Chapter 1111 Cat and Mouse Game

"We won... We really won..."

"All four Azazels... We destroyed them all... And... We didn't find any damage on the island!"

"Awesome! They are really awesome! Without Fafner, without the [Siegfried] system, without SPD... They can still defeat Festum!"

"We can win! We will definitely win!"

The Fafner troops stationed on Ryugu Island and Poseidon Island were moved to tears as they watched the scene in front of them. Their originally cold hearts began to warm up. The arrival of the foreign Festum destroyed other human gathering points on Earth. They didn't feel much at first because Ryugu Island had always been independent of the world and had little contact with the outside world. Even when Festum attacked, it was only the Fafner on the island that repelled it alone.

Until... they participated in the rescue operation in the Srinagar area, and for the first time they directly felt the powerlessness of humans in front of the Festum army, and could only watch the despair of human civilization withering.

Of all the human civilizations in the world, only Ryugu Island and Poseidon Island are still holding on and fighting hard. However, Festum's attacks have never stopped for a long time, and Festum is also growing. Every time the enemy attacks, it becomes stronger, and the people of Ryugu Island and Poseidon Island, who have been consuming their lives to persist in fighting, are also exhausted physically and mentally.

The more times they drive Fafner, the longer the time, and the more intense the battle, the closer they are to disappearing. For them, it is just waiting to die, either at the hands of Festum or in the cockpit of Fafner. No matter how firm their will is, it will be shaken and broken, especially... when there are countless foreign Festum, and no one knows how many there are and how strong they are.

And now, they finally see hope, real hope that they can feel personally. For the first time, humans have directly defeated Festum's army, which is far beyond the army in common sense, even the army that has never been seen in the first [Sky Operation] and the rescue operation in the Srinagar area.

Not only the pilots of Fafner, but also the commanders in the command rooms of Ryugu Island and Poseidon Island, and countless ordinary people living on the islands, all burst into tears when they saw the victory. The sky covered by dark clouds finally cleared up.

There was also Emily standing on the coast of Poseidon Island, and Minagi Orihime who was watching the entire battle from the lighthouse of Ryugu Island. As star cores, they had never had rich expressions, but they finally smiled.

"I said, they are hope." Minagi Orihime said to Mjolnir beside her.

"Yes, I am sure, always sure." Although Mjolnir had no expression, one could hear firmness in her tone.

"Now, your compatriots should believe it too."

"Yes." Mjolnir nodded, because she had just received a message from her fellow tribesmen that they were attacked by foreign Festum on their way to the Srinagar area. Although the scale was not so large, it was enough to exterminate the entire tribe.

But at the critical moment, the Promise Corps arrived, and after determining which Festum were friendly and which Festum were enemies, they immediately started fighting, helping her compatriots to repel the powerful enemy and preserve the survival of the race.

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The four Azazels were destroyed, and the Festum army retreated. The people of Ryugu Island and Poseidon Island cheered, but Yang Hui, Graham, Huang, Bakilulu, Wang Liumei, Fleet, Katie... all the members of the Promise Corps had no happy expressions on their faces, and even... were very solemn.

"Retreat again?" Yang Hui frowned. He had encountered this once in the universe. Obviously, the other side still had such a huge force, and there were definitely not only four Azazels. It was very strange that they retreated halfway through the fight.

The first time, if it was Festum's conspiracy, wanting to wait for them to gather together and then destroy them once and for all, then now... although the Promise Corps is not fully present, the high-level combat power and the high-level command team have come, and if they are all wiped out in one go, the Promise Corps will be completely useless.

What? You said Festum didn't know?

Not to mention that the Festum clan is a highly intelligent race, Yang Hui's [Dawn Gundam] and the only Macross-class battleship without a fleet organization, can't they see it?

Even if the Festum clan can't see it because of their different civilization, will the mastermind behind the foreign Festum not know it?

"Ding ding ding..."

"Natal."

"Yang Hui, Flit and Maru had a skirmish on the way to Srinagar. The alien Festum attacked the native pro-human Festum. Rebil and his companions in the universe were also attacked by Festum when they were about to land on the earth. There were a large number of them, but they did not encounter Diablo and Azazel types, and they were successfully repelled." Baki Lulu reported to Yang Hui.

"Order the space fleet to land on the earth immediately and go to their respective locations to meet. The exploration mission will be suspended and arrangements will be made after all members have reunited." Yang Hui ordered. He realized that something was wrong, but he also found that this was an opportunity. Festum had just retreated and would not launch an attack immediately in a short time. That is, now, all fleets in the universe landed on the earth at the same time, and there was no need to worry about being attacked by Festum during the process.

"Understood."

"Well, I will return to Ryugu Island directly. After the fleet lands, all senior executives will immediately hold a video conference."

"Understood, the maintenance team will set off immediately and go to Ryugu Island to wait for orders."

"Well."

After interrupting the communication, Yang Hui drove the [Dawn Gundam] back to Ryugu Island. Because the hangar of Ryugu Island does not support the parking of [Dawn Gundam] and other MS, it can only be parked in the unmanned area of ​​the back island.

In the back island area, Minagi Orihime, Mjolnir, Makabe Fumihiko and others had been waiting for Yang Hui here for a long time.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Yang Hui." After Yang Hui got off the plane, he was warmly welcomed by Makabe Fumihiko and others.

"It's my job, Commander Makabe."

"We are ready to join your command system. Do you have any instructions?"

Makabe Fumihiko has decided that as long as the Promise Corps can bring them hope, it doesn't matter if he is the commander or not. Anyway, he was forced to be the commander. Maybe the personnel in other departments have strong professional knowledge, but he is not very competent as a commander. He used to be a colonel at most. It's difficult for him to manage the entire island.

"For now, it's OK. We will make specific arrangements later. But don't worry. The personnel transfers in your departments will not be too large. We will only send exchange teams and support teams, and will not completely intervene in your related affairs."

"This..." Makabe Fumihiko was a little surprised. He was about to say something when he was interrupted by Yang Hui.

"Commander Makabe, please take us to the central command room of Ryugu Island."

"Okay, please follow me."

"By the way, Minagi Orihime, Mjolnir, and Commander Makabe, please attend the next meeting as representatives."

"...I understand."

"No problem."

Mjolnir did not answer, but nodded in agreement. Under the leadership of Makabe Fumihiko, Yang Hui, Minagi Orihime and Mjolnir came to the central command room of Ryugu Island together.

"I have told Emily that she can go online at any time." Without waiting for Yang Hui to speak, Minagi Orihime said to Yang Hui.

"Thank you." Yang Hui did not show any surprise at Minagi Orihime's behavior. After all, the star core can read the human heart, which is a basic operation.

Soon, Yang Hui plugged a data device into the socket of the central command room, and VEDA intervened in the central command room. Emily and Jonathan Mitsuhiro Bartlan of Poseidon Island were online, and the people of the Promise Legion went online one after another soon after, and the main screen was divided into many blocks.

"Yang Hui, this attack is not normal either." After the communication was connected, Rebil, who had just landed on the earth, said directly.

"It's okay on our side, it's an encounter, but the opponent's retreat is too strange." Fleet reported.

"I calculated the time point. After you killed the Azazel type, the three forces retreated at exactly the same time." Char reported.

"Azazel type... the same time... could it be... these four Azazel types are the commanders of the Festum? After the commander was killed, they chose to retreat?" Tianm analyzed.

"Possibly, but only possibly." Gerhardt thought Tianm's analysis made sense. According to the intelligence they had, the relationship between superiors and subordinates in the Festum clan was absolute. Ordinary Festum would definitely obey the command of the superior Festum. Above ordinary Festum was the Diablo type, and above the Diablo type was the Azazel type.

The Azazel type is currently the known senior leader of the Festum clan. After all, they have a core in their bodies.

There are two special cases, the Dominant type and the Core type.

The Dominant type can command the superior Festum of other Festums and has independent thinking, such as Mjolnir.

Although Mjolnir has independent thinking, it does not mean that other Festums will definitely listen to her. Those who agree with her will listen, but those who disagree will regard her as a mortal enemy.

The Core type is more special. It is an independent individual that is a fusion of humans and Festum. It has its own self, but is independent of the Festum tribe. Their command ability over the Festum tribe is the same as that of the Dominant type.

Or... the Core type cannot be said to command the Festum tribe, but to communicate and exchange.

Therefore, Tianm's judgment is not completely wrong. After all, the Azazel type is already the highest level of Festum known so far. The highest brain has been killed, so it is normal to retreat.

But... they all think it is not that simple, especially the existence of the mastermind behind the scenes, whose level must be higher than that of the Azazel type.

Yang Hui, who had been listening to the discussion and thinking about it himself, even used the [Zero Time Difference Calculation]. Suddenly, he calculated a result that shocked and angered him.

"Yang Hui, what did you think of?" During the discussion, Huang keenly observed the change in Yang Hui's expression and asked immediately.

"You say... Is there a possibility... This is just a game?"

"Game?"

"Yes, a game, a cat-and-mouse game."

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