Chapter 355: Walking with You, My Wish

In the morning, the news spread all over the country, and countless people were trembling with fear. Are those lunatics going to start the first large-scale awakening war in the country?
Xianquan is entrenched on the border of the northern border, with an excellent location. It can advance southward and expand like a python swallowing an elephant, or it can retreat and rely on the vast deserts and plains to escape and hide.

They want to carve up the land and establish themselves as kings, and to compete with the country.

Most of the awakened ones who were unwilling to be bound and wanted to dominate all living beings and prey on ordinary people were shaken when they saw the lofty words on the screens of the eight leaders.

Some were so excited that they set out immediately to see the famous place, while others were still waiting and watching, not daring to act rashly for fear of being caught in one fell swoop and not even being qualified to be cannon fodder.

Xianquan's move is a direct confrontation with the Security Council. They want to gather a large number of awakened people in the country, build a city belonging to the new humans, rebuild the order, be free from jurisdiction, and be prepared to meet all challenges.

At half past eight, the new emerging force, the Sea of ​​Bitterness, with nearly 20,000 members, unexpectedly gathered in a small border town in the southwest ahead of time, raised their arms and shouted, stirred up unrest, and also extended an invitation to the awakened people from all corners of the world, planning to create a new city.

As if it had been agreed upon, within just a few hours, seven forces successively occupied the border towns, thousands of kilometers away from the Central Plains. They were arrogant and wanted to emulate the deeds of the awakened people overseas and establish their own rule through force and war.

In their description, the ability lock is a harmful thing that cuts off the upper limit of evolution. They use all kinds of words to slander it and spread rumors, in order to plant emotions of resistance in the hearts of more than 20 million awakeners.

The top leaders of the Security Council were caught off guard by this sudden change. Just overnight, the previously stable order was disrupted again and the struggle reached its climax.

When the Nine Departments learned of the situation, they wrote a simple explanatory report on the development principles and functions of the supernatural lock and announced it to the people in the country to calm their anxiety.

The Security Council convened an emergency plenary session, attended by several top officials from the nine ministries.

After ten minutes of discussion, the atmosphere became tense and tense. It was impossible to deal with a level 4 awakener with ordinary weapons and flesh and blood.

A radical congressman once proposed to mobilize 10 Class B mechas and concentrate them in one place to first completely wipe out the ambitious "Xianquan" from the world, and then deter and disintegrate other forces.

However, it was rejected by Wei Yuanming and a responsible person. The departure of 10 Class B mechas from their base was simply a gamble. Cities that lost their armed guards could be invaded by rebels at any time. The situation was even worse. It was undoubtedly a gamble of tens of millions of ordinary people's lives. Once a violent counterattack occurred, no one could afford the serious consequences.

When someone asked whether the Class A mechas could be dispatched, the answer they got was that they had more important tasks to perform and could not leave for the time being.

The only remaining method is to use the ultimate weapon with the highest destructive power currently possessed by human civilization - nuclear weapons.

Facing those awakened ones who want to split the land and become king, this seems to be the most direct and effective solution.

However, shocking news came one after another. An email was sent from Xianquan’s headquarters directly to the Security Council’s network.

The above content mentioned that there are currently five cities with a population of tens of millions, and they have made backup plans. All artillery attacks will be swallowed up by the ubiquitous wormholes, and then projected onto those densely populated urban areas.

"We want freedom and no compromise."

"If you are ready to sacrifice everything and want to destroy us, then come on."

The strong smell of gunpowder in the words suddenly made many senior officials of the Security Council furious.

Afterwards, Su Nianlin sent out several hackers to invade and break into their network as quickly as possible, trying to dig out more secrets, but they were blocked and even counterattacked. The power supply of several coastal cities was cut off in an instant and they were paralyzed.

Obviously, Xianquan also has top-notch hackers working for them.

Due to the threat of unknown wormholes, the nuclear weapons alternative was shelved, and the Security Council immediately launched a carpet search of many cities in the country, hoping to locate the wormhole in the shortest possible time.

The main traffic routes in various places have not been blocked. There are more than 20 million awakened people mixed in with the more than one billion ordinary people. Even if the Security Council has their registered information on file, it is impossible to check them one by one and restrict their travel.

They called on those wavering awakeners again and again to calm down and never go to Xianquan’s base because war was about to break out there.

Soon, the Security Council received threats from other forces. As long as they dared to gather mechas and troops and go to any border to suppress, they would encounter the most fierce counterattack. The seven awakened forces reached an agreement to advance and retreat together.

They are Xianquan, Kuhai, Wujiu Palace, Luowu, Qianyuan, Chiyao and Shengyuan. The largest one has 4 awakened followers, and the smallest one has more than . The border towns they occupy have completely turned into demonic dens beyond order.

Even Zhang Zhiwei and Lu Jin, who initially wanted to join forces to attack the Xianquan headquarters, had their plans slowed down by this threat. Even if they could take such a huge risk and kill everyone on the border, what would it matter?

Human resources are limited, and they cannot save everyone at all times and everywhere.

After attacking Xianquan and forcing those lunatics into a desperate situation, the six forces will then attack the Central Plains together, and smoke will be everywhere. It is still unknown how many people will be killed or injured.

However, a slowdown is just a slowdown, and the top leaders of the Security Council have no intention of compromising and letting these seven rebel forces go.

Some similar trends overseas have risen in this way and then eroded the entire country. Now that the disaster has occurred, they are running out of time and can only maintain order while mobilizing as much force as possible to resist the invasion.

Even the leak of the supernatural lock was found out on the same day. It was a congressman who was still in a coma. His brain had been tampered with. He had participated in a siege and was suspected to have encountered the leader of Xianquan. He was injured and became a vegetable.

The final decision of the meeting was to launch an attack within three days. Three presidents and four Class B mechas would head north to attack Xianquan’s headquarters, while the vice presidents and council members would be stationed in their respective jurisdictions to defend against attacks from other forces.

According to incomplete statistics, in just half a day, more than 6 low-level awakeners left their original cities and went to the cities of the seven major forces to join the demons.

By the evening, the number had soared to 14. It was hard to persuade the damned ghost with kind words. The senior officials of the Security Council who learned the news were so angry that they laughed instead and became even more murderous.

At night, Zhang Zhiwei even called Zhang Lingyu and Zhang Chulan to his side, had a long talk with them, and gave them all the instructions he could, which was almost like telling them about his final affairs.

Even as the top of the extraordinary world and a master of heaven and earth, he could not predict whether he could come back this time.

After all, facing fifty or sixty thousand awakeners, the battlefield changes rapidly. Even with the help of old friends and the support of mechas, there is no guarantee that accidents will not happen.

At dawn, Zhang Zhiwei looked at the rising sun outside the window with a relieved smile on his face. He stretched out his skinny hands and stroked the heads of the two children who had been kneeling at his knees and shedding tears. His tone was relaxed and full of expectation.

"Lingyu, Chu Lan"

"From now on, the Tianshi Mansion will depend on you. You must do your best."

"Yes, Master."

Zhang Lingyu, who was not good at expressing his emotions, choked up.

He felt powerless and guilty. He was too weak to help his master and could only watch the old man go north to kill demons.

"Master, Chu Lan has been blessed with your kindness along the way. No matter what happens in the future, my junior uncle and I will work together and will never let the Tianshi Mansion decline."

Zhang Chulan couldn't help but shed tears, and the more he spoke, the more he trembled.

It was a den of demons with 60,000 awakened ones, and their superpowers were as numerous as locusts passing through. He couldn't even imagine how difficult the battle would be, but the old man still went there without hesitation.

"Don't cry, Chu Lan, I have good news for you, okay?"

Zhang Zhiwei suddenly smiled and did not keep the secret:
"Yu De has been found. He is now recuperating at the Nine Departments. He was seriously injured some time ago, but he is fine now. The people who attacked him were the remnants of Wudang's Jiashen. When he wakes up, someone will take you to see him. I have arranged it."

"Thank you, Master."

Zhang Chulan's tears welled up again and he buried his head very low.

"I originally wanted to take you north to go fishing and kill those people who were spying on you, but I never thought the situation would be so serious. I have already told Lao Lu that while I am away, you must stay inside the Trinity Gate and you are not allowed to leave without permission before I come back. Do you understand?"

".clear."

In the early morning, the warm sunlight of dawn fills the room.

A moment later, Lu Jin arrived, followed by a middle-aged man from the Ninth Department and several department executives dressed in black.

"Lingyu, Chu Lan, go down first." Zhang Zhiwei said softly.

After the two juniors left, at the signal from the middle-aged man, an executor placed the portable silver box on the table, entered the password, verified the fingerprint, and slowly opened it. There were four transparent liquid reagents inside.

"Mr. Xiao, what is this?"

Zhang Zhiwei frowned slightly, looking puzzled.

"This is a masterpiece of the Bioengineering Research Institute. It has no side effects. After injection, it can revive your aging body and restore it to the state it was 15-20 years ago. One shot costs billion. This is one of the nine departments' support for you. There are other weapons on the way. Please wait patiently."

"These four potions have drug resistance. The more you take them, the weaker the effect becomes. The efficacy will drop from 100% to 10%, and even to none. The three people heading to the border this time will each have two. Mr. Lu gave you his share."

Xiao Yi gave a brief introduction to the effects and sources of the medicine.

"Is this so"

"Lao Lu"

Zhang Zhiwei stood there in a daze. He looked at the young man with white hair and white clothes standing in front of him. He was as handsome as when they first met in their early years. All kinds of past memories resurfaced in the depths of his mind, and a touch of emotion appeared in his bright and restrained eyes.

Before he could say thank you, Lu Jin looked determined and said in a cold voice:
"Let's go together and come back together, Lao Zhang."

"Let those reckless second-rate people see your heyday."

"Okay, I will go with you and wipe out all the evil spirits. My wish is for the nine provinces to be peaceful and clean."

Zhang Zhiwei smiled knowingly, and all the wrinkles on his face suddenly smoothed out, as if he had become dozens of years younger.

(End of this chapter)