Chapter 1029: Substitute Commander
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“One minute left...”
The warrant officer’s face turned green. He had already calculated the ti until the warship collided with the debris belt.
Noam surged to his feet. “There is still ti! Give the control key! Each to your stations and prepare to execute standard evasive procedures...”
“Calm down.” ng Tian glanced at him with little feeling, making her last variable calculation.
How could one be calm!? If they did not act, they would definitely die! They would not even have the slightest chance of survival.
All they could hear was the warrant officer constantly counting down. “53...”
“Attention. Cut the autopilot and switch to manual.”
Manual control? Everyone started. The room was starting to turn cold. Subconsciously, they were already turning to obey orders. Inaction ant they would be sitting ducks. In this instant, there was no ti to dwell on it. Their instinctive choice was to obey. This was the reason why soldiers were drilled again and again. They should not use their brains in the critical mont.
“Autopilot disconnected. Manual control online. Complete.”
KACHAK. Manual controls appeared in front of ng Tian.
“Don’t stop the countdown.”
The radar officer started, then continued counting in a wavering voice.
47 seconds!
Noam’s entire body was trembling. “You’re crazy! There’s still a chance to avoid it with autopilot...”
In the cockpit, more than half agreed with him. But at this mont, commands from the commander’s seat were absolute orders. Even if it was a mistake, or ordering them to their death, disobedience would see them to an even worse end, even if they survived.
For soldiers, obeying orders was the first duty.
For a crew sailing into the unknown, deep space, this phrase was the most basic rule. The commander was king, live or die.
“Fire weapons systems. Charge the 12 supplentary cannons at the front of the ship.” ng Tian did not heed Noam’s cries. Or rather, at this ti, she tuned out all distracting noises. Her voice was calm and clear. Such composure was felt by everyone.
Her gaze was locked on the image frozen on the viewfinder telescope. Within her composure was calculation. Ability X light shone from her eyes.
“Fore, 12 supplentary cannons charging. Five, four, three, two, one, charging complete.”
The weapons warrant officer confird.
“30...” The radar warrant officer’s voice.
RUMBLE... The ship was shaking. This was the drawback of manual control. It could not maintain stability.
The entire warship shook. Troops who did not know the situation were promptly following training procedures, and strapping themselves down.
But in the cockpit, the mood was despair.
Because ng Tian’s next order was: accelerate!
Accelerate?
Given their current speed, if they hit a high speed rock, their outer energy shields would be unable to hold up. Accelerate? Wouldn’t that cause them to die in an even worse fashion?
Rumble, rumble, rumble...
But in the end, they were trained warrant officers of quality. ng Tian was the commander, and her orders were to be obeyed.”
“Countdown accelerated: three... two....”
The radar officer recalculated the collision ti after the acceleration.
Everyone shut their eyes. On the viewfinder, they could already see the debris. It looked far, but it would be the blink of an eye before collision.
BOOM...
At this mont, the 12 supplentary cannons on the fore were firing with a rhythm.
Everyone felt the ship tremble violently. The warship, accelerating forward, was actually nimbly flying a course!
Each ti it fired, a piece of debris was blasted apart with a shockwave that swept away a shower of debris. It was dangerous, but it cleared a space without debris.
The warship was still accelerating. It fought through the space blasted by the highly volatile debris and slipped through before the debris behind had ti to arrive...
But not all debris could be avoided.
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM...
Each ti they were hit, it was like being hit by a Zeus Shield level main cannon, causing the hull of the ship to creak.
At this mont, the cockpit was in disarray. Fortunately, they were all elites, and very quickly stabilized the core.
The shakes were unable to throw ng Tian off in the slightest. Her hands were constantly piloting the manual controls. Shadows slipped past. Each ti, her control was without hesitation...
Dodging, each high speed shift’s trajectory was controlled to the fine details. The calculations took into consideration the fire. The 12 cannons fired each ti to stave off a fatal rock. And the rest were unable to break past the energy shield.
In just 10 seconds, everyone cald down. They knew what ng Tian was trying to do. More importantly, they could feel the confidence and control over the ship that ng Tian was radiating.
A ch pilot had a sense when piloting a ch, and a commander also had a sense for a ship. At that mont, ng Tian was one with the warship. They charged towards the cluster of debris.
Faced with such a situation, they could choose to avoid it, but they might be crushed by the debris. They might also have been sucked into the fixed star. There was only one choice: to accelerate preemptively and fly to et it.
Life or death!
Everyone held their breath and waited. At this mont, the slightest tremble in the hands would spell death.
Finally, the long charging main cannon fired, sweeping away all the debris in front of them. The last hurdle. Ahead was an even bigger cluster of debris, and the warship was unable to fire anymore.
“Deactivate energy shields!” ng Tian ordered calmly.
From the side, the workers were infected by ng Tian’s aura. They responded without even processing the order.
The energy shields were switched off. All energy was concentrated in accelerating the ship. The last thrust. Relative to their speed, everyone could almost feel the huge rocks about to smash them to powder.
BOOM...
A gigantic tremor. Following which, the ship stabilized. The warship sounded. “Shuttle entering warp speed state.”
At this mont, everyone’s faces were a little pale, and ng Tian forced herself to be calm. She was the stand-in commander. At this instant, she held the responsibility. Everyone could panic, save her.
“Each station, check the ship’s damage. Congratulations everyone. We successfully made the great escape. Thank you!”
...
The corner of ng Tian’s mouth was upturned in a slight smile, and the warship’s mbers were stunned. She actually knew how to smile... and so prettily...
“Engine capability light damage, controllable. Energy currently recovering.”
“Port light damage. Recomnded to repair within three hours.”
...
Each worker on the ship was thodically assessing the situation. The commander was the ship’s compass. As a commander, one needed to take responsibility for the whole ship.
In this instant, Noam finally realized why he was only suited to be a co-pilot, and not the commander.
“Lieutenant Colonel Noam, you have the command,” ng Tian said. The brave front she had put up aside, she was actually about to collapse.
“Yes, Commander.” Noam saluted, and this ti it was from the heart.
In space exploration, there was no thod that was absolutely right or wrong. Only results that were absolutely right or wrong.
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