581: Chapter 350: Holy Army (Five-in-One)_2 581: Chapter 350: Holy Army (Five-in-One)_2 Su Ming discovered, aside from the sacrificed Sun Lu, the profile pictures of several of his classmates had turned gray.
He said to Rhein in a deep voice,
“Rhein!
Did Zhu Wei, Moody, Niduo, and Zhang Yan sacrifice themselves?”
Rhein was silent for a few seconds before answering,
“Zhu Wei, Moody, and Niduo sacrificed themselves in the attack on the Heart of Sky Base.
As for Zhang Yan, he probably couldn’t keep up and might still be alive.”
When Ankaga and the others heard Rhein’s words, sadness showed on their faces.
Although the possibility mentioned by Rhein did exist, anyone thinking logically would realize that the probability was incredibly small; stragglers were essentially considered dead.
“I see.”
Su Ming replied, his spirits heavy.
Out of the thirty classmates who had enlisted, only twenty-five remained, and Zhang Yi was still lying in a hospital bed.
For a while, the squadron’s communication channel fell silent.
Several hours later, everyone was flying continuously in the Dark Forest Starry Sky.
“Where are we in the Dark Forest now?”
“I don’t know, all directions are messed up.”
“The navigation equipment isn’t functioning at all.”
In the communication channel, the morale of the soldiers was low as they discussed amongst themselves.
Su Ming looked around at the gray nebulae, his brows furrowed tight, with no reference points, he couldn’t differentiate any direction either.
The worst part was that the electronic devices on the Fourth Generation Mecha were also hardly effective in this place.
At that moment, a hesitant voice came through the communication channel.
“Ca, Captain Kaff, my mecha is almost out of fuel.”
“Mine too, only 7% left.”
One by one, more voices chimed in.
Su Ming, upon hearing this, immediately asked Rhein and the others,
“Rhein, how much fuel do you have left?”
“Not much, we’re also down to around 10%.”
Rhein and others responded.
“Damn, stop flying!”
Kaff immediately commanded in the communication channel.
“Everyone, stop.”
Su Ming also spoke up.
Hearing this, everyone began to control their mechas to halt, converging together.
“Su Ming, do you have any good ideas?”
Kaff took a deep breath and asked Su Ming.
“I don’t have any great ideas, our top priority now is to find the main fleet.”
Su Ming replied, facing a dilemma.
“But did the main fleet make it out?”
Kaff asked worriedly.
Su Ming and the others became very anxious when they heard Kaff’s concern.
If the main fleet did not make it out, they were doomed!
At that moment, a voice came through the communication channel.
“Captain, my mecha is equipped with a high-power communication device.
I’ve received an evacuation message from the Emperor, and it seems they were heading towards the Dark Forest too, but I don’t know if they made it out.”
Upon hearing this, Su Ming immediately said,
“Whether they made it out or not, we must find the Emperor.
If we can’t rendezvous with the Emperor, we won’t make it out of the Dark Forest Star Sea and will end up dying here!”
After hearing Su Ming’s words, everyone’s morale dipped even lower, although they had completed the mission and got away.
But now they were in a worse situation.
The Dark Forest was so vast; where would they begin to look?
That’s when Rhein suddenly spoke up.
“Captain Su Ming, Captain Kaff, how much energy does your mecha have?”
“62%!”
“43%!”
Su Ming and Kaff responded at the same time.
“Captains, why don’t you two go on your own?
Our fuel really isn’t going to last, but you still have a chance to find the Emperor.
If not, you could still try to escape the Dark Forest.”
Rhein said to Su Ming and Kaff.
“Yes, Captain Kaff, you go ahead, and moreover, we can give you our supplies.”
Hearing Rhein’s words, others began to speak up.
“Shut up!”
Su Ming, upon hearing this, immediately rebuked sharply.
The others fell silent after that.
“We survived through dangerous battles; are we going to give up now?
Listen up, Kaff and I will not abandon you.”
“But what if?”
“There are no buts.
Everyone stay here, turn off the thrusters and all unnecessary equipment, and preserve fuel for life support systems.
Kaff and I will go find the Emperor!”
Su Ming said in a firm voice.
“Yes!”
Everyone responded to Su Ming’s command.
Then, Su Ming and Kaff controlled their mechas, flying ahead.
They activated the manual navigation systems and recorded the routes of their flight.
Half a day passed.
Su Ming and Kaff aimlessly flew through the starry sky, surrounded by gray nebulae, unable to spot anything of note.
Kaff’s voice came hoarsely over the communication channel.
“Su Ming, do you think we’ll be able to find the Emperor?”
“The hope is slim, but we have no other choice.
At worst, we complete our mission and end up lost and dead here.”
Su Ming replied, neither fearful nor panicked, but rather calmly.
Kaff was a bit moved by Su Ming’s response; few could remain so calm in the face of doom.
“Su Ming, it’s an honor to partner with you and fight side by side!
You’re right, even at the worst, we’ll just end up sleeping here together.”
“I feel the same!”
Su Ming replied with a silent smile.
At that moment, suddenly the scanning devices of both men sent out warnings, and five red dots appeared.
Su Ming and Kaff’s expressions shifted slightly as they immediately controlled their mechas to turn and look.
Behind them, where they had flown past the gray nebula, suddenly emerged five old Second Generation Mecha·Beast Teeth.