Starting from the Planetary Governor

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"Fuck!"

Henry couldn't hold back and blurted out a curse.

Swan had indeed submitted, and from that perspective, the deserters' rout and the Green Skin Orcs' sudden onslaught had helped a bit.

However, Henry surely couldn't hand over a Rubbish Town turned to ruins to Mr. Gu and then shamelessly claim he had fulfilled his mission, could he?

With a grim expression, Henry asked, "What's the situation in the Fifth District now?"

"It's terrible, there's been no time to build new defensive positions there; our people can only fight desperately with those Greenskins among the rubble. No one knows whether the adventurers can hold on, I can only guarantee that my men will hold firm until the end."

"I will pass this message to Mr. Gu as soon as possible, Mr. Swan, If you don't want to present a Rubbish Town turned to ruins to Mr. Gu and thoroughly disappoint him, please do whatever you can in the next few days to hold the line, at least until Mr. Gu's troops arrive."

Swan said solemnly, "You don't need to tell me that, but please urge them on. Nobody in Rubbish Town wants it to become ruins, but sometimes it's not about what we want."

After saying this, he paused and hesitantly made another request: "Additionally... the troops stationed outside Rubbish Town, can they help?"

Henry hesitated.

He paced back and forth, conflicted.

Without Swan asking, he had already thought about the strong army outside Rubbish Town that could be called for reinforcement.

But there was a risk involved.

Convincing Perbov to seek authorization for action from Mr. Gu seemed manageable. Perbov was eager to fight, and Mr. Gu, knowing of Swan's submission and Rubbish Town's surrender, would likely allow Perbov to join the battle.

But that would mean sending the Composite Camp to fight the fearsome Green Skin hordes!

Were they an easy opponent?

Perbov's Composite Camp was formidable, slaughtering looters as easily as slaughtering pigs, but the Greenskins were a different matter entirely.

If casualties were heavy, would that responsibility fall on him?

Yet in the end, he gritted his teeth and told Swan he was willing to try.

With Rubbish Town willing to fully submit to Mr. Gu, it was worth protecting.

Securing Rubbish Town was of great significance to Mr. Gu's expansion of power. It was the most important raw material production area around Revival City, as well as the strongest military force among the uncontrolled powers in the vicinity.

It was also his biggest stepping stone to advancement.

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As Henry had expected, convincing Perbov to go into battle was not difficult. Once Mr. Gu was informed of the entire situation here, especially the likelihood that Rubbish Town's defenses might indeed be breached by the Green Skin Orcs and destroyed, he of course did not want to see that happen.

He granted Perbov the necessary authority, allowing him to make decisions based on the situation.

Meanwhile, the troops led by Mr. Gu himself also accelerated their march.

With authorization in hand, Perbov did not hesitate for long and quickly launched a full assault.

The fully mechanized troops rapidly bypassed Rubbish Town, heading towards the so-called Fifth District.

Along the way, all Perbov saw was chaos.

Many adventurer groups, hastily assembled for a hefty fee, formed up and rushed towards the Fifth District; but at the same time, Perbov saw even more adventurers retreating from the front lines.

Among those moving back, a considerable part looked very shabby and frightened.

These clearly were deserters who had fled from the front lines.

Additionally, some of the retreating adventurers bore no signs of battle. This group was somewhat odd.

Perbov had several different groups of adventurers stopped and brought to him to inquire about the situation at the front lines.

From the accounts of the deserters, he received news that was uncertain whether to be considered good or bad:

The battle at the front was still ongoing, but without fortifications, the Orcs easily got close enough for combat, causing massive casualties. One group of adventurers after another couldn't withstand such terrifying losses and retreated from the front lines.

To say it's good news was because the front lines were still holding; to take it as bad news was because it was on the verge of collapse.

The other group retreating without having fought told a more intriguing story—they had received orders to pull back. These orders came from the merchants and agents who had paid to hire them.

Perbov didn't know much about Rubbish Town, but Henry, who had come to the front lines with him in the command vehicle, immediately understood what it meant.

The pessimists thought Rubbish Town was indefensible. They had withdrawn the teams they had paid for, no longer maintaining the battle line at the front, instead wanting them to protect themselves and flee from Rubbish Town.

Even likely, the news that Mr. Gu was taking over Rubbish Town might have leaked, which also fueled the desire of these merchants and agents to flee.

After all, if Rubbish Town was defended successfully, it wouldn't be theirs anyway, so why spend money defending it? Better to run away quickly.

Thinking of this, Henry was particularly angry!

How could Rubbish Town be saved amongst these vermin!

This could certainly lead to a complete collapse of the front line!

Perbov's Composite Camp continued to advance, while Henry used the communication equipment on his command vehicle to contact Swan, who was still in Rubbish Town, informing him of the situation here.

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