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The wind in the desert seemed endless, and the rough sand scraped his cheeks, and even wiped a bloodstain.

They set off before dawn and trekked between the sand dunes. As the stars rose, the temperature quickly rose from minus ten degrees to thirty degrees.

The battle suit was thick and stuffy, and it was breathless, but Leonard had to endure it all, and if he dared to take off the layer, he would soon be unconscious from dehydration and sunburn.

Harsh nature, not even the strongest body can resist.He took out the water bottle, carefully estimated the distance to go, and then took a small sip to moisten his chapped lips.Levi was a few meters ahead of him, and he didn't look much better.

They maintained a relatively fast speed, walked about 30 kilometers northwest, and finally arrived at the destination when the sun of this galaxy rose to its highest point.

The first thing that catches the eye is the dead wood with all kinds of strange things, slanting east and west, like dried bones, which proves that this place was once an oasis.

"Here?" Leonard climbed to the top of the sand dune, stood next to Levi and looked down. There are some obviously man-made buildings at the bottom of the sand dune, stretching for hundreds of meters, which have been destroyed by the strong wind. Unbearable.

Levi nodded: "It's here."

Leonard covered his eyes with his hand, observed the layout of the abandoned base, and said, "You said that a biochemical disaster happened here and it was completely sealed, but I can see that the state of preservation of these houses can't seal anything at all. So, the main body of the base is underground?"

"Yes." Levi agreed, but he took a closer look at the surrounding environment, "I'm afraid the measures at that time still failed to completely seal the biochemical gas."

"How to say?"

"When I left eight years ago, it was still an oasis."

"8 years ago?" Leonard keenly captured this information, turned his head to look at Levi beside him: "Before you entered Elite?"

Levi didn't deny it.

"Who were you working for then?"

"Force." The special forces of the Star Alliance draw elites from the armies of various countries, and they are an elite force not inferior to the Elite.

"I've never been able to figure it out." Leonard asked, "You can clearly be a prince in peace, why did you choose to be a soldier?"

"For freedom." The corners of Levi's mouth curled up, and his pale golden eyelashes trembled slightly, "Freedom is the most precious thing in this world. I don't want to be a puppet and be at the mercy of others."

Leonard suddenly felt that he had never understood Levi. Their worlds once intersected and then parted ways, but until he heard the word "freedom" from Levi's mouth, he didn't know what Levi was tirelessly pursuing. .

"So what about cheating death? Also for freedom?" He asked.

The prince turned his head and gave him a deep look without answering.

This gaze made Leonard feel a little unnatural, so he turned his head and rushed down the dune first: "Let's go."

They soon reached the edge of the abandoned base.The luster of the metal has been worn away, leaving only the lead gray outer wall buried in yellow sand.Even under the scorching sun, there is a gloomy and cold atmosphere here, which makes people tremble uncontrollably.

Leonard took out the laser gun and asked Levi beside him, "Where do you enter?"

Levi tapped the portable optical computer on his wrist a few times, called up the layout of the base, and followed the instructions to a three-story building: "The storage warehouse is here. If we are lucky, maybe we can Find a more powerful signal transmitter."

Leonard gave an OK gesture.With a few quick bursts, the long-decayed gate collapsed. The world behind the gate was pitch black, and the sunlight outside was only enough to reach a few meters. Further inside, there was chaos.

Leonard took out two cold light sources from his bag, brightened them and threw them inside. The light stick bounced twice after landing, illuminating the surrounding area for more than ten meters, and also made the warehouse of hundreds of square meters vaguely appear.

Countless boxes are stacked on huge shelves, which are divided into several areas.

They exchanged glances and walked into the warehouse one after the other.

After collecting the required supplies, Levi's searchlight shined forward, and the beam of light penetrated the darkness and shot straight to the other end of the warehouse.

"The control center is there, maybe we can find usable communication equipment." He pointed to that direction, and the two immediately walked towards the control room.

"I don't know if this system can still be turned on." Leonard took the lead in entering the control room, brushed off the dust that fell on the surface of the optical computer with his palm, and pressed the start button. The light curtain rose from the projection port of the device, and the interface was activated. was projected into mid-air.Most military bases will have a backup power supply, and it is not surprising that it can be used now.

"Let me do it." Levi put away his gun, and his fingers danced quickly on the control interface. He seemed to know the artificial intelligence of this base very well, and he cracked the system defense in a short while, and entered the communication interface.

He quickly typed the command, but Leonard, who was standing on the side, suddenly pressed his hand, with a gloomy expression: "This is not the public rescue channel. What do you want to do?"

Levi showed a soothing smile, took Leonard's hand away, and said to the light curtain, "Lucifer, this is Levi, coordinates 195, 273, 468." Then the communication channel was locked again.

Leonard looked at him alertly, took two steps back, and distanced himself from Levi: "Who were you sending a message to?"

"Reynard, calm down." Levi said, walking towards Leonard, "I am in a state of death in the alliance, and I must not ask Elite for help, so I can only ask for help from my spaceship."

Leonard asked: "Why block the communication? How can I send a message to the team?"

"It's very simple, you follow me." Levi stopped in front of Leonard and held out his hand to him.

Leonard lowered his head, his eyes fell on the back of Levi's hand, he twitched the corners of his mouth, a hint of sarcasm overflowed, his tone was already cold: "I thought you had changed, it turns out that you are still that self-righteous bastard."

"Reynard, you don't understand." Levi said, "You are a soldier with a stain. Even if you can re-enter Elite, the military department will never really trust you."

"Yes, a stained soldier." Leonard looked straight at Levi, "Who betrayed me?"

Levi was silent.

Leonard continued: "It's you, Your Royal Highness."

"Even if I die here, I won't go with you." The lieutenant colonel angrily dropped this sentence and left the control room.

"Reynard!" Levi was blocked by the locked door, and by the time he opened the door with a gun, Leonard Summers had completely disappeared from the warehouse.

Levi chased out of the warehouse, looked at the vast desert, and felt panic welling up in his chest for the first time, and he hadn't felt this feeling for many years.

"Damn it!" Leonard slid down the dune, looked at the overwhelming yellow sand in front of him, and cursed.

It's Levi again, why does he lose control every time he meets him.Leonard put his hands on his forehead in distress.Isn't the best way to follow Levi and wait for the opportunity to escape?

In front of that man, he couldn't even pretend to be false.

let's go.Lieutenant Colonel Summers cheered up from his self-pity. At least the supplies are sufficient now. Luna will definitely send people to search for him. As long as there is enough time, they will definitely be able to find him.

However, he hadn't gone far when the roar of desert armored vehicles sounded around him.

It's an interstellar pirate!The alarm bell went off in Leonard's mind, and he immediately fled in the opposite direction, and then a shell exploded behind him.A big pit suddenly appeared behind him, and Leonard couldn't help but staggered a few steps before barely maintaining his balance.

A man's voice came from the armored car's loudspeaker: "One more move, and I guarantee the next bomb will land directly on top of your head."

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Maj. Gen. Luna Smith sat in her office.She closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose with one hand to relieve the headache caused by fatigue.

It has been more than 36 hours since Leonard lost contact. The life and death of Lieutenant Colonel Summers are unknown. They have not even found the wreckage of his cockpit.In this extreme environment, the materials that were originally enough to last for 7 days may not be able to last for 3 days. If the most unfortunate situation happens-Reynard did not die, but was seriously injured-then every minute and every second that follows May decide the lieutenant colonel's life or death.

Luna opened her eyes, called up the holographic simulation of the planet, and slid her fingertips to the desired position.

Red dot, this is their ambush position; green dot, this is Leonard's position when he lost contact.Just 3 minutes after Leonard and the local pilot fell, a violent solar storm reached the planet and began to disrupt communications.

Considering the rotation of the planet, the speed of the body at that time and a series of factors, Nicholas circled the possible landing position of the mecha on the hologram.However, the range is still too large - a radius of 700 kilometers, looking for two broken mechs buried in sand.

The seventh team dispatched two mechs and five unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to search for Leonard's trace in this vast and uninhabited desert. As time passed, the hope became more and more elusive.

"Damn it." Luna clenched her fist and slammed the desk hard, "Reynard, where are you?"

At this moment, the simulated image of Jormungandr appeared from the void and said to Luna, "Major General, you have a communication from Lieutenant General Lancer."

"Lancer?" Luna immediately thought of the scene of the lieutenant general and Leonard sleeping together that day, and couldn't help but feel awkward, but she still chose to connect: "Your Excellency the lieutenant general."

"Good evening, Major General Smith." Lieutenant General Lancer sat behind the desk, crossed his hands on the table, and looked very dignified, "I heard that Lieutenant Colonel Summers has been out of contact for more than 36 hours."

"Yes." Luna replied, "We have determined the basic area and are doing our best to search."

The lieutenant general was silent for a moment, before leaning forward: "If you need support..."

"Your Excellency, you should know that Elite is independent from the military department." Luna said immediately.

"Of course." Lieutenant General Lancer sat back, frowning slightly, his handsome face was full of anxiety, "but Leonard is special." He didn't even call him Lieutenant Colonel Summers, but called him directly. teacher's name.

"I understand." Luna said, she had already defined Lieutenant General Lancer as a person who abused his power. Although she also wanted to get Leonard back, she would never allow Elite's independence to be destroyed.

"No, you don't understand," said the lieutenant general, raising his warm brown eyes with eagerness. "He's mine..."

lover.Luna secretly finished it in her heart, but what happened next surprised her.

The lieutenant general finished the sentence: "He is my husband."

"I love him very much, although we have never made it public." The lieutenant general sighed softly, "I know that such a request out of private wishes is unreasonable, but I still hope you can understand my feelings."

Luna was stunned for a moment, and quickly recovered from the shock: "Of course. I completely understand your feelings. Thank you very much for your willingness to provide support for this operation."