eyes behind the spectacles stared intently at the ripples, as if trying to discern something.Ripple smiled faintly and said:They’re right behind us, in case there are any stragglers, that’s when they...“When we detected the pirate invasion, we had already sent out distress signals to the surrounding area, but there was no response. We were forced to organize a breakout and leave from the other side of our base planet. Even as we left, we were still attacked by pirates. After breaking through the encirclement, we decided to bypass QSWL planet and come here for help.”

Ringlets gave a brief explanation, then said:

“According to Major Niles and my teacher, Ou Yang's analysis, this group of pirates must have someone backing them, otherwise they wouldn't be able to devise such a meticulous plan, step by step, pushing us to the brink. The possibility that it is people from the Yun Yi star system is the highest.”

After saying all that, she stopped. The rest was up to Queen to decide.

"What you are saying here needs time to be verified."

"I know, I just hope the major can come soon, they can't wait, I don't want to lose my classmates and teachers."

This time, the ripples' voice grew colder, glancing faintly at Quinn.

If this person really hesitates and ruins things, letting Hill and the others become one-way tickets to the slaughter, she will definitely make them pay.

Queen suddenly had a bad feeling. If this young boy was telling the truth, things were heading in the wrong direction because of his decision and he would definitely regret it.

He immediately turned and left the small living room, only instructing the soldiers at the door to keep an eye on Ripple. He was going to consult and decide later.

Ripples can only quietly wait.

"Ian, are you still unable to contact Planet Blue"

"Yes, master. Last time, the gap was only enough for me to send a distress message. Perhaps if we move further outwards, we can avoid the signal interference zone."

"I understand."

If it really came down to it, she'd have Major Quinn send someone with her as she left the SFWL planet, widening their search area. As long as she didn't send any messages tomorrow, Captain Shawn would head to the third-nearest star system, and she'd go to the fourth-nearest one for help.

Quinn immediately assembled her team, giving a brief explanation of the situation and showing them the video she had received. She then sought their input.

Because there was a previous incident where a space pirate pretended to be an injured civilian and sought refuge at their base, they didn't believe him. However, this time, the injuries were real. He was shot by a beam weapon, so they believed him.

The rescued man stated emphatically that he was attacked by space pirates and pleaded with them to send someone to rescue his family and the others on his spaceship.

Based on the landing position of the escape pod, they deduced the approximate location of the spaceship and sent a squad of mech soldiers to rescue him. As a result, only the mech captain returned injured, saying that their squad was ambushed by pirates, and he was the only one who escaped.

It was only then that Quinn realized something was amiss. She immediately ordered someone to find the man, but instead of receiving treatment, he had managed to locate the signal transmitter at the base and blew it up. He was subsequently shot dead by the base's soldiers.

Queen wasn't stupid; this looked premeditated. He immediately activated the base's protective shield and, following the man's path, thoroughly searched the area. Sure enough, he found a small bomb planted by the other party. Though not very powerful, it could still cause chaos and damage important facilities.

Fortunately, the man had already been killed, the signal tower was down, and the pirates couldn't control these bombs from the perimeter. After removing these threats, he ordered preparations for war and sent out spaceships to pursue the pirate ships.

The pirates were fast, and having achieved their objective, they swiftly withdrew when the situation turned unfavorable.

The pirates had run off, but there was no guarantee they wouldn't return, which is why Queen remained on high alert.

Another escape pod came down today, and he tensed up. Then, after hearing what the soldiers reported back, he was full of doubt, wondering how this young boy could have come to such a remote star. So he decided to meet the other party face-to-face and ask for clarification.

"Colonel, we can't confirm the other party's identity right now. We're afraid this might be another trap."

Some people hold opposing views.

But if it's true, and we don't rescue them in time, causing the ZJWL planet to fall, we'll also face a military tribunal.

But how can we believe it based on just a few videos from one young man

Then take him along. If it's another ambush, he won't be able to run away either.

A cacophony of opinions filled the air as everyone voiced their thoughts. Finally, Quinn decided to send a mechanized unit from the base to investigate ZJWL planet for more details. If the information proved true, they would use the most primitive method and send flares as a warning signal. Then, he would dispatch another mechanized unit to provide support.

This is already the limit of their outpost's capacity, after all, they need to leave enough manpower to guard the outpost, and not everyone can be dispatched. If those pirates' target was them and they turned to attack their outpost, then they would be on the defensive.

"Assemble the troops and set out at once!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Has the signal tower been repaired yet

"Reporting, Major. We don't have enough repair materials. The communications specialist is trying to figure something out."

"Let them disconnect as soon as possible. It's very detrimental to us when communication is cut off."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this good news, ripples of a smile finally appeared on Lian's face. She had no objections to Quinn's arrangement; in fact, she didn't want to stay here.

A squad of mech infantry departed from the SFWL planet aboard a medium-sized starship. Ripples immediately relayed the situation to Sean via the mechs' dedicated channel.

"Then be careful yourself. We'll continue to the third moon and try to get more reinforcements. A squad of mechs won't be enough to completely defeat the pirates."

Shawn thought for a moment and said.

"I understand!"

Here, the breakout team split into two. Ripples followed the mech unit of SFWL planet as they journeyed day and night back to ZJWL planet.

At this moment, within the ZJWL starbase, everyone's expressions were taut. It had been eight days since the breakout squad departed, and there was still no word from them. No reinforcements had arrived, yet casualties at the base continued to mount. On several occasions, Ou Yang had been forced to pilot a mech into battle, covering the retreating wounded mecha soldiers.

The students of Class A, led by Kate, worked almost day and night, doing everything they could. One after another mecha was repaired in their hands, but it was far from enough. The absence of any news from Hongtu made them suspect that he had broken through and gone to seek reinforcements.

The smile had vanished from Hill's face, replaced by a heavy weight of sadness. This was the first time in his life he faced war and the sacrifice of blood, and these people lost their lives because of him. He felt a crushing pressure unlike anything he'd ever known.

He went to find Master Ou Yang and said with his head bowed:

"Teacher, if giving me up can end this battle, I'm willing! I don't want to see more people sacrifice for me, and I don't want to drag my classmates down!"

Hill, if you leave with them now, all our hard work will have been for nothing. Hongtu hasn't come back yet, you have to have faith in him!

Before Ouyang could answer, Kate's voice came from behind Hill.backer for herself and didn't have to worry about being discarded after use."I understand! But as you know, my current focus is on separating the black and white businesses of the Cloud Shade Group. I...