Chapter 457: Missing Personnel (1/2)

Chapter 457: Missing Personnel

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_

As the Zergs were about to break the ponderous gate of the storage room, a thousand spikes erupted from the holes on the ground, skewering all of them like Shish taouks. This was not a storage room; it was a slaughterhouse specially designed for this particular occasion.

Kaost was not as oblivious as he seemed after all, but what else did he know?

Kaost looked through the window at the heated battle indifferently. There was only one thing that weighed heavily on his mind, ”Where are Samantha and Patroclus?” Out of all the personnel that he had sent to the space city. He only planned to have the two of them to return safely. What had gone wrong?

Wang Tong hammered his way through throngs of humanoids, as most of the resistance was reduced to pulp under the lance of Einherjar. All this while, Wang Tong refuse to look back.

By the time they arrived at the dock, it had turned into an inferno. Zergs, were everywhere, dead or alive, blocking the passage. The hulking Spaceship was already departing slowly—they needed to hurry!

”Samantha, you drive.”

Fire Drake!

A fire-breathing dragon appeared out of nowhere and plunged its fiery beard into the mass of Zergs. In a blink, it melted a passage in the middle of the sea of Zergs. Samantha brought the Maglev to the already-closing tunnel. However, they saw the spaceship had un-docked; it was too late.

Wang Tong didn't have much time to think, so he lifted Samantha out of her seat and threw her over his shoulder as he cranked up soul energy and flew into space.

When Wang Tong rammed into the Ark, a swell of cheers erupted in the command center; he had made it! However, people quickly realized that there was one person that should have made it but didn't: Patroclus.

Zhang Jin could not have peace of mind ever since Patroclus left for Luolan. Her heart sank when she noticed that Patroclus didn't come back with Wang Tong. If Wang Tong could make it, so could have he. The fact that he was missing meant only one thing.

By then, the Ark had gained some distance from the dreadful city, but Carmen's fleet was still hot on their heel. The space city's shield was up, so it was impossible to bombard the city from above. With nothing to gain, Kaost ordered the Ark to depart with full speed.

”Full speed ahead! Ordinates: S134-W45656.” Kaost gave the order. He wagered that from here on, the communication with the confederation would be cut off. The Ark would be on its own now.

Wang Tong slumped in the corner of a room, sorrow and anger written all over his face. Samantha felt guilty: if not for her, he would have saved Jansining. She walked to Wang Tong and pated on his shoulder: ”Let's go, there's much to do.”

The turn of the events came so sudden that no one was prepared for it.

Carmen's space fighters were quickly forming an encirclement around Ark. The Ark glided toward the yet-to-be-closed opening, attempting to avoid a costly fight.

After Kaost gave the order, the Arc fired into the rank of the aggressor, unleashing a thousand beams of light that lit up the dark space. Carmen's fleet fired back, sending beams of light of equal intensity into space.

Thanks to the new power source, the Ark remained impenetrable under its shield. Its firepower was hundred times more potent than the opponent, and it reduced half of Carmen's fleet into ashes in a blink.

Kaost was not overly excited about the victory, as he had expected the Ark to excel in a direct exchange of fire—that was what it was built for. He ordered the ship to keep straight ahead and finally brought it out of enemies' range of fire.

As soon as they were safe, Kaost called a meeting to discuss his current priority, returning back to earth.

After the meeting, Samantha remained in her seat and waited until everyone except Kaost to leave the room.