640 A Glorious Victory (1/2)

The soldiers inside the dark palace had all but fallen asleep after a brief celebration. They had completed their final mission, and they could now finally rest. Then and only then had they realized the bad shape they were in; some of them had carried wounds and injuries that they had sustained ever since the first day they entered the Zerg territory.

Wang Tong didn't rest until he had seen to it that all the injured soldiers were attended to. All the while, Lie Jian stood beside him but didn't say anything to express his gratitude. Lie Jian was not the type who would express his feelings easily. However, it was not difficult to catch the approval in his eyes.

Lie Jian would neither be in thrall nor afraid of anyone. However, he was deeply impressed by Wang Tong and felt beholden to him for giving him an opportunity to prove himself and redeem his family's dignity.

Lie Jian was badly injured during the fight with Moye, so he went to bed as soon as the battle was over. However, Wang Tong had found it hard to fall asleep as he was engrossed in reflections. He walked to the guard tower of the dark castle and looked down at the sprawling structure underneath him, wondering what the dark lord would be thinking every time he stood here and looked to the same vista.

Someone walked toward Wang Tong and sat down right beside him without making any noise.

”It's like a dream,” Heidi spoke in a dreamy voice. She had taken off her military uniform and changed into a flowy dress.

Over the days, Heidi had seen Wang Tong's strength and resolution. She reckoned that he was the only person who could measure up to Patroclus' standards.

Five years ago the two had fought for the first time, but unlike their predecessors who ended up as comrades, Wang Tong and Patroclus went on their own ways and became rivals.

However, Heidi had sensed that both of them rather enjoyed their rivalry. She wagered that Wang Tong was thinking about Patroclus while he starred in the direction of earth.

”At least it's not a nightmare.”

”Who are you thinking about?” Heidi asked abruptly.

”Who? How do you know it's not ”what”?” Wang Tong asked.

”Because your eyes had betrayed your thoughts.”

”I am thinking about someone, indeed.” Wang Tong cracked a smile.

”Patroclus?”

”Why would I think about him? He is not my wife.” Wang Tong laughed wryly.

”Ma Xiaoru.” Heidi murmured. ”Is she really that nice?” She asked.

Wang Tong smiled knowingly and answered, ”She is, and she completes me. No matter how far away I am from her, the thought of her always brings me warmth. Hehe…Am I too dramatic?”

The answer caught Heidi by surprise. She couldn't make the connection between the deadly warrior who had killed the dark lord with the romantic and committed husband. Suddenly, she was seized by a fit of jealousy.

”Will you marry me?” Heidi heard herself blurt out very quietly.

Wang Tong thought he had heard a question, so he sat up and asked, ”Pardon me?”

Heidi blushed and replied, ”Nothing.” Then, she skittered away sheepishly.

Wang Tong looked at the starlit sky and lamented how difficult it was to be so popular.

After the dark lord was killed by the humans, the Zergs on Mars had fallen into chaos. The power vacuum left by the dark lord created numerous factions, giving the humans the opportunities to strike one faction at a time.

The Kaedeian force was the first to respond to the Zergs' weakened state. They dove right into the heartland of the Zerg territory to protect Wang Tong.

After the Kaedeian main army joined forces with Wang Tong, he had finally solidified his foothold at the dark castle. With the help of the Kaedeians, Wang Tong had made the castle an impenetrable fortress. Little did he know that he had overestimated the Zergs' unity; as the Zergs fragmented into smaller and smaller factions, they were too busy squabbling with each other to wage a counterattack.

That being said, the large number of dark ones on Mars still posed a threat to the humans. It would take all the human forces years to get rid of them completely.

Nonetheless, the final liberation of the human race seemed to be only a matter of time. After the Kaedeians had taken over the castle, Wang Tong returned to humans' command center; he was told that a friend was waiting for him there.

Knowing that Wang Tong was going to return to the human world, Zambrotta had planned an extravagant welcoming ceremony for the savior of Mars. However, the former had politely refused the proposal. He never liked to be at the center of attention; plus, it was time to plan their next move.

Zambrotta adjusted his plan so that Wang Tong would not meet with the media directly. Everyone on Mars knew that the Zergs' fate was sealed. More and more Zergs were being eliminated by the day. Meanwhile, Wang Tung and his research team had also made significant progress in their research. Soon, the GN crystal gun would become mainstream, and the Zergs would not stand a chance against the fully equipped human force.

The visitors from the Confederation's last armada had landed on Mars. Zambrotta had sent in his representatives to discuss plans of recapturing Mars' outer space with the visitors.

Before that, the dark ones' fleet and the human fleet had fought a few skirmishes in the space with no clear winner. However, the dark lord's sudden demise had rendered the Zergs lost all of a sudden.

It wasn't long before the dark ones received the Divine Lord's instruction to retreat to the Moon. Most dark ones were hesitant to follow Patroclus' orders, and confusion and chaos soon followed suit.

The Zergs' strength had always been their effective chain of command. The current state of disarray among the Zergs had significantly hampered their ability to fight despite their decisive advantage in numbers: the Zerg armada boasted five individual fleets while the humans had only one.

The Martians had guessed the purpose of the earthling officer's visit: they were going to plead for Wang Tong's help. Wang Tong would not hesitate even a second to offer his help, and everyone already knew that. But, the thought of Wang Tong leaving Mars made them feel gloomy.