Soon after receiving the captain's order, the YS001 heavy armored transport ship belonging to the Hope space immigration ship quickly picked up the group of recruits and attacked from the airport in the belly of the spacecraft. Not far from the track, deceleration and steering have been completed within a certain safe distance and are on standby.
They need to be here, waiting for the strange lifeboat that will pass by after a while, and then wait for the other party to appear and gradually get closer, then directly cut into the other party's orbit and accelerate to the same speed as the other party.
Finally, they used the telescopic arm of the belly of the heavy armored transport ship to capture the opponent, and then took it back into the cargo hold of the transport ship for further inspection. Only after confirming that the opponent did not pose any harm, their ship The transport ship will be allowed to return to the Hope space colony ship.
Although the YS001 is just an ordinary armored transport ship, its size is almost as big as half a football field and as high as four or five stories. It also has a huge cargo warehouse in its belly, which can even be loaded with cargo. Take two Interstellar Heavy Arc Tanks or cram an entire company of Marines into them.
Therefore, sending it out to capture an unidentified lifeboat that lost power this time should have no problem at all, either theoretically or technically.
Anyway, now that the Hope is able to dispatch and perform such a mission, there is no more choice except two armored transport ships, right?
"Hey! Captain Galen? My transport ship No. 001 is ready. In three minutes, the opponent is about to enter the optimal capture distance. Later, I will accelerate into orbit. Are you sure you are ready?"
After turning the transport ship and preparing to cut into the opponent's orbit at any time, Captain Plank, the bearded operator of the transport ship YS001, connected to the communication channel and shouted loudly towards the Marine captain of the Cobra Team who was staying in the cargo bay below the transport ship. Galen shouted.
Captain Plank was a little irritated. He was actually not worried about whether he could capture the mysterious lifeboat, because he was an experienced smuggler with twenty or thirty years of smuggling experience. For him, such a trivial matter was , not a problem at all!
What he was even more worried about was: Can Captain Galen and his Cobra Marines protect themselves and the treasure transport ship they were assigned?
After all, this time, apart from him and two maintenance personnel, his transport ship only had ten Marines from the Cobra Team.
The most terrible thing is that even though Galen's Marine Corps has such a famous name, it's still the Cobra Squad! It really sounds like some special forces or something, but in fact, Captain Plank knows very well that they are just a group of new recruits!
If by that time, there were any dangerous and terrifying alien creatures in the lifeboat he captured, it is estimated that all the people on their ship would be dead?
Anyway, in Captain Plank's opinion, those ten bastard marines below are absolutely unreliable!
"Cobra received! Please rest assured, Captain, our Cobra is one of the most elite and powerful marines on the Hope, and we are the strongest!"
In the cargo hold behind and below the control panel of the transport ship, ten Cobra team members wearing power armor combat uniforms were nervously checking their equipment, weapons and ammunition.
Among them, a Marine with the number 01 painted in red paint on the front of his armored combat uniform quickly replied to Captain Plank of the transport ship.
This Marine numbered 01 is Galen, the captain of the Cobra team. He is also one of the captains of the most elite Marines on the Hope!
"Well, you can think of it this way: I actually don't know that we have only twenty marines on the Hope. Currently, there are only twenty of you! And the other Viper Marine team is not much worse than you?"
The bearded Captain Plank muttered a few words to comfort himself, and then shook his head.
After thinking about it, he decided to take out a metal bottle he had with him and took two big sips. He needed these refreshing things to embolden him!
Otherwise, he really won't have the guts to risk his life with these unreliable bastard Marines and aliens of unknown origin in the interstellar universe?
"That? I said, Captain Plank, can you please stop drinking while flying the spaceship? Later...if you shake your hand and directly hit the lifeboat, then all of us will have to I'm done with you!"
Galen, who was in the power combat suit, saw Captain Plank on the monitor actually taking out a bottle of strong liquor and blowing several big puffs on the mouth of the bottle. He was so frightened that he trembled and hurriedly tried to persuade him.
You know, sailing in interstellar space is very dangerous!
It is even more dangerous to capture a lifeboat that is flying at high speed along its own predetermined trajectory!
Once Captain Planck's hands shook or he entered some wrong data, Galen could even imagine that the strange lifeboat would be like a huge-caliber cannonball running at super high speed. Smash the armored transport ship they were on?
Until then... none of them, one by one, will have any chance of surviving!
You know, the speed of ordinary gunpowder cannon shells is only about two thousand meters per second, while the speed of electromagnetic guns is less than Mach 10.
As for the heavy armored arc tanks on their Hope that are still in data status, the speed of the 120mm shock plasma cannon in siege mode is almost two or three times the discharge speed of an electromagnetic gun?
But what about the current situation?
A lifeboat sailing at high speed in the universe. Its speed is definitely measured in kilometers per second. It is equivalent to an extra-large cannonball. Once it is accidentally hit by it, If so, let alone their small transport ship, even a huge immigration spaceship like the Hope would probably be seriously injured if it was hit in a vital part?
"You newcomers know nothing! When I was driving a smuggling boat, how often did I not drink a bottle or two of vodka before starting work? I didn't see those official anti-smuggling boats catching up with me!"
After Gangplank took another sip of wine, he carefully put away the metal wine bottle.
"Actually, I can tell you: Only after taking two sips can I fly the spaceship without shaking my hands or gasping for breath. The more I drink, the more agile my hands and feet will be! When the time comes, I can drive as much as I want, guaranteed. There won’t be any mistakes!”
After thinking about it, Captain Plank took out another small bottle and took a sip of the vodka inside. Then he threw away the empty metal bottle and wiped his beard with satisfaction. Drops of wine on it.
He felt that the Earth United UPL battleship was good in other aspects, but one thing was not so good!
In Planck's view, this is just an ordinary military armored transport ship, but they are actually equipped with a microgravity system? This is too wasteful and does not take taxpayers' money seriously!
Although, he has always been smuggling and has never paid taxes.
But when he was driving a smuggling ship, those shabby spaceships had no gravity system at all. Every time he drank, there would always be a lot of large and small wine droplets floating in the air. When he was greedy, , you only need to open your mouth and suck a few times, and you can taste the wine. Not to mention how sour and refreshing the taste is!
"Okay! Little cubs, you have to hold on tight, our goal this time has finally arrived!"
Just after putting away the bottle of wine for a moment, Captain Plank saw an indicator light on the control panel begin to flash rapidly.
When he looked at the data from the high-end military interface that he was not familiar with, he knew that their mission target this time: the lifeboat had finally appeared.
So, he suddenly hit the control stick, and the moment the lifeboat, which was almost invisible to the naked eye, flew over at high speed, he suddenly cut into its parallel orbit, and began to slowly adjust the flight attitude of the spacecraft, so that The door of the armored transport ship's engine room can just face the lifeboat with its strange shape and smooth lines.
"Haha! Little alien baby, please come into Uncle Plank's hands obediently. I've caught you!"
Planck slowly increased the output of the transport spacecraft's engine, gradually catching up with the unidentified lifeboat in front of him that had long since lost power and was now just flying by inertia.
"Hello? Kids, put on your combat uniforms and close your masks, right? I'm going to lower the air pressure and prepare to open the hatch for work!"
When the armored transport ship belonging to the Hope slowly clung to the other side of the lifeboat and was in a synchronous flight state.
Captain Plank just gave a slight reminder in the communication, and without waiting for any response from the Marines, he started operating directly in the cab, evacuating most of the air in the cabin behind.
After reducing the air pressure in the cabin to a certain threshold, he nodded and pressed a button. Then, the cargo warehouse door on the belly of the armored transport ship began to slowly open, and two sets of mechanical arms stretched out from the cabin. Got out.
"Okay...baby! I got you!"
When he saw the two sets of robotic arms firmly grasping the head and tail of the cylindrical rescue cabin, Captain Planck's eyes lit up, and he quickly pressed a few keys, easily removing the seemingly quite The beautiful lifeboat was pulled back.
Now, his job is done perfectly, well done! The rest is none of his business.
"My mission has been completed. Now, Marine Corps cubs, the next thing is your job! I advise you to wear a safety retractable belt, because... once I find that there is danger, I will directly Open the hatch and throw you all out of the universe!"
While re-injecting air into the cabin to increase the air pressure, Captain Plank said over the communicator without hesitation.
He can really do this!
Otherwise, why do you think he has injected 1.5 standard earth atmospheric pressure air into the cabin beyond the standard?
That is actually just to prevent unexpected events!
Later, if Planck discovers that there is any uncontrollable danger, he will definitely open the cabin door directly. At that time, the strong pouring of high-pressure air will definitely destroy all the movable objects in the cabin. They were all sucked out!
This old bastard!
Galen stared at Captain Plank in his armor panel with dissatisfaction, then turned his head and waved to the marines behind him.
"Everyone has it, pay attention! Weapons are loaded and be alert!"
Captain Galen asked all the team members to stand around the hatch of the lifeboat placed in the cabin, and then he carefully walked to what looked like a hatch.
There are two buttons...one of them should be the button to open the door, right?
After standing near the hatch and studying for a while, he saw that the other party didn't seem to have any glass windows or anything like that. Then he calmed down and prepared to press the two buttons next to the door to see what would happen. Can't you just open the door of this rescue cabin?
Bang! !
When Galen was about to press the button that looked like opening the hatch, suddenly there was a dull gunshot behind him.
A supersonic spike bullet pierced the back of the shoulder of Captain Galen's powered armor suit. Then, the huge kinetic energy caused him to stagger and almost fall onto the metal deck of the spacecraft.
At the same time, the holographic combat panel in his helmet also showed a red alarm on the armor's back shoulder. This situation shows: its armor has been damaged!
However, fortunately, the spiked electromagnetic bullet did not directly penetrate the tough armor, nor did it hit the weak part of the head. Otherwise... his life would be in danger at this moment?
"..."
"..."
"puff……"
Whether it was other marines or Captain Plank who was following the dynamics of the landing team in the spacecraft cab, they all looked at Captain Galen with their mouths agape, who was hit by a shot, and... who had just shot him in the back with a black gun. That team member?
Captain Plank was enjoying his second bottle of wine, but when that scene appeared, he even spit out the big gulp of strong wine he had just drank.
"What... do you want to do?"
Galen withdrew his hand that was about to press the button on the rescue hatch. Then, with a dark face and evil eyes, he looked at the Cobra Team member No. 06 who had just shot him in the back.
If Galen remembers correctly, he doesn't seem to have any personal grudge against this bastard, right? What reason does he have for shooting himself? When had I provoked this bastard again?
"Team...Team, Captain, I, I really didn't mean it! I was nervous just now and accidentally pressed the trigger..."
This soldier from Cobra Team 06 quickly looked sad and stammered.
Just now, he really didn't mean it! That's because when he saw the captain's hand preparing to press the button of the rescue capsule, he thought some alien monster would suddenly burst out of it? Therefore, when he felt nervous, his fingers trembled, and the bullet was shot out by him...
He swore that he really didn't mean it just now, absolutely not!
"Captain, captain! You must forgive me... I really didn't mean it just now, I dare to swear to God!"
After seeing the gloomy and ugly expression on the captain's face, the soldier in the armored power suit with No. 06 on his chest was so frightened that he began to tremble.
You really can't blame him. He is just a new recruit. He has never been on a real battlefield. The training only lasted for two weeks. He barely knew all the weapons and equipment and how to use them.
He was just thinking about what kind of creature would come out of it later? That's why he inadvertently shot Captain Galen. Fortunately, it didn't hit any vital points.
"Sigh... I understand. Don't worry, I will never blame you!"
Galen sighed heavily and decided not to get angry with such a new recruit.
Therefore, after patting the opponent's shoulder hard, he gently took the 8mm C-15 spiked electromagnetic rifle from the opponent's hand.
"So, I decide now: Let you open that hatch!"
After saying that, Galen threw away the opponent's rifle and kicked the opponent hard to the hatch of the lifeboat.
Then, he raised his C-15 spike electromagnetic gun and pointed the muzzle at the bastard who suddenly shot him!
Captain...you, don't scare me! "
Seeing Captain Galen's action, No. 06 was so frightened that his legs almost gave out.
He was even afraid when he looked at Captain Galen preparing to open the door. But now, how dare he open the hatch himself? Who knows, what terrible things are inside this thing?
When the time comes, the first person to die will probably be the one who opens the door, right? !
"Stop talking nonsense and open the door quickly! Otherwise..."
With a snap, Captain Galen pulled the safety of his C-15 spike electromagnetic rifle.
Then, he raised the muzzle of the gun and pointed it at No. 06's head. His meaning was very clear, either he would open the hatch honestly, or he would shoot now!
Snap! Click!
After seeing the captain's actions, the other team members also opened their own weapon safes. As the sound of weapons opening the safes sounded, they all raised their electromagnetic guns and aimed in the direction of the rescue cabin door.
"Don't, don't...I, I'll drive right away! I'll drive now!"
Maybe he was really shocked by the captain's murderous intent, or maybe he was trying to atone for the mistake he just committed.
Therefore, Marine No. 06 quickly jogged two steps and ran to stand in front of the hatch. After being stunned for a moment, he suddenly pressed the button and hurriedly rushed to the spacecraft, rolling and crawling. On the other side of the cabin, are you afraid that some hideous and terrifying alien creature will suddenly rush out of it?
Sizzling…..
As the button was pressed, bursts of air spurted out from inside, making a slight sizzling sound.
Then, the hatch of the unknown lifeboat finally began to open slowly.
This made Galen and the other eight Marines under him tighten their weapons, and couldn't help but feel sweaty.
They were already beginning to imagine what kind of creature would be inside? Three heads? Or eight legs? Or maybe it's an alien octopus?
Anyway, based on the strange words on this lifeboat and the shape of this lifeboat, they believe that there shouldn't be humans or any alien civilization known to humans?
"God...how is this possible?"
When Galen saw the situation clearly, even though he had no faith under the pressure of UPL, he still exclaimed, then slowly put down the weapon in his hand and began to walk towards the rescue cabin.
When the other team members saw clearly what was going on inside the rescue cabin, they, like their Captain Galen, lifted their guard one after another, stood up straight, and then stepped forward together and surrounded them.
When they approached the hatch of the rescue capsule and stared at the scene inside in stunned silence, for a moment, they began to look at each other and became embarrassed.
…
(Hey! Miss Anne, it’s time for you to get up now! Your rescue capsule has been captured by a group of interstellar militants. Now, they are watching from outside... - Tibbers sighed and started Urging his little ancestor to get up.
After wandering in the interstellar universe for more than ten days, it, Little Annie and its master and servant were lucky enough to be rescued by a group of humans? Tsk! Tibbers felt that this universe was really small! )
"Don't make trouble...let me sleep a little longer..."
Annie turned over while holding her little bear, and continued to huddle on the sleeping cabin that she had forcibly pulled out from the vertical bulkhead and placed across the aisle of the rescue cabin to serve as a bed. While murmuring, she He also tightened the blanket wrapped around her body.
(Forget it...it's up to you - Tibbers didn't know what to say. When it discovered that the humans outside didn't seem to be hostile to little Annie, it didn't want to care anymore.)
"Captain Galen, Captain Galen? Please answer if you hear me! Have you made any important discoveries?!"
On the bridge of the Hope, Captain Leona, who had been waiting for a long time, saw that the monitoring equipment in the cargo hold of the armored transport ship showed that Galen and his party were gathered around the strange rescue hatch and stared at it. When there was no other action, she couldn't help but start urging and asking.
"Captain Galen? Please answer if you hear me!"
Captain Leona asked again, and at the same time, she sighed slightly in her heart.
Sure enough, these new recruits are unreliable! Not only did they almost accidentally injure one of their own just now, but now, even the captain, who is the supreme commander, is asking questions, and they are ignoring them?
In this direction of the spacecraft monitoring equipment, on their bridge, there is no way to know what is in the rescue capsule, which actually made this group of unreliable marines who almost killed their captain, let them react Would it be so strange?
"Huh? Oh...Sir, I have heard it, but...I think you should see it for yourself..."
After finishing speaking, Galen quickly switched the camera equipment on his powered armor, allowing the senior crew members on the Hope and Captain Leona to clearly see the scene in the rescue cabin through his perspective. .
"..."
Captain Leona and the senior officers on the bridge were all too surprised to say anything after seeing the scene in the holographic image.
Because, they saw: In this small rescue cabin with neat design, smooth lines, simple and slightly gorgeous decoration, in addition to a control console, there are nine and a half life-support devices, among which are fixed vertically on the bulkhead. Of the nine, all are empty? The remaining half was destructively pulled to the floor and turned into a small bed?
And on this small bed, there is a little human girl, covered with a blanket, hugging her toy bear, and sleeping soundly?
And on the floor of this rescue cabin, there are leftover food scraps and animal bones everywhere?
It seems that this little girl's food during this period was pretty good?
From the fact that she is still sleeping well and her rosy face, it can be seen that the other party's physical condition must be very good, right?
"..."
However, the only thing that puzzled these marines and Captain Leona after seeing the video was: why in this remote and unfamiliar corner of the universe, in an obviously non-human style rescue capsule, was found A little girl who looks human?
This style of painting is obviously a bit too weird, right?
Or is it to say: The universe is so big and full of wonders?
Could it be said that there is an alien civilization that looks very similar to the people on earth, which is more than a hundred years away from the earth and the solar system at warp speed?
Or...are they, earthlings, related to the alien humans here to some extent?
"Captain? What do we do now?"
On the screen of the information bar, I saw that my superior also became silent.
Captain Galen breathed a sigh of relief, and after letting the team members get out of combat, he felt that he had nothing to do for the time being, so he quickly asked while the commander was still online.
"..."
Captain Leona didn't speak, she was still thinking.
She was thinking about the adventure in front of her and the series of complex questions that this adventure would raise for her. She always felt that this thing and this style of painting seemed to have a weird flavor everywhere?
Is there... something wrong?
"You can now turn back to the orbit of the Hope. Then, continue to scan and conduct a comprehensive safety inspection! As long as you are sure that there is no threat to the other party and the other party's lifeboat, you can be approved to come back! Everything is safe according to standards process to deal with it.”
For a moment, Captain Leona thought a lot. In the end, she didn't know what to do.
So, she thought about it and could only follow the procedure, but the necessary inspections were still required.
As long as it is confirmed that the little girl herself and her lifeboat do not contain any substances, bacteria, viruses or the like that pose a threat to the Hope, then their transport ship can be approved to return to the Hope.
Then, the scientific research team aboard the Hope also needs to conduct a comprehensive decomposition study of the lifeboat. It must use this to deduce the technological level of this strange alien force and analyze whether they pose a threat to the Hope and mankind, etc. …
She also knows that this will be a detailed and long-term project, and the answer cannot be obtained in a short time.
"Yes! Your Excellency, Captain!"
Galen responded loudly, expressing his firm obedience to the order.
Then, he walked into the rescue cabin alone. Was he going to wake up this cute little girl who was still sleeping soundly?
In his opinion, the person with tender skin and tender flesh is just a little girl. It seems that there is no threat at all?
"Hey! Kids, it's time to get up!"
Galen came forward and squatted down, calling twice softly.
However, the other party didn't look like he was about to wake up. Instead, he murmured a few unclear words and then turned to the other side.
"..."
The nerves in Galen's cheeks twitched involuntarily, and then he walked to the other side, dumbfounded, and squatted down again.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Little girl, it's getting late, it's time to get up!"
Under the attention of the team members and a group of senior officers of the Hope, Captain Galen, who felt a little embarrassed, had no choice but to reach out and tap lightly on the small bed that was converted from a life-support cabin.
However, he forgot that he was still wearing power armor now. Even if he just knocked lightly, the momentum and effect caused would be comparable to beating gongs and drums!
Who... is... disturbing my sleep? !
Finally, under the loud noise, little Annie reluctantly half-opened her big green eyes.
Then, she saw a steel monster approaching her? In his glass cover, the other party was still making faces at her? !
Wow! There really are giant alien monsters! ?
Without even thinking about it, little Annie, who had just been woken up from a deep sleep and was still confused about the situation, immediately stretched out her little bare foot from the soft blanket and kicked her hard. On top of Captain Galen's mask.
"ah!!!"
