After everything had been taken care of.
The scene was a wreck. What had once been Border Base was now a field of ruins.
Cao Wenzhou called everyone over to prepare to leave. He had flown over himself in a new passenger airship that could carry around a hundred people.
Wang Weihu and Chen Xiaofei were still settling the wounded inside the cabin. The four combat teams-Rose, Charge, Cheetah Squad, and White Dove-had all boarded as well.
"All the wounded have been carried aboard, right? As long as there aren't any problems, let's head back first."
After speaking, Cao Wenzhou looked outside.
Qin Luo was still talking to Du Zhong, with Xu Duoduo beside him. "Are you sure you aren't coming? Headquarters' reserve garrison team will be here soon. You can come back with us. H City Base will make arrangements for you."
Du Zhong simply gave him a sunny smile. For a fleeting moment, it seemed to overlap with Yu Jia's. He shook his head, his gaze firm. "Captain Qin, we don't have any family left, and our comrades all died here... Anyway, I want to stay."
Then he looked back at the ruins. "The reserve team won't get here that quickly, and protecting this place is our duty. Border Defense Base can't go ungarrisoned for even a moment."
Qin Luo paused and fell silent for a while. Then he nodded in acknowledgment. "Understood. Thank you for your service." He raised his hand and saluted them.
Xu Duoduo held on to the hem of Qin Luo's shirt and looked at them, unsure what to say. In the end, she quietly pulled a pile of Space Cards out of her Rubik's Cube Space. They were filled with drinking water, the thing most urgently needed right now, along with some food,