Chapter 21: Leap! Jump!

　　Hamilton stared straight ahead at the pirate ship.

　　He adjusted the square rudder slightly and pushed the square rudder to a slightly larger gear. He had to shorten the last minute or two of the voyage as much as possible.

　　Hamilton said quickly:

　　”Let your daughter prepare for the jump in advance. We have to rush in the moment before the jump is completed, otherwise we don’t have to involve them.

　　”Make sure we can receive their surrender signal and establish communication with them. I will try my best to hold them back.”

　　Kolev immediately began to lower his head and use the encrypted channel to re-contact his pirate ship.

　　The old man’s voice regained its calmness.

　　”Mimili, now I am remotely controlling the hull. A warship has appeared here. Don’t worry, they won’t fire easily. Do you remember our specialty?”

　　Mimili? Which Mimili? His daughter’s name is Mimili?

　　Hamilton was suddenly startled, but he couldn’t be distracted at the moment.

　　”Okay dad! I’m not worried, I’m very excited now!” Mimili’s voice was trembling.

　　”Give me permission ... yes, that’s it.”

　　A three-dimensional projection appeared on the square glass in Kolev’s hand, depicting the hull of the pirate ship ahead.

　　Zizzi, this is the sound of electromagnetic interference.

　　A familiar female voice came from the center console of the maintenance boat.

　　It’s Lina!

　　”Hanton, I can forgive your rudeness, but now you must go back with me, otherwise I would rather destroy you.”

　　”Really Lina?”

　　Hamilton turned his head to look to the starboard side and pushed the square rudder forward again. The violent pushing feeling made him slightly excited.

　　”I apologize to you for the fierce physical collision between us, but Lina, you and I both know how miserable it would be if I went back with you. I just learned a sentence Lina.”

　　Hamilton looked up at the pirate ship ahead.

　　A blue halo appeared directly above the pirate ship, on the left and right wings, and on the front deck at the same time, and a film was slowly being applied to the entire pirate ship.

　　Generally speaking, films of this color are usually low-level defensive energy shields.

　　The pirates seemed ready for battle.

　　But when Hamilton turned to look at Kolev, he found that Kolev’s eyes gradually became more excited.

　　Although Hamilton didn’t know the details, he understood that the ‘protective shield’ of the pirate ship was very famous. He must now try to save the ship.

　　Hamilton said: “Don’t make me hate you, Lina, don’t hurt the friends I just met.”

　　”Hanton, this kind of pirate ship cannot withstand a single bombardment from our main gun. This level of protective shield is like a blank piece of paper,” Lina said. “You have no way to escape. Hanton, haven’t you just learned this?” Did you say a word? We can communicate face to face, I will hold your hand and forgive you for your previous recklessness.”

　　Hamilton groaned.

　　He saw the excitement in Kolev’s eyes.

　　Under Kolev’s eye signals, Hamilton steadily controlled the direction of the maintenance boat, letting it slowly turn sideways and aim at the open gap at the rear of the pirate ship.

　　A film of blue light rushed towards the tail like flowing water.

　　”Lina, I can go back with you.”

　　Hamilton said: “But I need to send my old buddy away. Catching these space pirates is meaningless to you, okay Lina?”

　　”Of course,” Lina whispered, “I will let them go. It’s a formal promise. Now, please stop your maintenance boat and let the pirate ship close the protective shield.”

　　Hamilton adjusted the boat’s position, and his eyes were filled with azure light.

　　There are only the last hundred meters or so left to the stern, but the maintenance boat must slow down to avoid hitting the bulkhead.

　　Kolev kept rubbing the glass plate in his hands.

　　He was calculating so that the speed at which the blue film spread would perfectly match the speed at which the maintenance boat was gliding forward.

　　Thirty meters.

　　The outer hatch at the stern of the pirate ship ahead began to close early.

　　Kolev gestured forward to Hamilton, who gently pushed the lever.

　　A terrible silence fell in the boat.

　　Hamilton seemed to hear someone’s heartbeat.

　　”Hanton,” Lina said, “we will send landing ships to control this pirate ship, but don’t worry, as long as you cooperate, we will not harm them. Let them save energy. This kind of protective shield is meaningless.”

　　”Really Lina?” Hamilton murmured softly, “Your lips are so sweet. I hope that wasn’t our last intimate contact.”

　　Lina was obviously embarrassed, but she immediately responded gently: “We can have a long time alone, and we won’t let each other down, right Hanton?”

　　”Yes Lina, I love kissing you.”

　　The maintenance boat slipped into the gap in the aft compartment.

　　The blue light film closed quietly after two seconds.

　　The outer rear hatch closes after five seconds.

　　Because the maintenance boat was slightly faster, Hamilton used the square rudder to push it onto the thickened deck of the stern cabin, causing a series of sparks to rub against the hull.

　　Sudden!

　　Buzz——

　　The light around the pirate ship is slightly distorted, and the lens effect makes arc-like starlight appear on its periphery!

　　”That’s subspace coating!”

　　On the bridge of Flanker 3, several officers stared at the scene in front of them and immediately shouted at Lina on the side projection screen:

　　”That’s not a protective shield, it’s a jump coating! They opened the subspace! Damn it! How did they do it? They actually imitated the energy fluctuations of the protective shield!”

　　”What?” Lina was a little surprised, “Stop them!”

　　”The No. 3 side cannon is fully loaded!”

　　”The No. 4 side cannon is fully charged!”

　　”Sir, can we shoot them down? Please decide!”

　　”The other party will initiate the jump in twenty-five seconds.”

　　The shock in Lina’s eyes quickly receded.

　　Her image was appearing on the bridge projection screen of Flanker III;

　　The projection screen that appeared in front of Lina was divided into two parts. One part was locked on the pirate ship where Hamilton was located, and the other part was the picture inside the bridge.

　　”Twenty seconds!”