A sudden earthquake descended on the Biji Plateau. The wrath unleashed by the Creator when he occasionally raised his eyes brought endless disasters to the world. The entire world instantly changed its color and appearance.
Even the human beings with the most cutting-edge technology, the soldiers with the strongest willpower, and the experts with the most extraordinary abilities couldn't resist this terrifying power. They could only search for a safe place in the smoke and dust in fear and uneasiness, shouting for their companions in vain.
The tremors that were equivalent to the detonation of countless explosives at the same time swept from the depths of the plateau to the surface. In only a short time, they had turned the black, hot gravel into soft biscuits and turned the vast land into a garbage dump.
For the army, the most terrifying thing was not the power of the tremors, but the electromagnetic interference that raged in the air and on the ground like a storm at the beginning of the earthquake.
A few screams of panic rang out in the systems of the four Federation's Sparrow Hawks. Then, no sound could be heard anymore. The grayish-black streamlined fuselage flipped helplessly in the air and crashed into the ground like a Sparrow Hawk after being shot, turning into a few clusters of flames and alloy structural fragments that filled the sky.
The helicarrier that flew over from the horizon was like a drunkard who had too much to drink in the violent and tangible smoke and the invisible but even more violent electromagnetic turbulence. It managed to hold on for a while, but in the end, its legs couldn't help but give way, and it fell into the garbage dump in a sorry state.
There were faint sounds of explosions. In the black smoke and smoke, it was unknown how much damage the helicarrier had suffered. It was also unknown how many of the elite soldiers of the small-eyed special forces on the helicarrier had died in a foreign land because of the earthquake.
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In a deep valley at the edge of the Biji Plateau, the night that was usually starry and cloudless was now gray. No matter where one looked, it was the same boundless and without any sense of direction.
The dusty Xu Le couldn't care less about his dry and bleeding lips. He forced himself to support his exhausted body and counted the number of people in the team with the help of the night vision lights with Xiong Linquan. In the end, they confirmed that everyone was still alive. The two of them looked at each other and couldn't hide the luck and fear in their eyes.
There were no buildings or giant rocks on the plateau, and the Federation's attack force was destroyed by the electromagnetic turbulence. At the most dangerous moment, Philip played a guiding role. But even with these conditions, the fact that this lone army, which had survived hundreds of battles, could walk out of the earthquake zone unscathed and come to this valley could only be described as a miracle.
It was definitely not accurate to say that they were unscathed. All of the team members had various wounds on their bodies and faces. Da Vinci, who had just woken up, fell into a coma again and started to have a fever. Dongfang Yu, on the other hand, struggled to climb down from the stretcher at the critical moment and insisted on walking. The wound on her chest and abdomen tore open again, and blood oozed out at a terrifying rate.
However, at least everyone was still alive. Even that stupid mech that had been repaired or put together at the last minute didn't fall apart, persevering until they reached the valley.
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"If it wasn't for this earthquake, all of us would have to die here today."
Xiong Linquan slowly and seriously chewed on the fourth last cigarette. Then, he slowly raised his head and stared at Xu Le's ordinary face with an extremely serious and even somewhat strange gaze. His face was so ordinary that it was unusual because it was still so ordinary under such circumstances. Xiong Linquan said in a hoarse voice, "Boss, did the creator really favor you?"
"Don't use the word 'favor,'" Xu Le frowned and criticized.
His throat was very painful. With every word he said, he could feel the blood coming out from his throat due to the friction between his vocal cords. He didn't know if it was because he had breathed in too much smoke, or because he had called for his team members to report their position too many times during the earthquake.
However, he was very sure that today's earthquake was just a small probability event. It wasn't because the creator had a special favor for him. If he had to say that this kind of luck was wearing a holy cloak, then it would be better to say that Philip, who was on the spaceship, used his powerful calculation and analysis ability to point out a path for the team to cross the Dead Sea. Although this path was full of thorns, flowers bloomed at the end.
Xiong Linquan was silent for a moment before he said in a hoarse voice, "I don't want to die in the hands of my own people. The earthquake can only help us cover our tracks for a while. We're going to the Golan Highlands tomorrow. I feel that it's very dangerous there."
Xu Le used an even more hoarse voice to reply, "The spaceship that comes to pick us up must quietly avoid the Federal Fleet and the ground's anti-air network. According to my calculations, the Golan Highlands is the best place to land. That highland is far away from the Federation's main battle zone. As long as we calculate the time accurately enough, we can get on the spaceship before the base can react."
Thinking about the danger that Xiong Linquan was worried about, he slowly narrowed his eyes and said softly, "There's something you should know first. According to the results of my calculations, if the base finds our tracks tomorrow, then they will definitely send the retreating mecha squad from the Straits war zone to try and kill us in one fell swoop."
"Because it's closer?" Xiong Linquan frowned and asked.
"Other than that, it's also because they're stronger." Xu Le's expression suddenly became extremely relaxed. He looked at him and smiled. "It's Madman Li's personal mecha battalion."
Hearing the name Madman Li, Xiong Linquan was stunned for a moment. He angrily spat out the bitter ashes in his mouth onto the ground. He glanced at Xu Le and couldn't help but shake his head.
As one of the most outstanding officers in the Federation, Xiong Linquan knew very well what kind of awe-inspiring military ability that young officer called Madman Li had. Although the other was still only a colonel, he was far from being an expert that he could contend against. According to the information that Gu Xifeng had eavesdropped on, this battle in the straits had been single-handedly commanded by this person.
He was the continuation of the glory of the Lees of Philadelphia's military god. He had the reputation of being unrivalled in the entire military camp at the age of sixteen. The mottled golden stars that represented the number of enemies he had killed had long filled the two strong mechanical legs of Zhanxi. He was an unparalleled expert on par with the Empire's princess Huai Caoshi.
Yes, their most powerful leader had once defeated the other. At the very least, his strength was definitely not weaker than that madman's. However, could it be that they would expect their leader to operate that crappy compatible machine to go against the most advanced MXT controlled by Madman Li?
The earthquake was a blessing bestowed by the heavens. It was a myth. If Xiong Linquan hoped that Xu Le could still defeat Madman Li in this state, and that the team could still escape from this hopeless situation, then it was no longer a myth, but a joke.
Xu Le noticed Xiong Linquan's slight shaking of his head and knew what he was thinking. However, a gentle smile hung on the corners of his dry and bloodied lips. Thinking that after leaving the valley tomorrow, he might see that guy's violent and proud figure, his mood became somewhat strange. He was not anxious, but abnormally calm.
"I understand him."
Xu Le stood up, patted Xiong Linquan's shoulder, and said, "So I can deal with him."
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