From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man - Chapter 437

“Huha!!”

In the communication channel, everyone responded in unison, and the voice surged like a torrent, full of fighting spirit.

“Well, this is the spirit.” Leon nodded with satisfaction.

He looked around and saw that every soldier was ready, and he couldn’t help feeling relieved.

Although these mobile infantrymen were all rookies when they participated in the New Hope Campaign, they would be timid when they encountered setbacks, but with all kinds of experience, they can be regarded as “useful divisions”.

They can’t fight the human empire, but they are more than enough to fight insects.

Then, Leon continued to encourage everyone on the communication:

“Everyone should be prepared, and you must hold your position and protect the people.”

After that, Leon left the apartment hall with Ace and more than a dozen assault soldiers equipped with mechanical skeletons and holding Gauss guns.

They quickly arrived at the swimming and fitness entertainment area on the fifth floor through the brightly lit stairwell.

When you come here, you can feel the atmosphere of “excitement” and “eagerness to try”.

The thumbnail map on the helmet screen showed that there were also more than a dozen assault soldiers deployed on the fifth floor, in addition to a mobile infantry combat platoon.

In addition, the engineers set up four heavy machine guns on the four sides of this floor to build a fire barrier, which can not only enhance the fire output, but also provide fire suppression for friendly forces in other streets and areas.

Lyon looked around.

Except for the assault soldiers equipped with closed helmets, the mobile infantrymen leaning against the windows were almost all ready to go, and their expressions showed that they could be put into battle at any time.

Lyon, who has been an investigator for many years, knew at a glance that although these mobile infantrymen were nervous, they were ready to compete with the bugs.

“Lieutenant Major”

“Major Kennedy!”

And as Lyon and his party appeared, everyone wanted to salute, with respect and expectation on their faces.

However, Leon waved his hand and said in a friendly tone:

“We are all on the same front, there is no need to care too much about military rank etiquette, just stay on standby.”

There is a sense of affinity in his words, as if emphasizing everyone’s unity.

It’s true that Leon sincerely hopes to fight side by side with everyone, but he doesn’t want to be the commander-in-chief of a force of tens of thousands of people.

Now he needs to pay attention to his words and deeds and the reactions of his subordinates at all times.

Too tiring.

If it weren’t for Ada’s arrangement and to reduce the sacrifice of his compatriots, he would rather continue to do his old job of infiltration and infiltration, which is the combat field he is familiar with.

“Yes, Major!”

As for the assault soldiers and mobile infantry who received the instructions, they had no way of knowing Leon’s true thoughts, but they cheered up more and focused their eyes and attention on the window again.

After all kinds of events, everyone has long regarded Leon as the backbone.

They believe that as long as Leon is there, even if they can’t defeat the enemy, they can lead everyone to retreat.

At this moment, Lyon and Ace came to the French window on the south side.

The two used the sandbags piled up by the engineers as a shelter, and looked at the night sky that had returned to darkness.

In the night sky, the stars seemed to be dimmed by the upcoming conflict, and the air was filled with the fragrance of summer grass and flowers.

And the outline of the city outside the window was faintly visible, and there was uneasiness in the silence, as if waiting for the coming storm.

“Huh”

Under the helmet, Lyon took a deep breath.

After the meeting with Johnson and other Campbell executives, he quickly contacted the Investigation Bureau deployed in New Hope with the help of intelligent AI and the local communication base station in Campbell.

Through the information sent back by the Investigation Bureau, Lyon finally learned that the reason why the Arachi Zerg sent the biological fleet to launch a raid on Campbell was not arranged by the Investigation Department or the Blood Angels.

The fact is that the Arachi Zerg has long intended to annex Campbell and is preparing to transform this habitable planet into their hub node in order to further annex more frontier colonies of the Federation.

In other words, Lyon and the remnants of the Federation Expeditionary Fleet just “happened” to run into the biological fleet of the Arach Zerg, as if all this was arranged by fate.

Learning that the attack of the biological fleet was not caused by the Investigation Department, Lyon could only secretly sigh at how “lucky” he was.

But Lyon has long been accustomed to his extraordinary “luck”.

Lyon has experienced at least a dozen incidents of accidental collision, and he is not too surprised about this.

Fortunately, Sanguinius is about to lead the 1st Fleet of the Blood Angels and the flagship Red Tear to rescue Campbell, and Lyon’s mood has eased a little and he has become much calmer.

According to the jump progress provided by the intelligent AI, it will take about an hour for Sanguinius to arrive.

This means that in the face of the attack of tens of billions of Zerg seas, Lyon and his team will need to resist for at least forty minutes.

Forty minutes

Tens of thousands against tens of billions

This asymmetric battle has increased the pressure on Lyon.

He took a few deep breaths, trying to relieve the mental pressure brought by the heavy burden on his shoulders.

Lyon knew that this was not just a battle, but a critical moment concerning the survival of countless lives.

Thinking of this, Lyon felt that he needed to make a more decisive decision.

Then, Lyon opened the private communication and gave Maggie, who was sitting at the east end, a reminder that “there is no need to reserve strength.”

At this stage, they no longer have room to hide and must go all out.

As one of the few remaining superhumans under the empire who retains all rights, Leon firmly believes that Maggie Shaw can save the lives of more compatriots when she unleashes her true strength.

In the face of the invasion of the Zerg, when life and death were at stake, the risk of exposing his identity seemed trivial, so Lyon chose the latter without hesitation.

If he persists in hiding his identity and causes Campbell to suffer excessive losses, he is undoubtedly putting the cart before the horse.

Although Maggie Xiao is not as powerful as the original body, at this moment, she can be regarded as a tactical or even strategic “weapon” in their hands.

soon.

The remaining fleet that successfully withdrew from low-Earth orbit slowly appeared in the sight of Lyon and others.

Then, the remaining fleet floated in the “pin” formation to an altitude of about four thousand meters above the ground, preparing to fill the gap in heavy firepower for the capital city.

And this time——

“Major.”

Ace, who had remained silent, suddenly turned to Leon and asked worriedly:

“Tell me, how long will it take for the reinforcements from the Human Empire to arrive? There are not enough people like us to fill our teeth with bugs.”

After hearing these words, Leon couldn’t help but retract his thoughts, with a hint of impatience in his tone:

“Just for your morale-destroying remarks, according to federal military law, I can kill you directly!”

“Don’t worry, Major, no one can hear it except us~!” Ace responded with a smile, trying to ease the tense atmosphere.

“Forget it.” Leon continued to look up at the night sky, and said in a slightly slower tone: “It may be one hour, or it may be three hours, I’m not sure, but I believe that the Human Empire will definitely come.”

“That’s good”

Ace freed up his left hand and patted his breastplate, pretending to be relaxed, trying to find some solace in this depressing atmosphere, and said:

“Oh, it would be great if that archangel was a woman. Female angels are in line with our aesthetics.”

“There is no me in this ‘us’.” Leon shook his head helplessly, with a bit of fatigue in his eyes.

At this moment, he really had no time to discuss such unimportant matters with Ace.

His mind was filled with the upcoming Zerg attacks and battle strategies, and he had no time to care about these light topics.

However, the ace, who thought he had successfully eased the tension, did not “give up” there.

Ace lowered his voice and asked again with curiosity: “By the way, Major, are you… a spy sent by the Human Empire?”

?

Hearing this, Leon, under the helmet, looked at the ace with a surprised expression.

Leon was not surprised that his identity was questioned, but that it was actually the ace who raised the question? !

You know, although this guy is somewhat clever, he is extremely poor at seeing the overall situation, and always seems to be indifferent to the surrounding situation.

Sensing Leon’s hesitation, Ace hurriedly explained:

“It was Brother Rui who learned through that bitch Carmen… ahem, through that guy Carmen, that there are rumors in the Navy that you, the Major, and many other non-commissioned officers are spies for the Human Empire.”

“.”

After hearing this explanation, Leon finally understood the whole story.

Indeed, the naval officials headed by Delatier, after the recent confrontation between him and Marshal Dean, and the methods he and Maggie used to control military power, could naturally see that there was a problem with his position.

But at this point, Leon was too lazy to think about what words to use to “coax” the ace, but directly asked him:

“What difference does it make to you, yes or no?”

“Forehead”

Ace did not expect that Leon would bring the problem to him.

After pausing and thinking for a few seconds, the ace’s tone immediately became quite firm:

“There is no difference! No matter what, you are my good boss! Without you, my ace would have become a bedbug’s excrement!”

“Don’t sound so disgusting! Stay quiet, the bugs are coming soon!”

As Leon said, he tapped the ace’s helmet with his left hand to signal the guy to be normal.

“Yes! Major!”

On the contrary, Ace replied with full of fighting spirit.

In fact, with Ace’s exaggerated actions and gradually increasing voice, the conversation between the two had attracted the attention of the surrounding commandos and mobile infantry.

Although their eyes and energy were focused on the window, the sound coming from their ears made them couldn’t help but prick up their ears and secretly speculate in their hearts.

However, what everyone is thinking in their hearts is actually not much different from Ace’s opinion.

Regardless of whether Leon is really a spy sent by the Human Empire, everyone has long regarded Leon as an indispensable pillar.

They knew deep in their hearts that without Leon’s leadership and decision-making, they might be torn apart and devoured by those bugs, and eventually turned into lifeless excrement, as Ace said.

What’s more, joining the Human Empire isn’t a bad thing.

In their eyes, the disastrous defeat of the expedition fleet was undoubtedly a curtain, revealing the corruption and incompetence within the Federation.

As they gain a deeper understanding of the current situation of the Federation, they increasingly realize that the ideals they once believed in have long since disappeared.

On the contrary, the ideas of the Human Empire, especially the “people-oriented” declaration, are in line with their original intention when they joined the Federation.

Such a change has given many people a glimmer of light in their hearts.

The most important thing is

There really are “gods” in the human empire.

Relying on the “gods” to fight for all mankind, saving trapped compatriots, fighting bravely against insects and alien races, and finally sacrificing heroically, can be said to be the “goal” of many passionate recruits.

They believe that this kind of life that can be praised and moved is undoubtedly the most desirable.

After all, in this chaotic situation, many young soldiers fantasize that they can become warriors and heroes, transforming into protectors, and defending human dignity and future by example.

So, after the fleet of the human empire arrives at Campbell and crushes the Zerg fleet with overwhelming firepower, if Lyon can lead them to the human empire, they will accept this fate without complaint, and even cheer for it.

In fact, many commandos and mobile infantrymen did not realize that their ideological transformation was actually the “practice” of faith, and they embarked on a “journey” to pursue higher ideals.

Although both the human empire and the United Citizens Federation are good at using propaganda and thought control, or “brainwashing”, their methods are completely different.

Under Sui Yang’s rule, the Human Empire insisted on fulfilling various concepts and promises, shaping a firm and powerful belief system, giving its people a sense of belonging and mission.

As the top leaders of the United Citizens Federation continued to change, its ideals and values ​​were constantly diluted in the power struggle, and the people’s confidence was shaken, and eventually entered the inevitable degeneration and corruption.

Next.

Twenty minutes passed in a flash.

Lyon saw through the helmet screen that the dark night sky began to “sparkle with stars”, and countless light balls suddenly appeared.

On the communication, there was also a serious reminder from Delatil, saying:

“Major Kennedy, Arach’s biological fleet has completely occupied the low-Earth orbit on the back side.

And our radar observers have scanned that the other side seems to be carrying out the airborne deployment procedure. It is estimated that there are still two minutes before the first batch of bugs fall into the capital city.”

“Okay, I know.”

Knowing that the bugs are “close at hand”, Lyon briefly replied to Delatil and continued to order on the communication:

“Attention everyone! There are still two minutes before the bugs attack. All units are ready and pay attention to your remaining ammunition!”

The voice fell.

Everyone on the fifth floor of the apartment building checked their weapons and ammunition for the last time.

And the countless light balls in the night sky.

To be precise, they are meteorites carrying Arach warriors, tiger bugs, and other biological combat units, which are also becoming more and more obvious.

Until it successfully broke through the atmosphere, the flames wrapped around the meteorites quickly dissipated, and accompanied by a whistle, it rushed straight to Campbell who was waiting for it.

Boom. Boom————! !

The meteorite crashed into the streets and buildings with a loud noise, marking the start of Campbell’s defense battle.