Ch 79: I don’t want to negotiate.
Cui Zixuan was close to tears.
She had a bad feeling when she was notified to enter the conference room, and after hearing Li Jingru’s words, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
“You have survived encounters with Number One multiple times, accumulating the richest experience in communicating with Number One, and you possess the ability to teleport. The Base believes that sending you to negotiate is the most appropriate course of action. This matter is extremely urgent; go quickly.”
At that moment, Cui Zixuan was about to laugh out of anger. They said not to provoke him, but you didn’t listen. You completely enraged the monster, and now that you can’t defeat it, you want to coexist peacefully?
The Leader, Higher-Ups, and Captain don’t go to negotiate, but they send her, a small fry, to negotiate. Do you all think I don’t know how dangerous this is?
Every step Cui Zixuan took out of the conference room was slow.
She had already seen the black pillar rising into the sky over there. Olijia’er might already have become hell on earth. If she goes there, wouldn’t she be instantly affected by the battlefield and instantly killed? Even if Number One can listen to her, can the eight Captains listen to her?
Especially Shen Mengting, who said to her face that she was waste. She could listen to her? Don’t be ridiculous.
Cui Zixuan wanted to run away immediately, but there was nowhere to go.
She even began to feel that her awakened special ability was quite tragic. It would have been better to awaken a very ordinary special ability and wait for relief at the Base.
After taking several deep breaths, she teleported to a place further away from the hotel.
“Respected handsome Leader, can you hear me? I have no ill intentions. The Base intends to withdraw its troops. Can you give us a chance?”
Cui Zixuan mustered her courage and continued to approach. She decided that if she found that no one was listening to her and the battlefield was very chaotic, she would simply retreat and tell them that no one listened to her.
The Olijia’er before her was very calm, with no signs of battle; only black energy surged into the sky. After observing it at such close range, she felt quite shocked.
“Handsome guy? Can you hear me…”
Cui Zixuan didn’t dare to shout too loudly, otherwise, she would attract zombies and could go straight back.
But before she could finish shouting, she heard footsteps. The person moved very quickly and easily leaped down from the gate.
It was Shen Mengting!
She still had time to see her. Does this mean the Ability User Base has the upper hand in the battle?
“Team Leader Shen!”
“Don’t get closer. I am responsible for guarding the stronghold. Anyone who gets closer will die.”
“Huh?”
Guarding the stronghold? Guarding what kind of stronghold? Isn’t that Olijia’er in front of her?
Cui Zixuan was a little confused.
“Team Leader Shen, I was entrusted by the Leader to negotiate with Number One. The Leader wants to call a truce with Number One. How are things going? Can everyone retreat?”
Shen Mengting was extremely angry inside. Doesn’t this Jianghua City Ability User Base have a problem? They even borrowed people from Jinglian, and now only she is left alive, and they’re thinking about peace talks?
“No need. The great Leader has already won. Everyone else is dead except me.”
Cui Zixuan was even more puzzled. Everyone else is dead, and the great Leader has won? With Shen Mengting’s arrogant personality, she actually calls Li Jingru the great Leader?
If it wasn’t Li Jingru, then it was?!…
“Team Leader Shen, is the Leader you are referring to Number One?”
Cui Zixuan swallowed her saliva. She should figure out the situation before going back, but she already felt that the situation was beyond her expectations.
Shen Mengting nodded.
“From now on, I will only obey the Leader’s orders. As for whether there will be a truce or not, I will wait for the Leader’s instructions and cannot confirm. But during this period, I will not hesitate to kill anyone who attempts to enter the stronghold.”
“Okay, okay, Team Leader Shen, I’m just delivering a message. I’ll go back now!”
Cui Zixuan quickly teleported back to the Base. It’s a good thing that her wise self chose to approach Olijia’er from a distance. If she had teleported directly to the gate, she might have already been killed by Shen Mengting.
But how did Number One do it? Shen Mengting, with that rotten personality, was actually subdued?
But these are not her concerns.
Li Jingru and his group were anxiously waiting for the results in the conference room. Sending Cui Zixuan allowed for a close-range observation of the battlefield situation.
“Leader, Cui Zixuan is back.”
So fast. Li Jingru was somewhat expectant; a safe return would likely be good news.
If Number One was truly enraged, whoever went should have been a one-way trip.
“Quickly let her in!”
Cui Zixuan lowered her head, thinking about how to convey the results.
“I went near Olijia’er to prepare for communication and met Team Leader Shen. Team Leader Shen told me that everyone except her was dead, and she had already defected to Number One’s stronghold…”
“I suggested withdrawing troops and a truce, but Team Leader Shen said it depended on Number One’s opinion. She is currently only responsible for guarding the stronghold, and she will kill anyone who approaches without hesitation.”
“What did you say?!”
Everyone in the conference room couldn’t believe what they heard.
Seven out of eight Special Grade Ability Users are dead? And the strongest one defected? Defection is worse than death!
Hearing Li Jingru’s roar, Cui Zixuan involuntarily stepped back.
“Are you sure Shen Mengting said that?!”
“I’m sure…but I couldn’t sense Team Leader Shen’s mental state…”
It seems the third option is not feasible…
Everyone looked worried.
There was mourning for the dead and worry about the current predicament.
Number One’s strength is truly unfathomable. Even Shen Mengting chose to defect directly. Now, no one in the Base should be able to attack.
Even if Number One doesn’t make a move, one Shen Mengting is enough to deal with them.
Could Shen Mengting have been subjected to mind control? There are no powerful decryption Ability Users left in the Base. Ning Chuhe is already dead.
Should we choose to leave Jianghua City or apply for nuclear weapons use?…
No, there’s another option.
Li Jingru’s eyes suddenly lit up.
“You can go out.”
Cui Zixuan finally heard what she wanted to hear and quickly left the room.
“There is still another opportunity. I hope everyone will discuss the optimal feasibility.”
Everyone looked at Li Jingru, and hope rekindled in the gloomy atmosphere.
…
Gu Yunxi, Lin Lulu, and Zhang Yun left the top floor with the help of others.
Although Ji Chuan’s coma this time was unusual, the three of them were helpless.
Even getting close became dangerous. The immense energy could even cut their skin.
“Are you all alright?”
Su Shen carefully examined the various abrasions on the three of them.
“We three are fine, but we don’t know about Ji Chuan…”
Lin Lulu felt somewhat guilty. The current situation was that none of the three of them could be of any help.
Although the energy burst was fierce just now, Gu Yunxi was afraid that Ji Chuan would have an accident, so she had been paying attention to Ji Chuan’s condition.
Ji Chuan was in pain during his previous coma, but this time Gu Yunxi felt that Ji Chuan’s expression was very calm, even…happy?
It was an expression she had never seen on Ji Chuan’s face before.
