Chapter 1288 - Counterattack! (1/2)

Mars synchronous orbit.

With two blue streams closing in, a starship slowly moved closer to the fiery red planet.

Inside the bridge, the staff sitting in front of the computer calmly reported.

“The orbital parameters have been corrected. We are entering the synchronous orbit.”

“All parameters are normal.”

“Initiate mission launch sequence. The drop compartment has successfully separated.”

“Separation successful, and the drop compartment is leaving the synchronous orbit.”

“…”

“The course has been revised. You can leave at any time.”

Looking at the fiery red planet outside the starship, the captain behind the bridge took a deep breath, picked up the wired intercom, and ordered affirmatively, “All units, the main engine is igniting, we’re re-entering our course!”

“Roger that.”

After dropping the compartment suspended on the ship, SS Origin orbited for a quarter around Mars’ orbit and only encountered TS Expedition stationed in synchronous orbit for a moment before it adjusted its course. Origin’s next destination was the Asteroid belt between Jupiter and Saturn.

With a dazzling white light stream pushing behind the starship, the dark ship pierced into the deep universe like a sharp sword and disappeared into the endless blackness.

…

Ten thousand meters below, fierce battles continued outside the colony.

The swarm continued to attack Celestial Trade Marines on the wall, chipping away the colony’s defense with their acid and corpses. The electromagnetic pulse cannon projectiles ravaged the battlefield, sent the yellow sand high up in the air before covering all the blood that spewed. Everything happened so quickly as if nothing had happened, then repeated again and again.

As the two sides fought fiercely, a dark shadow surrounded by a ball flame dropped down from ten thousand meters. Like a meteor, it crashed into the chaotic battlefield.

BOOM!

The steel hull came in close contact with the ground.

The rough, hard landing flattened a sand dune, and a thick yellow haze set off around the impact site.

The bottom of the compartment was deeply embedded in the ground, crushing dozens of Corruptors who were besieging the colony into pieces.

When the bugs stared blankly at the unexpected visitor, the front door of the cabin collapsed, revealing a giant drill bit hidden behind the cabin door.

The bugs that lingered around the compartment seemed to have stop moving as they stared at the metal monster in the middle with confusion. Just as one of the Corruptors tried to spit acid, the metal monster inside started to move.

The engine roared in the thin atmosphere.

With the giant drill, a steel beast emerged from the compartment.

The first difference between this rig and those in colony was its sheer size. This rig was more than double the size of the colony’s tiny rigs. A thick layer of organic anti-corrosive material was coated to the thick titanium alloy armor. This material was extracted from the blood of Devil Worms and could render acid strong enough to erode rocks useless!

The top and sides of the rig were also modified with small-caliber electromagnetic rapid-fire guns, which could accelerate ten-gram pellets to three times the speed of sound. The pellets could easily penetrate the armor of the Corruptors. In addition, there were two augers that resembled large screws on both sides of the heavy rubber tires, to ensure that the rig was unimpeded in any terrain.