Ark Undead

At the conclusion of the meeting, Lungmen and Rhodes Island reached a new cooperation agreement.

With Lungmen's help, Rhodes Island will travel to Chernobog's core city, bring it to a halt, and completely end Reunion's conspiracy.

Half an hour later, the latest news also came.

The core city of Chernobog has appeared in the wilderness hundreds of kilometers away from Lungmen, and is rushing towards Lungmen at the highest speed of a mobile city.

The final time limit for Chernobog's core city to crash into the Dragon Gate has also been calculated.

There are twelve hours left until the two cities collide.

In other words, Rhodes Island only has twelve hours left.

They had no chance to rest.

"Everyone, get moving!"

The doctor pressed his earpiece; this time, he had gained supreme command.

"All groups, assemble and prepare to attack the core city of Chernobog according to the pre-arranged plan!"

239. Patriots, true warriors

An hour later, at Longmen Wharf.

The sky was just breaking through the dawn, the sun was still peeking over the horizon, and the faint rays of light rose from the ground, inspiring longing.

The Rhodes Island ship was still docked at Lungmen Wharf, receiving supplies and personnel needed for this sortie.

All combat personnel previously stationed in Lungmen, including Hoshiguma, have been recalled. In this operation, Lungmen will only send Hoshiguma to support Rhodes Island. The remaining Guard Bureau personnel, including Chen, will remain in Lungmen to handle the aftermath of the damage caused by the previous Reunion Movement.

However, even if it's just Hoshiguma alone, that's perfectly enough.

It's important to understand that Hoshiguma possessed the strength to defeat one of the Reunion leaders head-on. Even though Bonecrusher was already at his limit at that time, resolving the battle within a minute demonstrates Hoshiguma's professionalism.

The preparatory team remained in the old town of Chernobog, where they worked with Hrag to carry out the rescue operation.

I heard that everyone was preparing to attack the core city of Chernobog.

At that time, Kal'tsit even asked Hrag if he wanted to come with them and go to the core city together.

But Hrag refused Kal'tsit, saying that he was not suited for combat and that it would be better for him to stay and do rescue work.

In reality, both of them tacitly understood that Hrag did not want to get involved in the struggle against the Reunion Movement.

Well, to put it more clearly, Hrag doesn't want to be on the opposite side of the Patriots, at least not on the battlefield.

They were both people who had contributed to Ursus. One was a renowned general, and the other was a mysterious warrior with exceptional combat skills, even legendary status in Ursus.

Patriot, like his name, is absolutely loyal to Ursus. But the way he expresses that loyalty is different.

Therefore, their meeting was destined to be a fight, but they were unwilling to let such a fight occur.

Just over ten minutes before departure, when everyone was ready, Ace lit a cigarette and slowly smoked it next to the bridge of the Rhodes Island.

Why are you sitting here all alone?

Huang moved closer to Ace and gently patted him on the back.

"Scared?"

When Ace saw someone approaching, he immediately stubbed out his cigarette in his palm and put it into the cigarette case he always carried.

He looked at Huang beside him.

"Why would I be afraid?"

Ace shook his head and sighed.

"But I never imagined that one day we would cut off the hope of those infected."

As a rescue organization for the infected, Rhodes Island should have been on the same side as the Reunion Movement.

But everyone knows that Reunion made a mistake, and this organization, which originally belonged to the infected, must pay the price for its actions.

The integrated movement can still be called a banner for the infected.

As long as this flag stands, the infected will hear the stories of the Reunion Movement and draw strength from their deeds.

"Don't overthink it, Ace. The Reunion Movement's approach to wanting the infected to stand up and have their own rights is absolutely wrong."

Huang was not saddened by this; in fact, she felt somewhat relieved.

"Since there is no hope of completely eradicating Oripathy so far, we can only consider how to allow infected people to coexist with ordinary people. In fact, Rhodes Island has already achieved quite a bit in this regard, but the Reunion Movement's ideas are too extreme and inappropriate."

Yes, at least among the factions cooperating with Rhodes Island, none have criticized Rhodes Island's actions. They all know that what Rhodes Island is doing is currently the optimal solution for dealing with the infected.

That's what they say, but there will still be some issues.

Ace lowered her head and wiped her face with her hand.

He's usually quite calm, but as a human being, there are times when his mind just doesn't work.

Huang, who participated in the direct combat against the Reunion Movement, fared somewhat better, as she deeply experienced the brutality of the Reunion Movement.

But it's understandable that Ace, who was just recalled from Chernobog and is still there with some members of the Reunion Movement, is helping refugees.

Actually, Scout had similar thoughts. It's just that he simply had a crush on the Yeti team and Frostnova.

After all, the two sides have the most direct communication.

"They're all here."

The Doctor walked over from the side and greeted the two of them. Amiya followed behind the Doctor.

"Hey, Doctor."

Ace waved to the Doctor and said with a slight smile.

"What brings our commander to the bridge to rest? Have you finished your work?"

Ace added jokingly.

"You can't rest yet, Doctor. You still have a lot to do!"

Upon hearing this, the Doctor instinctively shrank back, then glanced back at Amiya.

Amiya blinked, looking quite innocent.

Amiya hasn't stopped repeating this phrase since the Doctor returned. Whenever the Doctor tries to sneak away a break, Amiya whispers it in his ear, and almost all the elite operators know about it.

Every time I see the professor, I jokingly say something to him.

You can't rest yet, Doctor. You still have a lot to do.

It caused the PhD student to suffer from PTSD every day.

"Everything is pretty much arranged. Now we just need to fill up the vehicle with gas and then we're off."

The doctor leaned against the bridge, enjoying the cool breeze, trying to calm his mind after what he had just thought about.

"Is everything alright, Ace?"

Ace shook his head.

"No problem, Doctor."

The doctor noticed that Ace seemed a little down, so he came over to check on her.

The four men chatted idly on the bridge as the sun soon rose above the horizon.

Just then, a stern female voice came from behind them.

What are you all doing gathered here?

It was Kal'tsit. She had just stepped out of the elevator when she saw four people chatting together.

"Is all the preparation work done?"

The Doctor made room for Kal'tsit.

Amiya also stood up straight.

"Everything's fine now. We'll be ready in a few minutes. Once the route and vehicle are ready, we can set off."

The Doctor looked at Kal'tsit, his tone normal.

"However... we know very little about the enemies of this Reunion Movement. Apart from their leader, we don't know if there are any other leaders left."

"Most of the Reunion leaders were captured in Lungmen. Of the remaining three, one was killed by an Undead with a single shot, and the other has disappeared without a trace."

As Kal'tsit spoke, she crossed her arms over her chest, squinted her eyes, and enjoyed the dawn breeze.

"The last one... his troops were in Chernobog with Ace during the rescue operation. He would have been our most likely leader to be turned, but now it seems..."

Kal'tsit shook her head, a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.

"I'm afraid we'll have to fight him to the death. But once we defeat him, we'll face no obstacles before we confront Talulah."

"Patriots, huh?"

The doctor nodded. Although he was not very clear about the specific strength of the leader of the Reunion Movement, he had heard of his name.

"I heard he was once a general in Ursus?"

"He was once the emperor's bodyguard, a legend of Ursus, and the most valiant embodiment of war in Ursus."

"Kal'tsit said calmly."

"But he broke away from his empire and began to take up arms against it, which can never be called betrayal. Even in the early days of the Reunion Movement, he was the most inspiring figure for the Infected. With him in the Ursus snowfields, it was the safest place for all the Infected in Ursus."

"It's obvious that Hrag and Patriot are old acquaintances. In my conversation with Hrag, I heard his evaluation of Patriot. He said that Patriot was the best battlefield commander in Ursus, and even saved his life in the midst of a large army."

The group exchanged glances, all somewhat shocked by Kal'tsit's description of the enemy.

Kal'tsit was a woman of few words, and she never exaggerated or looked down on the weak.

Since Kal'tsit has said such a thing, just how powerful must this general called Patriot be?

"That's not all," Kal'tsit continued.

“I have met Patriot several times. His armor, his strength, his physique will surpass all your imagination of any warrior.”

"..."

Upon hearing Kal'tsit's words, everyone fell silent for a moment, and then they all thought of one person, including Kal'tsit.