It was really the longest day...... The Reaper is on all sides, and the flames of war are burning across the galaxy along the network of repeaters!

south to the "Kate's Nest" nebula, north to the "Valhalla Mouth"; to the east to the "Calleston Rift" and to the west to the "Halo Cluster"; As long as there is an active civilization in the world, whether it is the "Divine Citadel Star Domain" or the "Boundary God Star Domain", the Reaper fleet can be seen everywhere. From a few destroyers to thousands of "overlords" swaggering by, raising their butcher knives to countless civilized worlds!

Within a day, a third of the number of civilized races that had been documented in the Citadel had set foot in the galaxy had disappeared...... The world swept by the Reapers, except for the ruins and ruins, is only a dead silence!

On this day, in addition to the fleet of the Star Alliance, it can still be roughly guaranteed to be in good condition. Whether it is the Azali, Celerus, or Turui fleets, they have all been attacked by the Reaper fleet one after another! Three major races, losing more than half of the main battleships! Half of the reason for this is the strength of the Reaper fleet; The other half is due to the rebellion of the "indoctrinated" traitors, so that the three major races have few secrets when facing the reapers.

As the resistance increased, the all-out Reaper fleet began to assemble into four groups, preparing to concentrate on the destruction of the four major races of the Divine Citadel first. Although the Star Alliance suffered the least losses, it was the worst form among the four races. First of all, because I don't know for what reason, the Reaper put seventy percent of the fleet on the side of the Star Alliance; Secondly, compared to the great depth that the traditional three races have, the home planet of the Star Alliance, Earth, has been in addition to a repeater before. There are no longer any barriers.

Don't think that the tactic of battleship ramming can really be "one trick and eat all over the world" -- in the core of the battleship's mass, there is a code prohibiting ramming. This just shows that the Reaper has encountered this tactic for a long time. And in the history of the galaxy, there has not been a civilization that has escaped the harvest of the reaper, not even causing major damage, which can only show that this tactic has been cracked......

In fact, even General Hackett could come up with four or five ways to deal with this "ramming tactic...... It is impossible to save a war by relying on a single tactic. It's as ridiculous as relying on a weapon.

Shepard leaves the Arcturus space station in the Normandy. Along the way, you broke through the siege and interception of countless reapers, and luckily arrived at the fortress before the reapers' invasion! However, the Citadel Council turned a deaf ear to his alarm - except for the representatives of the Star Alliance, the other three races were the same no matter how much evidence Sister Xue produced! They are like people who are pretending to be asleep. Even if you open your eyes, you are blind!

Sister Xue was almost so angry that she vomited blood - all her efforts were in vain!

In the end, the three major races still suffered heavy losses in the first round of strikes!

But when Udina, a member of the Star Alliance, united with Shepard and asked the three races to fulfill their duties as allies and immediately rescue the Star Alliance, they were hit in the face! All three races expressed unequivocal rejection......

*****

It was also the hardest day for Udinea, Shepard, and the councillors of the Citadel.

“…… We need to join forces, more than ever! "Inside the council hall. Shepard was still fighting back his anger. Try to convince these parliamentarians.

Although General Hackett had said that she was not needed to ask for help from the Citadel. But when the Reapers had arrived on Earth and the situation had deteriorated dramatically like never before, she and Councillor Udina had to do so. Despite the humiliation, Shepard persevered. "The Reaper does not stop on Earth! Their purpose is to destroy the entire galactic civilization, and if we don't stop them, humanity is just the first to fall victim. ”

"Do you really think we can defeat the Reaper?" Congressman Turret asked. Sister Xue opened her mouth, but she couldn't say anything against her will.

"Put your hands on the table in front of you. Open the Citadel Covenant! "Udina, Councilor of the Divine Citadel of the Star Alliance, replaced Shepard and said in a fierce voice." Rescue each other. It is the duty of every member of the council! It's not about whether or not you can defeat the Reaper! And if we don't join forces, we'll never find a way to defeat the Reaper! ”

"Maybe you're right, Councillor Udine." Councillor Asari waved her hand, stopping the visibly angry Udina from continuing. "But we have our own problems, first of all, to protect the borders of our own race. The brutal and unfortunate truth is...... Only when the Reapers are concentrated on attacking Earth will we have time to retrain and deploy our troops......"

"I'm sorry." This time, he was replaced by Councillor Salari, and he was indeed sincerely apologizing. But...... Does it make sense to apologize?

"you, m's sorry!" Sister Xue slammed the electronic board in her hand to the ground! "Falk Squid!" She yelled at Councillor Salari, then moved her finger to Councillor Asari's face, "Falk Squid, too!" you all! "Sister Xue's sudden frenzy scared everyone." Starlink has saved all of your lives! However, by this time...... Are you only thinking about yourselves?! ”

As long as it is a person who wants a little face, it will not feel good when he is pointed at his nose and scolded, not to mention that the three parliamentarians are still decent people.

Sister Xue glanced left and right at the expressions of the three people, and she couldn't help but shake her head in disappointment when she saw that although they were a little ashamed, they had no intention of changing their ways.

"There was a massacre on our earth, and when later generations commemorated that event, they said something like this...... "Sister Xue actually calmed down herself...... No, it should be said that I was so disappointed that I didn't even need to be angry.

"In Germany, at first they hunted down the Communists, and I was silent because I was not a Communist; Then they hunted down the Jews, and I remained silent, for I was not a Jew; Later they hunted down the unionists, and I didn't protest because I wasn't a unionist; After this they hunted down the Catholics, and I remained silent because I was a Protestant; When they finally came to arrest me, there was no one left to stand up and speak for me! ”

Sister Xue shook her head disdainfully, and left the gloomy council hall without looking back.

"I don't think there's any need for Starlink to stay in the council. We'll reconsider that. Udina said something that he should never have said as a politician. But he did, and chased Shepard out of the council halls.

At this point, the so-called Citadel Council is about to exist in name only......

"They were so emotional." Senator Salari reluctantly said. "yes, but we won't mind, will we?" Asari said, "But we'd better ...... Calm down. Her gaze turned to Congressman Turi.

"I'll take care of it." Councillor Turi said, "I just have some things that Shepard is suitable to do. If she can do it, then it is not impossible for us to join forces to save the planet. ”

As politicians, they have to consider every possibility - what if Starlink wins? What if the Reaper is defeated? You must know that it is easy to tear up the "Citadel Convention", but when the time comes, it will be difficult to stick and stick together! What's more, if you really don't do anything, even the three major races will be centrifugal...... Shepard's last words pierced the darkest part of his heart!

After all, no matter who you are, you have to weigh in your heart whether your race is the one who will be given up next time......

*****

"They're a bunch of bastards! What did we get for saving them? In his office, Starlink's councillor Udina was still furious. But after more than ten seconds, he took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. Shepard...... We'll have to figure it out again! There must be some breakthrough, think about it...... If we don't come up with a way, 'Wait a while' will become an epitaph for 11 billion people (the number of people on Earth)! ”

He turned around a few times before he cleared his mind and said to Sister Xue. "Starlink has had some favors. And Shepard, you've helped a lot of people and have a lot of prestige within many races, and now it's time for them to repay! If we can't get support from above, we start from the bottom - with money, weapons, and of course, propaganda, and we want everyone to know that the planet is being invaded! Everything we needed to help us ......"

Parliamentarian Udina has always been a complex man. In fact, because of his undisciplined and politician face, in the Mass Effect trilogy, he has never been liked by players - everyone prefers the combat hero David. Anderson. But Lu Yuan and the people on the Dawn always maintained enough respect for him. Because such a politician has always kept his bottom line of integrity - when the earth was invaded by the Reaper, he was always working hard to save the earth! This is no different from the hero Shepard!

Even if in the end, at the instigation of Cerberus, he launched a rebellion in the Citadel aimed at controlling the Citadel, it was also for this goal! He's just saving the planet in his own way - when a man is so desperate that he's driven crazy, of course he can do anything!

Just as he was wandering from side to side like a beast trapped in a cage, the communicator of the universal tool suddenly rang.

He looked at the number, and his eyes widened as if they were about to come out of their sockets! Udina quickly gestured to Shepard, then carefully lifted the multi-tool. He really never imagined that one day he would get a call from this - a number that he had never been able to get through! It's like a light in the world of eternal darkness...... No, it should be the rising sun at the end of the earth, which instantly brings tears to Udine's eyes!

His fingers were a little stiff and it took two times in a row to connect. "Hello ......," Udina whispered into the microphone, as if afraid of scaring the person opposite. Listening carefully, it is not difficult to find that his voice is trembling slightly.

Tearful, nervous to the point of trembling, respectful to flattery, as an old fritter-like politician, Udina may be worse than a schoolboy at the moment.

"Hello, Udine." The voice on the other side sounds crisp and relaxed. "I'm Mu Xing."

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PS: Udine, Lao Lei still thinks it's still good, capable, ambitious, and means, much better than Anderson. Although he wants to stage a coup d'état in the Citadel - the councilors of the Bunch Dog X are really not too many times to be killed. (To be continued.) )