Facts have proved that in the face of the general trend, even the protagonist’s halo cannot withstand it.

Although Shepard and his soldiers fought bravely, the Reapers came too quickly and were too well prepared. Now Shepard and his men could only hide in the ruins of the city and rely on the terrain to fight a defensive battle with the enemy. Apart from that, they had nowhere else to go.

Now the sky is full of the red spherical drones of the Reapers. The support from the Covenant cannot come at all. No matter how brave and fearless Shepard and her soldiers are, they cannot change one fact, that is... they are out of ammunition and food.

“Retreat, retreat!”

Shepard's scalp was numb as she looked at the endless corpses in front of her. She killed the corpses that rushed over with a burst of gunfire, then pulled up the fallen soldier next to her, and then retreated while shooting. Soon, under Shepard's leadership, everyone, including the members of the Normandy and the remnants of the defeated army, began to gradually shrink their defenses, not to mention that there were still those damn drones flying everywhere in the sky...

"Commander, we must evacuate!"

"You must be joking. There are so many civilians behind us!"

Hearing Kaiden's suggestion, Shepard shook her head. Along the way, when they were gathering soldiers, they also brought along those civilians who had not had time to escape by shuttle. Many of these civilians were old, weak, sick, and disabled. If they evacuated, what would happen to these civilians?

But...there are not many bullets left.

Shepard replaced the magazine again and touched her waist again - she only had one magazine left. How should she fight after this one was used up?

Thinking of this, Shepard couldn't help but envy the little girls in Tiandao Palace. After all, it seemed that they didn't have to worry about this problem.

For some reason, at this moment, Shepard turned her head and looked towards the garden. Then she was surprised to see that the tumor was getting bigger and bigger, even as high as two floors!

“Swoosh!!”

At this moment, the tumor seemed to have attracted the attention of the Reaper drone. Soon Shepard saw several drones flying in the air and then launched an attack on the tumor.

“Pah, pah, pah!!”

A series of light beams shot out, and the next moment the tumor shattered!

"No, damn it!"

Seeing this scene, Shepard couldn't help but scream out. Although she didn't know what Fang Zheng gave her, it should at least be able to help her. But now it seems that this thing has not even taken shape and it has been destroyed?

However, Shepard soon discovered that he was wrong.

At the same time as the "tumor" exploded, Shepard suddenly saw a very strange thing coming out of it. It looked like some kind of... building, but also like the mouth of some giant creature?

“Clatter…”

At this moment, Shepard saw the "mouth" suddenly open, and then make a swallowing motion, and the next moment, several figures walked out of it.

"Wow... I definitely don't want to use this thing a second time... I'd better ask Mr. Fang Zheng to teleport me back when I go back..."

"Agreed, this looks really gross..."

"Is it you?"

Shepard was also surprised to see Eriri and others walking out with bitter faces. When they heard Shepard's voice, everyone looked over here, and then Eriri smiled and waved her hand.

"Ah, Miss Sheppard, Mr. Founder said you seemed to be in trouble, so he asked us to help..."

Having said this, she glanced around.

"It looks like it's going to be really troublesome... Uwaa ...

Before Ying Lili finished her words, the Reaper drone flew over again and fired at the targets that suddenly appeared. However, just as the Reaper drone launched its attack, Xia Shi, who had been standing quietly beside her, suddenly stepped forward and raised his right hand. Then a shield shining with blue light instantly appeared, blocking the attack from the drone.

Then Tina raised the sniper rifle in her hand and fired a few shots, directly smashing the drones into pieces.

"Shepard, what's going on?"

At this moment, Lieutenant General Anderson also hurried over. After seeing this group of little girls in strange costumes, Lieutenant General Anderson was stunned.

"Is this what you called... reinforcements?"

"Well... about the same... But I can guarantee that their strength is absolutely reliable!"

Looking at Anderson's expression, Shepard didn't know what to say for a moment... After all, the appearance of these little girls was indeed too deceptive.

So Shepard didn't explain any more to Anderson. After all, facts speak louder than words, and it would be useless for her to say more now. So Shepard hurriedly stepped forward and made a welcoming gesture to the girls.

"Thank you for coming to help. In fact, our current situation is really bad..."

"Wait a moment."

However, before Shepard could finish her words, one of the girls holding an umbrella came out, interrupted her, and looked at Shepard with a smile.

"Commander Shepard, I want to confirm, is this a personal request from you?"

"Who are you……"

"I'm Tilia."

As Tilia spoke, she lifted her skirt and saluted Shepard.

"My elder brother has authorized me to take full charge of the affairs here."

“It’s you…”

Shepard had some impression of Tilia. After all, she had been by Fang Zheng's side before. However, unlike the others, this girl in a pink dress and holding an umbrella would usually stand quietly behind Fang Zheng with a smile on her face. She would basically not take the initiative to do anything. Therefore, Shepard subconsciously ignored her - but wait, is she Fang Zheng's sister?

Never mind. None of these things are important right now.

"What do you mean?"

"If it's your personal request, such as needing us to escort you somewhere, then I can agree to it. But if you want us to go to war with the Reapers here, that's another matter. Do you understand what I mean, Miss Commander Shepard?"

"this……"

Of course Shepard understood what Tilia meant, but she had no say in this matter, so Shepard looked at Anderson with a little embarrassment. Anderson also walked over when he noticed Shepard's gaze.

"Little girl, do you really have a way to help us?"

"If you are willing to pay enough, then it is not impossible."

Tilia continued to smile, seemingly unaffected by Anderson's words.

"There is no alliance between the Tiandao Palace and the Star Alliance, so if you are willing to hire us, it is not impossible to consider it."

So that's how it is. That's simple.

Anderson was relieved to hear Tilia's answer. He was afraid that the other party would propose a political treaty or something like that. That would be a headache for him. Even though Anderson was a member of the Citadel Council, it didn't mean that he liked this kind of intrigue. Now it seemed that this little girl wanted to use them as mercenaries? This was a good idea. It was simple, convenient and direct. There were no political issues. It would be easy to deal with if they asked about it in the future.

"So, how much money do you need?"

"We don't want money. Your Star Alliance currency is worthless to us. We just want..."

Having said that, Tilia rolled her eyes.

"Yes, Element Zero. If you can pay us enough Element Zero as a reward, then Tiandao Palace is willing to assist us."

Element zero?

Hearing this, Anderson was stunned for a moment.

"How much do you need?"

"Five hundred thousand."

As she spoke, Tilia opened her palms with a smile.

"If the Star Alliance is willing to pay 500,000 tons of Element Zero, then the Tiandao Palace is willing to help you retake the Earth."

Upon hearing this, Lieutenant General Anderson jumped up immediately.

"This is impossible!"