Chapter 249 What's Going On?

"Why do I feel like something's increasingly wrong here?"

Mingmei was now a little dumbfounded.

Weren't they supposed to be in for a fierce battle?

Weren't they supposed to have a hard time ahead?

She had clearly prepared herself mentally for so much, but after she fixed a mecha, the world seemed to have changed.

"What's going on?"

It wasn't just Mingmei; even her seniors had been standing guard at their posts for half a day, and they were also at a loss for words, not even seeing a single bug fly past.

The start was fierce, and they had even sacrificed many brothers in the early stages, preparing to stand their ground to the end, settling scores and grievances.

They weren't even as useful as Lu Xiaoyao; on the contrary, she had flown past them several times because Shang Qianqian needed to rescue people.

In comparison, the logistics and medical rescue team was clearly busier than them.

Mingmei asked worriedly, "Seniors, what do you think is happening?"

"Who knows? What's going on up front? Is the fighting that fierce?"

"Should we go and support them? Staying here to guard is not as good as going to the front line!"

The seniors were also unsure. The second line of defense was a continuous line, so Mingmei asked in her squad, and the other seniors were not polite, directly asking in the group chat about the situation on the second line.

Everyone was also discussing it, and the unified conclusion was that they were all so bored on the second line that they were about to grow feathers!

"The fighting in the front is so intense; I'm worried. Can I at least take a look?"

"Yeah, who isn't? I also want to help, but we're just standing here, feeling out of place. The front is fighting fiercely, but we seem to be enjoying ourselves."

In the communication channel, the second-line people were chatting happily. If they weren't still standing guard, this group of mechas and starships might have formed a circle and held a tea party.

Suddenly, someone from the front line entered the channel and interjected, "The front line isn't busy either, okay?"

"Then tell us, what exactly is happening on the front line?"

Seeing someone from the front line coming to deliver news, everyone became excited.

"Well, I don't know. The fighting was indeed fierce at the beginning, but later it just... felt like coasting."

The person at the front directly demonstrated the later stages of coasting. Otherwise, how could someone fighting on the front line be able to chat with everyone in the channel?

"This time, the Zerg commander isn't the Queen Mother; it's the Zerg general, Liuying! That guy took the lead in the charge at the beginning of the battle! Then he retreated to the second line to command the battle."

"Oh my god, you don't know how scary it was when he took the lead in the charge earlier. So many people went up to stop him. I almost thought I was going to die there. Who knew that he would suddenly stop fighting and retreat to command other Zerg."

Hearing this person's sharing, many second-line personnel directly said, "Isn't this some kind of psychopath?"

"Isn't it just a psychopath?"

"Could it be a feint, to make us lower our guard and then suddenly attack again?"

Some people also speculated about conspiracy theories, and Mingmei also felt that their thinking made some sense.

However, hearing him say that Liuying didn't show his face, Mingmei stroked her chin and said to Guigui, "That Zerg general isn't showing his face."

[Yes, he directly broke through the Fifth Legion's formation earlier, killing... uh... so many went missing. We originally thought they were coming on strong, but now it feels like they're just here to be funny.]

Guigui couldn't understand the thought processes of these Zerg even more.

Even so, no one dared to believe that the other party was just here to be funny, just to take a stroll and do nothing.

The people in front didn't dare to lower their guard, and they remained tense, confronting the existing Zerg while also guarding against that Zerg general, Liuying.

They were preventing the other party from using any tricks in the dark.

However, because there were temporarily fewer things to do here, Mingmei couldn't help but worry about Hua Lan Star again.

"By the way, Guigui, how's the fighting on Hua Lan Star? Does anyone know now? Is my brother's livestream still 'haunted'?"

[The situation on Hua Lan Star is still a confrontation with the Zerg army. Although Mei Qiu isn't continuing to speak at the command center, his imposing manner is still pressing, and his eyes are fixed on the Zerg side. The other party hasn't acted rashly either. The two sides are in a very delicate state.]

"Oh, I see."

[However, some netizens on StarNet seem to have already guessed that the 'ghost' is actually from the Zerg side. General Mei Qiu's subordinates asked Mei Qiu if he was talking to the Zerg, and Mei Qiu admitted it, which made everyone's timid hearts grow a little bolder.]

Guigui told Mingmei what had just happened. However, even if the misunderstanding was resolved, the netizens still felt a chill down their spines when they saw Mei Qiu talking to himself.

Mingmei could imagine the scene herself.

"Besides my second brother, is the situation on Hua Lan Star okay?"

[I don't know, because the livestream is only in the command room, and the microphone is muted when Mei Qiu's staff is passing messages to him, so we have no idea what's really going on.]

Clearly, Mei Qiu didn't want people to know the real situation on Hua Lan Star. Who he was guarding against was another matter.

[We have no idea about the situation on Hua Lan Star, and we can't see what's happening below at all. Do you want to know?] Guigui's first half of the sentence was useless; only the last sentence was helpful.

"Of course. Can you help me find out? Like, you help me contact my big brother and them."

Her nephew, Ming Song, was in the Federation, so Mingmei didn't need to worry about him. But her older brother and sister-in-law, her second brother and sister-in-law, were all on Hua Lan Star. Plus, her parents were rushing back all the way. If they all arrived, then her whole family would be on Hua Lan Star!

If something happened to Hua Lan Star, Mingmei didn't dare to imagine the question.

Her parents might take action, and although taking action would likely turn the tide, her parents would also likely no longer live in this plane.

[I'll help you ask about the situation over there. Don't worry about it all the time. You're on the battlefield right now, so you need to be careful. I didn't assign you to multitask and keep an eye on this side. Pay more attention to yourself.]

"Oh dear, I know. Why are you being so naggy? Hurry up, go go go, good luck~"

Guigui: […]

Guigui was losing its temper, being urged by Mingmei.

Guigui also knew that the situation on Mingmei's side was unclear, and it was afraid that Mingmei would always be worried about Hua Lan Star, which would distract her during the battle, a fatal mistake on the battlefield.

Guigui could help Mingmei keep an eye on Hua Lan Star, hoping that Mingmei could concentrate and be cautious in this great battle. Seeing the messages from its back-end mainframe and Liu Liu, telling it to take good care of Mingmei, Guigui also sighed—

Being an artificial intelligence is too tiring ¯\_(ツ)_/¯