Chapter 187： Crotan's final battle (end)

What the Marquis of Kane needs is a hero who can serve the country faithfully, not a coward who is greedy for life and fear of death.

Aldridge looked at Aros who took the elevator into the hull, killing all the way, and heading straight to the bridge command center. He took a deep breath, and suddenly a sneerful smile appeared on his face. But I don't know whether it is laughing at each other's naivety or his incompetence.

"Master Kane, in the next life, Aldridge will be loyal to you again!" He pressed the touch interface under the armrest of the seat, entered a few characters for the password, and then pressed the vermilion button in the center without hesitation.

"No... it's not good. The energy supply exceeds the threshold, the engine unit is overloaded, and the main operating system is unresponsive. If this continues, it will explode!"

The power group leader suddenly stood up and reported back loudly. Everyone on the bridge was shocked, and quickly turned to look at Aldridge. It just so happened that the governor just retracted his hand and gently closed the lid.

There was no response or instructions, so he sat down and leaned back on the sofa, quietly watching the temperature reading of the reactor rise again.

Even if it is a mentally handicapped person, seeing such a scene, I am afraid he will understand it. He was crazy and started the self-destruction procedure of the mothership. Even if he wants to die, he has to drag everyone to the funeral together.

Even if Aldridge is Governor Crotan, their immediate superior. However, at this moment, in the face of such a situation, some people have ignored their duties and quietly moved toward the door.

If Aldridge didn't see it, he remained silent and watched the temperature indicator rise again.

More and more people left their posts and rushed towards the door. Eventually, it turned into a riot. Most of the young officers and staff rushed out of the bridge and ran towards the outer escape capsule. Few people are willing to bury him. For young people, especially those young people who have a small status and don't worry about food and clothing, live on. It is far more attractive than any honor or military merit.

The Governor is willing to die for the country, that is his business. But... please don't drag other people into the water, according to the current situation. The discerning person knew at a glance that the Northern Expedition was defeated and the mothership could not be kept, and even Aldridge himself would become a captive of the rebels. After that, the entire planet of Crotan would fall into a state of no leader, and the revolutionary uprising would sweep the entire continent of Odin. , Celebrities and rich people will shiver, and nobles, politicians, and military officers will flee in a hurry. The chaos will sweep the whole world like autumn wind.

In such a situation, social order will collapse. The law will become a dead letter, and even military discipline will no longer exist. Go to tm's loyalty to serve the country! Fools will be loyal to the end.

The younger officer escaped completely, with only a few older staff officers staying in place, motionless, with Aldridge. Quietly watching the temperature indicator rise again and again.

They are old, and if they stay and die generously with the Governor, when the Marquis-lord’s fleet clears out the bandits and re-occupy Crotan, they will be named heroes, which will benefit their families and future generations. on the contrary. As a high-ranking military commander, if they flee in fear of death, they will be sanctioned by military courts and their descendants will be waiting for them.

Wealth, power, and status will always be a double-edged sword. In a harmonious and prosperous age, you may have a comfortable life and generous treatment. With superhuman superiority, he can even bully the weak and play with women at will. But... once the rebellion came, the bottomless people who suppressed endless anger and resented for a long time. They will overthrow your fortress, overthrow your throne, step on your previously only looking down face under your feet, or even blow your head with a shot, or push on the guillotine. You can’t even look at those things. Take a look at the faces of the ants, cut off your heads, in exchange for their cheers and support.

In the past, going into and out of high-end clubs, fashionable ladies, ladies and concubines, will become the playthings of the mob, so that even if you go to hell, your head will be full of greenery.

The higher you stand, the harder you fall! Everyone understands this truth. Therefore, the honorable death is the best choice right now. At least, the empire will take care of their offspring.

"Rumble..." There was a muffled noise from under the feet, and the hull shook violently.

The temperature indicator has reached its extreme value, and the explosion has spread from the engine room to the entire power system.

Aldridge sat quietly on the chair, his face had returned to normal, and the moment before death might be a good time to meditate on the meaning of life.

On the other side, Tang Fang passed the mothership status information obtained by Euglena to Aros. The veteran who was determined to capture the governor alive couldn't help but yelled and turned and returned along the same path.

The mothership has become chaotic everywhere, explosions are like a gale passing through the border, spreading from the lower space quickly upwards, all kinds of debris are blown up, the crew’s corpses are distributed in twos and threes on the corridor, and some crew members who have been lifted by the air waves are heavy. Hit the bulkhead, and then was swallowed by a flood of flames.

The young officers on the bridge had rushed to the escape pod, but something desperate happened to them. The power supply to the escape system was artificially cut off.

The Governor did it, it must be him, he wants everyone to bury him!

One young officer after another grabbed the communicator on the bulkhead and cursed Aldridge with what they thought was the most vicious words. The fear of death and the despair of life made them forget the usual awe of the Governor. Psychology, the resentment and anger accumulated for a long time broke out completely.

Aldridge was still sitting on his noble leather seat with solemn expression, his expression was indifferent, his eyes were like a blue lake, there were no ripples in peace.

The empire does not need cowards, and the marquis does not need deserters. The time has come for him to choose a path for these people—to die together, to grace the "Celtic" holy sword, to die for the empire, and to be loyal to the Marquis.

The several old staffs nearby were unbearable, they were still young, and some of them were after the deceased.

"Your Excellency, is it too cruel to do this? We old fellows have lived for so long, and die if they die, but... but they are still young." Finally, a staff officer looked away and left. Stepped forward and said something.

Aldridge squinted at him, squinted slightly, lifted his right hand, and squeezed the index finger on the trigger of the "Silver Knight".

"Boom." A gunshot sounded.

The head of the staff officer suddenly burst like a watermelon falling from a height of 100 meters. The corpse with only half of the head of "Boom" hit the floor, and the red and white things spilled all over the floor.

The stench of blood and brains splashed on the faces of several staff officers who wanted to admonish, and the few who bluffed "huhhhhhhh" back several steps.

"Do you have something to say?" Aldridge swept a few people calmly.

"Boom!"

At the moment when the faces of a group of high-level officers became extremely miserable, with a tremor, the hull began to tip over to one side, and the light of various electronic devices faded after a few flashes.

The entire bridge was dim, only the dark red light of the emergency light shone on everyone's faces, red like blood.

...

"rumble……"

The whole continent was trembling, huge dust clouds obscured the sky for thousands of meters, frozen soil and icy debris fell like raindrops, cracking on the armor on the surface of the ship.

The explosion sounded for a long time, and the tossing flame was like a spring, sending large clouds of black smoke to the sky.

The nearly 800-meter hull of the "Skidplatny" mothership 1 collapsed on the ice sheet, the frozen snow melted, and the flame-burning ground "hissed", and the devastating impact of the zero element explosion would The heavy armor of the mothership burst, raging fire, and smoke billowing, filled a sea of ​​smoke within several kilometers.

The sound of guns gradually ceased, and scattered flames were "buzzing" on the frozen soil on the ice sheet, and the extreme wind stirred the smoke clouds and quickly drifted into the distance. Faint groans and screams drifted by, and occasionally one or two wolf howls came, it was the excited cheers of the ice wolves who smelled the blood.

Standing on the back of the Euglena, Tang Fang looked calmly at the governor’s giant "coffin", at the scattered fires on the vast snowy field, at the mottled muddy soil covered with blood and steel remains, silently. language.

Aros jumped from a king worm to his side and whispered, "It's over."

Tang Fang glanced at Killing Red Eye in the distance, facing Hausen, who was sweeping the wreckage of the No. 2 mothership, and nodded: "Yes, it's over..."

Aros patted him on the shoulder: "I know what you are thinking? To kill or be killed, you can only choose one. Life may be a philosophy, but to live, there is no thought at all. In the face of killing, either Kill and kill, then live and go on. Either drop your weapon and let the mermaid kill you."

Tang Fang nodded: "I know..."

Aros turned and jumped on the other eyeworm: "Let's go, remember, people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves."

"You old guy pretending to be deep." Tang Fang smiled bitterly and shook his head, then glanced down at the huge wreckage of the mothership, before moving all the king insects back into the system space, and then commanded his feet The Euglena flew towards the missile base.

About 3 minutes later, Howson's angrily roar came from the communicator: "Tang Fang, Aros, you two bastards, how can I get back?"

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In this battle, the three races put in more than 1,000 troops, and the total population reached the upper limit of 3,000. After the war, the remaining units of the three tribes are as follows.

Zerg: King insect x76, Euglena x30, puppy x658, queen x87, cockroach x151, spiny reptile x88, population 805/850.

Protoss: Fanatic x268, Stalker x57, Dragon Knight x64, Mechanical Sentry x52, population 882/1000.

Terran: Machine Gun Soldier x189, Reaper x8, Marauder x23, Fire Bat x16, Medical Soldier x26, Fire Fighter x29, Siege Tank x67, Viking Fighter x119, Medical Transporter x19, population 753/1000.