Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 1013 Lurking Wolf (Happy National Day to everyone!)
The news that UX-01 captured the Yamato was passed on to the Demel fleet in the calmer space on the other side of the Seven-Colored Star Cluster.

"The hound is calling! The lamb has entered the lost forest."

The arrival of this news verified Demel's speculation about the movement of Yamato, but it also made Demel feel a little heavy.

Before giving the order to start the battle plan, Demel needed to confirm one thing.

"Is there any news from Badar Star?"

"Yes, General. An hour ago, information came from Bada that the confrontation was still ongoing, and a considerable number of fleets began to leave Bada in a conventional manner in accordance with the order issued by the Grand Presidential Palace through encrypted communication channels."

"He actually ordered the fleet to leave Badar by conventional warp?"

Not only Demel, but even his deputy Wim Hedren was extremely surprised by this news.

"It is indeed surprising. However, it also proves that the president has no way to deal with the warship and the noble Iskandar in a short period of time."

After Demel came to his conclusion, he smiled slightly.

"At the same time, it also means that the Yamato will not be able to get support from the mysterious battleship in the short term. Hedron, don't you think this is good news?"

When Wim Hedren heard this, he laughed a few times.

"Indeed. This is good news!"

"Yeah! Great news. Well, let's get started!"

At Demel's command, the four aircraft carriers immediately began to move.

One after another, carrier-based aircraft were pushed onto the take-off runway, waiting for the moment of attack.

"Is all the equipment ready?"

While asking his men to prepare, Demel picked up a switch device from the table in front of him and glanced at it casually.

"Yes! General Demel. The power is normal, the output power is normal, and we have entered standby mode!"

"Very good! Now, we have to wait for the time to deal the fatal blow to the Yamato."

On the other side, the Yamato finally broke away from the raging ion storm and entered a relatively calm area of ​​the universe.

Okita Jusan was not relieved by the change in environment like Gu Daojin and Shima Daisuke. Instead, he felt more and more the danger lurking behind this seemingly calm but actually turbulent universe.

"Ancient, send the air force to attack! Go forward and search for traces of the enemy fleet!"

"Yes! Captain."

The complex environment inside the Seven-Colored Star Cluster has caused the Yamato's radar to lose all ability to search for long-distance targets. The only way for the Yamato to detect the enemy fleet in advance is to rely on its own eyes and the forward air force.

But that’s not enough.

Okita Jusan's expression gradually became solemn.

At this moment when the eyes and ears of the Yamato had undoubtedly become dull, the well-prepared enemy might have already locked onto the whereabouts of the Yamato.

Somehow, Okita Jusan vaguely felt that there was something hidden not far away, watching every move of the Yamato.

The other party's existence was very vague, but it appeared clearly in Okita Jusan's perception.

Why do I feel this way?

Okita Jusan didn't know the reason.

But this unusual feeling sounded the alarm in Okita Jusan's heart.

"In ancient times, could subspace detection have worked?"

The question suddenly raised by Okita Jusan made Gu Daijin stunned for a moment.

"Captain, if it's just a close range, there will be no problem with subspace detection. However, no trace of enemy ships was found near the Yamato."

Shiro Sanada spoke up to help Gudaishin respond.

"Start it!"

Okita Jusan gave the order without further ado. "Yes! Now, start subspace detection immediately."

As a result, the moment the subspace detection was turned on, an abnormal warning suddenly popped up on the screen, causing Nishijo Mirai, who temporarily took over Mori Yuki's position, to respond immediately.

"The radar is reacting!"

"An unknown target suspected to be the size of a battleship is lurking in the subspace. The distance cannot be measured!"

"Are there really Gamilas warships lurking in the subspace?!"

Everyone was shocked, but they did not expect that the UX-01 lurking in the subspace was the Gamilas special battleship that had already had several battles with the Yamato in the original time and space.

And now, after a series of ingenious changes in fate, the Gamilas special battleship that once caused the Yamato a lot of trouble in the original time and space has only now truly appeared in front of the Yamato.

"Don't panic! Now that we have discovered its existence, I have reason to believe that this Gamilas battleship that can lurk in the subspace will not attack the Yamato in a short time."

"Our current goal is to focus on the attack that may come at any time!"

At this moment, the hatch of the bridge suddenly opened.

After taking a look at the situation on the bridge, Yulisa turned her gaze to Okita Jusan.

"Captain. That warship lurking in the warp is here to find me."

"what?!"

There was a gleam in Okita Jusan's eyes, and he vaguely guessed something.

"Your Highness Yulisa. Is this your guess? Or did you get some information?"

While saying this, Okita Jusan's eyes were vaguely cast towards Melda Dietz and ALTER who were guarding the door.

Their presence enabled the Yamato to obtain a lot of important information related to Gamilas.

"Both."

Yulisa did not deny it, but simply admitted it.

Then, she said something that shocked everyone.

"The Jirel people who used illusions to confuse the Yamato are most likely on that ship."

"That Girel guy?!"

When Shiro Sanada heard this, he immediately felt something was wrong.

If during the fierce battle, that strange Jirel man launched that illusion attack again, I am afraid that the Yamato would not be able to withstand the subsequent attacks and would eventually sink.

"Girelles?"

Okita Jusan hesitated for a moment and then asked.

"Your Highness Yulisa, is that Jirel man here to greet you as well?"

Yulisa smiled.

"No. Not really. The purpose of that Jirel man has nothing to do with me. He just took the opportunity to board the ship that can lurk in the warp."

"Her real target is not me, nor this ship, but He Ming."

"What's the name?!"

Okita Jusan's eyes suddenly became sharp.

He seemed to have caught a glimpse of something that had been overlooked by him, or perhaps obscured by the shock that the Girel people had brought to the Yamato at that time.

How did the people on the Yamato defeat the Jirel?
How did humans defeat the Jirel people, who had absolute superiority, in the illusion woven by the Jirel people?

At this moment, Okita Jusan finally felt the power behind the name He Ming.

(End of this chapter)