Chapter 314 (1/2)

Chapter 314: The Crimson Massacre

The interior of Zeus-1 was not exceedingly large, but they were able to explain maneuvers and tactics with the help of a whiteboard Sadly, the shi+p didn’t come equipped with a sim pod, otherwise they’d do this in DreamNet where the results were likely to be better But even if they had a pod, that idea was no good Drearade

This sort of training was a blessed relief to the students As far as they knew, the training was over – they could relax on the way back to school In fact, the ARC classes had been a truly transfor forward to the next few days, as they returned to normal life

They were soht was When they peered out of the portholes on either side, they saw a queer sight

It was an asteroid belt, that stretched for hundreds of ht of the universe shone between the silhouettes suspended in nothingness

This isn’t right! There was a specific flight path for the return to Skyfire, and to their knowledge they weren’t supposed to be any asteroid belts this large on the way Could they have gotten lost? Unlikely! All shapes came equipped with cruise control, especially combat vessels

In the midst of their confusion, Lan Jue turned on the shi+p’s holographic projector As the light sputtered to life, an enormous silver shi+p was revealed in the distance A few of the students recognized it io shi+p, for interstellar travel It could be fitted to house both freight and passengers Judging by the s, it was an Eastern shi+p

It floated easily along the lane The transport vessel hung in space, disappearing a moments later It looked almost like one of them

Lan Jue said nothing He just returned to his seat, and kept his eyes on the shi+p

These shi+ps were effective for their purpose – coood speed, he deterht speeds for quite a long tier that normal patrol boats They were both comfortable, and spacious

As they watched, there was a twinkling light in front of the silver vessel, and suddenly a ht appeared The shi+p collided head-on with the deterrent Thankfully, it’s shi+elds were operational They lost control, but the shi+elds kept theo shi+p spun listlessly through space

Just then, seven or eight patrol shi+ps of varying colors appeared fro without notice Obviously they had set an aet’s ability to flee, and mop up

In no time at all, they were surrounded

The silver shi+p was fighting to right itself when the shi+ps appeared The pilot seee the shi+p forward Unfortunately, although the shi+p’s top speed was impressive, it needed time to reach that level

A barrage of guided missiles collided with the shi+p’s shi+elds The attacks came in concurrent blasts, one after the other, that prevented the shi+p fro speed

The students, under careful observation, were beginning to understand The beleaguered shi+p looked to have been stopped by a cloak mine It was likely placed there by one of the Alliance from back in the day It operated like any otherdevice It’s sheer daht on top of one when it went off, erous Because of the insidious nature of the weapons, the Alliances eventually agreed to discontinue their use After all, shi+ps were expensive

Pirates That’s what they o shi+p The shi+p cae rendered it inoperable The video’s angle cut to the interior

Ar laser rifles, their faces set as they faced inevitable demise Thousands of souls were on board, and at thisover each other in terror

At last, the shi+elds failed Without weapons to defend itself, the pirate boats were able to pull up right alongside The hulk was cut and breached quickly, venting the shi+p’s oxygen in to space

Several h the hole The screen flashes as laser fire was exchange But the passengers were no match Unequipped and unprepared, the interior of the shi+p became a hell-scape, with mountains of bodies and rivers of blood

Men, women, children, elderly… it didn’t ht Only a few pretty women were kept, locked in the hold below

The fresh blood and es were terrifying, atrocious, sickening They fought rage and nausea as they watched these mechas callously murder everyone they came across

The video panned to the side, revealing a piratenearby It raised its alloy sword overhead He brought the blade down on a child – he asps sprang up all throughout the NEU trainees