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"Gentlemen, the plan has been finalized. Next, we will carry out the operation codenamed 'Wildfire'."

"From now on, our Time-Space Commando will be divided into five teams, traveling in state-of-the-art stealth ships to these target locations. We will plant bombs inside the space stations and docked ships at these locations, ensuring they detonate the moment they receive our signal!"

"This operation concerns the lives of everyone on both of our ships, and the success or failure of this voyage. Everyone must ensure that this operation is completed secretly and swiftly!"

"Now, we'll begin assigning tasks to the teams and each individual. I hope you... are all ready!"

.......

"This operation could very well be a suicide mission... Are you really willing to send them to their deaths?"

"No, whether they are sent to their deaths depends on themselves. If they do not follow the rules of covert operations this time, it is highly likely that they will be discovered and surrounded and killed."

Su Xi watched the spaceship disappear from her sight. The success of this operation depended on these assault soldiers.

"According to our intelligence, the Wengers' starports do not have a large number of anti-stealth devices, and many starports are even undefended. Therefore, I think we can send a strike team to use stealth devices to land inside the starports and plant bombs."

"All the bombs inside our ship have been used in this operation, and as you said, if we're going to cause trouble, let's do something big, so... you understand."

Bronya was speechless. She did say she was going to do something big, but it wasn't this big of a deal!

Mark all the starports in the Iron Dragon Starfield with bombs, then blow them up when the ships pass by the corresponding starports and receive the ship's signal. This will attract the patrol teams to retreat, ensuring that they can pass through smoothly.

Shirley and Su Xi had previously discussed detonating all the starports at the same time and then warping away, but this approach felt a bit like a criminal fleeing the scene in broad daylight after committing a crime, so it was temporarily rejected.

In the end, only this one solution was retained.

"I never said I was going to do something this big... I hope they can resolve everything smoothly."

"May the Jade Emperor protect us!"

Su Xi clasped her hands together and said something that greatly surprised Bronya.

"You actually believe in the Jade Emperor?"

"What? Can't you have some hope?"

"It's nothing... I was just a little surprised..."

She didn't know that Su Xi had such a habit, but it makes sense; having something to look forward to is good at times like this. However, she felt that she didn't need to. She had great faith in the warriors of Shenzhou and believed that they would be able to successfully complete the mission and return alive.

...........

One week later, at the edge of the Iron Dragon Starfield, inside the Wenger military starport.

Without being detected, the stealthy spaceship slowly approached its target, while inside, eight commandos awaited orders to board.

"This should be the last one, right?"

One of the team members asked, and the captain nodded, "Yes, this is the last one. After this bomb is planted, we can go back. The others should be progressing at about the same pace as us."

Immediately afterwards, the ship fell silent again. No one spoke, and everyone remained silent until the pilot's voice came through the internal broadcast system.

"Attention everyone, we have arrived at the target location and are ready to begin landing at any time."

"I have begun hacking into Starport's surveillance system. You have... one hour to carry out the mission. Hurry up. If the bomb is not successfully planted after the time is up, we will have no choice but to retreat."

"Roger that!"

"clear..."

The voice that answered from inside the ship left the pilot feeling helpless; the high-intensity missions during this period were simply beyond the capacity of ordinary soldiers to withstand.

Even though they were all genetically modified soldiers, they seemed somewhat powerless in the face of such a high intensity of mission. However, they persevered. In one week, their squad was assigned to plant bombs in a total of 18 military starports, and they had to plant the bombs in places with few or no people.

Because their superiors required them to find ways to avoid casualties; if actual injuries were caused, things would become even more complicated.

If it develops into a war between two civilizations, then they will be one of the culprits. Even if they were not the initial cause, the excessive casualties they caused will become one of the main reasons for the other side.

Planting bombs is acceptable, but they must be placed in a place where there are few or no people, and the explosion must be disguised as an explosion caused by a problem with the starport itself, in order to ensure their safe departure and avoid leaving too much trouble behind.

"Captain, I have a question."

"Go ahead."

"The Wengers attacked us first, so why should we be so cautious?"

“…”

The captain fell silent for a long time before patting the young warrior on the shoulder. "Because for them and the Human Alliance, eliminating the Herrscher is a matter of course. If they use this as an excuse, it might actually provoke the entire Human Alliance to attack us."

"So what we need to do now is to minimize casualties, so that at least in the future, our operation will not be used by the other side as an excuse to start a war."

The young soldier nodded. "I understand, Captain."

"Continue the operation!"

"The mission location and relevant coordinates have been confirmed. You all need to be careful. Something seems off about the environment inside this military starport. I haven't detected any communication signals, which is generally impossible."

How could a starport that houses military warships possibly have no signal at all?

Under normal circumstances, communication within a military starport is very frequent. If there is no signal at all, it means that there is no one inside the starport, and there is not even any automated equipment.

This situation... is just too bizarre.

"No signal... I understand. We'll be careful. Everyone, continue the assault!"

The hyperspace teleportation device inside the armor suddenly activated, and the eight assault team members were immediately teleported into the military starport in front of them. The structure inside all the Wenger military starports is the same, and they had already obtained the general structural diagram of the starport before setting off.

Although each military starport administrator will make certain improvements based on the starport's responsibilities after taking office, the structure of most areas remains unchanged.

Therefore, it can be used as a general-purpose map.

After the teleportation ended, the eight people found themselves inside a dark warehouse, but what happened next shocked them.

The overwhelming stench of decay prompted the eight commandos to immediately activate the filtration systems on their helmets and open the searchlight attachments on their chests and guns to survey their surroundings.

Countless mutilated and blackened corpses were scattered throughout the warehouse, and the walls were covered with dried, blackened bloodstains, as well as numerous sharp claw marks.

It looked as if some terrifying beast had slaughtered everyone in the warehouse.

There were even corpses, cut into several pieces, scattered throughout the warehouse.

Seeing this scene, the captain frowned under his helmet, scanning every corner of the room with his searchlight. At the same time, he said into the communication channel, "Wu Guang, turn on the life signal scanner and check if there are any life signals in our warehouse. Also, you can come closer; all the Wengers inside this starport are dead."

"Are they all dead?"

Wu Guang was extremely surprised. How could they all be dead? This was their military star system. What or what could possibly kill people right under their army's noses?

Wu Guang did as instructed, bringing the spaceship closer to the starport and beginning to scan it with the life scanner.

Several seconds later, Wu Guang replied, "No, there are no life signals in the warehouse area you are in, but there's something strange... I detected dense and numerous life signals in several corridors and passageways inside the starport. Be careful."

“Those life signals are not characteristic of the Wenger people; they are very likely from other creatures!”

"receive."

"Captain, those sharp claws, and the way they tear things apart... could they be some kind of Zerg or something?"

One team member's thoughts diverged further: claws, tearing apart—aren't they insects? And space, insects—aren't they the classic Zerg?

The captain ignored his teammate's wandering thoughts and looked around seriously, saying, "Keep moving forward. Our current situation is not good. The mission objective remains unchanged. Continue to plant the explosives at the designated target location."

"There are two explosives storage locations inside the warehouse. Let's hurry up and explore the next area."

"Roger that, Captain."

"Wu Guang, conduct a large-scale scan of the base, mark the locations of all explosives on my headset, and tell me the locations where all life signals are concentrated, along with the relevant life characteristics."

"We need to find out if any Unger people survive inside the search base, and we need to know exactly what happened here."

"Understood, Captain. Please wait a moment; data transmission is in progress."

While waiting for the data transmission, the team members began planting bombs inside the warehouse. Even though they knew there were probably no survivors in the warehouse, they still concealed the bombs.

Ten minutes later, the team members returned one by one, and the captain also sent the map to all the team members. After reading it, the team members fell silent.

"Captain, this is... way too much! I feel like this starport is turning into a breeding pod!"

"No matter what, we need to figure out what happened. We need to work together and not separate. Besides, there are still survivors among us."

The captain pointed to a secluded area within the Starport.

"This is a closed area that the station commander can open. It's designed to be an independent evacuation module that can be launched when the station is about to crash. Right now, there are very obvious signs of Unger life in this module. We need to find out what happened, so we have to go there."

"Captain, we could have just planted the bomb and left. Why are we going to rescue those Wengers?"

"Yeah, Captain, they have nothing to do with us. Even if they die, it won't matter. Why should we save them?"

The captain's decision left his teammates bewildered. They simply couldn't understand why their captain insisted on saving these Wenger people. If it weren't for these Wenger people, how could they have ended up in this predicament?

The captain glanced around. "Just because we need to gather intelligence, are you so sure this kind of thing won't spread or appear in our world?"

"We need to gather enough intelligence to understand this enemy."

"I know it might sound a bit far-fetched, but can you guarantee that we won't encounter such an enemy in the future?"

For a moment, the team members fell silent. The captain didn't waste any more words. "Alright, everyone, we've arrived here. Let's move forward. Our destination is this closed area."

Do you have any other opinions?

Immediately, all the team members shook their heads to indicate that they had no objections. The captain had already made a decision, so it was not something they could easily change.

And to be honest, they themselves were quite curious about what had happened. The reason they didn't want to go was because they were afraid of some danger and what if they couldn't come back.

Alright, you don't need to be too afraid. Look at our equipment; it's the cutting-edge product of Shenzhou Industry. That's our advantage.

"Check the weapons!"

The eight men quickly checked their weapons. The various powerful weapons were standard issue for the Shenzhou Time-Space Assault Legion: sturdy power armor, reliable energy lightsabers, and three powerful weapons: bomb guns, laser guns, and electromagnetic railguns, capable of both melee and ranged attacks.

In addition, each Chrono Assault Soldier also has a personal energy shield for defense. With such outstanding equipment, every Chrono Assault Soldier is a top-notch super soldier.

"Inspection complete!"

"Inspection complete!"

One by one, the team members checked their weapons. After all seven had reported their findings, the captain looked towards the distant gate and said, "Let's go! Let's teach these bugs a lesson!"

Chapter 456 of the series: The Survivor