Chapter 66: The Great Lie!
A quarter of an hour ago, Chen Yuan received news from the front line…
“Ryan…”
“This storm, if it cannot be successfully stopped, will result in casualties more severe than any we’ve seen before!”
“It seems this storm is following you and Leia!”
“Go complete your mission…”
“Bullshit…” Chen Yuan scoffed with a light laugh. Once crowned with the title of hero, he had no choice but to move forward.
The higher-ups in the channel dared not refute…
Chen Yuan was the only one who had ever defeated a storm…
They needed Chen Yuan to stop it, just like two years ago…
And Chen Yuan felt a strong premonition.
The feeling of d*ath…
He finally understood why he didn’t d*e that time two years ago…
Because Leia wouldn’t d*e that time…
I kept saying… that feeling of d*ath was so wrong…
Even if I didn’t save her, Leia wouldn’t d*e.
The main plot of the world has never changed…
I was simply helping her a bit without violating the world’s main plot…
Just like before…
It never changed the world line; I was just a passerby, merely sent by heaven to help her a little…
And now, it’s time…
“What if I ignite the entire sea? Is that feasible?”
“Wha, what?!” The higher-ups went silent, staring blankly at Chen Yuan.
“I said, if I ignite the entire North Sea, can I stop the storm?”
“But the loss would be…”
“I said! Can it be stopped?!”
“It can be stopped, but the losses will be enormous; residential areas will be subjected to catastrophic impacts…”
“As long as it can be stopped, if I remember correctly, my rank grants me that permission, right?”
“……”
“Aren’t you just waiting for someone like me to show up…”
“……”
…..
“Commander, you go first.” Leia watched as Chen Yuan boarded the shuttle, feeling completely relieved.
“Um, you must follow my orders; if I tell you to retreat, you must retreat!” Chen Yuan said seriously.
He couldn’t argue with her, so he could only take the retreat shuttle…
“Um, don’t worry!” Leia smiled; as long as he was safe, she felt calm.
After losing all her comrades, she had entrusted all her emotions to this one person…
As long as he was there, Class 104 was still there, home… was still there…
“Alright… then I… am leaving…”
“Mm!” Leia nodded in agreement. Watching Chen Yuan escape the battlefield, she was overjoyed, her attitude towards him completely different from how she viewed other commanders fleeing the battlefield…
Leia: “Make sure to stay safe!”
The cabin door closed, and the shuttle began to accelerate…
Chen Yuan looked serious, watching Leia from inside the cabin. As the cabin moved away, her figure gradually became smaller…
Most likely… it would be the last time…
…..
In an unseen place, Chen Yuan opened the cabin door.
The entire Forsisley Special Zone had been evacuated, leaving only Leia and a pile of frontline combat weapons.
Chen Yuan held the last key of authority and returned to the command center…
Beep—
Identity confirmed, Commander-in-Chief Ryan.
Permission sufficient, entry allowed…
…..
Frontline.
Leia met up with Bia, and Chen Yuan’s voice echoed in everyone’s ears.
“You’re safe? So soon?!” Leia asked, puzzled. Even in such an urgent situation, her first concern was still Chen Yuan’s safety.
“Cough cough… Yeah, don’t worry.”
Chen Yuan coughed twice to maintain seriousness and guided everyone in battle.
Though everyone seemed more coordinated under the god’s perspective command, the effectiveness of stopping the storm was minimal…
There was no way to defeat the storm.
“We’re getting pressed, retreat!” Chen Yuan ordered.
There was no point in dragging it out any longer.
“Yes!” Everyone responded in unison, rapidly changing their mecha forms to begin their retreat…
Leia was no exception, promptly obeying Chen Yuan’s orders, even though both she and Bia had deep hatred for the monster before them!
They could only hide and bide their time; they could only escape…
Just as her mecha transformed into a shuttle, she noticed that Bia hadn’t changed his form yet…
And he was… taking two steps toward the storm…
“Bia! What are you doing?! Retreat!” Leia shouted at Bia!
“Hey… Leia… can you hear it…” Bia suddenly turned his head, speaking excitedly.
“Wha, what?” Leia’s pupils constricted.
“It’s them… Lira, Vina, Meggie, Phiers… can you hear?” Bia trembled uncontrollably, as if he heard the cries of his former comrades amidst the roar of the massive monster in front of him…
“It’s them… it’s definitely them… they are calling for our help!” Bia’s eyes welled up with tears… gripping his weapon, the usually calm him suddenly became entirely unrecognizable…
He could no longer bear the pleas of his former comrades; he had dreamt of them countless times, asking him why he didn’t save them, why he had ignored their deaths…
Countless times waking up in a panic…
Countless times tormented by guilt…
Why could he be so calm back then? If only he could be a bit braver like Leia… it would have been better…
Yet Leia heard nothing, only the piercing shriek.
At the same time, she watched helplessly as Bia showed no intention of retreating…
“Bia!!!”
“Lira… Vina… Phiers… Meggie… I’m coming to save you…”
…..
“Retreat!! Leia!!”
“Commander!! Bia!!” Leia lost her composure and hurriedly changed form again.
“Retreat!! You must retreat!!” Chen Yuan yelled urgently to stop her!
“Commander!! That’s Bia!!”
Leia could not bear to see Bia being swallowed up; her voice choked, “He’s my last… family…”
“Listen… retreat.”
Chen Yuan was in immense pain… and continued issuing orders…
He had noticed that Bia had serious mental issues long ago…
But he didn’t expect it to go wrong at such a critical moment…
He was just a kid…
“Do you… intend to not follow my orders again…?”
Chen Yuan restrained his voice…
Clenching his hands tightly around the starter…
On the screen, the storm was almost upon Leia…
If he hesitated any longer…
Chen Yuan spoke…
“You still have me…”
Lying another great lie…
