The giant corporations that started from Night City

This starship human civilization has five warships, namely Blue Space, Enterprise, Deep Space, Ultimate Law and Natural Selection.

The fleet has a total crew size of 5,500 people. They firmly believe that they will be the only inheritors of human civilization, shouldering the responsibility of continuing civilization, and constantly heading into deep space.

Even though Zhang Beihai had learned that the Infinity-class aircraft carrier had destroyed a water drop, he still insisted on his original opinion.

After all, the Trisolarans still have Sophon, nine water drops, and a powerful fleet. Even if one of the water drops is destroyed, what can it do? It will still be of no help.

With this idea in mind, Zhang Beihai has been leading five star-class battleships to wander around the edge of the solar system for the past three years, looking for opportunities to refuel and then leave this homeland.

But what was unexpected was that the Earth civilization was not destroyed by the Trisolaran fleet. Instead, it defeated the nine water drops in succession and captured the Trisolaran fleet.

Humanity won the final victory in the battle to defend the solar system, and the sword of Damocles hanging over humanity's head was finally lifted.

This is certainly a great thing that should be celebrated.

Although they are all staunch escapists who believe that human civilization is bound to be defeated, deep down they still want to continue human civilization.

The collapse of the Trisolarian fleet made these crew members happy, but at the same time, they also felt somewhat worried about their own situation.

After all, the humans on Earth won, which meant that their seemingly foresighted escape had completely turned into an outright act of defection.

Human civilization no longer needs them to continue, and they have all become shameful defectors.

This puts starship human civilization into a dilemma.

They desperately hope that Earth civilization will allow them to return and start over on a new Earth.

But everyone knows that if they go back in the current situation, they will definitely be sent to a military court for trial. Defectors will never have a good ending in any era.

The most likely outcome that awaits them is being shot to death!
At this moment, there are only two choices before them. The first is to send some warships back to seek forgiveness from the people on Earth and give them a chance to start over.

If the humans on Earth can accept them, then all the warships will return immediately.

If you don't accept them, then you will have no choice but to go down this path to the end.

They then continued their escape as planned, drifting forever in the deep space, developing their civilization by picking up space junk.

However, on the option of whether to choose to return, the starship civilization was divided into two factions.

The Blue Space and Deep Space from the Asian Fleet insisted on returning home. Many of these crew members were from the Chinese region, and returning to one's roots is their traditional belief.

No matter how far away from home a traveler is, he will eventually return.

But the Enterprise from the North American Fleet and the Ultimate Ruler from the European Fleet wished not to return. They knew better than anyone how their own people would treat traitors.

Once they return, they will definitely die, and die on the pillar of shame.

At this moment, Zhang Beihai, who is commanding the Natural Selection, controls the crucial vote that determines the future of starship civilization. His choice will directly lead these 5,000 people to where they will go.

To be honest, Zhang Beihai felt a little regretful. If he had known that the arrival of the Universal Giant Enterprise would change the situation of the war, he should have returned earlier to help the Asian Fleet attack the Water Drop.

Now the Asian Fleet has become a hero to all mankind by destroying nine water drops, while these defecting escapists have become ridiculous clowns caught in a dilemma.

"If we had known earlier that antimatter missiles produced by high-energy accelerators could destroy the water droplets that we fear so much, perhaps we wouldn't have to run away anymore."

Zhang Beihai sighed and regretted his actions. He had to admit that what he did was wrong. Humanity was not completely hopeless. If they had stayed, they would not be in such a difficult situation as they are now.

But think about it, who knew that the global giant would have so many cards up its sleeve?

They chose a cold, rational but shameful escape just for the sake of the continuation of humanity.

In fact, no one is wrong, it’s just that everyone has different ideas. However, people must always be responsible for their own actions. Zhang Beihai is willing to accept the trial and blame all the faults on himself.

Just the next second after Zhang Beihai announced his decision, something unexpected happened.

Suddenly, the Ultimate Law and Enterprise launched an attack, launching infrasonic hydrogen bomb attacks on Natural Selection, Blue Space, and Deep Space at the same time.

The European and American fleets launched an attack on the Asian fleet!
All of a sudden, shrill alarms sounded one after another, various faults and warnings popped up from the interface, and information about the Natural Selection being attacked appeared on the light screen.

“What do you want to do——!”

The former captain Dongfang Yanxu shouted angrily to the Ultimate Law and Enterprise, but received no response.

There were just tons of missiles flying towards them.

Zhang Beihai understood the intention of the European and American fleets almost instantly. This was not an impulsive act, but a killing operation they had planned long ago.

If the Ultimate Law and Enterprise want to continue their escape in space, they must have sufficient fuel and supplies, but all the fuel of the starship civilization is currently only enough for two spacecraft.

Their hastily formed civilization had no long-distance navigation capabilities at all.

Now that the three Asian warships have chosen to return at the same time, it is simply unrealistic for the European and American fleet to continue sailing while towing the warships with insufficient fuel.

That leaves only one option.

Turn your butcher knife toward your teammates and obtain the necessary supplies from their corpses.

It can be said that no matter what Zhang Beihai chooses, the Ultimate Law and the Enterprise will definitely launch an attack on the Asian warships.

This is the human mindset as we move from the industrial age to the interstellar age.

The new humans nurtured in the boundless dark space learned how to ensure their own survival through rational killing from birth.

Without the gentle paradise of Earth, humans can become as rational and cruel as the Trisolarans.

They would rather kill their teammates and wander alone in the universe than go back to accept the death sentence handed down by their own people.

no way!

The Natural Selection had never anticipated that the two European and American warships would attack them. Facing this new group of humans who had decided to strike out on their own, the crew of the Natural Selection was completely defenseless.

The subsonic hydrogen bomb launched by the Ultimate Law and Enterprise is a space nuclear weapon, mainly used to attack spacecraft targets that are well shielded from conventional radiation.

It can make multiple nuclear explosions in succession at the frequency of infrasound waves, and each explosion can produce strong electromagnetic radiation, which will then interact with the metal shell of the target spacecraft and convert the electromagnetic energy into the sound energy of the air inside the spacecraft. The super-strong infrasound waves generated in this way are enough to kill all the crew members inside the spacecraft, but will not cause any damage to the facilities and equipment of the spacecraft.

Judging from the type of weapons used, it is enough to determine the purpose of the Ultimate Law and the Enterprise. They are here to plunder fuel and resources!
Zhang Beihai sighed deeply, "This is our ending. From the day we fled, we can never go back."

"We did nothing wrong, but fate made our choice the wrong one."

Zhang Beihai felt that it would be good for him to die in space like this. No matter if it was retribution or his own fault, he was tired, and after taking off the burden on his shoulders, he felt extremely relieved.

As long as human beings do not perish and still exist, he will die without regrets.

Immediately, the light of the nuclear explosion appeared, and the dark space star field was illuminated by the nuclear explosion. The nuclear fusion fireball lasted for nearly half a minute.

During this time, the nuclear explosion flickered at infrasonic frequencies, with the changes imperceptible to the human eye.

However, at this moment, Blue Space suddenly took the initiative to stand in front of Natural Selection, using its own hull as a barrier to absorb a large amount of electromagnetic radiation generated by the infrasonic hydrogen bomb for its teammates.

Although most of the people on the Natural Selection suffered varying degrees of injuries, the cover of the Blue Space allowed them to save their lives.

Did not die in the first round of attacks.

But the Deep Space on the other side, which had no cover, was in trouble.

The Deep Space, which had suffered a severe blow, first vibrated slightly, and then the vibration energy was converted into infrasound waves that pierced into the interior of the warship. Waves of smelly blood mist spread and enveloped the entire cabin.

Zhang Beihai's internal organs were shaking from the infrasound. He lay on the ground and vomited blood several times, his lungs contracting violently to breathe continuously.

However, compared with his own safety, he was more worried about the situation of the Blue Space. This aftermath alone could cause them to suffer serious injuries. What would be the tragic situation for the crew of the Blue Space who were bearing the direct impact?

Fortunately, long before the Blue Space was attacked by European and American warships, it had already made everyone put on space suits and evacuated the interior of the cabin.

Since it is impossible to produce infrasound in a vacuum environment, they did not suffer any casualties.

Only the hull of the ship suffered some minor damage from the extremely strong electromagnetic pulse, but it was not a big deal.

Chu Yan, the captain of the Blue Space, contacted Zhang Beihai immediately and asked with concern: "Captain, are you all right?"

Chu Yan had absolute respect for Zhang Beihai from the beginning to the end. Before the emergence of the global giant enterprise, all of Zhang Beihai's decisions were extremely correct.

Even now, Chu Yan did not think that Zhang Beihai had done anything wrong, and he had always remained sufficiently vigilant towards the North American and European warships that had never dealt with the Asian fleet.

I didn't expect that I would actually wait for this day.

Zhang Beihai struggled to stand up from the deck. He swallowed the blood in his mouth and asked the other party with a gasp: "Chu Yan, you actually knew they would do this a long time ago, right?"

Chu Yan did not give a direct answer, but only said that he had never trusted the officers of the North American and European fleets.

History has proven countless times that Europeans and Americans are a race that has plunder and aggression engraved in their bones. Even if you want to cooperate with them, you must always be on guard against a counterattack from the other side.

Of course, the reason why Chu Yan did not tell Zhang Beihai in advance to beware of European and American fleets was also for self-protection reasons.

If Zhang Beihai and other warships were to attack him, then his advance disclosure would be tantamount to seeking his own death.

The starship civilization appears to be united on the surface, but these five warships can be randomly combined into a variety of possibilities and forms of alliances of interests.

Just because Zhang Beihai and I are both from the Asian Fleet and are Chinese, it doesn’t mean that we will definitely stand on our side.

In short, no matter how the situation develops, Chu Yan will do his best to protect himself and attract other warships to his camp.

Thanks to the protection of Blue Space, Natural Selection did not fall in the first round of attacks.

But the situation at this time is still not optimistic.

Although Zhang Beihai and others were not hit by the fatal infrasonic hydrogen bomb, they were seriously injured and the command center of the entire battleship was paralyzed.

It was completely unable to launch a counterattack against the Enterprise and the Ultimate Law.

Only the Blue Space was left to face the siege of two star-class battleships at the same time. The models, sizes, and combat capabilities of both sides were almost the same. It would definitely be at a disadvantage when fighting one against two.

Since they had decided to attack their former teammates, the Ultimatum and Enterprise became more frantic in their subsequent attacks.

A series of nuclear missiles burst out with continuous electromagnetic kinetic energy and swept towards the Blue Space.

In order to protect the paralyzed Natural Selection, Blue Space had to withstand the enemy's offensive and fight back, but fighting with a burden would always hold it back.

Seeing this, Zhang Beihai showed a look of pain and asked Chu Yan to lead the team away from here and return to the solar system.

"Let's go. If you stay here any longer, you will be wiped out. Leave here and go home."

However, Chu Yan was extremely determined to protect his teammates on the Natural Selection. He stubbornly responded, "No, sir, let's go back together!"

Zhang Beihai was helpless and muttered to himself: "It doesn't matter, it's all the same."

He has accepted all the arrangements of fate. Whether it is human or Trisolaran, whether it is an individual or multiple civilized races, the destiny has long been determined by the universe.

Death is eternity.

At this moment, a plasma cannon suddenly flew in from nowhere and went straight through the Ultimate Law, instantly breaking the balance of this extremely dark battle.

A hideous huge hole was shot in the hull of the Ultimate Law, the interior of the cabin was in chaos, and the scorching flames devoured countless crew members.

This star-class battleship has lost its combat capability.

The ship that rescued Blue Space was none other than the Hyperion of the Universal Corporation. Over the past three years, the Hyperion had been following and monitoring this starship civilization.

It wasn't until he discovered that they were fighting among themselves that he finally showed up, emerging from his invisible state and turning the situation around.

Seeing that the Ultimate Law was destroyed, the Enterprise didn't care about anything else and quickly turned around and headed towards the solar system.

Rather than dying at the hands of an unknown civilization, they would rather be executed by their own people, at least they can keep their bodies intact. (End of this chapter)