The exit passage was blocked, and the spacecraft was suddenly in a dilemma. Unable to leave, and unable to land, they were like a kite with a broken string, and could fall at any time.
Ruan Shiqing said: "We can't waste time like this, otherwise once the spacecraft runs out of energy, the Zerg will easily destroy us."
The Zerg's main battlefield was ahead of them, so they could not land. But hovering in the air for a long time was not a good idea either, so they had to find a breakthrough as soon as possible.
The two looked at each other and almost looked upward at the same time: "Space Station."
The space station is within the protection range of the shield. Only if they seize the command of the space station can they close the shield, allow the spacecraft to enter, and allow the reinforcements that arrive later to come in as well.
The two of them did not waste any more time. Ruan Shiqing was responsible for comforting the captain and monitoring the data from all parties, while Rong Heng strode towards the passenger cabin.
At this time, the passenger cabin was in chaos. The news that the Zerg appeared on Driftwood had spread. The timid passengers had begun to cry in despair, and some of the more irritable ones began to yell at the flight attendants, begging them to leave Driftwood immediately.
However, the crew on the spacecraft were not aware of the situation at this time. Their fear was no greater than that of the passengers, but they still tried to remain calm and maintain order in the cabin.
"What are you arguing about?!" Rong Heng looked gloomy when he saw the chaotic scene. He was not too polite to the passengers who were venting their fear. "Now the entire Driftwood Planet has been invaded by the Zerg, the communication has been cut off, the protective shield has been activated, and all our escape routes have been blocked."
The man standing at the connection of the cabin was large, with the brim of his white military cap pressed down, and the shadow covered most of his face. But when he stood there like a javelin, people still subconsciously felt the trust in the soldiers, but at this moment, his face was not friendly.
The noisy passenger compartment gradually quieted down.
Someone was filled with fear and asked, "What should we do then? Can we just wait to die here?"
"Oh, can't we notify the imperial army to rescue us?"
"… "
Someone started to raise questions, and more and more voices of doubt began to arise.
Rong Heng raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then he said in a deep voice: "We have contacted the rescue army, but even if the army comes at the fastest speed, it will take more than ten hours." He pointed to the window and said: "But those Zerg outside will not wait like us."
Seeing the desperate expressions on the passengers' faces, he changed his tone and said, "As long as the Imperial soldiers are here, we will not sit idly by and watch the Zerg hurt our compatriots. We are already looking for a way to break out, but the premise is that you all stay put and don't hold us back."
Finally, he made a gesture of wiping his neck and said in a gloomy tone: "In an emergency, soldiers have absolute priority. If anyone interferes with the operation, don't blame me for being ruthless."
A combination of sweet talk and sticks finally calmed down these frightened and noisy passengers.
After Rong Heng instructed the flight attendant to proceed with everything as usual, he headed for the viewing area.
When passing through the chaotic passenger cabin, he would repeat his previous remarks. Only after the passengers on the spacecraft had temporarily calmed down would Rong Heng reunite with the cubs.
"How's it going?" Garland asked.
"Not so good." Rong Heng said: "There are too many Zerg fighting outside, we are not at an advantage. We can only think of a way to capture the space station."
Rong Heng glanced at the cubs and said to Garland, "Ruan Shiqing is in the cockpit assisting the captain. I will lead them to attack the space station. The safety of the spacecraft is in your hands."
He knew very well that the Zerg had not yet launched an attack, so he was not afraid of them. However, these creatures, which had always been considered inferior, had learned to judge the situation and might be watching their next move.
Garland agreed with a serious look, but he looked at the cubs with some concern: "Are they okay?"
"Don't worry, they are already qualified fighters."
Although they are all little kids who act like spoiled brats and get into trouble in front of their dad, when facing danger, they have become teammates who can fight side by side.
The cubs transformed into complete human form and followed Rong Heng and 09 down to the lower cabin.
There were not many offensive weapons on the passenger ship, and it was mainly for defense. Rong Heng walked around the cabin and finally had to choose the aircraft that the cubs had driven when they returned to Sikkim.
This type of aircraft is fast enough, but the weapons it carries are relatively reduced, and its attack power is much weaker than that of a fighter jet.
But this was the only condition available at the moment. Rong Heng could no longer be picky and divided 09 and the cubs into groups, with just two people per aircraft.
He originally didn't want to take Ruan Jiao with him, but the kid was like a sticky piece of taffy, pulling at the corner of his clothes tightly, with stubbornness written all over his big eyes.
Thinking that if the spaceship encountered a Zerg attack, Galanken would have to go out to protect the spaceship, and Ruan Shiqing would be unable to take care of it in the cockpit, it would be better to keep Ruan Jiao with him than to leave him alone in the passenger cabin without anyone to take care of him. So he had no choice but to compromise and let him sit in his co-pilot seat.
The cub climbed into the passenger seat and buckled himself.
The hangar door opened wide, and three aircraft left the spacecraft and headed towards the coordinates of the space station.
Ruan Jiao leaned against the window of the aircraft and looked down, his tentacles swaying hesitantly.
For some reason, it didn't respond to the Zerg here. When it was on planet b3024, it was clearly affected by the Zerg attacks, but when it came here, it didn't feel anything unusual until the spaceship was about to land.
Ruan Jiao felt a little depressed and felt that he was not vigilant enough.
He closed his eyes and shook his tentacles vigorously, trying to sense the fluctuations in the air.
But after a long time, it did not feel the familiar fluctuations, but instead sensed another strange fluctuation in the air. This fluctuation was very strange, and he could not tell what it was.
Rong Heng took the time to glance at him, and saw that the cub was biting his fingers as if in deep thought, with the tentacles on his forehead drooping.
"Are you scared now?" Rong Heng freed his hand and flicked the tentacles on his forehead.
Ruan Jiao's thoughts were interrupted, the tentacles curled up and loosened in an instant, he glared at him with some displeasure, leaned his body towards the cabin door, and continued to think while biting his fingers.
Rong Heng gritted his teeth and thought that now was not the time to tug at my clothes and beg me to wear it pitifully.
These little bastards become very good at changing their expressions when they go out.
The spacecraft quickly approached the space station. But before the cubs could get excited, they saw a large number of Zerg pouring out of the space station.
These Zergs were larger than the ones they had seen on planet B3024. Their bodies were scarlet, their shells were dark black, and their legs were curved and sharp, like sickles.
"Everyone be careful, these Zerg are different from the previous ones." Rong Heng narrowed his eyes, opened the communication channel, and at the same time dodged the sharp claws of several insects.
Compared to the overwhelming mass of Zerg, the three aircraft were too small, especially since their firepower was not sufficient. Even if they opened fire at full capacity, they would not have much effect.
Not to mention repelling the Zerg, they can only fly fighter jets to dodge under the Zerg's sharp claws and are almost unable to engage in a head-on confrontation.
Rong Heng frowned, feeling that continuing to fight like this was not a good idea.
He answered Ruan Shiqing's call and said concisely: "We need firepower support, otherwise we won't be able to break through the Zerg's defense line."
These Zergs obviously knew that they wanted to enter the space station, so they stacked up layer by layer and surrounded the space station tightly.
They do not have an advantage in air combat, and without firepower to clear the way, it would be difficult for them to get close to the space station.
Ruan Shiqing said: "The Zerg below are rapidly approaching the spaceship. I have counted the firepower on the spaceship. It is difficult for them to protect themselves. I am afraid that I cannot provide you with firepower support."
The firepower of the passenger spacecraft is too weak.
Rong Heng hissed with a toothache and said, "Is there no other way?"
He looked at the dense Zerg in the window and felt really helpless, so he had to fight hard. He and the little dragon cleared the way in complete beast form, allowing 09 to take the opportunity to rush in with the other cubs, and they had to leave the aerial battle. The cubs' fighting power could only hold back the Zerg in the space station and create opportunities for Noah to seize control.
"Let me think about it." Ruan Shiqing did not end the communication. He quickly called up the spacecraft's current resource reserves and checked them carefully one by one to see if there was anything that could be used.
Finally, his eyes fell on the escape pods.
"There is a way we can try." Ruan Shiqing spoke quickly, trying to be as concise as possible: "There are a large number of escape pods stored in the spacecraft. The escape pods have sufficient energy. We can use the escape pods as bombs."
These escape pods are only used in critical moments, have sufficient energy and considerable defense, and once an explosion occurs, the power will increase by several times.
"I will throw the escape pod out with the mechanical arm." Ruan Shiqing emphasized: "You do as I say and detonate the escape pod."
He quickly explained the key points of detonating the escape pod in the public channel.
As soon as Rong Heng was ready, he rushed to the control room in the lower cabin and personally operated the robotic arm to throw the escape capsule in the direction of Rong Heng.
Robotic arms are generally set up to work in space and are difficult to operate. After Ruan Shiqing tried twice, he was finally able to accurately operate the robotic arm and throw the escape capsule to Rong Heng's location.
Rong Heng piloted the aircraft, made a beautiful sideways move, and used the tail to slam the almost falling escape pod into the Zerg: "Aim!"
Before he finished speaking, the little dragon had already fired a shot, hitting the energy compartment at the tail of the escape pod.
The fierce artillery fire met the energy cabin, and there was a violent explosion in an instant. The shock wave caused by the explosion spread rapidly, and the force was so great that it cut the surrounding Zerg in half.
"We succeeded!" The kids cheered and said, "Let's do it again."
Then, Ruan Shiqing continued to throw escape pods, and the three aircraft coordinated with each other, continuously pushing the escape pods to the direction where the Zerg were densely populated, and then detonating them.
The Zerg corpses fell like dumplings, and Rong Heng was getting closer and closer to the space station.
Looking at those Zergs who didn't even know how to dodge, Rong Heng had a thought: These Zergs don't seem to be that smart, maybe there is someone directing them from behind.
As he was hesitating, he heard Ruan Shiqing's alarmed voice in the shared channel: "The Zerg outside have surrounded the spacecraft, and they are preventing me from throwing the escape pod."
The Zerg even began to attack the robotic arms that extended to the back of the spacecraft.
Rong Heng became more and more confident in his guess. He squinted at the nearby space station, then looked at the number of Zergs surrounding the spaceship below, and he had a plan in mind: "You don't have to confront the Zerg head-on, just sneak past them and notify Garland to send out a batch of escape pods."
His guess was correct. There were not as many Zerg capable of fighting on Driftwood as they had imagined.
I'm afraid they are still in the insect nest waiting to hatch.