Chapter 686 (1/2)

Chapter 686: Crossing Swords

The aliens spread out like a dragnet, trying to s Heron up An equally large force of them appeared behind the Bastion as well All of a sudden the shi+p was caught between two forces; it was a vice and they were caught right in the middle

Ambush!+ Yan Yuan’s face fell For forces to appear behind them, it meant they knew Heron was specialized in speed and planned for it Fighting while outflanked was asking for desire They had to get to Tyrannosaurus

Yan Yuan was desperate for glory, but he didn’t let it cloud his judgement He knew little about these creatures and was in an unfavorable position Tactical retreat was the wisest course

The eneent thanHui and Holmen had come to Retreat had been cut off by the tiht have been able to break the encircleth of the alien planet, and even though Heron was fast it was too large totook tiive

A nu s theht also shot by on their way toward Heron

However thewas of course the alien planet itself It wasn’t attacking them yet, but itsthe breath of soldier and officer alike

They had to retreat!

Yan Yuan screwed up his courage and gave the order Heron didn’t release its forces into the fight, instead blasting forward at full speed Its old, and in the darkness of space Heron looked like a fiery phoenix come to wreak havoc

Was he planning to charge through the enemy line?

The aliens continued to close in

BANG! Heron crashed into the enee the aliens were, co Herons razor-like wings were supplee Even tortoise-aliens were unceremoniously cleaved in half as it roared passed

Nor did Heron keep a direct path No sooner did it reach top speed then the shi+p pulled to one side, arcing perilously to one side They wereto be easy Their new trajectory was bleeding their speed and leaving them open to attacks from the side

Railguns huht flashes at odd intervals, blasting through the throng of foes Heron was baring its talons

But there were too many They couldn’t stop the Bastion, but they could at least slow it down Meanwhile the evil planet was drawing ever closer, the horde of htened the net

“Cannon, clear us a path!”

Heron’s three ed and ready Although they weren’t as powerful as those on Arachnid or Tyrannosaurus, the trade-off was they primed faster