Unintentionally

"Today is the last batch." Michelle's face was a bit haggard. It was obvious that she had been very busy these days and hadn't had a good sleep for a long time, but her eyes were still clear and firm, and she still looked capable: " Commander, do you see...?"

"How many people are left?" Xuan Zifang asked.

Michelle: "Less than 300 people."

Xuan Zifang: "Has the last civilian spacecraft set sail?"

"Yes, that spaceship is full." Michelle said, "There are still two military spaceships left."

Xuan Zifang rubbed the space between his eyebrows, nodded and said, "Very good, Michelle, you leave first, and I'll be on the last spaceship."

Michelle frowned and said, "Let me finish it off."

Xuan Zifang: "No, I have to stay in case something unexpected happens. And..." He glanced at the robot and his innocent-looking son who had moved into the office three days ago, "I think Let them follow you and help me take care of Nao Nao."

"This... how can this be..." Michelle was surprised.

"There's nothing wrong with it, there's no time!" Xuan Zifang said seriously, "Take the remaining 10 people and Nao Nao and leave in 200 minutes, and I'll follow right behind."

Michelle hesitated to speak: "Sir..."

Xuan Zifang reminded her: "The duty of a soldier is to obey orders."

"Yes, sir!" Michelle gave a military salute, then looked at the robot and Nao Nao.

Xuan Zifang kissed his son's forehead. Nao Nao, who was almost two years old, could speak a few words. He was lively and active, and was very interested in everything. He was noisy every day, and there was almost no time to stop.

Seeing his father coming, Nao Nao happily opened his arms for a hug.

"Good boy." Xuan Zifang rubbed his son's little face, and couldn't help but take another bite, which made Nao Nao giggle.

"Dad...hug!"

Xuan Zifang held his son in his arms, patted his back and coaxed him a few words: "When you reach your destination, you can hold him for as long as you want, and follow Aunt Michelle for a while, be obedient, do you hear me?"

"Dear! Kiss!" Nao Nao's Xiao Zizi said that he would be obedient only if he was kissed.

Xuan Zifang pinched his little butt again, and kissed his smooth face, "Keep an inch!"

"Sleep...sleep together!" Nao Nao grinned, "Don't want father...father..."

Kissing is not enough, they have to sleep together, just the two of them, not father.

Xuan Zifang really wanted to help his forehead, it looked like it was his own, he knew at such a young age that he would take advantage of it, and he would continue to take it after taking advantage of it!

"Not now, let's wait later..." If the teacher finds out, it will definitely be the little butt that will fight again.

Nao Nao smiled and buried herself in Xuan Zifang's arms for a while, then Xuan Zifang handed it over to the robot, and entered a few instructions.

"Okay, there is a robot looking after you along the way, so you don't need to pay much attention to him." Xuan Zifang said to Michelle.

Michelle nodded, thinking that even if you said that, I still dare not be negligent. Who doesn't know that Chief Su cares most about Second Lieutenant Xuan.

Ten minutes later, Michel boarded the spaceship with the penultimate group of people.

Xuan Zifang gathered the last 100 people and checked them one last time. The things that should be taken away on this planet are almost done, and the rest are some large equipment that cannot be taken away, so they can only stay here.

"Let's go." Xuan Zifang supported his stomach and waved handsomely towards the land.

The rest of the non-commissioned officers looked amusing, and imitated his movements, waving goodbye to this peaceful little planet.

Watching the planet Hera turn into a water blue dot little by little, before Xuan Zifang had time to feel sad, he heard the non-commissioned officer sitting on the rear window say with a communicator: "Second Lieutenant Xuan! There is a situation! There is an unknown object approaching us at ten o'clock!"

"What?" Xuan Zifang hurried over, surrounded by several non-commissioned officers by the No. [-] window, and their faces were all heavy.

"Second Lieutenant!" The non-commissioned officer who contacted Xuan Zifang stood up, and the others stepped aside.

"Just sit and talk." Xuan Zifang walked over: "What did you see?"

The sergeant recalled the pictures he had captured before, and Xuan Zifang frowned immediately when he saw those pictures.

"Lieutenant, what is this?"

"It's a melting gold beast." Xuan Zifang took a deep breath.

Everyone was also stunned.

"This..." This is impossible, everyone has already pulled out the fastest speed, and they all evacuated two days in advance. They did not underestimate the melting gold beast, but why were they still caught up? !

Xuan Zifang looked at the pictures carefully, and said with the communicator: "Pay attention to the several windows where you can observe the ten o'clock position of the spaceship, and report to me immediately if you find any traces of suspected gold-melting beasts! And..." He turned on the ship's radio and said, "Now there is something I need to discuss with everyone."

In the original plans left by Su Ji, the worst scenario was predicted--when leaving the planet Lahe, he could not get away from the melting gold beast.

"Now we have entered the tracking range of the melting gold beast. In this case, it is best not to continue driving along the original route. If we are caught up, the people in front may also encounter the melting gold beast." Xuan Zifang After taking a breath, he said: "We need to make a detour to the blue sand belt. This process may be dangerous, maybe being overtaken by the gold-melting beast, or breaking into a dangerous area. I respect everyone's decision, no matter what, I will Do your best to keep everyone safe."

"..." Whether it was in the communicator or the people standing in front of Xuanzi, they were all quiet, and no one made a sound.

"I didn't say that I would sacrifice everyone to fill the stomach of the Metal Melting Beast. Is it so heavy?" Xuan Zifang patted his stomach and said, "The officer is also very greedy for life and afraid of death, let alone my son is not born yet."

After a while, someone in the communicator finally spoke: "...I listen to the commander."

"Listen to the officer!"

"Me too!"

"Sir, you must give birth to a lovely child!"

"Will we see the child earlier than Chief Su?"

"Suddenly I'm looking forward to it! Come on, sir!"

"..."

The topic seems to have gone too far, Xuan Zifang was full of black lines, but fortunately, morale was no longer depressed, and everyone reinvested in the detection of the whereabouts of the melting metal beast, and actively reported any suspicious objects approaching the spaceship.

Xuan Zifang also discussed a feasible temporary route with the staff left by Su Ji, "Is the melting gold beast really following?"

"According to the current situation, yes." The staff said, "We are running in the opposite direction to another route. We have contacted the other side just now, and we have not found any trace of the gold-melting beast."

"Very good." Xuan Zifang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "Can you tell how many there are?"

The staff said: "Probably six to seven, it's still not a big deal, there should be only one or two at the beginning."

Xuan Zifang smiled: "This is a good thing, let them follow for a while, and when we reach the blue sand belt, we will speed up all the way and get rid of them!"

"Yes!"

Xuan Zifang thought for a while, and then asked: "According to this speed, it may take us a week to reach the Blue Sand Belt. Is there enough food?"

The aide replied: "There is definitely enough food, please rest assured."

"thank you."

"This is what we should do." The staff member shook his head and said: "With the officer here, we didn't panic because of fear. Only by obeying orders can we eliminate all potential threats. Officer Su also said so."

Xuan Zifang: "He said that, but he didn't want you to obey blindly!"

"But Chief Su and Chief Xuan are not the kind of incompetent officers who command blindly. We all have great confidence in you." The staff smiled and turned to help Xuan Zifang give orders.

A week later.

The spaceship seems to be floating in a blue river, with faint blue lights flickering around, and the fine cosmic dust reflects all kinds of light, like crystal diamonds, slowly moving with the change of the magnetic field.

"The situation is not good." Standing in front of Xuan Zifang, the staff said, "Those metal-melting beasts are still following, and the distance is getting closer and closer. They devoured some battlefield wreckage two days ago, and it seems that they have gained a lot. Less energy."

The staff member's face turned pale, and his lips were tightly pursed into a line.

Xuan Zifang stared at a newly surveyed star map in his hand, thoughtful.

The staff continued to report: "Also, we have lost contact with people on another route..."

Losing contact is also a normal situation, after all, they arrived at the blue belt a week earlier than them, and the magnetic field of the blue belt is disordered, making it difficult to communicate, unless there is the chip that Su Ji once gave Xuan Zifang.

But that kind of chip is not available to everyone, at least Xuan Zifang doesn't have it now, nor does he have it on this spaceship.

Xuan Zifang scratched his head.

Staff: "Sir?"

"Hmm." Xuan Zifang tapped his chin, his gaze was still on the star map, and his fingers clicked on it: "Go this way."

"here……"

The road pointed by Xuan Zifang looks very spacious, and the most important thing they should do now is to take advantage of the terrain of the blue sand belt and use obstacles to shake off the tails behind them.

He didn't quite understand why Xuan Zifang did this.

Xuan Zifang smiled at the puzzled staff: "Didn't you say you trust me? Do you dare to bet big with me?"

"Gambling... what?" The staff is almost in a bad mood. Gambling is strictly prohibited in the army, sir!

"Just bet...whether a comet knocks all these gold-melting beasts away on the way?" Xuan Zifang blinked playfully.

Staff: "...hehe, the officer really knows how to joke."

Xuan Zifang said with a straight face, "I'm serious!"

Staff: "..."

In the end, the staff followed Xuan Zifang's instructions and ordered the spaceship to go in the direction Xuan Zifang pointed. Everyone was very puzzled, but up to now, Xuan Zifang is their spiritual leader. Although it is embarrassing, they have already obeyed blindly feeling.

"Let the spaceship speed up even more, and it will arrive at the place I designated within three hours!" Xuan Zifang said again.

"Yes, sir!"

"Also, let the seasick person take some seasickness medicine first, and stop all power sources after three hours."

"Yes!" The staff said in amazement: "...What? I heard it right! Sir, do you want to stop the power source?"

"Well, it's three hours later, remember to be on time!"

"……Yes!"

Everyone was a little puzzled by the instructions one after another, but they followed suit.

Three hours later, all power sources stopped, and the spaceship was plunged into darkness, only the surrounding windows reflected the most ordinary and primitive appearance of the universe.

In the darkness, countless stars shine brightly.

Everyone knew that they hadn't shaken off the gold-melting beast, and the gold-melting beast, whose speed was a third faster than before, could catch up with them in less than two hours.

Time passed bit by bit, everyone held their breaths and focused on Xuan Zifang standing on the commanding platform.

Suddenly, a white spot of light flickered in the distance, and the distance was getting closer and faster!

"what is this?!"

"My God, is it a comet?"

"There really is a comet! It's not going to hit it, is it?!"

The comet dragged its long light tail and galloped like a bolt of lightning.

It was getting closer and closer, and when it got close to the spaceship, the white light was so bright that people couldn't even open their eyes!

Could it be that the officer wants us to be smashed into slag by a comet before being eaten by the molten gold beast...

There are not many opportunities to watch the comet at such a close distance. Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak. The white light was so strong that they had to close their eyes.

At this time, Xuan Zifang's voice came from their ears: "Hold on!"

Everyone subconsciously grabbed the handrail closest to them, and it didn't take long for them to find that the spaceship was shaking violently. Some people lost their support and fell directly to the ceiling. trend.

Only then did they understand why the officer asked everyone to take seasickness medicine first.

The violent concussion lasted for about half an hour. Some people couldn't help but vomited all over their bodies. Xuan Zifang was so tortured that he couldn't even breathe well. He reluctantly turned on the power source and turned on the radio: "Now, keep your eyes open. Can the observers find the gold-melting beast?"

Everyone slowly regained their breath, and the observer returned to his seat. Suddenly, someone said in surprise, "Quick, look over there!"

Everyone looked in the direction he said.

On the orbit where the comet left, clusters of white light exploded. Although they couldn't hear the sound of the explosion, they could imagine the tragedy of being hit by the comet!

They staggered the orbit of the comet, but when the molten metal beast moved forward, it happened to collide with the comet!

The whole process happened very quickly. About 10 minutes later, the comet dragged its long tail and swept away to the distance, while the gold-melting beast completely disappeared on the detector.

Xuan Zifang smiled at his staff and said, "How is it, sir, is he very wise?"

The staff swallowed hard: "Sir, you are really wise and powerful..."

"Hey, it's good to study the star map when you have nothing to do. An area like this without many obstacles is very likely to be where a comet passes by, and this comet is either very massive or has a very short cycle! Xuan Zifang raised his lips and said: "I bet right, it is a short-period comet, and it is also a well-known half-circle comet in the Blue Sand Belt!"

"Half-circle comet?"

"Its cycle is three and a half days, so it is called a half-cycle comet." Xuan Zifang smiled and said.

The admiration on the staff's face.

Xuan Zifang said: "From now on, we don't have to worry about the pursuers. Let's all relax!"

The staff nodded, and when they were about to help Xuan Zifang give orders, they saw Xuan Zifang's face turned pale, his facial features were wrinkled, and he was about to collapse while bending over.

"Sir! You...what's wrong with you?!" The staff hurriedly supported Xuan Zifang. The weight of a pregnant woman was still a bit heavy, and the staff almost lost his support.

Xuan Zifang cried out in pain: "I...I'm going to give birth!"

Staff: "!!!"