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Kapitel 118: Interstellar General (5)

Edited by: Kuro and Lille

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The rescue team, aka General Silas' comrades, finally found their General on a remote planet. They saw the strange migration of Zergs and found two people surrounded by them. At the top of the mountain, they saw General Silas sniping down Zergs from the top of the mountain. They saw an SOS sign and an arrow pointing downward.

When they looked at the base of the mountain, they found a lone soldier. Everyone recognized the man as Grey, the only one who went after the General. Grey was fighting the Zergs without his mecha, a gun, or a knife. He was wielding the Zerg's scythes as a weapon. He chopped down Zergs like he was reaping down wheat. When the scythe was worn out, he would grab another from who knows where to continue his conquest.

General Silas' right-hand man, Lieutenant General Christoph Drai, commanded their comrades while General Silas was absent. It was something that he was used to.

Christoph was a man with blonde hair, brown eyes, and freckles. He was cute, but his presence was a little small, so he didn't stand out too much. His strength made up for his lack of presence though. He was the heir to the Drai house, Earls, who followed the Ebunox family into countless battles. Though his father retired from the military, he was still able to protect his territory.

Lieutenant General Christoph ordered, "Claus, Kian, and Jamar, go to General Silas and check on his well-being. Make sure you give him a substitute mecha for him to make it back to the spacecraft. The rest of us will assist Sir Grey. Wipe out all the Zergs in the area."

Since they were here, it didn't hurt to sweep through the area of Zerg. He also saw the large Zerg, assuming that it was their leader on this planet.

"Yes, Lieutenant General!"

Claus, Kian, and Jamar flew towards General Silas, while the rest landed either in front of Grey or at the top of the other two mountains. Since they were surrounded on all sides, they had to split their troops accordingly.

"Sir Grey, take this substitute mecha." Christoph threw a metal box that was 3 inches wide and tall. "Don't worry about the Zergs and make sure General Silas makes it back to the spacecraft."

Then he sighed in relief. "You did a good job protecting General Silas and making it out alive."

"Understood, Lieutenant General!" Grey saluted the higher-ranked man and activated the mecha. "Thank you!"

He heard System 225 say, [Congratulations on completing the Side Mission: Keep the General alive until the rescue team arrives. Keep up the good work.]

Grey gave his thanks and activated the mecha.

A mecha that was slightly better quality than the one he originally had covered his body from head to toe. Using the original's memories, he turned on the mecha and jumped off the boulder. He followed behind Silas and the three men who went to save him.

"Alright, let's clear the area of Zergs!" Christoph commanded in their intercoms.

"Ayee!" The other soldiers responded.

They took out their weapons, some used swords while others used guns, and began to sweep through the praying mantis Zergs. With their mechas, the Zergs didn't pose much of a challenge. It was nothing like the Zerg Queen and her army of Zergs.

Though they weren't difficult to kill, there were a lot of them, so it still took a few hours to make it to the leader of the praying mantis Zergs. In the end, Christoph beheaded the leader Zerg and brought everyone back to the spacecraft.

*****

Grey and Silas were taken to the med bay. Both Grey and Silas were riddled with injuries. Silas was doing alright, but Grey suffered from slashes from the onslaught of Zergs. The doctors and nurses wondered how he was still standing.

Grey could only say it was pure adrenaline…

He did his best to avoid the Zergs, but he was frequently surrounded by them. His weapons could only attack so many Zergs at once. He dodged all life-threatening attacks and let the others slip by if possible.

"Don't you dare try to get out of here!" The head doctor scolded Grey and Silas, "Stay in the nutrient fluid for the next few days. General Silas, how dare you move around with that wound. Look, you almost opened it!" It was like the head doctor disregarded who Silas was.

Grey and Silas obediently followed the doctor's orders and went to their respective spots without complaining. They looked at each other aggrieved but still listened.

"Let me see your wounds, General Silas." Even though the doctor said that he was already grabbing at Silas' clothes.

Silas looked over at Grey with eyes that were begging for help. Grey shrugged slightly and closed his eyes in the nutrient fluid. He was already submerged. It was like the slimy liquid from the apocalypse world. He couldn't even talk in it, much less move properly in it. He obediently stayed there pretending he didn't see Silas' eyes crying for help.

"I see someone did their best to apply first aid. You are lucky. If Sir Grey was not there, this wound would look a lot worse! You may have even lost your life due to an infection."

The head doctor was a single father who nagged his children all the time. Even so, his children knew he came from a place of love, so they could only listen to it even if they didn't want to...

"Next time, try not to move so much. You could have healed a lot faster if you had obeyed the rules of the injured."

"There are rules for the injured now?"

"Of course there are! Rule number 1…"

The doctor went on a whole rant about the rules that the injured should follow, leaving Silas speechless. He recited the rules while cleaning, medicating, and changing his bandages. His wound wasn't serious enough for the nutrient fluid, but Silas still needed to rest.

When he finished dressing the wounds, he sighed. "General Silas, you must take good care of your body from now on. You are our General. Without you, we will not be able to be together as the family we are now."

"Uncle Gio…"

Doctor Gio sighed, again. "I watched your parents raise you up, watched you lose them one by one, and then finally join the military while taking care of the Ebunox territory. You need to cherish yourself more. Be kinder. We are all relying on you."

"I… I will."

Silas saw Gio as a father figure. After his mom died, his father remarried and never treated him like a son again. Only Dr. Gio was there for him in his hardest times. Even when his father died, Dr. Gio was the only one to care for him. His stepmother and half-brother took turns trying to ruin him. And when the stepmother died of illness, his half-brother did everything he could to kill him.

Dr. Gio was the reason why he was still here today.

"Good. I may be old but I still have good eyes. You have someone you want to take care of now. You can't protect them if you are dead." These were harsh words, but he had a good point.

"I understand. I will do my best to live so that I can cherish, love, and protect them."

"Alright. When you decide to formally introduce them to me, let me know. I will be ready."

"Thank you, Uncle Gio."

"Alright, enough sappy talk. Rest up and recover. Don't make this old man worry any longer!" He pushed Silas into the bed, tucked him in, and walked out of the room. He still had injured patients to take care of so he couldn't stay for too long.

Silas, who was stuffed into the bed like a burrito, felt his heart was warm. He had the best father figure, a beautiful lover who was loyal, strong, and kind, and his soldiers whom he fought through hell with. He couldn't ask for more. He had everything he needed.

He looked over at Grey who was floating in the nutrient fluid. He was only in his underwear so he could see the wounds that Grey had gotten from battling the Zergs for hours on end. They looked gruesome and it made his heart ache. Grey got those from protecting him.

Silas regained his memories while he was recovering from his wounds in the cave. He didn't need to tell Grey because he knew Grey already knew.

This time, he would be the one to protect Grey…

Meanwhile, in the nutrient fluid, Grey and System 225 were having a conversation.

[Now that I have access to some electronics, I will do my best to figure out who is the one God System has told us about out of the three.]

'Thanks, System 225.'

[You're welcome.]

From what Grey could remember, Silas had three people in mind. The first was his younger half-brother, Caspian Ebunox. His mother had killed Silas' mother to become the Duchess of Ebunox territory. Afterward, Silas' father died in a spacecraft while his stepmother, who had injuries from that spacecraft accident, died weeks later due to infections. He didn't try to figure out what happened, but Caspian had been bitter ever since. He especially wanted to take everything Silas loved and cared for.

The next person was Norton Hanover. He became the Marquise of Hanover when his father retired. Norton was always at odds with Silas. Actually, the whole Hanover family was at odds with the Ebunox family for generations. The only thing the Hanover ancestors and descendants wanted was the downfall of the Ebunox family so that they could be the most powerful family after the Royal Family.

Lastly, it was the Crown Prince of the Fedrana Empire. He was another S-rank individual in the Empire, but his mental strength seemed to outshine his physical strength, so he focused more on politics.

The Fedrana Empire was one of the main forces in this interstellar world. The Crown Prince, Amory Fedrana, was a "childhood friend" of Silas. Crown Prince Amory had silver hair and purple eyes, just like the Emperor. He was handsome just like Silas. Amory was always at odds with Silas because Amory was always second best compared to Silas who was good at everything. It was like a one-sided rivalry that lasted for decades. Silas wouldn't be surprised if Amory harbored some resentment from always being compared to him.

'I don't think it's the Crown Prince, but I think you should check anyway.'

[Why not? If I was compared to someone all my life, I would want harm to befall them.]

'System, you are seeming more and more human as we go through these worlds together. Let me tell you why. If in all these years, he still hasn't done anything but see Silas as his rival, maybe he wants to win against Silas fair and square. Or he wants Silas to see him as his equal? Regardless though, I would need to meet the Crown Prince to know for sure.'

[That… does make sense. I will check the other two first. They seem more suspicious than the Crown Prince anyway.]

System 225 was right. The other two had more of a motive to attack Silas after the fight with the Zerg Queen. If they were working together, then it was more likely that they would be able to make the mecha malfunction.

'After you get the proof, let me know so I can go through it. Afterward, I will send it to Silas.'

[Understood, Grey! I will do my best to help you.] After that, System 225 went silent.

Grey also decided to stop talking and get some rest. He was exhausted from fighting hundreds of Zergs nonstop for hours.


AUTORENGEDANKEN
MakusCorner MakusCorner

Grandpa Marky: My hands are hurting from doing a lot of cutting and prep work for my late dinner >.> Took me forever. My arthritis is killing me y'all.

Kapitel 119: Interstellar General (6)

Edited by: Kuro and Lille

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"I thought you said that he would be killed on the remote planet!" Caspian shouted at Norton on the hologram. Fortunately, no one could listen in on their conversation through the interweb.

Norton was pacing back and forth in his office, holding his hologram. He was also stressed, so he didn't understand why Caspian was yelling at him. "I tried to contact the paid killer, but his hologram had been destroyed. If we say something to him now, we would be suspected. Luckily, I killed the middle man."

"You 'tried', 'luckily' my ass!" He cursed as he clenched his fists. The snack in his hands crumpled in his fists.

"Hey, at least I did something! All you did was get someone to input that virus into his mecha. Everything else was arranged by me. You could have had his mecha explode during the battle, but no, you wanted to make sure the Zerg Queen was dead."

"Of course, I wanted to do that! Do you think you and your men are capable enough to fight against the Zerg Queen?! If you were strong enough, your legion would have been sent instead."

"Excuse me? Now you are blaming this on me?!"

The two bickered back and forth, not sparing one another as they cursed each other out.

In the end, the two yelled so much that they were out of breath.

Caspian collapsed on the chair in his office. "We need to get rid of him soon."

"Why is the little Lord in such a rush to get rid of his half-brother?" Norton finally asked the question that was on his mind.

"If he had died a hero, I would have been able to inherit all of his wealth and his glory!" His eyes were red with anger, and he felt his body tense. "If only he had died like he was supposed to!"

Norton could hear the grievances in his voice, but he didn't care about Caspian. He already had plans to kill the man anyway.

"Don't worry. I have a plan. I also don't want him around."

Who would want to have someone who would always be better than him? Who was richer? More handsome? Yeah, no. He hated how perfect Silas was. An eyesore!

After he got rid of Silas, it would be a matter of time before he also got rid of Caspian too. And when Caspian disappeared, so would the Ebunox family.

******

After a few days in the med bay, Grey and Silas fully recovered. Silas was the first to recover, but he didn't want to leave without Grey.

Everyone knew that they were basically together. After their life-and-death situation on a remote planet, the two were inseparable. No one questioned it. Well, even if they wanted to, they didn't have the face to do so.

When Silas recovered, he contacted the Empire about his safe return. He mentioned some mishaps they had gone through, but he and his soldiers were able to come back with minimum casualties.

As the Empire was waiting to celebrate General Silas' triumphal return, General Silas and his troops were slowly going to the Empire's capital, Ylesey. Silas didn't want to return so quickly. Plus, he was contacting his intelligence force that was stationed in Ylesey. They were figuring out what had happened to his mecha and who had access to it.

They were also trying to find the masterminds behind Grey being hired to kill Silas. Luckily, Grey quickly confessed and even protected Silas with his life. No one could be mad at him.

"You are telling me that there's no evidence of my mecha being tampered with?" Silas spoke to the leader of his intel force through the hologram.

The hologram was a device that the interstellar folk used to communicate, connect to the interweb, and things like that.

The intel force leader gave an exhausted sigh. "It's not that there isn't any evidence, but they are really good at hiding it. Whoever did it either has direct access to your mecha, or the person they hired is so good that even we can't find a trace of them."

"Keep looking. There has to be something."

"Understood."

"How's the progress on searching for the person who hired Grey."

"That… with the description we got, the person was just a middleman. They were also murdered after informing Grey of his task. As for how they were communicating, it wasn't through the holograms so we don't have any traces of that. One thing we do have is that your half-brother, Lord Caspian, and Lord Norton have been in frequent contact. They have been contacting each other more than usual ever since you reported your safety."

"Those two are definitely suspicious. Keep an eye on them."

"Yes, General!"

"Inform me when you have any other information. Hopefully, we can get to the bottom of all of this."

"Yes, General!"

Silas hung up the hologram and sighed. He wouldn't be surprised if his half-brother and Norton teamed up with one another to kill him. They both harbored immense hatred for him. As the saying goes, "The enemy of an enemy is your friend."

But in the end, after getting rid of their common enemy, it wouldn't be surprising if the two turned against each other. The Hanover family, for generations, despised the Ebunox family which had been around since the founding of the Fedrana Empire. If the Ebunox family was eliminated, the Hanover family would be the most powerful noble family. It was an understatement to call them enemies. Archenemies or nemesis were better terms to describe their constant turmoil with each other.

Silas didn't care about them, but the Hanover family was constantly causing him problems, making him annoyed with them.

"Everything alright?" Grey pushed the door open. He had refreshments.

Silas' mood brightened when he saw Grey and got up to help with the drinks. After setting it on Silas' desk, Grey found himself sitting on Silas' lap. He didn't mind it and grabbed his drink. There was nothing he could do about the hands that found their way to his waist and rested comfortably there.

Silas sighed in exhaustion. "The intel force hasn't found any concrete evidence. They only noticed Caspian and Norton's increase in contact over the hologram."

He went through hell and back with his soldiers to battle against the Zerg Queen, then he had to worry about dying on a remote planet, and now he had to find out who wanted him dead. It was no wonder he was so tired.

"They probably teamed up," He took a sip of milk tea. "I wouldn't be surprised."

Actually, System 225 had told him about those two, so he wasn't surprised at all.

"I wouldn't be either. They both hate me."

"There will always be people who hate others. But don't worry, I like you very much."

"What a coincidence. I feel the same way."

And this was when System 225 signed out of the world. He would come back when Grey and God System were done flirting!

As the two were flirting, there was a knock on the door.

"General Silas? There's something that I need to report." It was Lieutenant General Christoph.

"Come in," Silas answered.

Grey wanted to get off of his lap, but Silas had him stay. Grey could only sigh and relax on the man's lap. He opened up his hologram and began to search for all the current news of the capital.

The original Grey's family was poor and he didn't like to use the interweb. He had a hologram, but it was given to him by the military. It was also destroyed during the crash, so the one he was using was a new one from the military. Grey, the Host, though he was a newbie, had a blast using the hologram. He learned how to use it in just a few hours. He used it like he had been using the hologram his whole life.

When Christoph opened the door, he was shocked to see Grey sitting on the General's lap. He was stunned, didn't know what to say, and felt like he entered the wrong room!

"It… it seems I am interrupting something. Let me just…"

"It's fine. Just tell me what you need to say."

Christoph looked over at Grey who was playing a game on the hologram. Grey looked over at Christoph, waved, and then went back to his game.

"I just got some news from our scouts. There are space pirates following us. The scouts ran into theirs, but they didn't engage in battle. They haven't approached us yet, but there's no telling what they are going to do."

"I wonder what they want… Should we get in contact with them?"

Spacecrafts were able to call any spacecraft nearby. Of course, they could be rejected, but as long as the other person picked up, they could talk with one another.

"I tried but they didn't pick up."

"Can you identify who they are?"

"Yes. They are the Silver-Tongued Snakes."

"This is a notorious group…"

The Silver-Tongued Snakes were known not for their plundering, but for their attacks on influential individuals. The more influential the person, the more money it costs. They were also extremely difficult to find. The only way people knew of their existence was by the flag they placed at the scene of the crime.

"I wonder how much money someone had to pay for the Silver-Tongued Snakes to target me."

Silas looked a bit amused.

Christoph didn't know why, but after saving General Silas, he was a lot more expressive but not in a good way. Why did he feel a lot more… sinister?


AUTORENGEDANKEN
MakusCorner MakusCorner

kuro_kama: Now whenever I hear grand names like the SiLVer-tonGUeD SnakEs or anything like BlaCK drAgoN. I feel like they are just bluffing and not strong at all ah.

Grandpa Marky: Kuro asked me, “Is it pronounced ‘lesey’, Y silent or ?” for the name “Ylesey” Yeahhhh I say it with the L silent LOL so it’s more like ‘ysey’ in my mind to be honest. Honestly, idk how to pronounce it but close enough XD

Anyway, that's it from me for tonight! Have a good day/night my beautiful grandchildren. <3

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