Chapter 147

Emily, who was cursing, changed into a new set of clothes and looked at the metal building that was still there. It seemed to be the thing that stopped Sharp and her earlier. Just when she was about to do something, the metal building suddenly exploded, and the debris scattered all over the ground.

At this moment, Sharp, who was not far away from Emily, said 'requesting reinforcements' too, casting her into silence.

Sometimes, the people in the Army would rather fail a mission than request for backup. That was because failing a mission was not embarrassing. Everyone would fail a mission sometimes. However, requesting for backup was different. It meant that the person carrying out the mission was incompetent.

It was not difficult to accept failure, but most people would not be able to admit that they were incompetent.

"Let's count the number of people left and see if we still have a chance to make a decision." Emily was still hoping for luck.

"We've already failed this mission. It's just a waste of time to continue wasting time. If we request for backup, we can complete the mission earlier." Sharp voiced his opinion. "I've thought about it. I'll handle this alone. I won't drag you guys down. After this mission, I'll resign from my position and leave the Army. I'll focus on studying sword Dao. "

"Sharp, you don't have to do this. Although asking for reinforcements isn't something to be proud of, the mission this time is indeed tricky. I'm sure His Majesty will understand." Emily thought that Sharp was resigning because of the impact of the mission.

"The idea of resigning has been in my mind ever since I obtained the new ability, Knife Heart." Sharp's poker face that had never changed for ten thousand years revealed a smile again. "In the past, the position in the Army was an important responsibility to me. I prioritized everything. However, it seems like this position has become my burden. I have to let it go in order to go further. "

"You obtained that legendary ability?" Ai Mili asked eagerly after hearing this.

"Yes, the ability that I've been dreaming of. I didn't expect to obtain it after a defeat." Sharp shook his head with a bitter smile. "This must be fate …"

"If The Lord and the Marshal find out, they won't let you go." Although Emily did not know how terrifying the legendary ability was, it was something that all sword Dao experts in the Cosmic Sea dreamed of. It naturally would not be weak.

"That's why I need you to keep this a secret for me." Sharp revealed the secret because he trusted Emily.

"I can help you keep it a secret, but you'd better find someone you trust to handle the video recordings." Emily pointed at the two surveillance cameras not far away.

"If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten about it." Only then did Sharp remember that there were surveillance cameras nearby. He looked down at the corpses on the ground and said, "So many people died this time. It's obvious that they made a huge mistake. If I don't do this, Walter's future will be ruined. I just happen to need an excuse to leave the military. When the time comes, you can just push all the blame on me. "

"I understand." Emily did not say anything else. She knew that Sharp had made up his mind, and it was pointless to stop him. Besides, Sharp had also helped himself and Walter out by doing this. Generally speaking, the decision-makers were all held responsible, but as the most experienced one among the three, Sharp's words carried the most weight. It was possible for him to make some decisions without going through the two of them. So, this gave Emily and Walter an excuse to push the blame away.

"The few of you, take off your mechs and count the number of people left. Give the rest of them a shot to sober up and let them rest. Once you're done, report it to me. " Sharp shouted at the remaining mech pilots not far away. Currently, there were only a few people who were still sober in the entire port.

"Yes!" The mech pilots saluted, then quickly opened the hatch of their mechs and climbed out. They huddled together for a discussion, assigned their tasks, and then went their separate ways.

About half an hour later, a young warrior appeared in front of Sharp once again. He was one of the ten or so mecha pilots.

"Sir, the count is done. Including everyone else, there are currently 1,263 survivors. Among them, 822 are uninjured, the rest have varying degrees of injuries. The medical team is currently helping to treat the injured. "

"Got it. You guys should rest early." Sharp waved his hand. Even though he had already decided to take the blame and resign, it was still a headache to write the report on this incident.

"There are only a quarter of the survivors, it's a major tactical error. This is going to be a little troublesome … "Emily was even more troubled. Sharp could throw away the burden and leave, but if Sharp were to take the blame and resign, she would become the person most responsible for this incident, and there would be a mess to clean up.

"There should be a special investigation team to investigate this incident, it's going to be a little troublesome." Sharp nodded. "Let's find a time to talk about it. Don't let anything slip, or else you'll be implicated. By the way, is that kid Walter alright? "

"He's fine, he just had too much to drink and fell asleep on the ground. I guess he has no idea what happened tonight." Emily sighed. "Sometimes ignorance is bliss."

"Alright, you should get some rest. It doesn't matter if you can sleep or not, it's good to replenish your energy," Sharp said as he walked toward the Golden Eagle. "I'm going to bed too."

After a great victory, Gu Ding and the others returned to the inn. The others had left early, and many of them fled to other cities overnight.

When they returned to the inn, Gu Ding asked about everyone's condition.

"Lili, are you alright?" He was most worried about Lilliath's physical condition. The consequences of overloading one's spirit was much more serious than overloading one's body.

"I'm fine. Neptune reminded me before I overloaded my spirit. Besides, the battle on your side ended quickly, it didn't affect me much. " Lilliath shook her head. With the help of the helmet, her hypnosis backlash was much better.

"What about Biggie? Is he hurt? I feel like Sharp has gotten a lot stronger, "Gu Ding voiced out his feelings.

"I'm fine." Biggie did not find any wounds on his body.

"Robert helped out this time. Thank you. If it weren't for you, our mission wouldn't have gone so smoothly." Gu Ding knew that without Robert's help, they would have encountered obstacles in at least two parts of the mission. "Have you retrieved all the props?"

"As a member of the team, it's my duty to contribute." Robert's voice was still emotionless. "Other than the entry-level battle fort, all the other props have been retrieved. I set the battle fort to self-destruct after completing the mission. "

"I just received a piece of bad news," Neptune suddenly said.

"I want to hear good news," Gu Ding muttered softly.

"Sharp and the others have decided to request reinforcements. He'll make a report first thing in the morning." Neptune's news was like a bolt from the blue.

Gu Ding had thought that the matter would come to an end and that the Army would stop for a while. He did not expect things to turn out this way.

"The Interstellar Pirates you brought with you killed too many Army members. This time, their death rate is more than 70%. Only a quarter of the total number of survivors are left. There are usually only two ways for the Army to deal with such a situation. One is to admit that the mission has failed and return to the Army with their tails between their legs. The second is to request reinforcements and ask the headquarters to send more people to solve the problem. Under normal circumstances, most people would choose the first option because the second option would be looked down upon. "

"Why must we report it to the headquarters? They could have chosen to hide the truth and continue to waste time with us, slowly hunting us down. With two generals around, the mission will be completed sooner or later. "Gu Ding felt that this was also a choice.

"If the death rate is less than 20%, what you said is indeed the best way to deal with it. However, the death rate is more than 70%. If we keep it a secret and the Army and the Federal Government find out, the consequences will be dire, "Neptune explained. "He might even be sent to the federal court for 'crimes against humanity' by the federal government."

"Crimes against humanity …" Gu Ding could not help but mutter, "The Army really has a lot of rules!" He was just trying to protect himself by not reporting what he knew, yet he was being accused of such a big crime.

"Hey, now is not the time to discuss this." Liliath knocked on the table with her knuckles. "Once the Army's reinforcements arrive, they will definitely sweep through every corner of the planet that we can hide in. When that happens, we will really have nowhere to run."

"Therefore, the wisest move is to leave the planet before the Army's reinforcements arrive," Neptune voiced his opinion. "It's not difficult to sneak into the port, steal the spaceship, and shut down the sky shield and the port's armor-piercing cannon. However, the biggest problem now is those few interceptors. As soon as they see any Interstellar Pirate spaceship, they will definitely shoot it down without even giving a warning. "

"Neptune, can't you destroy the systems of those three interceptors?" Gu Ding asked.

"Those three interceptors are Baby Dragons. This model of interceptor was designed by the Army to simulate a mechanical civilization. It retains manual operation, and manual operation has a higher priority than system operation. If I attack their systems, they can effortlessly switch to manual operation. Neptune had already investigated the internal situation of the three Baby Dragons. "The Army must have considered the possibility of us hacking the Interceptor as the reason why they chose the Baby Dragons."

"If we really can't do it, we can spend some money to hire mercenaries to take out the three interceptors from the outside." Gu Ding suddenly thought of a strange solution. In the past, they had only heard of the Federal Army hiring mercenaries, but this was the first time they heard of Interstellar Pirates hiring mercenaries.