Night fell.
Six fighter jets raced through the skies.
The communications channel crackled to life.
"Zzz—"
"Fox One, Fox Two, circle around from the southeast."
"Fox Four, Fox Five, head to the northwest of the city."
"Fox Six, Fox Seven, take a diagonal route and prepare to receive attack orders!"
"Attention. Wait for specific instructions. This attack will be launched simultaneously."
"Respond when you receive this."
The six pilots replied in unison, "Understood!"
The six fighter jets scattered through the sky, flying off in different directions.
Meanwhile.
The city, surrounded by monsters.
The crater.
Ye Ruxi looked around.
Everyone—
The people who had fought alongside her all wore unfamiliar expressions.
"I... just wanted to do everything I could to save them..."
She spoke with difficulty.
Li Dajun lay on the ground, staring into space. Suddenly, he began laughing again.
Blood covered his mouth and nose. His face twisted as he said, "General Ye, as long as you're alive, they'll never stop bombing this place. If you really want to save this world, then hurry up and die."
Smack!
Gu Qingshan rapped him on the neck with the back of his sword, knocking him unconscious.
Ye Ruxi slowly turned to look at her comrades.
"What does Colonel Zhang think?"
Her voice was flat.
At her words, a male officer's face clouded with complicated emotions.
"Ruxi, you know..." He chose his words carefully, speaking slowly. "I'm an Order Bearer too. Right now, you're everyone's highest-priority mission. You have to die."
"But I can't kill you, and I don't want us to fight to the death. Go. Hurry."
The officer turned away and said quietly, "If you stay here, everyone left will die."
Ye Ruxi fell silent.
That last sentence was the most important.
She suddenly looked at Gu Qingshan and the other