"Stardew, are you alright?" Augustine opened Stardew's helmet mask and saw that her pale forehead was covered with cold beads of sweat: "Give an order, anything!" Augustine pointed to the eight remaining recruits of the Storm Paratrooper Corps who were lying on the ground and trembling, and said, "These recruits, if they continue to hesitate like this, will collapse completely!" Stardew, you are the commander, you have to lead them out of trouble! ”

"Get out of trouble..."Stardew's eyes froze slightly, and she said incoherently to Augustine, "Get out of trouble... Remove... Retreat..."

"How to retreat?" Augustine pinched Stardew's head and encouraged her with all his might: "Even if you retreat, choose a direction!" Stardew, cheer up, we are not defeated! ”

"No... Is it? Xinglu clenched her teeth tightly, her gums oozing blood, her eyes somewhat regained some firmness and confidence, and she said to the adjutant next to Zoai: "Quickly gather the 8 new recruits of the Storm Paratrooper Unit!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Zoai answered, and rolled into the bunker position strewn with stumps, severed arms, blood, and debris, pulling the heads of the crumbling recruits one by one, yelling for them to crawl after him.

Zoai was a person who had experienced the test of life and death, and her unmasked, scarred and determined eyes reinvigorated the recruits, and they crawled behind Zoai, and after entering a safe distance, they took their guns and half-crouched beside Zoai.

Xinglu pressed the liner of the helmet with her chin, and said loudly in the team's communication channel: "Zoai, take your people and retreat in the direction of the gangway, Harrier Eagle, while blocking the enemy, the two squads of the Forced Reconnaissance Company will fight forward and backward, alternately retreating!" ”

"Roger!" Harrier Eagle replied that he had finally received a clear order, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

The enemy's armed forces pressed up, but the Harrier Eagle's marines held them down, and the enemy could only advance a few steps when the marines alternately took the initiative to retreat.

Zoai's squad of recruits retreated past Stardew and Augustine, looking around vigilantly, not taking the direction of retreat as a safe haven, which was a good sign that they were beginning to understand how to make the most of their work.

In battle, the most terrifying thing is not how difficult the enemy is, but how weak their own people are, and these recruits who have been implanted with Perseverance Type I brain implants have quickly adapted to this bloodstained battlefield and are regaining their strength.

This alertness, which slowly returned to his body, saved the recruits' own lives, and when a soldier was hit by a bullet in his helmet, he immediately ducked down and shouted "Enemy attack!" in the squad communication channel. ”

Zoai leaned against the corner wall and carefully looked ahead with his scope, and found that the exit on this side was also guarded by enemy armed men, which seemed to be the previous enemy decoy unit, and Zoai immediately reported this information to Stardew.

"Short sword squad, attack in the direction of the gangway, the defense over there is weak, the terrain is favorable, quickly annihilate the enemy, we have to occupy the gangway!" Stardew said to the Gladius Squad Leader.

"Order received, sir!"

The six marines of the Gladius Squad departed from the Harrier Eagle Deputy Company Commander, and they quickly joined Zoai's team of recruits, took advantage of the terrain, and launched an attack on the enemy armed men entrenched in the direction of the gangway.

It was these enemies who made the marines fall into an ambush, and the non-commissioned officers of the short sword squad were spewing anger from their guns!

During the exchange of fire, several enemies were hit and lost their lives, and the captain of the short sword squad used a sniper rifle to kill one of the enemy's small leaders with a single shot, and after this shot, the defenders on the gangway broke and fled.

"Search the gangway now!" Stardew ordered.

The members of the Stigladious squad rushed up the gangway, guarded everywhere, and they even searched the upper floor, and after more than ten seconds, the captain of the gladius squad reported in the team's communication channel: "The gangway section has been cleared, confirm that it is safe!" ”

"Zoai, take your men over, Harrier Eagle, and lead the Warhammer squad back!" Zoai's orders were clear and smooth, this series of orders saved the lives of many marines, especially the recruits, who retreated to the gangway, they could take advantage of the terrain to engage the enemy, and even directly reach the upper floor, capture the thief and capture the king first!

Stardew and Augustine waited for the withdrawal of the seven marines, including Harrier Eagle and Warhammer Squad Leader, and only then did Stardew and Augustin turn around and evacuate with the troops as they passed by them.

At this moment, a grenade fell from the sky overhead, impartial, and landed right behind Stardew, and although the crisp sound was muffled by the dense gunfire, Augustine could still hear it clearly, he was too sensitive to the sound of the grenade hitting the ground.

There was no time to remind, let alone explain, Augustine turned his head sharply, and under Xinglu's panicked gaze, he pulled her over violently, and pushed her towards the deputy company commander of the Harrier Eagle, but because of inertia, he fell on his back to the grenade that was about to explode.

When Stardew reacted, it was too late, she stretched out her hand to Augustine in vain, and what was ushered in was indeed a violent explosion!

"Boom ——!!"

Augustine's back was facing the fire that exploded from the grenade, and the explosion blasted the master chief into the sky, and then fell down heavily, lying on the ground, his back armor was completely destroyed, and a scorched smell came from his back, the flesh and blood were blurred, and the wound was deep and the bones were visible!

The explosion of the grenade was almost completely resisted by Augustin alone, and the other marines, not injured, but blown away by the air wave, Stardew rushed to Augustin's side and opened his helmet mask, Augustin spewed out a mouthful of blood, and covered Stardew's helmet mask.

She lifted her mask and asked anxiously, "Augustine!" How are you? ”

"It's fine!" Augustine endured the sharp tearing pain and said, "Look, it's still alive—poof——! ”

"Stop talking! Zoai, Zoai!! Xinglu shouted eagerly, but Augustine grabbed Xinglu's hand, he took a deep breath, swallowed a few mouthfuls of blood, and said to Xinglu: "Li Xinglu, I don't know if I will die, if I die, I will lose a lot of money... Could you please grant me a request? ”

"Don't talk nonsense!" Xinglu's brows were tightly twisted together, looking very painful, Augustine stretched out his fingers with difficulty, smoothed Xinglu's frown, and grinned: "Loosen the center of your eyebrows, it doesn't look good!" Stardew, can you... Let me take a look, your face? ”

Xinglu was stunned, she looked very embarrassed.

But then, she nodded to Augustine, and then, with her back to everyone, facing Augustine, she quickly took off her mask.

At that moment, Augustine was radiant as if he had returned to the light! He stared excitedly at Xinglu's face, the kind of excited expression that was full of joy after the wish was fulfilled, and then, that excitement and smile, suddenly froze.

Augustine fainted, his last frozen smile, wondering if it was because Stardew's mysterious face was too mysterious, or because his injuries could no longer support his consciousness...

"Augustine!" Stardew yelled.

The marines of the strong reconnaissance company rushed over one after another.

…

Everyone dragged Augustin to the half-floor platform of the gangway, and under heavy protection, began to clean up the serious injuries on Augustin's back, shrapnel tore the armor, the skin on his back was burned, and the wound was bleeding profusely.

The armored built-in medical kit was working, replenishing Augustine's missing blood, and the Marines scrambled to tear open the outer packaging of the fibrin bandage and attach the lime-muddy bandage to Augustin's back.

The battle is still not over, from now on, Li Xinglu knows that she must cheer up and win quickly in order to save Augustine's life, she doesn't know when to put on the black mask again, from now on, she knows that this time she can really only rely on herself.

"All combat units that have completed the combat mission will immediately support the Stargate Control Station!" Stardew sent this order to all the Marines in the Marine Corps, and the non-commissioned officers who received the order led their team members to re-board the improvised landing aircraft and rushed to the Pegasus Stargate Control Station.

…

At the Stargate Control Station, the marines arrived at the Pegasus Stargate Control Station one after another on the improvised landing aircraft, and they gathered on the boarding porch to attack the armed forces of the Dragon Star Pirate Regiment attacking the Stardew Force at the gangway! The tide of battle began to change, after all, the marines were well-trained special forces, whether they were individual or as a whole, they were incomparable to the armed personnel of the Dragon Star Pirate Regiment.

When the number of people gradually leveled off, the enemy began to be unable to support it, and the enemy's vital forces were constantly depleted, and soon, in numbers, the marines began to gain an advantage.

"Commissioner Stardew, I'm the deputy company commander Swordfish." Stardew suddenly heard a voice: "We found the members of the Levmila cadre group in the warehouse on the ground floor of the trading post of the Ifrit trading port, but Levmila himself did not find it. He must be being held somewhere, I guess. ”

"Got it, destroy this enemy as soon as possible, join me, and transport Augustine to the supply ship, he needs immediate treatment!" Stardew replied.

"Is Lord Augustine hurt?" The deputy company commander of Swordfish hurriedly asked.

"Seriously injured!" Stardew replied with a heartache.

Ten seconds later, the marines who came to support all knew the news that Commander Augustine was wounded, and they launched a final attack in anger under the command of the deputy company commander of Swordfish!