Volume 16: The Wheel of Reincarnation Chapter 85: The End
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With a sharp "beep", the last bit of blue on the screen was dyed red.
The symbol of danger has dyed the rest of the planet, and only the headquarters has a last bit of salvation. 99% of the area on the map is occupied by red, and only the last 1% where the command post is located still represents the color of friendly defense.
Everyone in the hall sat there motionless, because they were the command center. But now there was nothing to command. They had already done their best.
"All communications with the Dwarf King's Court have been severed. The Dwarf Kingdom has fallen."
"Now we only have our last line of defense left."
"The wedge is our headquarters, the core of the fortress Delta. Once we fall here, everything will be over. The technology of the Free Alliance is not much inferior to ours. Once the fortress structure is destroyed, they will destroy the entire star zone sooner or later."
"The Dwarf King's Court has held out for fourteen hours... Anyway, reinforcements should have arrived, right?"
"Reinforcements he..."
The girl sitting at the liaison seat gave a smile that was uglier than crying.
"He was blocked by the rebel fleet halfway and is now in a continuous battle. They said they have tried their best to deploy the vanguard, but it has not arrived yet. This means..."
"The retreat route was blocked at some point, right? It seems that if the Pale Crusade had not arrived earlier, the fall of the Delta Sector would have been a matter of just a moment. We have already gained almost a day and have fulfilled our respective duties. What about the reserve forces behind us? Let them get ready ."
"There are no more reserve troops..."
The girl who contacted me had blurry eyes and finally she sobbed and cried.
"The Free Alliance's Zerg have infiltrated the rear, and they are now unable to take care of themselves. We only have a few people left at the command center... Woohoo, I don't want to die..."
The girl's crying was like a bomb that went off, and the whole hall was thrown into chaos. No one could keep up their pretense any longer, and they all searched for all kinds of news and so-called opinions, and began to compare them one by one, making the scene even more confusing.
"Has the rear area been occupied? What about Crescent City? How is Crescent City?"
"My family! They're still in there!"
"What should we do now? Or should we surrender?"
"They don't want any prisoners..."
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The quarrel became louder and louder, but then inexplicably became quieter and gradually died out, leaving only a few sighs.
In fact, most of the people present were elites, and they had all received various psychological stress resistance training. However, how can we say it? When faced with the real separation of life and death, most people were not prepared. Under the guidance of those who were prepared, the other people who were originally a little agitated gradually calmed down.
This kind of thing had been expected long ago. When they knew there was a traitor, it was already a foregone conclusion. They could place their own spies in important military towns, not to mention some civilian areas behind you. It would be very easy to kill some people or mess up some things. After all, they were all well-trained personnel. After a little commotion, they quickly returned to calm, and subconsciously looked at the commander sitting on the high platform.
The thin figure folded his hands and pressed them against his chin, looking at the red area on the projected map, with no expression on his numb face.
After all the noises died down, he blinked slowly as if he had just woken up, and continued to give various orders in an orderly manner with his hoarse accent. However, compared to the general outline at the beginning, there is now a more detailed division.
"Reinforcements may arrive at an unknown time, so everyone should be prepared to take precautions."
He stood up, leaned on the table, looked at the command center message unfolded on the map, and whispered:
"The mercenaries will be assigned to the out-of-bounds group. I will use the communication facilities to send you your defense positions and map coordinates. Don't doubt my ability. My performance in short and medium-range indoor defense is higher than my performance in grand strategy. So wait and defend according to my instructions and arrangements."
"Command the headquarters to defend the first wave indoors. The first team will set up simple traps and traffic pipes starting from the corridor. You will arrive at a scenic spot fifteen meters behind you. There are defense packages inside that are specially used to defend against others from blowing up the scenic spot. Drag those defense packages out and use them as a simple sandbag defense line to effectively resist the enemy's attack at the door. At least it will be easier to break you than to break the wall. They won't waste time attacking the Olihagang wall of the headquarters."
"The second team is patrolling the central corridor. There are many ventilation ducts around. Be careful of the invasion of small creatures. You can switch positions at any time to support the first team. It depends on your own choice and the battlefield."
"Next is the third team..."
The commander stood on the podium and issued orders in an orderly manner, but the lights in the entire hall suddenly trembled.
The drastic change in light was like some kind of magic. Several weak but deadly monsters quickly jumped out from the compartments in the ceiling and the corners of the shadows, roaring and rushing towards other people in the hall, causing some trouble.
"Prepare for defense! These are their vanguards! Pick up your weapons and prepare to resist!"
"My sword is still at home! How can I resist!"
"Then you can't use your fists? You can release magic power, right?"
Faced with the sudden attack from the ceiling, everyone fell into a brief chaos.
But this did not include the commander. Even when the ceiling around him collapsed and monsters emerged, he still stood in front of the table and began to deploy troops according to the structural diagram inside the command center.
But in the chaos, a weird spherical creature that seemed to be born from the shadows let out a sharp scream, and in the blink of an eye it covered the head of a soldier. The soldier screamed in agony, and his body was deformed in various ways in almost a second.
The transformed monster soldier moved quickly and with a clear goal. He almost dodged the attacks of the two guards by rubbing his blade. He picked up the remaining steel pipe on the ground and ran quickly along the edge of the wall, ignoring gravity. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of the commander. Looking at the thin commander who was commanding on the map, the monster soldier let out a grotesque roar and rushed over with his weapon waving.
The soldiers who had finally gotten rid of the entanglement of other monsters only had time to roar when they saw the commander who was concentrating on drawing.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Commander—"
"Am I going to die?"
Looking at the ferocious appearance of the strange soldier rushing towards him, a thousand thoughts flashed through the commander's mind.
Although he was facing a life-and-death crisis, he did not stop the work at hand, but continued to manipulate the command system until the last moment of his life.
The reason is simple, he has no magic power and resistance is futile.
As for why there is no magic...
He is afraid of pain.
"It's so fucking ugly..."
Watching the monster soldier rushing towards him, the commander felt as if the world around him had slowed down, giving him extra time to think about his own life.
He is not really steel, he also has his own ideas and hobbies. He likes to stroll on the street after get off work, and take a long detour to the Elf Park, because there are the most beautiful elves to see there. So much so that the owner of the hot dog shop there already knows him.
And because he has no magic power, he can't use some seemingly convenient tools. In the eyes of others, he is a self-disciplined person, but only he knows why he has not awakened his magic power. He is just afraid of pain and lazy. The reason why he joined the command department is that for him, using his brain is the easiest thing. Fortunately, he can't gain weight at all, otherwise he might be a dead fat pig sitting here.
I have always had a crush on an elf subordinate, but she took maternity leave for 20 years, and it is said that she was killed at an orgy party. He was also confused. How could the elf girl go to an orgy party when she looked innocent and cute? After checking, it turned out that the elf girl who blushed when talking to people was the initiator of the orgy party, and this crush ended in vain. I also liked the little girl who sat at the same table at that time because she gave me candy. But because she was the daughter of the local mine owner, I didn't dare to go. Now I think it's really ridiculous. No one's identity is useful in such a disaster.
Ah, this identity of mine is the most useful. Because I am the commander, and the commander with the best performance on this planet. So I was forced to do this. When the great chief threatened me, did I peed myself? Probably not. Maybe I should die with a better reputation in history .
I should have lived a pretty good life, right? At least I didn't bring shame to others. Let me see how I die...
With this thought in mind, the commander kept moving his hands, but he was watching the monster soldier flying towards him from the corner of his eyes, waiting for his own death. Seeing the tentacles getting closer and closer, the breath of death became stronger and stronger. Just when he thought he was going to die soon, he saw the monster tremble suddenly.
'What's going on?'
Just when the commander was a little confused, he saw a pale white light gate emerging from behind the monster. From the light gate, a bug monster that looked like a giant monster crawled out, bit the infected and crazy soldier, and dragged him madly behind. The monster soldier was naturally not willing to be outdone, and conjured up a dozen tentacles to entangle with the bug-like monster.
“…What the hell?”
Looking at the two monsters fighting each other, the commander who was waiting to die heroically was stunned.
