Trap

While the Zerg forces were pinned down by the explosions and bullets fired from the high-rises, some of the marines began escorting the human survivors hiding inside the buildings out of the city. The rescue operation on the ground was proceeding in an orderly fashion and going extremely smoothly!

"Something's wrong!" Commander Luo Hong frowned. It was precisely because things were going too smoothly that he sensed something amiss. The Zerg's combat strength should not have been this weak. They had actually been held back by only a little over a thousand infantry fighting vehicles and combat robots on his side. If the Zerg were truly this weak, they could never have beaten the Federation so badly!

"All units, pull back into a defensive formation. Abandon the engagement and return to the fleet!" Luo Hong hesitated for a moment before finally gritting his teeth and issuing the retreat order.

Upon hearing the commander's order to retreat, the crew on the bridge were all somewhat stunned, casting puzzled looks at him. After all, it had been their commander who had first advocated the rescue, their commander who had chosen to stay behind, and now that the rescue was proceeding so smoothly and was on the verge of success, their commander wanted to give up!

Seeing the puzzled expressions around him, Luo Hong sighed inwardly. He knew this order was rather abrupt to them. Although they would certainly carry out his final command—soldiers were bound to obey orders—he also knew that if he did not explain himself clearly, doubts would remain in their hearts and affect the troops' morale. So he explained, "The operation is going too smoothly, and the Zerg's combat strength cannot possibly be as low as they're making it seem. When something is abnormal, there must be something behind