Chapter 1484 - An Unexpected Turn of Events (1/2)

“MOVE! MOVE!”

It was impossible for a simple drill bit to drill through a 400-meter-thick granite layer, but the “Digging Warrior” that landed here was not the same as the one that landed on the surface of Mars. In order to adapt to the complicated battlefield environment of Mars, the Digging Warrior had gone through countless modifications in the hands of the colony engineers to clear out Devil Worm nests located deep inside the ground.

A thumb-thick groove pattern was added to the side of the original drill bit, which was connected to a corrosion-resistant material container filled with organic solution.

And the solution was Devil Acid!

The corrosion-resistant cobalt drill bit rotated at a high speed, spewed out Devil Acid, and seeped into the granite formation below. The granite and the steel protective belt were both easily penetrated by the drill under the corrosion of acid.

The speed of the downward advancement surprised everyone!

When the last layer of protection was drilled through, the Digging Warrior smashed into the tunnel in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, and the steel gate just happened to be not far from the drill. The Digging Warrior continued its advancement and easily drilled a hole in the large gate.

Soldiers in kinetic skeleton descended from the top of the mountain to the tunnel with ropes, as they followed closely behind the Digging Warrior with their rifle raised.

The drill bit rotating at a high speed ignored the bullets from the front. Instead, it directly rammed into the giant gate by the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. The irritating friction sound reverberated inside the tunnel as the heavy steel plates on the door fell off along with the rivets that popped out.

In the desperate sight of the soldiers stationed in the military base, the two-meter-thick alloy gate that weighed 25 tons was penetrated, and a hole the size of two people was left behind.

“Protect the President!”

With a roar, the battle was instantly ignited.

However, the last layer of defense of the fort had been breached, and nothing could stop the Celestial Trade soldiers.

Tear gas was fired and smoke-filled every corner of the military base. Rows of soldiers in black kinetic skeleton passed through the gas-filled corridors. They used their rifle stock or short stick to put down the resisting soldiers and officers. Then, they kicked open the door to the multimedia room and surrounded the senior officials and officers, who had their mouth and nose covered…

This time, they had nowhere to escape to.

…

At the front line in C City.

A radio was placed on the sandbag.

The UA soldiers with rifles, heavy machine guns, and black camouflage painted on their faces huddled around the radio as they listened to the broadcast.

Suddenly, everyone fell silent.

They heard Mike Pence…the voice of their President.

Compared with when he gave the inaugural speech and called for war mobilization, his voice lost a lot of vitality. His tone was mixed with a feeling of defeat, and he sounded like he aged. With a sense of astonishment, the soldiers looked at each other, stopped their chatter, and listened carefully to every word on the radio.

But after they listened to the speech, the expressions on their faces were completely frozen…

Or in other words, completely devastated…

“Today is the darkest day in our history.”

“Our last fortress, the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, was breached.”

“Hundreds of millions of people have been involved in this erroneous and avoidable war. We have lost more than 100,000 of our people in this war, and now, millions of citizens of C City are suffering from the siege. The efforts of several generations have now gone to waste, and our losses can no longer be measured by the gold in our reserve.”

“Not because of fear of the future, but because of the fact that this war should be over.”

“With regret and sadness, I’m reading out this agreement.”