Chapter 1197: Chapter 702: The Eve’s Prelude_1 Chapter 1197: Chapter 702: The Eve’s Prelude_1 The five of them lay flat on the ground, taking a brief rest.

With the danger temporarily gone, they could finally catch their breaths.

The smart cores of the other four were still quickly repairing, so Nico Ross decided to connect Ponkt’s mid-distance communication so that a professional could operate remotely and quickly restore their equipment’s performance and mobility.

After an intense mental effort, Nico Ross’s heart slowly calmed down.

He was still digesting what he had previously “seen” and “gained.”

Those scattered “memories of others” had deeply engraved themselves in his mind, and he couldn’t shake them off.

With time, these memories began to connect, like stringing together sugar-coated haws.

But for now, Nico Ross couldn’t think about that.

He stared blankly at the deep blue starry sky projected through the Beetle’s eyes.

He finally accepted the reality.

His father and mother had been sacrificed, and that couldn’t be changed.

At the core of all scientific theories, it is clearly pointed out that time reversal is impossible.

Or even if time could be reversed, who would know where the events would go under the pull of the time-space paradox?

Though he didn’t spend much time with his parents, he had gained precious memories. Compared to the many who had never met their parents, he was lucky enough and didn’t need to demand more from fate or hope for more.

Nico Ross unconsciously recalled the words his father had said to him when he took him to watch the Z-Star March Battle some time ago.

“When you understand the meaning of this, you should know that, in order to achieve a better victory, in order to have fewer people die in future wars, even seemingly unreasonable things have their inevitability and value. Even if the essence of the decision is gambling, as long as it brings huge profits, it’s all worth it.”

At the time, he had only half-understood it.

Now he was gradually getting a clear picture.

From the beginning, many people had placed their hopes on him.

That’s why he, being so weak, was accepted into the First Pioneer Academy, and although he should have been eliminated, he remained as a mainstay.

Later, to accommodate his poor cultural level, they even created the Flying Tiger Team, a gathering of underperforming students.

Although it turned out that the team members were not beyond help and were actually very capable, it couldn’t be denied thatthey had all been last-place eliminated before.

When Nico Ross was a teenager, he didn’t understand.

Later, he learned to pretend not to understand.

But now, he understood it all.

However, he didn’t think that his parents’ deaths were a plot by his own people.

Because humans couldn’t control the decisions of the Compound-Eyed Observer.

The sudden appearance of the Glenoid Tribe’s evolutionary form and the decimation of the First Special Warfare Army were not under human control.

The fact that the competition venue was on Glenoid Tribe Star was also a coincidence.

Countless people were waiting for him to step up and do something, but no one could have imagined that the opportunity to change destiny would come so suddenly.

Since he had made the decision, he would give it a try here and see how far he could go.

“Captain, how are you?”

Just as Nico Ross was deep in thought, Mata’s voice came from the side.

She sounded a bit weak.

“It’s fine, you guys rest first. Lev, Quentin Wallace, and Morrison are on their way here and they brought a lot of energy batteries. Once they arrive, we’ll quickly pack up the usable wreckage of the Anti-gravity Centipede and then head back to the base immediately.”

Nico Ross ordered.

Edgar asked, “Captain, was what you said earlier true? Can we really change history?”

Nico Ross replied decisively, “Yes.”

“But…”

“But what?”

Edgar sighed, “Captain, you are very strong, really strong. I know I’m young and don’t know much or have much experience, but I’ve read many legendary heroes’ stories. I swear, you are much stronger than those names recorded in historical records, a lot stronger! But… it’s not the same for us. Changing history is for the strong like you. We are just trying our best not to hold you back. Today, in the end, we couldn’t even help a little. You alone controlling five Beetles were much stronger than when we were fighting individually.”

From the side, John Rowland’s low voice added, “History is always written by heroes, and we are just small soldiers.”

Sophie Lee also said, “Captain, we really held you back. We’re sorry, we were too weak.”

After listening to everyone’s statements, Nico Ross was silent for a few seconds.

He knew what the youngsters were thinking.

If it had been himself, he would have felt the same way.

At this time, Mata firmly said, “If Glenoid Tribe Star is really that important, there should be a lot of elite fighters on their way to No.7 Star now, right? When they arrive, we should be replaced.”

“Really? Don’t scare me. This is the highest-level competition in the Empire, can they just abandon it halfway?”

Ponkt’s exclaimation came through the communication channel.

Morrison: “Yeah, we barely made it to the finals. This isn’t fair.”

Quentin Wallace: “We have to obey orders.”

Obviously, the rest of the team was eavesdropping on everyone’s chat on the team channel.

Listening to everyone’s statements, Nico Ross didn’t rush to answer.

He wasn’t sure about this matter either.

After all, it involved the overall strategy of the leadership, and he knew that he was not the one to make the decision.

“Don’t worry. This is ultimately my personal judgment, and whether the decision-makers think the same way is still uncertain. But what I want to say is, Sophie Lee, you guys don’t need to apologize. You were weak before, but I wasn’t that strong either. During today’s battle, you guys didn’t hold me back. If it weren’t for you guys buying me time, I probably wouldn’t have been able to fully regain my mobility.”