Chapter 475: Sassy Reinforcement (1/2)
Chapter 475: Sassy Reinforcement
Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Hitesh_
The Kaedeian population had been dwindling even before the war started, and therefore, any Kaedeian life lost was a huge setback.
”My Lady, my lady... Your queen mother asks for you.”
”I will be there in a minute.” Heidi was busy sieving through the reports from all over Mars, many of whom were pleading for reinforcements. The Kaedeians knew that without the resistance forces, the Zergs would be able to gather force and crush down the Kaedeian defense. Therefore, even if Heidi had no manpower to spare, she agreed to support bands of warriors through other means.
When Heidi finally arrived at her mother's residence, she was greeted by the queen and many priestesses.
”Princess, the chosen one has finally arrived.” The head priestess announced loudly, her voice trembling with excitement. It had been a long wait after all.
”The chosen one?” Heidi was taken it back by the news. Ever since Patroclus defeated Wang Tong in the space, she sneered every time someone brought up that name. If Wang Tong couldn't even defeat Patroclus, how could he save the humanity and the Kaedeians?
”How is that possible?” Heidi asked. ”Didn't he die five years ago?”
”Princess, you should never doubt our savior. He was the messenger of the gods, the chosen one. I have seen his halo from far away, and it burned with such intensity like I have never seen before. It has got to be him!” The head priestess could not long hold her composure as she shouted.
”My Queen, please excuse me.” The head priestess apologized after realizing she had been too loud.
”There is nothing to be sorry for. We all owe you gratitude for discovering the return of the promised savior. What should we do now?”
”We should send out search convoy to all districts of Mars; we need to find him!”
”The entire Mars? We neither have the time nor the manpower!” Heidi rose against the head priestess's proposal. As the commander of the Kaedeian forces, she knew they could not afford to lose any more fighters.
”Princess, please think of it in another way. We have been fighting a long war with the Zergs for centuries, much longer than the humans did. Now, the Zergs have finally made a mistake and merged their gene with the humans, unwittingly giving the humans an opportunity to eliminate the Zergs once for all. We can't pass up this opportunity.” The head priestess urged as wisdom shone in her old eyes. She was not only concerned about the problem at hand, but also the solutions far in the future.
During the centuries-long struggle against the Zergs, Kaedeians had achieved some victories. But in the end, they were overwhelmed by the sheer number of enemies and had to retreat to Mars. A few centuries later, the women warriors were still fighting the war against their old enemy. But this time, the tables seemed to have turned.
On the surface, the Zergs seemed to have gained the upper hand after they incorporated the human gene into their gene pool. However, the human gene was a mixed blessing to the Zerg in the long run. Not only they had inherited human's intelligence, but also all of their sins: jealousy, selfishness, lust, and more. These elements sowed the seeds of destruction that would, in time, bear the vile fruit of internal crisis.
Only five years after the war, the bud of destruction within the Zergs had already manifested itself in the form of the struggle between Patroclus and Moye.
The news about the return of the savior had lit up every priestess' face with glee. Ever since the invasion of the Zergs five years ago, life inside the Kaedeian city was dominated by sorrow and fear. Unlike the humans, Kaedeian had been defeated by the Zerg in such a crushing way that even three hundred years of recuperation was still not enough for them to forget the scars.
Although Heidi had her doubts, she accepted her queen mother's order. However, she reminded herself to not to kept her hopes high. After all, the savior had already failed them once. Like many young souls in the city, Heidi firmly believed that only perseverance and resilience could save their race from the scourge of Zerg.