Chapter 78 Chapter 78
Jinwen hasn't slept for three days.
The plan to penetrate deep into the enemy's territory in the recent battle failed. He lost an eye and one of his legs was very likely disabled. If his comrades had not arrived in time and rescued him back to the battleship, he would have died.
But now he felt that he was not far from death.
The Feizhi people blocked their retreat and they were surrounded.
No one probably expected that in just three years since the unexpected death of the Crown Prince of the Empire, Feizhixing would secretly develop S-class mecha weapons and then point their guns at Snaxing as soon as possible.
At this time, the atmosphere in the battleship conference room was tense.
Arguing, questioning, changing plans and routes again and again... everyone was exhausted.
Jin Wen lay numbly on the ground. He watched his father rush out of the conference room, frantically trying to contact the Federation but getting no response, and sighed.
This is already their third confrontation with Fei Zhixing. They have always been at a disadvantage. This time, there is a high possibility that they will be completely wiped out.
They are finished.
After an unknown amount of time, the marshal finally had to accept the fact that he was alone and helpless. His hands began to tremble: "How could this happen... How could this happen..."
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"If Anxius was here, if it was him, he would definitely be able to destroy the weapon. If he wasn't dead, the situation wouldn't be like this now... Oh my God..."
Hearing that name, Jin Wen was startled. He couldn't help but think of another person who died on the same day, that little person who had just started his life...
He pulled the corners of his mouth open with force, and laughed for the first time since he was injured: "Father, he is already dead. The dead cannot be resurrected. Have you forgotten this? Let's not rush. We will be able to meet each other soon."
The marshal was choked by his words. He was so angry that his veins were throbbing, but he couldn't refute it.
What they need most now is someone who can destroy the S-class mecha weapons of Feizhi Star, but now no one with combat skills in the entire Sna Star can do it, and those who can do it are dead.
The emperor three years ago would never have imagined that Feizhixing would possess such a terrifying weapon that could catch them off guard.
"Joseph... and Joseph!" The marshal had already begun to try all kinds of methods, "Joseph is Antheus's biological brother. Maybe, maybe he can..."
"Don't dream. Have you forgotten Joseph's recent defeat so quickly?" Jin Wen mercilessly mocked his father. "Even if Anxius is resurrected now, I bet that His Majesty will still kill him after using him to wipe out Feizhi Star. However, this time, the development of special mechas will be accelerated... Whether it is the throne or the people, His Majesty will always choose the former."
"Shut up! Do you know what you are saying? Are you crazy?"
"He's almost dead, and almost crazy... Father, even if we lose this time, His Majesty will escape from Sna in time and go to another planet to hide! Don't you see it clearly? He is not worthy of being a monarch! Ansius' death and disability are all related to him!" After Yumi's death, Jinwen couldn't get over it for a long time. He used all his energy and connections to investigate, but he found out all the unusual things about Ansius's murder.
When Ansius was about to win the war, he was suddenly hit by a stray bullet in the weak spot of his original form. The doctor who could have saved him died unexpectedly. When he returned to Sna Star for treatment, his injuries became extremely serious and he became disabled ever since.
Even if Joseph wanted to harm him, he didn't have the ability to influence the people around Antheus. The only one who could do that was... only the emperor.
"Father, I've been away from home for so long, you know very well why I'm willing to come back this time. I did it to live up to my uniform, but the master of Sna Star has let down his people, his children, and all those who died in the raid three years ago..." Jin Wen clenched his fists, his tone filled with unprecedented resentment, perhaps because his life was about to come to an end, he had nothing to worry about, "It's ridiculous, as an emperor, he actually helped the enemy clear obstacles just to guard against that ridiculous fatalism... I wish I could kill him with my own hands now!"
"Evil creature!" The marshal turned pale with fear at his words, "The prince just had an accident back then! It was an accident!"
Jin Wen looked at him with a smile, but he thought it was boring and stopped talking.
The marshal paced back and forth, breathing heavily in anxiety. He seemed to want to scold Jinwen for his treason, but when he saw his son's scarred body, he couldn't utter a word.
For so many years, he only remembered to be loyal to the emperor no matter what. He didn't want to stand on the wrong side, didn't want to make a mistake... But the facts proved that he was wrong from the beginning.
After a long silence, the marshal took a deep look at the vast galaxy outside, and seemed to have made up his mind. He closed his eyes and said word by word:
"Listen, we are not dead yet. Even if we die, we will die on the battlefield, not by the emperor's execution... We can't hold on for much longer, and now is not the time to argue about whether the emperor is right or wrong. The route back has been blocked, and the reinforcements haven't arrived yet. They want to force us to run out of ammunition and food... So, our only hope now is to seek help from the nearest garbage planet."
Jin Wen paused and looked at his father in disbelief, as if he thought the other party was joking.
"I'm serious. In the past few years, it seems that a powerful figure has emerged on Garbage Star. He is their current emperor. All the scattered forces are subject to him... There is also a large interstellar mercenary team. As long as they are paid, they will do anything."
Jin Wen had also heard about this matter, but he had never taken it seriously before. He frowned and said, "You are not talking about the emperor of the Garbage Planet named Nanbowan Yangxu Luoski, are you?"
Because of this name, he once thought that the emperor was joking.
"Yes, it's him!" The marshal said solemnly, "You go and do this. No matter who dies in battle, we have done our best."
Jinwen wanted to say something when he saw his father suddenly approaching. His movements were so swift that before he could react, his mouth and nose were covered with a piece of cloth.
He sensed something and began to struggle violently, but after a while, his whole body went limp uncontrollably.
Jinwen opened his eyes wide, as if he wanted to see his father's expression clearly, but he could only see a vague shadow.
"I'm sorry, Jinwen. I have arranged a small spaceship and someone will take you away. You must go find the emperor of Junk Star. Even if it can only delay the invasion of Feizhi Star for one day, with one more day, maybe there will be a way." This was the last bit of hope he had for the royal family of Sna Star.
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"Goodbye, hold on until the last moment." Father's voice seemed to come from far away.
Jinwen felt dizzy and couldn't think of anything else. He instinctively wanted to say something, but his body didn't listen to him at all. He felt someone lifting him up, he felt his body moving, he felt numb all over, and he soon lost all consciousness.
It's like being dead.
He would rather be the one to die this time.
If I die, I don’t know if I will see Yumi...
Jinwen felt like he was sleeping at the bottom of the sea. Time gradually became blurred. It seemed like only a moment had passed, and yet it seemed like a century had passed...
After endless nothingness, suddenly, his body felt a sharp pain, the surroundings became extremely hot, and noisy sounds came overwhelmingly, almost piercing his eardrums -
For a moment, he thought he was caught by Feizhixing's people, but the next second, he heard a soft, familiar, angelic voice:
"There's someone here! There's someone here, it's so dark...ah, it's almost cooked, come and put out the fire!"
Yumi?
…He died, so did he go to heaven?
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