Chapter 158: The Queen has been locked!
When Yang Ming first appeared, Landing Point No. 3 was already in danger. The defense line built by the soldiers with weapons and equipment could be torn apart by the insect swarm at any time.
After Yang Ming chopped a few times and returned to his landing point, he found that a solid position built with heavy firepower equipment had appeared behind him.
Hundreds of carrier-based mechas were temporarily pulled in to serve as firepower fulcrums.
Transport ships flew back and forth from the horizon.
Large numbers of soldiers rushed forward to the battlefield, pushing back the Zerg step by step.
The sky over Zubin was still covered with dark clouds, and the Empire's powerful fleet was still bombarding the outskirts of the three major cities. The people trapped in the city hid in various buildings, waiting for the judgment of life and death.
Yang Ming controlled Ghost No. 1 and temporarily left the battlefield.
The oncoming soldiers quickly lined up to the left and right, looking up at the operating cabin with fiery eyes.
In order to strengthen his own personality, Yang Ming, who remained completely rational at this moment, gave the soldiers a simple imperial salute.
Everywhere one looked, thousands of soldiers saluted Yang Ming as they marched.
Afterwards, these soldiers, who had never participated in this kind of war and had little ground training on weekdays, rushed to the Zerg base on the front line without hesitation.
This is the empire.
The evil empire has the most brave and fearless soldiers.
"Mr. Ghost!"
A senior officer rushed to Yang Ming on the floating deck and said, "On behalf of the commander, I would like to express my gratitude for your personal heroic battle. May I ask how you can help me now?"
The officer also appeared simultaneously in White Ghost's live broadcast.
"Energy," Yang Ming's processed voice said, "I need two minutes to replenish energy to complete the next battle against the queen. Can I use the charging port of the landing craft ahead?"
"Of course! Please follow me!"
The senior officer saluted and took Yang Ming to the side of the landing ship.
Some soldiers have received orders and opened the energy interface dedicated to the armored hovercraft.
When the energy interface extending from the waist of the mecha perfectly matched the interface of the landing craft, the soldier's eyes became more fiery, and the officer also realized something.
The Empire's military process!
The White Ghost Organization is a secret agency of the Empire! ?
"Mr. Ghost," the senior officer said in a deep voice, "The military would like to express its gratitude for your continued exposure of the evil deeds of the New Federation and your support for our work. Are you willing to make direct contact with the government departments?"
"No need."
Yang Ming's voice was very cold and hard:
“I don’t like dealing with people, I have my own team, and I won’t do anything that would harm the empire.
“If the New Federation’s actions had not exceeded my tolerance for them, I would not have stood up and done these things to attract attention.
"You can make your own judgment, but please don't take advantage of me."
“You have created a miracle for civil organizations.”
"Sir, I aspire to be on the Imperial Star, but I don't want to be restricted too much."
"I understand. Are you a noble?"
Yang Ming didn't answer.
The senior officer looked down at his watch and suddenly said, "Our commander-in-chief wants to talk to you, sir!"
As soon as he finished speaking, regardless of whether Yang Ming agreed or not, a three-dimensional portrait of General Thomas popped up on the watch.
"Mr. White Ghost, I am the commander-in-chief of this battle, Lieutenant General Thomas of the Imperial Army. Thank you for your timely assistance."
Yang Ming responded calmly: "Hello, General, you should know how many people are watching my live broadcast now."
“Yes, this has set a record.”
Thomas said firmly:
"We don't have time for small talk. Answer me, Mr. Almighty Ghost, do you have a way to determine the Queen's coordinates?"
Yang Ming said: "My mecha is equipped with a special detector that can detect its trace. It is moving at high speed underground."
General Thomas added: "We are about to carry out a decapitation operation. As a non-staff combatant, are you willing to join our elite decapitation team?"
Several thoughts flashed through Yang Ming's mind.
This general was extremely cunning. Just with this one sentence, the general kidnapped him in a live broadcast and demanded that he obey the orders of the imperial military.
A very formidable opponent.
Yang Ming said calmly: "If it is Captain Gris, I can follow his command. He is a strong and humorous man with great personal charm. He will never throw away the lives of his soldiers easily."
General Thomas frowned tightly.
He turned around and asked, "Who is Captain Gris?"
"General! According to the confidential database, he should be a member of the special forces numbered 0023, a member of the Crow Squad, a first-class enhanced warrior, who is killing the enemy on the front line. He was the one who communicated directly with the White Phantom just now."
"Is this a secret?"
"Special department secrets."
"Asshole! Why did you shout out SECRETS? Ghost is broadcasting live!"
General Thomas started to curse, and the officer quickly shut up.
When General Thomas turned around, the mecha controlled by Yang Ming had already retracted its charging port.
"General, I will continue to fight."
"Mr. Ghost, could you please open the cockpit so we can see you?"
Yang Ming opened the cockpit a little, and the soldiers around him stood with their feet up and watched.
Thomas nodded. "I will contact Captain Gris immediately. You are welcome to join the army's attack queue. Please mark the Queen's activity track. After verification, we will quickly formulate a battle plan."
"This time it is only temporary, for the sake of the remaining life on this planet."
Yang Ming said this coldly, the cockpit closed, and Ghost No. 1 began to run forward, with the light blade once again spurting out a hot ion beam.
Return to the battlefield.
…
Grace is very upset now.
How did his name get exposed? Is the White Ghost really that magical? Does this guy have extremely high confidential reading privileges?
Could he be a member of the royal family?
"Boss! There's a group of special bugs!"
"Mark them and let the naval guns finish them off. Don't leave the designated area! Be careful not to be killed by the naval guns!"
"Hahaha! Yes! Marked!"
Gris flew left and right wearing a flying backpack, with alloy blades dancing around him. The lightweight individual armor he was wearing embodied the most advanced military technology of the Sherman Empire.
Gris's team consists of thirteen members in total, with a balanced mix of men and women;
Eight of them are biochemically modified humans - the eight muscular men and women wearing exoskeleton armor, equipped with high-performance lightsabers, chasing and hacking at bugs everywhere.
Four of them are mechanically modified humans, with some of their limbs replaced with metal prosthetics. They have different shapes and are good at different fighting methods. They are mainly responsible for fire control and support, and can control dozens or even hundreds of combat armors at the same time.
Gris is the only 'general enhancement' fighter in the team.
His physical fitness is not as good as that of cyborgs, but he can skillfully operate various types of armor.
His sensitivity to fire control systems is not as good as that of mechanical cyborgs, but his ability to control the battle situation and his excellent tactical level perfectly make up for this shortcoming.
He is the absolute core of the team, and any order he gives will be unconditionally supported by the team members, because these orders have saved them from death many times.
But today, Gris is about to face the biggest challenge to his team's authority.
"What? I'm going to command White Ghost? He doesn't look like he would listen to my orders."
In the fierce fight, Gris turned his head to look at the flaming red mecha that was speeding towards him, and quickly replied:
"Okay General, I'll try to coordinate."
At this moment, Yang Ming took the initiative to send a voice invitation request, and Grace took the time out of his busy schedule to pull Yang Ming into the team voice channel.
"Very good," Yang Ming said, "I have given you the queen's whereabouts. Now follow my instructions."
Grace: ...
Before he could even speak, a group of team members responded:
"Okay Mr. Ghost!"
"Mr. Ghost, did you develop this mecha yourself? It's so cool! Can you lend it to me for fun after the battle?"
"Thank you for your righteous act in exposing the new federal bug-burying program."
"I can provide you with fire support, sir."
Yang Ming simply responded.
The fiery red mecha passed by Gris who was suspended in the air, and the light blade swept forward, causing the swarm of insects to quickly disperse. The twelve team members followed subconsciously, showing amazing cohesion and tacit understanding.
Gris's golden hair shook, and he couldn't help but tilt his head to look at the scene in front of him.
These are his fucking teammates!
The flying backpack on Gris' back spewed out flames and quickly caught up to Yang Ming's shoulder. While Yang Ming was silent, he began to issue mobilization orders.
This battle-hardened warrior was obviously inspired to win. The weapons in his hands kept changing, switching between lightsabers and guns at will. His figure shuttled back and forth beside the fiery red mecha, and his presence was maximized.
So, a few minutes later.
Gris had to rush back to the rear base to replace the new flight backpack.
Using energy too quickly is also a problem.
The battle plan was quickly issued.
"We have located the queen," General Thomas' voice rang out directly in the squad's voice chat. "Your team should prepare immediately. If the air attack is ineffective, we will use a ground assault. Your team will serve as the spearhead of this operation."
"Understood, General!"
Captain Gris answered loudly.
"Well," General Thomas asked worriedly, "Mr. Ghost, what do you think?"
"Try to blast it first."
General Thomas immediately smiled with satisfaction.
Captain Gris silently covered his chest.
It hurts there.
The air raid began two minutes later.
The main guns of more than 20 main battleships were aimed at the edge of the large city in the area where the No. 3 landing point was located. Thick ion beams fell from the sky, melting the earth and triggering a nuclear fusion reaction to produce a huge mushroom cloud. The rolling heat waves blew groups of insects flying everywhere.
But when the beam of light dissipated, a thin film of light appeared on the ground.
Irregular "craters" appeared on the earth, and at the bottom of the craters, shield beetles were burned and melted into black rock layers.
The smooth "mountain walls" on all four sides of the crater were opened at the same time, and groups of Zerg rushed up frantically.
Thousands of pale golden insects emerged from the ground, flew into the air and quickly formed an array. Their abdomens flashed with light at the same time, and a solid protective shield appeared directly above the "crater".
The main ship fired again.
The protective shield formed by the pale golden insect swarm is extremely solid.
But this means that the Zerg Queen is trapped below and cannot easily change her position at this moment.
Yang Ming felt it.
The terrified queen bit the neck of the male insect next to her.
Forced evolution!
Yang Ming heard the female team member's cry in the team voice:
"These golden ones are level 4 bugs! They are the standard shield bugs for Zerg warships! Oh no, this queen is about to reach level 4! These guard bugs use their vitality to build shields!"
"Are they going to form a fleet soon?"
"It's too close to the main city, so the ships can't fire at full power. The attack just now was already the limit after calculation. Otherwise, the seven or eight million humans in the city would have been wiped out directly."
Captain Gris's deep voice sounded:
"Our team has received an order from the headquarters and is about to launch a charge towards the queen's location. The queen is rapidly devouring the male insects to complete her evolution.
“Look at us!
"Two minutes to prepare! Withdraw from the current battle sequence! There must be more than just our spearhead team, but the queen will definitely be killed by us!"
"yes!"
The twelve team members retreated quickly. Yang Ming hesitated and also chose to retreat.
A small assault boat came towards Gris's team.
At the rear landing point, a large number of ships were reorganized, and the latest batch of soldiers who came to support received orders to change the landing point.
Soon, the same combat orders spread to all combat queues at the third landing point.
It was General Thomas who used holographic projection to give direct orders to these 13,000 soldiers.
"Brave soldiers!"
General Thomas's resolute face and determined gaze made the soldiers hold their breath.
"Your unit will shoulder the key mission of rescuing this administrative planet and attacking the queen bug!
"Yes, you will rush into the swarm and tear open a gap for the demolition team. You will suffer a large number of casualties. I am not sure how many of you who hear my voice at this moment will survive.
“This is the only chance to save the 27 million people of the Empire!
"The Imperial Star will be your guide!
"Prepare to charge!"
There was two seconds of silence near position No. 3, followed by roars from commanders at all levels.
"Prepare to charge!"
The soldiers who had not yet joined the battle were trembling all over, and the soldiers who had landed turned around and ran towards the landing ship they were originally on.
Hundreds of ships quickly formed an arrow array.
With the roar of engines, the first batch of ships launched an attack towards the area where the Queen was.
The assault ship carrying Thomas's team quickly took off and was placed in the center of the third batch of ships according to the deployment of the on-site commander.
Yang Ming's mecha took off into the air and stood steadily above the assault ship, temporarily putting away his lightsaber.
He can see the entire battle situation.
The human army's intentions were soon discovered by the insects, and swarms of insects swarmed in from all directions.
The outer space fleet began to fire freely, which caused huge casualties to the bugs and greatly relieved the pressure on the assault fleet.
A light bullet of black suddenly appeared.
A dozen landing ships in the front were directly blown to pieces.
In response, dozens of light beams bombarded the area where the light bomb exploded, and fireflies were blown out of the ground one by one.
Two-way strangulation!
Yang Ming watched the scene quietly.
He could feel the queen's growing fear, and the emotional fluctuations of the swarm when they instinctively wanted to escape but were ordered by the queen to pounce on him.
He waited.
Waiting for the moment to come face to face with the Queen.
Explosions continued to occur in the air. As the assault fleet got closer to the queen, the Zerg's counterattack became more and more fierce. The Zerg from the other two cities had already moved towards this side.
Even with the fire support of the space fleet, the assault ships still suffered heavy damage.
When they were still twenty kilometers away from the edge of the crater, a quarter of the assault ships were lost.
By the time they reached the edge of the crater, the total losses of the assault ships had reached 40 percent.
But the remaining assault ships were still firmly implementing their respective assigned plans. Ships landed rapidly one after another, and a large number of soldiers gathered at the edge relying on armored hovercrafts, flying backpacks, and motorized skateboards.
The ship that dropped off the combatants immediately rushed to the edge and used the ship's hull to build a position.
The battle continues to intensify.
Thousands of soldiers have gathered at the edge. Above the crater is the protective shield that the Zerg has opened with their lives, and below is a dense swarm of countless Zerg.
The soldiers' scalps were tingling and their hands and feet were shaking.
But they remained silent, waiting for the order to fight.
A spearhead team consisting of several reinforced warriors appeared behind the soldiers, each equipped with six high-performance shaped-energy bombs.
White Ghost's evil mecha was prominently listed.
A beam of strong light hit the center of the insect swarm, and the three-dimensional mark of the Imperial Star appeared there.
There was magnetic field interference everywhere, but the communication method was not completely blocked, and the soldiers heard the command.
"The Queen's location has been locked!"
"All combat units!"
"Move toward the Imperial Star! Tear through the Zerg defenses!"
Several suspended armored vehicles rushed out first, followed by hundreds of armored vehicles, and assault ships poured fire below.
Thousands of people launched a frontal charge against the swarm.
The two thousand or so remaining soldiers formed a defensive fire line at their positions.
In the mecha, Yang Ming took a deep breath and dropped a simple command in the team voice:
"Follow me, don't fall behind."
Butterfly-shaped jets of flame appeared again behind the mecha. The six-meter-tall evil ghost mecha took the lead and smashed towards the area where the insects were densely packed at an extremely fast speed.
Buzz——
The light blade unfolds.
Go ahead, charge!
…
Half an hour later.
A mushroom cloud appeared in the center of the battlefield.
A large number of insects scattered in all directions, and most of the residents in the three major urban areas escaped.
Of the 13,000 assault group combatants and 5,200 soldiers who rushed into the crater, only over 600 evacuated in advance.
When the imperial military came to their senses, they found that the red mecha had returned to the aircraft and was flying towards outer space at a high speed.
No obstruction.
No order to shoot down was given.
The soldiers watched the white ghost leave.
White Ghost's live broadcast was closed after five minutes.
All that was left for the military were the battle footage captured by Captain Gris's personal equipment.
Only Grace followed to the end and witnessed the queen's death with his own eyes.
