Chapter 167: Operation Start!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The lights in Bo Liās room werenāt on. She lied quietly on her own bed staring into the darkness, accompanied by the sounds of her own breathing.
There was an apprehension clogging her heart, but she couldnāt tell where it came fromā¦
Was it because of her unfinished experiments or miscalculated data? Or was it because of the final planā¦
The final planā¦ Did he accept it? He should be on the space combat jet right now if he didā¦
Matter of fact, he wasnāt. Yao Yuan was actually standing outside her door. The 4 soldiers that were on guard duty saluted when they saw him approach. Yao Yuan returned the salute and said, "Itās okay, you guys are relieved of guard duty. As long as she doesnāt leave the Hope, she has the freedom to go anywhere she wantsā¦"
After the guards left, Yao Yuan stood transfixed in front of her room door. He didnāt make to enter or knock, he just stood their quietly. The guards threw him some questioning gazes, but they didnāt dare to comment anything.
"Bo Li, I know you can hear me. I want to apologizeā¦ for what happened earlier, but make no mistake, the marshal law still stands. As a Whisperer, youāre still not allowed on the battlefield. You have to understand that if you fall into enemy hands, it will not only harm our winning prospects in this war, it will be a great loss to the Academyā¦"
Needless to say, Bo Li could hear him clearly. Yao Yuan perhaps didnāt realize he was using his Anima power. Bo Li, though, refused to reply. She bit down hard on her lips and could feel tears swirling in her eyes. The feeling of apprehension that was bugging her increased and it suffocated her heartā¦
(My deathā¦ will only be the Academyās lossā¦?)
"ā¦and..."
Yao Yuan dithered before completing his sentence, weighing what he wanted to say. "...me, itāll be a loss for me tooā¦
"So please donāt take such unnecessary risks again. I will never allow you on the battlefield! But... I remember everything that Iāve promised you; weāll go to the beach together, go swimming if the seaās safeā¦ and lie on the beach at night to enjoy the night sky. I remember every single promise that Iāve made, and I always fulfill my words. Iāll do my best to keep my end of the bargain, and you have to promise me youāll do the same tooā¦"
Yao Yuanās voice slowly petered away. Bo Liās tears were flowing freely now. She pushed herself up from her bed and rubbed her tears away as she rushed to open the door. There was no one out there anymore.
Even so, she didnāt feel disappointed. Instead she felt warmed, intertwined with wisps of bitterness... It reminded her of her favorite tea drink, a light sweetness and warmth that always permeated her body after the initial bitterness.
"Professor Bo Li?" a soldier that passed by asked tentatively.
Bo Li coughed and replied lightly, "Can you accompany me to the lab...? Iām sure that idiot doesnāt have the foresight to tweak the propeller to its maximum setting. Letās get to work since we still have time before the operation officially starts."
Yao Yuan saw the tired Guang Zhen off to the temporary base. Guang Zhen would be responsible for holding the safety of the base until the Hope could lift off into space. His order was to not budge from his post under any circumstance, and based on his personality, Guang Zhen would die before he would allow the base to fall.
"Olā Wong, Iāll leave the defense of the surface to you. For the sake of humanityā¦ please do your best." Yao Yuan saw Guang Zhenās diminishing figure and he sent him these parting words through his Anima power.
Without turning around, Guang Zhen lifted his hand and waved before getting on the shuttle.
"Come on, now itās our turn."
Yao Yuan turned to address the gathered Black Star Troopers. The 110 plus troopers included new Homo Evolutis that shouldnāt even be on the battlefield. If all the troopers were to be wiped out, humanity would have suffered an indescribable loss.
"Iām not sure whether this will be our last confrontation with this alien, and there are definitely many things humanity still needs to worry about, like the safety of the planet and the well-being of our future generation, but all those things will come after we win this war!
"Let us fight for the sake of humanity, for the sake of future, for the sake of our children, and for a new home planet!"
Then all the Homo Evolutis got on their assigned combat jets. With Yao Yuan leading, they soared through the sky as their ECS systems were activated. Within a blink of an eye, they were already in space.
In front of them was the mother nest that was previously on Moon 2. One had to wonder how such a giant thing had extricated itself from the moon's surface. Currently, it was still in Moon 2ās orbital range. Due to its size, it had to contend with Moon 2ās gravitational force, so it was travelling extremely slow.
"The first step of Operation Celestial Wolf is to clear out as many monsters as we possibly can. The mother nest requires some time before it can birth new monsters. Therefore, the more monsters we take down now, the easier itāll be for us later. Similarly, weāll be using guerilla tactics. This first step will last for an hour. An hour later, weāll gather at coordinates 3612, 7161, 2351."
Yao Yuan took in a deep breath and led the troopers into the cloud of monsters. The second space war was going to startā¦
Back at the Hope, Ivan and Saburo were slaving in the biology lab. Their eyes were ringed with black eye from god knows how many sleepless nights. They werenāt even given rest when the soldiers came back and went for their forty winks. The 2 of them only managed short naps in between quick meals.
The pressure on them only increased after 20 more infected were sent into quarantine. Among the 20 were Ren Tao and Zhang Heng. One of them was a rare Thinker and the other was the best Diviner. Yao Yuan gave specific orders that they must be saved no matter what.
But it was easier said than done.
It was already a miracle for a planet to be able to support life. However, the evolution of the creatures on it would definitely be different from that of Earthās. The same could be said of its microorganisms. A common virus on this planet might be fatal to humanity because mankind didnāt develop immunity against it.
"Thereās just no way. Weāve tried all the antibiotics we have. Even the lab rats have entered metabolic shock from ingestion of so many medicines. Obviously, one or more of the virus strands are activated by our antibiotics. Instead of suppressing it, the medicines are activating it." Ivan sighed in defeat.
Saburo glared at the test tubes of samples with bloodshot eyes. The whole situation reminded him of the tragedy that he had once experienced, but as frustrated as he was, he had to concede. "Youāre right. It would be much easier if there was only 1 virus or bacteria. In that case, we could use the electromagnetic cellular separator, butā¦ these people took in the air of the planet. They were contaminated by a whole bouquet of bacteria and viruses that live in the air. Of the earlier patients, a few of them died from internal bleeding. If the symptoms are the same, this new batch of patients will die in the next 30 minutes."
"Things definitely would be a lot easier if they had been contaminated by one or two viruses or bacteria, but nowā¦ I donāt think even medical technology from the 5th revolution could save them in such a short period of timeā¦" Ivan concurred.
Saburo balled his fists and growled, "If only there was an immune system that could counter any and all viruses and bacteriaā¦ Wait a minute, Professor Ivan! We do have something like that, an organism that has perfect immunity! Yesā¦
"Weāll use the alien cells to create the vaccine!"
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