Chapter 105

Chapter 105

He Yunting turned off the communicator and looked back at Lin Han who had quietly climbed into the mecha.

He also saw Xi Yuan lying on the ground, who didn't look angry at all. His expression was still calm, and he gave He Yunting a look that told him not to worry about him.

The last time the formation left in a hurry, and what's more, the base had no contact with Wen Tianyao at that time. Moreover, it was a mecha team that went directly, so Xi Yuan naturally could not go with them.

It is not easy for ordinary people to come to Proton Star from the Empire by themselves. They have to go to the berth to contact the spacecraft that may pass by, and they need to go through procedures and verify their identity.

Now it seems that the "job transfer" that Wen Tianyao mentioned himself was probably just an excuse for Xi Yuan to use his identity and then go to Proton Star.

It's just that maybe something unexpected happened in some link, and he himself couldn't escape the disaster in the end.

It looked like he had not been dead for long. His clothes were tattered and his limbs, especially his ten fingers, were covered in blood, as if he had scratched himself. Even his nails were worn out and could not be seen clearly.

There was more than one dead body lying next to him.

Under He Yunting's command, the small mecha turned over the other corpse whose face was buried in the ground.

If only a few people knew Xi Yuan, the face he showed this time was one that almost everyone had seen.

It was the boy holding the cake before.

The way he died was similar to Xi Yuan's. I wonder if anything happened between the two of them during their lifetime.

But the most important thing is... the city that was cleared out when he was in was not the current Chris Harbor.

The "living person" who had just appeared in the news has become like this now.

After all, no matter what, this was the turning point for Xu Zhiheng to discover the antagonist.

Although everyone is talking through the communicator now, it is not difficult to imagine the shock or confusion they feel when seeing this scene.

Lin Han was also a little surprised.

He stood up and wanted to see He Yunting's reaction, but he could only see his broad back.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Han couldn't help it, took off his helmet, pushed open the door of the second cockpit, walked in and grabbed He Yunting's hand.

It was hard to describe his mood. He knew that He Yunting would be the calmest one among everyone, but he still wanted to hug him.

He Yunting's palms were dry. When he saw Lin Han coming, he turned his face slightly and leaned over to rub the tip of Lin Han's nose.

Xu Zhiheng was the only one present who had had close contact with Xi Yuan before. He Yunting did not hesitate to switch the public communicator to the private channel and contact Xu Zhiheng: "Professor Xu."

"Xi Yuan was once your student. Do you still remember his second gender?"

Xu Zhiheng immediately said: "It's Beta."

"Got it." He Yunting didn't ask any more questions and cut off the communication.

He lowered his head and glanced at Lin Han.

The other person's expression was always calm. It was obvious that he had only been brought out once, and he had never been to other places in his early years. However, facing the devastated scene at this moment, he seemed not to have the slightest fear or panic.

Even the person lying on the ground at this moment once inhumanely wanted to use him as a test subject.

After learning about He Yunting's mood, Lin Han took the initiative to speak: "I have nothing to be afraid of. It's just that Xi Yuan..."

If he was the mastermind behind the previous incident, he would naturally know the harm this gene could do to Beta. If he had other intentions in coming here, it would be impossible for him to be completely unprepared.

And now he was lying here coldly.

There was silence between the two of them for a moment.

"The starship has left Chris Harbor and is heading for the central city." He Yunting switched back to the public communication. "After the starship is docked, all mechas that are capable of action will be dispersed to all cities on Proton Star except the central city from now on. Without using mechas, explore the current situation as detailed as possible. If there are any new developments, report them directly to Lieutenant Colonel Lu."

"As for Central City, I'll go alone."

Soon Xu Zhiheng's private channel lit up. He Yunting thought for a moment and clicked to connect. He heard the other party's slightly anxious voice: "Admiral, I apply to go to the central city together."

Xu Zhiheng said: "You also know that the supply system of the central city is separate from that of other cities, and based on previous situations, even if the situation in other cities is serious, the central city is the only place that may not be affected. If it has not been affected, then there is still hope of survival..."

"But Professor Xu," He Yunting stated calmly, "this place has gradually recovered since we left last time. Can you be sure that there are no revived genes invading it?"

"The last time you forcibly stepped off the mecha was an accident. Although you made a promise this time, I still have to protect you on principle and not let the empire lose a professional scholar like you."

There was no sound from Xu Zhiheng.

He Yunting paused and pointed at the mecha number where Qi Jiamu was: "You will continue to be responsible for Professor Xu's safety."

"Yes!" the other party responded simply.

No one had any more objections. Some mechas had already received the order to disperse, and the starship restarted and headed towards the central city.

He Yunting turned on the communicator, switched to a new frequency and reconnected.

-

From the moment the starship arrived at the central city and everyone dispersed, Lu Anhe was responsible for collecting the information and then reporting it to He Yunting after organizing it.

"Except for the discovery of Xi Yuan and the Beta's body, there was nothing unusual in Chris Harbor." Lu Anhe said, "It is very likely that Xi Yuan came to Proton Star secretly to find this child. He probably thought that Professor Xu's antagonist had taken effect, and when he brought him to Chris Harbor to transport him to another place, he was also affected, and the final result is what we see."

He Yunting responded: "What about other cities?"

"There are currently no signs of life in the three cities that we cleared previously. However, the surrounding cities that we thought were saved and healed..."

Lu Anhe's voice choked.

“…I didn’t expect the situation to be so serious.”

It took only a week from the time the rumor spread to the time when concrete evidence proved that the gene had been rekindled on Proton Star to the time when the Empire dispatched starships to Proton Star again.

When proton stars first started to appear, progress had never been so rapid.

The mechas in charge of carrying out the mission in each city transmitted real-time images, which seemed to be pictures of purgatory even more serious than the previous infection.

Nosha State, the southernmost state of Proton Star, was originally the most lively place on the entire planet. After the outbreak of the genetic virus, it was far away from the city where the accident occurred and the number of infected people was relatively small. After obtaining the antagonist aerosol, the only few sick people were quickly cured. It was once the most popular place.

But when the mecha arrived here, the lively old scene had not yet faded, the lights in the shopping mall were still on, the Ferris wheel in the amusement park was still running, and music could be heard coming from somewhere on the street...

All of these were soaked in blood.

These aliens no longer even have the ability to distinguish themselves from their own kind. They will no longer consider themselves as Zerg and unite together to attack those who do not match their smell - because it seems that in their eyes, everyone except themselves is an alien.

The outbreak rate was hundreds of times faster than the first genetic invasion. After a certain number of aliens accumulated, the situation changed completely overnight.

The soldiers could only guess in their minds what had happened here through the dried blood splattered on the walls, the body parts scattered on the ground, and the unrecognizable corpses lying all over the place.

They were completely different from the last time. They could only roar in incomprehensible voices, biting and attacking all living things indiscriminately until they fell down, or others fell down.

Endless.

Mecha formations occasionally encounter a few surviving aliens. They are the winners left in the struggle, but in the final analysis they are still just monsters with human bodies.

They were already out of their minds. When they saw the mechas coming, they would not flinch but would rush forward to meet them, using their broken limbs to hit them without feeling any pain, leaving bloodstains on the cold metal.

Qi Jiamu's team was in charge of the city of Maxele, which was the farthest from the central city. It was a vast city with a sparse population and, like Nosha State, was considered a city that suffered less in the beginning.

But now it is no different from Nosa State.

And all the images sent by teams carrying out missions in other places were like this.

No rescue team is needed.

Because we can't even find anyone to rescue.

Are these aliens without humanity?

He Yunting called Qi Jiamu's team and asked, "Is Professor Xu here?"

His eyes reflected the chilling scenes transmitted to him, and his voice was low: "In your opinion, is it still necessary or possible to save him in this situation?"

Xu Zhiheng remained silent for a long time through the communicator, only unable to suppress his gasping for breath.

"I don't mean to blame you," He Yunting said. "All attempts have risks. If you hadn't done it at the time, the result wouldn't have changed much. Don't take it to heart."

"...No more." Xu Zhiheng took several breaths and uttered three words tremblingly.

He Yunting waited quietly for him to finish.

"No more." Xu Zhiheng spoke every word with great effort, as if mocking his antagonist. "What I did was useless. Omegas and Betas have different physiological characteristics. What I thought was effective was just an illusion. The antagonist was just an ineffective drug that delayed the onset of the disease."

"These people can't be saved at all. They have already..."

Xu Zhiheng choked for two seconds before continuing.

"I didn't play any role this time." He said, "Admiral, please give the order."

"Order to clean up again... clean up."

"I know." He Yunting replied, "I have already given the order."

Xu Zhiheng was no longer as excited as he was when he first came to Proton Star. He just murmured, "Then this planet, is it..."

Because of this strange gene, they were almost extinct.

"Yes." He Yunting's voice was still calm at this moment, and he gave Xu Zhiheng a definite answer.

No room for maneuver at all.

Seeing Xu Zhiheng fall silent again, He Yunting seemed unwilling to wait any longer and prepared to cut off the communication: "Then if Professor Xu has no other opinions, just continue to act like this."

"But the Central City...!" Xu Zhiheng raised his voice, "There was no case of genetic infection in the Central City at that time. If the Central City was properly protected, if the Central City was properly protected--"

"It is possible to survive!"

"Central City..." He Yunting slowed down his speech and slowly repeated these three words.

"What's the situation in the central city? Once the formation has cleared the rest, Professor Xu can come and see for himself."

He Yunting didn't say it explicitly, but said it lightly.

-

After all the mechas had executed the order, they moved back to the starship in the central city.

The Central City seemed to be the last hope for the entire Proton Star. Although no one asked any questions anymore, everyone was eager for something unexpected to happen, such as being able to see a Central City that had not been genetically disturbed after being covered in dust and blood.

They saw the starship parked outside Central City, standing silently.

But the imagined scene did not appear.

The sky was grey, and most of the buildings in the central city were destroyed. The air was filled with desperate smoke, making it hard to breathe.

The administrative flag of the central building fell, the government's helipad became tilted, the small mecha was damaged, and the surroundings were quiet and dull.

There are no living people, and no aliens.

Reality is crumbling and the picture is collapsing like the end of the world.

Above it, a two-person mecha broke through the air.

It was shrouded in the gloomy dusk, the cold metal was wrapped in a thick blood color, its movements were neat and decisive, the lightsaber stood in the air, and the right arm of the mecha was raised high, and the next second, the lightsaber was put into the "sheath".

The huge roar was getting closer and closer, and finally stopped in front of everyone.

It was not the first time that He Yunting drove the M2742 in front of the sergeants, but those who had been at the base for a long time were somewhat surprised to find that the M2742 seemed a little different this time.

Logically speaking, when he used the lightsaber, there was no action of "sheathing the sword".

Not to mention the smoother operation than before——

Could it be that... there is more than one person driving?

The author has something to say: I came late, fell asleep while writing, and rewrote another version

Happy Children's Day to everyone. I'll give out 61 red envelopes in this chapter.

By the way, the picture I mentioned last time has been enlarged today. If you like it, you can go and take a look (the smile gradually widens)

I hope it won't hang.

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