498: The Zerg Swarm Enters Space, Fang Ping is a Hero

One minute later.

In the satellite image, the mushroom cloud unique to nuclear weapons slowly blossomed.

Looking at the scene before them, the high-level officials of various countries connected to the meeting fell into a long silence.

Just now, they seemed to have seen that the Savior had indeed killed the Pathogen with his own strength!

The nuclear weapons they subsequently launched did not strike the Pathogen; instead, they killed this Savior with infinite potential!

This outcome left these Human high-level officials in a daze.

"Mr. Fang Ping is a hero, a hero of Humanity."

After a long while, someone among the high-level officials commented thus.

Some people closed their eyes in pain.

That was the pain of something representing immense value being destroyed by their own hands.

"Mr. Fang Ping desperately held off the Pathogen, providing ample time for our nuclear weapons to strike the Pathogen. He is a hero who will be recorded in World history!"

Ultimately, Nie Fangping's death was completely defined by this sentence.

And this definition will also be recorded in history, inscribed on tombstones, and inspire future generations.

No one said much more; they were all the driving forces behind this matter.

What had happened had happened. Standing out and cursing at this point was meaningless.

The only thing worth celebrating was that another Pathogen had died.

This could be considered a bit of psychological comfort for the high-level officials of various countries.

...

More than ten minutes later.

"Boom!"

The rocket launched by Nie Fangping had, at this moment, reached the outermost layer of the planet's atmosphere, the exosphere, as its fuel was continuously consumed.

In front of it was the pitch-black Universe!

And behind this rocket, four or five pitch-black Pathogens were chasing at an extremely fast speed!

Anything that leaves the planet where Humanity resides will create uncertainty.

These Pathogens came to stifle that tiny uncertainty!

The rocket's speed was very fast. For the Pathogens to catch up, they would have to wait until the rocket's fuel ran out.

By then, whatever was in the rocket would be drifting in space, and these Pathogens could easily retrieve it.

And thus, everything that Human had done would lose its meaning.

Just as the Pathogens were chasing, suddenly...

The rocket that had rushed into space suddenly erupted in a scorching light!

In the dazzling and silent explosion, countless fragments from inside the rocket scattered and fell into the Universe.

Seeing this scene, the speed of the chasing Pathogens slowed slightly.

The rocket had exploded on its own.

At this moment... they remembered that the two Saviors who had been planted among Humanity had mentioned yesterday that someone had placed a bomb in the rocket.

Even the means by which that Human had poured everything into saving the World had been destroyed in the hands of other Humans.

After discovering this, the intelligent life behind these Pathogens gained a clearer understanding of the Human civilization.

Some Pathogens returned to the World below, while two Pathogens flew forward to see if anything was undamaged after the explosion.

The Pathogens lost their high level of attention to an exploded rocket.

With peace of mind, their speed slowed considerably.

They did not notice.

After this explosion occurred, a fist-sized object inside the rocket, like a part of the rocket's fragmented material after the explosion, was shot out by the force of the explosion, flying towards the depths of the pitch-black Universe!

It was just a fist-sized piece of broken material. There were countless such pieces after the rocket explosion, and it did not attract any attention from the Pathogens.

Only Nie Fangping, who had secretly designed all of this, knew.

That fist-sized mass was none other than the Tool Worm that could survive in space!

Grade A Tool Worms were much smaller in size than first-grade ones.

A fist-sized sphere contained ten Tool Worms.

The explosion just now did not cause any damage to them, as they possessed some of the Armor Worm's defensive capabilities.

Now, having entered space, they were using the thrust of the explosion to fly towards the planned trajectory.

Transfer orbit.

After gliding along this orbit for seven months, they would enter the Mars orbit and then be captured by Mars' gravity, arriving at that barren planet.

That night.

In major Base Cities around the globe.

A piece of news was announced, causing people to be excited and a little regretful.

[One of the Saviors, Mr. Fang Ping, died today at 16:00 sharp in the Eagle City Plain of the United States.]

[Mr. Fang Ping encountered Pathogen No. 7 during his lifetime. Facing an invincible enemy, he did not retreat. He used all his strength to hold off Pathogen No. 7, and finally, allowed nuclear weapons to descend and eliminate the Pathogen. And Mr. Fang Ping, this hero of Humanity, perished together with the Pathogen, sacrificing himself heroically!]

[Mr. Fang Ping used his life to interpret the qualities a Savior should possess!]

[His spirit will turn into the Sun, illuminating us in the apocalypse to continue moving forward!]

The news continued to broadcast.

Hearing this, people were filled with excitement.

Pathogen No. 7 is dead! Another Pathogen is dead! They are not far from returning to their initial peace!

However, after the excitement, everyone felt a little regretful.

Fang Ping is also dead.

When watching the live broadcast before, they had already guessed when they saw the Pathogen appear.

Indeed, the power of the Pathogen is still not something that the current Saviors can contend with!

But no matter what, Fang Ping's ability and spirit to hold off the Pathogen until the nuclear weapons arrived are worthy of being called a hero.

The attitude towards Fang Ping on the internet has changed.

After all, not many people are jealous of the dead.

Dragon Country, Yishan Base.

As one of the only three remaining Saviors, Zhao Ling also learned of the death of that Fang Ping through the news.

Unlike others who were excited and regretful, Zhao Ling, after learning of Nie Fangping's passing, somehow suddenly felt his whole body relax.

It was as if a tall mountain that had been pressing down on his head had suddenly disappeared.

This feeling made him let out a long sigh of relief.

Although he had not met that Fang Ping many times, the other party's strength had been deeply imprinted in his heart.

Being in the same era as him was really stressful.

While feeling a lot more relaxed, Zhao Ling also felt a deep sense of responsibility.

Fang Ping is dead.

As one of the remaining three Saviors, he must contribute to Humanity and bear the responsibility of saving the World!

While thinking, Zhao Ling said to the door: "Little Wu, help me sort out the information about Fang Ping encountering the Pathogen today. I need it."

After the A Man finished speaking, a while later, the Assistant placed a stack of documents in front of Zhao Ling.

There were not many documents, only two or three pages.

Flipping through the pages, what was recorded was nothing more than some time data on the appearance of the Pathogen and how Nie Fangping controlled the insect swarm to fight.

Zhao Ling had a vague feeling that this information was incomplete.

But he had no intention of investigating further.

In his eyes, the main information was that the Pathogen attacked the rocket launch base!

"The Pathogen hasn't appeared for several months, but now it suddenly appears, and it's to attack the rocket launch base?"

Zhao Ling frowned in thought, pondering in his heart.

From a logical perspective, the Zombie Civilization would take action certainly because the other party did something they did not want to see.

Or, some of Fang Ping's actions posed a threat to them.

But, if viewed as a threat.

Aren't he and the other two Saviors who are researching Gene Serum and constantly getting stronger more threatening?

Why didn't the Pathogen look for him and the other two Saviors, but instead dealt with someone who didn't even conduct research on Gene Serum and was slacking off?

Is there... a reason for this?

Vaguely, Zhao Ling felt some doubts in his heart, and from these vague doubts, a seed seeking the truth gradually grew.