"Whoosh!" The Qiong Whale's voice resounded across tens of thousands of kilometers of airspace.
Its body had not yet materialized, but its clear, high-pitched voice was like a grand song, penetrating the sound-proof vacuum of space and the steel dome's confinement.
This was a song, a spell, and a song of encouragement filled with joy and inspiration.
All the spiritual energy users and even the more sensitive and delicate people nearby heard this cheerful sound.
Even ordinary people who heard no sound at all felt power infused into their souls, and their fear was greatly reduced, even if armed terrorists were right beside them.
Yes! There was nothing to fear anymore!
When Serena Mao woke up, her eyes met with a gloomy, oppressive darkness, and for a brief moment, she even suspected she had gone blind.
Soon, she regained some consciousness, and a fishy smell, mixed with the lingering cold, rushed into her nostrils.
Such a situation would easily scare an ordinary young girl into a breakdown and tears.
But Miss Serena Mao did not react that way; in her half-dazed state, she truly heard a clear, high-pitched cry.
It was a sound she was quite familiar with.
"Xue Xue..." Serena sighed softly, then lightly "Pah!" "Traitor!"
She tried to move but found her entire body paralyzed; even a slight movement of her arm felt incredibly heavy.
"Woo woo woo, barbarian!" The singer finally recalled her experience before losing consciousness and wanted to touch her neck, but finding even that motion difficult, she gave up.
Is it really hiding here? Oh, well, if it's hiding, it's hiding.
Miss Serena Mao felt that it would be more dangerous if she crawled out, so it was better to trust the "expert's" words, even if that expert wasn't too reliable.
But at that moment, the dark space enveloping her suddenly trembled, and then it began to move.
Miss Serena Mao pondered for nearly half a minute before realizing that the automated cargo vehicle she was in seemed to have started moving.
She stayed put for nearly a minute, then pulled out her beloved electric screwdriver from her pocket and licked her lips.
Almost simultaneously, Horatio Wien, who was nearing his destination, was startled by an automatically activated robot beside him.
He was a bit like a startled bird now, always feeling that all robots were dangerous.
Fortunately, this time, it was a large cargo vehicle that started beside him.
Although it made a lot of noise, at least it didn't stand up, pull out four autocannons, and blast him to pieces.
"Xiao Bai! Why are they all moving?!" Wien asked.
"I, I'm sorry! I was trying to gain control of the Azure Princess's power, and I accidentally activated all the automated service robots inside the ship," Xiao Bai's voice came through the earphone: "S-should I stop them?"
"Hmm, no, not for now! Continue what you're doing," Wien watched the automated delivery robot he had passed, flipped over, jumped onto it, and crouched in the cargo box, approaching the scorpion robot in the corridor ahead.
The "Grey Mist Surveillance Drone" hesitated briefly, and it wasn't until the delivery robot carrying Wien approached within twenty meters of it that it finally opened fire.
Wien wasn't entirely sure whether the opponent was firing a probing shot or a direct attack.
If it were the latter, it should have charged with its eight steel claws while maintaining the attack.
But at this point, he didn't have much time to judge.
In the interval of the opponent's firing, he pushed open the cargo hold with his head, exposed half of his body, and directly fired a burst of shells.
Wien's marksmanship wasn't divine, but it was at least above average, with very stable points of impact; almost a third of the bullets hit the opponent.
The mechanical scorpion was blasted into a mess of flying parts, and even one of its autocannons was broken, but it still confirmed Wien's presence, lowered itself, and came towards him.
...Yu Lian, that guy, took it down with one kick!" Wien felt a little hurt, quickly observed the battle situation while shooting, took a step back, and kicked the cargo vehicle's control stick.
The cargo ship let out a dull roar, "Whoosh!" and directly charged at the robot.
"Bang!" The cargo truck, more than twice the size and tonnage of the scorpion robot, directly pushed it into the corridor wall.
It struggled and twitched but remained motionless.
Wien stepped forward and fired another barrage of shots until the opponent stopped even twitching, then he stopped.
Wien was a little excited! He had indeed participated in real combat, but as a member of the battleship's command, the bandit suppression battles he participated in were not high-intensity, nor were they particularly dangerous.
But this time, he was facing the formidable mechanical scorpion as a single soldier.
Yet, even though it was his first time participating in such a battle, he showed no timidity, his movements were steady, his focus was sharp, and there was no physiological trembling caused by nervousness or fear; he even felt a little excited.
I was indeed born for the battlefield, he told himself.
When Yu Lian first saw real combat, he faced millions of Sand People!
However, in his mind, another voice suddenly said to him.
Wien viciously fired a few more shots at the metal wreckage, then put down his gun and pulled out an autocannon of the same model.
He tinkered with it twice and found that it seemed to still be usable, which made him overjoyed.
The tall and burly Horatio Wien, holding a large shotgun in each hand, strode forward defiantly, quickly passed through a doorway, performed a tactical roll behind a large cleaning robot, then quickly got up and fired a barrage of "Boom! Boom! Boom!" at another scorpion only ten meters away from him.
This surveillance drone had been guarding an armored door, in alert mode.
But perhaps the commotion from inside the door behind it distracted it too much, and it didn't react until Wien's storm of bullets literally smashed it against the door.
But at this point, it was too late to even counterattack.
Horatio Wien only looked like a simpleton, and an unhappy one at that, but he wasn't truly mindless.
He had dealt with this thing several times and had some concept of its mechanical structure, so he tried to concentrate all his shots on the mechanical upper body, immediately destroying the structural connection between its upper body and lower climbing system.
And then, it was a one-sided bombardment.
The red-haired iron-blooded tough guy, with a determined expression and focused eyes, stood strong like a mountain, holding two large shotguns and pouring firepower onto the oddly shaped combat robots that clearly looked like villains.
It had a strong sense of déjà vu from Hollywood space operas of the seventies and eighties; if Yu Lian saw such a scene, he would definitely feel a strong sense of familiarity.
This was Wien's third battle on this journey, but it would probably also be his last, because behind this surveillance robot was the door to the security room.
"People inside, how are you doing?" Wien knocked on the door and asked loudly.
"I, we surrender! Don't drain the oxygen inside!" a timid voice said.
"Yes, we really surrender! And please don't release poison gas!" another voice even started to cry.
"Xiao Bai... open the door!"
"The active lock has been disengaged! The rest is to disengage the triple military armored locks, and I must complete control of the ship's auxiliary central control! Yes, yes... right, start from here!" Xiao Bai's voice sounded very powerful at this point, completely engrossed in its own world.
Anyway, the other party did at least answer him, so Wien couldn't say much.
"PC settings complete! Electromagnetic wave communication connected normally, data parameters updated... Engine shut down, must restart! Internal power re-operating! Lock broken through! Remote energy transmission normal, all systems normal!"
Xiao Bai muttered at a rapid pace.
Wien, this time, said he finally understood half of it, expressing considerable relief.
Then, he heard Xiao Bai let out a long breath: "Finally gained control of all the hatches! Okay, next step is the ship's engine and braking facilities..."
"Don't move on to the next step yet, open the door quickly! Oh, right, close the door to the main hall for me!" Wien shouted.
"Oh, okay, okay, understood..." Xiao Bai was startled but quickly completed the operation.
This was originally part of the plan to be executed from the beginning.
Then, the three-layered armored door was seen opening with a "clack, clack."
The people inside let out a shriek of panic, but then there was the "clatter" of firearms being disengaged.
Wien was contemptuous but also had a bit more anticipation.
He had never really expected much from the combat capabilities and will of these security guards, but regardless, they were a group of well-trained armed personnel after all!
"Security Bureau personnel stand on the left, security company personnel on the right, active military personnel in the middle!" Wien shouted.
Wien, dressed in a pristine white military uniform, still had quite the presence, and having just come from the battlefield, he carried a hint of ferocity.
He was robust and had an outstanding demeanor; his enthusiastic and domineering red hair exuded a fierce aura, and although young, he was actually more imposing than most generals in the Commonwealth.
In short, his inherent aura of a superior easily made people overlook his true age, and combined with the image of holding a machine gun in each hand, he was indeed very intimidating.
As a result, after exchanging glances for a few seconds, the security guards began to act according to his demands.
"Who's in charge!" Wien asked again.
"Subordinate is Major Gayson of the Internal Security Department, Sir!" a military officer in his thirties stood at attention and saluted meticulously.
If Wien hadn't heard his voice among the pleading ones just now, he would have truly thought he was an excellent iron-blooded soldier.
"I am Harris, Manager of Security Department Three of White Wing Anglo Company.
Thank you for coming to rescue us..." another middle-aged man in his forties said.
Although he was a strong and robust, heroic man, he now squeezed out a fawning, businessman-like smile.
"Form ranks and report numbers, pick up your weapons! And come with me to retake this ship!" Horatio Wien commanded loudly in a matter-of-fact tone, as if he himself was not a student who hadn't graduated yet, but a true general.
More importantly, no one Present actually doubted him.
This is also understandable.
If it was a Tiger Amulet Group, with family and backing, even in peacetime, it was not uncommon for generals in their thirties...
The people Present showed hesitant expressions.
They had been confined for so long that their initial anger had long turned into panic and bewilderment, and for a moment, they were not mentally prepared to fight immediately.
However, under Wien's gaze, which seemed to brew thunder, no one dared to voice any opposition.
At this moment, Major Gayson, seeing the "officer" across from him suddenly level the machine gun in his hand, immediately trembled and quickly stood at attention.
"Understood! Sir!" Major Gayson stood at attention again, saying so loudly.
"We fight for you!" Manager Harris expressed his stance with an even more proper attitude.
With these two old veterans, Wien quickly gathered everyone and marched towards the main hall.
Adding an update for 1600 average subscribers as a formality... Also, I mistyped the chapter number yesterday, and there are no harmonized chapters yet.
Although I think it's only a matter of time, it really hasn't happened yet.