Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Defeating the Enemy

Ted Richter circled the small terrace warily.He wasn't about to expose himself just yet, but it wasn't easy to hide from sight in this bare, rocky world.He felt safer in a pile of crumbling crystal gravel.He walked among the crystal gravel, occasionally stopping to wipe his face with the soft back of his sponge-gloved hand.The dry cold appears to be an illusion, not real cold. Now, between two huge V-shaped granite boulders, he saw them both.He mounted the bombardment gun on the V-shaped stone.The sun shot from behind him.He felt a slight heat seep into the suit, and he was satisfied.The sun would dazzle them if they looked here inadvertently, so it was extremely unlikely that he himself would be spotted.

Their voices were harsh.The radio was working, and he smiled at that.So far, everything is going according to plan.Of course, it was not planned for him to appear in person, but perhaps it would have been better to do so.The plan is indeed a bit too conceited, and after all, it is not an ignorant guy who is kept in the dark.Perhaps, the bombardment gun he brought also needed to determine the success or failure of the plan. He waits.Watching the monarch raise his bombardment gun calmly.At this time, Byron held his head high in front of the bombardment guns without fear. Artemisia didn't see the Lord Lingen raising his bombardment gun.She didn't even see two figures standing on the flat rock.Five minutes ago, Ritzett's figure flashed across the sky, and she has been staring at him ever since.

For some reason, she always felt that he was running too fast.Things in front of her eyes became blurred and shook violently.Twice she found herself lying flat on the ground.She couldn't remember how she fell.The second time, she stood up staggeringly, the sharp rocks had scratched the skin on her wrist, and blood was flowing. Richter picked up the pace again, and she had to stumble after him.When he disappeared into the glittering stone forest, she sobbed in despair.She leaned against a rock, exhausted.The beautiful flesh-red rock surface is flat and glistening.Seeing them reminds one of the volcanic period of ancient times.However, none of this aroused her interest.

She could only do her best to fight against the suffocation that filled her whole body. Later, she saw Richter slumped in front of a V-shaped rock with his back to her.So she held the nerve whip gun in her hand, and ran staggeringly on the rough and rocky ground.He was looking down the barrel of his gun, watching events intently, aiming, ready to fire. There was no way she could get there in time. Gotta get his attention.She yelled, "Ritzett!" Then she yelled, "Ritzett, don't shoot!" Once again she tripped over jagged rocks and fell to the ground.The sun became dark, but her mind remained clear for a while.Long enough for her to feel the piercing pain as she slammed to the ground; long enough for her to press her finger on the push-button trigger of the whip gun; She couldn't reach the target, no matter how accurate she aimed, she couldn't hit it.

She felt arms wrap around her and lift her up.She wanted to look, but couldn't open her eyes. "Byron?" asked a feeble voice. The answer was rough and indistinct, but it was recognizably Richter's voice.She wanted to say a few more words, but suddenly stopped.She has passed out! There was only darkness in front of my eyes. The king of Lin Genxing stayed there without moving for half a minute.He had just shot Byron in the chest.Facing the monarch of Lingen Star, Byron also remained motionless.He stared at the barrel of the bombardment gun as it slowly lowered. Byron said: "Your bomber gun doesn't seem to be fixed. Why can't it fire, check it."

The horrific face of the king of Lingen star looked at Byron for a while, and then at the gun for a while.He had just fired a shot four feet from Byron.Everything could have ended there.But now, the suspicion accumulated in his heart suddenly broke out, and he quickly disassembled the bomber gun. The energy projectile disappeared.Where the energy projectile was placed, there is only a useless concave cavity.In a rage, he threw the scrap iron bomber aside.The bombardment gun rolled and jumped away.Under the sun, I saw a mass of dark things making a slight clanking sound. "One on one!" said Byron, his voice shaking with excitement.

Lord Lin Genxing took a step back and said nothing. Byron took a slow step forward. "I have a lot of ways to kill you. However, not all the ways can make me relieve my hatred. If I blow you up with a bomber gun, then it only takes one ten-thousandth of a second to kill you, then you can't understand The taste of death is so boring. I want to change the method, maybe a slightly slower method using human muscle strength, the effect will be more satisfying." His muscular body tensed up, but before he could complete the prepared blow, he heard a high-pitched, high-pitched, panic-stricken cry in the distance, disrupting his plan.

"Ritzett!" cried the voice. "Ritzett, don't shoot!" Byron turned back in response, only to see figures swaying behind the rocks a hundred yards away, and the sun shining on the metal.It was too late to say it, and it was too fast, when suddenly a person's body jumped on his back, bending his knees under pressure, and fell to his knees. The king of Lingen Star stood firmly on the ground with his feet firmly on the ground, his knees tightly clamped Byron's waist, and his fists like raindrops slammed heavily on Byron's neck.Byron snorted exasperatedly, panting violently.

With difficulty Byron overcame his growing frustration and turned over.The king of Lingen Star pulled out his foot and jumped out.Byron spread his arms and legs, lying on his back on the ground. When the king of Lingen star rushed towards him again, Byron just folded his legs, and the king was kicked away by him.This time, they both stood up at the same time, and the sweat on their cheeks became cold and bitter. They circle slowly.Byron tossed the CO2 cartridge aside.The king of Lingen star also untied his carbon dioxide cylinder, grabbed the metal mesh hose on it and waited for a while.Then, he flew towards Byron while throwing the carbon dioxide cylinder in his hand.Byron threw himself down, only to feel the carbon dioxide cylinder whizzing past his head.

He stood up again, and rushed towards the Lord Lin Genxing before he could gain a firm foothold.One giant hand firmly clamped the wrist of Lord Lingen Xing like a pliers, and the other hand clenched its fist and hit him in the face with all its strength.Byron threw the Lord Lingen on the ground and took a few steps back. Byron said, "Stand up, and I'll give you a little more time, too. Take your time, take your time." The Lord Lingen star wiped his face with his gloved hand, then stared at the blood on the glove in pain.His mouth twisted and his hand stalked towards the carbon dioxide metal cylinder they had thrown away.Byron's foot stepped heavily on his hand, and the King of Lingen Star screamed in pain.

Byron said, "You're too close to the edge of the cliff, Jondee. Don't move any further. Stand up and watch, I'll throw you off some other way." But at this moment, Richter's voice came: "Wait!" The Lord of Lingen Star screamed: "Shoot, kill this guy, Ritzett! Hit, hit him! Hit his hands first, then his feet, and then throw him here, let's go." Richter raised his gun slowly. Byron said, "Jondy. Think about it, who fired your bombardment gun?" "What?" Monarch Lin Genxing was at a loss, his eyes staring blankly. "I don't have a bombardment gun that could get close to you, Jondee. So who's got that chance? And who's pointing the gun at you at this moment? Jondee. Not at me, Jondee, but at you!" " The Lord of Lingen Star turned to look at Richett, and screamed, "Traitor!" Richter said in a low voice, "I am not a traitor, sir. A traitor is one who betrays the loyal Wildmoss rancher and puts him to death." "It wasn't me who betrayed him." Lord Lin Genxing shouted: "If he says that, then he is lying." "You told us this yourself. Not only did I unload your gun, but I also short-circuited the switch of your intercom. Therefore, I and all the crew on the spacecraft have heard what you said today. We I already understand what kind of person you are." "I am your sovereign." "And the most despicable traitor alive." The king of Lingen star was speechless, and just frantically looked at Richett for a while, and Byron for a while.And they were also sullen, staring at him angrily.Then, he turned around and stood up, instinctively regaining the self-control that had been lost, and trying to maintain a calm appearance. He said in a tone that could almost be called calm: "Even if all this is true, so what? You have nothing but to let it go. There is one last planet in the nebula to be explored. It must be That rebel planet, and I am the only one who knows its coordinates." He tried his best to maintain a kind of dignity as a king.One of his hands dangled uselessly from a broken wrist, his upper lip was ridiculously swollen, and his cheeks were bruised and blue.Even so, there is still a kind of arrogance of a born gentleman in his brows. "You'll tell us," Byron said. "Don't dream, I won't tell you. I have already told you that there is an average of seventy cubic light-years of space around each star. If you don't have my lead to figure it out, then, you can enter a billion cubic meters of space around any star. The odds within a mile are one in twenty-five billion billion. Remember! Any star." Byron's heart skipped a beat. He said, "Bring him back to the Relentless!" Richter lowered his voice and said, "Miss Artemisia..." Byron interrupted him. "So it was her. Where is she?" "It's okay, she's fine. She ran out without a carbon dioxide cartridge. Therefore, when the carbon dioxide in the blood is exhausted, the human body's automatic breathing mechanism will naturally slow down. I want to run fast, but I don't have the consciousness to automatically deepen my breathing , therefore, she fainted." Byron frowned. "Why did she stop you anyway? To make sure her lover didn't get hurt?" Richett said, "Exactly! Only, she thought I was the monarch's man, and I was going to shoot you. I'll take the bastard back, Byron, you..." "how?" "Go back as soon as possible. He is still the Lord of Lingen at the moment, maybe he should explain the situation to the crew. It is very difficult to break the habit of subordination that we are born with... She is behind the rock. Before she freezes Die, go, huh? She can't go." Her face was almost completely buried in the hood she wore on her head, and the thick space suit lining wrapped her body into a ball, and her hands and feet could hardly be distinguished.However, Byron quickened his pace as he approached her. He said, "What's the matter with you?" She said, "It's better, thanks. I'm sorry if I've gotten into any trouble." The two of them looked at me and I looked at you, as if everything they wanted to say had been melted into the two sentences above. Later, Byron said: "I know we can't turn back time, undo what we've done, or undo what we've said. But I do hope you understand." "Why the emphasis on understanding?" Her eyes sparkled. "For weeks I did nothing else but understand. Is there anything else you want to tell me about my father?" "No, I have already understood that your father is innocent. I doubted the Lord Lingen Star almost from the beginning, but I must be sure. I can only prove your father's innocence by forcing him to confess his crime. I believe, Lead him into my trap, set him up to murder me, and I'll force him to confess. There's only one way I can do that, and there's no other way." Feeling terribly guilty, he went on: "It was a despicable thing to do, almost as despicable as what he did to my father. I don't think you will forgive me." "I don't understand what you mean," she said. He said: "I know he needs you, Atta. Politically, you'd be the right marriage for him. Hinriad is a much more useful name for what he's doing than Wildmoss .So once he got you, he didn't need me anymore. After careful consideration, I pushed you to his side, Atta. I acted like that in the hope that you would fall to him. Once you fell to him, he thought it was time to get rid of it. Me, so Li Caidai and I set up a trap." "So, have you always loved me?" Byron said: "Don't you believe it, Atta?" "So, you are ready to sacrifice your love for the memory of your father and the reputation of your family. How about an ancient doggerel? You, you don't even love me at all, so why do you love honor more? .” Byron begged bitterly: "Don't say that, Atta! I'm not arrogant. I really had no other way to do this." "You can tell me the plan in your heart so that I can be your ally instead of treating me as a tool in your hands." "You shouldn't be involved. If I don't succeed—I might fail—you won't be involved. If the Lord Lingen Star kills me, and you don't think about me anymore, then you will feel better. You could probably marry him and still have a good time." "Since you are successful now, maybe I will be sad for losing him?" "But you are not sad." "how do you know?" Byron said desperately: "You should at least understand the good and the bad of my motives. Even if I'm stupid - damn stupid - can't you understand? Can't try not to hate me?" She said softly: "I tried my best to stop loving you, but, you see, I couldn't do it either." "So you forgive me?" "Why? Because I understand you? No! If this is just a matter of understanding, then even if I understand your motives, I will never condone your actions in this life. If this is the case, then the ending can only be like this But I will forgive you, Byron, because I cannot bear it myself. If I do not forgive, how shall I call you back to me?" She threw herself into his arms and raised her lips, which were blown cold by the wind, to welcome him.They keep two thick coats separated.He was wearing gloves, so he couldn't touch the embracing body, but he could feel her white and plump face with his lips. Finally, he said with concern: "The sun is sinking, and the sky will get colder and colder." But she said softly: "Look, how strange, I seem to feel warmer and warmer." They walked back to the spaceship together. Byron faced the crew of the spaceship with an air of poise on his face that he was not aware of.The spaceship of the Lingen people is very large, and there are fifty crew members, all of whom are sitting facing him now.Fifty faces!Fifty faces of Lingen people who have obeyed the emperor's order since birth. Some of them had been persuaded by Richter; others had been convinced through pre-arranged collective listening.However, how many people are still ambiguous or full of hostility? Until now, Byron's speech has not had much effect.He leaned forward to make his voice more confiding. "So, soldiers, why do you fight? Why do you fight? For a galaxy that is free, I suppose. In a galaxy where each planet can decide for itself what is best for its own development, and can Create their own wealth for their own benefit, they are not enslaved by any other planet, they do not enslave any other planet, right?" There was a muffled hum of perhaps agreement in the audience.However, the voice was not enthusiastic. Byron continued: "Then, what is the monarch fighting for? He is fighting for himself. He is the monarch of Lingen Star. If he wins, he will be the monarch of Nebula Kingdom. Where are your interests? Is it worth dying for?" Someone in the audience shouted, "He's one of us, not some wretched Tyranid." Another shouted even louder: "The monarch looks for a rebellious planet and contributes his own strength to this end. Is this also ambition?" "Could there be a more genuine ambition than that, huh?" Byron retorted, without flinching, and shouted back to him. "However, when he found the rebel planet, he had an organization behind him as capital. He would dedicate the entire Lingen planet to them. He thought that he could dedicate to them the prestige gained from the alliance of the Hinriad family. In the end, he was very happy. Surely he could make the Rebel Planet whatever he wanted, whatever he wanted it to be, yes, that was ambition. "When the safety of the rebel movement conflicted with his plan, did he hesitate to let you die for his ambition? My father was a threat to him. My father was very righteous and loved freedom However, because my father was so popular, he betrayed me. This betrayal of the monarch almost ruined the entire cause of the rebellion, and it also ruined all of you. Who among you, the men of the Tyranids, will save himself? Who will be safe in the service of such a cowardly traitor?" "Better," whispered Ritzer, "get hold of this and explain it to them." There was another attack from that person in the back row. "The monarch knows where the rebel planet is, how about you?" "We will talk about this later. Now, we'd better consider whether we let the monarch lead everyone on the road of total annihilation, or choose another broad road. As long as we stop obeying his command and take another A golden avenue, we still have time to save ourselves, we still have the possibility to save the defeat, to seize..." "It's only defeat, my dear young man." A bass voice interrupted him, and Byron, startled, turned away. Fifty sailors rose up in a frenzy, and for a moment they seemed to be rushing forward, but they had come to the meeting unarmed, as Richter had seen.At this time, a small group of Tyrannian guards, armed with live ammunition, filed in from each entrance. Simoc Aratap held a bombardment gun in each hand and stood behind Byron and Ritzett.