"… The last communication I received was about three days ago."
On the starship, Xu Qingran was learning what had happened from Xie Nanjun.
Just as Mu Ziyu said, Shen Tingyu took on his identity as a general of the camp and took the initiative to ask to go to a base defense line on the 60-light-year line. There is nothing wrong with this. If it were Xu Qingran himself today, he would also be happy to challenge such a task.
It’s just that Shen Tingyu’s reaction was a bit abnormal.
Rather than worrying about the high-risk mission, it seemed that he knew in advance what might happen on this mission, so he instinctively refused to be honest. Xu Qingran was not worried that he would lose his life easily, but there were many things he wanted to talk to him about.
"Strictly speaking, it's just a weak signal." Xie Nanjun added, "Their receiving base, including the traveling starship, seems to have some problems. They can't maintain clear communication with the Empire. They can only notify them that they are still alive through signal transmission."
The Kaian Empire's territory includes 13 large galaxy clusters, which are the ones that the public is familiar with.
If we exchange concepts with the world in which Xu Qingran lived in his previous life, each galaxy cluster is roughly equivalent to a Milky Way. Each galaxy has countless solar systems, and only a small number of them have habitable planets for human habitation. Other places are more used as military bases or defense points in the space field, as well as resource collection sites, scientific research areas, and so on.
"You know, outside the public areas of the Empire, the communication system is not as complete and convenient as in China." Xie Nanjun shook his shoulders. "It's all thanks to the old predecessors who took risks to build it. It's great that it can achieve basic operation."
If we summarize the entire empire, it is an irregular circle.
An invisible boundary line encloses all the star systems belonging to Kaian. Once you step out of the line shown on the radar, it is equivalent to "going abroad". The distance between other imperial alliances is also counted in light years, and there will be many "public areas" that do not belong to any country.
Each empire or alliance can build a defense base within a range of up to 500 light years from its own territory line.
—This is for exceptionally powerful countries.
Like Kaian, it is only considered a small or medium-sized empire in Glenelg.
With the current capabilities of the empire, the defense line has temporarily only expanded to a distance of about 100 light years. But even so, there are tens of thousands of bases surrounding the entire empire, and Shen Tingyu and his army have only been to a few places within the range that are serving as breakthrough points for the demon group.
Xu Qingran flipped through the public area map that Xie Nanjun had called up, and asked in confusion: "The vertical distance between these numbered bases and our target location is closer than the distance from the empire. Why don't we directly call in reinforcements from there?"
After a pause, he continued, "… Logically speaking, there should be troops stationed at this kind of base, right?"
Xie Nanjun sneered and shook his head: "That's right, you were transferred to Tianlong as soon as you graduated, and I didn't even have the chance to teach you about the military situation outside of your field."
"In fact, the military strength of the Kaian Empire is not as sufficient as imagined." Xie Nanjun said.
"Especially in the past few centuries, we have been facing a wave of foreign invasions. We have been at war for many years and have lost many people. The disaster-stricken areas in the empire alone are quite a headache, so there are not many soldiers in those bases in the public areas."
"It's the kind that's just enough."
In a public area, all kinds of accidents can happen at any time and anywhere.
For example, attacks from foreign races, aliens, other countries, or even legendary interstellar pirates. In the open area that the people cannot see, perhaps fierce defense battles are being staged every day.
Therefore, the Empire has stipulated in recent years that no matter what happens at other bases, troops will be dispatched from the country to provide support first.
"Yes, it's a stupid decision." Xie Nanjun said, "But it is indeed the current situation of the empire."
The bases in the public areas could not transfer many people anyway, and if the problem was not solved after the transfer, it might turn into a situation like Calabash Brothers saving his grandfather. This was not a big deal, as the alien creatures were also very smart, and they were afraid that they would follow the route of the rescue and find other bases to attack.
The losses will then become even greater.
Xu Qingran did not comment on this further.
According to Xie Nanjun, about three days ago, Shen Tingyu and his team stopped sending signals. After the signal is disconnected for 24 hours, the support will be ready to go.
"Before the call was cut off, the report from the front line said that Site 60 B33 had fallen."
Xie Nanjun frowned. "The staff stationed there were fine, but that was because the situation wasn't that bad before the army arrived. Later, as the power station systems went offline one after another, more and more foreigners gathered there."
"The purpose of our trip this time is mainly to rescue people."
"When the site enters the radar scanning range of our warship, we will evaluate the situation through the feedback given by the radar." Xie Nanjun raised his coffee and made a helpless expression to Xu Qingran. "If the number is too large, we will leave after retrieving the people."
Xu Qingran: "What about the base?"
Xie Nanjun took a few sips of coffee and rarely did he reply immediately.
After a long time, he stared at the empty plate and said, "In fact, the last report they made before the communication was cut off did not sound good."
The demons seemed to be coming out in droves, and there were more high-level demons than the data simulation had predicted.
Even if Shen Tingyu was there, most of the soldiers could detect the movement of the source crystal, but most people's mental power was not enough to kill the high-level devil. Even if the high-level officers led the soldiers of each team to pull, everyone's mental power reserve was limited.
It is impossible to outnumber the foreigners.
Xie Nanjun told Xu Qingran the truth: "The truth is, even if we go there, I'm afraid we won't be able to take that place back."
"The Empire gave the worst and most likely evaluation result the day before yesterday."
"If the demons choose to go all out with the Empire, we will most likely not be able to defend the route to the open area." Xie Nanjun's tone was heavier than ever before, "... It is even possible that all the star systems of the Empire will fall."
Xu Qingran sat in front of him, quite calm.
Xie Nanjun was more upset: "There is still no conclusion to the dispute between the two camps, and I don't know what's going on in the palace."
"Only the military can prepare for the worst. The empire may eventually be handed over to the demons. We humans can either continue to fight and hold on to the small piece of land that can accommodate us, or we need to migrate outward."
This is the worst outcome.
After Xie Nanjun finished speaking, he glanced at Xu Qingran.
The latter's expression was no different from when he was eating, and he didn't even seem worried after listening to him. He just asked him, "The canteen's sweet and sour pork is very good today. Do you know what the dinner menu is?"
Xie Nanjun: “…”
Battleships are the Empire's largest military transport.
In contrast, the speed of navigation in the starry sea is not slower than that of ordinary aircraft. It takes at least several days to travel from the Celestial God System to the station on the attack route of the devil group.
These days, Xu Qingran and Xie Nanjun have nothing major to worry about except paying close attention to the situation around the radar.
As the warship approached the target location, foreign tribes began to appear around them to block their way. The two men performed their respective duties, commanding and breaking through the troops they led at the head and tail of the warship, clearing the way for the warship.
Things went unexpectedly smoothly.
Xie Nanjun was originally worried that Xu Qingran would be frustrated.
—In the end, he was the one who suffered the setback.
"… It's really annoying to work with talents like you and Shen Tingyu."
In the office, Xie Nanjun angrily threw his hat on the table, pulled out a chair and sat down.
With a sour face, he unwrapped the new lemon-flavored lollipop and stuffed it into his mouth.
Xu Qingran came in with him, closed the door, and looked at him with a smile.
Xie Nanjun couldn't help but complain: "I am so naive."
"You were worried that someone would bully you and not be willing to follow your orders, so before the battle began, I transferred most of my closest and most trusted team members to assist you. And now I want to transfer them back, and they seem reluctant?!"
It doesn't even require several battles.
They completely changed their minds about Xu Qingran after only following him once. All the soldiers on the warship praised his abilities, and even his teammates liked him very much.
Xu Qingran leaned against the door with his arms folded, and chuckled: "They are teasing you."
"They are a bunch of people who don't tell the truth to you. I've talked to them, and they praise you in front of me every day."
After hearing this, Xie Nanjun's expression improved a little.
He coughed a few times, his tone still serious: "I am their captain, isn't it normal for them to praise me?"
Xu Qingran curled his eyes.
He didn't sit down. He rested for a few minutes and then said to Xie Nanjun, "We're almost there, right? I'll go take care of some things first and come back in half an hour to prepare for landing."
Seeing him about to leave, Xie Nanjun asked him, "Are you going back to the aircraft?"
Xu Qingran did not deny it.
He was puzzled: "There is something I have been curious about for a long time."
"Isn't the white dog outside? Why don't you shut down the system in your aircraft completely? You even have to go back every few days. Are you hiding a mistress in your mansion?"
He became more serious as he spoke: "When facing important matters, don't let love distract you!"
Xu Qingran raised his eyebrows: "It is true that he hid it, but what he hid was not a good thing."
His eyes flickered, and he remembered that Xie Nanjun and Mu Ziyue also had a grudge, so he invited him: "Since you are so curious, why don't you come with me?"
Xie Nanjun is a person who can't sit still.
When he heard the proposal, he only pretended to hesitate for a second before agreeing.
“…Xu Qingran, are you crazy?!”
However, when Xie Nanjun actually boarded Xu Qingran's aircraft, he regretted it instantly.
Xu Qingran actually did something that he wanted to do but failed to do back then—No, how dare he do that?! That was the eldest prince of the empire, and he made him look like this?!
"I feel I am in good spirits, thank you for your concern."
Xu Qingran didn't care and asked him, "Haven't you always wanted to beat up Mu Ziyue? I'm giving you a chance now. If you miss this opportunity, you'll miss this store. Do you want to try?"
Xie Nanjun: “…”
Half an hour later -
The commanders of the gold and silver factions all got off the aircraft.
The sound insulation in the aircraft was very good. The staff around thought they were just going up to rest and talk about business. They didn't notice anything unusual and greeted them respectfully.
Only the clothes on Xie Nanjun had a few slightly more wrinkles.
The expression on his face showed satisfaction.
—I finally understand why Xu Qingran loves to go crazy.
This is so fucking cool!
Unknowingly, the battleship finally entered the open area 60 light years away, the area of B33 station.
Two rows of fighter planes were in front, clearing the way for the warships.
The radar on the main console has been able to obtain information about the target location and is scanning for any life forms there.
The data results are not very good.
Xu Qingran stood alone in front of the screen, staring at the different colored light spots and area patterns on it in deep thought.
Not far behind him, Xie Nanjun was discussing the next plan with other team leaders.
The colors in the data chart represent different alien creatures.
Apart from the red color which accounts for the largest proportion and can be confirmed as devils, the species of other colors are still unknown, but it is speculated that they should be the species that are more common around the empire.
Defense stations and bases were built on planets.
The main one is the largest planet, and to the left and right are smaller planets hanging in a row like beads on a chain. There are also other defense stations on top.
Except for a few on the edges, most of them have been captured.
The battleship stopped tens of thousands of miles away from the planet.
As support ships, they could not rashly land the entire starship like the first batch of troops did - although logically, the first batch of troops should not have done so, but it seemed that they were ambushed and shot down by a group of devils, so they could not blame anyone.
"All units of the First Army, follow me. Our target is the main station star of 60B33 station."
"The Second Army is divided into four groups, and each group will go to the Four Heavenly Kings' secondary planets in order."
"The three armies..."
In the headset, Xie Nanjun was skillfully arranging all the guards on the warship.
Xu Qingran did not intervene. After all, Xie Nanjun had more combat experience outside the domain than he did, so he let him be responsible for the transfer and arrangement of personnel.
He was sitting in his aircraft, his fingers moving on the screen on the cockpit.
The picture shows the data saved after the radar scan.
On the main planet, the station covers a very wide area.
He flipped the data plane map to the back and stared at a certain area where the demons were particularly concentrated. The energy displayed in that concentrated data filled with red was also quite high, which meant that most of the demons in the range were high-level, and they were even gathering in that area.
He recalled his experience with Shen Tingyu in Xicheng.
Since then, he has done many tests in the West City area, including walking the route the two had taken, and even using the same car model. However, he never saw the magical scene that night happen again.
After eliminating many possibilities, he came to only one conclusion.
That is, the abnormal behavior of the Type IV devil was directed at Shen Tingyu.
Before this, he found an opportunity on the ship to ask Xie Nanjun about this matter.
Xie Nanjun said: "The matter you mentioned... We usually don't pay much attention to it when we go on missions, because most of the time Old Shen is in command. The area around him is where the army is concentrated, so it's normal for the demon group to charge in his direction."
"calm down."
"Shen Tingyu is a relatively reassuring guy. He has been on missions for so long, what kind of storms and waves has he not seen? Even high-level demons will only be beaten up if they meet him. It is not so easy for them to do anything to him."
While I was lost in thought, I heard Xie Nanjun's call through the earphone.
Ask him: "Xu Qingran, so you are sure you want to go to the back of the main station, right?"
"But I looked at the data chart. The number of foreigners there is more than double that of the previous ones. They must be difficult to deal with. This is your first time to go on such a large foreign mission. I..."
Xu Qingran interrupted: "I have no problem."
"You know, I always do everything for the first time." He chuckled quietly and pulled down the control stick of the aircraft. "Can you see when I screwed up?"
Faced with his confidence, Xie Nanjun fell silent.
Without further persuasion, "Okay, if you have any questions or need any support, let me know immediately."
After everything was arranged, hundreds of mecha fighters and combat aircraft of various sizes emerged from the starships and rushed to their respective destinations.
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Station 60B33, a defense base.
A giant creature several stories tall that looked like an enlarged version of a millipede swayed as it rushed towards the base.
The guards outside raised their rifles and fired at it, knocking it to the other side. It happened to come to a trap with mines, and rows of mines blew its body into two pieces.
He fell heavily to the ground, but was still struggling.
Upon seeing this, the other group of guards immediately launched mad attacks on its vital points, preventing it from turning into two big guys and continuing to attack after it recovered.
In the base behind them sat another group of exhausted guards.
There were silver dragons and golden wings. Most of them had exhausted their mental strength in the battles for many days, so they could only find a shelter to rest for a while. After their mental strength recovered a little, they had to take turns with the people outside to ensure that they would not die of exhaustion due to excessive mental strength consumption.
Military doctors are busy in every corner.
Some of the guards who had lower spirit pools and could not help much in the current battle also took on the responsibility of taking care of their companions. Regardless of the faction, they helped each other, a rare harmony and unity.
"Miss, you can't inject MT anymore!"
A young nurse passing by discovered in time the female soldier who was trying to inject medicine into herself next to the cabinet in the corner.
She had a dark blue bracelet on her wrist.
This is a mark made by medical staff on those soldiers and guards who have reached the number of MT injections within the prescribed time, indicating that their bodies can no longer restore their mental strength through MT injections temporarily, otherwise it will cause damage to the mental pool.
The female soldier whose MT agent was taken away shed tears of reluctance and shouted hoarsely: "Give it to me quickly!"
"I must recover quickly. My boyfriend is still out there. He's been missing for a few days!"
"Sir! Sir! Please try to stay conscious!"
On the other side, a Silver Dragon guard who was being examined by a military doctor turned pale and fainted during the examination.
The military doctor probed for a moment, his expression becoming increasingly grim. "No, he has overdrawn his mental pool, which has affected the speed at which his mental power recovers. It is even slower than the consumption of his heart each time it beats."
"If this continues, he will die from insufficient supply of spiritual energy!"
The medic said, pulling up his sleeve.
On the wrist was a blue marking bracelet.
He was worrying when a guard, supporting his injured arm, walked up to him step by step.
Said: "I am a D-type... Although I am only A-level, I should be able to help him replenish his mental strength."
The military doctor looked up when he heard the voice and saw a soldier from the Golden Wing.
He paused and said, "I need to confirm your mental reserve first. Only when I can ensure that you will not be hurt, can I allow you to help."
"no problem."
The power is out in the base.
The power supply here was destroyed by the Zerg attack that cooperated with the Devil Group, and the people in the house could only rely on the portable lights they took from the starship. However, the number of batteries was limited, and they were now using the last batch.
"Doctor, our supply of MT agents is running low!"
"The oxygen supply is about to run out!"
"Ah! Someone come quickly! Doctor Liu fainted!!"
There was chaos in the base.
After several consecutive days of high-intensity work, both the military guards who were fighting against foreign tribes and the logistics staff were almost reaching their limits.
If we don’t get rescued soon, we might not be able to hold on any longer.
"Fuck! Damn it!!"
Amid the noise, a hysterical roar temporarily silenced the entire base.
Everyone focused their attention on the person who was shouting.
He was a young military guard about thirty years old.
He was wearing a Golden Wing uniform, and there was a bloody hole in his left shoulder from a fight with a high-level devil.
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly erupted in the distance.
The heavy object hitting the ground made a sound like an explosion, as if a meteorite with a diameter of several hundred meters or even nearly a kilometer had fallen from the sky. Even the base, which was some distance away, was slightly shaken by the explosion.
It seemed that this was not the first time that everyone had experienced such an explosion.
After a pause, he continued to work quietly.
Only the one who was cursing was about to collapse, and shouted with red eyes: "I've had enough!"
"Why hasn't support arrived yet? Is the Empire really planning to abandon us?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the air became even heavier.
A military doctor who was squatting and treating a patient frowned and said, "Don't say things that will damage morale at this time!"
"It's your own business if you want to give up on living. Don't drag us who still want to live down with you and affect our mood!"
During the quarrel, a chaotic noise suddenly came from outside the base.
The guards standing outside were talking in a flurry, and there were all kinds of chaotic fighting sounds.
The people in the base were a little panicked when they heard this.
I wondered if the last line of defense would collapse and be broken through by those foreigners.
Until someone hurried down from above and shouted in surprise to the people resting in the basement: "It's support!"
"The Empire's reinforcements have arrived!"
Everyone was delighted to hear this.
Immediately, his expression became solemn again.
The experienced chief military doctor immediately made arrangements: "Everyone, get ready and evacuate immediately!"
"Don't bring anything except the tools necessary to sustain the lives of the injured!"
"Take action now!!"
On land, Xie Nanjun and his army arrived at the largest main station.
All the foreigners who tried to approach the base were wiped out.
The embarrassed guards heaved a sigh of relief when they saw them appear.
"Thank you, Colonel! I finally waited for you!" The Golden Wing's guard recognized his identity, rushed up to him with red eyes and a crying expression, and saluted him.
Xie Nanjun let out a breath.
Seeing that most of the guards were still alive, the situation was not as serious as expected, so he felt relieved for the time being.
Ask them: "What's going on? There are so many defense bases, but there is no communicator that can contact the Empire?"
The man shook his head. "It's a long story. This site... can't be repaired for the time being, as long as that guy is still here."
Xie Nanjun frowned every day: "What guy?"
The guard in front of him was about to explain when he suddenly saw fighter planes flying over their base. His expression suddenly became serious: "Thank you, Colonel. Those fighter planes..."
"Going to other sub-bases for rescue." Xie Nanjun replied very quickly.
The guard who was talking to him suddenly grabbed his arm and said in fear: "No, we can't let them get any closer, let them retreat quickly!!"
Looking up, I saw that one of the fighter planes failed to dodge and was hit by something that looked like a mental ball in the air and exploded directly.
"That's the big guy! The one from the Devil Group... This is the first time we've seen that thing, too!"
It is as big as a mountain.
There are countless mosaic structures common to demon groups on its body, which are also inflexible. When formed, they look like a huge flower. There are as many overlapping "petals" as peonies, and each time they unfold, a certain type of demon will be released randomly.
And that huge devil flower itself possesses all kinds of devil abilities.
At the same time, it can also compress its mental power into a spherical attack group to conduct tracking attacks. It specializes in tracking all power stations, as well as all mobile or non-mobile objects that generate electricity or have generator engines.
Because they were a type of devil they had never encountered before, they were the first group to arrive and had no experience, so they were tricked.
The first few warships that arrived were shot down in this way, and many people and fighter planes and mechas were sacrificed before they figured out the trick.
The guard became more and more frightened as he spoke.
As if recalling some horrible scene, she said with tears in her eyes: "General Shen actually suggested that the warships should not land directly, and also reminded that they should first explore on foot to avoid alerting the enemy, but those officers refused to listen to him..."
Xie Nanjun, who had just urgently called back the pilots, frowned when he heard this and asked, "What are you talking about? Shen Ting... Isn't General Shen the main commander of this operation? What right do those people have to disobey him?"
The guard shook his head: "That's right."
"But for some reason, after the battleship set off, the commander-in-chief suddenly changed his mind and handed over the command to two other older and more experienced generals."
Shen Tingyu, who is loved by many of his subjects, is not as popular among the top military officials as he is outside.
There were high-ranking officials and civil servants in the Ministry of Civil Affairs who supported him rationally, and there were also those who were dissatisfied with him because they were young and had climbed over their heads. Most of these people were close confidants of Mu Ziyue.
Especially with Mu Ziyue's 'cleansing' some time ago, officials in the military were also affected and there were personnel transfers.
The officials in the higher positions were all arrogant and were still in the adjustment period with Shen Tingyu. They were also officers who had made great contributions to the empire and were extremely confident in their abilities and decisions. After they got the command from Mu Ziyue, they would not tolerate any objection from Shen Tingyu.
So he insisted on his own opinion and decision, and insisted on going against Shen Tingyu.
Overconfidence and underestimation of the enemy resulted in huge losses.
After hearing this, Xie Nanjun didn't know what to do when rolling his eyes.
Ask them: "Where is General Shen?"
The guard replied: "The mission area he is in charge of is on the other side."
"After the communication was cut off, we also lost contact with the various sub-bases. We don't know the situation for the time being."
the other side.
The area I’m referring to is the area that Xu Qingran is in charge of.
"The number of foreigners here is twice as many as the other half. With our numbers, it would be very disadvantageous to fight them head-on."
"You can't get any closer. You have to land at the safe spot I marked for you, and then walk to those bases. Is there a problem?"
An aircraft with a golden wing emblem landed on a rocky mountain.
It is surrounded by hard rocks and there is no harvestable energy nearby. It happens to be a place that foreign creatures are not interested in.
The man in the back cabin was lying on the ground, twisting his body. His mouth was dry and peeling. He complained hoarsely, "Thirsty... So hungry... Thirsty..."
After being slapped in the face by the white dog's claws, he immediately became obedient.
Xu Qingran did not get out of the car immediately, but talked to his team through the headset.
The team members all trusted his judgment and obeyed his orders, and they all agreed - mainly because those who had been disobedient before really died in the end.
After receiving replies from each team, Xu Qingran grabbed a bottle of water and stood up from the driver's seat.
He walked to the rear cabin, squatted down and pinched Mu Ziyue's cheeks, and poured a bottle of water directly on his head and face. Mu Ziyue didn't care, he opened his mouth and drank as much as he could.
The man who was feeding the water sneered with his eyes curled up.
He crushed the empty bottle and threw it into the trash can in the corner before walking out of the cabin with the white dog.
Xu Qingran also had a smart telescope hanging on his body.
When you lift it up and take a look, you can not only see the mission execution locations of several teams, but the top of the mirror will also provide the locked target's distance, temperature, longitude and latitude coordinates, estimated number of lives, etc.
The asteroids where the defense stations are located are no better than habitable planets.
The light here is very weak, especially in this small area which is backlit all year round. It has become a place where the devils can be active all day long, so there are more foreigners.
After making sure that all the teams were advancing along the route he gave, Xu Qingran temporarily stopped watching them and turned his attention to the other side.
There is only one base in that direction.
It is probably the largest one in this backlit area and where the demons are most concentrated. He suspects that's where Shen Tingyu is.
Xu Qingran stared at that place for a long time before looking away.
After he had his equipment on and fixed the hook on the rock at the edge of the cliff, he jumped straight down the mountain to the base. The white dog followed him, hopping down the mountain.
There are some Type I and Type II devils wandering around the base.
Before Xu Qingran landed on the ground, he had already collected the source energy and source crystals on their bodies, raised his gun and attacked the target directly.
The slender beam of mental force, accompanied by the power of thunder, penetrated the devil's shell and hit the source crystal directly.
Compared to the previous situation where it took several shots to destroy the source crystal of the medium and high-level I-type mother body, Xu Qingran can now be said to be a big devil with one shot. With the help of supernatural powers, he is even more powerful, saving mental energy consumption and time.
He was very satisfied.
After killing all the foreigners blocking outside the base, Xu Qingran walked towards the base.
It was quite quiet, and there were still a lot of corpses lying outside.
He looked at them a few more times and found that most of the people died by being stabbed in the throat. Rather than dying at the hands of foreigners, it was more like... being killed by their own kind
Anyway, it looks very much like the modus operandi he would use when killing someone.
Xu Qingran didn't knock on the door or call for help.
After pushing it and finding that the door wouldn't open, he simply kicked it open.
The flashlight shone into the room.
In the corner of the chaotic space, a dozen Silver Dragon and Gold Wing guards huddled together, trembling. They were all wounded, and it seemed that their mental strength was too much, and they temporarily did not have the energy to continue dealing with the foreign race.
"Colonel Xu...Colonel Xu?"
Someone recognized his identity.
His eyes suddenly lit up and he asked, "Are you here to save us?"
Xu Qingran smiled.
He raised his gun and answered, “No, I’m here to kill you.”
"… "
The room suddenly became dead silent.
I watched those people go from hopeful to despair.
Xu Qingran chuckled again, put away his gun and said, "Aren't your questions nonsense?"
“Can I still travel here?”
"… "
I almost forgot that Colonel Xu of their Silver Dragon is a little lunatic who is not easy to communicate with.
Xu Qingran urged them to get up and come out, then pointed at the bodies outside with his thumb and asked, "What's going on with those people outside?"
When this was mentioned, the expressions of those people suddenly turned pale.
Just then he remembered something and told him with horror: "Colonel Xu! General Shen... The general has gone crazy!"
"He killed all those people outside!"
"Not only the Silver Dragon... but also some Golden Winged Guards. We saw with our own eyes that he threw those people into the pit and blew them up to feed the devil..."
Xu Qingran raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this.
Thoughtful.
Seeing that he looked a little serious, the men asked him, "Really? Colonel Xu, you also think it's too scary, right?"
Hearing this, Xu Qingran raised his eyes and replied, "No."
"General Shen is so handsome like this."
"… "
Xu Qingran asked again: "Then why didn't he kill you too?"
"… "
What the hell is the problem.
The way several people looked at Xu Qingran changed from looking at a life-saving hero to looking at a devil.
Frightened in an instant.
Xu Qingran put away his smile and asked them, "So?"
"Where did Shen Tingyu go after killing someone?"
Someone in the crowd weakly raised his hand and said, "Go, go to the mountain opposite to save us."
It turned out that most of the people in this base came from another base, which was the largest one that Xu Qingran had just seen.
"That place was severely occupied, with all kinds of foreigners there."
"At that time, someone was needed to delay and lead away the foreign races, including the X-type and the flying devils. General Shen gave us the aircraft and let us leave first, and he stayed there to cover us."
"Yes!"
"Besides, those demons are pestering General Shen and won't let him go. I wonder if he will be okay..."
Xu Qingran lowered his eyes.
Just as I heard the news about Shen Tingyu from these people, I received a call from Xie Nanjun.
Ask him: "Qingran, how is the situation over there?"
Xu Qingran: "It went quite smoothly."
Xie Nanjun: "Okay, after you find Shen Tingyu, quickly take the surviving soldiers and guards and retreat first!"
Xu Qingran paused slightly.
Is Shen Tingyu really in this area
"The Empire's speculation is correct. It is almost impossible for us to win the war against the demons... At least, we can't take down the base in this open area!"
Xie Nanjun told Xu Qingran about the super high-level devil, who was suspected to be the 'king' of the devil group.
"It will track all the generators. Those power stations that try to be repaired will be blown up by its mental power every time they are in the repair process... Flying vehicles and armored vehicles cannot get close to it. There are many high-level devils guarding it. It is difficult to break through the defense line with just a pistol."
So they decided to abandon the base here according to the original plan.
Go back to the Empire and report this news to the Institute, and let them study the newly discovered devil types and come up with countermeasures. Otherwise, if the situation continues like this, humans will basically have no chance of winning.
Xu Qingran's tone was as calm as ever: "I understand."
After hanging up Xie Nanjun, he used the headset to contact the captains of each task force and conveyed Xie Nanjun's intentions.
It's more troublesome to go up the mountain.
Xu Qingran asked the white dog to help carry those people up.
Before those people got on the bus, I thought of someone in the back cabin.
Tell them, "Wait a minute, I'm going to take care of something and make room for you."
The guards nodded in agreement and did not dare to ask any more questions.
Not long after, Xu Qingran came out and opened the door of the rear cabin to let them in.
Several people got into the car hesitantly, and were stunned when they saw a man tied up in a corner, with wounds all over his body and a sack tied on his head.
Suddenly I hesitated whether I should go up.
Xu Qingran didn't explain, nor did he indulge them: "Get in the car, or stay here and wait to die, choose one."
As soon as these words were spoken, several rescued guards went up obediently.
Between them and the man who was suspected to have been beaten unconscious was a white dog with fierce eyes.
Suddenly I felt—
General Shen is actually not that scary.
Xu Qingran covered the remaining teams as they left the backlit area, and when they returned to Xie Nanjun, their situation was also quite serious.
The landing of a new rescue team attracted the attention of nearby foreign tribes.
They attacked in the direction where humans gathered. In addition to the devils, there were other interstellar Zerg and so on, forcing the rescue team to send some personnel to deal with them in order to ensure the smooth implementation of the evacuation operation.
With the assistance of other military guards on land, Xu Qingran's team successfully entered the safe zone.
The rescue planes returning from other bases directly carried the people they rescued back towards the starship.
Only Xu Qingran's aircraft stopped near Xie Nanjun and others, and asked the people in the vehicle to get off. He said to Xie Nanjun: "I'll lend you a aircraft and ask them to help send the people back to the starship."
Xu Qingran basically gave all the command power to Xie Nanjun, making him mainly responsible for decision-making and arrangements.
Xie Nanjun received news from various places and learned that the rescue operation was almost complete and the evacuation of the last few bases was on the way back.
When Xu Qingran first sent the people away from the car, he didn't pay much attention.
Until she saw him return to the aircraft and go back to the area he had just been to, she dialed his communicator in shock and anger: "Xu Qingran, where are you going?"
More and more alien races gather on the planet.
The "safety line" drawn by the rescue team was gradually shrinking, and the pressure was increasing. With just these few people, they couldn't hold out for much longer.
And according to the starship, they have also been discovered by aliens patrolling in space and are trying to attack the starship.
I guess it won’t last too long.
This is the only starship they have now, and they must retreat before anything unexpected happens.
After Xie Nanjun was shocked and angry, he realized something and asked him, "Where is Shen Tingyu?"
Xu Qingran replied leisurely: "I'm going to find him now."
Xie Nanjun gritted his teeth: "How long will it take?"
Xu Qingran glanced at the radar data chart.
He smiled and said, "No need to wait for us, take them and evacuate first."
Xie Nanjun: “?”
"Are you planning on performing some self-sacrifice drama to save the world?"
After a few seconds of silence, Xu Qingran suddenly said in a serious tone: "Xie Nanjun."
"Do you think that if I cause a big disturbance in the evil tower, kidnap Mu Ziyue, and destroy his spiritual consciousness, will the Empire let me go?"
Xie Nanjun was silent.
"You are helping me by making me disappear from the mission." Xu Qingran said again.
Xie Nanjun clenched his fist.
I want to say something, but I don't know what to say.
"Besides, the place where Shen Tingyu is is too troublesome. It is almost guarded by a group of demons, so I have to go alone."
"Don't worry, my aircraft can take us away from this damn place."
Xie Nanjun didn't realize what Xu Qingran said until he hung up the phone.
—What do you mean because it's too troublesome and there are too many demons there, so he has to go alone? ? Is this the opposite? !
"Thank you, Colonel! All rescue teams have evacuated the main station airspace. Should we withdraw?!"
"Colonel, there are more than ten Type X demons heading towards us!"
Xie Nanjun looked at the direction where Xu Qingran's aircraft disappeared, gritted his teeth and said, "Retreat to the starship first!"
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The aircraft landed one kilometer away from the base.
Xu Qingran originally tried to break through with a flying machine, but the place was not only filled with Class III demons that were good at aerial combat and harassment, but was also within the surveillance range of the super high-level demon. If he hadn't reacted in time and prepared, he would have been almost blown to pieces by one of its mental shells.
He tried several times but failed to break through the encirclement from the altitude, so he had to come down first.
—It also makes it easier for him to accomplish big things.
System alert: "I advise you not to do that?"
Xu Qingran didn't reply.
He grabbed the spiritual knife and walked straight into the group of demons, slashing them with the knife.
The white dog also followed him and fought with him.
One man and one dog, their strength is definitely higher than most demons.
However, their numbers were too great. When he killed one, another would appear, and they would do whatever it took to stop him from getting close.
Xu Qingran looked at the dark gray metal house in the distance and felt a little annoyed by the attitude of the group of demons.
There was a strong murderous intent in his eyes, and the brilliance of his mental power danced in his eyes with the thunder of impending storm.
The aura of thunder and lightning surrounding him forced back the demons that wanted to approach him, and they only dared to keep a short distance from him.
Some of them tried to attack him, but were stopped by the mental field with electric current the next second, and retracted their heads. They just swayed around and stared at him, unwilling to move away.
System: "... Host, no, this is too much!"
"Your internal injuries have just healed with great difficulty!"
Xu Qingran sneered: "You also said that it has recovered."
Therefore, the body has the capital to withstand it.
Before the system had time to continue to stop it, the power of thunder spread in all directions along his mental energy.
The momentum was unstoppable, like a tsunami wave coming from high above, hitting the entire field at the speed of lightning. The lightning jumping on the field even attracted thunderclouds, and in response, lightning bolts fell from the sky one after another, and instantly blasted a group of demons to pieces in a large area.
How can such a heroic scene be allowed to be seen by other people in this world at will
Xu Qingran thought that by then he might become the second big alien that the empire would order to be hunted down after the devil.
This was the first time that White Dog had seen him use this power.
I was a little confused. Even at a distance, the hair on its body was slightly swollen by static electricity.
The thunder that covered the entire field lasted for several minutes.
Until all enemies on the field are blown to pieces, there is a temporary calm.
The faint light in Xu Qingran's eyes gradually dimmed, and his eyes were fixed on the building that was some distance away from him.
After standing there for a while, he just took the first step when a sharp pain suddenly broke out all over his body from inside to outside, causing him to fall down instantly. He knelt on one knee to support his body to avoid falling too ugly.
It's a matter of course.
If the thunderclouds had not been attracted to share the force with him, his internal injuries might have been even more serious.
"You only have 20 days left!!!"
The system screams.
Because of fainting, Xu Qingran's vision was a little blurry.
He could only stay where he was for a while.
Fortunately, after such a big commotion just now, the entire venue still has the scent of thunder and lightning.
A new wave of demons may not come so quickly.
The system asked angrily: "The target is so powerful that he can't die. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Xu Qingran clenched his fingers slightly.
The voice was calm: "No, he's dying."
"I can feel."
That's why I'm so anxious.
(End of this chapter)