Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 768 Welcome...Home
Amid the heavy traffic, the car Nicol was riding in was stuck on the road.

The long traffic jam made Nicol, who usually didn't care much about the journey, couldn't help but ask what was going on.

According to PLANT's management level, traffic jams rarely occur.

Moreover, due to the limited internal space of the colony satellite, the number of cars that can be on the road at the same time has always been under monitoring.

Therefore, traffic jam is impossible to happen.

However, this impossibility has become possible today.

"Maybe there was a traffic accident?"

The woman sitting in the driver's seat also seemed to be getting a little anxious.

Compared to Nicol's doubts, the woman's mood gradually became more and more agitated as the traffic jam time increased.

Finally, amid this anxiety, the traffic jam ahead began to move slowly.

At this turtle-like pace, the woman's eyes suddenly lit up.

Then she drove her car slowly to a stop next to a traffic officer standing in the middle of the road directing traffic, and showed her ID.

"Excuse me, what happened?"

The traffic officer didn't want to pay attention to the woman at first, but after seeing the ID she presented, he quickly spoke.

"There was a truck collision ahead, and the road is being cleared. If you are in a hurry, you can go to the central avenue from the intersection over there. Although there is some traffic over there, it is at least much better than here."

"Really? Well, thank you for the reminder."

The woman pondered for a moment and made a decisive choice.

Nicol next to him frowned slightly.

He clearly saw that when the car was turning, the traffic control officer seemed to intentionally or unintentionally provide convenience for the woman. He slightly blocked the traffic behind him and left enough space for the woman to turn the car around.

"Researcher Nigel. Sorry! I'm afraid it will take a little longer to get home this time."

After completing the turn, the woman breathed a sigh of relief and tried to calm Nicole down.

Although she was ordered to monitor Nicol, Nicol's identity and appearance made the woman relax a little during the monitoring process.

"No! As long as I can get home safely."

Nicol looked out of the car window and gradually discovered some clues.

Too smooth, no, too weird.

Every time passing an intersection, the car Nicol was riding in would always encounter the green light at the right time, but when it was about to turn into the central avenue, it would encounter various strange situations.

This includes but is not limited to vehicle collisions, goods scattered all over the ground, or people gathering and causing trouble at intersections.

On the surface, these accidents did not extend Nicol's journey much, but they subtly caused the vehicle Nicol was riding in to gradually deviate from the busy central avenue on his way home.

Nicol noticed this and shifted his gaze slightly to look at the woman who was concentrating on driving the car.

The other party didn't seem to notice these strange changes.

Or maybe the means of the black hands hidden behind the scenes were too sophisticated and too natural for the woman to detect the flaws.

Finally, when passing an intersection and there was a street with few pedestrians away from Nicol's home, the accident happened.

A truck suddenly rushed out from the front with a sharp brake sound, and stopped in front of the car that Nicol was riding in.

In an instant, the woman who was concentrating on driving the car slammed on the brakes.

A sharp brake sound tore through the air, and the next second the two cars stopped almost next to each other.

"Watch out! Researcher Nigel!"

The woman looked startled, and seemed to realize that this might be an attack, and subconsciously wanted to reach out for the secret compartment containing the pistol.

Unexpectedly, a black shadow came roaring and smashed a hole in the car window.

As glass shards flew, a dark gun muzzle was pointed at the woman's head.

"Sorry! Miss, please don't make too many movements, otherwise, you know what will happen."

Along with this cold voice coming from the broken car window, a group of strange figures covered in black tactical uniforms appeared from all directions and surrounded the car.

"You, who are you? Blue Cosmos?!"

The woman tried to pull out a pistol hidden in another secret compartment by pretending to raise her hands, but was knocked unconscious by a heavy blow.

"Sorry, miss, you made unnecessary movements."

"You are not blue cosmos."

Nicol, who was standing next to her, watched the whole process of the woman being knocked unconscious with an expressionless face, then looked at the man in black outside the car window and said.

"Of course! We're not those crazy people like Blue Cosmos!"

The man who had knocked the woman unconscious raised his hand to signal.

"Nigel Amalfi. We are the Dark Arrow Force, and we are here to welcome you under the orders of Colonel He! You, it's time to take action."

As soon as he heard the words that the action had begun, a flash of light flashed across Nicol's eyes.

"is it?"

"Yes. Colonel He has come in person to fulfill his promise to you." "Okay!"

Nicol decisively opened the car door, walked out, and took the weapon from the soldier next to him.

"How many of you are here? That place is not one that can be easily conquered. In April City, perhaps only the Supreme Council's defense level can be compared with it."

"Almost a hundred people! But don't worry. Colonel He is ready."

The man chuckled and pointed to an intersection not far away.

There is a camera there watching the situation here.

"Hacker?"

Nicol understood immediately.

If we really have the help of a hacker with such advanced skills, it shouldn't be difficult to break into that secret base.

Nicol was about to leave when he saw several soldiers in black started the truck that had just intercepted the car, but they did not enter the cab again to control the driving of the truck.

"What are they?"

The man shrugged his shoulders, indicating that he didn't know either.

"This was requested by the girl who follows Colonel He. She said she wanted to send a gift to Speaker Patrick Sarah."

After saying this, the man urged Nicol to take action again.

"Let's hurry up! There are still five minutes until the next time node! We must speed up!"

Amid the roar of the truck engine, the Dark Arrow Force quickly disappeared with Nicol on the deserted street.

Five minutes later, when the car Patrick Sala was riding in slowly drove into the gate of his home, an unfamiliar truck immediately attracted the attention of the guards.

What was even more strange was that the guards could clearly see that there was no figure in the cab of the truck heading towards Sarah's house.

"Attack!! Attack! Protect Speaker Sarah!!!"

As the roar sounded, the driverless truck stopped strangely, causing the guards who were facing a great enemy to look at each other in bewilderment, but they did not dare to relax.

"what's going on?"

Patrick Sala's voice came from the communicator, causing the captain of the escort team to respond quickly.

"Mr. Speaker, an unmanned truck suddenly appeared at the gate. Don't worry! The truck has stopped and our staff are investigating. I believe it will be soon..."

The captain of the escort team's voice suddenly stopped, and Patrick Sala felt something was wrong.

"So what happened?!"

When Patrick Sala signaled for someone to go out of the gate and investigate the situation, the voice of the captain of the guard sounded again.

However, this time, the captain of the escort team's voice seemed cautious, yet uncertain.

"Mr. Speaker...Mr. Speaker. Yes, ma'am..."

"What ma'am? What the hell is in that truck?!"

Patrick Sala frowned, and suddenly a trace of anger rose in his heart.

However, in the next second, the anger disappeared instantly.

Because, from the communicator, he heard a name that was already separated from him forever.

"Yes, it's Madam! It's Madam Renoir!! In the cargo box of the truck is the body of Madam Renoir Sara!!!"

The communicator slipped silently from Patrick Sala's hand.

That iron tower-like man,
The man who was seen as invincible and tough by the world pushed away the guards in front of him and kept walking like a zombie. He ignored the requests of the guards around him and walked towards the gate and the truck parked outside the gate like a madman.

"Mr. Speaker! Please don't go any further!! We are not out of danger yet!"

The captain of the guard team was shocked when he heard the unusual movement and saw Patrick Sala walking out of the gate, and he hurried forward to dissuade him.

"Step aside!"

All that was left in Patrick Sala's eyes was the truck, and the silver glow in the open cargo compartment where the body was placed.

"Mr. Speaker..."

"Get away!!"

Patrick Sala opened his hand, pushed away several guards who were blocking his way, and strode into the cargo box of the truck.

The soft light of the artificial sun stretched Patrick Sala's figure infinitely, reflected into the cargo compartment, and fell on the face that made Patrick Sala feel extremely painful and constantly devoured his sanity every night after the Bloody Valentine's Day incident.

After the Bloody Valentine's Day incident that tore apart the entire population of PLANT, even as the supreme leader of ZAFT, Patrick Sala had no way to retrieve her body, and could only silently accept that she and the broken Junius VII would sleep forever in the cold and ruthless universe.

Patrick Sala stood quietly, looking at the face that was still beautiful but had become eternal at this moment.

Long-lasting thoughts,

The long-lasting pain,
The long lost,
At this moment, it turned into a long sigh.

"Lenoir, welcome... home!"

(End of this chapter)