Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 181 - 182 Confrontation
Chapter 181: Chapter 182 Confrontation
Chapter 181: Chapter 182 Confrontation
“I’ll go,” Major Guo suddenly said from behind.
Captain Zhao turned his head, “Have you studied the relevant mathematics and physics?”
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“…No.”
“What about the programming? Can you check the program?”
“No.”
“You won’t do,” Captain Zhao naturally rejected him, “Courage is commendable, but there’s no need to go on a suicide mission.”
Seconds later, a young man from below suddenly raised his right hand.
“Captain, I’ll go!”
When he spoke up, everyone seemed to relax a bit, yet also seemed to regret not having stepped forward sooner.
Captain Zhao recognized the young man; it was Zhang Yuan’s good friend, Li Zhendong, a doctoral student in Information Science. Though a bit of a jokester, his academic results were exceptionally outstanding, with a theoretical knowledge reserve that was already sufficient.
Captain Zhao didn’t beat around the bush and immediately said, “You have one hour to prepare, then you must depart immediately!”
As the people in the meeting room gradually dispersed, Li Zhendong quickly returned to the residential area. An hour, really, was meant for saying goodbye to friends for the last time and then to write a will.
His girlfriend Zhang Chenchen was crying and hitting him, “Why you?! Why does it have to be you…playing hero, you’re just a bear! Can you even compare to Zhang Yuan?”
“To show off!” Li Zhendong laughed dryly, “If I rescue Zhang Yuan, I’ll be in the newspapers and become everyone’s hero! You could be the hero’s wife, wouldn’t that be joyful?”
“Show off my ass, play the ghost when you’re dead!” Zhang Chenchen was both crying and laughing, feeling like she was about to go insane.
Li Zhendong sighed and said, “Think about Lin Xuanyuan, she’s so pitiful, she fainted from crying. If I’m gone, you’d probably be like her. Having someone who shares your pain might make her feel a bit better, right?”
Zhang Chenchen almost slapped him. Although Li Zhendong was usually henpecked and listened to her… at this moment, apart from crying, she really didn’t seem to have anything else she could do or say, just desperately clutching at his clothes.
“You can’t go, you can’t! Wuu…”
“Listen to me!” Li Zhendong put on a serious face, seeing her looking distraught, “Let’s talk seriously!”
Zhang Chenchen glared at him, ready to give him a tongue-lashing if he didn’t provide a valid reason.
Li Zhendong’s voice grew louder: “…do you know, if none of us had been willing to step forward, I would feel like we were just rubbish, a bunch of cowards, a bunch of useless bugs that can’t even support a little mud!”
“Some people fight to death in front, and we should all just hide behind? Are we even men!”
“Our entire civilization was just seconds from collapse, do you know that? Do you!”
Then, in a nonchalant tone, he continued: “But now, we are still heroes…others were just a second too late, I just seized the opportunity.”
He pointed his thumb at himself: “This chance to be a hero, I, Li Zhendong…I’ll take it!”
Zhang Chenchen couldn’t help but let go of the clothes she had been clutching and collapsed on the table, crying.
This reason…indeed convinced her, but deep down she cursed, “Who is this guy, a total lunatic, still thinking about showing off at this time?”
“I’m off!” Li Zhendong did a turning motion, thinking himself quite stylish, and waved his hand backward.
“Idiot!”
From behind came a crying woman’s voice, “If you die, I’ll just find another handsome guy!”
“I won’t die!”
…
Pistol? Bomb?
Looking at these unbelievable weapons, Li Zhendong felt his scalp go numb.
Earth’s various electromagnetic launch weapons were quite advanced, yet on the spaceship, they still used this crude stuff. Even if there were monsters hidden inside the High-dimensional Fragment, could they really be killed with a High Explosive Bomb?
“Having a small nuclear bomb would be nice too.”
“For now, this is all we have; firearms are still the most reliable weapons…can you use them?”
“No…”
“It’s very simple.”
After spending a dozen minutes training, Li Zhendong had grown fond of these things. Even though his shooting skills were very poor, these weapons were intended just to boost his sense of security anyway; could they really attack alien life?
“Your mission, we won’t talk much about it, is to explore, search, and record. There’s a very low chance of finding Zhang Yuan, if it really doesn’t work out, just come back by yourself. You have 12 hours,” Captain Zhao patted his shoulder, “Take it easy.”
“No problem.”
Then, one after another, the High Energy Lasers activated the High-dimensional Fragment, sucking Li Zhendong into it…
Captain Zhao’s expression became profoundly meaningful; whether this brave young man could return alive or not, he would bring back valuable information for humanity.
If he couldn’t return, or if he died instantly upon return, they would initiate the next…more severe defensive measures.
“Come back alive, please.”
…
“…You’ve said so much, do you really think I’d believe you?”
In the dark space, Zhang Yuan sneered.
His head felt as if it had been brutally stabbed, an unbearable pain as if he was undergoing brain surgery without anesthesia, tears streaming uncontrollably.
But he knew deep down, all the plans had succeeded!
Zhang Yuan gasped, secretly relieved that the timing bomb exploded just a second later than planned, otherwise, he would have turned into a real idiot, rather than now, still able to engage in a verbal fight with the opponent.
Of course, whether he’s an idiot or not wasn’t important anymore, as he had no intention of leaving alive…
That creature, resembling a Dark Cloud, looked hazy and was only a few meters away.
