Chapter 394 Speed and Motion Sickness (1/2)
On a desolate, unpopulated planet, a chase was underway on its gray plains.
Almost a hundred hovering ships were chasing after the Sky Ring spaceship. The Sky Ring spaceship's exhaust flames expanded violently in an instant. The sudden increase of speed was like a tornado that stirred up countless dust from the floor.
Hum!
Dashing at a low altitude, the head of the boat was covered in dust, like a high-speed triangular speedboat dashing across the ocean.
Boom!
The hovering ships hastily increased their speed as well, but they could barely keep up with the Sky Ring spaceship. Many hovering ships' accuracy decreased noticeably because of the angles, and their attacks missed much more often.
The spaceship was trembling like it would crash at any moment, but everyone felt the visible change. Although it felt more dangerous, the number of times that the spaceship got hit decreased drastically. The high mobility largely enhanced the ship's ability to dodge. The weakened shield was just strong enough to endure these attacks. Han Xiao's piloting skills were horrifying.
By increasing the power of the engine, the difficulty in piloting would increase as well. Yet, As compared to the previous pilot, everyone could directly feel the difference when Han Xiao took over. It was like the spaceship became 'alive'! It felt like the spaceship became an extension of Han Xiao's body.
The gravity in the spaceship was finally calibrated. The people stood up one after another, and their doubts all disappeared.
They were overjoyed by Black Star, who took on such crucial responsibility in the current dire situation. Anything that could better the situation was a pleasant surprise. They never expected Black Star to have this up his sleeves.
”Fantastic!” Goa's tone changed instantly. A glimpse of a smile appeared on her expressionless face. ”At this pace, the damage dealt by the hovering ships will be minimal. You did very well!”
”What?” Han Xiao was confused. ”This is just basic controlling. I have not done anything yet.”
The higher the speed, the better his controls. He was far from his limit at the current speed.
Sadly, if he increases the speed further, the shield would be too thin. He was worried that he might be rusty after not piloting a battleship for so long. Maintaining the current shield thickness was a safer choice for him.
However, in the mercenaries' eyes, the shield's thickness was already horrifyingly thin, yet Black Star said that this was just his basic controls?
What was he going to do then‽
A bad feeling arose in everyone's heart.
Han Xiao stretched his wrist and said, ”Hold on tight.”
With the lesson of falling right on the floor earlier, no one ignored his reminder this time. They held onto anything that they could as soon as possible. Their faces were filled with nervousness.
Hum!
In an instant, the Sky Ring spaceship started to drift, like a raging horse trying to get rid of the rider on its back!
All kinds of tricks were interjoined smoothly—lateral rollover, roller coaster, Z-maneuver, and so on. The spaceship had still been flying in a straight line just one second ago, and now it was completely random!
The hovering ship fleet was already having a hard time following, and now that Han Xiao was moving this way, their formation became broken immediately. Many hovering ships blocked the shooting range of the fleet behind them. Their laser fire became sparser, and the threat level of the attack decreased largely again.
Everyone felt like they were in a can that was being shaken violently. For the first time, they felt inertia that pulled them in all directions. Their stomach acid was rushing up, their brain juice was vibrating, and their faces were pale white. Their vision started to blur, and the surrounding environment and people started to have mirror images.
After piloting spaceships for so many years, the pilot felt like he was back to when he first started learning. The dizziness was like an old friend that he had not met for a long time. He could almost see his pilot teacher waving at him with a smile on his face.
Han Xiao could still divert his attention and said, ”That pilot, come and control the weapon. If we keep running and don't fire back at all, it will be the end of us sooner or later. Fire when you see a chance.”
The pilot hastily followed the order and sat in the weapon operating seat. Compared to Black Star, his piloting skills became completely ordinary. The resentfulness before completely disappeared—he was now only scared that he might burden Han Xiao.
”On my count—five, four, three…”
Han Xiao stared at the screen, then did one more drift that messed up the formation of the hovering ships, creating a split-second opportunity to fly straight up.
Hu!
The trembling came once again!
Even if the people expected it, their legs still softened, and they almost fell.
The spaceship flew in a 'U' shape, flying from close to the ground right to above the hovering ship fleet, dashing back in the opposite direction.
”Fire!”
The pilot fired immediately. The cannon shot out from the Sky Ring spaceship. There was no need to aim—it was an attack fired at the dense part of the formation.
Boom boom boom!
Shield lit up on a few leading hovering ships as they were forced to stop for a moment. The fleet behind bumped into them straight away, causing chain reactions like dominos. The entire fleet in front became a mess, rolling across the sky.
The hovering ships were not that fragile, so they did not crash.