The male supporting character was actually myself.

Didn't they all sacrifice themselves?

Moreover, the voice that came through the communication channel just now didn't sound like the boss at all!

As the crowd watched in astonishment, Jiang Chen wielded his sword with great force, quickly carving a large hole in the dragon's skeleton that could not be repaired in a short time.

"Host, this thing is bigger!" The little white cat, holding a ring that was larger than the previous one, called out through the communicator, "I can't pull it off, Host, please come and help!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sharp tip of the knife pierced through the cat, nearly severing its tail.

"Meow~" The fluffy ball trembled in fright. "It's veering to the left, move it a little bit more."

Under its guidance, Jiang Chen successfully retrieved the ring-shaped device into the system space in two attempts.

The moment the power center was lost, the ghost ship, shaped like a dragon skeleton, came to a complete standstill and floated in outer space like a large fish that had been gutted and died.

The ship girls had already combined into a giant starship, and brought Tang Xiaoqi and his subordinates onto the deck.

"Am I dreaming? It really is you guys?!" After removing her mecha, she saw Amy and the others with their gentle smiles, and tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face uncontrollably.

She stepped forward and gave the ship girls a warm hug. After finally calming down, she looked at the strange man who had taken off his mecha with a blank expression, "He...he is..."

"Of course it's our Captain!" Amy gently straightened her collar and smiled, "I didn't expect you to still look the same after all these years. Back then, even the Captain didn't know you were a girl!"

Mentioning the past, Jiang Chen couldn't help but twitch his lips, trying to skip the awkward part, "Well, the device we have now is a different model, so it would be best to find another ghost ship to harvest another batch."

Tang Xiaoqi was still confused. "Your captain? Did the boss get plastic surgery?"

Jiang Chen: ...

"Don't worry about that. Just know that he's our captain." Nightshade pulled her inside, her voice clear and authoritative. "Although your compatibility with Storm is 100%, it still feels a bit lacking in battle. Let's go practice a couple of times!"

"Then I'll go and make something delicious for everyone!" Mandy suggested.

Snowy Night replied coldly, "There's still a war going on over there. We probably don't have time to enjoy any good food. Let's help drive back the Death Star System first."

"I'll go scan the area to see if there are any other ghost ships."

"Captain, why don't you and the others go and study the new equipment first?" Amy, the most considerate and caring person, said gently. "I need to settle these people in first; they're obviously exhausted after such a big battle."

The little white cat perched on its host's shoulder, leisurely licking its fur, and muttered softly, "As expected, I only feel safe and at ease with my host. By the way, when did you find the ship girls? Did the main system unlock your memories?"

"No, to be precise, the ship girls found me," Jiang Chen replied quietly while they were building a new energy shield.

The fluffy ball was stunned. "Huh? Soul contracts are that powerful?"

However, if the ship girls find their host on their own, then it can't be considered cheating.

"I'm more worried about the fact that the main system didn't react at all when I used those two items. Are they waiting to settle scores later?"

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After the ship girls joined the battle, the previously stalemate and difficult fight quickly turned around.

Tang Xiaoqi did not allow his army to press their advantage, but instead quickly consolidated their forces to regroup and prepare for the next wave of attacks.

"Can I ask you a few questions?" Still feeling uneasy about the "boss" who bore no resemblance to her memory, she quietly asked, "If you really are the boss, you should know what my first mecha was called, right?"

This was never mentioned in her autobiography, so much so that apart from a few people who knew her background, everyone else believed that her mecha was Storm.

“A funny face.” Jiang Chen replied without hesitation, “I bought it for you on the smuggling spaceship. I swiped my card many times back then.”

He remembers even the smallest details perfectly!

Tang Xiaoqi instantly felt relieved and slapped him on the shoulder, "Boss, since you're not dead, why don't you go back to the main planet? I still visit your grave every year!"

The understanding Amy quickly stepped in to smooth things over, "Actually, it's because the captain was ambushed and seriously injured that time, and it took a long time to recover. Later, we ran out of energy and had to enter hibernation and drift in space. We only recently woke up."

"Ah?! Boss, are you alright?" She looked Jiang Chen up and down in shock and asked, "So... you were disfigured and had to get plastic surgery to change your appearance? Waaaaah~ Boss, you've suffered so much!"

The little white cat shook its fluffy ears and said, "Host, Tang Xiaoqi really became a general entirely through military merit, right? She's so stupid, I'm worried she'll be sold out and still be helping the seller count the money!"

Jiang Chen glanced at it and gave a helpless smile.

just you?

How dare you call someone stupid?

"Urgent distress call! Urgent distress call! The 23rd Army has been attacked by a ghost ship and requests backup! Request backup!"

Just as everyone was basking in the joy of victory, a desperate cry for help suddenly came through the communication channel.

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Moon Viewing on the Fifteenth of August!

"Damn it! General Bena's 23rd Legion!" Tang Xiaoqi instinctively wanted to mobilize troops to rush to the rescue.

Nightsha's eyes lit up. "Captain, this is like finding a needle in a haystack! Let's set off now!"

Jiang Chen hadn't expected to find the second ghost ship so quickly. He instructed, "Xiao Qi, tell them not to panic and to wait for rescue. We'll be there soon."

"Send me the coordinates." Amy patted Tang Xiaoqi's shoulder and smiled gently. "Edith will stay with you to prevent the legions of the Death Star System from attacking again."

Feeling the long-lost warmth of being protected, Tang Xiaoqi's eyes immediately welled up with tears again. "It's so good to have you all here!"

"Yes, host, it's so great to have you here." The little white cat perched on his shoulder, wagging its fluffy tail, and gently rubbed its round face against his neck.

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"We're doomed, host, you'd better prepare yourself." A small, palm-sized bear, looking rather clumsy, squatted dejectedly in mid-air. From the host's mech screen, the spaceship and starship were overturned by a ghostly spaceship resembling a dragon's skeleton.

Flames erupted from the spaceship or starship, clearly indicating that the ghost ship had delivered some kind of crushing blow upon impact.

Before they could even rush to reinforce the Seventh Army and cooperate with them in attacking the Death Star System, the Twenty-Third Army was about to face annihilation!

"Damn it!" the host cursed fiercely. "We haven't even officially entered the battlefield yet, and this has already happened! No, we can't just sit here and wait to die!"

The憨憨憨的 (simple-minded) little bear licked its paw and asked in return, "Do you have any other trump cards you can use?"

"Use the props! Let's stabilize the situation first." Two buttons instantly appeared in the host's hand, which he then flung out.

One-time use A-grade item - Good Luck Galore.

No matter how dire the situation, using the item will grant a luck boost for the time following.

Users can avoid at least three fatal threats; if applied in combat, it will provide effective reinforcements; if applied in business or daily life, it will provide unconditional and strong support.

Valid duration: three hours;

One-time use A-grade item - Powerful Bubble.

After use, the user will be enveloped in a powerful bubble that can negate one fatal blow; the next ten fatal blows will be reduced to 10% of their damage.

Note: After using this item, the cooldown period for items of the same level is 24 hours.

After smashing the two props, clouds of white mist rose up. Only the host and his auxiliary system could see that the mechs, spaceships, and starships within his line of sight were all shrouded in a transparent round bubble.

The ghost ship's continued ramming attempts, however, clearly failed to cause further damage.

Even the black and silver chains emanating from it, which twisted like snakes trying to crawl into the bodies of the unarmored people in the nearest spaceship, were blocked, preventing them from being modified further for the time being.

"There are other hosts in the army!" Just as he finished using the item, he saw a flash of white light on the mecha screen, followed by a horrifying crack appearing on the dragon skeleton.

Based on the methods currently demonstrated by the military in this galaxy, it is absolutely impossible for them to cause this level of damage.

There must have been another host who used an item with A-level destructive power!

"Is there still hope?" The silly little bear scratched his ear, his hope rekindled.

However, even with its terrifying destructive power, it only temporarily halted the ghost ship's actions for a short while. As the silvery-white light flashed and repaired itself, the dragon skeleton resumed its unbridled rampage a moment later.

"Damn it! This is a complete technological annihilation, how are we supposed to play?" Another female host cursed after throwing away her props. "The main system never intended for us to pass any stupid test!"

I get it now, it's deliberately trying to make us use up our items!

Her personal auxiliary system is a little goldfish that blows bubbles as soon as it opens its mouth, making its speech sound like bubbles. "Don't be impatient, there will definitely be a way."

The ghost ship's attack doesn't seem to have much effect; maybe other hosts also used the items.

This is a team battle; I believe the main system wouldn't be so malicious as to force everyone to use up items without giving them any chance of winning.

"Hopefully, the props will hold out until reinforcements arrive." She sighed and continued to aim for the right moment to smash the props.

........................

"Captain, it's still over two hours before we reach the Twenty-Third Legion's location. Would you like to rest for a bit?" Christine asked, massaging his shoulders. "Was piloting the mech too tiring just now?"

"Why don't you have something else, Captain? I just made something really delicious!" Mandy waved a plate of food in front of him.

The lively and adorable Fei brought him a glass of water and joined in the shoulder and back massage.

Amy, Ye Misha, and Xue Ye stood around, smiling silently.

Jiang Chen was a little confused. "Is there something you need?"

"Today is the fifteenth of August. Captain once said that this day is a day for family reunion in your hometown."

"Let's finish taking down the next ghost ship, then pick up Edith and have a reunion holiday!"

"We've prepared mooncakes with great care!"

"They even rehearsed a program, something like the Chang'e and the Jade Rabbit that the captain mentioned."

"So... Captain, let's enjoy the moon together tonight!"

The little white cat, busy playing games, twitched its fluffy ears and muttered, "It's just eating a mooncake and admiring the moon, but the ship girls are making it sound like they're up to something."

(ˉ▽￣～) Tsk~~

"You've never seen the world!"

"The only problem is that we can't see the moon, right?" Jiang Chen looked out the porthole at the dark universe and the distant stars. It seemed that the moon didn't exist in this world.

Amy said confidently, "Don't worry, we're all ready!"

"The ship girls won't conjure up a round flying machine for you to use as the moon, will they? Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of ship girls, their ideas are so unique." The little white cat made a sarcastic remark.

Having had the experience of a successful rescue, they were much more adept at rescuing the 23rd Army Corps.

The ship girls, divided into six advanced warships, launched a coordinated attack, rendering the ghost ship immobile. Jiang Chen, piloting the JF-17 Thunder, worked with Little White Cat to cut off the power center and store it in the system space.

A once invincible ghost ship was thus completely destroyed.

Before the 23rd Army could react, the suddenly appearing futuristic warship vanished without a trace, leaving them dumbfounded, envious, and bewildered.

Other armies were overjoyed to receive news that mysterious, futuristic warships had joined the defense of their star system, feeling their chances of winning had greatly increased.

After Su Lan and Tang Xiaoqi finished their conversation, tears streamed down her face. She never expected that after so many years, they would still come to help her out of the crisis.