Chapter 84
“Ouch, ouch, it hurts…”
The little female insect curled up in the corner sobbed, blowing on her bleeding knees while crying, and trembled from time to time because of the sound of artillery fire.
But for a moment, it seemed as if everything in my ears suddenly quieted down.
It was as if a mighty spring breeze penetrated my body, melting away the cold and pain, and taking away the fear and despair.
He stopped crying in a daze, looked up at the sky, and found that at some point, those densely packed and surging "clouds" seemed to have faded a little and were no longer so scary.
on the top floor.
Yael closed his eyes, feeling the storm of mental power brewing in his palms.
From a small piece, it gradually grew and expanded, pouring out like a mighty wave.
Those pure spiritual powers came from the spiritual picture, but that was just an introduction. The spiritual power between heaven and earth seemed to sense the call and rushed into the sea like thousands of streams and rivers.
"hiss--!"
A monster had already landed on the rooftop. It had an ugly face, and several twisting tentacles popped out from its mouth that was split behind its ears.
“Bang bang bang bang bang!!”
But before it could get close to Yelle, the alien beast was shot down by the female soldiers who were guarding nearby. However, the alien beasts were endless, and the small force gradually showed signs of fatigue.
"We're running out of ammunition! Your Majesty...?!"
The breeze blew the hair on his forehead. Yael still closed his eyes and felt the fluctuations in the air. After noticing the movement, he paid a little attention.
"Don't move."
His voice was low and hoarse, and before he finished speaking, the invisible wave suddenly spread out.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——
An almost sharp sound of breaking through the air suddenly rang out, and thousands of long needles of mental power were fired in an instant.
All the hundreds of alien beasts that had surrounded them were blown away, and a large area of empty space was cleared out like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
The god who harvested lives with ease chuckled, his face showing a calm and peaceful expression.
"Stay away, be careful not to hurt you by mistake."
Then, Yael's expression froze slightly, and he raised his hands with his palms facing upwards, as if he was supporting himself with a huge pressure.
The majestic mental power expanded outward, forming an invisible protective shield. After covering the vast sky before it, it continued to expand outward, and in a blink of an eye, it enveloped half of the planet.
Bang!
BANG BANG BANG BANG!!
The mental defense continued to rise, and countless monsters were caught off guard and crashed into it. Their heads exploded like rotten watermelons, and a strong smell of blood filled the air.
The protective shield finally got into place, and when it was stopped, many of the alien beasts lying on it were blown away.
Yael groaned and his face turned pale.
He tried hard to hold back the fishy-sweet taste in his throat, and felt a stream of warmth flowing out from his ears, down his neck, and staining the collar of his white shirt red.
"Shield! Is the shield repaired?!"
A bug inadvertently raised its head and saw the scene in front of it, and immediately cried out in surprise.
"No, that's not right! It's rising! It doesn't look like a shield..."
Some insects calmed down, observed carefully, raised their heads following the strange fluctuations, and saw a blurry white figure, and their eyes widened immediately.
"That looks like His Majesty! It's His Majesty who is using his mental power to protect us!!"
A loud roar came from nowhere, awakening all the bewildered insects. They raised their heads one after another and looked up at the rooftop.
They saw that tall and straight figure standing in the middle of a raging storm, unshakable like a magic needle that stabilizes the sea, bringing them an unprecedented sense of security.
Many male insects that were under strict protection were also attracted and came to the window. Just one look at the figure in the distance made them feel a powerful wave that made their souls tremble.
"Oh my god, what a magnificent spiritual power! I have never seen such a vast spiritual power, as if it were the boundless ocean and sky..."
Amid the cheers of people crying with joy, there were also many whispers of shock. The nobles hiding under the small protective shields looked at each other for a moment, then shook their heads with wry smiles.
"Your Majesty used half an hour to drain a month's worth of fluids. I thought that was amazing, but it was just a piece of cake for Your Majesty."
"The shield is able to protect the entire planet, and even has to withstand attacks from waves of aliens and pirates... It's terrifyingly powerful."
That scene was broadcast live by war correspondents and news outlets, and was continuously broadcast across the planet, comforting countless panicked residents.
That figure suddenly became like a savior in times of crisis.
"Is this the legendary S-rank male insect crown?"
The female queen held the cub in her arms, watching the news projection in the living room, and asked Vito in amazement, "You actually prevented a disaster with your mental power. That's amazing."
"yes."
Vito turned around and looked at the blurry figure on the screen and couldn't help but chuckle.
"After this incident, His Majesty Yael's reputation will surely reach a terrifying level."
"With His Majesty Augsger, Marshal Monte, and His Majesty Yell here, reform will no longer face resistance. No matter how much those stubborn people argue, they can't stop the empire from moving on a new path."
…
The noise outside seemed to be dying down.
Lansmin noticed something sharply and her expression changed slightly.
Click.
His ears caught a slight sound and he turned his head sharply, only to see the corpses of guards who had been cleared out in the corridor behind him.
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong now.
Lance immediately took off the police uniforms and weapons from the guards, quickly disguised himself, and planned to escape silently from the side door.
He had already made arrangements for his escape route.
There are several small jump ships parked at the starport, which can escape from the main star quietly in the chaos if the situation changes.
Cano had already gone there in advance and had more real-time information than him. If there was really something wrong, he should have escaped long ago, so there was no need to worry.
He walked silently through the winding corridor and headed towards the side door according to the direction in his memory.
“Squeak.”
A faint sound was heard, and invisible sunlight suddenly poured in.
Lance was pushing the door with one hand and holding his weapon with the other, but he was caught off guard and stabbed in the eye.
He hadn't seen the sun for a long time and almost forgot what clear sunlight looked like. The sun warmly wrapped around his outstretched arms, making his overly fair skin look almost blue.
Lance was in a trance for a moment, and the next second——
"Well!"
A huge force suddenly pulled the door open, and then a leg kicked over at a tricky angle, breaking the hand holding the weapon with a snap!
The laser gun was kicked away, and he was pressed to the ground with several guns pointed at his head, unable to move.
"Don't move!"
After getting over the dizziness, Lance raised his head with the gun barrel on his head, ignoring the shouting in his ears, and stared at the pair of leather boots walking towards him.
"Long time no see, Lance."
Ogsger looked down at him with a calm expression on his face. Seeing that the female insect on the ground was still struggling, he simply knocked it down hard with the scepter in his hand.
There was a dull thud as the flesh began to ache, and it was not until blood began to flow that the pain finally became a bit better.
Ogsger closed his eyes and breathed heavily, and it took him a long time to calm down.
"You could have turned back, Lance. I wasn't a staunch anti-aristocrat back then."
He half squatted down and spoke softly, "But why did you teach my cub to go to the lake to catch some goldfish, and then watch him drown in the lake?"
Every time he thought of the swollen cub lying quietly on the ground, as if it fell asleep peacefully every night, he couldn't help but feel a strong resentment and murderous intent.
"I originally thought of sentencing him to death normally, but don't let hatred carry you and lead the way in undermining the country's laws."
Ogsger lowered his eyes, a trace of cruelty flashed across his eyes, "This time you fell into my hands yourself."
"Ahem... Hehe I... You ask me why..."
The female insect lying on the ground laughed hoarsely and was almost out of breath. She no longer had her original gentle appearance and looked more like a fierce ghost that crawled out of hell.
"There are no such things to be cautious about in political struggles. You just use whatever means are needed to make your enemies suffer. Are you still so naive even after becoming an emperor?"
"As long as you win, all the dirty tricks will become clever."
He spat out a mouthful of blood and said hoarsely, "I want to reach the highest position, to have tremendous power and wealth, and never again..."
I no longer want to fall down in a corner covered in blood, having my flesh eaten by ants, being crushed by the endless pain and hunger, and finally dying quietly like garbage.
"Take it away."
Ogsger stood up indifferently and no longer looked at the female insect on the ground.
…
"Is it almost fixed?!"
The source of the aliens was cut off, and Rachel finally breathed a sigh of relief. After destroying the last alien that landed, she turned around and urged the progress of the repair of the protective shield.
"Your Majesty won't be able to hold on for much longer. Such a large mental shield is burning a huge amount of mental power every second. Once it is completely drained——"
Not only would the defense line be breached immediately, but Yael's life would also be in danger.
He gritted his teeth, thinking of Hillzer's request before he left, asking him to take care of the male insect, and felt deeply powerless.
"Almost, almost, almost... Forty, it will take more than thirty minutes!"
A large number of specialized worker bugs have already rushed over, and are now working with Kouyijun to repair a relatively complete control system, with rapid speed and progress.
However, because the internal structure of the instrument is too complicated and the repair conditions are poor, it will take at least half an hour to complete it.
Rachel took a deep breath and stopped urging him to avoid causing more mistakes. She finally stepped in to solve other problems.
"What is the current situation of the Third Army... Marshal Hall?!"
通訊器另一邊傳來熟悉的聲音，雖然之前才因為政見不合而撕破了臉，但乍一聽到這個聲音，他還是下意識放松下來。
不管怎麽說，霍爾雖然會做出離譜的選擇和舉動，但是他在軍部呆了上百年時間，和那些貴族不一樣，是絕對不可能背叛帝國的。
這種生死存亡時刻，願意來幫忙也是情理之中。
“安心守着那小子，把防護罩搞好，這邊不用擔心。”
霍爾沉着臉，駕駛着機甲轟然降落在一處高地，看着外面臉色驟變的第三軍軍雌，變形成了方便作戰的機甲形态。
他一眼就看到了第三軍上将哈瑞斯的機甲，似乎是察覺到他來了，瞬間變換形态蓄能就想逃走。
砰！！
一枚炮彈擊中了那架機甲的尾端，猛地爆炸開來，而在停頓的剎那，霍爾已經駕駛着機甲劈開濃煙，與之纏鬥起來。
眼看着挑唆暴亂的源頭被制裁，被溜了一圈差點拐進異獸圈陷阱的第四軍也趕了上來，混亂終于漸漸平息。
“按照之前的計劃來！都做好作戰準備，不然等會那邊回援了，這邊反而拖了後腿！”
“c隊緊急搶修被破壞的機甲，沒壞的讓a隊的趕緊上！幫助冕下消滅外面的異獸潮，不然越來越多頂不住的！”
不敢再信任第三軍，雷契爾的副官只能盡可能安排可靠的支隊，繼續原來被打斷的計劃，去分擔異獸潮的壓力。
雷契爾則将情況整理好，通過加密通道傳輸給了遠在宇宙中的希爾澤，猶豫了幾秒，還是把耶爾冕下的情況也公事公辦地加了上去。
那邊一直沒有回複，應該是在厮殺異獸所以沒空，但機甲上有轉接成像，希爾澤應該早就知道了。
他看向那抹遙遠而模糊的身影，感到了無言的震撼。
自那層防護罩往上往下，仿佛是地獄和世間的分界線。
而耶爾就是那根支撐着的天柱，鋪天蓋地的異獸潮扭曲而危險，卻始終被擋在天空之外。
不知道有多少蟲正和他一樣，心懷感激和震撼擡頭看着那個方向，無比虔誠地祈禱着平安。
現在主星已經開始撿起節奏逐步反擊，事态在一點點變好，只要延緩了異獸潮襲來的速度，就能安穩地過渡掉這場戰争。
無數生命會因此避免死亡的結局。
這都是那位名為耶爾的冕下的功績——
在這場戰争中，他也許不是作戰的主力，卻是當之無愧的拯救者。
……
很痛。
身體裏的每一寸骨骼好像都在咯吱作響，被扭曲和攪動的空間不斷擠壓。
耶爾甚至能聽見血肉一點點撕裂的聲音。
他被禁锢在風暴中心無法脫身，艱難維持着一開始的姿勢不變。
一旦退縮或體力不支，不用等那些異獸，這些空間亂流就足以撕碎他。
耶爾仍然緊閉着眼，感覺到眼皮下正汩汩流出溫熱的血液，在臉上蜿蜒又凝固，然後又被新的血液覆蓋。
“咳……”
喉間的癢意讓他忍不住低咳了一下，那些腥甜便也從唇角溢了出來。
“冕下？！”
尖銳的耳鳴聲中逐漸摻雜了些其他聲音，耶爾恍惚了一瞬，勉強凝聚起意識去捕捉拿到聲音。
“冕下！趕緊變成原型，原型的殼比現在的拟态堅硬……！”
原型。
他忍不住笑了一下，想起那些千奇百怪的觸肢和硬殼，一時間不知道該覺得害怕還是為難。
每一項檢查都證明耶爾是一個真正的雄蟲，但他始終變不了原型，也檢測不出來原型到底是什麽品種，後來就不了了之了。
耶爾無聲嘆息，感受着圖景中的精神力沸騰的景象，那片浩瀚的海中海水盡數倒灌，已經接近幹涸。
好像還能支撐一會……現在已經過了多久了？
他模模糊糊地想，卻隐約感覺到什麽東西好像被觸發，在周圍的空間中凝固成一個很小的屏障，将身體包裹了進去。
“？！”
施加在身上的壓力似乎小了些，耶爾勉強睜開眼，将眼眶裏沒流幹淨的血眨掉。
視線恢複清晰後看向手腕內側，果然看到了一點細微的閃光。
那是……之前在訓練場的時候，西澤給他的芯片，聽說可以抵禦強沖擊和空間扭曲，将他捕捉到球裏面。
想起雌蟲，耶爾忍不住勾了勾唇，又想起剛才通訊時匆匆的三兩句，又突然有些後悔。
西澤第一次那麽嚴厲地吼他，應該是真的很生氣了。
每次趁他不在家熬夜或者私下去見危險的蟲，雌蟲都只會無奈地笑笑，然後在各種方面努力下功夫，努力讓他能後顧無憂。
他也想好好聽西澤的話，躲在嚴密的保護之下，安全度過這一次失誤導致的屠殺。
不管情況多麽危急，他畢竟是珍貴的S級雄蟲，必然會收到很好的保護，只要安靜等待兩小時，就能直接享受勝利的果實。
以前他可能會這麽做，但經歷了這麽多事之後，在意識到也可以把蟲族當成家繼續好好生活之後，他就不可能對這場血洗視若無睹。
這不只是他的家，還是西澤生活了很久的家。
不管有多少傷痛和黑暗，雌蟲都在這裏開啓了新的生命歷程，取得成功獲得榮譽，一步步走向輝煌的頂峰。
“砰砰砰砰砰！！”
“吼——！！！”
已經有不少機甲沖了上來，和外面的異獸潮對抗。
天空中充斥着一片震耳欲聾的爆炸聲和嘶吼聲，讓耶爾的耳鳴進一步加重。
他遲緩地搖了搖頭，已經感覺不到身體的存在，但耳邊陡然響起一道石破天驚的聲音，将他震得清醒了一瞬。
“冕下！還有十分鐘支援就來了！”
好像是……雷契爾的聲音？
耶爾反應了一下，遲鈍地明白那句話中的意思，疲憊到極點的精神頓時一振。
那就再支撐一會吧。
十分鐘而已。
……
外面的異獸潮肉眼可見地減少，而在混戰正激烈的時刻，它們內部陡然傳來一陣騷亂，似乎有隐約的爆炸聲從另一邊傳來。
“嘎啊？！”
有些異獸察覺到什麽，想要回過頭去，卻被裹挾着擠壓在防護罩上，然後被轟擊成一灘肉泥，畫面看起來惡心又可怖。
“好像是元帥回援了！”
一道驚喜的聲音從前方傳來，很快傳遍了正作戰的軍隊。
士氣頓時一振，更猛烈的激光掃射向那些異獸，勝利逐漸向着這邊逆轉。
雷契爾駕駛着機甲在第一線作戰酣戰，第一眼就看見了那抹熟悉的銀藍色流光，像是隕石墜落般急速向這邊靠近。
“回來了，這麽快？！”
随之而來的軍隊還在後面，只有那輛機甲遙遙領先，不顧會造成的傷害破損，上面糊着的異獸血已經被狂風刮去。
“回來得正好！我來開路——”
他亢奮地架起重型激光炮掃射了一通，硬生生清出了一條通道來，讓那輛機甲順利從海潮般的異獸中通過。
不等他繼續清掃，頻道裏就傳來急促的一聲呼喊，“防護罩也修好了！”
那個深深的爆炸坑洞裏，灰頭土臉的一群蟲爆發出歡呼。
而在他們的操縱下，那層無形的防護罩重新升起，幾個呼吸間就取代了那層精神力防護，建立起了一道嶄新的屏障。
原本還兇險至極的戰場，瞬間變成了一片倒的勝利和反擊。
“……”
察覺到新的保護升起，那層精神力防護閃爍了幾下，不斷虛化後終于緩緩消散，那風暴中的力量回歸天地，不再攪弄風雲。
轟——！！
周圍扭曲的空間突然變化，一瞬間爆發的壓力擠破了那個空間球，但也恰好卸掉了大部分沖擊，讓裏面的蟲得以安全存活。
“咳……”
這時耶爾已經渾身都是血跡，新的或者已經凝固的，把那白大褂染成一片血紅，腳邊甚至積起了一小灘血泊。
“勝利了！冕下！冕下！！”
“感謝冕下！我們得救了啊啊啊啊！”
在防護罩重新升起的剎那，無數的蟲爆發出巨大的歡呼聲，流着淚朝着那棟高樓奔去，像是一場萬衆所歸的朝聖。
而一直守衛在一旁軍雌已經沖上前去，想要去攙扶不遠處的雄蟲。
“冕下！！”
無數正看着新聞轉播的蟲驚叫了一聲，眼睜睜看着那抹白色的身影搖搖晃晃，頓時緊張地站了起來，“小心呀！”
結束……了？
意識到這一點，耶爾有些艱難地扯了一下嘴角，他動了下腿，但身體已然一片麻木，往左一歪就要摔倒。
“冕下！”
“冕下？！”
但他沒有摔到地上，不知道從哪裏伸出的手扶住了他。
并不是一雙而已，各個方向都有手将他穩穩扶住，小心地将他平躺在墊子上。
“冕下，您還好嗎？！先不要動，趕緊讓醫生過來！”
耶爾意識昏朦，恍惚中感覺到臉上一片濕潤，好像在被仔細擦拭着血跡，有堅硬的東西抵住下唇，然後一點點喂入能量劑。
“冕下？您能聽到嗎？”
He couldn't open his eyes, but he could feel many insects around him. The sounds of his footsteps and movements were very light. A doctor came soon, or perhaps the doctor had been waiting on the side from the beginning.
"Spread out a little to allow air to circulate. I'll check the situation!"
"The troops will stand aside and be on guard around here...!"
The huge roar in his head dissipated a little, and Yael gradually regained consciousness. He opened his eyes with some difficulty and looked up at the sky with a distracted look.
The monster tide has shrunk a lot and no longer covers the sky. The warm sunshine is shining again, and the sky has become distant and clear again.
He breathed lightly, and suddenly his eyes moved slightly, and he saw the silver-blue mecha descending rapidly.
The mecha was covered in wounds and blood, and it looked like it had been through a very fierce battle. It was flying towards this side at a very fast speed.
"That looks like the Marshal's mecha?!"
A strong sense of detachment came over me, my body felt numb, and my soul seemed to no longer fit with my body. It swayed and floated into the air, then dissipated bit by bit.
A slight vibration came from not far away, and the silver-blue mecha finally descended to this height.
The hatch slid open, and the female insect inside spread its bony wings and flew over here.
“Heroic Lord…!”
But in the dark vision, the black door suddenly opened, and a strong suction force came from inside, sucking him in almost instantly.
Yael's head slowly tilted to one side, and a streak of blood slid from the corner of his lips.
"Your Majesty? What's wrong with you... Your Majesty!!"
This was the last thought that crossed my mind before I lost consciousness.
Fortunately, we said goodbye properly when we parted, otherwise it would have been such a pity if we had left without even seeing each other for the last time.