The city of clear skies.
The whole city was in chaos, and countless panicked residents ran towards the air-raid shelters.
People living near the outer ring and suburbs drove away desperately!
The soldiers of the Tianqing Legion tried their best to maintain order, but it was useless. Instead, they received mass orders from the City Lord Baishao.
"Evacuate immediately and go to the nearest military air-raid shelter. This is a military order. Those who disobey will be treated as deserters."
…
Underground command center.
Bai Lanxin said to City Lord Bai Shao with anger on her face.
"Father, did you give the order? There are still many people who haven't evacuated to the air-raid shelter."
"Yes, I know."
City Lord Bai Shao answered like an old man in his twilight years, as if he had aged many years in an instant.
Bai Lanxin looked at her father's old and tired face and was speechless for a moment. She felt as if her throat was blocked.
Bai Shao touched Bai Lanxin's head, forced a smile and said.
"It's okay. I'll take care of the bad guys."
Bai Lanxin's eyes suddenly turned red.
At this moment, the person in charge of alert shouted nervously.
"Lord City Lord, here we come!"
"Fire all intercepting weapons!"
City Lord Bai Shao gave the order without hesitation.
At this moment, the ground in various areas of Clear Sky City was opened, revealing a large number of launchers. At the same time, on the main streets, anti-aircraft missile vehicles entered combat status one after another.
The firepower points on the anti-aircraft turrets are also activated!
On some of the taller buildings in the City of Clear Sky, you can even see several KPI personnel standing there looking up at the sky, trying to fight the impending doomsday with their flesh and blood.
Above the clouds.
A hypersonic missile came at an extremely high speed, its slender missile body began to disintegrate, and the warhead began to accelerate at the terminal end.
The entire warhead was like a stream of light, breaking through the clouds at an extremely fast speed and heading towards the Clear Sky City.
Click!
At this moment, in the City of Clear Sky, countless missiles were launched into the sky, and anti-aircraft guns and other anti-aircraft weapons were firing at full power.
Countless points of light rose into the sky.
Unfortunately it was useless, the warhead was moving too fast and the radar couldn't lock onto it at all.
In an instant, the warhead fell directly into the Clear Sky City.
boom!
In an instant, a huge sun rose up, and a destructive shock wave swept across. Buildings and cars along the way were destroyed, and the fleeing people were directly vaporized.
…
The City of Sunken Stars.
Missile launchers and silos were opened one after another.
One after another, advanced interceptor missiles brought back from another world were launched into the air. These missiles broke through the clouds and attacked the missiles that were falling rapidly.
Inside the space monitoring command room.
Liu Qing was getting crazy looking at the red boxes indicating failed interceptions.
Long Yanze sat calmly on the chair, as steady as a mountain.
"High-altitude interception failed! They are coming towards us!"
the operator shouted in horror.
At this time, Long Yan just raised his bracelet and clicked it. In an instant, all power in Chenxing City was cut off, and all energy was supplied to a huge special equipment underground.
At this moment, the City of Shenxing was shrouded in an energy barrier.
Boom!
The warhead hit the energy barrier instantly!
A huge impact swept across.
…
Xiguang No. 1 underground city, surface.
Missiles were ejected from rows of launch ports and flew high into the sky.
At this time, the body of the missile began to crack, revealing the terminal warhead. Compared with the warheads that attack other areas, the warhead of this missile is a special ground-penetrating type, designed to deal a devastating blow to the underground city.
The terminal warhead began to accelerate wildly, and one interceptor missile after another passed by it.
Just when it seemed that Xiguang No. 1 Underground City was about to be destroyed, the ground suddenly cracked.
A red beam of light shot straight into the sky and hit the bullet directly.
boom!
Then a dazzling sun exploded in the air, and the impact of destruction swept across.
Xiguang Dungeon No. 2.
In the combat command room, Admiral Lin Yin looked at the radar screen nervously.
"General, here we come!"
The sergeant in charge of the operation was also extremely nervous and reported to Lin Yin.
"Launch all interception weapons and activate the iron wall! Everyone prepare for the impact."
Lin Yin clenched his fists, raised his head and gave the final order.
"yes!"
Everyone responded.
At this moment, Xiguang Dungeon No. 2.
Rows of opened launch ports poured out missiles one after another into the air.
Unsurprisingly, these missiles could not be intercepted at all, and the technological gap was very obvious.
But at this moment, rows of alloy barriers with spikes appeared on the ground above the Xiguang No. 2 underground city.
The warhead came at high speed and hit the barrier instantly.
The warhead exploded with a bang!
Boom!
…
Inside the underground command room of the City of Glory.
City Lord Wang Hao and City Lord Wang Song stared at the operation interface.
Red prompt boxes appeared one after another.
"Warning: Interceptor missile No. 242 has lost its target."
"Warning: Unable to lock onto target!"
…
"The city lord can't stop it!"
The operating sergeant shouted in extreme fear.
Wang Song suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, his eyes went dark, the whole world spun, and his body fell backwards.
"Father!"
Wang Hao panicked and supported City Lord Wang Song.
At this moment, the warhead instantly fell into the glorious city, and a huge explosion rose straight into the sky!
…
City of Stars, Ring 1, Star Bridge, Strategic Defense Center Command Room.
Shen Qiu hurried over with Yun Xiaoxi and a few others, and when they entered the command room.
Speaker Oroko, Ogusa, Zhuo En and others were all present.
General Hebika stood in front of the operating table, his eyes bloodshot and his body trembling.
"What's going on now?"
Shen Qiu asked.
Oroco said to Shen Qiu in a deep voice.
"AI Serni has just completed an assessment. The missile launched by the enemy is very advanced. Even Star Eye cannot capture its movements in real time. The success rate of long-distance interception is very low. It is recommended to intercept at the end."
"I see."
Shen Qiu took a deep breath.
Artificial intelligence Selni emerged and spoke to everyone.
“Here it comes!”
Shen Qiu and the others were all very nervous.
At this moment, countless anti-aircraft weapons in the City of Stars opened fire at full power!
Click!
Countless missiles, light beams, and artillery shells rose up continuously like bright stars.
The entire sky was instantly covered by countless warheads.
Boom!
One, two, three, four dazzling suns exploded in the sky!
The destructive impact swept across, and the thunder of the explosion caused ripples to appear on the entire surface of the energy barrier.
In the command room, Hebika shouted in shock and anger.
"One was missed!"
When Shen Qiu and others heard what Hebika said, their hearts skipped a beat.
Artificial intelligence Selney then issued an order.
"Computing power overclocked, target locked, Tower of Doom, God's Command, launch attack!"
In an instant, the thousand-meter-high Tower of Doom, God's Command, began to operate.
All the lines in the entire mechanical tower lit up with a blue halo, and the entire tower emitted a strong light.
Next second.
Click!
A devastating blue lightning instantly blasted into the sky.
The warhead that escaped the net was hit instantly, and a dazzling sun exploded in the sky twenty kilometers away from the City of Stars.
The huge shock wave spread out, and the glass of all the buildings in the outer city of the City of Stars and the windows of the vehicles on the streets shattered!
Some residents in the house who did not have time to escape to the air-raid shelter covered their foreheads and screamed in pain, with blood dripping from their ears.
…
Star Bridge Strategic Defense Center Command Room.
Shen Qiu, Speaker of the Oroco Council, and everyone were on tenterhooks. The huge command room seemed unusually quiet at this moment, and no one spoke a word.
At this time, the artificial intelligence Selney spoke in a pleasant voice.
"The interception is complete. All five high-speed missiles of unknown models that attacked Star City have been destroyed."
"A rough damage assessment is underway!"
"Reminder: A total of 270,000 different types of interceptor missiles were launched this round..."
"Reminder: Buildings and public facilities from the Fourth Ring Road to the Tenth Ring Road were damaged, and the number of injured and dead is unknown!"
…
Shen Qiu and others heaved a sigh of relief when they heard what the artificial intelligence Selni said.
Some non-commissioned officers were so excited that they shed tears.
“We did it!”
“Win!”
…
Just when everyone was rejoicing at having survived the disaster, Oroco spoke coldly.
"Quiet!"
For a moment, everyone present was stunned, and then they all shut their mouths.
Oroko said coldly.
"Serni, can you contact other cities?"
When Shen Qiu and others heard Oroco's words, they immediately realized that it was not just the City of Stars that was attacked. Other cities did not have the same abnormal defensive firepower as the City of Stars.
All the worries that had been put down were lifted up again, and his face became extremely solemn.
"Sending information to the City of Sunken Stars, the Free City of St. Peter, the City of Clear Sky..."
Artificial intelligence Selney replied.
Time passed second by second, and Selni did not receive any information feedback.
"Boss, could it be that all the other cities have been destroyed?"
Chen Ye was extremely frightened and asked Shen Qiu in a low voice.
"I have no idea."
Shen Qiu's face didn't look very good either. The probability that Chen Ye mentioned was not impossible.
After all, they saw with their own eyes how powerful the missiles launched by the enemy were, and they were able to break through the saturated air defense firepower network of the City of Stars.
Fortunately, their worries were quickly dispelled.
Artificial intelligence Serni replied.
"We received information feedback from the City of Sunken Stars. The City of Sunken Stars activated a special energy barrier and successfully resisted the enemy's attack. However, due to the limited power of the energy shield, it eventually shattered, causing some buildings to be impacted. The number of casualties is currently unknown."
When Shen Qiu heard what Selni said, he heaved a sigh of relief. It was great that the Red Alliance's main city was fine.
He then asked.
"What about other cities in the Red Alliance?"
“It is being verified.”
Selni replied immediately.
At this time, Speaker of the Oroco Council waved his hand and said to Selni.
"No need to go through so much trouble. Open up the Star Eye signal to all people and devices so they can access it unconditionally!"
"yes!"
Artificial intelligence Serni responded immediately.
Upon seeing this, Chen Ye and others raised their wristbands and logged onto the forum. With the full coverage of the Internet, if other cities were fine, the residents there would definitely go online.
As a result, as soon as they logged onto the Internet, they saw countless help posts popping up like viruses.
Shen Qiu raised his bracelet and immediately called Bai Mucheng.
Beep~
The call was able to go through, but no one answered.
Shen Qiu frowned and then hung up the phone. Although Bai Mucheng didn't answer the phone, the fact that the call was connected meant that she was probably fine.
However, at this moment Shen Qiu suddenly remembered the City of Clear Sky, so he turned his head and looked at Chen Ye and shouted.
"Chen Ye!"
"Yes, Boss!"
Chen Ye was also startled by Shen Qiu's sudden shout.
"Have Dean Zhao Anyuan and Zhao Lian come to live in the City of Stars?"
"Yes, yes, boss, don't worry, we have implemented all these matters."
Chen Ye replied hurriedly.
When Shen Qiu heard Chen Ye's words, his anxious heart eased a little, but he immediately thought of Bai Lanxin.
That girl would never leave the Clear Sky City. Thinking of this, Shen Qiu immediately called her.
Beep~
The communication was not connected.
Shen Qiu hung up and called again, but still no one answered.
So he raised his bracelet and logged into the forum to search for posts related to Clear Sky City.
As a result, he searched thousands of results in an instant. Shen Qiu glanced over and saw a familiar name: Li Yuan.
Shen Qiu immediately clicked on Li Yuan’s post and saw several photos attached.
The photo shows a ruin with charred and broken bricks and solidified metal lumps everywhere. The fire is spreading and burning everywhere, and the air is filled with pungent smoke and dust.
Shen Qiu took a deep breath, suppressed his beating heart, and turned to the next photo.
In the photo, you can see that the entire Clear Sky City is like a doomsday ruin. Its former glory is no longer there.
…
Li Yuan wrote a passage weakly in eye-catching words on the post.
"The interception by Clear Sky City failed. The losses are incalculable. The death toll is incalculable. A large number of people hiding in the air-raid shelters were buried. They are in urgent need of rescue..."
Shen Qiu became more silent as he read these words.
"Boss, Clear Sky City couldn't hold out."
Chen Ye also saw the tragic situation in Clear Sky City and spoke to Shen Qiu with sobs.
"I see."
Shen Qiu replied in a hoarse voice.
Although he now lives in the City of Stars and has not returned to the City of Clear Sky for many years, it is his hometown after all, and he didn't expect it to end like this.
Tang Kexin on the side also became very silent. Although she didn't like the Clear Sky City, there was nothing there worth her staying for.
But it was gone just like that, and she was deeply touched.
"Shen Qiu, are you okay?"
Yun Xiaoxi looked at Shen Qiu worriedly.
"It's okay, don't worry, let's see what the situation is like in other cities?"
Shen Qiu replied hoarsely.
At this time Qi Dong said to Shen Qiu with some hesitation.
"Boss, Brilliant City is also not holding up. The situation is similar to that of Clear Sky City, and there is also bad news."
"What bad news?"
When Shen Qiu heard Qi Dong's words, his heart became even heavier.
"When the city of Brilliant City was hit, the Lord Wang Song of Brilliant City died of cerebral hemorrhage due to anger."
Qi Dong said with a sigh.
When Shen Qiu heard this, he sighed and then turned his head to ask.
"Where are the Xiguang 1 and Xiguang 2 dungeons?"
"Boss, I checked. Xiguang Dungeon No. 1 was taken down. They seemed to have used a special beam weapon to blow it up in mid-air. Xiguang Dungeon No. 2 was barely taken down. They used an iron wall defense and detonated the enemy's attack on the ground, but it caused a partial collapse and the number of casualties cannot be counted."
Chen Ye reported the latest situation to Shen Qiu in a simple and clear manner.
After listening to Chen Ye's report, Shen Qiu felt a little dazed, even though everything was fine not long ago.
As a result, in less than half an hour, bad news was everywhere.
Then he heard Ogsa's angry voice.
"What is Biqier from the City of Ofakan doing? How dare he survive!"
Shen Qiu raised his head and looked over, only to see that Ogsa had changed from his usual calmness and looked extremely furious. General Hebika and others did not dare to say a word.
Tang Kexin simply explained to Shen Qiu.
"Of the three remaining cities of the Blue Alliance, the Free City of Saint Peter and the City of Agarad were able to hold on. Agarad was held on by manpower, with an extremely powerful Awakener killing himself in mid-air along with the incoming warheads. However, the City of Ofakan, which was in a state of turmoil, failed to hold on, and that city accommodated a large number of people."
At this time, Oroko said to Ogusa in a cold voice.
“That’s enough!”
When Ogsa saw his father speak, he suppressed his anger.
Oroco then looked at Shen Qiu and asked with a twinkling gaze.
"City Lord Shen, what do you think we should do next?"
For a moment, everyone in the command room focused their attention on Shen Qiu.
In fact, Oroco certainly knew what to do next, but he still asked Shen Qiu.
On the one hand, it is because Shen Qiu is the city lord, and on the other hand, Oroco wants to confirm whether Shen Qiu is qualified to deal with the upcoming crisis with him.
Sometimes a stupid teammate is more deadly than a god-like enemy.
Shen Qiu took a deep breath and suppressed all the negative emotions in his heart, including sadness, pain, and hatred. He raised his head, looked into Oroko's eyes, and spoke calmly.
"Although we have intercepted the enemy's super weapon attack, the real war has just begun. The enemy's large army will soon be at the gates of the city. This is a war that will determine our life or death. There is no third possibility. Either we defeat the enemy and make them unable to return. Or we will be destroyed and wiped out from the blue planet."
After hearing Shen Qiu's words, General Hebika and others became very solemn.
Ogusa was also touched by Shen Qiu's words, and then he asked.
"So what are we going to do?"
"Abandon all illusions and go all out to prepare for war. Everyone should be clear about one thing. Both the Red Alliance and the Blue Alliance are currently struggling to take care of themselves. We cannot expect any reinforcements. And judging from the strength of the enemy's attack, we can tell that the City of Stars is definitely the target of the enemy's full-scale destruction."
Shen Qiu replied to Ogusa.
"Well said!"
Speaker of the Oroco Council was very satisfied with Shen Qiu's words.
"Then we will go all out to prepare for the match. As long as we unite as one, victory will surely belong to us."
Ogusa encouraged everyone present.
"yes!"
Everyone responded excitedly.
Oroko then said to everyone.
"Let's discuss the specific preparation plan. Selni, show us the entire Star City and the external area map!"
"yes!"
When the artificial intelligence Selni heard what Speaker Oroko said, it immediately displayed the holographic map.
Shen Qiu and others all gathered in front of the holographic map.
Oroco pointed to the western area of the City of Stars and said.
"The location where the singularity overlaps is on the west side of the City of Stars. If nothing unexpected happens, the enemy's mechanical corps should come directly from the west."
"In this case, the west will become the main battlefield, and the northwest and southwest directions of the City of Stars will also be severely impacted!"
Shen Qiu replied in a deep voice.
"That's right, Selni. How long is it expected to take for the enemy's troops to reach the City of Stars?"
Speaker Oroko said with a slight nod.
"It is impossible to make an accurate estimate. The enemy has used a special jammer. StarEye and all reconnaissance satellites are unable to lock onto the target. We can only make a rough estimate based on the distance and the enemy's mobility. The estimated time is very inaccurate!"
Selni responded.
"A rough estimate is fine, roughly how long it will take."
Shen Qiu looked at Selni and asked.
"It is estimated to be around 13 hours and 40 minutes, with a possible error of about 3 hours."
Selney finally gave a very vague time.
“Time is tight!”
Yun Xiaoxi and the others looked unhappy when they heard Selni give the time.
"What's coming will eventually come, so let's not discuss that for now. Now there is a question, should we evacuate the residents of the western residential area outside the City of Stars?"
Ogsa asked irritably.
"We need to evacuate them. Of course, this is not just for their safety. If they continue to stay in the western area, we will be hesitant when we respond to the battle. So I suggest opening the air-raid shelters in the ten rings and letting them hide in them."
Shen Qiu suggested with a distinguished look in his eyes.
"Okay, evacuate everyone, and then send troops to establish defensive positions in the western region. Try to seal the battlefield outside and prevent it from affecting the City of Stars. If the City of Stars is destroyed, it will be a pipe dream to rebuild it in our current state!"
Speaker Oroco agreed to Shen Qiu's proposal and proposed to establish a defense line in the western region.
"Sir, I am willing to lead the team to set up a defense line immediately!"
General Nosavega said solemnly.
"OK!"
Speaker Oroko then approved it.
Shen Qiu touched his forehead with a headache. Logically, he should have sent someone of similar weight to Nosavega to lead the troops to form a group. However, due to the problems with the Red Alliance before, a large number of experts left.
He doesn't have many people he can mobilize, and the front-line defense position really needs a tough guy to build.
So Shen Qiu pondered again and again, and finally gave the order.
"Let Envoy Lei Jingxing go to the western region first to jointly build a defense line."
"The order has been given."
Artificial intelligence Selni immediately gave the order.
Ogsa said in a deep voice.
"There is another very serious problem."
"What's the problem?"
Shen Qiu and others raised their heads and looked at Ogusa.
Ogsa asked seriously.
"What about those Awakened Ones who are in quarantine? They are our backbone. Should we continue to confine them or release them?"
Shen Qiu and Speaker of the Oroco Council were also very conflicted when they heard Ogusa's question.
In fact, neither of them had forgotten those awakened people who were isolated, but they both tacitly agreed not to mention it. The reason was very simple: they hadn't thought it through.
"Lord Oroko, Lord Shen Qiu! We are now facing an enemy whose technological civilization far exceeds ours. We don't have an advantage over them in the first place. If we don't release the Awakeners, we will be fighting the enemy with our arms tied up!"
Dominic immediately expressed his opinion.
After hearing this, Hebi Ka immediately retorted.
"No, we have finally managed to control the Awakeners from getting out of control. If we let them out now, if the infection spreads, everything will be over. You know, those imprisoned Awakeners still become disqualified from time to time!"
"If the war is lost, what good is it for you to control your disqualification?"
Dominus retorted unhappily.
"Then have you ever thought that out-of-control awakeners don't recognize people. Not only will they not be able to help us, but they will attack us instead. It's not surprising that the situation gets worse and worse!"
Hebika strongly objected.
"Stop arguing."
At this time Shen Qiu spoke to the two of them.
When Dominus and Hebica saw Shen Qiu speak, they could only shut their mouths.
"City Lord Shen, what do you think of those awakened ones?"
Oroco narrowed his eyes and looked at Shen Qiu and asked.
Shen Qiu sighed and said to Oroko.
"Actually, what Dominus and Hebica said are both correct. There is no point in arguing about this. My suggestion is that we should not use the Awakeners for the time being and rely on regular troops to fight. If the enemy is really at the gates, we can only remove all the Awakeners and let them join the battle."
"Okay, then it's settled. Shen Qiu will give you twenty minutes to prepare. We are going to have a mobilization speech before the war!"
Speaker of the Oroco Council directly agreed to Shen Qiu's proposal.
Of course, although he agreed with Shen Qiu's proposal, it did not mean that his idea was the same as his. He wanted the troops to face the enemy head-on first to wear down the enemy's spirit. The first wave of contact would definitely result in heavy casualties.
"knew."
When Shen Qiu heard what Oroko said, his head also hurt.
"Let's discuss this here first. I will arrange some routine deployments and the mobilization of war reserve materials!"
After saying this, Speaker Oroco ended the brief combat discussion and began to arrange some pre-war matters for his subordinates and Selni, such as the mobilization of medicines and ammunition.
Yun Xiaoxi, Chen Ye, Tang Kexin and others surrounded Shen Qiu.
"Boss, how are you going to speak later?"
"I don't know, Tang Kexin, can you help me draft one?"
Shen Qiu looked at Tang Kexin with a headache.
"No, senior. If it's a charitable donation or a consolation speech, I have no problem drafting it for you. But if it's a war declaration, I can't do it! And this kind of war declaration is very important. It's related to morale. If we can't mobilize them, once the war starts, it's easy for the soldiers to collapse and be defeated."
Tang Kexin explained the interests involved very seriously.
"Of course I do."
Shen Qiu replied with a wry smile.
"Boss, you really need to think carefully about your pre-war speech. Morale is really low right now."
Chen Ye said to Shen Qiu with a bitter face.
"Morale is low?"
Shen Qiu couldn't help but frown.
"Yes, if you don't believe me, go to the forum and have a look."
Chen Ye hesitated and replied.
After listening to Chen Ye's words, Shen Qiu opened the forum to check it out. It would have been better if he hadn't looked at it. The more he looked at it, the heavier his mood became.
Let’s not talk about what people in other cities have to say, just look at the comments from people in the City of Stars.
"It's so scary! Why did such a terrible weapon explode above our heads? We were almost killed. Fortunately, we intercepted it. But I heard that many people were killed."
"Don't be too happy too soon. Didn't you see that the war alert has not been lifted? The troops have begun to mobilize on a large scale?"
"No, is there another attack?"
"I heard from my brothers in the defense that they were all writing their last words."
"Woo, why is it like this? We just want to live a good life, why is it so difficult? We thought we could live a stable life by going through all the trouble to move to the City of Stars, but it still turns out to be a mess, either a virus or a war."
"Hey, can we resist?"
“It’s difficult.”
…
Shen Qiu sighed and casually flipped through the messages from people in other cities, only to find that their messages were even more suffocating.
"All dead, all dead!"
"Someone come and save us."
"Run quickly, I heard the enemy troops are coming soon."
"I'm so tired! Why is life so tiring? If it were me, I'd just destroy it and don't resist. All other civilizations have perished, so we can't be the exception."
…
Shen Qiu simply closed the forum as he really couldn't bear to read it anymore.
Chen Ye and others saw that Shen Qiu didn't look very well and didn't know what to say to comfort him.
Twenty minutes passed in a flash, and soon Oroco walked up to the confused Shen Qiu and said.
"It's about time."
"good!"
Shen Qiu sighed and replied.
At this time, the ground in the center of the command room cracked and a round metal platform protruded.
Shen Qiu and Oroko walked onto the circular metal platform.
The artificial intelligence Serni gave a prompt.
"Start connecting all virtual devices and electronic screens throughout the process. Countdown to 10 seconds to start the live broadcast of virtual images."
…
Shen Qiu looked at the countdown numbers and his expression became more serious.
The moment the countdown ended, the images of Shen Qiu and Oroco instantly appeared on various advertising screens, televisions, tablets, and bracelets in the City of Stars.
At the same time, virtual squares appeared in front of the two people.
Some of these squares show images of people taking refuge in air-raid shelters, some show images of troops being mobilized, and some show isolated awakened people.
At this moment, everyone in the entire City of Stars was paying attention to Oroco and Shen Qiu’s war mobilization speeches.
Oroco had a solemn expression and was the first to speak.
"Hello everyone! I am Oroko, the twin city lord of Star City. I am giving this speech with great sorrow. Not long ago, Star City was attacked fiercely by the mechanical army. Although our powerful defense withstood the attack, the crisis has not been resolved. Our enemies are on their way, and our situation has reached a point of life and death. I believe that everyone in Star City longs for peace and survival, but there are always evil and brutal enemies in this world. They have no reason to slaughter us and destroy our homes. What have we done wrong? Is it a sin to want to live? Are you willing? Are you frustrated?"
“I’m not willing to accept this!”
“Frustrating!”
…
Many people watching the speech shouted angrily.
"That's right, we are unwilling to accept this. Since we are unwilling to accept this, we will resist with all our strength! We will fight to the end!"
Oroco replied solemnly.
Suddenly, the people watching the speech in the virtual images burst into applause.
But if you watch carefully, you can find that although Oroco's speech mobilized the fighting spirit of many people, more than two-thirds of the people remained silent.
After all, the enemy inflicted too much psychological pressure on them. No matter how Oroko encouraged them, they still couldn't feel any hope.
After finishing his speech, Oroco took a step back and gave the main speaking position to Shen Qiu.
Shen Qiu silently took a step forward, and for a moment everyone's eyes were focused on him.
Yun Xiaoxi and others held their breath and looked at Shen Qiu nervously and expectantly.
As a result, Shen Qiu stood on the podium motionless and did not respond at all.
At this moment, memories of the destruction of the Qianyin Kingdom, the Giant Kingdom, the Fishman Island, the City of Anjikara, the Kingdom of Tiris, Famn, the Tree Language Sky and other worlds emerged involuntarily in his mind.
The destruction of civilizations deeply touched Shen Qiu's heart.
At this moment, all the people looked at Shen Qiu, motionless and silent for a long time, and began to discuss anxiously.
"City Lord Shen Qiu, why don't you speak?"
"Isn't he scared?"
"If he's scared, then we have no hope."
…
After finally boosting morale a little bit, it started to fall again.
Yun Xiaoxi, Chen Ye and others were anxious as ants on a hot pan when they saw that Shen Qiu remained silent, but they had no way to intervene.
"This is troublesome. Senior, are you going to hand in a blank paper?"
Tang Kexin's eyes flickered as she muttered to herself.
At this time, Speaker Oroco looked at Shen Qiu who was silent, his brows furrowed and his face tense.
At this moment, under the gaze of everyone, Shen Qiu slowly raised his head, looked directly at everyone, and began his speech solemnly.
"Hello everyone, I am Shen Qiu, the twin city lord of the City of Stars. I believe everyone should know what kind of enemy we will face next."
"To be honest, I don't know whether you are afraid or not, but I know I am afraid."
As soon as Shen Qiu said this, the crowd, which was originally as stagnant as a pool of water, suddenly became in an uproar.
Even Speaker Oroco frowned after hearing this.
At this time Shen Qiu took a deep breath and continued.
"But what's the point of being afraid? They will still slaughter us until all of us are wiped out from the blue planet and the entire human civilization disappears completely. Just like those other worlds, they will eventually return to silence and nothingness."
"I don't know whether you are willing or not, but I know I am not willing."
"What I want to say is that humanity cannot fall, and humanity cannot perish. Even if the enemy is invincible, we cannot surrender. Absolutely, absolutely, we cannot surrender."
"We must stand up, take up arms, and defend our homeland. Even if the enemy is a god, we will face the majesty of God head-on."
"We have our dignity and we must not allow it to be trampled upon."
"Victory must belong to us."
As Shen Qiu's speech came to an end, everyone fell silent. There was complete stillness!
At this time, Chen Ye raised his hand and shouted loudly.
“We will win!”
At this moment, everyone in the command room was stunned. Chen Ye's shouts were like sparks, igniting a raging flame!
"That's right, we will win!"
Ogsa shouted.
At once, everyone in the command room shouted loudly.
At this moment, the people who were watching the speech had their faith ignited and shouted excitedly.
“We will win!”
…
The loud roar resounded throughout the City of Stars!
"Very good. I see your determination. I, Shen Qiu, promise here in the name of the city lord that I will fight to the last moment and will never retreat!"
Shen Qiu promised solemnly.
Oroco spoke solemnly at this time.
"I officially declare that the City of Stars has entered a state of total war. From now on, all war supplies will be requisitioned. All healthy men over the age of 18 will enter reserve status and be ready to fight at any time!"
"We will fight the enemy to the end, and victory will be ours!"
Shen Qiu spoke at the same time.
Pah pah
"Victory belongs to us!"
“We will win!”
For a moment, whether it was the people watching the pre-war speeches or the people in the command room, they all applauded and shouted enthusiastically. At this moment, morale was boosted.
Shen Qiu and Oroko bowed deeply to all the people watching the speech.
Artificial intelligence Selney immediately cut off the live broadcast.
When Shen Qiu walked down from the podium, Yun Xiaoxi, Chen Ye and others came up to him excitedly.
"Boss, what you said is really great!"
"That's fine, let's not talk about that for now, it's time for us to take action."
Shen Qiu said calmly and steadily.
However, at this moment, a shrill red alarm sounded in the entire Star Bridge command room.
Shen Qiu and others were startled and immediately turned to look at the operating screen.
"What happened?"
Hebika reported through gritted teeth.
"Star Eye scans densely packed red dots approaching quickly. The enemy's air force formation is coming and is expected to arrive in 7 minutes and 15 seconds."
"What the hell is going on? We didn't realize it until the other side was about to kill us?"
Ogsa said angrily.
"The other party's jammer is too powerful. They were only able to detect it after they entered the inner circle of the Star Eye device."
Hebika also knew that the warning message came too late.
"It's pointless to say that. Can you confirm the number, model, and parameters of the enemy's fighter planes?"
Shen Qiu asked immediately.
"The database is limited, and only some fighters are identified, such as the airborne aircraft Sky Shadow, the fighter aircraft Shadow Killer, and the bomber Blackbird. Many other models cannot be identified. As for the number, it is impossible to accurately count it. Many of the incoming fighters have stealth characteristics."
Artificial intelligence Selney replied.
Oroco gave the order without hesitation.
"Order all air force formations to take off urgently and fight with all their might! At the same time, activate all anti-aircraft firepower!"
"Yes, the order is being issued! The First Air Force Corps, the Second Air Force Corps, all move out."
Artificial intelligence Selney immediately replied.
…
The military airport in the center of the City of Stars.
The shrill alarms continued to sound, and the pilots in the hangar rushed towards their fighter planes desperately.
Inside the control tower.
A middle-aged man with a beer belly, bald hair and a small mustache was giving orders with red eyes.
"Ground crew, make sure all runways are clear! I don't want to hear any reasons or explanations. Fighter jets leave the hangar and take off immediately!"
"I want to clear all fighter formations within ten minutes!"
"Don't say you can't do it..."
…
If it had been any other time, the subordinates present would have definitely thought that Commander Sun Zhi was crazy or just mentally ill.
But no one complained and everyone worked hard to coordinate.
"Runway 17 is already fully booked for takeoffs. Silver Wing Fighter No. 1421 immediately turns to Runway 18..."
…
On the airport runway, fighter jets accelerated at an extremely fast speed.
The ground crew on the runway gave a thumbs up to the planes that rushed out.
Swish~
The pilots in the fighter cockpit were all full of fighting spirit.
The captain's rough voice was heard in the wireless communication channel.
"Brothers, we will not return until we win this battle. Let those junks know how powerful we are!"
"yes!"
…