Chapter 621: Chapter 188: Terror Emerges
Admiral Bai commanded Big Demon to hold position for now, maintain guard over that gate, and await support troops.
His command position was filled by Colonel Bai, while the Vice Admiral has gone to the frontline for support, with several Major Generals remaining on Blue Star. Fortunately, they insisted on the decision to concentrate the main forces on Blue Star.
To delay his return, Mechanical Planet would surely deploy Insect Mother, but the number—large or small—is uncertain.
After all, there is human participation involved.
Admiral Bai and he have deployed all available forces, and have secretly mobilized soldiers from Planet 022 for this purpose.
If the decision is flawed, there might be consequences.
The secretary hopes Admiral Bai doesn’t rush to rescue Ji Heng yet, as it’s not 100% confirmed whether the mother is there. "Sir, what if it’s a trap just to lure you away..."
"But if I don’t act, it will be too late." Admiral Bai noticed the secretary’s face full of concern, "Focus more on Colonel Bai."
Colonel Bai is also commanding for the first time, so Admiral Bai instructed the secretary, "Assist him online."
To keep track of developments, Admiral Bai and Colonel Bai have remained connected, preventing any emergence of advanced Insect Men elsewhere.
Upon hearing this, Colonel Bai replied helplessly, "Sir, I will not be indecisive in such major matters."
"You’d better not be." Admiral Bai left with ten of his subordinates.
Outside the underground repair room, the support ship just tore through a layer of wall, revealing the structure within, layer after layer, causing headaches.
Back when it was built, the aim was to make it as sturdy as possible, but it turns out, a base isn’t just better because it’s sturdy. It’s also important for it to be easy to dismantle during disassembly.
Ji Heng noticed the task was still not canceled, which was quite telling.
The higher-ups really want them to continue the mission.
The task standards given are very vague, so Admiral Bai sent him a private message saying, "Your life is more important." Just do it superficially.
The next sentence can’t be said loud, given five Admirals are his superiors, and can’t openly disobey orders.
Ji Heng felt uneasy, forced into completing the task, leading to rebellious thoughts.
He didn’t even want to put on an act; deep down, he felt that no matter how advanced the mecha was, it was no match for Su Xiaocai’s mecha.
As Admiral Bai said, even in resistance, he had to pretend, unable to refute the order as the live broadcast was still on.
He had to use some clever tactics.
Using clever tactics was taught by Su Xiaocai: when the task isn’t that important and purely exists to make things difficult, you can choose how to comply.
After all, as long as there are people, there’s conflict.
Where there’s conflict, unreasonable tasks often fall upon you.
Arguing is futile; no matter how loudly you shout, you can’t wake someone pretending to sleep.
If the goal is self-preservation, you must show minimal effort, failing to complete.
If you aim for achievement, then complete it perfectly.
Ji Heng attempted to take a step forward.
All cowardly insect soldiers halted, staring at him, causing him to sweat profusely, as seconds ticked away.
Ji Heng had forgotten to breathe; just before suffocating, the cowardly insect soldiers turned towards the exit.
In merely ten seconds, it felt exceedingly long to him.
The disguise ability of the superpower was indeed strong, giving Ji Heng some relief.
Ji Heng stepped forward again, and now the cowardly insect soldiers fully regarded him as a peer, passing by him without notice, flowing out of the repair room.
A mechanical limb soldier whispered, "Is the mother sleeping here?"
Such a massive mecha moving here should’ve been detected.
The live broadcast equipment can move independently, and the two devices seemed aware of danger, perching calmly on Black Wing’s shoulder, filming from only one angle.
"I declare, Ji Er is my god, so brave."
"Just to let you know, we can breathe here."
"What exactly is Ji Heng’s mission to come to such a dangerous place?"
"The entire process is about dismantling Mechanical Planet; the underground structure is difficult to dismantle. My guess is they’re here to retrieve high-tech items."
"Are they the two mechas?"
The two mechas’ ’keel’ is complete, visibly custom-made, internal equipment is ready, only awaiting enclosure.
However, the hatches of the two mechas are open, shrouded in darkness obscuring any internal contents, and Ji Heng dared not use a spotlight.
He opened a metal panel on the mecha’s wrist, releasing a floating lamp.
As the floating lamp rose up, it was swiftly smacked down and extinguished by Insect Man.
The gaze of the Insect Man focused again, scanning over Black Wing, seemingly pondering whether there was a person inside the large frame.
Ji Heng’s expression shifted slightly, tensing up.
The teammate in the back seat felt their heart racing, heartbeat rate surpassing the thrill of a roller coaster.
