chapter 339

At this moment, Hugh Eun and Hodeska looked at the motionless Su Ming, feeling a sudden chill in their hearts.

“What is Su Ming trying to do? Could he be planning to practice Light Speed Flash?”

Hodeska swallowed hard and said.

“Looking at this posture, it seems so.” Hugh Eun replied, his nerves taut.

“This…” Hearing Hugh Eun’s response, Hodeska was too shocked to speak a word.

Inside the cockpit of the Slayer.

Su Ming took a deep breath, his eyes turning sharp!

Swish!

The NCOY Super Neural Amplification System activated instantly, erupting with a dazzling purple light.

The Slayer’s scarlet eyes lit up instantly, and the nuclear fission power unit outputted at high power.

Swish!

The entire Slayer vanished instantly like an afterimage.

“My god!”

“It disappeared!”

Seeing this scene, the crowd at the scene was completely ignited, exclaiming loudly!

The next second, the Slayer appeared hundreds of meters away.

The entire mecha stepped on the ground, sliding more than ten meters before barely stopping, almost falling over.

Seeing this, Hugh Eun was completely shocked, even blurting out involuntarily.

“Light Speed Flash!”

“No way? This ability is only known to top-tier experts. He’s controlling a Fourth Generation Mecha for the first time, how did he manage to use it?”

Hodeska was instantly dazed, beginning to doubt life.

Light Speed Flash is an iconic ability that all Fourth Generation Mecha pilots need to master.

Its principle is to use powerful mental guidance combined with the power engine to burst out extreme kinetic energy in a short time, performing ultra-high-speed movement.

This iconic ability is extremely difficult to master.

Because once the nerves cannot match its speed, huge misalignment and deviation will occur.

At that point, there is a possibility of colliding with enemies or obstacles, and the mental consumption of this ability is also very large.

“I’m not sure either, it’s just too incredible!”

Hugh Eun took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart as he spoke.

At this time, Su Ming controlled the Slayer mecha to lower its head, looking at the ground beneath its feet, his brows slightly furrowed.

He was somewhat dissatisfied with his first Light Speed Flash; although he had executed it, there was a large deviation. Moreover, when performing it, the movements were disjointed, and he almost embarrassed himself at the end.

Thinking of this, Su Ming controlled the mecha to fly up, took a deep breath, powered up to the maximum again, and performed Light Speed Flash, vanishing on the spot.

The next second, the Slayer mecha appeared in mid-air, then landed and stomped heavily on the ground.

Su Ming controlled the mecha to turn its head and check the position, his expression becoming increasingly grave.

He was even more dissatisfied with the second Light Speed Flash, as the deviation was even greater.

It was clear that performing Light Speed Flash on the ground was easier to control; once performed in mid-air, it was even harder to adapt to.

To put it simply, he knew the starting point, but he didn’t know the landing point.

Su Ming carefully recalled the operation just now; everything was done according to the data left by Mia, and normally, there shouldn’t be any problems.

At this time, Hodeska saw Su Ming’s mecha standing motionless and asked Hugh Eun in confusion.

“What’s wrong with Su Ming?”

“I don’t know either.”

Hugh Eun shook his head and replied.

At this moment, Su Ming controlled the Slayer again, vanished on the spot with a Light Speed Flash, and immediately appeared on the ground in the distance, with the entire mecha sliding more than ten meters away again.

Inside the cockpit, Su Ming’s brows were tightly locked. He had used Light Speed Flash three times, and the result was the same each time; there was no progress at all.

It was clear that something had gone wrong in his operation. Thinking of this, Su Ming stopped practicing, prepared to adjust his mindset and find the problem, so he controlled the Slayer to walk onto the platform.

Click!

The cockpit opened slowly.

Su Ming jumped down from it, looking somewhat exhausted.

Hugh Eun and the others immediately went up to meet him and said to Su Ming.

“Congratulations, I didn’t expect you to learn Light Speed Flash all at once.”

“There’s nothing to congratulate; the deviation is too big, the practice isn’t good!”

Su Ming shook his head and replied with a sigh.

“That’s excessive! Normally, top-tier experts start contacting Fourth Generation Mecha, and the fastest it takes to get familiar is three months, and at the slowest, it takes over a year! As for Light Speed Flash, as far as I know, the federal record is one year! Some people even never learn it in their whole lives. You managed to execute it on your first try, and you’re still humble-bragging here, be a human!”

Hodeska retorted irritably.

“Ah? Is that so?”

Su Ming replied, somewhat surprised.

“Hodeska is right. You managed to use Light Speed Flash the first time you controlled the mecha. Although it wasn’t controlled well, you still learned it! As long as you practice diligently, mastering it completely is only a matter of time.”

Hugh Eun replied in agreement.

“Exactly! I’m really curious, how did you do it? I used to be super confident in my skills and talent, but now compared to you, I feel like a cripple.”

Hodeska was now somewhat doubting life.

“Ahem, that’s an exaggeration.”

Su Ming replied awkwardly.

“Alright, stop being humble. The more humble you are, the more heartbroken I feel!”

Hodeska quickly spoke up to interrupt Su Ming.

“Hodeska is right.”

Hugh Eun also said with a wry smile.

“Haha, alright then!”

After hearing their words, Su Ming couldn’t help but laugh.

——

Starlight City · Federal Government Administration Building · Dawn Hall No. 2.

At this moment, the entire hall was almost full. On the podium, Gakels said to everyone in a deep voice.

“Regarding your proposals, I have discussed it with Deputy Council President Alicia, and this year’s taxes can be appropriately reduced. As for subsidies, the federal finances are not doing well, so Starlight City and Rainy City will jointly allocate 120 billion federal currency.”

Hearing that there was a subsidy of 120 billion federal currency, everyone spoke up one after another.

“Deputy Council President Gakels, in the Thirteenth District, we suffered heavy losses due to the invasion of Kirami monsters a few years ago. The overall environment has not been good these two years, and we are really in urgent need of subsidies. I think we should be given priority.”

“Is it just your Thirteenth District that is struggling? My Seventh District is also not doing well. This time, you have to allocate at least 10 billion to us.”

“You really dare to ask; you want 10 billion right off the bat, what are we supposed to get?”

For a time, the people in the conference room started arguing.

The three of them, Gakels, just watched them arguing there quietly.

At this moment, the door of the council hall was pushed open, and a young man wearing a second lieutenant’s military uniform walked in hurriedly.

The originally lively council hall suddenly quieted down, and everyone turned to look over.

“Urgent military report!”

This messenger shouted anxiously.

“What happened?”

Gakels asked with slightly furrowed brows. Compared to Cloud Soft, this messenger already had good or bad news written all over his face.

“Latest military intelligence, Apocalypse Divine Kingdom is hoarding a large number of troops at the border!”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar.

“How could this happen?”

“No way, what does the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom want to do?”

Alicia’s face changed drastically, and she stood up and said.

“Not good, something is going to happen in the Tidal Star Sea!”

“Oh my, what are you anxious about?”

Faraon looked at Alicia with a smile and said.

“Faraon, can I not be anxious? The Apocalypse Divine Kingdom is stationing troops at the border, isn’t that just eyeing the Tidal Star Sea?”

Alicia looked at Faraon with slightly furrowed brows.

“I know, but you don’t have to be so anxious, they haven’t started fighting yet, right?”

“Then I must prepare in advance!”

“Prepare what? Dispatch troops out? That won’t do! Who said at the beginning that the safety of the federal homeland is the most important? I think that makes a lot of sense!”

Faraon said mockingly.

“Faraon, you don’t have to use that sarcastic tone. At least I wouldn’t be like you, having troops dispatched out and surrounded by others.”

Alicia was also angered by Faraon’s words.

“That’s hard to say; no one can predict the risks involved! Once your industries are looted and people are slaughtered, can you still remain rational?”

Faraon asked back unceremoniously.

“Faraon!”

Alicia’s expression suddenly turned cold.

Xiao Lie and the others saw Faraon and Alicia arguing, so they immediately fell silent.

Gakels was also very troubled; things were bad enough already, and the two of them were still at odds, so he persuaded them in a deep voice.

“Alright, why are you two arguing? The priority now is not for our own people to have conflicts, but to find a way to solve the problem.”

“Easier said than done, how to solve it?”

Faraon replied disdainfully.

At this moment, another messenger ran in hurriedly and reported.

“Sir, there is news from the Dark Star Empire.”

Faraon’s expression turned serious, and he immediately asked.

“Speak quickly, what’s the situation? Has Aus’s legion moved?”

“They haven’t moved, but the Dark Star Empire has rallied six Neutral Countries, dispatched thousands of warships, and tens of millions of troops to surround the Thirteenth Corps!”

The messenger reported hurriedly.

As soon as these words were spoken, Faraon’s face suddenly became very ugly. Gakels’s heart suddenly tightened, and he hurriedly asked the messenger.

“What about the Thirteenth Corps?”

“The Thirteenth Corps saw that the situation was not good and has already withdrawn from the Slok Star Sea.”

The messenger continued to report.

Gakels heard this, and although his heart was slightly relieved, he still sighed.

“Sigh!”

The entire conference room fell into a dead silence again, and no one spoke for a long time.

At this moment, Xiao Lie couldn’t help but ask.

“That subsidy…”

Before he could finish speaking, Alicia slammed the table and said angrily.

“No subsidies, nothing at all!”

After hearing this, Xiao Lie and the others looked at Gakels with unpleasant expressions.

Gakels was also in a difficult position; this money was supposed to be paid by him and Alicia. But now that this has happened, Alicia is definitely not willing to pay it anymore. Moreover, the Federation will definitely have to bleed heavily next to deal with the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom, but he still spoke to everyone.

“Everyone, listen to me. You have seen the current situation; the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom is restless, and the trapped legion has not been rescued, so the subsidies are gone. However, tax cuts are still not a problem. Everyone should overcome this, tighten your belts, and get through the difficult times together!”

“Alright then.”

Xiao Lie and the others didn’t say much more; at least they could get some tax cuts.

——

Starlight City · Inside the house.

Su Ming sat on a chair, placed his wristband on the table, and projected the screen and operation interface.

He tapped his fingers lightly on the projected keyboard on the table, repeatedly browsing through the relevant materials left to him by Teacher Mia. He was a bit puzzled; which part went wrong, and why was the deviation so large?

At this time, Little Gray jumped onto the table out of boredom, stretched its head in front of the wristband, and blocked the projection.

“Stop it, I’ll give you this to play with.”

Su Ming took a small ball out of his pocket and handed it to Little Gray.

Little Gray happily hugged the ball and jumped to the ground, bouncing the ball and running around the house. Su Ming continued to browse the data. These materials were left to him by Teacher Mia, so there must be no problem. And his bad operation must be because he ignored some detail.

Soon time passed bit by bit. In the blink of an eye, it was late at night. Su Ming still hadn’t found the key reason.

At this time, Little Gray was playing with the ball by itself, feeling a bit bored, so it immediately hugged the ball and jumped onto the table, bouncing the small ball on the table, wanting to attract Su Ming’s attention and have him play with it.

Bang bang!

Little Gray immediately showed off its ball skills, and the frequency of bouncing the ball became faster and faster. For a moment, the projection on the table also vibrated slightly. Su Ming saw the slightly vibrating image, his expression suddenly stunned, and then his thoughts suddenly became clear, and he subconsciously spoke.

“Resonance, no, it should be sympathetic resonance!”

Su Ming reacted instantly. His mental frequency must remain in sync with the mecha; only then could he precisely execute Light Speed ​​Flash.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Su Ming’s mouth as he stood up from the chair.

Seeing Su Ming get up, Little Gray happily picked up a ball and handed it to Su Ming, wanting him to play with it.

Su Ming crouched down, patted Little Gray on the head, and said with a smile.

“Go play by yourself, I have things to do.”

Little Gray immediately lowered its head in disappointment. Seeing its aggrieved look, Su Ming couldn’t help but chuckle.

He stood up, walked to the refrigerator, took a bunch of grapes, washed them, and handed them to Little Gray.

Little Gray happily hugged the grapes and scurried away.

Su Ming went straight out of the house and walked towards Training Ground No. 3.

Soon after, Su Ming arrived at Training Ground No. 3 alone.

The entire training ground was quiet, with no one training.

Su Ming raised his wristband and tapped it.

Click!

The ground slowly split open, and a metal platform carrying the Slayer mecha slowly rose.

Su Ming walked towards the Slayer with determined eyes.

He quickly entered the mecha and sat in the pilot’s seat.

Then he pressed the start button.

Buzz!

The Slayer’s crimson electronic eyes instantly lit up.

Su Ming locked his gaze onto a dividing line drawn on the ground three hundred meters ahead. He then focused his mind intensely, his eyes narrowing sharply!

The NCOY Super Neural Amplification System activated instantly, and the power unit immediately output at high power.

However, he did not launch immediately. Instead, he closed his eyes, slowly lowered the power to let the vibration frequency reach a balance point, and then memorized this feeling.

After a long while, he opened his eyes abruptly.

Swish!

The entire Slayer vanished instantly like an afterimage.

The next second, the Slayer appeared three hundred meters away, its feet landing precisely on the dividing line on the ground.

Su Ming controlled the mecha to look down at the dividing line on the ground, a brilliant smile appearing on his face. He had really succeeded.

The next afternoon. On Training Ground No. 3.

Su Ming stood on the viewing platform, observing his subordinates training there.

At this moment, he noticed that ever since the superiors announced the retreat, his soldiers’ mentalities had undergone drastically different changes.

Some soldiers were very depressed and not very interested during training, while other soldiers were very happy.

The difference could be seen from this point.

Some soldiers were very brave and eager to rescue their trapped comrades. Some soldiers didn’t want to fight anymore and were very happy that they could go home.

Of course, there was no right or wrong in this.

Su Ming shook his head slightly and turned to look at Hegas’s side.

As a result, he discovered that Hegas was not there, and his soldiers were training very passively, without any spirit.

“Strange, where is Hegas?”

Su Ming whispered suspiciously, then turned and headed to the mecha squadron office.

Soon after, Su Ming arrived at the office.

He was met with the sight of Hegas speaking unwillingly to Currifa and the others.

“Are we just going to retreat like this in defeat? What about those trapped people?”

“Hegas, we don’t want to give up either, but the problem is this is the Legion Commander’s order.”

Currifa and the others said helplessly.

“If you ask me, we should petition the Legion Commander.”

“How do we petition?”

“We can completely escape the encirclement first, then drag that force along while fighting, wear them down bit by bit, and finally devour them!”

Hegas stated his idea.

At this moment, Kaff said in a deep voice.

“What you’re saying is unrealistic. Dragging the force out to wear them down slowly wouldn’t wear down the Imperial Army, but rather those lackeys from the Neutral Countries. You have to know that those six Neutral Countries have assembled eight corps; their strength alone is more than ten times ours.”

“Damn it, those damn fence-sitters!”

Hegas was so angry he slammed his fist on the office desk.

“Calm down.”

Hugh Eun advised Hegas helplessly.

He was also from Sky Dome City; not being able to save the trapped comrades made Hugh Eun feel worse than anyone else, but reality was just that helpless.

“Hugh Eun is right, anger won’t change anything.”

Su Ming also walked over and advised Hegas.

After listening to Su Ming’s words, Hegas sat dejectedly on a chair, and the atmosphere in the entire office hit rock bottom.

Right now in the office, at least one-third of the officers had ties to Sky Dome City. After all, when the Thirteenth Corps was first formed, no one was optimistic and few were willing to provide personnel, but Sky Dome City was the most actively responsive.

At this moment, Major General Vickers also walked in.

“General.”

Kaff and the others greeted Major General Vickers when they saw him enter.

“Hmm, I know you all feel very aggrieved right now, and I feel just as aggrieved. Those trapped people are also my comrades, but as soldiers, what we must do is obey orders. The order issued by the Legion Commander is not wrong.”

Vickers comforted everyone.

He had been standing at the door just now and had basically heard everything.

“Yes.”

Hegas and the others replied helplessly.

Three days later, Slok Star Sea.

The Star Destroyer · Black Death led a massive fleet, moving towards the Hams planetary fortress.

Inside the central control room of the Black Death.

Legion Commander Kaiges sat steadily on the command chair.

Subordinates reported in an orderly fashion.

“Report: We are about to reach the central region of the Slok Star Sea, and have not yet scanned any traces of the enemy.”

“Report: The scouts sent out have not discovered any traces of the enemy.”

“Report: The joint corps of the six nations have entered the Slok Star Sea from the Donao Star Sea and are currently surrounding the transit star; no traces of the enemy have been found.”

Hearing this, Kaiges snorted coldly.

“It seems those guys from the Federal Government really have fled.”

“Sir, should we pursue?”

A subordinate nearby asked hesitantly.

“Do not pursue, maintain formation and proceed to the Hams planetary fortress.”

Kaiges directly rejected the subordinate’s proposal; his main goal was to take the supply line.

“Yes!”

The subordinates present replied in a deep voice.

Soon, the Star Destroyer · Black Death led the fleet and arrived in front of the Hams planetary fortress.

Kaiges observed the Hams planetary fortress at close range through the optical imaging device.

The entire massive planetary fortress was riddled with damage on its surface, showing that this fortress had undergone a very brutal baptism of war.

“Lord Kaiges, what shall we do next?”

The subordinate nearby asked respectfully.

“Order Feilu to lead a unit into the Hams planetary fortress to check the situation.”

Kaiges issued the order with a furrowed brow.

“Yes!”

The subordinates present replied in a deep voice.

Following the order, a Fourth Generation Mecha · Blood Falcon led over a thousand mechas, flying out from the Star Destroyer · Black Death towards the Hams planetary fortress.

Soon, these mechas entered the fortress through damaged entry points.

The fortress corridors were quiet and very dim, with only emergency lights on.

Carefully observing this dim entry corridor, one could see many traces of battle, but no mecha wreckage.

At this moment, they reached a fork in the road, and Feilu gave an order in a cold voice.

“Pete, you take a team and go to the storage depot to investigate.”

“Yes!”

Pete immediately took over a hundred subordinates and walked towards the storage depot.

Feilu led the remaining people and rushed towards the central control room.

Soon after, Pete and the others arrived at the storage depot first.

The moment they rushed in, the empty storage depot immediately came into view.

“Damn it!”

Pete cursed angrily and immediately opened the communication channel to report to Feilu.

“Sir, the storage depot has been thoroughly looted by those Federal Government guys; nothing is left!”

“I know, bring your people to the central control room to rendezvous.”

Feilu, who was currently rushing to the central control room, immediately looked very grim and replied in a deep voice.

“Okay!”

Pete replied immediately.

Ten-plus minutes later, Feilu and the others controlled their mechas to arrive outside the central control room.

“One team, get out of your mechas and come in with me, the rest stay behind!”

After issuing the order, Feilu opened the cockpit and jumped down.

Dozens of subordinates also followed, opening their cockpits and jumping down.

Feilu led them into the Hams planetary fortress central control room.

The central control room was empty, without a single person, and the control console was also in an extinguished state.

Seeing this scene, Feilu activated the communication device on his Fourth Generation Nano-Colonial Armor and connected to the Black Death.

The communication connection was successful soon, and Kaiges asked in a deep voice.

“What is the situation?”

“Sir, the entire Hams planetary fortress is empty; no traces of the Federal Government have been found. And everything has been looted; they didn’t even spare the mecha wreckage.”

Feilu reported angrily.

“It seems those guys from the Federal Government got wind of it and fled early.”

Kaiges replied in a deep voice.

“Then didn’t we make a wasted trip?”

Feilu said with some unwillingness.

At this moment, the extinguished central control console suddenly lit up without warning, a holographic projection screen automatically appeared, and then the entire central control room’s lighting system lit up.

Feilu and the others were also startled and turned to look at the projection screen.

The playful figure of Celes appeared, and she said with a smile.

“Hi! Dear friends, thank you for coming from afar; I have specially prepared a welcome party for you.”

“Come on, for the Emperor, let’s get hyped.”

As Celes’s voice fell, the operation screen instantly popped up a prompt.

“Self-destruct sequence initiated.”

“Starting countdown 60S!”

At the same time, the entire Hams planetary fortress suddenly moved, all thrusters outputting at maximum power, rushing towards the Black Death fleet.

“Not good! A trap!”

Feilu roared in shock and anger.

“Retreat, retreat quickly!”

Kaiges roared in fury.

Unfortunately, his order was a bit late. The moment the countdown ended, the oncoming Hams planetary fortress exploded with a roar.

A dazzling sun swept out!

In an instant, over a dozen Tier 4 ships that were relatively close were directly swallowed by the explosion.

The entire Black Death also trembled slightly, and the energy barrier showed some fluctuations.

When the explosion ended.

Inside the central control room of the Black Death, everyone had a look of panic on their faces; no one expected the Federal Government to have left such a trick, blindsiding them all.

In this wave, they didn’t know how many people and ships had been killed by the trap.

Legion Commander Kaiges, veins popping on his forehead, slammed his hand on the armrest and stood up, cursing angrily.

“Insidious bastards!”

Star Radiance Fortress · Central Control Room.

The Purple-haired girl sat quietly on the mechanical chair. At this moment, Major General Feilong walked to her side and reported in a low voice.

“We are almost there.”

Hearing Feilong’s words, the Purple-haired girl stood up and issued an order coldly.

“Very good, pass on my order to assemble all officers and proceed to the war room!”

“Understood!”

Major General Feilong replied in a deep voice.

At Training Ground No. 3, Su Ming walked with his hands behind his back, inspecting the soldiers’ training situation.

At this moment, his wristband vibrated, and a message popped up!

“Respected Major Su Ming, please proceed to the Star Radiance Castle · War Room immediately; attendance is mandatory!”

Seeing this message, Su Ming immediately walked towards Hugh Eun and Hegas.

At this moment, both of them were also walking towards Su Ming.

After the three of them met, Hugh Eun directly asked Su Ming.

“Su Ming, did you receive the message?”

“Received it. Why are we being summoned to the war command room so suddenly? Has the enemy caught up?”

Su Ming asked curiously.

“Don’t know, let’s go to the war room together.”

Hugh Eun said in a deep voice.

“Okay!”

The three of them immediately left the training ground and walked towards Star Radiance Castle.

Soon after, the three of them arrived at the war room.

The entire war room was very lively, with Currifa and the others still discussing there.

“Calling us to the war room at this time, could it be that the Legion Commander has changed her mind?”

“You mean the Legion Commander is going back to beat them up?”

“I think there’s a possibility.”

“I don’t think so. We’ve already left the Slok Star Sea for several days; how could we possibly go back now?”

“Then why do you think the Legion Commander called us here?”

“If you ask me, I’d guess something went wrong on the return journey!”

“That’s very likely.”

Su Ming and the other two exchanged glances and walked over to the chairs in the center to sit down.

At this moment, Lieutenant General Feilong, Major General Jon, and Major General Vickers walked in.

When Currifa and the others saw them, they quieted down and stopped discussing.

The three of them walked to the front and sat down.

About a few minutes later, the sound of footsteps came in, and Su Ming and the others turned their heads to look at the door.

The Purple-haired girl walked in, looking spirited and heroic.

Su Ming and the others immediately stood up and greeted her.

“Legion Commander!”

“Sit!”

The Purple-haired girl raised her hand to signal everyone to sit, and walked straight onto the raised metal platform in the center.

Click!

The open door then closed.

The Purple-haired girl swept her gaze over everyone and said calmly.

“Before the meeting starts, I want to say a few words. Since the day we started to withdraw, I’ve noticed that your moods have been very low. Are you feeling very unreconciled?”

When Kaff and the others heard the Purple-haired girl’s words, their expressions became even more silent.

They were indeed very unreconciled, but this was the Legion Commander’s order, and standing up to refute it would be equivalent to slapping the Legion Commander in the face.

However, Hegas very stubbornly stood up and said.

“Report, Legion Commander, I am indeed very unreconciled!”

Seeing Hegas sticking his neck out again, Hugh Eun felt a headache coming on. Wasn’t this putting the Legion Commander in a difficult position?

After listening to Hegas, the Purple-haired girl said with satisfaction.

“Very good, being dissatisfied is exactly right!”

Upon hearing this, Hugh Eun and the others looked at each other, a bit confused.

“I have a very interesting, very crazy plan to tell you all now. In seven hours, we will arrive at the Dark Star Empire · Bogeslun Defense Line.”

The Purple-haired girl laid her cards out directly to everyone.

As soon as she said this, it was like a stone creating a thousand ripples; everyone was stunned.

“Dark Star Empire · Bogeslun Defense Line?”

“We are going to attack the Dark Star Empire?”

Kaff and the others said in shock.

Hearing this, a strange look flashed in Su Ming’s eyes, and he thought to himself.

“This Legion Commander has great methods. She’s going for a repeat performance!”

“Everyone, are you afraid?”

The Purple-haired girl looked at the crowd and asked.

“No!”

Kaff and the others straightened their expressions and shouted in unison.

“Very good. For years, the Dark Star Empire has been extremely arrogant, and no one dared to provoke them. But this time, we will break their myth and recreate the expedition of the past.”

“Yes!”

“Also, whether this surprise attack on the Dark Star Empire · Bogeslun Defense Line succeeds or not will determine whether our Thirteenth Corps is a dragon or a worm. If we succeed, our deeds will be recorded in history; if we fail, we will become a laughingstock.”

The Purple-haired girl said coldly to everyone.

“Understood!”

Everyone replied with tense expressions.

As the saying goes, people need face, and trees need bark!

They were all soldiers of the Federal Government, and even if they died in battle, they could not tolerate becoming a laughingstock.

At this time, the Purple-haired girl continued.

“You don’t need to worry either; we are not without a chance of winning. The Imperial Army has assembled a large army to crusade against us, and now the troop strength of the Bogeslun Defense Line has dropped to its historical lowest point.”

Major General Jon suddenly realized this upon hearing it. The reason why the Legion Commander let Teddyra go back then must have been to provoke the Imperial Army and make them send out troops. It was truly foresight.

“That’s great!”

Hegas and the others replied happily; with the defensive troops drawn out, their chances of winning had greatly increased.

The Purple-haired girl looked at the happy crowd, her expression unchanged.

In fact, besides a frontal attack, she could have chosen to take the long way around and sneak into the Dark Star Empire, but she did not choose to do that.

The reason she chose to face them head-on was to crush the Imperial Army’s spirit and cause panic among them, thereby achieving strategic goals and proving the Federal Government’s strength.

“Now I will begin to arrange the battle plan.”

The Purple-haired girl raised her hand coldly and snapped her fingers.

A holographic virtual starry sky appeared in front of the Purple-haired girl, and she said coldly.

“This is the Dark Star Empire · Bogeslun Defense Line. The entire defense line is cross-shaped. There are three corps stationed there, which are the Fourth · Phantom Corps, the Tenth · Black Blade Corps, and the Eleventh · Nightmare Corps. The Commander of the entire defense line is Hodeska.”

“Understood!”

Many nodded in response.

“The position we are going to attack this time is the far left of the defense line, the Kadler Defense Zone, which is responsible by the Nightmare Corps. This defensive zone is the weakest, but even the weakest area has a very powerful defensive force.”

The Purple-haired girl waved her hand, and the star map of this defensive zone immediately expanded.

A ring-shaped giant war fortress came into view, and the surrounding starry sky was densely packed with various cone-shaped fortresses and defensive weapons.

“If we want to break through the defense line and enter the Dark Star Empire, we must cut through here and destroy the large-scale curvature interference device installed inside the Kadler Fortress! Of course, the Imperial Army will not let us attack freely. Once the war starts, Hodeska will definitely send troops to support.”

“Legion Commander, how long will it take for the Imperial Army’s reinforcements to arrive?”

Major General Vickers asked seriously.

“If it’s just capital ships coming to support, they can arrive in 1 hour. If they bring a fleet to support, it will take at least 7 hours. But Hodeska is unlikely to send capital ships alone to support because the risk is too high. Of course, if he really loses his mind and sends them over, then it’s perfect—we’ll just sink them all together. Therefore, theoretically, we have 7 hours.”

The Purple-haired girl replied simply and clearly.

Su Ming and the others listened carefully to the Legion Commander’s words; this was all very important information.

“Of course, besides the main force support, we also need to pay attention to the area on the right side of the Kadler Defense Zone. There is a large defensive stronghold here that we need to take down, and at the same time, the troops guarding the right area will also support immediately.”

The Purple-haired girl continued.

“Then how is the specific operation arranged this time?”

Major General Vickers asked with a grave expression.

“This operation is the same as last time; you don’t need to worry about the main battlefield; Lieutenant General Feilong will be responsible for that. As for this large defensive stronghold in the right area and the supporting troops, I will leave it all to you! I am handing the Tsar and the Gemini battleships, as well as the Mecha Regiment, over to you!”

The Purple-haired girl looked at Vickers and said.

“Yes, I will definitely not fail the mission!”

Major General Vickers replied with determination.

“Do not be careless. Your enemies this time are different from last time. You are facing the regular army of the Dark Star Empire, which is not comparable to those ragtag troops from the Neutral Countries, so you don’t have much of an advantage.”

The Purple-haired girl said coldly. Her words were not just for Major General Vickers, but for everyone present.

“Yes, Legion Commander!”

Kaff and the others replied powerfully.

“Also, this battle is different from the past. Five hours after the war begins, you must end the battle and return to Star Radiance Fortress. If you don’t return on time, Star Radiance Fortress will not wait for you and will set sail directly into the Dark Star Empire. By then, you will be abandoned.”

The Purple-haired girl warned everyone without a hint of emotion.

“Understood!”

Su Ming and the others replied seriously.

“Good, go back and assemble your troops. I will give an all-hands pre-battle mobilization speech in half an hour!”

The Purple-haired girl said to the crowd.

“Understood!”

Su Ming and the others stood up immediately and left the war room in a hurry.

Not long after, inside Training Ground No. 3.

All personnel of the Third Regiment were gathered together, lined up neatly.

Su Ming, Hegas, and Hugh Eun stood at the very front.

Rhein and the others all felt something was off, but no one asked; they waited quietly.

At this moment, the broadcast of Star Radiance Fortress rang out.

“Everyone, I am the Legion Commander of the Thirteenth Corps. I am now announcing a major event. Star Radiance Fortress is about to arrive at the Dark Star Empire · Bogeslun Defense Line. At that time, we will launch a surprise attack on the Empire’s defense line and enter the Dark Star Empire from the front.”

As soon as this was said, all the soldiers and officers were shocked.

“I know you must be very shocked right now, and even feel that all of this is too crazy. But I want to tell you that although the Imperial Army is very powerful, it is not an invincible existence. Our predecessors once held high their flags and broke through the Empire’s defense line on an expedition. Now it is our turn. I have the confidence to recreate the glory of our predecessors; I wonder if you do?”

“We do!”

After listening to the Purple-haired girl’s words, everyone shouted passionately.

“Very good. I have heard your shouts. History will remember this moment. Everyone, begin pre-battle preparations.”

The Purple-haired girl officially announced.

Following the sound of the Purple-haired girl’s voice, a tense alarm sounded.

At this moment, Hugh Eun officially gave the order to all members of the Third Regiment.

“Everyone, immediately head to the Tsar mothership to prepare for battle.”

“Yes!”

Rhein and the others replied seriously.

“Very good, move out!”

Su Ming and the other two led the team toward the Tsar.

Inside the hangar of the Tier 5 Battleship · Tsar.

Rhein and the others piloted their mechas, waiting for the logistics and maintenance personnel to perform the final checks and resupply on the mechas.

Su Ming swept his gaze over the many soldiers. Although the number of soldiers this time was nearly half less than last time, the overall combat level was significantly strengthened. Compared to before, their combat power would not be weaker, only stronger.

At this moment, Su Ming and the others’ wristbands vibrated, and a message popped up.

Hugh Eun took a look and said to Su Ming and Hegas.

“Let’s go, General Vickers is holding a war meeting.”

“Mm!”

Su Ming nodded.

A moment later, the three of them arrived at War Room No. 1.

At this time, Currifa and the others had already arrived, and they were discussing excitedly.

“I really didn’t expect that the Legion Commander would lead us to attack the Imperial Army’s defense line!”

“I didn’t expect it either, but do you have a feeling that the current situation is a bit familiar?”

“Now that you mention it, I feel like we’re back to attacking the Slok Star Sea; it feels like history is repeating itself!”

“Yes, that’s exactly what I mean! I feel that the Legion Commander’s mind is truly terrifying; she has us running in circles, and we can’t guess her thoughts at all.”

“Alright, if it were someone else who wanted her to play with them, she might not even bother.”

Ye Hai said.

“Hehe, that makes sense!”

Currifa said with a smile.