Chapter 150: Helplessness

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After finishing his words, Zhang Desen suddenly realized that he might have revealed something he shouldn’t have at an inappropriate moment. However, after some thought, he figured that various radio devices would soon need to be sold anyway, so he might as well consider it as early promotion.

Zhang Desen then glanced at the surprised expressions of those present, except for Li Longfang, Zhao Chengming, and a few others, and smiled as he said:

“Alright everyone, don’t overthink it. We have work to do.”

At this moment, Feng Ling’er asked:

“Hmm, Desen, what was that just now?”

Zhang Desen felt a bit overwhelmed, thinking, “Are we that close?” But seeing her trying so hard to help, he replied:

“Some things can’t be explained right now. Let’s handle the matter first.”

Then Wang Jia spoke to Zhang Desen:

“Lord Zhang, please take me along. I want to help capture the true culprit behind this incident. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do!”

Zhang Desen considered and said:

“Alright, but this time you’ll stay in the city. I need to track them to understand the entire process of how they’re capturing the missing people. I might also need to check out the spaceship hovering in the sky to see how it differs from the current intelligence reports!”

At this, many, except for Li Longfang, Zhao Chengming, and a few others, did not understand what a spaceship was. Zhang Desen didn’t want to explain further.

He then pulled Li Longfang aside and said:

“Arrange for that notorious mute soldier to lure the enemy. You should know how to handle it; consider it an opportunity for him to redeem himself. Also, contact the ‘Ring Mountain’ ship and have them activate all air defense weapons, including the ancient human anti-air missiles, laser defense cannons, and radio frequency weapons, so we can respond to any emergencies. Understand?”

Li Longfang immediately replied:

“Don’t worry, I’ll handle everything.”

Following that, Zhang Desen and the others took their positions, and now all that remained was to wait.

...

Meanwhile, somewhere in Earth’s atmosphere, an unidentified flying object from outer space broke through a dark zone. A senior commander aboard called down to the ground:

“Ground Hunting Center, Ground Hunting Center, this is Commander Enba!”

The Ground Hunting Center quickly responded:

“Ground Hunting Center received, Ground Hunting Center received. Commander Enba, we did not expect you to personally arrive on Earth this time. However, everything is normal here in Hezhou City of the Great Prosperity Nation of humanity. No unusual incidents have occurred. Welcome, Commander, to inspect our Ground Hunting Center in the Great Prosperity region.”

Enba immediately said:

“I’m not here to inspect. I plan to personally capture some slaves because Commander Mamba on Jupiter’s moon Io has been urging us. They severely lack labor force there. So this time, we must capture enough human labor to meet their urgent needs.”

The Ground Hunting Center replied:

“Commander Enba, this urgency might cause trouble. We don’t want to overly provoke the small number of higher intelligent beings left on Earth. If they interfere before we complete our plan, we’re doomed.”

Enba said:

“You’re right. Otherwise, why would I come to Earth in broad daylight in such a good mood? But the situation is indeed urgent now. The activities of all higher intelligent civilizations on this planet are increasing rapidly. Alright, guide our ship to land immediately.”

Hearing this, the Ground Hunting Center promptly answered:

“Understood, understood! Commander Enba, you may use Landing Pad No. 5. Everything has been prepared here. You can land safely, you can land safely!”

Enba was delighted:

“Excellent, excellent. Well done. You will receive a great reward for tonight’s hunting plan.”

The Ground Hunting Center immediately responded:

“Thank you, Commander. Please proceed according to the navigation for landing, please proceed according to the navigation!”

The unidentified flying object then began descending along their ground navigation to their base in Hezhou City of the Great Prosperity Nation.

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At the same time, in the streets and alleys of Hezhou City, many passersby saw a shining flying object in the sky.

The object was disc-shaped, somewhat like a discus, surrounded by a misty halo with bright navigation lights on top and bottom. Below it emitted plasma streams from some kind of propulsion device, slowly descending toward a mansion described as a haunted house.

Zhang Desen, on his way back to the Liu family’s trading storehouse outside the city along with his companions, also witnessed the scene.

Soon, a call came from the ‘Ring Mountain’ ship. Zhang Desen picked up the communicator, which was already ringing, and said:

“This is Zhang Desen. I have spotted the unidentified flying object. Speak!”

The voice on the communicator replied:

“Captain, this is the radar room of the ‘Ring Mountain.’ We have been tracking that unidentified flying object, and it is approaching the ground infinitely close. Our air defense firepower is ready. Should we engage? Please instruct.”

Zhang Desen said:

“No attack, no attack. Just monitor, just monitor. It’s not time to attack them yet. All units remain at their positions.”

The voice on the communicator replied:

“Understood, understood!”

...

Meanwhile, in the office of the Supreme Leader of the Terran Ormei Empire’s Grassland City, the intelligence director Kaba Dur came to see their leader Yuri Gottne again.

Kaba Dur reported to Yuri Gottne:

“My leader, another batch of unknown aliens has arrived on our planet.”

Yuri Gottne interrupted immediately:

“Enough, my friend. Stay calm. Don’t forget the main force of the Gomar is about to launch an attack. Don’t dwell too much on this matter. As long as no citizens are harmed, just ignore it.”

Kaba Dur said:

“Alas, it’s so frustrating. Just watching these bastards swagger into our planet’s atmosphere, completely ignoring our defenses.”

Yuri Gottne said:

“Anything else to report?”

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Kaba Dur replied:

“Yes, my leader.”

Yuri Gottne said:

“Speak.”

Kaba Dur said:

“This time, the Mal have deployed their ‘Mongoose’ class spaceship, which often appears around our planet, for a reconnaissance mission. It is currently in our solar system’s Kuiper Belt.”

Yuri Gottne was shocked and said:

“What? A small reconnaissance mission actually deployed their ‘Mongoose’ class warship? The ‘Mongoose’ class is their flagship warship. They are using it just for this small mission? This is definitely not normal. Do you have any clues?”

Kaba Dur said:

“They might want to capture prisoners and extract our space defense strategies through them, saving themselves much reconnaissance trouble.”

Yuri Gottne asked:

“What makes you think so?”

Kaba Dur said:

“Our Kuiper Belt detectors found that our space combat pilots Karl Wade and his team are being chased by the ‘Mongoose.’ According to their current trajectory, they are likely planning to use the ‘Sky Thunder Array’ we deployed around Neptune to destroy the ‘Mongoose.’”

Yuri Gottne was furious and slammed the table:

“These two idiots acted on their own! If their plan fails and exposes our Sky Thunder Array, won’t it fully reveal our weakness? Wouldn’t our entire deployment be compromised? Those two were infamous last time but still haven’t learned their lesson. I want to teach them a hard lesson—no, I want to cut off their heads!”

However, Kaba Dur immediately opposed:

“My leader, we must not do that now. We are in a critical moment. We cannot neglect them; we must send rescue forces.”

After a pause, Kaba Dur continued:

“Since Karl Wade and Dal Kind are already acting, from the big picture perspective, we must send rescue forces immediately to support them. If they succeed, we bring them back directly. If they fail, we must destroy that ‘Mongoose’ so it cannot return. As for Karl Wade and their actions, we should have them redeem themselves by achieving merits on the battlefield.”

Kaba Dur added earnestly:

“If we make a wrong move and dampen the morale of our frontline soldiers, it will greatly harm our resistance against the Gomar invasion. After that, we still have to deal with the Goba-Xiaof group’s rebellion. We absolutely cannot give the enemy any openings.”

Yuri Gottne thought for a moment and reluctantly said:

“Very well.”

Kaba Dur then proceeded to carry out the mission as instructed by Yuri Gottne.

Of course, Karl Wade and his team in space were unaware of the current situation.

Each faction was thus executing their plans and tasks according to their respective strategies.

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