Read Mind Reading and No Marking

Chapter 112

Lu Huai's video call came in quickly.

Through the video, we can see that his current background is the relatively peaceful Zixing port. Zixing has always had few people and it looks almost peaceful. His tone was somewhat doubtful: "Admiral, the situation here is stable now. Judging from the number of Zerg attacks on other forces, it is completely insufficient, and..."

Why does it have to be delayed until five days later?

"Because five days is the fighting time I can manage."

For him, there are only two possible scenarios after five days. Either all the Zerg coming to the fortress will be annihilated in their entirety to prevent the remaining enemy troops from thinking of counterattacking and also to be on the safe side. The disappearance of this jump point will completely destroy all hope of invasion for the enemy. The other scenario is that the fortress defense fails. Since the most critical point has been breached, the remaining forces of the empire will inevitably be concentrated here. Leaving an unguarded jump point will be a hassle.

All in all, keeping this place will do more harm than good. The reason we don't blow it up now is just to avoid causing unnecessary panic among the people.

The public does not need to know too many details, they do not need to know what the Zerg classification is, they do not need to understand the various classifications of mechas, and they do not need to understand the existence of jump points.

They just need to understand that the army will protect them, and by the time they know the existence of this jump point, at least the threat will be gone.

"I understand." The other party didn't say anything more and simply agreed.

Before sitting in the second cockpit and turning on the touch screen, Lin Han didn't expect it to be of this scale.

It is well known that the Zerg is a society of queens. The real nest of the Zerg Star is located in the abyss that humans cannot reach at all. All different species have been derived from the most primitive and ancient queens and have grown to their current size.

In other words, all current classifications and races are based on the evolution of the Queen. The Queen at the bottom of the abyss is the root of everything. They cannot reproduce on their own. Except for a very small number of high-level Zerg, almost all remaining Zerg are like copy-and-pasted templates.

But the number of "templates" is too...

The scene that appeared in everyone's eyes was so shocking that it cast an illusion of doomsday on the gloomy sky at this moment.

Those steel beetles that invaded the harbour before were nothing. It is no exaggeration to say that they were a drop in the bucket.

Giant black arrow ants are stacked together to form a high-speed ship. They do not require advanced human technology as they are naturally able to meet the standards for leaping. There were only three or four Black Arrow Ant ships at the berth in Area P, but they now appeared in the light screen in such a mighty force that it was impossible to count them with the naked eye. We could only wait for them to get closer so that we could use the detector to determine their number.

This is just the giant black arrow ant that serves as the ship's hull. It is still unknown how many Zergs are on board.

But judging by the current scale...

It is not impossible that most of the nests on the Insect Star have been dispatched.

The ships of the Black Arrow Ants came densely together, approaching the originally magnificent and peaceful fortress little by little in front of everyone's sight, announcing their purpose without any concealment -

They have to break through the strongest line of defense and cross this star gate.

Almost at the same time, the commander's order came through the public communicator.

His voice was as low and calm as always, as if it would not be affected by anything: "Everyone get ready. The ultimate goal..."

"Clearance ahead."

There was still a short time before the attack signal could be captured by the light screen and the Zerg ship could move into the attack range. The red scan on the light screen rotated in circles, and the not-so-intensive signal sounds rang out regularly. He Yunting started the mecha while giving orders in an orderly manner.

"All CE-B79 defense mechas are deployed and combined with the fortress to form a joint defense formation."

"The bottom missile attack can be fired at will. The pilot has full autonomy. Be careful to avoid interference and report back at any time."

"The remaining secondary guns continue to charge."

"Once the defensive formation is stable, the assault troops will follow me."

…

There was a low and gloomy condensation at the edge of the fortress. The depths of the universe were already pitch black, but the darkness was not uniform. However, at this moment, accompanied by the loud sounds of "boom boom boom" one after another, the overwhelming Zerg began to appear in a range almost visible to the naked eye.

——It’s not that the distance is too close, it’s just that the number is too large.

Such a terrifying number filled the entire space with the black color of giant black arrow ants' shields.

Since the other party has dispatched Zerg of this magnitude, they are naturally well prepared.

A defensive shield unique to the Zerg, made of armor of its own kind, was erected on the surface of the giant black arrow ant. Fierce flames kept falling on it, and each hit would illuminate a large area of Zerg that was so dense that it was almost terrifying. In such artillery fire, the giant black arrow ants advanced and shuttled forward regardless of casualties.

No, it's not about ignoring casualties.

Not caring about casualties describes their fearless attitude of moving forward, but if you look closely, the casualties of those giant black arrow ants seem to be so small that they can almost be ignored!

- Although black arrow ants do not have various high-end systems and operating methods like human-made technological products, they are real living things after all, and sometimes they are more flexible than cold machines in some aspects.

They cannot accurately predict the location of the missile attack, but they can always dodge when they are about to be hit, so they can maintain such a low casualty rate in such intensive artillery fire at this moment.

The Zerg began to approach.

The signal from the detector went from being regular and intermittent at the beginning to becoming more frequent. At the same time, a cold mechanical voice reported the number of identifiable attacking Zergs. As the "beep" sound became more and more frequent, the count went from ten to a hundred, and from a hundred to a thousand... it became impossible to count them. The number of Zerg on the display screen began to rise explosively in a frightening manner!

Tens of thousands of black creatures swept in from the depths of the universe in a terrifying manner.

The universe has never been romantic. Even if there has been some tenderness, there are only nightmares in the depths of the tenderness.

Deputy Captain Ye Ling was in command. He looked at the densely packed light spots on the screen with his pupils slightly shrunken. Since He Yunting needed to operate his own mecha, after formulating the overall combat deployment, the responsibility of overall random coordination and command fell on the equally experienced deputy captain Ye Ling.

However, no matter how experienced one is, looking at the entire empire today, who has ever seen a scene like this?

The empire has been at peace for too long.

Ye Ling couldn't help but grit his teeth and curse: "Are these damn bugs giving birth while attacking?!"

"But shut up, the Zerg reproduces through the queen. If the queen also reaches the empire, then the empire is really not far from collapse. But on the other hand, it may be a good thing. I really want to know what level of weapons can directly destroy a Zerg nest." Lu Anhe shuttled through the artillery fire, and the mecha flipped in the air to form a gorgeous arc. His ten fingers flew on the control panel, continuously launching precise attacks again and again, while communicating with Ye Ling on the communicator, "Currently, it is known that 354 have been shot down, including 200 single giant black arrow ants, 80 A-class steel beetles shot down together in the hull, and 23 compound eye sandworms. The remaining species have been severely damaged and no other information has been obtained yet."

Ye Ling frowned and checked his energy reserves at the moment: "Is it true that you don't have any awareness of your companions?"

"The death of their own kind won't make them turn back... It seems like these things really want to crush us with numbers, damn it." The other deputy captain of the starship felt his scalp tingling: "With so many shells fired, the number of kills in one wave is equal to the Empire's military achievements in the past year, but do you think there has been any change in their numbers?"

He was answered by silence.

What he said was actually the most terrifying thing.

In the past interstellar era, mechas were not yet equipped with various weapons, and wars at that time were all carried out through joint games between ships and ships, and spaceships and spaceships.

Although each ship has its own functions, their functions are not comprehensive after all. Therefore, there was a type of ship at that time that had a relatively simple structure and fierce close combat firepower, but the hull itself was relatively fragile and once hit, it could not even be repaired.

Like the Expendables, this type of ship was once called an assault ship. The people who drove it had no way to retreat and could only move forward, just like a pawn crossing the river in chess.

——Just like these Zergs who are leading the charge now.

You are only allowed to move forward, and you are not allowed to retreat, and you cannot retreat.

Any retreat will be crushed into powder by other Zergs rushing forward from behind.

Their mission is clear. Breakthrough and siege are things that the Zerg behind them will do. They only need to find a relatively safe airspace in the heavy artillery fire to serve as a temporary stationing point for the large force, so that the subsequent Zerg can stay and confront each other.

"Tsk." Ye Ling sneered bitterly, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Even if there really is a queen insect coming here, we have to bombard them with one shot and turn these dead insects into orphans."

"Upgrade the secondary guns and prepare to charge." The starship also needs to be in the best condition. Ye Ling put away the thought of scolding the Zerg and said, "Continue to act according to the general's deployment!"

However, he did not wait for the uniform response after each order.

"That...what is that!" Lu Anhe's surprised voice sounded in the communication channel.

After going through so many things, this increasingly mature adjutant rarely made such emotional sounds, and soon, Ye Ling exclaimed in the same way as Lu Anhe: "This... this is...!"

"It seems that Captain Ye was right." He Yunting's voice suddenly sounded: "Start scanning immediately. Send a three-person team from the right formation to advance as far as possible, maintain a safe distance, and immediately retreat after deploying the 3-M487 signal detector!"

After a pause, he fixed his gaze on a Zerg creature in the distance that was darker than the night and larger than one could imagine. It was almost as big as the largest battleship in the Empire… No, it was even bigger than the largest battleship in the Empire. “If I’m not mistaken, it should be the Queen.”

Ye Ling and everyone else gasped at the same time.

No wonder the Zerg's attack this time seems more organized than before, and their style of advancing and defending seems to be slightly different from before. I thought this was just a thorough preparation for this landing, but unexpectedly...

Even the queen insect has arrived at the front line of the battlefield!

"Captain Ye, you never thought that the opportunity to make all Zerg orphans would come so soon." Lu Anhe murmured.

Almost at the same time as his voice came up, the feedback results of the 3-M487 signal detector appeared on the screen.

It's really a queen.

Ye Ling repeated the word "fuck" twice in his mouth.

The sense of oppression and fear that originally came from the huge difference in size gradually faded away in the face of the absolute honor of being a soldier. He slowly stood up from the command seat, his eyes flashing with a mixture of fear and excitement: "Come on, good."

His voice was transmitted through the military communication channel which had not yet been closed.

All the imperial soldiers felt this wonderful emotional resonance at this moment.

They will be afraid, their captain will be afraid too, they are human, fear is an emotion that all humans experience, there is nothing to be ashamed of.

And it is precisely because of this fear that human beings become stronger.

Well done.

"Now that you're here, don't leave." He Yunting's calm voice resounded throughout the army. Everyone could hear the undisguised fighting spirit and murderous intent in the imperial admiral's voice.

The M2742 cut through the universe, shuttling through the overwhelming Zerg. The number of kills recorded by this mecha rose steadily and coldly. The Imperial Marshal continued to speak in the midst of the killing: "Begin charging the 'Eye of the Galaxy'."

Ye Ling was stunned.

"Eye of the Galaxy" is the largest main gun of the fortress and also the most core weapon placed by the Empire in the fortress. Unlike a simple railgun that needs to rely on a starship or space station to launch, it is not a completely virtual particle beam cannon that only requires an accelerator and high energy to start.

It is somewhere in between the two, with a physical warhead, but can unleash maximum power under the energy supply of the accelerator and the central ring of the fortress. And because it is inside the fortress, it has its own propulsion and algorithm support, and can accurately hit single or multiple targets that need to be hit, avoiding harm to friendly forces.

The only trouble was that, due to its enormous power and level, launching it was itself an extremely important order - so the key was always in the hands of the emperor.

Only with his approval and personal use of the key can this most terrifying weapon be launched.

"Apply..." Ye Ling spoke subconsciously.

"I've applied." The M2742 stopped suddenly in midair, then dived in a gorgeous arc - the kill count suddenly increased by ten digits: "Your Majesty is with us."

"Your Majesty is with us—!"

Countless voices formed a surface, and the imperial soldiers who had originally shown fear because of the appearance of the queen insect were re-invigorated by this sentence and turned around and rushed into the battlefield.

At the same time, on the double seat of the M2742 mecha, Lin Han took a deep breath and planned to connect to the royal inner line.

He Yunting was concentrating on observing the battle situation at the moment. Because the war was urgent, Lu Anhe and other subordinates would report the progress to He Yunting at any time. Lin Han would sometimes receive the information for him and then tell He Yunting at the same time.

He originally just listened to what He Yunting said and connected him to the royal family's insider. As for the rest, the admiral naturally had to apply for it himself.

But this time, when he clicked the connection button, what came out was a video call.

It seems that the other party opened it actively.

After Lin Han saw the person in the picture clearly, he was stunned for a moment, then immediately saluted to the person opposite him: "Your Majesty."

"I'll let the general communicate with you in the future." Lin Han didn't expect that after meeting Wen Zhao in the last parliament, the meeting would be in this way. Even he was caught off guard and said quickly.

"No, no." Wen Zhao leaned on the soft couch, casually draped over himself with a thin blanket, looking quite relaxed.

He waved at Lin Han across the screen and said, "The one who contacted me was M2742. Since you were able to get through, it means you also have the right to operate this mecha. It doesn't matter who you tell."

"...Oh." Lin Han nodded.

In front of the other party was a chess game that had just ended. His beloved Queen chess piece was standing in the most conspicuous position on the chessboard, indicating that he had just won a game.

Wen Zhao seemed to be in a good mood. His angular appearance and natural temperament could be transmitted through the light screen. Although his every move was casual, he still could not be ignored.

He still looked very young, and his whole mindset and expression were relaxed, but what he said was closely related to the current battle: "Is the 'Eye of the Galaxy' charged?"

Lin Han was shocked and answered truthfully, "Yes."

"That's great. It saves me from having to waste my breath giving orders." Wen Zhao said calmly, "I'm here to deliver the key."

"The Imperial Admiral is still fighting in the fortress. I can't let him down while sitting here playing chess. I thought about it and was afraid that I would forget about it. It would be better to solve this problem first to avoid more trouble later."

Realizing that Wen Zhao was about to transmit the key, Lin Han's heart was shaken, and he immediately straightened his back: "Please wait a moment, I will go and notify..."

"Hey, come back, come back." Lin Han didn't expect that his words were interrupted by Wen Zhao.

"It's no big deal." Wen Zhao raised his index finger and wiped it on the corner of his lips, smiling nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter if you tell me or the general."

What's the difference...

Lin Han couldn't believe that the "no big deal" that Wen Zhao mentioned actually concerned the key to the Eye of the Galaxy.

Wen Zhao seemed to have decided to magnanimously give the young man in front of him some time to digest what he had said. After a minute, he continued, "The fact that Admiral He allowed you to enter his mecha speaks for itself."

"Don't be afraid. The emperor of the empire has not yet broken up other people's bad tastes." Wen Zhao even made a joke and added, "It's not easy to see the iron tree bloom after so many years."

"Of course." When Wen Zhao smiled, the innate sharpness was much less, and it looked strangely harmonious. "The main reason is that I think you also like it."

Lin Han found himself increasingly confused about what kind of person the emperor was, so he could only thank him respectfully.

But when he raised his head again, the man who was leaning casually on the screen now had a scepter in his hand.

The emperor's scepter is a symbol of supreme power, and it also represents that every word he speaks at this moment is an order that cannot be disobeyed.

Lin Han was serious and was about to give a standard imperial salute again, but Wen Zhao interrupted him with a gesture, "Don't worry about so many rules, just listen carefully."

"I agree with Admiral He Yunting's right to fire the main gun of the 'Eye of the Galaxy'. From now on, the 'Eye of the Galaxy' is allowed to start and launch, and the key will be transmitted by me personally."

Lin Han heard his heart beating faster.

"Yes, sir!"

The encrypted keys were transmitted through special channels, and after Wen Zhao announced the order, he quickly returned to his original nonchalant look and picked up the chess piece in front of him again.

"The last time we met, we were in such a hurry that I didn't even have time to invite Mr. Lin to play chess," Wen Zhao said. "When Mr. Lin comes back from the fortress, why don't you come to the side hall? I haven't played chess with anyone for a long time."

Lin Han didn't expect that Wen Zhao hadn't forgotten what he had said last time about wanting to play chess with him: "Okay."

"Tell the Admiral that you can contact me directly if you have any questions. You can ask me anything." Wen Zhao put the chess piece back on the chessboard. "Of course, I wouldn't mind if Mr. Lin contacted me on his behalf."

Until the communication was cut off, Wen Zhao never asked about the situation of the Zerg.

Lin Han was very curious for a moment.

He wanted to ask Wen Zhao, aren't you worried at all about someone like me, whom you've only met twice, or in other words, do you trust everything now?

Believing that his Iron Division could not fail, just as he believed that He Yunting would use the Eye of the Galaxy, he handed over the key easily.

At the same time, the soldiers' morale was high and there was continuous and intensive artillery fire. The missile attacks on the lower level had been replaced by higher-level railguns. The space station on the left was almost at its maximum energy usage load. From bottom to top, everyone was fighting hard to resist the enemy.

The queen is surrounded and protected by her "children". Zergs are constantly shot down, but new Zergs will soon serve as cannon fodder to defend the queen from all damage - after all, as long as the queen is still there, the Zerg will be endless and endless.

This strange confrontation did not last long.

Although the energy of the fortress is hundreds of times higher than that of other areas of the empire, it is not inexhaustible after all. If everything is used to destroy cannon fodder, the energy will be exhausted in no time.

Densely packed Zerg surrounded the Queen. Finding that they could not easily break through the star gate, they retreated a little and found a lower airspace as a temporary nest. The hard steel beetles and black arrow ants served as barriers, forming a huge, dense, disgusting and terrifying giant black mass in the sky.

After suppressing the first wave of black arrow ants in front of it, the space station finally stopped attacking temporarily and waited for energy to be recharged again.

Lin Han got down from the second driver's seat, pushed open the cabin door, and walked in front of He Yunting.

The other party was still listening to Lu Anhe's report, and only looked up from the operating table after a while.

He remembered that he had asked Lin Han to connect the royal line, but there had been no response. He thought that they had lost contact, and was about to turn on the communicator again when he was stopped by Lin Han.

"I have just contacted His Majesty."

Lin Han told him about Wen Zhao and gave the key he received to He Yunting.

The other party was not too surprised: "I know."

Probably guessing that Wen Zhao's personality and temper would make Lin Han confused, He Yunting explained: "His Majesty the Emperor is like that, don't worry."

"But he passed the key directly to me..."

No matter how casual it is, it can't be this casual.

After all, this is Wen Zhao, who made the Federation and the pirates tremble in fear when he was young.

He Yunting was also a little surprised by this. After thinking about it, he came to the same conclusion as Wen Zhao: "He is a casual person and can judge people accurately."

"I went on a campaign with him back then. He knows me well. If I were the one who connected the line, he would have given me the key without hesitation."

"Don't be afraid." He looked down at Lin Han and saw that the young man was still a little nervous. He touched his neck soothingly and said, "He may really have a good feeling about you."

"good."

Time is the most precious thing now, so Lin Han stopped worrying about it.

The reorganization didn't take long, and soon, the 3-M487 signal detector showed that there were changes in the huge black shadow.

It can be seen that the queen is really expanding her power. New Zergs keep breaking out from the shadows, growing like a snowball.

"How long will it take to complete the energy storage?"

A response came quickly from the space station: "It will take... a whole day."

A whole day.

After all, it is a weapon used to deal with the queen insect. Just storing energy without obstacles would almost drain one third of the central energy ring.

At this moment, no one can predict what will happen in a day, whether the queen will reproduce desperately, and to what extent these cannon fodder Zerg will expand.

"Boss," Lu Anhe said in the communication, "The warhead of the Galaxy Eye is a physical object, and according to calculations, it will definitely be able to attack the queen."

"But it is very likely that we can only eliminate the queen."

In other words, the Eye of the Galaxy cannot be a one-time solution. Even if the queen is destroyed and the Zerg's ability to reproduce is cut off, the various other Zerg derived from the queen still need to be dealt with.

However, the energy storage and firing of the Eye of the Galaxy alone would consume almost half of the fortress's energy. Even if the laser cannons and railguns were removed and low-energy weapons such as missiles were used as much as possible, there was no guarantee that all of them would be completely destroyed.

After all, maintaining mechas, starships, and space stations also requires energy.

There is also energy on the supply ship, but it is nothing compared to the fortress.

Unless we can find some way to catch the other party in one fell swoop.

The communicator was silent for a while, but soon new commands came in.

"Before the queen is eliminated, don't worry about energy consumption. Everything should be done with the priority of eliminating the queen."

"All formations return to their positions, starship cruise continues."

"Yes!" Lin Han waited for He Yunting to finish speaking, and returned to the second cockpit: "Then let's continue."

In the fortress, no one slept a wink that day.

As one of the best students in this training, Qi Jiamu was directly assigned to the most elite assault team. As the captain of the starship, Ye Ling was responsible for coordinating the planning with the commander-in-chief, while Lu Anhe integrated the defense system of the space station to ensure that no one could escape.

The changes began at night.

Seeing that group of black shadows expanding, finally a disobedient "child" could not stand the loneliness anymore - it was another kind of Zerg, whose scientific name in the Empire was called Noah worm.

This species is more special than ordinary Zerg. It is special because at first glance almost no one can associate it with Zerg - the Noah worm is ugly and strange, and except for its sharp mouthparts, there are no other characteristics of Zerg. In the non-aggressive form, people can only see a milky white species dripping with smelly mucus, with only one disgusting long and pointed mouthpart on its entire body.

When it enters combat mode, its characteristics will slowly emerge.

The mucus all over its body can turn into long tentacles with numerous threads, and the tentacles can pull itself to move quickly, or deform and soften at an extremely fast speed, wrapping up the enemy layer by layer. When a certain number of them are reached, they will explode with the things they are holding -

It looks like a suicide attack, but as long as they are not turned into powder, they can grow again and become the same as before.

The detector kept reporting the situation, and finally, late at night, a milky white jelly appeared on the screen...

With a loud "boom", the detector suddenly exploded!

The loud noise seemed to have opened the pages of the confrontation between the two sides. The shield was deployed almost immediately, and the assault troops reacted even faster. The mechas led by M2742 had already stood in front of the star gate.

"It's the Noah bug!" someone said in the communicator. "Be careful of what's left after its explosion. Be sure to check and clean it up!"

"You don't have to go back after cleaning." He Yunting said, "How long will the 'Eye of the Galaxy' last to charge?"

"There are still about four hours until the scheduled time."

"No need to wait until the energy is fully charged." He Yunting said, "The second formation will flank from the right, and the rest will follow me to attack from the front. The starships will be responsible for the long-range, and the defensive formations will pay attention to the cover."

"As for the space station..." He paused, "Divide half of the energy from the particle accelerator into the main gun to speed up the energy storage process. No matter how much energy is stored, it will be ready for launch within an hour."

He Yunting carefully embedded the key transmitted by Wen Zhao into the database of Galaxy Eye: "The key input is complete. This hour belongs to us."

He sat back in the first cockpit, his voice filled with rare relaxation: "Mr. Lin, we can start now."

M2742 took off into the air, and the Noah worms that were originally looking for their targets became excited instantly and rushed towards their prey at a speed invisible to the naked eye!

But the opponent seemed to have anticipated their trajectory long ago. The thrusters accelerated and bounced away instantly when they were about to be touched by the milky white thing. The next second, the other mechas on the right found the flaw and immediately fired several particle cannons in succession in this direction.

Some of the Noah worms were unable to dodge and were blown into pieces by the shots, while the remaining ones reacted quickly and split into tiny pieces, trying to cling to the tallest and largest mecha in the sky again.

The mecha held a lightsaber in its right arm. This was a great opportunity!

These shrunken milky white Noah worms quickly moved to the right arm of the mecha. Now, as long as they merged together, they could extend their tentacles to wrap around the mecha, and then...

"Bang!" Unfortunately, before these Noah worms could form into pieces, the right arms were equipped with impact bombs. The moment they climbed onto the mecha, they were blown into irreparable ashes by the ejected bombs!

"Destroy." Lin Han's smiling voice appeared in the communicator.

"Everyone, don't let your guard down. A new species of Queen will soon invade us."

Under the night sky, the shadow began to spread out gradually. Layers and circles of Zerg surrounded their queen, communicating with special frequencies and decibels that humans could not receive...

"Don't retreat!" Ye Ling gritted his teeth and pushed the joystick in front of him to the bottom. "Now, fire the vortex railgun!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the space station that responded to him started to activate its twin particle accelerators. When the densely packed Zerg thought that the space station on the left was the source of the attack and the black arrow ants had already erected their solid thick shields again, a beam of red light that illuminated the night sky flashed from the starship on the right.

"Just go and be an orphan underground!" Ye Ling was so excited that he couldn't help cursing. The attack power of the entire starship was concentrated at one place, knocking a hole in the thick shield that seemed impenetrable!

"'Eye of the Galaxy', get ready." When the time came, He Yunting knew that the space station would definitely obey orders and charge up the main guns. He gave the order without hesitation, "Countdown five seconds."

“5——”

The warriors on the starship activated their laser cannons and responded loudly.

“4——”

The soldiers on the space station stared at the dials in front of them.

“3——”

Lu Anhe activated Zeus's defense shield and joint formation to the maximum to prevent any unexpected situations from happening in the last few seconds.

“2——”

Lin Han had never seen such a large main gun before. He stared intently at the huge energy column that was emitting white light and illuminating the night sky not far away, as well as the warhead on the top that was about to open.

“1——”

He Yunting lowered his eyes and stared calmly at the source of evil in the dark shadow.

Boom boom——

It seemed that the star gate was about to be broken open by this main gun. All the mechas activated the anti-gravity stabilizers at the fastest speed in the shortest time, and the thrusters sprayed purple tail flames, bouncing back to the safest position.

Like the brightest streak of light, it fell straight towards the black shadow. The explosion sounded like the last elegy for the queen insect, causing it to disappear completely outside the fortress's star gate with its endless reproductive ability.

After the extreme explosion, there is extreme silence.

Of course, in addition to these, there was also the laughter of a young captain who forgot to turn off the communicator.

“Hahahahahahahaha, just be an orphan, bug—!”

“…”

But this time no one blamed him.

But defeating the queen is only the first step in defending the fortress.

In the following situation, although there were no new Zergs, the war was far more than that -

Apart from the first and second waves of steel beetles, black arrow ants and giant sandworms that were destroyed one by one, the Zerg Star did not seem to give up, and new Zerg fleets continued to leap from the Zerg Star.

"Are you sick? Why are they rushing over here when they don't have a mother?" On the third day, Ye Ling joined the ranks of cursing again.

However, no one responded to him now. There was no other reason. The soldiers had been fighting for three days, but new insects still kept coming.

It was as if something was driving them. They had to come to the Empire and cross the star gate. Even though they had already paid the price of losing their mother insect, they had to keep going...

Fortunately, the supply ship was well prepared this time, which avoided the embarrassing situation of shortage of supplies.

But this is not a solution after all.

Now the main guns have been used up at Wen Zhao's signal, and the rest depends on the formation itself.

But Lin Han still remembered the order regarding Wen Yu Zixing a few days ago. Five days is the final deadline. After five days, Wen Yu’s jump point will be blown up. This is also the time He Yunting gives himself.

But now...

It's already the fourth day.

What will the fifth day be like?

Lin Han's daily routine has been relatively regular these days, and the little dumpling who insisted on keeping up has finally stopped getting mecha-sick, but no one can take care of it.

The energy of the central ring is still being consumed, but the number of Zerg is still increasing.

It's like being stuck in a dead loop and not being able to find the way out.

On this day, He Yunting's formation once again blasted away countless waves of steel beetles that leaped in. After cooperating with three parties in the battle, they finally found a chance to catch their breath.

"How much energy is left in the central ring?"

"Not much left. Only... one fifth left."

One fifth is just enough energy to sustain the last day.

However, if these excited species are not dealt with, it will still be a thorny problem even if we return with the starship and the fleet.

Judging from the close communications, Wen Yu's sub-star is currently in good condition, and Lu Huai also keeps the five-day deadline in mind.

So now there is only one day left.

There is a new species of Zerg that has leaped in. From the perspective of both sides, this is a fight to the death. But the problem now is that one side cannot truly break through the star gate without the Queen, while the energy of the other side is still being consumed, as if waiting to be exhausted.

It seems like an unbreakable deadlock.

Although the fortress is currently the place where the empire's energy is most concentrated, and the central energy ring is a recyclable energy storage device, that is, the consumed energy will be restored over time.

However, this "time" will probably have to wait for several years.

Judging from the current situation, the fortress's Galaxy Eye main gun has been fired, and it is almost impossible to start storing energy again. First, the Zerg are now scattered, and even if they really ask Wen Zhao for the key again, the huge energy consumption will be disproportionate to the effect; second, the energy consumption at this moment is barely enough for the starship and space station, and it will take even longer to bear such a large amount of energy storage again.

But the deadlock will eventually be broken.

On the night of the fourth day, whether it was the mechas, space stations or starships, they all continued to defend the fortress.

After all, the queen has died, and there are too few Zerg with high intelligence.

So no one knows what exactly happened that night.

Only a few inconspicuous supply ships passed by amid the sound of gunfire and the darkness.

The fifth day soon arrived.

"He Yunting," Lin Han felt a clear decline in his physical and mental strength during the break, so he called his name and took the initiative to say, "Give me a nutrient."

After all, no matter how bad this thing tastes, you can't get rid of it, and now is not the time to be shy.

Lin Han took off his goggles, walked out of his cockpit, and took the opened nutrient solution from He Yunting.

"Thank you." He smiled at He Yunting with his eyes curved, frowned slightly, and swallowed the tube of stuff very straightforwardly.

"Mr. Lin, would you like to take a nap?" He Yunting confirmed the current situation and turned his head to say to Lin Han.

Lin Han still had the mouthpiece of the nutrient in his mouth and shook his head: "I'm fine. I overslept yesterday."

When He Yunting transferred the supply ship to the space station last night, he was so sleepy that he curled up in the mecha and took a long nap.

When they woke up, the supply ship had been lured away under the cover of gunfire, and in the eyes of the Zerg stationed outside, it seemed that there was no change in the core of everyone.

When Lin Han thought of this, he suddenly recalled that in order to ensure that everything was foolproof, He Yunting seemed to have stayed up all night yesterday.

He felt a tingling pain in his heart again. Even the most powerful Alpha couldn't stand it. He had not slept since he started leading the attack. Even when he was most tired, he only rested his eyes for fifteen minutes with his head resting. At that time, Lin Han quietly touched his hand and found that even in his short light sleep, He Yunting had never let go of the battle in his heart.

But even though he knew he could hear it, He Yunting still said nothing to him.

He threw away the packaging of the nutrient solution and just returned to his cockpit. Before he closed the door, he saw He Yunting click on the screen twice and take out an injection from the storage box.

injection?

Perhaps it was because of fixed thinking, Lin Han didn't think much about it, but his hand on the hatch froze. He called He Yunting's name and asked him: "Do you want to use the nutrient supplement too?"

"Um."

"Do you need any help?"

He Yunting looked back at him, then calmly opened the sealed package, and as if he was afraid that Lin Han would worry, he responded, "It's okay."

Lin Han nodded: "Okay."

He knew that some nutrients with higher concentrations would be absorbed too slowly if taken directly. In special cases, especially those specifically provided by Alpha, they would be made into injections in order to achieve faster results. The concentration of these nutrients was much higher than that of Omega nutrients.

He saw He Yunting leaning against the cockpit, with his sleeves rolled up, revealing his cold blue veins. When he saw the sharp needle, Lin Han subconsciously closed his eyes - he wanted to ask He Yunting if it hurt, but he felt that it was unnecessary to ask such a question at this time, so he hesitated for a moment and still did not speak.

Lin Han wanted to return to his seat, but when he glanced out of the corner of his eye, he saw He Yunting taking another injection and tilting his head to look at him...

He keenly noticed that there was a hint of hesitation and guilt in He Yunting's eyes.

These are already injectable nutrient supplements. Is it necessary to inject two or more at such a high concentration?

Why did He Yunting subconsciously look at me? Was he afraid that I would notice something?

Thinking of this, Lin Han's heart tightened. He opened the door of his own cab and quickly walked towards He Yunting. As expected, the other party was stunned. There was a hint of concealment in his movements, and he hid the injection behind him.

Without looking at the packaging, Lin Han guessed what it was just by this action.

It's not a nutritional supplement at all.

I actually forgot this.

Such a high consumption of physical and mental strength, and more than five days of sleepless nights, and also commanding subordinates and operating mechas...

Anyone else would probably freeze up physically and mentally.

No wonder.

Lin Han suddenly felt bitter.

Indeed, there have never been any gods.

"It's a muscle-release agent." Lin Han pursed his lips tightly, but his voice was still trembling.

Lin Han had only seen this kind of thing on the news.

It’s not that this thing is banned now, but unless it is needed for medical treatment, few people use it except the military.

Because the disadvantages are too great.

High-concentration muscle sustained-release agents can allow users to temporarily restore their body and muscle functions in a very short period of time, and the effect is immediate.

Of course, the cost is also obvious.

Although the situation is urgent, if the injection is not controlled, excessive accumulation of sustained-release agents in the body and excessive consumption of mental energy will cause even the most powerful Alpha to suffer from the backlash of this drug. At the very least, the muscles will atrophy irreversibly, at the worst, they will develop fibrosis, and may even become completely disabled.

He Yunting had just finished an injection and had no time to deal with it, so the bleeding spots on his arm could not be stopped in time.

The embarrassment of being caught made him unable to pay attention to such details, and blood flowed down his forearm.

It felt like something was grabbing Lin Han's throat. Just looking at it made him feel like he was having difficulty breathing.

"You lied to me." The bright red color became glaring in Lin Han's vision. His pupils shrank suddenly, and when he spoke again, there was some grievance in his voice, "You said it was a nutrient."

"I can drive." Lin Han reached out and wiped the blood off He Yunting's skin. "You go to the second cab, I'll do it..."

Before he could finish his words, he was embraced by the other party.

"I'm sorry." He Yunting apologized first. His voice was low and hoarse, with an undisguised tiredness, "I'm fine."

"You're still fine after using this stuff!"

Lin Han didn't know how to describe his feelings. He was actually angry because He Yunting didn't want to tell him. Compared to this, he just felt more distressed for him now.

It was precisely because Lin Han knew what he had been through in the past few days that he couldn't even bear to blame him.

But……

His voice got louder, his eyes red with excitement: "If I hadn't seen it, how many more shots would you have wanted to take? Three? Five?"

He Yunting had no way to explain himself, and he didn't know how to comfort the usually gentle young man. He could only stretch out his right hand and continue to press Lin Han into his arms. There was a rare sense of guilt in his voice. The commander who had remained calm in the face of thousands of troops was now frantically rubbing the young man's soft black hair, apologizing non-stop: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

【sorry. 】

【Did I do something wrong? 】

[I can still hold on, but Mr. Lin needs to rest. 】

His thoughts were in turmoil. When Lin Han heard it, he couldn't say he was angry, but he felt so overwhelmed with emotion that he simply opened his mouth and bit the other person's shoulder.

Lin Han was reluctant to use force, he just wanted to use this meaningless action to dispel his current emotions. He relaxed and continued, "I'm not tired. I have had enough rest these days. I can go to the first cockpit."

"I'm fine, really." He Yunting's voice became softer and softer, but he still didn't agree. In the end, he almost used coaxing to talk to her, "Be good, baby."

"you……"

Lin Han was stunned for a moment and smelled a very faint ebony scent with a soothing scent.

Although he knew that He Yunting was just comforting him and that there was no other meaning behind releasing a little pheromone, Lin Han still raised his head uneasily: "He Yunting."

"You, you... don't use pheromones to seduce me. If you dare to do this..."

It seems like there's nothing I can do.

But the more Lin Han thought about it, the more anxious he became. When he let go of the other person's shoulders, he finally cried, "Are you going to do it again?"

He snatched the injection from He Yunting's other hand and threw it away, then hugged him back more nervously than the other party: "We missed each other once, and you have forgotten me for so many years. I finally found me back, and you want to lose me again! "

"I'm not a flower in a greenhouse. I know you love me. Since you are willing to take me on the mecha, why do you still want to bear everything by yourself at this time..."

He knew that he shouldn't lose his temper now, but Lin Han just felt sad. He tried to hold back his tears, but he felt so aggrieved that the corners of his mouth kept turning down. The tip of his nose and eye sockets were red, and tears gathered at the corners of his eyes but did not fall down for a long time.

"I don't ask you why you didn't try to find me at that time. I understand your character and I know you were trying to protect me. But, He Yunting, I am different now. I am not that ignorant student anymore. I am your lover.

"Is there anything we haven't done yet? Come on, mark me completely. If you bite me hard, will you not push me away when I'm in danger and not say anything when you're exhausted?"

He felt more and more wronged, and his tears increased.

He originally wanted to raise his head and talk to He Yunting properly, but as soon as he raised his neck, the tears began to fall silently. His originally fair and delicate face was instantly covered with tear marks. Just one look at He Yunting made him feel so uncomfortable that his heart was torn.

"Have you ever thought about what to do in the future?" Since she was already crying, Lin Han simply repeated as a vent, "Have you ever thought about what I'm going to do?"

"I know I'm willful, and I know you have to protect the lives of millions of people in the empire... I know they need you..." Lin Han's voice became smaller and smaller, and it was almost inaudible at the end.

"But I need it too."

“Please, don’t use the sustained-release agent, and don’t push me away.” Lin Han raised his face hazily, his eyes blurred by tears, unable to see the person in front of him clearly, “I can obviously… obviously do it.”

"I want you to know that the mental power of an Omega is also very strong, and can help you share a large part of the pressure." Lin Han was so choked by tears that he could not speak clearly. He sobbed and said seriously and firmly, "Then, then I will take a step back. I will still give you the first cockpit, but I don't want the mental power connection. I can do it by myself."

Seeing that He Yunting still didn't speak, Lin Han eagerly grabbed his collar with his hand. The empire's most outstanding mecha master was like a child at this moment. All the calmness and gentleness he had shown towards outsiders before were gone, and he even tactlessly smeared his tears on the other person's clothes.

"You can also rely on me..." Lin Han spoke while crying, his whole face wrinkled, and his upper lip was slightly red and swollen.

“…Is that okay?”

Probably less than a minute passed.

Lin Han later thought that this was probably one of the longest minutes in He Yunting's life.

He finally stopped carrying everything on his own, was finally willing to stand by him in the face of danger, finally tried to get love in return, and finally understood that Lin Han was just like him, and just wanted to give his heart to the other person without reservation.

But Lin Han can't feel anything else now.

He only felt He Yunting hugging him tighter and tighter, kissing away all his tears devoutly and tenderly, and then carrying him back to his cockpit.

He heard He Yunting talking to him.

well.

Don't cry, I will agree to anything you ask for.

We are invincible.

The author has something to say: Haha

(makes a sound that represents vicissitudes and not a drop left)

But I won't lose ten pounds if I post this chapter, hmm

There are modifications in the middle!

I thought about this plot again and again and still didn't delete it. Don't blame Lao He, he will change it qwq

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