In the blink of an eye, more than twenty days passed in a hurry.
The struggle among the three clans in the fifth ring of Hakoba World, which is known as the most powerful gift game in history, has finally reached its final stage in the mutual testing, infiltration and counter-infiltration of the three parties.
At the beginning, after a lot of fighting and mutual infiltration, no matter whether they were humans, Zerg or Protoss, they had learned the coordinates of each other's main base and acquiesced to each other's approximate sphere of influence.
At the same time, after more than ten days of development competition, the three parties began to deploy heavy troops on the front line and watched each other eagerly.
Immediately afterwards, after the initial mutual testing and armed investigation, the conflict between the three parties gradually ceased.
In this regard, neither the commanders of the three parties nor the contestants participating in the gift game were too surprised.
After all, this is a competition among three tribes for hegemony, and the strength of each tribe is roughly the same. This can easily form a triangle-like balance structure. No matter which side is fighting with the other side, it will exercise restraint and be wary of the third party. This leads to The war has never been able to start, after all, no one wants both sides to consume too much strength and thereby take advantage of the other side.
And if it were two clans fighting for hegemony, they would probably have beaten each other's heads to the point where they would pop out.
However, on the eighteenth day of the three-party stalemate, things finally turned for the better, and there is no need to go into details here about what happened.
Anyway!
The opportunity for the incident is said to have started when a small team of humans infiltrated into the swarm's sphere of influence and established a small forward base.
Although, in the end, the small human advance base was quickly discovered and besieged by the insect swarm and had to be evacuated in a hurry. However, an important communication device was left behind at that time, and was naturally captured and sent away by the insect swarm. In the hands of their commander Kerrigan.
As a result, no one knew what the two bastard men and women who had an "adulterated affair" talked about. Anyway, the next day, most of the frontline troops of the human race and the insect swarm, as well as the space fleet, were dispatched to and On the front line on the protoss side, both sides only retained a very small amount of troops at the junction of each other.
Then, after several days of preparations, the humans and the insect swarm, who seemed to have formed a tacit understanding, launched a general attack on the protoss frontline, which was already extremely nervous and waiting in full formation, at almost the same time on the same day!
Of course, there is no suspense in the next battle.
Although the protoss' technology is very powerful and the templar warriors are also very elite, it can be said that they have a considerable advantage over any race. However, under the powerful offensive of the human race and the insect swarm ground troops and space fleets, almost all of them came out. That small advantage is completely dispensable.
Soon, within a few days after the battle started, the protoss lost a large number of troops and were retreating steadily. Not long after, they were beaten by the human race and the insect swarm around the main base, and had to carry out the final futile effort in frustration. And a defensive battle destined to fail.
And at this moment, Annie, who had not had any combat orders in the past few days and had been wandering around the base all day long, chatting with Izayoi, Asuka and Kasukabe who were also repairing, suddenly received a message from their commander. Newsletter from Bearded Reno.
"!!"
!(;o)o
"What?"
(~)
"You want someone to execute a top-secret plan?"
(^～^;)ゞ
"And you can only succeed but not fail?!"
(“▔□▔)
Looking at the bearded man with a playful smile in the communication, Anne blinked and did not respond in a hurry. Instead, according to the other party's instructions, she hurriedly walked aside to stay away from other people before she asked in a low voice with some vigilance:
"What exactly is the mission?"
(.)
"It's so mysterious, and you, the commander, are asked to convey it in person?"
(ー`ー)
Although Anne knew the bearded man in front of her, they had always had a tacit understanding with each other, that is, the two parties would never meet in private, and they would never mention the things they knew about each other. Even Anne only played three things in the small garden. Only the commander of the tribe knew, but only Renault in front of him knew which side he had joined.
'I didn't want to find you at first...'
'But I thought about it for a long time, and finally found that there seems to be no one else but you who can successfully complete this task. '
'so……'
So what? Renault, who was chewing a cigar in the communication interface, didn't explain much. He just gave Anne a look that seemed honest but cunning.
"..."
()
"Then tell me, what kind of mission is it?"
|ω)
He was silent for a moment, then looked at Izayoi and the others in the distance who had not been eliminated so far, looking at him eagerly. Then Annie, whose curiosity was aroused, asked in a low voice again.
'Not urgent! '
'Here! '
'This is the mission briefing. Take a look at it first. It doesn't matter if you don't accept it. After all, if I do this, I may always be defeated? '
'If it were to be done by someone else, Sarah would have nothing to say, right? '
With that said, Commander Renault, who seemed to be hesitant on his face, thought about it for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and conveyed a combat mission and instructions to Anne.
"Huh?"
(_)
"This is……"
!(;o)o
Annie just glanced at it briefly, and then she couldn't help but feel surprised, because, she saw the task instruction said this:
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Mission code: Operation Durian
mission details:
At present, the short-lived verbal alliance between humans and the swarm has reached its final moment. The defense line of the main base of the protoss may not be able to hold on for a few more days. Once the protoss is defeated, the remaining humans and the swarm will definitely break the existing situation. The tacit understanding turned into a fierce conflict until one of the parties fell completely!
Therefore, after careful consideration, Commander Renault decided to prepare for the rainy day and sent an elite ghost agent to drive a stealth Banshee fighter plane to sneak into the vicinity of the swarm's main base and stay on standby, and immediately guide the fusion after receiving the news of the collapse of the protoss clan. The bomb carried out a devastating nuclear strike on the main base of the insect swarm!
For this reason, the main base command center has prepared a large number of fusion missiles, just waiting for the critical moment to arrive.
Task notes:
First, when infiltrating, you must avoid detection by the spore crawlers and eyeworms at each outer base of the insect swarm. You must not be discovered by the insect swarm before the end of the covenant between the two parties. Once discovered, the mission will be deemed to have failed.
Second, the time to reach the outer perimeter of the swarm's main base and remain dormant may last for several days. An attack must not be launched in advance before the information that can launch and guide a fusion bomb attack arrives.
Third, the mission can only be performed by one ghost agent, and it can only succeed but not fail!
Fourth, there was no ground or air support for this mission, nor was there any feasible retreat plan.
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"..."
(ˇˇ)
"It doesn't seem to be difficult!"
ヾ(^▽^*)))
After reading it, Annie didn't think there was any big problem, nor did she think the task was as difficult as the other person just said.
To put it simply, this is nothing more than "sneaking to the outside of the Zerg base and always preparing to steal without being discovered." It may be really difficult for other ghost agents, but , for Annie, it is indeed quite simple.
Of course, simplicity is relative.
For a mission like this, I am afraid that even the current Federation of Heroes of the Koprulu Sector, which is so huge that it spans countless worlds and planes and universes, can truly carry out that kind of mission alone and lurk in an insect swarm base. Maybe the only ghost agent standing by without being discovered is that Nova, right?
Of course, Nova is now a high-level member of the Federation and a major figure. In a real battle, even if she can perform that kind of mission, she will definitely not take risks easily.
However, the situation is different now, now in the gift game.
Therefore, even though it was very dangerous, after much thought, Renault knew that there were not many people who could execute it perfectly. Finally, he found Annie and was ready to make full use of the resources at hand to seek the final victory in this ring of gift competition. , even if he goes to sap his own mother-in-law, he will not hesitate to do so?
"But……"
(.)
"Uncle Renault!"
(⊙.⊙)
"Why do the missions have such weird names?"
(˙o˙)
“What does this have to do with durian?”
╮()╭
Then, after pondering and thinking for a while, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that it should be called 'Operation Mushroom'. Annie suddenly pointed at the name of the mission and asked cutely at the communication interface.
Anyway, she knew that after the fusion bomb exploded, there were mushroom clouds, which were definitely not durian clouds. There was absolutely no similarity between the two!
'Ahem! '
'Well...'
'Well……'
'The situation is a bit complicated, how should I put it...'
'Well……'
'This is what happened...'
'All right! '
'Actually, it's nothing...'
'Isn't there nothing we can do? '
'In general, some things still need to be done...'
'It all depends on man...'
'so……'
'Annie, you should understand, right? '
It's okay that Anne didn't ask. As soon as he asked about the 'durian', the bearded Renault blushed instantly, and then became a little hesitant. He also said a bunch of nonsense that didn't match the preface and the end, and then turned towards him. Annie asked.
"??"
(,,.,,)
"People don't understand!"
()
"What on earth are you talking about!"
(,,,,,)
Blinking, Anne said she didn't understand at all!
In fact, it was okay if the other party didn't say anything, but as soon as she explained it, she became more and more confused. She only heard it in a fog, and she didn't know what the other party wanted to express.
'don't know? '
'It's better if you don't understand! '
'So! '
'Agent Annie, do you accept this mission? '
However, at this time, the commander Renault in the communication screen suddenly did not want to explain. Instead, he straightened his face and asked Anne in a business-like manner.
"Um……"
(**)
"All right!"
ε=(ο｀*)))Alas
"Anyway, I'm free recently, so let's go have some fun!"
()
After pretending to think and twisting for a while, Annie quickly sighed and nodded in agreement, indicating that she accepted the task.
"Then Uncle Renault!"
(*)
"When do you want to leave?"
(_..)
Then, after accepting the task and obtaining the authorization, Anne quickly asked.
Annie has been entangled with the protoss some time ago, which caused a lot of trouble for the contestants and 'NPCs' on the protoss side. But now, since that Renault has asked himself to cause trouble for the insect swarm, and is preparing to fight with the insect. If the group had a falling out, based on the principle of fairness and justice, she would certainly not favor one over the other.
Furthermore, only one race can win this part of the Gift Competition, which means that only about two thousand of the thousands of communities can advance. If she wants to continue playing, she must work harder, otherwise she will lose. You will regret it if you do that.
'The battle on the front line is expected to end in two to three days. The defeat of the protoss has become a foregone conclusion, and there will be no other changes. '
'so……'
'I wish you could start now? '
'The Banshee fighter aviation department you need has been prepared. You can just go to the warehouse to receive it when the time comes. '
'Annie, good luck? '
'certainly! '
'Wish me good luck too...'
After finally saying something incomprehensible and sighing with emotion, the bearded Renault, who seemed to be quite busy at work, hurriedly closed the communication before the puzzled Anne could ask again.
"..."
⊙﹏⊙‖∣°
Annie opened her mouth, and finally had to look at the closed communication interface with a grimace.
She always felt that the big beard just now was a little weird, but she couldn't figure out what the problem was.
"??"
"Annie, what's wrong? Do you have any troublesome tasks?"
At this time, seeing the end of the communication between the two parties, and looking at Anne's expression, Izayoi Izayoi and the others, who had followed Anne many times to carry out various raids, infiltration and counter-infiltration missions and managed to survive to this day. He came up to him again and asked hopefully.
"Yes, Annie, do you have another mission?"
"Very good!"
"Then we have to hurry up and get ready!"
"Would you like to call Black Rabbit?"
"I heard that she was transferred to mining again. She is still mining fourteen hours a day with no salary and no overtime pay. Not to mention how pitiful she is."
As soon as Izayoi finished asking, Kuon Asuka and Kasukabe Yoshi behind him also came over and asked. At the same time, he did not forget to tease Black Rabbit, the unlucky guy who voluntarily chose to join the SCV engineering force.
"No need to call her!"
ε=(ο｀*)))Alas
"You don't have a chance in this mission, I just have to go alone."
(lll￢ω￢)
With that said, before Izayoi, Asuka and others wanted to say anything more, Anne quickly waved her hand and added:
"This is a top-secret mission, and it can only be carried out by one person!"
(people)
"Stop talking, it's useless!"
()
With that said, Annie waved her hands, and then planned to leave here to make preparations, such as choosing weapons and ammunition.
"!!"
"Top secret mission?"
"What is it?"
"Can you tell me about it?"
Hearing Annie's words, Izayoi Izayoi, Kuon Asuka and Yoshi Kasukabe looked at each other, and then they were surprised. At the same time, they became more curious and hurriedly gathered around again and asked tentatively.
"It's a top secret mission..."
()
"What can't be said..."
(ˇεˇ)
"Anyway, you'll know in two days!"
(︵`)
After saying that, Annie became a little impatient.
Then she didn't dare to delay anymore, and pushed the three of them away to the barracks elevator in front, planning to go to the maintenance room to put on tight-fitting combat uniforms and select various long and short weapons that needed to be used.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Hearing what Anne said and her attitude was very firm, Izayoi, Asuka and Kasukabe had no choice but to give up and stand there looking at each other, and then gave each other helpless looks.
"whispering sound!"
"It seems that this part of the gift competition will be over soon!"
After a while, Izayoi seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly grinned and sighed.
"??"
"how do you know?"
"yes!"
"Izayoi, do you have any basis for this?"
Hearing this, Asuka and Kasukabe were surprised and of course they both asked.
Now the human race and the Zerg race are joining forces to attack the protoss. Of course they know that kind of thing, but after defeating the protoss, the two sides will definitely continue to fight. By then, it may take several months to go back and forth, and sixteen Ye Que said that it would end soon. Of course, they would not easily believe such nonsense and without any basis.
"It's easy!"
"Think about it, the battle on the front line has come to an end, but right now we still have a lot of troops in our base, and the commander is also deploying troops. Although they have not crossed the border into the insect swarm's sphere of influence, most of them are deployed in Facing the direction of the insect swarm, we are still in an offensive posture, so we are obviously preparing to deal with them!"
"As soon as the battle of the protoss is over, we will probably launch an attack on the insect swarm immediately."
"Winning or losing by then, won't it be over soon?"
Regardless of whether they believed it or not, seeing that Anne had left the lounge, Izayoi thought for a moment, then simply held her head and lay back on the sofa where they had chatted before, and they were leisurely and leisurely. Said.
"Wait!"
"It won't be long before the results of this link will come out."
"Either the contestants from our human race will be eliminated, or those from the insect swarm will be unlucky. In the end, the remaining two thousand or so communities will enter the next stage."
Izayoi was not a fool. Of course, he could see the significance of his commander's frequent mobilization of the remaining troops during this period, especially when the opponent's formation did not look like a defensive posture at all.
"It's good to be over!"
"We were fighting back and forth. We contestants seemed to have done nothing, but we seemed to have done a lot. I was still confused!"
"But speaking of it..."
"Kasukabe, tell me, is Shiroyasha and his team on the side of the Star Spirits?"
"If she loses then, she will look ugly, right?"
Now that the topic was brought up, Kuon Asuka naturally thought of their good friend Shiro Yasha, and began to speculate maliciously, as if he was already waiting to see the stinking look on his face.
"have no idea."
"Maybe they are with the insect swarm, right?"
"But it could also be on our human side, who knows?"
Kasukabe Yoshi did not speculate on that topic. After all, if nothing else, their human base alone is equivalent to a tens of millions of cities, with tens of millions of soldiers. At the same time, these community contestants have previously The missions carried out were only infiltration, counter-infiltration and reconnaissance missions. There were not many members of both the enemy and ourselves who came into contact. If you want to meet the white yaksha or want to know which camp the other party is in, you will definitely not be able to do it until the end. The law cannot be understood.
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(*) Asking for a monthly ticket.
(End of chapter)
