Enforcer Manual
Chapter 571: Special Alliance_1

Chapter 571: Chapter 571: Special Alliance_1

When Song Lan was awakened from his slumber, the situation of the war had undergone changes that even he had not anticipated.

After the failure of the landing battle and a campaign that was nearly overwhelmed by the mutants, despair did not completely crush the members of the 17th District’s Expeditionary Army. At dawn, the survivors scattered across various buildings established contact.

With the restoration of communication, the Expeditionary Army discovered a surprising fact.

Most of the wounded among them had received assistance from the Bug Swarm.

Despite their frightening appearance, the gigantic insects calling themselves "Ms. Doctor" secreted a "mucus" that could even regenerate severed fingers, and more importantly, the Bug Swarm troops that had defeated the city’s native mutants seemed to exhibit ample friendliness towards them.

Therefore, after a night of discussions and fierce debates, the remnant of the Expeditionary Army made an important decision.

To form an alliance with the Bug Swarm.

The survivors learned about the ghastly situation in other cities through intermittent battlefield communications, and they also realized that this Bug Swarm had not occupied every city. They were the lucky ones among the many front-line units, receiving help from these friendly mutants for unknown reasons.

At that moment, someone learned news from within the United Government’s territory.

The Chairperson of the Council declared the great expedition a failure and unilaterally announced the total annihilation of the front-line forces. They concealed the fact of a significant intelligence failure and instead, pushed the blame onto the unrelated Lunar Eclipse Sect and the Barrosa Group.

All attempts to clarify the truth online were blocked by the United Government’s internet censorship, which, in its usual manner, prevented any message from the "outside world" and unilaterally deprived the public of their right to know about the front-line warfare.

This also meant that no more rescue shuttles would come to save them.

To leave them to survive or perish on this foreign land was the final stance of the United Government.

This was the empire they had been loyal to.

Just a day before, they longed to win victory in the war with their fervent blood for this empire.

The feeling of betrayal quickly spread among the remaining troops, bringing them the darkest day of their lives.

And just as anger and despair were about to sweep over them, a soldier named Kunka stood up.

He proposed cooperating with the Bug Swarm, seeking a potential change in the situation of the war.

Kunka deeply realized that the doors of the United Government would no longer open for them, so now they had to find a way to survive on the battlefield.

At dawn, Kunka personally led a squad of survivors to meet with the Lord of the Bug Swarm troops.

After two hours of negotiation, humans reached an alliance with the Bug Swarm.

The members of the Expeditionary Army could have never dreamed that, after being abandoned and betrayed by the United Government, they would find hope and strength from a group of insects.

Under Kunka’s call, the survivor troops of the 17th District quickly assembled and immediately began their work.

First, they needed to repair the communication station that was destroyed during the landing battle as quickly as possible. They needed to spread the news of this Special Alliance to every city, to give hope to the remaining forces still desperately struggling within the buildings.

The rescue shuttles of the United Government had abandoned them, but the Bug Swarm network and the rescue troops they formed would rescue them from the encirclement of the mutants.

Since an hour before, Lu Xiang had been standing by the window, overlooking everything happening in this city.

This was not her first time on the battlefield, but it was the first time she truly witnessed the strength of the front-line soldiers—which in the past, those conscripted temporarily by the recruiting department, were generally considered cannon fodder for the war.

And now, under Kunka’s leadership, these "expendables" had methodically begun their frontline deployment work.

Aside from the units attempting to restore battlefield communications, a large number of patrol troops were dispersed throughout the city to search for scattered resources and vehicles, while soldiers who understood maintenance worked hard to repair the few tanks and armored vehicles damaged in the landing battle.

A rescue team personally selected by Kunka tried to engage in deeper communication with their Bug Swarm allies despite the language barrier, attempting to understand their allies’ unique technology and societal structure.

The remnants of the Expeditionary Army from Sector 17 maintained a high degree of strategic alignment with the Bug Swarm.

They were dedicated to rescuing their comrades scattered across various cities and reassembling the Expeditionary Army’s forces.

"An army of up to several thousand men."

Hearing Song Lan getting out of bed, Lu Xiang turned around and exclaimed.

They were allies they had never imagined, also equipped with exoskeleton armor and firearms from the United Government’s Regular Army.

With Sector 17’s finances, arming such a large Expeditionary Army was impossible, but the United Government had solved these issues for them.

And not long ago, the Chairperson of the Council’s wartime speeches spreading throughout the cities of the United Government had made Lu Xiang reconsider this Empire.

It was foreseeable that as long as the factional strife within the United Government continued, the same scenes would play out again.

Perhaps, she should start to change some of the deeply rooted notions she had developed at the Morning Star Academy.

"Not bad."

Song Lan’s comment pulled Lu Xiang back from her thoughts; she glanced at Song Lan, who had finished dressing, and asked in confusion, "What’s not bad?"

"Your aura just now."

Song Lan had been observing Lu Xiang’s eyes the whole time, "You’re increasingly having the air of a Bug Swarm leader."

When he had injected Spiritual Energy into the Horn Bug out of curiosity, he had jokingly told Lu Xiang, "The Bug Swarm has decided you will be the next leader."

But the situation was different now.

With the addition of Devourers like Medea, the force they led was no longer just a Horn Bug squad serving as "auxiliary police" but a Bug Swarm army capable of genuinely influencing local wars. With the alliance and incorporation of the Expeditionary Army, the Bug Swarm’s size would only continue to grow in the future.

This was both a risk and an opportunity for Sector 17 to stop being a pawn used by the United Government.

And Lu Xiang was the person who would lead the group’s future.

Her decisions could sway this Newborn group towards either prosperity or oblivion.

"It’s time to get moving."

Lu Xiang steadied herself and spoke.

The Bug Swarm and the remnants of Sector 17’s Expeditionary Army had already secured their footing in the city; the rescue operation would be more efficient with the addition of new allies.

"Let’s end this war."

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