226. I'm sure you'll come back without a hitch
Fang Dong sat and rested for a long time, and when there were only three hours left in the countdown, the female worm suddenly spoke again.
"The people who came with you were pretty nice, they all found me."
"Then can you send us back?" As the saying goes, stay in the green mountains and are not afraid of no firewood.
"Of course, you can leave." After the mother worm finished speaking, the glowing mass suddenly disappeared.
The tentacles retracted, and the wall of insects above their heads was opened.
Fang Dong found himself standing back on Pinocchio's surface, but the fog was thicker.
"Li Bu!" Fang Dong called out the names of Ollie and Harris again, but no one answered her.
Her hand was on the return button, not wanting to press it for the time being.
*
"How? What is the number of return trips planned by Pinocchio now. Sylvan deliberately asked in front of Admiral Li Tong and Karant.
"421 people? There is still an hour before their protective clothing can be used, and there are still people who have not returned, is there something wrong? ”
Both Callant and General Li Tong were visibly stagnant, listening intently to Sylvan's inquiry.
"Two. The return of Sergeant Li Bu and Sergeant Xi Dongdong is unknown, and three hours ago, the Pinocchio plan was fully handed over to the emergency department, and they no longer provide information about the process personnel. ”
Calante paced in the office, "It's my decision. But he regretted it now, and he had to strike Pinocchio with an hour left.
Whether Fang Dong escaped or not, he didn't know.
"Don't let anything affect your judgment." Admiral Li Tong lowered his head and patted Calant's right arm.
*
Fang Dong saw a person coming over about a shadow in the fog, she hurriedly approached the person, and there was still an hour and a half left in the countdown.
"Li Bu? Or Harris? "It's definitely not Ollie by looking at the height.
*
Li Bu, who was suspended in space and was picked up, came out of the protective suit and saw Ollie and Harris who were reasoning with the logistics staff.
"What's wrong?"
"Li Bu? You're back? What about Dongdong? Harris greeted him, and Ollie continued to argue with the support staff.
"That's our buddies, they're not mutated, they're bugs that wrap them up, and you have to heal them." Ollie can still do it in an emergency without jumping out in two words.
"Autumn Harvest and Eva, they were quarantined, as if the bugs had sent them back." Harris explained the situation to Li Bu, and looked towards the entrance, but did not see Fang Dong's figure.
There is only half an hour left until the countdown to the protective suit ends.
"What's going on?!" Li Bu used his peripheral vision to see a huge beam of light hit Pinocchio Star.
He rushed to the window in disbelief, "What are you guys doing?!" There are still people who have not returned. ”
*
"Did the attack work?" Callant gripped the chair handle.
He had just decided to postpone the attack on Pinocchio for half an hour, and with only half an hour left, everyone who should be able to return had returned.
The number of people on the return trip to the front did surge to 460.
The sacrifice of forty men was considered a very small loss.
Calante believed that Fang Dong had returned to the ship safely.
*
After Fang Dong got closer, he found that it was not Li Bu and Harris.
The man who came was long, and his black hair had grown a little longer, and he was no longer inch.
This made Fang Dong a little puzzled, would Zhiji's hair also grow.
"Long time no see." Fang Dong stretched out his hand and shook it with Chang.
"Aren't you leaving Pinocchio yet?"
"I'll be away right away." Fang Dong knew he couldn't wait any longer.
"Why are you here?" Chinese bar
Before he could answer, he saw a huge bright beam of light appearing from the sky, piercing the atmosphere.
Fang Dong glanced at the countdown of the protective suit, there was still an hour and twenty minutes left, and when he looked up again, he saw Chang rushing towards her, and then opened his arms, and the beam hit Pinocchio, and also hit Chang.
Fang Dong felt that his arm, which was not covered by the long cover, was melting and disappearing.
*
Harris and Ollie forgot to continue arguing with the support staff, and watched in blank as the huge beam hit Pinocchio.
"Is this part of the plan?"
Li Bu found that he was very powerless, he suddenly hoped that Fang Dong could come back again like last time, he could only hope, but he couldn't do anything.
After the beam ended, the naked eye could see that some of the gas on Pinocchio had dissipated.
After the mother worm was hit by the beam, several large charred black pits appeared on the surface, which were photographed through the temporarily dispersed gas.
*
Pinocchio's temporary silence and trauma made the alliance morale high.
Even if the gas obscures the face of the mother worm again, even if the attack is once again ineffective, even if the humans are no longer able to land Pinocchio in any way.
On the planet near Pinocchio, the number of bugs has begun to decline due to sweeping, and the third mother worm seems to have stopped sending bugs out for the time being.
People were convinced that they had won a phased victory, that they had reached a turning point in the war.
Callant declined all interviews.
"Commander, you have to show yourself in front of the people, this is a good time to boost morale." The adjutant persuaded him again.
Callante did not answer.
Li Bu was pushed into the Karante bedroom by his father.
"He's not your tool! Dad, I'm not going! Li Bu still refused to persuade Callant.
"Li Bu." Calante stood up and finally said the first thing in two days. "Tell me about what happened to you that day."
Li Bu omitted what happened in the passage, and only talked about the female worm's behavior that was similar to playing tricks on them.
In fact, this story has been reported many times by others.
And this time, Calant suddenly figured it all out, the worm had been inducing him to let Fang Dong die in his hands.
Break the fate of her sacrifice.
He felt tired.
"Let's get ready for the launch." As if she had returned to normal, Karant began to wash and tidy up.
*
"I don't know if you should say that you are ill-fated or fateful." Amazon chattered to help Fang Dong turn over.
"Hasn't she woken up yet?" I bought some human ingredients from outside. "I should have woken up today."
Amazon has recently made a body of his own, and he especially likes to use exaggerated body language to express his feelings, such as at this moment, he shrugs his shoulders and almost shrugs his head into the shoulder socket.
When Fang Dong woke up, Chang was helping Amazon straighten his shoulder.
"You saved me again." Fang Dong wanted to use his arms to prop himself up, but suddenly found that his arms were empty.
"You're awake, human, let me see, you've slept for fifteen days, and your weapon is so powerful that you almost put yourself in it." Amazon said.
"Your arm, it may take some time to get it right." The long turned off the life supply system. "I'll go cook you some porridge, human beings can only eat some soft food when they are recovering from a serious illness."
After the long left, Amazon sat down on the edge of Fang Dong's bed with interest.
"Is this Noah's Ark?" Fang Dong observed that the position he was in should be a ship.
"Of course not, this is me and the long ship." Amazon touched the shoulder of Fang Dong's severed arm.
"You'll have a pair of robotic arms in no time. Hey, that's what I developed with the chief, and it's definitely better than your original. Amazon babbled that this attitude gave Fang Dong a sense of familiarity.
"Thank you." Fang Dong raised her neck and made a thought movement, and Amazon immediately helped her up.
"Can I get in touch with my friends?" Fang Dong wants to report peace to everyone, mainly Karant and Lao Xi.
"Not for the time being, we'll let you fuck off, after the mechanical arm is installed." Amazon pouted, "I and Chang are not pleasing to each other now, and no one can find out, so I will naturally send you away when the time comes." ”