Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 918: Golden Bird on Mars!

The year 2199 in the Western calendar.

The earth, which has turned into a red land, is on the brink of destruction.

Eight years ago from today, humanity made its first contact with extraterrestrial civilization.

In the face of humanity's hope for peaceful exchanges, an extraterrestrial civilization called Gamilas unilaterally started a war and launched a continuous and indiscriminate attack on humanity and the Earth without mercy.

Under rounds of indiscriminate attacks, the originally blue and beautiful earth was destroyed by the long-range meteor bombs used by Gamilas. The surface ecological environment was completely destroyed, rivers and oceans were evaporated, becoming a dead red land, the fertile land became a sea of ​​fire, and the atmosphere on which humans and many animals and plants depended for survival was polluted.

Humans can no longer survive on the surface and can only huddle in underground cities to survive.

And now, there is only one year left before the extinction of mankind.

In this desperate crisis, a spaceship codenamed Amaterasu, which brings hope to mankind and saves mankind from extinction, crosses the starry sky and is about to arrive in the solar system. In order to welcome this spaceship carrying hope, mankind gathered troops and launched Operation Pluto in January 2199 to provide cover for the "Amaterasu" spaceship.

However, just as Amaterasu entered the Martian atmosphere, its engine suddenly exploded and finally exploded in mid-air.

The two UN soldiers, Gu Daojin and Shima Daisuke, who were responsible for picking up the "Amaterasu" spacecraft, had no time to be surprised, and hurriedly drove their fighter planes in the direction where the escape pod that was ejected before the spacecraft exploded landed.

Under the billowing smoke, not far from the broken wreckage, an escape capsule, which was kept tilted by the support frame, lay quietly on the red hill.

Unfortunately, when the two approached the escape pod and inspected it, they discovered that the alien messenger named Sasha Iskandar, who was in the escape pod and brought hope to mankind, had lost all vital signs and was declared dead on the spot.

All that was left was the hope that it held tightly in its arms - the "hope" called the wave core was still operating.

The two men did not expect that the messenger they were welcoming would have died before he met up with them.

Such a change made the slight joy in my heart disappear immediately.

Gu Daijin had a sad look on his face and was unresponsive for a moment.

And Shima Daisuke who was beside him reached out and took the "hope" that was still in operation in his hand.

"Is this the goal of our mission this time?"

Gu Daishin looked at the "Hope" in Daisuke Mujima's hand and was about to speak when he suddenly noticed something flashing in front of his eyes.

"Gold...golden glitter?!"

Before the two could react, a strange touch came from the air, making them subconsciously turn their heads and look forward.

"Ancient times!! What...what is that?!"

Shima Daisuke's eyes widened and he subconsciously raised his finger towards the sky ahead.

“Fly…Flying bird?! A golden flying bird!!”

Gu Daijin looked at the sky ahead in shock.

Even though humans once colonized Mars, it does not mean that there are still any living things on the surface of Mars, let alone birds flying in the sky!
But what about the bird flying in the sky before my eyes? !
"Get out of the way! Ancient times!"

Shima Daisuke suddenly pulled Gu Daishin away from the escape pod and quickly retreated more than ten meters away.

"island!"

Gudaijin only had time to call out his friend's name before he was shocked by the golden bird swooping down from the sky.

As the golden bird fell from the sky, the golden light in the air became denser and denser.

In the blink of an eye, the golden flashes that spread past the two of them almost gathered into a stream.

"This, is this some kind of particle?!"

The moment Gu Dajin subconsciously reached out and touched the "golden stream" flowing before his eyes, a mysterious consciousness suddenly flooded into Gu Dajin's mind.

"Well!"

"Ancient! Are you okay?"

Shima Daisuke quickly approached Gudaishin and asked with concern.

"No. I'm fine! Don't worry! That bird has no ill intentions towards us."

What surprised Shima Daisuke was that Gu Daijin, who, like him, was seeing the golden bird for the first time, was able to immediately determine that the mysterious golden bird would not harm them.

"Yes. It just came to take her away."

Gu Daijin showed a hint of sadness, but more of it was relief.

Are we grateful that this messenger who came from afar and brought hope to mankind did not have to die in a foreign land?
Or was it because she was thankful that she didn't have to embark on the journey to the afterlife alone?

Shima Daisuke was a little confused.

But he believed in ancient times.

So, under the gaze of the two, the golden bird that fell from the sky slowly hovered above the escape pod, and then several golden flashes fell from its wings and hovered around the messenger.

"Buzz!"

With a few flashes of light, the messenger was pulled up into the sky slowly by some force and landed on the back of a golden bird.

Then, the golden bird flapped its wings and flew high into the distance, disappearing from their sight.

"Although I believe it, in ancient times, how could you convince the people above that there was a golden bird on Mars, and that it suddenly appeared and took the messenger away?"

Shima Daisuke exhaled, raised his hand and placed it on Gudaishin's shoulder and asked.

Gudaijin was silent for a moment, then raised his hand and took out a miniature camera from his waist bag. Seeing this, Shima Daisuke suddenly widened his eyes and scolded with a smile:
"You are such a good ancient man, you actually have such a hidden trick!"

Gu Daijin shook his head and sighed.

"We've got the stuff. Let's go back and wait!"

Shima Daisuke looked around and nodded silently.

"It can only be the."

Three weeks later, Gu Koshin and Shima Daisuke, who had been waiting on Mars for a long time, finally received the warship that would pick them up.

However, unlike the plan made before, the fleet that was left to pick up the two was the lonely space battleship Kirishima, which was covered with scars.

Gu Daishin couldn't believe what he saw, because his brother Gu Daishin was also a member of this fleet, but now there was no sign of the space battleship Yukikaze commanded by his brother Gu Daishin.

The atmosphere on Kirishima was depressing and heavy.

This is also true.

On the voyage back to Earth, the fleet responsible for the Pluto operation was almost wiped out, leaving only the scarred Kirishima to return to Earth alone.

Even though, on the way back, Kirishima discovered that the Gamilas army, which had occupied Pluto, was once again launching long-range meteor bombs at the Earth, he was powerless to do anything.

All they could do was watch helplessly as the meteor bombs, which were constantly pushing the Earth and humanity toward destruction, flew towards the Earth.

Okita Juzo, the captain of the Kirishima and future captain of the space battleship Yamato, clenched his hands tightly, trying to resist giving the order to send the battered space battleship Kirishima to intercept the meteor bomb.

He knew that once this order was given, even if the Kirishima could successfully intercept, the "hope" that was hard-earned would inevitably sink in the universe along with the Kirishima that had exhausted all its strength.

Okita Jusan kept persuading himself in his heart, and even closed his eyes to force himself not to pay attention to the damn meteor bomb.

However, a scream from the radar operator made Okita Jusan open his eyes suddenly.

"Report!! Meteor bomb No. 2 suddenly exploded!"

"what?!"

The entire bridge was shocked and everyone looked at the radar operator.

"What happened? Was it a friendly warship?"

Okita Jusan asked hurriedly.

"No! No trace of any warships was found! It was as if the No. 2 meteor bomb suddenly exploded on its own."

"How is it possible? How could Gamilas do something so stupid!?"

Okita Jusan didn't believe the radar operator's speculation.

Just then, another exclamation came from the right side of the bridge.

"Report! A UFO has appeared at 5 o'clock on the starboard side! It looks like a flying bird! The target seems to be heading towards Meteor Bomb No. !"

"what?"

Okita Jusan quickly picked up the telescope and looked towards the target area according to the crew's instructions.

Suddenly, amidst the bright golden light, some red light appeared.

And in the next second, the golden bird that the crew mentioned disappeared.

"Disappeared?! Hallucination?!"

The crew members said in confusion.

"No! Quick, look to the left front of Meteor Bomb No. 1!! A bird has appeared!"

Okita Jusan and others shifted their gazes again.

This time, they saw the golden bird blast out a bright beam of light, directly blasting apart the No. 1 meteor bomb.

The flash of the explosion was fleeting.

As the meteor bomb that devastated the earth turned into countless pieces of gravel, tumbling and sliding into the deep, dark void, the huge golden bird paid no attention to the nearby Kirishima. Instead, it spread its wings and flew towards the earth, leaving behind only a golden glow like a galaxy.

"What...is this? Our friendly forces?"

While the crew were shocked by the scene before them, someone said subconsciously.

"Do we have such allies? They should be gods, right? Golden flying birds..."

Everyone was talking to each other, and suddenly, a cough was heard, and everyone returned to their positions and continued on duty.

The person who issued this warning was none other than the captain of the Kirishima, Osamu Yamanami.

He looked around and finally looked at Okita Jusan who had put down the telescope and remained silent.

"Sir. I remember that three weeks ago, Gu Koshin and Shima Daisuke, who were in charge of the mission on Mars, reported a piece of intelligence. The messenger who came from afar and unfortunately died was taken away by a golden bird."

Okita Jusan nodded slowly.

"Yes. I have also read this report. Perhaps, we will meet again in the future!"

(End of this chapter)