Back from the dining room, Hill sat in his room and waited.

Hill wasn't in a hurry.

He believed that someone would come to see him.

There are two thousand eight hundred warriors in this fleet, and there will always be people who will want to know the truth.

When a former Federation Fleet investigator is not afraid to explore the truth, as a participant, what would they not dare?

They just need some time to think.

Three hours later, there was a soft knock on Hill's door.

Hill opened the door and saw a young soldier standing in the doorway.

The soldier was a little restrained, and when he saw Hill, he said, "Hello, Xi...... Mr. Hill, I think I have something to say to you. ”

Ciel tilted his head, "Come in." ”

He welcomed the soldier into the room.

The soldier found a place to sit down, and he took off his hat and squeezed it in his hand, his hand trembling slightly.

Hill could tell he was nervous.

Instead of asking a question right away, he went to pour a cup of coffee first. Without using a robot, pour it yourself, and then send it to the soldier, saying, "Let's have a drink." If you don't mind, we can start by introducing ourselves. Can I know your name first? ”

While speaking, Hill had quietly turned on the recording function of the terminal.

The soldier nodded: "My name is Keswell, the pilot of the Abrody mech, sergeant. ”

"Hello Sergeant Luxwell, you could take it easy. Although the conversation between you and me was not approved by Captain Renault, he was not objected to, right? I think we all have plenty of freedom for each other to do what we want. Hill continued to light-heartedly decompress the sergeant.

The sergeant nodded, "I'm loyal to Captain Jonny Reno, I wouldn't be able to live without him." What I did wasn't betraying him, it's just that something has been haunting me for a long time. I don't understand, I can't find the answer, I can only turn to you. ”

As he spoke, his mood gradually relaxed, and he began to speak fluently.

"I'm not sure I can give you an answer, but I'll do my best." Hill said, "So, let's get started, where are you going to start?" ”

"If you're not in a hurry, I'd like to start from scratch." The sergeant replied.

Ciel made a casual gesture.

The sergeant swallowed, and then began to speak:

"I received an order to go to Abrodius six months ago. Before that, I was a mech pilot on the Hannibal, and I was transferred to the Abrody because of my outstanding performance. At first, I didn't know what the mission was, but I knew that the commanders had brought in many soldiers from various places for intensive training, all of whom were veterans of several tough battles, and Renault was one of them. That's when I met Captain Jerram, and he was the best captain I've ever met, with a lot of professionalism and a shrewd mind, and he was so calm no matter what the danger was. I mean...... He's a good captain, a very, very good captain. ”

Speaking of this, a trace of gloom flashed in the sergeant's eyes, nostalgia, and reluctance.

After a moment's pause, he continued, "Maybe you think I'm talking nonsense, you just want to know what happened, but I have to say it's important. ”

"I never thought it was, Xwell." Hill replied, "You can say whatever you want, I'm listening." ”

"Thank you." There was a gratefulness in the sergeant's eyes.

He took a long breath before continuing, "Captain Jeram is the best captain I've ever met, and of course I'll admit that Renault is also very good, but they're all the same kind of people. Brave, loyal, and responsible. But because of that, I couldn't believe what happened. ”

"Speak up, and I'll take care of the analysis." Hill said.

The sergeant continued, "We went through about half a year of co-training, during which I was assigned to the mech team led by Renault and became a member of his team. After completing the run-in, the Abrodius and the Autumn, the Red Rain, the Skybull, and the Magro were ordered to set off for the Poe star field and take something with them from there. ”

"Relic?"

"Yes, but we didn't know it at the time. Only Jerram and the other four captains knew the mission. All we were given was an order to bring back something from there called Target Zero. ”

"Go on."

"There is an abandoned asteroid in the Pojiang region, Planet X-356, which was once occupied by the gods and was abandoned during the Battle of Pojiang. There's a collapsed temple there, and Target Zero is there. It was originally a sacred artifact enshrined in the temple, but an antimatter annihilation cannon buried all the gods there, leaving Target Zero buried deep underground. The Institute didn't know how to find out the existence of the relic, so it planned the operation. After we arrived at the planet, Captain Jeram and the others searched for it and found Target Zero, which they brought back in a crate. But the Spirits found out, and we began to be hunted down by the Gods, and Captain Jeram led us to fight and retreat. On the way to escape, we encountered a merchant ship that was attacked by the Ark Zerg, and although the situation was very critical at the time, Captain Jerram and the others decided to attack the Zerg and save the people in the merchant ship. Because of this delay, the gods and spirits also caught up. Due to their use of interference waves, the fleet was never able to make the jump, and everyone was in a desperate situation......"

At this, Kerswell's voice went low.

After a pause, he said, "There was artillery fire roaring everywhere, and the warships of the gods and the hives of the yaks were chasing us. The Magro couldn't hold it up at first, it was hit by hundreds of cannons, but the real fatal shot hit its tail engine was a shaped cannon, and the energy capsule began to climb erratically, and finally exploded...... It's like a big firecracker in space. Then came the Red Rain and the Autumn, with the Red Rain's command hall blown up and the Autumn's life-sustaining system devastated. They have lost more than sixty percent of their combat strength, but they are still fighting. The mecha team is like a firefighter, rushing everywhere. Then there was the Skybull, whose energy shield was ruptured, its engines were badly damaged, and it lost its ability to sail. All the warships and zerg were staring at the Sky Bull fighting. Target Zero was on the Skybull at the time, and seeing that, Captain Jeram decided to send a mech team to bring Target Zero back. ”

"Renault's mech team?"

"Yes. We were advancing under the fire of the gods, and there were Yak bugs everywhere. Renault rushed to the front, under artillery fire. I saw one mech after another explode around me. It was a terrible scene. Later, we finally rushed to the Skybull and found the box, along with the remaining soldiers on the Skybull. The gods and yaks went crazy and surrounded us. ”

He looked at Ciel, "Can you imagine that?" Enemies were attacking everywhere, and on the way to the Celestial Bull alone, we lost two-thirds of our mechs. We couldn't get out of the beatings, and everyone was desperate. We all thought we couldn't leave, and that's when Renault came up with a solution...... He used the box where Target Zero was placed as a shield and stood in front of him. ”

Hill paused slightly, then nodded, "This is indeed a solution." ”

Since those gods and spirits came for the holy relics, they naturally wouldn't destroy the holy relics like this.

However, the Divine Clan will obviously not sit idly by and watch such a thing happen, and with the return of the Mecha Team, the Divine Clan will also be anxious.

Sure enough, the sergeant said, "We are getting closer and closer to the Abrodys, and the gods see that there is no way to do it, so they finally ignore the zero target and fire at Renault with all their might." I think they'd rather the artifact be destroyed than let us take it away. ”

"Did they hit?"

"Yes. All the artillery fire fell on Renault. I'm not sure if they hit Target Zero, but every part of the Silverwinger is exploding, flashing everywhere. The moment before entering the Abrody, a shot hit the Silverwing's chest, and the bright light that shone out at that time was like a supernova exploding...... I was terrified, and for a moment I thought he was dead. ”

"But he survived, and made it to the Abrodys alive."

"Yes."

"And after that?"

"After that...... That's what happened. The sergeant muttered under his breath, his voice suddenly muffled.

"What's the matter?"

"That incident......" the sergeant cried with his face covered, "until now I can't believe why that happened." ”

"What the hell is going on?" Russell Hill asked.

His heart was pounding, and he knew that this was probably the key to everything.

After sobbing for a while, the sergeant finally stopped.

With tears in his eyes, he shouted:

"Rebellion! Captain Jerahm launched a rebellion and betrayed everyone...... He betrayed humanity, shot at us, tried to kill everyone! ”

He shouted hysterically.

"Oh God!" Russell Hill fell into an ice cave.