Chapter 83
Boom——
Countless laser cannons opened fire, signaling that the battle had been completely won.
But all the chaos and attacks occurred in the depths of the universe, far away from the main star, and the main star has raised layers of protective shields, and all residents have entered a state of alert.
"Yell?"
A probing voice came from behind him. Yael came back to his senses, responded and turned around, "What's wrong?"
Aiko was standing behind him, with a worried look on his face.
"Are you okay? The window isn't safe. Come back a little."
Yael did not stay in the villa, but stayed in the research institute with a group of researchers. The bulletproof level and protection level of the buildings here are much higher than those of ordinary buildings.
At this moment, no one had the energy to do scientific research. At most, he just quietly sorted out some materials.
The institute was in a state of well-trained calm, with only occasional minor noises.
Yael's hand was in the pocket of his white coat, tightly holding a small communicator. His palms were a little sticky with sweat, but he couldn't let go.
He still looked calm, but only those who were familiar with him knew that he was in a state of high tension.
"good."
Yael whispered, took one last look out the window, and walked into the room as he was told.
Although I am worried about Xi Ze, all I can do now is wait.
The royal family and the military were fully prepared for this war, and both in terms of manpower and energy, they were overwhelming in all aspects.
There will be no problem.
But his heart was beating wildly in his chest, as if it was going to jump out of his throat, and he felt a sense of inexplicable uneasiness and palpitations, which made it impossible for him to relax.
“Beep beep.”
“Beep, beep…”
After sitting down in the lounge, Yael breathed a sigh of relief and noticed the movement he had ignored.
He muted his computer and opened the message box, scrolling down to confirm his location and safety.
When he turned to the message sent by Vito, his eyes suddenly froze.
[Vito: Your Majesty has been safely transferred. We started digging the ground under the palace yesterday, but we haven't found anything until now. I always feel that...something seems a little strange.]
The information he dug out from Lance's mind did show that the explosives were under the palace, and the other information was quickly verified due to its high accuracy and basically matched.
...It's very strange, this shouldn't be the only one with a mistake, could it be that it was buried too deep?
Everything seemed fine, but Yael's heart was suddenly beating like a drum.
[Heh... I'm right... You will eventually abandon him one day... One dead and one mad, this is the most beautiful ending...]
Lance's words seemed to be ringing in his ears. He should have treated them as a malicious curse and forgotten them, but he always felt inexplicably uneasy and weird.
He clutched the communicator tightly in his hand and was about to reply to Vito when he suddenly heard the sound of dense gunfire.
Bang bang bang bang bang!!
Snap, crackle, bang, bang, bang!!!
The whole world seemed to be shaken, as if countless rocks had hit the water, causing ripples of countless screams, and the originally peaceful atmosphere was instantly broken.
"!"
Yael subconsciously raised his hands to protect his head, and when he came to his senses he realized that the vibration came from the sky.
Panic and chaos spread quickly, and even the thick walls could not stop the commotion outside.
What happened?!
He stood up subconsciously and rushed to the window beside him, only to find that the sky outside was no longer vast and clear. A large dark mass of unidentified objects was approaching rapidly, constantly attacking the planet's protective shield.
What is that?
Yael's pupils shrank and he was stunned for a moment.
"Yell! Are you okay?!"
Aiko flung opened the door and rushed in, followed by several fully armed female soldiers who quickly surrounded him.
"What are those outside? Shouldn't the main attacking force be fighting against Xize? There are so many in the sky..."
Yael came back to his senses, his brows furrowed. When he thought of a possibility, his face turned pale.
"Did something unexpected happen?!"
Aiko quickly comforted him, "The battle has just begun, how could something go wrong so soon? And there is no news from there, so it must be fine!"
The female soldier, who had always been on guard in silence, walked to the window and pressed a button on her ear. A light blue screen of light suddenly stretched out in front of her eyes, locking on and continuously magnifying the dark scene.
"That's the monster tide."
He said coldly, with a hint of confusion in his voice.
Obviously, they didn't understand why those things that should have been cleared away and had no chance of getting close to the main star suddenly appeared here.
The female soldier picked up the communicator and informed the captain of what she had discovered.
In the distant sky, a boundless and seemingly endless tide of alien beasts was surging towards this side, constantly impacting the protective shield and making a muffled sound that would make even the most insects shudder.
During this time, there was also the sound of pirates' artillery shells, which exploded on the protective shield again and again, but they were ultimately unable to shake that invisible and solid barrier.
"Father, I'm afraid..."
In the residential building, a cub trembled and hugged its female father tightly, covering its ears to avoid hearing those horrible noises.
"It's okay, it's okay. The main planet's shield is very strong. It has survived many wars and has never been broken. It will definitely protect us."
The female insect hiding in the room stroked the cub's head and whispered over and over again, trying to soothe the two frightened hearts.
“…”
Something is wrong.
Everything was wrong.
Yael tightly grasped the communicator in his hand. The anxiety buried deep in his subconscious finally exploded at this moment, causing him to bend over and almost unable to breathe.
He knew that Xi Ze was setting up a big game, wanting to catch all the enemies hiding in the dark.
But the female insect never mentioned that such a large-scale monster tide would attack the main star at such a critical moment. If the protective shield could not withstand it, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Yell? What's wrong with you? Do you want to call a doctor..."
To take a step back, if this is also part of the female insect's plan, then the protective shield is the last line of defense for the main star. All we have to do is hold on and wait for the army to come back for support.
But the danger warning in his head kept screaming, and Yael could no longer ignore the huge sense of disharmony. There must be something wrong.
Boom!!!
A huge explosion sounded unexpectedly, and the sky within a hundred miles was instantly illuminated.
At that moment, all the insects' sense of sight and hearing were temporarily deprived, and time seemed to stretch to eternity, leaving only a long void.
It was several minutes later that weak screams and cries were heard, gradually growing louder and spreading from a small area to the entire planet.
The scale of this explosion was even more terrifying than the previous one that destroyed the palace. A mushroom cloud rose in the sky and lasted for a long time. Large areas of the city were instantly reduced to ruins.
Even the research institute was affected and was severely shaken. Yael was firmly protected by the shield raised by the female soldier and half-crouched on the ground to relieve the severe tinnitus.
Where... did it explode? Was it that palace?
Before his dull thoughts could come to his senses, an extremely sharp voice pierced through the air and suddenly exploded in his ears.
"It was the center console that was blown up!!"
"The shield is gone!!!"
Yael's pupils shrank for a moment, and at that moment he understood everything.
Where were the explosives that were not found under the palace buried?
The originally winning situation was reversed almost instantly.
*
"Bang!"
A muffled sound was heard, followed by the sound of a body falling to the ground, and then the door was opened, revealing the scene inside.
Lance was sitting in the interrogation room, one of his eyes was roughly bandaged, his face looked pale and haggard.
Hearing the noise, he raised his only remaining eye and suddenly chuckled.
"Why are you so late?"
The female insect, who was wearing guard clothes, ran over quickly. She silently removed the shackles on Lance's limbs and neck, took out a bottle of high-concentration energy agent from behind her waist, and placed it on the table.
With twenty minutes to go before his execution, he was bombed into a pile of mud, but was successfully rescued at the last moment.
Lance couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips in pleasure, and drank the bottle of energy in one gulp, his voice hoarse and ruthless.
"Did it explode successfully?"
"It was worth my effort to splice and replace the memory fragments in the mental picture, and even completely break up and reconstruct a part of the mental picture, so that I could deceive the S-rank male insect's search."
His tone was still gentle, but he seemed lazy at the moment. He was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, he stepped over the faces of the guards with his movements twisted.
“That’s difficult.”
The female insect who had just rushed in to save Lance had her back to him and finally couldn't help but whispered.
Lance's pupils shrank, and his feet moved harder and harder. Although there was no smile in his eyes, he still pretended to speak in a cheerful tone.
"Of course it was difficult, much more difficult than resisting the mental search of my garbage master. Even to this extent, I almost got exposed... I am very grateful for my good luck."
He knew that the transfer of such a large amount of arms would inevitably be discovered and tracked down. Even if it was temporarily blocked, there was a high possibility that it would be dug out bit by bit.
Fortunately, when he first deployed the plan, he buried a small amount of explosives under the palace in case of emergency, and it was detonated not long ago, which just had the effect of causing chaos.
——Let all the bugs think that although that batch of arms has caused harm, the hidden dangers have been eliminated and there is no need to worry about it anymore.
Later, he was still worried, so he tamped with his mental picture and applied to meet His Majesty the S-rank male insect, not just to sow discord.
More importantly, they spread the false news that "there are still some remaining explosives buried under the spare palace", further disrupting the other side's judgment.
"I have sacrificed a lot. Even if I don't die, I will have nothing left after this."
Lance shrugged and suddenly smiled.
He turned around and looked at the female insect in guard uniform behind him.
The facial features under the military cap were all dull and unfamiliar, except for the pair of emerald green eyes that were still familiar.
"Lemande."
Lance paused as he spoke, "It's hard for you to do this. If that's the case, what you and your father owe me is written off."
Leman didn't look at him, his hand on the gun at his waist didn't move away, he hummed and said in a hoarse voice, "You go."
"Now that things have come to this, what else can Hilzer do?"
Lance shrugged, as if he was talking to him, or as if he was talking to himself.
"The central control panel has been blown up. It will take at least an hour to salvage it. Once the protective shield is broken, the alien beasts will immediately massacre the main planet. By then—"
He walked out step by step, stepped over the door that symbolized death, stepped over the bodies of the female soldiers who were shot, and walked towards the dim light at the end of the corridor.
“It’s a whole new world.”
…
"Admiral! It's bad!"
The adjutant hurriedly found his own general, who was in a state of panic, with an expression of anger and disbelief on his face, "The Third Army is in turmoil!"
Rachel's head exploded as the upright bug rushed to the center console to repair it, and she yelled, "Those idiots!!"
"Where's the Fourth Army?!"
The adjutant walked out with him quickly, "The Fourth Army has lost contact for the time being, and the situation is still under investigation. It should not have participated in the riot!"
"There's news from the prison that Lance has escaped after being rescued!"
This time, Xi Ze took most of the troops away. The ones guarding the main planet were not strong enough to resist the surging tide of alien beasts. If they confronted them head-on, they would only be slaughtered.
"Repair the shield first!!"
They were rushing out the door to head to the center console to see if there was any chance of a turnaround.
Not far away, several well-trained troops rushed over. They seemed to be the imperial guards under His Majesty's command.
"Your Majesty's order is to repair the shield as soon as possible. As long as the switch is repaired and the shield itself is not damaged, it can continue to be used!"
Without waiting for Rachel to ask, the leading female soldier conveyed Ogsger's words in a deep voice, "If it doesn't work, give up immediately and do your best to protect the people!"
"——As long as we can hold on until the Marshal comes back to help, there will still be a chance of turning things around."
This time they missed the target by one move, so they could only use countless lives to fill this gap.
It would take at least two hours for Hillzer to come back for help, and by then I really don’t know what the main star’s situation will be like.
Rachel was shocked, and a surge of grief and hatred filled his heart, but he had no time to think about it. He could only try his best to rush to the center of the battlefield.
"Walk!"
The streets were already a horrific scene.
“Help! Help!!”
"Run over there! Don't crowd! Don't crowd!"
The monster wave is trying to land on the ground, and it is expected to take several minutes, but the pirates have already started a large-scale sweep. The protective shields of ordinary buildings cannot withstand the impact and are quickly broken.
"Get out of there! Find cover and be careful not to expose yourself!"
Countless insects can only run out of their homes or other places and go to shelters or other large buildings that are still stable to avoid attacks from the sky.
Many irrational insects consciously harassed the female soldiers, and the troops who were maintaining order or performing tasks were affected, making the scene even more chaotic.
When Rachel drove the mecha to the bombed place, it had already been reduced to complete ruins.
Fortunately, the center console was not completely destroyed. After a simple cleanup, the outlines of the precision instruments underneath were revealed.
There were already specialized research bugs surrounding the place, trying their best to save the control system of the protective shield, and the one leading everyone in the front was Kou Yijun.
Bang——Roar!
A monster landed on the ground behind it, and the huge mecha instantly turned its gun barrel and blasted the monster, which was unable to dodge, into a pool of mud.
"Let's get started. I will guard this place and prevent those monsters from disturbing you."
The most elite team surrounded the area, and the rest went to various places to evacuate the crowd and drove mechas to prevent the monster tide from overwhelming.
But in the end... the difference in quantity is huge.
*
The war started quickly.
Anto, who was like a sheep in a cage, seemed to have gone mad. He began to fight desperately to escape from the defense line and entangled with the army. As expected, the monster tide and star pirates began to attack.
When Xi Ze received the news that the main planet was attacked, he was not very surprised.
He had noticed something was wrong with the monster tide before, and immediately cleared out the underground experiments being conducted secretly in the Duke's Mansion, and blocked all the drugs that could control and drive monsters berserk.
This time he made two preparations.
If the supply is cut off, even if Anto and the pirates still have stocks, they will not be able to drive the monster tide for long.
If there is no conspiracy, the rebels can be completely defeated this time. If the main star is really attacked, the shield on the planet is enough to withstand hundreds of waves of attacks without being broken.
The combined strength of two major armies is enough to quickly clean up the chaotic battlefield in two, no, one hour at the fastest.
He will be able to completely eliminate Anto, lead the army back, and respond to the army on the main planet that is ready to go, and achieve the final victory.
As long as you grasp the time difference——
But the loud explosion interrupted the plan. The strong shock waves seemed to penetrate the distant universe and made my heart tremble inexplicably.
When receiving the message, Xize had already defeated most of the pirates and further advanced the distance between him and Anto. The battle situation was extremely tense and he could not get away at all.
"The shield is broken?!"
The female soldier's pupils shrank and her expression changed for the first time. She immediately realized that it was the batch of arms that had been transferred away.
...I was tricked after all.
Xi Ze looked gloomy. "What's the situation now? When can the shield be repaired?"
When the Empire's center console was originally built, this situation was anticipated, and in order to prevent being hit in the soft spot by a single blow, the shield is equipped with multiple control systems.
The explosion occurred in a very large area. When Lance planted it, he probably wanted to destroy all the control systems in one fell swoop. However, with the Empire's top mechanics here, the chances of repairing it are very high.
"It will take at least an hour! When can you come back?!"
There was a quick question coming from the other end. Xi Ze raised his eyes solemnly and was silent for a moment.
"We are trapped here and cannot get away for the time being. If we rush back to help immediately, our army will be attacked from both sides, and the losses will be even greater."
There was silence on the channel for a moment.
Everyone knows what this hour represents. Even if they can win this time, it will be an extremely tragic victory in a sense.
Those people whom Lance does not care about and the countless lives on the main planet will all be reduced to ashes because of this huge, vast and thorough war.
All that was left was permanent pain and a profound historical lesson.
"Forty minutes."
Xi Ze suddenly raised his eyes, looked indifferently at the countless starships circling in this universe, and said word by word, "Give me forty minutes."
"Bai Lang, you stay here and guard the main ship."
The adjutant's expression was extremely solemn. He replied in a deep voice, then stepped forward on behalf of the marshal and took over the main console that allowed him to have a panoramic view of the situation.
The female soldier turned around swiftly and headed towards the mecha parked deep inside the starship, like a warrior who had become a leader and finally put aside all his concerns and picked up his most powerful weapon again.
And all insects will recall the fear that was once dominated by that silver-blue light——
It was the dawn of victory that was still admired by the people of the empire, but it was also a warning of death in the eyes of countless enemies.
"I have been a lieutenant general for several decades, and I have been following my superior for more than 20 years, just to be able to serve as another pillar in an emergency...Okay, come on."
Bai Lang stared at the scene outside the starship, and the fighting spirit in his heart could no longer be suppressed.
He smiled suddenly and repeated his marshal's words.
"It takes forty minutes to end this farce."
*
The scene outside had turned into a hellish one, with blood and flesh flying everywhere and wailing everywhere.
Many insects have already come here to seek shelter, many of them are students from nearby schools. The research institute has suddenly become a refuge, protecting the empire's most elite group of insect talents.
At this critical moment, Yael left the institute.
As expected, he encountered a lot of obstacles, but he was an S-rank Crown after all. Although he was usually gentle and easy to talk to, he always had the final say.
"Take me there."
Yael avoided the chaotic swarm of insects with a serious look on his face.
He looked at the towering building not far away. It was basically the highest place in the area and the battlefield closer to the sky.
"good."
Although the captain was puzzled, he nodded in agreement and waved his hand to signal the female soldier behind him to follow.
At this time, nine minutes had passed since the shield disappeared.
“Ahhhh!!”
“Help! Aaaaaaah! Don’t come over here—”
Leaving the protection of the institute, the city was already in a bloody mess. Everywhere you looked, you could see brutal killings and monsters devouring flesh and blood alive.
Yael's expression gradually turned cold, his Adam's apple moved slightly, trying to suppress the nausea caused by the smell of blood.
"Wuwuwu, save me..."
The panicked cub fell not far away, and his knees were bleeding. It seemed that he was completely defeated by this blow, and the tears he had been holding back flowed down instantly.
"roar!"
Not far behind him, the alien beast had opened its sharp fangs with fresh flesh and blood hanging on them, and its saliva was already dripping onto the ground.
It suddenly opened its mouth wide, ready to bite off the cub's head -
"Your Majesty, be careful!"
A burst of mental power burst out from Yael's palm, instantly knocking the alien beast away, and holding the cub in his arms, "Are you okay?"
"It hurts... help..."
The forearm was quickly hugged, and the female insect cub whimpered, but the hug would not let go.
Maybe all cubs look similar, but Yer somehow felt that he looked very much like the female insect cub that once gave him a balloon.
Lively, cute and mischievous.
This is how it would have been if there had not been this war.
Yael lowered his eyes and looked at the crying cub in his arms. His originally waving heart gradually became firm.
He stroked his hair and handed the cub to the female soldier next to him. "Let a bug take care of him first, and we'll continue walking."
Yael looked solemn. He no longer paid attention to the chaotic scene around him and continued to move towards his destination with concentration.
Saving one person is useless. The most important thing is to stop the invasion of the monsters as soon as possible.
Under the escort of the army, Yerle walked straight through the chaotic urban area, entered the extremely tall building, and found the helicopter leading to the top floor.
"call......"
It had been a long time since he had such intense exercise. Coupled with the influence of nervousness, Yael leaned against the inside of the helicopter, trying to relieve the tension and spasms in his muscles.
He could feel that he was rising rapidly, getting closer and closer to the highest point, and once he really reached there, there would be basically no way back.
Yael closed his eyes, took deep breaths again and again, and subconsciously clenched the communicator in his hand, as if absorbing some kind of power.
Even though the female insect had told him many times to protect himself and be safe, he couldn't just watch a bloody massacre happen right before his eyes and do nothing.
Especially when he has the power that might be able to stop everything.
I don't know if it will work, but I have to try my best. After all, this is my second home where I have lived for so long and has many important things and memories.
The helicopter stopped with a clang, the door opened, and the strong wind from above rushed in instantly, blowing Yael's hair into disarray.
"Stand by and be careful not to let other bugs come up."
Yael narrowed his eyes slightly, walked out step by step, and walked from the shadows to the extremely open edge.
Just looking down, you can get an overview of the entire city, and looking up, you will see a huge and surging tide of monsters, so dense and swarming that it is terrifying to describe.
He took a deep breath and dialed Xi Ze's number.
…
A blind monster rushed over from the opposite side and was instantly chopped up by the mecha, with countless flesh and blood splattering everywhere.
Xize drove the mecha through the battlefield, almost leaving a trail of afterimages. Wherever he went, large numbers of alien beasts died instantly, like ants with no resistance.
At this moment, the map of the main planet was being transmitted to the mecha, which keenly recognized something and penetrated the dark tide of alien beasts to lock onto a figure.
“?!”
The picture kept zooming in, and then gradually became clearer. Standing in the middle was an extremely familiar figure, which made Xi Ze's pupils shrink instantly.
That is——
The familiar communicator ringtone suddenly rang.
Xize immediately picked up the communicator, but it slipped two or three times before the call was actually connected. No one on the other end said a word, only the sound of the whistling wind.
He stared at Yael, who was standing at a very high position in the picture, exposing his entire body. His eyes were almost bloodshot, and he roared, "Go back!"
"Let them take you back! Get out of there!!"
Many alien beasts have already noticed the scent of fresh flesh and blood and started heading that way. Many of them are very high-level alien beasts, and even the army has trouble dealing with them.
Xi Ze's expression and tone were extremely cold. This was the first time he gave him an order in such a strong manner.
"This is all part of the plan. It has nothing to do with you! Go back!"
Ah, I'm really angry.
Yael held the communicator a little further away to ease his ears that were shocked. He looked solemn and helpless, but he also knew that he didn't have time to explain so much.
"The shield is broken. Was this also part of the plan?"
He gently interrupted the female insect and indeed detected a thread of stagnation.
Yael stood with his back erect.
His white coat fluttered in the wind, making him look like a white bird flapping its wings, about to fly into the vast sky.
The situation is over, but it can be reversed with all our efforts.
"No..."
Xi Ze stopped talking abruptly and couldn't stop shaking all over.
His voice was already so hoarse that it was hard to hear clearly, and it carried a hint of pleading and powerlessness that he himself was not even aware of.
"This matter can be resolved quickly. Just stay in the research institute and don't come out. Just protect yourself. Come back, okay...?!"
He gritted his teeth, but still couldn't suppress the panic that seeped out from the cracks in his bones, and the anger and powerlessness that were completely ignited.
"Yell!!!"
Yael hung up the call and looked up at the bloody sky above his head.
He raised his hands.
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