There is no doubt that when the gamma ray burst broke out, in order to avoid its damage to the internal components and circuits of the space-time gate, the Tiberians took measures to temporarily close it.
But there is a question that bothers Liu Hanyang and Li Sujia, that is, when the star Lutan 726-6 bursts into a gamma ray burst, there is almost no warning and the duration is very short. How did the Tiberians get the early warning?
Everyone's attention was focused on the mountain-like unidentified craft orbiting Rutan 726-6 and in orbit between the star and the gate of time and space.
After retrieving relevant images of the gamma ray burst, the mystery was finally revealed.
It turns out that the aircraft orbiting Lutan 726-6 is actually an early warning device. It monitors every move of the star and sends a danger warning to the gate of space and time a few seconds before it erupts with a gamma ray burst. After receiving the early warning signal, the door to time and space will be closed immediately.
The most obvious feature of this early warning device is that it emits a dazzling, rapid flashing phenomenon.
As for how it survived the violent gamma-ray burst unscathed? Liu Hanyang and others have no answer. Perhaps the Taibo aliens have a protective device on its surface, perhaps due to its mountain-like size.
Or both.
The early warning device gave Li Sujia enough confidence. It can not only determine the time of the next gamma ray burst, but also choose at what time to enter the closed space-time gate.
"I have a question. As we approach the gate of time and space, how can we ensure that we are not destroyed when the next gamma ray burst erupts?"
Xiao Hang's words were like a basin of ice-cold water that directly extinguished everyone's hope. Liu Hanyang felt cold from head to toe.
"If you want to avoid being destroyed, you must approach the gate of time and space in the correct direction and position." Li Sujia replied.
"The correct direction and position?" Xiao Hang murmured. After a moment, he raised his head, "What is correct? What is incorrect?"
Li Sujia did not answer him directly, but retrieved the holographic images of the positions and directions of the three attack teams when they attacked the light shield.
She pointed at the image and said: "When attacking the light shield, we did not consider the burst of gamma ray bursts. Look at their positions. They are exactly on the path of the gamma ray bursts. What if they were at this location? ?」
Xiao Hang let out a long exclamation, and Liu Hanyang and Zhou Yun also breathed a long sigh of relief.
The situation is self-evident. What Li Sujia means is that if the three attack teams are directly behind the light shield, the latter will act as a protective umbrella for the former and resist the attack of the gamma ray burst.
Based on the above facts, the next time they approach the light shield, they can maneuver to the right behind the light shield in advance and wait for the opportunity.
"There is one more question." Zhou Yun raised her hand and said.
She seemed a little anxious, and after pausing for a moment in the scorching gazes of others, she continued: "Hanyang said that he concluded that during a gamma ray burst, the space-time gate and the light shield would close at the same moment. Now, we have determined that space-time The door will be closed, but it is still not completely certain whether the light shield will be closed. Frankly speaking, it is just Hanyang's speculation that the two will be closed together, and what we want is the fact! The fact in the absolute sense!"
The air became stagnant, and Liu Hanyang, who was confident before, was a little noncommittal at the moment.
Indeed, the gate of time and space and the light shield are two completely independent systems, and the latter is a super protective device. Since it can resist unbridled force attacks, it can also resist the attacks of gamma ray bursts.
Therefore, it is possible for the time shield to continue to work when a gamma ray burst strikes. As for why the door to time and space is closed, there is also a possibility that the light shield's protective power is not enough to completely withstand the attack of a gamma ray burst.
Closing the door to time and space is also a foolproof strategy.
Now the problem has returned to its roots: If you cannot break through the light shield, you cannot enter the gate of time and space, and it is impossible to seize it.
"We can never reach a conclusion by discussing here. My opinion is that when the next gamma ray burst breaks out... give it a try!" Li Sujia said.
Everyone looked at each other, either bowing their heads in deep thought, or looking into the distance.
After a while, they took her advice.
Indeed, only by taking action can substantial breakthroughs be achieved.
Moreover, the action itself is not very dangerous. When the next gamma ray burst comes, as long as you approach the light shield in the direction and position determined by Li Sujia, there will not be much danger.
The only thing to be wary of is being attacked by the Tiberian guard force whose existence is uncertain. At present, the possibility of their existence is slim.
Two hours later, a mission team led by Liu Hanyang, consisting of a small interstellar spacecraft, 20 space vehicles, and 30 combat flying mechas, arrived at an area approximately 200 kilometers away from the Gate of Time and Space.
He took the initiative to ask Ying to perform this mission.
As the technical commander-in-chief of the voyage fleet, no one is more suitable than him to effectively control the gate of time and space after the mission is successful, but he ignored one problem. Before controlling it, he must first seize it.
In actual combat, he was not as good as Li Sujia and Zhou Yun, or even inferior to Xiao Hang, but his dedication to the success of the mission made him forget the dangers and difficulties.
Of course, Li Sujia and Zhou Yun had not thought of this aspect. Zhou Yun, in particular, had a loud voice of opposition, but they could not withstand Liu Hanyang's persistence and determination, so they had to give up in the end.
However, in order to ensure his safety, Zhou Yun and Li Sujia will each lead a team to be deployed on his left and right sides. Once the mission team is attacked by the Taibo Stars, the two will quickly rush to rescue.
In addition, the mission team's spacecraft and aircraft have been modified, and their key parts have been wrapped with a layer of electromagnetic shielding clothing to prevent damage to their internal components and circuits by gamma ray bursts.
Everything is ready, waiting for the gamma ray burst to arrive again.
Three Earth Days have passed and everything is calm.
Just when everyone thought that the gamma-ray burst was far away, the star Lutan 726-6 became violently agitated. After a violent prominence erupted, the gamma-ray burst struck at the gate of time and space with thunderous force... .
Five seconds before it pounced, the early warning device orbiting the inner circle of the star sent an early warning signal to the gate of space and time, which also went out at almost the same moment.
According to the plan previously discussed with Li Sujia and others, Liu Hanyang will immediately send out three combat flying mechas to rush towards the gate of time and space in different directions...
They are not on a mission to enter the gate of time and space, but a tragic collision test. They will be tragically shattered or intact to test whether the light shield is closed.
The moment the three mechas flew out, everyone's eyes were focused on them - the three high-speed moving light spots in the deep sky.
3, 2, 1...
The countdown screen shows the final time for them to reach the light shield.
When the result of the collision finally came, everyone was stunned. Before they had time to cheer, a violent gamma ray burst also arrived.
Three gorgeous space fireworks did not bloom from the surface of the light shield. The three mechas passed through it smoothly and disappeared into the deep and terrifying huge circular structure of the Gate of Time and Space.
After the gamma ray burst broke out, although the three teams were all deployed behind the gate of time and space, the gate of time and space and the light shield withstood the impact of most of the gamma rays and high-energy particle flow, but some of them still penetrated them.
At almost the same moment, the gamma ray burst attacked the mission team led by Liu Hanyang and the two support teams led by Li Sujia and Zhou Yun on the left and right sides respectively.
Due to the distance, the mission team that went out suffered the most serious damage, and only two space vehicles of the two support teams were slightly damaged.
In the mission team, an engine of the small interstellar spacecraft was destroyed by gamma rays. Three of the 20 space vehicles and 30 combat flying mechas fell, and more than half suffered varying degrees of damage.
The slight loss also verified the correctness of Li Sujia's deployment, that is, using the light shield and the gate of time and space as protective barriers when a gamma ray burst erupts, which can offset it to the greatest extent.
and reduce the harm it causes to aircraft and mechas.
"Hanyang, you still have 17 seconds!" Li Sujia shouted to him through the communication device.
17 seconds is extremely precious. It is a short window period to break through the light shield and enter the gate of time and space. Once missed, the light shield will be activated again. At that time, if you want to enter, you must wait until the next gamma ray burst.
Every burst of gamma ray bursts will inevitably cause damage to aircraft and mechas, and the task force can no longer bear the losses.
Liu Hanyang immediately ordered the task team to rush towards the light shield. Time was so tight that he didn't even respond to Li Sujia.
In the field of vision of the two support teams on the left and right, in the eyes of Li Sujia and Zhou Yun, they saw dozens of light spots arranged in a long line of light in the dark space toward a huge, radiating line of light. The light-like black hole-like object flew away...
Zhou Yun's heart tightened in her throat, and she hoped that Liu Hanyang could successfully pass through the light shield.
Although the collision experiment of three mechas had proven that when a gamma ray burst erupted, like the door to space and time, the light shield would briefly close, she was still afraid that it would suddenly activate without warning.
In addition, the entry time of only 17 seconds made her extremely nervous.
Her eyes moved frequently on the countdown holographic screen and the mission monitoring holographic screen. The disappearing numbers and the row of high-speed moving light spots affected every nerve in her.
Every second is a huge mental drain and suffering.
When the countdown reached the last 3 seconds, the head of the long light strip on the mission monitoring holographic screen entered the light shield first.
Three seconds later, as two gorgeous fireworks bloomed from the tail of the light belt, a space vehicle and a mecha exploded. Their explosion also meant that the light shield was activated.
"We have entered the light shield safely! Repeat, we have entered the light shield safely!"
Liu Hanyang's long-lost voice came from the communication device, and Zhou Yun cried with joy...
Li Sujia, who was in another support team, witnessed the entire process of Liu Hanyang entering the light shield, and Gao Xuan's heart finally calmed down.
But before she could recover from her joy, six gorgeous fireballs suddenly appeared on the mission monitoring holographic screen. The data feedback showed that four space vehicles and two flying combat mechs were shot down.
Li Sujia's face became extremely solemn, and she realized that maybe the Taibo aliens in the gate of time and space had launched an attack on the mission team.
