Cannon fodder in the Interstellar

Unknowingly, Ruo Manni and Sheila had developed a habit of playfully teasing each other whenever everyone was exhausted from training, lightening the mood.

So, when Ruo Manni started “provoking” Sheila again and seeing her frustrated expression, everyone—except for the emotionless Hebrew Adam, who was lost in thought while leaning against his cousin—burst out laughing. After spending so much time together, they all understood well that these two enjoyed bickering as a form of entertainment. At such moments, a little laughter helped relieve their tension.

About four or five minutes later, Instructor Dudley returned from checking the forest. Without needing to ask, everyone could see from his expression that the news was good, which instantly eased their minds.

Sure enough, Instructor Dudley leaped over to them and said, “There are no traces of the beasts in the forest anymore. It looks like the beast tide has ended.”

Ruo Manni thought to herself that the Crown Prince indeed had some kind of “prophetic ability.” Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent reinforcements just in time for the beast tide’s outbreak.

In the novel, this massive beast tide lasted over ten days, during which nearly all human defensive lines were breached. The beast tide stormed into cities, destroying many and causing heavy casualties among the human population on Desolate Star. While Hua Deli and his group of military academy students fought bravely, they were attacked by numerous puppet-like enemies, leading to significant injuries and losses among their companions.

In the current world, although Ruo Manni wasn’t entirely sure about the overall situation on the desolate battlefield, she hadn’t heard of any frontlines completely collapsing. As long as the defensive lines held, not many beasts would have slipped through, and even with limited city guards, they should have been able to handle the situation.

At this moment, Instructor Han Zhengbang received a message from the Desolate Star military department. His expression finally relaxed, showing rare signs of fatigue, clearly indicating that he had been holding himself together to avoid lowering morale.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Instructor Han said, “The beast tide across Desolate Star has ended. We can go back and rest properly now.”

The adults remained composed, but the students of the elite class, if not for their exhaustion, would likely have shouted in joy.

Ruo Manni noticed Hebrew Adam looking at a new message on his communicator. Since her own device hadn’t received any updates, she straightened up and quietly asked him, “Has the beast tide on the other fronts also ended? How’s the situation?”

“The beast tide across Desolate Star has ended. My brother sent people to infiltrate the forest, and today they finally managed to blow up the central area. Apparently, there were still quite a few beasts there. Otherwise, we would’ve had to keep fighting for another four or five days,” Hebrew Adam replied in a low voice.

Not to mention extending the fight for another four or five days, by tomorrow, most mercenary groups would have exhausted their supplies, and the military’s resources would also be in a critical state.

Without thermal weapons, and after days of continuous battles leaving everyone extremely fatigued, facing a beast tide primarily composed of Tier 5 beasts with only cold weapons would lead to disastrous consequences.

Moreover, occasional Tier 6 beasts were still emerging from the forest. Although they were intercepted by mech warriors, there was no guarantee that more Tier 6 beasts wouldn’t appear later. If the mech warriors couldn’t intervene in time and the people behind them lacked thermal weapons, it was easy to imagine how dangerous it would be for those on the front lines facing Tier 6 beasts.

In the novel, the beast tide lasted a full twelve days, and on the final day, there appeared Tier 7 beasts, resulting in the highest number of casualties.

In the current world, not only had the beast tide erupted comprehensively for just five days, but the number of deaths on the battlefield was also relatively low. It was likely that the cities behind them had not been breached, so the death toll would be even lower.

Ruo Manni glanced at Hebrew Adam, who sensitively returned her gaze and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”

“His Highness values you greatly; he shares all important information with you promptly,” Ruo Manni said.

The Crown Prince was fully committed to nurturing his younger brother. His intention was likely that if history were to repeat itself in the future, Hebrew Adam would be able to take on significant responsibilities.

“Yes,” Hebrew Adam replied, and this seemed to touch a chord within him, as a smile appeared on his face.

Ruo Manni suddenly realized that she hadn’t seen Hebrew Adam smile in a long time, so long that she had forgotten the last time she had witnessed his smile.

“Those people from the mercenary groups are all gone,” Hebrew Adam suddenly leaned in and whispered to Ruo Manni.

Ruo Manni was startled, not having noticed Hebrew Adam’s approach. Instead, she began to use her telekinesis to “scan” the surrounding situation.

At this time, everyone had received the information and was helping each other down from the towering piles of beast corpses, making their way toward the open area behind the battlefield, so it was easy to see clearly.

Sure enough, the puppets from the mercenary groups were nowhere to be found.

“When did they disappear?” Ruo Manni asked quietly.

“After the big explosion in the forest.”

At that time, Ruo Manni had been completely focused on fighting monsters. In such a tense situation, she hadn’t expected Hebrew Adam to be able to multitask.

Seeing Ruo Manni’s expression, Hebrew Adam seemed to sense her thoughts. He opened his light brain and sent her a link.

Ruo Manni clicked on it out of curiosity and found it was an aerial surveillance image. Upon closer inspection, it was a surveillance image of the wasteland star, with green and yellow dots scattered across the map. The yellow dots were moving quickly, seemingly gathering in one direction.

“The yellow ones are those people,” Hebrew Adam said indirectly.

“Where are they going? What’s over there?” Ruo Manni asked, understanding now.

Ruo Manni identified the direction of the yellow dots’ movement, which was exactly opposite to where they were located. This meant that their group’s identity had not been revealed.

It seemed that these puppets had received another task and were rushing toward a specific location without a care.

“I’m not sure; my brother’s intelligence personnel might not know either, but they’ve definitely noticed,” Hebrew Adam admitted, genuinely unsure.

“What are you two whispering about so closely? Let’s go back and talk,” Dean Atchison said, coming over to support Ruo Manni’s arm.

Just a moment ago, she had looked utterly exhausted, but now, as she spoke softly with the second prince, she seemed revitalized. Dean Atchison couldn’t help but silently complain about his cousin.

Although Dean Atchison was very curious, with his upbringing, he understood that when others whispered, it usually meant they didn’t want anyone else to know what they were saying. Therefore, he wouldn’t pry, even with his cousin.

“I need a full eight hours of sleep,” Sheila declared emphatically. She nearly slipped but was thankfully caught by her partner, Tamaki Kazia, who was quick on his feet.

However, Sheila’s words garnered agreement from the elite class members.

Ruo Manni turned to glance at her guard, just as she caught his extremely reserved gaze. She silently mouthed a “thank you,” and a hint of a smile appeared in his eyes as he gently shook his head.

In the past few days, the reason Ruo Manni has been safe and sound, without even a scratch on her, can largely be attributed to the efforts of this guard.

Ruo Manni sighed deeply in her heart, recognizing that these guards were indeed the elite of the elite. Their cultivation levels were so high, yet they somehow managed to make their presence easily overlooked. Even she often forgot about them if she didn’t pay special attention.