However, hope alone is not enough, hope only represents a possibility for things to unfold, and it is necessary to make possible hopes a reality. They must also make sure that Alliance One is indeed out of danger, and if not, it is time for them to take the necessary action to make it fulfill, which is what they are here for.

Ressen frowned, staring at the swirling energy mass of the spatial jump point, as if silently luring him, beckoning to him, calling out to him. What had become of Alliance One, whether Lady Elmeda was still alive and escaped the Empire's pursuit, the answers to a series of questions in his mind were there, and if he didn't cross the other end of that spatial jump point, he wouldn't know what had happened.

But the danger is also obvious, and this jump is different from the one that jumped into the star field XY-245 just now, when they still have an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that can confirm the situation at the other end of the jump point in advance, but this time this unmanned reconnaissance plane that has been following them can't help them. Risen is very clear that the unmanned reconnaissance aircraft is used as an auxiliary aircraft, which is a consumable, so it is completely unnecessary to make it perfect and advanced, it is designed for reconnaissance, so it has neither weapons nor shields, let alone any life environment control system, except for some reconnaissance and communication equipment, other components such as engines have been simplified to the maximum, although it is equipped with a space jump engine, but the energy output can only barely be enough for it to make two basic space jumps, one to jump over and the other to jump back.

But now, unless this unmanned reconnaissance plane can return to the fleet for regrouping, it will not have the ability to make space jumps for the time being. The situation at the other end of the jump point is unknown, and after jumping over, they might jump right into the middle of the Imperial fleet, which is fatal.

"Schneier, do you think the Imperial fleet will stay at the jump point?" He asked his friend contemplatively.

"I don't think so, they jumped in pursuit of Alliance One, and it's unlikely that they'll stay where they are and watch the scenery." His friend said dryly. Then he suggested, "Why don't you let me jump over and check the situation, and if it's safe, I'll tell you to jump." ”

Risen thought for a moment and said, "No. You're right, the Empire is unlikely to stay where you are, you jump over first, and if the Empire is present, it gives them a warning to react in advance. Besides, we are here to rescue, and it is impossible for the empire to be there, so we will give up easily. Since you have to jump no matter what, it's better to jump together. They can also support and take care of each other in case of unexpected situations. ”

He sighed softly, "Time is precious, and we can't afford to lose it. League I and Lady Almeida could not afford to lose. They may be eagerly waiting for us, and we don't have a choice. ”

His resolve was made. He didn't want to go through the same pain and depression as before, and he didn't want to be remorse and pain again because we were late or something.

"I understand Risen giving orders." After all, Schneier, a good friend who has been in trouble for a long time, understands him very well.

"Are all the men in your squadron ready?" He asked.

"Wait a minute, Thunderbird III and Thunderbird IV haven't arrived yet, they're a little farther away when they disperse and search, but they can be there in thirty seconds."

"Let them hurry up and get ready for battle by the way when they come." He admonished.

"Understood."

Risen switched the communication to the squadron channel and began to call: "Tulip squadron, I'm Tulip One, follow me, we're about to cross this jump point, all the team members are in combat mode, and their eyes are bright, I don't think I need to remind you that there may be hundreds of enemy planes waiting for us at the other end of the jump point, I know it's dangerous, but Alliance One and Lady Elmeda are waiting for us." ”

"Captain, we'll follow you." Jessica replied on behalf of the members of the Tulip Squadron.

"Jessica stored our movements in the drone computer, and if the fleet arrived, they would know where we went."

"It's the captain."

"Squadron Risen Thunderbirds have arrived, and we are right behind you." Schneier was quick to report.

"All forward, follow me to start your space jumping engine." Risen sent his Lightning Fighter straight up towards the gray cloud of energy, "3, 2, 1, start." ”

A bright light flashed, and his fighter had disappeared into the energy cloud, and where his fighter had disappeared, one flash after another lit up, and when the dazzling white light disappeared, the ice crystal belt quietly returned to calm—

The long white light turned back into shining stars, and the small group of fighters soon returned to normal space, and the cockpit of all of them immediately sounded the alarm sound of Didi Didi, and on the cockpit sensor screen of the lightning fighter, groups of red dots appeared one after another, and the communication was immediately chaotic, and the team members panicked for a while, and the sound of reporting came and went.

"Now Imperial Starfighter Banshee, Gladiator, Keyhole, and Guardian...... Oh, there are so many enemy planes, my sensor screen is full of red dots. One of the team members exclaimed.

"The Imperial fleet is below our front, four 21ooo-class fast battleships, three Imperial-class space carriers, three Sabre-class cruisers, and many escort destroyers and frigates...... Oh my God, I haven't seen this before...... So many Imperial warships. Another member of the team stammered in horror, panting in horror.

"Captain...... Captain...... What are we going to do? There are so many enemies that we can't defeat them......"

"Captain......

"Don't panic, the Imperial fleet and warplanes are far away from us, first observe the environment and confirm our location." Risen shouted, his tone stern.

In fact, to be honest, he was just as flustered as the rest of the team, which is why his voice was loud and stern, and he tried to hide his inner turmoil. He didn't want the rest of the team to see his own mood swings.

He felt very helpless, and the emperor ** was really too exaggerated, just in order to deal with a cruiser-level Alliance No. 1 express ship and two escort destroyers, a small force of only twenty starfighters in total, actually sent so many fleets, could it be that the imperial fleet and fighters have already grabbed a lot of them?

"Hahaha, it looks like we've broken into a hornet's nest." The nervous Schneier laughed.

"Captain, Captain," Jessica's panicked voice came, "The Empire has appeared, we are sending Banshee fighters to intercept the distance, 18ooo number...... Quantity seventy-two me, what should we do? ”

"Tulip One. I...... We...... Shall we ......" said another young player nervously, his original intention was to retreat......

"Shall we meet it?" Schneier's mouth quickly continued with his words, which immediately made all the pilots who heard his bold words feel cold and numb in their hands and feet.

Attack? What an international joke. Just their meagre fourteen lightning starfighters? They faced an enemy that outnumbered them by hundreds of Imperial starfighters and Imperial fleets. I'm afraid that this little fighter plane will not even be enough to stuff the Empire's teeth. As for the rescue, alas, let's save themselves first. Besides, I don't know where Alliance One is now.

"Well said Schneier." Risen dragged out his voice and ordered: "All pilots follow me, except for Schneier, the enemy planes will be handed over to you to deal with, first of all, I want to congratulate you in advance that today will be your hunting day, and I will congratulate you on becoming a lone hero of the alliance." ”

He didn't wait for the taunt to finish speaking, he had already turned his lightning fighter to turn the direction of the enemy fighter in the opposite direction of the attack and the enemy plane, and he didn't run away and stayed and waited for death. The other Lightning fighters followed him with great speed, including the Thunderbirds Squadron ground fighters, leaving Schneier, the captain, alone.

"Hey, wait, wait, me, I'm just kidding." His friend was unequivocal, and he reacted quickly, and immediately maneuvered his Lightning fighter to catch up.

"I said, Risson, why don't we start the space jump engine, jump from the space jump point, and get out of this star field? Those banshees don't have the ability to jump in space, so what the hell are we doing here? His friend asked in confusion, "The Empire has gathered so many forces in this star field, let alone rescue, even if the 7th Fleet arrives, it will be useless, besides, we didn't find the Alliance One just now, it may have been destroyed, we can't do anything at all, and maybe the Alliance One has already left here through other space jump points in this unknown star field." ”

"Really?" Risen was noncommittal: "Is the Confederate One really destroyed or has it escaped?" I don't think it's possible, if it's really destroyed, or if it's already jumped out of this star field, why is the Imperial fleet still here? Why are they gathered outside the nebula? I'm guessing that Alliance One is inside that nebula. ”

As for why he didn't break away from Risen through the original space jump point, there is no explanation. Needless to say? If the Alliance One is still not destroyed by the Imperial Fleet, then their rescue mission will have to continue, and once they jump back, they are safe, but it is impossible to jump back to perform the rescue mission, and the Imperial Fleet will definitely send ships and fighters to block this jump point after knowing that the Alliance will send support fighters from this space jump point.

"Huh? It's impossible to think so? If Alliance One is inside the Nebula, why doesn't the Imperial Fleet simply chase it inside the Nebula? His friend questioned.

"I don't know, I just feel that the Imperial fleet is concentrated on the outside of that nebula, it's very abnormal, well, this star field is very unfamiliar, it has never been marked on the star map, maybe there is something strange inside that nebula." Risen guessed carefully.

His friend was stunned for a moment, "There is some truth, but it's all just your guess." Also, even if Alliance One is still unharmed and hidden inside that nebula, where the Imperial fleet is concentrated, how are you going to rescue them? ”

"I don't know," Risen replied with a sigh, "I just know that just rushing towards the Imperial fleet is no different from killing yourself, and it won't help the Alliance One." ”

Schneier's heart was furious, and he looked at another nebula that was getting closer and closer in front of him, "So what are you going to do now?" ”

"It's very simple, Schneier, you take a closer look at this nebula, its extension is very close to the far end of the nebula where Alliance One may be hiding, maybe we can rely on its cover to avoid the Imperial fleet, and carefully pass through and enter the nebula where Alliance One is hiding to see what is going on, but now, our task is to escape, first rely on this nebula to get rid of the pursuit of the Empire, and then try my idea, it doesn't work."

"We have to survive before everything is possible." He glanced at the group of banshee-style fighters behind him who were being thrown farther and farther away, and said solemnly.

"Well, that's all it seems."

In fact, in Risen heart, he very much hoped that Alliance One had already jumped out of this star field through an unknown spatial jump point, which was not only a blessing for the Alliance, but also his next actions would be much freer. But he can't open his eyes and tell nonsense with his conscience, he is no stranger to the operation of the Imperial fleet, if the Alliance One is really out of danger or simply destroyed, the Empire will definitely not continue to be in this strange star field, they will either continue to pursue or simply retreat, and will not wait here.

All he knew was that if the Alliance needed to be rescued, he would have to be here, and he would have to abandon the friendly ship that was in urgent need of rescue, and he couldn't do it.

He unconsciously remembered the scene when he left Sonia and Lieutenant Colonel in Operation Firefox and evacuated alone, although the situation forced him to feel extremely uncomfortable, so this time he vowed to rescue Alliance One no matter what.