The Ultimate War Of The Apocalypse
Chapter 461 - 454: What is Hidden?

Chapter 461: Chapter 454: What is Hidden?

The Serpent People didn’t do anything; they just came for a loop, hovered quietly above Malakal for about two minutes, and then disappeared again at a speed unbelievable to humans.

Gao Yang, after all, failed to see the Serpent People’s spaceship with his own eyes, even though he knew it was right over his head, he still couldn’t see anything.

"The Serpent People have left."

Xinghe said, then she looked puzzled, "Just like that, they left?"

"Uh, otherwise? Should they have done something?"

Gao Yang wasn’t one to nitpick, but he genuinely didn’t understand what Xinghe meant. Of course, he didn’t know what the Serpent People would do when they came. In his view, it was perfectly normal for the Serpent People to come, see that everything was alright, and then leave.

"It’s like our reconnaissance missions, reconnaissance is just that—once it’s done and the enemy situation is assessed, you withdraw. I think war, or battles, are the same. It’s just that the Serpent People detected some abnormal signal and came to check it out. Finding out it was noise made by their own allies, they then withdrew," he said.

After finishing, Gao Yang asked curiously, "Isn’t that how aliens operate?"

Xinghe nodded, "Perhaps you’re right, let’s leave as well."

Satan had released a balloon, the Serpent People detected the balloon, and then they came to look. Probably finding nothing amiss, they left; so now that Satan had finished releasing the balloon and conducting the test, it was time for them to leave too.

As far as reconnaissance goes, sneaking in and out undetected is the ultimate goal.

"So... let’s withdraw."

Gao Yang motioned with his hand, but he quickly said with a look of regret, "It feels like a pity not to stir up some trouble while we’re here."

Rabbit chuckled on the side, "Then...shall we cause a bit of trouble?"

"Cause trouble my ass!"

Li Jinfang was displeased; he said irritably, "Our mission is to scout. Don’t make unnecessary complications; let’s withdraw quickly."

Gao Yang gestured with his hand, "That’s right, withdraw, get out before the enemy detects us. You think this is a game, where if you kill everyone no one knows you’ve been there. Hurry, let’s withdraw!"

With some reluctance, Gao Yang looked back in the direction of Malakal and whispered, "After the enemy’s general offensive, the defense at their rear has started to weaken, huh..."

"Yes, the patrol forces have been greatly reduced."

"There aren’t many Sanitation Workers; how can they possibly commit to a decisive battle without putting in all their forces."

"We should still send someone here to sabotage, if we get the chance. Directly destroy their factories and weaken their war capabilities."

The few of Satan’s team chatted as they walked, now needing to trek back to where they had left their vehicle. However, while walking, Gao Yang suddenly stopped.

"Damn it!"

Gao Yang looked extremely annoyed. He smacked his helmet hard and then said helplessly, "No wonder the staff officers always look down on us. We just lack strategic vision!"

Rabbit was stunned for a moment and then asked dumbly, "What are you talking about, Brother Yang?"

Gao Yang sighed deeply, then said angrily, "Think about it. If the Sanitation Workers are colluding with the aliens, our strategic situation would be incredibly unfavorable. We used to rely on nuclear bombs, thinking if all else fails, we’d just nuke them. But now, now it’s not so simple."

Rabbit still looked puzzled and said, "But the aliens aren’t directly helping the Sanitation Workers."

Gao Yang snapped, "That’s different, how can it be the same? Why did the Sanitation Workers suddenly get a lot of new tanks? Challengers, Leclercs, M1A2s, Leopard 2A6s, and A7s, why?"

Rabbit paused, then said, "Are you suggesting that the Sanitation Workers have restored their global transport capabilities?"

Gao Yang said viciously, "Exactly! The Sanitation Workers have an inexhaustible supply of weapons and equipment. The whole world is in chaos now, with masses of weapons and equipment just lying around. The Sanitation Workers can have as much as they want. And now, it’s only the early stages of cooperation between the Sanitation Workers and the Serpent People. What if their cooperation gets even tighter? What if the Sanitation Workers cooperate with the Serpent People in combat?"

Li Jinfang said softly, "In any case, the situation is bad."

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "I’m very upset. It’s not that simple. The Sanitation Workers will get stronger the more they fight. We, who have lost our source of troops and lack logistics support, will soon be completely defeated. Once we’re broken, we won’t even have a chance to retreat or escape. If the war is based on this premise, then the staff got it wrong. I knew it. To abandon land but save people, both survive; to save land but lose people, both are lost. We shouldn’t have gone head-to-head with the Sanitation Workers. Trading space for time is the way to victory..."

Li Jinfang said softly, "The key point is that we didn’t know before that the Sanitation Workers and the Serpent People had connected. The staff can’t be blamed for that. What we need to do now is to hurry back and inform the staff of the new situation, and change our combat policy immediately."

Gao Yang said with an annoyed expression, "It’s too late. The battle is critical. If we retreat hastily, it might lead to the annihilation of our entire army. We must win this battle! In my opinion..."

Gao Yang turned his head back to look toward Malakal. He pointed to the lights that were still faintly visible and said in a low voice, "At all costs, launch a sneak attack on Malakal, destroy the enemy’s potential for war! Completely demolish the enemy’s bridgeheads and production bases, and then we’ll immediately evacuate. We can’t hold this territory any longer; we’ll go to Soolima and seek out the Skull Gang."

Rabbit whispered, "Have you already decided on this? Shouldn’t we discuss it with the staff in detail?"

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "The outcome would be the same even after discussing. Communication is necessary, but we don’t need the staff’s approval. By the time they come to a decision, it’ll be too late. A strategic mistake cannot be remedied tactically. The staff’s intent is to keep our base, but the problem is the base is already untenable."

"No, you must hold the base."

Gao Yang and the others were conversing in English, which Gao Yuan couldn’t understand, so he had no way of joining in. But Xinghe could understand.

Gao Yang looked at Xinghe and asked, "What, is there a special significance?"

Xinghe replied seriously, "Yes, very important."

Without hesitation, Gao Yang said, "Unless you can convince me, I will not stake everything on a battle that is destined to fail."

Xinghe said gravely, "What if I told you that the key to saving this planet lies in your base?"

Gao Yang didn’t stop; he just laughed and said, "Then tell me what the key is, specifically. You can’t just tell me about a vague possibility without details. That won’t do. I know you’re definitely hiding something. If you don’t want to say it, that’s fine, but don’t think of using my people to achieve your purpose. My people aren’t meant to be sacrificed."

Xinghe looked at Gao Yuan, and Gao Yuan said helplessly, "Don’t look at me... I didn’t understand a word you two were saying. Please, if you know my English isn’t good, could you not converse in English and then look at me for my opinion? What advice can I give like that!"

After speaking, Gao Yuan said fiercely, "I must learn English, this is too humiliating!"