Battle on the Insect Planet (17): New Appointment

The phantom was a spirit, and the process of evolving into the Phantom King was also the process of gradually generating wisdom. Xiao Bai, who followed humans, was gradually learning the human way of communication, and now he could have simple communication with Xia Ruize.

When Xiao Bai told Xia Ruize that the white jade insect was dragged into the bloody world by it, Xia Ruize’s eyes lit up and he became very interested. He helped Xiao Bai design a scene of a human army breaking through an underground nest, and also observed the reactions and trump cards of the insect clan.

Of course, under the bombardment of countless “weapons and bombs”, the white jade insect, which was trapped in the bloody world, finally succeeded in making it think that it was “dead”.

The white jade insect, which “died” once in the bloody world, had no memory of its dream after waking up. Apart from feeling a little uncomfortable mentally, it had no idea what kind of trap the insidious and cunning humans had set for it.

On the other hand, humans temporarily huddled in the camp’s protective shield without making much movement, quietly waiting for reinforcements to arrive.

Three days passed quickly, during which time only the Phantom was really busy. All creatures that could be dragged into the bloody world were forced to make multiple life journeys in the bloody world.

When a creature dies in the bloody world, apart from feeling a little uncomfortable after waking up, it actually loses its vitality. All that vitality was transformed into nutrients for the phantom, making the phantom increasingly stronger.

The most terrifying thing about the phantom was that it killed people silently. If the target creatures continued to be dragged into the bloody world by the phantom and their vitality was constantly drained away, after a certain number of times, they would never wake up again.

Three days later, the support force sent by the human general command finally landed on Erdogan. The difference was that this time it was not a small-scale fight by the advance pioneer team. Dozens of spaceships landed one after another, leaving behind 10,000 soldiers and countless supplies.

Fortunately, the camp’s logistics personnel had prepared for the expansion of the camp in advance. Now the scope of the human camp had expanded five times, enough to accommodate the surging number of soldiers.

Along with the support forces, a higher-level commander also landed at the camp. The commander sent by the general command directly replaced the previous captain’s command authority and was responsible for managing the entire camp.

The first order issued by the commander was to send people to control the more than 70 surviving soldiers who had returned to the camp earlier and isolate them for interrogation.

The bewildered surviving soldiers were escorted by armed guards into makeshift interrogation rooms, where they were repeatedly questioned by professional interrogators about the details of the day’s mission.

The soldiers with ghosts on their backs felt that the peaceful life of the past few days seemed fake. They answered various questions cautiously with pounding hearts, and layers of sweat broke out on their backs.

The personnel in charge of the interrogation were professionals transferred from the internal forces. Their daily work was to torment people within the military, and they had very rich experience and means.

Not long after some unlucky soldiers were separated and interrogated, they panicked and made mistakes and loopholes in their statements to each other. Under the coercion and intimidation of the interrogators, they had an emotional breakdown and were completely exposed.

At this time, the interrogators began to inquire about the internal situation of the Insect clan. Unfortunately, most of the people who opened their mouths to answer were unable to utter complete sentences before their bodies went limp and fell to the ground, completely losing their breath.

After being surprised, the interrogators immediately reported and confirmed that these soldiers had the means of detection and control of the Insect clan.

The door of a dim interrogation room was opened, and a dazzling light shone in. A person appeared at the door, with a black outline surrounded by the light.

Cheng Huaiqian supported his head with his hands, staring calmly at the pen in the interrogator’s hand in front of him, and did not give any extra response to the changes at the door.

A group of people walked into the interrogation room. The former captain of the pioneer team followed a young man respectfully, his strong waist bent in a humble arc, and even the wrinkles of his uniform were flattering. He pointed at Cheng Huaiqian and said to the young new commander:

“That’s it. He was the first to say he had seen the Black Flame Stone.”

There was no sign in his words and actions that he had patted the surviving soldiers on the shoulders and promised them that they would be rewarded with honors and promotions.

The young commander sat down in the seat that the interrogator had swiftly vacated. With a cruel smile and cold eyes, he glanced at the dazed Cheng Huaiqian with interest and said slowly:

“The number of people who returned has been reduced from 75 to 58. Oh, it’s really strange. They were staying in the room well, how could they suddenly die? I heard that you are a soldier who returned from the battle. Do you have anything to say?”

Cheng Huaiqian raised his eyes and looked at the other party, and asked calmly: “For example?”

“For example, what kind of benefits did those lowly insects use to impress you and make you become their running dogs?”

The commander spoke with a sarcastic tone and a look of contempt.

He despised these weak-minded, disloyal soldiers, and even more so the Insect clan for resorting to such crude means.

“Isn’t life enough?”

Cheng Huaiqian was not surprised, he just asked casually, with a calm attitude as if he was casually chatting with a stranger on the beach about the weather today.

The current situation was also within the possible scenarios that Cheng Huaiqian speculated. Knowing that the mecha had a recording function, he was not extremely confident that he could get away with the fake battle scene.

The performance of the new commander proved that the human top leaders were well aware that the enemy they were facing was an intelligent race, which was why they suspected that the so-called “survivors” who returned to the camp were fake.

In fact, they were indeed fake, and naturally could not withstand strict scrutiny. Cheng Huaiqian speculated that the dead soldiers mentioned by the commander were all exposed, but he didn’t know who killed them, humans? Or the Insect clan?

“Hahaha, young people are very courageous. Don’t worry, I won’t make things difficult for you. As long as you tell me the truth about what you saw about the Black Flame Stone, I won’t make things difficult for you.”

The commander laughed wildly and looked at Cheng Huaiqian as if he was looking at a bug that was unable to struggle and was about to be crushed to death.

Cheng Huaiqian just looked at him calmly, without moving his mouth or saying a word, clearly showing his attitude of non-cooperation.

The commander sneered and threatened:

“Do you think you can get away with not saying anything? I think you want to try out the latest interrogation method of the Internal Affairs Department!”

Cheng Huaiqian, whose hands and feet were chained with metal chains, had only suffered mental torture so far, and the interrogators had not yet started to torture him physically.

What interrupted the commander’s threat was the latest report from his soldiers: countless insects surrounded the camp.

After taking a deep look at Cheng Huaiqian who had his mouth tightly shut, the young commander stood up and led his men out of the interrogation room. Compared to getting entangled with these traitors who wouldn’t be able to jump around for long, it was more important to personally command the battle and meet with the insects for a while.

The White Jade Insect learned from the little white worm that humans had sent reinforcements, and also knew that humans had discovered the soldiers they had instigated to rebel. Realizing that the plan they had casually laid out had failed, the White Jade Insect was not disappointed, and directly sent out a large army of insects, ready to test the strength of the human reinforcement team with real swords and guns.

On the human side, the soldiers who had just landed on the planet immediately engaged in battle in a tense and orderly manner.

The lessons learned by the pioneering soldiers with their blood had been passed on to the newly arrived support soldiers, allowing them to adapt to the battle with the Insect clan as quickly as possible. In addition, the number of human soldiers had increased greatly. Although there were so many bugs besieging the camp that there was no end in sight, the human soldiers were still full of confidence.