Chapter 181 The bottom of the ruins (5)

Jiang Jianming woke up in a desolate chill.

When he opened his eyes and his five senses gathered, the first thing he noticed was that the surroundings were no longer so dark.

Inside the tattered fortress, because of the explosive power of the crystal bone ring, several holes were opened in the zenith.

It was already night, and the twin blue moons of Alpha Alien were hanging high in the sky. The moonlight fell from those holes and was reflected by the snow on the ground, shining brightly everywhere.

Not far away, the sea of ​​blood and corpses of alien creatures is still there.

Jiang Jianming leaned against a small corner between the automatic door and the passage, first wrapped in his military coat, and then guarded by Lean in his arms.

Most of the snow falling from the zenith accumulated on the crown prince.

He closed his eyes, his cheeks were blue and white, and there was no blood on his cracked lips, and his breath was even weaker than before Jiang Jianming fell into a coma.

"...Ryan?"

Jiang Jianming shivered.

It snowed and fell into the night again, and the surrounding temperature plummeted. The blood loss and illness made him unable to resist the cold at all, and instinctively wanted to curl up.

Those received fragmented memories are like puzzle pieces, slowly being pieced together in my mind.

The ring...the crystal nest...blood and last words...the meteor shower after the rainy night.

Jiang Jianming was shivering from the cold, while pulling Ryan closer, patted off the snow on the latter's body, took off his clothes again, and put them back on Ryan.

After thinking about it, he picked up some clean snow from beside him, melted it in his mouth, picked up the unconscious crown prince, and fed him some water with lips to lips.

Jiang Jianming vaguely felt that before the crystal bone ring erupted, the one who hugged him should be the original body after fusion of memory. But now the man was unconscious again.

If not, he should have countless words to question.

About the past and the future, about the dead and the living; about love, and all the pain.

The mixed emotions collided indiscriminately and could not find a vent. But Jiang Jianming's body could no longer bear the successive emotional outbursts, and he began to cough again and again, and his cheeks flushed morbidly bright red.

stand up……

He had to get up and walk out with Ryan.

If this goes on, Ryan's situation will only get worse and more dangerous, and he is even more...

Jiang Jianming supported his knees with his hands and stood up shaking.

He has already felt a new wave of pain sprouting in the depths of his body, and all the tranquilizers have been exhausted.

But he had no fear in his heart, and he didn't even care.

Jiang Jianming endured the blacked-out collapse in front of his eyes for a while, and after a few seconds, he confirmed that he would not fall, and then he carried Ryan on his back again.

——He knew that from now on, there would never be any external force in the world that could shake him and force him to retreat.

The black-haired youth lowered his eyebrows, looked at the palm of his right hand, and turned over to look at the beautiful ring.

"Look at you..." He suddenly pursed his lips and smiled, whispering to the crystal particles in his body, "That's all."

...

Jiang Jianming walked forward step by step.

In the distance, the screams and cannons of alien creatures could be heard faintly. The war between Yin Beidou and the Crystal Cult continues.

After losing most of the church members and one of the strongest bishops, this can be said to be the last counterattack of the Crystal Cult.

Then get out as soon as possible.

The crown prince of the empire did not know whether he was alive or dead, and the people outside were afraid that they would be as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

However, about half an hour later, Jiang Jianming frowned, and something strange happened.

He was already mentally prepared that he would encounter a large number of alien creatures again in the future, but there was almost no enemy for a long distance.

Occasionally, one or two alien creatures will appear in front of them, and they will be easily killed by the power of the crystal bone ring, and there will be no more.

Jiang Jianming felt uneasy in his heart, and he never dared to think that this was good luck.

To say that the explosive power of the Crystal Bone Ring just scared off the Crystal Cult... It's even more absurd. If the Crystal Cult is such a good enemy, would Yin Beidou still use it to fight and still have not withdrawn his troops?

Soon, the mystery will be revealed.

Before leaving, Jiang Jianming quickly went through the map and route in his mind. His memory was quite reliable on important matters, and he didn't forget his direction after such a mood swing.

He walked for another quarter of an hour and arrived at the expected first supply point, the collective dormitory area of ​​Yin Beidou ordinary soldiers.

It's too far to go to the supply area, Jiang Jianming didn't think about that direction at all, but normal people would stock up on the essentials by the bedside.

The Yin Beidou First Army was evacuated in a hurry, and the soldiers should not have time to take away all the scattered materials.

Then there is a high probability of getting some water and medicine in the dormitory area. If you are lucky, tranquilizers and communicators can also be counted on.

Jiang Jianming is going to take a breath here, and then go to the mecha.

But when he used the crystal bone to open the automatic door, the dormitory area that came into view was a mess.

The light was dim, and there were traces of alien creatures wreaking havoc everywhere, and everything was destroyed.

"..."

Jiang Jianming's face was pale, his eyes were terrifyingly black, and his eyes swept across the floor. A shot of tranquilizer was broken there, and the liquid was still winding.

freshly broken.

Intelligent alien creatures have just come.

Therefore, in this messy dormitory area, those supplies that can save lives for them will not be found even a little bit.

but why?

Jiang Jianming fell into this question again.

He has paid enough attention to hiding his whereabouts all the way, and he will inevitably kill any intelligent alien creatures. How did these things predict his direction of travel?

After all, the empire has not yet figured out what the origin of these intelligent alien creatures is.

For Jiang Jianming, he used to have too many puzzles to explore, and he never put his mind on it seriously.

boom……

There was a loud explosion that made my ears hurt, probably because a shell fell nearby, causing the rubble to collapse from the top of my head.

Jiang Jianming stepped back and left the dormitory area with a vigilant attitude.

Then start thinking now, he thought to himself.

Only thinking is completely your own power.

Eastside.

In the temporary medical area, there was chaos. Carts full of medicines and instruments are running. The lightly wounded are carrying the seriously wounded onto stretchers, and they can walk around and support each other. Here they are evacuating.

It was also mixed with the sound of vomiting, coughing and wheezing, and groans of pain, as if the epidemic was spreading.

Crystal Sect's fish death net broke and crystal particles were completely insane. Most of the people could still hold on, but the wounded were no longer able to do it.

In particular, the soldiers who were on the verge of a crystal chaos in the previous battle, and even those soldiers who had already suffered from crystal chaos and were rescued by three generations of tranquilizers, were already at stake.

"Be careful……"

In one corner of the chaos, Tang Zhen's forehead was full of sweat. He helped the medics to get a comatose wounded soldier onto a mobile stretcher. Suddenly heard someone calling from behind:

"Tang Town - Tang Town!"

Beimaner came panting, "God, why are you still here, I've been looking for you for a long time!"

Tang Zhen grabbed her arm and said anxiously: "Now that there are not enough people, all those who can fight have gone to the front line, and most of the medics have left, and all the lightly wounded are assisting the seriously wounded to evacuate by themselves... I have to wait. to go."

However, if it is said to be evacuated, where can it be evacuated?

Now the Yin Beidou is shrinking inward, but the concentration of crystal particles in the entire fortress area is increasing, and sooner or later it will exceed the threshold, unless the wounded are sent to the outer space... But there are also starships fighting in outer space!

"Can I use mecha?" Beimaner said anxiously, "If you use mecha, the target is not as conspicuous as the starship, you can open a smaller transition wormhole and send everyone directly back to the second fortress..."

Tang Zhen was also in a hurry: "No, how many mechas will it take! And the number of wounded will only increase. It is not a bottomless pit to use mechas to send the wounded!"

After saying a series of words, he came to his senses, staring at him and said, "No, you are not a wounded person, why are you here!?"

Beimaner: "The alien creatures are coming soon. Major General Xie deduced that the wounded could not be evacuated in time, so he sent some troops to block them... oops, hurry up!"

She said, and her hands were not ambiguous, and together with Tang Zhen, they helped up another seriously wounded soldier.

"...you two, leave me alone."

A familiar hoarse voice came. Beimaner looked down and was surprised that it was Lieutenant Raymond.

He was seriously injured during the mission to recapture the main gun, and now he is wrapped in bandages, and blood oozing shards have appeared on his bare skin.

Raymond smiled bitterly: "I'm like this, 80% is about to..."

"Got it, you," Tang Zhen couldn't help but put him on the stretcher, "Didn't Xiao Jiang say that if Jingran's death becomes the nourishment for Jingchao, none of us are allowed to die - we all have to live, One cannot be missing!"

Just then, their feet shook.

"Enemy attack! Alien creatures are starting to hit the outer wall, and line up to expel—"

Someone shouted in the distance: "The mecha takes off, be careful that the defense net above is shattered!"

Beimaner's face turned blue, she turned her head and looked out: "It's an enemy attack, I'm leaving."

Tang Zhen: "I can still move, I'm with you!"

The two rushed out of the temporary medical area, only to see the night above their heads making people breathless, and the shadows hovering under the moonlight, constantly hitting the blue defense net above the fortress.

Below, the worm-like alien creatures are hitting the outer wall of the fortress and trying to climb up.

This is bad...it's coming so fast.

Beimaner and Tang Zhen looked at each other nervously, and were about to rush to their mecha.

Suddenly, Tang Zhen's footsteps stopped, and out of the corner of his light he saw a figure walking slowly to the edge of the outer wall, with an arm hidden under a military coat, stretched his neck and looked down.

He shouted, "What are you doing over there, you are going to evacuate!!"

The figure turned around after hearing the sound.

Tang Zhen recognized it immediately, it was Lao Liu. An old signal soldier who has worked in the watchtower for decades, likes to smoke, and likes to chat with new recruits about history, but he has never made a mistake in standing guard.

Just yesterday, a hole in his stomach was stabbed by an alien creature, and one arm was still burned during the bombing. The medics shook their heads secretly when they saw it.

This kind of injury, once the external crystal particles fluctuate slightly, must be the first group to crystallize.

Old Liu also knew in his heart that he had become a burden. He had not eaten or drank for the past two days, and had been lying in depression.

But now before the enemy, he came out on his own as if possessed!

"Oh, it's Lieutenant Tang."

Under the moonlight, Lao Liu's wrinkled face was somewhat mysterious, "...Actually, I've been thinking about a question for the past two days."

"It is said that these cults are powerful because they are not afraid of death, right?"

The old soldier's cloudy eyes were very bright, and he slowly opened his mouth, revealing some yellow but very clean teeth, "But we are not afraid."

At the same time, he also unfolded his intact arm, and hidden under the uniform was an icy oval thing with a pull tab on top.

Tang Zhen's mind seemed to be struck by a bright white lightning.

"You! You want to..."

The wounded veteran stood on the edge of the alloy barrier, quietly watching the group of alien creatures climbing below.

He held the bomb's pull tab to his mouth with one arm, and raised his other charred hand tremblingly in a military salute.

"don't want!!"

Tang Zhen roared and wanted to rush to stop, but the wound was affected, and the broken bone was in severe pain. He staggered a step, and his fingers grabbed a handful of air.

The next second, the thin figure jumped up.

The blazing light made people unable to open their eyes, Lao Liu suddenly opened his mouth, and the pull ring fell from his teeth. The fishy wind came, engulfing the last hoarse voice of this veteran:

"Empire - long - live -"

boom! !

The explosion of fire surged into the sky.

Four or five alien creatures that had already climbed halfway were lifted off, screaming and falling to the ground.

Tang Zhen's legs were weak and he fell forward. Beimaner hugged him, and then he was led out of balance.

"Old... Lao Liu..."

The knees of the two fell heavily at the same time, and they looked at the empty broken wall in disbelief.

Suddenly, Tang Zhen's teeth began to chatter, and he felt a strange silence permeate the temporary medical area.

There was a trace of panic in his heart, and he turned back quickly to find that many seriously injured soldiers were staring directly at the place where Lao Liu jumped.

Yup. One by one, the seriously wounded soldiers came to their senses.

As long as the crystal chaos is not dead, as long as the crystal chaos finds itself, it will not be a drag on the army, nor will the crystal nest be cheap.

boom!

gunshots.

A few steps away, a medic was anxiously taking out the few remaining tranquilizers.

The female soldier he escorted was seriously wounded and lost blood, the lower body was paralyzed, and now it is about to be in chaos.

But the holster around his waist was suddenly empty, and then there was the sound of gunshots. When the medic turned back in horror, the bullet had penetrated the female soldier's temple. There was a quiet smile on her mouth, and the gun slipped from her hand.

The gunshots rang again, the explosions rang out again.

The seriously wounded, who had no weapons at hand, wiped his neck with his crystal bone. The medics who couldn't stop them wept bitterly.

The night was shattered into countless pieces.

...

"Report to Major General Xie."

"This is the east area of ​​the fortress, the temporary medical area. There is no need to assign cover forces to our side."

The fortress was high in the sky, and the artillery fire continued.

In the command room of Yin Beidou's flagship "Tianshu", Xie Yuduo rested his forehead with one hand, and stared at the anxious battle situation with a frown.

Hearing this report, he raised his head, "Huh? All the wounded are evacuated, so quickly?"

"Yes, all the lightly and moderately wounded and one-third of the severely wounded in the temporary medical area have completed the evacuation mission."

"There are more than 300 seriously wounded people who choose to kill themselves or die with the alien creatures."

"Please rest assured, there is no crystal disorder, not one."

There was a two-second gap in Xie Yuduo's expression. With his hands on the podium, he stood up stiffly, "What... what?"

...

Temporary medical area, edge of outer wall.

Bandaged Raymond sat there, panting hard. He narrowed his eyes and smiled, the same young and honest lieutenant.

A few minutes ago, he resolutely rejected the medic's plea to let him evacuate, and showed everyone his arm, which had begun to grow crystals, and finally replaced it with a crystal particle bomb.

"Major General take care. In the next life, I still want to work under you and Chief Huo Lin."

After saying this, Raymond hung up the communication and grabbed the bomb in his hand.

He looked in the direction of the Empire and murmured—

"Dad, Mom, the son will turn into a white bird and fly home."

Then, he spotted the alien creature below, selected the one with the largest size and the fastest climb, bit off the ring and jumped down.

...

There are no wounded to be sent away.

In the fortress of Yin Beidou, there were no more twisted and ugly crystal corpses.

Only sporadic broken fire burned the snow, and a few wisps of gunpowder smoke slowly rose under the blue moon, as if the heroic soul was reluctant to leave this night sky before dawn.

The wounded and soldiers were settled in the new stronghold, and Tang Zhen knelt down and wept bitterly.Beside Maner bit her lip and trembled, crying silently.

Where does hope come from?

Hope comes from death.

Where will tomorrow come from?

Tomorrow comes from the farewell to tomorrow.