Chapter 850: Battle of Spring Eye in the Alps (Part 2) Chapter 850: Battle of Spring Eye in the Alps (Part 2) Commander Skat hurriedly issued several commands to elevate the base’s defenses by one more level.
The antimatter railguns and various models of laser and spirit energy weapons went from “full load operation” to “overload operation” mode; only then did denser beams manage to break through the “Big Dipper Array” deployed by the Blue Star Humans, barely dismantling their fearsome offensive.
At the same time, Skat realized he must explain to the common soldiers and lower-ranking officers, telling them that the Blue Star People wouldn’t kill or mistreat prisoners of war.
Otherwise, if these individuals believed there was no hope for survival, they might create even greater chaos in their desperation.
Skat shared his thoughts with Lieutenant Rykuminsk.
After listening, Lieutenant Rykuminsk replied, “Commander, I think we can tell them the truth, but I’m afraid they won’t believe it!”
Even if they explained the whole truth, whether or not the soldiers and lower-ranking officers would believe it was another matter.
If the soldiers and lower-ranking officers were convinced they were being lied to, the desired effect would not be achieved.
Skat thought, “It seems I must find a more influential figure to make a statement, so the soldiers and lower-ranking officers will be convinced… That’s it! I can distribute the video of Haidun Rieyang to everyone; that should solve the problem!”
Skat conveyed his idea to the AI “Blue Devourer.”
After receiving the approval of “Blue Devourer,” the video of Haidun Rieyang personally stating that “the Blue Star Humans have not mistreated or killed any Skrull prisoners” was sent to all soldiers and lower-ranking officers.
After watching the video, the soldiers and officers within the base were stunned!
Previously, they had all lived in an “information cocoon” with any news they received filtered through “AI Blue Devourer,” and their impression of the Blue Star Humans was that of brutality and savagery.
The truth turned out to be quite the opposite!
Haidun Rieyang was a Duke of the Raging Sun Empire, a legendary Seventh Order Cultivator, and lord of Lin Long City—a highly reputable figure far and wide!
The common soldiers and lower-ranking officers had no choice but to believe his words.
After viewing the video, they slowly began to accept the orders previously issued by Commander Skat.
If the Blue Star Humans truly didn’t mistreat prisoners of war, and their lives would be spared, then surrendering didn’t seem out of the question.
Moreover, from the video released by Haidun Rieyang, surrendering to the Blue Star Humans could even be seen as a “funded vacation” or “funded travel,” with the opportunity to learn about the alien culture of Blue Star. Thinking this way, they were even looking forward to it!
For this reason, peace was quickly restored within the Giant Skru Base.
However, the great battle continued.
Blue Star Cultivators were still incessantly attacking the energy field shield, which was accumulating more and more cracks, gradually showing signs of collapse.
Finally, at two hours and thirteen minutes into the battle, the energy field shield could no longer bear the strain; it disintegrated into fragments under everyone’s gaze.
The Skrull people inside the base felt their hearts tighten, while the Blue Star People outside were greatly buoyed in spirit!
“Comrades, follow me and charge!” Su Yu was the first to shout, leading the charge.
He used Flash Skill to reach the inside of the base quickly, aiming to restrain the fleeing base commanders and core Skrull warriors.
However, after using it, he found that Flash Skill had not worked; it was abruptly interrupted upon reaching the edge of the base.
“What’s going on?” Su Yu was completely stunned; this was the first time he had encountered such a problem in the real world.
He had previously encountered ineffective Flash Skills and Teleportation Techniques in games, which happened when the other side had deployed spatial interference devices or used spells to disrupt space.
What was the situation this time?
Could it be that the Skrull people have also mastered the ability to interfere with space?
While Su Yu was lost in thought, Alyssa, Tina, and the other high-ranking cultivators had already flown past him, swiftly heading toward the base.
Several massive ice walls conjured by Alyssa rose within the base, dividing the entire base into sections.
Tina’s longsword shimmered with blinding golden light, and her body was enveloped in thick golden fury, forming an exceptionally exquisite set of golden armor, making her the most dazzling presence on the battlefield.
Facing the attack of the Blue Star People, the Skrull powerhouses within the base had long been prepared.
Three Seventh Order powerhouses were escorting fifty Sixth Order powerhouses, and they had already flown to the edge of the Space Cracks.
Meanwhile, under the control of “Blue Devourer,” all defensive weapons and machinery within the base had entered an automatic self-destruct countdown of 10 minutes.
Seeing this, the cultivators from Blue Star had to make a choice.
The first option was to pursue and kill these fleeing Skrull high-ranking powerhouses; in a situation with numerical superiority, they could capture many, and perhaps even one of the three Seventh Order powerhouses would be a huge gain.
The other option was to try to salvage some of the defense weapons and machinery before the countdown of the automatic destruction ended.
One was to weaken the enemy, the other to strengthen oneself—it was up to the Blue Star Humans to decide.
(In fact, the base’s machinery could be automatically destroyed in an instant, without the need for a countdown. The AI Blue Devourer set the countdown purely to protect the safety of the escaping Skrull high-rankers.)
Each Blue Star cultivator had different thoughts.
Some cultivators preferred to pursue and kill the Skrull high-rankers; others favored rescuing the weapons and equipment.
Opinions varied from person to person.
Even Su Yu and Zhong Feng had no idea how to choose at the moment.
“Su Yu, what should we do?” Zhong Feng looked at Su Yu beside him.
During the time Su Yu had been in a daze, he had already flown to Su Yu’s side.
“Let’s do this, we’ll flip a coin!” Su Yu had a flash of inspiration and took out a one-yuan coin from his necklace, “The ‘flower’ side represents the base, the ‘character’ side represents the Skrull high-ranking powerhouses, let the coin decide for us.”
Having said that, Su Yu tossed the coin.
The coin, accelerated by the initial velocity imparted by Su Yu, fell towards the rooftop of a building in the base below.
“Er… isn’t this rather rash?” Hearing Su Yu’s words, Zhong Feng couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth.
As the chief commander of the campaign, to entrust the fate of a large army to the ephemeral luck of a coin toss was something only an extremely incompetent leader would do.
But now that Su Yu had chosen to do so, it seemed somehow reasonable.
They did not have enough time to judge which option was more profitable.
If they wasted time analyzing and deciding, they would lose time, and the benefits after making a decision might indeed not be as high as the random gain from tossing a coin.
After all, they only had 10 minutes, not a second to waste.
About eight seconds later, the coin landed on the rooftop, spun twice, and laid flat.
“It’s ‘character’.” Su Yu saw the pattern facing up. He raised his hand and shouted, “Everyone, follow me! Let’s eliminate these Skrull invaders!”