Chapter 1955
Contact!
Chapter 1955 Contact!
As expected, after the marine fleet arrived at the target "city", only some sporadic fighting took place inside the buildings.
Judging from the situation on the ground, even if one or two tactical units that were on duty or patrolling survived, they would not be able to escape the encirclement of the Earth Federation Forces in their full-scale attack.
And so, the scene that Colonel William had just witnessed was repeated once again.
However, after being struck by the Banshee Gundam, the highest-ranking officer the Earth Federation Forces were able to capture was only one unfortunate lieutenant, America.
When the unfortunate lieutenant was found, he was lying face down on the ground, completely exhausted. There was a foul-smelling mess beneath him, and he looked terrified, muttering things like, "BETA is back!"
Clearly, the lieutenant mistook the Banshee Gundam's attack for a beam-class BETA attack, and was so terrified that he lost control of his bladder and bowels.
Although he was found in a very embarrassing and shameful way, at least he was lucky enough to become the highest-ranking prisoner in this base.
Upon hearing this news, He Ming couldn't help but sigh that fools sometimes have good luck. He then ordered the unfortunate lieutenant to be sent back to the northern front, leaving Li Xingke to handle the situation himself, so that the idiot wouldn't keep dangling in front of him.
"Sir! Mission accomplished. The technical personnel from various countries have been rescued and are receiving our assistance."
To He Ming's surprise, the person standing in front of him was actually Alice Tina Bernhard.
Thinking about it carefully, He Ming had indeed never seen Alice in Lian's city since returning to Earth.
It now seems that some actions were secretly carried out under Lian's orders.
The results of these actions are likely related to this "city".
"Thank you for your hard work, Warrant Officer Alice."
After returning the greeting, He Ming glanced at the people gathered behind Alice.
"Are these the friends you met during this operation?"
Alice nodded and turned to introduce the people gathered behind her one by one.
As Alice's name was explained, the crowd gradually stirred.
Especially when they heard that He Ming had led his army to destroy BETA's Level 6 HIVE core nest, the crowd gasped in surprise. Some of the older people even wanted to go forward to thank He Ming, but they were stopped by the Federation soldiers who rushed over after hearing the news.
"Gentlemen! This isn't the place to talk. Let's find a warmer spot to discuss this in detail!"
Seeing that the crowd was growing larger and larger, He Ming made a loud suggestion.
Just then, a cold wind swept in from afar, stirring up gusts of snowflakes, and only then did everyone belatedly realize that they were in a "city" built on permafrost.
As the crowd followed He Ming to a suitable place to talk, guided by the Earth Federation soldiers, a middle-aged man with red hair stepped out of the crowd, stood next to Alice, and asked in a slightly hoarse voice.
"Captain. Is that your new superior?"
“Yes. Theodore. Also, I am not the Alicetina Bernhard you remember. I am just Alicetina from another parallel world. Please don’t confuse me with her.” Alicetina nodded in acknowledgment, while also reminding the other party not to be misled by a passerby from a parallel world.
The middle-aged man whom Alice Tina reminded her of was none other than one of Alice Tina Bernhard's former subordinates.
However, there are significant differences in their memories of each other, and they even have serious disagreements on certain issues.
The fact that we were able to work together to complete this task can be attributed to our friendship with an old friend.
“I understand, Lieutenant Bernhard.”
Theodore sighed and nodded silently.
"Let me correct you. I am now a warrant officer in the Earth Federation Forces. As for that lieutenant from back then, let him go with the wind, Mr. Theodore. From now on, you don't need to take such risks anymore! Take good care of her! Perhaps, she will wake up one day."
After giving her some instructions, Alice turned and followed He Ming, leaving Theodore lost in thought.
Just as Ren warned before the mission began, there may be old subordinates who followed Alice Bernhard in the past in this world, but do not regard them as the old subordinates in your memory and give them 100% trust.
Because of this warning, when Alice was carrying out her operation, she came into contact with many survivors from that time, learned some things, and saw what kind of fate those familiar faces had encountered after the crisis broke out.
Among these people, the one who underwent the most significant change was Theodor Eberbach.
When he recalled seeing Alice Bernhard, who had been seriously injured and in a coma since the outbreak of that crisis, under the other party's guidance, the shock he felt was almost the same as when he discovered that Lian was Beatrice.
Imagine someone standing on the sidelines, seeing themselves seriously injured and in a coma for over twenty years, lying in bed, completely unaware of the outside world, only able to be cared for by others and barely maintaining that sliver of life. What would they think?
"Perhaps the adults have a solution?"
With somewhat disorganized thoughts, Alice returned to He Ming's side.
Among the crowd, Huang Weiyi, representing her country, also noticed Alice Tina returning to He Ming's side.
"Christine, do you know who that person is?"
Although she was seen as a representative of the motherland by those around her, Takaya Yui was completely clueless about the current situation. The only way for her to avoid making mistakes in her upcoming interactions was to seek help from Christina, who was by her side.
"She seems to be a heroic guardian from Europe back then. It was because of her existence that we learned the true truth. BETA has indeed been destroyed, but the real hero is not America, but the colonel she followed."
After exchanging glances with her companions, Christina briefly shared the information they knew with Takayuki.
Next, each country's technical personnel sent a representative to negotiate with the colonel, who was allegedly from the Punishment Army.
Regardless of the outcome of the negotiations, this will be their only real opportunity to access intelligence about this drastically changed world.
Huang Weiyi, who was very clear about this, nodded seriously and listened carefully to the information provided by Christina, afraid that she might miss something and cause some bad situation to occur.
This is a situation that Takayuki Yui does not want to see.
(End of this chapter)