652 A New Round Of Competition (1/2)
No... It was impossible!
Xiao Se forced himself to dig deeper, then suddenly jerked his head up as he finally thought of something.
”Li Hong, I can finally see sense in it. The X-6 mission was a lure. They have exposed their position to the Zergs, but when the Zergs get there, it will be Samantha's armada waiting for them.”
Li Hong's eyes lit up with realization. ”Balls! What a great move and how conniving! This way, she will claim all the credit for herself, and no one would ever be able to challenge her position.”
”What did they say about women and poison? She had distracted us using Wang Tong the same way as she would the Zergs using the X-6 units.”
”That's right! The dimwitted dark one would never expect to walk into a trap. Let me check their current location of the X-6 units. They are...on the other side of Saturn!”
”That's about right. They are luring the Zergs closer while giving Samantha some time to lay the trap. I knew she had something planned. She wouldn't have gotten the admiral position because of her pretty face.”
”Sneaky! What should we do? We can't sit around and let her claim fall the credit.”
Xiao Se heaved a sigh after Samantha's ploy was revealed to him. He knew something was amiss when she acted so out of her character as to directly confront him. It was all for a show to deter them from joining her.
”Well, we are obligated to follow admiral's order. Move out!” Xiao Se announced.
”But...are we risking giving up our influence in the armada and hand it over to Samantha?”
”Li Hong, we are soldiers of the Confederation first. Don't let the faction politics stop you. Samantha has done everything she could for the greater good, and so should we.”
”Haha! Very well! Let's help her.” Li Hong announced with a relieved smile.
Over the years, they had both gotten tired of the political infighting. Sometimes, they wished they were not in such a position in their factions so they wouldn't have to be forced do the things they didn't want to. Samantha's operation had given them an opportunity to fulfill the oath they swore when they first joined the military: to protect humanity.
”Principal, the rest of the fleets are on the move as well... Strange!” Lumi put in. She was the head of the intelligence department, and therefore, she was the first person to learn about the movements of the other ships.
Samantha smiled knowingly, ”Ok, noted.”
Lumi didn't press Samantha for more questions, but her confused look didn't leave her face. Samantha said, ”Don't worry, everything is fine. Order the soldiers to get ready.”
Li Hong and Xiao Se didn't disappoint Samantha. She never expected the two to stop fighting for their factions; after all, they were just doing what was the best for the people who were loyal to them. However, at this critical moment, they united with the rest of the crew in solidarity. This battle was not going to be easy for Samantha while she commanded only half of her armada. However, with the combined might of all the ships in the armada, Samantha was confident that she could crush the Zergs.
The X-6 mission had given Samantha plenty of data to analyze the Zergs' fighting habits. She soon realized that the Zergs' attack units often consisted of no more than one fleet. It was a perfect size for Samantha's armada to deal with. It was just big enough to make the Zergs' feelings hurt, while it wasn't too big to pose a threat to the Confederation Armada.
Samantha was very impressed by Flash and Karl's abilities. They had achieved feats that she had ever dreamed of, a sign that she needed to dream bigger.
”Why are the humans still inactive? I have already risen to their bait.” Zhoudi said. ”Are you sure about the route that Patroclus tipped us off?”
”I am. There had been human activities reported along that route.”
”Haha. What does Patroclus want in return?”
”The life of all A-level immortals.”
”Is Wang Tong there yet?”
”That chicken-sh*t didn't join the rest of the X-6 until recently. I bet he is afraid of fighting in space.”
”Haha! Cowardice is human nature.”