ebookland Chapter 667 The Mysterious Crisis of the Desolate Abyss
Chapter 667 The Mysterious Crisis of the Desolate Abyss
In the darkness of the desolate abyss, signals from unidentified objects rapidly approached on the detectors. Lin Yu and his team stood ready, their spaceship's weapon systems fully charged and poised to attack. As they drew closer, the outlines of the unidentified objects gradually became clear—they were a swarm of enormous mechanical flying insects, their bodies shimmering with a dark red glow, their wings beating with a chilling buzzing sound.
"These mechanical flying insects are hostile! Everyone, be on guard!" Lin Yu's voice echoed across every spaceship via the communicator. No sooner had he spoken than the swarm of mechanical flying insects surged in like a black tide, instantly surrounding the fleet. They attacked the spaceships' hulls with their sharp mandibles and claws, producing a teeth-grinding scraping sound.
The shield of a small spaceship was the first to be under heavy attack from the flying insects, its energy reading plummeting. "Hold on, we're coming to your aid!" Xiao Wang piloted his spaceship rapidly closer, firing energy pulses to repel the flying insects attacking the small spaceship. However, the number of flying insects was simply too great; as soon as one wave was repelled, another immediately followed.
While operating the weapons to attack the flying insects, Ellie analyzed their weaknesses through scanning: "The energy core of these mechanical flying insects is in their abdomens, concentrate your firepower there!" Hearing this, everyone adjusted their attack direction. Lin Yu controlled the spaceship's main cannon, precisely firing an energy beam that struck the abdomen of one of the flying insects. With a muffled explosion, the insect was instantly destroyed, turning into a pile of metal fragments.
Enraged by the attack, the flying insects intensified their assault. Suddenly, a gigantic insect emerged from the swarm, carrying a massive energy emitter on its back, unleashing a powerful energy wave towards the fleet. Wherever the energy wave struck, the ship shields vibrated violently, and several smaller ships were even blasted away.
"This flying insect is their leader, we must take it down first!" Lin Yu shouted. He led several main force ships towards the flying insect leader. However, the flying insect leader was surrounded by very tight defenses, with a large number of flying insects forming a solid defensive line.
Just as everyone was locked in a fierce battle, the commander of the mysterious fleet observed that the swarm of flying insects seemed to be controlled by some kind of signal. He quickly dispatched a reconnaissance ship to search the surrounding area for the source of the signal. Sure enough, a hidden signal transmitter was discovered on a nearby asteroid.
"Lin Yu, I've found the source of the flying insects' control. Let's destroy it!" the mysterious fleet commander said through the communicator. Lin Yu nodded in agreement: "Okay, you go and destroy the signal source. We'll hold off the swarm of flying insects here."
Several ships from the mysterious fleet quickly disengaged from the battlefield and headed towards the asteroid. The swarm of flying insects seemed to sense the danger and sent some to intercept them. Seeing this, Lin Yu immediately intensified his attack, launching a series of missiles to repel the fleeing insects.
In the heat of battle, the mysterious fleet's ships finally approached the asteroid. However, just as they were about to destroy the signal transmitter, an energy shield suddenly rose from the asteroid's surface, deflecting all of the ships' attacks.
"This shield is troublesome; we can't break through it anytime soon," the mysterious fleet commander said anxiously. Lin Yu thought for a moment and then said, "You guys attract the shield's energy first, and I'll try to create some interference."
Lin Yu piloted the spaceship, emitting a series of energy waves at different frequencies in an attempt to disrupt the shield's energy flow. After several attempts, he finally found a suitable frequency, causing the energy shield to fluctuate briefly. The mysterious fleet commander seized this opportunity, concentrating his firepower on the shield's weak point. With a deafening roar, the energy shield finally shattered, exposing the signal transmitter.
The mysterious fleet's ships launched missiles without hesitation, completely destroying the signal transmitter. Losing control, the mechanical insect swarm instantly descended into chaos, their attacks becoming utterly disorganized. Lin Yu and his team seized the opportunity to launch a general offensive, and after a fierce battle, finally annihilated all the mechanical insects.
Having resolved the insect crisis, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But they knew the dangers of the Abyss of Desolation were far from over. Based on the vague clues in Lin Yu's mind, the third Heart of the Universe should be deep within this desolate land. After a brief rest, they continued their journey into the Abyss of Desolation. What kind of crisis awaited them in this unknown darkness?