Apocalypse: the Most Ruthless Person

The night grew deep into slumber, and Celestial Horse Island finally settled into silence, but this was merely superficial; many couldn’t sleep, among ten captives, six or seven stared wide-eyed, worrying for their lives.

Wu Baokang, who was roughed up several times, seemed to fall asleep instead, perhaps due to exhaustion, and very peacefully so.

In room 201, Ju Mumio sat in a special posture on the bed, and extremely faint light seeped through the curtains into the pitch-dark room; she closed her eyes, resting while listening to the commotion next door, the ebb and flow of snoring unending.

Yuwen arranged a two-bedroom suite for Wu Daqiang and the others, enough for five to sleep, but none of them felt sleepy, gathered around to discuss the series of magical events from the night.

Regarding the relationship between Civilization Guardian and Celestial Horse Island, and the connection between Chairman Li and King Yama, they speculated from various angles, ultimately finding that guessing was pointless; they couldn’t change decisions made above. The best choice seemed to be compliance.

Some sensitive members of Celestial Horse Island felt a tense atmosphere and just wanted dawn to arrive quickly to understand the specifics from Zhang Su’s mouth.

Zhang Su didn’t sleep well either, his plans stalled; he needed to re-strategize, and it couldn’t really happen the way Zheng Xinyu suggested, a row of bombs blowing everyone to bits, what about the people of Civilization Guardian?

Besides, a large-scale massacre was not something he wished for now, unless absolutely necessary!

After experiencing the events at Beita Camp, Cyan Dragon Corps, and Kuanzhuang, he gradually realized that many times, the thoughts of subordinates differed from leadership; they might just be bound by chains, forced into choices. If another path was available, often they wouldn’t risk their lives; survival is what everyone mutually seeks.

In a daze, he felt like he fell asleep only at dawn; in the time of a snore, it felt less than a moment before rapid knocking awakened him.

Dong dong dong...

”Husband, wake up! Big Soldier Wu is looking for you!”

Zheng Xinyu, who was supposed to be on duty in the monitoring room, knocked on the door, Wu Daqiang followed her, his demeanor mostly serious.

”Huh?”

Zhang Su reached for his watch on the nightstand to check the time, five thirty?

”Come in, come in...”

After calling out a few times, Zhang Su rubbed his face and climbed out of bed, turned to tuck Zhong Xiaoshan in, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and saw Zheng Xinyu and Wu Daqiang entering the room.

After delivering Wu Daqiang, Zheng Xinyu left without a word; one person wasn’t enough in the monitoring room.

Wu Daqiang stood rather awkwardly at the door, his eyes clear as he looked at Zhang Su and said, ”Mr. Zhang, please come with me immediately, Chairman Li has something to tell you!”

”Old Li? This early... Do you know what’s going on?”

Zhang Su felt it absurd, but didn’t stop moving, aware of Li Zongkai’s steady character and that he wouldn’t act recklessly.

”It’s urgent!”

Wu Daqiang spoke concisely.

The two words thoroughly awakened Zhang Su, who quickly put on his pants and urged Wu Daqiang to hurry.

Soon, they arrived at the Civilization Guardian’s quarters; the other four were awake, gathered around the table with a communicator and signal transmitter naturally placed there.

”Mr. Zhang, please.”

Xiaotiao indicated the table, his expression grave.

Zhang Su picked up the communicator and frowned, ”Old Li?”

”Mr. Zhang, Liao Youzhi contacted me at 5:10, saying to gather at Lego Shopping Mall at seven and prepare to head directly to you!”

”??”

Zhang Su blinked his dry eyes, doubting what he heard, instinctively asked, ”What are you talking about?”

After Li Zongkai repeated it, Zhang Su’s mind finally cleared, his eyes narrowed, ”Yesterday, Wu Baokang told me their investigation team would return within two days, how did the plan change overnight?”

Liao Youzhi’s move caught him off guard, Zhang Su couldn’t grasp their tricks, too wild a path!

Li Zongkai sighed in the call, ”I’m just as puzzled as you, what should I do next? Should I go or not?”

Though Li Zongkai excels at deep strategizing, handling sudden situations with quick wit leaves him somewhat indecisive.

”Wait, wait, let me think!”

After forcing himself online, Zhang Su’s brain hadn’t reached full speed; upon hearing such explosive news, he felt the glitch, rubbed his face fiercely, ”Do you think the people from Apocalypse Corps and Little Eagle Association would go?”

Li Zongkai pondered briefly and replied, ”When Liao Youzhi leads, Little Eagle Association is the first to join, Liu Yao is highly enthusiastic, he’ll definitely attend. As for Apocalypse Corps, considering Yang Xinqi’s opportunistic nature, he won’t miss the action but might have many complaints.”

”Many complaints...”

Zhang Su shook his head speechlessly, what leader talks so much? He continued, ”They don’t know the implications of this matter, Liao Youzhi ostensibly wants to capture the north and share the benefits with you, but he’s actually targeting your three forces!”

”What? This...”

Li Zongkai knew Zhang Su wouldn’t talk without basis, promptly asked, ”Mr. Zhang, do you have information?”

”According to Wu Baokang, Liao Youzhi plans to use this northward expansion opportunity to strike against your three groups amidst chaos, then the north will have him as the sole dominant force!”

After Zhang Su finished, Wu Daqiang and the others were stunned...

Li Zongkai’s incredulous voice came through the communicator, ”Mr. Zhang, this information is too improbable; I suspected Liao Youzhi had ulterior motives, but didn’t imagine he targeted us!”

Unions and splits are universal trends, even in the post-apocalypse era. If Liao Youzhi succeeds, Survivor Alliance will become the largest force in Qin City, likely swallowing the forces in other counties gradually.

With Survivor Forces increasingly powerful, it’s naturally beneficial from humanity’s standpoint, but for those being annexed, it’s disastrous!

”Should I go or not?”

Li Zongkai was truly torn, the situation tangled like a pot of porridge.

”If you don’t go, it’s akin to openly confronting Liao Youzhi, suggesting you’re not on board; others won’t trust you, it’s highly likely Liao Youzhi will go directly to you. It’s better to follow the move, meet them instead—then you and I inside-out, flip the Survivor Alliance. As for Little Eagle Association and Apocalypse Corps, observe their stance then, yes?”

Zhang Su proposed an aggressive idea.

Wu Daqiang and the others felt their mouths dry, a mess—north of Qin City was about to spiral into chaos...