Chapter 554, Who Can Save?

Chapter 554, Who Can Save?
Wang Mengsong was lying in the medical room, his eyes fixed on the ceiling, and he allowed the pharmacist to continue operating on his broken arm without saying a word.

"Captain, the examination is over." The pharmacist stood up and said, "Although your arm has been reattached, the injury still has some impact. It is estimated that your flexibility will decrease by 8% and your strength will decrease by 6%."

Wang Mengsong remained silent.

The left arm was broken and then reattached. Even with advanced technology and the powerful physical recovery ability of the Space Marines, it is still not as good as the original configuration.

But what can be done?

Use it first.

If it really doesn't work, at worst, you can learn from some war groups and completely convert your left arm into a mechanical prosthesis. The relevant surgery is also relatively mature.

He actually didn't care that much about the condition of his left hand.

What he was thinking about at this moment was the battle five days ago.

Although five days had passed, the scene of Blood Shark hacking and killing his battle brothers, leaving the ground full of blood and body parts, still remained in his mind.

What impressed him even more was the scene where the Torchlight was blown into a pile of space junk in space.

He witnessed the scene while riding on the small craft that was evacuating the battle barge.

Heart-wrenching.

After the engine center was blown up, Wang Mengsong was fully aware of one fact: although the ship did not disintegrate immediately, it was impossible for it to survive in a combat environment.

He had to make a painful decision: abandon ship and evacuate.

The destruction of the Torchlight was a foregone conclusion, so the people on board should try their best not to be buried with it.

Ordinary crew members would be fine. The entire ship was originally stationed with 400 New World Torch Space Marines, which was equivalent to one-third of the entire chapter.

If you can evacuate, you should try to evacuate.

Time was very tight, and the number of ships that could be used to evacuate personnel was also very tight. More importantly, the battle barge was a huge ship with multiple layers, dozens of kilometers long and wide, like a complex honeycomb. Previously, the soldiers of the New World Torch were still fighting desperately with the blood sharks, and now they wanted to evacuate immediately, which was not so easy.

But those blood sharks didn't seem to have any intention of continuing to pester them.

Their mission has been completed and they must evacuate.

After both sides lost their desire to continue the bloody battle, although it is possible that some people are still fighting to the death due to bloodlust, the large-scale substantive fighting has ended.

The Blood Sharks' arrival was carried out using a special teleportation technology that was lost to the Empire, and the same was true for their evacuation.

As for the New World Torch, it could only travel by boat.

In the end, out of the 400 New World Torch warriors, only 188 evacuated their flagship.

That's less than half of the total.

Of the remaining more than half, most died in the confrontation with the blood sharks, and a few were delayed in the battle and were unable to catch the evacuation ships. They could only die along with hundreds of thousands of crew members and auxiliary troops on this huge battle barge.

After escaping on the spaceship and verifying their identities, Wang Mengsong led the survivors to land on the Triumph Fire and met Adler Paulitos.

The Chapter Master of the Fury had no time to say anything more to him.

Without the torchlight, the battle situation had become extremely dire. Paulitos was busy issuing orders one by one, reading reports and documents sent to him, and responding and approving them.

The fleet retreated all the way and joined up with the Retribution-class battleship 'Spark Wings' that had teleported over, temporarily forcing back the blood sharks' siege, and then initiated the teleport and evacuated.

At this moment, the Fury Fleet had just emerged from the warp state and entered the real universe not long ago.

After Wang Mengsong entered the Triumphal Fire, he only had a quick meeting with Paulitus, and before he could even have any conversation, he went to the medical room, where the regiment's pharmacist treated his broken arm. He has been thinking about that battle until today.

It's not just a battle, but also a matter of confusion about the fate of the regiment.

Since the relocation to the Spider Web Universe, the Chapter has been thriving. Originally, it was poor, but after a hundred years of development, according to the provisions of the Space Marine Codex, the strength of the New World Torch is quite standard. There are full-strength warriors, even slightly exceeding 200 people. He doesn't think there is anything wrong with this. Generally, a Chapter has an extra 200-man reserve to make up for the losses of the regular staff at any time. Isn't that normal?

The regiment is fully equipped with all kinds of vehicles it needs, and the fleet is complete. Twenty years ago, the Torchlight, a proper battle barge, was completed.

Their regiment, which does not have a long history, is on the right track.

Once we have strong soldiers and horses, we will naturally strive for the long term.

After careful consideration, he stood on the side of Iron Armor and the Empire.

He has no regrets to this day.

However, the regiment has suffered heavy losses and no one knows what the future will be like.

While he was thinking, a torch warrior walked in from outside with a communicator in his hand.

"It's Chapter Master Paulitos."

Wang Mengsong nodded slightly, took the communicator and put it to his ear.

"It's me, Wang Mengsong."

"Captain Wang Zhan, from now on, the New World Torch will obey my command more clearly. All troops and personnel at all levels will directly obey my instructions. Do you have any opinions on this?"

Adler Paulitos didn't exchange pleasantries, but spoke very directly and without any hesitation.

Wang Mengsong was silent for a moment, but still responded: "Okay, I have no objection."

This was expected and he couldn't stop it.

The person on the opposite side is the general manager of the southern front. Now the New World Torch has encountered a disaster again and the team is living on his flagship. What else can you say?

Moreover, from the perspective of the overall situation, now is not the time to fight each other. Under great pressure, unity is inevitable.

As for whether Paulitos would use the New World Torch as cannon fodder... it probably wouldn't happen. If that happened, he would not be powerless to resist.

As the chapter leader, his hand was only broken and then reattached, but he didn't die.

However, Paulitos on the opposite side seemed a little surprised by his straightforwardness, so he did not speak immediately.

After a while, Paulitos said, "That's it, you take a rest first."

"Wait a minute." Wang Mengsong said, "What should we do next? The blood shark will chase us relentlessly and will not give up."

Paulitos thought about it and decided to explain his plan to Wang Mengsong.

……

Gu Hang put down the latest battle report in his hand and said with a smile:

"Coming towards us?"

"Obviously not. They are counting on the Cult of Alfonzo to save their lives."

(End of this chapter)