Chapter 53: Arrival
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The main ship initiated communication with Black Gold Fortress. Due to signal interference, the communication was intermittent. The alpha soldiers receiving the communication only caught a few key words.
“Retreat, collapse, fortress.”
These words quickly reached Zhu Di’s office, where several people, including Xi Yuan and Novisane, gathered to discuss what message the main ship was conveying at this critical moment.
They were set to depart for the main ship tomorrow, but at this time, the main ship transmitted such a vague message.
The communication room kept trying to reconnect with the main ship, but the signal was continuously blocked. The office fell into a silent pondering. With only three keywords, it was challenging to determine the meaning of the main ship’s message.
Which place needed a retreat? What had collapsed? What impact did it have on the fortress? All remained unknown.
Xi Yuan’s fingers continuously tapped on the desk. The sound abruptly stopped, and he looked around. “What do you think this means?”
“The most likely possibilities are two: either the Wandering City collapsed, prompting evacuation of Black Gold Fortress, or the main ship collapsed, and they are retreating to Black Gold Fortress.” Novisane leaned on his chin, a pink candy faintly visible in his mouth. After contemplating for a moment, he continued, “I tend to favor the first possibility. After all, if the main ship collapsed, they might not even have time to transmit the information.”
The people in the office actually all speculated about the first possibility, but making all the people in Black Gold Fortress evacuate was almost impossible. Moreover, all of this was mere speculation.
The room fell into silence again, but the High Tower had already activated the latest radar equipment, continuously monitoring the sky above Black Gold Fortress. The Wandering City was too close, and if it collapsed, the insect race on top would fall to Black Gold Fortress like meteors. Even if there was one insect alive, it would cause immeasurable harm to the people inside.
Until now, the radar hadn’t detected anything.
“Prepare the fortress for evacuation.” Xi Yuan took a deep breath, rubbing his temple in irritation. “Black Gold Fortress has too many civilians; evacuating them is not an easy task. If we really have to retreat, we can’t afford to be in chaos during the evacuation.”
Hanchester responded with a sound and turned to leave the office to make preparations.
Xi Yuan looked up at Dong Du. “What do you think? Will we proceed to the main ship as planned tomorrow?”
“Let’s proceed as planned,” Dong Du sat by the window, his gaze on the ink-blue night sky. “Regardless of the actual situation, we need to go and see to understand.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the skyline suddenly ignited with a fiery glow, a vibrant red spreading across the sky like a wildfire gradually unfolding above.
Dong Du abruptly stood up, and his rising movement even knocked over a chair. His eyes widened, and his voice became almost piercing. “Prepare to retreat, prepare to retreat immediately!”
Everyone in the office stood up. Zhu Di almost hesitated but rushed out of the office. Xi Yuan and Novisane walked to the window.
Fragmented rocks turned into shooting stars, the starfire reddening the entire sky. The Wandering City collapsed, plummeting towards Black Gold Fortress.
The moment it became clear, everyone remaining in the office ran out. All the ships of the High Tower started simultaneously, opening all hatches even before thorough checks.
The broadcast from the High Tower emitted a sharp, ear-piercing whine. The urgent evacuation order spread through all devices to the people. The once quiet streets instantly became noisy with cries, screams, and shouts, but what everyone heard most clearly was their own heartbeat.
The nearby residents of the High Tower had already boarded the ships. No one carried luggage; they crowded into the ship’s cabins. Whether noble or common, alpha or omega, in the blink of an eye, they all became refugees fleeing for their lives.
Ships took off one by one, attempting to break through the sky filled with flying sparks. Some were lucky enough to avoid them, while others were hit by the sparks and heavily crashed back into the fortress.
Dong Du’s shoes were soaked, every step even seeping out liquid. The stones falling from the collapse of the Wandering City all turned into meteoric projectiles. Black Gold Fortress became a sea of flames in just a moment.
Black Gold Fortress prioritized evacuating civilians; soldiers were left behind to hold the line.
In the intense burning sea, people ran with a common goal. However, many couldn’t make it in time. After some of the people boarded the ships, a piercing scream came from the raging fire.
Some insect creatures had survived and reached Black Gold Fortress.
Alpha soldiers immediately raised their weapons and sprayed the insects’ necks. The insects curled up their wings to shield their necks, and the bullets hitting them sounded like striking iron, emitting a clang of metal.
One by one, insects appeared all over Black Gold Fortress. The institute brought out experimental weapons still in progress and distributed them to soldiers. These weapons were made of laser and formed light swords, easily slicing through the queen’s skin.
Black Gold Fortress had a small population, and with a little more persistence, they could get the remaining survivors onto the ships.
Seven soldiers formed a team, each going to different places to exterminate the insects, while more soldiers protected civilians, making sure no one was parasitized by insect eggs.
Dong Du’s breathing was hot. After cutting down another insect, he ran towards the High Tower. If there were insects falling there, they had to be cleared immediately.
While running halfway, someone looked down at him.
Xu Yiling’s hair had been neatly cut from the back of her head. Her face was covered in black ash. At the moment of meeting, Dong Du didn’t even recognize her. She handed two black boxes to Dong Du. “Your Highness, use these.”
“How do I use them?” Dong Du’s voice was hoarse from the smoky air. His eyes were bloodshot, as if blood would drip out soon.
“After the retreat is complete, use two flying ships to collide with these two black boxes. The collision of these substances can explode equivalent to two stars, with enough mass to form a black hole, swallowing Black Gold Fortress.” Xu Yiling’s gaze was fanatic. “Originally, this thing would be tested in a simulated lab, but there’s no time now. These insects are evolving; their optical reactions can evade radar.”
Dong Du tucked the black boxes into his arms and spat out a mouthful of blood. “Where is the queen?”
“In the institute. His Majesty fears that carrying the queen will attract the siege of the insect race and plans to abandon the queen,” Xu Yiling said.
“He’s surprisingly unburdened at this time.” Dong Du pushed Xu Yiling away and headed to the institute with a laser knife. “You hurry up and board the ship.”
“Your Highness, without me, you can’t move the queen at all.” Xu Yiling staggered a few steps and then quickly followed Dong Du. “You must use iris recognition to unlock the institute.”
“You might die,” Dong Du didn’t try to persuade her to leave, only reaching out to hold her. “Are you still going?”
Xu Yiling: “Yes.”
The two hurried under the rain of fire and quickly entered the research institute. Xu Yiling used iris recognition to open the institute’s door. They removed the equipment from the queen’s body and pushed the container holding the queen out of the research institute.
“Go west; that area has the sparsest population,” Xu Yiling told Dong Du.
Dong Du remained silent like a statue, but his actions were precise. The laser sword in his hand was utilized to its utmost. This sharp tool could easily cut through bricks and stones.
Xu Yiling followed Dong Du without lifting her head. The two went west until there were almost no tall buildings around, then they stopped and closed the container.
Without the freezing effect, the queen’s changes were extremely apparent. They could even easily hear the queen’s heartbeat, something the insect race could also perceive.
After a sharp scream, insects from all directions instantly swarmed towards the west. Without the interference of the insect race, the retreat operation became much easier. The sky was no longer filled with flying rocks, and intact ships took off.
Dong Du pushed Xu Yiling against the wall, holding a laser sword in one hand and pressing the queen with the other. His heart was beating fast, and he felt no fear but a sense of relief.
This time, he didn’t run.
The queen gradually regained vitality. With a cracking sound of bones, she gradually returned to her original form as Hill. Without hesitation, Dong Du pierced the queen’s chest with the laser sword. The queen let out a sharp scream, but there was no blood from the wound.
It couldn’t be killed.
With the corner of his eye, Dong Du glanced at Xu Yiling. He intended to take the queen around to keep the insect race away from her. However, before he could act, a flying ship hovered over his head.
Novisane jumped down from the hatch, smiling at him. “What’s wrong, want to be a hero all by yourself?”
Dong Du was stunned for a moment, then frowned. “Idiot.”
“I’m definitely not an idiot.” Novisane wiped the black ash from Dong Du’s face. “They haven’t seized this opportunity yet.”
This was Black Gold Fortress, Clos’s territory. Whether it was Zhu Di, Xi Yuan, Hanchester, or even Meng Ruan, they couldn’t concentrate on the evacuation of the people.
“Go and bring the doctor. We don’t need this thing.” Dong Du threw away the queen and, together with Novisane, dragged Xu Yiling and ran.
The flying ship had an automatic operating system and stayed in the air above them.
The sharp screams of the insect race echoed in their ears. They rushed towards the queen and the three of them. The flying ship lowered a metal rope ladder, and Novisane pulled Dong Du, who, in turn, pulled Xu Yiling. Dong Du caught the ladder with an arrow step, and Novisane and Xu Yiling were completely suspended in mid-air.
The rope ladder retracted automatically, pulling the three into the flying ship. Raptor slid over with small wheels, showing a big crying face on the LED display. “Master, you’re okay; that’s really great.”
“Raptor.” Dong Du touched his smooth mechanical head. “Well done, as expected of my little robot.”
The crying face of Raptor instantly turned into a smiling face.
Dong Du wiped off the black ash on his face and looked at Novisane. “Is there only one flying ship?”
“I can mobilize more from Yars.” Novisane sat on the ground, raised his eyes, and looked over. “What do you want a flying ship for?”
“Create a paradise for them.” Dong Du took out two black boxes from his pocket.
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