I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 309 - 256 Opportunity Only Comes Once_1

Chapter 309: Chapter 256 Opportunity Only Comes Once_1

Essen knew the Proxy Agent, so he must know about the Dusk Territory, and after meeting him, Zheng Yichen asked, "Even if it’s just a portion of people, you can transport them to the Dusk, right?"

"I can’t find the location of the Dusk," Essen shook his head and explained, "The base has large transport planes that can ensure safety for a certain period, but the world map is no longer usable, and navigation is out of the question. Aimlessly searching for the Dusk will only lead to the assimilation of everyone."

After the network became unusable, the inconveniences were too numerous to count.

"We’re willing to trust the Boss, but we only have one chance. There are seven hundred and forty people in this base now, and the large transport planes are enough, but once we use the transport planes, it means that the base has to be completely opened up..."

A short-haired man spoke up. When Zheng Yichen visited the base, their Boss had already told them some things about the Dusk, and knowing about that place, they could also understand why Essen hadn’t mentioned it before.

Mentioning it would have no meaning and could instead cause restlessness among the people.

Their base was very secure, but this was based on the premise that the base remained sealed. They could probably manage to take out some small flying devices, but not the large transport planes. To use those means of transport, they would have to open up the base.

Once the secrecy of the base was compromised, the people here would lose their shelter completely. Protective suits? There weren’t enough resources in the base for everyone to have a set, and even if they could be properly allocated, the people still needed to eat and drink.

Knowing about the Dusk was pointless, at least it was before Zheng Yichen came. Unless they could precisely pinpoint the location of the Dusk Territory.

The navigation system was useless, and the world map was completely obsolete. The topography of the world had changed with its fleshification; they had seen the earth tear apart, plains turn into mountainous regions. The landscapes of the world were no longer the same, so how could they accurately find the Dusk Territory?

The Dusk Territory wasn’t just any city where finding the general area would suffice; transport planes, in order to maintain secrecy, couldn’t be active for more than a day. That meant they had to find the Dusk Territory within a day.

If they didn’t find it, the entire crew might as well wait to turn into monsters.

Essen’s original plan had been to make a last-ditch effort when the base was running out of resources and could no longer be sustained. But now that the Proxy Agent of the Dusk had arrived, they had more options.

They only had one chance, and once the search really began, there would be no turning back. In such an apocalyptic environment, human hearts could easily grow dark, but some ties were also an important foundation for maintaining their humanity.

There were only over seven hundred people in the entire base, which might be the last of the human race on earth. Sticking together was the bottom line.

"This world is bleak enough, I can help you guys, no problem. When do we leave?"

At most, it would just mean making an extra trip. Zheng Yichen didn’t care about the journey at all; he just needed to lead the people to the place. As for the location of the Dusk Territory, a Proxy Agent can always find the Dusk. If he wishes to see the Dusk, even if he closes his eyes, he can see the guiding marks of the Dusk in the "darkness".

He didn’t know how Essen had communicated with these people, but it was nice not to have any disputes next. Otherwise, he would be annoyed. In this apocalyptic environment, having to prove his sincerity to help once or twice was no big deal, but it would frustrate him if it happened too often.

Here he was, setting aside his own tasks to help out, and these natives dared to nag and quibble?

If anyone really wanted to talk about ’human rights’ with him at this time, he’d either let them taste his fist or simply walk away. He had no patience for more chatter, moral blackmail? He would indeed let anyone doing that feel just how hard his fists could be.

In this world, blood-red and permeated with madness, the temperament of his cancerous world was somewhat irritable. When he was alone, it might not show, but with others around, it was different. By the way, the witch’s tools that Katrina and her group had made still hadn’t been put to much use.

The chain curse was effective against those flesh monsters. Throw out one Curse artifact and after the range took effect, exploding one flesh monster would result in the others being torn apart by the chained damage. But Zheng Yichen was very strong in this world, his impact alone exceeded the range of the chain curse.

Of course, the advantage of the chain curse was that it saved effort. As long as you focused on taking down one flesh monster, the effect could spread across a wide area through the chain reaction.

Essen was very decisive in this regard, "We need two days to prepare, and we can leave directly after two days!"

"Let me know when it’s time."

After Zheng Yichen left, the people in the room looked at Essen. One of them said, "Boss, we trust you, but can we really do this?"

Essen had told them many things, giving them new hope for the future. The Dusk Territory was special; if they could reach it, even if this world were destroyed, they would avoid being affected by its destruction.

But before this, they had never heard of the existence of Dusk Territory. The Dusk Territory, coming from an alien world or something, made them feel even more perplexed. However, there was one thing they did know, and that was the anomalies.

This world also had anomalies. Not everyone knew about them, but some people had seen related news on the internet while surfing online.

During meetings, Essen had emphasized that if they encountered an anomaly on the road, they wouldn’t need to search for the Dusk Territory anymore. They would simply switch the transport to autopilot and rush into the anomaly, and by doing that, they could escape this world and start a new life in a new world.

As for whether that world would accept them... or if they would encounter other situations, that was something to figure out after getting there. It couldn’t possibly be worse than staying here.

"It’s either the anomaly or Dusk Territory, there are no more choices. Go and get ready, our fate—life or death—depends on this step," Essen said sternly, "And remember to strengthen patrols to prevent anyone from causing chaos."

The entire base began to bustle with activity, and Zheng Yichen became an idle person here. He observed the state of the base, where young children, who weren’t very old, followed adults carrying equipment. When Zheng Yichen passed by, some kids looked at him curiously.

Here, Zheng Yichen also spotted those with strong physical constitutions. They easily shouldered heavy loads. In this base, many things were handled with manual labor whenever possible.

The first day was fine, but on the second day, just after Zheng Yichen got up and started walking around the base, he noticed something was off. There were even people gathered in a small square inside the base, arguing loudly about something.

Zheng Yichen moved closer to eavesdrop.

"Why should we abandon this base?? Going outside is certain death, right? We disagree with leaving here, and we certainly disagree with opening up this base!!"

The clamor continued uninterrupted, and Zheng Yichen estimated the number of people. Nearly half of the entire base’s population had gathered in the small square. As time passed, more and more people arrived, and the orderly situation from the previous day was no longer visible.

"Looks like there’s going to be unrest," he remarked.

Zheng Yichen didn’t interfere with the matter; he was an outsider here. Direct interference might incite a more severe backlash. The key was to see how the people here would resolve the issue.

Before long, some armed personnel wielding weapons arrived at the scene, and so did Essen. He had no intention to negotiate with these people; he simply ordered the armed personnel to take action. The ratio of armed personnel to normal people was about one to five.

But their combat strength was something the regular people couldn’t match. A riot was quelled in less than ten minutes. Zheng Yichen felt Essen could have appeared earlier but he had waited until almost everyone had gathered before taking action.

Those who had led the charge were pinned down. Without these resolute leaders, the rest of the people became more docile, especially since Essen, who came to maintain order, was actually willing to fire his gun.

Originally the base housed more than seven hundred forty people, but after the upheaval, the number dropped to just over seven hundred. The unrest that started in the morning had its order restored two hours later, and by noon, the people of the base returned to the state of the day before.

The highest authority in the base showed a cold attitude. The leaders who had instigated the uprising were now hanging in the small square.

A sense of panic and oppression spread through the base. If possible, they wanted to stay forever in this safe haven. As for how long this haven could last, that was a matter for the big shots to consider. They just wanted to live peacefully here—as long as they could stay alive one more day, they’d consider it a day earned.

But just last night, someone suddenly released a message saying the base’s higher-ups were planning to abandon the base and search for an unconfirmed location. So they panicked. As ordinary inhabitants of the base, they had no idea what sort of place they were supposed to look for.

All they knew was that without the protection of this base, they would have to directly face the maddening world of Flesh.

They gathered here hoping to persuade the base’s management through united efforts to abandon this plan, but they did not expect to face such abrupt and ruthless suppression.

Some of the leaders were shot on the spot, while others were detained. Without the courage to continue their unity, the remaining people could only work obediently under command, inwardly hoping that the base’s rulers would change their minds.

Or that the place they were going to really was a safer location.

On the second night, Essen found Zheng Yichen, saying everything was ready and they could set off. On the small square where the bodies were hanging, Essen showed some images through a projection screen: "You think this migration is a path to certain death, but it is our only hope!"

The images on the projection screen displayed the situation at Mo City. In two days, Mo City, which was burned into a basin, had undergone new changes. A huge flesh sac had swollen up. The sac throbbed as if it was nurturing something...