Shotton sat in the meeting room with his hand pressed against his forehead. His eyebrows were knitted together and his body was covered in fatigue. Sitting next to Shotton was Laro, the only one among the six who was relatively well. Dias and Lu Suo were heavily injured, and Assia had been guarding Dias all this time. Akaí and Waqin had been captured, so Laro was the only one left.
Both Shotton and Laro had been silent since they entered the meeting room. They didn't know what to say. Putting our hopes on the A Squadron?
Shotton wiped his face. He hadn't rested for a moment for the past few days.
As expected, the Sixth Division was still too few in number. The former Sixth Division's captain was a very strong person, but he was also very independent. In fact, the reason the Sixth Division did not lag behind the ten B Squadrons of Vanguard even though they were few in number back then was because the former Sixth Division's captain, Theru. Theru was so strong and well-rounded that many things in the Sixth Division were handled by Theru himself. This was because no one else was as efficient as Theru, and Theru was a person who paid great attention to efficiency. As a result, many people in the Sixth Division grew dependent on him.
Ever since Theru was transferred to the A Squadron and Shotton took over as the captain, the Sixth Division's shortcomings finally began to show themselves. Fortunately, there was Dias. Dias was a good judge of character, and when Shotton took over, he quickly replenished some people to fill the giant hole caused by Theru's promotion. Shotton had always been full of confidence until Silin's group of newcomers arrived. However, Shotton had been hesitant for the past few days. A single Poison Fang had forced them into this state, and Shotton really didn't know what to do. In fact, he didn't even have someone to share the burden with.
At this time, the meeting room's doorbell rang. Shotton brought up the light screen and saw Silin standing outside the door. He paused, let out a long sigh, and pressed the button to open the door.
Shotton pointed at a chair beside him. "Sit."
Silin pulled over a chair and sat down. He looked at Lieutenant Laro, and then at the tired looking Shotton. He said, "Can you tell me what happened?"
Shotton took his hand off his forehead and brought up a display. He moved it in front of Silin, "This is the video of that time." After that, Shotton fell silent.
Cillin stared at the image displayed. From the appearance of the battleships, to the collisions between the starships and fighter jets, to the emergency retreat of the scouts under the cover of the dispatched fighter jets, the most obvious example of this was Poison Fang's suicidal ramming. The clashing fighter jets were like fireworks that had suddenly exploded in the night sky, carrying with them a sense of helplessness and tragedy. Cillin could feel everyone's emotions at that time. No one would have an easy time facing a bunch of lunatics. Their usual strategies and techniques were truly useless against these lunatics.
Poison Fang's men were experienced, skilled, and their 'craziness'. Even the people watching the video couldn't help but feel incredulous. No wonder the military and Hunter regiments were unwilling to fight Poison Fang. Poison Fang could afford to go crazy, but they couldn't.
To avoid a repeat of the same mistake, the Sixth Squad's fighter jets were spread out far apart. It would be easier for them to avoid any sudden incidents, unlike Heaven's Birth where they were bombarded with shockwave bombs. However, Poison Fang didn't seem to be planning to use shockwave bombs at all this time. The continuous, indiscriminate attacks and suicidal ramming really did make people feel very pressured.
After that, the lucky ones successfully returned to their starships, while the unlucky ones were forever left on that planet. There were also some people who were intercepted and captured by Poison Fang.
Dias and Eudy were among the lucky ones, but this luck came at a heavy price.
From the moment Silin started watching the video, Shotton and Laro had been observing Silin's expression. But to their surprise, Silin's expression didn't change at all. There wasn't even a hint of killing intent...
After Shotton sent the video to Bart and Bart's reply, Shotton could sense Bart and Songba Leruo's killing intent even though it was just a video. The young man in front of him was terrifyingly calm.
After watching the video, Silin turned around and asked Shotton, "What's going on with the group of captives?"
Those who were familiar with Poison Fang knew that they basically wouldn't do something like 'captives'. Even if they did capture 'captives', they would torture and kill them one by one. But the strange thing was that they hadn't received any information about torture and killing until now.
Shotton habitually tapped the table with his finger and pondered for a moment. He seemed to be thinking about how he should tell them about this matter.
"Originally, Poison Fang was prepared to torture and kill them, but they learned about the energy ores and were prepared to extort them. They only told us to wait for further instructions. "
Not long ago, the four great Hunter regiments were so famous that even other Hunter regiments would more or less give them some face, much less the military and political side. When had they ever been forced to this extent? Extortion! Shotton felt a deep sense of guilt, whether it was towards his sacrificed teammates, the bedridden Dias and the others, or the entire Vanguard. This was a deep wound.
Cillin understood that the fact that Poison Fang knew about the energy ores did not mean that there was a traitor in the squad. As long as it was someone who had not received special training, there were many ways to make them divulge some secret information. Moreover, Poison Fang was a lunatic who had all kinds of tricks up their sleeves. They definitely had even more extreme methods to make the captives spill their secrets in a state where they were unaware.
"Where did they go?"
"I don't know." Shotton shook his head. There were too many things to do on the starship after the chaotic war, and there were still hostages on Poison Fang's side. Poison Fang forbade them from tailing them, and Shotton did not allow anyone to follow them either. He knew that if Poison Fang discovered that they were tailing them in secret, there was no telling how many of the thirty or so lives would be spared.
"What do you think, commander?" Silin asked again.
"Bart has already learned of the situation, and the A Squadron just so happens to have reinforcements heading towards that green planet as well. He told us to wait for a while and send some people over to support us when the reinforcements arrive."
Everyone in the four great Hunter regiments knew that B Squadrons and A Squadron were two different concepts. A B Squadron was a place to test people, and only the best could enter the A Squadron. No B Squadron would want to ask for reinforcements from the A Squadron, because that meant that their B Squadron was no good. Like a child who had yet to grow up, they had to ask their parents for help when they encountered difficulties that they could not solve on their own. But for the sake of the Sixth Division, Shotton still sent a message to Bart and explained the situation. Even though Bart had comforted him by saying that Poison Fang was a special organization that no ordinary B Squadron could resist, Shotton still felt suffocated. Every time he looked at the wreckage floating outside the starship and thought of his squad members lying on the sickbeds, Shotton felt a deep sense of exhaustion.
"If there is any extortion information, I hope that you can tell me, commander."
Silin stood up and prepared to leave. Suddenly, the emergency communicator next to Shotton rang, "Commander, there's an unmanned transport flying over! There's also an unknown signal! "
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