583 The Legendary God Of War (1/2)
Aamir and Marcos were reveling in their role as the lord protectors of Maersa. They used to be only two leaders of unknown warbands, but now, they were powerful managers of a powerful city.
The City of Maersa had changed a lot. After having received donations and profitable business deals for a while, the city's development had started to pick up speed. The problems that people initially worried about were solved easily.
Since Maersa City provided technical support for the production line of the energy crystal gun, everyone wanted to be on their good terms. Therefore, despite the boom in population, there were still plenty of resources to go around.
As the population grew, Maersa also started to draft more soldiers into its force. The requirement of becoming part of the defensive unit was very low: a level three soul energy. Moreover, there was no restriction on age. After the soldiers were drafted, they only participated in one type of training: shooting.
”Is there any news from Wang Tong?”
”Nothing.”
Despite the boom of Maersa under their watch, neither Aamir nor Marcos could find any joy in their hearts. As their power grew, so did their responsibilities. The more reports they had heard, the more they realized that the situation on Mars had reached a turning point. The Martians' united front had re-established themselves at the third line of defense, preparing themselves for a final showdown with the Zergs. Every major faction had contributed to the defensive line to the best degree they could; some cities had even sent in their reserves. If the humans were able to hold back the Zerg attack at the last line of defense, it would be safe to say that the Zergs wouldn't be able to amass another attack for a while.
The city of Maersa had also sent in ten thousand of their soldiers, leaving the city barracks practically empty.
However, despite the effort of all Martian resistances, the situation remained unpredictable. If the energy crystal guns could be manufactured a few weeks earlier, the humans might be able to organize a GN gun special unit and send it to the front line. However, so far, the first group of soldiers who had received the guns was still under training.
The humans had done what they could do, and the rest was up to the decision of the gods.
The public in the city remained optimistic about the war, largely because of the propaganda. This was going to be the final battle, and the main force at the defensive line had received unequivocal support from the public behind the front line. Everyone knew that this was the time of life or death, and only in unity would they survive.
Marcos had sent out scouts everywhere, trying to gather as much information from the other side of the battlefield as possible. Ever since Wang Tong entered the Zerg territory, the communication was cut off. Therefore, Marcos didn't even know if the latter was still alive or not. Although Wang Tong had ensured him that he would return alive, Marcos knew even that if the latter was the heir of the Blade Warrior, he could not surpass the impossible.
Aamir heaved a sigh and patted on Marco's shoulder while saying, ”We all have our devils to fight. Perhaps for him, to be able to die in the enemy territory was his greatest wish. We will be joining him soon anyway.”
Neither of them was very optimistic about the humans' odds in winning the war. Even if the Martian united front were able to push back Moye's army, what would happen when Patroclus finally joined forces with Moye?
Humans' days were numbered, and that was the hard truth no one seemed to be willing to admit.
Even if the Blade Warrior returned to the human world, what could he achieve if he was fighting all by himself anyway?
”Every city had supported the war, and we had mobilized fifty regiments to the front line. I am confident that we should be able to deliver a blow to the Zergs.”
”Yeah! Let them come, and they will never go back!”
”The defense behind the front line was practically none. Are you comfortable with that?”
”Not really. There were still Zerg activities in the human territory. However, we have them under control. It is not just us who are gathering force at the front line, the Zergs are too. Their home base is very fragile as well. Have you heard about that Einherjar? He has been very active lately.”
”Yes. I had seen him in my city. His appearance helped a lot with placating the nerves of the soldiers. He was not just a charlatan; he was actually very powerful. I have heard that the Zergs had cornered him twice with the Einherjar's Bane unit, but he was able to destroy the EB unit on both accounts with ease. ”
”I have seen this guy once.” A voice boomed, and the meeting room suddenly quieted down.