Living in the Doomsday and Becoming an Immortal Alone
Chapter 81 - 61 Teammates

Chapter 81: Chapter 61 Teammates

Fifty minutes after the mine was attacked;

Secret meeting at Fortress 76.

Zhou Zhengde pushed open the conference room door, and the other seven attendees looked over at him simultaneously. He gave a slight nod and hurried to the last seat at the conference table.

The middle of the long table was occupied by the Fortress Governor of 76, a burly uncle with graying hair and a kind face.

He was the one Kong Nu had described as sappy.

On either side of the Governor were two women; the intellectual-looking lady to his left, slender and resembling Zhou Zhengde’s older sister, was Zhou Zhengde’s mother, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Zhou Meiyin.

The newly arrived Biological Minister was not present; in his place were two middle-aged men in military uniform.

"Captain Zhou has arrived," the Governor said in a deep voice, "let’s begin the meeting, just two minor issues."

Zhou Meiyin spoke first:

"The fortress was suddenly attacked by Blade Beasts. After investigation, this small group of Blade Beasts was wandering underground and no traces of General Level or sub-general Blade Beasts have been found. The front-line command has determined this to be an isolated incident and is strengthening the geological survey around the fortress.

"Thanks to Major Lingtong, who was recuperating at the fortress, the Blade Beast attack was swiftly quelled.

"We suffered sixty-two casualties among the mine workers and two soldiers were injured while navigating the tunnels. The process of consoling the families of the deceased is underway."

The Governor spoke earnestly:

"First, we express our condolences to the deceased.

"Then, as the attack has been properly resolved, and since the number of Blade Beasts involved exceeded one hundred, should we publicize it within the fortress? Let’s keep our comments brief."

The attendees each took turns to speak:

"I think it’s unnecessary for now, it would create unwanted panic."

"We are located behind the Middle Ages Basin Battle Zone; being attacked by Blade Beasts is a rare event. There’s no need for publicity."

"There’s no sign of large-scale Blade Beast movements, correct?"

"No, this group of Blade Beasts has always been active underground, likely sensing the presence of human settlements."

"We don’t need to publicize it."

The Governor nodded, "Consensus reached, no publicity. Second issue, the Thirteenth Institute has requested to investigate the external Expansion Area C, do we agree?"

"Reject!" Zhou Zhengde immediately raised his hand.

The attendees exchanged glances, nodding in agreement one after another, while the Minister of Internal Affairs, Zhou Meiyin, chose to abstain.

"Meeting adjourned," the Governor gestured, "Zhou Zhengde stay behind, the rest of the ministers go back to your offices."

The attendees stood up and left.

Before departing, Zhou Meiyin patted Zhou Zhengde’s shoulder, asking softly, "Shall we eat together later, baby?"

"Only if you’re not cooking."

"Then eat by yourself!"

Zhou Meiyin gave Zhou Zhengde’s head a hard pat and turned to leave quickly.

Zhou Zhengde looked at the Governor and asked with puzzlement, "What’s the matter?"

"There’s a rather tricky issue," the Governor took off his glasses and rubbed his forehead, "Let Colonel Dongfang explain."

"Okay!"

Dongfang Zhenghong, the current highest Commander of the United Defense Army of Fortress 76, responsible for the defense of Fortress 76, was a forty-six-year-old man with a stern face and an aura of uprightness... a former bodyguard of the Commander.

His left arm was missing halfway down, and he was using a standard prosthetic, which did not affect his ability to command.

Dongfang Zhenghong smiled at Zhou Zhengde and slid over a disc-shaped holographic projector from the table in front of him, displaying several photos.

The photos showed the remains of two Blade Beasts.

The kind that had been opened up.

Zhou Zhengde frowned deeply.

"Interesting, isn’t it?"

Dongfang Zhenghong spoke gravely:

"A mysterious Spiritual Ability User hunted eight low-level, Basic Type Blade Beasts, each dying in bizarre ways, but without exception, all had their external bones flipped open, and there were clear attempts to burn them, though clearly, the hunter was unable to burn them completely in the end.

"Then, Zheng De, half an hour ago you attempted to delete these photos from the military internal network."

Zhou Zhengde whispered, "Is there a problem with that? The hunter helped us."

"The Crystal Cores of these Blade Beasts are missing."

Dongfang Zhenghong continued:

"I have kept this matter under wraps and intentionally omitted these eight Blade Beasts in the report to the front lines. I had them burned to ashes in a high-temperature, high-pressure furnace."

Zhou Zhengde slowly nodded, stroking his chin as he carefully analyzed, "Uncle, do you mean that hunter took the Crystal Cores?"

"Yes," Dongfang Zhenghong asked, "The reason I called you here was to ask this very question. What does the hunter want with the Crystal Cores? Can he create Spiritual Ability Users? This is a very important issue. The Thirteenth Institute has become a cancer to our human camp. If there’s a way to replace them, that would be fantastic."

"The hunter took them to make weapons, weapons to fight against Blade Beasts."

Zhou Zhengde explained:

"I’ll negotiate with this hunter to see if he can share some alien technology... especially related to weapons."

Dongfang Zhenghong leaned back, "Is it really alien technology?"

"It’s highly probable that a civilization associated with the Blade Beasts is helping us."

Zhou Zhengde spoke with mock seriousness:

"Of course, none of this has been confirmed.

"Uncle, what I mean is, before he makes the first move, we should maintain a good relationship with him as much as possible.

"He’s helping us hunt Blade Beasts, he’s fighting against the corrupt Thirteenth Institute, and he has punished the evil deeds of the gangs in the Lower City, doing more than we have in the past years.

"If we were to launch any investigation into him with great fanfare, it would not go unnoticed by the Thirteenth Institute.

"Why am I hesitant to bring him to meet my grandfather? It’s simple, I don’t trust the atmosphere there. The Thirteenth Institute has infiltrated everywhere, especially around my grandfather.

"We all know the reason; they fear my grandfather.

"For the time being, regarding this hunter, we can only try to keep a low profile and also be wary of Qin Qin’s probing and investigation. In fact, Qin Qin just stirred up trouble, and Lingtong has already killed one of her subordinates, Lv Dongjie."

"I’m aware of it."

Dongfang Zhenghong rubbed his temples and leaned back in his chair, contemplating deeply.

Smiling, the Governor asked, "Zheng De, how is your Lower City reform plan coming along?"

"Thirty percent complete," Zheng De replied hastily, "I’ll work on a few drafts as soon as possible for your review."

"Keep it up."

The Governor stretched and stood up:

"I’ve got a pile of work to process, you guys decide how to handle this matter yourselves.

"However, as your patriarch and official, I must say one more thing."

"This is an era lacking hope, and if, I mean if, our Fortress 76 really can give birth to new hope, even if it only increases the overall war situation by one percent, one thousandth, or one ten-thousandth, it would still be extremely precious.

"Be decisive, my beloved soldiers, you are the main force protecting humanity."

Dongfang Zhenghong and Zhou Zhengde nodded with a smile.

After the Governor left, Zhou Zhengde pulled out the text exchanger and typed a line of text to send out.

[01: Did you really kill eight of them!]

[02: Yes.]

[01: Even Level C Spirit Ability Users don’t have this kind of strength!]

[02: Yes.]

[01: Lingtong must be charmed to death by you! So cool! By the way, are you sure you want the Crystal Cores for weapons? Lingtong messaged me earlier.]

Half a minute passed.

[02: Can you get more Crystal Cores on your end?]

[01: No, according to the front-line legal regulations, all Crystal Cores must be handed over to the front-line command center, and then transferred to Spiritual Ability City. Otherwise, the Spirit Ability Users there would explode, and this is also a core interest of the Thirteenth Institute and the military. If this situation arises again in the future, tell me in advance, and I’ll arrange for our own people to clean the battlefield and destroy those Blade Beasts without Crystal Cores.]

[02: Understood.]

[01: Okay, I’ll continue dealing with the aftermath. Qin Qin might come to trouble you since her subordinates were taken down. I will remind Lingtong. What are you doing? Are you hurt?]

[02: Not hurt, in a coma.]

[01: What?]

[02: It’s Lingtong, I’m taking care of him; your text exchanger suddenly rang. The startup password can’t stop me.]

Zhou Zhengde’s forehead was covered in black lines, and he stiffened in his seat.

Why doesn’t this thing have a retract function!

Zhou Zhengde placed his hand on his forehead, put away the text exchanger, and looked up at Dongfang Zhenghong, saying seriously, "He was the one who killed them, using the Crystal Cores to make weapons, and later I will contact his new weapon."

Dongfang Zhenghong nodded, looking at the remains of the Blade Beasts and muttered:

"Is he really an E Level Spirit Ability User?"

"The energy reaction is such," said the adjutant quietly beside him.

"Incredible."

...

Section C surface camp, Lingtong’s supply station, Wang Zheng’s room.

Daoist lay in his own bed, fast asleep, with beads of cold sweat continuously appearing on his forehead.

He was having a nightmare.

If Lingtong were a cultivator, she might be able to tell that Wang Jixuan was suffering the impact of the remaining power of souls, a consequence of previously using Demon Techniques, needing some time to digest.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t.

Naturally, Daoist would be able to get through it and could even use it as a little training exercise for his soul.

Lingtong couldn’t help but recall a few images from earlier; her mechanical arm slowly lifted, touching her chest.

Hmm, it should be soft, this area is still the normal human tissue structure.

That’s good.

There was a knock on the door. Lingtong turned and left to talk quietly with Ms. Wan.

"Is everything taken care of?"

"It’s all taken care of," Ms. Wan said gently, "all sources of information have been sealed off, and the miners who saw Xiao Wang take action have been detained. Using the protection of their mental health as a reason, I’ve wiped their memories of the past three months."

"Good, we can’t let the Thirteenth Institute get wind of him. I will recover as quickly as possible and take him to the front line, where it will be relatively safe."

"Lingtong, Ms. Wan watched you grow up, I want to ask you... Do you treat him well because it is a task, or do you really want to try to get along with him?"

"A task."

"No, no, no, you can’t fool me."

"I don’t want to continue this topic."

"Hey, don’t be like that," Ms. Wan laughed, "I wanted to say, in this era, there’s really no need to fuss over those extra things. If you like someone, you should express it, because we can’t guarantee we’ll definitely see tomorrow’s sun. The most important thing is to cherish every moment."

Lingtong hummed softly, "Ms. Wan, have you been stimulated by something?"

"This young man, in order to support you, was willing to risk his life without a second thought," Ms. Wan marveled.

"I saw in his eyes a person’s sincere emotion, in this era, that is something that shines brighter than a laser cannon."

"Really?" Lingtong said softly:

"I thought he was just trying to improve himself by seeking the opportunity to fight with Blade Beasts alone... All right, continue monitoring the Thirteenth Institute’s reactions and file a report to lock our area with the detection satellite."

"Yes, Commander!"

Lingtong turned and went back to her room.

She sat down by the bed, picked up a romance novel beside her, and read quietly.

Wang Jixuan was changed into a set of loose pajamas by Uncle Tai, his body was clean, with only some sweat on his forehead.

"Junior Sister, don’t..."

Hmm?

Lingtong looked up at him and noticed he seemed to be talking in his sleep.

It was a while longer before.

In the heart of Wang Jixuan, where Lingtong could not hear, Daoist was continuously calling out.

"I am not a Demon Cultivator... I explained it very clearly..."

"You immortal soldiers of the Immortal Realm can’t be unreasonable! Let’s talk reason here!"

"I want to see the ancestral master of my sect!"

He suddenly sat up, his eyes open, ears buzzing, and in front of him was a wash of white light.

Lingtong asked softly, "Are you all right?"

Wang Jixuan glared.

Had she heard what he just said?

What to do, silence her? Uh, seems unnecessary and he probably couldn’t win... It looked like he was about to wake up without actually saying it...

"Lingtong, did you hear anything just now?"

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