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Chapter 136 - 131: The Truth

Chapter 136: Chapter 131: The Truth

People can’t avoid a downpour merely by their own ability; they must take shelter under a building to stay dry.

But now, what people had to face was not just a rain coming from the sky but also a storm of bullets that was constantly moving!

Even if they took refuge in a building, that storm might just come right in, making it utterly unavoidable!

"This..."

Lair, as a former special agent, had seen many battlefields and was no stranger to danger, but this situation... He had never heard of anything like it!

If he let these two unknown individuals continue their rampage, all his efforts would be destroyed!

In a moment of desperation, Lair made a wrong decision.

He picked up his communicator and commanded everyone at the base:

"Forget those Night Demons at the door! We’ve got bigger trouble inside! Get to Zone 7, now!"

His subordinates, receiving the order, hurried over!

But soon, Lair regretted his decision, realizing that all he did was throw more meat into the meat grinder.

More and more people were falling, and those who were lucky enough to still stand were now so scared that they dropped their guns and ran. Lair, at this moment, had no intention of bothering with them.

He just stared at the bullet storm, muttering to himself, "Is this... is this even fair?"

However, Lair quickly snapped back to reality, remembering what was most important!

"The virus strain! We must secure the virus strain first! This place is no good; we need to move the virus strain right away!"

Lair turned and ran in a certain direction.

At that moment, Xu Yingguang, who felt helpless against those two, saw Lair’s barely noticeable figure through the live stream!

He hurriedly shouted at Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi, "Stop messing around, you two! I saw Lair, hurry up and chase him! He might be planning to take the virus strain and escape!"

"... What?"

Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi finally calmed down.

At the same time, they also noticed something—they were supposed to infiltrate the place, but at some point, everyone around them had fallen.

Then, they spotted Lair.

Xiao Yi panicked—he couldn’t afford to lose the virus strain! So he quickly gave chase, and Xu Woshi swiftly followed.

"... Huh!? How did those two killing gods catch up!"

Lair, noticing this, ran even more frantically.

Lair dashed into a building, threw all his grenades to collapse the stairwell behind him, then took the elevator to a higher floor before rushing to a locked room, where he smashed a tile on the floor and took out a locked briefcase from beneath it!

But just as Lair was about to run off with the briefcase, Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi appeared at the doorway.

"Don’t move," Xiao Yi said, brandishing his gun as he approached Lair, and asked, "The one in your hands, that’s the virus strain, right?"

"..." On hearing this, Lair’s brow furrowed, "So it’s true... you two really did come for the virus strain!"

Sighing, Lair continued, "But seeing the situation, it seems I’ve lost. Alright, you’ve won. If you want the virus strain, take it."

With that, Lair unlocked the briefcase and put it down, then retreated about ten meters.

"...You’re just giving it to us?" Xu Yingguang sensed something amiss and was about to warn Xiao Yi, but Xiao Yi had already eagerly rushed over.

"You’re quite generous to give it to us like that; you’re not a bad person."

Xiao Yi, with a look of joy, opened the case. Inside was a container with a dark green liquid, presumably the virus strain.

But what confused Xiao Yi was the presence of an extremely complex device inside the case, besides the virus strain.

"Don’t do anything rash!" Lair told Xiao Yi what it was, "If you try to mess with it or run away, I’ll activate the special bomb inside the case! Even with your special constitution, you won’t be able to withstand this bomb, which can easily destroy even special alloys!"

"...What did you say?" Xiao Yi’s expression hardened, and as he looked up at Lair, he saw that Lair was holding a device resembling a remote control.

"..." Xiao Yi stopped moving.

Xu Woshi, seeing that things were not right, quickly raised her gun at Lair.

"You too, don’t make any sudden moves," Lair preempted her by putting his hand holding the remote control behind him, and said to Xu Woshi, "Otherwise, I’ll kill your lover!"

"Lover?" Xu Woshi frowned and said, "I don’t have a lover; I have Xiao Yi."

Lair: "?"

If the young man’s name was Xiao Yi, then Lair thought to himself, wasn’t that indifferent?

Lair, however, couldn’t be bothered to fuss about these issues right now. He said to Xu Woshi, "Anyway, don’t think about pulling any tricks, or we’ll all die together!"

"..." Xu Woshi asked, "What do you want?"

Lair said, "... Answer me, who exactly are you? Why did you take the virus strain? Are you... with the Humanitarian Organization?"

"The Humanitarian Organization? What is that?" Xu Woshi replied, "We are just following the Doctor’s... the Doctor’s orders, to take the virus strain so she can develop a vaccine."

"The Doctor? That woman, huh." Lair’s expression darkened, as if recalling a memory from the past.

But the next second, his expression turned fierce again. "Do you think by bringing up that woman you can deceive me? Jed is dead, she’s completely isolated now! There’s no way she can find external support like you! Speak! Who are you really!? What is your true purpose with the virus strain!?"

"... We really are here to help the Doctor develop a vaccine," Xiao Yi spoke up at this time. "She also told us that you and Jed were comrades, working together... But, I’ve also heard that you killed Jed, killed your own comrade."

"..." Hearing Xiao Yi’s words, Lair’s expression contorted, and his emotions began to flare, "So what if you know? Anyone can find out that sort of information with some digging! It doesn’t prove anything!"

Although it was a highly dangerous situation, not suited for asking such a question, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but voice the query that he most desperately wanted an answer for:

"... Why did you kill him? Weren’t you two friends?"

"..." Lair clenched his teeth, "I... had no choice. I used the virus strain to threaten the military and forcefully negotiate a deal with them, to grant me the ability to operate here! But the military isn’t stupid. They also used me to handle some of the dirty work they couldn’t show up for in person! The military gave the orders to eliminate Jed and that woman. Although I delayed and delayed, in the end, I had no choice but to carry it out."

"The military?" Xu Woshi asked confusedly, "The Doctor said the virus came from the military, they are the culprits, why would you work for them?"

"..." Lair fell silent for a long while, seemingly hesitating whether to continue speaking. But looking at Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi, seeing the clarity in their eyes, he eventually decided to say, "I have regrets."

"Regrets?"

"Yeah." Lair nodded, "The three of us were too impulsive back then. We severed our ties with the Humanitarian Organization outright. Without the Humanitarian Organization, we couldn’t break through the military’s blockade and leave this place on our own. I regret because, by doing so, my only remaining choice was to use the virus strain, something the military desperately wanted, to threaten them into giving me the power to act here! Only by accumulating enough equipment and combining the ability of the survivors here could we possibly break through the military’s blockade!"

"... I see." Xiao Yi nodded, then asked, "Then, you could have supported each other with Jed, why..."

Xiao Yi didn’t finish his sentence when Lair replied:

"The military would never allow it. They had to eliminate that woman to stop her from producing the vaccine. To protect her, I had no choice but to act in this way, as the military’s representative here, to prevent the military from getting directly involved.

Moreover, despite her intelligence, that woman was also naïve. If she really created a vaccine, the military would stop at nothing to eliminate her and the vaccine! Because the military has all the data on the virus, they are capable of creating their own vaccine as long as they have the virus strain, hence they would never let someone else control such a crucial thing!

So, without absolute certainty of being able to leave this place, you cannot create a vaccine! Moreover, when we decided to save the city, to save more people, we were prepared to die for it... Jed, when he died, showed no fear at all. His resolve, I respected it."

"I see, I think I’ve got it now," Xiao Yi said. "That’s why you took the original virus strain, right?"

"I’ve said too much," Lair sighed. "In any case, I can’t give you the original strain, because I still don’t know why you want the vaccine and the original virus strain."

Hearing Lair’s words, Xu Woshi replied, "What else could our purpose be? Obviously, we’re taking the original strain and the vaccine to save this city."

"Save..." Lair’s grip on the remote control loosened slightly.

"Something just occurred to me," Xiao Yi suddenly asked. "What would happen if the original strain was destroyed outright?"

Lair’s expression turned utterly bleak, and after a moment of silence, he slowly replied, "This virus is very special; without the original strain, it’s absolutely impossible to produce a vaccine, and it’s also impossible to control other viruses. A weapon so risky that it could harm oneself will never be used by either the military or the Humanitarian Organization—their essence is profit-driven. Therefore, destroying the original strain means that even if the city is eventually destroyed, at least it won’t pose a threat to others... This, I’ve known for a long time."

"Why haven’t you done it then?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Because I had a better way..."

Lair seemed to want to explain his actions further, but a statement from Xiao Yi silenced him completely.

"You’ve said so much, but in the end, you were just afraid of dying."

"..."

After a long silence, Lair suddenly laughed.

"Heh heh... Hahaha! You’re right! Even though I was prepared for the worst, wanting to act to save more people, I still feared death. To survive! I betrayed friends I swore to struggle alongside. I’ve killed many people! I... could never compare to Jed."

With that, Lair tossed the remote control on the ground.

"Looking at you guys, even if you’re agents sent by the Humanitarian Organization, you’d probably make the same decisions we did back then. Fine, I’ll hand over the original strain to you. With your strength, worthy of gods and demons, the military won’t be able to stop you. Take it! Hurry and get that vaccine developed by that woman! Leave this way! This leads directly to the lower levels! Leave this place through here and sneak out without anyone else finding out. Escape under the cover of night!"

As he spoke, Lair opened a secret door within the room, revealing a pipe leading directly to the lower levels.

Although Xiao Yi and the others didn’t understand what brought about Lair’s change of heart, they realised the urgency of the situation and that there could be no further delays.

So, without saying anything more, Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi nodded, took the viral strain, and went to the secret door.

Lair added, "Remember, you must not let anyone who can’t be trusted know you have the viral strain. There are definitely spies from the military inside the Tower! Go now!"

Xiao Yi and Xu Woshi nodded again and then left through the secret passage.

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