280: Chapter 280 Regret (First Update) 280: Chapter 280 Regret (First Update) Everyone’s heart was constantly in their throats, not daring to slacken even a bit, for fear that the monster would catch up.
Inside the command room of Red Teeth.
Colonel Xiao Ye was watching Nautilus with cold eyes.
Beside him, An Jie’s nerves were stretched to the limit as he continuously reported the status of the main gun’s energy charge.
“Main gun energy charge at 97.6%, 97.7%…”
“Damn it, why haven’t they evacuated yet!”
Vice Principal Fleck was so anxious he was practically steaming, even though the rescue boats and students had all evacuated.
At that moment, Lieutenant An Jie suddenly shouted in surprise.
“Look, at the top of Nautilus, the teachers are starting to evacuate!”
“Enlarge the image!”
Fleck couldn’t wait to issue the command.
“Right away!”
An Jie immediately carried out the operation, a square image frame popped up, and it clearly showed Green Wing Mechas and Iron Guards bursting out.
“An Jie, ask Major Gene about the evacuation situation.”
Fleck ordered coldly.
“Yes.”
An Jie immediately connected with Major Gene.
Two seconds later, the communication was successful and before An Jie could inquire, Major Gene shouted anxiously.
“Everyone has evacuated, but that rampaging Fourth Generation Biological Mecha inside is about to break out!”
Hearing this, Xiao Ye gave a cold command with a sweep of his hand.
“Main gun, lock onto the power area of Nautilus, accelerate charging!”
“Locking on, target successfully locked!”
Subordinates rapidly reported one after another.
“Dump all loaded missiles!”
Major Gene was the first to issue the dumping command.
Swoosh!
All the launch bays of Red Teeth opened, and missiles shot out, flying towards Nautilus.
Su Ming and the others were startled by this scene and they all hastened their escape.
That’s when An Jie reported from the command room.
“Main gun energy charge complete!”
“Fire!”
Xiao Ye didn’t hesitate, his hand sweeping forward as he gave the command.
A dazzling streak of light cut across the starry sky, and both barrages hit the center of Nautilus simultaneously.
A massive explosion unfolded.
Su Ming, piloting Gun Knight, activated the Energy Barrier, blocking the shockwave.
Then, he took a brief look back at the blasted Nautilus, letting out a small sigh, though the majority of survivors had been rescued.
But Su Ming was well aware of one thing: there were still many unexplored safe havens within that city.
However, there was no choice, Red Teeth had indeed tried its best.
Had they not attacked and let the Fourth Generation Biological Mecha break out, everyone would have been in danger.
“Phew!”
Su Ming exhaled lightly and steered Gun Knight towards Red Teeth.
Inside the hangar of Red Teeth.
One survivor after another embraced each other, all of them crying tears of joy.
Many students and soldiers anxiously gazed towards the entryway.
“Why haven’t they returned yet?”
“Yeah, what if something happened?”
“Don’t jinx it, with the teachers being so amazing, how could anything happen?”
Right at that moment, the lights of the entryway indicators turned on.
“They’re here!”
Rhein and the others shouted excitedly.
Whoosh!
One after another, the Mechas rapidly slid into the hangar, the last of which was Su Ming piloting Gun Knight.
Hiss~
With the sound of deflating, one mecha after another opened their cockpits.
Major Gene, Alfam, Mia, and others jumped out of their mechas one by one.
Rhein and the others rushed to Mia’s side and asked,
“Teacher, are you okay?
Are you injured?”
“I’m fine, I’m doing very well.
But how about you?
Were there any casualties?”
Mia asked hurriedly.
“No, our class is all good.
But the other classes didn’t fare so well; I heard many people died.”
Rhein and the others said this with somewhat downcast expressions.
“Ah!”
Mia sighed and didn’t say much more.
She turned her head toward the Gun Knight beside her and called out,
“Su Ming, how are you?”
“I’m fine, teacher!”
At this moment, Su Ming also opened his cockpit and jumped down, followed by Dr.
Li Mengqi and Dr.
Ting Li jumping down.
“It’s good that you’re fine, wait, who are these two?”
Mia was startled to see Li Mengqi and Ting Li jumping down from the mecha.
“Let me introduce them to you.
These are Dr.
Li Mengqi and Dr.
Ting Li, the targets of this rescue mission!”
Su Ming replied very straightforwardly.
Dr.
Ting Li and Dr.
Li Mengqi then removed their mechanical helmets to reveal their faces.
Li Mengqi looked very young with her straight black hair and fair skin, giving off an intellectual vibe.
As for Dr.
Ting Li, he appeared to be in his seventies, with somewhat sparse hair and a very stern expression.
Seeing their faces clearly, Mia suddenly smiled from ear to ear!
“Ha ha!
We’re in luck, you actually managed to rescue these two!”
At this moment, Major Gene and others, hearing Mia’s exaggerated laughter, turned their heads and looked over.
When they saw Li Mengqi and the others, they too were startled and quickly came over.
Inside the Red Teeth Command Room.
Lieutenant An Jie reported to Colonel Xiao Ye.
“All mechas have boarded the ship.”
“Quick, let’s get out of here.”
Colonel Xiao Ye commanded without a moment’s hesitation, despite having used the main cannon to completely sink the Nautilus.
Even so, Xiao Ye wasn’t one hundred percent certain that he had destroyed the rampaging Fourth Generation Biological Mecha.
“Yes!
Ignition!”
An Jie and the others immediately controlled the ship’s propulsion system to start the engines and steer the vessel away from the area.
Only after the spaceship had safely left the area did Xiao Ye finally breathe a sigh of relief and asked wearily,
“Anjie, give me a report on the outcomes and casualties of the operation.”
“Yes, sir!
According to the information we have currently, a total of 42,511 survivors have been rescued, with 284 casualties, out of which 241 were military personnel, including combatants and rescue teams that went afterwards.
The remaining 43 were students.”
Lieutenant An Jie subsequently provided precise data.
Vice Principal Fleck, upon hearing that 43 students had died, immediately clutched his heart, showing a deeply pained expression.
Colonel Xiao Ye asked calmly,
“What about the two doctors and the items?”
“Regrettably, they weren’t rescued, and the items weren’t found either.”
An Jie shook his head in response.
Hearing An Jie’s words, Xiao Ye fell into thought.
Although many people had been saved, the mission was still a failure.
At that moment, a communication request popped up on the control screen.
An Jie glanced at it and then reported,
“Colonel Xiao Ye, it’s a communication request from General Jessa.”
“Connect it, put it through for me.”
As soon as Vice Principal Fleck heard that it was a communication from General Jessa, he exclaimed with great excitement.
An Jie hesitated slightly before looking to Xiao Ye, who did not speak, only nodding slightly to signal his agreement.
Seeing Xiao Ye’s nod, Lieutenant An Jie connected the call.
General Jessa’s image immediately appeared, and before he could ask Xiao Ye about the rescue situation,
Vice Principal Fleck directly challenged him with a question.
“Jessa, look at the mess you’ve made, why did you conceal the fact that there were so many survivors on the ship?
It’s because of you that so many of my students died.”
General Jessa, upon hearing Fleck’s confrontation, furrowed his brows and replied,
“Many survivors?”