The successive explosions gradually covered most of the hull of the Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interplanetary destroyer.

Furthermore, the blast waves even affected the two closest Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts.

A large number of debris fragments caused by the explosion can be seen flying out, scattering in all directions like meteorites.

Inevitably, the hulls of the two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts also suffered from this attack.

The interstellar close-in weapon systems still capable of firing on the hull are currently operating at high speed.

They continuously intercepted the incoming starship wreckage and debris.

Although these are not cannonballs, they are just fragments of starship wreckage.

However, due to the speed generated by the explosion, the speed of these debris fragments accelerated to the extreme in a short period of time, and these debris fragments themselves were high-strength metal materials.

After all, this is the raw material for building a near-T7 level interstellar warship, so its strength is quite astonishing.

With the added acceleration, its power is in no way inferior to a solid 'cannonball'.

Moreover, due to the previous battles, the surfaces of these two Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnoughts were already like craters, with wounds visible everywhere.

Some of the ship's armor was even torn open, exposing the compartments inside. If these flying enemy ship wrecks were to hit these compartments directly, they could cause enormous damage.

In addition, there is one more point.

That's the section that was opened while they were receiving the withdrawn interstellar heavy marines.

Some sections couldn't be shut down in time, and if they were hit by these flying debris, not only would the sections be damaged, but the Starborne Marines who had managed to evacuate from those sections would also face mortal danger.

What a coincidence!

Song Keke's withdrawn interstellar heavy marine corps is currently facing this situation.

Unfortunately, a large amount of enemy ship wreckage from the explosion was flying toward their location.

The close-in weapon systems positioned there lacked sufficient firepower to clear them out in a short period of time.

"Emergency situation."

There is debris threatening our position.

All Marine Corps weapons that are mobile, aim them outside.

"Fire!" the pilot of Unit 5 shouted, then struggled to support his aircraft, and the six machine guns immediately began firing.

A terrifying barrage of comments poured out.

But almost simultaneously, a notification popped up on the display screen in front of her regarding the ammunition magazine's remaining capacity.

'Warning! Warning! Warning! Cannon ammunition magazine insufficient! Cannon ammunition magazine insufficient!'

Looking at the nearly empty magazine, and then at the wreckage and debris getting closer and closer.

The pilot of Unit 5 felt a sense of powerlessness.

But just then, a sound came through the communication channel.

"Quickly open the magazine connection!"

The pilot of Unit 5 looked at a video window showing the location at the rear of the aircraft, where several logistics soldiers were operating a spare bomb bay located at the rear of the aircraft.

The pilot of Unit 5 immediately opened the connection port, and the external bomb bay was connected.

The alarm also stopped at that moment.

The pilot of Unit 5, her previous gloom gone, now had fervent eyes; this was their territory.

With the mothership at our backs, why worry about running out of ammunition?

"Get the hell out of here!" the pilot of Unit 5 roared, pressing the button to fire the machine gun.

The six machine guns immediately began to spin at high speed, unleashing a saturation barrage that destroyed the incoming starship wreckage one by one!

One after another, starship wreckage exploded at close range. Large pieces of wreckage shattered upon impact, some melting due to the high temperatures of the explosions, but most breaking down into smaller objects that either moved forward or scattered in all directions.

Even those that continued forward had their speed greatly reduced.

Soon, these smaller pieces of wreckage struck the section.

"Watch out! Watch out!"

"Quickly, raise the shield!"

Although these wreckage fragments are small, they may only leave a few centimeters of dent when they hit the ship's armor.

However, if it hits a human body, even someone wearing a single-soldier exoskeleton combat armor will instantly break into pieces.

The soldiers inside the compartment either raised their shields or used individual star shields; those without either could only quickly hide behind their mechs.

Although the armor of a mech is not as strong as that of a ship, it can still withstand this level of impact without any problem.

Bang bang bang

A young-looking female logistics soldier huddled behind a mecha, able to hear the violent impacts around her.

She cautiously looked to the side; many wrecked fragments had crashed onto the floor of the compartment, leaving uneven marks on the ground.

It's easy to imagine how painful it would be if those things hit her directly.

She nervously looked at the mecha behind her. If it weren't for the mecha, she would be in grave danger.

Fortunately, the mechs have cannons providing cover fire, so there are fewer pieces of debris hitting the mechs. The few pieces of debris that do hit the mechs only make them shake slightly.

"Listen up, all mechs, our comrades are behind us."

"Under no circumstances are you allowed to move!" the pilot of Unit 5 warned over the communication channel.

"yes."

"Don't worry, the hatch is closing."

"Wait a little longer!" came the voice of the ground crew over the communication channel.

The hatch of this compartment is indeed extending out from the top, bottom, left, and right, making the hatch opening smaller and smaller.

In this way, they will suffer less and less damage from debris.

"Hiss hiss hiss... I... hiss hiss hiss..."

Just then, the pilot of Unit 5 keenly heard what sounded faintly coming from the communication channel.

"I... am... but... I... am... currently..."

The pilot of Unit 5 frowned slightly as she heard the intermittent sounds.

But for some reason, hearing that voice gave her a sense of familiarity.

"This is Song Keke. My unit is retreating. Requesting a landing site. Requesting a landing site."

team leader!

The pilot of Unit 5 immediately heard the sound. She looked out of the cabin door and frantically searched around, magnifying the sound from various locations.

Persistence pays off, and she indeed found a team!

There were four Phoenix Guard mechs surrounding each other, looking like a meteorite rushing towards this direction from a distance. In the middle of their encirclement were interstellar marines under layers of protection!

"Yes, Captain!"

He's our captain.

"Don't close the door! Don't close the door now!" the pilot of Unit 5 shouted.

“But... if we don’t close the door now, the people inside the cabin will be in danger,” the ground crew leader said with some concern.

"That's the captain of our Thresh team."

Please give us some time.

They'll be back soon; we can't keep them locked up outside.

They will die!

Captain... Captain, she's already been resurrected twice.

"If she were to sacrifice herself this time... she might never be able to return to the front-line combat team again!" the pilot of Unit 5 pleaded, fighting back tears.

Although it is generally understood that these combat personnel have a higher status than ground crew?

However, in actual combat, they belong to two separate systems. Ground crew will cooperate with their actions, but will not completely follow their orders.

In other words, if ground staff believe it is necessary to close the hatch, they have no right to stop it.

And what the pilot of Unit 5 said is also a fact.

Among all positions in the Xiaolong Legion fleet, the most dangerous are undoubtedly the interstellar mech pilots and interstellar fighter pilots. At the same time, the soldiers in these two positions also have the shortest 'combat lifespan'.

Because of the special nature of their combat environment, they often suffer the most damage before they die, which makes them more likely to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, forcing them to retreat to the second line and unable to return to the front line of combat.

The more times you are resurrected, the higher the probability of this will naturally be.

The outstanding Captain Song Keke had also sacrificed herself before, and even experienced some post-traumatic stress disorder after her last resurrection.

If it weren't for Song Keke's hard work in rehabilitation, coupled with her talent and her position, she might have had to step down to a secondary role by now.

So now that there's a chance for them to come back alive, they naturally want to try and fight for it.

“Okay, we can wait.” In the end, the ground crew leader made the decision.

The pilot of Unit 5 breathed a sigh of relief, then activated a navigation device on her aircraft, which emitted a bright beam of light to help Captain Song Keke and the others spot her and know which direction to land in.

At the same time, the pilot of Unit 5 kept saying in the communication channel, "Captain, it's us."

We are in segment B211. Our hatch is not closed, so you can land here.

I've also activated the navigation signal; please keep an eye out for it!

To prevent this from being heard, the captain did not hear it.

The pilot of Unit 5 kept repeating this in the communication channel.

But soon, bad news followed.

"This is bad. The procedure that stopped our hatch from closing may have been affected when we were attacked by debris."

"The hatch closing procedure cannot be stopped now!" the ground crew leader exclaimed.

The pilot of Unit 5 then realized that the hatch was still closing and the hatch was getting smaller and smaller.

If this continues, the captain and the others will have no chance of returning, and they will surely die as they are constantly being hit by wreckage outside.

"Hey, can you hear me?"

Now I'm going to move to the side, and you all move with me.

"I will escort you to a safe location nearby." The pilot of Unit 5 activated the unit's public address system, and her voice was audible to the ground crew and soldiers hiding behind her unit.

"I...I understand."

"Ready, let's get moving."

With a command from the pilot of Unit 5, Unit 5 began to slowly move to the side.

Because the hatch was partially closed, there were safe areas on both sides of the compartment that were protected from debris.

Unit 5 is now trying to safely cover these personnel as they pass through.

In this process, even the slightest mistake could cause these soldiers to be instantly torn to pieces by the impact of wreckage fragments.

Fortunately, the whole process went smoothly.

"We are safe now."

"Hurry up and do what you're supposed to do." A ground crew soldier patted the foot of the mech in front of him.

The other side is probably too worried about their safety, and even if they are now sheltered in a safe area, they dare not make any rash moves.

Until I heard those words.

Only when Unit 5 dared to take action.

She rushed toward the hatch, which was already two-thirds closed, and gripped it tightly with both arms, trying to prevent it from closing again.

This action did have some effect, slowing down the closing speed of the hatch.

However, Unit 5 could only grab one side of the hatch, while the other side was still closing.

Just then, another Phoenix Guard mech appeared on the other side.

"How could I be absent from something like this?"

The voice of Unit 7 came through the communication channel.

Unit 7 was now standing at the other side of the hatch, gripping it tightly.

Meanwhile, Song Keke's mechs, which were drifting in space in the distance, were getting closer and closer to them.

As you can see, the four Phoenix Guard mechs are working in perfect harmony, using their foot thrusters to constantly adjust their flight direction to ensure they can land accurately in this cabin.

"Wait a little longer!" The pilot of Unit 5 shouted through gritted teeth as he watched the hatch slowly moving.

It was as if she were the one exerting effort at that moment.

At this moment, more and more Phoenix Guard mechs that had freed up their hands rushed over, gripping the hatch tightly to buy time.

Soon, several impact sounds followed.

Several figures crashed heavily onto the floor inside the cabin.

"Let go, cover fire!" the pilot of Unit 5 shouted, then immediately released his grip and positioned himself at the hatch, continuing to attack the wreckage outside.

Until the hatch is completely closed.

Although they could hear the clanging and banging sounds outside the hatch, they were finally safe.

"Captain? Captain!"

The pilot of Unit 5 looked over excitedly, calling out to his captain.

There were more than twenty interstellar marines lying on the ground, panting heavily. They were all injured to varying degrees, but at least they had survived.

The ground crew's medical personnel immediately went to treat him.

The four Phoenix Guard mechs were almost completely destroyed, lying sprawled on the ground, one of them even missing an arm and a leg. It's hard to imagine how such a mech could have returned.

The cockpit doors of three Phoenix Guard mechs opened, and three mech pilots staggered out, only to collapse to the ground shortly afterward.

Piloting a mecha is also extremely taxing on the body.

The ground crew immediately lifted them all onto medical stretchers.

However, everyone noticed that one of the Phoenix Guard mechs remained motionless for a long time.

"Captain! Captain!" the pilot of Unit 5 called repeatedly, but still received no response.

Something must have gone wrong.

She immediately shouted to the ground crew, "Quick, look at that Phoenix Guard mech! That's our captain's mech!"

I can't get in touch with them, and they haven't come out yet; something must have happened.

Upon hearing this, the ground crew immediately surrounded the cockpit and tried to open the hatch, but to no avail.

"The cockpit canopy appears to have been deformed from an impact, and it cannot be opened from the outside," ground crew said.

"Report, we have accessed the mech's internal program. Currently, the only thing we can detect is that the pilot's vital signs are rapidly declining!"

"Make way, let me handle this!" The pilot of Unit 5 immediately steered his mech forward.

She very carefully grasped the cockpit canopy, then applied a little force to deform it further, and then pried it open little by little, revealing the opening underneath.

"Alright! Our people can go in now." The ground crew began waving.

The pilot of Unit 5 immediately stopped his actions.

Then, she opened her cockpit canopy, leaped into the air, and landed on the opposite mech thanks to her exceptional physical abilities.

Ignoring the numbness in his legs from jumping down from such a height, he immediately went forward and lay down on the deformed cockpit canopy to look down.

She saw a faint light inside, as well as some bloodstains and bits of flesh.

This made her heart jump.

"Captain! Captain!" she called out loudly.

After a long while, a response came from below.

"Cough cough... I... I'm fine."

"I just wanted to rest, and you woke me up." A faint voice came from inside.

At that moment, the searchlights of the ground crew also shone in.

She saw a very creepy scene.

Song Keke sat in the cockpit, her left foot deformed and twisted from being squeezed.

Even more serious was her abdomen, which was charred black and smelled like burnt meat.

It was a fragment of wreckage, the size of a baby's fist, that was impossible to identify, but the wound it caused to Song Keke was horrific.

Only then did she notice a hole in the side of Song Keke's mecha, which then pierced through the entire armor and crashed directly into the cockpit.

It is estimated that the impact of this wreckage fragment caused Song Keke's injury and various mechanical malfunctions, making her unable to communicate with the outside world.

"Medic! Quick! There are wounded here! There are wounded here!" she shouted immediately.

Soon, the ground crew's medical personnel used some equipment to rescue Song Keke from it. After administering some medical medication, they placed her on a medical stretcher.

"Look at how you're screaming, anyone who didn't know better would think I'm really going to die." Song Keke looked at the little girl in front of her, who was crying.

This girl, Yang Xiaoxiao, was someone she had mentored all along, so they had always had a good relationship.

"I...I...I thought Captain...Captain...you wouldn't be coming back." At this moment, Yang Xiaoxiao could no longer control her emotions and began to wail.

"Don't speak yet. Although the captain's injuries have been controlled with medication."

"But we need to get to the medical pod immediately, make way!" The medical staff urged from the side, and soon Song Ningning and the other seriously injured people were sent out.

All that remained was a scene of devastation, and a group of people finally able to catch their breath.

At this moment, some people looked curiously at the interstellar marines who had followed Captain Song Keke back safely, although their injuries were not very serious and they were still here.

"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

How did you manage to come back alive?

"Based on the timeline, you shouldn't have had enough time to evacuate at all."

"Tell me quickly! Tell me quickly!"

Everyone surrounded those people, asking them questions.

Finally, with these people's explanations, the whole process was pieced together.

Song Keke led her team to continue the mission and successfully completed the objectives of the remaining three modules.

But at that time, there was less than a minute left, and it was impossible to evacuate from the original entrance.

At that time, Captain Song Keke considered it for a while and came up with a risky plan.

That is, they would go into the compartment next to the explosion site and use whatever they could to build a shelter to ensure their own safety.

To withstand the dangers that the first round of explosions may bring.

Song Keke was gambling; she was betting that the explosion in the compartment at the point of impact would be enough to destroy the ship's armor above, creating a breach.

If they can survive the explosion and then immediately head to the created breach and rush out through it, they will still have a chance to survive.

This plan sounds simple.

However, every step is fraught with danger.

First, can they withstand the impact of the explosions of the explosives they have planted?

To this end, they moved almost everything they could find: the remains of enemy weapons and their own.

Finally, they huddled in a corner, with the Phoenix Guard mechs, still possessing Star Shield energy, positioned on the outside, forming a fan-shaped protective barrier.

The Space Marines soldiers naturally huddled at the very back.

Even if they successfully get through this stage.

And the explosion did indeed create a hole in the enemy ship's armor.

Whether they can evacuate in the chaotic battlefield environment is also a problem.

Because it was foreseeable that at that time, there would be absolute chaos between the Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interplanetary destroyer and the Golden Scarab-class heavy interplanetary dreadnought.

The close-in weapon systems (CIWS) of the Drought Demon King-class heavy strategic interplanetary destroyer will attack them, and even the CIWS of the Golden Scarab-class heavy interplanetary dreadnought may accidentally damage them when attacking the wreckage fragments.

And in the final stage, whether they can successfully reach the landing compartment of the Golden Scarab-class heavy interstellar dreadnought is also a problem.

Fortunately, they were lucky.

Even though the whole process was fraught with danger, they have now safely evacuated.

We have successfully completed all the combat missions assigned by our superiors!

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