08:46:03, Fort Fabras.
Bi An and Phoenix pierced the sky, dragging a long light tail like a comet, and flew towards the distant Gemini galaxy.
Egret, midnight.
Earl Herschel, who had already rebelled, summoned the South Gate galaxy garrison, and fought fiercely with the capital guards for a whole day, and now entered a brief ceasefire period.
There were still rebel fighter planes patrolling back and forth in the clouds, dropping strings of shells from time to time, causing explosions one after another in the distance. Farther outside the atmosphere, the headquarters of the rebel army—a huge aircraft carrier stands there quietly, like a nightmarish shadow above the planet.
In the cockpit, Heinrich looked at the mothership with a blank expression, and then reached out to call out the optical shock cannon program.
After a while, there was only a beep, and the red sight was aligned with a certain place on the top of the aircraft carrier. The five-dimensional alloy cannon plates were pulled out from the shoulders of the golden bian, and the five hundred muzzles emitted dazzling white light at the same time. Immediately afterwards, the golden bian dived down rapidly, and the cannon light rushed out at the lowest point of the arc drawn by the mecha!
With a loud bang, the top of the aircraft carrier exploded completely, and Bi An's entire front screen trembled violently with the airflow!
Immediately, the mecha quickly raised its height, bringing out a bright arc of light in the sky, and when it reached the highest point, it caught up with the phoenix passing by in the air. Celia asked in the communication channel: "Is this the solution?"
Heinrich said: "The rebels came from afar with the idea of a lightning surprise attack, but now they have been unable to attack for a long time, and their momentum has declined. It is enough to show up as the emperor, and leave the rest to the capital guards."
The two mechas flew towards the earth like falling stars, and the night behind them was reflected by bursts of light like day. Sure enough, in the next second, the capital guards were cheering and thundering, and they attacked the rebels behind Bi An, and soon a new round of counterattack artillery fire was launched.
The emperor suddenly said: "Speaking of..."
Celia: "Huh?"
"We were always called rebels in the past, and finally there will be a day when we call others rebels..."
Celia's voice was indistinct in the rustle of electricity, but it seemed to be a short smile. Heinrich can almost imagine his face at this time: pale and bleeding cheeks, haggard and sharp eyes, the messy bandages on his forehead and hair, and the blood-stained collar... Heinrich closed his eyes , sighed almost silently: "The matter of Kaleyan—"
Before the emperor finished speaking, Celia suddenly interrupted him: "There is information from the ground that the situation in the missile center has been brought under control. Herschel, Edna and others are trapped in the underground fortress of the control center!"
Heinrich was shocked: "Younes doesn't know the location of the Patronus Experimental Base, his first goal must be to find Edna Consetlin! Bi An, reset the route and go to the center base!"
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Ninety percent of the empire's central base is underground, and the part on the ground is like a castle, casting a majestic shadow in the dark night.
Heinrich put away the mecha, slipped from the air and fell to the ground, kneeling on the wet soil on the river bank.
A moment later, the phoenix also glided over, turned into a silver light and disappeared without a trace, and then Celia stepped forward: "How should we get in?"
The central fortress on the inner side of the river around the city has been occupied by densely packed capital guards, but on the outer side of the river bank, the rebels are still entrenched on the high ground not far away. Unwillingly, the black bomber hovered at the low altitude, and repeatedly tried to attack the sky above the castle, but was shot down mercilessly by the surface-to-air missiles inside the city wall, and bright sparks exploded in the night.
"—Swim," Heinrich said, taking off his coat and throwing it on the grass, "There is a secret wartime passage under the water, and no more than five people in the entire empire know about it. You follow me into it."
At this time, he will definitely not say unnecessary words such as "My dear, can you do it" or "I will protect you when the water temperature is too low"—only by fighting side by side and being the horns of each other, can they win in such a bad situation, Only the tens of thousands of people in the entire battle can come back alive.
The two quickly took off their coats, waded in the shallow water a few times to adapt to the cold water temperature, and then turned the mecha into breathing equipment, and at the same time plunged into it!
At that moment, the cold water temperature made both of them stiff. Celia was slightly behind, and Heinrich pulled back fiercely, sinking to the dark bottom of the water at the same time. The lower the pressure, the greater the pressure. The two of them swam for five or six minutes, and suddenly they saw a deep light coming from the bottom of the water. Heinrich's glasses behind the water mirror suddenly narrowed, and he opened his arms and plunged down. .
However, at this moment, Celia grabbed his hand suddenly tightened—Heinrich turned around and saw that his face was in pain, and his left arm was cramped because of the too cold water temperature!
Coming! Heinrich gestured vigorously to tell him, then hugged Celia with one hand, and the two dived to the luminous place at the bottom of the water together. After a few seconds, he finally hit the passageway of the underground entrance. Heinrich tried his best to press his palm, and when the door opened, he used all his strength to lift Celia up first, and then he climbed up with a "crash!" ground.
The invisible diaphragm expands outwards with the channel mouth as the center, blocking all the river water outside, and the channel immediately becomes dry. Heinrich staggered to his feet, rushed up to take off Celia's shirt without saying a word, ignored his severe trembling from the cold, and immediately rubbed his neck, chest, and armpits fiercely with rough palms. After a while, Celia's icy skin began to heat up and turn red, and her heartbeat gradually stabilized, so she suddenly got up and spit out a mouthful of water.
Heinrich almost slumped on the ground: "Are you okay?"
Celia was exhausted, "I...didn't expect..."
"You are not concentrating," Heinrich shook his head wearily. "Diving is the thing that requires the most concentration, and you... If Kaleyan knows that you are as distracted as you are now, do you think he can..."
Celia interrupted suddenly: "Stop talking!"
He staggered back, bent his knees and sat on the corner of the passage, buried his face deeply in his hands. For a moment, Heinrich almost felt that his shoulders were shaking, but the sound of the turbulent water outside drowned out all the strange sounds; just when Heinrich was stunned, he saw Celia wiped her face vigorously, gritted her teeth and shook stood up.
"It was my fault," he whispered. "Let's go."
Heinrich swallowed all the words, reached out and grabbed his hand, and the two supported each other and walked deep into the passage.
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A total of 18 combination locks were set up for this passage, and after half an hour it finally came to an end, and a narrow passage with a 90-degree upward direction appeared in front of it.
Heinrich raised his head and carefully drew the shape of his lower body. He was a little worried that he would be stuck in it, so he had to lift Celia up first. Celia also observed Heinrich's figure, and then honestly stepped on his shoulder to drill into the corridor, and used the titanium silver dagger turned into a phoenix to pry open the iron net.
He grabbed the ground and drilled hard, but before he could fully climb up to the ground, he heard roars from around: "Who!" "What are you doing!" "Grab him!"
Immediately afterwards, several people grabbed Celia up in a hurry, and pressed it down roughly, and the strong light of several flashlights almost immediately poked his eyes. More soldiers ran from a distance and shouted: "Catch an intruder!" "Gag and tie up!" "Quick, report to the commander, quick!"
The nerves of these soldiers seemed to be extremely tense. Celia spoke several times and was lost in the hustle and bustle of voices. When the situation was at its most chaotic, a sudden exclamation burst out not far away: "Another one came out! Fuck it!" of-"
Immediately afterwards, Heinrich's loud voice shouted: "Stop!"
This voice actually forcibly suppressed the boiling of the entire corridor, and then an officer swept it with a flashlight, and immediately said in a trembling voice: "You...you are..."
"Don't you even know me?" Heinrich shouted: "Where is Colonel White, the commander of the garrison here, tell him to come and see me!"
There was a moment of silence in the corridor, and then it exploded!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Many people were stunned and rushed forward to see the emperor's majesty. Some rubbed their eyes in disbelief and hesitated whether they should go to their superiors. Heinrich didn't have time to chat with them, so he pushed the crowd away and squeezed forward: "Celia! How are you?"
"West... Celia?" "Marshal Celia?!" "Impossible, Marshal Celia!"
This time the corridor became even more lively. The soldiers who were like wolves and tigers backed away in shock, leaving only Celia sitting in the open space who couldn't laugh or cry. He pulled the loose collar and raised his head to say something, but at the moment when the face familiar to the whole universe lifted up, the corridor that was originally crowded with people seemed to be enchanted, and suddenly fell into a trance. A petrified silence!
Contrary to when the emperor appeared just now, everyone retreated subconsciously, and even many soldiers almost fell to the ground because their legs were weak.
Celia said, "You—"
"..."
"Your commander is—"
The surroundings were silent for a few seconds, and it took a long time to hear a soldier stammering: "I, I will go, I will go and find Colonel White!"
When he turned around with a bang, he slammed into the wall hard, but the soldier couldn't remember to rub it at all, so he stumbled and ran out. A few of his colleagues also ran away subconsciously, and more people stood there in a daze, their eyes kept turning around the inspection well they climbed up not far away and Celia, as if it was hard to believe that this mouth was miraculous. Not only did a Galactic Emperor climb up from the well, but also a Marshal of Celia came out!
Not long after, a tall, thin middle-aged man in an imperial uniform hurried over, led by two soldiers. When he saw Heinrich and Celia, his haggard face immediately seemed to have met a savior: "Your Majesty ! Marshal! Why are you here?!"
"Colonel White," Heinrich introduced to Celia in a low voice, strode forward and grabbed the soldier's hand, forcibly blocking his salute: "Colonel! Don't be too polite, what's the situation now? Where are Count Herschel and Consettrin?"
Colonel White was so grateful that he almost choked up: "Your Majesty, the current situation is like this..."
While they were talking, Celia looked at the imperial soldiers present, and found that they all looked tired and weathered, thinking that the continuous battle of the rebels really put a lot of pressure on them. As the highest officer here, Colonel White has the most bloodshot eyes and the ugliest complexion, and his voice is so hoarse that he can barely hear it when he speaks. Fortunately, the adjutant brought him a glass of water, and he quickly apologized and held it up It will be better after a few sips.
"... The rebel army on the other side of the river attacked for a whole day, trying to rescue Earl Herschel and Consettrin... These two are now at the base, leading a team of guards to seal off Area C, using thousands of tons of The tungsten gate blocked our people, and we couldn't get in at all... We are contacting the military department to mobilize the neutron concussion cannon to blast the gate, but the people in the military department are blocked by the rebels, and the stalemate has been going on since nightfall. …”
A group of people walked out while talking, probably because of excessive fatigue. When they turned around, Colonel White's eyes were blackened and he almost fell down. Fortunately, Celia helped him quickly.
Colonel White immediately seemed to be burned: "Yuan, Marshal! I'm sorry, I..."
If the appearance of the emperor was like a shot in the arm for these soldiers, then Silia was like a reminder, enough to make their hearts burst from overexcitement. Celia patted the colonel on the shoulder helplessly and said, "How many rebels are there in the base?"
"A few, hundreds of ordinary soldiers..." The colonel accidentally bit his tongue, and stammered, "Hershel-Count and Consettrin took them to hide in Area C, two kilometers deep underground... "
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that the so-called "Consetlin" was the ex-fiancee of the marshal in front of him, and he was terrified all of a sudden, and stood there blankly.
"I blew up their flagship just now, and the capital guards are clearing out the remnants of the rebels. After dawn, the Seventh Fleet will come to rescue the base. What you have to do now is to hold on until sunrise tomorrow." Heinley As Xi was talking, she suddenly turned around and asked strangely, "What's wrong with you?"
Colonel White looked at Celia with a pale face, a little desperate: "Consettrin..."
The emperor and commander looked at each other, Heinrich suddenly realized, and Celia was expressionless.
"They broke up," the emperor said seriously, pulled Colonel White's shoulders, and whispered in his ear: "Hurry up and take us to Area C. The troublesome thing now is not the ex-girlfriend, but the ex-junior brother..."
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The internal structure of the entire base is intricate, with a depth of 10,000 meters underground, it can be called the heart of the empire deep underground.
When the rebels first broke into here, they once occupied an absolute advantage with lightning speed and powerful firepower, and even successfully launched the Thor's Hammer S-class gunboat. But immediately after, the bloody counterattack of the imperial army in the base forced Herschel and Edna to take the remaining remnant soldiers to hide in a dead corner in the deepest part of the base, and finally lowered the tungsten gate, blocking the internal and external traffic arteries.
The tunnel leading to the gate is full of traces of fierce battles, metal masonry blackened by gunfire, thick bullet casings, bloody clothing fragments and discarded guns... The more you go in, the steeper it gets, approaching the gate A section of the elevator passage has been completely blown up, and the load-bearing structure is also fragile, so he can only climb down bit by bit with a rope around his waist.
Colonel White was in a hurry to go in first, but was blocked by Heinrich, and he climbed into the elevator shaft first. Immediately Celia also followed in, and Colonel White led the guards to follow anxiously, worried and frightened all the way, very afraid that something might happen to the Emperor of the Galaxy and the Marshal of the Alliance on their own territory.
Fortunately, the two emperors and commanders can be called two active forts, and their firepower and equipment may be stronger than the soldiers of the entire base combined. After climbing hundreds of meters down the elevator shaft, the cold wind blowing up from the bottom became stronger and stronger. Colonel White hissed, "It's almost the end! Below is the lobby of Area C!"
As soon as several people let go, they jumped down with the rope around their waists!
At this moment, Bi An and Phoenix flashed an arc of light at the same time, turning into two monolithic scopes and a particle cannon; the moment they landed, they heard a strange movement around them, and then someone approached in the dark, and there was loud gunfire !
Colonel White lost his voice: "Protect the target!"
However, in the next second, two 3S single-shoulder cannons launched brazenly, and the explosion shook the entire hall!
With a loud bang, gravel fell like a shower, and everyone in the hall fell to the ground, screaming and roaring at the same time. The rebels hiding in the dark roared and charged, and were shot down by well-trained imperial soldiers before they got close, and the flying bullets scattered bright sparks everywhere in the hall.
This fierce exchange of fire lasted only a few tens of seconds, and then the imperial soldiers forcibly occupied the switch, and the lights in the hall turned on with a bang. There were fallen bodies and blood everywhere around. The last few rebels rushed over with shells, but Colonel White led the soldiers to send out a grid, and fell into the big net with blue light amidst screams.
"Your Majesty! Marshal! Are you all right?" Colonel White didn't even have time to look at the prisoners of war, so he immediately pushed away the adjutant who was supporting him and rushed forward to ask.
Heinrich's first reaction was to turn his head to look at Celia. If he hadn't been carrying the one-shoulder cannon in one hand, he might have stretched out his hand to check it.
Fortunately, Celia was fine. He turned the phoenix into a spear and stood on the ground. He shook his head and said, "We are fine. Let the medical team come down to treat the wounded soldiers. These prisoners of war are under strict supervision, and will be handed over to the army after the base is relieved." department to deal with."
Colonel White was actually reaching his limit, but he didn't care about himself at all, he turned his head and was busy ordering his subordinates to deal with the battlefield. More imperial soldiers came down to escort the prisoners away, and cleared out the ruins of the battlefield. The lights at the end of the hall were also lit up one after another. In the distance, there was a huge tungsten-gold gate that was more than ten meters high, reflecting heavy light in front of everyone's eyes. .
"This is where the leader of the rebel army, Earl Herschel, and Consettrin blocked off. Behind the door is the arsenal, and they should be hiding in it." Colonel White paused and explained: "During the day, we tried our best to I tried my best to get in touch with the military headquarters, but the neutron concussion cannon that was transferred is still on the way, and the current firepower reserve can't open this door at all... "
Heinrich turned his head to look at Celia, only to see him staring at the door motionless, with a feeling in his eyes that was difficult to describe in words.
"Gavin..." the emperor said softly.
Celia didn't make a sound, or even respond. After a long while, he finally closed his eyes, let out a deep and thorough breath, and said in a low voice, "... let's go."
—Hundreds of years of entanglement and memories seem to have passed all the light and shadow in these simple two words.
Heinrich didn't say anything more, stepped back half a step and raised his hand—in an instant, he saw Bi An turned into thousands of shattered lights, disassembled and assembled in the air, and turned into a semi-complete battle mech. Cannon, blast open the door!
In an instant, the entire base was shaking, and the flames exploded like magma, and everyone fell several meters away! In the chaos, only the phoenix whistled, and surrounded by silver light from the sky, it turned into a huge divine bird. It spread its wings tightly to block the falling boulders and metal, and forcibly fixed the entire hall in an instant!
"Concetlin—" Bi An's roar overwhelmed all the din, and he slammed into the collapsed giant door with a dazzling golden light!
There were still hundreds of rebels ambushing in the arsenal behind the door. At this time, everyone went crazy and poured firepower on the door. However, the torrential rain of bullets was completely insignificant in front of Bi An. With a roar, Bi An slapped it with his claws, and the strong airflow immediately sent dozens of rebels far away!
"Damn it!" "Go!" "I'd rather die than surrender!!" The remaining rebel soldiers were so jealous that they rushed up immediately and tried their best!
At this time, the imperial army outside the door was also rushing in. When the scene was chaotic, a shrill female voice suddenly yelled: "Stop!"
Celia suddenly raised her head and looked in the direction of the sound.
In the empty hall behind the door, Edna stood in front of the rebel soldiers, beside Earl Herschel who was seriously injured and dying. After she yelled, many rebels stood there hesitantly panting, and Bi An arrogantly stopped the giant claws, and the scene suddenly became tense and explosive—
In this suffocating stalemate, she turned her head, looked through the flames of war and gunpowder smoke, and collided with Celia's stern eyes.