Last Totem Novel - Chapter 254
Chapter 254 Assassination
Three hours before the dawn of victory …
In the darkness of the night, a vast convoy appeared on the boundless Gobi Desert. Looking closely, one could see large rubber tyres crushing hard on the dry ground, throwing out large patches of gravel and red dust.
The train fleet consisted mainly of dozens of rear eight-wheeled trucks. Judging from the indentation on the tires, these trucks were full. In front of the convoy was a jeep with an open canopy. The jeep has eight wheels alongside each other. It is a jeep specially designed for the commander of the academy legion. It is made by Central Heavy Industries. It is durable and reliable, and its model is “Monster”.
At this moment, in the back seat of the jeep, there were two young men wearing second-generation psionic power armor sitting upright.
“Commander Edward, thank you again for your reminder. If we had stayed there, we might have been completely annihilated by now.” Said the young man sitting on the right side of the jeep.
“They are all good friends, they should be.” Edward Southey waved his hand and said.
However … where are we going now? Why do I feel that this is not the direction of Sand Wind Castle …? The young man asked hesitantly.
‘”We’re making a detour” Edward turned around and looked at the other party. “You know, this bug tide is not small. The Wind Sand Castle will definitely send reinforcements over. After all, it’s the Temple Princess’ stronghold, so we have to make a detour. Otherwise, if we encounter reinforcements, we might be called up temporarily. Isn’t that troublesome?”
The young man pondered for a while and gave a thumbs-up. “Commander Edward, you have considered the matter thoroughly. I apologize for your recklessness,” he sighed.
“We are all brothers. Don’t be so polite to me.” Edward patted her shoulder and said straightforwardly.
About half an hour later, the convoy was guided by Edward Sorsch into a sparse Dead Sea Poplar Forest.
After traveling for a while, Edward suddenly picked up the walkie-talkie and gave the order, “Stop and rest for fifteen minutes.”
Then the caravan slowly stopped. Edward got out of the car, twisted his neck, and stretched his arms. Another Guild Leader followed behind and glanced around at the pitch-black Dead Sea Poplar Forest. He suggested, “I feel that this place is a bit gloomy. It’s better to leave as soon as possible.”
“Alright” Before he could finish his sentence, Edward suddenly raised his pistol and pulled the trigger at the young captain. The latter’s reaction was extremely fast. The moment the former opened fire, he turned around and pounced to the side.
“Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!” The three bullets struck the back of the power armor, and sparks splashed everywhere.
The young Guild Leader rolled a few times in the sand, then quickly put on his power armor helmet, got up, and shouted, “Edward! What are you doing?”
“I didn’t do anything. I just wanted to introduce a big shot to you.” Edward put on his helmet and looked at the young Guild Leader.
“Are you crazy? Do you know what you’re doing?” The young Guild Leader looked around at the swarm of insects and asked sternly. He was wearing a second-generation psionic power armor and possessed extremely high defensive capabilities. After putting on his helmet, ordinary bullets wouldn’t be able to deal any effective damage to him, and he could even leave at any time. Therefore, he wasn’t panicking at this moment. Moreover, he wasn’t afraid of Commander Edward, who was also a Fourth Grade psionic power.
“A new era is coming, friend. I just want to help you.” Edward said calmly. As soon as he finished speaking, the dust around the carriage stopped. Under the dim starlight, the weeping lacewings drilled out of the earth, shook off the soil on the insect’s body, opened their big mouths, and let out ear-piercing screams.
The soldiers at the rear sensed the strange situation and picked up their guns, jumping off the truck.
“Calm down, don’t shoot. They won’t attack us.” Edward picked up the walkie-talkie and said.
“You … you actually threw yourself into the swarm of insects!” The young captain pointed at Edward and said in horror.
“So what?” Edward asked.
“Edward! You’re really crazy!” As he spoke, the young Guild Leader leapt forward, and two azure flames sprayed out from behind him, instantly soaring into the sky. However, just a few meters away from the ground, an invisible force descended and exploded in his mind. He immediately let out a miserable scream and fell from the sky.
At this moment, his brain seemed to be pierced through by thousands of needles. The intense pain caused him to lose all resistance, and he struggled desperately with his head in his arms on the ground.
A moment later, the pain gradually dissipated and he regained his consciousness. However, when he raised his head again, he didn’t know when a “woman” had appeared in the open space in front of him.
The woman was exceptionally tall, covered in crimson carapace, reflecting a bright glow in the night. She was very beautiful, but this kind of beauty had a suffocating charm. It was as if the person standing in front of him was not a human, but a devil.
“Submit, or die.” She asked indifferently.
“This is the great Crimson Queen, Her Majesty Salazar.” Edward half-knelt on the ground and introduced himself to the young Guild Leader.
“Are you the legendary Blazing Angel, Salazar Casey?” The young Guild Leader looked at her and asked.
“Impudent! Did you call Her Majesty the Queen by her name?” Edward’s expression changed as he shouted harshly.
“Yes, that’s my old name.” Salazar raised his hand to signal Edward to step down. She needed to gather the psionic powers of humans to form her own “Queen Bug Guards”.
In the genetic chain of the bee ant swarm, a gold-ranked hindworm would awaken a special gene. This special gene allowed the hindworm to produce a small number of elite combat units, and this unit was called the Hindworm Guard.
However, compared to the queen bee and the queen ant, the queen’s special genes were somewhat different, because most intelligent females were unwilling to bear combat units directly, and were usually left to their subordinates. Therefore, the special genes that the Queen awakened were usually unrelated to fertility.
Although Salazar was a crimson-ranked Queen, she was originally a Saint-ranked human, so she had awakened a special gene many years ago. Her special ability was called “Invasion.” As its name implied, it could use its swarm of bugs to erode and infect outsiders, changing their body structure and improving their combat capabilities.
“You were originally a human, but why did you join the swarm of insects and become the target of scolding by millions of people?” The young Guild Leader stood up and asked in a deep voice.
“In my opinion, humans are the reptiles that are most adept at betraying low-grade creatures of their kind and surviving in the carbon life span.” Salazar said calmly, “Let me ask you, are buggers human?”
“Yes, they are humans, but you are no longer!” Replied the young captain, gritting his teeth.
“But why are they abandoned by their peers and living a miserable life?” Salazar asked.
“That’s the Temple. They don’t represent the entire human race.”
“Alright” Salazar said helplessly, as if he had been convinced. Then, he smiled at the young Guild Leader. His eyebrows were filled with seductiveness and irresistible temptation. Then, she casually swung her long dark red hair and asked softly, “Young man, let’s go somewhere else and slowly discuss this issue. What do you think … okay?”
“Go to hell!” Suddenly, a blue light appeared in the eyes of the young captain. With a loud shout, he rushed towards Salazar!
The latter frowned slightly and stretched out his hand to grab it casually. The former’s entire body stiffened and he stood upright, motionless.
“Do you want to ask me one last time, surrender, or die?” Salazar asked expressionlessly.
“Bah! Traitor! Human betrayal” Halfway through his words, his voice suddenly stopped. The young captain’s head suddenly exploded. His broken bones and soft tissue immediately filled the entire helmet. Crimson blood seeped out from the crack in the power armor, forming shocking blood lines …
Salazar shook off the soft corpse and opened his lips. He only said one word: “Kill.” As soon as she gave the order, the tidal wave of weeping flies immediately surged towards the convoy from all directions. In an instant, gunshots, shouts, screams, and wails mixed together, breaking the silence before dawn …
At the same time, at the other end of Sett’s Gate, in a small floating silver city with countless crimson banners hanging upside down in the north of Quicksand Town, in the underground interrogation room of a 50-story building, two interrogators were examining a middle-aged man covered in whips and flesh. The middle-aged man was about thirty or forty years old. He was short and slightly fat. He was tied to a large iron cross. He lowered his head as if he was on the verge of death.
“I don’t think we can fight anymore. If we fight again, we’ll die.” The interrogator standing on the left said.
“I really can’t tell, a businessman who is interested in profit actually has such a hard mouth.” The interrogator on the right sighed.
“No matter what, hand over the report first. At least we know that he is from the Northern Wilderness. He came from Tieshan Town.” The interrogator on the left said.
A moment later, the two interrogators handed the report to a blonde major.
After reading the report, Field frowned and pondered for a while. He raised his head and said to the two torture officers, “Go check the records of the Academy Alliance’s aircraft rental and see who is related to Tieshan Town.”
“Yes, sir.” The two interrogators answered in unison before leaving the office.
Not long after, they landed on the terminal of the Academy Alliance and found the flight records of the Porcupine, Match, and Tuoba three leased aircraft to Tieshan Town in the Northern Wilderness Continent. Then, they reported to Major Field.
“We’ve checked. These three are members of the Wolf Legion, Commander Sa Jia Qi’s subordinates.”
“Looks like Bi Qinglan didn’t lie to us this time” After pondering for a while, Field gently waved his hand and gave the order, “Send someone to capture him immediately. The sooner the better.”
An interrogator hesitated and said, “Sir, the information shows that Sa Jia Qi is from the War Bear Temple. We don’t have enough evidence at the moment. If we capture him like this, will it cause …”
‘”En” Field thought for a while and said, “We really can’t catch him like this, but General Eugene is pressing us very hard. We have to complete the mission as soon as possible.”
“Sir, based on the evidence gathered so far, although it is not enough to convict Sacha through normal procedures, it is enough to convince General Eugene within our expeditionary force.” Another interrogator analyzed.
“En” Field pondered for a long time before raising his head. “Send four experienced people to the Central Silver City Military Academy to chase after the apron and wait. Once they discover Sa Jia Qi’s whereabouts, they will immediately kill him.”
“Yes, sir.” The two interrogators saluted and turned to leave. When they arrived at the door, Field called them back and said in an intensified tone, “Do it cleanly.”
“Yes!” “Definitely!” The two torture officers bowed again and left the office.