Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr In outer space, in the command room of the Twilight Empire's starship, a group of people had been waiting patiently for several hours, but they still had not received any good news from below. This made them rather impatient, and they were all discussing what to do next.
"Commander, the enemy's rescue fleet has already arrived here, and our support fleet is here as well," said the chief of staff as he pointed at the star map on the large screen, reporting to the supreme commander.
"In another three hours, the enemy's starship will appear in the outer space of this planet," continued the chief of staff after flipping through the forecast data.
"This fleet, before they reach us, should be stopped by the support fleet sent by our Empire. We still have time." The commander was unwilling to stop here. On the planet, it was now a chaotic battle — no one knew who would win or lose in the end.
"Where are Ikeda-kun and the others now?" asked the commander again.
"They have already landed safely on the planet, and are now in the midst of the decapitation operation. However, only two teams have successfully assembled. The others are either missing or have died heroically, "said the staff officer who had a grasp of the casualties.
"Any unusual movements from the other Federation fleets?" asked the commander.
The chief of staff pointed at the three closest points to this planet and said, "At these three points, there is a fleet moving out. Although our spies have not found their destination, given the current situation, they will definitely be coming for us."
"If they arrive, we will have no chance of winning this battle." This planet was the closest to the Federation, Caesar, and Glen Empires. It was really quite far from Twilight, so their interstellar fleet could not possibly be like the Federation, able to send reinforcements as quickly as possible.
The commander thought for a moment, and then asked, "How much time do we have at most?"
"Excluding the nearest fleet, we have at most 7 hours." The chief of staff decisively gave them their remaining time.
"Give the order to Ikeda-kun. They only have 7 hours, no, only 6 and a half hours. If they are unable to carry out the decapitation operation in 6 and a half hours, they will become abandoned pawns," said the commander coldly.
"Hai!" Everyone lowered their heads in fear and accepted the order. In Twilight, the highest commander could decide the life and death of the soldiers under him.
Time passed bit by bit. Before the first fleet of the Federation that came to reinforce the planet had even entered the space perimeter of this planet, they were intercepted by a fleet from the Twilight Empire. Both sides engaged in a fierce starship battle. At least several thousand starships from both countries, and more than 100,000 Black Star Troopers died in this battle.
When there was only half an hour left, the command room of the Twilight Starship was filled with gloom. Everyone's face was ashen. They could feel that their invasion plan had failed.
"Why is there still no news of Ikeda-kun?" Seeing that the enemy's rescue fleet was about to arrive, the commander of the mothership in outer space started to become irritable.
The people around him could only lower their heads in silence. At this time, everyone felt that Captain Ikeda was probably doomed.
"Baka, a bunch of trash!" In fact, the commander also had this bad premonition in his heart, but he had been unwilling to believe it. Of course, they did not know that one of their two remaining ace mecha teams had died silently at the hands of Ling Lan. However, this truth would never be known by anyone other than Zilong's group of four.
Meanwhile, the other team just so happened to run into the mecha battle team of the camp's highest commanding officer. The highest commanding officer was a peak ace operator who was only one step away from advancing to imperial level. Meanwhile, the weakest member of the battle team protecting him was at least a special-class operator. Moreover, the camp's commanding officer was also a cunning person. The moment he saw the enemy's ace team, he ordered the mecha battle team to surround and kill them.
That team had no chance to resist at all, dying under the barrage of beam guns fired by countless mecha. Just like that, the decapitation operation was easily foiled.
By the time Zilong and the others safely rushed back to base camp, the battle was already nearing its end. The starships in the air above the planet were beginning to retreat towards their own territory.
Of course, the retreat of the starships meant that the mecha operators left on the planet had become abandoned pawns. The planet's base camp sent out a call for surrender, but the Twilight mecha operators had been thoroughly brainwashed by the Twilight Empire. Even when they knew that they had no chance of survival, the morale of these Twilight mecha operators did not drop, and they did not choose to surrender. Instead, they exploded with astonishing combat power, often dragging several Federation mecha operators down with them. This caused the Federation mecha operators to break out in cold sweat, no longer daring to show mercy to these abandoned pawns. If they saw a living one, they would immediately blast them to death.
This kind of situation also reduced the number of casualties on both sides. Twilight did not need captives, so when they achieved victory, they immediately ended the lives of their opponents. Meanwhile, the Federation returned an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, blood for blood. In the end, no one was willing to keep these captives who had tainted the lives of their comrades, so the killing continued.
Zilong and the others forcefully marched for a full 15 hours before they finally managed to rush back to base camp. When the base camp's medical officer saw Zilong and the others carrying the unconscious Ling Lan, he quickly had Zilong and the others place Ling Lan into one of the healing pods for treatment.
"Luckily you all came back in time. If you were an hour late, I'm afraid the healing pods would not have been able to treat him." The medical officer saw the feedback from the healing pods and could not help but rejoice.
Zilong asked anxiously, "Then how many hours of treatment will it take for him to wake up?"
"If he wakes up, perhaps three days or so will be enough. However, to completely heal his body, he will probably need to lie in the healing pods for three months." The medical officer was not exaggerating. In reality, Ling Lan's body was already close to collapsing. It was just that there was still a sliver of life force left in his body, and this sliver of life force just so happened to provide Ling Lan with the energy to recover. If this sliver of life force was completely destroyed, even if Ling Lan were to lie in the healing pods for ten years, it would not be of any use.
"Three months? That long?" Only then did the companions feel a lingering fear. They knew that Ling Lan's injuries were very serious, but they did not expect it to be this serious.
"That long? Little guys, you should be glad that it's only three months, and not no time at all. " The medical officer shook his head and sighed. Only children would be so calculative about the length of the healing pods. For people like them who were used to seeing life and death, as long as they had the chance to lie in the healing pods for treatment, no matter how long it took, they would be happy.
The medical officer had countless patients coming in and out every day. After making arrangements for Ling Lan, he did not take this matter to heart. Zilong and the others came to the medical department almost every day. They waited in front of the healing pods, waiting for Ling Lan to wake up.
The medical officer was very supportive. Three days was three days, and Ling Lan slowly woke up.
The few of them were very excited and quickly asked Ling Lan what she needed.
Ling Lan shook her head at them, and Little Four told her what had happened after she had fainted. She also knew that Zilong and the others knew that she knew how to operate mecha. However, Ling Lan was very satisfied with the way Han Jijun had handled the aftermath. Initially, she had also wanted to make use of this point to completely destroy all the information that could be leaked.
Meanwhile, at this time, this planet was finally under the control of the Federation. They killed all the Twilight soldiers who had invaded the planet. Of course, there were still some mecha operators from Twilight who chose to abandon their mecha and escape by themselves. They directly hid in the dense forests of the mountains, waiting for the next chance to counterattack.
As for this portion of people, the Federation did not send out any teams to eliminate them. This was because they had entered the territory of F-class savage beasts. Without mecha, these mecha operators would not be able to defeat those savage beasts …
The post-war reconstruction was also very fast. There was a steady flow of resources from the Federation to the planet. This was all thanks to the Twilight Empire. Because of their invasion this time, the Federation had forced the Federation to announce the interstellar coordinates of the mysterious planet and include it in the Federation's territory, naming it Planet Demonbeast. This was because other than endless numbers of savage beasts, there was nothing else …
Half a month later, Zilong and the others resumed their hunting missions. Of course, every time they returned, they did not forget to give Ling Lan a portion of the spoils. Just like that, three months passed in circles. Finally, Ling Lan was announced by the medical officer to be able to walk out of the healing pods and move about freely. ‘
The first thing Ling Lan did after getting up was to eat something. She was really starving. Although nutrient fluid could replenish the various elements the body needed, her stomach, which had been working normally for 10 years, was still unable to resist this kind of hunger.
When she had eaten and drunk to her heart's content, she found Zilong, Han Jijun, and the others sitting patiently to one side, waiting for her to finish eating.
"When did you all get here?" Ling Lan was stunned. She had been so focused on eating earlier that she had neglected the situation around her.
Of course, she fiercely questioned Little Four about why he had not reminded her. This made Little Four very speechless. These people were people who had been instructed by Boss not to remind her. When had Boss changed her mind? Why didn't he know?
"We just got here not too long ago. Seeing Boss eat so happily, we also feel very happy," replied Han Jijun with a smile.
Ling Lan helplessly rubbed her brows and said gloomily, "Han Jijun, just ask whatever you want. This ghastly appearance really doesn't suit you." Han Jijun had suddenly changed from a stern and stern scout to a warm young master with a face full of smiles. No matter how one looked at it, it was very awkward. Ling Lan only felt goosebumps all over her body.
"This place doesn't seem to be suitable," said Han Jijun regretfully as he withdrew his smile and looked at the surroundings.
Because the post-war reconstruction had been going on for more than three months, many of the veterans had obtained new weapons of their own. They were in a very happy mood, so it was easy to see the lively atmosphere around the tables.
Seeing this, Ling Lan nodded and said, "Not bad. Then come back to the dormitory with me."
Ling Lan led Zilong and the others to their dormitory. She first took a shower, then changed into a new set of protective clothing. Only then did she sit down and say, "Alright, ask whatever you have, but only for today." Ling Lan was not someone who liked to introduce herself, which was why she had delayed telling them that her father was Ling Xiao for so long.
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