Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 586 - 351: Holy Army 2 (Five-in-One)

Chapter 586: Chapter 351: Holy Army 2 (Five-in-One)

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Su Ming woke up groggily on the iron bed, with his head feeling heavy like it was drowned in dizziness.

At that moment, he saw Ankaga sitting on a chair next to him, supporting his chin with one hand and continuously yawning.

Su Ming slowly sat up and spoke wearily,

"Ankaga, why didn’t you go to sleep?"

"I couldn’t relax and just wanted to keep watch."

Ankaga explained as he saw Su Ming awaken.

"Hmm, where are Rhein and the others?"

Su Ming looked towards the other empty iron beds and then asked.

"They went back to the hangar."

Ankaga stood up, stretching and replied.

Su Ming got up from the bed and said to Ankaga,

"Let’s go to the hangar too. You can take a nap in the cockpit there."

"Alright!"

Ankaga nodded.

Su Ming left the room with Ankaga and headed towards the hangar.

...

Half an hour later, Su Ming and Ankaga arrived at the hangar via a mechanical platform.

The whole hangar was bustling with members of the Holy Army, moving stuff around.

Su Ming led Ankaga towards the docking area of the Slaughterer.

As they neared, Su Ming saw a group of Holy Army members working on the Slaughterer with welding sparks flying everywhere.

Rhein and others gathered together to watch.

"Rhein!"

Su Ming called out somewhat blankly.

"Boss, you’re here!"

Hearing Su Ming’s call, Rhein and the others came over.

"What’s going on?"

Su Ming asked, confused.

"It’s like this, the Holy Army said they would repair Mecha and wanted to help fix yours."

"What? They know how to repair? And they have materials?"

"Uh, we thought the same. But your Mecha was so broken, it couldn’t even stand without legs, so we just accepted their help."

Rhein explained to Su Ming.

Upon hearing Rhein’s explanation, Su Ming walked closer to get a better look. The sight before him exacerbated his headache.

He saw a Holy Army mechanical repairer welding a metal pole to the Slaughterer, serving as a makeshift left leg.

The whole Mecha now looked strange and mismatched, like a person with a prosthetic limb.

Seeing Su Ming staring silently at the Slaughterer, Rhein tried to console him,

"Boss, it’s free so we can’t expect too much. At least the Mecha can stand now."

"Fine..."

Su Ming took a deep breath, trying to stabilize his emotions.

At that moment, his stomach also started growling, prompting him to ask,

"Rhein, is there any food?"

"Yeah, I’ll go get you some now!"

Rhein immediately ran towards his Mecha.

Rhein soon came back with a large pack of vacuum-sealed jerky and bottled water for Su Ming.

Su Ming opened the water, took a sip, then started eating the jerky.

As he ate, Holy Army personnel moving supplies nearby caught sight of him and stared in awe.

Some were so distracted they bumped into colleagues walking in front of them.

"Why did you bump into me?"

"Sorry."

...

Su Ming paused and asked the Holy Army members,

"Do you want some?"

"Uh, would that be alright?" freёwebnovel.com

Though the Holy Army personnel hesitated, they involuntarily swallowed.

Seeing this, Su Ming said to Rhein,

"Rhein, do we have more?"

"Yes, we have plenty of supplies on our side."

"Get some for them."

"Okay!"

Rhein and others immediately went back to the Mecha to fetch more.

Soon, they came back holding a pile of jerky, which Su Ming grabbed handfuls of and tossed to the Holy Army personnel.

"This doesn’t seem right..."

The Holy Army members, obviously touched, responded.

"It’s just a bit of food, nothing wrong with that. Try some of our specialties."

Su Ming reassured them.

"Well, then we won’t be shy."

They unwrapped the jerky and shared it among themselves.

"Wow, this is so delicious."

"The texture of this meat is different from what we usually eat."

"Yeah, it’s super tasty; I’ve never had anything like this in my life."

...

The moment they tasted the jerky, they excitedly acted like children.

Watching this scene, Rhein and others felt a bit melancholic.

In the Federation Military Department, jerky was a common supply item, cheaper even than nutrition bars.

After finishing his jerky, Su Ming calmly asked Rhein,

"Rhein, any news about the Emperor?"

"Not yet, the Holy Army members who went out to search haven’t returned."

Rhein shook his head in response.

Hearing Rhein’s words, Su Ming didn’t say anything, but he became increasingly worried.

As time passed, finding the Emperor would become less and less likely.

Just then, a dilapidated Third Generation Mecha flew into the hangar flanked by a squad of Beast Teeth Mecha.

"Su Ming, it looks like they’re back!"

Rhein joyfully told Su Ming.

Su Ming turned his head toward the leading Third Generation Mecha and was momentarily surprised. Upon closer inspection, one could barely make out that the Mecha was a Gun Knight, one of the earliest models from 300 years ago, effectively an antique among antiques.

At that moment, the Gun Knight and its subordinates moved to their docking stations and secured themselves.

Click~

The cockpits opened one by one.

Novlin, dressed in Second Generation Exoskeleton Armor, jumped down followed by Bair and others.

Su Ming then led Rhein and others towards Novlin and her group.

Upon their return, Kaff and others hurriedly came forward.

"Mister Su Ming."

Novlin greeted when she saw Su Ming approaching.