651 Hang In There (2/2)
”Just standard equipment. They took an X-6, so only a couple of pilots are with them.”
”Very well…Dismissed!”
”Yes, sir!”
”Xiao Se, what do you think he is trying to achieve?” Li Hong asked. Something was amiss; this whole thing didn't pass a smell test.
Xiao Se didn't reply as he lit a cigar and drew on it. He had kept a close eye on Wang Tong ever since he arrived. However, other than harmless rumors about his personal life, he had learned nothing new about him. There were only twenty days before the deadline. What could he possibly do with only six casters?
The more he observed Wang Tong, the less he knew about this mysterious warrior. Xiao Se was convinced that the latter had hidden something up his sleeve, and not knowing what it was unnerved the shrewd general.
”How are things on Mars?”
”The war is ending very quickly. The Martians were taking a swath of land that they had previously lost to the dark ones. They are also building the fleet at an incredible speed.”
”You don't think that Wang Tong was waiting for the Martian fleet, do you?”
”He won't have that much time. Plus, the new fleet is useless with all the freshmen on board.”
”Then we shall wait and play by the ear. How's the negotiation with Lie Jian?” Xiao Se asked
Li Hong shrugged. ”It's slow. I don't think Lie Jian is fully in charge of things down there. ”
”Hehe…That is exactly why we need to work with him. He is an ambitious young lord of a great house. He won't just sit and watch Wang Tong take over the mars. The enemy's enemy is my friend…he should know that.”
”Generals, we just got a report that we have detected Wang Tong's location.”
”Ah? Where is he?”
”Saturn.”
”Saturn again? He is a stubborn fool! He thinks he can duke it out with the Zerg armada with only two hundred X-6 units?”
”What is Samantha up to?”
”She is... moving her fleet to assist Wang Tong.”
”What? It's unacceptable! How could she make such a decision without informing us?” Li Hong's anger burst out.
”I want to speak to her…NOW!”
Not far away, Samantha was waiting for the dark faces of Li Hong and Xiao Se.
”What's the hurry, General Xiao Se?”
”Admiral, what is going on here? Why are we moving toward Saturn?”
”I have decided to fight the Zergs around the Saturn's asteroid belt. The success of the X-6 mission has told us that we are much more powerful than the Zergs. We need to strike out decisively when we have the upper hand.”
”You are crazy, Samantha! What upper hand? This is suicide!”
”General Xiao Se, do I need to remind you that I am the Admiral, the commander of the Armada? You have promised me that you would cooperate with my missions.”
Samantha didn't give the two any chance to rebut, turning off the terminal immediately. Afterward, she turned on the intercom and reinstated her authority and resolution in this mission to all the soldiers.
Xiao Se could only stare at the black screen, unable to believe that this was the prudent and circumspect Admiral Samantha that he used to know.
”She has gone mad! She is nuts, I tell you!” Li Hong shouted.
”How did Wang Tong manage to convince her?”
Li Hong's blood boiled. ”We can't let her do this! We need to take the authority out of her hand.”
”Just.. be quiet and let me think.” Xiao Se waved in annoyance at Li Hong as his mind raced. Could it be that the promise he had forced Samantha to make had spurred her to do this out of desperation?