585 Miscalculate (1/2)

Wang Tong would be lying if he said he felt nothing at all while looking at Xiao Yuyu's blushing cheeks and alluring lips. The urge was strong, and Xiao Yuyu was cooperating. Although she had come with Wang Tong in the name of fighting for a better future, she would not be this dedicated if she felt nothing for him.

However, Wang Tong had learned to use the brain on his shoulder this time. He wrenched his lewd glance away from Xiao Yuyu and said, ”Thank you, Yuyu. I have just thought of something.”

After Xiao Yuyu opened her eyes, Wang Tong put her down beside him on the bed, and unconsciously linked their hands together. ”I had this nagging feeling that I had missed something in our plan. Now I know what it is! ”

”Oh? What is it?” Xiao Yuyu's interest was piqued.

”So far, we had overlooked another party: the immortals.” Wang Tong said with a smile. If they attacked an immortal inhabited city with the same method they used on dark ones, they would be defeated very easily.

”The immortals?”

”Yes, they are coming after me. We should prepare ourselves. I think Patroclus really wants to kill me.” Wang Tong said nonchalantly.

”You don't hate him for it?” Xiao Yuyu asked curiously. She was taken aback by how casual he sounded.

”It's nothing personal. We had chosen two different paths, and that is it.” Wang Tong said wistfully. His sincerity tugged at Xiao Yuyu's heartstrings. Compared to him, even her former idol, Michaux, seemed distant and hollow. Only the strongest would face one's true feelings. Xiao Yuyu was madly in love with Wang Tong's truthfulness to himself. As a matter of fact, no girl could resist that charm.

Xiao Yuyu was not the only girl —neither was she the first—who had followed Wang Tong while she had much better options. The field medics on her team all had reached at least level nineteen, which meant they could have stayed at the Sect and enjoyed their carefree life as medic instructors. They didn't have to follow Wang Tong to these extremely dire circumstances.

Women were animals of emotions; therefore, their decisions were more likely to be driven by infatuation than reason. That was also what made them such beautiful creatures.

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The Zergs didn't allow the humans too much time to prepare for the defense. The battle which would determine the fate of an entire planet had begun, starting with a massive charge from the front. The air was filled with the smoke and Zergs' hideous shrieks. Dark clouds loomed in the sky, casting long dark shadows onto the battlefield, where currents of Zergs swelled and roiled.

In order to ease the pressure on the front line, Zambrotta and the Kaedeians had sneaked their troops to the side of the charging enemies and flanked them from both sides. However, they were quickly met with fierce resistance. The dark ones knew that humans would flank them, and hence were prepared. The defense formation was made up of mostly dark ones, and their mission was simple: defend the sides of the charging formation at all cost.

Every day, there were tens of thousands of human soldiers who lost their lives. At this critical moment, no one would back down as long as they were still alive. Despite the waves after waves of belligerent assaults, the human defense stood firm. After three days, the initial charge of the Zergs finally stopped. However, this was only a prelude to the so-called ”Martian Mass Defense.”

Unlike the skirmishes humans had encountered so far, this battle was meant to bring them. Moye's plan had succeeded, as his soldiers had leveled up significantly after practicing against the human warriors. This was the time to get rid of the humans once and for all.

The Zergs' determination in this battle had proven that Lie Jintian's decision of fighting back was wise. If they had let the Zergs enter the last line of defense, they would have mass murdered all humans and destroyed any resources that human forces would need to fight back. Without the support of the civilians and ample provisions, even guerrilla warfare would be impossible to carry out.

So far, Lie Jintian's plan had worked. Despite the massive casualties humans had endured, Zerg's losses were much greater.

The three days that followed the initial cease-fire had been difficult for most human soldiers to endure. A large number of reserve troops was sent to the front line to fix up the defensive structures, and supply fleets traveled between the heartland of the human world and the front line. Everyone carried out their tasks in a cheerless silence as dread slowly crept into their minds. The longer they waited for the Zergs' next attack, the more nerve-wracking it had become.