Chapter 57
Dis took a cup of hot tea, leaned against the window, and thought about his worries with empty eyes.
He thought of his divorced wife and two children, and his job that kept him away from home all year round. In fact, it was a good job, with high pay and little work, and it was a good place to retire. The only drawback was that it was too far from home, and the rules were strict, and the confidentiality requirements were too high, so he couldn't spend any more time with his family.
As an elderly bachelor, Dis still has a good quality of life, thanks to his nanny robot Renee who has taken care of him since he was born. Dis loves it more than his parents and wife. But Renee is very old, and it has long been unable to keep up with the times. Recently, it has often had some minor problems such as program confusion and sudden shutdown. Dis decided to take it to upgrade the system again during his rest period next month. There are also several parts on it that need to be replaced, so it is better to get it done at once.
Thinking of Renee, Diss also remembered the half-eaten box of limited edition volcano ice cream that Renee bought for him in the refrigerator. This kind of ice cream is hard to buy. Although Diss loves it very much, he can't buy it once every ten days or half a month, so every time he buys it, he will cherish it and eat it in two or three times. However, this kind of ice cream will go bad if it is left for a long time, so he'd better eat the remaining half box after get off work today.
Recalling the wonderful taste of ice cream, Diss' mouth began to secrete liquid. He swallowed his saliva and happily began to look forward to the end of get off work.
It seemed like something was moving across the snow in the distance.
Dis blinked, retracted his wandering gaze, and looked intently at the snow outside the window.
The heavy snow that had been falling since yesterday afternoon and this morning had stopped. The snow reflected the sunlight, which was dazzling. However, Diss's windows were equipped with light filters, so it was not affected. He looked for a while, but found nothing. He wondered if he was in a daze for too long and his eyes were blurry, so he turned away from the window and walked to a chair to sit down.
Diss didn't see that the moment he turned around, a gust of wind blew outside the building, and a thin layer of snow on the ground was blown up. The security robot outside the building seemed unable to withstand the wind, and with a "crash" it broke into a pile of fragments and scattered all over the ground.
But as soon as Diss sat down, his butt suddenly jumped up as if it was equipped with a spring.
A shrill alarm sounded throughout the building.
"Intrusion warning! Intrusion warning..." The female electronic voice only repeated twice before it stopped abruptly, as if it had been cut off by someone. But the sharp alarm did not stop, ringing throughout the entire building.
"Report! Report! Enemy invasion! Ah——"
The emergency intercom suddenly sounded, and then ended with a scream. Dees rushed over, pressed the intercom and asked: "Hello, how are you? What happened? Hello?"
After a while, a timid and sweet voice came from the intercom. Diss remembered this voice. It belonged to a little girl who was about the same age as his daughter. The girl was a clerk in charge of communications on the first floor. She said in a fearful voice: "The intruder has left. He went underground..."
The emergency call was on all channels. Dis knew that the underground floors must have been prepared to defend against the enemy, so he did not give any more instructions, but continued to ask: "How are you? Are the others... still alive?"
“…Yes, they are still breathing.” The girl trembled and said, “He didn’t kill anyone.”
"Him?" Dis noticed this name and asked in disbelief, "How many intruders are there?"
"One, a male. It happened very fast, I... I didn't see clearly..." the girl said tremblingly. In fact, she didn't see clearly whether it was a man or a woman, but she saw a cloak thrown at the door.
The wide men's cloak is a relatively rare silver-gray color. It is thrown casually on the snow, and the effect of reflecting sunlight is similar to the reflection effect of snow. If you are not careful, you will easily ignore it.
Dis was about to ask again when he suddenly heard a man's voice coming from the intercom: "He's here! I saw him...ah!"
After a short exclamation, the only sound coming from the intercom was the heavy muffled sound of flesh hitting the ground. Diss didn't even dare to ask any more questions for a moment.
A few seconds later, a new voice came from the intercom -
"Report! The intruders have broken through to the second underground floor! We will organize--"
"boom!"
After a loud explosion, only a rustling sound was heard in the intercom. Diss remained in the half-bent position as he pressed the intercom, feeling cold all over.
"Report, enemies spotted on the third underground floor..."
"Fourth floor Nelson, requesting support, requesting support..."
"He's reached the fifth floor. What should we do? Please give me instructions! Please give me instructions!"
Every ten or so seconds or so, exclamations and screams could be heard from the intercom. The enemy was breaking through the underground at an increasingly faster speed . Others who had not yet encountered the enemy could not help but shudder with fear, and their hands and feet became cold just by listening to the sounds from the intercom.
This building has a total of eighteen underground floors. At , Dis doesn't have much time left.
During this tight time, Diss ignored the panicked shouts in the communicator and spent dozens of seconds in a luxurious daze.
——He remembered a legend passed down by word of mouth by a few people and a secret order received long ago.
Dis staggered to the front of the seat, staggered and fell, and with trembling fingers, he pressed a very hidden button on the armrest of the seat. After this slight movement, he completely collapsed on the seat, sweating like a pulp.
A desperate voice came from the intercom: "We are on the twelfth underground floor...He's coming!"
In order to celebrate the accession of the Queen, grand balls were held every night for three consecutive days in the Landia Palace and all the cities. In the Ice Palace, many high-ranking figures of the Empire and the big men who ruled a star system came to congratulate the Queen on her coronation. More importantly, they wanted to show their presence and connect with old friends. In the town, the lights were on all night. The citizens took great pains to decorate the street side of their houses and put a lot of drinks and food outside the door for people to take for free. At night, many people sang and danced on the balcony, on the street, in the square, in the park, etc. Some people carried homemade lanterns in parade, and some people wore strange costumes to drink and have fun. The whole Imperial Star was turned into a sea of joy.
Amidst all the laughter and joy, one person suddenly frowned and quietly retreated to a dark place where the lights could not illuminate. He glanced at the message he had just received, frowned , tapped his bracelet, and said in a low voice, "Lancao, is the news true?"
As if receiving some reply, he glanced at the center of the ballroom, then looked up at the sky, and sighed, "I should have known that he wouldn't be so easy to kill." Then he lowered his eyes with compassion and said, "Lancao, activate Apollo."
…
After a moment, the man straightened his collar, put on a smile again, and stepped into the bright dance floor.
At the same time, in the distant space above the Imperial Capital Star, a satellite with a strange shape, like an open flower umbrella, slowly turned its direction, and its "umbrella handle" was aimed at a white egg-shaped building on the surface of the planet. Then the tip of the umbrella handle became brighter and brighter... brighter and brighter...
Diss poured out the remaining tea in the cup, then poured himself another cup of tea, but heard a soft "click, click, click" sound. He frowned and looked, and found that it was the teacup in his hand that kept shaking and knocking on the cup holder, making this annoying sound.
He tutted, threw away the cup holder, then held the cup with both hands and took a sip. The cup kept shaking, and the tea spilled out, soaking most of the front of his shirt.
Dis put down the cup, pressed the bracelet, and called a communication number. As expected, there was a rustling sound of being unable to connect.
The emergency intercom had not been ringing for half a minute. Half a minute ago, the last person on the eighteenth underground floor, which was the lowest floor, also sent the last message, and then everything went quiet.
But he knew that this did not mean the battle was over. On the contrary, the underground battle was probably at its most intense stage. The previous incident happened suddenly, and many people did not react. But now, the combatants and weapons of the entire base were converging towards the underground where the invaders broke in. The battle was so fierce that even their building, which could withstand a magnitude 12 earthquake and a volcanic eruption, was shaking slightly. It was unknown how many powerful weapons they had used.
Dis only felt sad and a little angry, but he didn't know who he was directed at.
He pressed the communication number on the bracelet again, and still received a monotonous "rustling" sound in response.
He smiled bitterly, looked out the window, and was in a daze for a while.
Then he saw that the sky, which had begun to darken, became brighter and brighter, as if the sun had suddenly jumped out of his window, and white light and heat waves hit his face.
——I still have half a box of ice cream left!
Dis thought with some regret.
"boom------"
On the Rigg Hill, Lor and his companions opened their mouths in surprise, watching a beam of light in the distance that pierced the sky and the earth and disappeared in a flash.
"What, what is that?" Lor asked in astonishment.
"Apollo," Semillian whispered.
