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Chapter 635: Chapter 632: "We Cannot Go Silently into Death.

"Having Lewis, truly is our luck," Camilla said with a smile.

"Yes, we actually killed Lin Guang."

"It’s fortunate that Lord is here..."

People gathered together to express their sincere reverence for Su Ming’an, even elevating him to the status of a deity.

But Su Ming’an did not respond.

He looked around.

The people of Beacon Sanctuary still held an attitude of awe, showing no reaction to the "World Forum" Lu mentioned; they automatically filtered out any topic related to "Player".

But Lin Guang was different; he was a very special NPC who had not been excluded from certain conversations, and he surely harbored many secrets.

Moreover, for winning a boss battle, a mere 1000 Faction Contribution Points were too few, even less than what Su Ming’an got when he became the lord of Beacon. Lin Guang was the one who dominated all surviving humans, the largest combat power that could manifest from the deity faction. Killing Lin Guang—how could it yield so few contribution points...

"Click."

Suddenly, amid the cheering, a sound came from afar. On the surface of the towering building, the live broadcast screen lit up again.

This was a city-wide broadcast that had started unexpectedly.

Those still excited and shouting instantly fell silent.

They looked up in panic at the live broadcast screen.

A white-haired young man wearing a black military cap and a golden badge on his shoulder stood quietly on the screen. Behind him, an almost endless Mechanical Army gathered like a wall of ice-white, crowning him at the center.

The white-haired youth stretched out his hand, pulling his cap low over his eyes, the glass-like quality in his inorganic eyes reflecting light.

"Lewis, I am angry," he said.

His voice traveled through the endless buildings and Corridor Bridges, spreading across the entire city. People in other areas lifted their heads, puzzled as to who the "Lewis" the Faction Leader of the deity faction spoke of, and who would dare to anger Lin Guang.

... Lin Guang’s wrath was that of thunder and lightning. The last person who had angered him had been sliced over a thousand times before dying; the one before had been eaten alive by twelve Exotic Beasts. Not only was Lin Guang ruthless, but he was also vengeful, sparing no mercy when employing brutal methods.

That Lewis, his end was certain to be tragic. They had never seen Lin Guang specifically start a live broadcast just to hate someone; this must be hatred to the extreme.

Amongst the blood-stained earth, the people of Beacon fell silent; the temperature suddenly dropped to freezing.

"You chose Beacon over me, didn’t you? Very well, I give Beacon one day to hand over 400 people. I need the ’Source’ from at least 400 people," Lin Guang spoke coldly to the screen: "If you don’t want to hand them over, then exchange yourself for them. Come to the City of Gods personally, and I won’t trouble others. I really want to see, at a time like this, whether Beacon, which you protect, will choose you or themselves. Humans are very filthy beings; I will eventually make you understand."

Behind him, "whoosh," the endless Mechanical Army raised their guns. Those glinting gun muzzles gathered energy waves ready to strike, as if through the screen, across the distance between the City of Gods and Zone Eleven, they took aim at the people of Beacon.

"I’ll be waiting for you at the City of Gods," Lin Guang said. "This is my final invitation. If you are willing to come, I will still regard you as my friend."

He tugged the corner of his mouth, his smile becoming more natural.

"If Beacon does not hand over the people, and you do not come..."

His eyes gradually darkened:

"—Then there will no longer be the 1928 people of Beacon in this world."

With a "click," the screen turned off.

All around, there was dead silence.

The group that had been chanting "Lewis is truly our hope" stared in this direction, silent, the atmosphere extremely heavy.

"..." Lu hadn’t expected the situation to take such a sharp turn for the worse.

Su Ming’an, however, was not surprised; he knew that the world boss would not be that easy to kill. As Ta Wei’s strongest agent, Lin Guang would not put himself in danger, merely wandering around with just a few hundred mechanics. The Lin Guang that died must have been a bionic body, remotely controlled by the real Lin Guang from the City of Gods.

He believed that Lin Guang wouldn’t have many bionic bodies, at most one or two, because the Lin Guang that died did indeed possess the "Source," with a not inconsiderable quantity. It must be that the real Lin Guang, from far away in the City of Gods, had given his bionic body a substantial amount of "Source."

But he wasn’t panicked. The more bionic bodies there were, the better. Kill one for 6000 experience points, and after three more, he’d level up.

He looked up — and saw gazes upon him.

Those who had just been calling him "Lord" were now watching him with complicated eyes, filled with intense conflict.

Beacon had only just decided to confront the Deity faction; if it weren’t for Lewis, they wouldn’t have even thought about starting a war, given that Beacon’s foundation was fundamentally weak, as evidenced by their barely level 3 rating.

But no sooner had the thought of rebellion arisen than it was discovered by Lin Guang... Beacon had no time to accumulate strength from scratch, it was about to be suppressed, or even annihilated, without having a chance to develop.

— It turned out Lin Guang hadn’t been killed by them at all.

— Instead, Lewis’s actions had made enemies of Beacon and Lin Guang. To prevent a tragedy, perhaps it would be better to...

Looking at Lewis, their gazes changed.

"— Get ready for battle."

In the excruciating atmosphere, it was Sen who spoke first.

Sen lifted his head, meeting everyone’s gaze.

He said they must go to battle.

Even after just witnessing the terrifying scale of the Mechanical Army, knowing they stood no chance, he still said they must go to battle.

"We can’t hand over 400 people, and we can’t give up Lewis, so let’s prepare for battle," said Sen. "Everyone, get moving. Check the ammunition and resources. We need to be quick, we only have one day to prepare. If it comes down to it, we will just have to retreat from Zone Eleven."

Outside of Zone Eleven lies an apocalyptic scene, cold and dark, filled with spatial turbulence and exotic beasts, with only a few lucky survivors being able to live out there. If Beacon, with its roughly two thousand people, were to retreat from Zone Eleven and reach the outside world, survival would be practically impossible.

But it was a necessary act of desperation.

Sen did not believe that by surrendering 400 people or Lewis, they would continue to live. From the moment Beacon decided to ally with Lewis, Lin Guang was never going to let them off the hook; they had uncontrollably become embroiled in the turmoil.

To compromise or to flee was not an option.

He would take responsibility for his own initial decision — since they had invited Lewis to form an alliance, they couldn’t thrust someone out when danger approached; wouldn’t that be too despicable?

Sen thought this.

But most people didn’t think that way; they subconsciously blamed the person who brought trouble upon them.

— If it weren’t for you, they wouldn’t even have thought to rebel.

— If it weren’t for you, Lin Guang wouldn’t have bothered coming all the way to Beacon, and they wouldn’t have suffered this undeserved catastrophe.

— If it weren’t for you...

"Alright."

Su Ming’an spoke.

He looked at Tretiya, Rong Yuan, Xia, Yao Wen, Cheng Luohe, and others whose gaze never wavered, then tilted his head and looked at the drifting eyes of the masses.

"If you still want to kneel and beg for mercy, to watch idly as the last ’Beacon’ of humanity is extinguished, then I have nothing to say—if you’re intent on being spineless dogs, I’ll let you be,"

"Just now you said I was the incarnation of the world’s will, and now you are ready to hand over the last hope... Such people as yourselves are probably unworthy to lift the torch of human civilization."

Facing this group, his tone was very cold:

"Do you think Lin Guang will spare you people who harbor thoughts of rebellion? A verbal trap from a Deity faction has brought you to such degradation, hardly any different from those numb masses incapable of anything but servitude."

Su Ming’an said this, and a young man, with his neck stiff, spoke out, "We are certainly not!"

"Not?" Su Ming’an said coldly, "Then prove it to me! Prove that you’re not cowards looking to surrender and beg for mercy!"

As these words came out, some people still simmering with hot blood could no longer endure.

"Let’s fight! What’s there to be afraid of, at worst we die. If we keep this up, it’s just a slow death!" A man with red hair couldn’t help himself.

"Lewis is right! We have no way out!" a blond woman said.

"If we’re going to rebel, let’s do it thoroughly and stop dithering like women. We’ve finally got ourselves a Lord; are we still going to act as dogs for the Deity faction?" Joslin concurred.

"What’s wrong with women? Are you asking for a beating, kid..." Anjie tugged Joslin’s ear.

Watching these people rekindling their fighting spirit, Su Ming’an’s face remained expressionless, yet his eyes were very cold.

A single live broadcast video from Lin Guang could change these people’s beliefs, make them embrace ugliness, and be willing to hand over the last hope.

A few words of encouragement from him could pull them back, blood boiling, despising their previous selves that harbored thoughts of surrender.

Easily swayed, easily changed, and easily infected by the mood of the group, even gradually losing their independent thinking and wisdom... These people were no different from manipulated chess pieces.

To ensure victory in the ’Dawn War’, he had to make proper use of these chess pieces, leveraging their passion, emotions, and will—until everyone won the war.

Some people could be treated as equals, while others would inevitably remain as NPCs.

"Please believe," Su Ming’an’s eyes were cold, yet his voice was full of influence, "I will lead you—to the very last moment. You are my brethren, the most lucid resisters, and I won’t abandon a single one of you."

"Let’s do this, brothers!" Joelya pumped his fist.

Su Ming’an watched the excited crowd with a cold gaze, feeling no fluctuations in his heart.

The crowd began to get busy.

After deciding to go to war, tension showed on everyone’s faces—they weren’t the first to raise the flames of war, and all the pioneers had perished. If they couldn’t win, their fate would be the same.

They had no way out.

Su Ming’an stood at the entrance of the medical facility, looking at the bustling crowd. The morale at Beacon was still at 4.5, and his prestige was unaffected.

"Xike, how’s the collection going?" He lifted his wrist.

With a "swoosh" sound, the image of a blonde woman with blue eyes appeared: "Including the current era’s data, nearby map planning, and the technology from the Three Domains such as medical formulae, firearms manufacturing, warming equipment, surveillance technology... all have been obtained."

"Hmm," Su Ming’an nodded. He had previously released the bionic ’Fayse’ bird he made; it had been flying above, keeping an eye on the surrounding terrain.

His advantages were too great—his own strength, the Three Domains technology far beyond the era, Xike and the wheelchair, Acto’s true identity... all of these were his keys to victory.

He leaned against the wall, and suddenly, with a "click," the door opened.

A red-haired young woman slowly walked out. Since her wound had just been stitched up, she didn’t have much strength, but there was a bright light in her eyes.

Her eyebrows were slender, and she had beautiful peach blossom-shaped eyes; her eyelashes cast fan-shaped shadows, blending with the shimmer in her pupils. When she saw him, she bowed slightly to him.

"You must be Lewis, right?" the woman said. "Thank you for performing surgery to save me, my name is Fayse. I am Yao Wen’s mother."

Su Ming’an looked at the woman’s youthful face, "Hmm."

"Beacon, is this the start of a war?" Fayse perceived the hustle and bustle around her.

"Yes," Su Ming’an said.

"Starting a war is good... better to fight valiantly than to live on our knees," Fayse said. "Humans have been oppressed for far too long, way too long. We can’t walk silently towards death."

"Fayse, if I may be so bold to ask," Su Ming’an suddenly said. "How old are you?"

Fayse was taken aback. Her eyes circled Su Ming’an’s face, then she smiled and said, "I am twenty-five this year, probably a whole cycle older than you."

Her tone, as if Su Ming’an was interested in her. Likely she had a lot of experience with men confessing their feelings after asking her age in the past.

...Twenty-five.

But Su Ming’an only had arithmetic in his mind.

25+70=95...

As he thought this, Lu suddenly rushed over in a hurry.

"Su Ming’an," Lu said with a furrowed brow, "Luna has not returned, and she just sent a message, she and the NPCs that went out with her, Xia Sheng and others, have run into trouble."

"What happened?"

"They were captured by a Mechanical Legion... outside," Lu said, "It seems it’s the Second Zone Army overseen by Edward, and Edward is targeting you."

Su Ming’an stood up.

The blood-red cape fluttered up behind him.

"Then let’s go," Su Ming’an said. "I was worrying about not having enough weapons and equipment, and he’s come to deliver them."

He searched around. In his backpack, there were still the broken legs left behind by Edward, perfect, he could bring them along this time to use as glow sticks.

...

"Boom—!"

An explosion sounded.

Agents dressed in Hawk Hound uniforms, Ming with several Hawk Hound soldiers, charged into a valley.

They encountered a Mechanical Legion numbering over a thousand. Since Ming lacked large-scale magic series damage and didn’t have Su Ming’an’s Purple Grade firearms, to avoid exhausting his physical strength, Ming chose to make a strategic retreat.

Among the Mechanical Legion, Ming vaguely saw Edward’s shadow. This dog really chose to be a strong adversary’s dog wherever it went.

After entering the valley, he suddenly noticed something was off.

...Such fresh air.

He saw lively small animals, green vegetation, and flowing streams here. This place was like a hidden sanctuary, isolated from the conflicts of the outside world and the dystopian setting.

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