After the fighter exploded, both sides froze.
The officers in the human Command Center watched as Hero Xu Shiqiang's aircraft was blown apart by the enemy Mothership. Their minds suffered a fierce impact, and their thoughts briefly ground to a halt.
The Command Center fell deathly silent.
Then two words surfaced in everyone's mind: "It's over!"
If Xu Shiqiang had died, then the Distant Star truly had no hope left.
Everyone looked ashen, regret spreading through their hearts and soon showing on their faces.
"If we had sent a large number of naval soldiers to act alongside Xu Shiqiang..."
"If we had been more cautious and launched another attack amid the chaos..."
"If only..."
All kinds of regrets flooded their minds. They always felt there had been a safer way to fight, yet they had chosen the most arrogant one.
But was there any medicine for regret in life? Everyone knew the answer: no!
They had actually played a winning hand into ruin.
The Captain's face was even paler, as though all strength had left his body. He collapsed into his chair.
He bore primary responsibility for the Distant Star's failure, and he could hardly forgive himself either.
"No! I can't be dejected. I'm the Captain of the Distant Star. Everyone else can despair, but I can't! If even I lose courage, then the Distant Star truly will have no hope left."
At that moment, the Captain regained a trace of fighting spirit. "Even without Xu Shiqiang, our Distant Star can keep fighting."
He rose to his feet and slammed his fist viciously onto the table.
Bang!
The tremendous sound jolted everyone awake, and they could not help turning to look at the Captain.
The Captain bellowed, "What the hell are you doing??? Look at yourselves, moping around like