Interstellar Art Soldier 17
Zuo Lei suppressed his inner tension and anxiety, walked quickly to the control console in the ship's command cabin, looked at the large screen on the console, and asked the soldier at the control console, "What's the situation now?"
"This group of space pirates is huge in number, and they made forced landings in different places. One group was blown up in the air, but there were too many of them, so a small number of them successfully made forced landings." The soldier replied quickly.
"Where are those cultural and art soldiers? Have they been moved to a safe place?" This was what Zuo Lei was most anxious to know.
"The news came three minutes ago that the cultural and art soldiers have successfully moved to a safe place and are hiding." The soldier replied.
Zore turned and strode over to Vice Captain Winyd, who sat in the center command chair. He said, "Those pirates who successfully made the forced landing must be waiting for the storm to pass before escaping. If they find the artists' hiding place and take them hostage, we'll be completely vulnerable."
"Do you want to bring people over?" Winyd looked at him and explained the main purpose of his words.
"...Please allow me to lead troops to rescue them." Zuo Lei requested seriously.
"You're the captain of the special operations team, and you're asking to personally lead your troops to deal with a gang of pirates? Where's your sanity?" Winned looked at him and said, "We've already dispatched troops from the planets closest to Planet A11. Don't worry. A gang of pirates won't hold out for long against our regular army."
"If it were an aerial battle, even ten groups of pirates wouldn't be able to hold out for long against our regular army. But now that some pirates have managed to force a landing, a land battle presents too many uncertainties. Even if we have the upper hand, if they manage to find the cultural soldiers' hiding place first, then..."
Before Zorei could finish his words, the soldier operating the command console urgently reported to Venid, "Report to the deputy captain! Base A11 has been controlled! Several pirate ships are desperately protecting the pirates who successfully made an emergency landing, preventing our reinforcements from approaching."
Zorei clenched his fists tightly. He tried to remain calm and said to Winid, "It seems that the pirate leader has successfully forced a landing. Their ships are there to help their leader buy time. As long as they can delay until the storm rock passes, the pirates who successfully forced a landing will be safe."
Winydd lowered his eyes and thought. As the commander-in-chief of the Lion Fleet's auxiliary forces, he could not easily issue any combat orders. Moreover, he knew very well that Zore was so anxious because of his selfish motives.
"Deputy Captain! Only if our special operations team carries out this mission, the possibility of success will be greater!" Seeing that he didn't say anything, Zuo Lei became even more anxious. The most important thing now is to seize every minute and not delay any longer.
"The artists on Planet A11 are from our Lion Fleet. It's only natural and legitimate for us to send someone to rescue them. You can take your men and set off, but you must know that we've even sent out the special operations team. The rescue mission must be a success."
"Yes!" Zuo Lei turned around immediately and almost ran out of the command cabin.
Yi Bin had already prepared to set off with his men. Seeing Zuo Lei running over, he immediately went up to him and asked, "Captain, have you got the mission approved?"
"Let's go now!" Zuo Lei didn't say anything else and directly ordered them to set off.
Everyone boarded the speedy warship. There were more than twenty mechas on the speedy warship, heading towards planet A11 at the fastest speed.
Zuo Lei's heart was filled with anxiety, wishing he could transform into a beam of light and fly directly to Planet A11. They couldn't rest easy until they saw Tao Yuan was safe. He didn't dare send a message to Tao Yuan, fearing the pirates who had already taken control of the station would intercept the signal and discover their hiding place.
The cultural and artistic soldiers of Tao Yuan's team, plus Dean, are hiding in the bottom level of the underground base, protecting their soldiers on the upper level.
Koning brought people down and distributed food and water to them.
"Don't worry, they are just a group of space pirates. They won't be able to hold out for long under the attack of our regular army. Rescue soldiers will arrive soon." Koning looked at the cultural and art soldiers and comforted them.
Tao Yuan opened the water bottle, took a sip, and then put the water and food into the largest pocket of his combat uniform. He glanced at the closed communicator. Their communicator could not be turned on unless it was the most critical moment.
"Are you scared?" Lin Ya asked Tao Yuan in a low voice.
"I'm a little worried, but not afraid." Tao Yuan had a premonition that Zuo Lei would come to rescue him.
Koning glanced at Tao Yuan, then turned and walked upstairs.
Dean turned around and saw that Elman looked very nervous. He held his hand and said comfortingly, "Don't worry, it's going to be okay."
Elman nodded. Although he had gone through various practical training in school, he still couldn't help but feel a little nervous when faced with the real situation.
It is definitely impossible to sleep now. Tao Yuan can only close his eyes and rest, trying his best to maintain his physical strength. In case anything happens and he needs to fight, he will not be able to do it without enough energy.
Dean glanced at Tao Yuan, who was resting with his eyes closed, then at Elman, whose face was pale with nervousness. He sighed inwardly, thinking that Elman couldn't match his composure alone, let alone anything else. But how could he expect Elman to be better than someone he himself couldn't compare to?
The waiting time is the most unbearable. A few hours pass by, and it feels like several days have passed.
Hearing hurried footsteps, Tao Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.
"The soldiers who are rescuing us have arrived. Everyone, get ready to go up!" the soldier informed them loudly.
Everyone stood up and began to walk up one after another.
Zore and the soldiers stood at the hidden entrance of the underground base. The mechas and soldiers dispersed with weapons in hand, alert. Zore looked at the people who kept coming out of the entrance.
As soon as Dean walked outside, he saw Zorei. He was stunned for a moment and saw Zorei looking at him. He thought their eyes would meet, but when he looked carefully, he found that Zorei's eyes passed him and were looking behind him.
Dean knew who he wanted to see, so he could only suppress his sadness, lower his head and walk aside to wait.
After Elman came out, he also glanced at Zore, then walked to Dean's side, held his arm and said, "Brother..."
Dean clapped his hands, hushing him.
After Tao Yuan came out, his eyes met Zuo Lei's, and the two walked towards each other quickly.
Zuo Lei hugged Tao Yuan tightly. He had never felt so nervous before. Even at this moment, his heart was still beating very fast. Only when he felt the real presence of the person in his arms did the feeling of worry and fear slowly disappear.
The others were stunned when they saw them hugging each other. The two of them hugged each other like lovers, which surprised them and made them wonder if they were already together? How come they didn't know anything about it?
When Koning came out and saw this scene, he clenched his fists tightly. The pain in his heart made him grit his teeth and not look at them. He turned and walked to the side.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Zuo Lei pressed on Tao Yuan's body, carefully examined his body, and then observed his expression.
"I'm not hurt. I've been hiding underground with the others and only came out now. How could I be hurt? You don't have to worry about me." Tao Yuan looked at him and said.
"Team, the storm rock is approaching, let's go to the cave base first." Yi Bin reminded Zuo Lei.
"Let everyone get on the chariot quickly." After saying this, Zuo Lei pulled Tao Yuan towards his own mecha.
After the tank drove out, everyone got on it as quickly as possible. The special operations team soldiers used mechas to pick up the tank, then took off and took them to the cave base to hide.
Sitting in a chariot and being carried in the air by a mecha is definitely not as stable and comfortable as sitting in a spaceship, but in such an urgent moment, they can't care about whether they are comfortable or not. Even if they are uncomfortable, they can only endure it.
Only Tao Yuan sat in the cockpit of the Zolei mech, curiously surveying the space filled with various high-end controllers and screens of various sizes. This was his first time truly entering a mech cockpit, so he couldn't help but feel curious.
Tao Yuan stood up and walked to Zuo Lei's seat. From the screen in front, he could see the situation outside in 360 degrees. The closely arranged and constantly flashing control lights made Tao Yuan feel very fresh.
Zuo Lei pulled Tao Yuan to sit on his lap, hugged him and asked, "Did you feel scared when you were waiting in the underground base?"
"I knew you would come, so I'm not afraid. It's just that the waiting time feels very long." Tao Yuan looked at him and said.
Zuo Lei held his face and kissed him hard on the mouth, comforting him and comforting his own heart. Zuo Lei told himself in his heart that this person was in his arms now, he was unharmed, and no one could hurt him.
Tao Yuan responded to his kiss, and as he kissed her deeper and deeper, she clung to his shoulders and moaned in protest.
The cave base is much larger than the underground base. The underground floor can accommodate their mechas and more people.
After entering the cave base, those people got off the tanks and felt dizzy, their stomachs were churning, and their faces looked very bad.
When they gathered in the open space and saw the last mecha that came in, it looked more advanced and handsome compared to the other mechas, and they couldn't help but take a few more glances at it.
Zuo Lei parked the mecha in a kneeling position. He walked out of the cockpit first, then reached out to take Tao Yuan out. Then he held Tao Yuan with one hand and pulled the elevator with the other hand. After reaching the ground, he let go of Tao Yuan.
The others had mixed feelings when they saw this scene, some were jealous, some were envious, and some were jealous and resentful. The cockpit of a mecha was a very sacred place for a mecha warrior, and psychologically it was difficult for them to accept anyone other than a mecha engineer entering.
Zuo Lei was the captain of the special operations team, and his mecha was naturally the best in the entire fleet. Being able to visit it once was a dream that many people had longed for, yet never achieved. Now that they saw Tao Yuan dismount from Zuo Lei's mecha cockpit, they were naturally filled with envy and jealousy.
"Team," Yi Bin reported as he walked up to Zuo Lei, "We've checked every area and found nothing unusual."
Zuo Lei glanced at the art soldiers and said to Yi Bin, "First, activate all defense systems and assign people to guard each post. Then arrange a place for him to rest. The storm rock will take at least several days to pass. Have people distribute food and water in advance and then distribute them to everyone."
"Yes!" Yi Bin took the order and left, then went to command the land combat soldiers who were previously responsible for protecting the cultural and art soldiers, and asked them to go to various positions.
Here, Zuo Lei is the supreme commander, and everyone must obey his orders.
Led by the soldiers, the cultural and art soldiers were preparing to go to the rest area to rest. Although Dean was neither a cultural and art soldier nor a member of the Lion Fleet, in this case, he was also treated as a member of the cultural and art soldiers and had the same arrangements as them.
Dean looked back at Zore's mecha. He had long cherished a wish: to sit inside Zore's mecha and experience the sensation of flying. Now, he feared this wish would never come true.
Elman saw his lonely expression, then glanced back at Tao Yuan's back as he was led away by Zore. He felt heartbroken for his brother. He had previously thought he didn't regret what he had done, but now, he felt that he was beginning to regret it. He felt that if he hadn't taken Koning away from Luo Xi, Luo Xi and Koning wouldn't have broken up, and his brother and Zore might still have had a chance to get back together.
They had only been at the cave base for less than half an hour when the storm rocks arrived at the planet.
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