15:59 p.m., January 15, 2071 - High Space Orbit on Sharez - Battleship USS Brell———

Shariz's last moment has come, but the wormhole is still sending airdrops to Sharitz, and in the face of the fact that the planet has fallen, the human fleet seems to be somewhat unwilling, and is still attacking and intercepting the Zerg with all its might. But when the timetable pointer on the battleship pointed to the moment of 16:00, everything became meaningless.

"General, the time is up."

General James took off his military hat and gave a military salute in the direction of Sharitz, "Brain, activate 'Nirvana', let's say goodbye to Sharitz." In addition, the battleship pulse cannon is charged, target: the center of the wormhole. ”

"Roger, General."

Under everyone's gaze, the Antarctic and Arctic ice of Shariz began to crack slightly, and after a moment of subsidence, the ice sheet that had covered the planet for millions of years was reduced to countless debris and steam. Two splendid flowers of destruction bloomed on a planet that was about to fall apart.

"100 million tons of equivalent three-phase bomb......... ........."Connected to the cruiser's porthole camera, Mark witnessed the tearing apart of the north and south poles of the Sharids, and the slow cracking of the planet.

"No, it's not that simple, three-phase bombs don't have this kind of destructive power. They......... It seems that the uranium well and the production line have been turned into super bombs...... Alas...... This planet is finished, completely finished. ”

Mark swallowed his saliva, and his face became extremely ugly, "Uncle Hu, there are still many ...... on the planet."

The signal on the battleship was not interfered with by the brain worm and the lord, and Hu Ke turned on the built-in camera of the armor and communicated with Mark "face to face". The moment he met Mark's eyes, his tone became tough, like Lao Liu's order——— unquestionable.

"Don't think about it, Mark, there's nothing we can do about it, and now, you have to plan for what you're going to face when you return to Earth. Don't forget, you don't just live for you. ”

"I ——— understood." In the eye contact with Hu Ke, Mark saw a lot of things, which was a kind of hope or sustenance, and it was not alone.

"You're about to enter the hyperspace acceleration channel, please take a deep breath and close your eyes." The sudden sound of the system prompt interrupted Mark's thoughts, and he nodded with Hu Ke, and the two closed the video conversation. Taking a deep breath, Mark closed his eyes and began to think about how to deal with all sorts of things when he returned to Earth.

The cruiser's main engine spewed out blue pulses and headed for the gradually opening acceleration channel at high speed. After entering the passage, it only takes 15 minutes for the spacecraft to return to the exit of the acceleration passage from Earth, and then fly at high speed for three hours and about 200,000 kilometers before reaching Earth. (In other words, the exit of the passage is moving with the earth)

The West Wind with its engines running at full capacity, like a high-speed flying bullet, plunged headlong into the space-distorted hyperspace acceleration channel. In the next moment, the passage was closed, but the other warships and ships did not enter the passage, and it seemed that they had no intention of returning to Earth.

"General, the cruiser Rin has entered the acceleration channel, and it is expected to reach the acceleration point in extraterrestrial space in 15 minutes and 7 seconds."

"Hmm...... Have the Space Fighter escort all the transports to the Sagiches Space City. The remaining cruisers towed the space station towards Weihe 1, where the flagship waited for a while to gather the 'Prism' space module. ”

"The order has been given, General."

Rising from his command chair, General James slowly walked over to the main monitor, his eyes already covered with dark circles that made him look even older. Once, the Shariz Star Arctic Base was so stable and powerful under his management, but in just a few days, all of this was gone.

"Keep an eye on the wormhole, we can't let any zerg return to that place until Shariz completely collapses."

The wormhole is still sending out the airdrop bag, which is tantamount to sending those zergs to hell, which makes James feel puzzled, so he is on guard. At such a cost, he did not allow any surprises to happen.

"Yes, General." After receiving the order, the wisdom brain planned the battleship's firepower and "prism" deployment position with the best plan, which was much more efficient than the traditional joint planning of officers and computers.

One last glance at Shariz who was falling apart, James held his forehead and walked outside the command room, he needed a break, he really needed a break.........

At 16:16 on January 15, 2071——— the solar system ——— the exit of the Shariz Hyperspace Acceleration Channel → Earth———

"Hum—"

With a soft groan, the huge load finally disappeared, and Mark shook his drowsy head and pushed the "Ripper" hatch open and floated out of the cockpit.

Perhaps because this was a return voyage, the captain of the cruiser did not mean to turn on the gravity system, so after leaving the acceleration channel, the electric handrails on both sides of the passage inside the battleship were automatically activated. These handrails operate in the same way as elevator handrails, but they serve a different purpose, and they are the best way for people on board to move quickly in a gravity-free environment.

With a hard push on the "Ripper", Mark floated to an electric armrest and drifted towards the intensive care isolation area. Judging from what I have just observed, several of the infected soldiers have not survived to Earth.

After a few minutes of drifting, Mark swiped open the door to the quarantine with his unreturned electronic key, he wasn't completely sure, but he had to gamble. No one wants to watch their friends die, and no one wants to watch their friends die without any choice.

"Sato!"

As soon as he pushed open the door to the laboratory, Mark rushed in with the Wasteland Falcon, and then he was set on fire by sixteen people in the laboratory...... Collected it. Sixteen surprised glances hit him, and Mark couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and pinned the wasteland falcon behind him.

After the embarrassment, Mark glanced around the lab and found that there were two more scientists in white hazmat suits, and one of them had brain fluctuations that he was familiar with.

"Oh, Mark, you're scaring me to death. You're finally here,"

A scientist took off his gas mask, smiled and walked over and patted Mark on the shoulder, as if he had expected Mark to come.

"Dr. Railton! Are you ——— you're here? ”

Dr. Railton smiled and pulled the surprised Markel aside, raising his right hand slightly towards the other scientist, "Well, we'll catch up later." Mark, this is Professor Constantine, my university mentor, the academic representative of xenoanabolic synthesis technology. ”

The other party's name was so big, Mark didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly stretched out his hand, "Hello, professor." ”

The professor didn't put on a show, he shook Mark's hand and shook it, "Warrant Officer Mark, hello." We're running out of time, so we'll talk about the polite words later, and now please let me draw my blood. ”

"Professor, you?" Mark was slightly startled, and said in his heart, could this professor be a prophet and predict that he would have this blood?

Professor Konstantin took off his gas mask and twisted his beard meaningfully, "You came here in such a hurry to save your friends, Relton and I have already tested with the kind of black substance you gave before, they can effectively contain and destroy the Zerg infected tissue, I won't say much about the rest, you know." ”

Mark nodded, smiled at Dr. Railton, and tore off his tattered sleeve and placed his slightly gray arm on the bench.

"Professor, please heal them."

Putting on the gas mask, Professor Konstantin picked up a syringe, "I will do my best for the others, but Davy......... I can't promise anything. ”

Mark glanced at Davey, then looked away. Davey's whole body was constantly spasming, and the painful signals released by the fluctuations in his brain made Mark's heart like a knife, "Professor...... I understand. ”

Wearing a gas mask, no one could read the professor's expression clearly, but it could be seen from his cold tone that he was also sad and angry.

"Reallton, prepare the dissolving agent, and we will prepare the serum according to the recipe. Oh, by the way, let Zhang Qiandun bring two flamethrowers over, it should be ...... It will be useful. ”

"Understood."

Dr. Railton slapped twice on one of the walls of the lab, and the wall opened. There's an elevator inside, about fifteen square meters, and I don't know where it leads.

When Railton walked in, the wall closed, no one knew where he went, the metal wall seemed to have the function of isolating signals and brain waves, and Mark's "seeing" could not penetrate it. It was then that Mark felt something get into his head, but it had no ill intent.

"Warrant Officer Mark, try to communicate with Davey, maybe, he can survive." A man's voice suddenly appeared in his head, causing Mark's head to shrink in fright. Professor Kang, who was disinfecting Mark's arm, saw this action and thought that Mark was allergic to alcohol, so he hurriedly changed to disinfectant.

"Who are you?"

By the time Mark focused on responding to the other party with brain waves, the tip of the needle had already pierced into Mark's arm, and the blood was drawn out milliliter by milliliter. After frowning slightly, Mark found that the person who was communicating with him was actually a half-wormed star rail commando in the room.

"Are you...... Suzaku Squad A07? ”

The commando propped himself up with his movable left arm and slammed his head against the glass a few times, attracting the attention of the others, "Yes, Captain Xuanwu, listen to what Davey has to say, maybe, this is the last time." ”

Seeing that everyone looked away, Mark was a little relieved, "Thank you, I know." ”

Spotting Mark's abnormality, the professor tried to ask, but Mark winked at the professor and pouted in Davey's direction. Konstantin was old and refined, and immediately understood what Mark meant, and bowed his head slightly to show his understanding. With the professor's approval, Mark immediately closed his eyes and initiated a brainwave link to Davey.

"Davey, Davey, can you hear me?"

Davey showed only faint signs of life, and in order to prevent irreversible effects on his brain, Mark tried to tug at the nerves of his brain with the slightest fluctuation.

“………”

Davey didn't respond, it seemed that the fluctuation was a little less frequent, and Mark focused a little and called again.

"Davey, can you hear me?"

This time, Dawei had a slight reaction, and after a faint trembling fluctuation, Dawei, who had been tortured by pain to the point of falling into shock, finally woke up.

"Uh......... Where am I......... Uh, is it the captain? ”

After receiving the feedback message, Mark immediately increased the intensity of his brain waves, "It's me, Davey, it's me." Hold on, we're going to Earth soon, we'll be able to go home, the professor is making serums, you'll be saved right away, hold on. ”

Hearing the news, Dawei was thrilled and seemed to feel hope. However, the pain caused by the further erosion of the germ caused Dawei to fall into the abyss of despair again.

"Captain...... I would love to go back alive too......... But...... I can't hold it anymore, give me a hand......... Let me be free...... Captain ......"

Dawei's signs of life weakened again, and Mark knew very well that his comrade-in-arms would inevitably die. Covering his nose and twitching, Mark felt a sour panic there. Obviously, he has been through a lot, but he still can't watch his comrades die indifferently.

Dawei ......... What other wishes want to come true. ”

"I ...... Still want to ......... Look...... Our Dutch ......... Beautiful tulips, meandering ...... Crystal clear river ............ Turn slowly ...... Moving windmills......... And also...... Tana ........."

Familiar but unfamiliar pictures emerged in the minds of the two, Dawei was unable to "see" those scenes clearly because of brain failure, but Mark, who was the sensitizer, he could.

"Okay, okay, okay, captain help you."

When he opened his eyes, Mark found that Professor Constantine was gone, and the needle in his arm had healed. Lying on the isolation bed, Dawei has stopped his spasms, Murphy, Guo Tingting, Sato and others are gathered around the bedside, and Dr. Railton is injecting serum into Dawei with a robotic hand through the external controller of the bed. It seems that using a dying person to conduct a drug experiment can not only get results, but also not be burdensome.

"There may be some strange things happening next, don't be afraid, don't move, it's just ...... Dawei's last wish. ”

Mark's words made everyone's eyes focus, even Dr. Railton, who was observing the reaction to the drug, and looked at Mark suspiciously. Everyone didn't understand what Mark was trying to convey when he said this.

Just as people's eyes were staring, the space centered on Mark began to distort, and most of the quarantine area was shrouded in a strange ripple. After a few moments, the ripples disappeared and everything was back to normal, but the people in the lab, as well as the infected in the quarantine room, didn't move as if they had been immobilized.........

"Davey, I'm home."

"Home ......"

Opening his hazy eyes, Davey found that the germs that had wreaked havoc on him were gone, and the major uniform that he had only worn in his dreams was now being worn brightly on his body. When he looked up, he found himself standing in front of a stone bridge, and that bridge was the stone bridge of his hometown that he had not seen for a long time. The clear water, the tulips in full bloom, and the windmills built along the river not far away, all of this is not much different from when you left.

An old man with a felt hat and a cane stood on the stone bridge, looking at him with kind eyes, and even his thick white goatee could not hide his grinning mouth.

"Uncle Steve? How do I ......... How is it here? ”

Dawei was completely a monk at this time, and he was confused, where was he still from just now, why did he come back all of a sudden? Davey wanted to remember what had happened, but it was as if someone had washed his head and forgot all about it.

Uncle Steve raised his right hand and slapped Davey on the shoulder twice, laughed and said, "Stinky boy, you still play stupid with me, right?" You're a big hero now, the news has lifted you to the skies, you bastard boy is already the pride of our Netherlands. Haha, it's the pride of our Pimia town! Ahahahaha——— cough cough cough ———"

Dawei hurriedly went over and patted the old man on the back, "Uncle Steve, you are so old, don't use yelling when you speak, come, I'll help you go home." ”

"Back to what's home? Go, come with me to your house and surprise your mother, your brother, and your sister. ”

Uncle Steve seemed to be twenty years younger for a moment, and dragged Davey to the other side of the bridge, not even using crutches, and there was no problem in describing walking as flying. Faced with this embarrassment, Dawei couldn't help but wonder: Did the old man take stimulants?

After crossing the stone bridge and turning to the right, walking along the river for about 500 meters, after turning a small hill, a small three-story building appeared in front of the two. In his memory, Dawei walked through this col countless times after school, and what he saw was always a small two-story building.

"Uncle Steve, how is my house ......?"

Uncle Steve stopped and turned around, took off Dawei's military hat and gave him a head directly, "You stinky boy, you stay outside for 400 days, your house was renovated a year ago, you don't even know it." Although this was repaired with the money you sent back, do you know how much your mother misses you if you don't come back? You stinky boy, you %и*#ξνο&$&£........."

was scolded by the old man pointing his nose, Dawei was embarrassed, just scratching his head there, "Uncle ......"

After scolding Dawei, the old man grinned again, "Hahaha, okay, Dawei, we won't mention the unhappy thing today." Come, let's put on our hats, handsome and handsome, and go in with beautiful scenery. ”

"Hmm." General Davey put on his hat, straightened his clothes, and walked towards the house with Uncle Steve. There were already a lot of people waiting there, but one of the gray-haired old ladies didn't know what was happening today.

"Tia, what's going on today, why are all the big guys coming to our house?"

The old lady wrapped one tulip after another in colored plastic film and put it in a basket next to her, intending to take it to the tulip shop in the village center later. Although the son sent back a lot of money, the old man thought that he was still young enough to be self-reliant, and that the money should be saved for his son's marriage in the future.

The girl named Tia stood behind the old lady and squeezed her shoulder, "Mom, a distinguished guest will come to our house today, don't get excited later." ”

The old lady glanced at her daughter, and pretended to be angry: "What is there to be excited about? When the blood red tulips in our village were opened, the prime minister came to us, and I shook hands with him, so I was not excited. ”

Tia couldn't help but laugh when she saw that her mother was still buried in her work, "Hehe, that's different. Oh, Mom, you see, the guest is home. ”

The old lady looked up, and when he saw the person coming from the path, the tulips that were being wrapped in his hand fell to the ground.

"Da-Davey!?" The old lady sat up from her bench and ran towards Davey.

"Mom!" Seeing his mother, Dawei also quickened his pace and rushed over, and then hugged his mother.

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back......"

Being embraced by his mother, Dawei felt the warmth he had not felt for a long time, the kind of warmth that came from the heart.........