However, why did he want her? Although she didn’t know the reason behind it, after being with him for such a long time, she was sure that the way he looked at her, touched her, and made love with her could not be faked. Maybe other men would pretend to be kind to women for some reason, but someone so proud and arrogant like him would only constrain the person he needs instead of touching her or pretending to like her. She felt her face hot and her heart warm. Then, noticing that the policeman was still looking at her with a smile, she buried her face in her arm and smiled again. The flight suddenly became bumpy, and the mercenary pilot apologized. “I’m sorry, my lady, we met turbulence.” “It’s all right.” Although the flight was in the atmospheric layer, they still had taken the Cheetah since there were no passenger planes in the southern development base.“Sir, look at this.” The co-pilot pointed to the white dots on the screen to direct the pilot’s attention to the dots. Suddenly, a beam of strong, white light flashed by the window of the Cheetah, fast like a white ribbon! The air-flow following it was like a massive fist hitting on a Cheetah. The cabin was immediately turned upside down and was trembling. “All the mercenary troops, all the mercenary troops, this is the space command center.” A calm, strange voice said in the communication channel, “Two Zerg space fortresses were found in the sky of Freedom City. They have made a frontal attack on us. The defense system has been initiated. Stop all the tasks in your hands. The orange alert is on. Repeat.” Space fortress! The army of the Zerg. Has a war just broken out? The route in front of them was filled with flying bullets, and the pilot immediately decided. “Change the route; we are going to the outer atmosphere.” Two hours later, on the ground of the southern hemisphere, the air was not leisurely and peaceful anymore. The Cheetahs and Snowbirds were flying up to the sky one by one, pilots and the ground staff were running around in chaos. Patrick had taken Malcolm’s office as the command center. The technical officers were staring at the radars and computers nervously and kept reporting the war situation on the planet. In the atmospheric layer, the missiles from outer space were intercepted automatically by the defense system. Above the atmospheric layer, out of people’s sight, the space fortresses and Snowbirds were combating fiercely with the space fortresses of the enemy. Finally, the gunfire gradually stopped, and the signals on the radar died out. The highest level technical officer took a brief report of the combat and stood up, saluting to Patrick, “Commander, the enemy’s attack has stopped. One of their space fortresses was badly damaged, and we have destroyed many of their fighters. The enemy has leaped and retreated.” Patrick smiled lightly and saluted back to the officer. On the sight of them, all the other officers stood up and cheered in a low voice, applauding and shaking each other’s hands. At this moment, another officer took off the earphone and said sullenly, “Commander, the Alliance has lost the war.” “Go on!” Patrick’s face darkened, and all the other people were silent, suspended in surprise. “The Zerg invaded the Peace Planet and Dream Planet. Another two planets have repelled the Zerg, but they have suffered heavy casualties.” The officer said. “Commander, the president of the Alliance, is calling you.” The communication officer said. Before Patrick answered, a military policeman that always followed Patrick stumbled into the Commander’s center. “My lord!” He rushed to Patrick and whispered to him after hesitation, “I... just checked... moreover, the Cheetah that Mrs. Lewis hopped in was among the list of the fighters that were shot down.” No one else heard what he was saying because his voice was shallow. However, almost everyone saw the Commander frown and looked at the policeman in astonishment and asked. “Why would she?” “My lord, that Cheetah was in the zone that the enemy heavily bombed. According to the orange alert, it leaped to outer space to join the combat. The SAR plane was looking for them...” However, the war was catastrophic. Therefore, everyone knew the possibility of them being rescued by the aid team was slight. Patrick stood like statues for a long time. His eyebrows frowned, and his face was cold. Harvey behind him whispered something to him and rushed out of the command center. No one knew what had happened. They didn’t dare to say anything and looked at the Commander. Into the dead silence, the communication officer repeated reluctantly, “Commander, the president wants to talk to you.” Patrick looked back as if he was looking at a place far away from them. There was something in his eyes that he was blocking off. With a sullen face, he marched to the phone and picked it up. Sky Planet was the most important planet in the Alliance. For hundreds of years, the president had lived and worked in this city, which had the most abundant resources and the highest level of modernization. With a birds-eye view, the high-rise buildings of various shapes and sizes on the ground looked like dedicated models, which made the city an excellent living piece of art. Until today... when it all was destroyed. Although Sky Planet had successfully deterred the Zerg, they had suffered substantial damage, and rather than its usual beautiful scenery, it was a scary place to be. When Patrick stepped out of the Cheetah, he saw a city that was wiped off its prosperity and beauty. Although it was not completely ruined, and only the principal military fortresses were attacked in the battle, the beautiful buildings were covered in dark smoke, some still lingering in the fire. The crystal clear city was tainted with smoke and blood. What was even more frightening than the fire were the residents who had lost their homes and belongings. Once dressed in the most elegant clothes and luxury, the men and women were out in high panic streets, wearing ripped and dirty clothes. Some are crying openly, others trying to cover their pain with their jackets as if looking for comfort within their only possession, their clothes on their back.