Chapter 133, the 133rd Chapter

Chapter 133, the 133rd Chapter

Bai Xiaoyu watched the departing back of the masked man, his brows furrowed slightly, his attention still highly concentrated. It wasn’t until the masked man boarded the flying craft and disappeared from his sight that Bai Xiaoyu finally withdrew his mental energy.

As for the words the masked man had spoken, about "little cannon fodder," Bai Xiaoyu neither confirmed nor denied it. However, he did remember the term.

The current situation didn’t allow him to dwell on it for long. He quickly shifted his focus back to the wounded and the battlefield standoff.

At this moment, Big Black had completely vanished from his sight, and the warriors of the Sixteenth Legion were fighting bravely.

However, their numbers were relatively small, and engaging in combat with such a massive insect army wasn’t easy for them.

Mosen, standing next to him, had his face flushed red with excitement, waving his arms and legs about excitedly at the sight of the combat flying crafts and mechs. "It's the Sixteenth Legion. I thought the 155th Legion, which was stationed on this planet, would be the first to arrive. After all, the Sixteenth Legion’s station is in the neighboring domain, several planets away."

At that moment, Mosen's neural interface flickered again. He connected the call. "Boss, I'm safe, I'll contact you again later."

It wasn’t just him. Bai Xiaoyu looked at the other children who hadn’t boarded the flying craft, their dusty faces equally excited.

The parents guarding them also looked relieved, their eyes filled with unwavering admiration and trust for the Sixteenth Legion.

Meanwhile, some flying crafts in the sky began to descend in various directions on the planet. A flying craft also landed near Bai Xiaoyu.

It was a sky-blue, semi-transparent flying craft, a type of legion combat flying craft. However, its streamlined body showed signs of having been attacked, with dents and cracks.

Even Bai Xiaoyu, who knew little about combat flying crafts, could tell that it had seen prolonged combat and hadn’t had time for repairs.

It was clear that this flying craft had rushed over from another battlefield.

The flying craft opened quickly, and four soldiers in uniforms of the same color scheme emerged. Their combat suits were tattered, some with pale faces, and some wrapped in bandages.

After disembarking, they saluted everyone in unison.

They didn’t seem too surprised to see the gathered crowd here. The lead soldier looked at everyone. "We apologize for arriving late, and for the injuries you've sustained. We are sorry. Designated safe zones have been established, and some areas have been completely cleared. Please follow us and move there."

Looking at their injuries and exhaustion, the crowd shook their heads. It wasn’t late at all. When the heroic Big Black had held off the insects, just as they were about to lose hope, the Sixteenth Legion had arrived just in time.

The warriors of the Sixteenth Legion had truly rushed over, fighting their way here.

Bai Xiaoyu recognized the soldier as Duan Yang, the parent of Little One.

He was covered in injuries and didn’t look too good.

Without any panic, everyone followed the three soldiers.

Duan Yang stayed behind, walking up to Bai Xiaoyu. He looked at his face but didn’t reveal his identity. "Would you like to return to the safe zone with me, or…?"

Bai Xiaoyu looked at his wounds and replied, "I'll go to the safe zone with you. Most of you are more severely injured and need treatment. Unfortunately, I don’t have many medical supplies left; I’ve already used them on other wounded."

Duan Yang said, "Our physique is strong; a bit of rest will do. We can discuss it after this battle has concluded."

Along the way, Bai Xiaoyu learned that they had indeed rushed over quickly from another battlefield. The pressure there had also been immense, but upon learning of the situation, they had quickly mobilized and rushed over.

This explained their current condition.

Those who were injured and unable to continue fighting, or whose mecha or flying craft had been damaged and couldn’t engage in the frontlines, or who had exhausted their energy supplies after prolonged battles were all reassigned to logistics to assist in escorting the planet's civilians to the safe zones.

Those assigned to escort the civilians were the more severely injured ones, while the other warriors carried out rescue operations and cleaned up the battlefield.

Two veteran warriors who had previously been holding back the insectoids also came to help. They were not only guarding but also comforting the civilians, soothing the young creatures, and bandaging wounds...

They were extremely proficient, clearly not doing this for the first time.

Through conversation, Bai Xiaoyu learned that such warriors from the Sixteenth Legion were the norm, not exceptions. Over time, almost all the warriors who had seen battle had gradually acquired various skills.

Bai Xiaoyu recalled the scene of the warriors comforting the young blood egg creatures. At first, he worried that the warriors, lacking experience, wouldn’t be able to handle the young ones. To his surprise, even the most difficult-to-handle young ones were made to smile.

Now, the reasons for their proficiency became clear.

Soon, they arrived at the safe rescue zone.

Various medical equipment and supplies had already been prepared here. Most of the supplies had been retrieved by the warriors from the planet's Pharmacy Department and various hospitals in the combat zones. Some urgently needed medicines that were in short supply were allocated from the Sixteenth Legion’s own stockpile.

Bai Xiaoyu helped bandage and treat the wounded. Watching the rescued people receive treatment, he sighed at the sight of the scarred warriors.

The warriors were unwilling to use the planet's medical resources, but the medical team from the planet's Pharmacy Department was available. The Legion’s medical soldiers were treating the frontline warriors, while these warriors remained here to protect the civilians, forgoing treatment themselves.

However, the planet’s direct Pharmacy Department’s medical team had not shown up, so Bai Xiaoyu could only use the repair device to treat surface wounds.

Mosen, standing next to him, had been waiting for the medical team from the planet's Pharmacy Department and was growing increasingly angry. He knew the planet’s direct Pharmacy Department belonged to the Huang family. He suspected that when the insectoids overran the planet, the entire Pharmacy Department and medical team had already fled by aircraft.

Mosen clenched his small fist. "Those cowards!"

Aside from the efforts of the warriors, the situation on the planet was gradually improving.

As some of the Sixteenth Legion’s warriors quickly took charge of rescue operations, they notified people hiding in various locations to come to the safety zone they had set up. They also sent out the coordinates of the frontline battle zones and dispatched teams to rescue those still trapped, while forbidding entry to non-combat zones.

On the previously desperate F105 planet, as the Big Black Egg led the insectoids to desolate areas, and the warriors fought while others carried out rescues, the people of the planet began to feel a sense of calm at a rapid pace.

Bai Xiaoyu had been busy, waiting for the Huang family’s medical team, but after several hours, there was still no sign of them.

A typical planet would have royal medical teams and other primary pharmaceutical supplier medical teams. However, F105 was too small, and its population was not large, so the Huang family was the sole pharmaceutical supplier.

After waiting for a long time, Bai Xiaoyu couldn’t take it anymore and contacted Bai Qi. "Where is your medical team?"

Bai Qi, who was on his way back, was surprised to receive a proactive call from Bai Xiaoyu. He thought Bai Xiaoyu might be calling in desperation from the F105 planet, but it turned out to be about the medical team.

Bai Qi asked, "Why are you asking? Are you overstepping?"

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "The direct pharmaceutical supplier’s medical team is mandatorily obligated to provide services to the warriors and civilians of the planet during wartime. Their prolonged absence makes me wonder if I should take over the pharmaceutical supply rights."

Hearing this, Bai Qi chuckled. "The medical team prioritizes treating the warriors of the planet’s original garrison legion. Since the current warriors on the planet are not the original garrison of F105, the medical team doesn’t have this mandatory obligation."

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaoyu’s expression turned unusually grim. He understood what Bai Qi meant. The medical team’s services were not for the Sixteenth Legion currently fighting outside but for the original garrison legion that had not appeared yet.

Looking at the pale-faced warriors beside him, Bai Xiaoyu knew that continuing the conversation with Bai Qi would be futile, so he hung up.

He directly notified Lou Hao to arrange for a few warriors to transport a batch of medicines. These medicines were refined by Bai Xiaoyu before he set out and could now be put to use.

It was the first time Duan Yang had seen Bai Xiaoyu so openly angry, and he tried to calm him down. "Don’t be angry. The medical team’s resources are limited, so it’s natural for them to prioritize the garrison legion. It’s a long-standing rule."

If he had known earlier that Bai Xiaoyu would contact Bai Qi about this, he would have tried to stop him.

Seeing Duan Yang’s unsurprised expression, Bai Xiaoyu realized that they had probably become accustomed to this kind of treatment, and their reactions clearly indicated that this was something they had grown used to.

By this time, it was late, and the warriors were still fighting outside. Big Black had not returned either. Bai Xiaoyu was worried about both Big Black and the warriors. As waves of warriors returned, he stayed up all night without closing his eyes.

At dawn the next morning, the insectoids began to lose the upper hand.

At that moment, the warriors brought back three young men covered in blood and dust.

Bai Xiaoyu hurried forward to help. No medications were available at the time, and the corresponding potions stored in his system's inventory were basically depleted.

He used his psychic abilities to examine their bodies and found that they were only suffering from excessive blood loss, and their injuries weren't severe. Their external wounds had already been repaired, likely by the warriors using a medical repair device.

Bai Xiaoyu patted each of their faces, and sure enough, they woke up after a short while.

By this point, the robots had already cleaned the blood from their faces, but their clothes were still tattered, as though they had been eaten away by something.

These young men looked very young, around the same age as Bai Xiaoyu's own interns.

As soon as they woke up, they almost leaped up, still startled.

One of them looked around and touched his body, his fingers still trembling slightly. "I'm actually still alive, even though I was swallowed by a bug."

He then turned to the other two. "Yang Fanxin, Chen Ying, you're both alive, that's great."

Yang Fanxin replied, "I didn't expect to survive either. I felt my body on fire, as if it was being digested by stomach acid."

Chen Ying remained silent. The only thing he could think of was that, while suffocating in the darkness, he had suddenly seen a light, and a pair of hands pulled him back from the verge of death.

He didn't see the person's face, only the familiar style of a military uniform.

Seeing that they were okay, Bai Xiaoyu was about to turn away when the young man with a baby face called out to him.

Chen Ying asked, "Excuse me, where is the warrior who saved me?"

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "He's gone to rescue others."

Chen Ying looked around. There were many people here, and warriors in familiar uniforms were constantly bringing in rescued individuals.

Any one of them could have been his savior, just as they were everyone else's savior too.

Seeing this, Chen Ying withdrew the question he was about to ask about which specific person was his savior. In this moment, they were all the saviors of countless people.

At that moment, all he needed to know was that his savior was from the Sixteenth Legion.

Now, Bai Xiaoyu began to provide basic first aid and bandaging to the injured who were brought in. Chen Ying slowly walked over and asked, "Do you need help?"

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "Yes, can you administer potions and bandage wounds?"

Chen Ying said, "We're all cadets at the Imperial Military Academy. We came here for an internship with the medical team. After graduation, we'll stay with the medical team to help the frontline warriors and injured civilians. Trust me, our skills are top-notch."

Bai Xiaoyu's movements paused. "You're interns from the planet's direct pharmaceutical supplier's medical team?"

Chen Ying replied, "Yes, all of us are. We arrived for our internship yesterday, and it was arranged for us to start today. We didn't expect something like this to happen."

The other two also came over to help, and Bai Xiaoyu saw that their bandaging was far more professional than his butterfly knots. Naturally, he didn't doubt their words.

Although they had just experienced a near-death ordeal, once the fear subsided, the young people became lively again.

Ning Fang said, "We're all cadets at the Imperial Military Academy. We chose the medical team of the Huang family because they are responsible for the most areas of the Sixteenth Legion's domain, second only to the Royal Medical Team."

Yang Fanxin added, "This time, we were saved by the warriors of the Sixteenth Legion. In the future, it will be our turn to save them."

Chen Ying said, "Yes, we're about to start our internship. Are you part of our medical team? We didn't see you yesterday. You can take us along; today was arranged for our internship."

Bai Xiaoyu: "No, your medical team didn't come."

The three were dumbfounded.

Chen Ying: "How is that possible? We've been fighting for a whole day, but the medical team hasn't arrived?"

Yang Fanxin stood up and looked around. "Maybe they came, but you didn't notice?"

Bai Xiaoyu: "I hope that's the case, but so far, no medical team has reported in yet."

The three fell silent, looked at each other, and then used their optical brains to contact their superiors.

Soon, they all returned, their expressions grim. They saw many soldiers who looked pale, clearly only treated with repair instruments for external wounds, with no other medical attention. They were speechless for a long moment.

Just then, there was a commotion outside in the sky.

Many who were awake ran out to see. "So many combat flyers and mechs, are these reinforcements?"

Bai Xiaoyu also looked outside. Duan Yang had mentioned earlier that the situation on the other battlefield was also tense. The soldiers here were the maximum force that could be mobilized. After a day of encirclement and suppression, the situation had been stabilized. It was only a matter of time before they defeated the Zerg.

So how could there still be reinforcements?

At this moment, Ning Fang spoke. "Is it the 155th Legion? Are they sending a second wave to handle the Zerg?"

The man next to him, Moshen, sneered. "You're thinking too much. These cowards only appear after the Sixteenth Legion has fought for a whole day and the situation is under control."

Having grown up on this planet, Moshen knew far more than the three of them. He naturally knew the reputation of the 155th Legion.

When there's trouble, they're nowhere to be seen, but when it's time to take credit, they're always first in line.

Soon, a large, burly man in a yellow uniform entered the medical zone. He was followed by a group of medical team members and a dozen reporters, who kept taking pictures of him.

At this point, the man in charge said, "I've been injured after a night of intense fighting."

His medical team immediately brought out a pile of medical supplies and swarmed around him, while the reporters seized the opportunity to take various shots.

A member of the medical team, noticing the three, hurried over and pulled them along. "Come on, help tend to Colonel Huang's wound."

Chen Ying, seeing so many medical supplies being wasted on a tiny finger wound, felt extremely uncomfortable thinking about the soldiers of the Sixteenth Legion.

The person shoved a bottle of healing solution into his hand and pushed him. "What are you standing around for? Tend to Colonel Huang's wound!"

Chen Ying finally couldn't hold it in and blurted out, "Are you going to say, 'If I don't hurry, he'll heal on his own?'"

The person was stunned. "What nonsense are you saying?"

But seeing the reporters surrounding Colonel Huang, who was boasting about his bravery and hard work, he was glad he hadn't been heard.

The crowd, awakened by the noise, looked at the sudden appearance of these people and grew increasingly angry.

Moshen, who had always been fearless, couldn't take it anymore. "Look at your belly! Even if you were about to lay three eggs, none of them would be as big as your belly! How can you shamelessly claim to have defeated the Zerg? During the Zerg invasion, you were nowhere to be seen, but the Sixteenth Legion from the neighboring star system arrived immediately. And now you have the gall to claim that you defeated the Zerg? Get out!"

The others could no longer stand it and all stood up, telling them to get out.

Colonel Huang ignored them and told the reporters, "Just keep filming me..."

Then a shoe flew at him and hit his face. Moshen was even more disappointed. How can someone who can't even dodge an attack be a colonel?

Watching Colonel Huang being chased out by the enraged crowd, the crowd felt a sense of relief.

The member of the medical team hadn't left yet, and he looked at the three. "Are you coming with us or not?"

The three shook their heads vigorously in unison. They would never join a medical team that completely went against their original intentions.

The other man sneered, "Have you thought carefully? There might not be any other medical team daring to take you in."

These were promising talents he had worked hard to obtain. How could he possibly let them go so easily?

By now, Bai Xiaoyu was receiving medications delivered in haste by the soldiers. Seeing the comprehensiveness of the medications provided, his eyes softened as he thought of the soldiers and the still-absent Big Black.

Upon hearing this, he turned to the three and said, "My medical team is just looking for people. How about you join our medical team?"