A list of the top ten main characters: Ye Wenjie from the Three-Body Problem at the beginning.

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However, the Skaven are directly under the command of the Astartes Legion, whose military academicians are directly commanded by the emperors of the great powers. In essence, the Astartes Legion is the emperor's royal guard.

Theoretically, the 540th Army Academician was a position second only to the Emperor and the Grand Duke, but since it was a force directly under the Emperor, in reality, these Army Academicians would not obey the orders of even the leaders of the aristocratic faction and the prime ministers of the reformist faction.

Not to mention those classified items; I think only the military academicians of the Astartes Legion and the Emperor would know that information.

Hearing Su Mu defend An Yan, Yu Qiren became somewhat annoyed. He quietly walked to Su Mu's side and pinched Su Mu's waist with two fingers.

With a 'smile,' he said, 'Oh? Is that so?' Su Mu, wincing in pain, replied hoarsely, 'No... that's right.'

Chapter 217 Disappeared

An Yan noticed that Su Mu's expression was a bit off, and when she saw Yu Qiren's two fingers twisting Su Mu's waist, she quickly shouted, "Let go of me!"

"Don't let it go."

"Cough cough cough."

Just then, a cough interrupted their conversation.

Professor Angela's pale face was in front of the three of them.

He said expressionlessly, "That's enough for the three of you. Don't you know we need quiet here? If you want to talk, go outside and don't disturb our research."

The three were so intimidated by Professor Angela's aura that they dared not say anything more and quickly stood up straight, saying, "Yes."

"Please come to the conference room on the 'Qin Zhan' ship immediately, sir. Please come to the conference room on the 'Qin Zhan' ship immediately."

Just then, the ship's loudspeaker suddenly rang out. Upon hearing this, Su Mu immediately felt as if he had been granted a pardon and grabbed Yu Qiren and An Yan, saying, "Um, someone on the ship is looking for me."

Then, he grabbed Yu Qiren and An Yan and ran away as fast as he could.

"this."

Angela looked at Su Mu and the others who had escaped and said in a low voice.

"What are you still babbling about? Hurry up and record the data for me."

Upon hearing Dr. Halsey's voice, Professor Angela quickly replied, "Yes."

The three who had 'escaped' Dr. Halsey's lab were panting as they looked at the lab door. An Yan exclaimed in horror, "Wow, Professor Angela's aura is amazing!"

Yu Qiren also said, "Yes, why is it so amazing?"

"Cough cough."

Su Mu coughed, interrupting their speculation, and said to them, "Alright, stop thinking nonsense. Someone is looking for us. Go quickly."

"Ok."

The three then headed towards the conference room.

Inside the conference room, Su Mu saw Aztec, Drake, Kettleran, James, Zhang Feiyan, Simon, and Captain Linkai. He looked at them with some puzzlement.

He asked, "Why are you all here? And Aztec, Drake, Kettrilan, and James, shouldn't you four be leading people to clear out the Abyss Force outposts around Shuris City? What are you doing here?"

Drake stepped forward and said, "Well, sir, Hagenburg has now been recaptured."

"Oh? So fast?" Su Mu asked, somewhat puzzled. "Logically speaking, even with all the current combat power of Xiulis City, it's not certain that we can retake it in a short time, is it?"

James stepped forward and said, "That wasn't captured by us; it's now a ghost town, and not just Hagenburg."

"Including Grey Gardens and the road to Bean Town, all the Abyss Force outposts, large and small, are now empty."

Are they all empty?

"All."

Drake nodded and said, "That's right, sir. We haven't found any Abyss troops in either large or small outposts, and we haven't even found any trace of them in the small towns along the way to Bean Town."

It seems that all the Abyss forces north of the Massachusetts highway vanished overnight.

Chapter 218 The Arrangements

Su Mu continued to sit in his chair, deep in thought. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Are you saying that all the Abyss troops north of the Massachusetts Highway have disappeared? Is that what all the towns along the way to Sorgos are reporting?"

"Yes, I asked the people in charge of the town now, and their answers were exactly the same as what we encountered. The Abyss forces' strongholds in the surrounding area were all emptied overnight."

"Is it because they know that the main force of the Abyss forces in the Southern Hemisphere has been almost wiped out, and they are afraid of us, so they all fled?" Aztec asked.

"Do not."

Su Mu shook his head and said, "Although we have dealt with their main force, don't forget that the Abyss Force in the Southern Hemisphere still numbers 540. Eliminating one or two main forces is not enough to cause them to panic."

Furthermore, although the number of Abyss troops in each stronghold is not large, the combined forces of all the Abyss troop strongholds constitute a considerable force.

"I understand. We will send people to conduct further reconnaissance south of the Massachusetts highway."

"Well, let's go."

After they finished speaking, Drake, James, Aztec, and Catherine left.

The conference room fell silent instantly. After a short while, Zhang Feiyan spoke up, asking, "Sir, why did those Abyss troops suddenly disappear?" Su Mu shook his head and said:

"How would I know? I'm not part of the Abyss Force. What I'm hoping for right now is that these vanished Abyss Force members don't reappear at the same time as the reinforcements from the north, otherwise we'll be fighting on two fronts."

"So what do we do now? Are we going to lead a large force to attack south of the Massachusetts highway?"

Simon began to speak.

"of course not."

Su Mu rolled his eyes at Simon and said calmly, "Even if we send out all the troops we have right now, it won't be enough to fight them. Not to mention that the area is almost entirely surrounded by mountains. Sending out ground troops would be suicide."

"Should we send in the air force?"

"Don't we have warships?" Su Mu looked at Captain Lin Kai and said, "Captain Lin Kai, you go ahead and say it."

"Okay, my lord."

Captain Lin Kai then cleared his throat and said, "During the previous operation, the warship sustained some damage and needs maintenance and repair. The 'Qin Zhan' will be unable to participate in combat for the time being."

"What should we do? We don't even know when the Abyss forces will attack. If we can't defend ourselves, the entire city will be ravaged by war again."

Zhang Feiyan said anxiously.

"We need to recruit another batch of soldiers now and train them rigorously so that we will have enough troops to fight later."

"Yes." After saying that, Zhang Feiyan left.

Seeing that only a few people remained in the meeting room, Su Mu stood up and said, "Alright, I'll go out for a walk again."

Simon glanced at him and said calmly, "Don't disappear again, or we'll have to send people looking for you again."

"I see."

Su Mu said with dissatisfaction, "Yu Qiren and An Yan will be with me, so you don't need to worry."

"Alright, alright, then I'll continue with the tasks you assigned me."

After speaking, Simon also left the meeting room.

Chapter 219 Captured by Them

After Su Mu saw that only Captain Lin Kai and An Yan and Yu Qiren behind him remained in the conference room, he said, "Then Captain Lin Kai, I'll leave the warship to you."

"Okay, my lord."

After speaking, Su Mu led An Yan and Yu Qiren out of the conference room and out of the 'Qin Zhan' ship.

As they walked outside, An Yan asked, "Where are we going?" Su Mu glanced at the 'Qin Zhan' ship and then looked around.

"Ok."

Su Mu then led Yu Qiren and An Yan to continue walking out of the city.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, An Yan faintly smelled a bloody odor.

Immediately sensing something was wrong, Yu Qiren and Su Mu said, "Something's wrong. There's a smell of blood here. Be on alert immediately." Upon hearing An Yan's warning, Yu Qiren and Su Mu immediately took out their guns and, together with An Yan, cautiously looked around.

Suddenly, Su Mu felt his feet go weak and immediately sensed something was wrong. He shouted, "Something's wrong here! Get out of the way right now!"

After saying that, Su Mu, Yu Qiren, and An Yan immediately jumped to the side. In the blink of an eye, the place where they had been standing caved in, and three creatures dressed in black robes emerged from the cave.

Su Mu looked at the sky in the distance. The sun was gradually setting, and it was almost evening, which was the time when the Skaven were most active. He looked at the three guys.

He roared angrily, "You Skaven ratmen, are you still not giving up? You want to capture me again?"

"Hey hey hey."

The leader chuckled in a low voice, "Of course, but we're a bit lucky this time. We have more than just the eldest son of the vampire duke."

And then there's the eldest daughter of the Ghost Duke's family and the sister of Major General Redfield of the Great Power Guard—that's truly a complete sweep.

Upon hearing these words, Su Mu sensed something was wrong and angrily shouted, "Quelka, can you tell me who exactly reported this information to you?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk."

Quelka shook his head and said, "Of course not. In principle, we are still enemies. If I told you, my superiors would not let you off the hook."

However, since you've brought those two along, I'll make an exception and give you some news.

"Oh? What news?" Su Mu asked, puzzled.

"Aren't you wondering why all the Abyss troops around here have disappeared?"

"How did you know?" Su Mu asked.

"hehe."

Quelka sneered, "They've already gathered at Shelter Hill, south of the Massachusetts Highway. It's not just your Abyss forces, but all the Abyss forces south of the Massachusetts Highway that's gathered there."

.....

I estimate it's tens of thousands of people, but you simply can't tell your subordinates this news.

After saying that, he led the two people behind him and rushed over.

Meanwhile, Su Mu brought An Yan and Yu Qiren to resist.

After exchanging blows for a few rounds, the two sides quickly retreated to the side. Yu Qiren said breathlessly, "What should we do? The three of them are too strong. If this continues, we will be captured by them."

"Ah."

Su Mu pondered for a moment, then said, "Yu Qiren, you run back to our base immediately and tell them to come and support us. An Yan and I will hold them off here."

Chapter 220: Abandon the mission for now.

"What did you say?" Yu Qiren exclaimed, "You want me to abandon you and run away alone?" Su Mu said coldly, "This is not running away, but going to find someone to help you."

"But……"

“There’s no buts, go quickly.” An Yan chimed in at this moment, “Go quickly, the two of us can hold them off, and in their eyes we will be of great value.”

"Fine." Yu Qiren said through gritted teeth, "I'm leaving, but you all need to be careful."

Su Mu and An Yan exchanged a glance, and Su Mu asked, "What do we do now? How can we get Yu Qiren to escape safely?" An Yan thought for a moment and said:

"Charge forward first and unleash a burst of psionic energy to attract their attention, then let Yu Qiren escape safely. However, I will pause for 10 minutes after using the psionic energy burst. During that time, I will rely on you to protect me."

"understood."

After saying that, An Yan charged towards the three Skaven. Quilka sneered, "Charging in alone is just asking for death." Then he called his men to charge with him.

An Yan raised her head slightly when she saw that she had achieved her goal.

When Quilka saw An Yan's lips curl slightly up, based on the information he had previously obtained, he immediately sensed that something was wrong and shouted, "Not good, retreat quickly!"

"It's too late, the psionic energy has erupted." Seeing this, Su Mu hurriedly said to Yu Qiren, "Yu Qiren, take this opportunity and leave quickly." After saying that, he rushed forward.

Yu Qiren glanced at them resentfully, then turned and ran off in the other direction.

After Su Mu ran over, he picked up An Yan, who had fallen to the ground, and ran in the opposite direction from Yu Qiren.

The Skaven, affected by the psionic burst, shook his head and recovered.

They saw the three people running away.

Quelka roared, "Damn it, how dare they run away!"

"Which one should we chase?" Quelka asked, watching the three run off in two separate groups. "Chase that one; those two are more valuable."

"Yes."

After carrying An Yan and running around, Su Mu asked, "Have they caught up?" An Yan struggled to open her eyes and said with difficulty, "They have."

"That's good." Quilka roared, "You might as well surrender. We've already taken care of the nearby patrols."

Su Mu looked at An Yan lying in his arms and said, "Where should we hide now?" An Yan shrugged and said, "I don't know either."