novelraw Chapter 117 Who Will Protect Him?
Chapter 117 Who Will Protect Him?
With the crisis temporarily averted, Joel stood up, using the sofa beside him for support, patted his pants, and straightened his clothes.
He coughed lightly and looked at Wen Boshuang, who was standing by the window with her back to him: "Xiaoshuang, the spot you're standing in is dangerous. Come here, let's go."
The deep blue mecha seemed to have captured another alien beast and flew off in one direction, disappearing quickly from Wen Boshuang's sight like a fleeting shooting star in the night sky.
Hearing Joel's words, Wen Boshuang slowly turned around, her gaze towards him devoid of the previous trust and reliance, filled with wariness: "You call this protection, pulling me in front of you to shield me from the monsters?"
Joel awkwardly changed the subject, stepping forward and grabbing his arm: "The waiters have all run away. Who knows when new monsters will appear? Let's leave now."
Wen Boshuang was led towards the door by him, but after taking only two steps, he swung his arm and forcefully shook off Joel's hand: "Go by yourself, I'm not going with you, don't drag me to my death next time."
Joel's face suddenly darkened: "You're blaming me? Ultimately, you should blame Ling Suyu; this beast came for him."
"You still want Ling Suyu to take you away? Don't dream! Let alone whether he would even take you because of your feud with your brother. Following him will only make you die faster."
Wen Boshuang pursed her lips and remained silent.
Joel said, "I know what you're thinking. As the Imperial Marshal, Ling Suyu's duty is to protect the people of the Empire. We are also citizens of the Empire, so he must protect us. But he's too busy taking care of himself right now, how could he possibly care about us?"
Seeing that Wen Boxian's expression relaxed, Joel softened his voice: "Your father instructed me to take care of you. It must be very chaotic outside right now. How can I feel at ease letting you, an Omega, go out alone? I was wrong just now. I promise you, it will never happen again."
The waiters and guards had all fled because of the strange beast. Wen Boshuang had been pampered since childhood and was always accompanied by a large number of waiters when he went out. Now he was obviously afraid of being alone, and Joel persuaded him with a few words.
Even though she knew Joel was not trustworthy, Wenbo Shuang ultimately chose to leave the hotel with him.
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As time went on, the number of people in the underground shelter where Wen Shumu lived increased.
Faint roars of beasts echoed from the ground, one after another.
Unlike the first group of people who came in, everyone who came in this time had disheveled hair and looked panicked. Many people collapsed to the ground because their legs gave way when they reached the safe zone, and some even burst into tears.
"How could there be such terrifying things..." "Some houses have collapsed!" "My child is studying in another area, what am I going to do..." "Why have so many monsters suddenly appeared? What is the Sixth Legion doing?!"
The sounds of conversation from the crowd drifted over, and Ye Jingxi's voice turned cold: "It seems the situation outside is not good."
Wen Wei looked at Wen Shumu with concern.
In the corner, Omega sat on the ground, arms wrapped around his knees, silently watching the surging crowd.
Inside the underground shelter, there was no signal from the terminals, making it impossible to contact the outside world. The survivors could only obtain information by communicating with others.
"If it weren't for a dark blue mech saving me, I probably would have died out there."
"Me too! That mech can freeze alien beasts into blocks of ice, it's amazing!"
Wen Shumu suddenly looked up, his gaze fixed on the direction from which the sound came, and he listened intently to their conversation.
"It must be Marshal Ling! It must be him! I saw on the news that Lie Bing is like that, and he's currently recording a program on Planet Fuluo!"
"With Marshal Ling here, we'll definitely be able to drive away the alien beasts quickly."
"The Marshal is invincible and will surely protect us!"
Their eyes lit up immediately at the mention of Marshal Ling.
Wen Shumu listened for a while, then lowered his head and buried his face in his knees.
In this perilous moment, Marshal Ling is everyone's hope, and everyone is waiting to be saved and protected by him.
But who will protect Ling Suyu?
After an unknown amount of time, the conversation gradually subsided. Having gone through the escape, many people were exhausted and found places to rest.
Wen Shumu stayed awake all night until the time displayed on the terminal changed to 7:00 AM, and the shelter's broadcast finally came on.
"Attention all residents, the monster has been eliminated. Once the gates open, please leave the underground shelters in an orderly manner."
The moment the broadcast started, almost everyone woke up and held their breath to listen to the content.
Then, the quiet shelter came alive with cheers from the crowd.
"Those lazy bums in the Sixth Army Corps couldn't possibly be this efficient; it must be Marshal Ling!"
"Marshal Ling! Marshal Ling!"
The shelter's gates are guarded by special soldiers who have access to special communication channels with the military and are currently the people here who have the most information about the outside world.
A young lieutenant, like the rest of the crowd, had a look of reverence in his eyes.
The crowd's guess was indeed correct.
He had been in the Sixth Legion for two years. Influenced by the leisurely atmosphere of Flora Star, and with no emergencies occurring, military discipline had become lax over time, and everyone from top to bottom was perfunctory and just going through the motions.
Upon discovering that a large number of alien beasts had suddenly appeared in the main city of Floro Star, the legion commander was stunned. It was only after receiving a message from Marshal Ling that he quickly took action.
If it weren't for Melville, the beast tide wouldn't have retreated so quickly, and the losses suffered by Flora would have been far more severe.
The sturdy door, made of a special material, slowly opened to both sides, and brilliant sunlight streamed in through the cracks.
Wen Wei said, "Let the crowd go out first, we shouldn't push in front."
Wen Shumu was anxious, but with a sea of black heads in front of him, he could only endure it for the time being.
After finally leaving the shelter and seeing the blue sky again, the atmosphere was completely different from yesterday.
The windows of distant high-rise buildings were shattered, half of the magnificent statue in the center of the square was reduced to pieces, and large and small craters remained on the once smooth ground, a result of fierce fighting.
Every now and then, black Imperial military mechs would fly by in the sky.
Even after the beast horde had been completely driven back, the Imperial Army continued to patrol to ensure that no beasts escaped.
Wen Shumu immediately opened his terminal, wanting to contact Ling Suyu.
Kemo's message popped up first.
[Ke Mo: How is everyone doing? Report your location. The production team is sending a car to pick us up; we'll be leaving Fuluo Star today.]
Wen Shumu remembered that Ling Suyu said he would come to pick him up. He hesitated whether to send his location when he suddenly heard Heck's voice.
"lady!"
He quickly looked in that direction, and the major hurried towards him: "The Marshal is temporarily unavailable, so he sent me to fetch you."
Seeing this, Wen Wei patted Wen Shumu on the shoulder: "Go quickly."
Wen Shumu asked, "And what about you?"
Ye Jingxi smiled gently: "We're waiting for the production crew's car here. We'll be going back to Awei's house later."
"I wonder how my painting turned out..." A hint of worry flashed across Wen Wei's face, but she quickly shook her head. "It doesn't matter, at least I'm still alive."
Wen Shumu sighed softly, said goodbye to them, and got into the car with Hek.
If things had gone according to plan, they should already be on the starship heading to their final destination by now.
Given the current situation, it's unclear when recording can resume.