The temperature in the Azhe Plateau was very different. The temperature in the desert at noon would exceed 40 degrees Celsius, and the temperature would immediately drop as soon as the sun set. At dawn, it would drop to about 10 degrees Celsius.
As an adjudicator, Da Costa quickly got used to this kind of climate. On the other hand, Barteferut liked to do things that didn't follow the rules. There was probably no other regulator who enjoyed life on Earth like him.
In the early hours of the morning in Tassir City, except for a few shops that were still open, the lights had already been turned off. What was left was the vast darkness behind them. Perhaps it was related to the energy crisis, but there was not much energy to consume in this area.
Da Costa parked the car on a high ground, stood up, and looked at the quiet town with his night-vision goggles. He could not help but lower his voice.
"It's already time to sleep.”
"Just let them sleep for a long time-"
Hearing the officer say such harsh words, Da Costa was stunned, but…
"…I wouldn't say that.”
"Uh…"
The latter half of his sentence almost made Da Costa slip again.
However, Bartfield said seriously,""Warning. Attack in fifteen minutes.”
"Huh…?"
When he saw his adjutant widen his eyes and want to confirm, he quickly urged him.
"Alright, go."
"Yes, sir!" Da Costa could only accept the order and leave.
Archangel, Kanaku.
Yi Fei had already activated the Ultimate Gundam. He looked at the burning town on the screen and said,
"Sure enough, it still happened. However, it's amazing that this tiger could think of burning someone's house. Burning the resources that could save their lives and making the living suffer in despair?”
"I think for these people, they can either take their weapons to take revenge or rebuild their homes. These should be the two choices given by that man, right?”
"Is the tiger of the desert at a loss whether to fight or not?”
Bartfield stood on the jeep and looked at the burning town. The flickering flames shone on his determined face. Although his face was expressionless, his originally confident eyes seemed to be troubled by something.
"Captain!"
It was Da Costa's voice. He ran to the front of the car and sat in the driver's seat.
"…It's over?"
"Yes, sir!"
"What about the casualties on both sides?"
"Ah?"
Da Costa was stunned. Facing the defenseless civilians, if there were any casualties among the soldiers, wouldn't they laugh their heads off?
"Of course not. Our army is not fighting!”
"I mean both sides."
"... I see. There should be some people in the city who fell or got burned.”
Bartfield advocated not doing things that made him feel bad, and Da Costa agreed. Killing non-combatants, such as the elderly, women, and children, seemed to make him feel bad.
Although this was not considered humane, burning down the town would achieve the same effect, so burning the city was enough. That should be his rational behavior.
"Then let's retreat. If this dragged on any longer, the head of the household would be back.”
Da Costa was stunned.
"Aren't we waiting for them to come back and ambush them?”
"Hey hey hey, isn't that too despicable? Brother Da Costa, I didn't burn the city to lure them here.”
Seeing the captain's eyes widen as if he was looking at a villain, Da Costa felt hurt. Be it despicable or shameless, wasn't that what war was all about? This brother probably wouldn't listen to such orthodox opinions.
"Heh, the goal of this operation has been achieved! Retreat!"
He looked at the depressed deputy and chuckled before giving the order.
When Yi Fei and the others arrived, there was no one left in the town. Yi Fei then fired a fire bomb at the town. As the fire subsided, only a ruin with black smoke was left.
Vlada landed the fighter jet not far from the crowd. These were the survivors he had found when he was approaching the burning town. It seemed that the entire town was here.
He turned on the communication line and began to call.
"This is Vlada…confirmed survivors.”
"Is that so? That's great."
In the chaotic scene, there was a smile on Marius 'face.
"…And it's almost as if everyone survived.”
'Eh? What is going on?"
Seeing Vlada's confused report, Marius quickly asked.
"Where are the enemies?"
In his opinion, this must be a trap set by the enemy, but he couldn't find the enemy anywhere. It would be a different story if they were hiding under the sand.
After listening to Vlada's report, Marius was also puzzled. It was certainly a joyous event that the residents were alive, but they could not figure out the enemy's intentions, which made them feel even more strange.
"I really don't understand the mindset of the Adjustor.”
" Major, I don't think your words are appropriate.'On the screen, Marius said unhappily.
Indeed, this wasn't something that Kira and Yifei could hear, so Vlada kept quiet.
At this moment, the rebel jeep approached in the sand. They jumped out of the car and ran out when they saw their family.
"Dad! Mother! Are you alright?"
"Hubby! Our family…!"
"Sarah! Sarah!"
Some people hugged their wives and children tightly, while others grabbed their husbands and cried on the ground. There were scenes of flesh and blood reuniting everywhere. Not long after, the Archangel's jeep arrived. After Yi Fei put out the fire, Natalie got out of the car. Yi Fei walked towards Vlada, who was watching the touching scene from the side.
"Although the fire has been put out, I don't know if there's anyone else in there, uncle."
"Indeed. Also, don't call me uncle!”
The flames of the town soared into the sky, illuminating the surrounding area as if it was daytime. There were so many people here that it was as if the entire city had moved here. Natalie was also surprised by the number of survivors.
"Transport the injured over here! Those who can move, come and help!"
Saibu immediately gave instructions after jumping off the truck, while walking back and forth among the refugees.
Kajali noticed a young man supporting an old man.
"Yaru! Elder!"
She called out happily, and Saibu also looked over. That youth was probably his son.
"Daddy! Caragali!"
"Ya Lu, are you alright? Where's your mom and Ningning?"
"Shamseden's grandfather fell when he ran away, and they went to keep him company.”
Hearing the young man's clear answer, the leader of the resistance could not help but heave a sigh of relief.
"I see…"
His big hand caressed the child's head as if he was praising her. Yaru's nervousness was relieved, and tears welled up in his eyes. However, Saibu immediately regained the expression of a leader.
"How many people died?"
"…No one died."
"How could this be…?"
Karali's unbelievable shout attracted the attention of Vlada and the others. Hearing the shout, Hilliya walked over with Vlada.
"They warned us from the beginning. He said,'Our army is about to burn the city, run for your life'…"
"What did you say?"
Saibu was bewildered, while Vlada and Natalie looked at each other and understood. No wonder all the civilians in the town were alive. Otherwise, it would be difficult to escape if the fire started.
"Baku came after the warning. Then set fire…houses, food, fuel, ammunition, all of them…"
There was anger in the calmness, and the wrinkles on the elder's face seemed to deepen.
"Indeed, no one died like this. This was what was happening in front of him…But they've burned everything, how are we supposed to live tomorrow…"
"Playing such tricks…! What was the damn tiger planning…!
Saibu clenched his fists. At this moment, a faint voice cut into the angry and gloomy air.
"But it's not like there's no way, right? You have to live…"
"What?"
Saibu and the others glared at Vlada viciously.
Yi Fei saw that Vlada dared to say that in such an environment, so he and Natalie quietly took a few steps back.
Vlada looked at the town that was still emitting black smoke."I don't think Tiger wants to fight you seriously.”
"What do you mean?"
"This is revenge for what happened last night-or punishment. That was all he could do. It could be seen that he was quite kind, right?”
"What did you say?"
Vlada said this in the hope that everyone would pull themselves together again, but these rash words had the opposite effect.
"That's all you can do? Burning down the entire city and you call that all you can do? How can this be considered kind?"
Hearing Vlada's words, Caragali, who was the first to be angered, rushed out and waved her fists in front of Vlada's chest.
Vlada was shocked by her imposing manner. If it wasn't for her height, that fist would have already hit her face.
"I'm sorry. If it doesn't sound good, I'll apologize to you. However, the other party was a regular army, right? If it's true, then it's not just this level. You should understand, right?”
Vlada felt that he had made himself clear, but he didn't know that the little lion standing in front of him was enraged again.
From Vlada's point of view, these people were able to reunite with their families here and even sigh about their livelihood tomorrow because they didn't kill them. He said this in the hope that they would understand the reality.
However, his words once again ignited the anger of Cargally.
"That guy is just a despicable coward! You want to burn the city while we're not around to win? Because we've been fighting back! Didn't he beat Baku yesterday? So that coward could only use this method to take revenge on us! What desert tiger!"
She shouted passionately, and the surrounding Resistance soldiers seemed to agree with her. However, he was able to defeat Baku yesterday because the enemy's attention was distracted by the Ultimate Gundam. He was only able to do so because he was careless.
Yi Fei flew in front of Caragali and said,""There's nothing to apologize for, right? Uncle, you're not wrong."
"What?"
Caragali grabbed Yifei's collar and said,
"Do you also think they are kind? They destroyed so many people's homes.。。”
Yi Fei directly shook off Caragali's hand and looked at her coldly.
"Then which do you think is more important, a dead person or a destroyed home?”
Caragali was frightened by Yi Fei's gaze. Then, Yi Fei continued,
"When you point your weapons at them, you should have the awareness to make sacrifices.
If that's the case, what's wrong with them attacking your nest?
Or do you naively think that the so-called war is when you attack others but others can't attack you?"
Caragali was so frightened by Yifei's words that she retreated repeatedly. It was a man with long hair behind her who supported her. At the same time, he looked at Yifei and thought to himself,
"This young man…It's not simple, maybe I can teach Miss a lesson."
Caragali whispered.
"I didn't..."
"I really don't know how a fellow like you can live for so long. Take a good look at yourself."
Yi Fei left after saying this. Although his words were a little overboard, if Caragali continued like this, something would happen sooner or later. Although her temper was very bad, she was still his sister. He had to let her understand this.
Caragali's emotions were very complicated at this moment. She looked at Yifei who was silently leaving, and no one knew what she was thinking.
The rest of the Dawn Desert seemed to be planning to chase after them like Yuan Fan.
They would not fall for it again. The enemy was an adjustor, and certainly not a fool.
However, in their hearts, they had already determined that defeating Baku was an achievement they had accomplished alone.
"Saibu!" At this moment, a soldier from the organization shouted.
"What is it?"
"Come here!"
When he came to the crowd, he saw that the members of the Resistance were already holding weapons and were about to get into the jeep.
"What is it?" Said Saibu. Where are you going?"
"Those people left the city not long ago! We can still catch up now!"
"Open what…!"
Hearing the conversation between these men, Vlada was shocked by their actions. He suddenly noticed that Cargally was still glaring at him fiercely, so he quickly laughed and laughed.
"Ah…Uh…That tiger is really annoying.”
"You too!"
Yi Fei's imposing manner was astonishing as he shouted angrily in Mu's ear, almost breaking his eardrums. Then, he angrily walked towards his companions.
Vlada's words had some effect. At the very least, the women around her looked at her angrily. Even Natalie crossed her arms, tilted her head, and looked at him as if she was caring for an idiot. Faced with such a situation, Vlada was drenched in cold sweat.
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