~-~March 11, 2102, will be an extraordinary day, because too many things will happen in the next few hours, and too many people will die on this day in the empire... no, in the entire history of mankind , will all be rewritten on this day. This is another turning point in the destiny of all mankind in a century.
In fact, this irreversible finale had already begun a few days before
After about a week, as Kou Linzai had expected, the news that the three heavenly guards Marcus, Domino, and Tianjian were killed in Shuangying County was finally grasped by various resistance organizations. What followed It was the shocking news released on March 10th that King Wickstock V was about to cede power. Here, Xingtian and the Freedom Front, who had been waiting for the opportunity, gathered their troops and marched towards Tiandu.
Another thing that happened in the meantime was that the Inspector General of the Holy City of Steel Command, Carmo Botterini, chose to surrender based on the principle of "responsible for the lives of his subordinates". The two former European HLs who were previously captured The "four masters" of the headquarters, Cole and Tamsun, were also released as bargaining chips.
It's a pity that Botterini didn't know the news of the death of the three heavenly guards at that time. If he had thought about it for a few more days and got this information, the situation might have turned around. But now, he has the title of surrendered general on his back, and A group of high-ranking members were detained together, awaiting processing
In the empire, Marshal Smith took charge of the overall situation after Kou Linzai left. Not only did he order surrender without killing, he only arrested the high-ranking priests and knight captains, and directly released and demobilized the lower-level soldiers.
This is a very wise strategy. Steel Commandment has a lot of remaining members of the expeditionary force that entered Shuangying County. With so many prisoners, it is neither easy to raise nor manage, so it is unrealistic to kill them and surrender them. Therefore, they might as well let them go anyway. Their grand leader had been killed not long ago, and many of their members had already begun to think about it. During the siege, there were many deserters and defections from the Iron Discipline. For such a team, losing their commander is nothing to be afraid of.
Later results also proved that Smith's countermeasures were correct. Less than one-tenth of the Iron Discipline troops returned to Europe and returned to the organization. Basically, no commander-level figures successfully absconded. The rest of the members are missing. Maybe Some have defected to other forces, and many have simply stopped participating in the war.
From the emperor's point of view, this battle in Shuangying County was a complete victory. The next thing to do is to take a break and shift the focus of defense to Xingtian's side of the southern line.
However, Smith did not feel victory at all. The deaths of the three heavenly guards seemed inexplicable. Judging from the outcome of the battle, no one benefited from it at all. This matter became an unresolved case, but the losses suffered by the empire were short-term. It is impossible to make up for it
The last heavenly guard who stayed in Shuangying County received an order to return to Tiandu after all matters were settled. The day he set out was March 10th, the day before the emperor ascended the throne.
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That night, nearly midnight, an armored shuttle ship sailed quickly on the sea. There were two star-shaped diamond-shaped marks surrounding the ship's body, indicating that it belonged to the Imperial Navy.
Solo is sitting in his room with a pair of headphones on his head, listening to psychedelic rock and popping cereal into his mouth
He is exactly forty years old this year, Asian, slightly chubby, with a baby face, and a standard "good boy" hairstyle? You say you don't know what a good teenage hairstyle is? It's very simple. It's like a poor student who only spends five yuan each time to get a haircut. He walks into a hair salon covering an area of more than ten square meters and asks for a shorter haircut. After a haircut, he doesn't need to comb his hair for two months. The kind of hairstyle you wear when going out...
Few people know that Solo and Tianjian are biological brothers. One is named Zhao Bo and the other is Zhao Hezhong. When others hear about this, they usually think that Tianjian, who looks cold and calm, is the elder brother, while Solo, who looks kind and honest, is the elder brother. Younger brother, but Solo is actually more than six years older than Tianjian.
The ancestors of the Zhao family were nobles in Long County when the empire was founded, but after a century, they became lonely due to various reasons. Fortunately, as ability users, these two brothers have quite high talents and work hard. Now, with the help of force, Their generation can also be regarded as a high-ranking official.
His biological brother died unexpectedly, so Solo naturally felt uncomfortable, but he also knew that it was useless to be hurt, and to grieve for himself, instead of immersing himself in sorrow, it was better to spend his energy on useful things, such as finding the murderer and avenging his brother.
He even disobeyed orders and went to the scene of the incident without authorization to check the scene of the battle, but he still had no clue and thought hard: Who did it? How many masters are there on the other side? Judging from the scene, this seems to be the work of only one person, but who has the ability to fight three heavenly guards alone, blast Domino to death, and kill Marcus until no blood is left, and he is still in the sky sword He survived with his Xue Feng sword, and then killed an entire armored force of the Imperial Army. This is simply unbelievable.
Picking up the spoon, he swallowed another mouthful of oatmeal, Solo took off his headphones, and rubbed his eyes tiredly. In the past few days, he had trouble sleeping and eating, and was depressed. Only this music could make him feel better, and only this oatmeal. It was still easy to swallow, so he had to eat some temporarily in order to maintain his strength.
At this moment, suddenly, the scene in front of him trembled greatly. Solo felt that the soles of his feet were empty and his body was light. He completely lost his balance in such an environment.
His first reaction was that the shuttle ship was under attack
In this short moment, for the ship to sink to such an extent, it would probably have to be caused by a sea monster or a giant magnet pulling on the seabed, or a huge force coming from the air. At this moment, it was obviously the aftermath. It is more likely that
Solo tentatively speculated that the shuttle ship he was riding in had encountered an air attack. He reorganized his posture, regained his balance before his feet landed, and walked towards the door of the room. He tried to open the hatch and go out to check the situation.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, another shocking change occurred. The sound of the shuttle ship's outer armor being torn to pieces reached Solo's ears. The sound of thick metal being torn apart and broken by brute force may be unfamiliar to ordinary people. , but for Solo, he knew what was going on as soon as he heard it
After the outer armor plate was torn apart, an invisible force immediately opened a flat cut on the ceiling above Solo's head and rolled it up.
Then, Solo saw a figure, a figure wrapped in a black cloak. The man stood at a high place. When he saw Solo, he sneered in a hoarse voice.
The lighting equipment in the cabin has stopped working, but tonight the sea is calm and the moonlight is clear. Solo can see that the moonlight shines on a piece of smooth metal, which is a mask made of mirrors.
The series of changes just now were undoubtedly caused by the mirror falling from the sky at an extremely fast speed, stepping on the sailing shuttle ship, and then following the energy, came to the top of this place, directly opened the armor, and found the place in front of you. solo
"It's as easy as opening a can." Mirror Face smiled: "Haha... I just don't know if the food inside is delicious." He lowered his head and looked at Solo: "It was supposed to be a delicious meal for those three guys last time, but in the end I almost I didn’t eat anything, and I still had bubbles in my mouth... I hope you can give me some surprises."
This sentence instantly ignited Solo's anger. Although he did not fully understand the other party's metaphor, he was certain that the man in front of him was the murderer of Tianjian and the others.
With murderous intention and fighting spirit rising, Solo rushed out of the cabin in an instant, slapped the mirror-faced mask with his palm, and pushed the mirror-faced body out with a push, flying backwards against the sea surface, from near to far, It was extremely fast, but there was no ripple in the seawater below, as if what was passing by was just a light seabird and a silent breeze.
"Humph... It's unnecessary." He turned his mirror face upward in a backward posture, stretched his body, and seemed to be very relaxed. He stayed like this, and when he was nearly three nautical miles away from the shuttle ship, he twisted his body and put his feet Standing in the air, stopped in mid-air
The moment he stood still, Jing Mian raised his head and saw Solo. The opponent was already standing a few meters in front of him. This hand showed the mastery of Solo's movement skills. He followed him all the way, but silently. without a trace
"Judging from your actions, you don't want to accidentally injure the people on the ship," Jing Mian said, "Then... can I understand that you possess a very destructive large-scale offensive ability?"
Solo didn't speak. He was silent from the beginning. Not only was he silent, it should be said that he didn't even make a sound, as if he was mute.
At this moment, facing the question of the mirror face, Solo finally opened his mouth, but he still didn't speak. He just grinned slightly, moved his lips slightly, and snorted coldly.
The next second, the mirror-faced mask made a "bang" sound, spinning and flying into the sky. A big hole appeared in the middle of the black cloak, which was then split into two. His body almost turned into mist as it flew to both sides. It exploded to the rear, and not even an inch of intact skin could be found from head to toe. It was shredded more than the thinnest meat.
On the sea, the mask was spinning, the parabola went from low to high, then slowly lowered, and the cloak soon fell into the sea.
However, the black mist, that is, the body whose mirrored face was shattered, condensed and gradually gathered together. After a few seconds, it quickly began to reshape itself and became a complete human body again.
This speed of recovery is enough to astonish any person with the ability to heal himself. The mirrored face that recovered its physical body stretched out its hand, just in time to catch the fallen mask, and put it back on his face.
He raised his hoarse voice and said: "It scared me." Then there was a burst of laughter: "No wonder you can only do 'solo'..."
Solo still didn't speak, the expression on his face was solemn and a bit doubtful.
His reaction was normal. It was the first time he had experienced Mirror Face's 'Chaos'. Even the Blood Owl felt a headache. Of course, the Blood Owl would not be confused or afraid. The reaction of the Owl Master was curiosity and excitement.
"It is indeed quite difficult for mortals to control the ability of 'infrasound waves'." Jing Mian smiled and said: "Don't worry, you will be free soon. Your ability... I will decide." To be continued)
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