Outside the Boötes Constellation.
Haig was very unhappy. Although he did not use his full strength, he was definitely not weak.
However, he managed to kill the opponent.
More importantly, after the other had shown up, Haig had sensed for a while. Although the creature on the battleship wasn't weak, it wasn't strong either. At most, it was just a little bit stronger than the ordinary creatures from the Purgatory.
However, it was this creature that was like an ant compared to him that managed to escape from his attack.
This made him extremely unhappy.
However, just as Shangguan Youlan had gambled, the attack from dozens of AU could not be shot continuously. Otherwise, the special organ in Haig's body would not be able to withstand it.
Of course, it was not impossible to force another shot, but the price to pay would definitely be very high. Just for that ant in the distance?
Haig thought that it was not worth it!
After all, even if he did not attack, with the opponent's current speed, it would be impossible for him to escape in a short time.
As for the rank 7 creatures under his command, they could open a portal and reach the enemy's warship in seven minutes.
"Some of you, go and bring that warship back to me!"
"Yes, Lord Haig!"
After receiving the order, five rank 7 leader level Purgatory Creatures flew out from the Legion I. One of them had already started to calibrate the target's position and was preparing to open the portal.
"Lord Haig, we can't open the portal … It seems to be blocked by a strange force!"
"What?"
Haig was surprised.
He had always thought that the portal could not be blocked. Moreover, he had never encountered such a situation in his life.
But now …
The energy in his body started to circulate. He tried it himself and then frowned deeply.
It really didn't work …
Just like what his subordinate had said, when he wanted to open the portal, he felt a strange energy suppression and could not succeed.
"That warship has been severely damaged. It can't run away. You guys can go now. Remember, don't kill the humans inside. I want to know the secret of how they stopped us from building the portal!"
"Yes, Lord Haig!"
The five leader level Domain Creatures immediately led a group of clan descendant level creatures and flew towards the human warship 30 AU away.
However, it was not easy to cross the 30 AU distance without using the spatial transmission channel.
With their speed, it would take at least a few days for them to arrive.
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At the same time, 30 AU away, the battleship had taken the initiative to disintegrate and reduce its mass to the minimum. With the combined efforts of dozens of mecha, the remaining modules of the battleship were slowly accelerating. Now, it had reached a speed of 100 kilometers per second.
"Captain, our speed has increased to 100 kilometers per second, but in terms of the mech's thrust, this is already the limit. Based on our current speed, we still need nearly two hours to reach the stargate!"
"However, because we have gathered everyone and abandoned most of the modules of the battleship, this has also caused us to have less air left. It is estimated that we will run out of air in at most ten minutes!"
After the adjutant made some calculations, he reported to Shangguan Youlan, his voice carrying a trace of worry.
"How many sets of battle suits do we still have?"
"About 358 sets!"
"Take them all out immediately. When the oxygen is insufficient, let everyone change into them. The battle suits have their own life support system. Even if there is no replenishment, it should not be a problem to maintain the air supply for a few hours!"
The adjutant immediately reacted. How could he have forgotten about this thing?
It should be known that there were only 498 crew members in the entire strategic reconnaissance ship. Excluding the 100 people who had died in the previous battle and the more than 50 people who were piloting mechas outside, the number of people left was actually less than the number of combat suits.
Therefore, 358 sets of battle suits were enough to support all the crew at the moment!
"Yes, I will arrange it immediately!"
After responding, the adjutant immediately brought a few people to arrange the distribution of battle suits.
"Captain, the leader of the mecha squad, Randall, reported that on the mecha's radar, the opponent has discovered that there are tens of thousands of targets approaching us. The estimated time of arrival is three days later!"
"They should have discovered that the spatial transmission channel was disrupted and could not be established, so they could only use this method to come over. This also means that the opponent is as I thought, unable to continuously launch that kind of attack. Tell Randall to ignore them!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Time continued to pass, and soon, more than ten minutes had passed.
At this time, the air in the ship had become very thin, and breathing … seemed to have become an extremely difficult thing to do.
However, everyone was already prepared for this, and they were all wearing battle suits, so they did not appear to be panicking.
Following Shangguan Youlan's order, everyone immediately put on the battle suit's helmet and activated the battle suit's small life-support system.
Instantly, everyone felt the same way.
Ah … I'm finally alive!
Perhaps people in the old era would think that a speed of 100 kilometers per second was fast.
However, in this interstellar era, it was as slow as a turtle crawling.
A distance of only 700,000 kilometers took almost two hours to reach.
"Activate the stargate sequence, target Xassalle Star Sector!"
"Yes, Captain!"
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Xassalle Star Sector, Federation Expeditionary Army encampment.
"Is there any news from Shangguan Youlan's side?"
"Not yet, do you need me to take the initiative to contact her?"
"No, taking the initiative to contact her risks exposing her whereabouts. Wait a little longer!"
For some reason, Lin Fan had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Marshal, detected the establishment of a spatial passage, distance of 5.88 million kilometers!"
"Sound the first level battle alarm, Netherworld and Fearless fleets on duty, immediately set off!"
"Yes, Captain!"
At this moment, the entire encampment was operating like a precision instrument. The Legion III of the Fearless Fleet and the Seventh Legion of the Netherworld Fleet, upon receiving the order, immediately surrounded the coordinates of the spatial passage. The rest of the fleets were also ready to attack at any time!
"How is it, is there a signal?"
"No!"
Lin Fan frowned.
If it was Shangguan Youlan, then according to standard procedure, she should have sent a message in advance before opening the spatial passage. Even if there was a problem that caused a hasty retreat, the signal should have been transmitted by now.
However, in reality, there was still no signal.
"Detected a change in the energy reaction in the passage, it's coming out!"
"This is …"