I Really Didn’t Want to be a Savior

The five people lay flat on the ground and took a short rest.

The risk is temporarily lifted, and you can take a breather.

The brain cores of the other four people were still being repaired quickly. Zheng Feng chose to connect to Punkt's mid-range communication and let professionals operate from a distance to quickly restore equipment performance and mobility.

After extremely intense thinking, Zheng Feng's heart calmed down again.

He was still digesting what he had "seen" and "earned" before.

Those scattered "other people's memories" have been deeply ingrained in his mind and cannot be removed.

And, as time goes by, these memories are connected one after another like a string of candied haws on a stick.

But now Zheng Feng has no time to think about this.

His eyes were slightly dull as he looked at the dark blue starry sky projected in by the beetle's eyes.

He finally accepted the reality.

My father and mother have sacrificed, and this cannot be changed.

At the core of all scientific theories, it is clearly stated that turning back time is impossible.

In other words, even if the years can really be reversed, who knows where things will go due to the paradox of time and space?

Although I haven't spent much time with my parents, at least I have gained precious memories. Compared with many synthetics who have never met their parents, I am lucky enough to not have to be demanding about fate or expect more.

Zheng Feng unconsciously recalled what his father said not long ago when he took him to observe the March War on Planet Z.

"When you understand this meaning, you should know that in order to win better and in order to kill fewer people in future wars, no matter how unreasonable it seems, it has its inevitability and value. Even if the nature of the decision is It’s a gamble, but as long as you can make a huge profit, it’s worth it.”

At that time, he actually seemed to understand.

Now it was becoming clearer to him.

Although I don’t know the reason, from the beginning, many people put their hope in themselves.

So when I was so weak, I was able to enter the First Pioneer Academy, and I kept sending away one classmate after another. However, I, who deserved to be eliminated the most, became the Dinghai Shenzhen.

Later, in order to cope with his poor cultural level, he even formed a Flying Tigers team composed of poor students.

Although it turns out that the members of the Flying Tigers are not really hopeless poor students and are actually good at winning, the fact that they were eliminated from the bottom cannot be denied.

When he was a boy, Zheng Feng didn't understand.

Later he learned to understand and pretend not to understand.

But now he understands it all.

But he doesn't think his parents' death was a conspiracy on his part.

Because humans cannot influence the decision-making of people with compound eyes.

The evolved body of the Epizoon suddenly appeared and completely wiped out the First Special Forces, and was not controlled by humans.

It was also a coincidence that the competition venue happened to be the epiphyseal star.

Countless people are waiting for them to stand up and do something, but no one would have thought that the opportunity to change their destiny would come so abruptly. So, since this is fate, accept it and then give this guy named fate a good beating.

Now that I've made a decision, let's do it here and see how far I can go.

"Captain, how are you?"

While Zheng Feng was thinking about the problem, Mata's voice came from next to him.

Her spirits sounded a little sluggish.

"It's okay, you guys have a rest first. Lev, Qin Wu and Morrison are coming here, and they have brought a lot of energy batteries. When they arrive, we will pack up the usable remains of the anti-gravity centipede, and we will start again immediately Let’s go back to base.”

Zheng Feng gave an order.

Edgar asked again: "Captain, is it true what you said earlier? Can we really change history?"

Zheng Feng replied firmly: "Really."

"But……"

"But what?"

Edgar sighed, "Captain, you are very strong, really very strong. I know I am young, know little, and have little experience, but I have really read a lot of heroic legends. I dare to swear that you are better than those in those history books." The recorded names are still stronger, much stronger! But... we are different. Changing history is a matter for you strong people. We just don’t want to hold back, so we have already tried our best. Today we have not been able to help at all until the end. . Captain, you control five beetles at the same time, which is much better than when we play separately."

Next to her, Jane Roland's whisper came faintly: "History is always written by heroes, and we are just soldiers."

Li Qingqing also said: "Captain, we have indeed held you back. We are too weak. I'm sorry."

After listening to everyone's statements, Zheng Feng was silent for a few seconds.

He knew what was going on in these little guys' heads.

If it were him, I'm afraid it would be the same.

At this time, Mata said with finality: "If the epizoan star is really that important, there should be many elite warriors on the way to star 7 now. When they arrive, we should be replaced."

"Really? Don't scare me. This is the highest level competition in the empire, can you give up halfway?"

Punkt's exclamation came from the communication channel.

Morrison: "Yes, it's not appropriate for us to reach the finals with great difficulty."

Qin Wu: "We must obey orders, the overall situation is the most important thing."

Obviously, other people in the team were also listening to the chat in the team channel.

Everyone in the audience was talking to each other, but Zheng Feng was not in a hurry to answer.

He wasn't sure about it either.

After all, it involves the overall strategy of the leadership, and he feels that he has no say in it.

"Don't worry. After all, that is my personal judgment. As for whether the decision-makers will think so, I am not sure. But what I want to say is, Li Qingqing, you don't need to apologize. You were very weak before, but I am not strong enough either. Where to go. In today's battle, you didn't hold me back. If you hadn't helped me buy time, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to fully regain my mobility."

As he spoke, Zheng Feng paused and said, "You are indeed a soldier, but so am I. I may be stronger now, but my identity is still a soldier, no different from you. By the way, you know Chinese chess. ?"

Everyone didn't know why Zheng Feng suddenly started talking about chess.

Li Qingqing said awkwardly: "I'm not sure. My after-school hobby major is Go. I heard that the sage likes to play Go very much. I hope that when the sage is resurrected, I can have the opportunity to play chess with him."

Zheng Feng felt an inexplicable thump in his heart.

Morrison sarcastically said: "Li Qingqing, you are really good at talking nonsense. Can the sages care about you? Why don't you take a pee and look in the mirror."

"Morrison, shut up!"

"Don't interrupt! Be quiet!" Zheng Feng said.

Everyone shut up quickly.

Then, Zheng Feng shared the Chinese chess board and basic rules with everyone, "In chess, the pawn is the smallest chess piece. It can only move one step at a time and cannot go back. It is the cannon fodder among cannon fodder. But if this little pawn If you can keep moving forward bravely, avoid the hail of bullets, and appear next to your opponent's general, you can also checkmate the opponent."

"In a chess game, the outcome is determined by chess pieces such as chariots, horses, and artillery, which are both flexible and capable of attacking cities. They rely on clever and unpredictable sneak attacks. But only pawns are different because they are If you walk slowly and can only push forward step by step, others will definitely notice it and they will definitely try their best to prevent the pawns from getting close to the general. It is very easy to defend."

"But why are so many chess games still decided by pawns? Because chess games won by pawns are all about momentum. The so-called momentum is that you know how the opponent's pawns will move, but you can't stop them. There's nothing you can do against him. When the other side's minions start charging, you're at the end of your rope and you're bound to lose."

"So, I want to tell you that you are completely wrong when you think history is written by heroes. There are many heroes who were just soldiers before they cut down the enemy's commander! The moment he pierced the enemy's heart, he became a soldier. A hero!"

"Do you understand what I mean? From now on, whoever feels sorry for himself because of his identity as a soldier, don't recognize me as the captain! So what about the soldiers? This is the star of the epiphysis, the commander-in-chief of the compound-eyed man! One more step forward, You can defeat the king with small soldiers. Tell me, why are you feeling inferior? Huh?"

Zheng Feng concluded eloquently.

After finishing speaking, an invisible quantum storm of thoughts burst out from Zheng Feng's consciousness, echoing repeatedly in the Flying Tigers' team communication channel.

There was silence in the team channel.

But Zheng Feng's words continued to echo in everyone's minds like muffled thunder.

Every echo seemed to be amplified by the echo wall, violently impacting the hearts of the little ones, causing waves of turmoil.

Everyone thought so in their hearts.

"The captain is right."

"Before today, we also thought that it was impossible for the beetle to defeat the anti-gravity centipede. The entire team was defeated. The captain only had five people, and they still had to deal with enhanced martial arts, but they won."

"Maybe it's really possible, Xiaobing?"

Zheng Feng seemed to be the devil at this time, and there seemed to be strange magic in his voice, pulling the team members' beliefs in a direction they had never imagined.

The members of the Flying Tigers stayed with Zheng Feng for too long.

Long before entering the finals, when they first began to have strong differences and disputes broke out; when Edgar time and time again violated the spirit of unity required by the Seal of Destiny and unscrupulously accused and criticized Zheng Feng; when Li Qingqing gave up on justice, When they supported Zheng Feng without any position, the marks of the team members had gradually loosened.

Now is the time when quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes.

There is a battle between heaven and man in the minds of the team members.

The warring party is bound by the mark, telling the little guy to accept the arrangement obediently and wait to be replaced.

On the other side are Zheng Feng’s words and various self-questioning questions.

"Do I really want to give up the opportunity and settle for mediocrity?"

"The captain once said, 'I don't want to become a nameless dust and be born and die in a humble way. I would rather use my small life to try a seemingly impossible attempt.' Can I do the same? ?”

"Maybe I will be destroyed here, but if I can die on the highest battlefield, isn't it an honor?"

"But we will be replaced eventually, and there is nothing we can do."

"I'm so reluctant."

"So reluctant."

"What on earth should I do to be like Captain?"

One after another, self-examination of this kind is severely torturing the will of each team member and the imprint that binds their thoughts.

…

"K3152 Star Team, you will arrive at the scene in twenty seconds. Your mission is to reach a strategic alliance with the Flying Tigers and cover the Flying Tigers' operations. You must immediately assist the Flying Tigers in deep camouflage and wait for other teams to arrive one after another. We must be careful to prevent other Yi tribe units from focusing on this area. If there is any accident, you are responsible for distracting the enemy and ensuring Zheng Feng's safety."

"receive."

In the temporarily established command room for the operation to save the sage, Zhou Donglai was giving instructions in an orderly manner.

Bernstad and the Brilliant Special Forces have just arrived on the planet where the Second Genting Academy is located, and are intensively preparing to enter the sleep cabin.

Most people believe that the sage's crisis will not be completely resolved until Bernstad arrives.

On the other side, an elite team is rushing to Star 7 at high speed and is expected to arrive in twenty minutes.

This team is indeed going to replace other members of the Flying Tigers.

At this moment, Zhou Donglai suddenly received urgent information.

When he saw it, he was shocked, and his white beard trembled, "How is this possible?"

Intelligence shows that the fate of the other twenty-nine people in Zheng Feng's Flying Tigers team is disintegrating at a rapid rate, and it has become impossible to recover.

It should be noted that these little guys definitely don't have the willpower like Zheng Feng, and they will definitely not be able to withstand the accumulated emotions that explode when the mark collapses.

Even though the little guys are only three years old and have far less life experience than Zheng Feng, and the pressure they have to endure is not as intense as Zheng Feng's, this is no joke.

"Let the No. 7 First Pioneer Academy immediately cut off the remote brain links of these little guys, let them wake up in the sleep cabin, and then send them to the mind-freezing medical center for rescue. Order the Gale Special Forces who are going to replace them to speed up and go back to sleep as soon as possible. cabin to form a new Flying Tigers."

"General, it's too late. These little bastards, like the previous sages, used the thought storm released when the mark collapsed to destroy the default defense mechanism in the core of the intellectual brain and open the absolute link. Now it is impossible to do so without harming lives. Under the circumstances, the people were replaced. There was only one option. Physically destroy the bodies of these little guys in the sleeping cabin of Planet 7, use the long-range quantum entanglement between the human body and consciousness, let their consciousness on the epizoan satellite dissipate on its own, and then Only new team members can link up."

"What? Have they withstood the mental impact of a concentrated emotional outburst?"

"I carried it... I carried it."

Zhou Donglai's expression changed drastically, "These... these little bastards who don't care about the overall situation! What should I do now?"

The adjutant looked at Zhou Donglai with mixed emotions.

Although he doesn't want to admit it, the fact is that the marshal is old.

If he were a young marshal, he probably wouldn't hesitate at all. As long as it can improve the combat effectiveness of the teammates around the sage and order physical destruction of these little guys, the marshal will not blink an eyelid.

But it's different now. He's getting older and has become a lot gentler and kinder without realizing it. But when it comes to the military, being gentle is weakness and will cause trouble.

General Andre or General Tang Tianxin should still be responsible for this matter.

"Turn on the video over there and let me see what happened in these two minutes."

Zhou Donglai waved his hand. He was busy mobilizing troops and generals just now, so he briefly missed the scene over there and didn't pay much attention to it.

"Okay." The adjutant nodded.

After more than ten seconds, Zhou Donglai exclaimed, "No. It seems that the little guys were taken into the ditch by Zheng Feng. Wait, let me think about it. He is more optimistic about these little guys and does not want to change teammates. Let Dafeng attack. The team changes direction, and the Flying Tigers will leave it at that for the time being.”

After saying that, Zhou Donglai opened another statistical table.

In this statistical table, there are tens of thousands of teams that will be replaced one after another in the next ten days.

More than 70% of the more than 100,000 participating teams that have survived to this day will be replaced and become more professional special forces teams composed of top warriors.

Another 30% of the teams will remain the same. There are many reasons, either like the K3152 star team, there is no strong special forces team nearby, and the contestants are the best fighters in that area, or like the team led by a nine-year-old genius, even if there are On the voyage ship of the adult elite special operations team, his team itself is also one of the strongest.

According to the plan of the rescue operation, when these active-duty soldiers are successfully replaced, the absolute link will be opened.

The question now is how to arrange the other 30% of young talented girls who are not replaced.

After thinking for another five seconds, Zhou Donglai's expression suddenly became decisive and decisive, "Order all remaining contestants to activate the absolute link!"

"yes!"

"Notify Andrei Flcek again and prepare to discuss a new combat plan at the Imperial Military Headquarters. My request is to abandon all fixed production bases in the Genting theater, mobilize the entire main fleet, assemble large dispersed corps, and then attack the silver A slow advance was carried out in the core area. At the same time, in addition to the garrison troops near the solar system, all the reserve forces in the hinterland of the empire completed their assembly at the major remote star gates as quickly as possible, and rushed through the Tiandong Star Gate at the highest frequency. The frontline battlefield. As long as we can make a breakthrough on the epizoan planet, we will immediately move forward at full speed and launch a general offensive towards the center of the galaxy."

"What? Not until 3019? Not until the sage fully awakens?"

"We can't wait any longer! We have no choice now! Call us out immediately! We must convene a meeting as soon as possible!"

"yes!"

After the adjutant left, Zhou Donglai came back alone. He scanned the list again and gritted his teeth.

The life of that genius boy who could compete with the sages in the history of nothingness was also put on the line.

Success or failure depends on this.

This third-front military competition, which originally did not cause much trouble, finally completed a qualitative transformation and became a decisive battle-level special operation launched in advance, and further sublimated into the prelude to the all-out decisive battle between humans and the Compound Eyes.