Chapter 1124: The Clever Xin Ge Kaxia
Chapter 1124: The Clever Xin Ge Kaxia
2023-04-01
"Ah!" The mechs sighed in resignation, preparing to accept their fate.
To hold out for ten minutes, they could only rely on luck.
If their luck was bad, they would be torn apart by spells; if it was good, they might just survive.
At least it wasn't a guaranteed death mission, which provided them with some small comfort.
But Xin Ge Kaxia realized something was amiss.
The overall commander had changed, and this was a significant detail. Others might not understand the implications, but as a seasoned veteran who had joined the expeditionary force a year and a half ago, Xin Ge Kaxia quickly grasped the gravity of the situation. A change in command meant that something major must have happened in the rear.
Emperor Manina of the Sun Empire had always been deeply involved in the front lines, often personally directing operations. If not for a significant event in the rear, why would he relinquish command at such a critical moment?
"What could have happened?" Xin Ge Kaxia wondered, glancing back toward headquarters.
He also realized another crucial point: "Right! If something major has happened in the rear, then I don't need to take such a huge risk by breaking through the defense grid!"
With such a significant event in the rear, the higher-ups wouldn't care about the minor incidents on the front lines. This meant he might not need to risk his life by breaking through the defense grid.
With this thought, Xin Ge Kaxia felt he could try a different approach.
However, if he didn't die, his subordinates had to. He decided to send his men out to take the risk, to avoid drawing attention from above.
He said to the nearby mechs with a poker face, "It's time. Everyone, go in. I'll cover the rear.
"Once inside, spread out to avoid being wiped out by the Blue Star humans. The rest is up to fate."
The five hundred mechs didn't argue. After mentally preparing themselves, they began to fly out of the Tashin defense grid through the gap.
Xin Ge Kaxia, who was at the back of the group, of course, did not leave.
After the last soldier flew out, he stayed behind, piloting his mech just outside the defense grid.
...
As soon as the mechs broke through the defense grid, they were immediately hit by a massive spell from the Blue Star humans!
The mechs had lingered behind the defense grid for a long time, and Su Yu's clone had been watching them. As soon as the mechs emerged, he cast a wide-area spell.
The seventh-tier fire spell, Cataclysmic Flare, exploded among the mechs, instantly engulfing over a hundred in a sea of flames. They didn't even have time to scream before being burned to ashes.
The mechs who were hit by the edge of the Cataclysmic Flare didn't fare much better.
About seventy or eighty mechs managed to avoid the direct hit, but they were still too close to the spell's edge.
The Cataclysmic Flare created an intense heat, with temperatures reaching tens of thousands of degrees at the center and several thousand degrees at the edge.
Despite not being directly hit, the fifty or so mechs were too close to the spell. In a matter of seconds, their mechs were heated to thousands of degrees.
The heat penetrated their mechs, and these third- and fourth-tier pilots couldn't withstand such extreme temperatures. They let out agonizing screams and died quickly.
Although the mechs had spread out before breaking through the defense grid, Su Yu's clone's wide-area spell still managed to take out nearly two hundred mechs!
Seeing the gruesome fate of their comrades, the remaining mechs were terrified.
They dared not linger in one place or cluster together, quickly dispersing in all directions to try to save their lives.
……
Singer Kacia heard the dying screams of his soldiers, but he paid them no mind.
Singer Kacia turned to face the direction of the main command center, ready to bet on whether his judgment was correct.
Time ticked by, and Singer Kacia held his breath, his gaze fixed ahead.
If he was right, nothing would happen. If he was wrong, as the order had stated, the "Forward Flight Program" in his mech's core module would be forcibly activated, ejecting him beyond the defensive perimeter.
He had to get this right, and he was confident he would.
Soon, the three minutes passed in a flash.
During those three minutes, his mech showed no signs of abnormality, and the "Forward Flight Program" was not activated!
"Indeed, my judgment was correct!" Singer Kacia muttered, a weight lifting from his chest as a faint smile appeared on his face.
Thank goodness. Since his judgment was right, he wouldn’t have to fly out of the defensive perimeter to his death!
"But..." Singer Kacia focused his attention behind him and continued, "Since I haven’t been punished, it means something significant has happened in the rear. What could it be?"
Was it a problem with Emperor Solarius, or some unexpected major event?
Just then, a small black dot appeared in the sky above the main command center!
Though small, the dot was strikingly clear, the kind of thing you could see distinctly at first glance.
Before Singer Kacia could identify it, the dot rapidly expanded!
In just a couple of seconds, the dot grew from the size of a sesame seed to cover half the sky, shrouding everything in darkness!
Seeing this, Singer Kacia was taken aback, his pupils dilating, and his heart nearly leaping out of his throat!
What the hell is this?!
Why is half the sky dark?!
What he had initially thought was a significant event was now clearly something far more serious!
Staring at the darkness that blotted out the sun, Singer Kacia's mind went blank, all thoughts ceasing.
……
……
Let’s rewind to three minutes earlier.
Three minutes ago, Manina stood on the hill of the first defensive line, looking somewhat dazed.
But then, a thought struck him!
Turning around, he saw a large group of people flying toward his location.
Leading them was his son, Morgan Solarius!
"They’re here! As expected!" Manina took a deep breath.
What had to come, would come.
Thankfully, he had known in advance about Morgan’s betrayal; otherwise, he would have been shocked into paralysis.
Manina’s guard captain, Monte Loral, was the one who was truly stunned. Shortly after Manina discovered Morgan, Monte also spotted the third prince.
Seeing Morgan, Monte Loral was dumbfounded!
Why is Prince Morgan here now? Wasn’t he supposed to be resting after being branded with the "Mark of Defeat"?
And the person beside him is Lord Lance? Didn’t Lord Lance return to the homeworld to care for his father?
The group accompanying Prince Morgan consists of the exchange students from the Student Association? What are they doing here?
Monte Loral felt like his brain was about to explode. What was going on?
(End of Chapter)
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