The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 712 - 705 Not Going

Humans once imagined that war was just a video game, where you sat in front of a computer, and fought the battle entirely with unmanned weapons.

For the Serpent People, this mode of warfare conceived by humans was a reality.

The mothership served as the vessel for numerous unmanned spacecraft, the manufacturing factory for monsters, and also the remotely controlled command center.

So after initially gaining control of the mothership, Gao Yuan and Ram coerced the Serpent People, who were lucky enough to survive, to send out unmanned spacecraft to transport people from the ground to the mothership. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Because of the mothership’s immense size, it was simply impossible to land it completely on the ground; at most, it could only hover above the surface. And if it were to hover above ground, it might as well stay high in the sky and use smaller ships to transport people in and out.

The smaller spacecraft were now waiting on the ground, ready for humanity to board the mothership and take over.

More and more people streamed out of the mountain cave, and in the beginning, those emerging vented their emotions, but as an elderly man appeared, the noisy crowd quickly fell silent and cleared a path for him voluntarily.

An elderly man, quite thin, emerged from the cave. He looked up at the sky, took a breath, sneezed, and then walked towards the Ark.

The crowd watched the white-haired old man as he walked up to the front of the Ark.

Xiang Weiguo stood at attention, saluted, and then called out loudly, "Greetings, Commander!"

Xiang Weiguo’s voice was choked with emotion. He had a lot he wanted to say, but when he spoke, he said softly, "Commander... you’ve lost weight."

Li Wen took a deep breath, smiled faintly, and replied quietly, "You’ve succeeded, I..."

Li Wen looked towards Xinghe, and at this moment, Xinghe opened the visor of her mecha, and she too was observing Li Wen.

When Xinghe had left the Supreme Command, Li Wen still had black hair, but now, Li Wen had lost a considerable amount of weight, looking gaunt, with hair that had turned completely white.

"Haven’t you had anything to eat?"

Xinghe knew Li Wen very well, so her question was very direct, and Li Wen just smiled and said, "Indeed, there hasn’t been much to eat, Xinghe, thank you. Without you, there would be no victory today, without all of you..."

Li Wen couldn’t continue. He looked behind Xinghe towards the Ark and then whispered, "It really is a success. I hoped for this day to come, thought about it every day, but I didn’t expect that you would truly make it happen, thank you."

Li Wen extended his hand, grasped Xinghe’s hand, and said solemnly, "Thank you, thank you for the help you provided to us, thank you all, you truly saved humanity..."

Xinghe replied seriously, "It is you who saved yourselves. When I gave you the technology, I didn’t really think you..." She paused, "Should I not be saying these things?"

Li Wen smiled and said, "It’s okay, it’s all right, I understand."

Li Wen looked at Luo Xingyu, nodded, and said with tears, "It’s great that you and Xiao Gao have been reunited. I never really thought you could come back. Oh, now’s not the time for this kind of talk, tell us what we need to do, and we’ll cooperate fully."

Xinghe responded promptly, "Prepare to take control of the mothership, subjugate the Serpent People, and then we need to depart immediately to deal with the mothership that’s attempting to flee; we truly have no time to waste."

Li Wen became serious immediately and declared in a stern voice, "We will cooperate fully, just say the word."

"Soldiers, monitor those Serpent People. We need people with sufficient scientific qualifications who, after simple guidance, can operate the devices aboard the mothership. We must take comprehensive control of the mothership, and getting familiar with and understanding everything about it will be a long process, but right now, the scientists are crucial."

Li Wen immediately raised his voice and shouted, "All scientists, please come this way, and quickly."

Xinghe called out loudly, "Make sure there are enough weapons. Aren’t there enough soldiers here? We must take full control of the mothership. Are there more soldiers available?"

Li Wen said gravely, "Yes, but not here. Many shelters have survived, and we can draw a lot of troops, but how to get them here quickly is an issue."

Xiang Weiguo quickly replied, "That’s not necessary; we can have the spacecraft pick them up. Commander, these small crafts are very fast, and global movement would only take a few minutes."

Li Wen was momentarily stunned before nodding and saying, "Right..."

After speaking, Li Wen turned immediately to Shi Lei, his face filled with concern, "You are... Shi Lei from the Sharp Sword Special Combat Brigade!"

Shi Lei saluted unsteadily.

Li Wen’s expression was mournful as he stepped forward to grasp Shi Lei’s hand and whispered, "Can you endure? Can you board the mothership of the Serpent People? Don’t worry about anything once you’re there, you should be the first to board the Serpent People’s mothership! It’s the honor you deserve."

Shi Lei smiled faintly and said in a low voice, "Sharp Sword must go up! But... I’m not going up. I’m out of energy, I’m not going up, sir, I just want to rest. I just want to sleep. If there are other units with soldiers in better condition, let them go up. We need a break."

Now, boarding the Serpent People’s mother ship was a mission, but even more so, it was an honor.

But Shi Lei didn’t want to go up anymore.

Li Wen pondered for a moment, then slowly nodded and said softly, "Alright, you deserve a good rest."

Shi Lei managed a strained smile, turned, and bellowed at a bunch of oddly shaped figures, "Is there anyone still able to move? Who can still board the mother ship? Any Falcons left alive? Any at all? You there, come with me, Anti-Chemical Militant... You go up, you’re the only one left. Even if you die, die on the mother ship. Any survivors from the Second Regiment? None? Then what about the Guard Regiment, are there any alive?"

Shi Lei was in charge of the Sharp Sword Special Combat Brigade’s squad, but his subordinates were not just from Sharp Sword, as the only survivors of the entire Supreme Command were here with him. So, he had to ensure that these people were the first to board the mother ship.

Shi Lei’s voice was hoarse, like two pieces of wood rubbing together. Li Wen said softly, "They’re all elite troops. Whoever can go should go. Stop asking..."

"That won’t do! That absolutely won’t do!"

Shi Lei looked at Li Wen and said in a low voice, "Sir, when there’s no one left, there’s nothing that can be done. But as long as there are still people, they must go up. Sir, even in death, we must die up there. Truly, even in death, it should be up there!"

At that moment, the soldiers standing around like broken statues finally had some who cried, then one shouted, "Captain, let’s all go up together, no one left behind! We’ve fought until now, and I haven’t even seen a Serpent Person. Let’s all go up and see what these damned Serpent People actually look like..."

Shi Lei opened his mouth, then nodded, thought for a moment, nodded again, and said, "That’s right, that makes sense. Let’s go up and announce ourselves. If someone is out of ammunition, someone else take over for them, shout for them so the Serpent People know who’s fighting them. Okay, everyone go, get your spirits up! Let’s go, all of you."

After he spoke, Shi Lei again looked at Li Wen, saluted slowly, and said, "Sir, I request to withdraw from the front line and rest in place."

Li Wen slowly nodded and said softly, "Shi Lei, I approve your request. You can rest now."

Shi Lei smiled, looked at Xiang Weiguo, gave a thumbs up, then looked at the Ark, took a long breath, and slowly started walking toward the cave.

Shi Lei walked very slowly, his feet as heavy as if they were filled with lead, but when a pair of hands reached to help him, he pushed them away and continued towards the cave on his own.

Everyone was rushing out of the cave, but when they saw Shi Lei going against the flow, the hurried people parted ways, no one impeding his passage.

Shi Lei ignored the endless greetings and concerns; he just kept his head down and walked slowly forward until he returned to where they had fought.

There were still many people, and the orderly crowd lined up in rows, passing by Shi Lei. Discipline was everything at this moment; some would gaze at him curiously but no one would stop and obstruct the line.

Shi Lei finally saw the half bucket of water discarded on the ground.

Water had been more precious than gold; no, nothing could surpass the value of water. But now that the passage was open, water was no longer scarce.

However, Shi Lei picked up the bucket. He slowly walked past the two columns, then reached out, stopping the advancing line, crossed to the other side of the cave, and signaled for the queue to continue moving.

Shi Lei leaned against the rock wall, blew on the dusty lid of the water bucket, and then slowly unscrewed the white plastic cap. He leaned against the wall and slid slowly down until he was sitting next to a charred corpse.

The charred body was his communication officer, who had been scorched by a flamethrower.

"Post, here’s water."

He unscrewed the bucket and carefully poured the water into the lid, then Shi Lei poured it onto the charred body.

"When you were about to leave, you asked for water to drink. I thought, even if it was just urine, it would be something, but I couldn’t even pee..."

Shi Lei fell silent for a moment, then filled the lid with water again, lifted it, and drank it down in one gulp.

"I said I’d buy you a drink when we got out, but that was just to keep your spirits up. I don’t actually have decades-old wine at home. If I did, I would have drunk it myself. You actually believed me. Let’s just drink water instead of wine. This water tastes better than wine."

Water seeping through the rock crevices wasn’t little, but it was impossible to provide for the basic drinking needs of over thirty thousand people. After enduring for eleven days under such conditions, every drop of water was precious, indeed better than wine.

Once again pouring a lid full of water over the body, Shi Lei suddenly seemed to remember something, first stunned, then he muttered to himself, "I forgot to tell you, we won. We won’t be short of water ever again, never again..."

Sighing, Shi Lei said softly, "Brother, I really thought that dying early would be a relief. Really, but I never expected I’d still be alive. I’m actually still alive... Forget it, there’s no reasoning with such things, I won’t keep talking. You can have a good sleep now; I need to sleep too. I’m so damn tired."

And so, Shi Lei laid next to the corpse contentedly, with one arm around his rifle and the other clutching the water bucket, and in less than a second, he began to snore.