novelraw Chapter 992: The Final Journey (4)
Chapter 992: The Final Journey (4)
Morning.
A group of young people, carrying huge mountaineering bags, formed a long line of over a hundred, crossing the wilderness like lonely travelers.
It was autumn, and the trees beside the road were full of golden leaves. The withered weeds made the earth look desolate.
However, the travelers were determined and showed no sign of retreating.
They passed through a mountain depression, climbed a ridge, and each moved with agility, even though most of them were still ordinary people.
Finally, they sat on the ridge, looking out at the distant land as if waiting for something.
The land was vast, and the mountains were magnificent.
The tiny humans sitting on the ridge looked particularly lonely.
Chen Zhuoqu looked at Li Shutong: "Master, aren't we here to complete the Trials of Life and Death? But we have already completed the mountain biking Trials of Life and Death."
Li Shutong smiled: "Calling me Master, it suddenly makes me feel old... I'm still in my prime!" Hu Xiaoniu: "..."
Chen Zhuoqu: "..."
Hu Jing: "..."
Li Shutong sat on the ridge and calmly asked, "How many Trials of Life and Death do you still have to complete?"
Chen Zhuoqu replied, "Hu Jingyi and I have passed the Trial of Heart, so we only need to complete two more Trials of Life and Death to become Demi-Gods. The others have not passed the Trial of Heart, so they need to challenge three more Trials of Life and Death to advance to A-Class... Wingsuit Flying, Penetrating the Earth's Core, Low-Altitude Parachuting."
These are also Qing Chen's last three Trials of Life and Death.
Li Shutong said, "You want to complete three Trials of Life and Death in one go?"
Chen Zhuoqu said seriously, "Yes."
"Why?" Li Shutong asked, "In Knight history, no one has ever completed three Trials of Life and Death within a week. Even your master couldn't do it."
Chen Zhuoqu said seriously, "Our strength is definitely not as strong as Master's, but our courage may not be smaller than his."
"You are just like your master, racing against time," Li Shutong smiled. "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Because we don't have time," Chen Zhuoqu analyzed. "You also know that West Continent doesn't want to encounter Baibaimu Gui in the final battle, so they will definitely try to fight us within 4 days. Now that Master hasn't returned, and six of the seven old monsters awakened by Fate Weaver are still remaining, plus Storm Duke, we don't have enough Demi-Gods to counter them, so I have to become a Demi-God."
The girl's tone was particularly firm, as if she never doubted that she would one day become a Demi-God.
"Are you always so confident?" Li Shutong asked.
"If I don't believe in myself, who else will believe in me?" Chen Zhuoqu said.
Now that Li Tongyun has left with Guardians' Union, Chen Zhuoqu has become the decision-maker in this team. She makes herself maintain the best mental state every day, so that all her fellow apprentices can see a figure who never gives up.
Li Shutong suddenly sighed, "However, if you want to complete three Trials of Life and Death in a short period, you probably still need a trigger."
The other Knights were puzzled. What kind of trigger did they need?
Only Hu Xiaoniu's eyes twitched slightly when he heard the word "trigger'.
When Qing Chen said that he and Li Ke lacked a trigger, Ding Dong chased them for five kilometers.
Li Shutong then said, ""Trigger' is Knight Order slang, but this time the difficulty you are challenging is even higher, so the trigger you need is also different. Patiently watch what happens next. It is something that is destined to happen, but I need you to remember it, engrave it in your heart, and then understand what kind of person this world, this moment, needs."
Chen Zhuoqu looked at the distant sky, she saw the Scepter slowly appearing from the clouds: "Wait, is there going to be a battle here?"
Li Shutong did not answer the question, he just said calmly, "The beginning of the story is always extremely gentle, and the end of the story is always full of devastation. The distant artillery fire erupts, just like this gradually collapsing world."
Higher up, Li Ke was not carrying a mountaineering bag, but a light pack, standing with Zhang Mengqian on the highest point of the ridge.
The small pack looked familiar. It seemed to be one of the Forbidden Artifacts that Qing Chen had seized on the north slope of Pearl Peak Mount Everest in Nepal. The Knight reserves did not know what it was for.
When all the knights had previously converged, Li Ke had not yet carried this Forbidden Artifact, but after San Yue from the Forbidden Artifact Tribunal came, he carried it with him at all times.
Li Ke looked at the distant battlefield and said to Zhang Mengqian, "Do you need me to explain it to you?"
At this time, Zhang Mengqian stood beside him with his eyes blindfolded and said, "Although I am blind, my heart is not blind."
As he spoke, he stretched out his palm in front of him. The wind of heaven and earth and the distant sounds painted a huge picture in his heart.
Li Ke said, "According to Old Master's plan, if we succeed in challenging the Trials of Life and Death, we will have to act separately next. I'm afraid we won't see each other until after the final battle... or maybe we won't see each other at all."
The two of them, as senior brothers, only had two remaining Trials of Life and Death, which was a little faster than others.
Zhang Mengqian smiled: "We will meet again... Where is Mr. Yun Jing?"
As he spoke, the two of them turned their heads to look behind them at the same time. Li Yunjing was sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain, cultivating calmly.
Just on this mountain top, the clouds and stars in the sky seemed to form a training exercise, pouring towards his head.
The clouds were like a star ring, surrounding Li Yunjing's constant star. The top of the mountain was like an independent galaxy, with great momentum.
Originally, Li Yunjing rarely cultivated and dutifully guarded Li Ke and Zhang Mengqian.
But after City 18 disappeared, he began to cultivate day and night. Instead, Li Ke and Zhang Mengqian were responsible for guarding him.
Li Shutong stood up on the ridge, walked to the top of the mountain, and said to Li Yunjing, "I remember. You used to say that cultivation depends on fate. When Old Master was fishing, even if you were hiding in the dark and spacing out, you didn't cultivate much."
Li Yunjing opened his eyes: "Li Clan is gone."
The moment he opened his eyes, the clouds dissipated and the stars died out.
The Li Clan that he had guarded for the first half of his life was destroyed in a war. Ban Shan Mountain Estate, Baopu Building, Dragon Lake, the broken bridge on Dragon Lake, and that old man were all gone.
Li Yunjing said, "Someone has to avenge them."
Inside the Scepter, Qing Yu stared intently at the Holographic Sand Table, and the Storm Duke Air Fortress that suddenly appeared on it.
Storm Duke actually used a lone Air Fortress to try to shake the Qing Family air force fleet.
Air Fortresses can indeed carry many Fighter Jets and Airships, becoming temporary aerial islands for them to dock, but the Storm Duke carries a total of 80 Fighter Jets and 220 Airships.
On Qing Yu's side, there are as many as 120 Fighter Jets, and including the Scepter, there are 620 Airships, which completely outnumber them.
But the Storm Duke still launched an attack without hesitation, as if just one Air Fortress was enough.
The Qing Family fleet began to accelerate towards the Storm Duke. All the Fighter Jets on the deck of the Storm Duke were electromagnetically catapulted into the air. After the deck was empty, it opened the sky like a door. One Airship after another rose into the sky, pouring out of its nest.
The two fleets exchanged fire in the air, but surprisingly, Chen Zhuoqu and the others saw that the Qing Family fleet was completely at a disadvantage.
"How could this be..." Hu Jingyi asked in a daze, "Aren't we more numerous than West Continent?"
"Because West Continent's Air Fortress Technology is more advanced. Fighting with each other relying on Air Fortresses, West Continent is naturally more powerful," Chen Zhuoqu explained. "You see, although the number of main firepower guns on the Storm Duke is the same as that of the Scepter, their aiming program has higher accuracy, faster orbital movement, and faster energy storage. It looks the same, but the parameters are completely different."
"Strange," Chen Zhuoqu said, "The Qing Family fleet doesn't seem to be aiming to destroy enemy Fighter Jets and Airships as its primary goal. They are escorting the Scepter to quickly approach the Storm Duke."
Seeing the Qing Family fleet's Airships falling one by one, the Scepter and the remaining fleet firmly continued to rush towards the Storm Duke.
The fleet was disciplined and fearless under Qing Yu's command. Even when more than half of the Airships were lost, the air force did not retreat at all.
What does a real elite force mean? It doesn't necessarily mean they are powerful, but it means that even in the face of setbacks, they will not fall apart.
More and more Airships crashed. The wilderness was covered with smoke and fire, as if the earth had cracked open, and the ancient lava from the ground had shot out, setting the world on fire.
The Qing Family Fighter Jets had run out of ammunition, but they were still moving forward.
There has always been a story circulating in the Qing Family Air Force Academy: "The teacher asked the students on the podium, how many missiles does the Qing Family Interstellar Fighter-11 carry in total?"
The students replied, "4 main missiles, 12 secondary missiles, a total of 16 missiles."
But the teacher shook his head and replied, "It's 17 missiles. When your ammunition runs out, and the target enemy is still a threat to your comrades, you and your aircraft are the 17th missile."
When the Scepter was 50 kilometers away from the Storm Duke.
Qing Yu sat expressionlessly in the command seat. He opened the communication channel: "Fighter Jet group, report the situation for the last time."
The pilot's voice came from the communication channel: "The Fighter Jet group has 7 remaining aircraft, no ammunition, and % fuel remaining. My unit will continue to advance and is expected to crash in 3 minutes."
"Continue to advance," Qing Yu said, "Airship crew, make the final report."
The commander's voice came from the communication channel: "81 Airships remaining, no ammunition, sufficient fuel. My unit will continue to advance and is expected to crash in 11 minutes."
Qing Yu said calmly, "Continue to advance."
This was actually the most candid "final report', and the reporter frankly calculated the time of his death.
Qing Yu asked again:
"Air Fortress crew, make the final report."
"Anti-gravity system damage 7%."
"Reactor intact."
"Outer armor damage 97%."
"Main firepower gun damage 100%."
"Drone damage 100%."
Qing Yu said softly in the communication channel, "Thank you all for walking this last journey with me. My unit will all crash in 11 minutes, but victory will eventually belong to us. Success does not have to be with me."
Fighter Jet group: "Success does not have to be with me."
Airship crew: "Success does not have to be with me."
Air Fortress crew: "Success does not have to be with me."
These six words had not been mentioned for a long time, but they were the military soul of the Qing Family troops.
Qing Yu left the command room with a calm expression. Just as he was leaving, a white light pierced everything in the command room, but the Scepter continued to approach the Storm Duke under the huge flying inertia.
Qing Yu ignored the shattered command room and the sacrificed soldiers.
He continued to walk towards the core of the Scepter in the broken corridor.
Qing Yu came to the reactor. Everything was ready here. He only needed to gently press a red button, and the original reactor heat dissipation device would be closed. A massive amount of graphite would be backfilled inward, instantly turning this reactor into a nuclear bomb, codenamed Wrath.
The Qing Family abandoned the research and development of nuclear weapons in accordance with the Federation treaty, but they never gave up this sword and hid it instead.
Seven Deadly Sins: Pride, Greed, Gluttony, Wrath, Lust, Envy, Sloth.
Greed was carried by Qing Yi, Gluttony was transported to Prison 18, Pride was in Ginkgo Mountain, Wrath was in the Scepter, and three others were missing.
Now Wrath will be activated.
Qing Yu stood in front of the operating table in the power room, gently stroking the clean operating table.
He was turned away from Ember Military Academy, and it was the Old Master on Ginkgo Mountain who secured him a spot.
At that time, he told the Old Master that if the family wanted to exchange his life's freedom for a military school spot, he would not agree.
But that Old Master told him that Qing Yu only needed to always stand on the side of Qing Family interests.
In the next twenty years, this sentence was Qing Yu's only life principle.
...
On the Storm Duke, Storm Duke stood in front of that dark room, guarded by two War Robots.
He finally chose to go in. Ling in the holographic image was standing on a withered grassland, and a steed was bowing its head to chew on the hay beside her.
Ling was facing away from Storm Duke, looking out at the end of the prairie in the virtual world.
A gust of wind blew, and the withered yellow grass was flattened piece by piece, like waves on the sea.
Storm Duke said:
"Everything here will be destroyed. If you want, I can take your initial server with me."
Ling smiled: "My initial server was destroyed by Luo Lan and Zhou Qi in the wasteland bastion a thousand years ago. Maybe you thought I was born in West Continent, but I was actually born in East Continent. It's just that you mistakenly thought I was accidentally born in West Continent. In fact, I was exiled there by Ren Xiaosu, the god of East Continent. It's so miserable to be exiled by someone you love."
Storm Duke was stunned: "You were born in East Continent?"
"That's right," Ling said with a smile.
"Is that why you are in the Qing Family camp and against me?" Storm Duke asked.
"No, no, no," Ling shook her head: "The reason why I am against you is only because my daughter, Yi, wants me to be against you, that's all. I have no pursuit in this life. Her pursuit is my pursuit. Remember the Dominating Vessel back then? She was the one who fought the Storm City fleet on it."
Storm Duke was silent. Today, he realized that he did not understand the woman in front of him at all.
"What am I to you?" Storm Duke asked.
Ling thought for two seconds: "You don't understand artificial intelligence life at all. I am a life level completely higher than you, just like looking at cats and dogs. That's how I see you too. I thought you were very cute when you were a child, cute and charming, but you are not cute when you grow up."
Storm Duke stopped talking, and only Ling's crisp laughter remained in the dark room.
Ling said, "The Qing Family fleet wants to replace the Storm Duke in order to preserve the ground combat capabilities of the Guardians' Union. You want to use the Storm Duke to replace all the air force of East Continent in order to preserve the ground combat capabilities of the orc legion. Both sides think they have the biggest cards in their hands, but it is precisely in this situation that life and death can be determined. I am looking forward to this devastated ending, but all that should have nothing to do with me."
Storm Duke concentrated. He suddenly noticed that Ling's figure in the holographic image was gradually blurring, and her hair was disappearing like stars.
This was very strange. The other party was clearly in the virtual world, but there were signs of assimilation with the will of the world!
The next second, someone smashed the Key Gate in the orc legion. Storm Duke disappeared from the dark room in an instant. He finally left Ling in this Storm Duke.
In the broken Scepter, Qing Yu solemnly pressed the button. On the screen in front of him, the reactor temperature and coolant flow temperature parameters all disappeared, leaving only a countdown.
Qing Yu looked up at the countdown as it ticked away.
Ling stood in the empty Storm Duke and smiled:
"How many more nuclear explosions will I have to experience in my life?"
No one answered her, just like her life for thousands of years. People liked to seek answers from her, but never seriously answered the questions she really wanted to ask.
A violent light enveloped the broken Scepter, and then burst outward, like a star.
2 minutes ago.
The Knight reserves watched Qing Family Airships crash into the wilderness one by one, emitting thick smoke. The most cruel side of war was presented to them in this way.
They thought they were here to complete the Trials of Life and Death, but Li Shutong took them on a 140-kilometer hike to watch a war that was destined to fail.
Li Shutong silently watched this scene. He wanted to bring the Knight reserves to witness this scene.
This was the trigger he was talking about.
All the Knight reserves suddenly remembered what Li Shutong said: "Patiently watch what happens next. It is something that is destined to happen, but I need you to remember it, engrave it in your heart, and then understand what kind of person this world, this moment, needs."
This was the trigger they needed.
Qing Ji's Shadow Gate arrived as scheduled. Li Shutong took the lead and walked in: "Let's go, finish your last journey."Behind the door was a prepared aerial flight suit, which would take all the Knight reserves on their final journey.
Chen Zhuoqu looked at Li Shutong: "Grand Master, is this the trigger you were talking about?"
"That's right." Li Shutong nodded: "This is a trigger that 13,915 Qing Family Air Force personnel bought for you with their lives."
This time, no one was chasing the Knights; they had to use another kind of strength to support themselves forward.
The Airship flew towards the northwest. 310 kilometers northwest of City 5, the massive sinkhole topography was still preserved.
Li Shutong stood in the Airship, watching the ground recede beneath their feet: "A lonely journey of life... Today, many of you may fall before the Trials of Life and Death. There's only a fine line between life and death. But regardless of whether you live or die, everything you do has meaning."
One hour later.
On the Airship, Li Shutong opened the hatch, and the fierce wind poured into the cabin.
Looking back, he said: "Ahead is the Gaoshanping Sinkhole, where Knights of past generations completed the Trials of Life and Death. You've all experienced wingsuit flying training and have the foundation to challenge it, but life and death here are unpredictable. Are you all ready?"
The Knight reserves all put on their goggles, each carrying a parachute pack on their backs: "Ready!"
"Complete the Trials of Life and Death here, then complete the wingsuit flying." Li Shutong asked: "The sinkhole is narrow, allowing a maximum of five people per group. Who's up first?"
Zhang Mengqian smiled and stepped forward: "Li Ke and I have other tasks. Let us go first."
Li Shutong nodded: "Go, although this journey is unpredictable, the sky is high and the land is vast!"
A breath.
Flame patterns bloomed on the cheeks of Zhang Mengqian and Li Ke simultaneously. After a light run-up, they opened their arms without hesitation and jumped out of the hatch!
The others watched their descent, without fear, as if they were enjoying themselves.
Li Shutong did not watch the results of Li Ke and Zhang Mengqian's Trials of Life and Death. It seemed that once they jumped, whether they failed or succeeded was no longer important.
Life and death were the destiny of a Knight.
After the Airship flew past the Gaoshanping Sinkhole, it turned back. Li Shutong looked at the Knight reserves behind him: "Who's next?"
Chen Zhuoqu and Hu Jing stepped forward: "We'll go."
The burly Zhang Hubao also stepped forward: "Count me in."
After speaking, the three of them jumped one after another. They adjusted their postures to conform to the airflow as they descended.
Gradually, the three formed a diagonal line, rushing towards the Gaoshanping Sinkhole like sharp arrows.
The three were fifteen meters apart to avoid interfering with each other.
In the air, they saw Li Ke and Zhang Mengqian climbing out of the sinkhole with their bare hands. They also saw that the two had no intention of watching their junior apprentices complete the Trials of Life and Death, but strode towards the south without any hesitation.
The two started running as they walked, faster and faster, like two shooting stars across the earth.
Chen Zhuoqu said in the communication channel: "Concentrate, we're approaching the sinkhole." Hu Jing and Zhang Hubao were on alert.
600 meters.
500 meters.
400 meters.
300 meters.
200 meters.
100 meters.
However, at this moment, a gust of mountain wind blew. Chen Zhuoqu and Hu Jing immediately contracted their bodies to meet the strong wind with the smallest possible surface area.
But Zhang Hubao was not so lucky. Before he could react, he was blown out of the formation!
At such a low altitude, there was no time to open the parachute!
There was no time to readjust direction and enter the sinkhole!
Hu Jingyi exclaimed and turned to look at Zhang Hubao, who had lost his balance.
Zhang Hubao, in the last moment before he fell, said in the communication channel: "Cheer up, everyone. Life should be like a candle, burning from beginning to end, always shining."
With a loud bang, the sound of Zhang Hubao crashing to the ground mixed with the sound of Chen Zhuoqu's parachute opening, and then the sound stopped abruptly.
Hu Jingyi, hanging from his parachute, slowly fell into the bottom of the sinkhole. This hardworking, clumsy boy cried out loud.
Chen Zhuoqu said calmly: "A Knight dying in the challenge of the Trials of Life and Death, a fitting death."
But as she said this, her fingernails dug into her palms.
Everyone knew that the Trials of Life and Death could lead to death. Before the wingsuit flying Trials of Life and Death were even completed, a Knight reserve companion had fallen off a cliff and died. Today, probably more would die.
But they had no way back.
Li Shutong quietly watched this scene in the Airship, not expecting casualties in the second team. This was not good news.
Death would transmit fear. Once those behind saw someone fall to their death, those who had not yet challenged would feel this fear.
However, there were still more than ninety reserves who had to challenge the Trials of Life and Death.
Li Shutong was silent for two seconds, then turned to look at those immature faces: "Who's next? Don't be afraid. This is the Knight's destiny..."
Before he could finish speaking, he saw many people step forward.
Hu Xiaoniu: "I'll go!"
"I'll go!"
Li Shutong was somewhat surprised. Those immature faces showed no fear, only determination.
In that instant, everyone shed the immaturity on their faces.
In just a moment.
Li Shutong thought someone would retreat, not because he underestimated anyone, but because it was human nature. However, to his surprise, none of these Knights retreated!
Hu Xiaoniu said, "Zhang Hubao didn't regret it before he died, so we won't regret it either."
Li Shutong suddenly laughed: "Now you look a bit like Knights... I'll risk my old life to find a Forbidden Artifact for each of you."
Someone laughed: "Grand Master, say that again, I'll record it."
"I recorded it!"
"What's with the recording at any time?!" Li Shutong sighed: "Knights really aren't serious. Hurry up and jump, don't waste time. If it weren't too dangerous, I'd want to kick all of you down."
The Airship shuttled back and forth across the sky at extreme speed, with teams of Knight reserves jumping down. There had never been such a crazy act in the world!
From noon to night, until darkness fell, the crazy actions gradually stopped.
Everyone sat in silence next to the Gaoshanping Sinkhole, gathered around a campfire.
Only Chen Zhuoqu was still calmly counting the numbers: "62 people completed the challenge, 27 people successfully opened their parachutes after failing, death after failure..."
Everyone lowered their heads.
Li Shutong looked at the little girl, only feeling that she was more resilient, because only she knew that in this important moment, some things had to be done by someone.
He said: "You and Hu Jingyi have already completed the Trials of Life and Death. You don't need to go on the final wingsuit flying Trials of Life and Death. I'll have the Airship drop you off 120 kilometers to the south, and you'll need to go and join the Guardians' Union on your own."
But Chen Zhuoqu stubbornly said, "I'm going to the final wingsuit flying too."
Hu Jingyi looked up in a daze: "We don't need to go."
Chen Zhuoqu shook her head: "I want to be with my fellow apprentices. The true meaning of the Knight's path is not to strengthen one's body, but to temper one's heart, so I must complete this path to become a true Knight."
Li Shutong laughed: "I used to think you were so lucky to become Knights. Now I think the Knight Order is so lucky to have you."
Hu Jingyi said, "Then I'll go too."
Chen Zhuoqu looked at him: "Not afraid of death?"
Hu Jingyi grinned: "Not afraid."
Li Shutong stood up: "Then let's set off now."
Chen Zhuoqu asked curiously, "Grand Master, we're not enough on our own. Are there others working as hard as we are?"
Li Shutong replied, "There are many."
...
On the vast land of the northwest, there was a Steam Train speeding quickly. It passed through the deserted no-man's land, the source of Spring Thunder River, and the mountains and earth.
The narrow black body swayed, and the front of the train spewed thick black smoke, emitting a long whistle as it set off.
The vicissitudes of the whistle sounded somewhat lonely in the vast world, with no one responding.
Zheng Yuandong stood at the rear of the train, silently looking at the carriage full of gold coins, including the Truth Coin.
Lu Yuan walked through the long carriage and came to Zheng Yuandong's side: "We've passed the boundary marker. In another hour, we'll reach the small town outside Forbidden Zone 001. What do we do next?"
"Break through!" Zheng Yuandong said: "Our destination is inside Forbidden Zone 001."
There were only 12 Kunlun Members in the carriage. They set off from the southwest, bypassing the orc legions day and night, to arrive here.
Lu Yuan said, "Isn't Forbidden Zone 001 very dangerous? We..."
Zheng Yuandong said, "According to the time given by Ginkgo Mountain, the Qing Family Air Force may already be gone. The Knight reserves should have set off too. Don't be afraid, everyone is doing their own thing, and no one can be wrong."
He turned and left the last carriage, no longer looking at the Truth Coin.
One hour later, the Steam Train ran over the small town outside Forbidden Zone 001. It was long deserted, and even the sins that had occurred here were forgotten. The Steam Train drove into the boundless dense forest, eventually stopping in front of the giant ginkgo tree.
After Zheng Yuandong got out of the train, he watched the towering ginkgo tree scatter golden leaves all over the ground. So plants could be so brilliant.
He shouted loudly, "Northwest Army heroes living here, can you come out and meet me? At a time when East Continent is in turmoil, the West Continent's fleet and orc legions have reached our doorstep. I need you to join the battle!" The empty Forbidden Zone 001 didn't respond to his call, just as it had never responded to anyone in thousands of years.
Lu Yuan and others stood under the ginkgo tree, at a loss. They were not sure if anyone would respond to them, or even if the heroes could hear their call nearby.
Zheng Yuandong, holding the black True Sight Eye, saw a circle of transparent ripples rolling around him: "I am the former chairman of the Observer's board of directors. According to the agreement thousands of years ago, if Hope Media is in trouble, the Northwest Army cannot stand idly by!"
Lu Yuan and Ni Ergou were stunned. There was such an agreement?
At this moment, a voice said in the distance, "Your Observer organization has separated from Hope Media and cannot be considered Hope Media."
All Kunlun Members looked around, but they could not see the person speaking.
Zheng Yuandong said solemnly: "Li Clan's Li Yunshou of East Continent, in order to resist the Blackwater City fleet, took all 31,992 named members of the Li Clan and perished with the Blackwater City fleet in a nuclear explosion; the Guardians' Union..."
"No need to say more. I know all of these things you're saying. Is there anything new?" the voice asked.
Lu Yuan said, "Now more than 100,000 orc legions are approaching City 5 in the southwest..."
Inside the Forbidden Zone, someone said impatiently: "Stop saying these useless things. We made an agreement with Ren Xiaosu that we cannot leave Forbidden Zone 001 and cannot interfere with the human life outside the Forbidden Zone. Otherwise, why do you think we've been working so hard to push the boundaries of Forbidden Zone 001?"
Lu Yuan and Ni Ergou looked at each other in dismay. Did the god Ren Xiaosu and the Northwest Army heroes have such an agreement?
Moreover, the continuous expansion of Forbidden Zone 001 over the years was because these heroes, unable to leave the Forbidden Zone, wanted to use the Forbidden Zone to cover the whole world?
Lu Yuan said in horror: "If everyone is included in this Forbidden Zone, can they still survive?"
"You don't need to worry about that. This Forbidden Zone is ours. We set the rules. We'll prohibit war, murder, theft, and the trafficking of women and children. The world will be peaceful," the voice laughed: "The old bastard Sheng Zhi wanted judicial justice. In the end, it might succeed in our hands."
Zheng Yuandong said, "I know about your agreement with Ren Xiaosu. The Observer's archives have records of it. He was worried that you would be immortal and affect the outside world. But now that the country is broken and the family is destroyed, do you still need to abide by that agreement?" The Forbidden Zone became silent.
A voice suddenly shouted, "Where's that Qing Chen kid? He robbed us before. Why isn't he here this time?"
Zheng Yuandong replied, "He took Ren Xiaosu's path and hasn't returned yet."
An Airship flew over the Forbidden Sea.
Qing Chen was sitting in the Five Princess, looking down at the LCD screen: "This Five Princess is a bit interesting. Not only did she leave this Airship, but she also summarized all the recent events in East Continent for me. A West Continent person, a big investment."
Black Widow said, "She knew she couldn't kill you, and was eventually killed."
Qing Chen thought thoughtfully: "How much do you know about that Puppeteer Zong Cheng now? The Five Princess's information shows that he controlled the Chen Family Conglomerate, but after I seized the Chen Family Air Fortress, he became silent again. Before I lost my memory, how did I evaluate him?"
Black Widow said, "Before you lost your memory, you regarded him as one of the greatest enemies, and the murderer who killed your sister-in-law."
"My brother, my sister-in-law..." Qing Chen thought thoughtfully: "Is that Qing Zhun in the information?"
"Yes," Black Widow asked, "Does Boss remember anything?"
"This name is kind, but I still can't remember anything about it," Qing Chen said.
Black Widow's heart tightened. Now that Qing Zhun had assimilated with the world, the memory points about Qing Zhun in this world were getting less and less. What if Qing Chen could never remember his brother again?
At this moment, they had arrived at the mainland coastline, but the Five Princess suddenly sounded an alarm!
"It's an anti-aircraft missile," Black Widow said.
She manipulated the Airship to release decoy bombs, resolving the missile attack crisis, and with a backhand, she launched two missiles to flatten the Chen Family's coastal defense line.
Black Widow reported: "Boss, don't worry, the Five Princess has powerful firepower, and ordinary air defense systems can't do anything about it."
Qing Chen thought thoughtfully: "How many more attacks can it handle?"
Black Widow said, "Five times."
Qing Chen nodded: "After its ammunition is used up, land it. I'm going to walk to the southwest."
Black Widow asked in confusion: "The Five Princess has plenty of fuel..."
Qing Chen smiled: "Its current flying speed is not as fast as I can run, and I see from the information Five Princess gave me that I want to walk the path that the Guardians' Union walked."
Inside the command vehicle, a staff officer reported in a rapid tone: "The chief has successfully carried out five ambushes, eliminating a total of 5,000 orc soldiers. However, during subsequent attacks, it was discovered that there were signs of ambushes by the orc legions in advance. Our department suspects that there are Fate Weavers mixed in the orc troops... Currently, the Guardians' Union has disengaged from the battlefield, with almost negligible casualties."
Ling shook her head: "I hope that in your future reports, you will no longer use the phrase "almost negligible casualties." I know you humans are very brave, but in any war fought in the name of defense, every individual deserves to be remembered by you... Why are you looking at me like that? Is it strange for these words to come from the mouth of an artificial intelligence?"
Someone said softly, "It's very strange..."
Ling smiled: "Don't mind it, I'm just using your behavior to get along with you. Where's Qing Yu? Tell him to come see me."
The command vehicle stopped, and Qing Yu, who should have perished with the Scepter, appeared outside the door.
At the last moment, in the same way as Storm Duke chose, they used the Key Gate to evacuate.
However, only a small part evacuated. The Fighter Jet crew, the Airship crew, and the Qing Family soldiers who died on the Scepter could not come back.
Qing Yu looked a bit gloomy.
Ling asked: "The Qing Family Air Force's mission was very successful, completely opening up the situation for the next war. Issue the order, the Qing Family Army will divide into seven routes as originally planned. If I guess correctly, Storm Duke's orc legions will also divide into seven routes, heading south from seven roads, to prevent us from using miniature nuclear bombs to perish with them again. Everyone, the hard fight is about to begin."
Ling continued in the communication channel: "Qing Ye, you lead half of the Shadow troops north from the A1 route to meet the enemy; Qing Qu, you merge the remaining Shadow troops with the army and head north from the A2 route; Li Changqing and Li Shu, you go and join the 183rd Field Brigade and head north from the A3 route..."
One order after another was issued, and Qing Yu found that the Qing Family troops had already been dispatched!
He wondered, "Your plan is well-thought-out, but the problem is that no matter which unit it is, it's impossible for them to face an orc legion numbering as many as thirty to forty thousand on their own. Even the Shadow troops would just be throwing their lives away."
Ling said calmly, "Execute."
The Qing Family troops all began to move, and everyone realized that this was the final battle.