In the building that serves as the temporary command center, it is very busy at the moment.

"There are still wounded over there. Transport them all to the hall. Contact team, send a signal immediately to see if there are any more soldiers outside!"

After the Zerg took over the battle, Shepard, Anderson and their men no longer needed to fight on the front lines. As wounded, civilians and soldiers continued to arrive here, they immediately took on the work of organization - first collecting the wounded, then resettling civilians, and then finding a way to contact the Alliance forces across the Earth, check the damage and issue orders.

There were quite a few civilians rescued. In the past, it would have been difficult to place them. But now, these civilians were obedient like children and obeyed their commands. On the one hand, the sudden attack today made these civilians completely unaware of the situation and they were still confused.

On the other hand...there are the swarms of insects surrounding them with a covetous eye.

“I really didn’t expect it to go so smoothly.”

After finishing another official business, Anderson stretched himself and walked to the window to look outside. It was already midnight, and he could still see the burning lights in the distance. But the sound of fighting had not been heard for a long time. This was not because they had failed, but because the Reapers who occupied the entire city had been completely wiped out by the swarm of insects. Whether it was the extremely tall Iron Reapers, or the zombies and drones they created, they had all fallen under the swarm of insects.

"yes……"

Shepard, who had just led the team to search for survivors, also drank a sip of water and leaned against the wall next to him. After the girls from Tiandao Palace rescued the first batch of survivors, Shepard selected the soldiers who were still able to move to cooperate with her in the rescue operation. Then they continued to select qualified soldiers from the rescued survivors to cooperate with them, so the rescue work became more and more smooth like a snowball.

Especially because the Zerg swarms almost mercilessly swept away all the Reapers, everyone did not have to be distracted by facing the enemy, but could concentrate on searching and rescuing survivors, which also accelerated the rescue efficiency. At least for now, their work was still fruitful.

"How is it going?"

“It’s terrible.”

Upon hearing Shepard's question, Lieutenant General Anderson's joy at the upcoming recapture of the city instantly dropped eight degrees.

"We couldn't contact other Star Alliance branches at all. Only a few troops responded, but... their situation was obviously not good."

This is understandable. After all, not everyone is so lucky to be rescued by the swarm.

But then again…

“We really made a wise decision at the time.”

Anderson gasped as he looked at the dark red thick fungus blanket on the ground and the densely packed flying dragons standing on the top of the building not far away. As a soldier and a general, he naturally observed these mysterious beings from the Tiandao Palace carefully, and Anderson also observed the overall structure of the Tiandao Palace from their actions.

Obviously, these horrible-looking insect swarms are the real main force of Tiandao Palace, and those little girls with strange and mysterious powers are more like the elite troops or guards of Tiandao Palace. Not only that, according to Shepard's report, the other side also has a powerful fleet that is far more powerful than all current civilizations.

Anderson thought about it silently, and then he found helplessly that even if those little girls with mysterious powers did not appear on the battlefield, the Zerg alone could sweep the entire Star Alliance. If these little girls with mysterious powers and the battleship with powerful mysterious powers also appeared, then they would... have no chance of survival.

This force is even more terrifying than the Reaper!

Anderson knew that many people here were first discovered by the insect swarm and then rescued by them. This was not surprising, as these strange-looking insects could not speak and did not seem to be able to communicate with humans. Coupled with their appearance, many people were almost mentally collapsed when they saw them for the first time.

Fortunately, these insects did obey orders. Even if someone was scared and shot at them, these insects had no intention of fighting back.

Of course, more importantly, ordinary firearms simply cannot penetrate their shells...

Recalling the soldiers' reports, Anderson couldn't help but hold his forehead. To be honest, in his opinion, this force called Tiandao Palace is much more terrifying than the Reapers. Apart from anything else, the number of survivors they have gathered can be seen. The Reapers' fighting method is to first paralyze the core of the Star Alliance, and then send ground troops and those corpse puppets to slowly sweep and harvest.

This is why there are so many survivors.

But the Swarm...

This kind of carpet-style invasion would be even more terrifying than locusts if there were no limit on the number. If they attacked humans, then after they swept through the city, Anderson could be sure that there would be no living creatures left in the city except them!

This might be the reason why the Heavenly Palace dares to challenge the Citadel. To be honest, if there were no Reapers, the Citadel would definitely regard the Heavenly Palace as the most dangerous force in the galaxy, and even the Geth would be ranked behind them.

But fortunately, the other party is now his ally... Well, it’s not quite accurate to say allies, after all, they want compensation.

Speaking of which…

"Shepard, how's the situation over there?"

"Pretty bad."

Shepard shook his head.

"Almost all the docked warships were destroyed by the Reapers immediately. We can't even find a complete ship frame... What about you? Have you contacted the defense fleet?"

"Don't mention it, those cowards..."

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. As soon as he mentioned Anderson, he was furious. He had gone through great pains to contact the defense fleet, hoping they could provide support. But those bastards refused to come, saying that the Earth had been completely occupied by the Reapers and that their fleet was no match for the other party. Then they directly cut off contact with Anderson because they were afraid that the Reapers would track them down.

Lieutenant General Anderson was almost pissed off to death.

Well, he also admitted what the other party said. After all, the defense fleet was beaten down to only two or three small cats, and they could hardly protect themselves...

Having said that, it's also the Star Alliance's own stupidity. When Shepard realized that the Reapers were about to arrive, he immediately sent a warning message to the Star Alliance. But those idiots of the Star Alliance actually waited for Shepard to come back and report the details, and merely ordered the fleet to stay on standby and increase the alert level?

Now that's good, we've been caught in one fell swoop!

But there is no point in complaining now, as those idiots have been killed by the Reapers. Anderson has to consider the current problem.

Now the city where the headquarters is located has been almost recovered, but this is not the most important thing. They must get support from other races. The Reapers are coming in full force. It is absolutely impossible to win by relying on the Star Alliance and humans alone. They must unite the forces of other races!

Thinking of this, Anderson clenched his fists, then looked out the window again, just in time to see a flying dragon lowering its head and staring at him curiously.

...Well, except for one certain force perhaps.

But no matter what, they had to leave the earth, which was obviously impossible without a battleship.

Anderson glanced at his omni-tool again, then looked at Shepard.

"Commander Shepard."

"Yes, any instructions?"

"I remember you said that the organization called Tiandao Palace has a very powerful fleet."

"Yes, but...Anderson?"

Shepard wasn't stupid either. When she heard Anderson ask this, she knew what he meant.

"Do you really want to...?"

"What else? We can't fly!"

Anderson rolled his eyes helplessly.

"This is a crisis for the entire galaxy. We need to work together with the Citadel, the Turians, the Asari, and all races to fight the Reapers! We need warships, we need a fleet!"

“…”

After hearing what Anderson said, Shepard was silent for a moment. Then she looked at Anderson again and asked a question carefully.

"…Do you have money?"

"I'll give it to you. Isn't it okay for me to give it to you?!"

Anderson was very depressed when he heard this question. The fifty kilograms of element zero that he had promised to Tiandao Palace had been transported back through the wormhole by the worker bees sent by Tilia. However, the other party also kept his word. He said he would help him recapture the city, and he really only helped him recapture the city...

Anderson originally wanted to get closer to Tilia, maybe give her a discount because they fought side by side... but then he changed his mind...

Fighting side by side was a joke. The battle was basically completely dominated by the Zerg. They just stayed at the back and shouted "okay six six six"!

Of course, from the perspective of mercenaries, Tiandao Palace did a great job, but from an emotional perspective... well, I can only say that the emotional card cannot be played.

Thinking of this, Anderson sighed depressedly, then turned and walked up the stairs to the second-floor balcony that served as a temporary command post. There, Tilia was sitting on a chair, enjoying the night view outside while sipping her tea leisurely. Seeing Anderson coming, Tilia smiled slightly.

"Lieutenant General Anderson, what can I do for you?"

"That's right, Miss Tilia."

After witnessing the strength of the Tiandao Palace with his own eyes, Anderson gave up the idea of ​​bargaining and spoke directly.

"We hope that the Tiandao Palace can send a fleet to assist us... This is a war that threatens all civilizations in the entire galaxy. We need more support and unite all races, but now we lack warships that can fight against the Reapers..."

"The fleet..."

Hearing Anderson's words, Tilia thought for a moment, then she put down the teacup in her hand and smiled slightly.

“That requires an additional charge.”