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The battle outside was still going on, but the two inside the Ysu battleship fell silent.

After a long time, perhaps because he couldn't bear the awkward silence any longer, Cheng Zhen interrupted the silence.

"The battle is not over yet, why don't you attack now before the aid troops arrive?"

Before the reinforcements arrive, if Rhine goes to fight in person, it is very likely that this war will also end.But Rhine, who knew that the Bertutan Alliance would have reinforcements to help him, sat in this room all the time and did not make a move.

He already had a clear understanding of the situation, so he should seize all the time to defeat the Botutan Alliance Army as soon as possible. How could he still have time to stay in the Ysu battleship leisurely?

Cheng Zhenxin was full of doubts. In his opinion, this was definitely not in line with the battle principles of His Excellency United Front Commander.

Rhine looked up at him.

"I've played once."

Cheng Zhen was stunned, what does this sentence mean?Rhine's unexpected surprise attack before was indeed considered a battle, but it has nothing to do with his absence now.He thought so, and asked in his mouth. "The general council did not stipulate that the emperor class cannot play multiple battles."

Among the various precautions for the Battle of Klein that he had read before, there was not a single rule that restricted the imperial class to only play once.

"The general council doesn't have one, but I do." Rhine, who had kept saying that the regulations were for destruction, now seemed very serious. "In this battle of Klein, I will only play once. This is a decision I have made long ago."

Looking at Rhine who said these words seriously without any false expression, Cheng Zhen was surprised, but also a little angry in his heart. "The outcome of the war is still unknown! Do you think that even if you don't fight, you can easily defeat us?"

Looking at Cheng Zhen, who easily showed his emotions, Rhine pursed her lips slightly. "No, it's just a small bet I made on myself."

"Betting?"

"This time the Airborne Confederate Army's garrison, including my single-handed raid on the Titan battleship, is not a safe approach. However, I still did this. Maybe someone told you that such a radical approach does not conform to my previous approach. Style. Do you know why I still choose this way?" When he said these words, his light golden eyes stared straight at Cheng Zhen without blinking, and he was not allowed to dodge in any way.

Under the watchful eyes, which can be said to be like a tiger's eye, Cheng Zhen felt that he was completely exposed to Rhine's sight, as if all his thoughts had been seen through by this person.In order to conceal this very different feeling, he could only barely make a guess. "Is it because you want to try new tactics?"

Rhine neither affirmed nor denied, and continued to talk with his gaze back. "I chose this risky method of combat, just to know what it feels like you said."

Cheng Zhen was surprised. "I?"

"Before, I told you the news that the interstellar society ushered in 'those enemies' again. But you rejected me at that time, and still insisted on restoring human beings to the status of the three major forces. You said at that time——survival from a desperate situation."

As if recalling the scene at that time, Rhine's expression became serious. "After that, I thought about your words carefully. For hundreds of years, Interstellar has been unable to break the shackles of the time, and regards 'those' as enemies that cannot be defeated. Perhaps at this time, we really need some new elements, to stimulate the slowly slowing pulse of the interstellar world."

"That's why you took this action. Not only did you break the centuries-old tactics of the Battle of Klein, but you also used such a risky strategy that you even broke into the enemy's camp alone." Cheng Zhen looked at the man in front of him. , I have an indescribable feeling in my heart.

For most people, it is not a simple matter to change their usual thinking.What's more, for an emperor who has never been defeated, he chose to abandon the strategic style that has brought him countless victories in the past, and explore unknown and extremely risky tactics.

What awaits him ahead is whether it will be a victory or a failure with his reputation wiped out.Cheng Xin admired Rhine who had abandoned her former self so freely and dared to try like this.

Nodding his head slightly, His Excellency, the United Front Commander, who has no way of knowing Cheng Zhen's current mood, just said. "Any new strategy always has risks. And sometimes, the results brought about by these risks are also a test worth trying. Is it reckless or a conspiracy to use this risky method? Before the final result comes out, who will None of them could be predicted. And to know whether I can still win in the face of these unpredictable risks, I made the decision to strike only once."

"The advantage of the emperor class limits the risk of this tactic, so when I went to attack the Titan battleship, I had already decided that if I succeed, the battle of Klein will end here. And if it fails—" Speaking of this, Rhine looked up at Cheng Zhen. "I'll know if, as a force, I can take the risks that come with it."

And Rhine made an action that was absolutely impossible for him in the past, and attacked the Titan battleship alone.It was also based on this premise that he set up a situation for himself that he had to bear the risk, and the result of the attack—the person who prevented him from succeeding was standing in front of him.

"Even though you lost to me, it brought a turning point for the Alliance Army." Rhine said. "Whether they can take advantage of this opportunity depends on themselves."

After he finished speaking, Cheng Zhen didn't speak out immediately, and only spoke slowly after a long silence. "I think the reason why your Excellency did this is not just for this Klein battle."

"Indeed." No surprise Cheng Zhen would see his intentions, Rhine looked at him. "The old and stable tactics in the past can't defeat 'those enemies'. So what I need is new blood. For example, the tactics used this time, or—you."

"As the source of my inspiration, you also have the ability to create another path, Cheng Zhen."

It wasn't until this moment that Cheng Zhen understood why Rhine, who had always adopted safe tactics, would suddenly undergo such a big change during the Battle of Klein.This man is not only for this Klein battle, he also wants to find out a way to deal with "those enemies" through this experiment.

As the Botutan tribe who wiped out the main force back then, and as the current leader of the Botutan tribe, no one is more eager to defeat those mysterious enemies than Rhine.I remember that Leiber once said at that time that as one of the very few winners who had defeated the emperor in the Battle of Klein, Rhine in his youth was once so unruly and arrogant.But after that, he gradually walked on a silent road.Although still powerful, he lacked the arrogance of his youth.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zhen looked at the man sitting across from him with brilliance in his eyes, and smiled slightly. "It's not that I changed you, it's just that the beast that has been lurking in your heart has finally escaped from the cage."

The man named Rhine Bertutan was not a strong man who was willing to be restrained and unchanged.

Hearing Cheng Zhen's words, Rhine stared at him again with those strange eyes, but this time, Cheng Zhen didn't dodge or retreat, but looked back calmly.The indelible look in the black-haired boy's eyes, as well as the words he blurted out just now, hit Rhine directly in his heart.It seems that the world that has never seen color has been penetrated by a beam of light.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and suddenly, Rhine stretched out his hand to cover his eyes, and the only exposed corner of his mouth raised an arc that looked like a smile.

"As you said."

Like the beast of the heart that has been restrained and suppressed all the time, it can finally break free and run freely.

This cage was not set by others, but by Rhine himself.But now, it was a human youth who opened the shackles of this cage for him with his words and deeds.Perhaps, being influenced by this black-haired boy is not a bad thing.

It seems that since I met him, I have been infected a lot without knowing it.Thinking so, Rhine put down his hands covering his eyes and looked at the person opposite.He opened his lips slightly, and was about to say something——

"Report! Lord Rhine, the right wing of the troops fighting ahead is being attacked by a third party!"

A sudden urgent call from the ship's communication broke Rhine's spoken language.

Frowning slightly, Rhine asked. "Which unit does the opponent belong to?"

"A gigantic beast with two wings is engraved on all of their ships!" The subordinate who couldn't describe clearly could only say in a hurry. "The opponent just appeared from our right side through a fixed-point jump, and now he has broken through the first line of defense surrounding the Botutan Alliance Army! He is cooperating with the Alliance Army troops in the encirclement to break out of the blockade!"

"Heh." Cheng Zhen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly laughed.

Facing Rhine's gaze, the black-haired boy slowly smiled. "The one with wings is not a beast, but a dragon."

Carrying the two-winged dragon on his back, the dragon wing troops of the human army.

The Human Alliance Army, which had disappeared for a long time, finally appeared on the front line!

"Human army?" Looking at Cheng Zhen meaningfully, Rhine stood up from the table, and at the same time did not forget to order his subordinates. "Notify the whole army not to be broken, I will go there immediately!"

"Yes! Your lord!"

Rhine had already walked out the door, and Cheng Zhen, who saw the human army had already started to move, couldn't help but said at this time. "Can I go and have a look together? But, if it's not convenient..."

He also knew that this request was a little too much. As a hostile camp, how could he go to the command room of the Ysu battleship with Rhine, and it would be good if he was not detained in the room.

"Come here." Unexpectedly, Rhine stopped in front of the door, and seemed to be waiting for him.

Concealing the surprise in his heart, Cheng Zhen hurriedly walked a few steps towards the man with blond hair and different eyes.

It wasn't until the black-haired boy came to his side that Rhine took another step towards the command room.

Because of this, the non-commissioned officers of the Ysu battleship witnessed a scene that had never been seen before.His Excellency the United Front Commander, who has never been easy to get close to people and is used to walking alone, actually walked side by side with a human teenager in the aisle of the battleship.

"I knew it..." Reina, who had just walked out of the room where Cheng Zhen stayed, also saw this strange scene.However, unlike others, he seemed to have expected it, and smiled slyly with unknown meaning. "Young man! You are our hope, keep going!"

Cheng Zhen, who didn't know that he was being silently encouraged by others, finally walked to the command room with Rhine after bearing the silent scrutiny of the crowd all the way.

At this time, the main battleship of the human army was inside.

"Fortunately, we caught up." The brown-haired young man smiled slightly, and looked at the commander-in-chief with white hair and red eyes. "So, what are you going to do next, sir?"

Arthur looked up at the starry sky that was extraordinarily bright due to the fighting artillery fire, and showed a slight smile.

"Of course it is a victory."