Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 3971 Fate...

Aurora gave her team members the order to retreat immediately, then transferred command to the deputy leader of the second medical team, and went alone to the other side of the river.

The communicator kept ringing with orders to retreat from higher command. The main force had successfully broken through the encirclement and no longer needed to hold the line. The suspended harbor was to be strategically abandoned.

During the run, Aurora turned off her communicator, and the sound stopped abruptly. Ignoring the anxious calls from her teammates behind her, she made a different choice this time; she was determined to try to save her comrades.

"Follow orders, we will retreat immediately." Although the deputy captain of the second medical team was also a medic, he had experienced several frontline battles and possessed a high level of discipline.

"After breaking out, Kallet's army will definitely pursue the main force with firepower. In this way, the pressure on the suspended harbor will be reduced, and the captain will have a higher chance of escaping the battlefield."

The deputy captain knew that this was a critical moment where every second counted, and a few seconds of hesitation could lead to a completely different outcome. The squad that had completed its covering mission had to withdraw from the battlefield.

Without bothering to ask Aurora why she did this, the second medical team quickly withdrew from the battlefield according to the original plan. The first medical team, which was ambushed by Kallet, also had no time to take away their fallen teammates. In order to save those who were still alive, they were also forced to withdraw quickly.

A few minutes after the two teams withdrew, Aurora crossed the broken bridge to the other side of the river. She carefully concealed herself, constantly using cover to hide herself, making no sound with every movement, in order to evade Kallet's search.

Whether it was luck or bad luck, Kallet finally discovered the location of the main force of the Celestial soldiers. It was not the vanguard that broke through the encirclement, but the main force. The force that caused the huge commotion at the floating harbor was the rearguard. As a result, Kallet's troops, which had already approached the river, were ordered by their superiors to turn around and pursue the Celestial army.

Aurora traversed the craters in the ground, from which white smoke from burning gunpowder still billowed. Everywhere she looked, there were fragments of metal and the remains of buildings. The air was thick with a pungent odor, like the end of the world.

Ruft, a floating harbor, is an extremely important transport port on the Ghent continent, handling one-third of the blood transport. As a result, a very prosperous port city has sprung up nearby, with high-rise buildings, bustling traffic, and people coming and going. It is the logistics lifeline of Ghent and the core of cultural exchange.

Now, the brutal artillery fire of Kallet has destroyed the city, its former prosperity reduced to ashes, the entire city is burning, billowing thick smoke, everything is collapsing and breaking apart.

Aurora nearly fell into a bomb crater. Composing herself, she had to choose again. Instead of obeying the order to retreat, she insisted on crossing the bridge to find her comrade-in-arms of three years.

"Iaso, where are you?" Aurora cried out anxiously, risking exposure. "I can do it, I'm coming to save you this time."

Near a collapsed wall, Aurora found Iaso lying on the ground, covered in blood, her uniform covered in dust and dirt, and clutching the remote control for the machinery in her hand.

"Iaso, I've found you."

Aurora's body trembled violently, her shoulders shook uncontrollably, and her eyes instantly welled up with immense sorrow and warm tears, as if she had suffered some terrible fear.

Iaso's uniform was deeply stained with blood, becoming both tragically sad and sticky. Unfortunately, several shrapnel bullets pierced her body, penetrating her vital organs.

The medical robot she brought examined Iaso and determined that he had suffered irreversible damage to his heart and lungs, and that there were several twisted shrapnel fragments inside his body. Even if he were transferred to a well-equipped hospital bed with excellent doctors in the next second, the probability of saving his life would be almost zero.

Aurora trembled violently, frantically trying to stop the bleeding and desperately trying to restore the other's body temperature, but it was all in vain; she could not snatch the soul from the clutches of death.

"Oh right, I have this."

She pulled a vial of emerald green liquid from her pocket. Her mother said it was something the magic school had made; once injected, it could provide a large amount of life energy, with the miraculous effect of bringing the dead back to life. It was extremely rare, more precious than gold.

Completely unable to recall when she had taken the vial of life-saving potion, Aurora was so nervous that she had no time to consider anything amiss and injected the precious potion into Iaso's body.

A miraculous thing happened: the body temperature that was gradually decreasing and the heartbeat that was almost extinguished showed obvious signs of warming up after the injection of the life-saving medicine. The heartbeat became clear and strong again. Iaso slowly opened his eyes, and a bright light returned to his dark eyes.

"Aurora, what are you doing here..." Iaso's body twitched involuntarily, but then a sharp pain made her stop moving and snuggle into her arms.

"Don't speak, let me stop the bleeding first, then I'll lead you to safety." Aurora quickly cut open the other person's military uniform with scissors, her heart pounding, her hands covered in blood that was starting to grow cold.

The moment the uniform was cut open, Aurora's pupils contracted sharply, and she froze. There were no fewer than five obvious shrapnel wounds on Iaso's upper body, some of which were in critical locations such as the heart and lungs. The horrifying wounds made even the most skilled surgeon's scalp tingle, and almost rendered suturing pointless.

Iaso seemed aware of his situation, forced a smile, and said:

"Don't bother, I saw a bomb explode near me with my own eyes. Time seemed to stand still for a moment, and I could even see the paint on the bomb... I guess I'm just having a final burst of energy before I die."

"In medical class, we learned that people often unleash a final burst of vitality when they are near death."

"Has the main force successfully evacuated?"

Aurora's face was filled with sorrow and pain. Her chest heaved violently, as if she were suffocating. Her hand, gripping the scissors, felt as if it were holding her friend's life. She turned on the communicator, and the voice of the train guard captain directing his troops came through...

"The main force has broken through, but Kallet's pursuit is fierce. I'll lead a team to intercept Kallet's pursuers, while the rest of us continue to retreat towards Ghent."

“Our mission is complete.” Iaso’s eyes shone even brighter.

Aurora's lips were pale, and her voice trembled: "Yes, the mission was accomplished, the main force broke through, but..."

“Aurora, you should retreat quickly too. The Kallet will definitely sweep through the floating harbor afterward. Take advantage of their distraction…” Iaso’s voice gradually weakened, and he felt a chill run through his body, a bone-chilling cold seeping into every corner of his body.

She knew that this was a direct result of excessive blood loss in the body.

"Stop talking, I'll stop the bleeding and stitch up your wound." Aurora took out a sterile bandage and needle and thread. She was trembling even more than Iaso, but how could she stitch up an internal wound? Suddenly, a pair of blood-stained hands gently grasped Aurora's hands. Iaso shook his head at her and forced a smile: "I can't go on, you should leave."

The moment their eyes met, Aurora trembled violently, tears welled in her eyes, and she shouted quickly:

“Iaso, I come from more than ten years in the future. I’m telling you that the Celestial Realm has won. The Kallet Organization has been wiped out, and even the behemoth in the Eaton Industrial Zone has been driven out. The floating harbor has been rebuilt into a prosperous city.”

Iaso smiled and nodded, his eyelids beginning to droop, his face almost devoid of color, his pulse weakening, and the pounding of his heart sounding like ashes gradually dying out.

“I’m telling the truth, we won, Iaso, and our medical support team has a new name, the Coordinating Division…” Aurora hurriedly told her the news about the future, “Our Seventh Empire still shines brightly.”

“I…believe you…Aurora…you never lie…no wonder…you wanted me…to join your team…” Iaso’s head tilted towards her embrace, the light in his eyes fading rapidly, a faint, unreal vision flashing through them, as he murmured:

“I think I… saw the future you spoke of… Aurora… From now on, your eyes… will be my eyes… Go and see… the heavens for me…”

After a long while, Aurora, who had recovered from her trembling, silently hugged Iaso tightly in her arms. Her eyes were red and her lips were bleeding from being bitten by her teeth. Then she took off her coat, wrapped it around her friend's body, and carefully placed it on the spot.

"I will come to pick you up, I will definitely come to pick you up."

Aurora then turned back every few steps before running towards the edge of the suspended harbor. She didn't know when the general would come to pick her up. She had slightly deviated from the gears of fate, but in general, she had returned to her original trajectory.

While Kallet was pursuing most of the enemy, Aurora successfully escaped from the suspended harbor.

The captain of the train guard led a team to intercept the pursuing Kallet troops. They fought a bloody battle until the entire army was wiped out. No one begged for mercy or fled for their lives. They calmly walked towards their deaths, and ultimately succeeded in delaying the Kallet's advance, allowing more people to escape the pursuit.

Where he fell, the communicator displayed a message Aurora had sent him:
"I come from the future. You will die in the battle to stop Kallet's pursuit. Please make sure to evacuate with the main force."

He didn't believe in time travel, just as he didn't believe that Northpise would have reinforcements. It sounded too far-fetched, but he had already decided to stay behind himself to stop Kallet's pursuit.

Only a high-ranking officer of sufficient status could completely draw Kallet's attention and buy more time for the evacuation.

Moreover, even if Aurora's words are true, wouldn't that just prove his decision was correct? Aurora lived into the future, so the future still belongs to the Seventh Empire.

So no matter what, he had to stay and intercept Callet.

Operation Sandstorm at Ruft's Floating Harbor, also known as Operation Sandstorm, originated from a surprise attack by the Kallet organization on the Floating Harbor, which defeated the train guards and part of the coastal guards and took hostages.

After the battle began, the Ghent Command dispatched combat troops for the first time to support the operation, tearing apart the Kallet organization's invasion and repelling their attack.

Soon after, the Kallet organization returned with even more ferocious fighting power, severely damaging most of the combat troops and surrounding the command post. During this time, the 2nd Medical Team 1 temporarily modified the drones on the battlefield, combining them with medical capabilities. While providing medical treatment, they also carried out guerrilla tactics, diverting the Kallet's attention and causing them to make wrong strategic judgments. They successfully held out until the arrival of the second wave of reinforcements from the Ghent Command.

The second medical team organized a hostage rescue plan, successfully rescuing the hostages from the Coast Guard and Train Guard. They also used incredible tactics to eliminate two special forces units of Kallet: "Bloody Revolver," mainly composed of roaming gunmen, and "Crimson Mad Bullet," mainly composed of ammunition experts.

At the end of Operation Sandstorm, after the train garrison commander determined that Ghent could not send reinforcements, he sacrificed himself to buy time, allowing the main force to evacuate the suspended harbor.

On the second day after the evacuation from the floating harbor, the army unexpectedly encountered the third wave of reinforcements from Ghent and launched a counterattack on the floating harbor, bringing back the bodies of the fallen Celestial soldiers. However, for strategic reasons, they ultimately abandoned the floating harbor temporarily.

It was later learned that the third wave of reinforcements was an army summoned by the nobleman Naver Jürgen and Semper Kischka in the name of a great nobleman.

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At the right time, Ruftor Harbor.

Aurora suddenly opened her deep eyes, and the first thing that caught her eye was the monument standing in the martyrs' cemetery. It was a huge piece of marble, densely engraved with the names of many victims, silent, still, and with an indescribable sense of solemnity.

A sea breeze swept in from the direction of the ocean, carrying a faint, salty scent that entered her nostrils.

She sat on the edge of the flowerbed next to the monument for what seemed like a very long time.

In late autumn, the sun sets earlier and earlier, as if it too is feeling weary, tired and cold, and a chilly, gloomy atmosphere gradually permeates the world.

Aurora stood up. With no sign of General Ye Lin nearby, she muttered to herself, "Did I just have a dream here? A dream of the past, of the suspended harbor, of Iaso?"

She seemed to have stayed in the same spot the whole time, never leaving for even half a minute.

Then, Aurora bowed to the monument and whispered:
"If there are ghosts and monsters in the world, the heavens will be even more fearless, because you are here."

As darkness fell, Aurora walked out of the cemetery. The chill of the evening breeze made her mind clearer and her understanding of reality more profound.

What just happened was just a dream, a dream given to her by the general to help her resolve her inner conflict.

Suddenly, Aurora stopped in her tracks, stunned as if struck by lightning.

She slowly lowered her head and looked at the area of ​​her clothes on her chest, which was stained with blood.