Everything is in chaos.

In the chaos, Lai An reluctantly protected Raymond and his team to withdraw from the central area.

Some people kept falling behind halfway, but it was impossible to save them one by one.Those who can still advance ride the flying mechs, break through the turbulent flow of crystal particles, and advance to the East District.

Looking at the sky, Xie Yuduo's army finally stopped desperately resisting, they gathered and retreated towards the North and East districts, and let the group of mechs carrying the corpse of the Crystal Cult rush towards the center.

"Your Highness!"

The major general's urgent voice was coming from the communication, "How are you, where is that bishop!?"

"Also, I can't get in touch with your Excellency. Has he come to look for you? If you can see someone and persuade him to go back, it will be very troublesome if his body is damaged again..."

Lai An's eyes darkened, he gritted his teeth and did not speak.

The East End is close at hand.

Looking from a distance, the national flag that was hoisted yesterday is still flapping in the wind in front of the ruins.

Lai An suddenly stopped the mecha, and said to Raymond and others: "Go the rest of the way by yourself! Xie Yuduo's army will pass by soon, let him cover you back."

Wilson was stunned: "Your Highness, are we not leaving?"

Lai An did not answer.

He turned his head, his cold eyes crossed the sky——

Central District.

Margaret, whose whole body was covered in white crystals, fell on the ground and moved slightly.

The turbulent flow of crystal particles swept over, and countless Crystal Cult's mechs collided with the defensive blue net of the main gun, crashing beside her.

The Bishop of Death got up slowly, with a blank look on his face.

She stretched out her hands to the sky in a daze, then retracted them, slowly making a prayer gesture.

"Crystal particles... Grace... all beings..."

Just as His Excellency Archbishop Gaius had taught her.

Countless white crystals emerged from her face, Margaret opened her mouth wide, and she pinched her neck, vomiting out strands of white crystals.

Out-of-control crystal bones emerged from her arms, legs, and chest and waist, lifting her tremblingly off the ground.

—she turned into a monster.

East District, temporary treatment area.

Hearing that Lieutenant Raymond was seriously injured, Tang Zhen rushed out anxiously, just passing by Zheng Yue and his group who had returned.

"The whole army retreats!" Zheng Yue waved his arms, and shouted sharply while running, "Bring the wounded back, the concentration of crystal particles here will soon increase, and those who have tranquilizers at hand will be given three injections!"

Tang Zhen was startled, and quickly took out the tranquilizer that he carried with him and put it on, secretly afraid: the new human beings have very low demand for tranquilizers, which are closer to special first-aid medicines; usually, even Yin Beidou would not carry so many injections when going outof.

Fortunately, before Xiao Jiang came from the second fortress, he insisted on bringing tranquilizers that could be supplied to every soldier.If this is not the case, the number of the next dead is likely to be multiplied several times!

Suddenly, Tang Zhen's eyes widened, and the empty needle dropped from his hand, "Damn it... what is that!?"

In the center of the fortress, a white crystal giant rose.

Shine!Shiny!!

Numerous crystal bones as thick as giant trees pierced the surface, and also pierced the alloy iron walls of the fortresses along the way, sparks flew, and smoke and dust scattered.

Margaret's originally slender body had swelled to dozens of times its original size, and was lifted high into the sky by the crystal bone.

Her eyes were wide open, she scanned the fortress area dully, then raised her "legs" and stepped out.

The earth trembled, and the Bishop of Death, who was already in an inhuman form, took a step towards the main cannon.

...

"She's still conscious."

"Remember the orders assigned to her."

It wasn't until the crown prince's voice sounded icy cold that Alan Wilson vaguely understood what was happening now.

The order received by the Bishop of Death.She said it herself just now: kill the imperial army and destroy the main cannon.

The defensive cover of the main gun can even block the particle cannon of the starship, but what about facing such a monster beyond the current understanding?

"No, it seems that the main gun will not be able to keep it. Your Highness, please come back quickly. In the worst case, we may have to consider withdrawing from Alien Alpha..."

In the built-in communication of the mecha, Xie Yuduo was shouting: "My Prince Chujun, are you listening to the officials!?"

Suddenly, Wilson realized a dire problem.

Why was the communication channel so quiet when the crown prince was fighting the death bishop on the fort just now?

Why should it be his turn to be a mech pilot and shout for His Highness to retreat!?

The answer couldn't be more clear.

At the moment when the Crystal Chaos frenzy broke out, it was more important to preserve the large army or to get rid of Margaret.

Should the lives of hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of soldiers be exchanged for the life of a bishop who may pose a great threat in the enemy army?

Whether it is Xie Yuduo or Jiang Jianming, they are not at the forefront and dare not make this judgment.

So they chose to trust the judgment of the crown prince, even if it might just be instinct or intuition.

But... Wilson's face turned pale, did he interfere with His Highness's judgment?

If the main gun is really destroyed, and if the First Fortress fails to be retaken because of this, then he...

At this moment, the eyes of that young, sick and disabled human officer became extremely calm and profound in memory, and his eyes stabbed at him like ice edges!

There was a clicking sound.

Wilson turned his head, and he saw the crown prince's palm pressing on the separation lever of the mech.

In the end, Lai An seemed to give him a thin smile.

"Stop thinking too highly of yourself, Mr. Wilson."

The voice of the crown prince came faintly.

"There is no second person who can change my judgment."

In a blink of an eye, the L-Gemini separated into two halves, and the fuselage where the main cockpit was located suddenly lifted into the air!

"Your Highness——!!!"

The icy wind cut Wilson from shouting.

Looking around, the central main artillery area is already a pale sea, and the imperial army in the air keeps retreating.

Long-range guns from the northern and eastern districts fired at the white crystal one after another.The soldiers roared with red eyes, but the monster stood still and took another step in the direction of the main gun, and the iron walls of the fortress along the way fell apart.

At the moment when the shadow of "death" really enveloped the alien star.

The main half of the L-Gemini turned around, and it was facing a different direction than all the Imperial forces.

The mecha flew alone towards the central turret.

He is alone.

There was a mighty light in Lai An's eyes.

In my memory, the noisy night of chaos rose.

"Is this empire important to you?"

It was he who asked.

"People must have a destination when they live," someone replied with gentle eyes, "people are willing to live for it, or die for it."

At that time, he didn't understand, so he could only hug that person and give all his strength to him.

So what about today?

What about today?

A familiar voice pierced the eardrums.

"—Your Highness!!"

Lai An's pupils trembled.He saw Jiang Jianming running along the broken wall at the top of the fortress.

The sun was shining brightly, illuminating that thin figure as the only silhouette in the world.

They saw each other for the first time.The surrounding area was filled with the sound of noisy shells, but the collision of eyes was so clean and lonely.

Jiang Jianming opened his eyes slightly, and the wind passed through his outstretched fingers.

"Your Highness," he called, "Lai..."

In the sky traced by the fingertips, the mech that the crown prince was riding flashed by!

In the central area, the monster Margaret is only a few steps away from the turret, and she raises her crystal bone high.

"No...it's too late."

Outside the temporary treatment area, Bemaner and Tang Zhen rushed over to help Lieutenant Raymond and other wounded who were covered in blood to evacuate to the rear.

Someone looked at the sky and murmured, "I can't catch up."

"Your Highness!"

Xie Yuduo was going crazy, "What do you want to do, it's too late to save the main cannon, so you can only give up—you come back first, we will find a way when we come back!!"

Quarrel.

Lai An reached out and was about to cut off the communication.

But the next second came Jiang Jianming's voice.

"Your Highness." The man called him.

No, don't persuade me.

Lai An thought sorely, and then, he heard Jiang Jianming spit out words quickly——

"Listen to me, the speed of the large mecha is not enough, now remove all the parts that can be removed!"

Lai An's eyes suddenly lit up.The real crystal pierced out instantly, violently penetrating the alloy structure of the mecha.

Crackling——!!

A total of more than a dozen parts, including the mechanical arm, mechanical foot, probe claw, main and auxiliary gun barrels, treatment cabin, storage compartment, etc., were cut off at the same moment, and fell to the vast snow field in the strong wind!

L-Gemini suddenly speeds up by one level.

Boom... There was a tremor in the wind, and it was the crystal bone of the monster Margaret that slammed into the fort.

The blue defensive net was raised again, but it made an overwhelmed sizzling sound, and the optical net was intermittent!

"Keep calm, the defensive cover should last a while," Jiang Jianming's voice came almost at the same time, "There are alien creatures approaching ahead, I just took over the control authority of the long-range guns in the eastern and northern districts, five secondsAfter a wide range of shots, you have to fight your way through - no problem?"

"……certainly."

Lai An gritted her teeth and said, but her eyes were red.

He has been far away from the Eastern District, but Jiang Jianming can still accurately judge his current situation, which cannot be done by looking at the map from behind.

But Chu Jun couldn't even spare the energy to look back now, so he could only ask through the communication: "Where are you?"

As soon as he said it, his voice was unbelievably hoarse.

The rising end is choked.

The other side of the communication laughed when they heard it, and said softly: "Didn't your Highness know?"

In the boundless sky, two mechs flew across the sky, one after the other.

Skimming the frost, thick snow, white crystal, and sky light on the surface.

The latter chased after the afterimage left by the former.

Ahead, densely packed alien creatures were stimulated by the dense crystal particles, and rushed towards them frantically.

The shadows shrouded, connecting the sky and the horizon into one piece, like the night that came in advance.

"Of course I am," Jiang Jianming said quietly inside the mecha snow dove, "I will always be behind you."

The two mechas speed up at the same time.

It seems that we can go to the end of this darkness together.