The building that served as the temporary command center was bustling with activity at the moment.
"There are still wounded over there. Move the wounded to the hall. Contact the team and send a signal immediately. See if there are any more soldiers outside!"
After the Zerg took over the battle, Shepard and Anderson no longer needed to fight on the front line. As the wounded, civilians and soldiers continued to arrive, they immediately took up the task of organizing the rescue operation. First, they collected the wounded, then they settled the civilians, then they found a way to get in touch with the Star Alliance armies all over Earth, check the battle damage, and issue orders.
The number of civilians rescued was not small. In the past, it would not have been easy to settle them down. But now, these civilians were obedient like children, obeying their orders. On one hand, it was because the sudden attack today had left these civilians completely clueless about the situation. They were still in a state of confusion.
On the other hand ….. were the Zergs surrounding them like tigers eyeing their prey.
"I didn't expect things to go so smoothly."
After dealing with another official business, Anderson stretched his back and walked to the window to look outside. It was already midnight, but the light of the fire could still be seen in the distance. But the sound of battle had not been heard for a long time. This was not because they had failed, but because the Reapers who occupied the entire city had been completely wiped out by the Zerg. Whether it was the tall Steel Reapers or the undead puppets and drones they made, they had all fallen to the Zerg.
"That's right ….."
Shepard, who had just led a team to search for survivors, took a sip of water and leaned against the wall next to him. After the girls from the Tendo Temple rescued the first batch of survivors, Shepard selected the soldiers who could still move to cooperate with him in the rescue operation. Then, they continued to select qualified soldiers from the rescued survivors to cooperate with them. The rescue operation snowballed more and more smoothly.
In particular, because the Zerg had ruthlessly wiped out all the Reapers, they did not have to divert their attention to facing the enemy at all. Instead, they could concentrate on searching for and rescuing the survivors, thus speeding up the rescue efficiency. At least for now, their work could be considered fruitful.
"How's the situation?"
"Terrible."
Hearing Shepard's question, Lieutenant General Anderson's originally happy mood because the city was about to be recaptured instantly dropped by eight degrees.
"We can't contact the other Star Alliance branches at all. Only a few units have responded, but … .they're obviously not doing well."
This was to be expected. After all, not everyone would be so lucky to be rescued by the Zerg.
But then again …..
"We really made a wise decision back then."
Anderson sucked in a breath of cold air as he looked at the thick dark red fungal carpet on the ground and the densely packed Wyverns that were already standing at the top of the building not far away. As a soldier and a general, he naturally observed these mysterious beings from the Heavenly Dao Palace in detail. Anderson also observed the overall structure of the Heavenly Dao Palace from their movements.
It was obvious that these terrifying-looking bugs were the true main force of the Heavenly Palace. As for those little girls with strange and mysterious powers, they were more like the elite troops or guards of the Heavenly Palace. Not only that, according to Shepard 'report, the Zerg as well as he that as as he could as as as he could.
Anderson pondered silently in his heart for a moment. Then, he helplessly discovered that even if the little girls with mysterious powers did not appear on the battlefield, the Zerg alone could sweep the entire Star Alliance. If the little girls with mysterious powers and the powerful warship also appeared, then … .they would have no way out.
This force was even more terrifying than the Reapers!
Anderson knew that many of the people here were first discovered by the Zergs and then rescued by them. This was not surprising. These strange-looking Zerg could not speak, nor did they seem to know how to communicate with humans. Coupled with their appearance, many people almost had a nervous breakdown when they first saw them.
Fortunately, these Zerg obeyed orders. Even if someone fired at them in fear, these Zerg had no intention of fighting back.
Of course, more importantly, ordinary firearms could not penetrate their carapace ….
Anderson could not help but hold his forehead as he recalled the soldiers' report. To be honest, in his opinion, this force called the Tendo Temple was much more terrifying than the Reapers. Not to mention anything else, it could be seen from the number of survivors they had gathered. The Reapers' strategy was to paralyze the central core of the Star Alliance first, then send ground troops and the Corpse Troopers to slowly sweep and harvest.
That was also the reason why there were so many survivors.
But the Zerg ….
If this kind of carpet-style invasion was not limited in number, it would be even more terrifying than locusts. If they launched an attack on humans, then after they swept through the city, Anderson could be sure that there would be no living creatures left in the city except for them!
Perhaps this was the reason why the Tendo Temple dared to challenge the Divine Citadel. To be honest, if there were no Reapers, the Divine Citadel would definitely regard the Tendo Temple as the most dangerous force in the Galaxy. Even Jess would be ranked behind them.
Fortunately, the Tendo Temple was now his ally …. Well, it was not accurate to say that they were allies. After all, they wanted a reward.
Speaking of which ….
"Shepard, how's the situation on your side?"
"It's pretty bad."
Shepard shook his head.
"Almost all the docked warships were destroyed by the Reapers. We can't even find a complete frame …. What about you? Did you contact the defense fleet? "
"Don't mention it. Those cowards …."
It would have been better if Shepard did not mention it, but the mention of them made Anderson furious. He had spent a lot of effort to contact the defense fleet, hoping that they could send reinforcements. But those bastards refused to come. They said that Earth had been completely occupied by the Reapers and that their small fleet was no match for the enemy. They cut off contact with Anderson on the grounds that they were afraid that the Reapers would track them down.
Lieutenant General Anderson was so angry that he almost died.
Okay, he had to admit that what Shepard said was true. After all, the defense fleet had been beaten to the point where they could barely protect themselves ….
Speaking of which, it was Star Alliance's own stupidity. When Shepard noticed that the Reapers were about to arrive, he immediately sent a warning message to Star Alliance, but those idiots from Star Alliance actually waited for Shepard to return and report the details of the situation. They only ordered the fleet to stay put and raise the alert level?
Now, they had all been wiped out by someone!
But there was no point in cursing them now. Those idiots had already been killed by the Reapers. Anderson had to think about the problem at hand.
The city where the headquarters was located had almost been recaptured, but that was not the most important thing. They needed to get reinforcements from other races. The Reapers were coming at them aggressively. It was absolutely impossible for Star Alliance and humans to defeat them alone. They had to unite the forces of other races!
Thinking of this, Anderson clenched his fists and looked out of the window again. He saw a Wyvern lowering its head and staring at him curiously.
…. Well, except for a certain force.
But no matter what, they had to leave Earth. It was obviously impossible without a warship.
Anderson glanced at his all-purpose tool again, then at Shepard.
"Commander Shepard."
"Yes, what are your instructions?"
"I remember you said that the organization called Tendo Temple has a very powerful fleet, right?"
"Yes, but …. Anderson?"
Shepard was not stupid. She knew what Anderson meant when she heard his question.
"Are you really going to …?"
"What else? We can't fly! "
Anderson rolled his eyes helplessly.
"This is a crisis for the entire galaxy. We need to work together with the Divine Citadel, the Turui, the Ashali, and all the other races to fight against the Reapers! We need warships! We need fleets! "
"…."
Upon hearing Anderson's words, Sheppard went silent for a few moments. Then, she looked at Anderson again and carefully asked a question.
"… Do you have money?"
"I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you, okay?!"
Upon hearing this question, Anderson's face turned gloomy. The 50 kilograms of Zero Element that he had promised the Heaven's Path Palace had already been transported back by Tiria's worker bees through the wormhole. But Tiria was a man of her word. She said she would help him recapture the city, and she would only help him recapture the city ….
Originally, Anderson wanted to get closer to Tiria, such as giving her a discount since they were fighting side by side …. But on second thought ….
Fighting side by side my ass! The Zerg were basically taking over the entire battle. They were just standing at the back and cheering for Tiria!
Of course, from a mercenary point of view, Tendo Temple did a great job, but from a sentimental point of view …. Sigh, he could only say that he couldn't play the sentimental card.
Anderson let out a depressed sigh. He turned around and walked up the stairs to the balcony on the second floor of the temporary command post. Over there, Tiria was sitting on a chair, admiring the night view outside while leisurely sipping on a cup of black tea. Seeing Anderson's arrival, Tiria smiled faintly.
"Lieutenant General Anderson, what can I do for you?"
"It's like this, Miss Tiria."
After witnessing the power of the Heavenly Palace with his own eyes, Anderson gave up on the idea of haggling and spoke directly.
"We hope that Tendo Temple can send a fleet to assist us …. This is a war that threatens all civilizations in the galaxy. We need more support. We need to unite all races, but we currently lack enough warships to fight against the Reapers …."
"A fleet …."
Tiria pondered for a moment. She put down the teacup in her hand and smiled.
"That will require an additional price."
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