After more than an hour of fierce fighting, fewer than a hundred thousand people had been evacuated from all of Shaofu Star.
There were still seven billion people left.
They would either become food and Incubators for the Zerg.
Or they would all have to be evacuated.
But twenty-four hours was clearly not enough time to evacuate everyone.
Xia Chujian's words plunged all the officers and soldiers of the Fifth Interstellar Fleet into silence.
After a while, a woman said softly, "I'm willing to hold the line until everyone has evacuated."
Then many others voiced their stance. "We're willing to hold the line until the very last moment."
Xia Chujian nodded. "Now we vote."
"Those willing to hold the line until the very last moment, send me your approval."
"Those unwilling, send me your opposition."
Very quickly, her Temporary Command Center's Central Control System filled with "Approvals."
Of the remaining million or so soldiers, not a single one chose "Oppose."
They had fought those vicious Zerg head-on before.
Though they had once been so frightened that they nearly suffered mental breakdowns, when it came time to fulfill their duties, not one of them backed down.
Seeing everyone's choice, Xia Chujian said emotionally, "The selfish Military Department doesn't deserve soldiers as good as us."
She did not say it to herself. She said it directly over the communication system.
After a moment, laughter erupted over the comms.
"Lieutenant Colonel Xia sure knows how to talk!"
"Lieutenant Colonel Xia, say more if you've got more to say! We love hearing it!"
"Isn't that the truth? That selfish Military Department doesn't deserve us!"
Amid the joking, someone suddenly asked, "What was that Golden Great Bird just now?"
"I saw it draw all the Zerg toward it as soon as it appeared. But why