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Everyone forgot about time and only remembered fighting, shouting, shooting, drawing swords, slashing... They repeated each action mechanically until their bodies and minds were completely numb. There was no reaction when the blood hit their bodies, faces, and even their eyes.

All those who had seen a real battlefield before, whether they had combat experience or not, whether they were reserve operators, elite operators, or even logistics operators, drew their self-defense weapons and rushed into the battlefield.

Blood dyed everything around red, the ground, the city walls... Everywhere was covered with the blood of who knows whose blood. Until now, it had been who knows how long since night fell. The body was so tired that it could not even stand up. Finally, it got a short rest.

——The Royal Defense Force temporarily retreated. Although it was only temporary, Rhodes Island did indeed defend their front line on this day under the impact of Kazdel's most elite troops.

The First Army of Ursus and the rebels of Kazdel have also driven away the Royal Guards at the city gate. The two armies gathered at the city gate and each sent a part of their troops to station outside the city gate to establish a defense line. The two leaders led all the rest of their subordinates into the city to help Chen Qi's Rhodes Island build a defense line.

And when they arrived in the city, they realized how tragic the battle was...

The operators wearing Rhodes Island uniforms fell asleep tiredly, three or four of them leaning against the wall, or alone. The cold rain could not wake them up at all. After surviving the disaster, the exhaustion after the war overwhelmed each of them.

Occasionally, you could see a few Rhodes Island operators dragging themselves like zombies, and then falling to the ground as if they were crushed all of a sudden, with even the slightest gasp, until they were laboriously helped up by their comrades who rushed over.

Everyone was tired, they were too tired, after a whole day and night of fighting... they were all exhausted.

"Wow..."

Gradually, a sound like something metal rubbing on the ground was heard slowly coming. Not far away, Huang, dragging his tired body and a chainsaw, came to the city gate. He raised his head slightly and met the gaze of Nicholas and Tallulah who came to support him.

Huang's tired gaze lingered on Nicholas for a while, but there was no expression in his eyes. It was unclear whether it was because he was too tired or the resentment in his heart had really disappeared.

"...Thank you for your assistance."

"...No, it is I who should thank you." Nicholas looked at the scenes here with a slightly complicated expression. After a long time, he spoke:

"I believe that the elite of Ursus could not have done better than you in this situation."

"You are all true warriors. I admire your bravery, warriors of Rhodes Island."

"..." However, Huang did not respond to this. Her eyes also swept over everything around her, everything they defended after the battle.

They did it...even though the cost...was truly heartbreaking.

"Where is he?" Tallulah on the side finally spoke at this moment. She was obviously more concerned about the existence she wanted to care about.

"…at the northern edge of the line."

……

"Click."

Chen Qi silently placed another stone on the pile of stones. Because of the war, there were ruins everywhere around the defense line and nothing else could be found, so there was no need to be stingy with the materials used to build the defense line.

These piles of stones buried every Rhodes Islander who died in this battle. Chen Qi built this simple tombstone for them. This was all he could do now.

“…Have you counted?”

"One hundred and thirty-seven people in total..."

Beside Chen Qi, Kal'tsit checked the number of Rhodes Island operators who had sacrificed one by one, and then slowly said the number with an unknown amount of grief in her heart.

"One-tenth... one-tenth of the people of Rhodes Island. Many of them are not even combat operators. Some of them even... have followed us since the Tower of Babel."

"...their sacrifice will not be in vain."

Chen Qi didn’t know how to comfort Kal’tsit at this moment, or perhaps Kal’tsit didn’t need his comfort now.

They were just sighing over the pain brought by the war. More than a hundred people were sacrificed. For a city defense battle, especially against Kazdel's most elite troops, this was simply a miraculous achievement.

However, this is an extremely heavy price to pay for Rhodes Island.

These people were the real elite of Rhodes Island. Many of them were veterans who had fought for Rhodes Island all their lives. Even many logistics workers had sacrificed their lives in this battle.

Afterwards, Chen Qi and Kal'tsit fell into a strange silence, and no one spoke until the sound of footsteps slowly came from behind them. Nicholas and Tallulah came in front of them.

"..."

However, after seeing the scene in front of them, the two who seemed to want to say something were suddenly speechless again.

They could all feel the sad atmosphere at this moment. Nicholas slowly walked to Chen Qi's side, looked at his blood-stained robe and the bloodstained face that even the rain could not wash away, and then looked at the simple tomb in front of him again.

"...Do you remember their names?" Nicholas asked.

“No…” Chen Qi shook his head, slowly stood up, and said lightly: “But I know the story of each of them.”

"They, like us, have fought to this day for the same ideal. They never thought that they would fall here... and turn into dust."

"...My Lord, no, I have never seen people like you before." Nicholas turned his head slightly to look at Chen Qi, then looked at Kal'tsit and Tallulah, and said lightly:

"I have long believed that perseverance is victory, and that this is the most ridiculous lie in the world... But today, I actually met someone like you who can succeed."

"——Success cannot be achieved by me alone, Nicholas." Chen Qi said to Nicholas indifferently.

"I have experienced countless wars, witnessed countless separations and deaths, and once lost my original heart. It was not until someone pulled me back when I was on the verge of collapse that I saw the true nature of these things."

"..." However, Kal'tsit on the side seemed to have something in mind suddenly. She silently turned on the voice transmission device in her hand, so that Chen Qi's voice could be transmitted to every part of the defense line at this moment.

For a moment, Chen Qi's voice was transmitted to the communication channels of every Rhodes Island employee. In the ears of each of them...

“We have gone through hardship and suffering not just for hatred and anger.”

Gradually, some people were awakened by the sound of the channel. Those who woke up subconsciously grasped the weapons beside them and slowly stood up.

"We have come a long way, relying not only on our perseverance and persistence..."

People began to stand up slowly. They returned to the front line. Even though fatigue still remained on their faces, they did not step back.

"After walking so many roads, I gradually understood a truth."

"A road cannot be walked by one person alone. Only when we rely on each other and support each other can we walk a path that we have never imagined before."

"Only by relying on each other and supporting each other can we do this and move forward courageously."

On the battlefield, although Chen Qi's voice was not loud, it was heard clearly by everyone.

At this moment, within the defense line, Rhodes Island, the rebels, the Ursus Army Group... everyone looked at each other subconsciously after hearing this voice, and then forced out a kind smile.

In the past, they may not have been on the same front, and may even have had a blood feud.

But now, they rely on each other and fight for the same goal...then, they are comrades on the same front.

Gradually, without knowing when, the rain began to subside...

The dark clouds began to slowly retreat, and a dawn-like light began to rise slowly.

Everyone raised their heads slightly, looking at the rising sun in the distance. For a moment, they felt as if they were reborn.

Outside the city, the sounds of footsteps and land ships slowly began to gather in the direction of the capital of Kazdel.

Chen Qi looked at the palace of Kazdel standing in the distance. After a long while, he slowly looked at the tomb that symbolized the victims of Rhodes Island again and said calmly:

"Only when we work together can we win, and there are many other things in this world that we can fight for besides victory."

After saying that, Chen Qi looked at his palms unconsciously, and after a long time, he clenched them tightly again.

"——Because there are some things in this world that are worth fighting for with our lives."

Chapter 8: The war is imminent, everyone gathers

In the early morning, the rising sun drove away the haze over the city, and the bright sunshine finally made people feel much more relaxed.

"Victoria, Kjerag, and the Reunion Movement are finally here."

In the defense line, Rhodes Island served as the final command center of the defense line. All the troops that participated in the battle against Kazdel were finally gathered on the same front.

This is truly an unprecedented and miraculous scene... People from all over the continent, representing different forces, different beliefs, different statuses, and different races, are actually standing on the same front at this moment, standing together, facing the same enemy.

"I never thought that one day, we would be on the same front."

At this moment, in the command center of Rhodes Island, Kal'tsit looked at the people around her, these faces were either familiar or unfamiliar to her. For a moment, she didn't know whether she should sigh at the fate that played tricks on her.

She was displaced, hiding from Kazdel to Ursus, and then returning from Ursus to being alone. She built the Tower of Babel with Her Royal Highness the Princess, and managed Rhodes Island. Over the years, Kal'tsit believed that she had experienced all the ups and downs.

However, she still had not imagined that one day she would be standing on the same front with so many people whom she had never dared to imagine before.

Perhaps, their goals are different, but the people standing together at this moment are the comrades-in-arms that Kal'tsit had imagined before.

"I never thought that one day I would stand with you and fight against the enemy together."

Nicholas was also quite emotional. Looking at the people around him who represented the highest commanders of various forces and countries, he was also filled with emotion for a moment:

"The warlord of Kjerag, the princess of Victoria, the former leader of the Reunion Movement, Rhodes Island... I never thought that one day, we would be together."

"Don't forget us."

At this moment, on the other side, the sensor door of the conference room suddenly opened again, and a man with a very distinctive animal face came into the conference room with a pipe in his hand.

Next to this man, Chen, holding Chixiao, also appeared here.

"Xiao Qi..."

"——Lao Wei, Chen."

Chen Qi looked at the two people who came with the army, and for a moment he couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He looked at the smiling Wei Yanwu and asked:

"I don't remember asking Longmen to get involved. Old Wei, are you here because of what Chen said, or are you here to steal something like the Emperor of Ursus?"

"Hey, hey, hey... give me some face." Nicholas on the side couldn't help but face darkening when he heard this, and said to Chen Qi in a bad mood.

What does it mean to steal things? He is the emperor. How can you call it stealing the emperor's affairs?

However, Chen Qi did not give Nicholas any face. The emperor's identity was the most abrupt among this group of people. In order to suppress him, Chen Qi had to take a tough attitude and not let the rhythm fall into the hands of this emperor.

"This is now a coalition army, with supreme command of all parts, and everyone is equal, so don't think of using your imperial privileges here, Nicholas."

Nicholas: “…”

"Longmen and Avalon are allies, how can I not join in?" Wei Yanwu didn't say much after hearing this. He looked at Chen who suddenly returned to Longmen that day. Wei Yanwu was wondering why he suddenly came back.

However, a few days later, Chen came to him and asked him to join the coalition to attack Kazdel. Only then did Old Wei come to his senses and realize why Chen suddenly came back from Avalon. It turned out that he came to act as a lobbyist.

"That's not what I meant..." Chen Qi choked up when he heard that. Looking at Lao Wei's indifferent expression, he couldn't help but ask:

"Yan Country...you did this without asking for permission, right?"

"No need." Old Wei smiled when he heard this and said:

"Yan Country has given Longmen the power to automatically defend against the enemy and adjust tactics. As long as the Longmen Guard Bureau is not beaten to pieces, then our actions are just minor ones."

"But, kid, you have to finish this quickly. If Yan Country gets the news and we're still in a stalemate, my head will be in danger."

"..."

Chen Qi was speechless for a moment after hearing this, then shook his head helplessly. However, when he looked at Chen, he couldn't help but smile.

"…Thank you, Chen."

The gratitude conveyed through the mental link made Chen Weiwei stunned, and he couldn't help but smile. Then he shook his head slightly at Chen Qi.

"There's no need to say anything more between us, Xiaoqi."

"——Then, now our coalition forces have been completely assembled." Chen Qi looked at the group of people again, and after some hesitation, he spoke:

"This time, we have united the forces from so many forces. Now we have occupied the key points of this city. Obviously, we have the strength to fight against Kazdel's national strength!"

"My sentinels sent word that Kazdel's army and the Royal Defense Force have already assembled." Nicholas spoke slowly at this moment, drawing everyone's attention, before continuing:

"Most of Kazdel's six armies, plus the Royal Defense Force, are now moving towards here. I believe it won't be long before these armies pour into the capital through the other three gates. By then, we'll be in trouble."

“——Then let’s rush into Kazdel’s palace before they gather.” The doctor, who had returned to the command team because the large team had gathered, spoke slowly.

"That's right." Chen Qi nodded, and the others around him also agreed with this point of view and nodded.

"Then next, we need to deploy the attack route..."

"Click."

"Report! There is new situation!"

At this moment, the door of the command center suddenly opened, and an employee in Rhodes Island uniform came here. When he saw the big guys in the room, he was even a little nervous.

"Sir Chen Qi, Kazdel's army has launched many projection devices towards our camp."

"...projection equipment?"

Chen Qi was slightly stunned when he heard this, then he waved his hand and asked the man to hand the instrument to him.

"It was fired from Kazdel. What the hell is Tracy doing?"

As Chen Qi said this, he did not hesitate to start the projector. After a while, a huge independent projection screen appeared directly opposite Chen Qi.

Chen Qi put the projector on the ground and took a few steps back. After a while, he saw a face that was very familiar to him reflected on the projector.

"——Nice to meet you. I feel honored to see so many prominent figures gathered here one day."