Tempest of the Stellar War - Chapter 1029

Chapter 1029

“One minute left…”

The warrant officer’s face turned green . He had already calculated the time until the warship collided with the debris belt .

Noam surged to his feet . “There is still time! Give me the control key! Each to your stations and prepare to execute standard evasive procedures…”

“Calm down . ” Meng Tian glanced at him with little feeling, making her last variable calculation .

How could one be calm!? If they did not act, they would definitely die! They would not even have the slightest chance of survival .

All they could hear was the warrant officer constantly counting down . “53…”

“Attention . Cut the autopilot and switch to manual . ”

Manual control? Everyone started . The room was starting to turn cold . Subconsciously, they were already turning to obey orders . Inaction meant they would be sitting ducks . In this instant, there was no time to dwell on it . Their instinctive choice was to obey . This was the reason why soldiers were drilled again and again . They should not use their brains in the critical moment .

“Autopilot disconnected . Manual control online . Complete . ”

KACHAK . Manual controls appeared in front of Meng Tian .

“Don’t stop the countdown . ”

The radar officer started, then continued counting in a wavering voice .

47 seconds!

Noam’s entire body was trembling . “You’re crazy! There’s still a chance to avoid it with autopilot…”

In the cockpit, more than half agreed with him . But at this moment, commands from the commander’s seat were absolute orders . Even if it was a mistake, or ordering them to their death, disobedience would see them to an even worse end, even if they survived .

For soldiers, obeying orders was the first duty .

For a crew sailing into the unknown, deep space, this phrase was the most basic rule . The commander was king, live or die .

“Fire weapons systems . Charge the 12 supplementary cannons at the front of the ship . ” Meng Tian did not heed Noam’s cries . Or rather, at this time, she tuned out all distracting noises . Her voice was calm and clear . Such composure was felt by everyone .

Her gaze was locked on the image frozen on the viewfinder telescope . Within her composure was calculation . Ability X light shone from her eyes .

“Fore, 12 supplementary cannons charging . Five, four, three, two, one, charging complete . ”

The weapons warrant officer confirmed .

“30…” The radar warrant officer’s voice .

RUMBLE… The ship was shaking . This was the drawback of manual control . It could not maintain stability .

The entire warship shook . Troops who did not know the situation were promptly following training procedures, and strapping themselves down .

But in the cockpit, the mood was despair .

Because Meng Tian’s next order was: accelerate!

Accelerate?

Given their current speed, if they hit a high speed rock, their outer energy shields would be unable to hold up . Accelerate? Wouldn’t that cause them to die in an even worse fashion?

Rumble, rumble, rumble…

But in the end, they were trained warrant officers of quality . Meng Tian was the commander, and her orders were to be obeyed . ”

“Countdown accelerated: three… two… . ”

The radar officer recalculated the collision time after the acceleration .

Everyone shut their eyes . On the viewfinder, they could already see the debris . It looked far, but it would be the blink of an eye before collision .

BOOM…

At this moment, the 12 supplementary cannons on the fore were firing with a rhythm .

Everyone felt the ship tremble violently . The warship, accelerating forward, was actually nimbly flying a course!

Each time it fired, a piece of debris was blasted apart with a shockwave that swept away a shower of debris . It was dangerous, but it cleared a space without debris .

The warship was still accelerating . It fought through the space blasted by the highly volatile debris and slipped through before the debris behind had time to arrive…

But not all debris could be avoided .

BOOM, BOOM, BOOM…

Each time they were hit, it was like being hit by a Zeus Shield level main cannon, causing the hull of the ship to creak .

At this moment, the cockpit was in disarray . Fortunately, they were all elites, and very quickly stabilized the core .

The shakes were unable to throw Meng Tian off in the slightest . Her hands were constantly piloting the manual controls . Shadows slipped past . Each time, her control was without hesitation…

Dodging, each high speed shift’s trajectory was controlled to the fine details . The calculations took into consideration the fire . The 12 cannons fired each time to stave off a fatal rock . And the rest were unable to break past the energy shield .

In just 10 seconds, everyone calmed down . They knew what Meng Tian was trying to do . More importantly, they could feel the confidence and control over the ship that Meng Tian was radiating .

A mech pilot had a sense when piloting a mech, and a commander also had a sense for a ship . At that moment, Meng Tian was one with the warship . They charged towards the cluster of debris .

Faced with such a situation, they could choose to avoid it, but they might be crushed by the debris . They might also have been sucked into the fixed star . There was only one choice: to accelerate preemptively and fly to meet it .

Life or death!

Everyone held their breath and waited . At this moment, the slightest tremble in the hands would spell death .

Finally, the long charging main cannon fired, sweeping away all the debris in front of them . The last hurdle . Ahead was an even bigger cluster of debris, and the warship was unable to fire anymore .

“Deactivate energy shields!” Meng Tian ordered calmly .

From the side, the workers were infected by Meng Tian’s aura . They responded without even processing the order .

The energy shields were switched off . All energy was concentrated in accelerating the ship . The last thrust . Relative to their speed, everyone could almost feel the huge rocks about to smash them to powder .

BOOM…

A gigantic tremor . Following which, the ship stabilized . The warship sounded . “Shuttle entering warp speed state . ”

At this moment, everyone’s faces were a little pale, and Meng Tian forced herself to be calm . She was the stand-in commander . At this instant, she held the responsibility . Everyone could panic, save her .

“Each station, check the ship’s damage . Congratulations everyone . We successfully made the great escape . Thank you!”

…

The corner of Meng Tian’s mouth was upturned in a slight smile, and the warship’s members were stunned . She actually knew how to smile… and so prettily…

“Engine capability light damage, controllable . Energy currently recovering . ”

“Port light damage . Recommended to repair within three hours . ”

…

Each worker on the ship was methodically assessing the situation . The commander was the ship’s compass . As a commander, one needed to take responsibility for the whole ship .

In this instant, Noam finally realized why he was only suited to be a co-pilot, and not the commander .

“Lieutenant Colonel Noam, you have the command,” Meng Tian said . The brave front she had put up aside, she was actually about to collapse .

“Yes, Commander . ” Noam saluted, and this time it was from the heart .

In space exploration, there was no method that was absolutely right or wrong . Only results that were absolutely right or wrong .