Chapter 1194: Who said I wouldn't come?

"Tai Er.."

The voice was low and gloomy.

Taking advantage of the battle's end, during the precious rest time, several Third Level Awakened Ones slowly pushed a simple wooden cart, habitually walking toward Tai Er.

On the wooden cart lay a middle-aged man whose lower half had vanished, his abdomen simply wrapped in white props.

Bright red blood soaked the bandages, dripping drip by drip.

"Lord Lei En, did you say anything...?"

"Over there, has it been resolved?"

On the cart, the man strained to prop himself up with his thick arms. He showed hope, his eyes seemingly revealing a hint of pleading.

That cautious expression seemed as if, as long as he were sufficiently "devout," perhaps good news would come.

Looking at the half-person on the cart, Tai Er silently extinguished the cigarette butt in his palm.

In his hesitation, he opened his mouth but could not speak for a moment.

He could see that glint in everyone's eyes, and he also knew how many pairs of ears were listening intently within the gathering.

The man on the cart was their regiment commander, and also one who had once been awarded by Lord Lei En.

In the insect swarm three hours earlier, this third-level elementary Awakened One, due to spiritual energy exhaustion, relied solely on his flesh to tear apart the last few high-level worms. When people found him while cleaning the battlefield, he had already been soaking in the worms' stomachs for a long time.

He was a true warrior, but even so, his will and spirit could only place their hope elsewhere.

After a long silence, people seemed to know the answer.

Everyone's faces turned ashen; the middle-aged man on the cart also seemed to lose strength, his sturdy arms suddenly going limp, and with a thud he rolled off the cart.

"Why!!"

"Why!!"

"Why hasn't Lord Lei En appeared yet! Doesn't he know the Soviet is about to collapse! Where is he! Exactly where is he!!"

"Tai Er! You didn't say he would come right away, did you!!"

Not far away, a Third Level who had just prepared to go find Tai Er for information couldn't help but roar in anger upon seeing this.

No need to ask further.

Lord Lei En definitely did not appear.

Since sending the warning, the other side seemed to have disappeared altogether, regardless of their fate.

Faced with pairs of grieving, angry, desperate gazes, Tai Er lowered his head, daring not to meet their eyes.

"Sorry.."

"I've sent so many, so many distress messages... but... but I also don't know why!"

Under immense pressure, even the most strong-willed Tai Er at this moment could not help but lose some emotional control.

He lowered his head, gripping the communication prop tightly, his voice even tinged with a sob.

He couldn't take it anymore.

As the person in contact with Lord Lei En, every warrior would come to ask him, 'Where is Lord Lei En? Is he about to appear?'

Every High Level would carefully ask him, 'Has Lord Lei En been delayed on something? Can we help?'

In battle, to stir the warriors' fighting spirit, he repeatedly lied.

He told everyone that Lord Lei En would arrive soon, and the strongest in their war zone would immediately step in to settle everything.

As long as they hold on a little longer, everything can be resolved.

As long as they persevere a bit more, waiting for Lord Lei En's side to find a solution, they will be able to win this damned battle!

But now, he can no longer maintain this lie.

At most six hours, their casualties will exceed 50%; at seven hours, casualties will reach 70%. Then another wave of insect swarm will come, and they, completely exhausted, will be buried here forever.

They, who have staked all of Soviet strength, will lose all their hopes in reality.

"Sorry... sorry.."

"Lord Lei En... hasn't replied to my messages... I've been deceiving you all. After our first communication, he never contacted me again."

"I don't know how much longer, I really don't know..."

In his breakdown, Tai Er painfully lifted his head, apologizing over and over.

He could not face those disappointed eyes.

His figure swaying, several Soviet High Levels who came from afar turned deathly pale; even though they had anticipated this possibility, hearing it confirmed from Tai Er's mouth made their hopes seem utterly shattered.

"Everything is fake..."

"How foolish of us to trust him so! We gave him everything we could!"

"What on earth did we do wrong!!"

Clenching his fists until they bled, the commander who had once been awarded by Lin An stared fixedly at the communication device. By this point, Lord Lei En had no intention of appearing.

"All the resources and honors he wanted! We Soviets gave them all! What more does he want!"

"We believed in him! So we brought all the Second Levels! We believed in him! So we brought all the equipment we could carry!"

"If we die here! What awaits us is national annihilation!"

"Why... why deceive us!"

They burst into tears, unable to make a sound.

Although placing all hope in a single person is extremely irrational, under the Apocalypse they had no other choice.

Accustomed to betting everything, they naturally chose a high-stakes gamble. Especially after witnessing Lin An's full display of power, they were so convinced victory would belong to them.

Recalling that earlier excitement and exhilaration, the entire Soviet High Level now finds it utterly ridiculous.

Indeed, Lord Lei En is very strong.

But what does that have to do with them? Perhaps in the other's eyes, they are just foolish clowns, easy to deceive and laughable.

It won't happen... I believe it won't happen!

Your Excellency Lei En will definitely appear! He helped us resolve the Red Tower disaster! He wouldn't be that kind of person!

What is he deceiving us for! Something must have been delayed!

Their expressions strained; several who had heard the news and rushed over, the three Fourth Rank, cried out involuntarily in self-consolation.

They couldn't believe that after everyone died here, what should the real-world Soviet Union do? They would rather deceive themselves than think about that incredibly cruel fact.

No way!!

If he is going to appear, he should have appeared now! He should have appeared long ago!

Isn't the number of our dead enough yet!!

Look at that alliance formed by those people; the entire European warzone is about to flee! We've reached this point, and no one can hold on any longer!

As long as Lei En is still on the Apocalypse battlefield, he would surely know what the situation is now!

Despair after hope is shattered is the cruelest.

With his neck craned, the leading high-ranking officer, filled with grief and indignation to the point of despair, loudly denounced the past. He no longer wanted to deceive himself.

Pass my order! All three Fourth Rank begin to devour the Heavenly Eye People!

Replenish the last of the spiritual energy! We'll charge out! However many can survive, that's how many! We want to go home! We can't die here!

Lord Hai Yin Si! No! We can't do this!

If we eat the Heavenly Eye People, we will really have to flee!

A startled voice advised against it.

The surrounding High Level officials all urged the somewhat crazy burly man to stop, their expressions changing drastically.

It was precisely because they followed Lei En's words that, after stopping the devouring of the Heavenly Eye People, they managed to hold on until now. Like the alliance formed by other big and small countries, over forty of them, in the European warzone, which reacted too slowly, their situation is now almost worse than theirs.

The burly man's talk of escape was merely imitating the other side's approach.

Replenish spiritual energy, however many can escape, that's how many!

Not eat!!

Not eat, and wait for Lei En to come save you!!

How many of us three Fourth Rank have died due to spiritual energy exhaustion! Even in death I want to die in battle rather than wait for death!

He shoved aside everyone's obstruction, the burly man charged straight toward the Spiritual Energy Tower, shouting at his soldiers.

However, before he could rush over, humming sounds suddenly came from afar.

Insect Tide!

The Insect Tide has come again!!

Everyone's faces were filled with shock and fear, unable to comprehend as they looked at the next wave of the Insect Tide, which had suddenly shortened its interval.

Only seen in the distance, the horizon once again surged with a black wave. That was the color representing death.

It's over...

Everything is over... there's no time left...

Like being dragged into Shen Yuan, Tai Er stared blankly at the massive insect tide; his communication device instantly fell to the ground.

The last shred of fantasy in his mind was also shattered.

Lei En didn't come, but.. the insects came.

Hahaha...!!

We lost, we have completely lost.

Wait! Keep waiting! Where is the Lei En you keep talking about!!

Liars! All liars!

The three Fourth Rank commanders rushing to the Spiritual Energy Tower suddenly stopped their steps, looking at the nine-headed giant flying insect leading the Insect Tide; he instantly realized that even if they ran now, they wouldn't have time to absorb spiritual energy.

On the verge of mental collapse, he laughed as if he had gone mad.

Laughing at his own foolishness in waiting for others, laughing at them being discarded like trash.

In the midst of despair, many people fell to their knees with a thud.

Just in that instant, a voice seemingly transmitted from the void echoed throughout the entire arena.

Who said I wouldn't appear?