The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 674 Emergency Response

The chaos atop the base towers clearly won't last long.

The enemy attacked without warning, causing such a commotion that no one could stay at their post. There were fewer than ten patrol teams left on the outer towers, and if they were in such a state of panic, the rear guard camp must be in complete disarray as well.

2856 also knew the principle that it is better to guide than to block, so he tacitly accepted the momentary chaos of the crowd, which led to the scene at the beginning where everyone rushed up to watch.

Simply listening or being forced into something doesn't give people a real sense of urgency when facing danger, but it's different if they participate or witness it firsthand.

The enemy's power, conveyed through such a shocking entrance, will be deeply etched into everyone's minds, further instilling in them a sense of crisis, as if they were tied to a sinking ship, while the luxury passenger ship that was about to collide with them showed no sign of slowing down.

Having seen what needed to be seen and subdued what needed to be said, 2856 drove the crowd away, letting them go. The group stationed at the rear guard post prepared for battle.

Although they usually complained about the tower's dilapidated state, it became their only fortress to lean on and take refuge when a real battle came.

After issuing a series of instructions, 2856 fell into deep thought. He stared intently at the mech formation slowly approaching from afar, his expression tense, lost in thought.

Kashi, standing to the side, looked relaxed and observed the mecha moving in their direction with great interest, seemingly unconcerned, though in fact it really wasn't his business.

"How did they get here so quickly?" someone nearby murmured.

What's so bad about this? It's just a bigger commotion. People have to make a public announcement before they attack. The worst kind of enemy is the one that sneaks up on you without you even realizing it, and you don't know when you've fallen into their trap, thinking you've got the victory in the bag... Kashi thought to himself.

However, such personal experiences are not something that can be shared with outsiders, so he could only complain to himself in his heart.

"Cass, I feel like something's off about you today." The man suddenly changed the subject, bringing up an unrelated topic. Just a moment ago he was worried about the battle, but the next moment he was asking about Cass's condition.

The man was secretly startled, because given the other person's past careless nature, they wouldn't have noticed such a thing... and he, in a somewhat gloating mood, hadn't bothered to hide it. But he hadn't expected the other person to reveal it so openly now. What was their intention at this juncture?

"Looks like I guessed right." 2856's gaze slowly shifted from the distant mecha to Kas: "...I knew something was off about you. You said you were coming back to fight the enemy, but you seem to be hiding something from us. What are you up to?"

"I'm warning you, whatever you want to do, don't get in the way of other people's important matters. This isn't a playground where you can do whatever you want."

Perhaps for them, receiving an education is a simple and ordinary thing, especially for children from wealthy families who have other ways to enter their ideal schools even if they don't participate in the unified entrance examination. But for ordinary people, the unified entrance examination is an insurmountable chasm on the corridor of destiny, and the future of countless people depends on this one examination.

He knew that Kas might not care about this, but it was precisely this indifference and recklessness that could inadvertently ruin someone else's life.

Kashi paused for a moment, then chuckled, "How could I know... I only brought forty-odd men, what could I do?" Yes, the other side brought forty-odd men, and since he wasn't with Yara at the moment, the momentum he had built up was gone. On the contrary, Kashi himself held a high position in the camp, and all the people there were his confidants... The other side couldn't gain any advantage at all, let alone scheme against them.

Moreover, if it were someone else, there might really be a possibility of them defecting to the enemy, but what would Kashi be after?

However, a voice in 2856's heart kept screaming that something was wrong, constantly reminding him that something was illogical. The occasional glances from the other party and even the way things were going were all wrong, as if an invisible hand was controlling everything, leaving them to drift along with the tide.

He has always trusted his intuition, which is the mysterious force that has ensured he has been on the right path all these years.

Unfortunately, they didn't have much time left, and he didn't have time for this cunning maneuvering. He decided to be blunt and tell them, whatever their motives, not to interfere with his plans. Otherwise…

He's not just someone who can sit here; he can easily handle forty or so people.

"It's agreed that you can stay put, but your men can't be idle. I heard that your men are all elite soldiers, so I've decided to integrate them into various squads to contribute, since now is precisely the time when manpower is needed..."

The reason for splitting up the elite assault teams and distributing them among various units is naturally to guard against a certain individual and prevent them from causing trouble. Of course, this also allows for a more effective expansion of the distribution of combat power.

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly smiled enigmatically upon hearing this: "Are you guarding against me?"

2856 glanced at him and said directly, "Yes, it's because I'm wary of you." He made no attempt to hide this fact, because the other party was simply too strange, and his motives were inexplicable, causing constant alarm in his mind... This made it impossible for him to cooperate with him without any reservations—he chose to trust his intuition.

"Think what you want." He gave a cold laugh, but in his heart he was thinking... He thought he was so smart, but who was he guarding against? He originally wanted to create some trouble to prevent that person from having it so easy, but it turned out that his own people were starting to sabotage him.

Fine then, let's show 2856 what he's really doing... He can't even tell who the enemy is, what did he defend against in the end? The real danger isn't Kashi, the real danger has already been put into the flock by him.

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The defensemen were stationed below, and before Jiang Hui and the others could figure out what was going on outside, they received orders to go into battle one after another.

Faced with the aggressive approach of the three mechs, 2856 was naturally not as relaxed as he looked. In this state, it was impossible for him to go up and fight head-on. He had to think of a way to maneuver around them.

Sending people to intercept is necessary, but how to intercept and in what form to intercept them needs to be carefully planned. Otherwise, sending more people up will only result in them being leftovers and certain death.

(End of this chapter)