"Young Marshal, we've detected a ZYJ-107 battleship at 12 o 'clock. There are three ZYC-218 starships at 3, 6, and 9 o' clock. We've been surrounded."
Barton said in a deep voice.
Old Blind Mike's move was too ruthless!
From the fact that the Freedom Alliance was able to set up such a sophisticated ambush on their way to the transit station of the artificial spaceport to perform a wormhole jump and return to the border of the Empire, it could be seen that the Freedom Alliance did not inform Xiang Muchuan and the others only after they left Planet Frei. Instead, they had already planned to betray them before they reached a deal with Xiang Muchuan and the others. Even the so-called two-hour delivery time was fake.
The Freedom Alliance had cooperated with him from the inside and the outside, waiting here for the prey. By the time the Freedom Alliance removed the anti-reconnaissance cloaking device and appeared, they had already entered the starship's attack range.
"Barton, check the weapons and energy sources. Zicong, connect with the other party. Ai Qi, check the escape pods."
"Yes, Young Marshal!"
Facing the calm and composed Xiang Muchuan, Yao Zicong and the others quickly calmed down.
Xiang Muchuan took over from Barton and began to make precise calculations of the enemy's situation. He was very fast, and the parameters he calculated were even accurate to the last eight digits. Even though Gou Liang was once the king of black technology in the apocalypse, he couldn't be compared to Xiang Muchuan, who was from a B-grade world.
Not long after, the coordinates of the five battleships and starships appeared on the main control console's detection screen. As the data scrolled, the attack and defense radiation ranges of the enemy were clear at a glance.
Although the weapons carried by the battleships weren't weak, the energy supply couldn't support a prolonged battle, and it was even more impossible for them to match the weapons of the battleships. Xiang Muchuan didn't think of striking a stone with an egg and quickly locked onto a few escape routes.
Unfortunately, these routes weren't ideal. Even if they escaped the Freedom Alliance's siege, there were still many uncontrollable variables at the landing site.
Thinking of this, Xiang Muchuan said, "Ai Qi, after confirming that there are no problems with the escape pods, send Yuan Wang and Dr. Tang Di in."
"Yes."
Ai Qi quickly sped up its detection.
By the time Xiang Muchuan was done, Yao Zicong was able to contact the Freedom Federation's main warship.
The picture of the communication flashed in the central control room of the starship. A young general in a disheveled military uniform looked at them calmly and said in a frivolous tone, "Which one of you is Hekamu? Don't tell me, let me guess first. "
He looked at the faces of Gou Liang and the others one by one. Finally, his gaze landed on Xiang Muchuan.
"So this is what the famous Mr. Hekamu looks like." He was greatly disappointed, but when he saw that they looked as if they were facing a formidable enemy, he laughed happily. "In order to meet you, more than half of my wealth was taken away by the old blind man. How about it? Is Mr. Mu satisfied with this meeting ceremony?"
"So it's Lieutenant Colonel Jei Su Litt."
The Litt family was one of the major forces in the Federation's military. Xiang Muchuan had dealt with them many times, so he was no stranger to Jei Su.
"Lieutenant Colonel Jei Su went through so much trouble to see me. What's the matter?"
Jei Su saw that he still dared to play word games with him even when death was at hand. He couldn't help but snort coldly. "Isn't it too late to play dumb now? Mr Mu, I'm sure you know why I'm looking for you, right? But I'm very curious. Why did the Empire only send a few of you for such an important mission? I don't know if Mr Mu has some extraordinary ability that we don't know about, or does he think that there's no one in the Freedom Federation? "
"Lieutenant Colonel Jei Su has a point. Perhaps we've all misunderstood this mission." Xiang Muchuan smiled. "I originally thought that General Jack would be the one to come. It seems like you guys don't pay much attention to Saiya."
The smile on Jei Su's face froze.
He hated it when people compared him to his big brother. Moreover, Xiang Muchuan was implying that he couldn't even compare to a single toe of his big brother Jack!
However, no matter how stupid Jei Su was, he knew that the other party was deliberately trying to provoke him. He feigned contempt and said, "My big brother doesn't need to do anything to deal with small fries like you. Aren't you all in my hands now? Mr Mu, provoking me now isn't something a smart person would do. "
"Then what does Lieutenant Colonel Jei Su think is a smart person's way of doing things?"
Xiang Muchuan's smile was still on Jei Su's face. However, when he sensed Gou Liang's spiritual resonance and saw him refuse to enter the escape pod from the corner of his eye, he didn't feel at ease.
Jei Su said, "Don't bother trying to stall for time. You don't have any reinforcements to wait for. If you want to live, I advise you to obediently surrender."
After saying this, Jei Su unilaterally cut off the communication and replaced it with a countdown interface.
02: 59
— — If Xiang Muchuan and the others did not surrender in three minutes, the warship would immediately launch a weapons attack on the starship.
Barton: "Young Marshal, the weapons and energy chambers have been checked. Under the premise of maintaining a level one defense system, our energy reserves can at most sustain us for ten beam attacks."
Xiang Muchuan didn't immediately respond. He still looked at Gou Liang. After "listening" to Gou Liang's plan, he frowned and said, "How confident are you?"
"Sir, trust me."
Gou Liang walked over.
Yao Zicong and the others knew that a 100% sentry alignment could be directly communicated through the mind, but they didn't know what they were talking about. Then, they heard Xiang Muchuan make a decision. "Barton, connect to the Federation's starship."
What?!
Yao Zicong and the others were shocked.
They had all seen the escape routes Xiang Muchuan had calculated. With their starship's combat readiness, it wasn't impossible for them to escape safely. At the very least, they still had escape pods. They didn't expect Xiang Muchuan to choose to surrender to Jei Su.
"Young Marshal, this …"
Yao Zicong wasn't questioning Xiang Muchuan's decision. It was just that with their tacit understanding, he couldn't understand why Xiang Muchuan would make such a decision.
Xiang Muchuan made a gesture to them.
Drug attack?
Young Master Yuan?
The three of them still didn't understand, but they didn't ask any more questions. They completely obeyed the Young Marshal's decision.
Gou Liang made a fishing motion in his trouser pocket and took out a few capsules and handed them to Xiang Muchuan. "Eat."
As he spoke, he took one of the capsules. Xiang Muchuan ate it without hesitation. Then, he distributed the three capsules to the others.
Barton sent a starship connection request and it was quickly approved. Jei Su's figure appeared in front of them again. He looked even worse than before. In just a few words, he had already poured himself a glass of red wine and had a scantily clad woman in his arms.
"Not bad. A wise man submits to circumstances. Mr Mu is a smart man. I hope you'll continue to be so smart. Don't think of doing something impractical like playing tricks during the connection. "
Even if they made the starship self-destruct after the connection, it would only kill a few people. It wouldn't be a threat to their starship at all.
Xiang Muchuan smiled and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Jeisu is right. Thank you for the reminder."
Jei Su didn't react at first. When he realized that Xiang Muchuan was mocking him for having such a stupid idea, he was about to get angry when he heard his subordinate say, "Lieutenant Colonel, we've connected to the target starship. Should we enter?"
"Let them in."
Jei Su looked coldly at Xiang Muchuan and turned off the communication. He thought bitterly, "When you fall into my hands, I'll personally break your teeth one by one!"
The starship was quickly connected to the warship. Dozens of gun barrels were aimed at the starship's door.
After injecting Xiang Muchuan and the others with the sentinel blocker, they couldn't release their spiritual avatars and lose their ability to fight. The Federation soldiers carefully checked that they didn't have any dangerous items on them before letting them in.
"Bring them to me."
Jei Su's voice sounded in the docking bay. A group of soldiers with laser weapons escorted Xiang Muchuan and the others into the starship's main control room.
Jei Su pushed away the female guide on his lap and stood up. He looked down at them and suddenly raised his leg and kicked Xiang Muchuan in the stomach.
"Young Master!"
Ai Qi let out a cry.
Barton and Yao Zicong looked at Jei Su with murderous eyes.
Gou Liang's expression suddenly turned cold.
[The system that felt his murderous intent screamed: Master, calm down!! Don't be impulsive!!!]
Looking at their sullen and angry faces, Jei Su laughed. But when he saw Xiang Muchuan's expression didn't change, his smile suddenly fell. He said eerily, "You have a sharp tongue. Do you think I don't understand your sarcasm?"
As he spoke, he kicked Xiang Muchuan again.
Xiang Muchuan looked at him coldly, but didn't try to dodge.
Barton and Yao Zicong struggled violently, desperately trying to break free from the soldiers who were holding Jei Su back.
"Behave!"
The muzzles of the soldiers were pressed against their necks. Just as Jesse's second kick was about to land on Xiang Muchuan's stomach, all of a sudden, the surroundings seemed to be quiet for a moment. Everyone in the control room fell to the ground in an instant.
"What was that sound?"
The sentries outside with sensitive hearing were about to rush in when they heard Lieutenant Colonel Jei Su say, "Don't come over. I'm going to play with these smelly rats."
The sentries stopped.
Inside the starship's main control room.
Yao Zicong, who had faked his voice to stop the sentries, still had not recovered from his shock.
Gou Liang was supposed to use the antidote, but they didn't even see Gou Liang use it. Even Xiang Muchuan didn't expect that Gou Liang could make these people lose their ability to attack in an instant and turn the situation around.
Gou Liang, who shocked them, didn't care about the commotion he caused. He strode forward and coldly looked at Jei Su who was still in a kicking position on the ground. His gaze was like that of a dead object.
Damn it.
He lifted his leg and aimed at Jei Su's stomach and stomped down hard.
One kick.
Two kicks.
Three kicks.
The people who were already shocked by Gou Liang's ability were immediately shocked by his cold and ruthless expression.
Xiang Muchuan looked at him who was so angry that he lost his mind. After a moment of shock, he couldn't help but smile.
[Ding, target's affection level has been updated. Current affection level: 99]
He gestured to Barton to close the door of the main control room. Xiang Muchuan didn't look at Barton who was so shocked that he couldn't even walk properly. He stepped forward and picked up Gou Liang.
"Shh, don't be angry. Business is more important."
Along Gou Liang's chest, Xiang Muchuan comforted him in a soft voice. His tone was unprecedentedly soft.
"Does it hurt?"
Gou Liang touched his stomach.
He dared to hit him. He must be tired of living!
Xiang Muchuan never thought that there would be someone in this world that he liked so much. When he met Gou Liang's angry and worried eyes, he couldn't help but kiss him on the lips. He couldn't hide his smile, "It doesn't hurt. We'll have time to deal with him later."
[Ding, mission progress bar has been upgraded. Current mission progress: 1%]
Xiang Muchuan's happiness index soared to the highest point. A kiss satisfied him by 1%.
Gou Liang saw his silly smile and relaxed his tense body. However, when he was taken away by Xiang Muchuan, he didn't forget to step on Jei Su's face. The shoe print left on his face made the witnesses feel pain for him.
Ai Qi and the other two grinned silently. If it weren't for the situation, they would have applauded the heroic and handsome scream of the Young Marshal's wife!
It wasn't until this moment when they saw Gou Liang's protection and care for Xiang Muchuan that they truly recognized his identity as the Young Marshal's partner.
Yao Zicong looked around, "Young Marshal, what should we do next? Is Young Master Yuan's drug enough to deal with those people outside? "
Xiang Muchuan also looked at Gou Liang. He was now in a state of spiritual isolation and couldn't feel Gou Liang's spiritual resonance.
Gou Liang threw out two words, "Zhi, take."
As he spoke, he released Little Pink.
The sentinel drug was ineffective on the guide, and Xiang Muchuan and the others were familiar with the Freedom Federation's methods of dealing with captives. Therefore, they specially sent Little Pink back to Gou Liang's spiritual realm.
At this time, Little Pink, who looked like he could only act stupid, actually played a crucial role.
Gou Liang ordered him to eat the poison on Xiang Muchuan and the others. Then, he took out something from his pocket — a tube of drug thicker than Gou Liang's thigh. No matter how you looked at it, it couldn't have been taken out from his flat and tight trouser pocket. The four people looked at Gou Liang's pocket in amazement. Seeing that he had no intention of explaining, Xiang Muchuan gave the other three a look that said, "Don't ask too much."
Next, Xiang Muchuan was the first to receive the treatment from the little pink puppy. He could feel that his mental state was slowly recovering. He watched as Gou Liang applied the white ointment on Yao Zicong's face and kneaded it. After the effects of the psychotropic drug were removed, Gou Liang had completed his first masterpiece.
Hiss …
Not to mention Ai Qi and Barton, even Xiang Muchuan was shocked.
They saw that Yao Zicong was gone, and the one in front of them was Jei Su — Gou Liang completed such a difficult disguise in such a short time. The degree of restoration was almost 100%!
Ai Qi looked at Jei Su on the ground and Yao Zicong who was standing. If it weren't for the eye-catching shoe prints on the real Jei Su's face, she wouldn't believe her eyes at all.
Yao Zicong, who didn't know what was going on, looked at the mirror following Barton's hand gesture. He was almost scared to death by his own face and broke out in a cold sweat.
"Disguise, drug, drug."
Shaking the drug in his hand, Gou Liang pointed at Jei Su on the ground and said, "Change."
Only then did Yao Zicong react. He quickly stripped Jei Su naked and the two of them changed their clothes.
Gou Liang did the same thing to Ai Qi, Barton, Xiang Muchuan, and himself. They were disguised as federal sentinels who were similar in size. He also changed their faces and changed their identities.
Only then did he feed the antidote to all but their substitutes.
Ai Qi and the others were worried at first, but they saw the federal soldiers get up from the ground with lifeless eyes. They consciously resumed their movements before they fainted, as if they were sleepwalking. They were tongue-tied again.
Gou Liang deliberately placed Jei Su close to "Hekamu" and gave Yao Zicong a look.
Even if Yao Zicong and Gou Liang didn't have a spiritual resonance, he immediately understood what Gou Liang meant. This was a great opportunity to collect his debt from Jei Su!
A big smile appeared on his face, and he hurriedly adjusted his expression to Jesse's stupid face that deserved a beating. He nodded at Gou Liang.
Gou Liang snapped his fingers and the room "woke up".
They didn't even realize that time was interrupted. Yao Zicong kicked "Hekamu" and then grabbed a gun from a sentinel. He fiercely swung it and "knocked out" the prisoners who were already unconscious.
"F * ck, the Empire's trash!"
For Yao Zicong, who had a lot of information, it wasn't difficult to learn Jei Su's catchphrase. He threw the gun and picked up Jei Su who was disguised as himself. After slapping him twice, he suddenly realized that this face was too original. He felt pain when he slapped Jei Su's face, so he decided to kick Jei Su in the stomach instead.
After venting his anger, Yao Zicong spat, "And here I was thinking how powerful they were!"
Jei Su's lover, the female guide, hugged Yao Zicong tenderly and said in a coquettish voice, "Second Young Master, don't be angry. They took the sentinel isolation drug, how could they be your opponent?"
Yao Zicong, who had goosebumps all over his body, pushed her away and said darkly, "You mean, if they didn't use the isolation drug, I wouldn't be their opponent?"
The female guide's face turned pale and said, "Second Young Master, I didn't mean that. I really —"
"Shut up! Get out! "
Yao Zicong kicked the chair fiercely. The female guide was so scared that she rolled and crawled out of the room. He yelled angrily, "What are you looking at?! Hurry up and take these useless people away. A bunch of useless people, all of them are useless. Get out of here! "
The sentinels of the Federation were used to his bad temper and arrogance, so they all left the room.
"You guys, stop right there."
Yao Zicong casually pointed at a few people, but didn't tell them what to do.
The signaller in the central control room trembled as he said, "Second Young Master, the Eldest Young Master sent a message asking about the mission, I …"
"Do I have to teach you how to answer? Hmph, do you think I can't do such a simple thing? "
Yao Zicong glared at the signaller. The signaller quickly replied with the truth and soon received a reply, "Lieutenant Colonel, the General wants us to bring the people to meet him."
After the notification, he saw that their incompetent Second Young Master's face became very bad, but he didn't dare to disobey the Eldest Young Master, so he angrily left with a few sentinels. The signaller looked at his comrades with pity. When Lieutenant Colonel Jeisu was in a bad mood, he would always find someone to vent his anger on. He didn't know what he was going to do to them this time.
Yao Zicong, who was angrily walking at the back of the team, was led back to his room by the Federation sentinels. After the door was closed, they immediately knocked out the other two sentinels who were used as cover.
Yao Zicong finally let out a sigh of relief, "Young Master Yuan is amazing! This disguise potion is amazing! "
Ai Qi agreed.
"You're not bad yourself," Barton patted Yao Zicong's shoulder and laughed, "Lieutenant Colonel Jeisu, you're so cool! Hahaha! "
Yao Zicong also laughed, "Luckily we met this idiot this time. If it was his brother … Young Marshal, what should we do next?"
Hearing this, Gou Liang and the others stopped smiling and looked at Xiang Muchuan.