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Chapter 509: 220 Lunatic_3
Chapter 509: Chapter 220 Lunatic_3
Instead, it was the prison, with its large population, that needed such a base. Even though the prison was quite big and its defenses were quite strong, they were far inferior to Zijin Base. After all, within Zijin Base, they could grow their own vegetables and raise fish. It was like a secluded utopia…
But now it’s too late to say anything; he’d already had a falling-out with Zijin Base, and there was no chance he could stay there. Even if he could survive, there might be a great battle to come…
Then he thought of Lan Yulian, and suddenly felt a little envious.
There are benefits to being weak!
Look, now they are all safe and sound…
“So what will you do if Lan Yulian isn’t willing to rescue us, but actually wants to take over the base directly?”
At this moment, the Prison Head spoke up again.
“Impossible, she can’t take it over,” the General said, his tone calm but resolute.
“Why?” The Prison Head frowned slightly.
Was the General implying that he couldn’t take it over either?
Impossible!
Although the clubhouse was the weakest of the four major forces, now that the elite forces of the four bases were deployed, Zijin Base lay vulnerable. How could Lan Yulian, Lu Yingfeng, and the other ability users not be able to take it?
Kong Xiu also looked at the General with some confusion.
When the Prison Head discussed taking over Zijin Base with him, he thought that as long as they could set up the General and his men, they would certainly be able to take over Zijin Base! That was a consensus between them.
Now, by the sound of the General, it seemed not possible?
Hearing the Prison Head’s query, the General spoke indifferently:
“There’s no harm in telling you. When Zijin Base was being built, it was anticipated that if the base were breached by zombies and fell, it would mean not only the loss of a base but would also add countless more zombies, as the zombie virus is contagious. So… the base had a contingency: they planted a substantial amount of explosives beneath it, and if the base were completely overrun, it would activate the self-destruct mode, wiping out every living thing within it.”
“Ah?” Both men were taken aback, hearing this secret for the first time.
Undisturbed by their shock, the General continued:
“However, before the base was fully completed, the self-destruct system also wasn’t finished when it was overrun. Afterwards, after I took control of the base, I came across this self-destruct system, which was only one step away from completion. So, I spent some time to finish the self-destruct system and made some minor changes to the program—thus now, I have a remote controller, and all it takes is one press…”
The General looked at them, expressionless.
“…and with a ‘boom’, the entire base will turn to rubble.”
“…A remote controller?! On you?” Kong Xiu gaped.
“No, it’s not on me. At such a distance, the remote controller wouldn’t be effective; it’s inside the base. As for who has it, of course, I can’t tell you. The only thing I can tell you is that if someone takes over the base without my authorization… that person will detonate the base.”
“???” Even with a guess, Kong Xiu was still dumbfounded.
“You—you want to let the base’s farms, fishponds, breeding grounds, and nearly ten thousand people go to their deaths with it?” The Prison Head glared at the General, his voice distorted.
The General said nothing.
“Madman! You’re a madman! They all say I’m a madman, haha, but you—damn it—you are the real madman!” The Prison Head laughed.
His face showed a mocking smile, but there was also a hint of horror in it.
If they had managed to capture the General and he then took over Zijin Base, wouldn’t he have been blown up by now?! Nearly ten thousand people would have all died with him!
Indeed, a madman!
“Why, why would you do this? You’re willing to let so many people die with you just to maintain control of the power you have in your hands?” Kong Xiu stared at the General.
The General glanced at him with a steady gaze.
“It’s not for the power in my hands; it’s because I know that only I can lead the people of the base to survive. Without me, no one else is capable of leading nearly ten thousand people. And you… you would only make the base worse. If you lead the base, it will inevitably be destroyed. So, if it is destined to be destroyed, it’s better to destroy it early, at least that way we can reduce the number of zombies.”
“Madman, you really are a madman!” Kong Xiu’s lips trembled as he spoke. He was greatly frightened on the inside.
He realized that in just two days, he had narrowly escaped death twice!
If their plan had succeeded, he would have died. If the plan had failed completely, he would have died as well.
It was only now, with this unplanned event that forced them into an involuntary collaboration, that he was still alive…
Damn it, Prison Head, you almost got me killed—after the initial panic, Kong Xiu was inwardly cursing up a storm.
“Clap, clap, clap—” Suddenly, a round of applause rang out.
The General and the others instinctively looked around; there were only the three of them, and no one else was clapping.
Then, as if sensing something, all three looked up at the same time.
There, perched on the frame of the beam at the top of the diving hall, stood a person clad in dark brown armor! From her slender, fair fingers, it was clear that she must be a woman!
The woman put her armored gloves back on her waist, then leapt lightly from the fifty-meter-high roof.
Thud!
The woman landed steadily among the three, smashing the ground into a spider-web of cracks.
The General and the others immediately retreated, and the rest of the people around slowly took a combat stance, finally reacting to the situation.
As the Prison Head and Kong Xiu felt the powerful aura emanating from the woman, they became uncertain.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Even the usually calm, perpetually poker-faced General rarely showed a change in expression.
“A Level 3 ability user!” The same thought occurred to all three.
The woman, unfazed by the number of people facing her, took off her helmet and revealed a beautiful face that everyone recognized. She smiled slightly.
“Hello, let’s get reacquainted. Level 3 ability user, Nie Siyan.”
Nie Siyan looked around at the faces filled with fear and awe, her smile growing even more brilliant. She enjoyed this feeling.
But she hadn’t forgotten her purpose. She looked directly at the General and stretched out her hand.
“For the rescue operation’s expenses, please settle it now.”