Chapter 1036 - Capítulo 1036: 777: Pursuit
Capítulo 1036: Chapter 777: Pursuit
“Boss, look, I wasn’t bluffing, was I? We might have really traveled through.”
Sun Duoxiang quickly defended himself.
“Are you an idiot? The Blue Whale is a mass-produced transport ship, who said there can only be one?”
Su Mo calmed down and replied.
Upon hearing Su Mo, Sun Duoxiang and the others immediately came to their senses, and their eyes lit up.
“Boss, you mean, this is another Blue Whale.”
“Exactly.”
“Then we are rich, let’s take it down, the transport ship must be full of resources.”
Sun Duoxiang said excitedly.
Zhang Hao and others’ eyes gleamed like wolves starving for days, with such fat sheep delivered to their mouth, how could they let it go?
In the past, they wouldn’t have the guts to hijack, but now it’s different. With the Shadow in hand, who’s afraid of who?
“What’s wrong in your head, daring to attack without knowing who the enemy is? What if it belongs to the Gaojia Republic?”
Su Mo asked calmly.
The smile on Sun Duoxiang’s face instantly became tense.
“Seems like it.”
Immediately, he added, “But Boss, as I remember, it was said that only the Gaojia Republic bought one in the entire Alliance. Now the Gaojia is so poor, they can’t afford a second one, so it’s most likely the Imperial Army’s.”
“Okay, let’s say you have a point. But what if another Alliance country or the Federation bought one secretly? Can you guarantee that? If you attack the wrong target, can you take responsibility with your small size?”
“Uh, so what do we do?”
“Send them a transmission to confirm their identity.”
Su Mo narrowed his eyes and said.
“Okay!”
Sun Duoxiang quickly got to work, immediately inputting instructions to send a communication request to the other side.
…
As time slowly ticked by, Zhang Hao and the others held their breath, waiting for a response.
But the communication sent out seemed like it had sunk into the sea, with no response at all.
Sun Duoxiang exclaimed excitedly, “Boss, they haven’t replied, they must be hiding something, let’s attack.”
“Don’t rush, be careful not to hit the wrong target. If you hit one of our own, selling you wouldn’t cover the costs.”
“But they’re not replying! Isn’t that suspicious?”
“Not necessarily. Have you forgotten where we are? We’re in Subspace, where interference is already strong. Plus, we’re traveling at superluminal speed, it’s possible they can’t receive it.”
Su Mo mused.
“So what do we do? How can we judge if they really didn’t receive it or are just playing dead?”
Sun Duoxiang asked anxiously.
Su Mo stared intently at the distant Blue Whale, his expression stern, and gave an order to Sun Duoxiang and the others.
“Sun Duoxiang, maneuver the ship to catch up, slowly approach the target. Let’s observe if there’s any special marking on their ship, and keep sending communication requests in the process to see if we can reach them.”
“Understood!”
Sun Duoxiang instantly complied.
Then Su Mo turned to Ma Ke and the others and said, “Go and notify everyone to enter standby state.”
“Got it, Boss.”
Ma Ke responded excitedly.
Su Mo remained tense, no matter what, he had to figure out their identity. If they were allies, it would be fine. But if it was the Imperial Army, Su Mo would never let them transport resources to the frontline.
Meanwhile, Sun Duoxiang kept inputting commands, maneuvering the Shadow to pursue the Blue Whale.
Given the Shadow’s speed, it quickly caught up to them from behind.
Then the Shadow slowly approached the target.
Meanwhile, constantly capturing images of the enemy ship.
Su Mo looked at the displayed images, his brows knitted, it was more complex than he thought. This Blue Whale was brand new, likely just recently purchased.
And the ship’s surface had no markings whatsoever, making it hard to judge.
This ship could indeed have been bought by any country.
Sun Duoxiang kept trying to send communication requests, but to no avail.
“Boss, it’s not working, still no response.”
“Get a bit closer.”
Su Mo replied deeply.
“Got it!”
Sun Duoxiang replied patiently.
Meanwhile, in the command room of the Blue Whale, shadowy figures were keeping their eyes on a huge operation screen.
At this moment, images of the Shadow were displayed vividly.
Everyone present was frowning tightly.
…
In Subspace, the Shadow continued to close in on the Blue Whale like a deathly shadow.
Sun Duoxiang was increasingly speechless, wondering if the other side was faking or genuinely unable to respond.
He really wanted to give them a hit!
Su Mo was also feeling a bit troublesome. Although it seemed like the other was pretending, he dared not act rashly.
If he really made a mistake, it’d be a big problem.
Just then, the Blue Whale suddenly exited the superluminal flight mode and began to fade out of sight.
Sun Duoxiang paused and called back to attention.
“Boss, they exited superluminal flight.”
“We exit too, now!”
Su Mo instantly ordered.
Zhang Hao, upon hearing, immediately acted, quickly slowing the Shadow down, the superluminal device gradually ceasing operations.
The surrounding space twisted and changed.
Soon, the Shadow returned from Subspace to the vast starry sky.
Sun Duoxiang kept inputting commands, anxiously telling Su Mo, “Boss, bad news, our radar can’t detect them. We must have exited too slowly, staying far behind.”
A few seconds might not sound like much, but that’s light-years apart.
“It’s over, the fish is gone.”
Zhang Hao lamented deeply.
Meanwhile, Su Mo communicated mentally with the Fake Owner, Swallower.
“Can you locate them?”
“I can!”
The Fake Owner, Swallower replied without hesitation.
“That’s great, lock on to their position.”
Su Mo was a bit pleasantly surprised, as he initially had little hope left.
Soon, the Fake Owner, Swallower successfully locked onto the Blue Whale, presenting the exact coordinates to Su Mo’s eye.
Su Mo walked directly to Sun Duoxiang’s side and said.
“Step aside!”
Sun Duoxiang decisively moved to the side.
Following the Fake Owner, Swallower’s guidance, Su Mo maneuvered the Shadow to alter its flight path, heading swiftly in one direction in space.
“Boss, you sure we’re going to catch up in this direction?”
Sun Duoxiang asked skeptically. He was very curious, with the radar failing to detect them, how did the Boss figure it out? Could it be just a guess?
“Are you doubting me? Want to take over?”
Su Mo muttered while occasionally adjusting the route, teasing Sun Duoxiang.
Through the lock-on by the Fake Owner, Swallower, Su Mo could clearly see the Blue Whale continuously changing its direction like a panicking lamb fleeing.
“Hehe, I’ll leave it to you, Boss.”
Sun Duoxiang responded awkwardly.
A moment later, Zhang Hao suddenly exclaimed with joy, “Brother Sun, Boss! The radar has detected them.”
Sun Duoxiang shouted excitedly, “Boss, you’re amazing! We caught up, can we attack now?”