The Last Sentinel

Nemo Point, 48°52.6′S, 123°23.6′W.

The coordinates of the farthest point from land on the surface of Earth are located in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, also known as the "Ocean Polar Region" or "the loneliest place on Earth." The nearest human settlement to this location is the Human Alliance Space Station, which is located more than 400 kilometers away in Earth's orbit.

Dark clouds roared over the dark sea.

An artificial island floats at Nemo's location, patrolled by mechanical knights whose infrared scanning beams constantly probe the surroundings to prevent foreign invasion.

With a thunderous roar, a massive iron cage of shackles came into view in the middle of the artificial island.

Inside the shackled prison cell, a middle-aged man dressed in a gray and white striped prison uniform looked up at the sky.

Dark clouds gathered overhead; a heavy rainstorm was imminent.

"Zhao Donglai!"

A furious shout came from in front of me, "Do you admit your guilt or not?!"

The middle-aged man in the gray and white striped prison uniform had a calm and expressionless face. "I haven't committed a crime, so why should I confess?"

The angry voice rang out again, "Your father, Lin Qilin, betrayed the human race. As the son of a traitor, you caused the deaths of eight thousand elite humans in the City of Perfection. Both of you are traitors to the Human Alliance. Do you still not know your crimes?"

Zhao Donglai retorted sharply, "In the 1999 Blue Star Defense War, my father, Lin Qilin, led the Qilin to support the Xuanxiao Star Gate Battle, under orders from Chi You, the commander of the Jiuli, the flagship of the First Super-Front Fleet at the time."

"Commander-in-Chief Chi You of the First Combined Fleet [Yanhuang Fleet] ordered all Second Support Battalions to reinforce Xuanxiao Star Gate! However, Hughes, that coward—no, he should be called a traitor—this bastard disobeyed the support order and even strictly forbade the Second Support Battalions from going to provide support, leaving the First Combined Fleet [Yanhuang Fleet] to be besieged by at least thirty times its own strength!"

"Not to mention that bastard Hughes betrayed the code for the [Yanhuang Fleet]'s main force's weapons of mass destruction, causing all of the First Fleet's weapons of mass destruction to malfunction during the battle, leaving them with no choice but to engage in boarding combat!"

"Even so, the First Combined Fleet still managed to buy enough time for reinforcements."

"If the Second Fleet follows orders and provides immediate support, the Battle of Xuanxiao Star Gate will not be lost!"

"If the Xuanxiao Star Gate doesn't lose, there won't be a humiliating treaty, the warships won't be sealed, and the 'Wanderer Project,' which aims to undermine our Yanhuang civilization, won't be implemented!"

"Ultimately, I don't deserve the label of traitor; Speaker Hughes is more suited to it!"

Boom! Another thunderous roar erupted, and hundreds of people dressed in the black robes of the Inquisition appeared. A blond man at the head of the group roared, "Slander! Zhao Donglai, you're about to die, and you're still slandering the Speaker!"

Zhao Donglai said, "Slander? Does Hughes dare to debate with me?"

"As for the so-called Speaker, I'm sorry, but since the fall of the previous Supreme Speaker of the Earth Alliance, the Fifth Council of the Human Supreme Council, there has not been a second Supreme Speaker. The so-called Hughes is merely the acting Speaker during wartime. An acting Speaker during wartime is not qualified to initiate a state of emergency, much less to arrest a war zone commander who is currently on a war mission!"

"The current outbreak of these potential disasters on Earth is merely Hughes's last-ditch effort."

"Hughes knew very well that if Perfect City fell, his good days as acting senator would be over."

"Your Excellency should also understand that it is only a matter of time before Perfect City wins."

"No one can stop the Sentinels from winning. Once the Sentinels win, the grand purge will begin!"

At this point, Zhao Donglai gripped the iron bars of the fence with both hands and threatened, "And you, too, will become part of the Sentinels' purge. You and Hughes will have no other way to survive on this planet!"

The blond judge's eyes blazed with fury. "Zhao Donglai! Forget about it! Commander Wright has taken over the [Kunpeng] and ordered the Sentinels to evacuate Perfect City immediately, or else use the Planet Destroyer to blast through the passage and bury these traitors forever in Perfect City!"

"Hahaha!" Zhao Donglai laughed. "Without the launch key, can you activate the [Kunpeng]'s planet-destroying cannon?"

"Have you rabble that Hughes recruited received any proper military training?"

"As for Wright, he's a useless second-generation star who can't do anything right. He lives a life of leisure on the far side of the moon, relying on his father's achievements. I don't see it and won't comment on him, but he shouldn't have returned to Earth. This is an environment that even geniuses call purgatory. If a second-generation star who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun comes here, he'll be beaten to a pulp by those genius warriors. I, Zhao Donglai, will change my name!"

The blond-haired presiding judge finally lost his patience and waved his hand, saying, "Reading the Court's Judgment No. 1524: Zhao Donglai, the former captain of the Kunpeng, betrayed humanity, colluded with alien heretics, and caused the deaths of eight thousand Human Alliance warriors. After deliberation, the Supreme Council of the Human Alliance has decided to execute Zhao Donglai by firing squad! Execute immediately!"

The thud of the bolt of the kinetic energy gun echoed, and the dark muzzle was pointed at Zhao Donglai.

Zhao Donglai stared at the gun barrel in front of him, his eyes calm and collected. "I truly hope to see the day you are settled. I believe that when you are settled, your fate will be a thousand times worse than mine!"

The blond judge roared, "Fire!"

boom--

The rumbling sound wasn't from a slingshot, but from thunder.

The thick, dark clouds roared violently, like boiling water. Layer upon layer of dark clouds exploded, and blue and white lightning pierced through the dark clouds, intertwining to form a magnificent and terrifying giant net of lightning.

This is?

Everyone looked up at the sky above Nemo Point, where countless bolts of lightning, as dazzling as fireworks, burst and shattered wildly. Faintly, a giant steel ship tore through the dark clouds, slowly revealing its massive, million-ton phantom!

"【Kunpeng】!"

"Damn it! Shouldn't the Kunpeng be over Tokyo?"

"How did you end up here! What is Wright doing?!"

Even faster, the deep, hoarse engine roared and trembled like a metal background music track as a golden lightning bolt roared out.

A golden bolt of lightning descended from the sky, its golden divine ripples annihilating the entire area!

Clad in his iconic golden feather-patterned sunset honor combat suit, exuding a magnificent and awe-inspiring aura, he bowed and said, "Sentry, Frontline Commander of Perfect City, pays his respects to Captain Zhao of the [Kunpeng]!"

Immediately following, thunder roared and echoed wildly. Each bolt of lightning was accompanied by a distorted light and shadow, which landed on the ground and transformed into human figures.

"【Perfect City】Battle of the Three Armies, Supreme Council Senator, 【Martial Arts Breakthrough】Unrivaled Martial Arts!"

"The Logistics Support Department of the [Perfect City] Campaign, King Arthur of the [Knights of Retribution], reporting for duty with ten Knights of the Round Table!"

"Qi Tian, ​​Ground Battle Commander of [Perfect City], greets Captain!"

"Zhuge Mengde, leader of the ground battle alliance of 【Perfect City】, greets Captain!"

"Hua Xiaobai, the ground warfare strategist of 【Perfect City】, greets Captain!"

"The two mighty warriors of the ground battle in 【Perfect City】Greetings, Captain!"

"【Perfect City】Ground Battle: Xinye - King of Hanzhong, bringing his two younger brothers to pay respects to Your Excellency!"

"Two thousand five hundred soldiers of the Tang Dynasty's Xuanjia Army from the Perfect City greet Captain..."

"..."

A dense mass of figures descended from the sky, pale lightning and dark clouds converging and clashing together. An indescribable sense of immense oppression, coupled with the lingering intense bloodlust of the battlefield, caused beads of cold sweat to appear on the forehead of the blond judge.

The battle for Perfect City is over?

Is it that fast?

Didn't they say that all eight thousand people died in Perfect City?

How come there's still a combat force of nearly three thousand people?

Could it be that they wiped out 200,000 Neanderthals with fewer than 5,000 men?

Even a fool could tell who was stronger at this point.

Those executioners wielding explosive guns suddenly felt as if they were holding burning coals, not explosive guns.

Facing nearly three thousand elite ground troops from the Perfect City campaign, the bomb guns were utterly ineffective in protecting them, and also in protecting their superiors!

At this moment, there is nothing we can do but pray that these murderers will show mercy.

Wu Budu raised his hand and punched, shattering the high-strength alloy shackles prison and destroying the electronic shackles on Zhao Donglai's body.

Zhao Donglai stretched his wrists, patted his prison uniform, and nodded to Ye Feng and Wu Budu.

Ye Feng smiled and nodded, indicating that Perfect City had taken care of everything.

With a single glance, Wu Budu indicated that the Neanderthals were completely extinct!

With Ye Feng and Wu Budu's signal, Zhao Donglai's lips curled up slightly, and confidence once again filled his eyes!

As Zhao Donglai walked past the crowd, his gaze swept over 2,500 Tang Dynasty Xuanjia Army soldiers. A burly commander, standing five meters tall, led squads of elite warriors exuding an aura of discipline and killing intent. This was clearly a steel army tempered by blood and fire, the most elite fighting force of the human race, capable of taking on ten men at once!

Finally, after inspecting all the combat personnel, Zhao Donglai arrived before the blond judge.

Zhao Donglai's face showed neither arrogance nor smugness, but rather a calm and composed demeanor of someone who was confident of victory.

Zhao Donglai looked at the blond judge's tense expression and his face covered in sweat. "Is it hot in here? There are so many beads of sweat on your face!"

The blond judge was speechless, his teeth chattering.

Zhao Donglai patted the blond judge on the shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm not Hughes. I won't resort to underhanded tactics like sneak attacks or assassinations. I'll confront him openly and honestly!"

"Go back and tell Hughes that I will announce this to the three major organizations: Project South Gate, Atlantis, and the Containment Foundation, and convene the Supreme Human Council, which has not existed since the Earth Alliance!"

"At that time, all senators of the Human Supreme Council must attend, including Hughes, the so-called acting senator!"

"The time is three days from now!"

Location: The summit of the Himalayas!

"I hope he'll be there on time!"

"This is the last bit of dignity we can show him!"

The blond judge gritted his teeth and uttered a single word, "Yes."