635 Waiting For The Dark Lord (1/2)
Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. Moye had raided the humans' command center, and in return, Wang Tong had captured his castle. This was the most severe response that the humans could ever give, and it had hit where it hurt the most.
After such elating news, Zambrotta seized the opportunity and ordered his forces to march out and attack the Zerg cities. After his forces sacked a city, he would copy Wang Tong's method and raise the flag of the Martian front, and then upload the pictures to the skynet. These pictures had proven that the humans were not helpless before the Zergs, and they could defeat the dark ones as long as everyone united together.
All factions followed Zambrotta's lead and attacked the Zergs with abandon, swiftly liberating many Zerg occupied cities. The Zergs were caught off guarded by humans' sudden comeback.
Every soldier mustered their strength and charged at the Zergs as soon as they were given the order. The GN gun units had started to play an increasingly important role in the attacks. As they gained more experience, they became more resilient to the Zergs' attacks, particularly of the primitive Zergs.
The addition of the GN gunners meant that the Zergs had suddenly lost their advantage in numbers. Therefore, the humans were able to push them back quickly.
Despite the rosy situation, Zambrotta and his officers seemed troubled. They knew that the battle had just started, and sooner or later, the Zergs would adapt to the humans' new method of war and fight back more effectively.
Although Wang Tong's victory was good news, he didn't eliminate the dark lord. Once the dark lord returned to the castle and drove out the human soldiers, he would be able to establish himself in his old home quickly.
Meanwhile, Wang Tong had sent a message to Zambrotta and other leaders, reinstating his determination of killing the dark lord at the dark castle when he returned.
In the streets, the public cheered for the end of the war; they raised their cups in Wang Tong's name. Inside Zambrotta's office, however, everyone held a grim look in their eyes as they calculated the odds of Wang Tong's victory.
If Wang Tong succeeded, he would completely dismantle the Zergs' efforts of taking over Mars. After that, it would only be a matter of time before the Martian front drove the rest of the dark ones out of the red planet and re-established communication with the Earth and the moon.
However, if Wang Tong failed, so would the rest of the Martian resistance. Wang Tong was the mastermind behind the humans' miraculous comeback, and despite Zambrotta's title, people had long since considered him the real leader of Mars.
”General! Admiral Samantha wishes to speak to you.”
”Bring her live.”
With that, Samantha's image flickered onto the giant monitor screen.
”Good day, General Zambrotta! On behalf of my fleet, I congratulate you on your success.”
”Thank you, Admiral! This honor belongs to every human soldier. One of our heroes has just taken over the dark lord's home base, the dark castle!”
”I have already been briefed on that. This is elating news for all human soldiers, so I have transmitted the news back to the Earth and moon.” Samantha said with a serious face. The news had taken her aback, as she had never thought that Wang Tong would be able to pull off his suicidal mission. Pride aside, Samantha also lamented on how little she knew about Wang Tong after having not seen him for five years. After she had received the news, the thought of Martian soldiers coming to the Earthlings and the Ivantians' rescue was no longer a dream.
”I am sure you know that Moye was not in the castle when Wang Tong attacked. I wager that he should be there any time now. Wang Tong had stated that he wanted to fight against the dark lord at the dark castle. In light of that information, I have ordered my soldiers to attack the Zergs from all fronts, trying to divert as much attention from Moye as possible.” Concern flickered in Zambrotta's eyes. He knew that this was a life or death moment; one simple mistake could lead to the destruction of the human race.
Samantha nodded. ”I hope to have a copy of the recording after the battle. Please rest assured that as long as you have Wang Tong with you, you and your Martian warriors will achieve the final victory.”
”Yes, Admiral. I have faith in him.” Zambrotta nodded, but his trembling hands had betrayed his doubts. Without knowing Wang Tong's exact power, he could only assert his assumptions.
Moye had defeated even the most powerful Einherjar, so how could a fledgling like Wang Tong have any chance of surviving the fight? If Moye killed Wang Tong, his team members would die as well, many of whom were amazing talents in mastery. Without them, the dark lord would easily wipe out the remaining humans in a single broad stroke. Plus, he knew that the situation on Mars had attracted Patroclus' attention. Once the immortals sided with the dark ones, humans on Mars would never see the daylight ever again.