Saving the World, I Was Enough on My Own
As is well known, the America highly values individual heroism, so in all kinds of blockbusters, audiences often see one lone hero after another.
The opposing team has five players in a row who are all ranked Kings, while my teammates are all elementary school kids!
No matter how grand the world is, or how disparate the strengths of the opposing sides are, the heroes all share one unspoken message: I alone am enough to save the world!
Of course, if they really can't win, the heroes will form an alliance and never talk about chivalry with the big bad guy.
Brother Rui, the male protagonist of the Starship Troopers world, is also a mass-produced America- style hero. However, compared to other heroes, his luck is a bit worse, even a little bad.
Brother Rui comes from a wealthy family and is a typical rich second-generation. After graduation, for his beloved girlfriend Carmen, he gave up his comfortable life and resolutely joined the army to fight against the Zerg.
Unfortunately, due to an accident, a soldier in his group died during a simulated exercise. He took full responsibility and submitted his discharge application to leave the military.
Misfortune struck one after another. Before he even left the military base, his hometown was destroyed by meteorites from the Zerg, and his parents were gone.
Logically speaking, when parents offer sacrifices to Heaven, they should possess boundless power, and at the very least, their luck should turn around.
However, that didn't happen. His girlfriend Carmen sent him a congratulatory message, but she had found someone else and started dating someone else, namely the second male lead.
Three consecutive setbacks left the young Brother Rui a bit bewildered. He thought that there was no point in living, so he once again joined the army and became a proud private second class in the mobile unit, intending to kill more insects to avenge his parents.
The scene shifts, Brother Rui, having killed few insects, ends up sleeping with his crush, the second female lead. His enthusiastic killing earns him recognition from his superiors, leading to his promotion to corporal captain.
With your luck turning around, you'll achieve success in both your career and love life. Now it's time to turn things around and reach the pinnacle of your life.
No, bad luck just took a nap. After waking up, it once again pinned Brother Rui to the ground, torturing him to the point of questioning his existence.
The Zerg are attacking, Brother Rui's superior who had his eye on him is dead, and his new love interest, the second female lead who was initially his backup, is also dead. He is now all alone again.
At the end of the story, the second male lead who cheated on Brother Rui died, leaving his ex-girlfriend Carmen both physically and spiritually empty, just like Brother Rui. He figured his ex-girlfriend had a better figure, and so, like attracts like, they became a couple.
The story ends here, leaving a profound and sobering impression. This story tells us that the male and female protagonists, Brother Rui and Carmen, are a pair of adulterers.
"The male and female leads are a pair of scoundrels. If I encountered them, I would never help them." On the Flying Carpet, Ying Yingying finished explaining the general plot and then began to rant and rave.
"Vice Captain, I think so too." Mu Xinxin felt that her vice captain made a lot of sense and nodded in agreement.
Russell rolled his eyes, not intending to take up the topic. In the Federation's Great Space Era, attitudes towards gender were extremely open, and even mixed bathing was common practice. These two actually expected love that would last until death. It was truly absurd... nonsense.
"But then again, the second female lead is a decent person. If we save her, wouldn't that change the terrible ending for the two scoundrels?"
"Very likely!"
The two women started whispering and decided to help the second female lead rise to the top and squeeze out the shameless female lead.
(一`一)
Russell didn't interrupt. In his opinion, even if the second female lead was rescued and didn't die, the ending would still be a happy ending for the adulterous couple.
Don't ask why; in the face of big breasts, a simp's love is destined to end in nothing.
Boom! Boom! Boom—
Mushroom clouds burst into the distant sky as the shockwaves from the Miniature Nuclear Bomb approached, shaking the Flying Carpet like a broken stem or a floating duckweed, tossing it up and down in the storm.
Russell struggled to maintain the balance of the Flying Carpet, lowered the altitude slightly, and opened his golden eyes to look in the direction of the target.
After leaping over a mountain, they found themselves surrounded by swarms of Zerg, who were Onslaught, regardless of the cost to their lives.
The reason for saying "regardless of sacrifice" is that the Federation army has several Super Soldiers who are like bugs, capable of taking on a hundred enemies at once and causing rivers of blood to flow from the insects.
There were those who slammed down a palm strike, blasting Tank Bug to pieces in mid-air; those who walked on air, Carnage flying bugs at will; those who were impervious to swords and bullets, charging through the Zerg infantry with their fists; and those who carried bombs, charging into the Zerg swarm to their deaths...
Uh, the last one isn't. That person was a soldier in the Federation's mobile force, a private, commonly known as cannon fodder.
"The Reincarnator!"
Ying Yingying frowned. Encountering a Reincarnator in the insect cave could be considered a coincidence, but with so many Reincarnator appearing now, to say it was a coincidence would be a sign of poor intelligence.
Mu Xinxin also sensed something was wrong and asked in a low voice, "Vice Captain, are we too late to this world, or are the others moving too fast?"
Ying Yingying didn't answer, but asked Russell for his opinion, "Jason, what do you think?"
"Of course I'll take a look first!"
Russell casually offered a single-player answer, then realized it wasn't quite right and quickly added, "These Reincarnator are quite powerful. It's better to help them in their time of need than to add to their glory. Let's wait and see what happens before we make our move."
What he said makes a lot of sense. The recent explosions of several Miniature Nuclear Bomb were launched by a Reincarnator riding Green Goblin Skateboard. The Reincarnator beside the protagonist is quite powerful, especially in terms of equipment, which is perfectly suited for War World. Repelling the insect swarm is only a matter of time; there's no need to rush in to help.
What was said in jest was taken seriously by Ying Yingying. Recalling the scene from their last collaboration, her face paled. "There aren't that many possibilities. Don't jinx it again!"
"I was just saying..."
"You're always right, especially when things are going badly. Xin Xin, get ready for battle."
"..."
[Bite]
[The host has come into contact with the story character Hao Jiyou, triggering Lottery Draw. Do you wish to draw now?]
[The host has come into contact with the story character Xiong Chumo, triggering Lottery Draw. Would you like to draw now?]
As Russell watched, he suddenly heard the system notification sound, wondering why it hadn't triggered at first. The sudden change on the battlefield then told him the answer.
Several human figures, mingling among the insect swarm, suddenly tore off their disguises and launched fierce attacks on the metal fortress or ambushed the Reincarnator.
Reincarnator from the Zerg faction!
A group of only seven or eight people ambushed the Zerg in the middle of the battlefield, instantly reversing the Zerg's momentum. The human camp suffered heavy casualties among the Reincarnator, and a huge gap was torn in the metal fortress. The dark swarm of Zerg surged towards the gap.
"Xin Xin, let's go!"
Ying Yingying pushed Cairo, seized control of the Flying Carpet, leaped over the mountain, and headed straight for the metal fortress.
Russell didn't stop them; he silently unscrewed several Miniature Nuclear Bomb and dropped them along the way...