Chapter 1300
Gravekeeper
Chapter 1300 Gravekeeper
Walking up the stairs, Fukui Ling saw a bright light in front of him.
And behind the light, an old man and the little girl who led him here were there, waiting for his arrival.
Taking a step forward, Shen Jing Ling narrowed his eyes slightly. After adapting to the change in light when he came from the narrow passage to the brighter platform on the top of the mountain, he saw an old man in front of him holding a telescope and looking into the distance, and a little girl standing silently beside him.
As if hearing the sound of Fukui Zero stepping onto the platform, the old man put down the telescope in his hand, turned around and handed the telescope to Fukui Zero, while speaking to Fukui Zero in a language much more fluent than that of the little girl.
"Lieutenant Fukai, have you finished servicing the fighter planes? If you're interested, you can use this telescope to look at the valley at two o'clock!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Fukui Zero's expression suddenly changed.
The old man spoke as soon as he opened his mouth, using a tone and words that Fukui Zero was very familiar with.
Such a situation was something he had never imagined before, except when he met this old man.
After all, ever since he and Xuefeng came here, the humans around them have been calling them gods.
Even though the environment inside the cave and the wall outside made Shen Jing Ling clearly feel that the humans here were definitely not as simple as the primitive tribe on the surface, he really never thought that there would be someone here who knew something about the maintenance of fighter planes.
Shen Jing Ling was silent for a moment, walked forward to take the telescope, and according to the old man's instructions, he looked towards the valley at two o'clock (northeast side).
It doesn't matter if you don't look, but once you look, Shen Jing Ling's expression changes.
In the narrow field of view of the telescope, he saw a huge monster lying in the valley. No, it should not be said to be lying down, but it was lying against the mountain on its right side, dozing off and on.
A huge and hot air current blew out from its two nostrils, which were at least the size of an adult, as the monster's chest and abdomen rose and fell, causing the surrounding rust-colored vegetation to stir up sparks.
"That's a level 4 monster, pretty strong! It's also the closest monster to us."
The old man stood beside Shenjing Ling and spoke slowly.
"Before you and your fighter plane appeared, the monster was about to attack our last fortress. But fortunately, when we found you, the monster also noticed your presence. Therefore, it chose to stay there."
Fukui Zero put down the telescope and handed it back to the old man.
"You mean it's waiting for reinforcements?"
"Yes, that's right. According to the information collected by the seismic sensors that our ancestors placed nearby, more monsters will gather near us in the next 72 hours or so."
The old man sighed.
"I guess this is the final battle that will determine whether we can leave the last trace of our bloodline in this world."
"If Yukikaze and I were to attack, this wouldn't be a problem."
Fukui Zero was not surprised at all, but what he cared about now was whether he could complete Yukikaze's commission.
"It's just that I hope you won't hide anything from me. We want to know the truth about this place."
Fukui Zero paused for a moment, and a face flashed through his mind.
He was a man who always worried about him and cared about him.
His existence is like that of a relative and also like a friend. When FAF evacuated the planet Fialli, he made a promise with Fukui Zero that he would "definitely come back."
If this is the Earth, then Fukui Zero should at least know what exactly happened here?
Why has humanity fallen to this state?
Why did the monsters suddenly wreak havoc on the entire planet?
Could it be that after he and Yukikaze chose to stay in Fialli, JAM continued to relentlessly pursue the remnants of FAF, eventually overthrowing and destroying the human government of the Earth?
Obviously, there was no need for persuasion. Just a brief exchange was enough to get the result of Fukui Rei and Yukikaze joining the battle. The old man's expression gradually relaxed.
He nodded.
"That's natural. From my observations over the past few days, I've found that you, Lieutenant, are indeed a real human being. Although the fighter plane you're driving has never appeared in our history, I think you also came here from another planet, right?" The old man's words changed Shen Jing Ling's eyes.
He raised his hand to signal that the conversation would be forwarded to Xuefeng via the headset he was wearing.
"No need to bother! Lieutenant, this is a conversation specially arranged for you! The robots on your fighter plane have also made arrangements."
When Fukai Zero heard this, he immediately understood.
"Those robots follow your orders?"
The old man chuckled and looked at the little girl, who nodded silently, turned around and disappeared into the staircase leading down the mountain.
"Okay! There are only two of us left here. So, let me introduce myself first! My fellow countryman from Earth. I am Aros, the gravekeeper of this last fortress of mankind. Counting from the rebellion three hundred and seventy-seven years ago, I am the sixth gravekeeper of this fortress."
"Rebellion? Gravekeeper?"
Fukari Rei was stunned for a moment, subconsciously recalling the cleanup operation that FAF had carried out before evacuating Fialli.
The screening network with Yukikaze as the core continuously found the JAM clones that infiltrated FAF, and adopted various methods to eventually destroy the spies hidden inside FAF.
Such a familiar scene made Fukai Zero almost immediately understand the truth about the rebellion that took place 377 years ago.
"It seems that the lieutenant has also realized something."
Alos smiled and pointed to the two chairs left by the little girl.
"Have a seat! This is going to be a long process."
After the two sat down, Alos continued.
"Due to the terrible consequences of the rebellion, this period of history has not been preserved in any medium. It is only passed down orally between the gravekeepers of each generation. Perhaps there will be a slight deviation and distortion."
"But please do not doubt the horror and terror that rebellion brought!"
Alos let out a long sigh.
"Just like the fortress we are in now, in a distant time and space four hundred years ago, there were at least fifty huge fortresses of the same size or even larger than this one on this planet."
"At that time, humans still remembered that at the other end of the distant universe, there was a home planet that needed to be recaptured - Earth! Therefore, while taking root on this planet, they were also actively preparing for the return to Earth."
"I can no longer imagine what the scene was like back then. I can only imagine it through this short period of language inheritance."
A trace of sadness gradually appeared on Alos' face.
Presumably, what follows will be something he does not want to recall.
"Just as the fifty-first fortress, which is the fortress we are in now, was completed, the humans, who were filled with joy as they watched the 200th giant mecha built to fight against monsters roll off the assembly line in the hangar, were suddenly swept up by an unexpected rebellion. "
"The reason for the rebellion was that the AI robots developed to accelerate the establishment of humans on this planet and the scientists who studied monsters and tried to find a solution to environmental pollution and completely destroy the monsters' gene chains secretly joined forces to spread the deadly virus in the major human strongholds."
"No fewer than tens of millions of humans died overnight. The survivors of the major fortresses were either killed by the combined efforts of the AI robots and those traitors, or they fought against the traitors and completely blew up the fortresses in desperation, perishing together with the traitors."
"And the fortress we are in now may have been spared because it was just built and has not attracted the attention of the traitors."
"After that, the monsters that seized the Earth and forced humans to leave their homes and escape from the Earth suddenly appeared on this planet under the sweep of a terrible storm, raided all the human fortresses, and killed all the humans!"
"In such a desperate situation, the remaining human army tried every means to prevent the arrival of doomsday, but almost all of their manpower was lost."
"So far, humans have not only lost hope of counterattacking Earth, but also lost the possibility of growing and developing on this planet. They can only survive here in such an ugly form until today."
(End of this chapter)