Chapter 65 — So Mou’s going all out.
The laboratory alarm sounded, and the enemies were sabotaging the defense mechanisms. The atmosphere became tense suddenly. Bai Ruogu no longer paid attention to anything else and sped up his movements.
The clattering of parts colliding became more frequent, but the assembly steps remained precise.
Su Mou no longer cared about the “tea ball.” He turned around, set up a machine gun aimed at the entrance, and his expression became serious.
The blue ball also became well-behaved and stopped causing trouble.
Just as Bai Ruogu was about to complete the assembly of the equipment, a pre-assembled part suddenly fell apart.
Bai Ruogu’s hand paused. He frowned slightly but acted calmly. He picked up the part and reassembled it as quickly as possible.
At the same time, the laboratory door banged open, and dust filled the air. The sound of chaotic footsteps disturbed the tranquil environment as countless figures flashed inside at high speed.
Su Mou gripped the gun tightly and shot without hesitation. The bullets pierced through the air towards the entrance, and a large group of enemies instantly fell.
With Su Mou here, they could temporarily hold off the attack. Bai Ruogu glanced at Su Mou’s actions out of the corner of his eye, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and focused on his work.
Five minutes at most, and he could fix it.
Since Su Mou was here, the enemies couldn’t be without defenses.
Their current battle situation was reported back to headquarters by the liaison officer. Some leaders looked at the information with the word “Su,” and the atmosphere became heavy.
Some people stared coldly at the documents, and one of them asked hoarsely, “Why is Su in the no-man’s land? Are there other Interstellar Federation people in the no-man’s land?!”
A subordinate reported, “Based on current observations, besides Su, there is only a man with poor physical condition and an unidentified object in the no-man’s land.”
“Unidentified object?” The leader frowned, his tone questioning.
“Yes!” The subordinate recalled the content of the report. “According to observations, it is a large blue unidentified object that can even change color. As far as we know, its favorite color to change to is green.”
Leader: ?
He had a feeling he was missing something.
The leader pondered for a moment before regaining his serious demeanor. His voice was heavy and sharp.
“I need to know if there are any Interstellar Federation people in the no-man’s land. And if there are only those three, use all means necessary to kill Su. Leave no one alive!”
“…Yes!” The subordinate responded quickly, though Su Mou’s previous achievements left an indelible impression on him, causing a slight tremble in his reminder.
The subordinate raised his head, his gaze slightly evasive.
“Su is very powerful… The Interstellar Federation values him highly. If we…”
“Bang!” The leader slammed the table, loudly reprimanding.
“No matter how powerful Su is, he is just one person, not a god! Every human has limits! And as for the Interstellar Federation, their main forces are currently entangled with us. How many can they spare to save Su?!”
“Yes…” The subordinate quickly agreed, though he had an ominous feeling.
The leader also sensed the oppressive atmosphere and raised his voice again.
“What does the Interstellar Federation have? Their strongest forces are already tied up by us. No matter how strong Su is, he is a small presence in the Interstellar Federation!”
As he said this, the leader couldn’t possibly know that some things can completely exceed human imagination.
The enemies seemed determined to kill Bai Ruogu and his team. As one wave of enemies fell, reinforcements came in greater numbers, even with upgraded equipment.
Su Mou’s bullets could no longer penetrate their armor. The enemies’ physical capabilities were significantly enhanced, and they ignored attacks as they rushed into the laboratory.
Bai Ruogu’s palms were sweaty. He murmured, “Two minutes…”
Bai Ruogu was everything to Su Mou. No matter what, he wouldn’t let anyone get close!
When bullets failed, Su Mou used his fists. His swift movements knocked the enemies down, preventing them from advancing.
The enemies, holding their breath, aimed their guns at Su Mou.
They pulled the triggers, hoping the bullets would pierce Su Mou’s head.
But reality was terrifying. The bullets passed through, but it was as if they hit a mass of air and went straight through.
“What’s going on?!”
“Su… Su isn’t human!!”
The gasps echoed in the laboratory. Despite their fear, their training kept their actions relatively orderly.
Someone, clutching their wildly beating heart, spotted Bai Ruogu ahead and shouted.
“Attack that man! Su is protecting him. He must be important…” He didn’t finish before a force crushed his neck with a “crack,” and he lost consciousness.
This cry reminded the others, who then rushed towards Bai Ruogu.
Su Mou pressed down on his gun, his movements faster and slightly trembling.
He was just one man. Facing a sea of enemies, he was soon surrounded by dozens while the rest charged towards Bai Ruogu.
Su Mou was stuck, but finally, his strength increased, and he forcefully broke one neck after another. Although his face was expressionless, an anger could be felt.
He ignored everything, using all his strength to rush to Bai Ruogu’s side.
Unknowingly, someone pulled the trigger, and a bullet was shot towards Bai Ruogu.
The blue ball was so frightened that it stiffened. Ignoring everything, it jumped down from Bai Ruogu and desperately tried to block the bullet with its body.
The blue ball could feel pain, even more sensitively than a normal person. But it seemed to forget this, its only thought being not to let Bai Ruogu get hurt.
At the moment when the bullet was about to touch the blue ball, Bai Ruogu’s hand suddenly dropped, and a soft murmur was heard in the air.
“It’s done…”
A significant change happened unexpectedly in all this.
None of the enemies could have anticipated that the nearly sealed laboratory would suddenly be filled with a blue light.
For some reason, panic suddenly filled their hearts, as if something terrifying was about to happen.
Someone widened their eyes and kept muttering, “Nothing will happen, the main force of the Interstellar Federation is not here, what could possibly happen here?”
They looked at the indicator light flashing on their goggles, indicating that the network was connected, and panted softly, seemingly comforting themselves, “Ha, it’s just that the network is connected. Can the network become sentient and help them? Are they dreaming?”
The bullet flying through the air seemed to encounter some pressure and instantly disintegrated into powder.
While the enemies were busy with self-suggestions, a pair of big blue hands suddenly appeared from the top of the laboratory and pressed down.
Before people could notice it, they were grasped by the large hands and crushed instantly.
When the hands opened, there was nothing left in the air except for some powder…
It seemed that Su Mou was injected with something, his eyes became vacant. He stiffly moved his gaze to the blue ball, then glanced at Bai Ruogu one last time before disappearing instantly.
Before Bai Ruogu could give any orders, the Star Network automatically imported all the laboratory’s programs into the vast network…
The progress bar moved forward step by step, and a line of red text appeared on a small screen in the corner of the laboratory.
[Program is being destroyed…]
With each portion imported, a portion of the laboratory was destroyed.
While both the enemy and allies were observing the activity in the no-man’s land, all signals were suddenly cut off, as if an invisible barrier had blocked everything.
The enemy forces heard the transmitting messages suddenly disappear, and some people stood up in shock.
To figure out what was going on, their leader ordered the signal to be restored quickly and sent more people to investigate the no-man’s land.
However, no news came. Until the signal was restored, they were horrified to find that all the people they had sent had disappeared.
No matter what methods they tried, these people had vanished from the world without a trace.
The Interstellar Federation also noticed the anomaly. Some higher-ups wanted to investigate further but were stopped by the Chief of Staff.
The Chief of Staff, with his tall stature, stood with his back to the crowd, facing a real-time battle overview.
His voice was calm and low, but no one dared to disrespect him.
He slowly said, “You don’t need to worry about this, it’s now a matter of national security. Do you understand?”
“Understood… understood.” The people responded one after another.
The Chief of Staff chuckled, then refocused on the battle situation.
With Su Mou connected to the network, Bai Ruogu made swift and decisive progress, resolving everything in the no-man’s land in one fell swoop. The laboratory was also reinforced and sealed.
Before leaving, Bai Ruogu glanced back one last time, his expression seemed to be smiling, but it was a very faint smile, then he turned and left.
Hopefully, Li Luosi can find her longed-for sun in another world.
The spaceship took off from the uninhabited area of planet Ketan, passed through the atmosphere, and headed into deep universe.
Bai Ruogu looked out at the vast and boundless universe, his mind wandering.
Suddenly, he saw a massive spaceship not far from his window. Just as he was curious, the smart brain explained.
“That is the Insterstellar Federation’s Chief of Staff’s spaceship, the Chief of Staff is inspecting.”
Bai Ruogu raised his eyes and saw the opposite window through his own.
Even with a telescope, the view was still blurry, but Bai Ruogu could sense a figure standing by the window.
What puzzled him was that he had never met this person, yet he felt a strange sense of familiarity.