As soon as Xiaoli mentioned Bel I, Kairuot suddenly recalled what he had once said: "I have prepared some additional food for you."
With his Sixth Sense, Kairuot seemed to have vaguely heard Bel I's unspoken words at that time. Now that he thought about it, he felt that the possibility of Bel I secretly helping them was quite high.
Therefore, he said to Xiaoli, who was repeatedly blaming Bel I, "Let's not wrong Bel I. Without him, our mission on Capricorn Planet would have failed long ago, and we wouldn't have been able to rescue my mother. Bel I mentioned preparing additional food for us. I'm wondering if this is his way of quietly assisting us?"
Of course, Xiaoli didn't believe this reasoning. At that moment, she was already furious about the situation with the poisonous food.
Just then, Fei Er Connie walked over after finishing her training and asked, "What are you two whispering about?"
Xiaoli immediately pouted and told her, "That Bel I is clearly terrible; he prepared a bunch of poisonous food for us, and Kairuot brother is still fantasizing that some of it might be safe..."
"Why do you think that?" Fei Er Connie turned to Kairuot.
"I'm not just imagining it. Bel I has indeed helped us a lot," Kairuot replied.
Kairuot recounted in detail how they had met Bel I to their mother.
After listening, their mother anxiously stomped her feet and said, "Why didn't you tell me about this sooner? We missed the best opportunity to eliminate Belche!"
Xiaoli blinked and said, "We can just fly the ship back, right?"
"This broken ship? That's impossible," Kairuot said. "Besides, we haven't resupplied for over ten days; our energy consumption is too high to have any chance of success."
Fei Er Connie thought for a moment and said, "I feel that this Bel I is not simple; he must have a bigger plan... It's just that the timing isn't right for him to act recklessly. I think he might continue to use us; therefore, it's not impossible that he prepared food for us."
So the three of them began searching each room one by one. In one room, they discovered a hidden compartment containing a large number of weapons, including a medium-sized Electromagnetic Cannon.
Based on the weapons piled up in the room, Fei Er Connie said, "We might be facing a fierce battle. This ship is a civilian vessel without weapons; this must be what Bel I prepared for us. He must have also prepared essential food."
Everyone quickly searched each room and finally found another hidden chamber in an inconspicuous room, where the stored food was even more abundant than what was in the pantry.
Fei Er Connie conducted a random check on the food in the room and found no issues. She sighed, "Bel I is really thoughtful, hiding the food so discreetly. No wonder Belche can't find any evidence against him."
With the food replenished, the three of them gradually regained their strength to normal levels.
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Once their bodies returned to normal, everyone became quite concerned about the weapons placed in the first hidden chamber. They felt this was a hint from Bel I, fearing that they might be ambushed by Belche during their flight.
Thus, Fair Connie displayed the navigation map on the ship's control panel on the Screen Wall in the ship's lounge. The three of them analyzed the navigation map for a while. Fei Er Connie said to them, "We might be attacked midway through our flight—their Fleet has been tailing our ship. However, they are afraid that if our Proton Bullet explodes, it could endanger Capricorn Planet, which is why they haven't acted yet." After saying this, she pointed to a spot on the Screen Wall navigation map and continued, "Once we are out of the explosion radiation range of the Proton Bullet, things will change. Look here; at this point, they can make their move—here, the Proton Bullet will no longer affect Capricorn Planet."
Kairuot asked, "What should we do?"
Fei Er Connie came up with a bold plan: "We change course and turn back towards Capricorn Planet. We cannot drift away from Capricorn Planet; otherwise, we will be in danger. At the same time, let them mistakenly believe that everyone on our ship is poisoned and that the ship is out of control, then lure their Command Ship into a trap. Depending on how things develop, we can decide our next steps. This plan is risky but it's our only way out."
Xiao Li sighed and said, "If our plan fails, then... with this broken ship of ours, we will only be left to take a beating."
Fei Er Connie reminded Xiao Li: "Don't forget, we have an Electromagnetic Cannon on board and Proton Bullets. Belche is so scared; he shouldn't act rashly."
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With the plan set, they secured the Electromagnetic Cannon at the ship's door. Fair Connie was responsible for firing it while Kairuot personally piloted the ship. Xiao Li observed the situation outside through the ship's observation window. In fact, they all knew deep down that this method of combat was quite risky; it was almost like suicide and seemed unbelievable... because using this old and outdated civilian ship to fight against so many advanced battle mechs was rather unrealistic.
However, Kairuot still followed his mother's advice and turned the ship towards Capricorn Planet. This action surprised a squadron of mechs from Capricorn Planet that had been following them; they couldn't figure out what the ship was trying to do. Nevertheless, the Capricornian forces were not afraid of this civilian ship; they knew it had no weapons. However, Commander Bel Singer of the Command Ship had previously dealt with Kairuot and suffered significant losses, so he dared not act rashly. Thus, Bel Singer ordered his Fleet to quickly move aside and observe.
The ship steadily headed towards Capricorn Planet. Belche saw on his monitor that Captain Bel Singer not only did not stop them but also cleared a path for them. He couldn't help but curse at the captain: "Bel Singer! You bastard! With so many fully armed modern mechs at your disposal, you’re still afraid of this civilian ship! You must intercept it; you cannot let it turn back! Intercept it as soon as possible; even if the Proton Bullet explodes, we can still save part of Capricorn Planet. I will change Capricorn Planet's movement direction right now; you hurry up and intercept them!"
Bel Singer could only follow orders. Just as he was preparing to intercept, strangely, the spaceship's speed gradually slowed down and eventually came to a halt in the sky.
The Command Ship positioned itself in front of the spaceship, remaining stationary, while the other mechas closed in, forming a siege. They were just waiting for the captain's command to destroy the spaceship. Although the spaceship had stopped flying, it spun slowly in place as if out of control. Suddenly, it came to a complete stop, and the hatch slowly opened.
Bel Singer was still trying to understand why the hatch had suddenly opened when there was a loud bang. A burst from the Electromagnetic Cannon shot towards the Command Ship, instantly destroying its Control Room and killing the captain on the spot. The Command Ship had lost its ability to command and fight.
Seeing this, the surrounding Belshinger Squadron mechas gritted their teeth at the surprise attack on the spaceship and launched all their Missiles at it. Although Kairuot was prepared and accelerated to escape after firing, he could not evade the barrage of missiles. Two missiles struck the spaceship, crippling it in space. With their Electromagnetic Cannon destroyed, they were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered by the Capricornians mechas.
Despite being hit by missiles, those inside the spaceship were unharmed. They had made the worst preparations and were ready to board the backup craft inside the ship to escape.
At that moment, the formation of the surrounding Capricornian mechas suddenly fell into chaos. As Kairuot approached the damaged hatch to look outside, a Command Ship from the Sidolan Mecha Brigade appeared before him. The hatch opened, and Kairuot immediately recognized that it was his father's trusted aide, Kai Ruo Yunpeng, who stepped out. Kairuot excitedly asked, "Uncle Yunpeng! How did you know I was here?"
Kai Ruo Yunpeng replied, "We were ordered to patrol this space sector in preparation for your arrival. Hurry up and get on board the Command Ship."
Kairuot, Fair Connie, and Xiaoli quickly boarded the Command Ship, which escorted them to the Mars Battleship Base. In the command hall of the base, Kai Ruo Yunpeng saw on the screen that enemy mecha reinforcements had arrived. He calmly analyzed the situation and ordered, "I command squadrons numbered one to fifteen to take off and engage the enemy; remaining squadrons prepare for battle at any moment. Sidolan Squadron, stand by."
At the massive Battleship Base, mechas from the Sidolan Squadron frequently took off, engaging in another round of space combat with the Capricornian mechas. Kairuot strongly insisted on participating in the battle; unable to refuse him, Yunpeng handed over Mars' latest model mecha.
Driving his mecha into space, Kairuot joined thousands of mechas engaged in a life-and-death struggle. Thanks to strong Electronic Interference and powerful fire support from Mars Base, losses for the Capricornian mechas were severe; within just one hour, they had lost more than half their forces.
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