Wanjie Game Hall, I sent Kiana to Silent Hill

——The author has something to say——

Volume 087: : Ring Ship Attack

After coming out of the combat command room, Wang Xuanqiao had a clear understanding of the current situation.

The captain, or more precisely, the group of Earth Defense Force commanders represented by the captain have been driven to the brink of madness.

After all, they shouldered the heavy responsibility of leading the remaining humans to survival after the war, but the vast disparity in combat power between the Star Guides left them with no hope at all. Humanity couldn't even muster a single, organized force!

There is no point in choosing to avoid war to preserve the population, as delaying it will lead to chronic death; there is also no point in choosing to take the initiative to attack, as all the enemy has left on this planet are machines to clean up the battlefield.

No matter what they do, these leaders, who must see further than ordinary people, see no hope.

Unless a miracle happens, human civilization may come to an end.

So they need a miracle, even if they have to bet everything on it!

Even if the miracle turns out to be a pipe dream, they must still pursue it. Just like a dying person in the desert, they don't think about whether the thing before their eyes is a mirage or a real oasis. They only know that they must either gamble on their chance of survival or accept death.

But they were lucky.

Because players are born to be their miracles.

Wang Xuanqiao felt a long-lost feeling of passion boiling in his blood. This was the charm of the "Earth Defense Force" series, the feeling that could ignite a heroic spirit.

Compared to Wang Xuanqiao who was immersed in the boiling blood, Liuying remained calm.

"If it was the nameless guest...what would he do?" She kept thinking and muttering to herself.

The three hours in the game passed quickly. The captain issued an emergency assembly order to all soldiers in the base. The combat team, seemingly assembled from random pieces, displayed a discipline that was completely inconsistent with their ragtag equipment.

The captain did not make any long speeches to his subordinates and comrades. What he told them was very simple, just a short sentence.

"We are about to embark on a battle that will determine the future of humanity."

There was no encouragement, no warning, no exhortation. Even the battle order was only—

"Follow me closely and fight until victory!"

The soldiers noticed the difference in this mission, but they didn't ask any questions and accepted the mission with the simplest "I understand."

Then, the combat team set out from the base and headed towards the area where the disc spacecraft was located.

The ominous crimson in the sky deepened, and the atmosphere gradually became unfamiliar. They hurried through the ruins of the city, as a massive shadow gradually emerged from the fog-shrouded distance.

The Star Guide's disc spaceship!

The captain raised his hand and clenched his fist, signaling everyone to stop, and then led the team to quickly hide in the wreckage of a building.

"The rest is up to you."

No additional orders were given. The captain just glanced at the time on his watch, saluted Wang Xuanqiao and Liuying, and then led the team out of the shadow cast by the building.

Gunfire crackled like popcorn in a bamboo tube, and in the distance, a chorus of explosions echoed. The Earth Defense Force had assembled its final strength and was about to engage the horde of machine monsters!

Wang Xuanqiao looked at Liuying.

"Do you feel it?" he said. "The hope those SADF soldiers placed in us. They hoped we could tear through the darkness and bring light."

Liuying nodded slightly.

"Although... I haven't thought about it that much." She took a deep breath, "But I think I should do everything I can to pave a path to the future for them!"

"Well said, Wumingke." Wang Xuanqiao smiled and stretched out his fist to Liuying.

Liuying raised his iron fist wrapped in exoskeleton armor and collided forcefully with Wang Xuanqiao.

A figure emerged from the wreckage. Though heavily armored, she surprisingly didn't appear bulky, instead possessing a certain symmetrical beauty. A thin wisp of smoke erupted from behind the young woman, powerfully propelling her toward the disc-shaped craft.

Behind the wreckage, another man with shaking hands ran out quickly. In his other hand, he held a strange-looking gun. Every shot of the gun would attract artillery fire from the air.

The Star Guide's machine army was gathering towards the disc-shaped ship. Their massive bodies, three or four stories tall, stood out against the rubble. These emotionless steel monsters either smashed through crumbling buildings or scaled the remaining structures with their hands and feet and leaped down in one swift leap, rapidly encircling the Earth Defense Force attacking the ship.

"Fire at full force! Draw the attention of these beasts!"

The captain led the charge at the forefront, just as he said before he set off - follow him closely.

Then, fight until...victory.

The same scene was also playing out around the disc-shaped spaceship. Although the combat teams from other bases had never seen Wang Xuanqiao and Liuying, they were still trying their best to pave a smooth path for them to capture the disc-shaped spaceship.

Powered by the propulsion system of its exoskeleton armor, Firefly swiftly approached the disc-shaped spaceship from the air, stepping on the remaining floors. The mechanical monsters scaled the building, attempting to capture the dancing Firefly, but were instantly blasted in the head by artillery fire from the sky, sending it plummeting to the ground.

Wang Xuanqiao and Liuying were actually taking turns providing cover.

Liuying used the high maneuverability of her exoskeleton armor to force the guards of the disc spaceship to focus their attention on her. However, the one who really wanted to destroy the disc spaceship was not her, but Wang Xuanqiao, who was following behind and almost no one paid attention to him!

The two men continued to move at high speed and approached the disc-shaped spacecraft.

The spaceship that was parked there seemed to sense the approaching danger and sent control signals to all the surrounding guards more frequently, asking them to gather around it.

The four defense force squads used their flesh and blood to set up four blocking belts, doing their best to delay the machine army coming to support from all directions.

However, a large number of mechanical monsters still gathered beneath the disc-shaped spaceship, forcing Liuying, acting as a secondary feint, to charge into the enemy formation with her sword drawn. Wang Xuanqiao also provided precise bombing guidance for the air force. Fighter planes roared in like thunder, piercing the sky and unleashing the fury of human revenge, incinerating large swathes of the enemy.

It’s almost there!

The disc-shaped spaceship had completely revealed its true appearance to the two approaching people.

The spacecraft's overall appearance might not be described as a 'disk'; to be more precise, it should be a ring. The body of the spacecraft only formed the edge of the 'circle', while the center was empty, nothing at all.

Seeing the spaceship in this state, Wang Xuanqiao immediately felt something was wrong.

The hollow structure cannot be designed for aesthetics; its shape must have some practical function.

Like... a door?

No, this spaceship must be destroyed immediately! Wang Xuanqiao threw a flare, summoning the Nix combat mecha. Taking advantage of the transport break, he quickly deployed airstrikes and artillery bombardments against the spaceship.

Firefly had also charged into the center of the spaceship's defenses. The steel storm wantonly destroyed the deformed mechanical monsters, their massive heads raining down on the ground, spraying a strange dark green liquid that stained the earth.

Wang Xuanqiao got on the combat mecha and aimed all his firepower at the circular spaceship. Both energy weapons and bomb weapons were unleashed like water, instantly creating dazzling fireworks on the body of the spaceship.

But no one was in the mood to enjoy the fireworks on the battlefield.

The circular spaceship, which was under fierce attack, suddenly changed its original stagnant state and began to rotate slowly!

Immediately, a hazy light emerged in the hole in the center of the ring.

What's that?! Liuying took advantage of a break in the fighting to cast a glance, but her pupils shrank instantly.

She saw that a large number of mechanical structures flew out from the thin light that filled the circular holes!

Those mechanical structures appeared as if from thin air. They had the same teardrop-shaped heads as the mechanical monsters on the ground, but they were hanging upside down below the actual disc-shaped hull. They looked like... something unspeakable!

Oh no! That's a portal! Liuying gritted her teeth. She realized that if she continued to allow the ring ships to send more reinforcements here, the entire front would quickly collapse, and the last of humanity's resistance would crumble.

But how can we do this?

How can we... destroy this spaceship!

Liuying's gaze was fixed on the part of the spaceship that was suspended above the ground.

——The author has something to say——

Ugh, someone actually asked: Is your protagonist retiring or something? It's so unclear!

To be honest, I find this kind of comment really difficult to accept. Maybe this friend didn't think clearly about how to express it. In short, I really don't understand this issue.

When I saw it yesterday, I couldn’t help but complain in the group - what is retirement?

Drinking tea, playing chess, walking the birds, fishing? What a stereotype.

The state of retirement is clearly - I can do whatever I want and don’t have to worry about my own survival!

I can only say that I really don't understand. Is it because our Ah Qiao's retirement life is not comfortable enough? Even if there is something, it is what he wants to do (

Volume 088: : I can transcend fate!

No matter how strong the defenses are, they are ultimately outward-facing. Even materials with strong interaction forces will collapse under an attack directly from the inside.

Since the ring ship functions as a portal, it must have sophisticated facilities within it that could serve as a vulnerability. Even if an attack from the outside fails, as long as we find a way to get close to it, or even enter it, then...

It's time for the spacecraft to meet its destruction!

Liuying, no longer concerned about her own escape route, fully activated her jets, rushing towards the point where the ring-shaped spacecraft hovered above the ground. Such a reckless move naturally attracted the enemy's attention. The mechanical constructs that had flown out of the portal swung around and flew towards Liuying.

Unlike the mechanical monsters on the ground, these flying mechanical constructs could hover in the air, their strange bodies equipped with irradiating energy weapons. They fired high-energy lasers, forming one light barrier after another to block the firefly's path.

But Firefly is not alone!

The Nix mecha, which was also approaching the ring spaceship, ignored the mechanical monsters approaching it and directed all its firepower towards the mechanical structures in the air.

Wang Xuanqiao's gaze was now completely focused on Liuying, who was charging towards the ring ship. He took a moment to scan the ammunition count displayed on the console screen, calculated the time he could buy Liuying, then stepped on the thrusters, pushed the joystick, and charged the battle mech towards the enemy.

The defense force's blocking line is on the verge of collapse.

This is your last chance. Either you devote everything to regain hope, or you'll fall into the abyss.

Wang Xuanqiao jumped out of the battle mecha that had used up all its ammunition, and brazenly threw the coordinates guiding the airstrike in his path.

Liuying swung her sword repeatedly, forcibly tearing open the mechanical monster's blocking belt. The hull of the ring spacecraft was only a few meters away from her!

It's almost there! Liuying no longer tried to control the remaining power of the jet device. The powerful thrust that burst out at that moment directly sent her across the distance.

Although the jet system overheated and shut down, requiring time to recover, Liuying didn't stop. She still had her legs, and she dragged the heavy exoskeleton armor towards the ring spacecraft!

As expected, the hull of the ring spacecraft was covered with various exposed interfaces, but they were all protected by corresponding armor, thus avoiding damage from long-range attacks.

Liuying immediately swung her sword at those interfaces of different shapes. The sharp blade chopped into them, instantly triggering bursts of explosions.

The ring spaceship reacted immediately, and the many "gaps" left on the hull armor plate were quickly opened up. The self-defense turrets popped out of the deck one after another and began to attack the uninvited guest who forced his way onto the hull.

Liuying subconsciously wanted to activate the jet device to dodge, but the device had not yet returned to normal and could not respond to her request.

Seeing the artillery fire coming towards her, Liuying gritted her teeth and struggled to support her body as she rushed towards the exposed functional facilities on the circular hull.

Since there is no way to dodge them, use them to continue attacking!

Unlike the explosions caused by human weapons, the Star Guide's energy weapons actually stirred up thin mists that spread in the air after the bombardment.

The exoskeleton armor on Liuying's body took the fatal damage for her, but her condition could no longer be described as optimistic.

The armor damage was the least of the problems; the complete destruction of the jet system and the melting of the weapons were the most serious problems. This meant that Liuying could not escape from the spacecraft and had lost the ability to resist.

Am I done with this?

At this moment, Liuying felt her heart become calmer.

Become a hero? Become an unknown person? Embark on a pioneering journey? All the goals I had before setting out suddenly became a thing of the past.

If this isn't a game, then being buried here doesn't seem like a bad thing, right?

Dragging the tattered armor and clutching the broken sword, the girl limped towards the nearest ship facility interface.

The self-defense turret finished charging again, and a volley of dazzling energy balls was fired at the girl who suddenly knelt on the ground.

As if she hadn't noticed, she simply raised the broken blade in her hand and thrust it forcefully into the dark interface of the facility...

The burst of energy completely engulfed the girl.

Wang Xuanqiao, who had tried his best to catch up, realized that it was time for him to fight alone.

"The hero is safe now." He smiled lightly and threw out the support signal of the mecha that had been fully charged again.

However, at this moment, the ring spacecraft suddenly showed a noticeable abnormality! The thin light that spread throughout the ring's hollows seemed to have been suddenly injected with some impurities, and the originally near-white color suddenly became mottled.

There was also a thin mist spreading from the hull below, which drifted towards the center of the circle as the hull slowly rotated. Countless tiny arcs of electricity burst out wherever it passed, causing the portal to begin to flicker frequently.

Liuying succeeded? Wang Xuanqiao was actually quite surprised.

The next moment, strange electric currents ran through the entire hull of the ring spacecraft!

A beam of strong light suddenly burst out from the center of the ring, instantly enveloping the entire world.

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In a trance, Liuying saw her past.

She found herself standing in a flawless white light, and before her eyes, bubble-like balls of light kept appearing, reflecting all sorts of things from the past...

Walk out of the incubator and swear allegiance to the Queen.