1126 17.53 Fourth Violet Star - Taking back the Main City.
A few Mecha led by Adjutant Kir von Giselle were flying as they wiped out all the flying ants in the sky in the heart of the city that was currently under attack from a swarm of Black Ant zergs. They also remembered to burn the ants along the route, leaving only a strewn pile of ashes behind. They had quickly cleaned up the Main City and expanded the area surrounding the Main Palace.
Yet, the Ant Zerg swarms resemble infinite black waves on the ground in terms of numbers. Adjutant Kir calmly gave his subordinates orders after burning the initial wave.
Kir von Giselle said, "Spread and start making the formation for the creation of the barrier. The Main City must be taken back before we can start looking for survivors and the traces of the Ant Zerg Queen."
"Yes, Sir!"
His subordinates dispersed to construct the barrier while being shielded by their captain and their other soldiers. Kir von Giselle was fighting the Black Ant Zerg Swarms when he got a word from his Master. While he was away, he actually gave the Lord God the customary daily reports regarding the state of the capital. The report wasn't urgent because it was one of his everyday responsibilities. He made the decision to respond appropriately to the circumstances since he already knew that the Lord would not care at all about the invasion.
The same idea was shared by Frey von Gregory, his companion. Because of this, he used the tool Lord Hei had given him to resolve the issue. They considered the Zerg Race to be little, believing that this invasion could be stopped quickly as long as no other outside God with greater might than they did not appear. But, they decide against getting too entangled in it and instead allow the so-called "world plot" to play out naturally.
Their Lord Hei who loves to destroy it is not yet awake after all and so they can only follow the original script of how the world unfolds.
System Yang's response: [Milord replies, 'Move as the plot goes. Let the protagonists take the lead and prevent the extinction of the Human Race. Aside from that, I care for nothing else. If someone stronger than you appears, report immediately.']
Adjutant Kir von Giselle's thoughts, 'As to be expected, the Lord doesn't care about the invasion after all. We need to pull the Protagonists to work. But first, we need to find the target, the Ant Zerg Queen.'
'Subsystem 01, Check for the traces of the Ant Zerg Queen and Ant Zerg King within the area and give me the exact coordinates of where they are hiding.'
A robotic voice resounds in Adjutant Kir von Giselle's head responding to his request.
[Ding! The host request is in progress...]
[Please give the system a DNA similar to the target.]
Adjutant Kir von Giselle gave his unit a small amount of the dead Black Ant Zerg's blood. His system was a Sentient Being, just like Yue and Yang, and it could only do things that those two were capable of. It can only be used to track the coordinates of a specific item the host requested and as a tool for communication between systems and subsystems. To find the precise position of the target, a specific gene or piece of DNA is required. The tracing ability of the target would be meaningless without the sample of the target.
[Target essence acquired. Please wait a bit for tracing... Target Tracing in progress...]
[Target Tracing within 10 meters. Targets not found.]
[Initiating Target Tracing within 50 meters. Targets not found.]
[Try again. Initiating Target Tracing within 200 meters. Target found!]
[Black Ant Zerg Queen's Coordinates: Zone 00, Southern Forbidden Forest's Edge Territory. It is a forest with luscious and abundant greenery. There's an underground Ant Hive constructed.]
Adjutant Kir von Giselle mumbled, "Zone 00's South Forbidden Forest. Isn't that the place Lord Hei's incarnation disappeared from before? What happened to the Sentient Beings in that place?"
Finally turning on the barrier around the major city, his subordinates accomplished the first task assigned to their men. Around the main capital, a substantial, translucent wall arose, enclosing the entire city's area. Included in this are the properties that the nobility owned as well as some crucial buildings like the schools, hospitals, and laboratories they required.
"Lord Giselle, everything has been completed."
"Good work. We are now going to start the second mission. That is to rescue all the survivors within the city. Split into groups the priority is the wounded, children, elderly, females lastly males. The noble standing isn't used to base it. If someone wants to use their authority to suppress you, you can use my name if it's not useful then use the Grand Marshal's name." Adjutant Kir von Giselle stated.
His soldiers saluted as they accepted their next mission, "Yes, Lord Adjutant Kir!"
"Disperse!"
The soldiers dispersed throughout the city in their mechs in pairs. They have begun searching for survivors in the area that has been the most severely damaged. Even if the likelihood of survivors in this location is low, they should at least continue to search for survivors. Only Adjutant Kir von Giselle moved independently since it would be simpler for him to do so. He wanted to inspect the location of the targets. He immediately vanished after concealing his mecha in his space button.
Many of the city's survivors began to emerge one by one, and the logistical and medic soldiers had also set up a station to keep track of the survivors' identities and determine how many had survived and how many had perished in the invasion. There are quite a few survivors who were fortunate to escape this catastrophe, but the losses outweigh the survivors.
09:20
The Second Prince and Silvan von Rosegard led a squad and discovered the troops stationed at the center of the destroyed metropolis after observing the diminishing amount of Ant Zerg attacking the land of the Rosegard Clan. Although Dean Frey von Gregory has been preoccupied with surgery since this morning, Duke Giselle was in charge of this group. To perform such delicate operation, he had to instruct other surgeons. Only they were granted permission from him to perform their own surgeries.
Each relief station had a large number of detecting equipment installed. To stop the spread of parasitism, this will filter out those who were parasites and get rid of those who were in the latter phases.
After entering the station, the troops brought Silvan von Rosegard and Christopher Klein von Imperlian to the main camp, where Duke Gretel was staying. They noticed the strange gadgets scattered throughout the station and left a detecting imprint as they passed each one.
"What is this device? It gives me a weird feeling." Silvan von Rosegard mumbled.
The soldiers leading them spoke, "That device is capable of detecting a person's whole body, especially the head part. After the Zerg invaded, the Main Palace discovered the ability of a Zerg that is capable of parasitism. Those Zergs replace the original owner of the vessel after eating their brains. If it's only an initial stage there is still a chance of survival but if it is on the final stage then... I'm sorry you can only be killed on the spot regardless of who you are. This is a decree from the Emperor and everyone was tasked to follow it."
"Parasite Zergs!? This device is capable of detecting them! Is this for real!?" The Second Prince exclaims.
A soldier responded with courtesy, "Yes, Your Second Highness. This is a device that the Dean of the First Military Imperial School had Mass-produced for everyone's use. Before your group leaves, you will definitely receive a device to prevent Zergs from infiltrating one's group. Ah! We are here. Duke Gretel is inside. This one is only capable of accompanying you at this point. Please excuse us."
The Second Prince looked at the rest of their group and said, "Stay here and rest. After I asked the situation from Duke Gretel we should be able to return soon."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Afterwards, with permission, Silvan and Christopher went into the tent. Due to his position as a royal prince, the Second Prince avoided becoming haughty; instead, he treated the man in front of them with respect and greeted them as senior members of the family. He was previously aware of the connection between Yara von Chrysalis and the Gretel Clan. The Duke in front of him is probably his Aunt-in-law's biological uncle because they are related by blood. In addition to the fact that Silvan had directly witnessed the Grand Marshal's closeness to Student Yara on Planet Terra and that he already knew that she was the future spouse of the Grand Marshal, his fiance had also told him about the latter's family history. He had no idea that the student, whom everyone at the school knew to be a regular person with only a Baron noble background, was actually related by blood to one of the Duke Clans in Imperium Star, a group whose strength rivals that of his fiance's family and even the Crown Prince's Nova Clan. The Neutral Duke Clan, the Gretel Family.
"The Second Prince, Christopher Klein von Imperlian greets His Excellency, Duke Gretel!"
"The Second Son of the Rosegard Clan, Silvan von Rosegard greets His Excellency, Duke Gretel!"
Duke Claudius von Gretel welcomed them back and wasn't prepared for the second prince to treat himself with such deference. For all, it's a little odd to compare a Duke to a Prince who was once the heir to the throne. It is impossible to avoid the comparison. Even if the Second Prince no longer cares for the crown, they can still be regarded as strangers or adversaries.
"Welcome, his Highness the second prince. As expected you are still alive, his majesty would be happy to hear this news. After all, all the other princes and princesses were all killed during the invasion." Duke Claudius von Gretel said.
The second prince scowled. He never anticipated that all of his siblings had perished in the Zerg invasion. Since they are Royal descendants, they are protected by their own guards.
"All are dead? What about the Crown Prince and Prince Jace Green?" The Second Prince asked.
Duke Claudius von Gretel responded, "The Crown Prince went to Planet Terra and lost contact while there is no news about the youngest prince."
"How come the youngest prince is gone? Did you send people to check the First Military Imperial School? No, not the school. Check the Greenhouse. Lord Yara used to tend to one of the Greenhouses in the School." Silvan von Rosegard said.
When his youngest nephew's name was spoken, Duke Claudius von Gretel was taken aback, especially when the Greenhouse was mentioned, his eyes glistening with anticipation. His nephew's cared-for gardens and forests would give birth to Sentient Plants, Flowers, or Trees. They would be strong enough to fight S-ranked warriors and higher. Since the spore of his nephew possessed a special property called "Growth."
"Is this true? Yaya had a greenhouse in your school?!" Duke Claudius von Gretel asked with urgency.
The man's intimidating glare surprised Silvan von Rosegard, who then ran behind his fiancée. The second prince was also aware of the Forbidden Greenhouse, which was being looked after by Lord Yara, and he had already visited it once to see his prospective aunt-in-law and his imperial uncle.
Christopher Klein von Imperlian spoke, "Yes, it is true that Lord Yara has a Greenhouse in his care within the First Military Imperial School. I know the way, do you wish us to lead you there?"
"Yes, please. Let go right away. If my guesses are right the youngest prince should be safe there. We can also ask for help from those seniors if necessary. If they agree then they should be able to provide extra protection to our Human Race." Duke Claudius von Gretel said. "I will personally go with you to First Military Imperial School."
Silvan von Rosegard, the Second Prince, and Duke Claudius von Gretel travel to the ruins of the First Military Imperial School with them. Only a few of the Duke's trusted lieutenants accompanied them, and the small team that accompanied the Second Prince was instructed to remain at the Relief Station. They didn't bring many soldiers with them. This is done in order to protect Yara's ability to cultivate Sentient Beings.
There is no way someone would dare to seek such a powerful ability. The Duke simply failed to remember the Grand Marshal's presence. Even if the others find out about Yara's secret, they wouldn't dare to attack him. After all, he is protected by the most powerful Arbitrator in the entire planet.
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