance, and it can still be afforded, and the big deal is to refit another cruiser.

Risen hoped so, but he didn't know if his hope would come true.

"Oh my gosh, what is this?" Before Risen's fighter had entered the ice crystal belt, only to reach the outer edge of the ice crystal belt, he heard Schneier's exclamation.

"Rissen, Rissen, this ...... Come and see, what is it? See what we found? Oh my God, it's a miracle. Before he could answer, Schnell's excited and excited cheers rang out again in his cockpit.

"Wait, Schneier, what did you find?"

"Hahahaha, you must not have guessed, come here, call everyone over. Over here...... There's a space jump here, I'...... I bet with you, the Alliance One must be fine, it must be fine, they must have escaped through this space jump point, no wonder, we haven't found the wreckage of the Alliance One and another destroyer, they have all left this star field, how can we still find them? His friend's voice had become a little incoherent.

"It's impossible to put, what nerves are you making? Will there be a space jump point in this place? So why isn't it on our star charts? Even the 7th Fleet and the High Command of the Alliance didn't know that there was a jump point here, so how could Alliance One know about it again? Risen questioned.

"I won't tell you more, you can come and see, hehe." His friend didn't tell the difference, just smiled and said, it seemed that his mood had been liberated from the depression and dullness just now.

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"This, this is really...... A space hop point? How can there be a space jump point here? When that gray swirling energy mass appeared in front of Ressen's eyes, his heart almost stopped beating, this spatial jump point is real, real, Schneier is not wrong, he must have discovered the abnormal energy fluctuation reaction here just now, and found this place. He may be right, since he can send this space jump point, then it is very likely that the Alliance One, which also retreated to this ice crystal belt, also discovered this space jump point, and it is very likely that they evacuated this star field through this space jump point, and the Alliance One may still be there, which is why the wreckage of the Alliance One has not been found.

It's just that the previous question has once again sprung up in Rissen's mind, why is this space jump point not even marked on the star map of the 7th Fleet? Is it impossible that the Alliance's star map is divided into levels, don't forget, even the Alliance's High Command doesn't know that there is a space jump point here, how can it be marked on the star map of Alliance One? It would be outrageous to say that the Alliance-1 was found by chance. Risen didn't quite believe that there could be such a coincidence, and in the critical moment of being pursued by the Empire, the Alliance One was so lucky? Instead of retreating in other directions, retreating directly here? And then they find out that there is a space jump point waiting for them to escape? This kind of coincidental plot should only appear in thrills.

No, Risen dismissed the idea, and judging from the wreckage found, the route of the Alliance One was pointing straight here, and they were resolute, without even the slightest hesitation, without wasting a little time. Why didn't they go in the other direction? There, too, there is a gravel zone, which is a bit larger than this ice crystal belt, and from the quantum torpedo they found, the distance to the gravel area is even closer than the distance to the ice crystal belt, and if it is just to find cover to delay time, it should be more logical to sail to the gravel area rather than the ice crystal belt.

Risen boldly guessed that Alliance One must have known that there was a jump point here before heading straight here, so who told them? Is it someone on board? Or are there other people? And the Empire, since there is no trace of them here, it is very likely that they also passed through this jump point to continue the pursuit, so why didn't Alliance One block this jump point with an energy pulse torpedo after the jump?

A lot of questions swirled in Ryson's mind, and it seemed that if he wanted to know the answers, he would have to go through the jump point to find Alliance One. Either way, at least Alliance One might still be there, and Lady Elmeda might be alive, and that's enough.

Hope rises again in my heart.

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