Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 559 - 346: Dark Forest (Five in One)_5

Chapter 559: Chapter 346: Dark Forest (Five in One)_5

At this point, Kaff’s patience had reached its limit. He said to Su Ming,

"Su Ming, we can’t let them keep following us any longer; this is going to cause problems. I must report to General Vickers and request permission to eliminate the enemy."

After listening to Kaff’s words, Su Ming’s brow also furrowed in concern.

Just then, he suddenly spotted a meteorite zone far to the right and immediately hatched a plan, opening his mouth to say,

"I have a way, watch me!"

"Eh?"

Kaff was taken aback, then followed suit.

At this time, Matko and his companions continued to explore ahead. As he carefully observed the starry sky in front of him, looking for anomalies,

suddenly a very small fragment of meteorite flew in from space, hitting his mecha squarely.

Boom!

Upon hearing the simulated alert from his mecha, Matko’s expression immediately tightened as he said on the communication channel,

"We’ve got a situation!"

"What’s wrong, Matko!" Qi Qiu and the others promptly asked.

"A meteorite hit me."

"Isn’t that a normal occurrence? Could it be a coincidence?"

"This... No, something’s fishy, this way!"

Matko was uncertain, but just then, he keenly noticed another very small meteorite fragment flying toward him, and once again, it struck his mecha directly.

"Good!"

Qi Qiu and the others immediately followed Matko, changing direction to pursue.

But whenever Matko slowed down slightly, wanting to stop and take a look, another fragment of meteorite would come flying out of nowhere.

Pop~

His mecha was hit again.

"Damn it, what the hell is going on?"

Matko grew increasingly angry, continuing to fly in the direction of the meteorite attacks.

Before long, they had chased into the meteorite zone, going deeper and deeper.

But even after chasing this far, Matko still couldn’t figure out what was throwing the meteorites at him; he didn’t even see a ghost shadow.

Suddenly, Matko began to feel uneasy, sensing something strange about the situation.

At this moment, Qi Qiu spoke up in the communication channel, uneasily advising,

"Matko, stop pursuing! I have a bad feeling; it’s like we’re being lured deep into the meteorite zone."

Matko immediately stopped and said to Qi Qiu,

"Just give up like this?"

"Matko, this is too unusual; for all we know, some special creature has taken an interest in us. There’s no need to take this risk."

Qi Qiu tried his best to dissuade Max.

"Alright, we’re pulling out!"

Max’s expression kept changing, but he finally decided to give up decisively. He led his subordinates out of the meteorite zone and headed back to their own ship.

Not long after they left, Su Ming and Kaff appeared at the edge of the meteorite zone.

"Done!"

Su Ming said to Kaff with a smile.

"You’re smart, using the eerie phenomena to make them retreat without understanding what’s going on."

Kaff couldn’t help but praise Su Ming.

"Not bad, let’s move on!"

Su Ming replied with a smile.

"Alright!"

Kaff agreed immediately.

The two then maneuvered their mechas and chased after the Emperor.

...

Two days later.

Inside the Emperor’s Central Control Room,

Vickers Major General sat in the command chair, continually checking the Star Map.

At this time, Colonel Zhou Quan came over, his expression grave, and reported,

"Major General Vickers, we are about to reach the edge of the Dark Forest. Are we really going to travel through here?"

"Is there a problem?"

"Isn’t it too risky? The Dark Forest is highly dangerous, and it’s an area within the Dark Star Empire that is off-limits."

"Exactly because it is dangerous, we must travel this route."

"But—"

"There are no ’buts.’ Send a message to all officers at the rank of major and above, telling them to go into combat readiness."

Vickers directly issued the order.

"Yes."

Colonel Zhou Quan took a deep breath and acknowledged.

...

In his room aboard the Wind Moving,

Su Ming was sitting at his desk, scrolling through some data on his armband.

At this time, Little Hui kept trying to get his head close to the armband screen.

"Stop it!"

Su Ming tapped Little Hui’s head lightly, saying with a smile.

Just then, a notification popped up on Su Ming’s armband.

"Urgent notice: Dear Major Su Ming, the Emperor’s fleet is about to enter the Dark Forest Star Sea. Please immediately assemble all combat personnel and enter combat readiness. Please note that this information is to be kept confidential from those below the rank of major."

After reading it, Su Ming immediately sent a message to Rhein and others, telling them to head to the Emperor’s Hangar to get into their mechas and stand by.

After doing this, just as Su Ming stood up to leave, Little Hui hopped onto his shoulder.

"Little Hui, stay at home; I’m off to work."

Su Ming said, somewhat surprised.

Little Hui kept shaking his head, insisting on accompanying him.

"Fine then!"

Seeing this, Su Ming also agreed, reasoning that it was just a precaution, not real combat.

Little Hui, pleased that Su Ming had agreed, quickly scurried into his pocket to hide.

...

Not long after, Su Ming arrived at the Emperor’s Hangar.

The entire hangar was bustling with officers running to their mechas.

"Su Ming."

A familiar voice came from behind.

Su Ming turned his head and saw Shu’en, Kaff, and others coming over together, then he greeted them,

"You’ve arrived."

"Yeah, did you receive that message too?"

Kaff asked in a serious tone.

"Yeah!"

Su Ming nodded slightly in response.

"Don’t you guys feel something’s off?"

Kaff asked with furrowed brows.

"Obviously, it’s off. We’re not being chased, there’s no need to take such a big risk entering the Dark Forest Star Sea. We could just go around the edge of the Dark Star Sea."

Curia said in a lowered voice.

"That’s right! I think so too. What is General Vickers thinking?"