The news that everyone is out of contact is not good news.

Moreover, this was absolutely terrible news for Mingmei and the others!

They were mentally prepared for the cruelty of the battlefield, but when faced with the possibility of their acquaintances sacrificing their lives on the battlefield, their expressions still turned grim.

Wang Wenfei's whereabouts are currently unknown, and they dare not and are unwilling to directly conclude that they are all dead.

Mingmei stood in the assembled line, her mind wandering. In a moment of clarity, she looked at the conductor on the stage.

At this moment, the commander spoke solemnly about the arrangements for the battle. The commander on the stage was no longer her "uncle." Only then did Mingmei realize that she had not seen her uncle since the meeting that had just ended not long ago.

Did her uncle also leave first, just like her parents?

Mei Shi and Ming Yi quickly disappeared when the air raid siren sounded, without anyone noticing, and no one knows where they are now.

Despite their own dire situation, Mingmei and Muchen were still concerned about the war on Hualan Star.

In the front row of the commanding team, Mingmei also saw Sun Yunzhong, who was equally absent-minded. Everyone here came from Hualan Star, and Sun Yunzhong was probably even more worried than her and Mu Chen.

Thinking about how she hadn't been able to get through to her brother earlier, Mingmei wondered if the situation on Hualan Star was probably more serious than it was on her side.

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Mingmei looked at the assembled team and saw that there were still many other troops who had come to provide support and were resting on Qilan Star. They hadn't left yet when this happened. They would inevitably have to fight side by side for several more rounds.

Because of their existence, the legions behind them would inevitably have to send reinforcements.

As long as there is hope for a successful rescue, Mingmei doesn't believe they would condone the sacrifice of everyone...

As she pondered this, Mingmei first mentally berated herself.

She's already given them an incredibly difficult buff before it even started! _(：3」∠)_

However, this Zerg incident on the arc did indeed cause many people to be delayed here.

Mingmei looked at the group of Federation representatives standing outside their assembled ranks.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but Mingmei felt that the faces of that group of people really seemed to be filled with the word "bad luck".

They really did come to bring Julian back to the Union safely.

What's going on here?

They didn't actually leave, and judging from the current situation, Assistant Chen, standing next to Julian, looked refined and polite with his glasses on, but when Mingmei saw the other man wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, the bulging veins on the back of his hand revealed his true character.

"Uncle Chen, are you alright?"

Julian could already sense the anxiety of the people around him.

Sure enough, after asking that question, he received a look from Chen An that was calm yet tinged with a hint of madness.

"I am fine."

Julian: "..."

Julian really wanted to muster the courage to say a sarcastic "Is that so? I can't do it" to that slightly frightening, sickly smile on his face.

But just thinking about it, he wouldn't dare.

Given the current situation, they will most likely be stranded here, and may even have to participate in the battle at a crucial moment.

Moreover, Julian could tell the level of danger this time just by looking at Assistant Chen's face.

Despite his gentle and refined appearance, Assistant Chen knew that compared to Secretary Qiong, Chen Shu's temper and appearance were completely different.

Aside from when he faced sharp questions from reporters on behalf of his father, Chen An's temper was at its best. At other times, especially when someone tried to assassinate his father, the methods he used to subdue the person and take them for interrogation were beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

It was precisely because of Chen An's skills and abilities that his father sent his assistant, Chen, to pick him up.

"Don't worry. Even if something goes wrong in the end, I'll get you back safely." Chen An gritted his teeth and looked up at the sky.

Although the information they received indicated that the number of Zerg this time was much smaller than the previous wave, Assistant Chen felt a chill run down his spine just from seeing the words "Firefly".

What he told Julian sounded like it was straight out of a textbook—"The appearance of fireflies always means a high mortality rate."

Even so, he would keep his promise to Louis: to bring Julian back safely.

"Let's wait and see what the Empire decides."

When he came here, Louis told him that the attack on the Sixth Legion was very strange, not because of the Zerg's unpredictable appearances, but because of the Empire's attitude.

In his view, whether it was partisan struggle or His Majesty's suspicion, the safety of any star system was not something to be taken lightly.

However, he wasn't there at the time, so he could talk about it casually. But when he was actually there, he was also feeling nervous.

Surely an empire shouldn't be in such a state?

"Don't rush in impulsively. Love is precious, but life is more valuable." Chen An glanced at Julian again, telling him that young people shouldn't act rashly.

Julian gave an awkward twitch of his lips in response.

He ultimately did not reveal the truth about what had happened before.

Although he felt fear afterward about that incident, he had no regrets or resentment.

He was very lucky to have saved Lu Xiaoyao, and even Qilanxing.

Fortunately, I wasn't injured or had to pay a much higher price to save myself.

Thinking about it, Julian glanced again at the group of people he knew and liked, and he couldn't help but worry.

"Uncle Chen, is there really no way to deal with Liu Ying?"

Julian asked Assistant Chen in a low voice.

"No." Chen An's words were particularly heartbreaking. "It was paid for with one's life."

In Chen An's memory, he had experienced the firefly's participation in the war once.

It was precisely because of the appearance of the fireflies that the death toll was extremely high.

That time, he and the President crawled out of a pile of dead bodies.

It was that incident that led Louis and him to completely abandon their plans to start from the bottom in the military and instead turn to the darker world of politics.

In order to prevent victories from ever again being built on human lives.

“When facing the Fireflies, you have to be prepared for a lot of people to die.” Chen An turned to Julian, whose face was full of worry, and said, word by word, “The only thing you can do is to make the death toll smaller.”

...

After Mingmei and Mingyi left Qilan Star by teleportation, Meishi kept her brows furrowed during their rest.

She looked in the direction they left and said, "I still don't feel right leaving Meimei and the others there."

Mingyi could clearly see the anxiety in Mei Shi's eyes, but Mei Qiu's situation was even more dire...