Enforcer Manual
Chapter 324: The Wall That Lets Wind Through_1

Chapter 324: Chapter 324: The Wall That Lets Wind Through_1

Nikola had thought that the intelligence department would come knocking soon, as they were always efficient in dealing with internal issues. After thoroughly washing himself with cold water, he prepared all his weapons, checked the bolts on his guns, and loaded them with bullets.

In the eyes of others, as a thug and a professional assassin, even if he were to die, he’d go out with a bang.

To die in a firefight with intelligence department personnel would leave a resounding name in the old district.

But an afternoon passed, and Igor’s family was still hopping around outside, yet this time, the intelligence department did not come knocking immediately.

Nikola didn’t wait for an informant; instead, his girlfriend Natalie arrived.

Upon entering, Natalie locked the door behind her, turned off the lights and drew the curtains, plunging the entire room into darkness. After completing these actions, she spoke, "The intelligence department is in big trouble this time. The old district is panicking, everyone is talking about it. It’s said that Igor’s family is not an isolated case, and now the biggest problem is in the ’Dungeon’."

"Have other people also come back from the dead?"

This news made Nikola’s scalp tingle; it rapidly turned a terrifying event into a spreading virus.

"Many people."

Natalie’s complexion was also rather pale, she had never heard of anything so terrifying in her life.

Even if those who had crawled out of their graves did nothing but peacefully return to their homes and continue living, it was still frightening enough.

"Someone saw the prison guards taking a truckload of bodies out this afternoon, they piled up the bodies together and burned them to ashes, but not long after, these people casually returned home as if nothing happened."

Up until now, all those who had come back to life shared a common feature.

They all spread rumors of living on the surface and ridiculed the authorities with Caveman jokes.

Until now, the intelligence department’s approach had always been to extinguish the physical bodies and the sparks of rebellion in people’s hearts. However, their tried methods were no longer effective.

No matter how many times they killed these people, no matter the means they used to destroy the evidence, they always came back in the end.

"We can’t keep going like this, we’ve saved a significant sum over the years, perhaps we can find a way to move to the upper layers, and then leave this hellish place."

Indeed, although people in the old district did not make a scene, many with connections had already been trying to get their hands on the passes to the upper layer.

If all else fails, they might be able to exploit the intelligence department’s preoccupation and force their way out.

Natalie felt that doing anything was better than staying in a place suspected to be the source of infection, "Just because those resurrected people haven’t done anything yet doesn’t mean they won’t do something later."

If these people truly had immortal bodies, just by their sheer numbers they could push the local garrison to retreat, and unlike in zombie genre films, these people had not lost their reason. Their emotions and behavior seemed perfectly normal. In other words, they would likely use weapons in an attack.

"Let’s run, if we don’t, it might be too late."

...

For the intelligence department of the Fourth Neutral Country, this was unquestionably a suffocating day.

The atmosphere of terror had spread to every department; those dissenters who had originally been secretly executed by them were climbing out of their graves one after another.

After experiencing death once, they seemed to have lost all fear of it, and began to discuss living on the surface even more aggressively.

Their resurrection also brought another tricky issue—the residents who had lived peacefully in the city before were now also trying to flee to the upper layers, spurred by rumors and panic.

Ever since the fall of Veirdo, they had been suppressing the movement for life on the surface. However, their continuous efforts were now full of gaping holes due to a few people who had returned from the dead.

The rising number of the resurrected was overwhelming, presenting a challenge like a broken wall in front of them, the more they tried to plug the gaps, the more holes appeared.

Everything happening in the city was witnessed by Aishi and the others.

The Aljom Army, long living underground, knew nothing about this, but they recognized the symptoms of the possessed at a glance.

In their neighboring Third Neutral Country, some people came back to life each year for reasons unknown to others.

Some believed it was the protection of the Lunar Eclipse Sect, while others thought it was some unknown virus.

"This could be the work of the Lunar Eclipse Sect. We need to tell them,"

Aishi said.

However, before she could leave the room, her feet suddenly left the ground. She struggled to steady herself in midair and shot a glare at Esinvig, who was half-asleep in the room.

Aljom was their potential ally and also the best place to store Wild Bone, yet ever since their arrival, their leader had been indulging in nothing but eating, drinking, and merrymaking with no intention of discussing serious matters.

"Boss, what’s the meaning of this?"

"Why notify them? Isn’t this a good opportunity for them to learn about the world above?"

Esinvig’s eyes squinted open slightly.

At the theater, his praise for the pre-war artifacts was heartfelt, and so was his invitation to Aljom, "I hope our future allies won’t always live in a dark place, content to be ignorant frogs in a well. Such people will never be able to contend with the United Government."

"But there are already rumors that we brought the infection!"

"So what?"

Esinvig’s eyes closed again, unmoved. He had been blamed for numerous misdeeds in his life and didn’t care about one more accusation, "If the infection has spread down from the surface, the antidote must also be found above."

He released Aishi from the force that held her aloft; she landed on the ground steadily, devoid of any desire to go out again. However, as a cadre, she felt it necessary to remind her boss of the potential consequences, "You’ve seen Aljom’s reaction at the theater; if they suspect us, the worst outcome might be war with them."

"A coward who dares not face the sunlight will neither be able to keep Wild Bone, nor ever be a match for me, Esinvig."

His eyelids did not lift again, "If he has indeed lost his courage, I’ll personally drag him to the world above our heads."

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Meanwhile, an anxious Lu Xiang manually severed the neuronal connection between Song Lan and the Horn Bug warrior.

Even from outside the city, he could feel the city’s turmoil.

"What have you done?"

"Me?"

Song Lan returned a puzzled look, "Of course, I’ve been doing good deeds."

As a mere "concerned citizen," how could he possibly do anything that violated public decency?

"What kind of good deeds could turn the whole city into that mess?"

"It’s nothing extraordinary."

Song Lan said innocently, "I just revived those innocent citizens who were tragically murdered."

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