14: Chapter 14 Aircraft Carrier Launch! ! The Memories of the Angel Leia

The afternoon sun baked the ruins hot, and distorted heatwaves rose from the broken walls and debris. Li Yuan stood on the third floor of a half-collapsed building; the view here was wide, allowing him to overlook most of the war zone.

"Sortie!"

The command was simple and direct. Ten Light Guardians simultaneously turned into streaks of white light, like well-trained special forces dispersing in different directions. In the Light-forged Quivers on their backs, fifty specialized arrows were neatly arranged, reflecting a dangerous golden-red light under the sun.

What Li Yuan hadn't expected was that while the tactical concept of the carrier battle group was already amazing, the combat intelligence of the Light Guardians opened his eyes even further.

Previously, because the returns from a single Zergling were too low, Li Yuan and the Light Guardians mainly hunted Drones and Roaches.

But in reality, scattered across the entire Edge 7 outpost satellite, Zerglings were the most numerous.

These bugs were numerous, fast, had a large alert range, and provided low returns, making them a huge hassle for Li Yuan. He usually bypassed them.

He hadn't expected that once the number of Light Guardians reached ten, the situation would change completely—

One Light Guardian boldly charged into a swarm of dozens of Zerglings. He used ghost-like footwork to roam the edges of the swarm, maintaining a provocative distance just right. The enraged Zergling swarm instantly boiled over, turning into a black tide of death in hot pursuit.

Similar scenes occurred simultaneously in multiple areas. Each Light Guardian successfully pulled a sizable "Zerg train."

Then, all the Light Guardians headed toward the same open area. The different groups maintained their pace with tacit understanding. Those who were faster would conveniently pull two more Drones, while those who were slower would hurry up a bit.

Almost simultaneously, the ten groups reached the target area. Immediately after—

Cross-charge!!!

The Light Guardians brushed past each other smoothly, but the groups behind them were not so smooth. Lacking commands from a Mothership or Cerebrate, the bugs collided head-on, turning into a chaotic mess.

While crossing paths, the Light Guardians also embedded golden-red arrows into the Zerglings at specific intervals and patterns.

Having completed their task, the Guardians' speed surged, and they instantly broke away, leaving behind the Zerg Swarm which continued to rush forward due to inertia, colliding and falling into brief chaos.

The next second—

"BOOM!!!!!!"

"BOOM!!!!!!"

"BOOM!!!!!!"

...

A series of deafening explosions rang out! Over a dozen golden-red fireballs suddenly expanded, and the scorching shockwaves spread like rings of destruction, colliding and overlapping to form an even more terrifying tearing force field!

In an instant, the Zerglings at the core of the explosions were vaporized, those slightly further out were torn to pieces, and those on the periphery had their internal organs shattered or died from flying shrapnel. A dozen or so explosions cleared the field! On average, each explosion ended the lives of twenty to thirty puppies.

The battle ended, and the Light Guardians moved on to find their next target.

...

Li Yuan watched intently; the cooperation of these Light Guardians was like they had practiced it countless times. They seemed to anticipate each other's actions, always appearing in the right place at the right time.

"Master, their cooperation is quite exquisite," Laya's soft voice sounded in his ear. She held Li Yuan's right arm, pressing it against her chest, her breath as sweet as orchids.

"Indeed, it seems their tactical coordination is even more perfect than I imagined." Li Yuan enjoyed the soft sensation coming from his arm.

This lustful programmer, ever since completing the test of Laya's abilities, had never let her enter combat mode again. Duties like guard duty, auxiliary logistics (replenishing ammunition, gathering life essence), and assisting in command were all thrown to the Light Mage, whose face still couldn't be seen clearly.

Meanwhile, he allowed Laya to hold his arm between her two high, soft mounds, bringing him a soft and warm sensation—Heaven knows why armor would feel soft!! Inadvertent movements while observing the battle often elicited a few soft cries from Laya.

Wait, armor! Soft? Li Yuan's curiosity was suddenly piqued. Although he hadn't dared to look closely, Laya was clearly wearing metal armor, so why did it feel soft!!!

Li Yuan immediately turned his head, and a surge of blood rushed to his nose. A dazzling white... was right before his eyes!!

"Master, what's wrong?" Laya whispered, sensing Li Yuan's gaze.

Ignoring the "stinky loser" look of disdain from the Customer Service Miss, Li Yuan covered his nose and curiously pinched the silver-white armor on Laya.

It wasn't metal!!!

The touch... was actually not the cold hardness of metal. Li Yuan couldn't help but poke it firmly, and a warm, leathery sensation with amazing resilience was transmitted back!?

"Laya, this armor of yours..." Li Yuan asked in confusion. "Is it not made of metal?"

"Of course not, Master. This is the 'Sacred Radiance Dragon Scale Armor'," Laya didn't stop Li Yuan's movements as he pressed against her waist to observe the dragon scale armor, and explained obediently, "It's made from the shed skin of the Great Light Holy Dragon, soaked and baptized in the Holy Light Pool of Mount Heaven, and then enchanted with spirit runes by the Imperial Armor-smithing Angels. It looks like metal, but it's actually top-tier leather armor; it's lightweight and possesses extremely strong defense and energy conductivity. This is standard equipment for our Heaven Legion."

"Some of my comrades prefer metal armor made of Infused Light Adamantite, thinking it looks more imposing and offers better protection. However, it gets stuck on me, making it hard to take off, and it's a bit tight..." Laya said, pointing to her slender waist.

Li Yuan felt the hand covering his nose was already wet, and his blood pressure was a bit low: "..."

"I see..." Li Yuan remained calm and proceeded to ask the next question: "Laya, do you... have your previous memories? Do you know what the Lord of Light actually is? And what is Heaven like?"

This system, these classes, something didn't seem right. He wondered if he could find out anything from the seemingly obedient Laya...

Hearing this, a hint of confusion flashed across Laya's face. She slightly furrowed her beautiful brows, thinking hard: "Master, Laya... Laya is just a low-ranking angel of the Hope Sequence in the Heaven Legion. The Lord of Light is an existence even greater than the Commander, so Laya doesn't know much."

Laya felt a bit embarrassed and continued: "I only know that the Lord of Light... is a supreme and great being, the source of light, and the object of life-long loyalty for all of us light-creations. But I don't know specifically who He is, nor do I know the specifics of Heaven... Even my memory of how I responded to your summons and came here is very blurry, as if... as if I took a nap and woke up to see you, Master."

"And it's strange, my memories are very vague, with only some basic knowledge about combat and light magic. There are also some memories of Heaven and my comrades, but they're all fragmented; I can't even remember my squad leader's name clearly."

"Hope Sequence?" Li Yuan noticed a term. "Do angels have different factions?"

"It's not a faction!!!" Laya hugged him again: "The Hope Sequence is a sequence name within the Angel Legion. It's an all-rounder angel sequence. There are others like the Light Sequence, Guardian Sequence, Justice Sequence... and many more."

"All-rounder angel?" Li Yuan found a new point of interest. Finally having someone to talk to, he couldn't stop, as if listening to a story.

"It means an angel who can fight, tank, run, heal, and support... who can do everything," Laya said with a bit of pride.

"But those annoying people from the combat sequences always say we can't fight, can't tank, our spells have no power, our healing has no volume, and our support is negligible. It's so annoying..." Laya said somewhat indignantly...

Li Yuan listened carefully, lost in thought. Laya possessed intelligence, could converse, and had common-sense memories (like the origin of her armor), but information regarding the core, her origin, and the upper levels of the system seemed to be locked. Was this a protection mechanism set by the system? Or had her "spirituality" not yet fully awakened?

Shed skin of the Light Holy Dragon?! Holy Light Pool of Mount Heaven?! Imperial Armor-smithing Angels?!

These origins sound impressive! However...

Li Yuan looked around at the broken high-energy laser cannons, siege tanks, and anti-air mechs, then at the small building beneath his feet which, though half-collapsed, clearly had a high-tech style. This was clearly a high-tech world...

Light Holy Dragon!! Heaven's Reincarnation Pool!! These are clearly things from a high-magic world, right?

Did the system skills fabricate false memories for Laya, or... is this world not that simple!!!