#616Chapter 616 Ignition! Liftoff! Target! Martian Main Ship!AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 616: Ignition! Liftoff! Target! Martian Flagship!
"So that's why you wanted me to hold back as much as possible, huh?"
Aileen, who had already reunited with Cheng Tian, said with a sigh of emotion.
Although it wasn't the first time she knew Cheng Tian was so familiar with the content of this game dungeon, which had never appeared on the market, encountering it still made people sigh a few more times.
"No one died, right?"
Cheng Tian asked after scanning his team members.
"No, and the other side probably didn't either."
When players from both factions had already crossed the threshold of extreme breakthrough, it meant that both sides were harder to kill and harder to determine a winner.
Following the direction Aileen pointed, Cheng Tian saw the guy whose plane he had instantly shot down standing in front of Bald Allen, listening to some instructions. When he noticed Cheng Tian's gaze, he didn't hesitate to make a universally understood fuck-you gesture.
Such a person who directly displays hostility is actually less worrisome about having ulterior motives; they belong to the straightforward type Cheng Tian enjoys dealing with the most.
Of course, Cheng Tian wouldn't actively reconcile with him either.
Cheng Tian responded with a thumbs-down gesture.
Beast King visibly flared up.
"I'm definitely taking the mission. What about you all?"
Cheng Tian asked his surrounding team members.
Uncle Xue and Little P, who were relatively weak and lacked cosmic survival abilities, couldn't help but look at each other.
Their strength was still in the C-rank range, and the difficulty of the mission to go into space and fight aliens had clearly exceeded that. Without any experience in cosmic combat, they were naturally a bit flustered.
But then again, if they chose to refuse, whether their main mission would be completed or not would depend solely on other players in the sky.
This feeling of being at the mercy of others was very unpleasant... not to mention there was also a default description of a settlement rating downgrade.
Of course, compared to the Modern Army's forced acceptance—where refusal meant being kicked out and hunted down—those with a tendency to stay behind found it relatively more acceptable, as much happiness comes from comparison.
But was this really good?
Putting all hope on others, was that really good!?
Uncle Xue and Little P fell into a long silence.
Smart Head, however, didn't hesitate at all and directly chose to accept the subsequent main quest.
"Cosmic airdrop, I'm used to it."
Smart Head said in a muffled voice.
While Cheng Tian was dealing with various demon gods, local deities, and planetary wills, Smart Head, due to his race, was often assigned to Warhammer-related worlds.
There were those from Middle-earth and those from 40K.
This set of Astartes armor from the Ultramarines was obtained in the "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2" dungeon.
In terms of power, Smart Head, as an Ogre, was even stronger than many ordinary Astartes. Coupled with his intelligent mind, like that of a Gray Ogre, he was quite eye-catching in that world.
After inheriting the armor, Smart Head had even interacted with Titus more than once and received his praise.
To him, what the Modern Army was doing now was a forced boarding action against an alien force with spaceships, using a large number of rockets in the absence of their own spaceships.
Doing so would inevitably lead to massive casualties for the Modern Army. To put it more extremely, these Modern Army soldiers preparing to go into space knew they were cannon fodder meant to cover some powerful individuals boarding the Martian flagship, yet they still made this choice.
In these soldiers, who were somewhat foolish in daily life, Smart Head saw a familiar, extreme loyalty: a willingness to sacrifice their lives for their beliefs and a clear object of allegiance in their minds.
So, even if it had nothing to do with the main mission, and even if he himself didn't have such an extreme "aliens must die" mentality, he would still choose to join and do his best to be useful.
"Don't force yourselves, and don't feel ashamed. Learning to give up is also a kind of courage."
Cheng Tian, without any hint of mockery, patted the shoulders of his two old teammates.
They still had over an hour to think. Whether to accept the mission or not would depend on whether they ultimately boarded the rockets.
The NPC units, Falcon Squad and Sparrow Squad, were currently in a more conflicted state.
In the original story, they had ample reason to go into space because their teammate, the 1P player, had been abducted and had to be rescued. But now, they didn't have such a compelling reason.
Sergeant Steve? Who is he? We don't know him, do we? Is there such a person in the army?
For them, lacking a clear rescue target and motivation to rescue General Modern, if there was anything that could drive them to act, it was probably only Cheng Tian and his group, who were determined to go into space.
As for the Rage Squad, who were mercenaries and only did as much as they were paid, there was even less need to venture into space.
Staying behind, leaving the group, joining—in short, within a mere two hours, the dozen or so players from both factions were split into several groups, becoming even more chaotic than the previously distinct two factions.
As for the Modern Army faction players who had aerial combat capabilities and had fought Cheng Tian in the air earlier, they all stayed behind.
And the two groups of players who had been fighting to the death just over an hour ago now gathered together; one can only say that events are unpredictable.
"Take a gamble! Turn a bicycle into a motorcycle!"
The burly Beast King clearly had a gambler's tendency, or perhaps the higher the mission difficulty, the more he felt a sense of being "alive."
Lost the bet? So what, it's just death!
Players who manage to climb to a certain level of strength will more or less display a twisted side in some areas.
"...I'm going to pour some cold water on this."
Beast King's statement made the atmosphere a bit lively, and Cheng Tian seized the opportunity to speak, drawing the attention of the players discussing around him.
With his silver surfboard and the things he had initially shown, Cheng Tian had unconsciously taken the main speaking role in this temporary collaborative group again.
"What do you want to say?"
Beast King's tone was a bit aggressive, but Cheng Tian didn't mind.
"If there are player groups in both the Government Army and Modern Army factions, then will there also be players appearing in the Martian faction?"
Cheng Tian's single sentence made everyone freeze on the spot.
"You'd best consider the possibility of Martian players as a preliminary factor before deciding whether you really want to accept the mission."
Leaving that remark, Cheng Tian went to find Bald Allen again.
Two hours passed quickly, and the "Rescue Squad" led by Cheng Tian had long since climbed into their respective Modern Army rockets.
Accompanied by a strong push against their backs, countless Modern Army rocket clusters ignited and lifted off simultaneously, breaking free from Earth's gravitational pull and accelerating together towards the gigantic spaceship hovering in outer space.
Alien Extermination Counterattack!
Begin!
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