I am the Zombie King of the Apocalyptic World
Chapter 968 - 964: Everyone Has Their Own Destiny

Chapter 968: Chapter 964: Everyone Has Their Own Destiny

The old man’s expression made it clear to Little Sea that he would certainly be abandoned, unless he could still be alive by the time he went down to stop the Peace Party and the spaceship had completely finished updating its data and was ready for launch. Only then could he avoid this disaster.

However, the probability of this being possible was definitely not high. Zheng Yunzhen’s death was enough to illustrate this point. Facing the Peace Party’s immensely lethal weapons, even a Level 5 New Human couldn’t withstand the onslaught for long with their flesh and blood.

At this moment, Little Sea’s groveling did not evoke the slightest bit of pity in the old man’s heart. His demeanor made the technicians nearby feel a sense of schadenfreude, cursing that he got what he deserved.

The old man’s face grew slightly colder as he said, "So what you are saying is that you don’t want to stop them, huh? Then how can you prove your loyalty to me? Just by not wanting to die? There are plenty of people in the world who don’t want to die; it won’t make a difference without you."

When the old man spoke these words, he thoroughly concealed his murderous intent. One couldn’t hear a hint of a killer in his voice, but that in itself was what made it truly terrifying!

Little Sea’s face turned blank; he no longer knew what to say. Today, he must go down and stop the Peace Party’s soldiers. Putting everything else aside, even making a gesture was better than nothing. But Little Sea understood that he could not deceive this old man.

As the saying goes, an old fox is more cunning than a young one. This old codger was thrice his age, had witnessed and experienced more than he could claim to have eaten in his life. With his rich understanding and experience, Little Sea’s pretense would not go unnoticed. He feared that when the time came to leave, the old man would not even remind him, leaving him here to be killed or captured by the Peace Party!

Little Sea’s expression turned somber as if he had resigned himself to his fate, giving up on any more meaningless struggle. He could only nod his head, resignedly saying, "Yes, Chairman, I will go down now."

"That’s a good boy. Go ahead, Little Sea."

"Understood."

Little Sea silently put on his combat suit, attached his arm blade, and, just like when Zheng Yunzhen left before, his silhouette seemed somewhat lonely.

After he left through the alloy wall, the old man turned his attention back to the technicians at the control station, his tone returning to normal, as if he had once again become the kind-hearted old man.

"Shall we start it up?"

"Many of the data components are still incomplete, but we can initiate launch. However, what might happen mid-flight is unpredictable," the technician replied respectfully, their regard for the old man having increased greatly after the recent incident.

After a moment of silence, the old man nodded. Below the spacecraft’s elevator platform, sparks continuously flew out, and some areas even turned deep red. He knew this was caused by the Peace Party using high-temperature lasers to melt the defense walls, but he remained unhurried, narrating slowly as if telling a story, "Ah, when people are born, heaven already has all their fates preordained. Everyone has their destiny, some go from poverty to wealth, others from strength in their youth to frailty in old age. There are scholars full of prose but with white hair that fails to hit the mark, those untalented in their studies who pass the examination as youngsters, palace maids who fall from grace to become courtesans. Fate, destiny, it’s inscrutable, but I believe that every destiny that has been set continues to exist, undetected by us. This ordeal too, is something heaven has arranged for me. If I succeed, I wonder how many years I might live on; if I fail, having lived for so many years, I can say I have no regrets."

Hearing the old man’s words, the woman in the combat suit felt some pity and couldn’t help saying, "Grandfather Nangong, this isn’t your fault."

"Indeed, it’s not me, but fate. Well, let’s leave it to fate. If it wasn’t for destiny, I would not have met Jin Ye, would not have taken a liking to him. Without him, the subsequent events would not have happened. Girl, don’t you think this is destiny?"

"This..." The woman didn’t know how to respond, but the old man continued, "Regardless of the choices we make, everything has been predetermined by someone else. Let’s leave the result up to fate."

With that, the old man looked back at the technicians and said, "Kids, start it up. Come up with us. There’s no good ending for you here once the Peace Party comes up."

"Yes!"

The control station personnel all nodded, and under the command, they skipped over the data progression and forcibly initiated the launch. Shortly after, six technicians and the woman stepped out of the control station and entered the spacecraft. About thirty seconds later, blue light began to emanate from all over the craft, and waves of heat rolled out from under the base.

On the Peace Party’s side, the soldiers had already breached the third alloy gate and reached the eighth floor. According to their estimates, the flying vessel’s undercarriage should be located between the eighth and ninth floors. Breaking through one more gate would lead them to the undercarriage, enabling them to disable the craft in the mechanical tower and prevent its takeoff.

Just behind the next wall, a Level 5 New Human named Little Sea had already made his way through the previous alloy gate. As the gate behind him closed slowly, his heart rate quickened. The bright white light from the ceiling seemed weak to his eyes, casting everything he saw in a dismal light.

Soon, the alloy gate before him rapidly turned deep red, visible to the naked eye, then from deep red to bright red. The solid alloy gate started to flow like liquid. He took a few steps forward and felt heat waves rushing at him. The two closed alloy gates in the confined space provided Little Sea with a sense of security.

The short distance allowed him a much better situation than Zheng Yunzhen had faced; at least he wouldn’t have to charge forward under the powerful firepower of the Peace Party.

Time ticked away, second by second.

He waited for the Peace Party’s soldiers to break through the door and then let loose, his only aim being not to get tangled up by the two Level 5 New Humans from the Peace Party. Then he could use his access to shuttle between the great alloy gates, which might greatly increase his chances of staying safe.

However, before the Peace Party’s soldiers could break through the alloy gate before him, he began to feel the surrounding air temperature rise, and waves of heat, no longer just coming from in front of him, surged in hotter from the side.

At first, he thought it was the heat dispersing, but soon he realized something was wrong. The heat quickly turned into scorching waves, and it seemed that the Peace Party members outside had also noticed something was amiss, as there were no longer sounds of high-temperature weapons emitting lasers.

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