Ch 98: The pitch-black Conference Room
Ji Chuan leaped from the upstairs, even though it was daytime, he wanted to scout the Esper Base.
To find the pilot Xia Yida mentioned, people who can fly planes aren’t that easy to find.
Compared to Jianghua City, the Xinze City Esper Base doesn’t have that many people. It seems the base lacks Ability Users who can stably provide supplies, and the base hasn’t opened a survivor acceptance policy.
The entire city is filled with slaughter and battles; abandoned vehicles are everywhere on the roads, and thick smoke continuously rises from various parts of the city.
Only the area near the Esper Base is relatively peaceful, but there are a large number of zombie corpses in front of the base right now.
The base’s gate has been closed since last night’s battle, and the corpses haven’t been cleaned up yet.
The Xinze City Esper Base is urgently discussing countermeasures. A monster has appeared in the city, and the gate is open; the monster could invade at any time.
But daily supply searches and recruitment of useful Ability Users must continue normally; otherwise, Xinze City’s sustainable development will be a major problem.
Although there are many Special Grade Ability Users, and even a powerful weapon like Extinction, dealing with ordinary zombies is easy.
But facing mutated species like last night’s, they seem somewhat at a loss.
If the base had an Ability User who could quickly grow plants and animals, the base could be closed for a long time, waiting to obtain detailed information about that mutated species before opening the gate again.
Unfortunately, there isn’t.
“That’s the situation. If you want to deal with the Blood Demon, I’m afraid only Extinction can do it. Its movement speed is too fast; your Abilities are difficult to hit it.”
“But last night, after Old Qin activated Extinction, it actually escaped, as if it sensed something. Jianghua City has sent a message; the zombie that appeared in the video later is Number 1.”
“Based on the scene, it’s likely that Number 1 discovered Extinction, causing the Blood Demon to leave.”
“Is there any way to delay until Extinction is successfully activated? Tell me your thoughts.”
Fu Chengyu’s expression was grave. After Li Jingru sent the message, his heart sank. He hadn’t slept all night, unable to understand why these two mutated species came to Xinze City.
It is said that Number 1 killed 7 out of 8 Special Grade Ability Users, and the surviving one surrendered.
Last night, the Blood Demon killed 3 Special Grade and 1 Advanced Level Ability User, and it seemed to still have the strength.
If these two big shots teamed up, would all the Special Grade Ability Users in Xinze City be enough for them to kill?
Therefore, the safest way is to find a way to stall them and wait for Extinction to be activated.
But that’s almost impossible. After activating it once, stall another mutated species while waiting for Extinction’s second activation?
Those two zombies don’t seem stupid.
Ji Chuan listened with amusement in the room.
Thanks to the Mystic Water he just obtained, he directly transformed into a water state and entered the base, then hid in the shadows.
This room has so many Red Crystal Cores; they must be having a meeting. He also wanted to hear what good tactics they had.
He was checking the names and types of these people’s Abilities, seeing if there was anyone who posed a threat to him.
He now had the confidence. If there was no one who could threaten him, he wouldn’t mind making a move later.
After all, he wasn’t sure what the situation was like in Jianghua City; he just wanted to go back and check as soon as possible.
“Leader, I’m willing to try. I want to see if my Ability will have any effect on them. If my Ability works, then it can delay until Extinction is activated.”
A man with gray-white hair said this. Ji Chuan couldn’t help but observe him carefully.
Red Crystal Core 【Lost Heart】, also an Ability whose function is unclear from its name.
“Is that possible? Yours is effective on humans, but ineffective against zombies, isn’t it?”
“But those two zombies can think and communicate. I think there’s a chance of success…”
“How do you plan to try?”
“I’m willing to go outside the base to look for the Blood Demon for the next few days. Although it’s very fast, my Ability is activated by willpower; I should be able to lock onto it and get the experimental results.”
The man swallowed, “If it succeeds, maybe we won’t need Extinction to solve it. But if I fail, I hope the base will treat my family well.”
Fu Chengyu was somewhat moved looking at him; he dared to risk his life for Xinze City.
“That’s too risky. Wu Ji, aren’t there any Advanced Level Ability Users with confinement-type Abilities in the base?”
“There are, but facing that kind of speed, they might be pierced by the Blood Demon before they even raise their hands to release their Abilities…”
“No need for such trouble.”
A strange, low voice suddenly sounded in the conference room.
To their surprise, Number 1, whom the Blood Demon called King, was now standing beside them.
The gray-haired man immediately released Lost Heart at Ji Chuan, but there was no reaction.
Before he could figure out how Number 1 got here, Fu Chengyu flung his arm towards Ji Chuan, and several bird-like monsters with gaping maws and sharp, dense teeth appeared out of thin air.
But just as they were about to touch Ji Chuan, they merged into the black sphere in front of Ji Chuan.
The black sphere, like a black hole, exploded in an instant.
The entire conference room instantly fell into darkness, without any light.
“It’s a Domain!”
Everyone was panicked. How could Number 1 infiltrate here silently and also release a Domain?
The Xinze City higher-ups, mainly composed of attack-type Ability Users, cautiously watched their surroundings. They could sense the zombie’s aura, but they had no effective way to lock onto its position.
Personnel were densely packed. Without 100% certainty about the target, rash action could easily cause friendly fire.
Hearing these people’s discussion, Ji Chuan understood that they didn’t have much confidence.
So he didn’t waste any more time.
“You think you’re the only one with a Domain!?”
Colorful lights lit up in the darkness, and various flowers bloomed and spread from the feet of a burly man.
It’s a Flower Domain.
Although Liang Kui was a burly man, he wore red lipstick and had a charming expression. His Ability was 【Flower God】. Ji Chuan frowned when he saw him.
But in a moment, the flowers began to wither and die, as if they had never appeared.
The surroundings returned to darkness. The difference in Domain power was too great; the previous burst was merely a firefly in the night.
The burly man was still in disbelief, but a cold touch came from his neck.
“Anyone who resists, I won’t mind killing them directly.”
“Don’t hurt me!”
Liang Kui, in the darkness, fearfully raised two orchid fingers in front of his chest and swayed them. Even in the darkness, Ji Chuan could see very clearly. This action almost made Ji Chuan end his life directly.
Ji Chuan didn’t kill everyone immediately.
Firstly, he wanted to use the survivors to directly bring Wang Wei. Although the Xinze City Base didn’t have as many people as the Jianghua City Base, there were still nearly 3,000 people. Finding one person among them would waste a lot of time.
Secondly, he had an idea. He wanted to temporarily use the Xinze City Base as his experimental field.
It was a new Ability he had obtained, 【God of Faith】.
After absorbing the Combat Armor, Mystic Water, God of Fire, and Holy Healing Radiance Crystal Cores last night, Ji Chuan saw a prompt.
Xia Lian’s Ice God, Xiao Xu’s God of Wood, and Chi Lin’s God of Fire; these three Abilities could be combined into 【God of Faith】. Ji Chuan didn’t lack attack methods, so he combined them.
But after the combination, this Ability showed a percentage, and Ji Chuan didn’t feel any use of this Ability.
【God of Faith】 0.74%.
Ji Chuan didn’t know what this percentage, similar to progress, meant, but he felt that the power of the God of Faith might come from people’s faith, and the higher the number of people, the higher this percentage might be.
So he wanted to try, to rule Xinze City.
