Xiu'Er's command was repeated three times.

The entire Wutun, more than 1.5 billion soldiers, all heard it.

Intersellar world Shen Yu could clearly see that those soldiers who'd been playing cards and lounging around, laughing and joking, were at first completely stunned, as if they hadn't realized what was happening at all.

It wasn't until Xiu'Er said it the second time that they finally understood.

Their expressions shifted incredibly fast in a short span of time.

Excitement, trembling, disbelief.

And finally, fear.

Yes, interstellar world Shen Yu distinctly saw fear on some faces, but it wasn't fear of death— it was terror at dying before seeing revenge!

One warrior even suddenly leaped up, shoving away the card partner he'd just been playfully leaning on.

"Stay away from me! You bumped into that wiped-out sector next door a few days back, didn't you?"

"A few days back? That was more than ten days ago!"

"Just stay away from me!"

"Get lost! Even if you got infected, I sure as hell won't!"

"..."

Scenes like this weren't limited to one spot; everyone was keeping their distance from one another as if guarding against the plague.

In real combat, humans didn't fight alongside their fellow soldiers, but with their fully autonomous robots.

With other human warriors, they had to stay apart, to maximally restrict the spread of meme weapons.

This was exactly such a moment.

These warriors, who used to be carefree and never worried about infection from their comrades, now seemed to value their lives more than anything.

Because the chance for revenge had come!

Just as Xiu'Er said, the warriors didn't really accept death, nor did they fully compromise with it.

They were only suppressing themselves, waiting, longing for that faint hope to appear.

Ten years of garrison, three billion sacrificed lives— all for this single moment.

For the arrival of this order!

"Revenge, and take back Wutun!" Xiu'Er's voice was wildly fervent. In this moment, he stopped hiding his emotions, his rage.

That same voice resounded throughout the entire base, in every corner.

Dense swarms of fully automated combat robots emerged from all directions, gathering around the human warriors.

Though it had been ten years since they were used, interstellar world Shen Yu didn't see a single combat robot with any dust on it.

Let alone damage.

For ten years, every soldier polished and maintained their weapons every day!

All for this moment!

Even with millions—maybe tens of millions—of Void Spirits right beside them, the warriors didn't shy away; instead, it drove them to burn brighter, to display the flames of vengeance together against the enemy.

Intersellar world Shen Yu could clearly see countless Void Spirits rising into the air from every direction.

They were obviously flustered.

After wantonly slaughtering here for ten years, they'd never witnessed a scene like this.

Take back Wutun?

Do humans really have that confidence?

Just how many of those weapons, capable of killing them, have been deployed?

Not far from Wutun, a large number of Warships were already taking off.

Clearly, the Void Spirits also understood the meaning of Wutun.

Even if he couldn't know the Void Spirits' exact thoughts, interstellar world Shen Yu could guess: they must be regretting it.

Regretting not taking this wormhole with full force in the last ten years.

But now, regretting was pointless. As interstellar world Shen Yu watched those Void Spirits flying above, he could feel their suppressed killing intent.

Not enough. They'd have to wait longer.

He was sure Xiu'Er would have a plan, and would give him the perfect environment for a full strike!

In fact, the waiting time was even shorter than interstellar world Shen Yu expected.

Just moments later, interstellar world Shen Yu could sense the Void Spirits suddenly charging toward a certain direction.

What was over there?

The answer: Xiu'Er!

And hundreds of thousands, millions of soldiers disguised as commanders!

"So that's it—using himself and disguised soldiers as bait?" Intersellar world Shen Yu instantly grasped Xiu'Er's tactical core.

"Throughout this long defense, every level of commander was embedded among the ordinary soldiers." The Goddess of Hope's voice echoed in Shen Yu's ear, "Xiu'Er had some soldiers disguise themselves as commanders, and ordered them to gather toward him, claiming he had a large cache of weapons that could detect and kill Void Spirits— that commanders grouped together would be safer."

"Wouldn't the Void Spirits see through that?" intersellar world Shen Yu was puzzled, "They can probe memories."

"Void Spirits can't detect it," explained the Goddess of Hope, "These soldiers have been continually acquiring command identities and undergoing command training for the past ten years. In their own minds, they truly are commanders— the only difference from real commanders is talent and capability."

"..." At this moment, interstellar world Shen Yu was left speechless.

These soldiers, though never truly gifted, were told they had the talent to be commanders, and came to believe they truly were.

But actually, they had long been prepared as bait.

All in order to protect those with actual talent and genuine command authority.

Intersellar world Shen Yu couldn't imagine that such arrangements had started so long ago.

"This deployment..."

"Designed nine years ago by the eighth commander," the Goddess of Hope replied, "After finishing the preparations, that commander worried that being the only one in the know would risk exposure to the enemy— so he requested withdrawal, but on the eve of leaving, chose to end his life, using death to fully safeguard the secret."

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