Chapter 365 - 8.90 First Blue Star - Mission In Progress.
The young boy Clay, bewildered by the blame and glares of the people he treated as a family, can only stand up stiffly to where he is. His tears fell uncontrollably but no one could see his fear. These adults whom he treated as his uncles and aunts are now looking at him like he is a traitor.
"You sold us out!"
"You traitor!"
"You shouldn't have returned here!"
"Leave, you are not welcome here!"
The boy started wailing his tears out and its contrast with the scolding voices of the adults. Clay's youngest sister Claire saw her elder brother crying and struggling from one of the adult's arms and ran towards her brother as soon as she got freed.
Some kind of adults wanted to stop the little girl from running towards the arms group in front of them.
The leader of the tribe yelled, "Claire! NO, come back here! It's dangerous there!"
Then they watch the armed and dangerous-looking group part a way for the little girl to pass through and allow her to be able to reach her brother and hug him. They both started bawling, making the adults speechless, and didn't know what they should do to stop the two children from crying. Even the soldiers were left dumbfounded and stood straight like they were stunned or something.
When children saw other children cry they got affected by it too and started crying for no reason. Because of that, only the sounds of children sobbing can be heard in the area. All adults didn't know what to do in a situation like this.
Lieutenant General Nova Seren who could no longer bear with the children crying suddenly pulled Clay and Claire to her embrace and pat their back in comfort. In the beginning, the siblings stiffen in shock but eventually, they've relaxed and finally calm down until they both fall asleep due to stress.
Seeing this scene the leader of the independent group before him and the other adults finally calmed down. Some women followed her action and the other children also stopped crying.
The leader stepped forward and said, "You are a human?" noticed the low-keyed military uniform on the Lieutenant General, "Those clothes don't look familiar but it feels similar to those uniforms the soldiers in the military wore. Are you from the outside?"
Lieutenant General Nova Seren, afraid of waking up the children in her embrace, lightly nods her head. He glanced at a few soldiers beside her to make them carry Clay and Claire so she could carry on with the conversation. Once the children were carried by the soldiers only then Lieutenant General Nova Seren had spoken.
"You must be the leader of this group. That's good. Let's have a serious talk," said Nova Seren.
The leader glanced at the rest of the adults with a warning in his eyes. They knew that their boss wanted to have a conversation with her and could only leave the area to give them privacy. Nova Seren followed the old leader to some cave the soldiers followed behind them but stayed outside just in case. The two sat on a small stone table facing each other and started the conversation with an introduction.
"I'm Lieutenant General Seren from the Oberion Empire."
The old leader's eyes glowed when he heard that the expressionless lady before him is someone from the Oberion Empire where the War Dragon King lives as a guardian.
"Oberion Empire? The place where War Hero Altair Sirius lives?!"
"Yes, it was also upon his orders that we are here," said Lieutenant General Nova Seren. "I am here to bring you out of this planet."
Tears pooled in the eyes of the old leader he trembling held the hands of the lady superior before him. They haven't met the War Hero themselves but after living in this hell they've eventually learned how to understand the Zerg Language and would sometimes hear news about Marshal Sirius Exploitation. They would always see the fear in the eyes of these alien races whenever the name of Altair Sirius is mentioned.
Because of that, Marshal Sirius was revered by the humans hiding on this planet. They've been waiting for this kind of miracle to come. The sufferings they've gone through are almost like hell that just by hearing the name of that War hero that they would spark some hope in their hearts.
"I see... I see. T-Thank you. Thank you for coming for us..." Those tears finally flowed down from the old leader's face and Nova Seren silently waited for the old person to calm down before continuing their conversation.
They've talked all day and the sun had set down without anyone noticing by the time Clay and Claire woke up it's already evening. They woke up and found that they were in a cave they've usually slept in. Their eyes were a bit swollen from crying. When they looked around they saw the old leader making them some porridge. Lieutenant General Nova Seren had distributed some food for their group.
After the leader of the independent group and Lieutenant General Nova Seren had a conversation the old leader had gathered everyone and informed them of the great news. The words of their leader saying that the Oberion Empire soldiers had come over to pick them up shocked them.
At first, they couldn't believe it at all until they saw a rescue shuttle that successfully snuck onto the planet and the same thing that would bring them out of this hell. They've started to make preparations to leave but they didn't forget the joy and hope that was brought here by that boy Clay.
The reason Clay was caught by the zergs in the first place is to allow a few more children in their group to escape. There they scavenged some food from the forest above their cliff when they accidentally bumped into some zergs. The little boy Clay self-sacrificed and used himself as a decoy so the people from their group could escape.
They wanted to save him but sadly he was brought away before they could even retaliate and could only give up with only guilt and regret in their hearts. But who would have thought that this would be a blessing in disguise and the little boy was saved by the Nova couple which eventually led to the current situation?
Lieutenant General Nova Seren is conversing with the group about their mission. It seems that Major General Feng Yang and King Regulus Zenith had successfully entered the Royal Palace of the Zerg race.
It was decided that their mission must be executed tonight as planned. Her husband, Nova Revel would be the decoy for this mission. He will destroy the human farm and save that could be saved and free those who don't from their misery. While all attention was on her husband's unit, she would lead the rescue mission while at the same time, Feng Yang and Regulus Zenith would assassinate the Second Zerg King and Second Zerg Queen. Alula Celeste would secure their escape and the Old Marshal would accept and make arrangements for those rescued people.
When the time struck 12 am in the morning, a huge explosion was felt within the capital of the zerg planet. The Second Zerg King and Second Zerg Queen were immediately informed. A guardian-ranked soldier upon receiving the news about some humans destroying their Human farm had to report immediately to their Second Royal Pair.
These were some of the commands they received from their King and Queen the moment the zergs were born. The Second Zerg King and Second Zerg Queen were Spider-type zergs. When the messenger came running to report to their superior that messenger was shocked to see the dismembered limbs of their Second King and Queen. Their legs were all cut off including their heads being detached to their bodies and their bodies being beaten and smashed. One could see how much they hated the zergs by seeing the way the Second Royal Couple died.
"Second K-King!? Second Q-Queen!? NO!!! Someone killed the King and Queen!!!"
The messenger had run off seeing the death scene of his King and Queen. He had to report to the Princes, tell them that someone had killed the Second Royal Pair. As soon as Zerg had run off, two shadows hiding in the corner showed themselves.
It was Feng Yang and Regulus Zenith. The Major General looks a bit neater than the crown king, while Regulus Zenith is completely covered in green blood all over him. It was him who had brutally killed the Second Zerg King and Second Zerg Queen. He wanted to avenge his mother but even after killing these Zergs, he feels nothing had changed at all.
Feng Yang looked at his brother-in-law when he killed those zergs just now he looks like a madman. But upon remembering what happened to the Imperial Empress, Feng Yang could somewhat understand why his brother did such a thing.
"Are you finally calm, Brother Zenith?" asked Feng Yang worriedly.
The crown king sighed loudly and replied, "I'm okay now. Let's complete our part of the mission and eliminate the rest of the zergs inside the castle," said Regulus Zenith.
Major General showed a helpless smile and said, "Okay let's complete our mission,"
The two brought out their mechas and flew all over the Palace. They killed all zergs on sight and saved some humans on the way.
Meanwhile, at the Human Farm.
Lieutenant General Nova Revel has been fighting zergs for hours. Under his foot is a small mountain of dead zergs piling into a small hill. The ranks of the Zergs fighting him range from Low to Guardian Class. He already doesn't remember how many Guardian Class zerg had died under his blade.
Looking at his sharp and huge blade held by his mecha, "Hm~ this weapon upgraded by that Little genius from Jingjing side is the best! It doesn't chip or break no matter how much I swing it. So Fun~" mumbled Nova Revel while talking on his own.
After killing for hours, Zerg's Reinforcement finally stopped coming and he could finally check on the survivors he had to save. When he first entered the Human Farm facilities he was welcomed by the scene of humans treated as animals or lab rats.
They skinned humans alive. Cut them to pieces, hang them for drying, and many more. Regardless of age, all humans were treated as livestock for the zergs to eat. There is even a scene of humans forced to mate just so they could increase their numbers. No wonder humans that came from this human farm no longer have any will to live. They weren't even treated as a living thing with the right to live. Why should they even care whether they die or not?
Lieutenant General Nova Revel continues to look around and see if there are any survivors with the will to live. Sadly, most of the adult humans had already long lost their souls and only a few children could be saved. Nova Revel picked up these children and brought them to the location where the rescue shuttle is.
But he didn't forget to destroy the human farm and kill everything in it. What the Lieutenant General didn't know was that a few minutes before the bomb he set up on the farm had exploded, those lifeless humans with dull eyes silently smiled knowing they would finally be free.. They were happy to welcome such a peaceful death and were thanking Lieutenant General Nova Revel for it.