When the people at headquarters heard the reply from the front lines, everyone was stunned for a moment. They never expected the truth to be like this. However, no one understood why Qin Kewe, who had always been diligent and never complained to headquarters, would now tear down the city walls.
What was the reason for this? Didn't she know that once the city walls collapsed, millions of people in the city would perish?
The people at the front lines quickly said, "This is just a guess. No one knows the specific situation. Perhaps Miss Qin did not do this."
But at this moment, someone from headquarters stood up with a bitter expression. He said, "This matter might indeed have been done by Qin Kewe. A few days ago, Qin Kewe regained her memory and wanted revenge, but I stopped her. She must have been resentful, which is why she did something so malicious."
Everyone pondered this. Thinking carefully, only a powerful esper could push down the city walls, and Qin Kewe fit the description.
"Then contact Qin Kewe quickly. In any case, we cannot let her continue this rampage. Whatever her demands, satisfy them quickly. The city walls are the most important thing right now. If the city walls fall, we definitely cannot defend Yanjing." The commander at headquarters said urgently.
"Okay, I'll contact her immediately." Someone from headquarters began to dial the phone.
The war had been going on for a long time, and Yanjing had not fallen precisely because of the city walls, which prevented the mutated beasts from easily entering the city. But now that the city walls had fallen, the mutated beasts would charge directly into the city, and it was unknown how many people would die.
No one expected the turning point to come at this moment. Winter had already arrived, and if they waited longer, with the arrival of the cold winter, the mutated birds would find no food and would surely head south. However, things were not proceeding as everyone imagined. Instead, due to Qin Kewe's loss of control, the city walls began to fall.
But there was still a problem: Qin Kewe was a powerful esper, and ordinary people could not subdue her. If they could not persuade her successfully, her destruction would continue, and then it would truly be all over.
The call went through smoothly, and a female voice came from the other end of the phone, it was Qin Kewe: "Hello, hello, is there something?"
"Qin Kewe, where are you now? What are you doing? Headquarters needs you to come over immediately!" At this moment, headquarters was unsure if Qin Kewe was responsible for the collapse of the city walls, so they could only ask Qin Kewe to come to headquarters quickly.
But from the other end of the phone came Qin Kewe's cold laughter: "What am I doing? Of course, I'm destroying the city walls. What else could I be doing?"
Now Qin Kewe no longer pretended. She could directly state her purpose because she knew that her destruction could not be stopped by anyone.
Upon hearing Qin Kewe say this, headquarters panicked. They never expected that she was indeed the one who did it. How could this be? She was such an excellent esper before, and now she had done something so detrimental.
Headquarters quickly began to persuade her: "Qin Kewe, you must calm down. You cannot be impulsive at this time. Whatever you need, we will handle it immediately. Do you want revenge? I will help you deal with it later, and I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!"
Previously, headquarters had not responded to Qin Kewe's normal requests, but had instead stalled and changed the subject, blaming Qin Kewe. But now, when Qin Kewe began her revenge, headquarters was actually agreeing to her demands.
Currently, everyone at headquarters had one expectation: they hoped that Qin Kewe was merely using her esper abilities to threaten them. If it was just a threat, it would be easier to handle; as long as her demands were met, it would be fine.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Qin Kewe no longer needed their help. At this moment, she was desperate, and her chosen method in despair was mutual destruction.
So, Qin Kewe continued to laugh coldly and said, "It's strange. Before, no matter who I approached, your answer was always 'consider the overall situation' and 'protect the bad guys.' Now, I no longer hope for your help, and I don't care about revenge anymore. I just hope that everyone in Yanjing will accompany me to the grave, that's all."
Qin Kewe's words immediately terrified many people. Headquarters had never expected that the overall situation would be ruined by an esper, after enduring the frantic attacks of mutated birds and beasts.
"Qin Kewe, calm down. Don't you want revenge? We will do it immediately. In any case, stop now. If you persist in your stubbornness, you will eventually harm many innocent people." The people at headquarters continued to persuade Qin Kewe. The situation had not yet reached an irrecoverable point. As long as Qin Kewe could be persuaded to change her mind, Yanjing could still be defended.
However, Qin Kewe had already made up her mind. She said calmly, "I have waited for a month, waiting for you to uphold justice for me, to avenge me, and to clear Yue Hengyi's name. But in the end, you did nothing. In a month, you didn't even question Yang Yunhe or Wang Like. I no longer have hope. It's too late now that you agree to my request! Too late!"
After saying these words, the call was cut off. From the sound, it seemed the phone was directly thrown, and the conversation ended.
The satellite had already located Qin Kewe's position through the call. However, at this moment, even knowing Qin Kewe's location was useless, because Qin Kewe was a powerful esper and could use earth遁 (earth escape). As long as she burrowed into the ground, any threat would be gone.
The people at headquarters looked at each other, all sensing that something bad was about to happen. They never expected that the usually easy-going Qin Kewe would act so irrationally and do such a thing. It would not be easy to salvage the situation now.
"Li, what were you doing? Why has a perfectly good esper become an enemy?" someone at headquarters began to accuse, pointing at the middle-aged man who had received Qin Kewe a month ago.
The middle-aged man also gave a wry smile and said, "I was also considering the overall situation. During the war, Qin Kewe wanted to kill her comrades. How could that be allowed? Moreover, Qin Kewe was known for being easy to talk to in normal times. I thought it would be enough to suppress her idea this time, but I didn't expect her to be so irrational and do such a shocking thing."
In the eyes of many, if a person is easy to talk to, they are often seen as a pushover. This is a common problem in work, where the person who is in the wrong is not criticized, but the easy-going person is criticized for various reasons.
However, these easy-going people are not necessarily softies who can be easily manipulated. It's just that their anger has not yet reached the breaking point. Once it reaches the breaking point, even a good-natured person will erupt with thunderous rage.
Unfortunately, Qin Kewe was in such a state. When Qin Kewe realized that she could not get revenge under normal circumstances, she immediately went to extremes. At this moment, she only wanted to use her own methods to achieve revenge, and she didn't care about anything else.
Headquarters could not ignore Qin Kewe, so they immediately issued a notice: "Qin Kewe has betrayed Yanjing and is currently doing things that harm Yanjing. Therefore, everyone must kill Qin Kewe immediately upon seeing her!"
After this message was released, not only the espers saw it, but also many soldiers saw the order. Many people did not expect such a thing to happen. Qin Kewe was clearly a good person before, and she had been awarded the title of hero, and had always completed her tasks diligently and without complaint. But now, Qin Kewe had transformed into an enemy. This was something many people could not have imagined.
He Qiuan was the most shocked when he learned of this news, because he never expected Qin Kewe to betray Yanjing. In the past few days, Qin Kewe had not shown any abnormality, and he thought she had given up on revenge. But now, Qin Kewe had gone to extremes.
"Qin Kewe, Qin Kewe, how could you do such a thing?" Li Keyi couldn't believe what she saw when she read the news. Recalling the news of the city walls collapsing in the morning, Li Keyi had already deduced the truth. She truly didn't expect Qin Kewe to have reached this point in the end.
This step would put her on the opposite side of everyone in Yanjing. Because Yanjing still had a population of six million people at this time, if so many people were in danger, Qin Kewe would become a sinner for all eternity.
However, at this moment, Li Keyi suddenly thought of someone, Yue Hengyi. A year ago, Yue Hengyi had also done irrational things and was eventually judged. But now, Qin Kewe not only did not learn from the lesson but was doing even more dangerous things.
"Qin Kewe, good luck. I can't help you anymore." Li Keyi sighed these words and then began to pack her belongings.
Li Keyi judged that Yanjing could no longer be defended. Because Yanjing was very large, it meant that the front line would be stretched. The existence of city walls was one thing. With the help of city walls and modern firepower, the city was almost impregnable. But once the city walls fell, the tens of millions of mutated beasts outside the city would swarm in. With countless mutated beasts rushing into the city, it would all be over.
And the collapse of the city walls was still continuing. Qin Kewe used earth遁 (earth escape) and after entering the underground, she first went to the base of the wall. Then she unleashed her esper abilities. She didn't need to destroy the entire city wall; she only needed to dislodge one point, and the towering city wall would lose its balance and collapse heavily to the ground under its own weight.
In just a few minutes, a section of the city wall would fall, and the location of the collapse was not even certain. With continuous rumbling sounds, sections of the city wall fell one after another, and the collapse of the city wall was unstoppable. Human strength was insignificant in front of the city wall.
The mutated beasts and mutated birds would not let go of this excellent opportunity. Immediately, mutated birds flew from afar. When they reached the sky above the city, they dropped mutated beasts. In the past, mutated birds could not easily reach the sky above the city, but times had changed. After the city walls fell, soldiers had to defend the front lines in large numbers, and there was a shortage of troops. The mutated birds' airdrop plan was successful.
"What to do? What to do? The mutated beasts are about to rush in. Can Yanjing still be defended?" The people inside the city had already sensed that something was wrong. The battle today seemed to be unusual. The fighting on the front lines was too fierce, and the aerial forces had already reached the sky above the city.
"Let's pack up quickly. Either run early, or stay in your rooms." Someone gave an answer. At this time, there were no other options besides these two.
Xiao Sheng and Jin Zijue began to search for Qin Kewe within the city. Both of them were in a state of shock. They had previously thought that Qin Kewe had given up on revenge, but now it seemed that Qin Kewe was not giving up on revenge at all; she was brewing a grand plan.
"We must stop Qin Kewe's destruction now. If we let Qin Kewe continue to destroy, Yanjing will truly be finished," Xiao Sheng said to Jin Zijue.