Chapter 1100: It Can't Be Them
Chapter 1100: It Can't Be Them
Boom—Boom—
As the Cloud Shepherd and his team detonated themselves, Su Yu could distinctly feel the ground shaking violently once more.
By now, Su Yu had already led all the high-tier experts far away, with less than 20 kilometers left to reach the second defensive line.
The second defensive line of Earth's humans was set up in the central regions of Shizuoka, Yamanashi, and Kanagawa prefectures, with a quarter of it extending into the Pacific Ocean. When all segments were combined, it formed a nearly circular shape.
The radius of this circle was approximately 50 kilometers. With their high speed, Su Yu and his team would reach their destination in just a few minutes.
Feeling the ground tremble, Su Yu was well aware that it was due to the Cloud Shepherd's team detonating themselves.
He halted his flight and turned to face the direction of the explosion.
The other high-tier experts flying with Su Yu also turned around, their eyes filled with sorrow.
Sigh, the "Defeat Tendency" is truly a curse!
Zhong Feng, Xiao Tian, Old Meng, Ice Black Tea, and other high-tier experts gathered around Su Yu. Together, they saluted in the direction of the Cloud Shepherd's sacrifice, paying their highest respects to the 91 brave warriors.
After saluting, Ice Black Tea slowly lowered his arm, his eyes filled with loss. "Sigh, Old Cloud is gone... Fortunately, he can be resurrected in the future, or else this death would have been too unjust."
"Yes," Old Meng agreed with a sigh. "The 'Defeat Tendency' is truly a terrible thing. I really hope we never encounter anything like it again."
"However, we don't have time to mourn," Zhong Feng shook his head and looked at everyone. "We have a lot of work to do, especially with the loss of Blue Whale. Our workload will be much heavier, so everyone needs to keep pushing!"
Their immediate priority was to quickly reach the second defensive line and gather all the defensive resources there, aiming to maximize the defense before the Skrulls arrived.
Earth's humans had previously stockpiled a significant amount of resources on the second defensive line.
They had built a massive 70-meter-high wall along the 50-kilometer radius, with a force field shield installed on top of the wall.
However, the length of the second defensive line was over six to seven times that of the first, making it impossible to match the first line's defensive standards. It was significantly weaker.
The primary defensive force of the second line consisted of antimatter orbital cannons and laser weapons captured from the Skrulls, which, when combined with the force field shield, could provide some level of defense.
But the defensive power was still limited.
This line would not be able to hold the Skrulls for as long as the first line did, which had managed to stall them for several days.
According to Su Yu's estimates, if the second defensive line could hold for two days, it would be a miracle!
And that wasn't even the most critical issue.
The most pressing problem for Earth's high-tier experts was the inability to use the AI, Blue Whale.
Without Blue Whale's overall coordination, each of their workloads had tripled!
Therefore, they had to quickly reach the second defensive line and make the most of every second.
...
But just then, Xu Xiaotian, who had been silent the entire time, spoke up. "Do you think... the 'Defeat Tendency' that Old Cloud and his team experienced... could it have been the Skrulls' doing?"
Xiao Tian looked at Su Yu and the others with her beautiful, large eyes, her gaze filled with melancholy.
Xiao Tian had spoken very little since the official start of the war. Apart from carrying out the tasks assigned by Su Yu, she remained silent, her face always serious.
Since she had ascended to the divine level, middle and lower-ranking officers revered her so much that no one dared to communicate with her.
Su Yu, being busy with commanding the entire army, hadn't specifically reached out to her, so Xiao Tian had remained silent.
However, everyone, including Su Yu, could sense the immense pressure weighing on the 14-year-old girl.
At that moment, Xiaotian spoke up, immediately drawing everyone's attention.
Su Yu had originally planned to lead everyone to the second defensive line as quickly as possible. But with Xiaotian's question, he decided to pause and answer her first.
After a moment's thought, he replied, "Xiaotian, I've considered the scenario you mentioned, but I think the likelihood is low."
Su Yu looked into her large eyes and explained, "If it were the Skrulls behind this, they would need to have such capabilities first.
We've all been to Skrull several times, and based on the information we've gathered, there's no evidence to suggest that the Skrulls possess this ability.
Moreover, this kind of power is beyond the Skrulls' capabilities.
Yun Zhongmudi is a peak Seventh-Stage powerhouse! To plant a 'Defeat Tendency' in his mind without him noticing, even a god-level mentalist would find it impossible, let alone Elysia White, who is severely injured.
So, I don't think it's likely to be the Skrulls."
Just as Su Yu finished, Zhongfeng chimed in, "I agree. I don't think it's related to the Skrulls either.
If it were the Skrulls, they would have chosen more valuable targets, like Hu Jingyi, Zhang Zhengwei, Fujiwara Chihara, and other political figures.
But the 90 others affected by the 'Defeat Tendency' are mostly on the periphery, not core figures. So I think the 'Defeat Tendency' must have another cause."
"Hmm... Both of you make sense." Xiaotian nodded lightly, her brow furrowed as she tapped her chin with her right index finger.
Then she looked up at the sky above. "If the Skrulls don't have this capability, there's another enemy who does. What if it's them?"
Hearing Xiaotian's words, Su Yu and the others were taken aback.
They all looked up at the sky, deep in thought.
If it's that enemy, it's entirely possible!
...
Meanwhile, Emperor Manina of the Blazing Sun was also pondering this issue, seriously considering the cause of the "Defeat Tendency" that had appeared in the army.
Let's talk about the current situation.
Due to the self-destruction of Yun Zhongmudi and 90 other Blue Star humans, the silver passage couldn't withstand the pressure and completely collapsed.
In the passage, 16 medium and large warships, 41 various types of floating ships, and hundreds of drones were completely destroyed. Only the fleets at the rear managed to retreat before the collapse.
This battle dealt a significant blow to the Skrull fleet, interrupting their pursuit of the Blue Star humans.
But Manina wasn't concerned about these matters.
He was still pondering Yun Zhongmudi's words before his death.
"'Future Sight'? What does that mean?"
Emperor Dazhao had promised the Blue Star humans that if they won the war, he would resurrect those who died in battle. Manina had already learned of this through reconnaissance; such a significant matter couldn't be kept secret.
But what puzzled him the most was why Yun Zhongmudi would launch such a suicidal attack.
That was very strange indeed.
(End of Chapter)
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