in2ebook Chapter 1470 Ending the Life of the Captain-Commander
Chapter 1470 Ending the Life of the Captain-Commander
The flame of hope burns ever brighter!
His old subordinates did not disappoint him! The spark is being passed on!
The plan is underway!
Xiao Dingshan, you arrogant traitor, your death is imminent!
Once I regain control of the legion, I will tear you and Xiao Ce to pieces!
What he didn't know was that every subtle change in his facial expression and every abnormal fluctuation in his energy readings was happening!
Even the instantaneous dilation of his pupils when he saw the lost blueprint was captured and analyzed meticulously by Victor's monitoring system and presented to Xiao Dingshan in real time.
“Mr. Xiao Dingshan! Barnes, Carly, and Gore have been very active, making several secret contacts and using maintenance opportunities to scout out the abandoned purification chamber area.”
"This is what Victor reported," Victor said.
Looking at the three highlighted red dots and the 3D structural diagram of the purification chamber on the light screen, Xiao Dingshan's face flashed with anticipation...
"Tell them that the stage is set and the audience is in position. They are just waiting for the main character to appear and finish this final act."
On the evening of the fourth day...
As planned, the main energy core of the regeneration center has begun to enter an unusually active peak fluctuation cycle.
A tremendous hum of energy reverberated throughout the area, causing the lights to flicker and the alarm thresholds of various monitoring devices and sensors to be briefly raised, while background noise surged!
This was the perfect moment for Victor to disrupt things!
The abandoned purification chamber area was dark and damp, with huge pipes coiled like cold, giant pythons.
Barnes, Carly, Gore, and five other staunch loyalists they had secretly contacted, fully armed, had infiltrated their designated positions like ghosts.
They were covered in light-absorbing paint and carried specially treated melee weapons and cutting tools with extremely low energy fluctuations.
A fervent flame burned in everyone's eyes, for their one and only Captain-General, and to wash away the shame of the traitors!
"Guards at passages A and B have been bypassed by exploiting the vulnerability!"
"The monitoring signal is being interfered with by peak energy, and the window of opportunity is only 15 minutes!"
"Tears of the Abyss Key confirmed! Target location locked, initiating emergency lockdown of the purification chamber entrance!"
"For the Commander-in-Chief! Eliminate the traitors! Reclaim our glory!"
Suppressed yet fervent voices rapidly transmitted through the communication channel.
The heavy isolation door of the abandoned purification chamber was slowly opened a crack by Carly's skillful technical decryption, accompanied by a low metallic scraping sound.
"Enter!"
Barnes growled and slipped inside first.
The others followed closely behind, like venomous snakes slithering into a cave.
The cabin was pitch black, with only the distant emergency indicator lights emitting a faint green glow.
Their target is the emergency escape control room at the deepest part of the purification chamber!
According to the commander-in-chief's plan, that location would be key to controlling the lower defensive nodes of the fortress, rescuing him, and opening an escape route!
"Area A is safe!"
"No abnormalities in Area B!"
"Approaching the control room... Wait! What's that?"
Gore, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped, his massive body tensing. There seemed to be a figure sitting in front of the control room door?
at this time
"Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!"
A crisp, slow clapping sound suddenly broke the deathly silence of the purification chamber, carrying an undisguised mockery, echoing through the massive pipes and sounding particularly jarring.
Immediately afterwards, a blinding burst of light erupted without warning!
Dozens of high-energy searchlights were instantly turned on, illuminating the entire abandoned purification chamber area as bright as day!
Barnes and the others were blinded by the bright light and were instantly exposed!
They were horrified to discover that they were not at a secret point in the plan, but had stumbled into an elaborate death trap!
The surrounding pipes and the high maintenance platform were densely packed with Cloud's most elite "Ripper" mechs!
The dark muzzles and energy blades gleamed with deadly light, locking onto every corner of them!
At the entrance to the control room, in the makeshift commander's chair, Xiao Dingshan sat leisurely, legs crossed, a cruel smile on his face like a cat toying with a mouse. The applause just now had come from him...
"Wonderful, really wonderful."
Xiao Dingshan's voice was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the loudspeaker!
"Project Spark? Tears of the Abyss? Captain Barnes, Team Leader Carly, Lieutenant Gore... and these loyal warriors, your loyalty is truly... moving."
"Xiao Dingshan?!"
Barnes' eyes widened in fury as he raised his weapon, but his arm stiffened at the sight of the numerous cannons surrounding him.
"Impossible! How could you..."
Carly turned pale, incredulous.
"Traitor! You set a trap!"
Gore roared, his massive body trembling with rage.
"trap?"
Xiao Dingshan stood up, his smile vanished, and his eyes turned as cold as the Arctic ice field.
"No, I'm just giving you, and your Captain who's hiding in the Resurrection Center as a cleaner, an opportunity... to prove your stupidity and betrayal."
He raised his hand and waved.
Victor's cold voice rang out: "Holographic projection, activate."
Accompanied by a buzzing sound...
Then a series of images appeared before them.
The first instance is that the Captain, in Sector B-7, took advantage of Sophia's "unpreparedness" to pry open the device panel and inject energy into his fingertip to send a signal.
The second is the shocked expressions on Barnes, Carly, and Gore's faces when they received the encrypted messages on their respective terminals, as well as the subsequent frequent encrypted communication records of call times, recipients, and content summaries.
Thirdly, they scouted the purification chamber area, observed security loopholes, and secretly assembled throughout the entire process.
Finally, there's an audio recording...
A clear recording of a communication was played; it was the captain muttering curses to himself in a corner of the Resurrection Center, filled with blind loyalty to Barnes and others.
The contemptuous statement that they were "only fit to be cannon fodder," and the plan to "dispose of these old subordinates who know too many secrets" after the success.
The evidence is irrefutable!
Barnes and the others watched the projection and listened to the recording, as if struck by lightning!
The fervor on their faces was instantly replaced by immense shock, anger at being deceived, and despair!
The captain they risked their lives to save, the one they were loyal to, actually... actually never truly respected them, and even planned to eliminate them after their success?!
"No...this isn't real...the Captain-Commander..."
Gore's massive body swayed, almost losing its balance.
"We...we were used..."
Carly murmured, the tools in her hand falling to the ground with a crisp sound.
Barnes stared intently at the recording playing on video, his crimson electronic eyes seemingly about to bleed!
He abruptly looked up towards the entrance of the purification chamber, letting out a roar like that of a wounded beast: "Captain...!!!"
Just then, the gate leading from the Resurrection Center to the purification chamber suddenly opened!
The captain's enormous figure appeared at the doorway!
His face wore a look of desperate elation and the satisfaction of impending revenge...
He had obviously heard Barnes's roar and thought the plan had succeeded and that his assassins had taken control of the situation!
He's here to claim the spoils of victory!
However, the scene that appeared in his crimson electronic eyes made him fall from heaven to hell in an instant!
Blinding lights!
The cannon barrel was firmly locked onto him!
Barnes and his companions, surrounded, their faces ashen, their eyes filled with the fury of betrayal!
And... Xiao Dingshan, standing at the door of the control room, staring at him like the Grim Reaper, and the huge holographic projection behind him that exposed all his schemes and ugly behavior!
He could hardly believe it...
He couldn't even believe what was happening before his eyes...
"Well…!"
The captain's massive body suddenly froze, all his expressions hardening on his face, his ecstasy turning into utter astonishment and terror.
He saw the image of himself sending the secret command on the projection, and heard his own cold words in the recording…
His last trump card, his last hope...
From this very moment on, Xiao Dingshan will use the cruelest methods to kill him!
He tore it to shreds in front of his most "loyal" subordinates!
"No!!! Xiao Dingshan! You bastard who deserves to be torn to pieces! You devil!"
The captain completely broke down!
The immense humiliation, the anger of being manipulated, the fear of his conspiracy being exposed, and the despair of being publicly exposed as a hypocrite instantly overwhelmed all his reason!
Like a gambler who has lost everything, he let out a hysterical roar, his crimson electronic eyes flashing wildly, almost bursting open!
"It was you! It was all your trap! You did it on purpose! You deliberately let me see that damn frequency!"
You deliberately gave me this opportunity! You wanted me to make a mistake! To ruin my reputation in front of everyone! You're so vicious! Xiao Ce's lackey! A treacherous and cunning viper!
You'll die a horrible death!
He waved his huge metal arm, cursing and spitting at Xiao Dingshan, Xiao Ce, and everyone present, using extremely foul language!
The massive metal body trembled violently from extreme rage, as if it might disintegrate at any moment.
Xiao Dingshan simply stared at him coldly, as if watching an insect struggling futilely in boiling water.
Until the captain's voice grew hoarse from cursing, leaving only heavy, labored breathing like a broken bellows...
He spoke slowly, his voice not loud, yet it clearly drowned out all other noise, carrying the chilling weight of final judgment:
"Finished cursing? Now it's time to get going. This farce should come to an end."
He stopped looking at the captain's distorted face and instead glanced at Barnes and the others, whose faces were ashen.
Finally, the blow landed on Claude, uttering only one word, as cold as the Arctic wind:
"kill."
There was no unnecessary talk, no unnecessary ceremony.
He no longer needs to explain to anyone, no longer needs to prove anything.
The evidence is irrefutable and in full view of everyone.
Killing is the final verdict.
"Yes, Commander!"
Claude could no longer contain himself, and a ferocious murderous intent appeared on his face.
He didn't use any guns or cannons; that would be too lenient on this good-for-nothing.
He growled into the communicator, "Scavenger, start!"
Hum...!
A deeper, more chilling buzzing sound came from the corner of the purification chamber.
Several inconspicuous metal canisters opened instantly, and countless nanoscale mechanical insects, shimmering with a faint blue light, surged out silently like a black tide bursting its banks!
Their target was crystal clear; like a school of piranhas that had caught the scent of blood, they instantly covered the captain's massive metal body!
"Ah!! What is this?! Get away! Get away!"
The captain let out a blood-curdling scream that was beyond human comprehension!
He frantically pounded and struggled, trying to shake off these ubiquitous "cleaners".
However, these special swarms of nanobugs provided by the Star Network Hub are specifically designed to target advanced mechanical life forms. They devour energy circuits, decompose high-strength alloys, and paralyze nerve sensor nodes!
His struggles were futile and only accelerated the infiltration of the nanobots.
"No! I am the interstellar conqueror! I rule the star system!"
I can't... I can't die here!
I'll die because of your ant-like schemes!
I'm not reconciled! I'm not reconciled...!
The captain's roar was filled with endless resentment and bitterness, but his voice quickly became hoarse and broken.
His metal casing lost its luster at a visible speed, revealing countless tiny holes. His crimson electronic eyes flickered wildly a few times, their light like a candle in the wind, before finally going out completely.
The enormous body ceased its struggle, as if all its strength had been drained, and with a loud crash, it slammed heavily onto the cold ground. The metal struck the ground with a dull thud, kicking up a cloud of dust.
That once-symbol of power and majesty was now nothing but a dilapidated shell riddled with holes, covered by a swarm of eerie blue nanobots, like a decaying metal tomb, emitting a sickening, guttural gnawing sound as they rapidly disintegrated it...
Finally, it vanished without a trace, leaving nothing behind...