At 3 pm on December 2, the HER Army broke through the defense line set up by the Chang'an Cooperation Organization on the periphery of Shishapangma Peak and took control of the foothills area. The Chang'an Cooperation Organization had to shrink its defense line to the mountainside and block the repeated charges of the HER troops from a high position. The two sides were in a stalemate again, but the situation began to develop more and more in HER's favor.
In terms of the aerial battlefield, the coalition forces of the major forces were forced to the back of Shishapangma Peak by the numerically superior HER fleet. If HER were allowed to advance, they could airdrop ammunition and troops at will to attack the Chang'an Cooperation Organization's base on the mountainside. line of defense, then this battle will be completely over.
"It went so smoothly, thanks to you."
In the captain's room of the Wuhou class, Zhuge Daozi personally poured a glass of his treasured red wine for the Red Knight. The red knight took the wine glass, swaying the bright red liquid in the glass and remained silent.
Zhuge Daozi smiled and said: "Why, are you depressed about your defeat? You have already inspired the morale of the frontline soldiers, and your defeat did not affect them. Besides, it is not the same as the Carthage battle a year ago. It’s time to fight, and the humanoid weapon technology of the major forces has caught up, so naturally it’s impossible for you to kill seven in and seven out.”
The red knight shook his head and said: "I'm not depressed about this kind of thing. I'm very worried about the reinforcements from the Chang'an Cooperation Organization. They are coming soon. With the fleets cooperating with the envoys of the major forces, the results achieved now can easily be lost."
Zhuge Daozi smiled and said: "Don't worry, I was not the commander when the Ottoman Empire besieged Vienna. I would ignore the enemy's reinforcements. Now, let's celebrate first."
The red knight sighed: "Well, what's the use of winning this battle? The major forces have already formed an alliance, and the meeting is just a formality. Besides, we can't catch Princess Elizabeth."
Zhuge Daozi was about to put the red wine to his mouth, but suddenly stopped when he heard what the red knight said, and whispered to himself: "Yes, we can't catch her..."
Daozi took a sip, pressed the personal terminal on his arm, and a VR screen was projected from the projector on his desk.
"Vlad, let's take a look at today's meeting first and see what these Earthlings can say when they are pressed by the army."
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Even though the war situation outside has become very dangerous, meetings in the internal fortress of Shishapangma are still being held, and the media are still broadcasting live.
Sima Qian took a deep breath and made an OK gesture to the photographer Herodotus. Herodotus counts down three seconds and the live broadcast begins.
"Hello everyone, I am Sima Qian, a reporter from Global News Network. I will continue to live broadcast for you today... We can see that representatives of the major forces are standing side by side. In the middle of them is the princess of the Holy Roman Empire of the Universe. Your Majesty Elizabeth... They will sign the alliance agreement together and unite to end this war. Now, the host, Zheng Zichan, a representative from the Chang'an Cooperation Organization is giving a speech..."
Colonial satellite New Rome - the capital of the Holy Roman Empire in the universe - the Imperial Palace.
Princess Marie and her father, Emperor Manfred, watched the live broadcast of the meeting as they did yesterday. In fact, the last time Princess Mary knelt on the ground to beg her father for mercy for her sister Elizabeth, her physical condition became worse and she was almost bedridden. The strange thing is that his father, who always loves him very much, has not hired many doctors to treat his illness. If he had a cold in the past, his father would hire a group of doctors. Listening to the gossip spread by his maid, the father seemed to have scolded a group of people who seemed to be researchers away a few days ago, and they seemed to have mentioned him.
If Mary had not asked for it, Manfred would not have allowed her to watch the live broadcast of the meeting with him while supporting her sick body. Firstly, Mary wanted to see her sister and hear what she really thought. Secondly, with her by her side, Manfred would not be too angry.
"The empire's troops have reached the foot of Shishapangma Peak."
The henchman whispered in Manfred's ear, and Mary heard this. She felt that she should stay with her father. If her sister is really caught, she can still intercede for her sister.
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Lin Ao and a group of bodyguards from other missions stood on one side of the conference hall. He felt that he was incompatible with the muscular, professional bodyguards or soldiers in suits and ties around him, so he tried to straighten his chest. In fact, behind the wall behind him were the Ten Swords Unit 2 and the humanoid weapons of the missions from various countries. The Chang'an Cooperation Organization would certainly not have allowed such a thing yesterday, but today is different. The explosion before the start of today's meeting and the obviously unfavorable battle situation allowed the Chang'an Cooperation Organization to allow major forces to further protect themselves. In case of any danger, these weapons can quickly protect one's ambassador and leave.
"I feel angry and sad at the same time."
Elizabeth began to speak.
"Earlier today, spies from the imperial war faction were among my escorts. Not only did they threaten me with guns and try to force me to say something I didn't mean, they also created explosions to interfere with this meeting. This just proves that The correctness of what I did scared them. I believe everyone in this venue and those watching through the live broadcast know that my motherland is attacking here. If the imperial soldiers on the front line can hear what I say, I Will say: 'Stop being stupid!', what you do will not interfere with this meeting. Just now, as you can see, representatives of all major forces including me have signed this agreement , the Earth Sphere Alliance has been established! Citizens of the Empire, join me in ending this miserable war! Stop the violence! Let us create our future together in a peaceful way!"
Elizabeth's speech received applause from the audience, and Lin Ao was also proud of her. He recalled the journey he and Elizabeth took here together: the strange HER palace, the desperate colonial satellite, the fierce battle in the atmosphere, the brief parting in the desert and the romantic oasis night...
When Lin Ao came back to his senses, he saw Elizabeth smiling at him on the podium. She must be thinking the same thing as him.
Amidst the continuous applause, a Covenant officer quietly walked towards the podium with a gloomy face and a trembling body. The guards around the podium noticed him behaving strangely, but before they could stop him, the Covenant officers killed him with pistols.
The horrific sound of gunfire was first drowned out by applause, followed by some people wailing in terror.
"Stop him!!"
Lin Ao and the bodyguards of each embassy rushed towards the podium. The Covenant officer untied his clothes, revealing the explosives tied to his body. At the same time, not only the Star Alliance, but also some officers in other areas of the venue took out their pistols and pointed them at the "colleagues" around them with stern expressions.
The entire venue fell silent for an instant. Lin Ao wanted to pull Elizabeth to a safe place, but heard gunshots coming from behind him. Two of the bodyguards who were standing in a row with Lin Ao just now pulled out their guns and shot the others. Before Lin Ao could take out his guns, one of them shot him in the shoulder and fell to the ground.
Lin Ao understood what all this was about. These people were all spies of HER, and the only person who could make such arrangements was Zhuge Daozi, who had known about the existence of this meeting for a long time.
"Lin Ao!!!"
When Elizabeth saw Lin Ao lying on the ground, clutching his shot shoulder in pain, with blood all over the floor, she wanted to run to Lin Ao. But there was another gunshot, and the Covenant officer who was strapped with explosives shot Elizabeth at the foot. She was so scared that she subconsciously did not dare to move anymore. Lin Ao also shook his head at her to signal her not to move. , otherwise there will be danger.
Seeing that Elizabeth was motionless, the Covenant officer turned around and used a gun to force a photographer near the podium to point the camera at him. He said in an excited and high-spirited tone: "The Holy Roman Empire of the Universe will not compromise with you depraved and stupid earthlings. Yes! We will conquer everything and plant the imperial three-headed eagle flag on the ruins of your homeland!"
Mary, who was far away in New Rome, saw the live broadcast, especially when she saw her sister almost being shot, she screamed in worry. She looked at her father in horror. She felt that this was arranged by him. But my father's expression was also full of doubts, but he seemed to appreciate this happening.
At the same time, in the captain's room of the "Wuhou Class", the wine glass in the red knight's hand fell to the ground, and the bright red wine liquid spread on the red velvet carpet and blended into it. He was shocked by what happened at the meeting and stood up excitedly.
"His Majesty the Emperor actually did such a thing..."
After Zhuge Daozi said this, he also stood up. Seeing that the red knight's attention was completely attracted by the live broadcast, Daozi closed his eyes.
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At the meeting, the so-called Covenant officer talked a lot. Elizabeth couldn't stand listening anymore and yelled: "Shut up! It's because of people like you and ideas like you that wars will continue to kill living beings!"
The two exchanged words with each other, and the officer's veins popped out when Elizabeth refuted him, and he cursed: "I am here today to execute you, a traitor, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor!!! You are not worthy of being the princess of the empire!"
The officer raised his gun, pointed it at Elizabeth and pulled the trigger. Perhaps he was too excited and missed the shot. Elizabeth was horrified and dodged the first shot.
"Elizabeth!!"
"Lin Ao!!"
Elizabeth instinctively ran towards her lover Lin Ao. Lin Ao gritted his teeth and stood up to hug Elizabeth and protect her in his arms.
Just when the outstretched hands of Elizabeth and Lin Ao were about to touch, a gunshot was heard behind Elizabeth. A bullet was shot into the back of her head and exited her head.
"No!!!!!!!"
Lin Ao shouted at the top of his lungs, and blood flowed from the corners of his eyes, ears and nose at the same time. Time once again stood still in his eyes, frozen at the moment when the bloody and sinful bullet flew out of Elizabeth's head.
Elizabeth's face was right in front of Lin Ao, but he couldn't do anything. He kept forcing his body to move, but it didn't respond at all. He could only look at Elizabeth's lifeless eyes in this stagnant time. Her only hope during her lifetime was him, but now he could not even move or touch his lover.
All this only lasted a second in the eyes of outsiders, but in Lin Ao's eyes, it lasted for a full five hours, making him worse than death and completely despairing.
