Chapter 1287: 416. Infiltrating the Hazardous Area_2

Doris pressed several buttons on the control console in front of her while speaking:

“The Star Gate will complete its preheating in 15 minutes. After preheating, we need to wait another 3 minutes to charge. We’ve arranged a Clone Fleet to escort you through the Star Gate. If there’s any deviation in the destination of the warp, the fleet will bring you back here for a re-jump. The likelihood of an incorrect destination is about 2%, which is unavoidable, as this is a Star Gate from the Angel Enterprises Alliance, not ours. I hope you can understand.”

Noland Lee nodded to show his understanding and casually sighed:

“The Undying don’t have to worry about accidentally dying due to a warp destination deviation—that’s enviable.”

“Yes, that’s right. Fortunately, the United Bureau has clone pilots, which can somewhat compare with the Undying,” Doris said with a smile.

The appearance of the Star Gate, resembling a palm, began to change.

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Thin, long, luminous strips lit up on the Star Gate.

On both sides of the strips, countless dots sparkled like stars.

In less than 10 minutes, the originally dim Star Gate turned into a hand adorned with a shiny gemstone glove, emitting a dazzling pearlescent glow all over.

Noland Lee’s shuttle ship moved slowly to join a clone fleet, and together with the other ships, it stopped at the center of the palm.

Beams of strong light emanated from the center, spreading towards the fingers.

The tips of the five fingers each shot out a beam of light toward the direction of the fleet.

The five beams converged into a bright sphere, enveloping the entire fleet.

Noland Lee could only see a white expanse outside his ship, filled with turbulent and dangerous energy fluctuations.

This state lasted for nearly ten seconds before Noland Lee felt lighter, with the sensation of weightlessness intensifying as the fleet entered the Quantum Leap Channel.

The warp process this time could be described as lengthy.

Colorful spots of light streaked through the Quantum Leap Channel, the ship trembled slightly amidst the surging energy, and the needles on the control console’s dashboard swayed back and forth.

A full 10 minutes passed before the shuttle left the Quantum Leap Channel.

Looking around, Noland Lee saw through the optical observation window of his ship a bizarre starry sky set against a background of dark green.

“Bzzt—”

The holographic screen popped up, displaying the face of a United Bureau captain in 3D; it was Leighton.

To be precise, it was Captain Leighton’s clone.

“Your Excellency, the warp was successful. We have reached the frontier star system of the Angel Enterprises Alliance. The United Bureau has designated it as the Motuoli Galaxy. Our Invisible Battleship is shielding us from the radars and detectors of the Angel Enterprises Alliance. In 3 minutes, the fleet will return. Please prepare to leave Invisibility Status,” said the captain.

Noland Lee nodded slightly and stood up. He pulled the mechanical switch of the shuttle, manually opened the cabin door.

The moment he exited the ship cabin, his body rapidly transformed into a transparent phantom and completely vanished without a trace, leaving Captain Leighton with an astonished expression.

“Magic is truly astonishing… He just entered Outer Space like that.”

On the holographic screen, Leighton turned to a crew member beside him:

“Sergeant, can our detection equipment locate our guest?”

“Report, unable to detect. We have found no trace of any humans in the vicinity.”

Leighton glanced at the slowly closing shuttle door and cut off the communication.

Three minutes later, shielded by the Invisible Battleship, the fleet as a whole activated the Quantum Leap Engine and entered the Quantum Leap Channel.

Without the help of the Star Gate, they would need to spend at least 1 hour to reach the territory of the United Bureau.

The Invisible Battleship could help suppress the spatial signal anomalies caused by the warp, but the effect was somewhat limited.

The moment the Invisible Battleship entered the Quantum Leap Channel, the unbound spatial signal anomalies inevitably propagated in all directions.

Within 10 minutes after the entire fleet warped away, several visible points of light moved towards the area where the fleet had been.

As they drew nearer, the outlines of the lights became clearer—they were rightfully five gigantic humanoid creatures towering like mountains.

They had pure white wings, the feathers on the wings were thick and lush, and long tails of flame jetted from the ends of the wings, propelling them at high speeds.

The metal armor, radiating a milky white luminous glow, protected their bodies, while the holy white firearms in their hands enhanced their majestic and sacred appearance.

They were expressionless, their pupils glistening like crystals crafted from glass balls, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

These were five Artificial Angels belonging to the Guardian Angel Group.

Based on their appearance, armor, and firearms, they were likely the Warrior-class Gunnery Angels, capable of high-speed maneuvering in space and attacking enemies with laser beams.

A team of five Warrior-class Gunnery Angels was the standard patrol unit for the Guardian Angel Group.

Upon detecting unfamiliar anomalous spatial signals in space, they immediately rushed to the area to detect residual spatial signals in all directions.

The five Artificial Angels suspended themselves at five different positions, forming a circle.

Together, they cast a glow that created a round, drum-shaped white barrier of light, enclosing the residual spatial signals.

After maintaining this action for a few minutes, they seemed to have analyzed some result from the spatial signals and turned towards a celestial body set against the dark green universe.

None of the Artificial Angels detected the completely transparent figure that had blended into their group.

The vastness of the universe is beyond imagination.

Even with the information provided by the United Bureau, Noland Lee had difficulty pinpointing the exact location of his target in unfamiliar territory.

He decisively used the quantum leap fluctuation of the United Bureau fleet and awaited the arrival of the Artificial Angels who came to investigate.

Now, he was clinging to the back of one of the Artificial Angels, following them to the next destination.

The “Veil of Different Worlds” became Noland Lee’s barrier, preventing him from being discovered by the Artificial Angels.

Data about the Artificial Angels flashed through his mind, and following the content in the data, he gradually moved toward the head of one of the Artificial Angels.

The back of the Artificial Angel was as vast as a soccer field, while its head resembled a large round ball of an observatory.

Noland Lee paused at the back of this Artificial Angel’s head, using his spiritual power to permeate the outer shell and carefully sensing the situation inside the head.

“Hmm… just like what’s written in the data. The head of an Artificial Angel is equivalent to a normal warship’s cockpit. I sense two pilots submerged in the stellar body fluid…”

Noland Lee pondered for a moment, feeling intently.

An image formed in his mind.

Two pilots were wearing tight suits, their eyes closed, with breathing apparatuses in their mouths, the whole person submerged in a yellow-green Artificial Angel body fluid.

There were silver-white tubes at the back of their heads.

The other end of the tubes extended into the muscles of the Artificial Angel, connecting to its neural center.

Noland Lee nodded slightly:

“That’s right, these two pilots control the Artificial Angel through a neural connection. This method of operation requires a very high rate of mind synchronization between the two pilots.”

Regarding the skill level of pilots, there is a saying:

Third-class pilots rely on AI, second-class pilots on brain chips, and first-class pilots control neural impulses.

Players, relying on Krypton Gold, can barely squeeze into the second-class standard.

But such first-class beings as Artificial Angel Pilots will remain out of reach for players for at least two years.

The reason is simple: controlling a ship through neural connection is an art that consumes time, effort, and lifespan. noveldrama

Third-class and second-class pilots can extend their lifespan with clones, but not first-class pilots. Not only is their average lifespan only 30 years, but they also cannot extend life with clones.

This is because, once the pilot’s consciousness is switched to a clone, they would need to undergo a decade-long arduous process to adapt to the ship again for a smooth neural connection.

First-class pilots, combined with large-caliber pulse-based ship-mounted laser cannons and a cruising speed of 3000 meters per second in outer space, make the combat power of Artificial Angels undeniable.

Noland Lee had no intention of confronting these powerful artificial beings head-on.

He only wanted to use the movement of the Angel Enterprises Alliance’s ships as a stepping stone to quickly approach the Main Brain Controller that sealed the Assassin Angel. Once he confirmed the plan to destroy the Main Brain Controller, he would immediately guide players to come and help.

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