The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse-Chapter 714 - 707: Metaphor

Yang Yi rubbed his forehead, unaware that he had been categorized among the Three Heroes of Shenzhou. Now, he sat in the chair at the dining room, holding a glass of water and deep in thought alone.

His face worn with exhaustion and pain, it had been only a few hours since he parted ways with Gao Yuan and Ram, but Yang Yi looked as if he hadn’t slept for days.

Anton approached Yang Yi from behind and whispered, "Shenzhou called, Mother Ship No. 2 has been taken over, and the Ark is about to carry Gao Yuan and Ram to pursue Mother Ship No. 3."

Yang Yi snapped out of his trance, turned around in astonishment, and looked at Anton with extreme bewilderment.

Anton nodded lightly and said, "The source of the message is absolutely reliable."

Yang Yi immediately responded, "No, I’m not doubting the reliability of the message, wait, has Mother Ship No. 2 been completely taken over?"

"Yes."

"The Ark is about to pursue Mother Ship No. 3?"

"Yes."

"Is Mother Ship No. 2 fully functional? If you don’t know, contact Shenzhou immediately and ask them about this."

Anton, quite puzzled, said, "According to your instructions, I told them you were reorganizing military power and preparing to clear out the monsters inside Mother Ship No. 1, temporarily unable to take calls, but I don’t quite understand why you wouldn’t contact Shenzhou yourself?"

Yang Yi sighed softly and spoke in a low voice, "I cannot make the contact myself, I cannot talk to Gao Yuan directly, nor can I have a direct conversation with Ram. Now tell me, how was the Ark able to gain direct control of the Serpent People’s Mothership."

Anton whispered, "It wasn’t the Ark, it was Gao Yuan. Gao Yuan obtained the Ark’s mecha, the combat mech. He used the mecha to enter the Serpent People’s Mothership by himself, and he did it all alone."

Yang Yi appeared somewhat stunned, and then murmured softly, "As expected!" freewebnσvel.cѳm

"Ram also got a mecha, the same combat type, but it was performance-restricted because his physique isn’t as strong as Gao Yuan’s. However, it’s true that Ram has also acquired a mecha."

Yang Yi closed his eyes, took a light breath and said, "Just as I suspected, now that the information chain is complete, I think I understand. The Ark... is Axu. Axu turned himself into the Ark!"

Anton spoke quietly, "That hasn’t been mentioned, but I can ask right now, or you can inquire yourself."

"No need to ask, don’t ask, it must be so!"

Yang Yi seemed a bit disheartened as he said quietly, "Enough information now, no need to ask more, contact... no, don’t contact anyone."

Yang Yi stood by the table, many people watching him, for now, Yang Yi was making decisions in place of Ram, but his behavior was strange, even nerve-wracking.

Xiao Ran looked on with concern, but as per Yang Yi’s previous orders, no one dared to disturb him unless there was a definite message from Shenzhou. However, now Yang Yi stood up, and since Anton had already delivered the crucial messages, Xiao Ran didn’t know if it was appropriate to ask Yang Yi what exactly was happening.

Yang Yi took two steps forward, as if he had suddenly made up his mind, and said in a firm voice, "Contact the Supreme Command of Shenzhou and ask whether..."

Anton waited for Yang Yi’s instructions, but Yang Yi paused once more.

After a brief silence, Yang Yi finally said, "No, better I ask myself."

Stretching out his hand, Yang Yi said firmly, "Give me the phone."

This time, after using the quantum communication satellite, it wasn’t destroyed, marking the first time since the Serpent People’s invasion that a satellite was viable for a second call, and this communication channel now seemed all the more precious.

The phone was quickly brought to Yang Yi, who dialed with a stern expression. As soon as the call connected, he said immediately, "This is Poseidon, are you Uncle Li?"

"It’s me, Yang Yi..."

There was a flood of emotion from the person on the other end of the call who should have expressed his feelings, but at that moment Yang Yi immediately said, "It’s not time to celebrate yet, I have several questions. Please answer them one by one. Where is the Ark now, where are Gao Yuan and Ram?"

"The Ark is on the Serpent People’s Mothership, as are Gao Yuan and Ram."

Just giving the facts, no extrapolation, because what was needed then was clarity and precision.

"Where are you?"

"I’m on the ground, about to enter the Mothership, responsible for keeping in contact with you. I was worried there would be no signal onboard, so I haven’t gone up yet."

"So, who controls the Mothership at the moment?"

"We do."

"The real control."

"Well... it should be said to be Gao Yuan, Ram, Xinghe, and the Ark."

"Are we able to control the Mothership... wait, I made a mistake. Let me think."

Yang Yi paused for a moment, then continued, "’No face to see Jiangdong’s elders.’"

"Hmm? Hmm, alright."

"We must prevent the Serpent People from taking back control of the Mothership, are there any protective measures?"

"Of course, we have transported a hydrogen bomb up there, and there’s another hydrogen bomb on the Ark."

Yang Yi took a light breath and then said softly, "Very good!"

Emphasizing ’very good’, Yang Yi continued, "Uncle Li, there are some things I don’t quite understand; do you think it’s better to be shattered like a jewel than be intact like a tile, or to endure humiliation and struggle on desperately for life?"

"For the long-term view, for the well-being of all, survival is the priority, nothing else matters."

Yang Yi exhaled and then said quietly, "I understand. Sigh, to have held out till now, so many people have sacrificed, especially Ram. His people made tremendous sacrifices to take Djibouti; I didn’t expect he would actually use the nuke, and by self-destructing at that. I knew he had nukes, and they were codenamed after blossoms, using ’bloom’ as the signal for self-destruction; it’s both romantic and cruel. Uncle Li, they are all heroes."

"Yes, they are all heroes."

"Hmm, after Ram gets to the ground, have a good talk with him. Don’t let the contribution of a meritorious service person go unacknowledged; we can’t abandon them like hiding a bow after the birds are gone."

"Understood!"

The word ’understood’ was bitten off sharply, so Yang Yi knew the other person really got it.

Yang Yi went on, "If you can get in touch with Ram and Gao Yuan, would you find a way to notify them, before they pursue Mother Ship No. 3, to come see me? There’s something of extreme importance to discuss. Now that the Ark can nearly disregard spatial distances, it won’t waste much time."

"Alright, many more people are going up, I’ll send them a message."

"I’ll wait for your call; if anything comes up, I’ll call you! That’s it for now, goodbye."

Yang Yi hung up the phone, ending the conversation filled with metaphors and coded language, then turned to look at the others who had been ecstatic but now looked troubled. He smiled and said, "Don’t worry, maybe I’m just overthinking it."

The recently overjoyed Anton now had a look of helplessness as he said, "But we know you never make mistakes... sigh."