Umbrella, The Light of Humanity

Within forty-eight hours after the 3rd Fleet was crushed and crushed by the Expeditionary Force, the story had spread to the entire Federation of Earth Citizens, and even civilians like leeks who had no rights at all knew about it.

Although the high-level federal government has been strictly enforcing the blockade, no matter what, they can no longer cover up the matter as before, as if there is an invisible hand controlling everything behind the network.

And the whole Federation, because of the defeat of the 3rd Fleet, became panicked. Emotions such as fear and confusion quietly spread and spread among the people who originally had a contemptuous attitude towards the Zerg.

After all, there are five fleets that can be called elite by the federal army, namely the 1st to 5th fleets.

The 1st and 2nd fleets are responsible for the defense inside and outside the solar system, and the 3rd, 4th, and 5th fleets are responsible for leading the remaining fleets to eradicate the Zerg on the three-way border.

But in just two hours, the 3rd Fleet was gone?

How to fight this? ?

Should I wait a few more, ten hours, before the entire federal army is finished?

Because the 3rd Fleet has 240 million members! More than 200 million people died in two hours, which is much more tragic than the first battle between humans and Arach Zerg, but at this moment...

All citizens, please don't panic, and don't listen to rumors. At present, the federal army has not confirmed the information about the destruction of the 3rd Fleet. Please rest assured that all citizens, this station will continue to follow up the report. Next, this station will remember Ryan Dinotz's statement. Live interview with Duke Saohm winning the prize…

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Pfft...hahahaha!

Rumors? Rumors are shit, there are videos on the Internet!

Are you really treating us as fools? Citizens, please rest assured, pfft... Is being a citizen just to die?

After listening to the news station host's report on the 3rd Fleet incident, there was a burst of boos and jeers in the bar, obviously very unhappy with the federal government and the federal army, as well as the citizen vocabulary used by the host.

I saw that in this bar hall with dim lights and the accompaniment of this ditty tune, there are many idle people after get off work, wearing suits, overalls, or casual clothes, sitting here drinking and entertaining, and then eating snacks And fast food, teasing and bragging each other, now, people are consistently talking about the 3rd Fleet.

It is difficult to distinguish civilians from citizens simply by looking at the appearance and appearance. After all, only the bartender can check everyone's ID to ensure that the customers entering the bar are of age. Most of them are civilians. Even if there are citizens, they dare not speak out at this time, so they can only drink to themselves.

The sky outside the window is dark, with many towering giant buildings, which are similar to the main cosmopolitan area as a whole. However, there are not many car-like airships above the streets.

Although it is impossible to tell where the bar is located from the view outside the window, the holographic TV hanging above the bar lobby shows San Diego time 20:21, which directly indicates that the bar is located in San Diego on the west coast of North America.

Ding~

At this time, the main entrance of the hall suddenly opened, and a group of federal soldiers in dark gray formal suits and officer caps walked in.

Seeing this, people's discussion and laughter stopped abruptly, and their eyes fell on the dozen or so soldiers walking towards the bar.

On the other hand, the soldiers were uncomfortable being stared at, but their professionalism prevented the soldiers from saying anything harsh, and they just stared back with more fierce eyes.

After the soldiers sat at the bar, took off their officer caps, and ordered their own drinks from the bartender, the atmosphere in the hall eased up a bit.

Everything is as usual, drinking and talking and teasing are staged again, but the volume of chatter between people is obviously much smaller, it seems that people still care about the soldiers.

However, at any time, in any place, there is never a shortage of stabs.

I saw two strong men in dirty overalls, with a height of about 1.9 meters, got up and left their original positions, deliberately sitting next to the soldiers.

One of the strong men even waved at the bartender: Hey! Dude, I want to invite...

While speaking, another strong man was pointing at all the soldiers present in an extremely impolite manner, and then made a 13 gesture to the first strong man.

So the first strong man took advantage of the situation and continued to the bartender: I want to invite these thirteen cowards to have a glass of vodka each, hahaha!

Um... The bartender didn't know how to answer.

What are you talking about?! You fucking bastard! However, a corporal with a fiery temper couldn't bear his anger any longer. He slammed the bar table, stood up, and immediately assumed the posture of wanting to beat someone.

Calm down! Soldiers! Calm down!

Brother calm down!

Fortunately, a group of comrades also got up quickly and stopped the grumpy corporal. Otherwise, if they fought with civilians and were filmed by some people with ulterior motives, then the corporal's career would be over.

Heh, you really are a coward like a bitch, so I'll scold you and your dogecoin stuff, what can you do? Huh? Hit me! Come on!

But the brawny man put his nose on his face, threw away the overalls he took off, and put on a very amateur fighting posture, provoking the restrained soldiers all the time.

As for the other strong man, he took out his ultra-thin mobile phone, turned on the recording function and stood not far away to shoot.

Civilian, please respect yourself. A second lieutenant took off his uniform and stood in front of the strong man with righteousness and said, You have violated Article 5 of the Federation. I can call the military and police to arrest you now...

Arrest your mother!

Bang! With a muffled sound, the strong man didn't bother to beep any more, he punched the second lieutenant's chin with all his strength, and then went straight to work.

This moment was equivalent to igniting the entire hall. The soldiers ignored the consequences and prepared to gang up on the strong men. However, the beating action immediately angered many civilians who were dissatisfied with the federal government and the federal army, and fierce conflict broke out between the two sides.

Even the bartenders, waiters and bar owners tried their best to dissuade them, and almost got them involved.

As conflicts intensify...

Hey! Stop beating! Fuckingly stop beating, watch TV now!! The bar owner yelled at the top of his voice.

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Several civilians who were just fishing and paddling immediately turned their attention to the holographic TV that had been working normally.

? ? ! !

Fuck! Stop hitting! Stop hitting!!

Watch TV! It's the Federal Marshal!

From this point of view, several civilians not only stopped fighting by themselves, but even helped the soldiers to stabilize everyone's emotions.

Hearing the Federal Marshal, and more and more people are turning their attention to the holographic TV, and after seeing the content on the TV, they all stop waving their fists and find their best angles to watch TV .

Because the content broadcast on TV at this moment is not a real-time interview that people never pay attention to. Instead, it is a video of a dark-skinned and fat female federal marshal discussing matters with a group of senior officials and generals in the conference room.

However, in the content of the video, the female federal marshal is only a general with outstanding achievements, and she is sitting in the deputy position of the conference room. The person sitting in the main seat is a man with white hair and a wrinkled face, who seems to be very kind, Nice guy.

In fact, this guy was the former federal marshal who had suffered heavy casualties because he gave the order to raid the Zerg home planet, which led to the defeat of the federal army in the first battle.

Moreover, the discussion between this friendly former marshal and a group of senior officials and generals made everyone in the bar hall, including the thirteen soldiers, shudder.

Everyone. Hearing the deep voice of the former marshal, he said with the same expression: Forty-five minutes ago, we detected an asteroid from the Zerg field, and the target was the earth. Therefore, I hereby propose to use this small asteroid to Planet to save the crumbling Federation.

Oh? Hearing this, an admiral answered immediately: Marshal, do you mean to start a full-scale war with the Arach Zerg?

That's right. The former Marshal nodded lightly.

But Marshal, we don't know much about Zerg. If we act rashly... we may fall into the quagmire of war. Moreover, if we don't take any defensive measures, tens of millions, no, hundreds of millions of innocent people will die. A senior The youngest general seemed to have some dissent.

Without sacrifice, there is no victory. The former marshal said firmly: If there is no stimulation from external forces, the split of the Federation is inevitable, so the only way to save the Federation from embarrassment, who has any objections?

I agree. The dark-skinned current marshal immediately echoed.

No.

I agree.

More and more generals and high-ranking officials expressed their agreement, and even the admiral who had dissent could only sigh helplessly and nod in agreement as if against his conscience.

Very good. The former Marshal stood up, looked around the crowd and ordered: Our priority now is to vigorously publicize the dangers of the Zerg and prepare for war, for the Federation!

For the Federation! All senior officials and generals stood up and saluted.

After the video was played, the TV screen fell into a black screen, and at the same time, the bar hall fell into a silence and a strange atmosphere.

Hey... The second lieutenant, who was the most knowledgeable of all, with blood on the corner of his mouth and swollen left cheek, quickly looked at the boss and warned with a serious face: Play this kind of video that has been processed and synthesized to slander the federal leaders or Pictures will be punished for life, or even the death penalty.”

Sir, it's not me... It's what it played all of a sudden, I can't even turn it off, okay? The boss wanted to cry, explaining, and kept pressing the power button of the remote control to prove himself.

This shouldn't be a synthetic video, maybe some very clever hacker hacked the real-time program. Instead, a network engineer said something for the boss.

It turns out that the Federation has detected the asteroid long ago!

Fuck you! My sister is in Buenos Aires! You bastards! Bastards!

I killed you group of executioners!!

At this time, people began to realize that the Federation did not fail to detect and defend against the asteroid attack, but it turned out that it failed to defend!

So after knowing the truth, both civilians and citizens pointed their finger at the thirteen soldiers present, ready to vent their anger.

Wait...it's fake!

We don't know either!

Looking at the angry crowd, the second lieutenant and corporal didn't know what to do, but these soldiers still believed that what was played just now was just a composite video.

I'm Lieutenant Jean Razak of the Bone Company... At this moment, the TV screen changed from black to bright, showing Razak's upper body, the long face behind Razak, Rui Ge, Frost and the whole Bone .

And Razak also narrated solemnly: My subordinates and I received the order to stick to the whiskey outpost for two hours until the arrival of the 3rd Fleet. bug fight...

Ah! Razak laughed at himself very unhappy, and said angrily: It's okay to let an old man like me die, but my subordinates are all a group of children in their 19 and 20s! It was supposed to make contributions to the future of mankind, but can the high-level federation let people die at will with their fingers and lips? Can you sacrifice at will for the sake of those high-level officials? !

Next, Razak, as a low-level military officer, angrily reprimanded the high-level federation. The old lieutenant expressed his intention that they could die in battle and be sacrificed, but they should not be regarded as abandoned children for entertainment and playing by the high-level!

Hearing Razak's words, it immediately resonated with the second lieutenant and soldiers surrounded by the crowd, because... it is true, especially the second lieutenant as an officer, already feels the depravity of appearing in the Federation.

Not long after, the content of the screen switched again, showing Sarah and the wild wolves assisting the hard bones to solve the crisis of the sea of ​​insects. There were many wonderful moments of wild wolves punching and smashing insects with a sword, and these wonderful scenes were edited It is very comfortable, without any sense of disobedience.

Immediately afterwards, the scene changed to the scene of the disastrous defeat of the 3rd Fleet when it encountered the Expeditionary Force. There was no way to fight back. Of course, the content of the video released later was not limited to this, but also revealed more disgusting federal inside stories.

Although the civilians have known for a long time that the Federation is not very good, and the citizens and soldiers are also disappointed with the Federation, but everyone calmed down, ate snacks and fast food while drinking, and sat down to watch the entire video...

Resentment and disappointment are not trivial. Civilians and citizens can't wait to join the resistance organization immediately, preparing for a demonstration and protest. Second lieutenants and corporals even want to strike with their comrades.

Emotions have been heightened by all kinds of facts. At this moment, people don't care whether the video is true or not, it's just...

People don't seem to have the courage to confront the Federation with real knives and guns. After all, the size of the Federation army is there, how to fight?

However, people don't need to worry about this problem, because there will be people who will solve the high-level federal government and federal military for them.

extra-atmospheric.

At least 600 kilometers away from the surface of the universe, sixteen blue vortexes suddenly appeared representing the exit of the leap.