Chapter 164: Victory!


    Trantor: EndlessFantasy Trantion Editor: EndlessFantasy Trantion


    "All of the monsters in space have been sessfully cleared. I want a quick report on all the troopers."


    The space war thatsted 2 hours and 17 minutes concluded with mankind winning. In fact, with the aid of Space Combat Jet Prototype 003, the war was won with rtive ease!


    Yao Yuan alone took down 574,216 monsters!


    In other words, he fell about 60 monsters every other second!


    His efficiency was truly magnificent...


    Of course, the contribution of the various 4th revolution technologies, like the Gaussian Gatling cannon, electromaic growth field, and ECS system on thebat jet couldn’t be understated.


    As mentioned above, there were zero living monsters upying the space between the possible home and Moon 2. Yao Yuan even led his team to assault the monsters surfing around Moon 2’s orbit. The crowd of monsters that were gathered underneath Moon 2’s ozone tried providing backup, but after they were annihted, they learned to stay put.


    With these observations, mankind’s first space war drew to a close. Even though using the Space Combat Jet Prototype wasn’t as exhausting as using the space armor, after an extended 2 hourbat session, there was no one in the troop that wasn’t drained. It appeared like they could lie down and sleep there and then. The results of the war might have changed if thebat had dragged on.


    Secondly, even though the Space Combat Jet Prototype 003 was still usable inside the ozoneyer, its functionality would be greatly decreased. Due to the air resistance, it couldn’t maintain a high speed of 120 kilometers per second. The friction with air might cause the jet’s shell tobust.


    Furthermore, the effect of ECS system would be greatly influenced by the presence of air. If thebat jet was shot down on Moon 2, the pilot would have crashnded into a pit of hell.


    Due to all these considerations, Yao Yuan ordered for the assault to stop. He wanted the troopers to regroup within each other’s creator’s particle istor range to conduct a battlefield update.


    "...First echelon here. Suffered no damage..."


    "...Second echelon here. Suffered no damage..."


    "..."


    "Eighth echelon here. The left wing of the leader’s jet was grazed..."


    Yao Yuan was pleasantly surprised by how little damage the troopers had suffered overall. Other than a few minor abrasions, the troopers came out basically unscathed after such a long battle. With a smile in his voice, Yao Yuan ordered, "This stage ofbat is over. Let’s return to the Hope."


    Everyone sighed in relief, and it was followed by a rowdy cheer. With Yao Yuan leading the way, they returned safely to the the Hope was on...


    Things were less optimistic on the ground. After a 2 hour-long battle, the temporary base was ultimately secured with more than 200 soldiers’ lives lost and the 9 trooperspletely drained. It felt like the war hadsted for thousands of years when thest monster was killed. Many of the Survivors directly passed out and slumped to the floor.


    Even Guang Zhen had to try his best to keep his senses together. The base would have fallen into enemy hands if not for his involvement. Even though he was not a Homo Evolutis, he rushed headfirst intobat whenever it appeared like the monsters were about to break through. Guang Zhen knew he had to protect mankind’sst line of defense.


    Guang Zhen threw himself intobat with the belief that he was not going to return. There were no regrets to his actions because he found it honorable to be able to sacrifice his life to safeguard the longevity of humanity!


    Thankfully, as the war milled on, the monster army started tox in their stance. It was not that they started to fear mankind’s strength, they had no such emotion, but because their numbers started to fall.


    This was mankind’s battle n. Even though the alien mother nest could continuously create new monster eggs, the young monsters needed at least several days to mature before they could join the war. Furthermore, the monsters needed to travel the space between the and Moon 2 to support their frontline. If this support route was cut off, it was only natural that the numbers of monsters on the would start to peter off.


    Guang Zhen surveyed the base’s surroundings with his military-grade binocrs. He even ordered a few men to survey thends from the sky using the shuttles. There were no observable living monsters. Finally, Guang Zhen downgraded the red alert to a yellow alert and handed defense of the base to the artillery battalion. The remaining battalions were ordered back to the Hope to receive some well-deserved rest.


    "Such a harsh war." Guang Zhen observed with aplicated feeling. Thend was pockmarked with craters, and monster carcasses were piled up as high as mountains. Because the monsters could regenerate from a mere cell, the best way to deal with their bodies was fire. Therefore, Guang Zhen ordered his men to burn the nearer carcasses with methrowers and the rest with molotovs.


    A dpidated Ren Tao stood behind Guang Zhen when he gave these orders. The rest of the troopers didn’t look so dandy either. Their space armors were either chipped or shattered.


    This second alien assault was, in terms of scale, much greater than the previous one. The monsters had also gotten more vicious, especially with the addition of the centipede monsters. Their strong pincers could even punch through the space armor. Even though none of the troopers were seriously injured thanks to their impressive reflexes, their broken armor meant they were exposed to the viruses and bacteria in the air.


    Ren Tao gazed at the burning mountains of corpses with muted feelings. Then he turned around to face Gaung Zhen. "Then... it’s time for us to return to the Hope. If luck would have it, maybe we’ll fight alongside each other again."


    Guang Zhen understood what he meant. The troopers would now have to be quarantined. Other than studying the alien, the pathology department was still looking for a vine for that.


    Like how it was on Sahara, the germs on this might not be as stringent as Earth’s Eb or AIDS, but because of the difference in environment, mankind didn’t have immunity against even themon cold virus equivalent of this. Of the contaminated soldiers, one had already passed away, and others were still in ICU.


    Ren Tao, Zhang Heng, Ye Mu, and the 7 Survivors were about to join their ranks. They too had been contaminated. They would spend the rest of the war in quarantine until they were cured... or until they were dead.


    Guang Zhen was at a loss for words; therefore, he gave the troopers a silent salute. He then watched the 10 brave individuals step onto the shuttle and disappear down the hole.


    Bo Li approached him. "I too shall return to the Hope, because ns for the finalbat strategy have already beenpleted. I’m going to go try it out with more analysis and simted tests."


    Guang Zhen looked Bo Li in her eyes and said sternly, "You better prepare to face Yao Yuan first. Do you know how many rules you’ve broken being here? Who knows how mad he’ll be when he hears of this. The least he will do is imprison you."


    Bo Li pouted slightly and said calmly, "Does he not need the Whisperers anymore? What else can he do? Hit me? Anyway, I have to go." She turned without giving Guang Zhen another look. Apanied by a soldier, she too got on a shuttle.


    Just as Bo Li’s shuttle lifted off ground, about 100bat jets shot through the ozoneyer and seared their trails in the sky. Their speed eased as they got closer to the ground. They were weed with a series of cheers when theynded near the hole. The troopers’ appearance brought massive relief, and more people finally managed to rx and take a rest.


    The second war between mankind and the alien ended...


    With a victory for mankind!


    But this was not thest time. These two would cross swords...