Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
A power struggle was taking place among the insectoids. Xia Fei roamed around the imperial capital, carefully observing every movement made by the insectoids, trying to guess what might happen next.
During this time, he had a call with Charlie. Under the full efforts of Quantum Holdings and President Wu Long, more than six billion citizens of Earth had been successfully evacuated on Quantum Holdings' fleet. Most of those who remained were semi-primitive citizens living in remote areas, as well as some elderly who were unwilling to leave their homes. There were also some fanatical religious believers who believed that the insectoids were the saviors of humanity and had come here to save, not to invade.
To Xia Fei's pleasant surprise, Quantum Holdings had not only not gone bankrupt during this crisis, but had even grown stronger. Charlie had used the Purple Hearts of Spirit that Xia Fei had left behind to exchange for several dozen heavy industrial ships. These ships were essentially mobile factories, and when paired with the mining barges and refining barges, they could produce as they sailed.
Many business owners in the war had fled in a panic, abandoning their employees without a care in the world, but Charlie had treated every employee of Quantum Holdings kindly, taking care of their food, clothing, and even their families. Along the way, many high-ranking technicians from other companies had been roped in by Charlie. Times of crisis revealed a man's heart, and Quantum Holdings' unwavering attitude toward its employees had greatly influenced these highly professional elites.
Sincerity could move metal and stone, and Quantum Holdings had managed to produce as they retreated under such difficult conditions. Not only did they fulfill all of the military's orders, they had even sold the extra products to the private fleets in exchange for many rare items.
In times of prosperity, antiques would be found, while in times of chaos, gold would be found. While these things were worthless in times of war, if the Alliance were to one day return to normal, they would still be a considerable profit.
Charlie was truly a natural businessman, and Xia Fei was very satisfied that he had been able to do all this in the midst of war. At present, Quantum Holdings' fleet was working hard on production at the western border, while Sarah had led the civilian fleet to follow the fleeing army to the Na 'vi territory, which was not far from Starlink Corporation's First Fleet, where Avrils was.
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Westwind Defense Line.
The insectoids were determined to wipe out the remaining human forces in one fell swoop. They surrounded the defense line from the outside and used long-range artillery fire to start a war of attrition with the Alliance army. After all, their forces far exceeded the Alliance's, and their momentum was superior. It was only a matter of time before they took over the Westwind defense line.
The Alliance Army relied on the sturdy fortress planets to hold their ground, doing their best to minimize their losses. The Freedom Cavalry, the only supercapital fleet in the Alliance, had never participated in any battles since the beginning of the war. The soldiers had long since been bored to death. Those who could enter this ace fleet were all elites among elites. Now that the entire Alliance territory was about to be occupied by the insectoids, these ostentatious supercapital ships had yet to fire a single shot. This was practically asking for the soldiers' lives.
"General, let us charge forward and fight the enemy!"
"That's right, General. Our brothers are fighting a bloody battle, but we're hiding in the rear with nothing to do. If this goes on, our Freedom Cavalry will become a laughing stock!"
"If we don't fight, the alliance will be gone!"
Sixty supercarriers and sixty captains of the sixty supercarriers called for a video conference with Admiral Layton, unanimously requesting to participate in the battle. The atmosphere was unprecedentedly excited.
Layton said fiercely, "Stop arguing! Do you think I don't want to fight? I led the northern fleet all the way back to the Westwind Defense Line. When it comes to grievances, who can compare to me?! When it comes to anger, who can compare to me?! "
The captains were all speechless. Admiral Layton was now being jokingly called the Defeated General by the civilians, mocking him for not winning a single battle since the beginning of the war.
But who could understand the difficulties of the army? The first order the army received was to protect and help the civilians evacuate, and the soldiers faithfully carried out the order, using their greatest passion to help the civilians. One could not have one's cake and eat it too. With the majority of the army being sent out to help the civilians, how could they still have the time to fight?
"We have no way out, and there are no civilians left to protect," a rather senior blonde lieutenant general said in a deep voice.
Layton said, "You have to believe in me, and you have to believe in Tai even more!"
"The Freedom Cavalry is biding their time because of the needs of the war. The moment we're needed on the battlefield, Tai will not hesitate to let us go to the front and kill the enemy!"
"Did the Admiral say that?"
Layton nodded. "When I was sent to the Freedom Cavalry, Tai told me to be prepared. This time, the Freedom Cavalry will play the most important role in the war."
Everyone sighed. Though the Alliance was losing again and again, their trust in the silver-haired General Tai had never wavered.
In truth, aside from the Alliance's expeditionary force that pacified the Death Trio Star Region and Layton's northern fleet that had suffered heavy losses, the other fleets had not suffered any fatal blows. They still had seventy percent of their initial strength.
Coupled with the private fleets of large guilds or corporations like the Adjudicator Union and the Monastic Order, the Alliance still had the strength to fight the insectoids. They had waited until today purely out of tactical considerations.
"Since the Admiral has said so, we'll wait a little longer."
"That's the only thing we can do. As soldiers, it'll be a lifelong regret if we can't protect our home and country."
"Admiral Layton, can you tell us how much longer we need? Everyone here is on our side, so why don't you tell us a little about the Admiral's arrangements?" a rather handsome major general anxiously asked.
Layton looked out the window and sternly said, "Trust me. The time will come very soon."
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It was just past twelve noon in the insectoid capital, the time that Xia Fei and Blackie had agreed to close the Silent Vale.
"The Silent Vale has suddenly closed, and Uti's whereabouts are unknown!" Phantom's eyes lit up as he excitedly exclaimed.
Xia Fei clapped his hands. "The information about Uti is classified as top-secret information of the insectoid imperial guard, so there's no reason for it to be on a public platform. Qingliu must've done something, and in a matter of minutes, all the insectoid armies will know of this explosive news."
The vale had closed, and Uti had not returned. This could only mean one thing: the one hundred thousand insectoid elites had all been wiped out! This included the emperor of the Golden Tent!
"If the army knows of this news, it means that the entire insectoid race knows of it. Uti has a very high status among the insectoids, and the moment news of his death spreads, the insectoids will lose their leader, and there's no stopping the chaos!" Phantom rubbed his palms together.
At 12: 07, Qingliu proposed an emergency meeting with the cabinet to discuss how to deal with the impending chaos.
At 12: 10, the imperial guard imposed martial law on the entire capital, forbidding anyone from entering.
At 12: 14, due to the chaos in the capital, Uti's nephew, Orwufu, was accidentally killed by the imperial guard.
At 12: 16, five of the most authoritative astrologers announced that Consort Qingyan's dream had come true. Only the unborn child in her womb was the rightful heir to the Golden Tent, and anyone who opposed the prince's ascension to the throne would be punished by the gods.
At 12: 19, the emissary sent to High Priest Ryun reported that the high priest had already left the capital to cultivate in some unknown corner of the universe.
Xia Fei finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this news. Ryun was an existence that surpassed the emperor of the Golden Tent. He only needed a word or a simple action to negate all of Qingliu's efforts. Now that he was not in the capital, Qingliu's work of seizing power would be much smoother.
With a light tap of his finger, Tai's dignified and calm face soon appeared before Xia Fei.
Glancing at the timer, Tai sternly said, "It's been fourteen hours. What news do you have this time?"
"In five hours, the insectoid expeditionary army will learn of Uti's death, and when that time comes, they'll be thrown into chaos," Xia Fei very simply said.
Tai was stunned, a fervent look flashing across his eyes. "Is the news true?"
Lightly waving his palm in the air, Xia Fei smiled. "Actually, the emperor of the Golden Tent died several days ago, by these two hands."
One could imagine Tai's shock. He did not ask how Xia Fei had managed to kill Uti or what method he had used to kill Uti. It was enough for him to know that this news was true. He would leave the details to the common folk who loved to listen to stories to figure out. The person in charge only needed to know the result, a result that could be trusted.
"Why is it five hours?" Tai asked.
"Twenty minutes ago, this news was just released on the insectoid military network. The insectoids don't have Black Bat radar, so even the fastest means of communication will take five hours."
Tai furrowed his brows and nodded. "I understand."
After a few seconds, Tai added, "Thank you!"
…
After more than ten hours of long-range attacks, the insectoid expeditionary army finally began to slowly advance from the front. There were countless warships of various sizes, and the massive Dreadnaught-class warship took the lead, using its cannons to open up a path and its thick steel armor to act as a shield.
Behind it was the second group, formed by thousands of carriers. Combat drones filled the sky like a torrential downpour, or like hundreds of millions of killer bees, flapping their wings and revealing their lethal stingers!
* Kaboom! *
The large-caliber cannons of the Dreadnaught-class warship unleashed a torrent of fire, hitting the outer shell of a fortress planet. Countless combat drones surrounded the fortress, circling in space, specifically looking for the exposed cannons on the planet's surface to fire.
In a minute, the attack system of the fortress planet was destroyed by the tens of thousands of combat drones, leaving it to passively take a beating. Another minute later, the Dreadnaught-class warship's cannons blasted through the nearly thirty-meter-thick alloy armor.
Huge fireworks rose, and a fortress planet was destroyed!
The insectoid fleet continued to move, approaching the next target.
Suddenly, the insectoid fleet's attack unexpectedly stopped! The combat drones were like headless flies, circling around the same spot, momentarily losing their target.
Such absent-mindedness was extremely rare in a war, so there must be some internal problem. There was no reason for the attackers to stop when they had the upper hand.
The supercapital fleet, the Freedom Cavalry.
The sixty supercapital captains stared at Layton, who was in the middle of a call with the silver-haired Marshal Tai. The captains were incredibly excited, not knowing if this was their order to go into battle. They had been waiting for this moment for far too long since the beginning of the war.
Putting down the phone, Layton fell silent for a few seconds, his eyes gradually turning bloodshot from excitement!
"Brothers, let's go!"
It was a simple sentence, but it made everyone's blood boil!
From the generals to the soldiers, every single member of the Freedom Cavalry, including the logisticians in charge of cleaning up, the armourers in charge of repairs, and the doctors and nurses in the infirmary, were no exception.
"Brothers! It's finally our turn to go into battle! "
"We, the Freedom Cavalry, are not made of paper. This time, we must let these damned bugs know how powerful we are!"
The captains were all extremely excited, all of them loudly shouting that they wanted to fight to the death with the insectoids.
Layton waved his hand and loudly said, "All warships, get ready. As long as Tai gives the order, we'll charge in!"
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The insectoid expeditionary force, the flagship, Sacred Glory.
Tanini flew into a rage when he learned of the death of his older brother, Uti. He shot the soldier who had sent him the message and then cursed everyone present, nearly going insane.
The many guards and advisors around Tanini all had their heads lowered, their faces gloomy. Only the vice-captain of his personal guard, the mantis warrior Feimu, was missing from the crowd.
In an ordinary storeroom on the lowest level of the Sacred Glory, Feimu took out a communicator from a corner. After reading the words on it, he took out a sparkling blue dagger from the bottom of the storeroom. This dagger was engraved with the image of a black longhorn beetle, and it was the keepsake of one of the leaders of the third largest insectoid faction, the longhorn beetle race.
Putting the dagger back into his sleeve, Feimu gloomily walked out. Only after making sure that no one was around did he take large strides toward the command center where Tanini was.
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