The Man Disgusted by Death

"Colonel."

Hearing someone calling him, Ji Heng recovered from the momentary absence. He turned his head and saw Doug's anxious face.

At the beginning of the war, Ji Heng joined the Imperial Army as an ordinary person, so Doug did not follow him.After Ji Heng's identity was made public, he transferred Doug back. Because he was in the army, Doug also changed his title to his military rank.

"Your Majesty is already waiting," Doug reminded.

Taking a last look at the vehicles and boats coming and going on the tarmac, Ji Heng cleared his throat, "Well, let's go." Since the beginning of the Imperial Capital Star counterattack, the Empress has been refusing to leave the front line, so Ji Heng was invited back by the battered prime minister to say guest.

After the wormhole is closed, the Imperial Army's full-scale counterattack has already begun. At present, most of the outer planets of the galaxy have been controlled. The Zerg fleet is forced to retreat to the vicinity of the Imperial Star, and the battle to recover the Imperial Star is about to begin.

According to intelligence, the Zerg mothership and the rest of the force are entrenched in the Imperial Capital area. At that time, the New Era Fortress will also need to advance to the front line, so it is very inappropriate for the Queen to stay here.

Ten minutes later, Ji Heng's flying car arrived at the temporary palace, and after being notified, he entered the queen's office.

"Brother, are you here to persuade me to leave?" As soon as we met, the queen bluntly objected, "I won't leave. I won't leave here until the imperial capital is recovered."

"Your Majesty—" Ji Heng was interrupted by the Queen just as he opened his mouth, "Don't call me Your Majesty, if you really think I am Your Majesty, you won't stop me!"

Ji Heng sighed, "Fan Li, don't be willful."

"I am self-willed? Why am I self-willed?" The queen came out from behind her desk, looking directly at Ji Heng with red eyes, "If I was really self-willed, I would not wear this crown, I would wear it myself like you Slashing enemies on the battlefield—”

Stretching his arms around the empress' trembling shoulders, Ji Heng took a deep breath, "You have to know, this is the best arrangement, the empire needs a stable inheritance... Recover the imperial capital, avenge the late emperor, leave these to me."

The young empress choked up, turned and hugged her brother, "You must come back alive—"

"Okay." Ji Heng agreed.In fact, when he received the news of the fall of the imperial capital and the death of the late emperor, he already had the consciousness to put his own life and death aside.

After finally persuading the Queen to agree to leave the New Era Fortress, Ji Heng needs to return to the battlefield immediately. The First Fleet of the Second Army under his command is also the main force in this battle.

On the spaceship on the return trip, Ji Heng looked at the latest military information, suddenly his heart moved, he raised his head and asked Ge, "Lu Zhao...where is he now?"

Although it was such an abrupt question, Jess Doug was also prepared, "He should be on the cruiser Trade Wind of the Second Fleet of the Third Army, and the Second Fleet is responsible for the flanking task of recovering the imperial capital."

It turned out that the distance between them was not far.

After leaving Andain, Ji Heng never tried to contact Lu Zhao again.On Andyne's last night, when he knew that Lu Zhao didn't hate Lu Zhao and might even like him a little bit, Ji Heng felt that he was the happiest person in the world.He had sworn a long time ago that if his feelings were reciprocated, he would never let Lu Zhao go again.

However, he broke his promise.

After the hangover, can Lu Zhao still remember the scene of that night?

If Lu Zhao doesn't like him, Ji Heng hopes that the other party can remember that someone once fell for him; but if Lu Zhao likes himself, Ji Heng hopes that the other party will forget... If he will end up in disaster for the country, then why bother the other party in vain? sad.

Only when he is still alive on the day the war ends, Ji Heng thinks, is he qualified to say 'I love you' to Lu Zhao.

***

The tenth day of the battle to recover the imperial capital.

At dawn on the northern plain of the Imperial Capital Nebula, Lu Zhao looked up at the sky. The prolonged explosion had lasted all night, and from time to time, the wreckage of warships fell towards the ground like meteors in the clouds.

"Lieutenant!" The soldiers in the same team as Lu Zhao shouted: "Just received the signal, the headquarters announced several meeting points."

Lu Zhao turned around and jumped off the rock, "Where is the nearest meeting point?"

A day ago, the small transport spaceship that Lu Zhao was on was hit by a Zerg warship and crashed. The senior officer on board was killed, leaving only Lu Zhao and three other soldiers. Because of the highest military rank, Lu Zhao became the temporary commander of this team.

The crash site of the spaceship is located in the east of the Yunbei Plain, which is still far away from the landing ship of the Imperial Army. There are not a few soldiers lost on the battlefield like them. The battle is fierce, and it is impossible for the headquarters to respond one by one. They can only designate a few rendezvous point.

"The straight-line distance to the nearest meeting point is also [-] kilometers." Corporal Karna replied.

Lu Zhao looked at the map and studied it again, "I can only go there, bring food and weapons, and we will set off immediately."

The imperial capital, once hailed as Phantasy Star, has long been devastated and perilous after the invasion of the Zerg. In a few months, the Zerg has built countless nests on this land, so it is very dangerous to stay outside .

"Bring all the cold-shot weapons." Lu Zhao also reminded that there is a high possibility of encountering Zerg ground troops during this trip.

"Lieutenant, do you think we will encounter Zerg?" Motta who asked the question was a recruit who had just joined the army and was only 20 years old.

Another recruit named Laman also turned to look at Lu Zhao when he heard the words.

"Yes." Lu Zhao nodded, "There are many Zerg nests in this area. Although their main force has been attracted away, there will still be remnants." Lu Zhao only put a few days' worth of nutrients in his backpack, Except for a first aid kit, the rest are cold shot light bombs.

Zerg skin is as tough as their armor, and other attacks are very ineffective, and only cold beams can damage them quickly.After joining the army, everyone had received short-term training to fight the Zerg. Although Lu Zhao was a mechanic and theoretically had no possibility of directly facing the Zerg, he still studied it seriously at that time.

The wreckage of Lu Zhao's transport ship is nearby, and all available supplies have been collected, including many cold-shot weapons.

In addition to the light bombs, Lu Zhao also brought a cold shot knife and a focused laser gun.After confirming that everyone was ready, Lu Zhao led his team members out of the temporary camp and headed towards the meeting point.

A few hours later, they encountered a lone Zerg.

The general height of the Zerg is two to three meters. They are very flexible and can reach more than four meters when unfolded. However, the armor of the Zerg cannot be stretched with the body, so the Zerg in the unfolded form is the most suitable for attacking.

Naturally, there was no suspense about the outcome of the battle between the four imperial soldiers against a Zerg. Although it was the first time for Lu Zhao and the others to really face this alien creature, after only one round, Lu Zhao split the Zerg's body with a cold knife. Body.

The blade slashed across, and Lu Zhao jumped down, behind him were the corpses of the Zerg that collapsed.

"Lieutenant—that's amazing!" Mota said adoringly, finding himself underestimating the mechanic-trained officer.

Lu Zhao put away the knife, "Is anyone injured?"

"No." The remaining three shook their heads.

"Then keep going." Lu Zhao picked up his backpack and put it on his back. Although the battle ended very neatly, there was an element of luck, so it's better to leave early.

"Lieutenant, is this really, really the first time you killed a Zerg?" Mota asked after Lu Zhao.

It is indeed the first time to kill the Zerg, but for Lu Zhao, it is not the first time to face such a dangerous battle. During the three years of his career in the frontier group, Lu Zhao has killed an unknown number of alien beasts. This Zerg has advanced intelligence.

"Yeah." Lu Zhao nodded, he didn't want these new recruits to think that the Zerg was easy to deal with, so he explained a few words, "I worked in the Colonial Star Pioneering Group before, compared with the wild animals on the Colonial Star, the Zerg's The body is not the strongest, but they have IQ, just now it was so easy because it was a lone Zerg. So, don't be afraid of them, but don't underestimate them, understand?"

"Understood." The soldiers replied.

The daylight on the Yunbei Plain was over. After a short rest, Lu Zhao and his party decided to travel all night. From time to time, fighter planes from both the enemy and ours roared past in the sky, leaving blue trails of propellers.

At this time, everyone was very tired, but they had already entered the Zerg-intensive area, and had no choice but to leave as soon as possible.While avoiding a Zerg army, Mota accidentally broke his leg. Lu Zhao treated him briefly, and then took turns carrying Mota with the others all night.

After dawn, they found a forest to repair. Lu Zhao originally wanted Kana and Laman to go first, but he was worried that they were inexperienced, so he was a little hesitant.If they carried Mota on their backs all the way to the meeting point, their speed would be very slow, and their nutrients and drinking water would be insufficient.

It was arranged for Kana to be on duty first, and Lu Zhao set off to find the water source.This is a forest far away from the city and the Zerg settlements. If you walk down the terrain, you should be able to find a stream.

Because there were roars and explosions in the sky from time to time, Lu Zhao didn't realize that there was a small-scale battle in front of him until he got very close. A group of Zerg soldiers were besieging an Imperial fighter plane that had made an emergency landing in the forest.

After discovering the situation, Lu Zhao immediately took out his weapon and didn't intend to go too far. He only carried the laser concentrator gun and the cold shot knife with him.

This is a gentle area in the forest. Tree branches and leaves and the huge size of the Zerg block the view. Lu Zhao couldn't see the specific battle situation clearly, so he started to clean up from the nearest Zerg.

Well, back in the Frontier Corps, they called it a cleanup.

Raising the laser-focused gun and hitting the nearest Zerg armor, waiting for the moment when the Zerg stretched its body in shock, Lu Zhao jumped up and stabbed the Zerg's body with the cold shot knife. The Zerg howled and turned around. Tighten the handle of the knife and turn it hard, bringing out a turquoise liquid with a pungent smell.

The stabbing was at a vital part, and it was certain that the enemy had lost its combat effectiveness. Before the opponent fell to the ground, Lu Zhao put away his knife and replaced it with a laser gun to shoot at another Zerg.Stepping on the corpse of the second Zerg, Lu Zhao saw the center of the encirclement and saw the people besieged by the Zerg.

At the same time, Ji Heng also raised his head.

***

A thousand years at a glance