How Did It Get In?

Yue Yuan wasn't far behind either. His eyes were wide open, and he even rubbed them with his hand before checking if the equipment was working properly. He almost thought he was hallucinating.

What did he see? Just now, after countless Close-In Weapon System pierced through the unknown object that looked like a rhombus, the rhombus began to fade, then it showed a dense array of cracks, and then a dense array of lattice pixels emerged, the pixels becoming denser and denser, until finally it vanished into nothingness from sight.

This appearance is like something turning into ashes and being blown away by a gust of wind, then disappearing into the reality as countless stars.

Unknown Rhomboid Lattice appear inexplicably and then disappear in this perplexing way.

Judging from the effect, it seemed as if it had truly been shattered by the Lyra's Close-In Laser Cannon, which is why some people cheered.

However, if he had just glanced at the feedback information panel at this moment, he would not have thought so, because the laser and positron beam fired by the Close-In Weapon System had indeed passed through them, just like light passing through transparent glass, without any obstruction, unless the feedback detection of the fire control system was malfunctioning.

Those who see this information are naturally puzzled, as they don't know where the problem lies.

The astonished people were stunned by the contrast between the way the Rhomboid Unknown Object appeared and disappeared, which was very different from their expectations.

It's like a cool, high-class character in a movie who shocks the audience the moment he appears, only to be beaten to death with sticks after just three seconds. "Did we really destroy something amazing?"

Those who think this way are now feeling a little puzzled.

Those who were dumbfounded were stunned by the way the Rhomboid Lattice disappeared, because they carefully observed from the short image that the disappearance of this unknown Rhomboid Lattice was not a chaotic scattering. Whether it was the initial fading, or the cracks that appeared on its surface and the dense lattice-like appearance that followed, it was not disordered.

In other words, its disappearance is most likely unrelated to Close-In Weapon System) attacks by humans; it disappeared actively rather than passively.

Those who were able to make such a detailed observation in an instant are now somewhat uneasy, because they believe that this thing is a creation of some advanced civilization, or even some kind of cosmic creature, and that humans have actually attacked it.

Their hearts pounded as they carefully observed, wondering if the humans had just provoked an unknown entity.

Among these people was Yue Yuan, who also noticed the unusual way the Rhomboid Unknown Object disappeared. However, he did not believe it was some kind of cosmic creature, though it was possible it was a creation of a civilization, although he did not know what it was.

However, Yue Yuan did not regret giving the order to attack, because he felt that even if it were anyone else in the situation, they would most likely have activated the Close-In Weapon System. After all, given the situation just now, they would have definitely crashed even if they hadn't activated the Close-In Weapon System, so activating it would have given them a sliver of hope.

Even though the hope is slim, it's like a drowning person seeing a piece of driftwood—how could they not desperately try to grab it?

The same scene can evoke different feelings in a single instant, leading to different perceptions for the supervisor.

In the next few seconds, the reactions of the people on the Lyra varied. Some were overjoyed at Escape from the Jaws of Death, some were fearful and confused about the unknown, some sighed deeply, and some had not yet come to their senses.

These reactions then fall into the eyes of those around them, and they then notice the differences between their own and others' reactions.

At that moment, almost everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they all had questions about the other's unusual reaction, they didn't know how to bring it up with their colleagues.

At this moment, all that could be heard was the broadcast of the Lyra's "Tianhe Light" echoing inside the warship and on the channel.

"Close-In Weapon System hit target, calculating target damage. Warning! Information displayed incorrect, correcting parameters, rereading fire control information."

"Read complete!"

"Calculation in progress. Calculation complete, ballistic information recalibrated."

"Target confirmed to be concentrated; damage assessment underway."

"Warning! Attack ineffective, target intact. Impact countdown: 1 second."

"Warning! Target is dissipating for unknown reasons. Analysis underway."

"Target disappeared. Rescanning."

'Tianhe Light' is a Strong Artificial Intelligence, but its broadcasts are still very programmed. Unless someone specifically calls it out to talk, it always uses this programmed tone.

When asked about this, 'Tianhe Light' explained that it reflects its serious working state.

Of course, this information is first displayed on everyone's screens, and then Tianhe Light repeats it aloud. So anyone who is watching the scrolling information on their own screen doesn't actually need to listen to his broadcast.

However, these announcements brought everyone back to their senses.

A million questions suddenly popped into their heads, but just as they were about to ask their colleagues why they had such a different reaction, they were interrupted by a voice coming from the public channel.

"Hiss!!! Holy crap, this is incredible! Rhomboid Lattice! It's Rhomboid Lattice! Holy crap, it, it, it's inside our warship!"

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"Don't move, don't move! It's behind you, the Command Center! Commander Yue! Wait, everyone, don't panic, don't move, don't move!"

Whether from excitement or shock, he stammered as he spoke.

Yue Yuan could tell that it was the voice of the Lyra Science Officer.

The Lyra Science Officer is positioned on the same side as the captain, slightly to the right of the center of the Lyra Command Center. The large screen of the Command Center is located in front of him, with rows of staff positions on both sides.

When he said "behind you," he was probably referring to the rows of staff members.

Upon hearing this sound, Yue Yuan quickly removed the buffer system that had secured him, then hurriedly got up and flew towards the Command Center at top speed.

The Lyra had already ceased its high-thrust evasive maneuvers and was not experiencing any collisions. However, as it headed towards the Command Center, exclamations of alarm could be heard over the public address system.

Upon arriving at the Command Center, Yue Yuan noticed why the Science Officer's speech was somewhat slurred.

The Rhomboid Lattice that had just vanished in the scene was now floating quietly between the large screen and the captain's seat. It neither rotated nor emitted any dazzling light.

But Yue Yuan, seeing this, knew that this was not simply floating.

It's worth noting that at the time, this thing's relative speed to the Lyra was 48.9% of the speed of light, but now it maintains the same speed as the Lyra. In other words, it achieved speed synchronization in the very instant it disappeared and reappeared.

However, that's not the key point. The key point is how this thing got inside the Lyra. As a warship, the Lyra has excellent sealing properties, making it impossible for this Rhomboid Lattice to get in through any gaps, especially since it's located in the Command Center under layers of protection. Moreover, the system did not detect any damage to the Lyra.

So how did this Rhomboid Unknown Object get in?