Chapter 430 Things Have Changed (Five in One)

At this moment, Su Ming controlled the Shadow Lord, transforming into a black stream of light, and with an aura of destruction, he attacked Maca and Wayne.

Seeing this, Maca and Wayne decisively opened their abdominal launch ports!

Swish! Swish!

Two nuclear lightning bolts shot directly at Su Ming, then immediately detonated!

Boom!

A dazzling sun instantly rose, completely engulfing Su Ming.

Before Maca and Wayne’s tense nerves could relax slightly, the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord, instantly burst out of the explosion, appearing before them, and two Plasma Lightsabers sharply slashed across.

Maca’s eyelids twitched, and he immediately raised the shield in his hand to block.

Crack!

Accompanied by the splashing light particles, the entire Silver Executor’s body violently shook, continuously retreating.

Wayne also quickly came to help, slashing at the Shadow Lord from the side with a sword.

At this, Su Ming countered with a sword, sweeping him away directly. Then he continued his fierce assault on Maca, his attacks becoming even more ruthless, each sword aiming directly for a vital point.

Maca and the other man were overwhelmed for a moment; despite it being a two-on-one fight, they were both struggling to breathe under the pressure.

“Disperse!”

Maca and Wayne really couldn’t hold on, so they decisively used the recoil from the attack to separate and retreat to their respective sides.

Immediately after, both of them went full power, and the two Silver Executors transformed into two silver streams of light, circling Su Ming at high speed, looking for an opportunity.

Su Ming’s eyes narrowed when he saw this, then he let out a cold snort.

The Shadow Lord instantly vanished.

Maca and Wayne were dumbfounded; they had lost their target.

Just then, Su Ming appeared silently behind Wayne, sharply swinging his Plasma Lightsaber to cut across.

Wayne’s heart suddenly trembled, and he instinctively tilted his mecha.

Crack!

A cut immediately appeared on the smooth body of the Silver Executor.

Just as Su Ming raised his left-hand Plasma Lightsaber, preparing to finish off Wayne.

Maca was instantly startled and rushed forward with his mecha, swinging his particle lightsaber at Su Ming.

Su Ming agilely turned around, easily blocking the attack with his left-hand Plasma Lightsaber, and with a sudden burst of power, he directly swept Maca away.

Wayne took the opportunity to retreat and create distance.

Su Ming then abandoned Wayne and controlled the Shadow Lord to rush towards Maca like a grim reaper.

Maca’s face changed drastically when he saw Su Ming rushing towards him; he adopted a defensive stance while retreating with his mecha.

Seeing Maca in danger, Wayne gritted his teeth and controlled the Silver Executor to rush towards Su Ming.

If General Maca were killed, he would be finished.

However, an unexpected scene occurred: Su Ming, controlling the Shadow Lord, suddenly twisted the mecha’s body, directly confronting the approaching Wayne.

“Damn it, I fell for it!”

Wayne was instantly shocked, his entire being enveloped by the shadow of death, and he hurriedly raised his embedded round shields to block.

“Light Strike!”

Su Ming instantly controlled the Shadow Lord to erupt, and the Plasma Lightsaber in his hand precisely pierced through the gap in the block.

Crack!

The entire Plasma Lightsaber penetrated into the Silver Executor’s body.

“Ah!”

Wayne immediately let out a shrill scream.

However, Su Ming’s attack did not stop there; instead, he swung the Plasma Lightsaber upwards, cutting the entire upper body of the mecha in half.

Rumble!

The entire mecha exploded.

Maca also showed an expression of shock and anger when he saw Wayne killed.

At this time, inside the hangar of the Light Speech Carrier.

The alarm on biological tank No. 5 suddenly blared a piercing sound.

Wayne, submerged in the biological maintenance fluid, struggled in immense pain like a drowning person, continuously producing bubbles from his mouth.

Dr. Dodico immediately shouted at his subordinates when he saw this.

“Quick, drain the biological maintenance fluid and get him out.”

The soldiers present immediately rushed up and punched the emergency button.

Swish!

The internal biological maintenance fluid was immediately drained, the biological tank opened, and everyone hurriedly dragged Wayne out.

“Ah~”

At this moment, Wayne, who had been pulled out, covered his head with both hands, convulsing in pain on the ground, rolling around, and letting out painful screams.

“Lord Wayne, what’s wrong?”

Everyone said with extreme horror.

“Quickly send him to the medical room; his spirit was damaged during the detachment.”

Dr. Dodico gave the order with a grim face.

In fact, the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom’s newly developed spiritual upload technology, Gaia, is divided into two modes: one is the connection mode. In this mode, the pilot can directly detach from the carrier within a certain range and return to their own body.

Of course, detachment is also divided into two situations: one is active detachment, which is relatively gentle, and usually, the pilot’s spirit will only be a bit listless. The other is passive detachment, which means the carrier is destroyed by the enemy, triggering the safety device and forcing detachment! This type of detachment carries extremely high risks, often causing spiritual damage due to insufficient time, and in severe cases, it can lead to becoming a vegetable.

The second mode is offline mode. In this mode, the carrier can move freely and leave the coverage area of Gaia, but there is still a time limit, which is related to spiritual strength. Additionally, in this offline mode, if the carrier is completely destroyed, it means direct death!

This technology also has many drawbacks, such as the connection mode having significant distance limitations; the base where the body is placed cannot be too far. If the base is destroyed, the pilot is finished! Moreover, under strong interference, the connection mode will switch to offline mode, and it must return to detach via a wired connection.

In the starry sky.

Su Ming, controlling the Shadow Lord, fiercely attacked Maca.

General Maca raised both hands, opening the dense honeycomb holes on the embedded round shields, and unleashed full firepower!

Swish! Swish!

Beams of light shot towards Su Ming like raindrops.

Unfortunately, it was useless. Su Ming, controlling the Shadow Lord, evaded the attacks like a fish, striking against the current towards Maca.

Seeing that he couldn’t dodge, Maca gritted his teeth and controlled the Silver Executor to meet the attack.

The two mechas swung their lightsabers and collided simultaneously.

Crack!

Light particles splattered along with a huge impact.

Instantly, the Silver Executor violently shook and flew backward.

Su Ming’s indifferent eyes flashed with a hint of killing intent. The entire Shadow Lord rushed towards Maca like a fierce beast, swinging both lightsabers like afterimages.

Maca angrily raised the lightsaber in his hand, continuously blocking, but he simply couldn’t withstand it.

Instantly, Su Ming seized the opportunity, and the Plasma Lightsaber in his hand directly pierced towards the Silver Executor’s chest.

Maca quickly activated his energy shield to block!

Crack!

The Plasma Lightsaber directly plunged into the energy shield, countless light particles splattered, and the entire energy shield violently twisted.

“Light Speed Flash!”

Maca decisively used a Light Speed Flash to disappear and create distance!

Su Ming suddenly looked up, his pupils contracted, and the entire Shadow Lord also vanished.

Soon, Maca, controlling the Silver Executor, appeared in the distance.

Just then, Su Ming suddenly appeared on his right side, sharply swinging his Plasma Lightsaber to slash at Maca.

Crack!

The entire energy shield instantly shattered.

At this moment, Su Ming raised his left-hand Plasma Lightsaber and, with the momentum, delivered another slash.

Maca’s heart suddenly constricted, and he maneuvered his mecha to dodge to the limit, but unfortunately, it was still a step too late.

Crack!

A gash was cut into the Silver Executor’s chest, and the entire mecha flew backward.

Inside the cockpit, the virtual operation screen continuously popped up red warning boxes.

“Warning: Chest area damaged.”

“Warning: T215 circuit destroyed.”

At this moment, Su Ming also rushed towards Maca with overwhelming momentum.

Maca, in terror, immediately shot out a white metal sphere.

Boom!

The white metal sphere exploded, making the entire area a blinding white, with countless electromagnetic interference powders scattering.

Su Ming’s scanning device immediately showed static.

When he controlled his mecha to rush out of the covered area, he saw Maca controlling the Silver Executor, retracting its hands and feet, and its entire body merging into a silver bullet, turning to flee.

Seeing Maca trying to escape, Su Ming’s eyes instantly sharpened, and he then controlled the Shadow Lord to forcefully pursue him.

On the other side, the Fallen Light and other warships deployed interceptor cannons, occasionally launching sneak attacks with dense beams of light at the three Silver Executors.

Rumble!

Two Silver Executors were hit, and their smooth bodies were blasted with dents.

They were already overwhelmed by so many Four-Generation Mechas Siege, and then occasionally subjected to sneak attacks from warship firepower, quickly finding themselves at a disadvantage.

At this moment, they saw General Maca fleeing and decisively retreated towards the starry sky in the rear.

“Don’t let them escape!”

Seeing these guys trying to flee, Rhine and the others all gave chase.

At this moment, inside the cockpit of the Pseudo V-generation Mecha, Shadow Lord.

Celes shouted to Su Ming with great excitement.

“Come on, catch up and kill him!”

Little Grey also squeaked along, very happy.

Su Ming, however, stared intently at Maca, continuously closing the distance between them.

Maca’s spirit grew increasingly terrified and uneasy, desperately accelerating his escape, completely lacking the will to fight Su Ming.

However, just then, the Shadow Lord’s scanning device emitted a piercing alarm, and the screen popped up with dense red dots.

Su Ming looked up at the distant starry sky, his vision continuously zooming in and out.

He saw five carrier ships leading thirty different types of warships, along with a massive force of over a hundred thousand mechas, entering his view. The scene was incredibly shocking.

However, even facing this vast enemy army, Su Ming showed no fear. Instead, he continuously accelerated his pursuit of Maca, as if determined to slay him here.

Maca looked at this scene, his soul almost flying away, not stopping to confront Su Ming even though his reinforcements were about to arrive.

However, just then, Timmy’s voice sounded in Su Ming’s communication channel.

“Commander Su Ming, the Yuyang’s superluminal flight device is ready, come back quickly!”

Su Ming’s expression changed for a moment, then he gave the order.

“Retreat!”

“Yes!”

Rhine and the others responded in unison.

Su Ming and the others then turned and flew towards their fleet.

Maca and the others saw Su Ming and his group retreating and stopped their Silver Executors.

They watched Su Ming and the others return to the fleet, not daring to rush forward to intercept them.

Inside the central control room of the Level 5 Carrier, Light Speech.

Archbishop Akain sat in the command chair, looking at the image displayed on the optical screen.

In the image, the Federation’s mecha forces were rapidly returning to their ships, while Maca and the other four hovered motionless in space, not giving chase.

At this moment, Archbishop Redden, who was standing nearby, dressed in a white cassock, with white hair at his temples, a thin body, and a fiery temper, immediately picked up the communicator and angrily cursed.

“Maca! What are you standing there for? Chase them!”

“Lord Redden…”

Maca said with great difficulty.

“I order you, immediately pursue! Pursue!”

Redden was almost driven mad by Maca and the others; their main force had already arrived, and these guys actually didn’t dare to go forward.

Maca truly had no choice but to control the Silver Executor and lead his subordinates in pursuit.

Unfortunately, by this time, it was too late to pursue.

Su Ming and the others had already flown back to the fleet and quickly boarded the ships.

Soon, they all entered the ships, and then the Fallen Light and other ships activated their superluminal flight, entering the Subspace one by one.

“Oh, a bunch of useless people! They actually let them escape.”

Redden stamped his foot in anger.

At this moment, Archbishop Akain’s aged face remained calm. He raised his hand and brought up the image of the Shadow Lord for comparison.

Soon, the identification information popped up.

Pseudo V-generation Mecha · Shadow Lord.

Pilot: Su Ming.

Identity: Federation Lieutenant General, subordinate to the Thirteenth Corps.

Honor Mark: Eight Red Moons.

Archbishop Akain looked at the displayed information, his old face twitched slightly, and he finally sighed, saying,

“I thought I’d caught a big fish, but I didn’t expect to catch a shark in the end. So be it.”

—

Several hours later.

Inside the Fallen Light’s command center.

Su Ming sat calmly in the command chair, while Rhine and the others stood solemnly beside him.

Timmy checked the fleet’s navigation status, then reported to Su Ming.

“Commander Su Ming, if there are no surprises, we should have shaken off the enemy’s pursuit and are now safe.”

“Hmm, you’ve worked hard.”

Commander Su Ming nodded slightly in response.

Upon hearing this, Rhine and the others, whose expressions had been tense, immediately relaxed, and then began to curse.

“I’m really speechless. The Manlito Star Sea region is an important shipping lane for the Federation to the Abyss of Fallen, and they didn’t even know it was cut off by the enemy in such a crucial area.”

“Exactly! What are the stationed and patrolling troops here doing?”

Commander Su Ming did not stop Rhine and the others from complaining; this matter was indeed a bit outrageous.

He raised his wristband to check the relevant information, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

“Boss, aren’t you angry? We almost got killed.”

Rhine and the others asked in confusion when they saw Commander Su Ming remain silent for a long time.

“Do you know whose troops are stationed in this area and at the forward outposts?”

Commander Su Ming calmly retorted.

“No matter whose troops they are, they shouldn’t be like this.”

Rhine and the others replied angrily.

“Rainy City’s.”

Commander Su Ming said indifferently.

As this area was close to the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom and the Tidal Star Sea, the entire region’s security was handled by the Rainy City’s troops.

As soon as he said this, the entire central control room fell silent. Rhine and the others looked at each other, unable to speak for a long time.

At this moment, Celes also landed on the armrest of the command chair, spread her hands, and said, “Then it’s not surprising. With their terrible combat record in the Tidal Star Sea, it’s not strange that they were ambushed.”

“Ahem, Celes, don’t talk nonsense.”

Commander Su Ming also coughed when he heard Celes’s words. It should be noted that there were many people from Rainy City in the cockpit.

“Alas, Celes is right. Rainy City has indeed had problems in recent years, and there’s nothing to say about that. It’s simply a disgrace that such an important central hub could be taken by the enemy without a sound.”

Timmy also spoke with great helplessness.

For a moment, many Operators also lowered their heads.

Seeing this, Commander Su Ming smiled and comforted them.

“Alright, no one is perfect. This isn’t your fault, don’t take it to heart.”

Then Commander Su Ming also glanced at Rhine and the others.

Rhine immediately understood and said, “Yes, yes, yes, Boss is right. But then again, these guys from the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom are really bold to dare to do this.”

“There’s nothing strange about it. The other party is going to completely tear off their facade with the Federation. Immediately report this matter to the Cosmic Military Headquarters.”

Commander Su Ming took a deep breath and said.

“Yes!”

Timmy replied solemnly.

After Commander Su Ming gave his orders, he leaned back in his chair, propping his chin with one hand, his eyes constantly flickering.

The Federation’s current situation was really getting worse, constantly under attack everywhere.

Of course, this did not mean that the Federation was weak. The main reason why the Federation was so powerless in conflicts with any force was because it was currently fighting on five fronts.

If the Federation were to withdraw all its forces, whether it was fighting Dark Star or Apocalypse, it would definitely silence them with one blow.

Of course, the Federation could not withdraw.

The Three Great Forbidden Zones, the Tidal Star Sea, and the Donao Star Sea, these five places were all ‘cakes’.

With the Federation eating five cakes by itself, naturally everyone wanted to fight it.

However, the Federation indeed needed to eat that much, after all, its size and appetite were there; it couldn’t survive without eating so much.

But constantly monopolizing the eating would always lead to problems.

“Alas!”

Commander Su Ming finally sighed slightly, it was truly a sign of impending storm, a change in the weather! —

Several days later, Guangying Star Sea · Cosmic Military Headquarters building.

Inside the Logistics and Administration Office.

ONeill picked up a box of tea leaves and handed it to an old man wearing a major general’s uniform, bald, and with a shrewd face, saying flatteringly, “Lord Henrik, I heard you like to drink tea. This is jasmine tea, a specialty from my hometown. You can try it and see if it suits your taste?”

“Not bad.”

Henrik accepted it with a smile.

“Lord Henrik, I have delivered the escorted goods on time and without damage. And my shipping evaluations for the past twenty years have all been excellent. Can my transfer application be approved?”

ONeill said, rubbing his hands.

“Alright!”

Henrik replied readily.

ONeill was stunned when he heard Henrik’s words, and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

Usually, when he came to apply, Henrik would always find various excuses to put him off, especially with the current tense situation, he would be even less accommodating. This time, he actually agreed.

ONeill suppressed the joy in his heart and said with a chuckle, “Lord, are you serious or joking?”

“Of course, it’s true. You’re really lucky! You’ve found a benefactor; he helped you get this transfer order.”

Henrik opened the drawer and took out a transfer order from inside.

ONeill’s face broke into a wide smile when he saw the transfer order, and he said with immense joy, “Lord, where am I being transferred to? Will there be a salary increase and vacation? Or a promotion?”

“I don’t know about promotion, you can see for yourself.”

Henrik directly handed the transfer order to ONeill.

ONeill excitedly took the transfer order, quickly tore it open and took a look, his smile instantly froze, and he said in a panic, “How did I get transferred to the Thirteenth Corps?”

“I don’t know about that. Anyway, your superior just happens to be escorting a batch of important supplies to the Abyss of Fallen and will be passing through here soon!”

Henrik said to ONeill with a smile.

ONeill was struck dumb, as if by lightning, after hearing Henrik’s words.

He had originally thought of being transferred to the safer rear, but now he had become a frontline personnel.

Blacklight Fortress · Outer space.

Ripples appeared in the dark starry sky, and Fallen Light and other ships emerged from Subspace.

Inside the Fallen Light’s central control room.

Timmy reported to Commander Su Ming.

“Commander Su Ming, we have arrived at the outer space of the Cosmic Military Headquarters.”

“Finally back again. Apply to the Cosmic Military Headquarters to dock at Blacklight Fortress · Interstellar Airport.”

Commander Su Ming replied with a slight sigh.

“Yes!”

Timmy replied respectfully.

After Commander Su Ming finished his instructions, he raised his wristband, connected to the Worlds Eye network, and checked the information there.

Soon, he scrolled through several major news headlines.

Among them, the most popular one was about the appearance of a god-level creature in Wormhole Spacetime.

Commander Su Ming clicked on the news and saw Heruz’s photo.

Although it was just a photo, Commander Su Ming immediately felt a strong sense of danger when he saw it, and his nerves instinctively tensed up.

He kept looking at the creature’s photo, and the more he looked, the more shocked he became.

No wonder the Federation’s defense line was torn open; it turned out such a terrifying creature had appeared.

Commander Su Ming stroked his chin and pondered for a while, then dismissed the news and continued browsing.

The second most popular news was about the Shabask Kingdom being attacked by a monster tide.

Commander Su Ming clicked in and saw that a large number of spatial wormholes had appeared in the outer space of the Shabask Kingdom, and monsters surged out like a tide, a truly spectacular sight.

However, fortunately, the Shabask Kingdom had garrisons from four major forces, and everyone dispatched troops to encircle and suppress them, successfully quelling this monster tide attack, so the Worlds Eye was not greatly affected.

At this moment, Timmy reported to Commander Su Ming.

“Commander Su Ming, our docking application has been approved.”

“Mm.”

Commander Su Ming nodded in response.

“Target, Blacklight Fortress · Interstellar Airport, access Gate 2.”

Timmy gave instructions to Li Menghan and the others.

Soon after, Fallen Light and other ships entered Blacklight Fortress and arrived above the Interstellar Airport.

The ships landed in sequence, neatly parked in their designated berths.

Timmy then reported to Commander Su Ming.

“Commander Su Ming, we have safely arrived at the transit point.”

“Mm, very good, you’ve worked hard! Rhine, you guys stay here and watch over the escorted goods on the ship.”

Commander Su Ming nodded in response.

“Understood!”

Rhine and the others replied solemnly.

Although this was the Cosmic Military Headquarters, they dared not be careless. It would be troublesome if anything went wrong.

“Mm!”

Commander Su Ming then got up and left.

A moment later, Fallen Light’s Gate 1 opened.

Commander Su Ming walked down the gangway and immediately saw Colonel ONeill waiting.

He couldn’t help but smile; this guy indeed had some skill, waiting for him here so early.

“Lord Su Ming.”

Colonel ONeill scurried up to him, greeting him obsequiously.

“ONeill, why are you here?”

Commander Su Ming looked at him with a half-smile, asking something he already knew.

“Lord Su Ming, please don’t tease me. Why did you transfer me to the Thirteenth Corps? Didn’t you say you’d help me transfer to the rear?”

ONeill said with a bitter face.

“Isn’t it good to be transferred to the Thirteenth Corps and follow me?”

Commander Su Ming deliberately retorted.

“Lord Su Ming, of course it’s good to follow you. But you know me, I have no great ambitions and I’m timid, really not up to important tasks.”

ONeill replied tactfully.

Commander Su Ming was not angry. Instead, he raised his hand and patted ONeill’s shoulder, saying, “ONeill, I know you’re afraid of death, but don’t worry, I won’t make you fight. You just need to be in charge of logistics for me. Also, as long as you follow me, I guarantee your safety, and I’m always very generous. You won’t lack benefits by following me!”

“Really?”

“My word is my bond!”

“Then I will follow you from now on, and I ask for your continued guidance.”

ONeill’s expression constantly changed after hearing Commander Su Ming’s words, then he gritted his teeth and agreed.

Anyway, he was already going to the Abyss of Fallen, and his superior didn’t like him. Now following Commander Su Ming, things couldn’t get any worse, right?

“Good, here’s ten billion. From now on, all logistics matters will be under your charge.”

Commander Su Ming directly raised his wristband and transferred 10 billion federal currency to ONeill.

“Thank you, Lord.”

ONeill’s face broke into a wide smile when he saw Commander Su Ming transfer so much money to him, and he muttered to himself, “I’ve followed the right person this time. Lord Su Ming is extraordinarily generous.”

“You’re welcome. From now on, we’re family. I have something I need you to do now.”

Commander Su Ming said straightforwardly to ONeill.

“Just say it, Lord. I’ll do it immediately if I can.”

ONeill said very eagerly.

“Do you see that Level 5 transport ship, the Fish Ocean?”

“I see it.”

“Its tail thruster was hit and is severely damaged. But I’m in a hurry to get to the Abyss of Fallen. Find a way to coordinate its repair as quickly as possible. I don’t need you to fully repair it, but at least it needs to be able to fly to the Abyss of Fallen without breaking down midway.”

Commander Su Ming said to ONeill.

“That’s simple. You don’t need to worry about anything; leave it to me! Give me five days, and I can get it done for you.”

ONeill replied confidently.

“Good!”

Commander Su Ming was very satisfied after hearing ONeill’s reply.

He had indeed not misjudged him. Under normal circumstances, it would take at least half a month, or even a month, to repair the tail thruster of such a large transport ship.

This guy could actually get it done in five days. Just for this ability, it was worth the great effort he put into recruiting him.

“Then, Lord, I’ll go coordinate.”

ONeill said hurriedly.

“Go!”

Commander Su Ming nodded in response.

ONeill immediately hurried towards the distant lift platform, while constantly raising his wristband to send messages to mechanics and logistics personnel.

Seeing that everything was arranged, Commander Su Ming turned and returned to the ship.

The next day · Fallen Light residential area.

Commander Su Ming changed into casual clothes and walked out of his room towards the exit passage.

He bumped into Rhine, who saw Commander Su Ming wearing casual clothes and asked curiously, “Boss, where are you going?”

“The Fish Ocean will take five days to repair, so I’m just idle. It’s rare to pass through here, so I’m going to visit a friend.”

“Oh.”

“Watch the ship carefully, don’t let anything go wrong.”

“Boss, don’t worry!”

“Mm!”

Commander Su Ming nodded slightly and then left.

Soon after, Cosmic Military Headquarters · Special Operations Department entrance.

Commander Su Ming took out his Light of Hope Laboratory card and swiped it, walking in unimpeded.

He quickly arrived at the special operations hangar, where numerous special operations personnel were orderly conducting bio-mecha training.

Commander Su Ming turned his head, looking around for Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue.

After searching for a long time, he didn’t see either of them, and their bio-mechas were also in an unactivated state.

Just then, Commander Su Ming suddenly saw Tigerdo, and he immediately walked over and called out.

“Tigerdo!”

Tigerdo heard the voice, turned his head and glanced at Commander Su Ming, then pretended not to recognize him and walked towards the corner of the hangar.

Commander Su Ming saw that Tigerdo ignored him, and the smile on his face immediately faded, revealing a thoughtful expression, and he immediately chased after him.

Soon, Commander Su Ming followed Tigerdo to the corner.

“Tigerdo, it hasn’t been that long since we last met, and you’re already ignoring me?”

Commander Su Ming said with a smile, teasing him.

However, when Tigerdo heard Commander Su Ming’s words, he looked around, his expression tense, and he lowered his voice and said.

“You better leave quickly, don’t stay here, get out of here now.”

Commander Su Ming heard Tigerdo’s words, frowned slightly, and asked.

“What happened? And why haven’t I seen Lin Chuyu and An Ruoxue?”

“Oh, never mind, I’ll tell you. An Ruoxue has defected.”

Tigerdo looked around, then whispered to Commander Su Ming.

“What? She defected? What exactly happened?”

Commander Su Ming was also very shocked to hear Tigerdo’s words.

“It’s like this, wasn’t the Curvature Interference Device of the Wormhole Time-Space Defense Line tampered with and destroyed?”

“Yes, and then?”

“The Federation was naturally furious. In order to root out the mole, they activated a very powerful Dark Star from within the Apocalypse Divine Kingdom. That Dark Star sent back a list of infiltrators, and An Ruoxue’s father was on that list. Moreover, he wasn’t just an ordinary infiltrator; his identity was very special! An Ruoxue saw that she couldn’t hide it any longer and defected. Now, people from the Night Owl department are looking for her everywhere! At the same time, everyone who had a good relationship with An Ruoxue is under suspicion. Lin Chuyu has already been taken away by the Night Owl department! You also have a very good relationship with An Ruoxue, so leave here quickly. If someone reports you to the Night Owl department, they’ll arrest you too.”

Tigerdo whispered to Commander Su Ming.

“I’m not an infiltrator, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”

Commander Su Ming heard Tigerdo’s words, and his heart surged like a turbulent ocean.

“No, why don’t you understand what I mean? You’re currently at the peak of your career, with a bright future ahead. If you get involved with an infiltrator at this time, you’ll be ruined.”

Tigerdo said angrily.

“I don’t care about that. Do you know where the Night Owl department is?”

“How would I know where the Night Owl department is? Those guys are mysterious all the time, hiding their heads and tails! Also, didn’t I tell you to stay away from them? Why do you still want to run into trouble?”

“Got it, I’m leaving.”

Commander Su Ming replied calmly.

“Hurry up and go! Don’t stay at the Cosmic Military Headquarters anymore, there are Night Owl people everywhere here.”

Tigerdo quickly urged Commander Su Ming to leave.

“Sigh!”

Commander Su Ming sighed and turned to leave.

…

—

Not long after.

Commander Su Ming walked out of the Cosmic Military Headquarters alone, strolling along the bustling streets.

He looked at the passersby walking in pairs, chatting and laughing, and the endless stream of vehicles, and he felt a little touched.

He didn’t expect that in less than half a year since he left, things here had already changed so much.

Commander Su Ming sighed and walked forward.

Unconsciously, he arrived at the entrance of the Star Rail Station.

He glanced at the people coming and going, then walked in.

Not long after, Commander Su Ming boarded the Star Rail train. He leaned by the window, looking at the scenery passing by outside.

His mind kept replaying Tigerdo’s words, and his brows couldn’t help but furrow.

To be honest, besides his classmates, Commander Su Ming didn’t have many friends, especially female friends, who were extremely rare.

An Ruoxue was considered to be quite good friends with him.

After all these years of getting along, Commander Su Ming truly regarded her as a friend. But he didn’t expect that she was actually an infiltrator sent by Apocalypse.

To be honest, at first, he more or less sensed that An Ruoxue had some issues, but as they spent more time together, he felt that An Ruoxue was quite good and didn’t seem like that kind of person.

If he had the chance, Commander Su Ming really wanted to ask her personally what exactly happened.

“Next stop, Worlds Eye · Sky Commercial Street Station.”

The pleasant broadcast sound rang out, interrupting Commander Su Ming’s thoughts.

Commander Su Ming slowly got up from his seat and walked towards the train door.

At night.

Commander Su Ming walked alone on the Star Wall, strolling to the observation deck where they once gathered.

He stopped, looking at the empty observation deck, feeling a little sad.

Commander Su Ming stood still for a while, then turned and left the Star Wall.

Not long after, Commander Su Ming arrived at the brightly lit, bustling commercial street, wandering aimlessly.

At this moment, he felt a little hungry.

Commander Su Ming looked around, then walked towards a nearby Walnut Family restaurant.

Soon, Commander Su Ming arrived near the Walnut Family restaurant.

This restaurant was as lively as ever, filled with customers, and an 80% discount sign was placed at the entrance.

Commander Su Ming walked towards the restaurant.

Just then, the restaurant door was pushed open.

A person wearing a black trench coat, a hood, and a scarf rushed out.

At this moment, several men in plain clothes, with sinister eyes and radiating a dangerous aura, rushed towards Commander Su Ming from the opposite direction.

That person sensed the danger and decisively fled towards the right-hand road.

Commander Su Ming looked at the person running towards him and immediately stopped.

“Stop her!”

At this moment, a middle-aged man with a centipede-like scar on his face, who was leading the group, shouted sternly at Commander Su Ming.

However, Commander Su Ming stood still, quietly letting that person pass by him.

Immediately after, that person turned her head, looking back at Commander Su Ming with a complicated expression, then accelerated and rushed to the intersection ahead, getting into a hovercar and escaping.

At this moment, those sinister men in plain clothes, seeing that the person had escaped, walked up to Commander Su Ming with extremely ugly expressions.

“Why didn’t you stop her?”

“Why should I stop her?”

Commander Su Ming raised his head and looked at the man in front of him, replying calmly.

“Good, I see you’re with her, let’s go with us.”

The leading captain said fiercely.

“On what grounds? And who are you?”

Commander Su Ming asked expressionlessly.

“I am Byteen from the Federal Night Owl Department.”

Byteen replied coldly.

“Alright, I’ll go back with you.”

Commander Su Ming thought for a few seconds and replied very cooperatively.

He just happened to want to go to the Night Owl department.

Byteen saw Commander Su Ming being so cooperative and fearless, and immediately felt that something was wrong, but he still waved his hand.

“Take him away!”

Commander Su Ming followed Byteen and the others directly.

More than an hour later.

Commander Su Ming was brought back to the Cosmic Military Headquarters by Byteen and the others.

They arrived at a secluded alley.

Byteen raised his hand and pressed it against the alley wall. The unremarkable alley wall split open, revealing an elevator.

Byteen and the others took Commander Su Ming down to the third basement level by elevator. This level was where the Night Owl department conducted interrogations.

Commander Su Ming looked at the surrounding environment. All the architectural structures on this floor were made of cold, gray metal, without any decoration, like a prison, giving a strong visual impact and psychological pressure.

Byteen and the others led Commander Su Ming towards the interrogation room, encountering many Night Owl personnel along the way.

However, these people were all very cold and rarely spoke to each other.

At this moment, the door of a closed interrogation room in front of Commander Su Ming suddenly opened, and two Night Owl personnel emerged, supporting an unconscious officer. They walked directly past Commander Su Ming.

Commander Su Ming’s peripheral vision caught sight of the unconscious officer, whose face was stained with some blood.

“Go, quickly!”

Byteen saw Commander Su Ming’s pace slow down slightly and urged him coldly.

Commander Su Ming immediately quickened his pace and walked forward.

Not long after, they arrived at an empty interrogation room.

Byteen closed the interrogation room door and said coldly to Commander Su Ming.

“Sit down!”

Commander Su Ming cooperatively sat on the interrogation chair.

Byteen picked up a pen and notebook, then began to ask.

“Name, age, identity…”

“Su Ming, 21 years old, Federal Lieutenant General.”

Commander Su Ming replied simply.

Byteen and his subordinates were all stunned when they heard Commander Su Ming’s answer.

“Lieutenant General Su Ming?”

“That’s right.”

Commander Su Ming replied very directly.

“Captain, it seems we’ve caught a big fish.”

The subordinate next to him said excitedly.

Byteen’s face also showed an excited expression. Although they let An Ruoxue escape, they didn’t expect to catch an even bigger fish.

One must know that An Ruoxue was only a Major, but this person in front of them was a Lieutenant General.

“You two watch him here, I’ll go find Supervisor Smoot.”

Byteen said to his subordinates.

“Yes!”

The subordinates present quickly responded.

Byteen immediately got up and left in a hurry.

Commander Su Ming, on the other hand, sat calmly.

On the other side, Byteen rushed to an office.

He saw a dark-skinned, round-faced middle-aged man with deep eyes sitting at his desk, reviewing reports.

Knock knock!

Byteen raised his hand and knocked on the open door.

“Byteen, what’s the matter?”

Smoot looked up at Byteen, asking expressionlessly.

“Lord Smoot, we’ve caught a big fish.”

Byteen said excitedly.

“Big fish? What big fish?”

Smoot heard this, then put down his pen and asked with a serious expression.

“A Lieutenant General!”

Byteen immediately reported.

“Who?”

Smoot stood up straight.

“Su Ming!”

Byteen immediately replied.

Smoot heard Byteen’s words, his round face twitched, and then he said in a deep voice.

“Do you have evidence?”

“Yes!”

Byteen replied confidently.

“What evidence?”

Smoot stared at Byteen and replied.

“When we were arresting An Ruoxue, we told him to stop An Ruoxue, but he remained indifferent and let her escape.”

Byteen said to Smoot.

“Anything else?”

Smoot then asked.

“Anything else?”

Byteen was stunned for a moment and replied.

“That’s it?”

Smoot’s blood pressure instantly surged.

“Supervisor, isn’t that enough? He was clearly there for a rendezvous.”

“Then did they rendezvous?”

“No.”

“Then why didn’t you wait for them to rendezvous?”

“Because An Ruoxue was about to run away! Isn’t that very obvious evidence? Haven’t we always arrested people this way? And I’ve investigated, Lieutenant General Su Ming himself has a very close relationship with An Ruoxue.”

Byteen argued to Smoot.

Smoot took a deep breath and said to Byteen.

“Where is he?”

“In the interrogation room.”

Byteen quickly explained.

“Take me there, I’ll interrogate him personally.”

Smoot said, calming his agitated heart.

“Alright!”

Byteen quickly led Smoot to the interrogation room.