Chapter 271 Hera's Determination

"Assault Fortress Squad, first pre-war meeting."

Grace placed a small camera ball in front of him, stood in front of a projection screen, and looked down at the few commandos in front of him.

Yes, their action team this time consists of only five people.

When reporting to the superiors, the famous white ghost Hanton was the captain, he Gris was the deputy captain, the newly arrived Bly was the tactical executor, the powerful masked super-changer Catherine was the best attacker, and another female super-changer was the team healer.

In fact, he is just a wise brain with four powerful individual combat units.

"The commando list has been finalized. It's just the five of us."

Grace said in a deep voice:

“This operation is top secret, and the possibility of being discovered by the New Federation is extremely low.

"Why do I dare to say this? One reason is that the military suddenly produced a list. Just two hours ago, they simultaneously arrested more than 10,000 spies planted or instigated by the New Federation and are conducting surprise interrogations. Of course, these more than 10,000 spies are not just here. More than 3,000 of them were captured here, an average of one spy for every three ships, and most of them are junior officers."

Yang Ming nodded: "This should be captured by the empire's defense system."

Catherine beside him asked, "What is that?"

"Supercomputer, extremely powerful supercomputer," Yang Ming whispered, "The true power of the empire, it can instantly control the entire network of the empire, very mysterious."

Grace smiled and said, "Our actions this time will be directed by this supercomputer. We have submitted our plan. This computer will optimize our plan, give real-time instructions, and create external conditions for us."

Bly thought for a moment and said softly, "I don't trust machinery. We need to make sure that this computer will not complete this mission at the expense of us."

"We must have a spirit of sacrifice," said Catherine, who put on the golden mask again and frowned.

Bly shrugged.

Yang Ming said gently: "Catherine is right."

"That's true," Bray replied with a smile, his eyes full of tenderness.

Catherine calmly turned sideways, blocking Bly's view of Yang Ming.

Yang Ming: …

Did she misunderstand something?

Brynna looked at his master with the same look a subordinate gives him, but that was not the case.

Gris scratched his philtrum and began to talk about the plan they would carry out next.

The plan was simple: approach the fortress, enter the fortress, dismantle the fortress, and escape safely.

It's complicated to execute.

"In order to cooperate with our actions, the Imperial Military will create public opinion and persuade the New Federation to surrender.

“The military will send an envoy to deliver a ceasefire agreement. The agreement will contain various harsh conditions. If the New Federation signs it, it will basically be a direct loss of sovereignty and humiliation of the country. Their perfect industrial chain will suffer a fatal blow.

"If they sign the contract, then we have achieved our goal without fighting. This possibility is very small. We are just pretending to attract the other party's attention."

Gris added:

"This requires us to pay attention to the time when the delegation leaves. The time requirement for the operation is relatively high, but it is not difficult to coordinate."

Bligh asked, "So how do we get out?"

"We're not really going to blow up the fortress," Gris said, "We just need to shut it down. The fortress's control systems are physically isolated from the outside world, but as long as we get access to their internal hardware and install a few ports, that supercomputer can take care of them."

Catherine's eyes lit up: "Can we make the fortress available to us?"

"That's definitely not possible," Gris said with a smile, "The operating system is very complicated, and the designers of the New Federation can't use a single-operation program."

Yang Ming groaned for a few seconds and said, "The plan is that we sneak in and destroy the fort's operation, and then the military will launch a general attack. We only need to protect ourselves and wait for our army to take over the fort."

Grace said, “That’s right.”

"Is there a topographical map of the fortress?"

"We have a map of the outer perimeter. We haven't gotten the innermost part yet, but it's enough for us to go in."

Yang Ming nodded, looking at the animation on the projection screen and thinking carefully.

Grace was silent for a few minutes, then asked, "Any other questions? If not, I will report to my superiors. It will take about 20 galactic hours to prepare."

"no problem."

"agree."

"Go report," Yang Ming stretched and put his hand on Catherine's shoulder. "Everyone should prepare some tactics and work together in advance. This plan is quite dangerous."

Catherine looked at him helplessly and let him hug her shoulders.

The female team member next to her brightened up and her pupils turned into the shape of melons.

Bly and Grace acted as if they didn't see it, and took the initiative to meet up to discuss the execution of tactics. Grace dragged the female team member out of the tactics room.

"We agreed that public and private matters should be separated," Catherine said helplessly, "We can't sacrifice public matters for private matters."

"Well, since they are all on the same side, you can relax your guard."

Yang Ming narrowed his eyes and smiled, then hugged her slender waist.

"Be serious," Catherine casually knocked Yang Ming's big hand away, "We are about to execute the plan. We must maintain our physical strength and adjust our state. That kind of thing is not allowed by discipline."

Yang Ming: …

Ah, this waist beauty.

It's not the time to drag him into the small cabin like in the past few days!

Catherine calmly stretched out her right hand, aimed at Yang Ming's waist and twisted it.

Yang Ming stood up quickly and admitted his mistake.

When ordinary couples fight, they always use the power of super-changers to attack. Who can stand this?

The two young lovers, who had just crossed the forbidden bridge, soon began to hug each other in the corner and chat about some tactics on how to defeat the federals.

Ding ding!

Lu sent a brief information report, Yang Ming took out his shell communicator, opened it and took a look.

【Hera lost contact.】

Yang Ming frowned.

Catherine didn't look at the message, she just asked, "What's wrong?"

"Something happened," Yang Ming said, "I need to be alone for a while."

"Yeah," Catherine responded without asking any questions. She put her hands in the pockets of her windbreaker and hurried away.

This kind of reaction made Yang Ming feel very comfortable. When they were in love, she was like a little bird. When there was something going on, she would take care of the business first. When she met a gangster, she could even pick up the ship-cutting sword.

He took out the hidden earphones and started to communicate with Lu Gao with a delay.

"What's going on?"

"There are no problems with the two ships. Their mechanical minds are still active, but they have lost contact and are unable to transmit information to the outside world."

Lu said softly:

“I initially suspected that the quantum communication device had malfunctioned, but after checking the quantum volume, everything was normal.

"The identification device I placed on Hera and the chip in her brain showed no abnormalities. It feels like they are trapped in a strange time and space bubble, and have been cut off from the outside world."

Space-time bubble?

Yang Ming frowned tightly: "The queen?"

"It's possible," Lu sighed, "I analyzed the data they sent and found that they have not come into contact with the Zerg, but have discovered the civilization woven by the Zerg and many stars wrapped by the Zerg. In addition, I have transmitted the relevant data to the Sherman Empire and asked the Empire's observation stations to focus on those directions, which can be regarded as a warning."

Yang Ming folded his arms and paced back and forth behind the door.

Yang Ming said: "Based on my understanding of Hera, she must have contacted the queen for a purpose. Her communication with the queen must be closer than we know. Lu, how is the chip set up?"

Lu calculated carefully for a while and sighed, "I set it so that she can't directly contact the queen. The chip is connected to her visual nerves, and seeing the queen will trigger the self-destruct device... I made a mistake. She doesn't actually need to see the queen. Their communication transcends time and space."

"The pinnacle of the sixth-order queen is close to the level of dimensional advancement. It is not excessive to have any outrageous abilities."

Yang Ming strolled to the narrow porthole and looked at the imperial-style warships outside the window.

"No matter what, I hope she won't betray humanity... Report any situation immediately, and ask what happened if you can get in touch with her."

"I see."

Lu paused for a moment and continued:

“In addition, because of the severe panic caused by the Imperial Fleet in Minter City, now is a good opportunity to plunder those assets that have fled abroad. Compared with this financial tsunami, the capital chain we have prepared is negligible.

"Can we use some dishonorable means, such as stealing from the small coffers of some evil forces, to get more funds?"

"You make your own decision," Yang Ming said, "Don't let being a good person become a constraint on yourself. Just don't be a bad person."

"yes!"

Law was visibly relieved.

What happened just now was actually a case of acting first and reporting later.

…

Queen, here I come.

In a white light curtain, Hera closed her eyes tightly.

She felt as if she was stepping on soft soil, and the breeze blowing towards her brought the fragrance of grass and trees.

These are all illusions.

Hera understood that she was still on her ship. They had fallen into a peaceful space and time a few minutes ago, and then the hull seemed to be moving hard in liquid.

She didn't dare open her eyes and could only close them and wait.

Hera speculated that they had entered the airspace where the queen was, but she was hiding behind the space and she could not contact her directly.

Woo, woo——

Like the short sound of a bagpipe, the real sound waves collided in Hera's ears.

Her petite body trembled slightly and tears slowly rolled down the corners of her eyes.

Along with these sounds, Hera received information from the queen and saw her father being carried away. The observation perspective came from the remaining insect eggs in the large petri dish.

The eggs can also observe the surrounding environment and the high-level queen can obtain relevant information.

This is important scientific research information and must be recorded later.

[Hera, my new tribesman, are you willing to return to our family? ]

The queen conveyed the message, and after it was captured by Hera, it magically became something that Hera could understand.

"I am still human," Hera whispered, "at least that's what I think."

【Will you try to convince me to coexist peacefully with humans? 】

"No, along the way I saw the Zerg civilization you built. Zerg and humans are similar species. They both crave the heat of stars and need all kinds of minerals to destroy planets."

Hera's voice was extremely calm:

“The Zerg and humans are competitors.

“Because the Milky Way is vast enough, we can be separated from each other by space at this time.

"I once had this fantasy of reconciling the two races, but now I believe what he said, we are enemies."

[No, Hera, we are not enemies. ]

Woo——woo——

【The real enemy is Faya. 】

"Faya?"

[A super civilization that controls hundreds of large galaxy clusters. They claim to be from early human species, but after upgrading their dimensions, they have become a new species, a pure mind.]

[We are creatures that live in the universe and have existed since the early days of the universe. We have never claimed that large galaxy clusters are our territory. We only draw the energy we need for reproduction. We have never destroyed the core of a star. When I complete the dimensional ascension, they will fill the cavities of these planets and let the corpses complete the rock transformation.]

"Did you ascend to a higher dimension alone?"

[Yes, you cannot understand this now. This requires my body to be strong enough to ignore the impact of the time dimension on me, and then I have to undergo a triple transformation to adapt to the rules of the high-dimensional world and return to my tribe.]

"So many bugs... just to help you upgrade your dimension?"

[They are essentially my split cells, kid, you should understand the nature of living things.]

Hera was silent, she was constantly thinking.

Woo——woo——

[I have been watching the human world in the Milky Way. This world is childish, weak, and ridiculous. The current human civilization in the Milky Way could have made explosive technological development, but it always encounters various difficulties because the Fayal people set up barriers.]

[Humans could have transformed one-third of the rocky planets in the Milky Way into planets suitable for their habitation, but their civilization was always limited by immature communication and jump technologies.]

[This is just a cage, an experimental cage of the Fayya people . The Fayya people are exploring some secrets of low-dimensional civilizations and using this to promote their own progress.]

[Even the Fayats once transformed the Milky Way, turning most of the rocky planets that were naturally suitable for human survival into forbidden areas with harsh environments for humans, because they needed to protect the environment, allow low-end civilizations to develop sustainably, and find more possibilities.]

【The Fayya people have restricted you.】

Hera asked, "Are the Fayya people evil?"

[They are my enemies and your sowers. Although I like the stories of you humans whose sons of gods slaughter gods, in fact, you should be grateful to Faya.]

The Queen was silent for a long time.

[Hera, you have arrived here under my guidance, and I will give you a chance.]

"Chance?"

【War is breaking out in human civilization.】

[Wars always break out between your different ethnic groups. ]

[I need to settle accounts with the human regime that once insulted my people. ]

"New Federation?" Hera frowned. "You want to take the Zerg to the New Federation?"

[Yes, I will destroy that place and block the experiments that the Fayats have conducted there, as revenge against the human society in the Milky Way and a blow to the Fayats.]

“…”

Hera's mind kept turning.

"You're scared, aren't you? You've learned to take advantage of the situation now, haven't you? Dear Queen, you should be the most powerful being in the galaxy. Why don't you defeat them fair and square after the war is over?"

[I do have fear in my emotions, but this is not the main factor. The weapons system developed by humans forces me to avoid it.]

The Queen's whimpers became more subdued.

【This is the price, and also the treaty. 】

"Price? Treaty?"

[A human named Pat triggered my tribe's feeding mechanism, but he did not fulfill his obligation to feed my tribe. Hundreds of my tribesmen died because of his mistake. According to the treaty made by the higher-dimensional world, I have the right to destroy these incompetent breeders.]

"How can we possibly know the treaty between high-dimensional and high-dimensional civilizations!"

[That is an inherent defect of the human species, not an excuse to escape punishment. ]

"After all, you are afraid of the Empire's Skywrath Fortress and want to vent your anger on the New Federation!"

[I am not angry, Hera. I led you here just to give you a chance to atone for your country.]

Hera frowned tightly.

[You can choose to lead them instead of me. I need you to destroy six human planets and 1.2 billion humans.]

[You can also choose to go there myself, and I will destroy this country. ]

Hera clenched her fists tightly, her whole body trembling slightly.

"This is your revenge, isn't it? You enjoy letting humans kill humans, right? You want to watch me destroy human planets and laugh at us low-level creatures, right?"

[You are a member of my tribe that I recognize, you can refuse. ]

Hera said calmly: "You just suffered an insult in the empire and want to save face."

【You can refuse.】

The light around me dimmed quietly.

Hera still had her eyes tightly closed, but she seemed to feel that as long as she took a step forward, she would gain powerful strength and be able to control billions of sixth-level insects.

Using six administrative stars to exchange for the security of a country in the New Federation, this doesn't seem to be a difficult choice...

Hera took a breath and took a step forward.

'Are you still human, Hera?'

"I refuse."

Hera suddenly opened her eyes, and saw no shadow of the queen in front of her, only a dark abyss.

She took a half step back.

"Whether the New Federation is destroyed by you has nothing to do with me. That is your business. Using human hands to kill humans does not conform to my values.

"The reason why I came here stubbornly is because I have lost myself and cannot find the practical meaning of the dream I have been pursuing. I want to bury myself in the world I have been studying. I want to understand you better.

“Unfortunately, this understanding makes me extremely disappointed.

“Only on my own behalf, I protest and warn you.

"If you fight against human civilization, you will be destroyed before you can ascend to higher dimensions!

"Now, you can kill me."

Cuckoo--

Something seemed to be wriggling in the abyss.

Hera bit her lip, and the darkness suddenly surged forward.

…

"Hera!"

Yang Ming suddenly opened his eyes.

The other four people in this crowded small stealth boat all looked over.

Gris frowned and muttered: "We are about to enter the New Federation defense line, and you can actually sleep!"