Looking at the tragic traces of the battle outside the porthole, Xu Le remained silent. His thick and straight eyebrows didn't tremble at all. Even his squinted eyes slowly relaxed. Is this what it means to be dead? That tiger and his valiant and battle-hardened subordinates had died just like that without a sound? Mrs. Zhong was also dead?
He didn't understand why the sadness in his heart had melted away so quickly. It was just like the ice and snow in the north of 5460 that had suddenly turned into streams, cutting through the thick plains. It was just like cutting through his heart one by one at this moment. It didn't hurt, but there was a feeling of emptiness, like there was a place where he couldn't grab hold of strength.
They had talked on the phone once at the frontline, eaten together twice, and had a deep conversation twice. If it wasn't for Madam Zhong and Little Watermelon, he wouldn't have been that familiar with this fallen commander. However, it was precisely because of this that Xu Le's feelings, other than feeling frustrated and empty, felt incomparably absurd.
Such a great person did not even have the time to bloom the most brilliant light in his life in the vast universe. He did not even have the time to become more familiar with him and learn more about him. How could he be dead?
"What do we do next?" Jian Shui 'er's eyes were slightly misty. She slightly pursed her lips and asked softly.
Bai Yulan and her team members looked at Xu Le with a heavy heart. Before they set off, they had expected the tragic end of the Ancient Bell's destruction, but they still came because they needed confirmation. Now that they had unfortunately received confirmation, what could they do?
"Catch up with them."
Countless warship wreckages floated outside the porthole. Xu Le looked away and repeated the words he had repeated many times to everyone.
The Empire's hunting fleet had probably entered the space passage and returned to the mainland, but this did not change his decision. Even if there was only a one in a thousand chance, he would still catch up with the Empire's fleet.
No, even if there was no hope, there was no need to consider the effect of this light tri-winged warship catching up with the Empire's fleet. He would still stick to his decision. This was not the action of a child who had cried bitterly, but the stubbornness of a stone.
At this moment, the people of the Federation were unwilling to let the Empire's fleet leave after killing Zhong Shouhu. However, this unwillingness was expressed in Xu Le's eyes.
The Federal Central Computer calculated backward from the space where the Ancient Bell was attacked and provided a possible escape route for the Empire's fleet. After Xu Le entered the data into the star map, he allowed Jian Shui 'er to continue driving the spaceship at high speed in the uninhabited universe. He hid in the room and did not come out for a few hours.
The Bureau of Proclamation's tri-winged warship streaked across the quiet space like a stream of light, silently and somewhat lonely.
No one had any hope of catching up to the dynasty's fleet. Therefore, when the three-winged battleship's surveillance system discovered that the silhouettes of a dark, ghostly fleet were gradually disappearing in the darkness of the universe ahead, the crew members on the battleship felt somewhat incredulous.
"The Empire's fleet!"
People shouted in the tri-winged warship. Xu Le rushed to the control room and looked at the image transmitted back from the hologram. His right hand that was hanging by his waist trembled slightly.
The universe 170,000 kilometers ahead was dead silent and empty. There was nothing abnormal with the naked eye. Only the spherical star map of the battleship clearly marked that there was an extremely vast space with an area of unknown square kilometers. It was the entrance to the space passage in the central region of the Night Scorpion Nebula.
And the Empire's fleet that killed the Ancient Bell was now slowly disappearing from that entrance.
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The members of Group Seven looked at the distant space image on the hologram with a serious expression. No one expected that the Empire's fleet, which should have retreated into the space passage long ago, would be so much slower than expected.
"We can't catch up." Jian Shui'er looked at the calculation result on the hologram and said with a trembling voice. She didn't know why, but she could feel Xu Le's eagerness and anger better than anyone else. She knew that he really wanted to catch up with the Empire's fleet, although she couldn't think of what he could do even if he caught up with them.
Xu Le's eyes narrowed again. On the transport ship and the tri-winged warship, he had heard the words "we can't catch up with them" too many times. That feeling of emptiness and confusion was piling up in his heart.
"The Empire's fleet sent a communication request." Gu Xifeng took off the surveillance headset and said loudly in surprise.
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A man wearing the uniform of a general of the Imperium appeared on the light beam of the three-winged light warship. The muscular officer of the Imperium had many medals that represented glory on his chest. His slightly raised eyebrows did not conceal his delight and disdain at all.
"It's Cal." Bai Yulan narrowed her eyes behind Xu Le and said with strong hatred and murderous intent, "The most famous butcher general of the Empire. In the last war, this person personally ordered the slaughter of 400 severely injured Federation soldiers who were unable to evacuate in time."
Xu Le narrowed his eyes and looked at the proud and complacent Empire's royal family member on the hologram. He listened to the other party babbling in a language that he didn't understand. Suddenly, he said, "Who knows the Empire's language? Translate for me."
Bai Yulan hesitated for a moment and stood up. She looked at the hologram sent by the Empire's fleet and translated as calmly as possible.
"He said, 'You guys arrived later than I thought. The Federation … only had time to send you guys? I'm not interested in killing you guys because … killing that commander of the West Woods felt good. I'm already full. '"
Bai Yulan paused for a moment and continued to translate, "I'm happy to share this joy with you. If you want, I can provide you with the beautiful image of the explosion of the Ancient Bell …"
He glanced at Xu Le and said, "The rest is just him blowing his own trumpet and … describing the scene of Commander Zhong's death."
"Translate according to his words."
Xu Le slightly tilted his head and looked at the repulsive butcher general of the Empire on the hologram. There was not a trace of emotion in his eyes, as if he was looking at a dead person.
"Don't leave out a single word."
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"In the end, he said, 'Greetings to your president. In the future, we will often come to the Federation for holidays. Of course, you are welcome to come as well, as long as you are not afraid of death.'"
At this moment, the people on the three-winged light warship finally understood why the Empire's fleet had not entered the portal until now. It was because the other party wanted to announce their bloody victory to the Federation. They wanted to show off their bloody smugness and show off their disdain and disdain to satisfy the twisted mentality of the County King.
After the communication was cut off, the last three warships of the Imperium's fleet moved forward into the space channel silently. The picture was somewhat weird, as if three sharp and enormous black nails had pierced into an invisible membrane without causing any ripples.
The Empire's fleet entered the portal and returned to their homeland. At this moment, even if the Federation sent a large number of warships over, they would not be able to launch an attack. They could only watch as the Empire's fleet left.
Ever since Li Pifu assassinated the Empire's Emperor in the Mecha Camp, both the Federation and the Empire had extremely tight protection of their core members on the battlefield. In the past few decades, Zhong Suihu was the most important person who had fallen on the battlefield or fallen in a conspiracy.
The other party's commander was the high and mighty County King of the Empire's royal family. Once the other party returned to the Empire's homeland, even if the Federation launched a large-scale attack on the Empire in the future, it would be extremely difficult to kill him on the battlefield. Once the Empire's fleet arrogantly returned to the homeland, it would be extremely likely that it would be impossible to avenge the tiger.
But what could they do? They could only watch as the last shadow of the Empire's fleet gradually disappeared into space. Futile anger, sorrow, and helplessness.
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A strong feeling of unwillingness pervaded the Federation's three-winged warship. Xu Le looked through the screen at the black tail of the Empire's warship that was more than a hundred thousand kilometers away. His narrowed eyes strangely lit up. He began to lower his head and softly curse.
"F * ck, f * ck, f * ck."
Every time his emotions reached a certain critical point in his life, he would begin to curse uncontrollably. His curses were exceptionally low, gentle, and clean. It was like this.
With his head lowered, he suddenly remembered the long conversation with Commander Zhong beside the red pot in the restaurant in the West Woods Sunset State.
In that conversation, the Tiger of the West Woods was so high-spirited and ambitious. When talking about the internal strife within the Federation and the conspiracies in the shadows, he once sneered disdainfully and said, "If you want to kill me, you will have to send an army from the Federation … Who would have thought that not long after that, it was an army from the Empire that ended his life."
Xu Le raised his head. His expression gradually returned to normal. Looking at the empty entrance of the space passage on the screen, he suddenly opened his mouth and asked, "Who has been there?"
Which side was that? At this time, it was not a problem. Bai Yulan's eyes, which were covered by black silk, faintly flashed with a cold light. She, Xiong Linquan, and the other two old team members all nodded at the same time.
Before the Empire mastered the space passage technology, they dared to take great risks and send those special forces soldiers into the Federation's territory. Naturally, the Federation, who had the control of this cosmic gate, would not give up on such an attempt. In the past years of relative peace, who knew how many military elites had carried out dangerous infiltration operations.
"Tell me the situation over there." Xu Le narrowed his eyes and said.
The interior of the warship suddenly became dead silent. When the team members heard these two sentences, they immediately thought of what he was going to do. Unexpectedly, no one dared to answer.
"What do you want to do?" Jian Shui 'er looked at him in shock. She hurriedly stood up and said, "Calm down!"
In the eyes of the others, what Xu Le wanted to do could no longer be described as excited, but should be described as crazy. Even a loyal companion like Bai Yulan, who had silently sold her life to him, did not open her mouth to speak. Yet, at this time, his expression was so calm.
"What I want to do does seem to be irrational, but after careful analysis, this should be the best method."
"If even you guys don't dare to imagine it, then those arrogant Empire people won't even think of it. So, this plan appears crazy, but what it conceals is that it is absolutely unexpected."
"The people of the Federation, the people of the Empire, in the movies and novels, all seem to associate blood feuds with long periods of time. But in my opinion, revenge may not need to wait that long."
"There is a saying in the Federation: if a big shot wants to take revenge, it is not too late to wait ten years, but the revenge of a small shot needs to be done from morning to night."
Xu Le turned around and looked at the team members sincerely. "I want to try … using a speed that no one has ever thought of, using the shortest amount of time, perhaps from morning to night, to complete this task."
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(I've written this most powerful part of the plot. I'm a bit nervous. Perhaps I'll write less tomorrow, afraid that what I write will not be as good as today's chapter. Also, this is the opening of a major plot, so I have to pay extra attention to it.
I'm quite satisfied with today's chapter title and content. It's just that this small matter has a different flavor.
From the point to the line, I've smoothly and reasonably connected all the aspects of the story and the incident without any omissions or abruptness. I'm very satisfied with the recent content. It's reasonable and unexpected. I hope that I can cultivate these words even better in the future.
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