618 Gather Forces (1/2)
They had missed the best opportunity to get out of here alive; Lie Jian wondered how long they could last here without Wang Tong's help.
Looking over at the distance, Michaux saw the land covered with Zergs; the thought of death had brought him relief. He didn't need to worry or struggle before his time came; he would only need to focus on the fight.
Lie Jian was at a loss. Did he overestimate Wang Tong's moral standards? The Wang Tong he knew would never sit around and let his fellow human warriors die. Wang Tong always looked at things from a humane perspective. Lie Jian was very certain of it, almost as certain as he believed in Li Shiming's selfishness.
In addition, Lie Jian believed that Wang Tong would come and help him because he knew the earthling never wanted to lord over him. However, if he were right about Wang Tong, why didn't he show up?
Suddenly, it occurred to Lie Jian that he had overlooked one key play: the dark ones. If he knew that Wang Tong would come to his rescue, so would the dark ones.
Perhaps the encirclement was never meant to kill them, but to lure Wang Tong out of his hiding.
Lie Jian was hit by a moment of epiphany, and he smacked his thigh and shouted, ”Sh*t! It's a trap!”
Michaux gave Lie Jian a knowing glance; he had also figured out the Zergs' real intent. They had both thought that the Zergs wanted to capture them alive, but the reality seemed to suggest that there were more than what met the eyes. The Zergs were playing their little tricks to kill two birds with one stone.
”I hope Wang Tong is smart enough to realize that the other cities are all empty right now.” Lie Jian's mind raced, and he reckoned that if all the Zergs of the region were being assigned to trap them in the building, Wang Tong should be able to take down many Zerg cities while they were undefended.
Michaux shook his head and favored Lie Jian a rueful smile. ”I don't think Wang Tong would do that.”
Lie Jian paused and then said: ”You two are the same! Slow as a pig!”
Michaux gave him a massive shrug and then said, ”OK, now let's focus on our problem, smarta*s.”
”Very well! I am curious what had given these Zergs the confidence to stand before me! Everyone! Get up and listen! You are not allowed to die out there, and this is an order! You guys are all the toughest SOBs I have ever met…I order you to live the rest of your life as a hero once we get out of here!” Lie Jian shouted.
It was time to show the Zergs what they were made of!
KOM!
The Zergs started their attack while the determination in the soldiers' eyes gleamed with more intensity.
Meanwhile, Harmon and a group of dark ones were on their way to Antonio. Even though the group had been marching at an incredible speed, the long distance between the two cities meant that they wouldn't reach their destination in a day. The dark lord had ordered all the cities in the vicinity to reinforce the siege inside of Antonio and make sure Lie Jian and Michaux were contained within the building. As a former human, Harmon knew Wang Tong better than the dark ones: he was the exemplar of altruism and self-sacrifice for the greater good.
Even though Wang Tong knew that the rest of the cities were defenseless and ripe for plunder, he would not veer off his course and delay the rescue. Harmon marveled at the former's noble quality as much as he lamented over his predictability.
The report that came from the scouts claimed that Wang Tong had already risen to the bait.
If the Zergs were able to kill Wang Tong, Michaux, and Lie Jian in one decisive stroke, the rest of the human resistance would fall apart in a matter of days. The thought of change elated Harmon as he wondered what would it be like when the Zergs replaced the humans.