With the death of Hunting Claw, the battle in the abandoned town has ended, and the cannibals and other tribes of predators died and fled.
Based on the direction in which the group of marauders fled, Commander Quanshui basically deduced that their lair was in the Yanshan City ruins area, about a hundred kilometers away from Settlement No. 10.
There are many ruins of the Prosperity Era on the northeastern side of Haiya Province. If you don't have a specific target, finding these guys is really no different from finding a needle in a haystack.
After putting a few geostationary satellites into orbit in the future, this problem may be solved.
In short, after determining the home base of this group of predators, a "Viper" transport plane scrambled off from Settlement No. 10, flew at low altitude to the abandoned town, loaded the nuclear bomb that blocked the communication module onto the plane, and carried
Nearly ten dedicated players went to the Yanshan City area.
At the same time, on the other side, the predators ambushing on the west side of Settlement No. 10 were still counting the clouds in the sky in a daze, not knowing that their leader was gone.
Sitting on the hood of the off-road vehicle, Ruifu held up the "new toy" in his hand and took a look at the bird parked on the branch. He was about to try his shooting skills when he saw the bird suddenly looking left and right in alert and flapping without warning.
He flew away with his wings, smacked his tongue, and put down the raised gun.
The Drone X-2 assault rifle was produced by Jushi Military Industry. It was produced in the year 210 of the Wasteland Era. It is almost carved from the same mold as the company's G9 "Black Swan" assault rifle.
I heard from people in the Southern Army that as long as you have money you can get anything in the Free State.
And the most important thing is that they don't care whether the transaction object is a human or a ghost, let alone where the money comes from.
Although it was thousands of kilometers away from here, he really wanted to go there if he had the chance.
Looking at Liteuk who was sitting next to him in a daze, he said in a casual tone.
"What are you going to do when this job is done?"
Hearing the voice on the side, Li Teuk yawned boredly and replied casually.
"I don't know how I can live with two bottles of wine and a girl."
Hearing this dreamless answer, the corners of Ruifu's mouth couldn't help but twitch.
"Please, don't you have any other ideas?"
Seeing Li Teuk's confused expression, he continued patiently.
"Listen, friend, troubled times are coming... Just like what the Southern Legion said, the entire alliance will collapse in an instant, and the eastern provinces will usher in our era again, and then there will be opportunities everywhere."
Looking at the lame guy who had been deceived, Lite laughed.
"Come on, those big noses installed a prosthetic body on you, and secretly replaced your brain? The alliance didn't exist two centuries ago, and we didn't see it before those blue gophers didn't exist.
What kind of opportunity is there? It’s better to just make do with it.”
"How can it be the same?" Ruifu shook his head, his eyes flashing with ambition, "The rag-picking guys in the past were not as fat as they are now. We have taken over all their farmland, factories, and research institutes. We have
Can use this wealth to build a nation of predators!"
Liteuk grinned.
"Who are you going to rob next?"
Furui was stunned for a moment, scratched his head and head for a while, and said randomly.
"I haven't thought about it yet. I heard that there is an old-era colony five light years away."
"It's up to you to build a spaceship to go there? Don't be ridiculous, buddy." Lite sneered, taking this statement as pure fart.
It's not that no one has tried to build a nation of predators, but those who have tried have ultimately failed.
There is no other reason.
Predators don't need a country at all.
When there is nothing left to grab, they will fight among themselves for the little bit of oil and water that is left.
He has seen too many such self-righteous idiots, and he was probably carried away by the power falling from the sky.
Seeing Ruifu who was still unconvinced, Little paused and said in a tone of advice.
"You just have to believe half of what those big noses say, and it's best not to believe the other half... Also, if you want to fly solo, it's best not to let One Eye know about it."
"I'm just saying, I don't think so." Ruifu glanced behind him nervously and said with a smile.
The Ogre Tribe is the largest predator tribe in Yanshan City, and the big and small bosses in it are all in the Prancing Pony next door.
It is precisely because of this that the rules in this gang are not as strict as usual. If anyone dares to have second thoughts, he really doesn't know how to write the word "death".
They are like one-eyed ones.
That guy's ruthlessness was obvious to all of them.
At this moment, a strange voice came from behind the two of them.
"Haven't you ever thought about changing your way of life?"
"A different way of living?" Li Te turned around and saw a guy who looked similar to him sitting on the trunk of the car at some point, with his back to them.
He didn't recognize this guy, but it was actually normal. After all, people died every day in the tribe, and new ones came in every day.
The polite conversation made him feel very uncomfortable. He thought he was a "civilized person" selected by the leader from among the prisoners.
However, the man didn't care about his cold tone and continued in a gentle tone.
"That's right, for example... go work on the dock, or pick up bricks at the construction site. Of course, if you have a skill, there will be more jobs you can do."
As soon as those words finished, the two people sitting on the hood burst out laughing.
"Don't be ridiculous, man, isn't that the same as those honest and friendly fat sheep?"
"Save your life's savings, and then have them robbed of them all? I'd rather be the one carrying the gun."
The man smiled faintly.
"makes sense."
That understatement of laughter seemed incompatible with the two people's wanton laughter.
Feeling that something was wrong with this guy, Leeteuk frowned, reached for the rifle lying aside, and stared at the man's back with his vulture-like eyes.
"Hey, what's your name?"
"Chu Guang."
Chu Guang...
What a familiar name.
Liteuk frowned and his pupils suddenly widened for a moment.
"You, you are..."
Chu Guang jumped down from the trunk, stood on the ground with his feet, and spoke in a casual tone.
"I'm just curious about what you are thinking. Now my curiosity has been satisfied."
Looking back at the two people who were facing a formidable enemy, he paused and continued.
"How about you surrender yourselves?"
"dream!"
Before he could finish his words, Lite roared and raised the barrel of the gun that was ready to fire. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger and fired a series of shots.
That ferocious firepower is enough to tear apart steel plates several millimeters thick!
However, in Chu Guang's eyes, the bullets were as slow and weak as a stuck slide.
The whole world seems to have slowed down.
He just took a step to the side and easily avoided the hot tracks.
His movements did not stop, and then he took out a silver coin of the smallest denomination from his pocket and threw it lightly towards the man who shot at him.
The ear-piercing sonic boom pushed away the heavy white fog, whizzing past the slow-motion bullet.
Li Teuk didn't even see clearly what happened. He only felt his eyes blurred, and then he lost consciousness from the neck down, and his eyes flew up to the sky as the world spun.
Ruifu, who was standing aside, did the same, staring wide-eyed with his modified electronic prosthetic eyes.
He only vaguely saw an afterimage, and then the light seemed to disappear on the spot, and then Li Teuk's head flew up from his shoulders.
A bone-deep chill crept up into his heart. Ruifu looked at the man standing not far away in horror, his calves constantly shaking.
"...I...I surrender."
Finally unable to control the fear in his heart, he let go of the rifle leaning against the hood of the car, raised his hands and knelt on the ground, and begged.
"Do not kill me……"
Chu Guang glanced at him but said nothing, then turned his attention to the body kneeling on the ground aside.
At this time, a clear and sweet voice floated into his ears.
"As expected of you, Master! It seems that you have unlocked some powerful talents during the last upgrade."
"It has nothing to do with talent."
Chu Guang replied casually.
In fact, not only did he not activate his talent, he even used only 40% of his strength.
Maybe Heya was right.
Although he still has 23 pairs of chromosomes, his distance from human beings has become farther and farther.
The sound of heavy footsteps came from not far away. Lu Bei, who was wearing an exoskeleton, carried a head and strode to Chu Guang's side.
Staring at the bloody head, Ruifu finally saw the face clearly.
That guy is his boss One Eye!
The moment he recognized that face, his breathing completely froze.
"The enemy units have been eliminated. We intercepted a vehicle-mounted anti-air missile and several portable anti-tank rocket launchers during the battle."
"In the face of our advice, the enemy leader not only refused to surrender, but also planned to resist stubbornly. He has now been killed."
While speaking, Lu Bei put his head on the carriage and his right fist on his chest.
The entire operation took less than three minutes from start to finish.
Satisfied with the efficiency of the Guards Corps, Chu Guang nodded and continued to give orders concisely.
"Those who surrender will be sent to prisoner-of-war camps, and their bodies will be disposed of on the spot."
Lu Bei looked solemn and accepted the order.
"yes!"
Ruifu, who was kneeling at the front of the car, was completely frightened and wet his pants without even realizing it.
"Reform well and strive to be a new person...if there is still a chance." Chu Guang glanced at him, dropped these words, and turned around to leave.
Watching the alliance manager leave, Ruifu felt both fear and confusion in his heart.
Why is this guy here?!
Didn’t he go to inspect the forest area in the north?!
At this moment, a muffled sound like rolling thunder suddenly came from the north.
The sound seemed to be coming from far away, and there was a faint light in the sky.
……what is that?
Ruifu was stunned.
Not far away, Chu Guang also stopped and looked in the direction of the explosion.
"Looks like it's over."
Lu Bei, who was following closely behind him, was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
"Well...it's over."
…
As two flashing plasma plumes passed by, a dazzling light finally descended high in the sky above Yanshan City.
The deafening roar not only brought down the half-collapsed building, but also shattered the clouds in the sky.
A burning mushroom cloud rose from the ground, and the spreading shock wave swept away the looters who were hiding for their lives with a devastating force.
And those looters who were lucky enough to escape did not end well.
Deadly gamma rays easily penetrated the impenetrable concrete and left invisible but fatal scars on their bodies.
Only radiation reducers can save their lives.
If they can explain clearly how their radiation injuries came about, they might be able to buy it in the pharmacy in Settlement No. 10.
But these are all things for later.
At this moment, Yanshan City was in a mess, with shocking corpses everywhere under the rubble.
Not even a tenth of the plunderers survived, and those who remained were all crawling under the radioactive dust and wailing in pain.
The defeated soldiers who were running towards Yanshan City also stopped in despair.
Facing the pursuing Storm Troops, they could no longer muster any will to resist. They threw the equipment provided to them by the Southern Legion on the ground, raised their hands and knelt on the ground and surrendered.
it's all over.
It was not only the fleeing looters who were desperate, but also Wyatt, the leader of the "Guillotine" operation.
Looking at the mushroom cloud appearing in the opposite direction, his entire face had completely turned into a dead gray color.
"No……"
He had no time to think about how the nuclear bomb got in front of him.
At the same time as the mushroom cloud rose into the sky, a group of soldiers wearing exoskeletons had already arrived in front of him.
Looking at the badge and paint of the Storm Troopers, Wyatt's heart sank. He gritted his teeth and pulled out the gun from his waist, preparing to commit suicide. However, before he could turn on the safety, an invisible hand grabbed his arm and cut it behind his back.
His arms were pressed to the ground.
"Hurry up and shoot -" Panicked, he opened his mouth to shout, but his head was held down and he chewed a mouthful of mud.
The optical camouflage quickly dissipated, and a figure was riding on him, holding a pistol to the back of his head.
Bewildered by this sudden surprise, the six Weillant guards standing around were all stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Fortunately, at this time, the guy riding on the back of their leader reminded them.
"Put down your weapons, raise your hands, or I'll blow your leader's head."
With one hand holding down Wyatt, who was struggling desperately to speak, Graveyard Ghost Rider riding on his back said with a grin.
Facing the dark muzzles of guns all around, the six Valeant guards finally put down their weapons wisely and accepted the prisoners of the Storm Troopers together with their leader who had a mouth full of mud.
At this moment, in Yanshan City, dozens of kilometers away, the shock wave caused by the nuclear explosion has subsided.
After removing the concrete slab pressing on his chest, Wyatt's deputy Ogg endured the severe pain of broken bones and climbed out from under the rubble with difficulty.
The sudden nuclear strike completely destroyed their stronghold...
The only good thing is that what destroyed them was the aftermath of a nuclear strike.
Obviously, the alliance did not know their specific location. They only estimated their approximate location, then hung their nuclear weapons on the plane and threw them back.
Looking at his colleague lying struggling under the rubble not far away, a bitter expression appeared on his face. He limped up and helped the unlucky child who survived clear the rubble that was pressing down on him.
"how do you feel?"
He helped the man sit down against the wall, and Ogg handed him a radiation abatement injection.
After the man took it, he stabbed it decisively on his thigh, took a breath and calmed down.
"Ahem...what on earth...is going on?"
Looking at the ruined operational base, Ogg smiled bitterly and said.
"I don't know, maybe I shot myself in the foot..."
Maybe his superiors were right. They really couldn't wait until they were 100% sure of everything before taking action.
However, his commander did not tell him what to do if he lost the bet...
If you think about it carefully, in the past, their opponents were either the civil servant group, the Xilan Empire, which was a mess that could not hold up the wall, or large and small tribes that were not even as good as Xilan.
You really don't have to worry about those troublesome things when you encounter that kind of opponent.
And now, as expected, they have suffered a lot.
However, now is not the time to regret.
The Alliance will definitely search the ruins soon, and they must evacuate before the Alliance people arrive.
Ogg stood up from the ground and looked at his colleagues aside.
"Can you still move?"
His colleague grinned and struggled to get up from the ground while holding on to the wall.
"improvise……"
The two limped out of the ruins and finally stood on the rocky street.
And at this moment, the two people supporting each other saw the Viper transport plane parked on the street.
Ogg's heart tightened, and the colleague he was supporting reached for the gun at his waist.
Looking at the only two survivors left, Commander Quanshui shouted to them.
"Surrender, you have already lost."
Ogg was silent for a while.
Finally, he held down his colleague's hand that was holding the gun and shook his head at the astonished latter.
"it's over……"
…
On the other side, in the distant Great Rift Valley, the old man sitting in the empty conference room looked to the south and sighed slowly.
"Another one..."
Sure enough, the older a person gets, the slower they feel about time.
The nuclear bomb in Luoxia Province seemed to have happened yesterday, and in the blink of an eye, another mushroom cloud of nuclear explosions rose on the distant horizon.
Although he can't see it sitting here, the gamma ray monitoring device in the Great Rift Valley can't lie.
There was another tall man sitting in front of the long conference table carved from obsidian.
Different from the old man with gray hair on his temples, he looks much younger, and his pupils are more radiant with wisdom.
"That's the sentence again, tsk tsk. It seems that your language function has really deteriorated."
The old man gave him a slightly dissatisfied look.
"Your mouth is as poisonous as before."
The tall man chuckled, not taking the dissatisfied attitude to heart at all.
"I'll just treat it as you complimenting me."
However, can eternal life really be called eternal life?
The old man had reservations about this.
In his opinion, the old friend in front of him was already dead.
However, he did not argue with this annoying guy on boring issues as usual, but changed the subject without leaving a trace.
"I can see you're in a good mood."
"Of course," the tall man said with a smile as he squinted at the floor-to-ceiling window, "Our long-cherished wish will come true, and the fire of civilization will continue in our hands... Thank God, after you messed up
After everything, we still have a chance to do it again.”
"The Alliance promises to help you build a starship?"
"Yes."
The old man nodded.
"He is an open-minded young man... What about your Science and Technology Committee? Should you take them away, or leave them to fend for themselves in the swamp?"
When saying this, the old man used a tentative tone.
After all, based on his understanding of "Conclusion", this guy would never reveal his plan.
However, what surprised the old man was that this guy was different from the past and stated his arrangement straightforwardly.
"We will take away the children worth saving. As for the children we cannot take away, I have also thought of a way out for them. I will entrust them to the alliance together with the Science and Technology Committee."
There was a surprised expression on the old man's face.
"……are you serious?"
The conclusion was said casually.
"If nothing happens, yes, but if something happens, it's another matter."
The old man was silent for a long time and said with emotion.
"It's hard to believe... I remember someone regarded the technology of the Prosperity Era as the source of all chaos, and believed that it was the unrestrained abuse of technology that caused the Wasteland Era of nearly two centuries."
Knowing that "someone" refers to himself, the tall man chuckled and said.
"My thoughts have not changed at all, they are still the same as before. But I also said that we contain technologies so that they can be used in the right place...and now, we think the time has come."
"Even if we take out the results of the Prosperity Era and let the wisdom of our predecessors come to light again, their genius creativity will not be used by profit-minded scum to oppress the descendants of the People's Federation, or to protect the vested interests of the Wasteland Era.
The ruler of this land, or some other twisted wish."
The old man nodded, seeming to agree with what he said, and also seemed to only agree with part of his long speech.
But no matter what, they have reached a consensus on one thing.
"Maybe, maybe you are right, and I hope you are right..."
He stood up from his chair, walked around the long obsidian table, and walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows of the conference room.
Those are not real windows, but the reflection of the panoramic imaging system on the wall.
But that desolate land is real.
And the survivors struggling on that land are real.
"Some problems must be solved... we cannot continue to delay them."
The tall man sitting at the conference table rarely put away his joking expression, stood up in awe, and nodded slightly towards the former chief of the War and Construction Committee, now the chief of the Great Rift Valley.
"Wise decision, we have been waiting for this day for too long, but fortunately we have finally arrived..."
As the words fell, the light blue light particles dispersed from the conference table.
After a while, the door of the conference room opened and the clerk in silver robe walked in.
"Mr. Chief, are you looking for me?"
The old man, who had his back to the record-keeper, nodded slowly.
"Write some letters for me and wipe this table for me."
"It's been a century and a half, and it's time for us to put it to use."