A lifesaver

"Captain! What should we do?" Some team members had never seen such a terrifying giant insect. The mere sound made their ears ring and their eyes dizzy. For a moment, their psychological defenses were almost broken, and they were at a loss.

"We can't escape." Compared to his earlier panic, Chao Te was now calmer. "We have no choice but to fight."

He took a deep breath, and his voice was transmitted through the light screen to everyone's ears. Every word shook the hearts of all the combat team members. "Soldiers, even if you die here today, you must beat this giant beetle back to sleep! Don't be afraid, think of your family and friends behind you, think of the oath you swore under the military flag on your first day at the military academy!"

Chao Te's fingers clenched, leaving a trail of sweat on the mecha control panel. His eyes burned, and his voice trembled as he spoke the words that had long been engraved in his bones and blood, belonging to the soul of a soldier:

Fight for your family, even if you die, it will last forever.

"Fight for your family, even if you die, it's eternal!"

The oath resounding through the sky is like a charge horn, playing the soldiers' strong and passionate heroic song on this devastated land, and blending into every inch of soil under their feet.

This is human beings, a race that believes in love. It is this belief that allows them to continue endlessly and create great miracles in the brilliant and immortal interstellar era.

"Swish!" The giant beetle seemed to be enraged by this group of humans. It suddenly spread the hard wings on its back, and the transparent wings beneath the hard wings flapped rapidly, stirring up the dust on the ground and disrupting the soldiers' vision. Chao Te shouted, "Don't use the energy cannon yet. Divide into groups to interfere with the giant beetle and find its weakness. Let's fire the last energy cannon at it together!"

Their last bit of energy was originally meant to fly back to the Muse Military Academy, but now that they were determined to die, they naturally wouldn't hesitate. However, they only had one strike left, and everyone knew what would happen after that strike, yet no one chose to desert.

"Group A! Interfere from overhead! Group B go to the flanks! Group C is responsible for the rear!" Under Chao Te's command, all the mechas rushed out. The giant beetle suddenly opened its mouth and swallowed a mecha in an instant. Another mecha was also bitten off in half and fell from the sky to the ground, bursting into a red flame.

"Be careful!" Chao Te's eyes were bloodshot and his voice was almost broken. He knew that he would die today, but he didn't expect the gap between the two to be so huge. If they failed to inflict heavy damage on the giant beetle, after their entire army was wiped out, the Mousse Military Academy they were guarding would become purgatory!

"Boom--" Two more mechas were destroyed at the same time. After just one encounter in the battle, the giant beetle told Chaote the cruelest truth: they simply could not make any waves on it.

This is true despair.

What should he do? What should he do?

Chaote's hands and feet were cold, and he watched one mecha after another being smashed to pieces, his heart filled with sorrow.

Suddenly, the sky darkened, as if a large black cloud had suddenly covered the clear sky. Even the giant beetle was affected, and its movement towards the mechas of Group A was suspended. The mechas closest to it quickly flew away and escaped death.

"Could it be another mutant insect?" Chao Te's heart grew heavier and heavier. He was unable to resist just one mutant insect that could cover the sky and the sun. If there were two, he might not be able to defend the Mousse Military Academy behind him.

Could it be that the Zerg has become so powerful?

Ten seconds later, Chaote finally saw the true face of the "dark cloud". It was actually ten warships that he had never seen before. They were like gods that only existed in mythology. They descended in front of them and directly stood between the broken combat team and the giant beetle.

"Reinforcements, reinforcements, yes, reinforcements have arrived!" Chao Te's eyes were filled with tears. He was so excited that he was incoherent. The joy of escaping from a desperate situation clouded his mind and made him unable to think. He even forgot to tell his teammates to retreat and leave the battlefield. He just stared blankly at the hero who saved them on the light screen.

It wasn't until the communication request appeared on the screen that Chao Te suddenly reacted and quickly answered the call, "You, you are——"

"I am General Yu Sheng of the Wenxue Empire. I have come to your rescue on the orders of His Majesty Frey." Yu Sheng's serious face appeared on the screen, and he saluted Chao Te solemnly. "I salute your fearless fighting spirit. Now, please leave the battlefield to us."

"Okay, okay!" Chao Te, tears in his eyes, shouted orders to the public screen, "All members of the combat team! Listen to my orders! Retreat!"

"yes!"

Artillery fire was flying and murderous intent was everywhere. This was not the most exciting battle Chaote had ever seen, but it was undoubtedly the most shocking scene he had ever witnessed in his life. Under the command of the commander, the warships one after another provoked the giant beetles neatly and orderly, and then tested the weaknesses of the giant beetles one by one, and finally worked together to blow up the glands of the giant beetles. The giant beetles screamed violently, their bodies shrank, and they quickly drilled into the loess and escaped from the ground.

When the dust settled, ten warships were lined up in a row. A man walked out from the warship in the center. It was Yu Sheng who had just appeared on the light screen and was talking with Chaote.

Chaote sorted out his excitement, walked down from the mecha and met with Yu Sheng.

This famous "pet general" was two heads shorter than Chaote, but he was exceptionally calm and composed, which made Chaote respect him from the bottom of his heart.

"Thank you and your legion for saving us." Chaote returned a military salute.

"This is what I should do," Yu Sheng said, "Fighting for my family is eternal, even if I die."

Chao Te was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that this general was once a student of the Mousse Military Academy, but he dropped out early due to an accident. However, this fact instantly brought him and Yu Sheng closer, and even their words were filled with intimacy. "General, I will take you back to the military academy!"

"Okay," Yu Sheng nodded, and then said, "I have military doctors on my battleship. If necessary, I can have them come into your mecha to treat you."

"That's great!" Chaote's gratitude and joy reached a new level. "Thank you, thank you so much!"

Ten warships escorted the combat team back to the Mousse Military Academy. Along the way, they encountered search personnel who were looking for the combat team. They were almost scared to death when they saw this scene. They thought that the Zerg had also learned to build spaceships!

The return of such a group of people to the military academy naturally caused a huge sensation. The old principal Qiu Ji personally went out to greet them and invited Yu Sheng to a meeting.

—In the school meeting room—

A circle of people gathered around the rectangular conference table. On one side sat Qiu Ji and the school's senior management, and on the other, Yu Sheng and officers from the Wenxue Empire's First Legion. For some reason, the atmosphere felt strangely awkward. The senior management kept glancing at Yu Sheng and Caesar, their inner shock far different from their outward composure.

They never thought that the two blue beasts who had fled from the Mousse Military Academy in a hurry would come back here today as saviors. This not only shocked them, but also made them ashamed.

When Yu Sheng and Xi Ze were caught in the storm, although the officials of Mousse Military Academy did not add insult to injury, they also failed to stand up and say a word for their students.

Both parties were silent in the weird atmosphere. One party was too embarrassed to speak, while the other party was waiting, which led to this situation.

Finally, Caesar smiled and broke the silence, "Hello, Principal Qiu Ji, my master asked me to tell you that he's doing fine, don't worry."

Starting with Master Miller, whom both parties respected and were familiar with, the atmosphere immediately eased and the topic unfolded naturally.

After coming out of the conference room, Principal Qiu Ji walked beside Yu Sheng and personally introduced him to the current situation of the Muse Military Academy.

The student dormitories and some classrooms were filled with survivors. All the captive Zerg in Mousse Forest were killed and used as a special field training base. Furthermore, a large field north of Mousse Military Academy was opened up to grow crops. However, due to insufficient resources and scarce energy, the output from this field was dwindling, leading to a shortage of food in the cafeteria.

At this point, Principal Qiu Ji's expression was extremely solemn. "If this continues, even without the Zerg invasion, internal fighting over resources will already break out."

The one-meal-a-day system had only been implemented for a few days when countless bloody incidents of looting and smashing occurred. Humans are a species that lacks a sense of security. The lack of food made them panic and uneasy from the bottom of their hearts, and they instinctively did things that were irreversible.

"To keep things simple, we didn't bring much food except for the necessary weapons and medical equipment," Yu Sheng said. "Tomorrow I'll send three teams outside the safe zone to search for resources. Perhaps we'll find something."

"This is the only way." Principal Qiu Ji sighed, his eyes showing deep fatigue.

"Why can't we eat Zerg?" Xi Ze, who had been listening quietly, suddenly asked, "The last thing Mantu needs right now is Zerg, right?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly became quiet. Thinking of those disgusting and terrifying bugs, some senior executives' faces turned green and they had the urge to vomit on the spot.

Yu Sheng was fine. In the past, when he was doing field training in the Porcelain Army, he had eaten everything from live insects to raw rat meat without batting an eyelid. However, this was something that most of the school leaders, most of whom had gotten to their current positions by playing politics, could not understand.

"The Zerg are toxic and lethal." Before Principal Qiu Ji could say anything, Moss, who was walking beside Caesar, began to explain. "Furthermore, the Zerg on Mantu are all mutated species after consuming red bloodstone. Their toxicity may have changed significantly, and it's unpredictable."

Caesar thought for a moment and asked Principal Qiu Ji, "Do you have any mutant insects that have been captured alive? I'd like to study them."

"Yes, at the school's research institute," said Principal Qiu Ji. "We have 32 specimens, 7 of which are still alive."

"I want to go and take a look. Could you please find someone to show me the way?" Xize knew where the school's research institute was, but without a certificate, the research institute would not let him in easily.

"Okay." Principal Qiu Ji agreed readily and pointed out a senior executive, asking him to personally bring Caesar to the research institute.

Moss, who was inseparable from Caesar, did not follow him. He leaned down and said something in Yu Sheng's ear. Yu Sheng nodded, and he turned and left.

Although Principal Qiu Ji was puzzled, he did not ask any more questions and continued to take Yu Sheng to visit the Mousse Military Academy.

Moss quickly crossed the road between the two teaching buildings and caught up with the man in front.

An "old friend" of Moss, Duke Nanso.

It was this duke who, together with his delicate little pet, really screwed Caesar over.

Duke Nanso was very surprised. He didn't bring any guards with him and was walking alone in the campus. He was walking more and more remote, and the direction he was heading was the Mousse Forest, which was originally used to raise Zerg.

Moss held his breath and followed carefully.

Nan Suo seemed to sense something and suddenly stopped. He looked back but there was no one there. He frowned, turned around and continued walking forward, but changed direction and headed towards the fields.

Moss hid behind a statue, looking at Duke Nanso's back, and did not follow him. He understood that he had been discovered. Duke Nanso had become more vigilant and would definitely not go to his original destination.

His original destination was probably Mousse Forest. What secrets were hidden in this forest?

Moss looked at the gate of Moose Forest and narrowed his eyes.

"Master!" Nan Suo hurried back to his bedroom. As soon as he opened the door, Lyle jumped out and hugged him, rubbing his little face against Nan Suo's chest. "Lyle doesn't want to stay here anymore. It's so small and shabby. Lyle wants to go to the castle!"

"Be good," Nan Suo picked up Lyle, put his hand under Lyle's clothes, and pinched Lyle's waist. "It will be soon, be patient and wait..." Nan Suo's tone became softer and softer. His hand rubbed it from time to time, and he stared out the window in a daze for a long time. A trace of determination and ruthlessness flashed across his eyes.

Lyle, who was lying on his lap and acting coquettishly, was completely unaware of all this.

"This is the armory. To ensure safety, the iris lock on the gate can only be opened by me and the captain of the combat team, Chao Te..." On this side, Principal Qiu Ji was still introducing the current configuration of the military academy to Yu Sheng. Moss chased over from behind with beads of sweat on his forehead, and winked at Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng understood and turned to Principal Qiu Ji and said, "It's getting late. I also need to go to the Corps to explain the situation at the Mousse Military Academy. You and the teachers should go back and rest."

Principal Qiu Ji nodded and said, "Then please feel free to do as you please. If you have any needs, please tell me and I will do my best to meet them."

The two groups separated, and Yu Sheng and Moss walked together to the dormitory building that Qiu Ji had arranged for the special forces. Moss said to Yu Sheng, "There's something wrong with Duke Nansuo."

"Where did you follow him?" Yu Sheng asked.

"He discovered someone was following him, so he didn't go to his original destination," Moss said. "But I guess he was going to Moose Forest."

"Moose Forest?" Yu Sheng paused, his memory going back to when he was studying at the Moose Military Academy. He once got lost in the Moose Forest, which was full of dangerous Zergs. But he heard that all the Zergs have been cleared out now. What was Nan Suo doing there?

"I suspect the intelligent Zerg behind the mutant Zerg army is inside the Mousse Forest," Moss stated his suspicions directly. "Frei and I once tracked down an intelligent Zerg, but he escaped. This means that the intelligent Zerg has a way to enter the Mousse Forest from outside."

"The intelligent insect you're talking about..." Yu Sheng frowned, "Is it called Olewell, the legendary insect king?"

From the evidence of Queen Qiu En's collaboration with the enemy, Yu Sheng barely extracted some information about the mysterious Insect King. Apart from knowing that his name was Olewell, that he was cruel and behaved eccentrically, Yu Sheng did not get any useful information.

At the Red Blood Base, Frey had fought against this Olewell and suffered a great loss.

"Could it be that Nan Suo is also involved with the Zerg?" Yu Sheng was puzzled, but his heart was undoubtedly in turmoil. "Moss, you must go to the research institute immediately and protect Caesar's safety. Don't leave for a moment."

Moss raised his eyebrows and said, "Do I need you to tell me that?" He immediately turned around and ran towards the research institute.