Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 58 Shocking change!

Gray area.

X-178 galaxy.

Faced with the sudden appearance of the behemoth, Captain Hart sat steadily in the command center of the Rose, without a trace of panic on his face. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, focused on the huge figure of the mysterious starship.

As a close friend of Isabella's father, Hart was well aware of his responsibilities. He slid his fingers across the control panel, quickly adjusting the Rose's defense systems and trying to establish contact with the other party.

However, he received only silence.

The mysterious starship has no markings and does not look like a product of the Milky Way at all. Its appearance is weird and aggressive, and its streamlined design is like a shark swimming in the ocean.

Suddenly~

The mysterious cruiser's firepower burst out instantly, pouring down like a violent storm. Laser beams and particle cannons intersected, breaking the tranquility of the starry sky.

Every roar seemed to tear the space apart. The Rose was shaking in the frenzy of attack, the deck was trembling, the instruments were honking, and heart-wrenching alarms were emitting.

However, the guardian wings designed by Fang Yan were like an invisible wall, stubbornly resisting all attacks.

As early as after the first batch of energy shields were produced, Fang Yan carried out large-scale modifications to the Rose.

This destroyer-class starship, used exclusively by Isabella, is equipped with twelve linked guardian wings, which means it has twelve layers of energy shields!

Despite such strong defense, the shield energy indicator light still flickered under the powerful impact, as if it could be broken at any time.

"Counterattack! Concentrate all your firepower and counterattack!"

Hart's voice echoed in the command room, issuing orders without hesitation.

In an instant, the Rose's artillery fire and the enemy ship's attacks intertwined, and the air was filled with the smell of metal and fire.

Hart frowned as he looked at the decreasing shield defense index and knew he had to seize the opportunity to escape.

This mysterious starship is really too strange. Judging from its size and tonnage, it should be at the cruiser level, but the firepower it bursts out has reached the level of a battleship or even a dreadnought.

In a flash, just as the enemy's firepower weakened slightly, Hart decisively ordered: "Prepare for a temporary jump and open the wormhole!"

The Rose's engine was running at 100%, all the energy was concentrated in the jump core, the surrounding space began to distort, and the starlight in front of the eyes became blurred.

Boom~
With a loud bang, the Rose instantly disappeared from its original position, passed through the wormhole, and escaped from the suffocating battlefield.

Twenty minutes later, when the Rose appeared again, it was surrounded by a tranquil starry sky. The black mysterious battleship had disappeared, and the X-178 galaxy was nowhere to be seen.

The crew members were all relieved to have survived the disaster. Captain Hart also breathed a sigh of relief, with beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.

"We succeeded!" Isabella said happily.

She was held tightly in Fang Yan's arms, and her pretty face had already turned pale with fear.

...During the voyage back to Earth, the atmosphere in the captain's cabin was solemn and tense.

Fang Yan and Hart sat and played the battlefield video repeatedly on the screen. They were shocked by the powerful firepower and exquisite design displayed by the black mysterious starship in front of the Rose.

"The shields, engines, armor, and hull structure design are all far beyond the current standards in the galaxy. You have to know that the Rose has a full twelve sets of Guardian Wings. A single set of Guardian Wings has a defensive power of 5,000 megawatts. If twelve sets form a defensive array, that's 60,000 megawatts!"

Fang Yan said as he adjusted the screen to display the battleship's structure. "Even with such a powerful defensive shield, we were still nearly riddled with bullets. This is truly incredible."

"And they're also equipped with heavy laser weapons. If I remember correctly, in the entire galaxy, only the Light Lord is proficient in laser weapons, Naga and Pontiac are proficient in particle accelerators, and Leng Yinshan prefers missile systems. Could it be..."

Hart waved his hand, stopping Fang Yan from continuing to speculate. "Although the Spirit of Light is different from the mainstream forces in the galaxy, it is still one of the four giants after all. It's okay for you to say such things to me, but you must be cautious after leaving this room."

Hart took a deep breath and tapped the screen to bring up a comparison chart of the warship designs of the major powers in the galaxy. "In my experience, no starship meets these design characteristics, including the Lord of Light."

"The incident occurred in the Gray Star Region. Perhaps it's some special existence we don't know about. After all, the Gray Star Region is far beyond the control of the Alliance. It's a vast and unknown area where anything bizarre could happen."

The two looked at each other, and both understood in their hearts that this mysterious starship might not be an isolated existence, and there might be secrets hidden behind it that they were unaware of.

At this time, the reconnaissance frigate sent by Hart reported that the reconnaissance ship had arrived at the X-178 galaxy. However, the mysterious warship had long disappeared without a trace.

"I contacted our partner, the Merchant Alliance. They have an extensive intelligence network and are extremely powerful in the Dark Star Region," Fang Yan said helplessly. "Unfortunately, President Gu Tongshu replied that their people have never seen a starship like this."

The two discussed for a long time but still found no clues.

In the end, Hart had no choice but to report the incident to the league and wait for the league's response.

……

About five or six hours later, Fang Yan and Hart were still analyzing various possibilities in the room, and they were at a loss as to what to do.

Suddenly, the communication screen flickered, and the system displayed an urgent message from the Galactic Alliance.

Hart was startled and quickly clicked it. Both of them were shocked after reading it.

"Special representatives from the Naga Republic and the Pontiac United States will arrive on Earth in 24 hours. Please prepare for their reception."

Fang Yan and Hart looked at each other in disbelief.

"This... reaction is too fast!"

The two thought that the alliance's efficiency has always been slow, but this time the response was so quick, which was very unusual. There must be some important considerations behind it.

Fang Yan checked the biographies and resumes of Alvis, the special envoy of the Naga Republic, and Catherine, the special envoy of the Pontiac United States, through the interstellar network and found that they both had high status and were senior leaders stationed in the fringe star zones by giants.

"It seems that this incident is definitely not simple." Hart's tone was solemn, as if he felt an unprecedented pressure.

Fang Yan nodded, his heart also filled with anxiety and anticipation.

(End of this chapter)