Did the world end today?

Chapter 158 Goddess of Memory

Chapter 158 Goddess of Memory (Seeking monthly votes at the end of the month!)
Good morning, Comrade Lin Xu.

Zhiyun's voice rang out in the cabin. Lin Xu jumped off the bed and headed straight for the bridge command room.

He wasted not a second, explaining the entire situation on the way and activating the real butterfly contingency plan.

After entering the bridge command room, he took the smart goggles from Bai Mo and then led Bai Mo, Qi Yuan, and the others toward the landing ship.

At the same time, he gave Shen Li the order to dismantle the Ares space station.

Shen Li was stunned when he received the order.

"You mean we're going to launch a direct attack on the Ares space station?"

"This is an act of war, and a direct declaration of war!"

"The Ares Space Station—no, I should say all Mars orbital space stations and Mars ground stations—are all bound to the Dead Hand System!"

"Launching an attack is tantamount to declaring the start of nuclear war!"

"We need higher authorization, otherwise..."

"Then go and obtain the authorization!"

Lin Xu continued walking without stopping:

"Obtain authorization using the butterfly's identity!"

"Time is running out in this world—55 minutes from now."

"It is destined to be destroyed, and we have no chance anymore."

"But if we can get information from the Ares space station, we still have a chance in other worlds!"

".clear!"

Shen Li ultimately said nothing more. Lin Xu and the others boarded the landing ship, quickly separated from the Vermilion Bird One, and flew towards Deimos.

Meanwhile, Zhuque-1 also began its orbital maneuver, intending to move to a more suitable position to "precisely cut" the Ares space station.

Sitting next to Lin Xu, Qi Yuan seemed still somewhat dazed. He gazed blankly at the starry sky outside the porthole and asked:
"Even if we destroy the Ares space station, the people inside won't survive."

"If we want to interrogate someone, who should we question?"

"We won't ask anyone."

Lin Xu replied:
"Their minds have been encrypted and locked; you can't get anything out of them by asking."

"Our goal is to find the action plans and action records stored on the Ares space station."

“Some of these items are made of paper, and they probably didn’t have time to destroy them.”

"clear."

Qi Yuan nodded.

At this point, the landing craft had detached from the Zhuque-1, and the nuclear thermal engine propelled the landing craft forward for a distance before the shock engine was activated.

The intense acceleration pressed Lin Xu down onto the seat, but having learned from his previous experiences, he was now completely accustomed to such overload.

"The deceleration process is expected to begin in 6 minutes."

"Shen Li, prepare for the attack."

"Try not to damage the Ares space station's energy system to avoid causing unnecessary trouble."

"clear."

Shen Li's voice came through the radio.

At this moment, he no longer hesitated as before, and his tone carried a sense of resolute determination, as if he had given up entirely.

"I will cut Ares space station in half from the middle. You will need to enter in a state of weightlessness."

"There is no fishing net, no support, and no safety rope."

"be careful!"

"receive."

Lin Xu clenched his fist and loosened his slightly stiff muscles.

He was probably the most nervous of the three. In contrast, Bai Mo was completely focused under the control of pure rationality, while Qi Yuan was fearless as if he didn't care about anything at all.

Sometimes Lin Xu even felt that the two of them should be a couple.

But then I think of Su Yuchen on Earth.
Hmm, I guess she's quite the heroine.

"Slow down in 4 minutes."

Bai Mo's voice rang out again. Lin Xu had already opened the technology module on the smart panel and began reading the information recorded there about "gravitational wave monitoring technology".

This is much more complex than nuclear fusion-related technologies.

It is filled with a large number of pure theories, and even pure mathematical derivations and formulas. No matter how hard Lin Xu tries, he can only remember a small part of it.

Forget it.

Remember as much as you can.

"Slow down in 2 minutes!"

Bai Mo's voice rang out, and Shen Li responded at the same time.

"I have been authorized to launch the attack in 2 minutes and 20 seconds!"

"understand!"

The three people on the landing ship answered one after another.

Immediately afterwards, Qi Yuan suddenly spoke up:
"Honestly, I've wanted to do this for a long time."

"whats the matter?"

Lin Xu asked casually:

"Blow up the Ares space station?"

"That's right!"

Qi Yuan said in a serious tone:

"Although this space station is ostensibly for research, it is actually an intelligence station."

“They do nothing productive, they just monitor us all day long.”

"I've wanted to kill them for a long time, but I never had the chance."

Intelligence station?
indeed.

This is truly the style of Ximeng.

"Begin to slow down!"

Bai Mo's voice rang out, and the landing ship trembled violently.

Lin Xu put away the panel and stared intently at the Ares space station in the distance.

At that time, the people there were completely unaware of the impending attack.
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They don't deserve to know!
Lin Xu felt no guilt towards these people, especially after hearing Qi Yuan say that this place was an "intelligence station".

No one is innocent.

Now that they've sided with Zhou Yue, they've become enemies of humanity. The landing craft's speed rapidly decreased.

"Attack will commence in 10 seconds!"

Lin Xu looked up instantly.

In the pitch-black space, the Ares space station floated silently, its metallic shell gleaming with a cold silver light under the starlight.

Although it is far smaller than the Mars Palace space station, it is definitely one of the most sophisticated creations of mankind.

The beauty of technology is embodied in it, like a deity.

At first glance, it evokes a sense of awe akin to megalophobia.

However, this "deity" will be destroyed in 5 seconds.

The flashing alarm lights pierced the silence as sensors around the space station detected several objects approaching at high speed.

That was the "obstacle clearing system" from the Zhuque-1, or more accurately, the tungsten steel barrage fired by the high-rate-of-fire close-in weapon system.

The bullet tore through the vacuum at a terrifying speed of thousands of meters per second, heading straight for the Ares space station.

When the first wave of barrage hit, the outer armor of the Ares space station was pierced like fragile tin foil, and metal fragments exploded silently in the vacuum.

The firepower was precise and ruthless, cutting along the structural seams of the space station like a surgical scalpel.

Fifteen seconds later, the second wave of attacks followed. The high-energy projectile penetrated the core section directly, and oxygen and coolant gushed out from the breach, instantly condensing into ice crystal fog.

As the main support beam was cut, the Ares space station began to twist and break.

The massive solar panel shattered in the gunfire, turning into countless shimmering fragments that drifted into deep space.

The central section was cut in half, and the two pieces of wreckage slowly separated under inertia, exposing the internal equipment to cosmic radiation, with electrical sparks flickering like dying fireflies.

The most lethal third wave of bullets aimed directly at the energy core, but Shen Li deliberately avoided the reactor—the explosion did not occur; instead, it disintegrated silently.

Pipes, bulkheads, and instruments floated in the weightlessness, creating a scene with a poignant beauty reminiscent of slow motion in a movie.

Several figures in spacesuits tried to escape, but were struck by flying debris. Their bodies, like the wreckage of the space station, instantly turned into cold space junk.

In the distance, the muzzle of the Suzaku-1 still glowed with a dark red warmth, while the Ares space station had been completely reduced to a twisted metal graveyard.

From the start of the attack to its final conclusion.

It only took 40 seconds.

With a rate of fire exceeding 12000 rounds per second, the close-in weapon system, with its unparalleled power, proves who truly reigns supreme in this cosmic space.

"Prepare to exit the cabin!"

Bai Mo's voice rang out.

Immediately afterwards, the landing craft adjusted its course and moved slightly closer to the wreckage of the Ares space station, and the hatch was forcibly opened.

The three, who were already prepared, immediately exited the cabin. Qi Yuan reminded them:

"The countdown has been set."

"25 minutes!"

"We must return to the landing ship in 25 minutes!"

"understand!"

Lin Xu gave a brief reply, while Qi Yuan continued to issue orders:
"Shen Li, get ready!"

"The other Western Alliance aircraft will definitely attack the landing ships; stop them all!"

"understand!"

As Shen Li finished speaking, Lin Xu began to drift rapidly toward the wreckage.

This time, he was already skilled and no longer needed Bai Mo's assistance.

"You're pedaling too hard!"

Bai Mo's voice came through the radio.

Only then did Lin Xu realize that the two of them had fallen far behind.

And the relative speed between himself and the remains of Ares
It has reached an astonishing 10 meters per second.

Damn it?

What space Bolt?

Of course, this speed was actually due to the approach speed of the landing craft; he didn't have that much strength on his own.

But that's not the problem now.

How did it stop?

Lin Xu was lucky; there was a relatively intact bulkhead right in front of him.

"boom!"

The loud crash reached Lin Xu's ears through his spacesuit, and he felt as if his internal organs were about to shift.

Fortunately, he finally made it to the wreckage area.

Stationmaster's living quarters!
Lin Xu's goals are clear.

Behind them, Bai Mo and Qi Yuan had also arrived.

The three divided the tasks and began searching for documents scattered among the wreckage.

What shocked Lin Xu the most was that Qi Yuan was still able to hold a weapon and fire a gun even in a state of complete weightlessness and levitation.

His target was the Ares space station security personnel who had already donned spacesuits, had not yet died in the "Tear," and were still trying to resist.

Silent bullets pierced through floating figures, and blood scattered in the void of space.

Lin Xu had reached the stationmaster's quarters and found the locked safe.

password.

He didn't know the password.

But safes used in space are certainly not heavy structures.

Pry it open!

Lin Xu gestured to Qi Yuan, who then tossed out a laser cutter he had brought with him.

Twenty seconds later, the safe opened.

A thick stack of documents was laid bare before Lin Xu.

These documents had no watermarks, but Lin Xu spotted the keyword on them at a glance.

"Operation Sandstorm on the Plains".

This is an assassination attempt targeting Jiang Xingye.