Chapter 427: Attack (1/2)

Chapter 427: Attack

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Five hours later, the starship was ready to leave. Ye Chong and his company were on Darvill, the same ship that Ye Pang was on. Darvill was loaded with plenty of energy cells and other war resources.

Ye Pang invited everyone to the bridge. Since this was a transport ship, the bridge was quite spacious. As the starship began its steady flight, most of the crew could now leave to rest, leaving behind only a skeleton crew to operate the ship. However, no one was in the mood to sleep. This was the first time since the Gateway was opened for an emergency beacon to be received. Everyone was nervous, and people could be seen gathering everywhere around the ship, discussing the incident with worried looks.

Ye Pang looked completely different from earlier. He wore a smart looking black uniform, with a leaf emblem sewn on the collar and on each sleeve. The beret on his head made him look like a military officer.

”Why'd you wear this?” Ye Luo could not help but ask as he saw Ye Pang, and even commented, ”You look ridiculous!”

Ye Pang took off his beret and threw it onto his desk. He glanced at Ye Luo and said, ”You're still as ignorant as before! It is a rule of the Family for any division to be combat ready whenever an emergency beacon is received. We are now combat ready! Do you understand? It's going to be a waste of time explaining this to you, you probably don't remember any of the rules anymore.”

Ye Luo was speechless at that.

”What would all of you like to have?” Ye Pang smiled at the rest and said, ”Make yourselves at home. I'm from the logistics division, so we still have the good stuff here.”

Ye Luo grinned at Ye Chong and said, ”The man's got everything. Just let him know what you'd like to eat and drink.”

However, no one was in the mood to consider their meal preferences, and simply asked for the host to decide for them.

Ye Pang noticed their mood. He summoned a subordinate and whispered a few orders. The subordinate left quickly, and soon returned with a tray of snow white cups. The golden liquid in the cups had a very strong and pleasant aroma. Everyone felt refreshed by the smell.

”Solarnimbus Soup! You sure know how to indulge!” Ye Luo took one of the cups eagerly and downed it all in one gulp.

Ye Pang was horrified to see the way Ye Luo finished his drink. ”Drink it slowly, this isn't plain water! What a waste to offer you this!”

Ye Chong took a cup and sipped. A strong taste permeated every corner in his mouth, with a slight sharpness that was refreshing. His stomach warmed up, and he felt as though all the hair follicles on his skin were stimulated. It was so comfortable that it made him want to sigh in pleasure.

Solarnimbus Soup was one of Risserd's cuisine specialty. It was a rare product, and only people like the Yan Family and Huang Family could afford to have a bit of them every year. Who knew how Ye Pang got his!

For the moment, everyone indulged in their drinks quietly, and the bridge fell silent.

Ye Pang rested his chin on his hands, his head lowered in thought.

”Our journey will take approximately six days. However, I believe that the combat troops ahead of us would reach the Gateway about three days ahead of us. That means we will receive news of the situation in three days. By then, I believe we will have a better understanding of what's happening,” Ye Pang explained slowly.

Later events proved that Ye Pang's estimations were accurate.

On the third day, they received news from the frontlines.

However, the news brought a gloom over everyone's mood. More precisely, they had received an order from the people ahead of them, directing all transport ships to a specified rendezvous point. Nevertheless, together with the order was a summary of the events that unfolded these last few days, the one thing that everyone was worried about.

Ye Yin and the others were defeated in their first wave of attack! Everyone was shocked by the news. Ye Yin was almost like a God to many in the Ye Family. No one expected him to ever lose!

However, the attacker of the Gateway was also identified.

It was a kind of unknown lifeform, and they came in large numbers. They attacked viciously, and were terribly aggressive. From the reports, it was still difficult to ascertain the nature of this lifeform.

In their first contact, the attack of the unknown lifeforms had surprised all those present. If Ye Yin had not grasped the situation quickly and ordered for a swift retreat, they would have suffered a lot more casualties. Nevertheless, in their brief first encounter, the Ye Family had lost 300 mechs, a total of 300 mech pilots.

Every Ye Family member on the transport ship was scared and concerned. How could the Ye Family be so defenseless? When was the last time the Ye Family had suffered so many casualties? 300 staff mech pilots were a formidable force, no matter how one looked at it.

Ye Yin had decided to retreat for the moment, consolidate all their combat forces, and prepare for the next attack. Hence, he had ordered for all combatants and transport ships to rendezvous at the specified location.

”Ye Yin you useless fool!” Ye Luo cried out loud. 300 Ye Family members were dead, just like that. As a Ye Family member himself, how could he not feel pained?

Ye Pang took a long exhale, opened his eyes, and shook his head, disagreeing with Ye Luo. ”Ye Yin made the right decision. This unknown lifeform must be very powerful for Ye Yin to act so passively.”

Just then, a sharp alarm came on in the ship!

”All crew members at your stations, all crew members at your stations! Unknown lifeform detected approaching the ship at high speed!” The monitoring officer's voice came through, trembling with fear.

Everyone was caught off guard. It was like a bomb was set off in the ship.

Ye Pang stood up quickly and headed for the bridge. Ye Chong and the others followed him.

In the bridge, Ye Pang looked calm and steady. This managed to soothe the panicking atmosphere in the bridge.